"You seem displeased."
The Emperor's powerful voice echoed across the vast expanse of the Kandrian Throne Hall.
"Oh, I do, do I? You don't say."
Rui's sarcasm was palpable.
Yet the Emperor didn't seem to mind the impropriety.
"Your displeasure is very understandable." The Emperor remarked. "Yet you managed to retain your exterior composure even when bombarded with life-altering revelations in front of all the greatest powers of Kandria."
A hint of approval could be detected in his voice. "Had you grown unstable or had a mental breakdown, I would not have chosen you as my heir. It was…the final test."
Rui narrowed his eyes, glaring at the Emperor. "The final test?"
"Final test." The Emperor reaffirmed calmly. "You have passed all others with flying colors. You are truly a prince worthy of ascending the throne. You are worthy of being Emperor of Kandria."
"I don't understand."
Rui's voice betrayed the frustration that had rapidly built up since the revelation of his royal bloodship.
"I DON'T UNDERSTAND." He bellowed as a surge of emotion washed through him.
brief silence lingered
you." The Emperor's tone was gentle. "Sometimes, I'm not entirely sure
echoed within
sigh. "If I, as Emperor of Kandria, had the choice to choose
furrowed his eyebrows in confusion at the random
it have to do with their
did it have
Rui wanted to speak to the Emperor about,
met the patient and calm eyes of the Emperor, waiting for an answer, he heaved
nonchalantly replied. "Depends on its synergy with your
are certainly good choices," The Emperor nodded, smiling wryly. "I
his head. "I do not
choose precognition had risen nearly forty years ago," The Emperor replied calmly. "One of my intelligence networks had caught wind of a clue to the location of the mythical Silas
sharply at
mentioned it when
clan
never heard of such a
the Astral Sovereign." The Emperor explained. "It is a clan birthed by
eyes widened, surprised at the connection between the prophet of the Virodhabhasa Faith and the clan
historical records about the origin
inspired by his father's Transcendent Prophecy from a very young age, so much so that he grew up wanting to become a prophet like his father. It is said that it had shaped his
his Martial Path was when he broke through to the
Rui's eyes narrowed. "…Prophecy?"
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