"Emperor eiken is dead! Emperor eiken is dead!" The town crier announced.
Emperor Eiken was confirmed dead by the imperial doctors, his freezing hands and neck obviously declared his demise before the approval of the doctors.
Regent Aoi deep down in his heart rejoicing Emperor Eiken's death, Empress Dowager knows Prince Einosuke will be the next emperor.Prince Daisuke is not fit for the throne due to his illiteracy and cowardness.
Princess Sakura is overwhelmed by her father's death but isn't bothered about the next Emperor, she holds an imfluencial pillar in the imperial rank.
Emperor dowager's selfishness created enemity between prince Einosuke and Daisuke.
"Your majesty". Empress Dowager barged in.
"Your majesty, Emperor Eiken has embarked on a journey of no return.Let's accept it as fate." enuch Sawyer said.
"Eiken please wake up you can't do this do me". Empress dowager cried.
Enuchs, court ladies,sevants and his other concubine including consort hazel were all on their knees crying.To Honour the Emperor, Empress Dowager removed her crown and all other logos of rank from her cloth, sparing the white ones.
Prince Daisuke was already soaked in tears hearing the sad news from the town crier, prince Einosuke was already getting hailed as the new emperor.
General Kenji rejoicing Emperor Eiken's death, jubilation with food, snacks and a cup of wine.In Swift motion, he poured the content down his throat, as if trying to compete on who could drink faster."Now emperor eiken is dead we will have to bestore prince Einosuke as the new Emperor of Yamato dynasty". General Kenji said.
"What's so exciting about prince einosuke brother". General akio asked.
"Prince einosuke is a child we can control like a puppet, the throne is on our side we are the ones using it he is just representing us",general Kenji answered.
Emperor Eiken's deaths must be massively celebrated.
Hearing the sad news,commander Sebastian and his apprentice Seth travelled from minamto to the Yamato dynasty.
Not quite long after Emperor Eiken's death, while mourning his death, Regent Aoi and empress dowager are already claiming prince Einosuke as the new emperor of Yamato dynasty.
Princess Sakura confronts the Regent and Dowager in the emperor's chambers.
"Regent sir,my father just passed away and you are already discussing the next emperor,how can einosuke be the next emperor when daisuke is alive". Princess Sakura laments.
"How dare you Sakura say such. A cub is making rules for the lion". Regent aoi said.
"This isn't about who is who, but how can you not allow daisuke to be the emperor when he is still alive safe and sound". Princess Sakura answered.
"Well if it's about diasuke,it because he is an illiterate", empress dowager said.
"It's not about how far but how well, I am the princess regent of yamato.I agree our ruling system is patriarch, but I have the right to seat in the throne for some period of time till a new Emperor is bestore".
"You are fighting the throne for prince daisuke that can't read nor write a single sentence". Regent aoi blasted.
"Back then you never gave....."
princess regent Sakura couldn't finish her words. General Kenji and akoi barged in.
"Emergency father". General kenji voiced.
"What's the sudden emergency". Regent Aoi asked.
"The imperial convoys are around to Park the emperor's corpse". General Akio answered.
Among the hundreds of the minamtos carrying emperor eiken's corpse, princess regent Sakura and princess consort hazel following the convoys.
Hailing emperor eiken's corpse,to Honour his death.His corpse was brought to Regent aoi's office at first but he searched emperor eiken's casket in vain.
Assembled everyone in Black outfit from minamto and Yamato around emperor eiken's corpse, covered with hay.A normal tradition of the yamatos,they set dead corpse ablazed unless they are found Dead, the fire wood was hand over to princess consort hazel to set the my body ablazed.
It is the duty of the empress dowager to do it, princess consort hazel has just been prioritized than empress dowager.She is just bearing Hazel's title and wearing her crown, her eyes dimed at that point empress dowager stared developing jealousy for princess consort hazel.
Prince daisuke and einosuke is still in town helpless and hopeless looking like unkept kids on their father's burial. Princess consort hazel was set the whole body ablazed,when she was handed over the fire wood shivers went down her spine.
The whole body of emperor daisuke was ablaze, the burning sensations, flames and heat kept on traumatizing hazel having a blurry vision and collapse in the middle of the gatherings.
Countless people ran to grab her ignoring the empress dowager.
"Your highness", prince einosuke general akio backed hazel with the other guards and doctors.
Laid on the emperor's bed, the doctor's attention was called,He observed hazel palpating her pulse and checking her heart beat.
"What's the report". Prince Daisuke raising an eyebrow asked.
"Nothing serious she just needs enough rest to relax her body system". The doctor said.
"It's like she's burning". General Kenji said.
"She has been traumatized with the burning sensations she just needs to rest". The doctor declared.
"General Kenji and akoi, my assignment for you is that the whole palace should be grounded". Princess regent Sakura commanded.
Secretly Tsmugi sneaked inside the emperor's chambers,the imperial guards and enuchs could see a shade wandering around which have them the suspicion that a body has entered the palace.
Mercifully I was looking at consort hazel in her state of unconsciousness, observing her heart beat she sensed something smooth in her dress, I unwrapped her jacket top to see what it is.Seeing a glimpse of a paper written with red ink, unfolding to read what is written in it.
I heard the cracky sound of a man's foot, she folded the paper and kept it in hazel jacket. I fastidiously ran out of the emperor's chambers hiding in the Temple so no one will suspect or Even have a picture of the person that went in.
General Kenji thoroughly searched everywhere, couldn't find anyone not even a rat.The Yamato people are so superstitious about the dead, especially an important person.
He thought it was emperor eiken's soul wandering around the palace.
Commander Seth's and general kenji are like cat and rats,Seth noticed Kenji and akoi are up to something.secretly following the both of them with commander Sebastian.
Eaves dropping regent aoi and his son's conversation.
"Now that I have successfully killed emperor eiken, our plan's is to take to daisuke out of the way". Regent aoi confessed.
"Meaning father", general akio asked.
"It means to kill prince diasuke who is most likely to be ever lasting emperor of Yamato". Regent aoi answered.
Commander Seth gwaped.