Throne of the North.

Chapter 323 The Death of the King!

Looking at Hernan who suddenly appeared, the old king's pupils shrank like needles and wheat thorns.

He is the king, so no one can deceive him. He is of course the Ice Vein. Hernan has become the vessel of a great being in the Twilight Kingdom.

"Who are you, Surtur of the Dusk, or Hernan?"

The old king asked in a majestic voice. He was the king of this land and he was majestic even when facing gods.

"Father……"

Hernan said in a low voice. Facing his father's majestic rebuke, he subconsciously humbled himself. But the next moment, the power in his body was angry at his humility, so his eyes became a little cold.

"His Majesty!"

His voice changed, becoming as eerie and lonely as the dusk before the eternal night.

"I am your child, Hernan Andara, heir to this kingdom."

But the old king also understood at this moment that the Hernan before him was probably no longer the simple Hernan, and perhaps not the simple Dusk Surtur either.

"You are no longer the heir, you are no longer of royal blood, you have been stripped of all rights and honors."

"Hernan, a believer of a foreign god, you have no place in the face of the dawn."

The old king said in a full-strength voice that this was the benefit of the holy medicine of the Church. It had kept the old king alive, allowing him to witness the suppression of the rebellion in the kingdom and see the glory of the dawn shine on the next era of the Andara Kingdom.

"Chenxi? Alien God?"

Hernan laughed wildly and looked at the king.

"My majesty, they all say that you are a wise and powerful king who has led the Andara Kingdom to a new peak, but why are you so stupid!"

"Your bloodline is cursed and you can never step into the extraordinary bloodline again. Why doesn't the Dawn you serve help you remove the curse?"

"Will Chenxi help you baptize your bloodline? Will it allow the Andara royal family to once again possess the powerful blood of God?"

"mortal--"

Hernan's voice was solemn.

"You are just a mortal. The bloodline of the Andara royal family will all become completely mortal. Even slaves have the possibility of becoming extraordinary, but the royal bloodline has lost all hope."

"Chenxi won't save you."

"Moreover, it is because of your arrogant king, you, my majesty, thought you could control the gods and tried to blaspheme the gods, which led to the royal family's fall into this state."

"They all say you are brave? Hahahaha, they are all laughing at you, the most incompetent king of the Andara royal family. You polluted the royal bloodline and made it cursed and unable to transcend!"

Hernan's words finally made the old king's face change drastically. His face flushed and he looked at Hernan with great anger.

"you shut up!"

The old king roared, extremely angry, because Hernan's words hit the most unforgettable past in his heart.

He used to be full of vigor and vitality. Together with Grand Duke McReynolds, he pulled the Kingdom of Andara back from the brink of decline due to its proximity to the North and the Empire, making the kingdom strong again.

But later, the two parted ways, as one went in pursuit of legendary magic, while the other began trying to push the kingdom to another peak.

During that time, the Wing Canyon of the Empire was very nervous, fearing that war would break out on the Empire's weakest border.

Later, a battle fought by Grand Duke Meyers alarmed the southern lands, causing the king to give up the idea of ​​fighting against the empire, and even creating a rift with the Vatican that secretly instructed him.

The king was unwilling to give up. He saw the power of the empire and was unwilling to be controlled by theocracy, so he found a rare opportunity during the long preparation and discovery.

How to make royal power superior to divine power?

That is the power of royal power and control of divine power. The king was excited and inflated. He also discovered the remains of a fallen god in an alien world.

The most powerful supernatural legion of the Andara Kingdom, the Royal Palace Legion, under the leadership of a large number of powerful supernatural beings, fought against the demons of the abyss, because those demons were also frantically trying to devour the remains of the gods.

He won. The wise and brave king led his extraordinary army to destroy the demons, drove them back to the dark abyss, and enjoyed the precious remains of the gods alone.

But it was also from this moment that it became an indelible pain and despair in the hearts of the royal family and the king.

Can the remains of gods be desecrated by mortals at will?
The answer is no. The legend of the Andara royal family died at this moment, and the Knights Templar were annihilated and turned into monsters serving the abyss.

The royal bloodline is cursed by the remains of the gods.

The extraordinary power faded from their bloodlines, and the powerful Andara royal family became the weakest royal family of the southern continent in just one year.

There are several earls in the kingdom who are more powerful than the royal family.

It’s just that the kingdom’s hereditary majesty rules this land, conflicts are suppressed by the old king, and everything is relatively stable.

Until he saw his own death and the future of the Andara Kingdom after his death, he was unwilling to accept it, so so many things happened in the Griffin Mountains.

All this was because of his decision to try to blaspheme and obtain the blood of the gods.

The price was that the bloodline was cursed and the royal family declined.

"I have welcomed a new great being."

Hernan did not shut up, he said wantonly:

"His glory will dispel the curse within the royal family. I will become the new king of the kingdom. Under my leadership, the royal family will become even more powerful and usher in a new glory!"

"Your Majesty, my father, you are already old. The series of wrong decisions you made have pushed the dignity of the royal family and the entire kingdom into the abyss!"

"And I—will save this kingdom again!"

"I will be the savior of Andara and inherit the will of my ancestors. Under my leadership, the kingdom will no longer be suppressed by the Church. The power of the kingdom will belong only to me, and the empire is destined to be trampled under my feet. I will make the Andara royal family the emperor of the world."

"I will do what you can't do."

Hernan gradually approached the old king, his hands trembling, even under the gaze of the gods, he was still shaking as he held the sharp dagger.

"Your Majesty, I will not be as stupid as you."

"Dusk returns once more, and the light of dawn is dimmed by the flames of dusk, and the burning kingdom of heaven will rule over all dimensions."

The old king was horrified and wanted to retreat, but Hernan's speed was beyond his ability to react as he was too old to leave the palace.

The dazzling reflected light illuminated a dark corner of the palace.

In a pool of blood, Hernan held up the crown, and the hereditary authority was slowly placed on his head. He turned around, and at this moment his body seemed to become taller, no longer hunched, and became majestic and supreme.

"I am the new king."

The corners of Hernan's mouth twitched, and then he slowly smiled. His voice became louder and spread throughout the royal city.

"I am the new king!"

"My people..."

His voice echoed majestically, but before he finished the second sentence, a terrifying force descended from the sky, the feather dragons crushed the palace, holy light descended from the sky, and the legendary Pastor Soto and the legendary Feather Dragon Legion Commander Eiffel looked angrily at Hernan who was blocking their power with gray flames.

Their eyes fell on the other side of the ruins, where the old king died with his eyes open.

Hernan looked at the two Vatican legends who suddenly appeared, and also looked back at the old king. He seemed to see struggle and unwillingness in the other's eyes.

The old king had secretly contacted the two legends of the Vatican a long time ago and had been stalling for time, but just a little bit was left before he waited for the arrival of the two legends of the Vatican.

Just a little bit, the brave old king of the Andara Kingdom ended his life rule over the kingdom.

"Are you... here to see me?"

Hernan looked at the two Vatican legends and spoke condescendingly. At this moment everyone believed that His Highness Hernan had the upper hand in this body.

"Heretic, you will bear the eternal wrath of the Dawn!"

Pastor Soto was extremely angry. With the king dead, there was one more aspect of his political achievements that could be criticized by other people in the Holy Mountain. And most importantly, it was a heretic who killed the king, a heretic whom he had not been able to completely kill!
The Pope would doubt his ability, and the Dawn would doubt his loyalty.

At this moment, Pastor Soto didn't know how to describe his anger. Perhaps only the eruption of a volcano that flooded the ocean could prove his inner feelings.

"This is my palace."

Hernan's eyes also darkened. In his own kingdom, no one could yell at the king.

At this moment, at dusk, the sky gradually darkened, and in the gloomy dusk, a pair of great eyes looked down, and He attacked the two legends of the Church. Pastor Soto and Commander Eiffel did not care about the death of the angry king, and released divine magic to fight against the existence in the dusk. "At this moment, His power is at its peak."

Eiffel's eyes were cold, he became even calmer, and he pulled Pastor Soto to lock Hernan.

"Kill him, and the power of dusk will have no medium."

The divine magic turned and killed Hernan. The legendary power could not be resisted by the remaining will of the gods.

“This is my kingdom.”

Hernan was roaring, but it seemed that he was not directed at anyone, but at himself. The control over his body was disappearing, and in this twilight time, the will of the gods prevailed.

"My kingdom, my throne, I am the king."

His hoarse roar left the rushing kingdom army at a loss, and by the time they reacted to protect the emperor, Hernan had already disappeared from the spot.

"The King is dead!"

"Long live the king!"

In the dark night, a cry from a palace servant lit up the royal city as bright as day.

……

Ryan found it difficult to understand why the king's death had stopped all the wars.

Not only in the territory of the Andara Kingdom, but even in the Thousand Lakes Province in the south of the empire, the war, which had been intensifying, suddenly became much quieter. Only ordinary troops were hunting and fighting, and the powerful knights and nobles no longer took action.

What is this? Is it a tradition?
Ryan was puzzled, but he just saw that overnight, the battlefield that was still chaotic yesterday, today both sides began to collect the bodies and looked like they might be going home.

"The death of the king is more important than anything else. The nobles in the south will send their blessings. Even the pope, who will not appear at the king's coronation, will appear at the time of the king's death and pray to the Lord of the Dawn to lead the king into the eternal kingdom of heaven."

Farrell was also very angry. His Violent Elephant Legion almost killed each other in the riot. They rushed to the battlefield, but before the fight started, the commander of the Feathered Dragon Legion and Pastor Soto ran away madly as if their father had died, bringing the war to a brief standstill.

Later, when I learned that the king had died, I finally understood the reason.

It is indeed more serious than the death of his own father. The death of the old king of the Andara Kingdom does not seem to be a normal death.

"It's Hernan."

Otto appeared beside the two of them. Ryan took a look at the heir to the Grand Duke. Perhaps he would have the experience of being the 'crown prince' for a long time.

"We received news that Hernan somehow showed up in the king's palace and killed his father."

When he said this, Otto's eyes were full of murderous intent. Killing the king would make the entire Andara Kingdom furious, and all the anger would drown the person who did it.

However, when the one who took action was the king's son, the former heir to the kingdom, a royal highness, and now a prince serving the Twilight God, the atmosphere in the entire kingdom became extremely depressing.

It was like a volcano that was about to erupt, but suddenly all the energy was swallowed back. All the nobles were shocked and in disbelief, suppressing their anger. No one knew what the nobles would do.

This is one thing, but it seems to be two things. At the same time, each of the two things is a shocking event that is enough to arouse the wrath of the gods.

Just one night, such a short time, the distance between the kingdom and other places in the south was so far, but in just one night, the entire southern world knew about the death of the king of the Andara Kingdom.

The extraordinary means told it all, causing many conflicts and wars to strangely stop at this moment.

As the king's enemy, Grand Duke McReynolds fell into a long silence after receiving the news.

Without the old king, who can suppress the current conflicts in the Andara Kingdom? Without the old king, who is this war for? Without the old king, how can the disputes between the Grand Duke and the kingdom end?

No one dared to approach this topic, but Ryan did.

He looked at Otto and asked directly.

"The king's son killed the king, but he is a heretic outside the Dawn Faith. So now, who is the new king of the Andara Kingdom?"

His question made those who were farther away walk away like snakes and scorpions, but the next moment they quietly moved closer, wanting to hear the answer from the next Grand Duke of Griffin.

Otto's scalp was tingling. He was lawless, but at this moment, Ryan's bold question made his cheeks itchy and his body burning.

"I……"

He actually found it difficult to answer this question. Fortunately, Roland, who was not far away, had also arrived here. Their identities could form a circle, so they were not far away.

"Father will make his choice. No matter who is the new king of Andara Kingdom, he cannot sell out the interests of McReynolds. We are nobles loyal to him, and he is a king loyal to the nobles."

"Griffin Mountains belong to McReynolds."

What's the difference between this answer and not saying anything? Ryan was speechless, and then looked at Legion Commander Farrell.

"Knight Farel, you should have extraordinary means to contact the emperor, right? Didn't His Majesty give any orders?"

Farrell shook his head. This incident was so shocking and unexpected that even the emperor of the empire didn't know how to give orders to the Violent Elephant Legion.

“Maybe, we’ll evacuate.”

He said this quietly to Ryan, avoiding Otto and Roland.

The king's death has confused countless people. All the decisions made before were based on the old king's majesty and behavior, but what should they do now?
There is no clear answer as to who will be the successor. It should have been clear, but Hernan could never become king because he was a heretic.

This kind of thing, even in the empire, a heretic cannot become emperor.

The current Emperor of the Empire, Columbus III, is also the Grand Pope of Light and a devout believer in the God of Light, another name for the Lord of Dawn.

Even the empire that was at war with the Holy See did not change its belief in the dawn and light. How could His Highness become the new king with this identity?

The king can only choose another one, but this... is troublesome.

While the old king ordered the deprivation of Hernan's rights and identity, he did not appoint a new crown prince. Perhaps the remaining people were as useless as Hernan and he wanted to see more, but he didn't wait.

Who will be the new king and what decisions will he make?
Moreover, in this process, what choices will the nobles of the kingdom make?

The old king was incompetent and betrayed the interests of the nobles. From their standpoint, if Grand Duke McReynolds did not openly betray them, they would all stand on the side of the Grand Duke because they are all nobles.

Then the next successor was incompetent and betrayed the faith of Dawn, becoming a heretic.

Finally, the king's son and former heir, His Highness, killed his own father, His Majesty the King of the Kingdom.

All these things taken together proved the incompetence of the royal family. Under their leadership, the kingdom was heading towards the cliff of despair.

It was fine when the old king was around, but now that he is gone and dead, he can no longer stop the nobles from having wild thoughts.

Did the kingdom’s decline begin with the royal family?

"or……"

Ryan looked at Otto.

"You will succeed the Andara royal family and become the royal family of this land. The Grand Duke will become a thing of the past. You are all honorable princes."

Ryan's voice was not loud, but it made the land within a radius of dozens of meters silent. The soil under their feet seemed to become more beautiful. Everyone stared at the ground under their feet, wondering how many ants would crawl out of the cracks in it.

Farrell swallowed and looked at Baron Ryan with great admiration, wanting to say, "How dare you?"

Of course Ryan dared.

He looked at the nobles around him.

"They followed the McReynolds family and rebelled against the past. The price of failure was that their family bloodline became history. They probably also hoped that Grand Duke McReynolds would become the new king. Then, the old king would declare that all their guilt and betrayal would be forgiven."

"Besides, I'm afraid the kingdom can't choose a suitable king right now. You have heard countless times of ridicule against those princes."

"The nobles will not be happy with the emergence of a new king, no matter who he is."

Ryan volunteered and said to Otto:

"If the Grand Duke has made up his mind, I can agree to his request and become the commander of your army."

He looked ahead at the battlefield with great disgust.

"An army of 100,000 people, fighting like this, even if 100,000 pigs pushed over, they should have won long ago."

Master Ryan never talks about what he should get behind the transaction, because as long as he does it, he will get what he deserves, not a single gold coin less.

(End of this chapter)