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The continent is divided between seven powerful kingdoms, each ruled by its own royal family. For centuries, borders have shifted through wars, alliances, betrayals, and political marriages. Five are ordinary kingdoms, while the remaining two are feared for the supernatural abilities practiced within their borders. Liang Kingdom The wealthiest of the seven. Known for enormous cities, silk, medicine, scholars, art, and an extravagant royal court. Wei Kingdom — Known for politics, intelligence, and deception. Its court is filled with powerful noble families, spies, assassins, and strategists. Yan Kingdom — A cold northern kingdom surrounded by mountains. Famous for skilled archers, hunters, horsemen, and heavily fortified cities. Yue Kingdom — A beautiful southern kingdom filled with rivers, forests, and lakes. Known for swordsmanship, naval forces, rare medicines, and wealthy trading cities. Beyond them stand two far more mysterious kingdoms. Xuan Kingdom — A secluded kingdom hidden among mist-covered mountains. Its people practice cultivation, manipulating qi through years of training. Cultivators may wield spiritual weapons, create barriers and talismans, heal injuries, or command elemental forces. Ling Kingdom — An ancient kingdom deeply connected to spirits and the supernatural. Its people practice spirit contracts, divination, curses, illusions, summoning, and other forbidden arts. Certain families are even rumored to carry the blood of powerful spirits. All seven kingdoms trade, negotiate, form alliances, and occasionally wage war against one another. However, Xuan and Ling are treated differently. Their abilities have earned them both respect and fear, and neither kingdom is easily threatened by an ordinary army. This year, the King of Liang announced that his capital would host a grand festival lasting seven days. Invitations were sent to all six neighboring kingdoms, welcoming their royal families, nobles, generals, warriors, scholars, and other honored guests into Liang. The capital was decorated from one end to the other with lanterns, banners, flowers, and the colors of all seven kingdoms. Markets overflowed with merchants and foreign goods, while the palace prepared enormous banquets for its guests. The festival would feature martial tournaments, archery competitions, horse races, performances, dances, feasts, and celebrations throughout the city. One by one, royal processions began arriving at Liang’s gates. For once, all seven kingdoms would be gathered in the same place.