501-511

:YOU WILL BEAR MY RAGE

It was a bloody night.

Soon the tales of the night which had shaken the entire power structure of the Empire would reach everyone's ears.

He knew that this would soon spread all over the place like wildfire.

People will surely be more interested towards the origin of the story rather than the plot.

After all, fights between the family members happened like an everyday meal in the imperial castle.

However this was the first time where people were butchered like sheep.

And Hex who would centre of all this would become a laughing stock of the entire world.

His eyes which had been filled with ambition and arrogance were nowhere to be found.

Sitting around the debris, he watched his mansion burn.

He had built this place with a lot of hard work to get out from his family shadow and cut off the moles as much as he could.

Hex, who was known as a Miraculous Magician, had the support of Kinley's Magic tower.

"Casualties?"

Hex hoarse voice made the person before him tremble.

"Your Highness.."

"14 Legendary realm Knight, 9 Legendary rank Magicians and 38 miscellaneous Transcendent rank."

The informant's lips quivered as he recited the information.

"I don't dare to talk about the Mythic ranks."

Hex bit his lip till it bled and looked at the bloody moon.

"Leave."

The informant quickly left, leaving behind Hex whose anger started to flare.

"Damn….Damn…."

"How dare you do this to me?"

"You filthy bastard."

"How dare you?"

Hex screamed on top of his lungs and pulled his hair in pain and agony.

He caresses the place on his chest where Alex kicked him and started to scratch it.

He felt disgusted and tried to scrape the meat over his chest where Alex put his feet.

Blood dripped down from his chest leaving gnarly wounds.

The memories of being hit by Alex nauseated him.

Sean, who had the support of the Kinley's Knight squad, had always been at odds with him.

The Magic Tower and Army Knight Squad had always kept each other in check.

With Shen's help, Hex had gotten hold over a

knight regiment and made his own army which could rival them.

However the balance broke during the war where Sean power had been cut.

And Hex aimed to cut the remaining weed and finally step on the Throne.

He was so close to fulfilling his dream.He just needed a tiny push and seize it.

However.....

Just a single night...

And just a single man thrashed his dream and everything.

He appeared like a storm and destroyed his men as if they were made of paper.

He lost the Mythic rankers and many Legendary rank knights.

He might be able to get up on his feet but he knew this wasn't the end.

Because with Shen in their hand, Hex might really be in trouble.

People might think Shen as a fool.

A weak and greedy bastard without any brain but only he knows the truth.

Inside that fatty look lies a cunning man with great eyesight.

He only lost his composure when it came to the matters pertaining to Christina.

As he thought about what might happen next, the voice of Alex started to echo in his ears and hunt him.

'This is just the beginning of your despair.'

'You will drown in despair.'

'A never ending despair.'

'You will cry and beg for death.'

'And even if you die, what will be waiting for you after death is nothing but despair...'

"No!"Hex roared angrily and hit the pillar beside him.

"It will not be me but you...."

"Despair..."

"I will show you the true despair."

Hex who talked to himself suddenly felt an ominous feeling beside him.

Hex did not need to look beside to know the identity of the man.

"My….My…"

"Second Prince, you don't look well."

"Sometimes I wonder what would you be doing now if you had accepted our offer."

A sinister voice echoed in his mind.

"Yes, I will take your offer."

"Help me to gain the throne and I will keep my words."

"So, you finally accepted."

"Good!"

​ "Heheheheh!"

"It would have been more fun if only you had listened to me before."

Hex looked at the cloaked figure who had an amusing smile on his lips.

"I also want you to help me with something."

"And what is that Second Prince?"

Hex muttered faintly and smiled on getting the confirmation.

........

In a dark room where the moonlight barely hides through the window.

A pair of red eyes stared at the bed where four women slept peacefully.

After putting Athena to sleep, Alex went out to look for the other three.

His heart stirred seeing their sleepless face filled with exhaustion.

While he was unconscious they had worked day and night over the past month arranging many things for him.

They have taken care of him quite well and since he had woken up, it was their time to take a rest.

So the moment everything was over, they fell asleep yesterday and have not woken up till now.

While all of them were asleep, Alex sat there on the rocking chair while contemplating many things.

As his body swayed to and fro due to the motion of chai, his eyes dozed off from time to time.

However..

He did not dare to sleep.

Everytime he closed his eyes and tried to sleep, the terrific nightmare of losing his wives started to appear again and again.

His nightmare had developed into fear and now he was afraid that his wives would be taken away if he fell asleep.

The moment he dozed off, the tear stricken face of Riya filled with misery appeared in his mind.

So he simply sat there with a blank expression.

However it did not mean he was wasting time.

He became more familiar with his new power.

He was walking on a path that no one had threaded before and he did not even know the end of it.

He was also worried of facing an obstruction which he could not solve.

He had been ignorant to many things.

He had always thought that his soul was strong because of the memories about his past life and due to being trained by Goddess.

However it was wrong.

His soul had always been strong.

The proof was the presence of that being inside the soul.

It was just that his soul was keeping up with the body.

It is like a gas which when required can be contained in a small cane while at the same time it can fill the entire room if left free.

When he changed his power structure, his soul expanded crazily, becoming stronger than before.

Alex sighed.

"I just got the answer about my soul strength when the new question of who that person is appears."

What worried him more was the last words of the man.

"He said that the outside world seems fun."

"What did he mean?"

As Alex thought over it again and again, the only thing he could think was that person might have been locked in his soul or something like this, who wanted to get out.

Or maybe he was one of his previous shelf who, unable to find any excitement, locked his personality and memories waiting to appear.

Alex thought that it might be because his gaze looked quite boring and it was quite similar to him.

In fact, Alex often feels bored when he fights with others.

When he decided to go all out, he knew that the Supreme might not pose much threat however it might be one of the few moments he had felt excited.

He never intended to kill the members of the Royal family.

It was just a gamble to pull out those old men from their shell and thankfully he succeeded.

If not for Riya's absence he would have thoroughly enjoyed the moments.

Alex snapped out of his thoughts and looked at his wives sleeping peacefully.

Every time he looked at them, he missed Riya's presence.

He could still remember Goddess Of Wisdom words

'Cut those who need to be cut.Discard what needs to be discarded.A King should never should never show any weakness.'

'You lacked greatly in that aspect.Words and knowledge cannot fill that gap.'

The amount of practical experience he had can be said to be negligible.

He was just an ordinary human in his previous life and even though he learnt a lot of things, he was not able to use them properly.

It was the difference between knowing theory and doing practical work.

Unless you experience things on your own you will never grow.

He thought that if he laid low without interfering with others, people would not look trouble with him needlessly.

That's why unless required, he doesn't provoke them much.

However some people really mistaken his indifference as his inability to fight back.

It was the same for those people from the Darkness realm.

If they knew a little bit about him, they would have never dared to provoke.

They have touched something which they should never have.

Alex gasped heavily and his gaze burnt with hatred.

What fueled his anger more was that coincidentally, Ava's true reincarnation was none other than Riya.

Catherine might look like Ava but Riya was Ava.

And he failed to protect Ava for a second time.

Now that he knew about this, Alex wondered if Riya knew about the past.

It may be possible she knew about the past and knew about his true identity as God Of Death arranged their fate and Riya also carried his power.

However Alex can only keep patience for now while Riya might be suffering in thier.

This thing stuck in his heart more than anything.

"You all will pay the price."

"Price for your imprudence."

"Just wait and prepare yourself."

"You will bear my rage."

502:GATHERING OF ROYAL FAMILY

The rays of sun shimmered, illuminating the room.

Under the rays of sun, the wooden pane of the portrait glittered.

Inside the portrait a small boy sat on the chair while a woman stood behind him with a loving smile.

Her refreshing smile depicted the state of her happiness and heightened her beauty.

Alex calmly stared at Riya and spoke

"I wonder how the painter is able to draw you."

"Still this picture of yours doesn't even come close to the real you."

Then his gaze fell on his younger self.

His body was quite rounded and he looked like a swollen ball.

However he had to admit one thing.

As Athena said he looks quite quiet.

He stepped forward and caressed Riya's face in the portrait.

"Soon..Very Soon.."

"Wait for me"

Knock…Knock…Knock

"Come in!"Alex spoke in a displeased expression.

"Your Highness, all the ladies have gathered."

"I see."

"Take the stacks of paper with you."

...…..

"From now on, I will devour everything."

Alex tilted the cup in front of him and quietly opened his mouth to his wives sitting opposite to him.

Hearing his words, the image of Alex ravaging his opponent came into Athena's mind.

It was the image which she could never forget in his life.

"Ask the forces of Leonhart to prepare themselves."

"We will also move the League of shadows."

"It's time to reap all the things we have sown"

"What are you going to do first?"Catherine asked.

"We will collect evidence of the kingdoms attacking us."

"Will we suppress them or wage war against them?"Yvonne enquired.

"Neither."Alex shook his head and spoke

"There is no need to waste manpower on these bugs anymore."

"We will assassinate their heads and make the Kingdoms fall into chaos.You know what to do next."

"So you are going to use League of Shadows to kill them."Christina murmured while thinking about something.

Alex smiled while shaking his head and clapped his hands.

A Knight entered under every one curious gaze and kneeled down.

"Davidson, it's time to test your loyalty towards me."

"We are prepared to prove our loyalty, Your Highness."

"We will tread on fire and water for you."

Seeing the other three curious gaze, Athena explained to them"He is Davidson, Captain of the Knights of Fifth Division under Alex."

"The Kingdoms range from tier 4 to Tier 1."

"Form a squad of Legendary ranks and get this done in a week.The earlier it's done it's better."

"Yes, Your Highness."Davidson bowed his head.

"Have you gotten the list?"

"Give it to Christina."

Davidson nodded and handed Christina stacks of paper.

Christina took it and scanned the names written on the list.

Her eyes lit up with surprise.

"This...."

"In three days all of them are going to be assembled."

Christina's hands trembled and she closed her eyes which surged with happiness.

Her squad that she had built with blood and sweat was abandoned and dispersed.

She tried to look for them but it was difficult for her alone to locate all of them.

"When did you begin to look for them?"

"Since, I arrived at the capital."

"In fact, I found them quite a long time ago but I was cautious about other eyes so refrained from making big movements."

Christina frowned as she realised something and asked"Then wouldn't it be troublesome if I do this now."

"They were dispersed under the Emperor's order so are we not going against him by doing this?"

"I don't care anymore."

"What can he do now?"

"Instead of me they should be worried."

"Cause I will now cut everyone who opposes me without mercy."

"And secondly, I think things will be cleared by tomorrow when everyone meets the Emperor."

"Soon the tides are going to be changed."

"If you are incapable of bending to the circumstances, you can only blame yourself."

"It's time to use everything we have built till now."

....

People's palace at the centre of Imperial Palace.

About a dozen people were gathered in a huge audience room.

Sean looked at the people gathered here with heavy eyes.

'It was the first time they have been gathered like this.'

Sean after marrying moved with his family out of the capital to keep his family safe from the wolves.

When fights happened here, he was near the borders and honestly he was greatly shocked by all of this.

He knew that one day Alex might explode but it came so first that it surprised him greatly.

In Sean's eyes the figures of men and women with golden hair just like herself were reflected.

It was more like a gathering of competitors instead of brothers and sisters.

To aim for the throne you need to pass through a succession ceremony and recently Second Princess Ivine passed the ceremony.

Since Shion was uninterested in the throne , Ivine would surely hoard all the power of the Raizerford family and start spreading her influence.

Only the third Princess Rosalie and Fourth Princess Alicia remained to pass the ceremony.

He did not know what they would do in future.

People who inherited the blood of Stans have already suppressed the limits of strength and had immense capability.

On birth each one of them would have an awakening ceremony to awaken the blood of God.

It was said Alex failed that and he was treated as an outcast as he had no Blood of God that symbolises Stan.

Thinking about all the drama going on in their family made him bitter.

'I will have to protect my family from these wolves.I can't let these people harm them as each one of them are monsters who could take the lives of others without hesitation.'

There is no humanity in them.

Greed of power makes people lose their sense.He knew it very well because he was also one of them.

Drunk in power, human life meant nothing to him until he met her.

She added meaning to his life and made her understand that there was something more greater than power.

With a sigh, he observed everyone.

Shion and William looked down, however he was surprised to see Hex looked calm as usual.

"Long time no see brothers.Why do all of you have gloomy eyes and messy hair?"

"Have you not slept well?'

At that moment, a woman with long blonde hair hanging down her back opened her mouth with a smile.

First Princess Leia.

"Sister Leia, you still have that habit of poking things you should not poke, isn't it?"

William muttered with a smile.

"I am just worried about my brother's welfare.You all know what happened three days ago.The entire capital was in uproar."

"People's hearts had been restless.So as an older Sister it's my job to look after my brothers who were at the centre of all this."

"Are you only going to talk about those filthy things which don't mean much?"

Hex spoke with a smile.

The two looked at each other with calm eyes as a greeting like this was not a provocation at all.

But deep in their eyes there was disgust for each other.

"I heard you lost some people?"Leia asked with an expression as if she knew something.

"You have really grown courageous enough to enquire about my business."

"It's just some bugs who lost their lives.Since, they are not capable enough to do their duty well enough, it's good that all of them died."

Hex folded his legs and spoke with a sneer.

Leia glanced at Sean who gave her a look that she should not drag her into this.

Alice who stood at the side shed cold sweat wondering why a gentle lamb like her was forced to attend a meeting of tiger's.

All of them were summoned and asked to attend no matter what.She had to take a holiday and came here in a farce.

"My...my...What a pleasant atmosphere."Ivine muttered with a clap.

"This guy is the shame of the Stan family.Just by being here he is undermining the honour of the family"Ivine spoke with a venomous gaze.

"He doesn't have any God blood so I don't understand how he became so strong."William spoke with a confused expression.

"On top of that he had broken several laws and attacked the Prince.He is just a King of a small Kingdom. What right does he have to touch us?"

"I want him to be punished according to the law."Ivine shouted and looked at Hex.

Hex eyes which were calm became intense.

The loss he suffered was heartbreaking.

"If he was going to be punished, he would have already been punished.Since he is not.It seems that the Royal Father has some other plans."William spoke.

"I don't know.I just wish he disappears from sight."Ivine whined while clenching her fist.

She had come here to take a look at the bastard who dared to harm her mother.

"He is too strong for you all to handle,"Leia added.

"No matter how much strength he has, he is alone."

"What can he do alone?I don't even know how long he will last.Soon he will find himself in a pit surrounded by people over his throat."

Shion, who kept his lips closed till now, spoke with a smirk.

"That's what I am also curious about."

One voice echoed in their ears.

At that, people turned their heads toward the door of the audience where the voice was heard.

"Let's see what I can do and how long it will last."

There was Alex entering the audience room with an ominous smile.

5 503:GATHERING OF ROYAL FAMILY 2

Alex glanced at the people gathered in the audience room.

People looked towards his sides with eyes full of interest, surprise and shock.

Except for Hex, William and Shion, others saw him after a very long time.

While for Ivine and Rosaline, it was their first meeting with him.

"I have never thought that people like you could step here," Ivine spoke with a frown.

Ivine cursed at Alex however the stillness reflected in his eyes was something that gave her chills.

And everyone could feel the temperature plunging greatly along with the eerie ominousness that surrounded them.

Even though Shion had a blank expression, his legs started to shake.

"You are late."

Alice spoke softly and sided with Alex.

Alex patted her head lovingly and said"I had some work to do."

"Who do you think you are?"

"Insect, how dare you come late when we arrived early," Ivine shouted, surprising everyone.

"You should be mindful of this matter. Alas.."

Everyone swallowed their saliva.

Hex's eyes stirred as his interest was piqued wondering what was going to happen.

Alex gazed at them and passing through them took his seat.

He thought it was useless to argue with people blinded by arrogance; however, if he let it go, they would likely think that he could trample easily.

Alex looked at the empty throne while resting his chin on his palm as he sat down comfortably.

With turning his gaze towards Ivine, Alex spoke coldly."

"The last person who dared to raise his voice and bark at me is now resting in peace without a grave to hold to his body."

Alex then tilted his head and looked at Ivine who flinched back on meeting those blood red eyes.

"Hahaha!"

"What a joke?"

"Do you think you can touch me?"

"I am of Royal blood. You will be killed before you know it."

Alex tilted his gaze towards Hex and chuckled.

"Do you know the name of the person who died by my hands ?"

"What does this have to do with me?"

"He might be an insect-like you."Ivine spoke.

Alex laughed as if he heard a funny joke which further angered Ivine.

"Hey, why are you laughing?"

"You might be one of those ego centric girls who dare to address their ancestors as insects."

"Huuuhh!"

At those words, people's eyes focused on him.

"Is this a joke?"Sean asked with a surprised expression.

"What do you mean by that brother?"Alice asked with a startled expression.

"I don't joke about the people whom I have killed."

"Let me tell you a funny thing."

A grin appeared on Alex's lips.

"Sling Raizarford who was known for his swordsmanship died even before he could hold his sword."

"His pathetic cry for mercy and help still lingered in my ears."

"It was pleasant to see," Alex said and rested his head on the chair.

"Stop lying, "Ivine shouted.

"How dare you lie about our ancestors."

"You..how can a puny ant like you can kill our ancestor who is at Supreme rank."

"Who are you trying to fool?"

Alex shook his head and smiled.

People say ignorance is bliss but sometimes ignorance is the reason you die.

"You dare mock our ancestors."

"I will kill you, bastard."

"Ivine please calm down a bit"Leia shouted, seeing Ivine's murderous gaze.

"Yes, stop this farce," Sean spoke and took a step forward towards Ivine.

"Today I will cut you into pieces."

Ivine shouted and her pressure descended on Alex.

"Die you, bastard."Ivine roared while raising her sword to strike.

"Finally something to kill my boredom."

It was at that moment, Alicia who sat beside Alex looked to the side with a questionable gaze however her mouth opened wide seeing Alex disappear before her eyes.

Khuakk!

An eerie sound echoed from the centre of the audience hall.

Ivine eyes wide opened and her body lost its strength as she felt a tight group around her neck.

In front of Ivine, Alex with his languid eyes stood while gripping her neck as if he was going to kill her.

As if cold water had been poured, the audience room instantly died with silence.

Their mouths closed due to the unexpected situation, no one was able to notice Alex closing onto Ivine and gripping her neck.

"You..leave her, "Shion shouted with fearful eyes.

Alex tilted his gaze towards Shion whose body trembled crazily.

"Sister Ivine please tell me, do you want to die?"

"If you are in a hurry, I can grant you a painless death."

Alex tightens his grip causing her to choke.

Bubbles started to appear in her mouth with a faint gurgling sound.

"Alex, don't kill her or you will be in trouble," Sean shouted.

"Your Majesty The Emperor is entering."

THUD!

Ivine dropped to the ground.

With a loud cry, the door to the audience opened and a man filled with majesty walked in with an upright gesture filled with nobleness

"I see you, Your Majesty The Emperor."

"I greet you, Your Majesty."

People stopped what they were doing and bowed their heads towards Kevin.

Alex had already let go of Ivine, who swallowed her grievances.

The overwhelming charisma emanating from the old man's whole body naturally weighed down on everyone.

"What is this?"

On the way, The Emperor locked his gaze on Ivine's neck on which there were red imprints of gripped fingers.

His question met with silence for a moment and it was followed by Ivine pointing at Alex.

"Father, he assaulted me."

"He broke the decorum of the Royal Family and attacked me."

"Your Majesty."

Everyone's gaze turned towards Alex who bowed his head.

Everyone present here can verify my statement.

"She is the one who drew the sword first."

"So, tell me what should I do?"

"Should I just stand and watch while she cuts me with her sword?"

"Is it true?"

The Emperor asked with a displeased tone.

Hearing his cold voice everyone gave a slight nod.

He clicked his tongue and ignoring everyone he crossed them and made his way to the throne.

No one present there moved their head and kept their heads down except for Alex.

In his eyes, the surge of heavenly power glowed and shined faintly.

At that time Sean opened his mouth.

"How have you been?"

"Do I look in a good mood to you?"

Kevin replied with a snort.

Knowing these words were meant for everyone, they just kept their mouth and bowed their heads even more.

The atmosphere was as cold as it can be.

At that time, Hex spoke with a worried tone.

"Your Majesty, I implore you to make decisions on behalf of the Empire."

"The winds blown by that night had led embers to run amok. You need to address the grievances of the soldiers who lost their lives under the sword of Alex's tyranny."

"All of them were doing their duty and were killed meaninglessly ."

"If we don't punish him, we will become a laughing stock in the whole world and what about the laws."

"Once the law is broken, people would take it as an example and do as they please later."

Kevin tapped the armrest and looked at Alex.

"What do you have to say about this Alex?"

"Let me hear your thought?"

:DECIDING THE CROWN PRINCE

Seeing the Emperor asking Alex, doubts appeared on the faces of the Princes and Princesses.

Because they couldn't guess what he was thinking.

Alex took out some mana crystals and placed them before the Emperor.

"Your Highness, these contain the evidence of some crimes committed by Shen."

"If you take a closer look at the content inside, you will know just how much Shen had made a mess in from Western borders."

Alex's words poured cold water on Hex.

"I just wanted to have a nice chat with Shen, however when I confronted him with all of this, I was attacked out of nowhere."

"Everything is self defence."

"Do you think we are naive?"Ivine and Shion spoke at the same time.

Seeing them bicker like this, Kevin sighed.

"Ivine!"

Ivine body stiffened and she stared at The Emperor.

His eyes were as dark as the night sky filled with dissatisfaction.

"Do you know what is your mistake?"

"I..I.."Ivine stuttered wondering what she had done for The Emperor to condemn her openly.

"I know,"She said, biting his lips.

"No, you don't."

Ivine lips opened and closed but no words came out.

"Speak, what you did wrong."

Ivine clenched her hem tightly and said"I should not have drawn the sword in the audience room."

"Drawing your sword is not wrong."

Kevin muttered and looked at everyone's confused expression.

"It's your inability to judge the situation and draw the conclusion."

"You were not able to judge your opponent nor were you able to defeat it."

"Look at Alex, once he started confronting everyone he pushed forward without stepping back no matter who appeared before him."

"Remember one thing."

"In life there is no stepping back.'

"Your choices and actions have consequences and you cannot turn away."

"Even after being pressured all around, he won while you all lost."

"You could not defeat your enemy with your own hands and dare to raise this matter here asking for my help."

BANG!

Kevin stomped the ground.

The platform under the Throne cracked and a mighty aura forced everyone to tilt their back.

"That's why till now we don't have a Crown Prince."

"Hmmm!"

He snorted and shouted.

"We have seen each other after a long time and I know you don't like all this so let's go straight to the point."

"I have called here to announce that Alex's status is going to be restored."

"From now on The position of Fifth Prince of the Royal Family will be returned to Alex."

"But father he doesn't have the blood of God."

Ivine shouted.

"Shut up!"

Kevin's voice filled with flurry resonated in the room.

His words rang like thunder causing strong gales to surge from him.

"I did not ask for your opinion."

"His blood was not awakened at that time. The sudden awakening of the Blood Of Gods might be the reason why he gained this sudden strength."

"..."

Everyone was drenched in a cold sweat and even forgot to breathe for a moment.

"The real reason I called you today is to talk about the successor

"And I am not asking for your opinion."

"It's almost decided."

At that moment all the members of the family raised their heads at once.

Because it was so sudden.

However, the words of the Emperor that followed were shocking enough to erase the mind of everyone here.

A mischievous light shone in the Eyes of Kevin which gave Alex chills.

The moment Alex noticed that he felt a bad premonition in his heart.

"I wish to make Alex my successor for now."

A bomb fell from the Emperor's mouth which even startled Alex.

The inside of the audience room was so quiet that even the sound of breathing could be heard.

'Is he on high after taking some drugs or did I have some secret supporter behind my back who did something with this man behind my back?'

Alex thought that he could have regained his Fifth Prince position back but talked about being Crown Prince when his position had just been restored.

'Is he directly pushing me into muddy waters?'

Alex faced the Emperor who was looking at him.

Things were getting quite interesting.

If you were designated as successor you would be closer to the Emperor than anyone else at least in terms of legitimacy regardless of qualities or power.

But the question is how others will handle it.

The backlash would be quite huge and in one way or another, it is Alex who has to take on all of this making him a target of many.

Yes this was both a help that he called off however it was also a test for him

Surprisingly the first one to confront this was none other than Leia.

"Your Majesty, Can you tell me the reason for all this?"

"An heir cannot climb the Throne by himself. He needs support and help."

"And as far as I know, he doesn't have any."

"Your Majesty, tell me you are joking, "Hex asked with a solemn expression because things have come beyond what he had expected.

"Everything is pointless before true strength."

"You are still unaware."

"You have not seen his true strength, that's why you are speaking like this."

Kevin gave a helpless smile which did not fit the situation and spoke"He can now slaughter Supreme like a pig so what support are you talking about."

"What!"

Leia screamed while everyone's expression became pale and everyone looked at Alex.

Even Alice was surprised to hear this and wondered what kind of monster his brother had become.

"So tell me what Support you are talking about."

"The Emperor of Arkham is at Saint Realm while the Emperor of Harold is at Supreme rank and here your brother has already surpassed the head of two Empires."

"In fact no matter what, Alex should be punished even if his actions were justified."

"However, since neither side was wrong, there is bound to be a confrontation."

"Sliong Raizarford the Supreme rank expert of Raizarford died unable to take Alex one attack."

"His strength had even surpassed those of the Supreme and only the Overlord could keep him in check."

"Now tell me."

"Should I push him further until there is mutual destruction or find a way to solve it."

"And telling you the truth, he is the best heir I can think of now unless you can surpass him."

However, just because he designated him as an official successor did not necessarily mean he would become the next Emperor.

"I can't believe this. Your Majesty, don't you know what position he is in now? How he is treated and how do others perceive this?"

William spoke and Leia who was standing next to him broke the composer she had maintained and looked at Alex with an inexplicable gaze.

"I too have always followed my father's will but this time I cannot accept it."

"He is too young for all this and even if he is strong this is going to be a huge burden for him."

Rosaline asked with a calm voice.

"May I ask why you chose Alex?"

"Strength cannot be the only criterion for this. You cannot rule an Empire with strength only."

"Because I judged him to be most suitable for the next Emperor among you."

The faces of the royal family were even more distorted by Kevin's unconventional words.

"I just cannot understand what is going on. It was you who threw him out of nowhere and now you are the one who accepted him easily and now you are even raising his status as the Crown Prince."

"Just why?"Shion asked with a frustrated expression.

Everyone was thinking the same thing.

Kevin clicked his tongue and spoke, "If you could have understood that much then you would have already been designated as the next Crown Prince."

"However, if only you had that much head."

Shion stepped back on Kevin.

"I still can't accept this."

Hex expressed his anger towards Kevin however Kevin's eyes were as calm as the gentle sea.

"A word once spoken is never repeated."

It was his iron rule which he had followed still now and so he will be in the future.

And that was known to everyone.

'Since he had already made up his mind. This is already irreversible..' Leia thought and shook her head.

"I will follow Your Majesty's will."

What!

Everyone gawked at her.

"Instead."

Under everyone's bewildered gaze, she said"I have one suggestion."

"Tell me."

At those words, Leia's eyes turned towards Alex.

"Everyone knows that this is too sudden for everyone to acknowledge and may create unrest and chaos in the whole Empire."

"Even with us, the backlash from other members such as nobles, councillors and knights will be huge. There will be endless doubts and dissatisfaction."

"So why don't we give him a chance to prove himself."

"An opportunity to prove himself as a successor," Kevin muttered and spoke.

"How do you do that?"

At that Hex spoke with a sinister expression.

"Why doesn't he solve the plague that is slowly corroding the Empire."

Hex's eyes drew a black arc and he spoke.

"The Northern part is in chaos. Dark Elves and Demons are slowly pushing Elves while keeping us in check."

"War may happen anytime soon."

"So, why doesn't he solve the problems by meditating in between?"

The Northern part is facing a huge crisis.

A huge number of troops were stationed here keeping Demon and Dark Elves in check however minor skirmishes are going on every day.

Every day hundreds to thousands of soldiers die and many people go missing.

The situation is getting worse every day.

There is a shortage of food and funds are becoming insufficient.

Kinley had spent a great resource to regain the Western Part and now if something happened to the Northern Part, there would be a huge calamity.

If Alex was not able to manage the Northern borders properly, all the blame would fall on him and who knows if could return alive from that place under Demon's watch.

It was quite a sinister plan on Hex's part.

However, everything lies in his father's decision.

"If you have to become Emperor you have to solve it anyway otherwise the stability of the Emperor would be in the stack. There may be mass support for him if he solves this and he would be able to prove the qualifications."

"I don't think it's a bad idea."

"I agree with brother Hex."

Everyone except Sean, Leia and Alice agreed.

Even though suggested this she had not imagined Hex to push Alex so far nor did she believe that his father would agree to this.

"Hmm!"

There was interest in Kevin's eyes and he looked at Alex wondering what he would do.

At the same time, everyone's gaze falls on Alex.

Alex massaged his forehead as he had somehow expected this to happen.

However, it was okay.

It's time for the world to know the fear.

The fear of having Alex as an enemy.

"I accept your proposal."

:SWORD OF ANNHILATION

While others were shocked to see Alex accepting this quite easily, Hex tried to stop the wide grin from showing on his face.

Kevin observed Alex's facial expression and said"I am glad you are prepared to take on the challenge but it's not as easy as it sounds."

"For you to take control of the entire Northern region, you need the support of the council."

"Others could have dealt with easily however you don't have support and can't even appear in the Council."

Alex thought for a moment.

The Council is just like the assembly of representatives.

While the Emperor made law, it was the Council that made sure to implement the law after a thorough check.

The Princes and Princesses who head over the council need 10 nobles to support them and in that way, he and she is their representative.

However, Alex who did not even have a foundation in politics would surely find trouble.

If he cannot appear in the Council, the decision would be delayed.

If this is delayed he cannot head towards North to finish things off.

If he cannot finish the troublesome matters in the North, he can't prove his legitimacy for the Crown and then he could not represent Kinley during the treaty and put forward the proposal to open the gates to the Darkness realm.

"The Council will be held in three days, after which it will take place next month."

Kevin muttered as he saw through Alex's trail of thoughts.

Alex stared at him solemnly.

"I see. I will try to find a way."

"Hmm!"Kevin nodded.

"Every Prince Or Princesses after the ceremony would head over to the warehouse to choose their weapon."

"Chief Chamberlain would show you the way."

"Dismissed!"Kevin shouted and walked back.

After him, everyone started to retreat.

Ivine gave Alex sneer while Hex looked at him with an inexplicable gaze.

Leia walked towards Alex and gave a slight nod.

"Alex I did not mean any harm?"

"I just wanted you to step back and not get hurt but if you persist in the task I have no way but to accept the date. However, I had never thought Hex would play like this."

Leia gave a slight nod and left.

There was no need for more words nor did she plead for forgiveness.

"Alex, let's have a chat after you clear things," Sean spoke and patted Alex, he left, leaving behind Alex and Alice in the huge audience room.

"Brother, are you going to run for the Crown?"

"It's dangerous," Alice spoke with teary eyes while thinking of persuading Alex to step back.

Alex understood her thoughts and patted her.

"I am sorry Alex, I have to step in."

"Cause this is the only way to get Riya back otherwise…"

Alice could understand Alex's words and clenched the hem of her dress while cursing the cruel fate for forcing her brother.

...…..

After passing through a trial, every member of the Royal family would get a chance to visit the Realm Of Dreams.

It was a secret warehouse created years ago when Kinley was first established.

This was the place where the Imperial family stored its treasures from thousands of years ago.

It exists somewhere underground in the People's Palace and it was a place where no other than Stans's blood relatives could enter.

Alex headed to the place under Chief Chamberlin's guidance.

"From here on, you have to go alone. Please make a good choice."

"Hmm!"

"Please put a drop of blood on this magic circle."

Chief Chamberlin bowed his head politely and stepped aside.

Alex nodded, making a small cut that dripped blood on the magic circle.

The magic circle glowed and started shining brightly.

Alex's whole body was devoured by light and a creak was heard from the door.

Alex pushed the door and entered.

As soon as he passes through the door and goes down to the basement, a thick fog fills the place.

Alex sensed that the fog was quite abnormal and carried the power to harm one's body greatly.

Realms seemed to be meaningless before it however his body seemed to be resistant to the effect.

"Does it mean anyone except Stans would be affected by it?"

After taking a few steps through the mist, Alex's eyes saw the stars glimmering softly from the ceiling.

Like the Milky Way, a long road of stars appeared before him as if all of this was a dream.

Another huge stone gate blocked Alex's vision.

The stone gate was covered with ruins and a barrier exuding strong pressure.

"This place had too many security measures."

Alex saw another circle and dropped another drop of blood.

The barrier receded and the gates opened.

What appeared before Alex was a sea of treasure beyond his imagination.

Alex who crossed the door heard a cheerful voice.

"Welcome to Dream Realm."

"A place where your dream comes true."

Alex turned and saw a girl with golden hair and golden eyes staring at him.

"An Angel."

Alex murmured with surprise.

"I am just a projection of Angel granted to Emperor Schelidas in the year #######."

"Okay, I got it, please stop."Alex tried to stop his dizziness after hearing her speak thousands of words.

"I am Ella, the warehouse keeper here! You are Alex Von Stan, right?"

"I did not think that you would ever step in here. I am truly surprised."

Alex's lips twitched.

"You shouldn't undermine people so much."Alex snorted.

"First of all congratulations on being able to restore your status. Is this the first time you are?"

"No, I have been here countless times."

Ella's smile faded and her brows creased.

"Huhh! How can it be?"

"I remember you have never appeared here."

"Since you know that this is my first time then why are you asking me this stupid question?"Alex spoke with a glare.

Ella pouted with a cute expression. It had been a long time since she had a visitor and she just wanted to talk a bit.

She coughed to clear her embarrassed expression.

"This is the best treasure trove in the world where you will find treasures beyond what Prince Alex had thought!"

"Each weapon from here can cause disaster and the treasure with the lowest value can easily supplement the budget of a nation."

"Hmm!"

"However, let me give you a reminder."

"The things here have been sought after from past to present and the future each with its Myths and legends so the weapons choose you not the other way around? If you are not chosen by a weapon you can't take it no matter what."

Alex nodded and started to search around.

The only good weapon he had was the Deadweight Greatsword.

He initially used swords made of steel which were replaced by swords from the Lockheart collection; however, all of them fall short.

Till now, he had not found anything that could accompany him forever.

Alex passed through heaps of weapons.

Dragon Spear.

Celestial Sword

Satanic Dagger

Spear of Stan.

The weapons started to vibrate as Alex passed through surprising Ella.

"What the.."

"All the weapons you pass through want you to choose them. This is the first time I have seen something like this."

"It's because I am special," Alex muttered.

"I have never seen a narcissist fellow like you."

"And why are you not choosing from any of them?"

"I don't feel like choosing them," Alex replied nonchalantly.

Each of them might be a great weapon however what Alex wants is his intuition to scream.

Still, Alex's eyes shone seeing the weapons as he skimmed through them while passing over Ella babbling beside him.

Alex decided to take some weapons to try them.

Sword Of Light.

It was a shining blade that seemed to be good for those with light elements so Alex stretched out his hands towards the handle.

However at that time.....

The entire space around Alex started to vibrate.

Not only the space, but all the things here also started to vibrate loudly, shaking the entire place.

"Uhhhh!"

"What's happening?"Ella spoke with a perplexed tone and closed her eyes trying to find out the source of the abnormality.

Her eyes scanned through everything around the place and finally fell at the back.

Her face became pale and her eyes flashed with disbelief.

"Uhh!"

Along with a blank voice that came out, the space before Alex that was covered with weapons started to split.

The weapons slowly started to step aside as if they were welcoming the Emperor of Weapons.

Through the split sea of weapons, Alex saw a dark grey spot.

A sword wrapped in darkness greeted him.

The place around it was so dark that no one would notice its presence.

From sword to handle everything exuded a sense of ominousness and seemed to be absorbing all the light that existed around him.

Alex's heart started to beat rapidly as if he had developed a crush.

"What is that?"

"Sword Of Annihilation."

"But how can it be?"

Seeing Alex's confused gaze, Ella explained.

"You might not even know about this.."

"The First Emperor of Kinley built this castle over an ancient ruin."

"He found this sword in the ancient ruin and he was fascinated by the blade but he was not able to pull it out."

"So, you are saying this blade has been stuck here for an unknown period and an Imperial castle is built around it."

Ella nodded.

Alex approached the Sword Of Annihilation.

"It can be dangerous."

"Don't do this."

Ella shouted and raised her hand to stop Alex.

But the next moment she could see a series of black light eruptions from Sword Of Annihilation.

Darkness erupted and started swallowing the whole place in Dream Realm.

506:SWORD OF ANNIHILATION 2

The Eight Start Black Star in Alex started to flicker.

The sword started to vibrate and scatter black light in all directions just like a puppy who wags its tail joyfully when met with the owner.

Ella was stunned for a moment as her vision became dark due to rich exuding energy emerging from the sword.

The sword had just taken its master but it released a strength that gave her fright.

Soon after the black light was sucked into Alex's whole body.

Together with a sword, he felt like becoming one with darkness and able to manipulate darkness more avidly than before.

The Sword complimenting his power and increased his synergy with darkness.

'Such a great weapon but it's rotting out in here.'

'What a shame!'

"I will take it."

Alex opened his mouth and showed the sword to Ella who looked at him with a lost eye.

"Yes!"

She nodded with a half-assured look.

For an angel who knew anything about the world, her shocked face was quite amusing for Alex to see.

The sword chose its master and she had no right to stop it; however, the sword had been here for ages with an unknown history so she did not know much about it.

Alex, who was calmly observing the sword, started to smile.

Seeing that weird grin, Ella was perplexed for a moment.

'Did the sword control him?'

"It seems I am going to get a chance to use this."Alex grinned and walked back.

"I will see you again."

Ella stared blankly at Alex's back as he went out in a pleasant mood.

....

"Stop it!"

"You can kill if you need to."

Har, the commander of blue knights that protects the outskirts of the prison shouted at the knights while watching the place where the battle took place.

Following his instructions, the knights in blue armor rushed towards the trespassers.

However, the knights were thrown out in all directions without being able to stop the intruder.

"Ahahah!"

"Kuakk!"

Knights flew in the sky like birds and all of them gradually pushed back.

Three dark-robed figures made their way towards them.

"Who the hell are they?"

There was a mix of surprise and bewilderment in their eyes.

All of them were Knights and had mastered a great number of skills but it did not make sense for them to get pushed back.

"Stop them!"

"Stop them by whatever means you use before the support arrives."

There was no longer a matter of defence against Prison rather it was their entire pride that was at stake.

"I told you to not make a fuss."

One of the dark-robed figures muttered as dozens of attacks shot at him.

Correspondingly, his finger drew a line from left to right.

Kwang Gg!

A blood-red line was drawn in the air and all attacks were scattered.

The knights bounced off like balls and they passed through the gates leading to the prison basement.

"You two guard this place here."

"I will go down and accomplish the mission."

....

Inside one prison cell.

Everything was dark.

A humiliation that was etched deep inside one heart was marked in his heart.

Being dragged on the road like an inanimate object and on top of that several charges had made his life hell.

It had not been a few days but he could feel his mind becoming a mess.

His days here were worse than death.

The number of times he had visited the prison and tortured people can not be counted nor did he remember.

For him, coming here has always been fun.

Playing with people's hope of letting them live and that feeling of despair at the end of life brought a great amount of joy.

However, never in his wildest dream, he would have thought that the roles are going to be reversed like this.

But he did not lose hope as knowing the Second Prince he would surely find a way to help him.

He believes in him because his life is of great significance to him and even if he does not, he could just drag him down.

While Shen was wondering about all this, he could hear the sound of clashing blades and explosions.

His numb eyes lit up suddenly and he muttered"They are finally here."

"It seems my bad days are over."

He rubbed his palm with great excitement and muttered"Just let me get out."

"Once I get out of this place, I will try everything to take that bastard down."

His eyes flashed with hatred as he thought about Alex who had always been a thorn in his eyes.

BOOM!

The door at the other side leading to the passage was blasted and a dark-robed figure walked out.

Shen jumped up and saw a figure walking towards his cell and blasting the door open.

"Did you come to save me?"Shen asked in an excited voice.

The dark-robed figure nodded.

"Yes, I have come to free you."

Shen suddenly frowned on hearing a deep hoarse voice.

"I have come to free you from the world."He muttered and closed the distance.

"What?"Shen jumped in fright when he saw the dark-robed figure appearing before him.

A dagger appeared in his hand which shot towards Shen.

Shen staggered and fell on his back.

He raised his voice and shouted while closing his eyes.

"Don't kill!"

Shen, who yelled fearfully, heard a shriek from the opposite end and opened his eyes to see the dagger stopping before his eyes.

He caught the glimpse of the face of the dark-robed figure.

His face was half burnt and it was difficult to identify his expression but Shen could see his contorting expression.

The dark-robed figure was mortified for a moment as the dagger wasn't moving forward even though he applied all his strength.

A dark mist appeared beside him and his wrist was wrapped in the dark thread.

"Who are you?"

"How can you have powers similar to ours?"

The man's lips quivered and his complexion turned ugly.

The man did not get any reply but rather saw a black sword coming towards him.

FAILED ASSASSINATION

The dark cloaked figure's mission was quite simple.

Sneak into a prison cell and kill Shen.

All of them have different kinds of abilities and with their Mythic rank powers, there were no possible dangers on the mission.

They did not kill the core powers of the Knights they encountered and just killed the weaker ones.

Meanwhile, even if a Mythic rank expert arrived they could take on him easily so the only thing that posed a threat to them were experts above Mythic realms.

However, he had never expected someone to show up here with power similar to theirs.

No, his power seems to be more vast and profound than theirs.

Shen opened his eyes only to see a dark obscured figure standing before him causing him to jump in fright and move back.

'Did the Second Prince send someone to protect me?'

'Is he one of the traitors of the organisation?'

As this thought came into Cere's mind he immediately withdrew his hand.

"Ahahh!"

Alex's sword crashed onto him quickly.

Her right arm was cut and flew back.

Getting freed from the pain, Ceres moved back to gain some distance.

'Not bad.'

Alex thought and rushed towards Ceres, not giving him a chance to catch his breath.

"Traitor."

As he put a painful scream, Ceres reached out and extended his left arm.

Following his gestures, the space on all sides started to tear apart as his left arm started to protrude and enlarge aiming towards Alex.

The pressure emanating from the dark hands with sharp claws was a much stronger tag than before.

Shen crouched back and screamed in horror jumping back towards the wall.

But no matter how powerful he was, everything is meaningless as long as he can cut.

Alex drew his blade.

The thumb of the palm along with the flesh below was cut and a gap was created in the black hand.

"Disgusting."

Alex exclaimed and accelerated through the gap that was created and disappeared in the spot.

Even though Ceres was startled, he put together the defensive techniques before his body.

A dark shield appeared before him and in the meantime, he thought of coming up with a solution to reverse the things.

But his thoughts were destroyed because Alex's sword destroyed the dark barrier in one breath.

A fatal scar appeared over the man's chest who screamed painfully.

Dark blood sputtered from his body and the man threw a spell to increase the space in between them.

Alex just flicked his sword, cutting down the magic spell before it could even form fully.

Ceres burst out in shock at the sight and spoke with disbelief.

"Who are you and why can't I feel your power level?"

Ceres, who had forgotten to measure his opponent, finally felt a bad premonition.

A wild smile seemed to form on the face of a dark-veiled figure.

Red eyes shone crazily and it broke into manic laughter.

"I cannot die."

He yelled and a series of ugly black hands sprouted frock his body and poured towards the dark-veiled figure.

'Death!'

A thought started to fill in his mind.

All the attacks he made were blocked by that weird shimmering darkness.

It was not just the darkness.

Cause every time the magic touches that unknown darkness it disappears without a trace.

'I need to turn around the situation somehow.'

It was then.

"Ah hugh!'

With a thought in mind, Ceres exploded with all his remaining power in an instant making the last effort.

A shock wave that exploded in all directions with a roar that seemed to tear the eardrums.

As a result, the ceiling cavities and side cavities were blown away.

Then Ceres gathered his strength around as if preparing for the final blow.

'Hmm!'

'The other two might be coming here. I'll finish them all here.'

Alex kept his distance by cutting the shockwaves coming over him and raising his sword straight.

The Sword of Annihilation descended and a straight line was formed.

The Eight Black stars exploded and swirling darkness concentrated over his sword and turned into a dark thunderbolt that was fired instantly.

A thunderbolt tore apart the wave and remaining defensive techniques and pierced the head of Ceres and blasted it off into pieces.

POP!

With that everything descended into silence and all the waves around him dissipated.

The sound of footsteps echoed and two figures rushed towards the place.

"Ceres what is going on?"

"What's taking you so long and why are you making so much noise?"

The two dark-cloaked figures exclaimed with surprise however their words stopped in the middle when the headless corpse was on the floor and a dark-veiled figure standing in the middle.

"Did you kill him?"

Their eyes were tinged with anger and hatred as they looked at the veiled figure.

Red blood started to take shape into various weapons and was thrown at Alex.

"I killed him so what?"

Alex looked at them coldly and swung his sword.

Everything that came into the arc disappeared.

"What now?"

One of the man's bloody eyes shone and blood spurted out from his body taking shape into various wriggling creatures.

"Why are your powers so ugly?"

"Is there no one decent among your punch?"Alex shouted and darkness spread like waves making the entire place dark.

The man shouted and tried to step back only to find himself in the clutch of the dark-veiled figure.

A hand appeared over his head and a playful smile formed on Alex's lips.

"To prevent unwanted risk I have not looked into opponent memories but there is no need for that now."

Alex laughed and squeezed the dark-cloaked figurehead.

Veins bulge on his forehead and a bloody aura started to absorb from his head and countless images flashed over Alex's retina.

"Stop it!"

The other dark-cloaked figure shouted.

Two scythes-shaped hands appeared behind his back and aimed at Alex.

Swish!Swish!

The scythes slashed but they only met blank air.

His eyes lit up in embarrassment and he looked for the enemy.

"Let's see what you have got."

His body jerked up on hearing an eerie voice out of nowhere.

Swish!

A huge long hand made of darkness materialised and covered his head.

A painful scream erupted from his lips and following which his vision dimmed and his body lost its support.

Alex closed his eyes and took a moment to go through the memories he had stolen.

A small smile appeared on his lips.

His face looked quite happy but for Shen, it looked like the smile of the Devil before creating a disaster.

"Who...Who are you?"

Shen quivered seeing the dark veiled figure.

"Tsk!"

"You are really good at acting."

Shen flinched back a bit on hearing his swords.

"I have always wondered why a Mythic ranker like you always gets thrashed one-sidedly."

"What do you mean?"

"I am just weak. I have lost my touch due to laziness."

"Ohhh!Is this true?"

The dark-veiled figure walked and stood before Shen.

Seeing Shen trembling, the dark-veiled figure bent down.

A hand caressed Shen's head which made his whole body jerk.

Shen's whole body was drenched in sweat and the fat in his body started to tumble.

Alex moved his lips closer to his ears and said"Don't worry Shen?"

"You are my golden goose."

"You are not going to die easily."

Shen's eyes widened and suddenly he clutched his head due to searing pain.

TAP! TAP!TAP!TAP!TAP!

"It seems our meeting has come to an end."

"I promise you one thing."

"The next time we meet. You are going to get a huge surprise."

"Probably the best one you have ever gotten."

Mischievous laughter rang in Shen's ears and the figure before him dissipated into dust and vanished.

Shen stared blankly at the scene while clutching his head.

"Who is he?"

"Why did he save me?"

"What is his motive?"

Hundreds of questions filled Shen's head and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.

"No, don't tell me he found out about it."

"Ha ha!"

"No, it cannot be."

"It had been years since then and I have made sure to leave no traces behind."

"Still what is this bloody pain?"

"Ahh!"

Shen groaned and jolted on the floor and his blurry eyed caught the sight of the Kinley knights whose faces were horrified to see three pale corpses lying before them.

Hester who took the lead was shocked.

"Sir did Shen kill them."

Hester swallowed his saliva and looked at Shen who seemed to groan in pain.

"It seems so."

"I never imagined that Shen would be so strong."A subordinate beside him spoke.

"He took down these bastards who took out an entire legion by themselves."

"He had hidden quite deeply, "Hester muttered with surprise.

"I thought he was a weak fat dumb bastard but now we know his true face. If he did not have this much capability why would the Second Prince keep Shen beside him."

"Hmm!" Hester and everyone nodded at the Knights.

"Place him in a special cell and use mana-blocking cuffs. We cannot be negligent anymore."

"Tighten the security and take these corpses."

"See if you can find anything from these bodies."

"Yes sir."

If only She knew that everyone had misunderstood his strength which caused them to tighten the security and make him wear mana-restricting cuffs, he would die of vomiting blood blaming the dark veiled figure.

....

The Imperial decree of Alex's status being restored spread everywhere in the capital.

The declaration shocked everyone.

Rumours of his fights and his contribution to the war were already passed down.

Some stories were quite exaggerated to the point that many found them ridiculous.

Where many were happy and sympathetic towards Alex as they knew just what sort of troubles he had suffered while growing up.

Some were quite worried and wondered what kind of changes were going to happen while some were rubbing their palms wondering about the interesting things that were going to happen in Council.

If they played their cards right a huge fortune would surely wait for them in the future.

While the world was going frenzy wanting to know more about Alex, the person who was at the centre of all this was moving towards the next goal.

The Magic Tower Of Kinley.

This place, also called Imperial Magic tower, is the centre of great importance for Mages.

Mages who graduated from Zenith academy or elites who had made their name could become a member of this place.

It also had a university exclusively for Magicians, however the conditions to enter here were more harsh than Zenith academy.

It is a place that every young wizard wants to enter but no matter how good you are, if they don't find your talent good enough you cannot come here.

Shrestha, a sophomore at Magic university, let out a deep sigh as she walked down the hall.

She was followed by a group of students who just from a glance could be designated as boot lickers.

"Shrestha, is there a problem?"

The young wizard next to him asked her, seeing her tired look.

She was known as a top ten beauty throughout the Magic tower.

Being a half-elven girl, she had inherited the charms of the elves and as she grew, her charm materialised along with her beauty.

Her family was also excellent so there were bound to be people who were pursuing her while trying to curry favours from her.

Unlike the warm smile she showed everyone, she sneered inside.

She had been kidnapped and was going to be used as a sacrifice from where she came to learn the ugly side of humans.

No matter how close you are, if your life is in peril you will do everything to protect yourself even if you are going to risk the lives of others.

She knew it very well because she is the same.

And these people who are licking her feet may one day dig a dagger into her if required.

So it's better to use them as much as possible and then get rid of them before they could show their venomous fang.

"Nothing, it's just I have been too tired."

"I need some help with the project."

"Can you all help me and arrange some materials?"She spoke with a sweet voice.

"I will arrange everything."

"Just issue the command."

"I will be even faster than him."

The boot lickers started to show their enthusiasm.

It was at that time, she heard a commotion as she entered the classroom.

"Who is that person?"

"Whom are the professors lined up waiting to meet?"

She saw the students in the classroom gathering by the window looking at what.

'What is going on?'

'Is a person with high noble status going to appear?'Shrestha thought with a puzzled expression however no matter how much she thought she was not able to remember any declaration about the visit of any noble as they would surely announce it before.

"Hey, find out what is going on?"

"Okay."Mato nodded and rushed ahead.

Shrestha who and a strange feeling moved towards the desk and then while trying to take a peek through the window.

Soon after Shrestha's eyes began to tingle as he saw the sight of a single person in front of the carriage and somehow the silhouette of the person seemed familiar.

At that time Mato came running forward and shouted.

"Shrestha, it seems the Fifth Prince whose status had been restored had made a sudden visit."

Shrestha who heard his words did not know why felt a bad premonition.

"Your Highness Alex, we warmly welcome you to our Imperial Magic tower. My name is Ron Hindell, one of the professors here."

Alex, who stood at the main gate of the tower, looked at the professors who were bowing their heads towards him.

There was a slight embarrassment in the Professor's eyes.

Alex knew the reason.

It was only an hour ago that Alex informed the Imperial Magic University that he was going to visit.

Although many members of the Imperial family had visited here for encouragement , it must be for the first time someone appeared here on short notice.

Three hours ago even Alex had not imagined that he would come here.

He was dealing with those three thugs and from the information he got, today there might be an important event at the university and on the second hand Alex also needs to meet the head of the Magic tower.

"I heard you came to meet Lord Osborne but currently the Lord is absent for a while. We will be guiding you to the waiting room where you wait for a while if you want."

"If that's the case, can I take a look around the Magic tower?"

"Yes of course we will guide you."

The reason why Alex visited suddenly without announcing it before was that he needs to do some post-processing here.

"The classroom of all the floors are equipped with a mana ventilator that could control the influx of mana allowing everyone to gather mana as shortly as possible and at the same time..."

As soon as he entered the tower, Professor Heisenberg began to explain everything as if he prepared in advance and he also seemed quite used to this situation.

Alex's eyes scanned through numerous lecture halls on the side of the hallways and he found something interesting.

"Can I take a look in the lecture hall?"

"Yes??"

At Alex's question, Professor Heisenberg's eyes were dyed with doubt.

To be honest there were a few things Heisenberg was unable to understand about Alex who visited abruptly.

As he started later than other family members, why is this person visiting here instead of trying to gather power as quickly as possible?

In addition, he was looking at the Magic lecture halls in depth.

'Is he trying to recruit a subordinate here?'

While Heisenberg followed Alex's eyesight he failed to notice the shadow which was behind Alex split and moved away swiftly without catching anyone's attention.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes!"Alex spoke and the Professor nodded his head. He felt a strange pressure from Alex and led him the way.

Alex walked towards the front of the classroom he had seen in advance and opened the door without any hesitation.

"....?"

All eyes of the Professor and students in the classroom focused on him immediately.

The students started to chatter wondering who he was and the Professor who had been in the middle of a lecture that began quite some time ago did not know about Alex nor had he seen him still seeing the black embroidered clothes he wondered who he was.

Professor Hesierberg stepped forward to clear the uneasiness and spoke.

"Everyone please greet His Highness Fifth Prince Alex Von Stan."

The students stood up and immediately bowed their heads.

While everyone's gaze lingered on him, Alex caught sight of the girl who looked at him with mixed expressions.

Sadness, remorse and mostly surprise.

She was too shocked to even stand on the seat.

After all, he was the person who had saved her; however, what did she do?

She stabbed him to save herself.

Never in her wildest dream had she imagined that the man would turn out the outcasted Fifth Prince who would soon regain his statutes.

She started to sweat wondering if he had come for her looking for revenge.

Her feet trembled and her eyes were filled with fear.

If he recounted the scene of her attacking him no one from the family would escape from capital punishment.

Alex's eyes turned to her and he gave a slight smile.

Alex turned his head and spoke, "Nice to meet you all here."

"You can continue the class. I was just passing out here and decided to reminisce about my academy days."

Alex muttered and walked back and the stillness of the class still lingered even though Alex had disappeared.

....

At first glance, the room seemed to be full of antiques.

Alex, who was sitting at the table in the centre of such a room, tilted the cup of coffee in front of him.

"Not good.."

With these words, Alex's eyebrows frowned slightly.

Alex put the coffee on the table and looked around.

The place where he was now was the exclusive reception room that only distinguished guests could enter.

A knock came on the outside and an old man with a saggy beard entered the room.

"Sorry to keep you waiting Sir Alex."

Alex looked at the long snow-white beard and hair that seemed to reach down the waist.

A wrinkled face with a soft smile that seemed to be filled with kindness.

And even the pure white robes of a wizard.

An Archmage who reached the Saint realm and at the same time the head of the University Magic Tower.

"Where have you been?"

He could not explain it nor did he have the heart to explain it so Alex dived into the topic directly.

As Alex knew, Osborne couldn't go out as he wished.

"I had a problem so I went to visit a place. It's not a big deal but doesn't worry about it."

Alex shook his head as if he did not miss the bitterness from his words.

Alex raised his chin slightly and looked at Osborne from the corner of his eyes.

Osborne gasped heavily when he saw two pairs of dark languid eyes that seemed to be pulling him into the abyss.

"You should handle your people carefully so that they don't run off and bite more than they chew."

"The Magic Tower should always be neutral so tell me?"Alex leaned forward and spoke with a threatening tone.

"Why are the elders of the Tower siding with the Second Prince and supporting him for the Throne from behind?"

"Let me tell you?"

"Let me tell you if I don't get a satisfactory answer you should prepare yourself."

SPREADING THE NET

Osborne shook his head and smiled bitterly on hearing Alex's question.

"I did not expect you to be so blunt and arrive straight at the point."

"Before I answer you I have a question for you."

"Would you mind pleasing my curiosity?"

Alex nodded and asked him to continue.

"Sir Alex, do you believe human nature can be changed easily?"

The old wizard's voice slowly continued in Alex's ears.

"We magicians have always poured our heart and soul to take a peek at the secrets of the world. We tried to study the laws that even the Gods and Goddess are bound with."

"And I don't know if you remember or not. The head of Magic Tower lends a hand in the awakening ritual of the Stan family."

Alex's curiosity was piqued by his words.

"So?"

"In the ritual, the essence of humans is shown. Unlike other Princes, the essence I had seen had a very clear colour. It was so warm and bright that I don't think anyone could forget it."

"However the essence of yours I am seeing now is completely different."

No, it is right to say that he cannot see anything.

Everything about the person before him had been shrouded by the fog of darkness.

And on top of that, there was an ominous sensation stopping him to dig deeper.

All he could see was a black abyss like the darkness that was waiting to devour its prey.

Through the obscure fog, two wild eyes that made his body tremble suddenly appeared in his sight.

He felt that at that very moment, the feeling of death has never been this close.

"Sir Alex, just what are you?"

Heavy stillness permeated the drawing room.

Silence started to press down on Osborne and he felt as if he had been sitting on a pile of needles.

Alex chuckled while leaning forward.

He was thoroughly amused and surprised as well

A low question followed by a shriek came out from Osborne's mouth.

In the eyes of the Archmage who grabbed the fragments of truth, an inexplicable feeling started to arouse.

Since he could see what it meant, Alex was sure that Osborne had Mystical eyes that could study one aura and he might see what Athena always sees.

Alex slowly opened his mouth looking at Osborne's eyes with languid yet dark still eyes.

"Does it matter?"

Alex's lips curved slightly like a crescent moon as he spoke.

"The important thing is that I, who is in front of you, is called Alex Von Leonheart or Alex Von Stan. I have survived the hardships of life and now I am capable enough to talk with you."

"That's the only thing you need to know."

Osborne felt an unending ominousness pouring out from Alex's eyes.

A terrifying feeling of pressure that is far from anything that he had ever felt made him momentarily shudder.

It reminded him of the heyday of Emperor Kevin.

'Is this due to the awakening of the blood?'

'Can it have such a drastic change?'

"I was reckless when I asked the Lord who he was, so I apologise for that."

"By the way, I am curious about one thing."

"From the pressure, I am sure your strength has surpassed those in the saint realm and surprisingly I cannot feel your realm still people like you should not interfere in the world."

Alex also knew about it.

Once he made an appearance at the Treaty, those madmen would try to restrict him.

The Imperial family had a bit of freedom in terms of restriction still you cannot fight anyone weaker than yourself or below the Saint realm.

So he needs to finish all the loose ends as quickly as possible before restrictions get placed on him.

"I need to wait for the Treaty."

"Since I have answered your queries, can you stop wasting my time on meaningless questions?"

"Haha!Sorry for that."

"Old people like us often talk a lot."Osborne gave an awkward smile and wiped his face.

"Your Highness, we always follow the neutral policy."

"And it has been like this and will be in the future."

"Although we oversee the members and force strict policy on them there are some who don't adhere to it."

"Are you going to give me a useless reason like we don't restrict their freedom and they are free to do what they want?"Alex spoke with a frown.

"No, I did not mean that."

"There are thousands of people here so we cannot monitor every individual so people like to let greed take over them and act behind our back."

"After you sent me a report of the Elder you killed who belongs to Magic Tower, I have already started looking after this."

"In a few days, I promise that I will give you a suitable answer."

Alex observed Osborne's expression.

He was regretting deeply not using the soul search on that bastard.

If only knew about those assholes before they died but isn't that why is he here?

"I have a way to help you."

"How?"Osborne asked with surprise.

"You just need to sit and watch and allow me to act."

"You can also partake if you want."

Osborne started to sweat profusely.

Seeing his worry, Alex assured him.

"Don't worry, I am a very calm and reasonable person."

If Alex's wives and his soldiers heard that they would have fainted on the spot.

'Leave everything to you.'

'Will Magic Tower even exist if I leave you to deal with it?'

However, he kept his worries to himself.

"And second thing, did you have any information about the scrolls?"

"Are you speaking about those scrolls which you caught three years ago?"

"Yes?"

"We dispatched our manpower to deal with them and try to stop the circulation. We have stopped it in the market and caught many people; however, all of them died before we caught them."

"No matter how much effort we have put in, these cockroaches don't stop coming out and scrolls are circulating through illegal means."

"How will these cockroaches stop coming when they have been breeding every day right under your nose?"

"What?"Osborne spoke with a startled expression.

Managing to draw his curiosity Alex started to narrate the events and throw the net to catch them.

SPREADING THE NET 2

"Damn it, damn it."

"Why did he turn out to be Prince?"

"Just why?"

"My life was going so well. I was gaining recognition from everyone but did he have to come here and make a mess."

"Why am I so unlucky?"

The hallway of the university tower was filled with faint murmurs of the half-elf who walked alone.

Her eyes were filled with shame and anger.

In Shrestha's eyes, the image of herself who had been shunned down by the eyes of Prince Alex was replaying endlessly.

Shrestha, whose mind was in a mess, looked all around the empty place.

There was not a single student around here.

"By the way, what happened all of a sudden."

The reason why Shrestha was in the tower at this time was that he received a call from Professor Lindell.

Originally she hailed from a large noble family who needed to go just because someone called her but this time was a special case that could affect her grades which could destroy everyone's perception of her.

The only thing she hopes for is that the Professor did not seek trouble with her.

Even though it was one of the best magical educational university institutions of the Empire, not all of the professors were clean.

Many tried to use various means to achieve their purposes here.

"No matter what, if they dare to mess with me I will make sure to take that bastard down with me."

Shrestha, who arrived in front of the classroom, roughly opened the door and went inside.

"Shrestha, why are you here?"

"Shrestha you called here too?"

Shrestha saw eight students and two Professors present there.

"Professor Eddie and Professor Christen."

"Did you gather all of us to have a discussion?"She asked curiously, raising her eyebrows with a solemn expression.

All of them who stood here were members of some great families who hold a great amount of significance in social circles.

"No, I did not."

"We were also asked to gather here."

The two Professors tilted their heads.

Shrestha who was confused and bewildered at the same wondered what was going on.

CLICK!

At that moment a subtle click was heard and a middle-aged man with a very soft impression of teaching with a cold attitude appeared.

"Ohh! So all of you have finally gathered here."

Professor Eddie frowns at his words and steps forward" Professor Hindell tells us now? Why did you all gather around here at this hour?"

"What do you want from us?"

Seeing his firm attitude, Professor Hindell speaks with a smile on his face.

"I have called you here to discuss something important."

"Something that will decide whether you all will live or die."

TAP! TAP!TAP!TAP!TAP

With those words, Professor Hindell slowly began to approach the students.

"What do you mean?"

The atmosphere felt cold and Professor Hindell looked quite different from usual.

Seeing this everyone unknowingly moved one step back.

"You all are unlucky enough to have witnessed or come across certain things that you shouldn't have."

"So, I have to fix all this mess."

"I hope for all of your understanding."

A soft voice came from the lips of Professor Hindell who approached the student faster.

"Whatttt??"

A scream erupted from everyone's lips.

Moments of doubt and fear lingered on everyone's faces.

Kwuahgg!

Sharp tentacles passed from one of the student's chests and pierced another.

"Gagagagaga!Savv..."

The students were not able to plead for his life and his breath was cut short as succumbed to death.

Their eyes still had that confused look, unable to understand the situation until the moment of his death.

"Hindell"

Professor Eddie and Professor Christen made their moves.

As Professor Eddie and Professor Christen charged forward to protect the students, they suddenly saw dozens of black tentacles appearing from Professor Lindell's body and aimed at the students who were watching the scene with astonished eyes.

"Ah hugh!"

"Awwww!"

Screams rang all around.

Shrestha without looking back slipped past one of the tentacles coming towards her and ran towards the door.

She knew them.

And she had experienced this disgusting being.

Beings who slaughter and sacrifice people for the so-called Dark God.

A vile creature who kills without any mercy.

There was no way she could take on them.

If her hunch was correct even the Professor might not stand a chance

She decided to escape.

Shrestha's heart pounded with fear and moving closer toward the door she jumped and turned the door knob.

However, to her surprise,

The door didn't open.

"What?"

Without a second thought, she tried to blast the door with her magic spells but to her surprise, the bombardment did not have any effect.

"Noooo!"

"Someone help."

"Plead open the door."

She shouted in panic and hit the door in hopes of the sound of disturbance reaching the other side, however, everything was for nought.

Tears trickled from her eyes and she rotated her stiff head to see Professor Eddie fighting with the monster while protecting the three children while the others had died.

Professor Christen had already fallen with a huge hole in his chest.

Suddenly the monster who was fighting them turned his head.

His head turned 180° and the humanoid face of Professor Hindell with a smile appeared in her sight which blew her mind for a moment.

"Sorry, my dear child."

"I have enacted a barrier here.No one is going to step out of here alive."

Bracing herself, Shrestha chanted magic inside trying to look for ways to get out.

She noticed the open window on the other side and thought that if she could sneak in when the others were engaging she could get out of there alive.

"Blast Of Tempest!"

She fired her magic with all his mana but her spell was destroyed by the hip-like movement of the tentacles.

Taking the opportunity Professor Eddie attacked him, however, the tentacles wrapped around him and protected him from the blast.

Shrestha took the opportunity and ran towards the open window but something pierced her thigh.

She rolled on the ground grimacing in pain while tentacles hovered around her.

"Something interesting has happened here."

A calm voice resounded and the door was suddenly blasted.

The door flew and struck the tentacles coming towards Shrestha.

Shrestha's eyes widened and her body jolted with shock.

"You have already made a mess."

A single voice echoed in the ears of Shrestha and Professor Hiindell.

His voice was low but it was very vivid as if he was speaking right next to him.

A voice that carried unknown ominousness.

As if possessed by something people's heads turn towards the direction that the voice came from.

Soon they saw Alex walking forward leading a group of people.

Alex's eyes sank as he watched the classroom.

A thick bloody smell reeked in the classroom.

And with this the scene inside the classroom where five corpses were scattered randomly with holes all over their body.

Professor Eddie was injured and managed to save two students behind him.

The Professor behind Alex frowned upon seeing the venue.

It was a gruesome sight as if they had been stabbed with dozens of Spears all over their bodies to the point that they could not be identified.

Professor Hindell, who had many tentacles coming from his body, looked at Alex with an unchanging atmosphere.

"What a bad time to make an appearance?"

"You could have kept your life if you had not appeared here Prince Alex."

"Alas."

Alex rubbed his chin and spoke.

"Yeah!"

"I could also say the same thing for you."