Chapter 52: Admiral Thanatos
Inside a luxurious room sat one of the three most powerful men in the Olympian Empire: the Second Prince.
Before him sat three of the Empire’s ten Admirals. Among those who had reached the
Behind each Admiral were two Vice Admirals who were at the Sub-Apex level. But in this room, there were eight Vice Admirals, proving that beyond the three Admirals present, there was a fourth Admiral who was not here now.
Everyone here had golden skin, varying in tone from lighter to darker shades of gold. Most also had golden eyes and hair, but there were a few exceptions among them, such as the Second Prince himself, who had green eyes and hair...
Seeing that all those loyal to his faction were present, the Prince began a speech:
"Thank you all for coming here so quickly after my summons. As some of you may already know, the plan for the silent conquest of Jyera failed miserably, and now the Celestes must begin their retaliation against our race. My father’s failure in this matter also raises many doubts about his initial choice for the next Emperor..."
Pausing to let everyone digest the information, the Prince continued.
"Thanks to Vice Admiral Tulliver’s loyal subordinates, my father and elder brother still don’t know that their plan in Jyera has failed..."
Tulliver, who was standing next to another Vice Admiral but didn’t have an Admiral in front of him, stepped forward and bowed to the Second Prince to acknowledge his praise... The other Vice Admirals had envious eyes, but they still praised him, filling Tulliver with pride.
"The Celestials are still at war, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be retaliation now that they know the truth about what we did. Therefore, I plan to take Jyera using the legal means devised by the Celestes themselves."
"As expected of Your Majesty, you don’t think they’ll send warriors capable of defeating us. After all, if they send their best warriors into the middle of a war, they’ll suffer grave consequences..." One of the Admirals said, smiling in understanding...