He was young.
He was smart, knowledgable and educated, good and fighting and a great warrior, and hardworking.
But he was still considered a young lad when his father passed away and he was forced to take his position as the next emperor. He was barely 20 at that time.
Still, he did a great job. He managed to take care of the empire's work perfectly and ruled the nation as well as his father and his ancestors. He found trusted followers, strong guards, wise ministers, and close friends for himself. Among them were a few he could trust his life with and some he considered his family.
When he became the emperor was the first time he came across the object that was handed down from one emperor to the other. The thing they called Divine Crown. It was a mysterious item. A crown that could grant its true master a power beyond imagination. It was said that with the crown's power, even the weakest people could defeat the strongest monsters easily.