“Your Majesty. They are ready.”“Let’s start.”Leon looked at his wife.“Let’s go.”She held his arm, giving him confidence.After he reached the 10th tier six months ago, his father stepped down, giving him the throne. Their kingdom, the Kingdom of Markarth, was still small, but it looked much different from what it used to be.They had three 10th-tier warriors, making them one of the strongest kingdoms in the Eastern continent. Actually, unless they compared the size and people, the kingdom of Markarth had the most number of 10th-tier warriors along with several more who had the potential to reach there. Over the last two years, many things changed.More and more ships sailed on the secured sea route between the two continents. More merchants, explorers, envoys, and emissaries came to the Eastern continent. Needless to say, the kingdom of Markarth was the one that had to endure the most heat. Because it was the kingdom anyone from the northern continent would intercept at first. O
“I will go and visit the Church of Light, Your Majesty.”Adam thought he shouldn't delay it more. They didn’t question any of the prisoners, and he felt it wasn’t wise to leave things alone for too long. He expected someone from the Church of Light to come and look for their missing members, but that never happened. ‘They know too much about the Southern Continent.’To him, these apostles of the Church of Light were an unstable factor. “You? No. I am coming.”‘Sigh. What did I even expect?’He was expecting it to be like this. However, he didn’t want to go and disappear again. Currently, he was more than enough to deal with the remaining apostles, but there could be things that could delay him.“I also want to go.”Adam looked at Amy in surprise.“Beautiful sister, you promised to take me with you.”She still addressed her mentor as ‘Beautiful sister.’ Adam wondered if she would ever change it. “Alright. You can come with us.”“Yey. Then can Zafira come?”Adam looked at the other
“Are we in the right place?”“I am not sure, Your Majesty.”Adam landed on the sandy beach of the island, feeling conflicted. He had no idea where the Southern Trade Union was, and it was the same with the Empress. In the end, they ended up travelling south on the sea. Since Amy wanted to go above the water surface, he had to fly very low, making it impossible for him to have a good view. However, he had to admit that he enjoyed their trip. He sat with the Empress in the middle of the sphere he conjured while Amy and Zafira ran around it in joy. Since it was safe, he didn’t mind the two girls playing around while he had a relaxing chat with the Empress. Since he was away for almost a month, she had so many things to tell him.“Brother, can we play on the beach?”“Sure.”Adam gently rustled Amy’s hair, taking his eyes off the view.He didn’t mind them playing on the beach. As for the creatures like Night lamps or Giant Crabs, he didn’t worry at all. Zafira could crush such a creatu
“Brother. Let’s go there.” “Sure.” “I want more sweets.” “Yes.” “Wait for me to try this dress.” “Yes, Your Majesty.” He passed another snack to Amy and Zafira, who seemed to be enjoying the day most. Adam wondered if he could find any excuse. They made it to the Southern Trade Union after moving toward the southwest for a while. As expected they came to a group of islands filled with sand and dust. Almost all the islands were within close proximity to each other and they rarely had any greenery. The sun was hanging high above their heads. Buildings made of sandstones were scattered all over the place. Besides those buildings, there were many sunshades and vivid tents. Most people here had darker skin tone compared to the others and oily skin. Every street was filled with various vendors and shops with goods from all over the world. Clothing, food, tinkerers, and pieces of jewellery. There were entertainers, poets, and various musicians all over the place. Adam final
“Lady Isla, you should rest.”“Ah… Aunt Margi.”Isla didn’t expect to see their maid to be here this early. She liked this older woman very much. She was nice and helped her a lot. Honestly, she was against taking a maid in the first place, but she admitted it was nice to have some help around. “Don’t call me lady.”“How can I not? Lord Lucas is the head of the city council, Lady Isla.”“But Lucas is no Lord, either. He will not like it.”“Lord Lucas is a Lord to all the people of the Dragon’s Keep, My Lady.”‘Sigh. I guess she won’t understand.’She was honestly proud of Lucas for what he had done over the past two years. In the Dragon’s keep and the surrounding, there was almost no one who didn’t know his name. He had become a respected person throughout the area and even had the say in most matters. Unless the matters exceeded a certain amount of coin expenses, or it affected the entire Empire, many things came within the city council. It gave these city council workers enough a
‘Mother. I am sorry, I can’t look after you.’Matilda felt her pain disappear.She knew this feeling well. The feeling of being numb after getting beaten too many times. She had felt this before, but this time it was different. It was because of the wound she had on her chest. She knew even if she survived, there would be no use. Her legs got crushed by the falling rocks. Even if she survived, a slaver would surely kill her. Because she had no use. Once more she yearned for death, and her wish was finally becoming reality. She wished to die when she saw her father getting beaten to death. She wished to die when the pregnant woman she knew died after she miscarried because she was beaten too much. She wished to die when that woman’s husband banged his head against the cage until his brains came out. She wished to die so many times, but there was something that carried her forward. Her mother. They came all the way together, even after her father’s death. She wished to take care of
“Is that a wounded person?”“Yes.”“Bring them here.”“Alright.”Matilda didn’t know who was asking, but it was the man that carried her who gave the answer. She knew they were already out of the city. The massive gate they passed though was broken and she saw the shattered pieces on the ground. Her legs didn’t stop hurting, but this wasn’t the first time she had suffered from broken bones. Within a short span of one year, she learned a lot about pain and death. ‘They are bringing slaves here?’They walked through people who were sitting here and there. Most of them had reggae clothes like theirs, but she saw some people that looked like commoners of the city. Some of them looked at her with disgust, and she didn’t mind it at all. Because she was used to those disdainful gazes. “Bring wounded to this side.”Her body involuntarily flinched when she heard those words. She didn’t feel any malice from them, but her natural reaction was to be afraid. Because wounded slaves had no use. I
“Really?”Matilda thought she heard wrong.“Of course, but if we delay the treatments it will take a lot more effort.”“Miss, can’t you cast the healing spell to cure it?”“Sadly, no. No one has that level of power. Maybe only the Saintess Wendy or Master Gerard can do it. The one that can certainly do it is the Lord.”“Oh.”The soldier seemed to understand what the woman talked about, but Matilda failed to understand her. Instead, she had several complicated feelings in her mind. These people seemed to not mind how dirty she was. But she felt inferior to this woman with clean attire. Also, they treated her and her mother very nicely.“Hm. If it is delayed it will be a big operation to fix this. But right now she is not a citizen of the Crimson Empire.”“You are thinking about an Elixir, Miss?”“That is the fastest way.”Matilda simply listened from the sideline, not knowing what an operation was. All she knew was this woman was hesitant because she was not from the Crimson Empire.‘
“Amazing.”Despite her words, the older girl saw several teardrops in the eyes of her little sister, and she didn’t say anything about that. The story was sweet and sour. She picked her up and held her against her chest. Their mother and father were talking with some other families in the distance. Many pilgrims and worshipers walked around them, and some were telling the same story as her. It was the story of a legend. “That is the story of the Great Blood Wolf.” The older girl ended the story, holding her younger sister’s hand in front of the massive statue of their Grand Empress and Her Consort. The Blood Wolf. “Oh….” Her little sister looked elated, looking at the massive statue of the couple. The greatest rulers of the world. She knew her sister would ask about this story again and again, but she was happy to see her little tail swinging in excitement. “Are you happy?” “Yes. I am very happy. I want to be as strong as the Grand Empress in the future.” “Of Course, you
“Grandfather?” The old man shook when he heard this call. He wanted to strangle this thing to death, but first, he needed an answer. “Why did you do that? Why did you kill my Grandson?” His face looked tired and battered. Time was not a concept for him, and he hoped to see his Grandchild someday. He came here because he almost felt the presence of his little boy. However, it wasn’t him. He looked at Chaos. He remembered the day when he first saw the two-headed infant drifting across the universe. Their first meeting wasn’t a good one. The first time he met him, this kid attacked him and even injured him. However, he treated Chaos as a child and even adopted him into the family. He grew up together with his only Grandson. They were great friends and family. His Grandson never treated Chaos badly. That was the reason he permitted Chaos to go with his Grandson when he left to become the first Guardian of the universe. He was the one who even granted this power to his Grandson on
Adam crashed onto the ground with full force. He didn’t want to slow down when he saw the hideous figure standing on the beach. He knew what it was. He gritted his teeth to ignore the head-splitting pain that came with the memories. He was finally looking at the nemesis of this world; Chaos. Adam wished he could end this thing with one blow. Because it was something that shouldn’t exist. He was betting the lives of too many people, and the life of the Empress. If he failed right now, he would fail the entire world forever. His punch landed inches away from his target, but that thing moved several metres away with ease. The ground shattered under his blow, and the foul stench of the chaos entered his nose. He finally understood why the world and Mahisha failed to access this ground. Because it was contaminated by Chaos. He already created armour around his body and coated his sword with the aura of the Abyss. He didn’t have a reason to drag this. ‘This is not going to be
“Still nothing, commander.” “What exactly is going on?” Morga Steelbeard was lost. Not in the sea, but in his own thoughts. After two long months in the sea, they finally found their destination. As the second fleet commander of the Crimson Empire, he had an army of his own. Although it was still not at the level of Sakura’s fleet with twelve warships and two supply ships; his seven-shipped fleet was the second powerhouse of the sea. The land was just ahead of them, but they failed to find anything even after searching for two days. The western continent looked desolate and abandoned. There were not even large animals. This was too alarming for him. They saw birds and small rodents, but nothing bigger than that. The forest looked untainted for generations. He didn’t even think about sending a landing party. The risk was too much. ‘What exactly is happening?’ They passed through the so-called barrier about a week back, and there was nothing in between the northern continent an
“We should leave!” “Yes, Your Majesty.” Adam smiled, looking at the Empress. He wondered how many changes she made within the day to the castle. “I changed the 12th floor entirely. You should go and see.” “I will, Your Majesty.” He was sure it would be a combination of blue, shades of blue, and some gold, white and silver, and more shades of blue. There was nothing more to think, but he knew way better than to voice it out. ‘It is a good thing I have Mahisha to help her.’ He wouldn’t get any time to train his powers if he had to change the Abyss castle by himself. He sometimes felt the Empress was playing with the castle because it could be changed based on her simple thoughts. He didn’t care much at all. As long as she was happy with it. When she came here for the first time, she had a lot of complaints about the dull colours and the bad choice of material. In the end, he had no choice but to let her handle the decorations and colours as she pleased. “Not now. We have
Adam moved fast and landed in the area he saw the camps. He simply nodded at the people who started greeting him,He already found Alex, and he didn’t seem to be alright. “My Lord!!”Adam nodded at David before entering the tent. Already, there were several healers around the bed, including Mila. ‘Not good.’He felt Alex’s breathing wasn’t stable. “What happened?”The people made way for him with ease.“My Lord. There seemed to be a weird poison.”“Poison?”He didn’t smell any poison, but he realised Alex was unstable. Someone had removed the clothes from his upper body. His veins could be seen on his chest and there was a back lump on his chest. The wound was gone, but he wasn't getting any better. “Hm… Divine power.”He didn’t expect the enemy to use such a weapon. If it was before, he would have had a hard time dealing with this, but not anymore. The divine power was just another source of power restricted to this world. Although it was the most powerful, it wasn’t powerful en
“Are you alright?”“Yes, Your Majesty.”Adam sat with the Empress, looking at the two girls playing on the beach.To him, knowing the truth didn’t hurt much. Rather, he felt relieved to know the truth. ‘Am I angry?’He couldn’t say no. He was angry. If he didn’t lose his father, things would have been much different for them. Maybe… Just Maybe… His mother could have survived. Of course, it would have changed many aspects of his life, including moving to the West Coast, but he wished his mother to be alive. However, knowing the Church of Light might be behind his father’s death didn’t sting as he thought it would. As for how he knew his father was dead; that was because of what he saw in the underground of the church. There were hundreds of dead bodies being held there, draining the liquids from the,He didn’t know what was the exact process, but he saw the so-called Life potion coming out of that facility. Besides, Helen confirmed this matter. ‘If not for Amy and Zafira, I would ha
“We have to run!” Oliver heard someone yelling, but he didn’t know what to do. “He followed the orders of the king, coming here to destroy the Summer Palace city. The reason was to simply buy them more time. According to the information they received, the army was led by the infamous three Generals of the Crimson Empire. Since the main army was already divided into three, there shouldn’t be enough power to fight against twenty 10th-tier powerhouses at the same time. Besides, the Crimson Empire army should have more than enough Dwarven machines to face them. However, there shouldn't be enough time to move them for a defensive battle or to mount them on a wall. In a sense, there was no way this city could stand against them. What really worried him was the results. They were doing all these things based on the assumption that the owner of the taboo name wasn’t as powerful as they said. However, he didn’t understand why they were underestimating the revenge of the Crimson Empi
Alex floated toward the north using his magic. He wasn’t as weak as he once was when he passed through the Summer Palace city long ago. However, it was a lie to say that he wasn’t afraid. Their original battle plan was to separate their enemies by attacking the different parts of the Blood Baron Kingdom at the same time. Also, by using a portion of their units and the help of the Kingdom of Boria, they should have been able to delay the reinforcements from the other five kingdoms. Lady Helen was to show herself at the Dwarven mountain to create a distraction and intimidation. That wasn’t all. He was the one that took out the enemy scouts near the borders of the Crimson Empire with ease. Then he asked for the help of Lady Helen to take on the Wind Hold city to prevent any news from leaking to the rest of the city. He knew their enemies would realise the threat once the army was divided and Lady Helen fortified the Dwarven mountain. It all went as they planned, but he realised h