Lumin's POV:
"Haaa…"
I sigh as I sit on the throne at the end of the imperial chamber. My body starts to feel weak; I have to use mana just to move even a single finger.
"Your majesty" Two young servants enter the room.
"Speak" I spoke up.
"D-Duke Viktor von Valtor is here to meet your highness" The oldest one uttered, as he tried to evade my eyes.
I gaze at him with an unreadable face.
"Tell him to come in" Knowing what was going to happen next, I ordered the servants anyway.
Plam.
The imperial chamber doors were slammed open by a black haired man in his forties. The same man that was causing so much trouble for me.
"Ohh~ Your Majesty the Emperor!" Duke Viktor entered the hall even before the servants communicated to him that I allowed him to come in. He opened his arms and started walking through the red royal carpet towards me sitting at the throne.
"Don't act so friendly Viktor" I growled at him.
"Ohh~ Come on! This is a special happy day!" He laughed.
"Huh? What's so special about today? Is it because it is the day you die?" I ask him
"Oh come on, your highness, we all know you're the one dying tonight, Don't we?" He questioned the servants while they shiver.
"Did you think I'd die just because of a little bit of poison?"
"Come on~ It's not like you can do anything about it now~ This poison is a special one~ I worked really hard to get only a couple of drops of it"
"Cellorix… It severes the connection between the mana and the cells and then eats the cells without mana protection…"
"Ohh~ You even know about it! You never stop amazing me, your majesty… Well… it's not that this information is useful for you anyway. Now stop being stupid and let me give you a peaceful dead"
"Ha" I laughed at him.
"Do you think I'm not prepared for this?" My gaze and the tone of my voice are so imposing that he shivers. "You're so stupid Viktor"
The mana of the air around 1 kilometer from my throne converges into my body. I'll take this chance he gave me, to get a new start after all… This is not the life i wanted to live, it was what i needed to do, but not anymore, now i have the chance to start again.
"¿¡Huh?! How can you still control mana?!" Viktor shouted at me. "WAIT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING??!! YOU'RE GOING TO KILL US ALL!" He started rushing towards me, but it's too late.
The palace was engulfed by a bright blue light, after one long silent second it sounded.
BOOOOMMMM.
The palace and all the people within except me, were gone. This was my chance… everyone will think that i died inside, those who planned everything with the Duke Viktor will think that i killed myself at a last attempt to cling to life.
Tud.
I dropped to the floor, facing the full moon displayed in the sky, my back pressing against the dirt where previously fancy tiles were placed. It is uncomfortable, but somehow it feels even better than the royal mattress. It feels nostalgic… all those years that i struggled even to find a place to sleep where better than this…
"Haa…" I sighed once again before standing up.
"I… I will get a new beginning… I'll do all that normal stuff that I couldn't do. I'll find a girl, marry her, have a family and live happily ever after. I promise" I said looking at the moon as I started walking away from the, now gone, palace.