NIKOLAI turned to the crystal ball the size of Neoma's fist on his office table.
He felt a strange aura gathering inside the crystal ball that looked like a small moon. Thus, it didn't surprise him when the crystal ball glowed and burst. The broken pieces didn't reach him since he had a powerful protection on himself that would never wear off unless he was on the brink of death. Thus, the broken pieces turned into pieces of dust, eventually.
The emperor's body was sacred, so not everyone could touch him casually. If a person who had bad intentions towards him dared to touch him carelessly, his barrier would get activated and attack what it considered as a threat.
"Your Majesty, isn't that the crystal ball that Lord Manu entrusted to you before he left the empire?" Geoffrey Kinsley, who was standing in front of his desk, stopped with his report to ask. "Why did it suddenly break? It feels ominous."
