Chapter 242. Prelude (3) (Teaser)
From the emperor's lips flowed a story Caron had never heard before. Not even in his previous life, when he had lived as Cain Latorre, had this truth been revealed to him.
"There is demon blood in the imperial bloodline," the emperor stated.
It was a shocking confession—the secret of the Karien family.
"Though a long time has passed and the blood has thinned, the power of that demonic lineage still lingers in our veins," the emperor continued.
"…Where did it originate?" Caron asked.
"The first emperor was half-human, half-demon," the emperor explained.
And so began a tale of immense length.
The first emperor, Cardan Karien, had been born of a demon father. He had betrayed his demonic kin and sided with humanity.
Caron recalled the official history he had once read in ancient tomes that stated Cardan Karien, through unmatched magical power, had laid the foundation of the empire. And alongside Rael Leston, he had driven the demons from the continent in the Great War three hundred years ago.
That was the version recorded in history books.
The Orias Empire had been born at the end of that war, forged from chaos and conflict. With his overwhelming magic, the first emperor had restored order to the continent and extended a hand to the heroes who had fought at his side.
The very first house to receive that hand was none other than the Ducal Family of Leston, Rael Leston's line.
But the truth differed...
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