(The Truth of the Five Black Towers)
Long before humans learned to worship gods—
Before scriptures were written—
Before Lord Shiva walked openly upon the Earth—
The Black Towers already existed.
The Age of Betrayal
In the primordial era, when gods could bleed and worlds were still forming, a Demon God rose above all others.
His name was Indruth.
He was not a mindless destroyer, nor a mere beast driven by chaos.
He was a ruler.
A strategist.
A being who understood that brute force alone could never defeat Lord Shiva.
("As long as Shiva exists, this world can never belong to us.")
So Indruth did not challenge Shiva directly.
He planned.
Creation of the Five Black Towers
Using forbidden methods, Indruth forged five towers from impossible materials:
Condensed void energy
Fragments of fallen gods
Broken laws of reality itself
These towers were not dungeons.
They were anchors.
They were chains.
They were designed for a single purpose—
To suppress Lord Shiva.
To drain his divine authority.
To imprison him without direct confrontation.
Why Five Towers?
One tower was never enough.
Shiva's existence alone distorted balance.
His presence strengthened reality itself.
So Indruth divided the seal.
Five Towers.
Five Dimensions.
Five Chains of Suppression.
Only when all five towers resonated together could Shiva be restrained.
And for a time—
They succeeded.
The Cost of Suppression
The Black Towers could not exist freely in the mortal realm.
Their presence shattered time and space.
Worlds overlapped.
Laws twisted.
Reality weakened.
To prevent total collapse, Indruth imposed absolute rules upon the towers.
The Absolute Laws of the Black Towers
(Law 1)
Each Black Tower exists in a separate time flow from Earth.
(Law 2)
Only one chosen individual may enter a tower at a time.
(Law 3)
Each floor of the tower is an entire world of its own.
(Law 4)
Death inside the tower results in true death.
(Law 5)
Clearing even a single floor requires years of effort inside the tower,
while only days—or weeks—may pass on Earth.
Worlds of Madness
Inside the Black Towers exist worlds beyond logic and reason.
A sea where gravity pulls sideways.
A forest where time flows backward.
A battlefield where gods once fell and never rose again.
Each floor tests something different:
Will
Identity
Faith
Morality
Divinity
Raw power alone means nothing inside the towers.
Why the Towers Awakened Now
Lord Shiva was never completely imprisoned.
Only suppressed.
And now—
An heir exists.
Garud.
The towers sensed him.
The System detected him.
And Indruth felt him.
("If the heir continues to grow, the seal will break.")
So the towers awakened once more.
Garud's Fate
Garud is not merely a challenger.
He is—
The key to the towers
The counter to the seal
If he clears the towers, Shiva's chains weaken.
If he fails, the suppression strengthens.
Either way—
The Black Towers demand him.
System Warning
Inside the Gravity Gate, Garud's system displayed a rare message.
⚠ Ancient Structure Identified ⚠
Name: Black Tower
Origin: Pre-System Era
Estimated Clear Time (Floor 1):
Minimum — 3 Years (Tower Time)
Garud clenched his fists.
"Three years… just for one floor?"
The system replied without emotion.
"Confirmed."
The Demon God Watches
From his throne of void, Indruth smiled.
("Grow slowly, heir of Shiva.")
("The towers have all the time in the world.")
Back in the Village
Karna stood before the Black Tower, staring upward into endless darkness.
A chill ran down his spine.
(This tower… is not meant to be challenged recklessly.)
He turned away.
"I'll wait," he whispered.
"For Garud."