The Swords of the Gods were chosen from among the humans and there had been only two candidates for the Battle God’s Sword. Of those two, Nerva Sephiroth was the one that was considered to be infinitely lacking.

Compared to Nerva, the other candidate was virtuous. That was not all, his abilities and charisma to command his men was far superior than Nerva's, or any other else’s for that matter. However, the one that eventually rose to the position of the Battle God’s Sword was Nerva Sephiroth.

Nerva Sephiroth has betrayed his friend, his rival, and succeeded in getting what he wanted. He could not help but recall the voice that he heard on the day that he inherited the power of the Battle God.

[As the Battle God’s Sword, you must not be shaken by any kind of turbulence.]

[The Battle God’s Sword shall be the master of the entire continent. Everyone will kneel down in front of him, even the descendants of the other gods.]

[The Battle God’s Sword must trample on everyone, even the successors of the Absolute Gods.]

[The Battle God’s Sword is the supreme existence.]

Nerva could not forget the joy and delight that he had felt back then. He was very happy that it was him that inherited the Battle God’s power, and not that outstanding and virtuous person.

But today, the Luvien Empire had suffered shame and disgrace.

“…”

Sitting on his throne, Nerva Sephiroth turned to look out to the sky. He saw clearly how two stars had fallen to the ground. The stars were the...