Became the youngest prince in the novel Episode 64
Chapter 18: Night of Destruction (2)
“I had no idea you were planning on making this big… … .”
Inside the study of the Cheongseong Palace where Sion left, the 5th princess Dienna muttered.
“I thought you were simply planning a sneak attack.”
There was deep surprise in her eyes.
A competition between the royal family for succession to the throne.
This has been happening continuously since the first emperor, Yeongeokje, but it was mostly done through behind-the-scenes work and secret efforts.
Even if it caused direct harm to other members of the royal family, it was mostly through poisoning or assassination using assassins, and sending a special force to wait for the target to leave the imperial castle.
Therefore, it was very rare even in 400 years of history that an all-out war between the imperial family, that is, a full-scale war with each other’s survival at stake, occurred.
But this time, what Zion proposed to Deanna was almost at that level.
‘Besides, I wasn’t aiming for a review ceremony.’
When they asked for a review ceremony at the government meeting, she just assumed that Zion was trying to drag 3rd Prince Enoch out and attack him.
But what Zion was actually aiming for was something else.
The deep heart and boldness felt from him were enough to give Deanna goosebumps.
‘It’s unconventional and very dangerous, but… … .’
If things really went this way, Enoch’s very existence could have been erased from the imperial castle.
Measures to handle the aftermath that would follow had already been put in place.
“If you think about it, it’s not impossible at all.”
No, if you look at it, a better opportunity may never come again.
In addition, if you think about the benefits that will come to Deanna herself by making this work successful… … .
‘Anyway, since I accepted it, I can’t ask for it anymore.’
After concluding her thoughts like that, Deanna made a gesture and called Lloyd, who was standing behind her.
“Yes, Your Highness Deanna.”
“How many elemental troops are available now?”
“All except for the 7th and 8th divisions who carry out missions outside the imperial castle.”
“Bring them to the Qingcheng Palace immediately. Naturally, as if it was because of the parade.”
“All right.”
Despite her sudden instructions, Lloyd bowed his head and left the study without asking any reason.
In the study where I was left alone.
“This is just the beginning. “We’d better do it right.”
The cold, sparkling eyes of the Fifth Princess sank downward.
* * *
At the very end of the hallway in the basement of Jeokseong Palace, there was a room blocked by a huge iron door.
A place that not even the third prince’s close associates, who manage the underground human experiments, have ever entered.
Only 3rd Prince Enoch was allowed to enter there, and even being curious about the being beyond the door was not allowed.
Clap!
Enoch opened the iron door without hesitation and entered the room.
Along with that, an enormous amount of demonic energy began to pour down, as if weighing down his entire body.
Although he had already been in and out hundreds of times and was gradually accepting the demon energy into his body, Enoch still could not get used to the demon energy he felt every time he entered this place.
“Diral, are you there?”
Enoch frowned at that and asked into the darkness of the room where he could not see anything.
OK.
“Haha, of course there is. “Where else can I go in this imperial castle other than here?”
In the darkness, a figure walked towards Enoch and spoke in a cheerful voice.
A man who appears to be in his mid-twenties, wearing a dark blue suit from head to toe.
Except for the side-slit eyes and pointed ears like a snake, he looked no different from a human, but Enoch knew that this was not the true appearance of a man.
‘Demons.’
A demon so powerful that not even Enoch himself could guess its power.
That was the identity of that man, Diral.
About 10 years ago, Diral suddenly appeared in front of him and made Enoch a sweet offer that he could never refuse.
‘I will take you right in front of the emperor. Instead, you have something to do with me.’
Enoch accepted the offer and created an underground testing site for Diral.
Soon, indiscriminate experiments using black magic were carried out on humans, fairies, giants, and beasts in such a laboratory, but Enoch did not care.
No, in fact, it encouraged it even more.
The results of such experiments had a great influence on the progress of Enoch’s own magic skills.
Additionally, since Enoch had a sadistic personality by nature, he also enjoyed it.
“I was planning on seeing you already, but it seems like we have something in common.”
“Stop talking nonsense, how about an experiment?”
“Thanks to Your Majesty’s continued efforts to rescue test subjects, we have made considerable progress. However, it will take some more time to be fully implemented.”
“how much more?”
“I think it will take at least a few more weeks.”
“is it… … .”
At his words, there was a slight hint of regret in Enoch’s eyes.
If the experiment that Diral is conducting this time is successful, Enoch’s own magic and natural seas could have made incomparable progress compared to now.
‘It would be perfect if it was completed before this parade… … Well, it doesn’t matter.’
As Enoch thought so, he thought of the royal family review ceremony that was two days away.
It was originally supposed to be held a month later, but it was pulled by Sion Agnes, who is the biggest thorn in the side these days.
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Enoch didn’t know what his damned youngest brother was thinking when he pulled the parade, but Enoch was planning to take full advantage of it.
“Oh, by the way, how are the preparations for the review ceremony going?”
Did he at least read Enoch’s inner thoughts?
Diral snapped his fingers and asked Enoch.
“Perfect. As you said, Diral, the reason why that guy in Sion pulled the parade was to get me out of the castle as soon as possible.”
Enoch responds with a cold expression.
No matter how much I thought about it, that was all I could think about.
No matter how thoroughly the royal family was guarded outside the castle, they were bound to be more vulnerable than when they were inside the castle, and it was precisely that gap that Zion was aiming for.
There must be some kind of trap dug and waiting outside the castle.
“To prepare for that, I plan to secretly withdraw all the power from Jeokseong Palace out of the castle starting this evening.”
Of course, with just the power mobilized for the review ceremony, it was possible to easily trample on the traps set by the likes of Zion.
However, Enoch had already failed several times, and each time Zion had exceeded his expectations, so Enoch was preparing more thoroughly.
‘I will crush you completely with overwhelming power.’
Even if there was no attack from Zion, it didn’t matter.
In that case, you just have to aim for Zion first.
Enoch clearly planned to take Zion’s life during this parade, even if it meant overdoing it.
“Oh, at that level, as long as there are no variables, we can definitely kill Prince Shion!”
Diral, who was making exaggerated gestures while looking at Enoch’s eyes sparkling with life, continued speaking with an inexplicable smile.
“Be careful though, Your Highness Enoch. “The rumors I hear about Prince Sion these days are unusual.”
“doesn’t care. This time, even if it is ten times stronger than the rumor, I am confident that I will crush it.”
Enoch answers with a confident voice.
That’s how much I prepared for this review ceremony and that’s how confident I was.
Now all that’s left is to watch Zion wriggling like a bug beneath his feet on the day of the parade.
‘I will never kill you easily.’
We will push you into a corner where you can no longer escape, and when you fall into complete despair, we will make you die slowly, feeling as much pain as possible.
Enoch’s eyes filled with joy, perhaps because he was happy just thinking about it.
“… … .”
The demon, Diral, quietly looked at Enoch with crooked eyes.
Until the end, no words came out of his mouth that the rumors he knew about Zion Agnes were different from the rumors Enoch knew.
* * *
Why is the moon red in the Plosimar Chronicles?
This was one of the questions Zion had after entering the Chronicles.
Although the exact reason for this was not given in the chronicles, several hypotheses existed.
Among them, Zion liked the hypothesis that the moon was a vessel containing the world’s soul.
The hypothesis is that when a life living in this world dies, its soul is contained in the moon, and the more such souls are contained, the darker the red color of the moon becomes.
‘It doesn’t seem very true, though.’
Shion thought so and looked at the full moon in the sky.
Perhaps, if that hypothesis is true, in the future the moon will be colored even more red by Zion himself.
“Your Highness Zion.”
At that time, Thierry quietly came up behind Zion, who was looking at the moon in the small garden outside Chimseong Palace.
“There was a move from the 3rd prince’s side.”
No other words were needed.
Everything else was already perfectly prepared and all that was left was the key that would start it all.
Now Thierry was saying that the key was ready.
At those words, Shion slowly turned back and looked at Thierry.
Unlike before, Thierry’s eyes were devoid of even a single doubt.
The only thing that existed in those eyes was reverence and loyalty towards Zion.
A look that only a fanatic would see.
But it was also a look that was all too familiar to Shion.
Because when Zion was emperor, everyone who looked at him looked like that.
“Liu Sina?”
“We have just entered Hubris.”
“Then we can come on time.”
Shion smiled slightly as he said those words and slowly began to walk out of the garden.
“Are you going right now? Wait until the thousand-year-old witch enters the castle before leaving… … .”
“No, it has to be now.”
Shion shook his head at Thierry, who was following him to the side and speaking.
From the time he annihilated one of Deena’s spirit corps units to the suggestion of holding a review ceremony at a government meeting.
Because it was all prepared for today.
‘Actually, the reason why the review ceremony was held was for a different reason.’
The reason Zion targeted Enoch first was because he was also the easiest opponent among the royal family.
It was also because after a while, he became the most difficult opponent.
The human experiment that the 3rd prince is conducting with demons in the basement of Jeokseong Palace.
Not long from now, Enoch achieves great results from the experiment, and as a result, he rapidly becomes stronger.
And the time when it reaches its peak is, if all goes as planned, the parade that will be held a month later.
At that time, Enoch became a difficult opponent to kill, similar to Evelyn, one of the world’s strongest people.
‘It was because of that that Deanna’s attack failed during the parade in the chronicle.’
The week that was mentioned during the inspection ceremony at the government meeting.
It was none other than the Maginot Line that Zion thought could kill Enoch.
Jerk, jerk.
After finishing his thoughts, Zion leaves the garden and walks slowly through the imperial castle. An ominous darkness looms behind him like a long shadow.
Are you drawn to that darkness?
Slurp, slurp.
People who appear from nowhere begin to quietly follow Zion as she walks.
Dozens, no hundreds.
Those who quickly increase their numbers and form an army.
As Zion felt the corps being completed, he raised his head and looked at the moon floating in the sky.
A full moon with a bright red color.
Tonight, the red light of the moon will become even darker.
Susss-
The black starlight slowly begins to swirl in Zion’s eyes.
It was finally time to begin the first royal hunt.
fantasy,
