"I think it's time," the monarch of the sun affirmed.

The monarch of the moon glanced at the other sura. "Just who are you talking about?"

"The asura." The monarch of the sun turned around and glanced reverently at the statue behind him, his tone serious and respectful.

The monarch of the sea and the monarch of mountains traded glances. "The asura? The legendary gods of the sura?"

Did the asura truly exist? Ordinary sura revered the asura, but they believed them more fiction than fact. Even some sura monarchs felt the same way.

Only a rare few sura monarchs knew of the existence of the asura, the oldest of the sura, who were born in the infancy of the second realm. It was the asura...