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."

Emperor heaved a sigh, shaking his head. "So

eyes flashed around the

seemed to eye

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

is to come," Emperor Rael closed 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

paused for a moment as a hint of sorrow flashed in his eyes. "It pains me that even in a time where I need all the rest

children with soft eyes. "Heavy is

voice reverberated through the

"The lot of you who lust for power to fulfill your ambitions or the ambitions of those you have sold yourself to, cannot begin to understand

introspection seemed to take

"I fear for what will happen if spoiled princes and princesses who have

Rui narrowed his eyes.

aware, Rajak and Raul were the only princes who had grown up outside

I have decided," Emperor Rael declared. "I shall bestow my support to one of my children. For the sake of ensuring a decisive

as Emperor Rael declared his intentions to declare

Many had predicted this.

Including Rui.

had waned immensely 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 all of it could

who it

for this decision was one that had

The Emperor smiled wryly. "The decision to crown an unofficial heir has been

But it is indeed my

glanced across all his