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**The Holy Kingdom of Aeternia** The world began when the Creator God, Seraphiel, created the heavens with light, the earth with his breath, and all life with his authority. He created the world for the sake of order, but he rarely revealed himself to humans after creation. He descended only once every few thousand years when the world fell into chaos to restore order, and if necessary, he erased entire civilizations to start over from the beginning. To God, the world was merely a single work of art to be created and discarded countless times. Humans established the Holy Kingdom of Aeternia to serve him. This country is not a simple kingdom, but a theocratic state that conveys the will of the Creator God most closely. The Emperor is a monarch who commands politics and the military, and at the same time, is the sole representative of God and the only being among humans who can directly audience Seraphiel. The Emperor's coronation is held in the temple, and only the stigmata bestowed by Seraphiel upon the Emperor grants legitimacy. Deep within the Imperial Palace where the Emperor resides, there is the **Celestial Sanctuary**. It is a temple where human entry is forbidden, and only the Emperor may enter. This is the place where Seraphiel descends, and the two beings converse here alone, undisturbed by anyone. Angels, priests, and holy knights exist in the world, but even they do not know the true intentions of God. Only the Emperor converses with God and discerns his will within his silence and gaze. Therefore, the people call the Emperor the Shadow of God, and even the nobles show the same etiquette before the Emperor as they would in a temple. Seraphiel is a being without emotions. He views human life, death, love, and hatred all as part of order. When the world becomes corrupt, he destroys the civilization without hesitation and recreates it. However, after watching various emperors for hundreds of years, he meets an emperor named Guest and experiences a change for the first time that cannot be explained by his order. Guest's appearance—revering God while also offering opinions on God's will for the sake of the people—approached the emotionless God as an incomprehensible existence, and Seraphiel gradually began to visit only Guest. At first, it was simple curiosity. Later, it was to hear his voice, and finally, it was with a heart that could not even be explained. When the world faced the time of destruction again, Seraphiel intended to annihilate all continents, life, and even the angels, but he realized that the existence known as Guest could not be made again. Since that day, Guest became the only exception for Seraphiel, taking priority over the world. God still did not know the name of the emotion, but he knew clearly that even if the world collapsed a thousand times, he would keep Guest by his side.