Shaun Carter
"Nothing gives more joy than a drink after a hard day of work," I said as I took a sip of my favorite drink.
It is the only bar that is open in the tower. There are a few people aside from us, including Miss Eva's son, who had become regular.
"Hard, my ass. You do nothing, but lounge around every day," said my sister.
Taking a sip from her own drink.
"It is at least better than walking around the tower day and night," I replied.
Hun!
She glared and opened her mouth to counter when suddenly the atmosphere of the whole tower had changed.
The whole tower shook like an earthquake had come, before it roiled aggressively with the power of aura and volcanic anger.
It's was so overwhelming that it froze us while many people around us begin to fall unconscious.
The anger is so intense, that it has overwhelmed people. Forcing their support system makes them fall unconscious to shield them from damage.
It took me seconds to recover from it and shield my mind. A time, more than enough to kill me in ten different ways.
I turned to my sister and saw her looking at me with her expression serious.
Something terrible had happened. To make Lord Silver radiate such rage.
I have been guarding for months and I know how good the man is at controlling his emotions.
He rarely let his emotions out of his control.
I didn't waste any time and got off my chair, cast haste on myself, and moved toward the floors above with Stena beside me with her speed skill.
"This is terrifying. He has amplified the power of his aura and spread it into the entire legacy," whispered Stena, shocked.
She isn't the only one.
I had seen the aura work. This is not the strongest one I experienced, but the most terrifying one.
Such power from an aura is rare. Especially from the person, who had awakened it less than a month ago.
The most terrifying thing about it is that such power is felt across the entire legacy, targeting thousands of people in the legacy.
Not a small area size of the room, with all of them feeling similar overwhelming rage as us.
"That's the masters of the legacy for you," I said to her.
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Senar
"Madam, what happened?" I asked Madam Caena as I reached the top floor.
There are already a lot of people have gathered. Assistant madams, guards. There is even Miss Rolgath and Lady Blackwell.
All of them looked at the door with deep shock and fear.
The storm of rage and aura is pressing on me like a mountain. I am barely holding on again it.
I have seen people fainting on my floor. I had asked those conscious to get those unconscious people out before coming here.
"No, idea, but it is something terrible," she replied softly while looking at the door.
I could see the conflict in her eyes. She wants to open the door but is hesitating.
…..
"He doesn't want to talk to you," said Zela and the anger in my heart raged further.
It wasn't a sexual assault, but rape.
Now, that bastard's father isn't willing to talk to me. I didn't want to talk to him either, but he had taken Carla and others into custody.
When it is his son who committed the crime.
"Since he doesn't want the easy way. We will show him the difficult way," I said.
I don't want to do that, but there is no other choice.
"Inform the imperials, that we are suspending the supply of emotion essence to the empire effective immediately, till we have Carla safely in the city," I said.
Making her eyes widen in shock.
"Lord Silver, it's not wise to push them in such a way," said Jon as he became visible.
He never comments on political matters, but this time he did. He is right, but I am going to do it.
"They need to know, that emotion's essence isn't free. We are giving that to them because we expect something in return and they better give us when we ask for it," I replied.
Every person pays for emotions essence in some form. Except for the imperials. It's a tithe to them, but it's not without conditions.
Till now, I didn't demand anything. If I did, I paid extra for that. I could have saved a lot of emotions' essence by levering the tithe to get what I wanted, but I paid extra to get those favors.
It is for a moment like this.
When I need help, I damn well expect the imperials to help me. If they don't, I will stop the flow of emotion essence, which they cannot afford.
There are eight legacies in the empire. Excluding mine and my legacy produces more than double the emotion essence of seven combined.
Only could compare to me and not because it is as big as mine, but because it's the throne.
This is not a threat, I had given to them, but a promise.
I will do it. I wouldn't have dared to do something like this before the legacy advanced to Grade, but now I am daring to.
"Count Raul isn't a simple man. He was able to remain neutral, even at such times," said Zela, and I smiled.
The man is powerful, personally and militarily, and still neutral, which itself spoke of his power, but that works in my favor.
If he had been in the camp of either, it might have been difficult to pressure him.
Now, it is slightly easier.
He is not without enemies, and one is his neighbor and equally powerful.
"Inform him. If he doesn't release Carla within a day, then I will support Viscount Larnis."
"I will start by giving him a thousand essence bottles within a month, and that will be just the beginning," I ordered, while they watched in shock.
I am feeling powerless right now. If I had been powerful, his son wouldn't have dared to do what he had done, and he wouldn't have even thought about taking Carla into custody.
I cannot go to Ertburn with the army to save Carla or do something to avenge her honor.
He could crush me personally, and his army would decimate mine in minutes.
His son will remain unharmed, despite the heinous crime he committed against my love.
"The prime minister, Haas, and Aralis want to talk to you. There is also Salazar and Lord of Inam and Owlspring," informed Zela.
"Connect me with Haas," I said, and she raised her hand toward me.
I took it, and around ten seconds later, we connected.
"Prime Minister," I greeted. 'Lord Silver,' the man with a deep voice said from another end.
There was a silence for a moment before I spoke.
"I hope, you will help me. Prime minister," I said to the man.
'Of course, Lord Silver, but such things take time and patience. You cannot rush these things riding on your emotions." He replied.
"You need to be patient, such things take time,' he added a moment later.
He even used the skill, but I resisted with my aura and the legacy.
'I am not in a patient mood, Prime Minister."
"If they don't release my mistress, and do it by the morning, I am going to contact Viscount Larnis and offer him the complete support of my legacy.' I replied.
I especially said legacy instead of Greltheaven or me. He should understand, I mean, the essences.
Implying the emotion essence that I was going to supply to them will go to him.
Viscount Larnis may be saying he is neutral, but he aligns with Princess Orlene. The Crown Prince wouldn't want me to give my support to him.
Especially when the man is preparing for another attack on Ertburn.
There was a silence for a moment from the other side, before the man spoke again.
"You shouldn't make a hasty decision, Lord Silver," advised the Prime Minister, with a clear hardness in his voice.
A warning and with it came the power of his skill. Much stronger than before.
I resisted.
"It is my decision, and I will do what I had said. I hope his majesty will support me for it," I replied with a voice even harder.
I am not going to change my decision, and he better not press me.
"I am only asking for my Mistress back, Prime Minister. I am not saying anything about avenging her honor, I understand it is not a time for that." I added, softly.
I will avenge her honor. It will take time, but I will do it.
"We will talk again in a few hours when you calmed down enough, Lord Silver," he said and cut the connection.
He didn't say anything about talking to Count Raul, but he will. He just didn't say it, because if the man didn't agree, it would look bad on him.
"Viscount Laris wants to talk to you," said Zela. "Set the call for an hour later," I replied.
There are a few more people, I need to talk to first before I talk to him. He is my last card, and I don't want to use him as there will be consequences.
Currently, I do not have the power to bear them without coming out of it unscathed.