The turning tides [1]

As the first golden rays of sunlight glimpsed through the mist covering Jade Eclipse Star.

The once-peaceful star, known for its vast empires, and ancient sects, now found itself trembling beneath the weight of unsettling rumors.

At first, the rumors seemed too outlandish...

The Emperor of the Jade Eclipse Empire had been assassinated overnight.

His once-mighty reign, which has been upheld by centuries of absolute control, had crumbled in mere moments, and when the imperial gates finally reopened at the break of dawn, it was not the emperor who sat upon the golden throne.

Instead, his younger brother had taken his place.

The common folk spoke of it in frantic whispers as their voices trembling with fear.

"Did you hear? The Emperor is dead... In his own palace."

"Impossible! Who could kill someone of his power?"