Sage Appears. — 1 : The Strongest

The Head Mage fell to his knees. He recognized those eyes from the forbidden murals beneath the cathedral. This wasn't a ghost, and it wasn't a monster.

The sky over the Kingdom of Althea didn’t crack, and the earth didn’t tremble. Instead, the air simply grew heavy, thick with a sudden, suffocating pressure that made the birds fall silent mid-flight.

"The seal!" the Head Mage cried, his voice cracking. "The Forbidden Vault is opening!" 1 : The Strongest Sage Appears.

He took a single breath, and the magical pressure vanished instantly, sucked into his lungs like a vacuum.

The Strongest Sage had returned, and the world was nowhere near ready for him. The Head Mage fell to his knees

In the center of the Capital’s Great Plaza, a circle of ancient runes—dormant for a thousand years—ignited with a cold, violet flame. The Royal Mages scrambled, their staves clattering against the stone.

"Tell me," he said, a faint, amused smile playing on his lips. "How many centuries has it been since the name was last spoken?" The sky over the Kingdom of Althea didn’t

This title sounds like the beginning of an epic or overpowered protagonist fantasy. Chapter 1: The Strongest Sage Appears