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@Tombraiders:

"Hmmm." Emperor's ghost scratched his chin thoughtfully. Then he moved up to the sarcophagus, sunk his left hand into it, and then pulled something out. A flash of light and sizzling came from it as a long metal object was pulled out, presumably by magical means as there was no hole visible on the surface of the metal coffin.

It was a blade, rusted and with its gemstones dull. He placed it on Julius' hands, and once Emperor took his hand away, the blade shimmered, and restored itself to its former glory; the silvery handle glittered with cut gemstones as the rusty blade was now sharp and shiny.

Julius receives Crown Blade!

"This is the Crown Blade. Seek you the help of the families Lebrande and Forsaken. Their heirs pledged service to me, not the Empire, and shall help you with your bid to the throne. Of course, this by no means ensures you shall win. If you fall, it means you weren't strong enough. But I can help with that. I shall give you, and this man here a piece of my powers. You will be an Emperor if you try hard enough, and you there, wise youth, will be his retainer and advisor." Emperor raised his hands and a chilling, but beneficial energy struck both Julius and Fezz.

Julius and Fezz gain Emperor's Gift!

"Now, I have few pointers on how to run an empire. Would you care to listen to me?"

@Outsiders:

"Killing Eul enraged the populace, and the nobles seized the moment and rushed to avenge him. You just killed a major rebel leader. When that becomes common knowledge, and if Oggal, Pfilz or Vaughn score a decisive victory in the west... People will be cheering and flock under the banners of the Empire even further. There's no way that this Julius you speak of will be able to sway their hearts overnight."

@Tombraiders:

"Empress?" He was baffled.

"Not only there wasn't a single effort of reconstruction done in the last one hundred fifty years, but you also want to tell me people allowed a woman on the throne?" He hid his face in his palm and something related to a whine, growl and grumble all at once came from Emperor's throat.

"Preposterous. If I knew how all of my fighting and conquering would end, I would never rebel against the Magi. Woman on a throne." He scoffed and dissappeared suddenly after turning toward the sarcophagus.

@Tombraiders:

The Emperor's brow furrowed when he listened to the speech about the disasters, but kept silent.

"Blue Purge? What is that?" He asked at the end.

@Sad Ones:

Fyra stared at Leo, slowly processing what she heard.

@Spooksoothers:

Emperor carefully listened to the explanations of the historian, then rubbed his chin.

"I will guess it was Mireos who probably started it all? He was always a little demanding prick toward his other siblings. That, or maybe Valkira or Victor. These two weren't much better either. Ah, yes." He turned to Julius.

"Yes, you're my descendant, in a straight line even. One of my sons had a son that would one day have a son, and so forth, all the way to your father, and then you. That is all I can sense from your blood, boy." Then he was back to Fezz.

"Continue with the list of disasters, please. Nothing could top my children gutting each other for the throne. How about land disasters? Magi were known to curse the land with tsunamis and earthquakes. How about monsters, were they hunted into extinction? And that scary gloomy swampland in the south, has it been purged? It was the worst lair of monsters and wicked magickery I ever saw."

@Outsiders:

"Are you allright, priest? What is happening inside?"

@Doomfinders:

"Well, an army of starving people is one thing but magical artifacts is other. You truly don't believe I destroyed the Magi and conquered the continent by sheer brute force?" A chuckle escaped his ghastly throat.

"As for its powers, the mages that fought on my side found out that it can, unsuprisingly, conjure storms of fire and set whole settlements ablaze, if its powers were properly focused. If carried by one person, it also grants godly strength and reflexes and guards against most magic. After I finished unifying the land, I had it stashed in the palace, and told the mages to later destroy it." The Emperor's ghost grimaced.

"I have to assume it's still intact."

@Tombraiders:

"Haven't I silenced you? Never mind." The Emperor paced about the chamber for a brief moment, visibly angry but not saying a word.

"You still avoid the details behind my 'children devastating the continent', surely there were some written accounts? Did they just break the continent in half like the magi of old?"