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

"What do you want?" Atrox asked immediately, the hair on his neck standing on end.

There was no reason to mince words.

'Steelclaw already knows I am my father's son. The question is, why won't he support me?'

Steelclaw smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes. "What do I want? I want a lot of things, and none of them can be given by you. Let me tell you a story. A short one."

"There were once two friends who grew up together. One was born a king, and the other vowed to make his way with his own hands. He took his sword and began to train day and night, carving a path for himself.

"He rose and became a general. He won the hearts of the people. His shadow grew so large it swallowed everyone else around him. Even the king wasn't spared, as his own shadow paled in comparison to that of the general.

A little story