Favored Empress Brings Chaos and Destruction (Book 2)

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One usage consumes a lot of his energy and after several failed attempts, the damage it caused to his body amplified to a frightening degree. The abilities she taught him can give him advantages but if abused and misused, he could end up dead anytime and anywhere just like now...

“Errol… help… me...” He could feel that the life inside him is slowly slipping away.

“Your Majesty! What happened to you?!! Who dared to attack you?!!” Errol was extremely horrified and traumatized when he saw him bleeding severely from several orifices of the body. He instantly alarmed the guards and actively called for help.

“No… Listen… to me…” Valentine clutched at his subordinate like his life depended on it. With all of his remaining strength, he tried to tell him his discovery… “Anders… Anders… Sky…” He said as more and more blood is gushing out from his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears.

“You mean the Second Prince of the Sky Empire?” Errol hurriedly asked him. He needs to gather as much information as he can so he could capture and punish the culprit as soon as he can.

Valentine nodded weakly and tried to give more information and provide instructions to his most trusted subordinate, “Y-yes… He…” He had reached his limit so he passed out. The thoughts inside his mind and the desire of his heart were left unsaid.

The imperial guards arrived and gathered around them. They were extremely surprised and horrified when they saw the unexpected scene.

Emperor Valentine is the strongest… He was undefeated… Who could possibly have harmed him? But, here he is… almost dead… All the vital organs in his body were ruptured by a terrifying force! Whoever tried to kill him is extremely strong! Stronger than any of us… Or even stronger than our combined strength!

They uniformly thought as they mentally calculate the internal and external damage in their emperor’s body. They were very silent and remained rooted on the ground like their souls were stolen from their bodies.

Errol glared and barked at the petrified men, “What are you standing there for?!! Call the imperial physicians!!! Alert the entire palace!!! Scour every inch of the empire to arrest Prince Anders of Sky Empire for trespassing and assassination attempt!!!”

“Yes, Sir!” And they scrambled to execute their training for a rare and extreme situation like this one.

It was late at night, Emperor Andrew was sitting legs straight on the floor, alone in a dimly lit liquor room, surrounded by numerous empty jugs and holding another jug of strong liquor. He had an unkempt appearance now, so unlike his usual looks. He was staring, seeing nothing but darkness which reflects his thoughts and feelings. He could not forget her words and could not get over the fact that she was not lying…

Earlier that day, the sudden appearance of numerous naval ships scattered near the main gate of the capital created mass confusion and hysteria. When he and his men entered the imperial palace, the nobles, officials, courtiers, guards, and servants were already waiting to welcome him. He saw their bewildered and questioning looks but he was also not in the mood to answer their questions or worry about what they were thinking. In the end, he formally sent them away…

Since he was forcibly returned to Sky Empire, what else can he do but try to get some answers before plotting his next course of action. He first summoned the retired head imperial physician. He hated beating around the bush so he pressured the frightened old man to reveal his late father's medical records…

“Just tell me the truth about my late Imperial Father’s secret condition! If you stay quiet, you are dead! If you tell me lies, you are so dead! If you try to withhold some details, you would wish you were already dead! But, if you tell me the whole truth, you will live well and will be rewarded handsomely… so, which is it?” He gazed at the frightened old man with the same malice he would give to an archenemy.

The old imperial physician hesitated for a moment before he finally spoke, “A-At that time, I… No, it wasn't just me… I mean… we… diagnosed your late Imperial Father with… sterility.”

The old man gulped and waited for the new emperor to react negatively but when the latter remained quiet and thoughtful, he continued speaking…

“To cure his condition, he tried conventional treatments and even experimental methods, but nothing worked so everyone thought it was already hopeless… But His Majesty did not stop looking for a cure until he found one. The empress became pregnant and then, you and your brother were born… It was like a miracle!”

The old physician sighed in misery. He was unsure whether he should continue or not because the next details are extremely weird and more sensitive…

“So what happened next?” The young emperor's emotionless face and cold voice jolted the physician’s hesitation.