Once, he was not a man. He was a calamity. Across thousands of worlds, people spoke his name with fear. Empires fell at the simple mention of his arrival. Stars dimmed when his armies marched. He conquered countless realms, shattered dimensions, and stood above kings, gods, and monsters. They called him Su Su, the Dragon Emperor.
No throne was too high. No enemy was too strong. No universe lay beyond his reach. For centuries, he ruled with absolute power. His banner flew over a thousand worlds, and his enemies became dust and memory. Entire civilizations rose and fell beneath his shadow.
But power has a hunger. And hunger has no end. In his endless conquest, Su Su forgot something important: why he had started fighting in the first place. Greed took the place of purpose. Pride replaced love. War pushed aside peace.
And one by one, he lost everything. His comrades died. His kingdom shattered. His loved ones vanished into the endless flow of time. In the end, even the mighty Dragon Emperor stood alone.
A thousand years have passed since the day he lost it all. He did not die. He could not. Long ago, he drank the blood of an ancient dragon, a creature older than the worlds themselves. The dragon's blood rewrote his body, strengthened his life force, and slowed the flow of time within him. He was not truly immortal, but age could not easily claim him.
Even after a millennium, he still looked young. Young in face. Ancient in eyes. Now, far from the ruins of his former empire, Su Su lives in a small, quiet world, a peaceful land untouched by interdimensional wars. There are no thrones here. No armies. No enemies waiting beyond the horizon. Only fields. Only wind. Only silence.
"I have fought enough," he once murmured to the empty sky. "A thousand years, and still I remember the day I lost everything." Everyone he knew is gone. Everyone he loved has long since turned to dust. Now, he wants nothing more than a simple life. To farm the land. To watch the seasons change. To sleep without dreaming of battle. To live quietly, peacefully.
No schemes. No betrayals. No wars. Just happiness. Just peace. But peace is a fragile thing. For a being who once ruled thousands of worlds, the universe does not forget so easily. The past stirs. Old enemies awaken. And somewhere, across the endless flow of time, familiar souls begin to reappear.
Can a dragon who once burned the cosmos truly live as a simple man? Or will the flames rise once more? This is the story of a fallen emperor, a dragon who seeks peace, and a man destined to walk eternity alone.