Emperor's Reckoning

There was silence amidst the pressure of the atmosphere. Things had turned tense due to the wild world that Cecile had used. There was nothing in this world that would have prepared them for what they just heard.

"D-Dead man?"

"She said that right?"

"I thought I misheard it."

The spectators of the tournament were looking at one another before landing their gaze against Cecile.

The Auburn Woman was not bound to any of the four kingdoms present today, yet she nonchalantly sat down with her arms crossed as she faced them. She paid no heed to the gawking and the gaze of worry the nearby spectators gave her. She was solid as she was lithe.

"Excuse me, but Miss Cecile did you refer to me as 'dead man'" said Hezar as he tried to reaffirm if he heard her right.

She might be a beautiful woman blessed with unbelievable natural talent but offending Hezar in a public event like this was something else entirely.

"Sir Hezar, please, you must have heard it incorrectly," said Prince Raul. "Surely right? Cecile?"

Cecile shook her head but Assid was the one that stood up. "You uneducated fool, how dare you casually call the empress name without the honorific."

Princess Hilde gawked like the rest of the spectators. She couldn't think anything straight after what Assid had just said. It was enough that Cecile had offended Hezar, now her subordinate was insulting the prince. (This is First Heaven! What the hell is the thinking?! Aren't they afraid of the retaliation?!).

Raul was gobsmacked. He had never thought that his attempt to mend the atmosphere had brought about someone to insult him blatantly in public.

"Sit down, Assid."

Assid immediately bowed and do as he was told by his master.

"Such impudent!" the king of the Pala Kingdom stood up. "Who are you to have so much foolishness dwelled inside you?!"

The spectators trembled upon his roar. Things suddenly escalated to a point where they shouldn't have. They all become worried with some of them making harsh swallows. Cold sweat could be seen from some as most averted their glance toward the beauty.

Cecile suddenly stood up with her arms crossed. The divinity that she exuded was far beyond what the king was exuding. Just from standing alone, she was superior. Heaven looked in awe as Afurnae was blessed by her sharp eyes.

"His name is Assid. He is one of my and my husband's most trusted subordinates. That is all you need to know. And yes! I did call him a dead man."

The spectators froze in place as the king stared in disbelieve. He had never thought that someone would dare to insult them in broad daylight as if there will be repercussions.

"Husband..." the princes muttered.

Hilde shook her head in admiration. If she were to put at the same place as her she would waver. The amazing display of prowess is not by how one's punched but by how strong their heart was. "She is extraordinary."

The matriarch of the Yuki clan smiled as she looked at the powerful deity-like woman who stood up with valor and grace. Her lithe figure was something that could draw powerful men to their knees. However, this superb beauty only caressed one man.

"The young prodigy," muttered Tael as he rubbed his beard. "I must say, those two really complement each other, if they have children together, my... I can't imagine how monstrous they will be."

"The Mortal World might be entering a new chaotic moment for the first few years," said Carius with a dejected face. Especially with how the father was like.

Rupert stood up from his seat before confronting Cecile. "Is it true Cecile? That you are wed to that man?"

"That man's name is Lyon Torga, he is my husband. I thought that he had declared it before."

Cecile started to furrow her eyebrows. Her nose was slightly wrinkled as the displeasure was apparent.

Rupert opened his mouth but every word stuck inside his throat. The same goes for Raul.

They thought that Lyon was babbling about his status with her, however, seeing and hearing that woman herself admit it, they were left speechless. They sat back down in disbelief.

Cherie Sverine, the princess of the Sverine Kingdom chuckled behind her arm as she looked at the dejected face of the princes.

"Hezar, my husband will kill you," said Cecile as she smirked.

"W-What... Cecile are you threatening me? This is a great offense to the Pala Kingdom!" said Hezar as he stood up while pointing at her.

*Thud!

"Calm down..." muttered Cecile as the aura of the three commanders flared out and made the surrounding spectators tumble down with their consciousness leaving for a while.

"Threat?" said Cecile as she snorted. "Against you? There is no need for threat. You already planned to kill my husband since he evoke Heaven's Prism in the preliminary!"

Lumina furrowed her eyebrows as she looked at Cecile (Perjury? He was not planning to kill Lyon because he evoked Heaven's Prism but because Lyon wanted to free those three).

"H-Heaven's Prism?!" Hilde splurted out.

The spectators gasped but they didn't dare to utter the word lie. They could only see the calm and collected Hezar.

"That's a lie! He was not evoking Heaven's Prism! He was striking the Gold level!" Hezar shook his head. "It seems like your love for your husband has blinded you."

"Then I guess I lied," said Cecile as she shrugged before she sat back down. "But it doesn't matter, I'm sure you have realized how powerful my husband is. I mean, he has been tailing you for a while and you didn't even notice."

"Seize them! Seize them!" shouted Hezar as he palpitated. The cold sweat had drenched his forehead as he heaved up and down.

"That depends!" shouted Cecile as the soldier halted their movement. "King of the Pala Kingdom."

The king raised his eyebrows.

"Don't you realize that Hezar is overstepping you?" Cecile smirked.