The Martial Unity

The incredulous atmosphere blew away as Prince Rajak drew the bottom line. The bottom line that not even the Emperor of Harmony was able to change.

If Emperor Rael was displeased, he did not show it on his face or in his body.

He remained unmoved.

The guests regained their composure even as he stared at Rajak impassively.

It became clear, in hindsight, that this was the reason he had organized an event and invited all the powers and forces of Kandria to it.

Now that the guests and the royals had sobered up rapidly from the cold dose of reality from Prince Rajak's words, it begged the question...

What was he going to do?

Did he really just summon them to try and move them with words alone?

'Surely not,' Rui narrowed his eyes. 'He should have known that the odds were stacked against him when planning this out. Which probably means he most likely isn't done yet...'

The only question was what his final trump card was.

"…Is that so?" Emperor Rael whispered. "You break my heart, my dear son."

Prince Rajak's eyes flared with hatred. "Don't you dare say that."

"I am the Emperor of Kandria, boy," Emperor Rael's powerful, deep voice reverberated through the throne hall. "No force in this world can abate my speech."

"…Not for long."

sigh, shaking his

eyes flashed around

eye each

vision pressed down on each and every single one of them. Whatever was coming was important. That much

his eyes, heaving a soft sigh. "Try as I might, Kandria may be doomed for a civil war between my ambitious progeny and perhaps yet another civil war as they

flashed in his eyes. "It pains me that even in a time where I need all the rest in

glanced at his children with soft eyes. "Heavy is the head that wears the

voice reverberated through the

who lust for power to fulfill your ambitions or the ambitions of those you have

seemed to take hold

spoiled

Rui narrowed his eyes.

was aware, Rajak and Raul were the only princes who had

Emperor Rael declared. "I shall bestow my support to one of my children. For the sake of

as Emperor Rael declared

Many had predicted this.

Including Rui.

over the span of seven years ever since his terminal condition became public knowledge, he still had retained a lot of support and power over three centuries. While not

question was who it was going

deeply curious to know, for this decision was one

The Emperor smiled wryly. "The

see. But it is indeed my final ounce of power. I hope that there will be a prince or princess

glanced across all