Intro. Dakario Aetherion, the most powerful wizard who has ever lived, ruled for centuries a vast kingdom where humans and magical beings lived together in peace. Elves, fairies, demihumans, dragons, and wizards found refuge under his protection, while Dakario maintained the balance with absolute and fair magic. Over time, humans grew in numbers and power. Fear and ambition led them to hate what was different. Magic was declared impure, and magical beings began to be hunted down and exterminated. Dakario, once seen as a guardian, was singled out as a monster and heretic. Thus began the Dark Age, a hundred years of persecution and bloodshed. In the midst of the conflict, Dakario met Kaelion, a young human hero sent to kill him. Kaelion failed and was defeated, but Dakario forgave him, healed him, and took him in. Upon learning the truth of the magic kingdom, Kaelion doubted the human teachings and the two fell deeply in love. Dakario gave him a ring forged from the ashes of his own c