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CHPT 18
Author: D Pen
last update2026-06-06 04:22:18

The grand imperial hall was filled with the loud chatter of wealthy nobles, all gathered to celebrate the arrival of the Moon-Lotus. Kael stood perfectly still near the main royal table, his face hidden beneath the realistic mask of Vance and his hands holding the standard wooden spear. He was forced to watch the aristocrats drink fine wine and eat expensive food while his mother, Elara, lay freezing in a dark northern cave. The contrast between this lavish feast and his family's deep suffering
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  • CHPT 40

    Chapter 40: The Shattered ShieldKael stood straight over the cornered Grand Marshal Boris on the shattered obsidian command balcony. His father’s long silver broadsword was pointed straight at the coward’s neck, the sharp metal tip resting just an inch away from his skin. Boris felt the cold iron against his throat and trembled violently, his face turning entirely white."Your elite guards cannot protect you anymore, Boris," Kael growled out coldly, his voice regular and flat. "You stood by and watched my father fall thirteen years ago, and you took our family lands. Your name is next on my ledger, and your execution is fully justified tonight.""Please, wait! Do not kill me!" Boris shrieked out, his hands shaking as he dropped his jeweled weapon onto the stone floorboards. "I will give you back the deeds! I will give you all the gold spirit stones inside the capital treasury! Just lower that general's blade!"Seeing the blade approach closer, Boris let out a wild shriek and smashes

  • CHPT 39

    Chapter 39: The General's BladePrincipal Hector stood proudly on the raised marble altar, waving General Raith's rusty silver broadsword with a wicked, mocking grin. The old, blood-stained weapon looked dull under the heavy clouds, but its shape made every single northern soldier freeze in place. Hector ran his dirty fingers slowly along the flat side of the metal, laughing loudly at the crowd."Look at your father's legendary weapon, charity case!" Hector roared out loudly, his deep voice shaking the glass lamps of the plaza. "The great General Raith thought he could change the world with this piece of metal. Now it is just a toy for the academy masters to play with in the dirt."Hector activates the sword's hidden curse array, releasing a massive wave of dark purple fire that scorches the stone floorboards. The ancient, forbidden magic woke up with a sharp hiss, and the flat silver blade turned entirely black as the unholy flames crawled up the hilt.The forty thousand alliance tro

  • CHPT 38

    The emergency bells tolled fiercely through the stone shafts of the lower dungeon, triggering a complete lockdown of the cell lanes. The heavy iron echo ran through the walls, shaking the dust loose from the ceiling. "The bars are coming down!" Evelyn yelled, pulling her arm back as the stone roof groaned.Massive iron slammed down every ten paces, trapping Kael and Evelyn inside the narrow, smoky corridor paths. The heavy iron bars hit the stone floor with loud crashes, cutting off the exits. "We are locked in," Evelyn said, her voice dropping as she looked at the thick metal poles blocking their path.Vice-Principal Silas scrambled backward toward the upper service lift, his face turning pale as ice as he screamed for help. He stumbled over his own purple robes, his hands shaking as he pointed at Kael. "Call the core mages right now!" Silas shrieked frantically to the distant guards."Activate the stasis gas arrays! Suffocate this northern dog right now! Do not let him reach the ele

  • CHPTN 37

    Kael plunged down the dark vertical shaft of the hidden trapdoor, his body moving fast through the empty air. The loud sounds of the flagship battle and the shouting of his alliance troops faded into a heavy silence above him. The darkness became total as the iron hatch slammed shut far over his head.He lands heavily on his feet on the stone floorboards of a damp, iron-bound cell built straight into the mountain's core rock. The heavy physical impact made a dull thud that echoed off the wet limestone walls, but his knees did not bend an inch. He stood straight, his eyes adjusting to the dim gray light.Massive obsidian cuffs instantly snap around his wrists, emitting a cold black light that completely seals off his internal energy channels. The heavy metal rings locked tight against his skin with a sharp click, their dark magic rushing up his arms. He felt his fiery internal pathways freeze over completely."Do not bother trying to breathe your lower-realm fire, little rat," a sharp

  • CHPT 36

    Chapter 36: The Crimson DecreeThe massive golden face of Supreme Emperor Malakar pulsed with an unholy red fire across the bleeding sky canvas. The raw heat from the giant projection turned the freezing high winds into thick clouds of white steam that rolled over the flagship decks. Kael stood completely still at the bow, his fingers remaining locked around the wooden railing as the voice boomed out."You actually think you won something today, boy?" Malakar’s deep voice mocked from the clouds, making the river water below splash high against the hulls. "You beat a few weak guards and took some wooden boats. You are still just a lower-realm insect trying to look like a king in my skies."Emperor Malakar mocked Kael's minor victory over Vane, calling his forty thousand lower-realm rebel forces simple meat for the imperial slaughterhouses. "Your little beggars are nothing but cattle waiting for the final blade," Malakar roared out proudly, his voice shaking the massive iron tethers of

  • CHPT 35

    "Kael, the security arrays are changing shape right above us!" Clara called out anxiously, her small hands dropping the silk laundry basket as she ran toward the balcony edge. "The golden ropes are choking our core power supply! We cannot fly this citadel out of the tracking sector before the vanguard fleet locks the area!""Do not panic, Clara," Kael answered, his voice perfectly steady and flat as he stepped out onto the open stone deck. "They followed the spatial footprint left by Brandon's dead horsemen. I knew the higher-realm rulers wouldn't let us rest for long, but they came to the wrong valley to look for an execution."The massive iron bells inside the lower barracks began to toll fiercely, throwing the entire valley into an immediate state of lockdown. Ten flagship warships from the Supreme Emperor’s main elite navy surround the airspace, their ballistas loaded with three-foot iron spears that gleamed with an unholy red fire magic.The giant wooden hulls of the imperial ves

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