Ascent of Hero on the Dragon Throne

"Marcia..." Lena's voice turned soft at the sight before her. No matter the situation, Marcia was always strong and never shed a tear. But in this moment, tears streamed down her cheeks because of Basil's death. Lena could only freeze in place while her hatred towards Marcia melted inside her heart.

Sadness and anger flooded her when she learned that Marcia hid the fact that Rocky was Basil from her. After all, she treated Marcia as her own sister and so she didn't expect that Marcia would hide something she wanted to know so badly from her. She didn't even get to see Basil for the last time before his death. It was impossible for her to forgive Marcia so easily. Even though Marcia came to see her afterwards to explain why she didn't want to tell her the truth, it was still too late and Lena couldn't accept it.

However, in this moment, Lena decided to forgive her. Just like her, Marcia worried over Rocky and even shed tears for him. Marcia was no longer the distinguished general of the Holy Dragon Empire, but just a normal woman. Marcia always treated Lena like her own sister too, so it was impossible for Lena to truly hate her.

Many royal spirit manipulators and palace guards guarding the imperial tomb were also witness to the rare show of weakness. All of them could only turn to each other in shock and fill the tomb with whispers.

More than her presence to personally mourn Basil's death, it was her tears that shocked them to their core. She cried for him! Did this mean she have feelings for him too?

If news of this spread throughout the Palace City and the Imperial City, it would surely cause a huge stir.

Just when Marcia was being overwhelmed by her sadness, a huge beast emitting a strong aura appeared above the Holy Dragon Imperial Tomb and slowly descended from the sky.

A feeling of familiarity hit Marcia when she saw the shadow of the huge beast. It was quickly replaced by shoc

gon Empire. Now that you're here, it'll be hard for you to get out. Of course, I won't let you walk out of here alive."

As soon as she finished speaking, Marcia's aura rushed out and made it clear that she was a spirit manipulator at the Divine Stage. All the imperial spirit manipulators and palace guards could do was stare at the strong spiritual light surrounding her that glowed like the radiance of the holy fire. For most of them, this was the first time they had seen Marcia put up a real fight.

"I'm not here to fight you. I'm here to honor him," said Alyssa. When she glanced at the mourning hall and the gold coffin within, her face darkened. It served as proof to her that the news she heard was true. There was no doubt that Rocky, or Basil to them, really was dead.

"Honor him?" Alyssa's reply blindsided Marcia.

"I didn't expect him to be the prince of the Holy Dragon Empire. It seems I underestimated him from the very beginning. Although I don't want to admit it, I really did lose to him," Alyssa gracefully conceded.

The proud princess of the Timber Deity Empire, who was once the nightmare of the Crimson Dragon Army, personally admitted that she lost to Basil in front of so many witnesses. Everyone could only stare at her, completely dumbfounded.