Hero of Darkness

After the recording of Kahn's final words and his last will spread in the entire Rakos empire, the public outrage against the three rose to the peak. 

Whether it was the Verlassen fiefdom or the rest of the empire… to them, Kahn Salvatore was someone born amongst them. With his hard work and unyielding will, he rose in power and strength and righteously ruled over the people of his fiefdom and made their lives better. 

He was a hero to many after his recent deeds with the People's Court and how he got rid of the monster waves that killed millions of innocent people every year. 

On top of it, the Demi-Human faction's recent massacre of 20 thousand soldiers just to besmirch Kahn's name had already ignited the flame of hatred towards these noble factions who saw their lives as nothing but livestock. 

And now… their icon and champion of the commoners was killed by these very factions just because they coveted the fiefdom and its resources. 

This was the final nail in the coffin and now… 

The entire empire was filled with public outrage and mass riots. No matter which faction one belonged to, all the noble clans, their businesses, their properties and headquarters faced thousands and millions of people either protesting against them or damaging their belongings. 

It didn't even take a day and the three noble factions that were comprised of thousands of influential clans and enterprises had no choice but to put their defenses up against the angry mob. 

It didn't matter how strong were these clans or how powerful individuals they had. 

When the common citizens lost their voice of reason, the scrutiny and wrath could not be handled by the wealthy and powerful. 

Although things didn't go as far as people killing each other or mortally harming others… the fear and discrimination they faced was more than enough to break their hold over the empire. 

Anyone who was part of or even remotely connected to the three noble which included 80% of all the noble clans in the empire were no exception to this. 

With this single recording, Kahn had shaken the very foundation of the empire itself and now, the aftereffects would be detrimental to these factions, all three of which planned to kill him after he got the tablet of arcana. 

Money, authority, influence, positions in the government, control over the military as well as 

Now that he was leaving, there was no reason to be thoughtful about any former partnerships with the Pureblood faction or an inside deal with the Neutral faction. This way, Kahn had screwed over all 3 of them. 

Although Kahn couldn't kill them because he was weak… he still made them pay with a century's reputation, wealth and legacy they had on this empire. 

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Meanwhile, on that very night… both the Demi-Human and Pureblood faction received two secret recordings that shook them once again. 

One of the recordings showed Celine Armitage, the chosen representative of the Neutral faction killing Ezekiel Nabi by stabbing through his heart while the semi-saint mage was chained and gagged. 

And the second one was what made them jump from their seats… 

Celine finding the Tablet of Arcana inside the ancient ruins as well as her talking with the remnant soul of Rathnaar appeared in front of them. 

And lastly, the first emperor granting her the ownership of the tablet and her taking it inside of her space ring was crystal clear to the thousands of clan leaders and faction members that had gathered in their respective headquarters to talk about the issue related to Kahn's recording. 

And as both the factions watched this recording with their leaders present… three things became very clear to them. 

That Celine had the Tablet of Arcana. 

She killed both Ezekiel and Kahn inside the forbidden region. 

And Kahn knowingly fucked them up over in case he didn't manage to come out of it alive. 

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However… none of them knew about the real truth at all. 

That it was Kahn mimicking Rathnaar's voice when Celine appeared in the last hall. 

Right after Rathnaar made a soul-pact with Kahn which bound the first emperor's soul with his own and eventually, the tablet became only accessible to Kahn because only Rathnaar had the ability to control it. 

Although they stood on odd terms with each other, it didn't change the fact that Kahn was dragged into a perilous situation. 

So being the cunning guy Kahn was… he decided to use Celine, the halfbreed demonkin girl who killed Ezekiel while thinking it was Kahn was the perfect scapegoat. 

After she returned to the entrance where she presumably killed Kahn, the latter was hiding in the shadows and used Lucid Reality on her again. 

As a result, Celine fainted on the spot under the Lucid Reality skill effect while Kahn took out the tablet from her space ring and hid in the shadows until she woke up. 

So Celine was under the impression that she still had the tablet and departed from the forbidden region in a hurry. 

These two recordings were exactly what Kahn told Ronin to deliver to the 'two of them' after he exited the forbidden region. 

This way, Demi-Human and Pureblood factions would target both Celine and the Neutral faction for the Tablet of Arcana. 

As for why he sent the recording to the once 'has been' top noble faction called the Demi-Human faction? 

Because Kahn knew that once his final recording that implicated all the noble factions for his death came out… 

The desperate Demi-Human faction that paid a great price for messing with Kahn and massacring those innocent soldiers would be pushed into a corner. 

And just as he expected… to avoid the public wrath again and avoiding the suspicions of being the ones who killed Kahn Salvatore in the name of revenge… 

The next day, the Demi-Human faction used all of their connections and networks to spread the first recording of Celine killing Ezekiel. 

And on top of it… they spread another rumor throughout the empire. That the one to actually kill Kahn… 

Was the Neutral Faction.