Lendlo Gorovo

## **Childhood**

Lendlo Gorovo was born into a a large royal family that ruled over the Kingdom of Malaka. Lendlo was raised by his father and a few butlers and knights that were employed by his father to teach him new skills. Lendlo learned the arts of diplomacy, music, writing, and war. Although not having the greatest father and though his teachers were hard on him, Lendlo grew to be an excellent scholar and would shock many people around the world. At age 13, the young Lendlo would receive guests from all around the world to come and teach him something new. This impressive young boy would become the most famous person in the world and was quickly a household name across the realms. As Lendlo reached age 16, his father has begun a war against the neighboring Kingdom of Alastarza, a long time rival of Malaka. Alastarza was known for their military might and ferocity and knowing so, Lendlo began to fear that his father started a war he wouldn't be able to win. The young boy began to prepare in case this war would backfire and he would have to flee, but one day his father took him to the front lines of this war. On the front he would observe the art of medieval war and he would begin to develop knew tactics within his mind to try and gain an edge in this war. After a week of observing the front his father sent him back home the the capital. After two more years of war, Lendlo received news of his father's victory against the Kingdom on Alastarza. He was overjoyed with this new of course, but he began to ponder the long term effects of this war. Within 4 years the Kingdom of Malaka had trained a military far superior to the surrounded nations, but the powers of father reaches and bigger size began to watch them with a keen eye. After reaching age 23, Lendlo ascended to the throne as his father had passed on. Even though he had began to rule, he still studied many arts and he had began to dabble in the art of magic.

## **The Beginning Reign**

As Lendlo began to reign of the Kingdom of Malaka, he would begin to make many reforms to the society and administration. He started a tax on each village and although he wouldn't admit it he charged based on race. These taxes would begin to fund even more reforms to the kingdom, especially its military. They began to fund a large cavalry unit with many footman and archers. After just a years of funding, he had designed a and implemented canons into his military giving him a new edge on the battlefield. Although Lendlo had made all of these reforms he decided to stray away from warfare until he had mastered the arts of magic. He had always been obsessed with magic as a child, but his father would not allow him to pursue the arts. Now that he was in charge though, he could study freely and as he pleased. He would hire the best mages from across the realm to teach him as much as they could. Lendlo excelled in the arts of matter and energy. He would master many spells over the course of just a few months, most of these spells would give his kingdom the small boosts it needed to prosper. As three years passed, Lendlo decided it was time to test these new reforms and spells on an enemy. He looked to the South where the Kingdom of Heradon stood. Heradon was a small force with not many allies in the world, they were an easy target. Lendlo mustered a force of 20,000 men and marched South. As he reached the walls of Heradon's capital he opened fire with a fireball conjured by his magical spells. The walls was broken through immediately and he ordered a charge. The footmen rushed into the city and slaughtered the defending garrison before their officers had the time to react. Lendlo walked into King Almer's throne room and stood before him. Lendlo demanded his surrender as he began to conjure a ball of lightning in his hand. Seeing this, Almer reluctantly surrendered his throne and he was imprisoned by Lendlo. Lendlo would keep the king within his dungeon for many years to come. Upon his return home, Lendlo was celebrated by all of the people within the capital. A celebration was held the next day across the kingdom to celebrate the defeat of Heradon.

## **The Start of His Family**

After ending the war with Heradon, Lendlo began to search for a fitting bride. He had proven he was a capable leader that could even be great in times of war, but he needed an heir. He needed somebody to pass his lands onto once he was gone and more importantly, he wanted somebody to keep him company. Lendlo began negotiations with a local lower nobility in the capital and arranged a marriage between himself and Lilian Hayes. Lilian was a human girl with black, flowing hair and green eyes. Lendlo would spend time with her daily to try and strengthen their marriage and create a real bond. Within 2 months, Lilian had fallen in love with Lendlo and accepted her place as his wife and Queen of Malaka. Within 2 years, Lendlo and Lilian had produced an heir. They decided to name the baby boy, Pablolico Gorovo. Lendlo would personally care for the boy at least once a day and Lilian would attend to him while Lendlo was busy. Lendlo was happy with how life was progressing, but soon his happiness would turn into stress and fear.

## **A Larger Conflict**

While Lendlo enjoyed his family life, the surrounding kingdoms had formed an alliance to combat Malaka. The Kingdoms of Larrito, Yuitia, and Geulders had come together after centuries of war to take down Malaka once and for all. On Janupril 2nd, of 1368, the combined forces of Larrito, Yuitia and Geulders crossed into Malakan land. Larrito cavalry charged through the border towns cutting down citizens as the footmen marched in and burned their crops. Lendlo gathered a 40,000 man force and set out to meet the invading forces personally. Lendlo's force reached the enemy encampment on Janupril 3rd and took the high ground on a nearby hill. As he looked at the carnage around him, Lendlo started to fill with rage. He opened his spell book and cast a spall that had been forgotten for centuries. The sky darkened and then streaks of red appeared. The troops looked to the skies, their faces filled with fear. The red streaks began to gather and twist. The ground shook as the red streaks moved towards the ground and surrounded the enemy forces. After several seconds the sky cleared and the streaks dispersed. Where the enemy forces once stood, now only piles of bodies remained. The Malakan forces cheered, yet they weren't aware of the threat that had just been unleashed into the world. As the march of time pushes on, Lendlo would become corrupted by the forces of dark magics. The Malakan military would split up and push into each enemy kingdom's capital. The first to fall was Yuitia, Larrito followed and finally the kingdom of Geulders would fall. Within the span of 6 days the Kingdom of Malaka had tripled the size of its borders. Now the biggest nation on the map and facing the corruption of dark forces, Lendlo began to scheme about the fall of all remaining nations. Dark times were coming, but nobody was aware.

## **Spreading Corruption**

As Lendlo reaches the age of 30, people in the kingdom have started to notice changes in their king. The once generous and great man had now become cold and secretive. His societal reforms had stopped and he focused all priority on creating more weapons for war. He advanced more developments in experimental technology and began to study more dark arts of magic. His studies had taken him into the darkest bits of knowledge any live mage had to tell. He could now raise the dead to fight for him and summon the power of the void with his fingertips. Lendlo wasn't aware, but his tome had been corrupting him ever since that day he eradicated the Triple Alliance armies. He started to ignore his wife and son as he pushed more and more into his studies. The castle around him even began to crumble. He never took the time to raise and teach his son anymore, but Lilian did her best alone. People within the kingdom began to doubt their leader, but any attempt at revolution could easily be crushed by Lendlo's iron fist. The man had been entirely consumed by the dark arts. His body and mind were never meant to use this type of power and so the power had begun to use him. Lendlo had begun to cast spells that could wipe the mightiest of kingdoms off the map within seconds. He had started a global conquest that would be finished in just 4 days. This conquest included the great kingdoms of Khaebet, Rekya, Lumor and Kraxuris. The four mightiest kingdoms to ever exist had been crushed by one man. The people of the world now feared the man they had once loved so much, but who would save them now. What would happen to the world. Lendlo spent his days trying to wipe out traces of the old kingdoms of the world. He massacred the old royal families of each nation and erased all loyalists. As the years passed on, Lendlo looked upon the world he owned. The world of Malaka. There was nothing left, but he still wasn't satisfied.

## **The Great Sacrifice**

Lendlo was approaching his late 40s now. The old king still looked young and invigorated. Everyone had figured out that he was using the tome to keep his age young. Lendlo had come fourth one morning, Maugust 21st, to announce that he had a great idea for the kingdom. This idea would make sure everyone would prosper, at least, that's what he told them. Later on that day, Pablolico discovered his father reading through his dark tome again. The king looked crazed as his eyes flickered through the pages of the tome. He was so deep in his studies that he didn't even notice his son watching him. Lendlo began to speak to all people of Malaka using a telepathy magic as he started a spell. The man chanted for 10 minutes and then silence. There was much noise from the hallways and then there was silence. Pablolico ventured outside, yet there was no noise. He walked through the towns and saw nobody. Pablolico slowly began to worry and rushed back home to confront his father. Pablolico burst through his father's chamber doors and shouted at the man to reveal what he had done. His father, Lendlo, had sacrificed every soul within the lands of Malaka. This once beautiful and prospering world was now empty and dead.

## **The Return of the Lost**

Everything had felt off after that day, the day that Pablolico confronted him in his chambers. The noise of people in the streets had returned, but he didn't know how. He went to question his son, but as he walked through the halls he fell to his knees. His tome was missing. Lendlo began to realize what was happening, his age was finally catching up to him. If he didn't find his tome soon, he would die. He crawled down the halls shouting for his son. Pablolico walked into the man's path and looked down at him. Pablolico reprimanded the man for his actions and refused to return the tome. Lendlo looked up at his son, wide eyed. He felt anger, but then he felt sadness. He had sacrificed his kingdom, for what? he began to think about what he had done these past years and he started to realize the monster he had become. Lendlo felt his strength leaving as his son had explained what happened. Pablolico had taken his tome and tried to reverse the spell, however, Pablolico had messed up the spell having never been taught by his father. The result of this was the accelerated flow of the passing of time. Lendlo listened to what his son was saying as he laid on the floor, slowly dying. He looked up at his son and tried to apologize. After a few minutes of silence, Lendlo had died.