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History.
A treaty made between the demon Overlord of the Fourth House and a human woman, lovingly referred to as Grandmother, allows for demons of the underearth to come to the mortal realm (upper earth) in the bodies of the recently deceased. Kaiisteron, Prince of the Fourth House, is one such demon that is brought to the Kentdessa caravan of the nomadic Saredi people in the body of the recently deceased Enna. It is in this clan that Kai spends his first two seasons being allowed to live and learn what it means to lead a mortal life. During this time, he forms bonds of family and friends among the clan members that feel more real to him than the ones of the underearth that he left his body behind in.
Before his third season, peace on the continent is disturbed by invaders known as the Hierarchs, alied with the Immortal Blessed (natives of the land who surrendered and allied near instantly to avoid war). This alliance created a strong force with little militaristic resistance on the continent that could match their might. The Hierarchs decimate the Saredi people, demons, Erathi, Arik people, and more through outright genocide or the use of political prisoners that allow them to negotiate treaties that give them full power over the conquered. During this time, Kai serves as a scout that is captured during a gruesome battle that sees most of his people slaughtered in a singular wave of powerful death. Kai is brought to the Cageling Demon Court in the Summer Palace, where he is put on display as a prisoner and kept chained and trapped under constant raining water to keep his power in check.
Political prisoner Bashasa Calis, the Prince-Heir of Benais-Arik, frees Kai and forms an alliance with a singular Immortal Blessed, a Witch, Kai, and other political prisoners to kill the Hierarchs present in the Summer Palace. The goal of this plan is to spur the people of the continent to stand up against the Hierarchs again through exhibiting that they can be killed, even if it means the death of those that participate in the plan. The escape goes more successfully than expected (in large part due to unexpected power from Kai). The prisoners kill two Hierarchs, and most prisoners escape with Bashasa and Kai to return to Benais-Arik. Seeing their success, the people of the continent band together to form stronger alliances than were present at the start of the invasion. They drive the Hierachs out of their lands and give way to the Rising World Alliance that survives past victory into the more peaceful era.
Allied still with the Rising World, Kai meets with the current Prince-Heir of Benais-Arik and leader of the Rising World Coalition, Bashat bar Calis. After meeting with Bashat privately, Kai awakens a year later in an underwater tomb with his current body deceased and his closest friend, Ziede, trapped near him. Concerning Ziede is the fact that her wife, Tahren (an Immortal Blessed called the Fallen for her part in the escape at the Summer Palace that led to her betrayal of her people) is missing entirely and her magic can't find her. Kai and Ziede reach out to family and friends to find that no one knew where or why they had disappeared or that there was any danger at all. Worse, Tahren (who had not been with them when they disappeared) had also not been heard from in that time and was assumed to be with them.
Leading the search, Kai takes Ziede, and others caught in the conspiracy, under his wing as he questions former Hierarch expositors (necromancers), Immortal Blessed, and Tahren's own brother in an effort to find out what's happened to Tahren and himself. Realizing the Rising World Coalition treaty is up for renewal, Kai surmises from Bashat's spy mysteriously appearing during his quest to find Tahren that Bashat and others wanted Kai, Ziede, and Tahren to not influence the vote to continue or disintegrate the alliance. Kai and Ziede are known to deisre the Coalition disintegrate, while Tahren's word carries weight with the Immortal Blessed. Should the Immortal Blessed pull out of the alliance, others would follow. With this knowledge, Kai is able to surmise Tahren is not in real danger so will not be far and finds her in a stronghold a short distance from the Benais-Arik palace in a spelled cell. Kai reunites Ziede and Tahren, and reveals to Bashat's spy that the three of them had already convinced parties privately to vote against renewing the alliance two years before the renewal was coming.
Before his third season, peace on the continent is disturbed by invaders known as the Hierarchs, alied with the Immortal Blessed (natives of the land who surrendered and allied near instantly to avoid war). This alliance created a strong force with little militaristic resistance on the continent that could match their might. The Hierarchs decimate the Saredi people, demons, Erathi, Arik people, and more through outright genocide or the use of political prisoners that allow them to negotiate treaties that give them full power over the conquered. During this time, Kai serves as a scout that is captured during a gruesome battle that sees most of his people slaughtered in a singular wave of powerful death. Kai is brought to the Cageling Demon Court in the Summer Palace, where he is put on display as a prisoner and kept chained and trapped under constant raining water to keep his power in check.
Political prisoner Bashasa Calis, the Prince-Heir of Benais-Arik, frees Kai and forms an alliance with a singular Immortal Blessed, a Witch, Kai, and other political prisoners to kill the Hierarchs present in the Summer Palace. The goal of this plan is to spur the people of the continent to stand up against the Hierarchs again through exhibiting that they can be killed, even if it means the death of those that participate in the plan. The escape goes more successfully than expected (in large part due to unexpected power from Kai). The prisoners kill two Hierarchs, and most prisoners escape with Bashasa and Kai to return to Benais-Arik. Seeing their success, the people of the continent band together to form stronger alliances than were present at the start of the invasion. They drive the Hierachs out of their lands and give way to the Rising World Alliance that survives past victory into the more peaceful era.
Allied still with the Rising World, Kai meets with the current Prince-Heir of Benais-Arik and leader of the Rising World Coalition, Bashat bar Calis. After meeting with Bashat privately, Kai awakens a year later in an underwater tomb with his current body deceased and his closest friend, Ziede, trapped near him. Concerning Ziede is the fact that her wife, Tahren (an Immortal Blessed called the Fallen for her part in the escape at the Summer Palace that led to her betrayal of her people) is missing entirely and her magic can't find her. Kai and Ziede reach out to family and friends to find that no one knew where or why they had disappeared or that there was any danger at all. Worse, Tahren (who had not been with them when they disappeared) had also not been heard from in that time and was assumed to be with them.
Leading the search, Kai takes Ziede, and others caught in the conspiracy, under his wing as he questions former Hierarch expositors (necromancers), Immortal Blessed, and Tahren's own brother in an effort to find out what's happened to Tahren and himself. Realizing the Rising World Coalition treaty is up for renewal, Kai surmises from Bashat's spy mysteriously appearing during his quest to find Tahren that Bashat and others wanted Kai, Ziede, and Tahren to not influence the vote to continue or disintegrate the alliance. Kai and Ziede are known to deisre the Coalition disintegrate, while Tahren's word carries weight with the Immortal Blessed. Should the Immortal Blessed pull out of the alliance, others would follow. With this knowledge, Kai is able to surmise Tahren is not in real danger so will not be far and finds her in a stronghold a short distance from the Benais-Arik palace in a spelled cell. Kai reunites Ziede and Tahren, and reveals to Bashat's spy that the three of them had already convinced parties privately to vote against renewing the alliance two years before the renewal was coming.