Chapter 160
The Black Mage Tower Lord, one of the five mages standing at the pinnacle of the empire.
But opposing him was one who stood at the pinnacle of the ‘Shadow Magic Tower’, concealed within darkness and veils even deeper than his own.
Frederick the Immortal.
In a sense, his calling Dale a ‘usurper’ was not entirely wrong.
As he himself said, it was the Immortal Craftsman who sacrificed his daughter to write the Book of the Black Goat, and through it, the Mother Goddess of Darkness finally descended upon this world.
In truth, Dale’s acquisition of the title Shadow Lord was ultimately made possible by obtaining the Book of the Black Goat through Saxon’s blood.
At least from the Immortal’s perspective, calling Dale’s actions ‘usurpation’ had its own justification.
As another Saxon, and another Shadow Lord.
‘As things stand now, you probably couldn’t even imagine it. The existence of the monarchs who rule the empire.’
Without meaning to, the words of Chiara, the Empire’s Fifth Princess and Sorceress of the Blue Magic Tower, came to mind.
Officially, after the Empire unified the continent, only one emperor and one nation exist here.
Yet the ‘rulers’ who remained silent beneath the Empire’s grandly proclaimed cause did not think so.
The Sovereign of Fire and Blood, the Sovereign of Light and Heaven. Even the ‘Sovereign of Darkness and Death’ ruling the Duchy of Saxony here was no exception.
Amidst the clash of gold and shadow, nameless kings ruled their respective territories. Some claimed to be their standard-bearers, while others concealed ambitions to ascend those thrones themselves.
