The Favoured Son of Heaven

The world of Balvan

The baby boy was given the name Memphis by his parents and the naming ceremony had been long held. Memphis was now a year old and he was able to run, talk and walk. As one belonging to a noble family, he had been quickly taught in the house. Due to Memphis having been an older person before, he was able to grasp onto everything very quickly.

Memphis had been reincarnated into a world called Balvan, a world where magic was prevalent and powerful mages and beasts roamed the lands. It had a near medieval setting with a bit of magical technology. In terms of comparison to Earth, the world of Balvan was far larger, almost thrice the size of earth, with a population of about 43 billion.

There are thirty–two kingdoms in Balvan and one empire. At first, they were thirty three but one kingdom disappeared from the face of the world. All the thirty two kingdoms are vassals of the Empire and the Empire has much control over the kingdoms. The kingdoms have been categorized into three namely, top tier kingdoms, middle tier kingdoms and bottom tier kingdoms.

Memphis was in Daris kingdom, one of the four top tier kingdoms in Balvan. His family, the Lerains, were part of the top three most powerful families in the kingdom, being ranked second after the Daris royal family. The other powerful families were the Murkham family and Zeron family of which all of them were in the capital of the Daris kingdom. They weren't the only Noble families as there were others like the Syphars, Kincaids, Macolms to name a few.

In this world of magic, mages were highly respected and revered. Unfortunately, not everyone could become a Mage. One in five people had the chance of becoming a Mage and even for that, the possibility of them having only one element was very high.

Perhaps had it not been for the Introduction of the Blood and bone element, many wouldn't have the chance to become powerful in this world of Balvan. Also, occupations like Potion making, Forgemastering, Formation making and the like were all in the world of Balvan. Guilds and hunting groups were common too and they frequently ventured into dangerous parts of Balvan to hunt beasts.

Magic academies were also present where the art of magic was taught to young mages in the various kingdoms. There was also the Imperial Institute in the empire which was like a modern day university and one of the most sought after by all mages. The only ways one could enter into this prestigious place was to either pass their difficult tests which were held yearly or show high promise and talent during the All kingdom tournament. This tournament is organized by the empire for all the 32 kingdoms to bring their powerful mages right from their magic academies to battle it out for power, resources, rewards, fame and glory. It is held once every four years in the empire with contestants who performed well being given a chance to enter into the Imperial Institute.

Due to the influence of the empire, wars are not common in the world of Balvan as all kingdoms were vassals to the empire and did its bidding.

There are diverse cultures in the world of Balvan. From the Monari tribe who are like present day samoans to the Chong Kingdom in the east like present day Asians, each kingdom has different and varying culture which make the world of Balvan beautiful.

Perhaps one of the bad sides of this world was the constant battle between beasts and men. Beast tides and other beast attacks are common on kingdoms and human settlements but fortunately, due to mages, the situation is always under the control.

Also, the world of Balvan has many exotic resources which are not present on earth. From different crystals having different uses to metals like Darzyantine, Mithril and the like, the land of Balvan is full of resources.

Indeed, the world of Balvan is the starting point of Memphis' journey and here he will shake the very foundations of the world!