The first piece detailed the happenings in Darkan, but he just skipped it. He was tired of hearing about them.
His eyes moved to the next section: the Imperial successors.
They were already stepping into the public eye, trying to curry favors with powerful families and citizens alike. Once again, all of them except the second princess and third prince remained conspicuously absent. Though it was still on a small scale at the moment, it would soon blow out of proportion, unless, of course, the emperor ended up choosing his successor before his time ended.
The report's next section caught his attention: 'New species called devils.' His pulse quickened as he read through, 'Sun Destroyer decimates an 8th Star outlier in one strike.'. The words struck like a hammer.
What did it mean to decimate an 8th star? 8th star powerhouses were known as one-man armies. Their signature techniques, amplified by their domains, could reshape battlefields.
