"… My boy…" Ruby cried as she watched the video of her son losing control of his emotions when communicating with his own father.
She never thought her family would break apart in such a way, having always believed her family was strong as a rock but because of their other lives and its laws, it was close to shattering into dust.
The only thing that told her there was some chance to repair the crack within her small family came with the appearance of Carter and Igdra within her personal room in the Palace.
"… Mother, please don't worry blame yourself when this isn't your problem.
This only happened because of the demands the nobles believed they could enforce on Esmond.
Don't worry, that's why both Carter and I have arrived here to sort out this mess." Igdra said as she sat down beside Ruby on her bed.
Carter stood by the wall and peered out the window, looking over the Imperial City in the distance.
"Esy isn't rash enough to start a fight for no reason.
He's just angry at the fact people want to take away Amelia, May, and Layla.
Worst yet, he wasn't a fan knowing it was possible the noble Houses might wed them off with other people."
Carter didn't bother to hide what he knew and informed Ruby of everything so she could make the appropriate decision.
Ruby didn't waste time and quickly dragged Igdra and Carter along with her as she walked over to the meeting hall where the Emperor, Crown Prince, and nobles deliberated on her son's fate.
Having entered the room and made her declaration, Ruby made sure the Emperor was aware she wouldn't be backing down, even against him, staring coldly into his eyes.
No noble that sat around the table dared to say anything, including Daniel, but one certain noble believed himself to be above Ruby.
"Little Reya, this isn't something you should concern yourself with!
The Boy will die for daring to threaten our Empire.
Blame yourself for not educating your son enough to understand when it would be wise to give up in the face of unimaginable power!"
Shouted the aid of the current Head of House Munkah-Yamia at his younger sister, only to be stopped by his own father who looked ready to crack his head open for interfering where he had no right.
Ruby's father actually wasn't pleased with his son for causing his only daughter to escape their home and leave the safety of the Empire.
Even he felt conflicted hearing people wanting to kill his grandson who appeared great enough to awaken a mutant bloodline.
The current Head of the House Munkah-Yamia feared Esmond would end up being sentenced for death, but his daughter's timely interference help quieten all the nobles seated around the table.
Only his foolish son had to interfere and cause a greater problem for the, but he wasn't prepared for what happened next.
Actually, nobody was…
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Carter vanished in an instant from Ruby's side and appeared next to eldest son of the House Munkah-Yamia, only to send him crashing back into the wall from one sharp upper cut.
Emanating part of Esmond's strength and aura, Carter inhabited one of the Android bodies created specifically for him with Primordiam Steel Alloy which was indestructible based on current tests within the Space.
Everyone seated around the main table and those just beside the main Heads of their House were all unable to keep track of the speed at which Cater moved.
He was in fact drawing strength from his connection with Esmond to help enhance the abilities of the Android.
Ogryx and Wraithbone were used as part of the Android material make-up to give it the ability of absorbing some of Esmond's power.
Carter used his connection with the Spatial Ark Star World to utilise some of Esmond's strength through the Android by using the Psionic materials to manipulate the summoned power.
Similarly, the Psionic materials amplified his aura that felt as holy and mighty as a Primordial being, which saw itself resonating easily with the Primordiam Steel Alloy.
"Your supposed to be Esmond's Uncle by blood…
By… fucking… blood.
Yet you want him to die.
How about I kill you here and now for threatening Esy?
Tell me… will anyone dare help you?!" Carter's sadistic side blossomed the second he heard someone threatened Esmond.
They were two very distinct pieces of the same person and for one of them to be threatened in such a manner would cause the other to lash out.
Igdra sensed this but chose not to stop it since she wasn't pleased either with what she heard from Esmond own blood relative.
"Carter… that's enough.
My idiotic brother is nothing more than a fool with no idea about the potential of my son.
Nor do any of the other old withering men and women within this room." Ruby said with her eyes locked on the Emperor and Crown Prince, who understood Ruby was on a warpath.
"Mother… let me handle this, please."
Igdra interrupted the aggressive Ruby who wanted nothing more but to fight every person within the meeting room.
Thankfully Igdra knew how to ease the tension and deal with the troubles that'd been created by Carter and Ruby.
"To the noble Gentlemen and Ladies present…
I am Esmond Manston's Fourth Lady, Igdraasilla Manston.
And I have come here to offer you the hand of peace and greater prosperity than just this planet and world."
Carter had already hacked into the table to display new holographic images and videos which were taken of Mars, Jupiter, and other planets the Space was developing.
Not just that, the actions taken place in Africa were also shown to everyone seat, with Igdra explaining the power within Esmond's hands.
"As you can easily see, Esmond doesn't just have his eyes on Earth, with his strength even to blind the eyes of the world to not witness the effect of his work.
Mars is a clear sign of his which has completely changed and started developing into a second paradise for humanity to inhabit without the need of highly advance tech or gadgets.
Esmond clearly has the ability to make the impossible, possible.
This is especially true when it comes to the three other Lady's beside Esmond."
Carter opened several gates to allow Amelia, May, and Layla to enter the meeting room of the palace.
Their appearance left everyone present within the meeting room stunned, including Ruby and Daniel who couldn't imagine how magnificent Amelia appeared compared to the past.
Once someone's bloodline awakened, there would be a massive change physically, emotionally, and mentally but this also depended on training to help control the sudden changes.
In the case of the three girls though, it felt like tempered steel instead of fragile glass which could shatter apart in an instant.
The Head of the Pendragon House found himself struggling to maintain his elegance before Amelia and her powerful Dragon Soul.
Only after he became aware of the Dragon within her arms, that he finally gave up trying to be powerful before her.
The Emperor even found himself shocked by the sight of an Ice Dragon, a mythical monster no even seen within their Empire for who knows how long.
May suppressed the might of the Qin House Head leader who struggled to lift his head before her Imperial presence, whereas the Head of the Macedon felt pride and joy seeing the mighty and fearless Layla.
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The three girls stopped for a moment to address Ruby and Daniel with the graceful elegance of Imperial Noble Ladies who were brought up within the Noble Courts of the Palace.
'"It's lovely to meet you, Mother and Father."' The girls said in unison with Ruby delight by the news and Daniel rather worried about the new headache developing.
While Ruby greeted her new daughter in laws, the Emperor continued to converse with Igdra.
"What are you trying to tell us, Lady Igdraasilla?" The Emperor said with his expression still unchanging from the moment Ruby had arrived.
"You can obviously see for yourself, the girls are far much more capable than the current Heads of their respective Houses, even though their bloodlines awoke only a short time ago.
Esmond has trained them enough to reach this stage, what do you think would happen if he decided to help others, all to battle your Empire.
To be honest he wouldn't need to rely on their strength when he has Dragons and other Mythical creatures in his grasp.
Do you think the Atlaesus Empire can content against this?" Carter directly conversed with the Emperor, ignoring all the rest in the room since his voice was the only one that mattered.
They all had to fight to keep their minds from falling apart once they saw the Dragon in Amelia's arms.
It's natural strength and aura frightened everyone whose Bloodline wasn't as pure or complete as the Dragon's who took daily baths within the Universal Sentient Spring water.
Nobody could understand or fathom how Esmond had come across an Ice Dragon when they had struggled to find one within the borders of their Empire.
It was long believed that Dragons and other mythical beasts inhabited the Empire, but it was thought they either died out or fell into deep hibernation.
"Child… what do you offer?"
The Emperor asked after looking over at the Dragon which didn't stare at him in a hostile manner.
Rather it was curious about the old man who shared blood with its Master.
Soon it flew from her Amelia's arms and climbed onto the shoulder of the Emperor, only to stare straight into the old man's eyes until it accepted the man in some manner and decided to nuzzle his head against the man.
This caused a few people to wonder why the Dragon accepted the Emperor, but Igdra wasn't going to wait around for them to make sense of the situation.
"… Accept Esmond and this strength since it will be the reason your Empire will reach beyond this hidden world and go to the stars.
Preferably, I suggest you actually take an even greater step and allow Esmond to bring the Empire into a world unlike any other."
"How…?" asked the Emperor curiously while brushing his hands across the scaly back of the Dragon.
"… Mother and Father must explain it to you since it will sound absurd if I try to explain it, but I'll say this much…
The power will transform the lands of the Empire into a greater state than it is now.
Also… the probability for a successful bloodline awakening would dramatically increase."
Igdra's last statement alone was enough to make everyone pause with reel back to stare at the Emperor with expectant eyes.
Even a small chance of reducing the number of deaths would dramatically increase the strength of the Empire and its citizens.
The Emperor closed his eyes for a moment to think over the options, aware he had many different eyes on him with different answers.