The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Ominous signs" were the most taboo and abhorrent phenomenon in the Golden Dynasty.

The so-called ominous sign is the physical manifestation of a furnace. The characteristics of all living beings will emerge in the child of the ominous sign, revealing the essence of life at the boundary.

In ancient times, this signified sacredness. But during the Golden Age, it became the deepest taboo.

Therefore, the ominous infants have all their hard horns cut off at birth. For them, in their swaddling clothes, birth means death.

Even if a very small number of children survived, they would be thrown into the sewers of the royal city.

To grow up or die silently in filth and darkness.

Montgomery is the son of Gavrei, a member of the Golden Dynasty's royal family. But even members of the royal family will not be spared from ominous signs.

The twin brothers, Montgomery and Montgomery, were stripped of their surnames as the children of Gevrey and the younger brothers of Godwin.

They were born without having their horns cut off, but instead were shackled and thrown into the sewers.

Dark sewers, rats bigger than a person, piles of stinking corpses—this was Montgomery's childhood.

Darkness can drive people mad, but not for Montgomery. Because he shines on his own.

It wasn't because he was loved and wanted to reciprocate, but simply because he wanted to love. This is Mongot, a pure light born from the silent darkness.

When the magic ring shattered, war broke out. The demigods united to attack the royal city in their struggle for the Great Rune Fragment.

Emerging from the sewers, Mongot, along with his brother Mongo, resolutely took on the great responsibility of guarding the royal city.

As the older brother, Mongot fought against the "strongest demigod" on the battlefield, the Shattered Star General who stopped the flow of the starry sky.

Meanwhile, Munger, the younger brother, secretly kidnapped Michaela, throwing Marlene, one of the leaders of the allied forces, into a state of turmoil.

The ominous twins, one bright and one dark, thwarted two demigods within the king's army, shattering the allied forces.

In the first Battle of Rodell, Rodell still stood firm.

Montgomery was also known as the Blessed King by the inhabitants of Rodel.

“Father, my brother rarely has free time, let’s get together.” Montgomery said slowly, glancing at Gefulei, who was deep in thought.

"Haha, of course! It's been a long time since our family has gotten together!" Ge Fulei laughed and patted Meng Gutt on the shoulder.

A huge, thick hand slammed down on Mongot's shoulder, but the latter didn't budge.

This made Ge Fulei feel a little dazed; the child who once looked up at the golden tree in the sewers had grown so strong.

"Child, the past..."

A rare hint of guilt appeared on Ge Fulei's rugged face.

He struggled as a father, but the responsibilities of being king and the rationality of a beast overwhelmed him.

For the sake of the Golden Dynasty's stability, Marika absolutely forbids any phenomenon like ominous signs that could pollute the Returning Tree.

Even if the omen is your own child.

Looking at his scarred hands, Gefuli felt increasingly that having power alone was a form of torture after becoming king.

What was his wife plotting? Why was Omen treated that way? Why did gold change from being inclusive to being exclusive? Griffith knew none of these things.

Everything Govre did was driven forward by his wife Marika and the beast Serlosh.

Despite possessing the power to conquer border regions, he couldn't even protect his own child.

So in the end, Griffith killed his friend Seroch with his own hands. He used his full power, Holleru, to face the enemy he was destined to never defeat—Ember.

He wanted to fight to the death without restraint.

However, Ember had no intention of killing Griffith, so Serlosh died for nothing.

“Father, I don’t care about the past, let alone the present.”

“Apologize to Munger. You have paid no less than I have paid for the responsibilities of a king and the constraints of God.”

Montgomery lowered Govere's hand and nodded to his slightly "foolish" father.

Govre, the first King of Elden. Even now, he enjoys immense prestige.

But Montgomery knew that his father was ultimately nothing more than a tool of Marika.

A powerful and easy-to-use tool. Marika used it to conquer the borderlands, then stripped it of its blessings and drove it out of the borderlands.

The subsequent blessing and return were probably a contingency plan left by his mother, who was a deity.

But there's no need for him, her father, to know any of this. Let him immerse himself in memories of Marika; that's fine enough.

"Let's go, Father."

"Oh!"

……

In one of Rodel's large mansions, blond Godwin was using his rare free time to read a book.

The reason why Godwin's house is said to be large is partly because he is now the governor of the border region, which is enough to support such a mansion.

On the other hand, it's because the Ge family members are indeed large in size. Take Ge Fulei, for example; as a human, he was four or five meters tall.

It's bigger than the Ruin Guardian, only slightly smaller than the Ruin Heavy Machine. Ember even suspects that Griffith grew up eating fertilizer.

As the sons of Gerfry, Gerdwin, Munger, and Mungert were naturally not to be outdone. Of the three brothers, Gerdwin was the smallest, but even so, he was still a head taller than Black Knife.

"Bang!" The door was violently flung open, followed by Godwin's familiar, rough laughter.

"Hahaha, Godwin, what are you doing!" Godwin strode over and hugged his best son.

“Read…read a book,” Godwin said with difficulty, supporting Godfrey’s arm.

Although he was very strong, he was still no match for Gefulei, who had defeated everything.

"Where's Munger? He didn't come?" Gefuli released Godwin and searched around for Munger's whereabouts.

He decided to give his youngest son the biggest hug.

"Wow~"

The sound of rushing water could be heard, and suddenly a pool of bright red blood appeared on the ground.

Blood gushed forth, and Munger, dressed in a black robe, emerged from the blood.

Like Mongols, Mongols had horns on his head, but unlike Mongols, his horns were more flamboyant.

These horns have even replaced his hair, growing wildly, some even piercing into his flesh.

Monger's long, narrow eye, exposed to the light, scanned his surroundings. Even just looking at it gave off a chilling, sinister feeling.

“Brother.” Mung nodded to the only family member he acknowledged. To be honest, there were only two people he cared about in this world: Mungert and Michaela.

Monger was the only source of warmth in his childhood. As for Michaela, it was purely because Monger was gay and he wanted to get rid of her.

He kidnapped Michaela mostly because he liked her. As for Rodel? He did it as a formality, just to be worthy of Montgomery's favor.

"Haha! Monger!"

With a leap, Ge Fulei's massive figure instantly rushed to Monger's side and grabbed him tightly.

Monger's narrow, single eye widened instantly, and under Gefley's embrace, he was completely unable to use any blood flame magic.

Then I felt my head being grasped by a large hand, which was constantly rubbing it.

This is the caress of the first King of Elden! In short, it's rubbing a dog's head, oh no, rubbing Monger's head.

The horns, which were exactly the same size as dragon horns, looked like real hair in Gofulei's hands.

Ge Fulei could rub it however he wanted.

At first, Monge tried to break free from Govere's embrace, but it was clear that he failed.

With no other choice, Munger gave up struggling. He closed his narrow, single eye and carefully felt the warmth emanating from his barbarian father above his head.

Ultimately, Mongo also yearned for love, otherwise he wouldn't have been so fanatical in his belief in the evil god, the True Mother.

Because in the dark sewers, only evil gods respond to Munger's heart.

Chapter 262 Old Ge's Family Ethics Drama

2023-10-30

"Father, are you done touching him?"

A deep voice came from Munger, whose horns had almost been flattened by Gefley.

"Haha, alright! But Monger, your hair is really stiff, it feels rough to the touch." Ge Fulei released Monger and rubbed his hands together as he spoke.

“Of course, otherwise why would I have broken through the sewer grate?” Monger grinned, revealing his jagged, sharp, and terrifying teeth.

“Monger!” Monger slammed his cursed sword into the ground and snorted coldly.

"I know, I know, why are you so agitated, brother? For your sake, I still acknowledge Father and my elder brother."

Monger patted Mongert on the shoulder, his voice slow and hoarse, like a venomous snake in the dark, as if it would devour someone at any moment.

“Father and elder brother, there’s nothing they can do either,” Montgomery defended Grafley and Godwin.

Marika was the true ruler of the Golden Dynasty, and no one could defy her will.

Monger looked at his younger brother; he had known since he was very young that Monger was different from him.

Monger loved pain and blood. Often, he would secretly avoid Mongert and whisper something to himself in a corner.

Whenever Mongert found Mong, the young Mong would always be slumped in a pool of blood—he liked to use pebbles or bones to cut wounds all over his body.

When he asked why, Munger would always smile and shake his head, then obediently follow him back to the "home" they had built in the sewers.

Later, after learning that Munger had no intention of committing suicide, Monger stopped interfering with his younger brother's peculiar hobby.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that in a sewer filled with stench and filth, it was something Montgomery was happy to see that his younger brother had a relatively acceptable hobby like "self-harm."

Having a hobby means having a purpose in life, and that prevents suicidal thoughts. As for self-harm? The darkness in the sewers is not just a matter of light.

Mongot was already happy that his younger brother hadn't become even more twisted.

“I know, otherwise I wouldn’t call them father and elder brother.” Munger retorted with a sharp smile, unfazed by his brother’s gaze.

“Father, elder brother. Speaking of which, our family really has to thank the King.” Munger spread his hands as if he were feeling something.

“Yes, that guy is terrifyingly strong. I wholeheartedly accept him as king. Besides, he's the one who saved Godwin.” Ge Fulei nodded.