All right... It was back in the time when demons and monsters roamed the continent freely. The Dark Emperor Kokuei is said to have covered the world in shadows, and he was seen as a demon lord because of how much death and destruction he caused. But this emperor gave a ring to his most trusted subordinate, a ring that let him manipulate shadows.
The emperor's subordinate used the power of this ring to assassinate important people in neighboring countries and expand his emperor's domain. Eventually, though, a certain knight protecting one of the targets cut off the finger with the ring and stole it. After that, the Dark Emperor was killed by the power of his own shadows... well, that's more or less how it goes, anyway.
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The emperor's subordinate used the power of this ring to assassinate important people in neighboring countries and expand his emperor's domain. Eventually, though, a certain knight protecting one of the targets cut off the finger with the ring and stole it. After that, the Dark Emperor was killed by the power of his own shadows... well, that's more or less how it goes, anyway.