Chapter 126: The king’s day off
The mortal realm comprised seven major kingdoms. One in the north—Nahatia, one in the south—Leacus, three in the west; Anderos, Targon, and Volemer. Two in the east, Ergos and Trojas, alongside minor kingdoms like Kalos to the east and Cleves to the west of the country—Polovia and Demer in the South.
Though they were amicable towards each other thanks to the treaty of Aionas that separated each country into their own kingdoms after the old Empire. That didn't mean there wasn't any strife between the seven nations.
The north had a few conflicts with the east thanks to a national incident that occurred between the two princes of Nahatia and Anderos, who fought for the hand in marriage of the beautiful princess of the south several years ago. Since then, animosity had brewed between the two nations.
There was also the rivalry between the West and the South over resources as well. Since both nations were considered to be technologically superior to the others, there were constant incidents of showing up the other.
One day as the prince of Anderos was making his way back from a subjugation alongside his attendant, he noticed something sticking wash up on shore. Curiosity got the better of him and he dismounted his horse to investigate.
His attendant followed behind him and furrowed his brows when he saw the prince staring at the object that was now in his hand. "What is it Prince Darius?"
The young man shook his head, unsure of what the object he was holding was. It was incredibly large, with a curved side and a pointy edge—sharp enough to pierce through skin.
"It looks to be...a horn of sorts?" He murmured before turning to face his attendant. "Look, Leios. What do you think this could be?"
Leios' frown deepened as he looked at the object and couldn't help agreeing to the prince's assessment. "It looks as though it was cut off by some kind of creature's head."
"...Just what kind of creature is it that its horn would be this large?" Darius' eyes widened as he thought of the possibilities, but none of them seemed to fit the size of the horn.
"Perhaps we ought to bring this back and have the researchers back at the palace investigate?" Leios suggested.