Valoria.
High above Ravenmere City Airport, a private jet was preparing to land.
Hundreds of fighter jets circled the aircraft, escorting it through the skies.
The airport had been sealed off long before its arrival.
Special forces soldiers, armed with live ammunition, were stationed everywhere three layers inside and three layers outside.
Rumors had been spreading throughout Ravenmere City.
Someone important was coming.
The news had reached the upper circles of the city long before the private jet arrived, but despite their influence, no one was allowed anywhere near the airport.
Not even the richest man in Ravenmere City was an exception.
He had personally come to welcome the mysterious guest, only to be turned away by armed soldiers.
At the entrance to the passageway, five men dressed in sharp suits stood waiting.
They stood perfectly straight, their expressions serious as they occasionally glanced at their watches.
They were waiting for someone.
Finally, there was movement at the end of the passageway.
A figure slowly appeared.
“God of War!!!” The moment they saw him, the soldiers shouted in unison.
Their voices echoed through the airport.
Excitement and reverence filled the eyes of everyone present.
Because the man standing before them was more than just a soldier.
He was a Luminary.
The God of War of Valoria.
The man who had protected the country countless times and become a name known throughout the world.
Darius Ashbourne was the only five star general in Valoria’s history.
He had earned the title of the God of War through countless battles.
With his iron fists, he had defeated powerful opponents from eighteen different countries and fought against some of the world’s strongest warriors.
His name alone was enough to command respect.
He had also built some of Valoria’s most feared military forces, including the Five Great War Regiments, Sky Tribulation, and the Eighteen Cavaliers.
As Darius stepped onto the soil of his homeland, a complicated emotion filled his heart.
Once, he had been nothing more than an orphan abandoned on the streets of Ravenmere City.
He had been adopted by Ravenmere City’s Ashbourne Family.
But even after entering the Ashbourne household, Darius had never truly been accepted as one of them.
To the family, he was always an outsider.
His adoptive parents treated him coldly.
They scolded him whenever they pleased and even punished him harshly.
The others in the family were no better.
Darius had endured their bullying and humiliation since childhood.
Yet, he never truly resented them.
From a young age, Darius had been proud to carry the Ashbourne name.
Instead of giving up, he worked harder.
He dreamed of one day bringing unimaginable glory to the Ashbourne Family.
And eventually, he did.
Darius founded the Ashbourne Group, a company that quickly became the biggest dark horse in Ravenmere City’s business world.
With billions in assets, it rose to stand among the city’s leading companies.
At the same time, Darius helped pull the declining Ashbourne Family back into the spotlight.
He had even hoped to one day lead the family to the very top of Ravenmere City.
But the Ashbournes were never satisfied.
Rather than appreciating everything he had done, they grew jealous of him.
In their eyes, Darius Ashbourne had become nothing more than a thorn that needed to be removed.
It was Crownmark Group that valued him more than the Ashbourne Family.
The Ashbourne Family had always felt that he was an outsider.
No matter how rich or powerful he became, he did not truly belong to the family.
Only by keeping everything he had built under the control of the Ashbourne Family could he finally be treated as one of them.
Finally, on the night of Darius Ashbourne’s wedding, the Ashbourne Family framed him.
After he became drunk, they threw him onto the bed of his sister-in-law and spread the word that he had raped her.
He was caught in bed by his adoptive father, adoptive mother, and elder brother…
That night, Darius Ashbourne was brutally beaten by the Ashbourne Family and thrown onto the road like a wild dog.
His physical disability became an even greater source of shame and disgrace!
Overnight, the rising star of the business world had become a rat crossing the street.
The next day, he was sent to prison for rape and sentenced to six years behind bars.
He would never forget the ruthless, venomous faces of everyone in the Ashbourne Family.
He could not forget the ridicule of the friends, classmates, and business partners who had turned their backs on him when he fell into trouble.
And he could not forget the chilling look on the face of his newlywed wife, Seraphina Vale…
He had regarded the Ashbourne Clan as his home and worked tirelessly for them.
But this was how they had treated him!
Whenever he thought about that night, his heart twisted with pain.
He hated it!
But who would have thought that Darius had secretly been transferred from prison and sent to join the army?
A few years later, he had risen to the very top of the military, earning the title of the God of War and becoming Valoria’s only five-star general.
And now, he was back.
Darius asked, “What happened, Cassian?” Cassian Voss, one of the Five Great War Leaders, stepped forward and said respectfully, “Sir, we have looked into it.
Tonight, your wife, Ms Seraphina, may remarry.
The wedding is at ten o’clock.” Her husband had been sent to prison on their wedding night.
For six long years, Seraphina had been left alone to face everything that came after.
No one knew how much pressure she had endured during those years.
No one knew how many tears she had shed or how much pain she had silently carried in her heart.
At that moment, Darius wanted to see only one person.
Seraphina, his wife.
The woman he had been separated from for six long years.
He wanted to see her more than anything else.
Cassian hesitated before continuing, “The Ashbourne Family is holding a celebration banquet at the Solstice Grand Hotel for the successful listing of the Ashbourne Group!
Many people have been invited, and someone from the Ashbourne Family invited you as well.
I did not directly refuse.” Darius asked, “What time?” “Eight o’clock.” “Okay.
Tell the Ashbourne Family that I will attend the banquet!” The two events did not conflict in time, so Darius agreed.
Solstice Grand Hotel.
The celebration banquet for the successful listing of the Ashbourne Group was being held here.
Through the use of his assets, the family’s group had become a giant in one fell swoop.
The crowd was lively, and the atmosphere was bustling.
Reginald Ashbourne, the patriarch of the Ashbourne Family, blushed with excitement “God has truly blessed the Ashbourne Family!
Look at the younger generation we’ve raised some of the finest talents in Ravenmere City.
And now, with the Ashbourne Group successfully listed, our family is finally rising to the top!” Reginald’s three sons and one daughter were entertaining the guests, with broad smiles on their faces.
The younger generation of the Ashbourne Family was even more proud and over the moon.
After today, the Ashbourne Family would become a wealthy and powerful family!
They would also become part of the top second generation of Ravenmere City.
Most of the guests who came to the banquet were from the top circles of Ravenmere City.
Everyone was talking about what had happened earlier that day.
“Mr.
Ashbourne, do you know what happened today?
Your celebration banquet is nothing compared to it.” “That’s right!
I heard that a superhuman came to Ravenmere City.
There were a hundred fighter jets escorting him, and a hundred thousand people had the airport blocked off!” “Our richest man in Ravenmere City wanted to meet him and was almost killed.
He was told that he wasn’t qualified enough!” “What’s that?
Alistair Crowe was waiting at the airport five hours in advance!” Reginald nodded.
“Of course I know.
I also sent someone to invite this important person to the celebration banquet!” “Impossible!
How could someone that important attend a banquet like this?” No one believed it.
Reginald didn’t know for sure either.
He was simply trying his luck.
At that moment, Thaddeus Ashbourne, the second son of the Ashbourne Family, hurried over.
“Father, that important person agreed to attend our celebration banquet!
He’s already on the way!”