Memento_

There has ever been one Emperor of the Eternal Skies and after his disappearance, the Empire fell back into its days of warring, and no one dared to call themselves by that name! 

But Atrox Soryu dreamed of uniting the Empire as the rising star of his Clan. He had the charm and the potential but then it was discovered that he carried the Forbidden Mark Order.

A power that was feared and loathed. In an instant his world was turned upside down, his friends turned their backs on him and his father disowned him, calling him the shame of the Clan. 

He was sent to the borderland where monsters crawled from Rifts to conquer the world. It was here that he would know the terrible secret of the Forbidden Mark Order he carried and the inheritance that comes with it. 

He wanted to build an Empire and he would start from the borderland he was sent to, right from the labor camp.

Building An Empire Starting From The Labor Camp In Exile

Of course, they came after him immediately. They had smelled blood, after all. They smelled weakness.

Atrox heard their footsteps getting closer, but he ignored them. From the bloodlust he was sensing, he guessed there were about thirty or so people here, all of them Knights, though only a few were of Knight rank.

"You're a new one, huh?" a voice said.

"He looks like he's going to croak at any time," another replied.

Atrox slid down the wall and ignored them. His first priority was to take in as much essence as he could. He needed his body to be fully healed and functional before whatever was about to begin.

He slid his eyes open. Two people stood in front of him, a man and a woman, as haggard as their voices. With one look at them, Atrox understood what was happening.

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