The Mythical Hero's Otherworld Chronicles: Volume 6 [Parts 1 to 2] by Tatematsuri

Author:Tatematsuri
Language: eng
Format: epub

Several places in the empire were barred to all but a select few. One of them was the ruins of the inner palace, a stretch of bare land behind the main keep of Venezyne. The building that once stood there had been torn down following the tragedy of fifteen years prior. Nothing had ever been built to replace it, leaving a gaping hole in the palace complex.

Another such place was the graveyard where the remains of past emperors were interred. Rumor held that it lay somewhere beneath Venezyne.

And only the emperor and his heir are permitted to enter...

It was dusk. Hiro’s footsteps echoed in the silence—the palace residents still avoided the corridor where so much blood had been spilled. He arrived at his destination, a guest chamber, to find two men standing outside. They turned to him and bowed. One was Chancellor Graeci. The other was the chief gravewarden.

“Your Highness. Thank you for coming.”

He had been summoned by Chancellor Graeci.

“I hear there have been intruders on the imperial burial grounds?”

Chancellor Graeci raised his head. “Indeed, Your Highness. It appears that a number of ruffians broke in during the chaos.”

The chief gravewarden fell to his knees. “I can only apologize, Your Highness. I will gladly accept any punishment you name.”

“Could you show me the place first? You can tell me more on the way.”

“O-Of course, Your Highness. This way, if you would.” The gravewarden rose and turned, indicating for Hiro to follow.

Graeci turned to Hiro. “Then I must part ways with you here. Only those with royal blood may enter the burial grounds.”

“I see. Thank you, chancellor.”

Graeci inclined his head. “By your leave.” With that, he turned to depart.

Hiro watched him go, eyes fixed on the man’s missing shoulder.

What a farce. I should cut his head off right here.

Anger welled up from the deepest recesses of his heart, filling his mind with a murderous impulse. He laid a hand on his chest and breathed deep. Gradually, the hot rage receded and his breathing steadied.

If I kill him now, the rest will get away. He’s only the tip of the iceberg.

Stovell, Graeci, and many others were a rot infesting the empire, but even they, the most powerful figures in the greatest nation in Soleil, were only the tail of a larger beast. The body and the head beyond lay hidden in darkness, and Hiro would have dearly liked to know what both were up to.

I’ll drag you out into the light, just you wait and see.

His mouth drew into an ominous smile as he stared at the shadows lingering in the corridor.

“If you would come with me, Your Highness?” the gravewarden said.

Hiro snapped back to reality and followed.

The underground catacombs where past emperors slumbered lay in a part of the palace known as the Passage of Emptiness. Riddled with secret doors and trapped rooms to snare intruders, it was no place to enter lightly—not that one could enter at all without imperial permission. Nobody was watching now, however; not now that the emperor was dead and his gale had ceased.

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