Chapter 414 – Runaway
“Say it again, say it again.”
A low voice rang out from the throne room of the vast grand hall.
This place was definitely not the Palace of the Sun where the emperor lived.
Nevertheless, the reason why such a large space exists is that there is a secret story that this place was truly used as a space for the monarch in the distant past before the empire was established.
Although it may feel a little strange that this palace, which is like a symbol of the old world and would not be enough for the empire to tear down immediately, is still standing after a thousand years.
The name of this place, which was newly named under the contradictory yet romantic justification of leading a new era at the site of an old dynasty, is-
Palace of Dawn.
A magnificent dome-shaped ceiling over tens of meters in diameter, and hundreds of pillars supporting a long corridor. If you are walking here just as dawn is approaching, you will feel as if you are being sucked into the ecstasy of the soft diffraction of dawn light.
It is indeed a spacious and beautiful palace worthy of a king’s residence.
The man sitting on the throne at the end of the corridor is also capable of claiming to be a monarch.
He is a head taller than most adult men and has broad shoulders. His neat appearance is reminiscent of a well-carved statue, and his brilliant blonde hair and golden eyes, symbolizing the royal lineage, overflow with dignity.
First Prince of the Empire, Guilliman von Jupiter Solaris.
Superiority worthy of the royal family and legitimacy given from birth.
It must be the material of a prepared monarch who lacks nothing.
However, his face, which rarely shows emotions, has a rare, subtle expression of anger.
“Are you deaf? “I said it could never be done, Guilliman!”
Could it be that the man kneeling under the throne, with a blood clot on his neck, and swearing profusely has incurred his wrath?
“Under… “
A cold smile appeared on the 1st prince’s lips.
“How dare you call my name in vain, Uncle Hector? “No matter how much you say it, it’s a little hard to tolerate.”
“What… “Are you really crazy?”
And.
[Come closer]
—Ugh…
“Huh… ?!”
As soon as one word was uttered, golden waves enveloped Hector’s body. And then it floated in the air like a wave.
As can be seen from the title the 1st prince calls him, he is also from a direct lineage, even though he was unable to become emperor and was pushed out to a collateral lineage.
A being with sufficient strength and power befitting a great lineage.
He was instantly subdued without even being able to put up any decent resistance.
—Parr… !
Hector’s eyelids trembled greatly. What is revealed through dilated pupils is embarrassment and helplessness. No, it has more meaning than that.
It’s like the expression of someone who has witnessed something that shouldn’t have happened.
[I am not asking for your consent]
The reason why the 1st prince, who does not have natural supernatural abilities like the 2nd prince or possesses magical talent like Alicia, is able to show such divine status.
“It could be… This is impossible! How on earth… !”
[As the rightful owner of the empire, I give you orders.]
As the eldest son of the imperial family and the firstborn, the golden blood flows more deeply than anyone else.
The potential in that blood has been fully awakened.
—Oooh…
Brilliant golden waves exploded from the 1st prince’s entire body.
Golden mana that symbolizes the imperial family of the empire and is possessed only by direct descendants of the Solarium imperial family.
The royal family’s unique mana, which resembles the blazing sun, possesses both a scorching heat that burns away what is inherently evil, and at the same time, an inclusive power that embraces earthly beings.
This is because it contains the spirituality of the first emperor, a noble transcendent man who tried to protect mortals even by dragging himself down.
However, ‘that’ is different.
Although the energy felt by the first prince may seem similar to that of previous emperors on the outside, its essence was completely different.
The brilliance of the apocalypse that burns tirelessly and endlessly, and will eventually burn everything, including itself.
“Ugh… !”
—Roaring!
Hector was still alive even though he was exposed to ultra-dense mana that would have burned a normal person and shattered his bones.
This is because, thanks to having the same bloodline, they have strong resistance to mana unique to the royal family.
Soon, Hector’s expression, which contained a hint of awe and embarrassment that could not be hidden, slowly turned into anger and disgust.
“Gillimore!”
Hector shouted at the top of his lungs.
Just a little while ago, he clearly had two conflicting thoughts at the same time.
Even though the emperor is still alive, he may despise his nephew who pretends to be the master of the empire. If he has awakened the potential in his blood, wouldn’t he be worthy of becoming the master of the empire?
The same was true for his younger brother, the emperor.
The current emperor is the third son of the previous emperor, and when he was young, Hector secretly looked down on his younger brother, who had no idea what he was thinking.
A big kid. I thought that was exactly it.
The imperial throne belongs to you, brother. As the second son, he could have been greedy for his older brother’s position, but he didn’t have to. Unlike now, the position of the crown prince was predetermined, and he thought that for the sake of the empire, it would be better if there were no pointless conflicts.
But the landscape changed literally in an instant.
‘Hey, Hellion. You… !’
‘Ah. ‘Brother, are you here?’
He was still good in Hector’s eyes.
The appearance of his younger brother, who awakened the supernormal abilities embedded in the blood of the royal family and began to bloom with a radiance that was more brilliant than anything else.
It was a shame, but as his older brother, I couldn’t help but feel awe of my younger brother.
‘It’s a secret from my eldest brother.’
The big brother made an awkward expression and put a finger to his lips, telling him not to tell anyone.
Eventually, Hector’s younger brother became emperor.
In front of ten thousand people.
‘Oh, this is so… ‘
The younger brother who ascended the throne looked as embarrassed as that day, but the appearance of a great ruler could not be hidden.
The third, not the first or second, became emperor.
Even though the crown prince’s position had already been decided.
There have already been two similar cases in the past.
Before the succession ceremony to succeed the emperor, all members of the imperial family who awakened the supernormal abilities embedded in their blood became emperors.
Even though none of them were crown princes.
The first thing in the empire was coincidence. Second, there is an adage called inevitability.
So, if the same thing is repeated three times, it can be seen that there is already some kind of fateful force at work.
Also, there is no law saying it cannot be repeated four times.
Therefore, Hector felt some kind of familiarity with his nephew, who claimed to be the master of the empire.
Just like his father, his brother’s son is also the same.
Of course, seeking the throne even though the emperor is alive is clearly treason, but if you are qualified, it is not impossible.
If you smooth the process a little, you can create a beautiful picture.
Especially if Hector, the eldest member of the imperial family, steps forward in person.
There was no doubt that he had the potential to become a great emperor like his father, who successfully prevented foreign invasions.
It would have been possible if he had awakened the supernormal abilities in his blood.
If you can make your empire greater, you can cover up the slightest flaw, such as lack of patience.
Both then and now, what Hector wanted was the future of the empire.
I definitely thought so a little while ago.
“What on earth have you done!”
But not anymore.
Hector knew instinctively.
Because he was also a member of the royal family and was born with great blood, I felt it better than anyone else. The fact that his nephew did something he should never have done.
[What are you doing? It’s what you see now, uncle]
The feeling of his nephew shrugging his shoulders is ominous.
It was something different from the auspicious energy he felt from his younger brother all those years ago.
The power that the first prince was emitting at this moment was clearly similar to the supernormal ability imbued in the blood of the imperial family, but it was something completely different.
That fact means only one thing.
In order to awaken the potential in the blood, the imperial bloodline was polluted.
It is the deadly sin of mortal sins.
It was a fatal sin that a member of the royal family should never commit. The arrangement that the first emperor made for her lineage was the transcendental ability.
The mere thought of a mortal touching it carries a huge fatalistic risk.
Something that could lead to the destruction of not only the individual but the empire itself.
Hector could not accept the fact that he had committed the worst crime that no one had ever dared to commit, just out of greed.
Hector gritted his teeth and shouted.
“You should never become emperor!”
[Well…]
The first prince laughed and responded as if it were ridiculous.
[That’s something we have to watch from now on]