Chapters Chapter 229: Stories of Old (pt. 5) (2/2)
Julius said, bowing.
The Tundra?
He wasn’t afraid at all.
Instead, he was happy.
He finally had a chance to get out of his crazy father’s grasp, so why would he be afraid?
13 years, or precisely 4745 days later, you will die in my hands.
The young Julius clenched his fists, and 13 years later, that vow became reality.
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“13 years ago, the day I became 7. Do you know what my dream was after you killed my mother?”
Julius stared at his archnemesis who was sitting atop the throne, and spoke.
“Was it to become Emperor?”
Saturnos asked.
“You’re wrong.”
“That’s funny, a crown prince who doesn’t dream of becoming the Emperor.”
“Honestly,”
Julius shook his head.
“Do you really think that everyone in the world is obsessed with power like you?”
“...?”
“From 4745 days ago, my dream was to become a terrible son, and to kill you, my damned father.”
It was steel-like resolve.
Revenge, just for revenge!
Julius said that he had come to this point because of his resolve and determination to avenge his mother.
“And becoming Emperor is only a minor thing on the side for me.”
Julius spoke, smirking.
He spoke quite lightly, for someone that had led the rebellion and conquered the Royal Capital.
“Pft… Kuku…”
Saturnos also laughed.
“Is that really it, son? Even after starting the greatest rebellion in history? You’re going to say that all of this, all of this was just for your damned mother?”
“...?”
“Idiotic, foolish child.”
Saturnos continued, his face full of disappointment.
“Do you really not know what it means to contain my blood, the blood of the royal family in the Ancient Republic? Listen here, idiotic child! You’re saying that becoming the alpha of this continent is worth less than your revenge for your stupid mother!”
But even after Saturnos’ words, Julius remained unfazed.
In the first place, he didn’t expect a psychopath like Saturnos to understand the feelings between a mother and her child.
“How funny.”
Julius said.
“I never told you to try to understand me. Oh, and…”
“...?”
“Are you going to say that keeping me alive was so that you can enjoy something? Because you don’t feel any emotions, you want your one and only bloodline to ascend the throne, and become Emperor?”
This was the reason that Saturnos had gone mad.
They said that one shouldn’t take in more than they can handle.
Because he had everything, Saturnos went crazy.
R.a.p.e, murder, destruction, genocide. Saturnos had left everything behind and turned to his madness because there was nothing that could evoke his emotions anymore.
“Kuhahaha!”
Suddenly, Saturnos started to laugh.
“As expected of my son… It seems like you’re the only one who understands me.”
“Well, that makes sense. For you, who was bored, it must have been interesting to watch as I grew in strength and slaughtered my enemies. But… let me just ask one thing.”
“...?”
“If… If you had gotten this, would you have gone less crazy? Because you could feel some emotions?”
Saying that, Julius showed what was on his right hand.
“...!”
At that moment, shock filled Saturnos’ eyes.
“T-That…!”
“That’s right, this was the thing that you had searched for for so long.”
What was on Julius’s hands was an artifact that seemed like it couldn’t exist in this world.
Rather, it was hard to even call it an artifact.
This ‘thing’ that was giving out a golden radiance looked as if there were two rings overlapping each other, but it looked as if it wasn’t made out of some material, but rather looking like it was made of pure energy.
“The… Rune of Immortality!”
That was right.
The thing on Julius’ hand was the Rune of Immortality that Saturnos had looked for for so long.
“To be precise, it’s the Rune of Three Lives.”
“...!”
“Resurrection, Reincarnation, and Return. It’s the authority of a god that allows a human to live 3 different times.”
Julius laughed.
It was obvious that he was laughing at Saturnos.
“There were originally 3 of these rings.”
“...!”
“So maybe, I should call it the Rune of Two Lives instead. Because I already used the Rune of Resurrection.”
“You… during that…”
“But of course.”
“...!”
“2 years ago, Aventador wasn’t the only one that died in the Waterfall of Despair.”
Terrifying secrets that defied the imagination of a human started to spill out of Julius’ mouth.