Emperor's Reckoning

Lyon furrowed his eyebrows as his gaze was fixated on the place where the king had fallen. He knew that blow wouldn't be enough to finish him since he had Gungnir at his disposal.

The place where the king fell suddenly bloated before exploding, revealing a familiar figure launching to the sky. The sounds of lightning sparks surrounding the spear were heard clearly as if the sky was having a storm.

The king landed on the tallest protruding rock as he gazed at the young man above him. (Truly out of this world, a single slash could so much damage that even Gungnir was pushed back) thought the king as he squinted his eyes.

There was something that was weighing the king's mind. With how powerful they both were, the castle might not be able to sustain the damage, and the collateral damage would be massive. Deaths of Luderia people would impact them to the core since they would lose trust and everything else.

The matter was clearly declared by the king that it was personal. The king himself didn't have any confidence in beating him, if he were to use his entire army, he might have a chance. However, the two beings behind him would make the scale of the battle even larger than it should. They might not necessarily win, even if they manage by some miracles. he knew for sure that Luderia would be a wounded rabbit in the eyes of the neighboring kingdom.

"Listen, old man, you are already lost just from that exchange, do you really want to risk your whole kingdom for this matter?" said Lyon with his deep and sharp green eyes.

The king clicked his tongue as he never thought that with how young Lyon looked, he was aware enough of his advantages. Young people would usually boast their pride as they gain the slightest advantage at something which made them blind about certain things.

The black spear sparked as it signaled its master how agitated the weapon was.

Lyon smirked as he said, "I can tell from here that Gungnir is thirsty of battle, you must have let it stayed at home and rest a lot for it to become this agitated."

"Hmm, young man what is your name? You can't be a nobody with those skills of yours," said the king as he stroke his beard.

"Hmph! I'm not here to converse with you," said Lyon before walking back to the hall.

"?! Wait! Young man!" said the king as he hurriedly climbed the cliffs.

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The sound of breaking glass was heard inside Prince Weiss's chamber. The wine spilled on the expensive carpet as he had a bad premonition. The loud bang in the castle made him agitated as Duke Armand also tried to hide his nervousness.

"Guards, status report!" yelled the prince.

With a bow, the nearby guards hurriedly gave him the information. "Yes! Currently, the castle was under attack by some unknown force that even made the king stepped in personally."

"His majesty himself?!" asked Duke Armand as he couldn't believe what he was hearing.

It was common knowledge that the current king was the strongest in Luderia. Everyone had a deep respect for the old man because of his strength and benevolence.

"Father did?" asked the prince while he bit his thumb and contemplate. (Did we ever offend a mighty kingdom from Mabia?) thought the prince as he couldn't recall any of such matters ever exist.

"Is it from Heaven's Dawn?" asked Duke Armand.

Heaven's Dawn was the only rival that could contend with Luderia in terms of resources and military strength. However, since their distance was quite far from each other there was a low chance of they even ever met each other.

"That's right, is it from Heaven's Dawn? They might have a powerful ally and try to erase us in hope of having Deo for themselves!" said the prince since this was the only plausible argument.

"I'm sorry sir, but I don't think it's from Heaven's Dawn since there was no sighting of an army in the outskirt of Luderia," explained the guard.

The guard's words sent both Duke Armand and Prince Weiss into contemplation. (Since there was not an army then which group was it?) thought the prince.

Prince Weiss furrowed his eyebrows as a flash of memories appeared in his mind. The figure of which he wanted nothing but death stood in front of him before he shook his head, erasing the image.

(It can't be him) thought the prince.

"What is it? First Prince have any idea?" asked Duke Armand as he saw the prince's reaction.

"N-no it's just a crazy thought," said the prince.

"If I may, in this current situation there is nothing considered crazy, we need as many clues as we can get," said Duke Armand with a serious tone.

The prince closed his eyes before revealing his thought, "I think it was Lyon."

Duke Armand furrowed his eyebrows, "You mean our target?"

Prince Weiss nodded in response.

(Okay, that thought is crazy, how could a young man like him contend with the king?) thought Duke Armand. He was sure that the current prince's judgment was blinded with revenge.

"WEEEEEEEEEISS!!"

The voice echoed throughout the whole castle as if a dragon made a roar.

Duke Armand and Prince Weiss opened their eyes in shock. The room fell into silence as it slowly dimmed down. The guards made their stands as they cautiously looked right and left, being wary of any movement.

Prince Weiss looked at the closed door while he could hear his heartbeat. The thumping noise slowly getting faster and faster as the hair on his skin slowly risen.

He opened his eyes wide at a split second he saw the door bent.

*boom

The impact blew away the chamber's door as the guards were propelled to the walls.

"GhGh!"

The prince could feel his neck was being clamped by a destructive force. The figure in front of him slowly revealed himself as the dust cleared. The green eyes were filled with a torrent of killing intent that looked at him straight to his soul.