Chapter 40 - The Emperor

An incomparable aura of majesty suddenly burst from Haize, as if he was the one and only Emperor. All those who saw him couldn't help but feel awe and deep respect, it was a kind of majesty that belongs only to those destined to it, a natural majesty.

A born Emperor.

It was something that never existed before, hidden deep within Haize's bones, even after the Mana inside him awakened. He subconsciously rejected being an Emperor, because his only goal in this life was to live peacefully with his brother, out of danger. However, he knew that some things won't go the way he wants.

Circumstances changes men, a saying that Haize remembered. Through these two weeks, his way of thinking changed more than once, and so it happened after seeing the traitors. If things won't go the way he wants...

He'll force it the way he wants.

''I, Sol Haize, am declaring that Ottawa will be named Infinite Sun City, capital of the Sol Empire! From now on, no matter if you're an otherworldly human, or Faction Leaders... All those who are in this city, will need to submit to my rules. From now on...''

''This is my domain!'' Haize's voice boomed through the entire city, amplied by his Mana and his Abyssal Wind. It exploded like thunder in the ears of all those who heard it.

A powerful aura containing deep majesty slowly wrapped up a full 50 kilometers of Ottawa, now renamed Infinite Sun City, ''If you're unsatisfied... Come to me, and I'll let you know why I'm the Emperor.''

....

Somewhere within these 50 kilometers.

The Bright Prince was resting above a building, leisurely looking towards the sky when Haize's words reached his ears. A small smile appeared in his face, ''That guy... So arrogant and overbearing! It seems that he has recovered...''

Suddenly, his eyes caught the system's screen appearing in front of him, ''Haha... No wonder he's that powerful, the Pioneer of Light? And he's already so powerful, luckily, I helped him treat a few of his injuries and gave the Empire's token!''

Then, the Bright Prince's eyes narrowed slightly, 'It seems that I should notify my father about him... He has already established an Empire, meaning he won't join any forces. We should support him, as to express willingness to be his allies.'

'It's time to stop playing, I guess...'

His aura that belonged to a peak Mist-level being suddenly increased by a huge and just its pressure made an area of 100 meters surrounding him cracked! His feet stepped in the air before a sonic boom resounded like thunder. Not only did his speed reach the sound speed, but far surpassed it!

His original 150 or so meters per second instantly went to more than 600 meters second!

...

Meanwhile, Women Alliance.

A woman with smooth dark skin and fiery orange hair pondered with a deep expression, before sighing bitterly, ''It's over... These brainless faction leaders provoked Sol Haize, and now he truly became an Emperor...''

''But... Do we truly need to fear him, my lady? Should we just submit to him and give up all of our hard work?'' A woman asked fearfully, knowing that if the women alliance is disbanded, there truly would have no one to protect these women.

The dark-skinned woman shook her head before replying, ''I can make use of the fact that I once helped Sol Haize, he owes me a bit. We will be forced to become a force under him, but he always repays a favor. Since he decided to make an Empire, I'll just ask our Faction to become an army with more freedom.''

''We all became soldiers after this new world turned into chaos, anyway...'' The dark-skinned woman sighed lightly, and the fearful woman also became calmer. If Sol Haize truly owed her a favor, then it could work!

Next moment...

The dark-skinned woman left the lapidated building underground floor under the stares of many other women, who looked at her worriedly.

...

Thundering news left Infinite Sun City, because even after a catastrophic amount of deaths, there were still many people alive due to the otherworldly humans' arrival. A native human Empire was actually born on that day!

''As expected of that bastard...'' The U.S.A president cursed in a low tone, their country survived the first wave of monsters and were lucky to have powerful otherworldly humans to pass by in the second wave. Their elite army became powerful Mana users with their luck and strong resource gathering!

The most important part is that a 5-Star otherworldly human actually agreed to stay in their country. That 5-Star said that one of their inhabitants was valued by their Empire, and so he would protect their country. With that powerful otherworldly human staying in their country, even if a powerful 6-Star came, it would be safe!

Unless the powerful bosses show up... The president didn't even dare to think about such a thing, because it was too scary. But he was very happy, because that 5-Star willingly agreed to help their elite army to grow stronger, and that meant more stability!

He also wasn't useless, and his aptitude was actually very good. The president became the strongest in his country, part due to his talent and part due to the 5-Star helping him. Even if he started a bit older than most, his talent made up for it.

However, the news that Sol Haize actually decided to make his own Empire made him feel fear deep from the soul. While Sol Haize was a truly scary person, he never expressed willingness to truly become an Emperor or to dominate everything. It was as simple as that because if he wished, he could!

Most people knew Haize, even if just due to his good deeds of doing charity for those who couldn't support themselves, or their families. For those who were helpless, he gave them help and hope. For that, Haize was admired by hundreds of millions.

But now, Haize's statement shook the hearts of all native humans, many of them weren't ordinary people who didn't have access to deep information, but were people who knew that Haize was once proclaimed as the underworld Emperor, and the world King. What once put them at ease was that Haize didn't want to dominate the bright and dark side of the world.

Now, Haize had clearly announced what he was through his actions, and it carried a very heavy weight in the hearts of many. They knew that for some reason, Haize's sleeping heart had awakened.

To become the Emperor.

[A/N: Ayyyy, this is the end of Book 1! In the first book, except for the first chapters, there weren't many action, but rather a solid foundation building. The MC rose in strength till he was able to take the city, of course, this is not to mean that he's strong enough to take over all cities! In fact, Ottawa was just one of the weaker ones, as explained in the last few chapters.

I sincerely thank all of those who gave their support to a poor, kind, gentle and handsome author! I hope your support stays in the next book as well (It starts in the next chapter, btw! Xd!]