Right in the middle of the Imperial Palace, the monumental site that housed the current imperial family for centuries, a brutal murder happened.
For the first time, an Emperor was killed right in the middle of the delegation by none other than the guest himself.
Valius Nox Luvian was killed by the Cult Leader of the Darkborne. A predicament that was enough to shake the core of the power structure of the entire Abyss Empire.
However, there was no sudden outcry or even resistance as everyone from the imperial faction could only watch.
And outside of the perimeter of the Imperial Palace, no one had even seen the ginormous deity floating in the sky, as they were currently surrounded by an Ancient Rank formation, one of the three ones taught to Kahn by Vildred Mortelix.
To the outside world, the Imperial Palace still looked majestic and in one piece. But within its confines, the atmosphere was filled with terror and disbelief.
