The Martial Unity

The Throne Hall grew chilly as Prince Rajak blatantly attacked Emperor Rael with condemnation much more directly than Prince Raijun did.

"Condemn you for a power struggle…?" The Emperor's tone hid a smile. "No. I condemned you for a civil war. Those are close but not quite the same."

Prince Rajak's face contorted with cold rage. "As I said, your cheap word word games do not impress anybody."

"Those are neither mere words nor games, my hateful child of the Underworld," The Emperor smiled. "You and I, indeed, have partaken in our respective power struggles for the throne. Yet, do you know what the difference between the two of us is?"

Prince Rajak stared at him coldly.

He didn't utter so much as a word.

"The difference between us is that I won."

His aura rapidly shifted from serene to overbearing dominance.

"I won the war before it even began."

The Emperor's domineering words sent a wave of surprise washing through everybody in the throne room.

"I won before anyone got hurt."

An abundance of confidence echoed the deep masculine melody of his voice. The dominance of his words came from the fact that they were rooted in history. He ascended the throne at the young age of thirty-one after the previous Emperor passed away mysteriously, crushing the allied resistance of his brothers and sisters, initiating the crowning ceremony, and becoming Emperor.

Prince Rajak gritted his teeth as his expression grew ugly.

"That is the difference between us. The 'struggle' in 'power struggle' came from those who struggled against me in vain," The Emperor's words were unshakable. "I prepared to ascend the throne my entire life…"

A grin lit up on the Emperor's face.

"…and when it was time, I killed my power-hungry fool of a father."

"!!!"

person in the

They shook.

Physically.

Mentally.

Emotionally.

How could they not?

to

confessed to the highest treason as recognized

the most hardened poker faces had

moment, regardless of their origin, affiliation, station, rank, or field, every single member of

They were shocked.

to their very

of treason, and it was a crime with no statute of limitations that not even the Emperor

the throne, he would instantly be thrown

expression

a frozen Rajak, stunned and speechless by the Emperor's confession

"I killed Emperor Ra."

words reverberated throughout the throne

killed my warmongering power-hungry before he tore Kandria apart with an

declaration rang in the ears and

brought three centuries

down on Rajak with

"The best way to prevent a war is to win it before

at

other hand,

immediately became a domineering conqueror who brilliantly seized power over Kandria moments before the catastrophic

more saintly and dovish than Prince

very next, he displayed a domineering hawkish dominance that

they didn't contradict each

No.