Grasp on the Crown

The emperor now has three sons Prince Keiran, Prince Esmond, and Prince Dillon. The empire is thriving with land and resources and now there are 3 Prince's in line of succession. Now the Latraxil dynasty is sure to continue but having 3 princes has its downside. There is a tradition for the line of Succession.

Emperor Atlas Theodore Latraxil Khan. The first-ever emperor of the empire known as Atlas the Conquered stated that all princes had a fair right to the throne whether they were legitimate or sons of Consorts they all had a chance to sit upon the throne and wear the crown of the past conquerors. But of course, there is only one throne and there is only one crown. To sit upon the throne and to wear the jeweled crown of the past conquerors they must sacrifice their blood. There is a Royal law that states that Royal blood must not be spilled meaning if a Royal was to be killed it's either they are at war defending the empire or conquering empires. If a prince is to be executed for the line of succession the prince must be strangled by a bowstring with his children and Consorts. Many ministers objected to this law and asked for an explanation on why he wanted to pass this law for his descendants and he stated:

"There's only one throne, There's only one conqueror.

If the brothers were to live, the rebellion would begin.

If a rebellion begins blood will be spilt. We can't allow blood to be spilled anyway. So if in the end, they will kill each other. Why waste time if you can get rid of the vipers while you ascend the throne?"

King Atlas reminded his council to be a ruler one must be cruel but wise, merciful and generous. A ruler sits on the throne for power but on that throne, no ruler must sit comfortably as thorns will prick him and make his blood spill without him knowing.

But the empire has forgotten about this rule for a long time as very few rulers had multiple sons. A 12 years emperor Alvis has another child with the empress. A beautiful princess resembling the queen with such a beautifully defined face, defined nose, eyes as blue as the ocean, hair as black as the night sky, and skin as white as snow. The emperor named the princess as Princess Mihrihmah. The emperor adored the princess and gave her the title of "Sultana" a title of a princess from a fallen empire he titled her "Mihrihmah Sultana" or

"Princess of the Sun and Moon" was 15 years junior to her eldest brother Prince Keiran.

Prince Keiran now 15 has a standing in the military and the imperial council as the eldest son of the emperor he is expected to always be the best out of the Prince. He is known as the strategic and more intellectually advanced prince and is known as "Prince Keiran the Wise" by the people. His mother noble consort Dianora taught the prince that he must be cautious around the ministers and make sure to get close to them because they might plot against him. The prince suffers from anxiety and overthinks almost everything. Emperor Alvis observes the Prince very closely and has seen the Prince's Keiran weakness. He often criticizes the prince on how an emperor must not have any flaws whatsoever. The prince getting criticized by the emperor and pressured by the Clan and his mother might greatly affect his grasp of the throne.

Prince Esmond now 14 known as

"Prince Esmond the Brave" the prince is greatly supported by the army and council for his bravery and his skill in martial arts. While Prince Keiran is told to be cautious Prince Esmond is taught to respect and serve the emperor to the end of his life. He has his clan's support and the army's. But the emperor has seen his one great flaw, the prince is very smart but he is too rash and too impatient. This flaw has caused him to lose the favour of the emperor multiple times but gains it again with his respectful and loving attitude towards the king. He gets scolded by the emperor from time to time but he is very well loved by the emperor and is given a high position at court.

Prince Dillon is now known as "Dillon the Powerful" by the common folk. Prince Dillon was said to be the most powerful among the princesses as his emperor grandfather had his full support on him and his sister. He still holds no position in court whatsoever as the emperor stated he was not yet ready at all to even have a rank as a low minister as he was still young. Though he has no position in court no one dared to challenge his strength and power in the empire if something bad were to happen to him or his sister hell would break lose as many empires support and respect both his grandfather and emperor Alvis and Prince Dillon and mihrihmah Sultana is what ties the empire together. The empress taught the prince to be respectful and love the emperor and his brothers. The empress and noble consort Sercan became close over the years and wanted both princes to always be allied together as they were brothers. Prince Esmond would mentor the young Prince Dillon and they would spend time together studying and playing around. The emperor sees their brotherhood and adores them both so he allows Esmond to mentor Dillon. But the emperor worries about the young Prince Dillon because he shows no interest whatsoever in becoming the emperor and he worries about the Prince's safety.

For the past few months, the emperor and his council have been having problems with a war with an empire that has insulted the empress and the emperor and openly threatened them to the other countries. And so he asks the Prince's...