Volume I: Chapter 3: Brother's Rebellion

The ascending crown prince expected this to happen.

Prince Howard was making his way through the front gates, carrying enormous killing devices. Smog arises above and is released by each engine, clouding the sky and making the day gloomy.

Standing in the far heights, Prince Evan cast a glance down and saw his older half-brother and his entire troop.

"Madman," says Prince Evan. This interaction infuriated him greatly.

"I don't think you know what insanity is," he said.

"I'll demonstrate for you," he continued, squinting his eyes and preparing to strike.

The men's shadows moved through quickly.

They all have various kinds of sacred weaponry. Defense-attack reciprocal type, attack enhancer type, complicated manipulator type, or elemental manipulator type, and so on.

The battle between the sacred weapons finally began as Prince Howard released his forces as well.

Prince Howard yelled, "YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A BASTARD CRAP!!" with complete contempt.

To his annoyance, the emperor yelled, "Come and get it if you want the throne!"

"YOU...!!" Prince Howard broke from the machine, killing every soldier in his path with his uncontrollably raging hysteria.

The sacred weapon known as the Noctis umbra, or night shadow, has the ability to accelerate and improve all forms of movement and talent.

It can improve coordination, speed, agility, and physical strength. Its primary domain falls under the attack-enhancer type, not the manipulator type, and falls under the defense-reciprocal type as opposed to the assault type. Although it is a powerful sacred weapon, a weak threader cannot utilize it at all.

A powerful weapon can only be defeated by the threader, not by the weapon itself.

"Your weakness, my father's flawless son, the Castle's Brightest Star (Prince Howard's royal title)...

is yourself "The emperor watched him with a mumbled expression.

One of the second prince's strongest and most loyal elite assassins pinned him down on the ground.

Alas, a threader owns a Complex manipulator-type sacred weapon.

The prince met him at the age of fifteen and Alas was only ten years old when the prince unwillingly helped his father to colonize three other countries that are now part of the empire. Alas is an orphan and a thief is taken to serve him.

Alas' sacred weapon, the Macromonia, is a black beaded onyx bracelet and by the time he began to use it, it had grown black branches crawling, reaching his right eye. Macromonia is a manipulative psycho-invasive weapon that results in the inhibition of the enemy's attack through the use of the enemy's negative memories or experiences. It is also known as the "Weapon of Nightmare."

The first prince being pinned down on the ground is subjected to treason. Everyone knows that it is a major offense not only to their ruler but to the whole empire itself and those who are found guilty are punished by either execution or exile. Their corpse was left hanging outside the city walls, rotten and eaten by vultures. Not unless pardoned by the Emperor itself. If the new emperor will be considerate enough to spare his life, the same as what happened to the mother of the imperial princess, Lady Sylvia it might help, but...

It shall be another RE-consideration of the first prince's case. Prince Howard is not living in the Center Kingdom anymore. He was already exiled by the previous emperor because he had committed the same crime before.

A few minutes later, the system was overrun and destroyed, causing all the other ships to begin collapsing one by one.

Now the first prince is vanquished.

Nevertheless, he uses his sacred weapon and manages to escape. How?

The Noctis Umbra, his sacred weapon, possesses a reciprocal defense-attack ability known as the Mirror effect, which amplifies the enemy's strike five to ten times for defensive purposes.

Thus, using its strength, the first prince utilizes it to attack himself while he is pinned down to the ground, causing the weapon to absorb it again before releasing it as an explosion.

After leaving his restaurant, he fled.

The Emperor signaled for all the assassins nearby to simply let him go, despite their best efforts to capture him.

Most likely, the second prince showed consideration for his elder brother's life, but who can say what was going through his mind?

No one ever knew him for he was always kept away by his father, the former emperor.

He ordered them to get from the evacuation sites right after the older enchanters finished reconstructing the area.

And to tend to the wounded civilians, he called upon priests and healers.

"I want it done before sunset.". He said.

"Don't mention what happened today, just tell them the first prince forfeited." he instructed.

The captive soldiers then have the option of being executed with honor or staying inside the central kingdom, where they can live with a disability to protect sabotage. They won't be able to escape, just like captives. It is forbidden to start a revolution again or create a disturbance.

If they do, they will be put to death right away.

They all follow the emperor's instructions and set out on their missions.

He yelled out, "Alas," and turned to start walking.

He gave the order, "Investigate the Land of Fidelpia."

The huge country of Fidelpia, the land of warfare and military weapons, is also the epicenter of defense for the whole empire, whether it is for land, water, or air.

It explains the machine-engine ships that the first prince has.

The reason it was still needed is because not all humans are threaders so some humans still use other materials for warfare and defense.

Princess Cherish, Prince Howard's mother, was given a political marriage to Emperor William for the sake of alliance, peace, and unity.

There is an existing treaty between the Center kingdom of the Silver Crest empire and its branch country, Fidelpia.

If there is a war, it will be held at risk.

Soldiers are dispersed around the region.

The priests, healers, and sorcerers were carrying out the new emperor's orders.