Planet Celestial was an enormous planet with a diameter of almost 300,000 km. Its land was rich and vast, with ample resources for all. It had several deep seas and even deeper oceans. Fertile and rich seemed like understatements for this planet. Even with its vast land, it had only a single large and well known desert, and only a few forbidden zones. Contrary to the land mass of this great planet, the Celestials were a small race. The average number recorded for a race was a little over 10 billion. Yet the Celestials were barely up to 50 million.
Because of their relatively small numbers, they occupied a small portion of Planet Celestial. However, they were strong. Their strength had made them rulers of this land and the name of their race made it obvious to all the power they held on Planet Celestial. They occupied the center (the planet is round and hence doesn't really have a center. The center here refers to the place with the best resources) of the planet and had jurisdiction over the best natural resources, the largest ocean included in their vast array of wealth.
The Celestials were a united race. Unlike the lowly planet of Zandor, where there were four major empires and several kingdoms under their 'servitude', the Celestials had only one empire.
One may attribute it to their small size, yet that wasn't the entire reason. Planet Zandor was young. It couldn't possibly compare to the rich history of Planet Celestial, a planet of the high realm that had bred life for billions of years. Just like Planet Celestial, the Celestials themselves were almost as old as this planet. After conquering the entire planet, centuries and millennia of in-fighting had led to the birth of the single ruling monarchy. Maybe when Zandor grew just as old, there would be only one empire as the head.
The Celestials had many villages, towns and cities in their vast and strong empire. The Greater Celestials resided in the best of them with the Lessers settling for the rest. After all, Greater Celestials were all nobles. Even so, every city was maintained by a Greater Celestial House. As for the towns and villages, they were watched by Lessers who had been granted a title of nobility due to merits. But even among the cities, there was a clear hierarchy. There were three major cities in the territory of the Greater Celestials. The capital city, Imperium; the political city, Flagstaff City; and the military city, Giant City. Each of these cities had their roles and tried not to get in each other's way. Though Imperium had definite sway over the other two.
Each city had three major houses that were given the privilege of performing service to the Emperor by taking up the position of "Lord of the City". The Lord wasn't called by his name but by the title given to him. For instance, the Lord of Flagstaff City was referred to as the 'Lord of the Staff'. This position would then be held by that House for ten years, before control was handed over to the other houses. The delegation of this authority fell into the hands of Flagstaff City, with only the Emperor himself having the power to overrule their decision. The delegation of power was completely random. One House could be chosen to rule for over thirty consecutive years and another, may finally gain power after a century.
In Giant City, the current 'Lord of the Giants' was the Head of the Kaiser Reich House- Max's father. The Lord had held this position for over forty years now. The last time Kahn's family- the Romano House- were appointed as Lords was a bit over a century ago. That was how unpredictable the position of Lord was. The other noble family that had the honor of serving as Lords and proud rivals of the Kaiser Reich House, were the Diaz House. This was where Kahn and Rosa were headed.
"I can't believe I have to meet that jackass again." Seated in a luxurious carriage pulled by four large horses, Rosa groaned.
"No one is forcing this on you. You're the one who said you couldn't wait till Max returns. If you have a change of heart there's always time to go back. Besides, if others hear you calling him a jackass, they wouldn't be pleased. He is a talent among the younger generation after all." Kahn was seated opposite his sister. He had his eyes on the scenery outside, clearly admiring the view and brushing off his elder sister's complaints.
The Diaz family was a strong family with quite a number of descendants. Whereas both the Kaiser Reich and Romano family heads had only one and two heirs respectively, the Diaz family had five- two males and three females. For a race that had a relatively small population, that was pretty big.
The problem Rosa had with visiting the Diaz House was simple- one of her suitors lived there. He didn't just live there, he was third child of the Diaz family Head. Although he was born as the middle child, he was the first male. This position had provided him with power above that of his elder sisters. This suitor was also a genius. He was highly regarded among the Greater Celestials, with his strength already at the peak of the Heaven Realm three years ago. It was rumored that he had broken into the Nobility Realm a year ago. With his talent, this rumor may very well be the truth.
"Younger generation? That old coot is almost forty. Yes he is talented, but can he not chase after women of his age?" Rosa frowned as she spoke about her suitor. Surely being at the peak of the Heaven Realm or the early stages of the Nobility Realm was an impressive achievement for even a 60 year old Greater Celestial. Not to talk of one who was barely 40 years old. However to Rosa, his strength held no value. He may be good looking but it didn't change the fact that he was almost twenty years older. She had many suitors, all of them weaker than him. But she loved to interact with them, even if she didn't reciprocate their feelings. This was because they were all her age mates. It was fun to hang out with them. Some women may prefer older men, but she was certain she wasn't one of those women.
The carriage grinded to a halt, as the coachman proceeded to announce their arrival. Kahn glanced at Rosa as he stood up to exit the carriage, "Well, whatever complaints you may have against him you have to keep them to yourself- at least for now. We have arrived at his place after all."