News of Blodig.

Mary sat on the throne and her gaze focused on the entire hall. She had a very calm look on her face. Beside her, Jian stood with his hands held back.

The hall which they were in, was very huge and had a high roof with support of round shaped pillars. Those pillars were engraved with images of dragons spitting huge streams of fire.

They was also a massive dragon statue behind the throne. The texture of the statue looked like an alive dragon. And its gigantic head which could easily fit more than ten people was so intimidating. Especially its teeth, even the other dragons were daunted by it.

The moment she mentioned his death, everybody fell silent. Some of them were genuinely shocked to hear the news of his death, while others seemed to be expecting the news.

One of them was Carl.

The empress, Mary was the second strongest of the dragon race. After she took the role of the empress, she perfectly justified her role. Blodig had brought glory to their race and Mary had maintained it without any disturbances. She single-handled and took care of matters regarding the empire. Blodig did not appear in court much. He was unreliable.

"My deepest condolences, I know this is not the time to say this but, even when he was present, his presence in the court was not much. We need an emperor who will stand by us in every need. And I know you have worked very hard for the prosperity of the empire. You have also suffered a lot."

"I am, merely suggesting, the emperor's seat cannot be empty. It needs someone and you also need some rest." Carl spoke with a respective tone. He had a faint hint of a smile on his face.

Mary could see his malicious intent in his words. During the time When Blodig was alive, no one questioned Mary, when she decided everything on her own. At that Blodig was alive, they didn't dare defy him. But now that he was dead, they started the revolt.

Carl has some of the ministers under him. He was aiming for the throne now. But it was not simple, Blodig's son Theo naturally will succeed on the throne. Carl put a statement that Theo was not ready to rule an empire. They claimed that he was not strong as his father.

Carl, usually stayed very low when Blodig was alive. He was not involved in the matters of the court hall. He also lived far from the palace, in an isolated mansion. A few decades back, when Blodig was still trying to become the emperor, Carl also tried to covet the throne, but in the end, he failed. At the time, most of the things Carl wanted, Blodig received them with his strength. This made Carl hate Blodig to the core. He was also married to the most beautiful and strongest female dragon, Mary. Everyone admired her and most of the male dragons were mesmerized by her beauty.

Before, even though Blodig didn't show his presence in the court, no one asked or retorted that Mary was deciding things. Because they were afraid of Blodig and also they were satisfied with the decisions she made. So they didn't object that much.

But now that the biggest obstacle has gone, the malicious intent was shown. Expectantly, Carl was the first one to say.