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While the two were talking inside the jail, the Empress and Prince Augusta were talking too. They received a letter that Prince George was kidnapped and they need the Runic sword of Sarmiento to release him. If they tell this to others, they would kill Goerge.

Empress trembled when she read the letter, it's not because she was worried about her second son, the Runic Sword of Sarmiento was a national treasure. It had the ability to absorb three different types of Gifts.

As the General of the Empire, Aquila decided to gave the weapon to Augusta. Augusta was actually shocked when he heard his mother saying that they must let George die.

"Mother! How can you say that!? George is my brother, he's your son! How can you let him die!?"

Augusta smashed the table and it cracked. He couldn't believe that his mother would choose the weapon over her son. He shook his head saying that he was against it.

"I will go there! Where's the meeting place!?"

"Augusta! You can't, the Capital is in a state of confusion. You can't leave your post. The nobles will degrade you and gossip if they found you missing."

Empress Maria didn't let his son leave. For her, position and power were everything. That's why he even sacrifices her second son's life for the Emperor.

At that time, when the first Empress was still alive and Maria was treated as a concubine. Yes, she was a concubine but she hated that fact. She desired to rise and be the most important woman in this Empire. She was thankful that the woman died when she gave birth to Aria. Her mouth was grinning because she won the battle without fighting.

Yet the Emperor got sick because of loneliness, he lost his will to live. Maria faction was weak at that time, to increase the chances of Augusta to become the Emperor. Maria decided to sacrifice George's life to extend the life of the Emperor.

"That kid will die early so you don't have to worry about him. Stay here and do your job. I'll call my Knights, they will be the ones to search for him."

"MOTHER! I know that what you did is for the Emperor but don't treat George like he's baggage! He's a human, his life may be short but I want him to live a happy life!!"

Augusta got angry when he saw the nonchalant attitude of his mother. He gritted his teeth, this woman was his mother but he couldn't accept her viewpoint. She was a woman who was obsessed with power, she wanted her son to take the throne and become the Emperor. Yes, that part was understandable but her greed was too much to endure. She gladly gave her son just to gave Augusta the time rose. Their plan succeeded, Augusta had the strong power in candidacy.

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They achieved their goals and they had the possibility to take the throne but this unfortunate incident caused them to lay low. Right now, the Empire need the power of each aristocrat and as the leaders of the second-largest faction, they must show their ability to command.

Augusta gulped, his chest was tight and he couldn't breathe easily. His brother was kidnapped and he couldn't do anything. He had the Sarmiento but the Empress wants him to stay.

"No, I will go."

"Augusta! I'm your mother, you must obey me!"

"No! I'm just your puppet! I'm a kid that you force to become Emperor. You don't see us as your children, we're just the instrument that you need to use so that you can show your glory. I'm sick of your dreams!!"

He recalled how their mother maltreated them when she was frustrated in her position as a concubine. Maria would whip their arms with a strong stick causing them to yelp in pain.

Augusta shook his head and forcefully took the letter from Maria's hand. He sent a deadly glare to his mother and left her behind. He decided to save his brother……… His decision would cause misfortune.

Maria was now alone, she crumpled her two hands and closed her eyes. She felt like everything she built was starting to crumble. She torn her beautiful dress and bitterly grunt.

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Based on the two people(the assassin and Tyron) that tried to kill Christopher, they easily deduced that they were people of the Goddess of Light. Their abilities were connected to her Authority.

The Goddess of Light had different Authorities but her famous Authority was the Light. This was one of the reasons why people worship her as the Goddess of Light, it's her primary power.

The first assassin had the Gift to bend the light so that he could turn invisible.

Tyron had the power to summon light to blind the enemy.

Their powers were connected to the Goddess of Light.

Marquis Fillan and Captain Alphonse were actually inside the Temple, they were releasing their hostilities. Ordinary people fainted because of their powers.

The Priest, Nuns, and Deacons were standing in the entrance, they were sweating. The pressure of these two people was heavy. They were only Intermediate and Apprentice, their level was not enough to fight these Masters.

"Where's the Bishop!?"

Alphonse shouted, thousands of people died and he couldn't restrain his hatred.

*Tack tack!*

Steps of high heels echoed. A woman who was wearing pure white clothes appeared. She's the Bishop of Temple of Light in the Capital. As the Religion that had the most believers, the Temple of Light had seven Bishop and one Archbishop.

They were the chess piece of Light, where they could exactly hear the voice of the Goddess.

The woman had white hair but her eyes were color black. She was Jaraina, the Bishop of this Temple. She was the youngest Bishop with the age of 28. She was a Double Elements Mahikero just like the Emperor, and as a Bishop, her powers are on the level of Master. She controls the Elements of Light and Wind.

She snorted and grinned.

'Looks like our plan had failed, well not that much. The second bomb exploded so it's fifty-fifty. Half fail, half success.'

She gazed at these two people who entered the Temple's territory.