Before the third dawn fell from the time of his half brother's visit, Calix Anselm Orfeo's name was published far and wide as the new emperor of the Serin empire.
The day of rebellion came and went, everything playing out exactly as Calix, Thane and Ira had spent the last several years planning.
Subterra's new trick had worked like a charm, and, thanks to his inhuman strength and seeming magic fire abilities, whispers of the Dragon Emperor were rapidly spreading through the kingdom.
On that day, in a fiery rage, he had personally cut down every single one of his half siblings. Anyone with a drop of Anselm's blood perished under his ruthless sword.
By the time he reached the emperor's chambers, Anselm had already ended his own life with a deadly concoction of snake venom. Ever clinging to his lovely wife, the selfish man had sent his empress, Euridice, on her way to the afterlife ahead of him.
