“Elysium! This is the legendary Elysium I’ve heard so much about?”Arran was first startled by the discovery before he finally came to his senses and looked around. The legendary Elysium was a place Arran had heard so much about ever since he joined the Aeth and it was also the most mysterious place he knew of so far.Not much was known about this sanctuary to the outside world other than the fact that previous generations of Aeth rulers and those who had made significant accomplishments and contributions to the civilization were secluded in this place waiting for the time when the Aeth would face an unimaginable horror or were on the verge of destruction. At that time, these ancient ancestors would once again rise up to contribute their strength to the race and preserve its eternal rule.Over the years, many rulers and prestigious geniuses of their generation had entered Elysium to begin their seclusion and strive for immortality, and not many people had come out, which is why not mu

“Long live His Highness!”Inside the Akashic Record, Arran watched the words written in blood slowly stop. The last line written was, ‘On the third day in the months of Quilion, Arran Galen Von Stratenoff connected to the Akashic records and was imprinted in it.”Seeing the words written at the end, Arran knew that the summary of his life was basically over. Looking at it, for a record of someone’s life, what was written was actually quite short. Of course, that is because only things that were significant and noteworthy ended up being recorded. But this made it seem like Arran’s life only amounted to these few achievements he had made in life.It made the meaning of Arran’s existence appear bleak and dismal. But just when Arran thought it was over, a change occurred in the Akashic Record as it started updating itself once again.This time, besides words, Arran saw flashes of images appear while the record was being updated. The images showed Vice Dean Hubert pulling out the ruler’s d

“Lawless Emperor!”This was the ‘Decree’ Arran was gifted with. Compared to Renee’s and Daphne’s ‘Fire’s Child’, this decree sounded very whimsical, albeit full of ominous woe.Looking at the decree, Arran pondered and tried to figure out what it meant but it was hard to come up with anything meaningful.In the first place, what was a ‘lawless emperor’?An emperor was one who stood above the laws of a nation. His words themselves were the law. But at the same time, an emperor was not truly lawless, as he abided by certain rules. It is why emperors still had ministers to assist them in governing their nations.On the other hand, a tyrant was one who was truly lawless, as there was nothing that could truly bind their actions. But seeing as the decree was not directly named tyrant, it meant there was more to the decree than what it implied on the surface.Fortunately, Arran didn’t have to stress too much about the meaning of the decree. He simply decided to read the brief description of

Charles Hemsworth had a way of handling things when it came to his family. Whenever it came to important matters of discussion, he never expressed his opinions first, instead letting others have a go first. Even then, after everybody had finished speaking, Charles still refrained from speaking and the decision on what policy to implement would be taken based on a vote of popular opinion among the family in whose opinion was better.It may seem like Charles was handing out a lot of responsibility to his family and staying out of the matter, which would cause his authority to diminish. But that was not the case. Instead, Charles served as the last buffer line, a bastion for the family, in case things went wrong.With his status and ability in the Aeth civilization, Charles was able to handle any consequences that may arise from a wrong decision made by the family. This was the confidence of a man who stood at the top of the world… below a few, but above many others.Of course, if Charle

It didn’t take long for Arran to understand what Councilwoman Tara was hinting at. In short, Arran had been deceived. Despite all he did to make sure he wasn’t taken advantage of by Velar, the Gullan still managed to pull a fast one over Arran.Indeed, the older the ginger, the spicier it was!For all his wit and intelligence, Arran berated himself for not being able to see through Velar’s scheme.The main point of Arran’s dissatisfaction wasn’t that he had been deceived into selecting Renee and Daphne as his retainers… no! No matter what the case may be, Arran would still have chosen to do the same and make them his retainers. The difference between Arran knowing the custom and not was that if Arran knew the custom of the first retainer being selected for him, he would have waited until the council had chosen a retainer for him before making the sisters his retainers. It wasn't like there was a time limit to when a retainer could be chosen and curing the girls was not urgent. They co