Side story 4: How did the Monster of the forbidden come into existence? (Read part 1)
Emperor Batang IV P.O.V
My name is Batang IV. I am the
Emperor of the Batang people. I rose to power at the age of forty years old after my father, Emperor Batang III abdicated because he was very old and sick.
He was almost eighty and had lost his vigor due to diabetes and other diseases related to aging.
When I became the new Emperor, my father's legacy put so much pressure on me.
He was a great conqueror and had annexed Okala and Okunde who were under the reign of two cruel warlords who terrified their populations and extorted their wealth by using extreme brutality against those who rebelled.
After the troops under the command of my father defeated the enemies, our territory became bigger and peace reigned upon the region for a long time.
My father was acclaimed for being an on-field Ruler and people venerated him like a half-god if not a god himself.
