A bright Golden colored light originated from Vlade's waist and Ace's smile widened.
"No… please…" Vlade pleaded as he saw Ace's hand moving towards the light.
His prior pride and arrogance were long gone.
What pride? What arrogance? He was about to see his hard-earned powers leaving his body in front of his eyes.
"Don't worry, I will make good use of it" Ace whispered and grinned evilly.
Ace's hand reached Vlade's abdomen and stabbed right through his flesh to grab the seed.
The Divine Seed.
A normal practitioner develops a core where all his elemental qi is stored, but once one reaches Divinity, the core turns into a Divine seed. It is like a second life for a Divinity. No matter how many times you kill a divinity until his Divine seed isn't taken out of his body, he won't die.
Yes, the Divinities were immortal until they have the seed inside their body. It can be said that they won't die until they are killed.
Not only that, once taken out, these seeds can be absorbed by others to improve their own power and Ace plans to do just that.
"AAAAGGHHH!!" Vlade roared in pain as Golden wings appeared behind his back but this time, they were trembling non-stop and weren't as majestic as before.
*Thunder*
*Rumble*
The clouds roared, the earth shook, the world screeched, a Divinity was about to perish, forever.
Even the other 2 emperors, miles away from here were alerted.
Moments later, the golden wing's size started decreasing while the rich, bright golden color started fading away, eventually, the Divine Wings disappeared at the same time when Ace took out the shining silver color seed.
Vlade's face paled.
"You should have never targeted Vrest Family" Ace muttered as he recalled the image of his father dying in front of his eyes.
"You… you are from Vrest family?" Vlade asked in surprise.
"Not only that, I was that very reason you decided to massacre my family" Ace revealed, the hatred in his eyes could no longer be concealed and Vlade's eyes turned wide.
"Y-you are that kid 90 years ago…" he muttered in shock.
"I am" Ace answered and after a brief panic, Vlade calmed down and closed his eyes, not answering.
He knew he can't speak much as he felt his body getting powerless and cold.
Ace rose back to the sky and looked at the Empire's soldiers, who cowered in fear.
"The one who surrender lives, the one who resists, dies" Ace declared.
*Clang* *Clang* *Clang*
*Thud* *Thud* *Thud*
The familiar sound of weapons falling followed by enemy soldiers falling on their knees was heard.
Ace gaze turned to his army and he realized around 100,000 men perished in the battle. No matter how good his formations were, or how good their equipment was, the enemy had 50 million soldiers, there was no way for Ace to win without any casualties.
"You all shall be rewarded for the bravery and might you showed today!
Your's and your fallen comrades' families will be compensated with lifelong luxury.
You all did well!
It's now time to celebrate!
For the Victory!" Ace roared raising his hand.
"FOR THE VICTORY!!" the soldiers cheered in joy.
Ace then flew towards the bodies of the 6 noblemen he killed and took out their cores. Without giving them a second look he left their bodies to rot in the battlefield.
"General Luke, I want you to capture the whole imperial family" Ace ordered.
"As you command, Your majesty" General Luke bowed.
"NO! They had nothing to do with this… leave them alone" Vlade pleaded with all the power he had left.
"Oh?" Ace muttered in surprise as he glanced at Vlade who was panic-stricken. Suddenly, a small smirk appeared on his face. When Vlade saw that smile, a bad intuition arose in his heart.
"It seems like Emperor Vlade is rather attached to his family." Ace's smirk grew wider and Vlade's senses screamed to him that something bad is about to happen.
"General Luke, call a few healers" Ace ordered.
"Yes, you majesty" Though confused, the general didn't dare to ask further and gave orders to his men.
"Your Majesty" a few moments later, 4 figures, 3 women, 1 man appeared in front of Ace and greeted with a bow.
"Heal him," Ace ordered as he pointed towards Vlade. His tone, firm, as if the rejection wasn't an option. and it wasn't.
"As you command, your majesty" The four nodded as they walked towards Vlade before 2 of them attended his chest and the other 2 worked on Abdomin.
Within the next five minutes, Vlade's injury started healing at an astonishing rate. Of course, he wasn't going to regain his power since his power source was already taken. He will turn into a common person with a stronger body.
"General capture as well and make sure he and his family are kept in a single cell, umm, no, keep them in two different cells parted with a wall so that they can talk but can't see each other.
Alright, take care of the imperial palace, I will return to the Vorste Kingdom and will come back as soon as possible"
"As you command, your majesty" Luke answered with a bow.
Ace then flew into the sky and dashed towards the Vorste kingdom.
What if the enemy soldiers outbreak while he is gone?
Who will dare to even think that when they know the enemy is a Divinity and a stronger than the previous emperor at that?
Ace ran flew towards the Vorste kingdom and with his speed, it didn't even take him 5 minutes to reach the entrance of the Vorste capital.
"ALL HAIL YOUR MAJESTY, ACE VORSTE!"
"ALL HAIL YOUR MAJESTY, ACE VORSTE!"
"ALL HAIL YOUR MAJESTY, ACE VORSTE!"
As soon as he entered the capital, loud roars and cheers were heard.
The news of Ace's victory has already reached the kingdom. Maybe the soldiers were so confident that they already boasted they won without even fighting. Well, that's the confidence that comes when you have a Divinity ruling you.
*Boom* *Boom*
Everyone celebrated, crackers were burned while everyone bowed and paid their respect to their mighty king, and now, the emperor.
Ace stood on the sky, boasting his power which he hid till now, and cleared his throat.
"People of the Vorste kingdom, I know that you already know about the news but let me announce it officially.
I, Ace Vorste, the new emperor, have defeated the previous emperor and will now rule the whole Vorste Empire that was previously known as the Holy Sword Empire.
From this day onwards, the Vorste kingdom will be part of the Vorste Empire and the Vorste city will be seen as one of the most important cities of the Empire!" Ace declared.
"ALL HAIL YOUR MAJESTY, ACE VORSTE!"
"ALL HAIL YOUR MAJESTY, ACE VORSTE!"
Everyone cheered in unison, they knew that now that they are part of the empire and that their city will be named as the most important city of the Empire, many riches and opportunities await them.
"I hereby announce that a big feast will be arranged tomorrow and every single one of you is invited to the feast!
The details will be posted in the central office soon. I hope you all come and celebrate our victory!" Ace announced and many cheers were heard in answer.
Then, Ace quickly entered the palace, excited to meet the most important person in his life.
"Congratulations on your victory, your majesty"
"Congratulations on your victory, your majesty"
"Congratulations on your victory, your majesty"
Servants, noblemen, guards, alike, many congratulated Ace, some trying to curry favors, some genuinely happy for their ki- emperor, Ace just nodded to all as he calmly walked towards a specific room. Though he walked calmly, his slow and delicate movements were as imposing as they could be. Even though he was wearing armor covered in blood, he still looked like a dignified noble, outshining everyone.
The palace was nowhere near as grand when compared to the Imperial palace but no one could label it as shabby either. It was white in color with beautifully carved designs on the walls. The floor was covered with an expensive-looking red carpet and the interior was decorated with many pictures, jewels, etc.
The palace was big enough for 1000 people to live in it freely.
The room Ace was walking to was one of the most, if not the most luxurious rooms in the whole palace. Soon, he arrived in front of the door and stood still, his pose so dignified that one would think that he was an unapproachable diety filled with charisma, poise, and nobility.
*Bam*
Without knocking, Ace opened the door calmly, and just like that, the calm, dignified, and noble look on his face vanished and a wide smile appeared on his face.
"Mission accomplished, my queen" He bowed dramatically and spoke in a playful tone.
"You may rise" A melodious voice was heard as an answer.
Ace raised his head and his eyes fell on an extremely beautiful woman sitting on a large bed with one leg on top of the other.
The woman's face looked like the finest piece of jade; she had thin eyebrows, blue-hypnotic eyes, a sharp nose, and red juicy lips. Her long black hair reached her lower waist, giving her additional charm.
She wore red, royal clothes that showed her curves and alluring body. With her thin waist, D-cup breast, and perfectly round butt, she looked really enticing. Her every single move was filled with sheer sexiness, her movements so gracefully and seductive that even a succubus would fall on her knees and beg for tutelage, at the same time, the aura she gave was so noble that any person couldn't help but fall on his knees and pay his respects.
This combination of sexiness and nobility made her even more enticing,
She was the person closest to Ace Vorste, his one, and only wife, the former queen, now the empress, Maeve Vorste.
Maeve looked at Ace whose clothes were covered in blood with a smile as memories of their past appeared in her mind.