To Kaisaros, a decade or so is merely a fleeting moment, a passage of time he has no concept of. But for humans, especially a child who has just reached adulthood, this is a lifetime, enough to change everything.

According to the Warlord's plan, once Kane learns everything, the plan will move into the second stage.

It will fully assist Kane in returning to the Abyss, participating in the ceremony as a candidate, and reclaiming his power in the first trial.

And when Kane completes the ceremony and returns to this world as a victor, the Father of War, Kaisaros, will be reborn.

Therefore, when he was rejected, the Warlord was utterly bewildered.

He and the elders of the War Council had imagined many unpleasant possibilities, such as energy incompatibilities or obstructions from the followers of Sincaro and Bazatous, but never considered that this human consciousness would refuse to return to the god.

But time has passed, and the Chosen One who proposed this theory has long since died, and the elders of the War Council who participated in creating the vessel have all offered their souls.

Now only the Warlord is left to face these unexpected variables alone.

"So, in his confusion, he made the worst decision."

Kane shook his head, "He brought in the church, using 'purging the heretics' as an excuse to destroy the village. Perhaps in his view, this was the best way to sever ties and attachments, and to use hatred to give him a sense of urgency and a reason to reclaim power."

From the results, the Warlord's plan indeed worked.

He slaughtered the Life Divine Teachings followers who massacred the village, and for the first time in his life, he came into contact with forbidden power.

So the Warlord appeared once more, telling him that such power was far from enough, insufficient to destroy the Empire.

He must reclaim the authority that belongs to him, and by then, everything he hates will turn to ashes under the baptism of fire.

Kane still remembers the tone of the Warlord.

It was excited, more fervent than any follower of the Old Gods.

Even knowing that the consciousness of Kaisaros had been gone for many years, he still fulfilled his mission, secretly staying in desolate places, observing boring human games, remaining worthy of Kaisaros's trust.

But it was also because of this unconditional trust and reverence that he died at Kane's hand without any defense.

"After that, I came to the Empire."

Kane raised an eyebrow, "Because I didn't need to do anything, this decaying dynasty would collapse on its own."

No longer needing to hunt, nothing to care for.

Watching the Empire's fall became one of Kane's few pleasures, "You should understand that before you went to the Imperial City, this place was like a powder keg, just a few words could throw a city into war... I cannot fully deny the influence of Kaisaros on me."

In fact, he had always been a bloodthirsty person.

Long before the Warlord arrived, Kane realized this.

That was when he first went hunting with the village hunters, when he saw an arrow hit prey and heard its wails, and the blood flowing profusely, he felt a tremor from the depths of his soul.

The desire was unending, and hunting could only serve as a dessert.

It stirred the desire but could not fill the chasm of desire.

Kane gradually realized that to truly satisfy his craving, he needed a war. He hoped to see the Empire erupt into civil war, guns and fires spreading to every city.

At first, it was inciting the oppressed to rise up, letting those who were humiliated kill the nobles they once could only look up to. During this process, the threshold for excitement also grew higher, and killing one or two nobles could no longer fill that chasm.

Although the Warlord was dead, he had opened Pandora's box with his own hands.

Compared to vague concepts like "mission," "freedom," and "revenge," desire was the closest to him. Blood and slaughter were written into his blood, this longing was as natural as breathing for humans.

Kane's story answered a question that had long puzzled Ethan.

In fact, since the first meeting with this "Old God" in Gear City, he had always felt that Kane's followers were somewhat too weak, lacking the oppressive feeling of the Evil God's Followers.

Whether it was the magician incited in the Haywood Mine or the father in Gear City seeking revenge against Aisoke for his daughter, they all had courage but lacked the power to match, so they couldn't fulfill their desires. If not for coincidentally encountering the outbreak of the Red Death, they would have probably died miserably like those unknown residents.

Now it seems, Kane never intended to redeem them.

Appreciating rebellion and slaughter was to satisfy his pleasure, and perhaps before reclaiming his power, he didn't know how to share strength with his followers.

The War Council only worshiped Kaisaros, unaware that there was someone named Kane.

Those rebels whose anger Kane stirred never regarded him as a Divine Spirit but saw him as one of them, challenging this unfair world together with them.

"Ethan, I really should thank you."

"Thank me?"

"I have a premonition, if that kind of life continued, I might have become another Kaisaros."

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