
By noon inside the meeting hall, Emperor Horan was leaning on his throne chair. As usual, the emperor wore a red dress with a yellow motif.
"Your Majesty, it's time to go. The final gate defense of the residence had been penetrated by the rebel forces" Reene said, trying to resuscitate the emperor who was still unmoved in his place.
"Really, I don't know shame. The sister I have loved and cared for so far is the mastermind behind this rebellion." The emperor smiled faintly in return for Reene's previous words.
"Come, if he really wants to take my position. Here on behalf of the previous emperor, I Frey Horan swore I would not run away from anyone!"
"But Your Majesty...."
Before Reene could continue, there was a loud shouting from the female servants and followed by a deafening explosion coming from outside the hall's large door. Reene turned around and immediately picked up the horses, his hands firmly holding the sword and pointing it forward. Meanwhile, the emperor himself still remained unmoved, there was not the slightest intention to leave his throne.
The emperor was still looking at the huge door that was far in front of him, slightly hoping that the figure that had always been guarding him would appear at that very instant. For a moment he closed his eyes and took a breath in full force. The sadness was still so deep in his heart, how could it not be? The advisor who had always been with him, the most loyal friend since childhood, and the person he had relied on the most all this time, had left the emperor for good.
It was over a month after the prince's return on a diplomatic mission. The return of the entourage brought bad news, as well as a sign of the coming of a great war in the empire. It happened because the figure of the master who was behind the goblins had rejected the offer of a deal coming from the imperial side.
Naturally, the news was hidden and not made public, as it would only add more hatred than the relatives of the expedition team members who had been honorably killed on the battlefield. However, different from what the emperor wanted, many pairs of ears that had known the news instantly spread it throughout the entire empire. Until it was heard in the ears of the imperial lower guild headed by Prince Philip, the younger brother of Emperor Horan.
This underground union has been planning a coup for a long time and is waiting for the right time. With this news, making Prince Philip happy instead of concerned about the condition of the brother and the imperial family. Prince Philip did not want to waste this golden opportunity, he immediately prepared everything from gathering the people who supported him to thinking about the siege strategy very carefully.
The large door opened and a group of troops began to enter the room and immediately spread to two sides of the place. Followed by a group of great figures and Prince Philip in the ranks. They entered with pride and smiled with disdain when they saw the emperor, who was still sitting on the throne, instead of running away from this room.
"Quite sure I'm with your confident nature. Didn't I give you a little time to pack? Why not just go? That way I won't have to smear my sword with your blood" Prince Philip said, chuckling with his followers.
"escaped? Why should I leave, while everything here is mine?"
Prince Philip gritted his teeth as he scrunched his forehead. She almost spewed out a mouthful of blood because of her brother's words. Absolutely unbelievable, how arrogant was he! Look at his current condition, does he still have the right to be arrogant? Does he not understand when to give up?
"See what you're talking about, Horan! Surrender while you can and I will spare your life" Prince Philip said, brandishing his sword at the emperor. After a few moments of silence and the emperor did not answer instead of smiling, Prince Philip then snapped in a furious tone, "Then it is only death that you deserve!"
"Try it," Emperor Horan said in provocative reply to his younger brother. Then he spoke softly to his new advisor, "It's still not too late for you to leave, Reene."
"Groan!" Prince Philip struck his sword vertically as an order to the soldiers in the room to charge towards the two.
Explosion sound!
As if the sky was collapsing, the roof of the hall shattered abruptly and struck a portion of the soldiers that were beneath it. Prince Philip and the kings on his side gasped, then they hurriedly looked towards the hollow roof. Afterwards, what made them become so trembling when they saw a huge shadow moving across the sky! As it moved and flashed above the hall, the sunlight that should have been seen became covered by the creepy monster.
"Imust be!"
Prince Philip fell with his legs so limp. He widened his eyes, his mouth cavity seemed to fall to the ground when he saw the figure of a woman who should have been impossible to appear, suddenly appearing just like that after falling from a height. Naturally, the emperor and Reene were shocked to see the appearance of the group of newcomers.
"What the fuck? Why did a flying dragon suddenly appear!" Prince Philip became panicked and hurriedly looked at his older brother with a suspicious look. Could this be the trap that her brother had prepared? Only this still makes no sense for the empire to have a huge dragon!
Who are they and what is the purpose of their arrival? Everyone who came from the empire started to wonder with the appearance of the group.
Before all could react, a young man in a blue-colored robe and staff stick in hand again fell down from above the height. The man then stomped his magic wand and soon the debris that hit the soldiers was lifted and then crashed to the side, along with the bodies of the wounded soldiers. After that, the floor of the hall was again cleaned from the ruins and in the middle of the room was increasingly clearly seen the appearance of two people who were standing quietly.
"You! How's it possible?" Prince Philip soon realized the identity of one of those people. It's just that it's very unreasonable for a man who's aged to come back at his young age.
"Barook Counselor?" The Emperor suddenly rose from his throne when he realized something similar to his younger brother. He certainly recognized the man before him, the person who had always been by his side. "How do you look like this?"
Anyone who knew him would have been surprised to find that a man who was in his forties had now turned into a twenty-year-old?
"Well, that's not important for now. Now, can you handle these traitors?" the emperor said with a smile.
"I don't know what kind of relationship you had with me before, but I obviously didn't come to help anyone among you" Barok said.
"Our arrival intends to take over this imperial throne, as a form of compensation for your assault on my lord's territory. Here I have two choices you can make. First you can surrender and submit under my master's rule, or second choice you can die honorably in this place" Mikaela said in a cold manner. There was not the slightest trace of doubt as he spoke to the entire person in the room.