Forest of Darkness

The Forest of Darkness is one of the Five Forbidden Regions of the Western Continent.

## Forest of Darkness

### Name

Forest of DarknessDark Forest (Official translation)

### Inhabitants

Monsters
Choi Han *(formerly)*

### Notable Landmarks

Super Rock VillaBlack Swamp

This was the place that Choi Han had lived in for tens of years, as well as one of the Western Continent’s five most dangerous and mysterious locations. It was also the place that the Henituse family had kept under control for the kingdom for a very long time.

## Location

It is located in the northern part of the Henituse territory, which serve as the partition between the Roan Kingdom and Norland Kingdom, one of the three northern kingdoms of the Western Continent.

### Notable Landmarks

It is a former location of the Black Swamp which was purified by Cale and Raon. This is where Dominating Aura and the bones of a dragon were found.

It is the location of the Super Rock Villa and where Cale found the Super Rock Ancient power. Later on, Raon's castle was moved there as well.

### Inner and Outer Regions

This large forest was divided into two stages. The first stage was the outer region, which was not that dangerous. There were only a few mutant monsters, and the majority were small monsters. On the other hand, the second stage, the inner region with the Stone Mountain at its center, was extremely dangerous. Even Choi Han needed several years to be able to freely move around the second stage; freely moving around meant that there was no danger. Eventually, Choi Han became stronger than all of the monsters.

The outer region was large, but that was based on its width. It would not be very far if one walked in a straight line. The inner region was much larger, as it was in the shape of an oval.

## History

### The Monsters of the Forest of Darkness

There was a large man-made stone wall between the Harris Village and the Forest of Darkness. It was constructed to protect against the forest's monsters. There have been no monster attacks in the last 150 years. Many were terrified of this forest because of the stories about it serving one's untimely demise if one dared to advance further in, but the chance of an actual monster appearing was very rare. The problem was that any monsters that actually came out were extremely strong mutant monsters. The count found the fact that no monsters have appeared in 150 years to be odd, and so he had sent multiple investigation squads, but they could only roam around the Forest of Darkness without actually going in.

The monsters in the Forest of Darkness did not get scared, even in front of strong creatures like dragons or members of the Whale tribe. In fact, it made them charge at them even harder. It was like they were fighting for their survival, thinking that they could not allow a strong person who could rule over them to appear within their Forest of Darkness.

The Forest of Darkness is divided into two regions, the inner and outer border. It was mentioned that the stronger and more mutated monsters occupy the central area of the forest while the weaker (comparatively) monsters occupy areas closer to the border. The monsters inside the Forest of Darkness originated from the Eastern Continent. Later on in the story, it is revealed that the monsters had entered a passageway which connected the eastern continent to the western continent. Only monsters could travel through this passageway, which also caused them to mutate in the process. The passageway was sealed by the ancient Super Rock user. The seal was broken during Cale's time. This was caused by the seal being weakened on the Eastern Continent, and Eruhaben deciding to check out the passageway and other side. They find out that the seal on the eastern continent was being sculpted to make a statue of a bandit leader.

### Choi Han's Time in the Forest of Darkness

Choi Han lived in this forest alone for many years before finding the closest village, Harris Village. Harris Village was a small village under the power of the Henituse territory in the Roan Kingdom. After Harris Village was destroyed by assassins, Choi Han traveled to the Western City to report the incident to the Count. Ron could correctly assess Choi Han's strength and identify the strong black aura of despair Choi Han created as a result of the Forest of Darkness upon first meeting him then.

## Trivia

* It also refers to a group of ancient Black Mage who fought against the Ancient Power users in the distant past. The black mages lived in the same aforementioned area, turning the trees and ground there black to cultivate Dead Mana for their leader.
* Among the known flora and fauna of the Forest of Darkness were the black trees, as well as very strong monsters that appeared to be a hybrid of lizards and dragons.
* There were also Honta, a type of monster from the Eastern continent. Their skin was purple and red. They were similar to goblins, but dumber and had a tendency to be more cruel and violent. Mutant ogres, mutant trolls, spider-like, fox-like monsters from the Eastern Continent were also present there.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 57
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 61
3. ↑ Chapter 59
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 62
5. ↑ Chapter 15
6. ↑ Chapter 349
7. ↑ Chapter 18