When an unexpected channel opened, leaving Sungjin in the flame-lit dimension crafted by the Holy Emperor, he spent some time there, listening to countless stories. Among them was the story of the “Council of Six,” tasked with guarding the Delcross dimension.
The council was also known as the “Guardians of the Boundary.” As the name implied, they were the representatives of the ancient “Boundary Races,” those who had settled at the borders of the dimensions since time immemorial.
“Boundary Races?” Sungjin asked.
“Yes. The higher races that once traversed between Ionia and Delcross,” the Holy Emperor replied.
Originally, Delcross was a sturdy dimension, harmonizing with its paired world, a perfect loop encased in unity. That paired world was called Ionia—a beautiful world, long gone, wiped out by a flood of “calamity” several years back.
The five races who guarded the borders of Ionia each had a representative who upheld the role of guardian. Eventually, these guardians, led by the previous “Protector of Delcross,” established the “Council of Six” to safeguard the borders of both worlds.
“And who was this previous protector?” Sungjin inquired.
“A wise dragon who has guarded Delcross for the last millennium. I can’t speak his true name, but I call him ‘Elder,'” replied the Holy Emperor.
Could it be? Dragons actually existed in this world! Sungjin couldn’t shake the urge to tell his sister, Amelia, about this revelation.
It’s intriguing that the representative of Delcross isn’t human, he thought, considering that humans…