Cardiff Kingdom, southern Kada Pass,
Amid the embrace of the mountains stood an ancient and mysterious pass, as though it were a miracle born from the union of nature and human ingenuity. It silently told of a thousand years of change and hardship. Flanked tightly by towering cliffs that pierced the clouds, the pass was like a guardian weathered by countless storms yet still standing firm, quietly watching over this ancient land.
The ancient city walls had been built from massive stones fitted together with flawless precision, displaying the exquisite craftsmanship and extraordinary wisdom of ancient artisans. The walls, too, bore the marks of time. Moss and vines intertwined across them, draping this ancient structure in a green cloak.
Yet beneath that veil of greenery, mottled cracks could still be seen. They had witnessed the baptism of countless wars and guarded the peace of this land and its people.
Kada Pass lay among the foothills of the Blen Mountain Range. Long ago, it had been the foremost line of defense against the monster tides pouring from the mountains into the Cardiff Kingdom.
It was also from here that, after many years of stalemate, the Cardiff Kingdom had gradually amassed its strength and pushed deeper into the Blen Mountain Range, continuously establishing settlements and building towns.
After so many years, the pass had not seen war for a long time. The scars upon its walls had become nothing more than memorials to the flames of past battles.
But now, Kada Pass, which had once become the boundary between the central and southern regions of the Cardiff Kingdom, had been occupied by an elite army. Flags bearing the emblem of a giant bear filled the walls, while fully armed soldiers patrolled above them, their presence grim and murderous.
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