This sentence evoked Zelas' memory. The white fire in his eyes twitched gently, and his eyes passed through the familiar eagle helmet and traveled through thousands of years.

Zelas' parents were arrested by the Empire, and he was born to be slaves. Their lives were endless slavery and obedience, so the boy vowed that he would never make himself victim of hard labor and whipping like other slaves.

But unexpected events happened. The slave boy's father abandoned his leg in a project and was left to die in vain. The entire project was just to erect a monument to the emperor's favorite horse. His mother was afraid that he would repeat the same mistake, so she begged a famous tomb architect to accept him as an apprentice. Zelas was attracted by his cleverness and never saw his mother again.

At that time, Zelas swore that this pedantic empire would be overthrown by him!

Taking advantage of his position, he often appeared in the library of Nethers and accidentally met the most unpopular prince Azel. At that time, he was worried about an ancient text, and in order to realize his ideal, Zelas deliberately violated the slave taboo to help him interpret the ancient text, so the two became friends from then on.

At that time, he just wanted to use Azir to seek the rights needed to steal a country for himself, but in the later relationship he gradually became sincere, just because Azir promised to let him be free.

So he temporarily put down his original thoughts and accompanied Azir with all his strength. In a later assassination against members of the royal family, he proved himself and saved the young Azir from the assassin.

Azir begged his father, the Lord of a Kingdom, to reward the slave boy, and give him freedom, but he did not receive a response because he was the least welcome prince, because the slaves were not qualified to receive the reward, and because the emperor was in a bad mood that day, because the princes he loved died at the hands of the assassin, leaving Azir alone.

And, a lot of things happened that day.

The day he encountered the assassination was the day closest to the emperor. He was nervously taken to the emperor by Azel to plead with mercy, but he also entered the vision of the ascension guards who accompanied the emperor.

And the ascenator can see through flesh and bones, through human souls, through the flickering betrayal in his soul, and announced in public what Zeraz thought: "We will ascend, and you will be trapped in the gravels by the chains, waiting for the sand of time to swallow you all. No, there will be no more, there will be no next time. The chosen golden monarch will not accept the embrace of the sun and ascend to God. A slave will replace him."

That was the closest day he had to die. First, to protect Azil almost died at the hands of an assassin, and later, because his inner thoughts were revealed, a slave was almost killed by the Ascensioner on the spot, even if he imagined the freedom for a moment, he was sentenced to death.

If Azil hadn't tried to save him, he might have died.

Since that day, many years of dislike have made Azir rebel. He vowed that he and Zelas would become brothers and give him freedom in the face of countless Shurima people! Zelas, who almost lost his life without getting the reward, also had a dark idea because of this encounter: Since the emperor cannot give him freedom, let Azir become emperor!

So Azil began to practice martial arts. Under Recton's guidance, Azil learned to dance swords and guns, command soldiers, and read the turbulent turmoil on the battlefield. Zerras also became the only heir of the empire, so his status rose all the way. With Azil's efforts, his ability was supported by the nobles and recognized by the people. He became the hot heir of the empire, but he still failed to be recognized by his father.

Zelas knew that Azer's status was not consolidated, so he used his position to pursue all the knowledge he could find, at any cost, no matter what source. All efforts were to further expand his knowledge and ambitions, and both of them grew rapidly at an unrestrained rate.

Zelas's rebellious thoughts left a disaster for him. Just as Azer used his influence to marginalize Zelas and whitewash his identity, Zelas became increasingly bold in using darker means to corrupt every fetus in the queen's belly, making it impossible for the queen to give birth.

As long as there is no second heir to the throne, Azer is safe.

He hid deeply, but he could not help but become suspicious over time. Rumors of curses began to spread in the palace, and Zelas would guarantee that every rumor would not be circulated for too long. Even Azir asked him and did not tell the truth. He continued to use dark means to help Azir clear the obstacles. In the conspiracy, Zelas's initial desire to get rid of his slave origin has become an ambition to take power, but he himself is still looking for excuses for his conscience.

Every time he murders a human, he tells himself that he does this to protect the lives of his friends.

Although Zelas worked hard on conspiracies, the young queen gave birth to a prince. However, years of use made Zelas more skilled in witchcraft and magic. He summoned countless lightning arrows to kill the queen and the new prince, and killed the king who came in the bedroom, and then blamed for a group of mages in the vassal empire.

Azel ascended the throne, and the once nameless boy finally realized his wish.

But Azir found that there was still a long way to go before the abolition of slavery. The foundation of this empire was supported by slaves with flesh and blood, and many nobles needed to rely on forced labor to maintain their wealth and power. Such a stubborn foundation could not be overturned overnight. If Azir's plan was made public too early, it would definitely fail. For this reason, he did not even tell Zelas.

But at this time, Zelas couldn't wait. He found Azir repeatedly, hoping that Azir would abolish Shurima's slavery and identify him as his brother as promised. However, Azir rejected Zelas' proposal to abolish slavery, and even reminded Zelas again with a grim face that he was just a slave and he should remember his position.

That day, the only trace of nobility in Zelas's heart completely disappeared, but he still bowed respectfully, accepted Azil's decision on the surface, but secretly plotted to take the land for himself. The slaves would never have the chance to stand on the sun disk, so Zelas began to instill vanity into the emperor, allowing the emperor to expand himself, and implant the vision of becoming an ascenator to unify the whole world into Azil's mind, thus allowing himself to create an opportunity to steal the power of ascension.

In the next few decades, Azer conquered countless enemies in Zeras, expanded the territory of Shurima, and made its territory unprecedentedly vast. He ruled the empire with severe and fair skills, implemented new policy reforms, improved the living standards of slaves, and gradually accumulated prestige. He firmly believed that he needed only one ascension to obtain authority comparable to Grand Secretary Nethers and General Recton, which was enough to legitimately restore Zeras' freedom and amnesty for the authority of the world!

Finally, the day of ascension has come!

Before ascending, Azel declared the abolition of slavery and embraced Zelas, who appointed him as his eternal brother as promised. But Zelas could no longer look back. With a roar of anger and sadness, Zelas pushed Azel off the altar, watching with tears in his eyes as his former friend was burned to ashes, and he took his place.

But the sun cannot tolerate betrayal! The huge energy exploded, destroying their friendship while destroying everything in the Oasis of Dawn!
Chapter completed!