The Tale of the Void Emperor

"What's the matter, Dreevindo?" King Limbark asked. Dreevindo was a subject of his Limbark Empire.

After finishing everything here, Athan was also supposed to go to the Limbark Empire, while Lily and Huarin were supposed to go to the Zonik Empire because Lingardim was a subject from that Empire.

Naturally, things might not go as usual this time for these Kings.

"Cough...I told Athan about the thing that's going to happen tomorrow. Like how King Klenkai is going to give his daughter's hand to Athan for marriage," Dreevindo said with a fake cough.

"What did he say?" King Klenkai asked as he raised his eyebrows.

"Well, he is not going to accept the marriage," Dreevind said with a wry smile, "he said that he would definitely reject such a thing and told me to relay to King Kelkai not to bring this up tomorrow if they don't want to get rejected in public."

Hearing that, every King looked at King Klenkai, who changed his expression into that of a thoughtful one.

"Alright, It's good that this matter was cleared early," King Klenkai said with a nod.

Suddenly, everyone's expression changed as they looked at the entrance of the Graden.

"Who does he think he is to reject my daughter?!" A lady with arrogance oozing out of her body entered the garden. She looked to be in her late thirties with a busty body and currently wore a layered thick dress that displayed her royalty.

She had long dark green hair with a slight orange hue on them, and her eyes were also the same color, dark green with a slight orange hue.

"Lauratina...," Kelnaki spoke with a wry smile and stood up, "come with me. I have some important matter to talk to you about."

"Humph, first tell me about that arrogant bastard who rejected my daughter! I was already angry that you decided this thing without my consent, but that lowly being dared to reject my daughter? NO! This is an insult towards us! Towards my daughter and me!" Lauratina said with a cold voice.

She walked towards King Klenkai and spoke stubbornly, "tomorrow, he MUST accept this proposal, but after that, I will reject him!" said Lauratina before she declared, "this marriage will not happen! Not because of his rejection but from my rejection!

Everyone smiled helplessly after seeing this Queen of Klenkai like this. Naturally, along with being a Queen of Klenkai, she was also a daughter of an Elite Legendary being in 4th Lerento. Her father was also a King of a powerful Empire.

"Come with me!" King Klenkai said with an indifferent expression as he passed by Lauratina.

Lauratina naturally followed him out as her husband was the nagging target for her, not the other Kings.

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"That Athan is really not afraid of us," King Oppanu said with a thoughtful expression.

"Indeed. If he dared to say something like that, then it means that he has the power to back up his statement...," Limbark said with a nod.

"Just who is he? Such an enigma, I haven't encountered before," said the King of Izakin Empire as he took a sip from the teacup.

"Dreevindo, tell us more about him," King Limbark said. His words attracted everyone's attention as they looked at Dreevindo.

After all, Dreevindo was the person who stayed with Athan the most, and he ought to know about him more than anyone else.

Dreevindo's eyes and heart jumped as this was a crucial moment for him, 'must I pave the way for Athan and go with him or stick with the Limbark Empire and this Osmes Empire Alliance? Or....maybe I can do both?'

"Athan...by now, you must have realized that his power and his existence...actually sits above us," Dreevindo spoke slowly with a calm expression.

All Kings nodded because they had felt Athan's power up close and had that inferior feeling sprout in them. Even though they didn't want to admit it, it was true.

From their inspection of Athan's power, Athan's body and also his soul were not as strong as them from what they sensed through Athan's soul sense. However, his strange power was the thing that bothered them. It was completely outside of their scope.

"Do you know about his origin?" asked the King of Zonik Empire, "where did he come from? or any other information?"

Dreevindo shook his head, "I don't know. He never told me about it. However...," pausing there, Dreevindo's expression turned grave, "one thing I can tell you for sure is that...he is not one to be messed with."

After hearing that, All King's ears perked up, and their expression turned serious. From how Dreevindo spoke, it was clear that he knew more in-depth about Athan.

"What do you know? Tell us everything so we can prepare," King Oppanu said with a somber expression.

Dreevindo nodded and spoke, "I know one thing for sure, and it is that he has yet to fully tap on his power. However, he is progressing in it, and...he has beings that are complete monsters!"

A fearful look appeared on Dreevindo's face as he remembered the glimpse that Primo showed him and later how he felt pure fear from the power of Primo and Taezin.

"Athan had one being at the start; it was a mystical black cat...," said Dreevindo before taking a deep breath, "however, trust me that the power of that cat far....it far surpassed me and everything I have witnessed in Orchos Firmament."

"There is also a tiny monkey, and I felt even more power from it! Unlike Athan, whose soul power is still lower, those two beings' soul power and their dept have surpassed anything I could imagine," Dreevindo said as he breathed ruggedly.

"Those beings, far more powerful than Athan, called him as Master! Their loyalty is such that they can die for Athan without the slightest of hesitation," Dreevindo said as he remembered one of his earliest meetings with Athan and Primo, where Primo spoke about how Primo would protect his Master at any cost.

Seeing skepticism in some King's eyes, Dreevindo swore right then and there that if he was lying about anything, then may his soul scatter and return to the Primal Orchos.

Once Dreevindo swore, and nothing happened, the Kings looked at each other with shocked expressions.

Suddenly, Dreevindo remembered something, and his expression turned even graver.

"What now?" Limbark asked with a frown seeing Dreevindo's expression.