323 Ivan Regulus (1/2)

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”So that's why you were confident.” Charles said after a moment of shock. ”You do know that the places you're after are extremely dangerous. Right?”

”I am aware.” Raven said with confidence. There's probably no other person in this entire plane who knows that true terrors of the Four Extremes more than he does.

Raven was also not surprised that Charles had also heard about the Four Extremes. If his guesses were correct, then he must've read some records left by their founders, which allowed him to be aware of the term.

”If that's the case then there's no stopping you. But I still advice you to be very careful on your journey.” Charles reminded kindly, ”I've read some records about those places. It didn't contain much, but it repeatedly emphasized the dangers of those places.”

And it appears that Raven's hunch was correct. Charles really did read some records left behind by their founders.

”So did I.” Raven replied, ”Needless to say, I still have to go. If I can't do this, then no one can.”

Charles looked intently at Raven and sighed, it appears that this human had really made up his mind and there was no stopping him. And since there's nothing he could do to stop him, he might as well let it be. Insisting even further would be a bad idea anyway. He wouldn't want to provoke the ire of Raven, specially knowing his real identity.

”There's something I would like to know, if you don't mind.” Raven asked after a brief silence. Charles nodded at him, signaling him to continue. ”Allan told me about the history of your tribe - well, most of it. He said that the founders of your tribe were adopted and raised by a Human.”

Charles nodded at his statement, which then allowed Raven to ask: ”May I know the name of that Human?”

”I was actually going to tell you about this, but you went first. Oh well.” Charles stated.

He paused briefly and said: ”Ivan Regulus. That's the name of our founder's adoptive father.”

”Huh.” Raven raised his brow in surprise, ”King Ivan. Who would've thought?”

Raven's thoughts were suddenly filled with information about King Ivan Regulus, who happens to be the one who adopted their founders. Charles looked at him with interest and asked: ”You heard about him?”

”Even if I didn't want to, I still would've since the educators forces people to remember the Royalties.” Raven chuckled. ”Fortunately, I happen to be fond of history. So yes, I've read some records about him.”

”King Ivan, you say.” Charles muttered, seemingly surprised about this term.

”Would you mind telling me what kind of King he is?” Charles asked, ”The records that was left by our founders only described him as a father. To be honest, I didn't even know that he was a King not until now.”

”It would make sense why you guys didn't know.” Raven stated, ”King Ivan originally hated the throne anyway.”

”Because he preached about equal rights.” Raven said, ”According to the records, he originally wanted the social system to go under a reform. On some records, it was said that he even tried to destroy the Royal Palace since if did that, then the symbol of inequality would be destroyed and everything would be fair.”

”Was he a good king?”

”Yes.” Raven replied confidently. ”He was originally born as a commoner. According to records, he was is an excellent student and a fearsome warrior. Unfortunately, he was born at the Peak of the Dark Moon Era - the time when the Kingdom was at it's lowest.”

”It was a time where the strong gets stronger and the weak becomes weaker The rich becomes richer and the poor becomes poorer. Everything was unfair back then. And since King Ivan was born as a commoner, he was treated almost like a slave. Back then, if one didn't have a considerable social status, then there is no justice, even if they were in the right. The corruption was so strong that time that the Kingdom was nearly destroyed due to it at one point. If it weren't for King Ivan, then the Kingdom might not have lasted until now.”