Chapter One

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Chapter One

The hidden Royals

It's been hundreds of years when the Imperial Empire suddenly vanished on the naked eyes.

The war between kingdoms halted and a tremendous earthquake occurred, which lead the mainland to separate from one another and became nations.

The different nations exclude their selfish intentions and stop conquering other nations. Instead, they focus on peace with other countries while improving their own economy.

A new era was born, an era where technology was introduced. This breakthrough became the key to new discoveries that leads the world to a much advance economy.

However, because of the focus on becoming more and more advance on technologies, people have forgotten the reason why the warfare between kingdoms during the early centuries halted.

They completely forgot about the missing empire nor its glorious reign over the various kingdoms.

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At the middle of the ocean, where the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean collide, lies beneath is the hidden empire, now known as the Imperial Kingdom.

However, some people still call it an empire.

"Hera! Dear! have some snacks first. You both have been duelling since morning," a middle-aged woman calling her daughter and husband.

"ok, mom we're coming." Hera the young lady said.

Hera and her father stop fighting and walk towards the middle-aged woman.

"Hey dear I miss you so much," he said.

"What are you talking about Hades, we just saw each other at the dining table earlier," said the middle-aged woman.

"I know that Hestia dear, but I can't help missing you when we're apart," Hades said to his lovely wife.

"Oh, you stubborn old man, I don't know what to do with you anymore.

You're hopeless you know that right?" she said shaking her head because of frustration.

"Yes I know that, but can you blame me for missing you every minute we're apart?" he lovingly said to his wife and hug her from behind.

Watching her parents, Hera snorted, "Guys, you both know that I'm with you right? please stop your public display of affection in front of me."

"Oh, sorry princess. We forgot that you're with us." her father said. " It slipped on my mind."

"hummp!" Hera snorted even more and sat beside her parents grabbing a cookie and eat it while pouting her lips.

Hera even more snorted when her mom and dad began to display their affections to one another again forgetting that poor Hera is with them.

"I wish big brother Zeus is here, that way I won't be stuck with mom and dad seeing them eating each other's faces," Hera mumbled to herself.

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Outside the Empire, a young college boy sneezed out of a sudden.

Sighing, "Hera must have gotten to think of her loveable brother again," Zeus mumbled to himself.

Zeus' hometown is the Imperial kingdom, but he is far from home because of a mission. His father the King sent him to find the mastermind, the one who's behind the illegal experimentation on human beings turning them to a carnivorous monster that attacks people and transferring a virus by biting them.

This carnivorous monster turning virus is known to many as undead or zombie virus. Zeus is looking for them for months now but until now, he fails to find him nor his whereabouts.

Currently, Zeus is studying as a medic student just for the cover, so no one will know him.

"Bless you, babe," Calista, Zeus' girlfriend, said chuckling.

Zeus and Calista met at their school, Zeus fell in love with her the moment they saw each other so he began to court her.

Last month, is his seventh-month courting of Calista when she surprises him with her yes, so they became official.

Calista didn't know where Zeus was born but she knows that he has a mission here and going back to his hometown when he finished his mission. Zeus asked her if she is willing to come with him, going back to his home and leave her dreams here for good.

Calista is an orphan, her parents died when she was five and given care to her auntie who treats her like a slave. So with no hesitation, she said yes and is willing to follow him wherever he goes.

"HAHAHA, you never fail to amuse me, babe," Zeus said laughing and rest his arms to her shoulders.

"Stop laughing at me," Calista pouted, "so, who did remember you?"

"Well, no one knows me here except you and our friends so I assumed it's my sister."

"Babe," Calista said and lean one Zeus' shoulder.

"Humm?" he whispered.

"Can you tell me about your sister?" Calista asked looking at his mesmerizing green eyes while leaning at his shoulder.

"Well, my sister's name is Hera, she is four years younger than me which is 16. She is really fond of guns and katanas. In fact, she is much stronger than me," chuckling while remembering how his sister bit him to a pulp when he teases her being bratty. " I still remember how she bit me to a pulp when I teased her for being a brat. Man, I was bedridden for a month due to her hard punch on my stomach."

"Wow! really?"

"Yeah, you see babe, even though she loves martial arts and weapons, she was still a girly person. Besides weapons, she's obsessed with dresses especially when it's her favourite colour."

"I like your sister babe, wish I could meet her,"

"Don't worry, you'll meet her very soon," Zeus assured and kiss Calista's temple not minding the stair of their classmates.

"Hey, what's up guys?" Denver, the noisiest on their group showed up walking inside the classroom.

"Shut up will you?!" Sarah, the bookworm on their group, said standing beside Denver.

"I'm just greeting our lovey dove couple friends here, hon. Please don't be mad," he said to her girlfriend, Sarah.

"Tsk, anyways, guys Sir Austin is on a meeting with the other teachers so we're vacant. The others are already at the cafeteria and they are waiting for the four of us."

Sarah said to Calista and Zeus.

Zeus and Calista nodded, Zeus stands up first offering his hands to Calista "shall we, my lady?" he asked.

Calista let out a giggle taking Zeus' offered hand in front of her.

Sarah shook her head grinning while her boyfriend placed his arm around her waist and follow the two lovebirds to the cafeteria.

"Guys," Sarah said.

"My guts tell that a terrible catastrophe is about to occur."

"Are you sure about it?"

Zeus asked with a serious tone in his voice.

"Yeah, guys I'm telling you, there will be chaos later."

"But how can you predict that?" Calista.

"You're a clairvoyant," Zeus seriously said and looking at Sarah with a blank face, "tell us, where do you from?"

Sarah was shocked, "I think we should not talk here, let's get the others first and go to the treehouse, there I will tell you guys everything."

"Ok, quickly let's get them," Zeus said and placed his hand on Calista's shoulders.

The four of them didn't waste time and run into the cafeteria to fetch their friends.

"Guys, as I can feel that we also need to gather lots of foods," Sarah said while they're still running.

"Ok, I and Zeus will buy foods at the grocery store outside the campus lets meet up at the treehouse," Calista shouted and dragged Zeus with her to the grocery store.

"Calista," Zeus said.

"I think this catastrophe that Sarah told us has something to do with my mission," he said.

"What is your mission that we need to rush?" Calista asks him.

"I'll tell you later with the others, now go grab every canned food and other stuff we might need like toothbrush and soaps while I go grab some sacks of rice."

Calista nodded and grabbed everything she can find useful, while Zeus grabbed five sacks of rice and ten boxes of mineral water.

everyone at the grocery store eyeing them weirdly like they're out of there minds.

Grabbing everything they need they went to the cashier and paid the things they bought, they rush back to the school and went to the treehouse. Students were looking at them weirdly like the people at the grocery store, Who the heck will buy so much stuff and bring them to school right? only crazy people do those stuff, they said on their mind.

But the couple didn't mind their gaze and rush straight to the treehouse. They knock three times and Denver open the door and help them bring the groceries inside.

"Guys, what heck is happening?!" Gella asked the four of them, "Why did Sarah and Denver just drag our ass up here?"

"It's because there's a catastrophe that is about to happen," Sarah explained.

"What catastrophe?" Maximus coldly said.

"And why does the two of you, Zeus and Calista, bought so much stuff?"

"Because I think that the catastrophe that Sarah told us has something to do with my mission," Zeus said.

"What mission?" Frost asked while hugging Gella from behind, "do you guys know that you four looked like crazy people? the students earlier looked at you guys weirdly."

"I was tasked to fi— KYAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!

" Zeus was about to explain when a loud scream from the field interrupt him.

With curiosity, they took a peek and saw something that makes them shiver and tremble. They all felt goosebumps because of the scene they witnessed just now. Because of fear, Gella loudly said...

"OH MY GOD!!!!"

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