Essidor

**Essidor** (Chinese: 埃西铎 *aixiduo*), also called Isildur or Icidor, was a small town that once stood in the former Wrath Empire, now part of the Bloody Empire. It was the last barrier of the Wrath King's capital. The Bloody Empire Army invaded the Wrath Empire easily like breaking dry branches; they won all their way to the capital. However, they encountered an unprecedented setback in this small town. Serei defended the town for 10 days until dying. Later the Song of Essidor was created in commemoration of Serei's bravery.

## Story

Chen Rui came to a small town through Morro Fortress. He took a horse-drawn carriage all the way to the west and finally reached the necessary place to the capital after a few days: Essidor Town.

Essidor Town was originally unknown. After a war thousands of years ago, it became almost a household name in the Demon Realm.

At that time, the Bloody Empire Army of the Mammon Royal Family invaded the Wrath Empire of the Samael Royal Family. The army was invincible previously, but when they reached this tiny town that was in between the path to the capital, they encountered stubborn resistance that was dozens of times more than the previous fortress or city.

The first general of the Wrath Royal Family, Serei, led 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled to miraculously block the onslaught of the 300,000 main force of the Bloody Empire. However, due to the lack of backup, the entire army was killed after 10 days.

Although the Bloody Empire Army conquered Essidor Town, it paid four times the price of the enemy. Then the Bloody Empire Army charged all the way and broke through the capital. The emperor burned himself to death. The Wrath Empire became history, but General Serei won the respect of everyone including the enemy. The Bloody Empire Lord even personally built a bronze statue for him.

To commemorate Serei's bravery, later generations wrote the song, "Song of Essidor", that had been circulated to this day. Last time, Athena sang this song to Chen Rui when they were facing a desperate situation in the Blue Lava Estate.

There was persistence and unyielding amidst the grief and desolation. This showed her state of mind at that time.

That scene, like the confession in the underground flames of Mountain Xilang, had been deeply engraved in Chen Rui's heart. Athena was not as seductive and charming as Kia; not as strong and knowledgeable as Zola; and she did not have the beauty of Shea or Catherine, but there was no doubt that she was Athena; the one and only unique Athena. She was also the woman that he loved most.

### Entrance

The carriage did not directly reach the station, but it stopped at the entrance of the Essidor Town. The people in the carriage went down. It was not that the services were improper, but there was a large number of troops at the entrance of the town to check the population who entered the town. There were also several staff who were responsible for registration.
Chen Rui was slightly surprised. In the previous town and even fortress, there isn't such strict checking. Could it be something that happened?

It was his turn to be interrogated soon. The soldiers around were staring at him, and the lich registrant asked without raising his head, "Name, race, identity, destination."

"Richard, Great Demon, mechanic apprentice, intends to go to the capital to test for mechanic qualifications."

When the lich heard that he was going to take the mechanic test, he couldn't help but raise his head and glanced at him more, "If you have nothing special to do here, it is best to go to the capital through Essidor as soon as possible."

Chen Rui felt suspicious. He followed the person in front of him all the way into Essidor Town.

He saw a huge bronze statue which was personally built by the Bloody Empire Lord at that time for Serei Samael. The sculpture had a square face and a firm expression. He wore a broken armor, and he supported his body with a long and sharp sword. It was said that when General Serei died, this was his posture. A death with open eyes and in an upright stance. None of the soldiers of the Bloody Empire touched his body, they all detoured respectfully.

There were piles of fresh flowers in front of the statue today. It seemed that many people came to pay homage. There were plenty of people in the town. Moreover, Essidor Town's guard force was several times larger than that of ordinary towns. Patrols move around from time to time.

Chen Rui wanted to find a bar to inquire about the news. Unexpectedly, all the bars in the town were closed. After spending a little money, he learned from an imp that today was the 2,370th year since the death of General Serei... also known as the Essidor Day.

Originally, this kind of death day did not require the army to make a big fuss, but since the Bloody Empire invaded and occupied the Wrath Empire, they encountered various resistant forces.

## Trivia

* 埃西铎 Isildur is the name of a character from JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 421 (Steambun)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 433 (Steambun)