Emperor's Reckoning

Lyon let out a sigh as he looked at the mess of the town. He turned around and walked back toward the arena.

Sverine and Bolg. They were the last two remaining kingdoms in First Heaven. The balance of the four kingdoms had been destroyed but will a new balance emerge?

Without proper order and chaos, First Heaven would definitely be sunk into a turmoil of war and agony.

The queen of the Sverine Kingdom was looking at Hilde and her parents. The problem with the other two vacant 'kingdoms' still resided since the main perpetrator refused to take any spoil.

(Honestly, what is he thinking?) thought Queen Wanda as she let out a sigh. Normally this problem won't even occur, there was no such thing as the winner of war not taking any of the spoils. She couldn't comprehend Lyon's rails of thinking at all. He was too random even for the experienced ruler. (However...).

She contemplated as she recalled what had just happened before the siblings were executed. A magic brand occurred and it was one of the rare types of spells. (Spatial type spell, furthermore, it was a spear that was coming out of that magic brand...)

Her eyes opened wide as she remembered the slight detail. Lyon and Graham were already outside before the huge blast that rendered Afurnae a bloody mess. (Graham was fighting against the Pala Kingdom's men before he suddenly leaped out of the scene. The magic spell had already been activated because I could see the magic brand, Lyon was also missing from the arena..).

*Thump!

She slightly hung her head down as her hair covered her emotions. Her lips puckered up a smile before she looked at the Bolg Kingdom.

Hilde furrowed her eyebrows as she looked at the powerful queen.

(What is she up to?) said Hilde inwardly. There was nothing more dangerous than the smirk of a powerful woman. She couldn't tell what the experienced queen was thinking. There could be plenty to the point of countless outcomes that came with a mind that ruled Sverine.

Cherie suddenly spoke. "Hilde, as it now stands, only you and me left here in First Heaven."

Hilde narrowed her eyes. "What are you trying to say?"

Under the bloodied scene and above thousands of corpses, the two princesses looked at one another, each with their own thoughts held.

"We must act fast and put immediate orders upon the Golden Dragon Kingdom and the Pala Kingdom, else rebellion might cause and put disorder into things that are not necessary."

Hilde scoffed before she crossed her arms, "What are you suggesting?" she raised her chin.

Cherie opened her mouth before an aloof voice interrupted her intention.

"Cecile, the inn is destroyed, hah, and I was looking forward to it too," Lyon sighed.

His carefree and dauntless bearing was the contrast of what he was once before. There was no hint of strength as he put his hands behind his head but nobody dared to question his power even for a second.

"H-He's back.."

"He is looking for an inn..."

The majority of the crowd was stunned. He had returned with his pure randomness once more. There was hardly anyone that could predict his movement or intention. He was both light and darkness.

Cecile chuckled, "Well, what do you expect would happen after you underestimate your power?"

*Clap!

Lyon and his group raised their eyebrows before the former turned around to see a smiling queen.

"Then, why don't you and your friends come and stay inside the Sverine Inn?"

Hilde had his pupils shrunk to a dot. (This cougar!). She then made a light cough.

"Lyon, since I hosted your lunch before, it would be improper of me not to host your dinner as well, of course, all of your friends are invited. You already know that we the Bolg Kingdom, don't look at one's background, if you are invited then you are a friend of ours," said Hilde as she nodded.

Cherie stepped up her game, "I don't think so, we have allied ourselves with Lyon and therefore it would only be just, that the young master comes to our inn with his esteemed friends. After all, it would be fair that you have offered her lunch but we offered them dinner and reservations."

(This woman!) thought Hilde. She might win a one-on-one fight against the princess of the Sverine Kingdom but articulation-wise, she seemed to surprise her more and more.

"Damn, this mortal is making two of First Heaven beauties fight with each other!"

"Shh! His name is Lyon! If you want to die at least don't sit beside me!"

The male crowd was filled with heavy hearts as they were shrouded with jealousy.

Lumina furrowed her eyebrows as she approached her lover with crossed arms. She took a glance at both women before she stood beside him.

Lyon tugged Lumina's elbow with his to catch her attention.

"Hm?" the dragon lady raised her eyebrows.

"Thanks for covering me," Lyon smiled.

Lumina was caught off guard before she had a red stroke on her cheeks. She closed her eyes before she rigidly nodded in response.

Lyon smiled before he looked at Cecile. "You know, I never tho—"

Cecile put her finger on his lips before she shook her head, "Save that conversation for later, we need to address this mess first."

Lyon raised both of her eyebrows before Cecile turned around and made a light cough.

One small cough was enough to court all of their attention. This auburn woman was one of the most famous figures in First Heaven, without the person even knowing. The princes were racing to have her hand by competing against one another, however, they didn't know that her heart already belonged to someone else even before they were born, now, they both were dead.

"Cecile," Queen Wanda muttered. She knew that Cecile will mature into a powerful woman, she had though never thought that she would get a man like him.

"Cecile," muttered Hilde.

The three leaders were also looking at the auburn woman. Of all Lyon's affiliations, she was the one with the perfect set of skills and mentality to rule like a queen. She might even rival Queen Wanda in this aspect.

Carius was hoping that Lyon could construct and conquer the two kingdoms he had beaten. He might not be the best suited for ruling with his carefree attitude, but his bet was actually on this tall auburn woman. She clearly had more sense than her wild and aloof husband.

"I will now speak on my husband's behalf," smiled Cecile.

Nobody dares to utter a word, especially the husband. The three generals smiled as they saw Cecile taking over as if it was natural.

"The empress is still the empress," commented Kesya. "Even if her cultivation was reset back to zero, her natural capabilities to rule still shines."

"It's a matter of course," said Assid who had worn his sharp glasses back.

"When I was a kid, I've always been so scared of her. Now where my cultivation level clearly trampled over her, I'm even more frightened," sighed Graham before he looked at Cecile who started to speak her thoughts.

"The matter regarding the spoil of war, which are the two vacant 'kingdoms' you can still do as you please. I will ask that you both welcome me and my friends with a warm smile," said Cecile with a smile on her face.

"That is a matter of course," said Queen Wanda as she nodded.

"One more thing," said Cecile. "Since Lyon has opened a new pathway for the Mortal World, there will be cocky mortal cultivators that will start to emerge in certain regions. I don't know where, but there will be. When the time comes, you may kill the cultivator if they got too far because my husband and I couldn't care less."

The words stunned cultivators from both First Heaven and Mortal World. They would have never thought that her words would be leaning against Mortal World rather than full-throttle on bringing them up to conversation.

Tael rubbed his chin, "My, what a decisive ruler."

Carius didn't speak a word.

"Then you have my gratitude," said Wanda as she lightly bowed before her family did the same and the entire Sverine cultivators followed.

"You have mine too, Cecile, " Hilde bowed before the same scene happened.

(Wow she is amazing) thought Lyon as he smiled. He had no idea how he was able to score this powerhouse lady but he was sure glad, which begged a question.

Under the stunned crowd, he walked out of the spotlight and reached to his three generals.

"Hm? Is something the matter, Em, I mean young master?" grinned Kesya.

"It's fine, I just have a question," asked Lyon as he furrowed his eyebrows.

"Hm?" Kesya raised both her eyebrows as her eyes twitched, ready to hear what the question was.

"Was I a good emperor then?" asked Lyon.

The three generals immediately froze.

(Oi! Why are you guys suddenly rigid?!).