Became the youngest prince in the novel Episode 83
Chapter 24: Fallen Star (3)
As Rubrios continued speaking once again, the surroundings were filled with silence.
These words were even more unconventional and unexpected than what he said to Evelyn a moment ago.
Inside, the first prince was still waiting for Shion’s answer with a soft smile on his lips.
Shion looked at his face blankly.
‘What is your intention?’
Rather than feeling angry, I first felt suspicious.
To come under oneself and to take refuge in the God of Light.
There must be a reason why he spoke to Shion himself and not to other royal family members.
However, looking at Rubrios’ eyes filled with only faith in God, he could not guess the reason.
‘It would be a contradiction to guess what a fanatic thinks in the first place.’
Shion thought so and slowly opened his mouth.
The answer was already decided from the beginning anyway.
“Sure.”
“I thought so, Shion. Now… … .”
“step.”
Shion’s low voice cuts off Rubrios’ words.
“If you surpass me.”
“… … what?”
At that, the smile disappeared from the 1st prince’s face for the first time.
It is said that if you jump over it, you will go under.
That meant that he had not been able to overcome Zion at this point.
“Khahahaha!”
Immediately afterwards, a loud laugh bursts from Rubrios’ mouth.
How much laughter did that make you laugh?
Rubrios, who stopped laughing for a moment, looked at Shion again with an interested expression and asked.
“I’m going to surpass you… … “How do I prove it?”
“You should take care of that.”
Shion responds with a grin.
“is it? “Then, do you think we can do it here right now?”
It was that moment.
The moment when the brilliant starlight of Cheonseonghae began to shine from deep within the golden eyes of the first prince.
Ddddddddd!
At the same time, everything around, including Zion, began to be crushed at once.
Rubrios didn’t do anything.
I simply brought up the Cheonseonghae that I had stored within my sacred power.
Just that alone made the surrounding atmosphere tremble.
Shion saw six stars slowly rising in the eyes of the first prince.
‘indeed.’
The same number of stars as Evelyn.
It was a very high level, but in a way, that number was natural.
Rubrios Agnes.
He was one of the greatest martial artists in the chronicles and was the person who came closest to becoming the next emperor before he converted to the God of Light.
So it was completely understandable that he acted so confidently.
but.
“That’s your opinion.”
However, this does not mean that this pressure also applied to Sion himself.
Susss-
Three black stars rise and begin to swirl in the slowly bending snow of Zion.
The numbers were insufficient compared to Rubrios and the total amount of power was also different, but it didn’t matter.
In the first place, Cheonseonghae was a power created as a descendant of the Black Star.
Therefore, in this battle of momentum, which was not a battle, Black Star had no choice but to have an absolute advantage.
And that superiority was clear enough to make up the difference of three stars.
‘What is this?’
The first prince’s eyes were filled with embarrassment for the first time.
His powers were being erased.
As if it never existed in the world from the beginning.
The moment he recognized the three black stars that rose from Zion’s eyes, his spirit itself disappeared.
As if I had been sucked into an abyss with no end in sight.
A strange and foreign sensation that I felt for the first time in my life.
‘What kind of power is this…? … .’
Did he instinctively feel that he should not continue?
Phew!
Rubrios, who had calmed down his remaining energy in an instant, looked at Shion with an expression of incomprehension.
“I really don’t know. “Why do you, who have received an oracle, refuse to take refuge in the God of Light?”
A voice full of questions soon flows from his mouth.
“… … what?”
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The moment when Shion’s eyes were also filled with doubt at those sudden words.
“stop.”
A single voice broke the flow.
The owner of that voice was Evelyn, who had already come nearby.
A blade-like force burst from her whole body, taking control of all the space around her.
“If you disrupt the funeral any longer, I will forcibly deport you.”
A cold voice that doesn’t seem to accept any disagreement.
“And let’s talk for a moment.”
Evelyn turned around as she spoke, looking at Rubrios with eyes even colder than her voice.
This time, the 1st prince followed behind her without much opposition.
‘It’s an oracle… … .’
As Shion looked at his back, a new question appeared in his mind.
* * *
After that, the funeral proceeded without any disruption.
I didn’t know what was discussed with Evelyn.
The first prince put aside his initial attitude and obediently went through the funeral.
Even Evelyn was still leading the funeral.
The only thing that has changed is that a eulogy from the Church of Light has been added to the funeral procession.
“I will begin the reading of His Majesty’s legacy and achievements. “Please everyone line up in their respective seats.”
Soliman Valdemir, the head of the Valdemir family, who is in charge of the royal family’s ceremonies, stood next to Urdios’ coffin and looked at the people filling the funeral hall.
Nobles and envoys moving to their assigned positions.
However, the movement was a bit unusual.
Starting from the front of the platform where the emperor’s coffin was placed, the central part was completely empty.
And the reason for emptying the center was immediately revealed.
Jerk, jerk.
Starting with 1st Prince Rubrios, the immediate royal family members walk one by one from the right to the center.
Soon, nobles, knights, and officials from each faction began to line up behind them one by one.
A traditional funeral arrangement that has been passed down since the founding of the empire.
But everyone here knew.
This arrangement itself is to measure and evaluate the power of the immediate royal family.
Agnes’ royal family was always evaluated, and the funeral was no exception.
‘No, it should be evaluated even more because it is a funeral.’
Deanna thought as she recognized the major powers of the imperial castle, including Igracia, who lined up behind her, as well as the recently absorbed Enoch faction.
When the funeral of the previous emperor is over, the question of the next emperor naturally comes to the surface.
Therefore, competition and evaluation of him had to begin in advance from the funeral.
‘In that sense, the current alignment is more important than anything else.’
The direct royal family members standing in front of the emperor’s coffin and the subordinate forces lined up behind them.
Because it was the most objective measure of the power and influence of the royal family.
‘First of all, Evelyn and Utekan… … .’
As she thought that, her eyes glanced to the right.
The two forces that come into her eyes.
As expected, they were people with enormous influence in their respective fields, and they were perfectly divided between the knights and those in power in the military.
Additionally, regardless of what had happened recently, its power had increased noticeably compared to before.
To the extent that it is similar to Deanna herself, who brought in Enoch’s forces this time.
But there was something else that surprised her.
‘How can they do that?’
1st Prince Rubrios standing next to Evelyn.
Common sense dictated that only priests from the Church of Light should stand behind him.
Over the past few years, the first prince has completely given up his status as a prince, let alone participating in state affairs.
But now, not only priests but also numerous other nobles were lined up behind him.
Is it because he was called the best candidate for the throne before converting to the Church of Light, and at this funeral he again revealed his ambition for the throne?
Even so, that number didn’t make sense.
‘I’m sure they must have used some other number… … .’
How did they attract those nobles whose only thing in common was that they all believed in the God of Light?
Something unknown.
‘Compared to that, this one… … .’
With that, Deanna’s eyes turned to Zion who was right next to her.
The power of Zion is clearly different from that of other royal families.
Even though it absorbed the power of the dead third prince, it was a natural result for Zion, which had almost no basic support.
In addition, Enoch’s power was even reduced because some of it flowed to other royal families.
That’s why it even looked shabby.
‘I guess there’s nothing we can do this time.’
A small smile appeared on Deanna’s lips.
As I thought a little while ago, this was a place to show off my power to the powerful people gathered from all over the empire beyond the capital.
It was so important that if you showed that kind of side, you were bound to be greatly influenced.
It will definitely be a huge obstacle that will put a brake on the tremendous growth that has been happening so far.
“Khaha!”
Unlike Dienna, who smiled secretly, Utekan was laughing uncontrollably as he looked toward Zion, even though it was a funeral.
Because he was the one who took out most of Enoch’s forces.
Along with that, the sneer that quietly begins to grow younger in the eyes of others.
Still, although Shion’s calm demeanor was a little annoying, Deanna tried to overcome it and turned her gaze elsewhere.
‘It seems that the Ascalon family does not support Zion yet… … .’
At the back, a little distance away from the center.
There, lined up were the five great families of Ascalon and Ozrima, as well as those who had not yet supported any of the royal family.
‘Were they here too?’
And when she found a group of people, a strange thing caught her eye.
Even though it is the emperor’s funeral, the harshness of life that cannot be hidden is revealed.
Their bulging eyes and full body covered with scars showed how many battles they had fought.
Border Corps.
The most elite force stationed at the border with demon territory and initially preventing the invasion of demons at the forefront.
Because it was one of the most powerful military forces in the empire, it was a place that could upset even the balance between the royal family if it could be brought in.
Therefore, although many people, including her, sent love calls, it was also a place where they were all rejected.
‘Because they have no interest in things like power in the first place.’
Those whose only reason for living is to destroy monsters at the border.
Therefore, even Utecan, which received overwhelming support from the military, had long ago given up on recruiting it.
‘What brings you here?’
Even though it was the emperor’s funeral, it was extremely rare for such a guard corps to even send a representative representing them like that.
That’s why Deanna’s eyes were filled with doubt.
That moment.
Jerk, jerk.
The sound of low footsteps echoing in her and other people’s ears.
Even in a funeral home where a lot of noise is generated, people’s heads naturally turn to the sound that can be heard clearly.
A man reflected in their eyes.
The body of the man slowly entering was made of steel-like muscles and was also full of scars.
Short-cut hair, a bushy beard, and steadfast eyes that never seem to waver.
“… … “Ghost King?”
A surprised voice came from the mouth of a nobleman who recognized him.
The other people’s faces also began to show emotions of surprise.
Demon King Liam Reiner.
The former commander of the Vigilance Corps and the former leader of the Destroyer Corps, the elite anti-demon warfare unit.
In addition, even now that he has retired, he is still called one of humanity’s greatest war heroes.
‘Why on earth would a retired ghost king be here…? … .’
Liam Reiner continued walking, ignoring people’s questioning looks, and stopped in front of a man.
“Forgive me for being late.”
Liam then politely bows his head and greets the man.
“No, it came at just the right time.”
The moment the man, Shion, responds with a grin.
The border corps, which had not moved a single step until now, slowly began to line up behind Zion.
fantasy,
