The Geared Immortal

Chapter 980

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Tamei Ro was born not of the king late, but from the king's brother who later died in battle along with his kin. As the sole survivor of her clan, Tamei Ro was adopted by the king and hence became a princess of the kingdom.

She was found to have compatibility with dark magic. She likes to manipulate puppets and later became one of the greatest weapons that the kingdom has used. This kind of knowledge she imparted to others and those who became compatible with the ability became puppet masters.

Tamei Ro became a name synonymous with a queen surrounded by lifeless puppets; hence many gave her the name Queen of the Shadows. As the only life in her life is the moving shadows of the puppets she controls.

She trusted no one except for the king and became one of the king's aces in the war. The dark king was her only relative, her pillar of support, and the only one who dote on her. Hence she swore that she would love no one in her kin except for him.

When the war is at its peak, and the power of the light defeated a lot of the forces of darkness, she was one of those who fought until the end.

She wanted to die with the king, but the hidden rule of the war is that only the king and his lineage would be killed. The rest would be banished from the kingdom. And so the king died and the rest were thrown in the Outer World, and supposed to never set foot on the Inner kingdom again.

But it seems that as the years went by, people began to change, and this also includes the forces of light and darkness.

And because of this, Tamei Ro was able to enter the Inner Kingdom and now is even able to set foot in the castle.

Tamei Ro wanted revenge; she wanted to kill the person who killed her father. And that person is the current king.

She would not waste this opportunity to take his life even if it will cost her own.

As she walks inside the hall, she looks at the nobles, and with a proud gate, she lifted her head and walk past them.

Suddenly, she noticed two figures which she almost immediately recognized. It was not that long since those two has escaped along with her and upon seeing them, she felt a bit nostalgic.

The two figures also walk towards her.

"Big… Big Sister Tamei…" and small voice of Im Ao said with tears in his eyes.

"Sister Tamei…" Im Jae also said with teary eyes.

Even though her kin are rude to her and do not treat her like one of them. Tamei Ro found two like-minded children, the Im Siblings. And because of the meeting she has with them, they became her close friends and among the people, she wanted to protect along with her father, the king. 

She meets the two in the castle one day after her adoptive siblings bullied her into crying.

And so, from that moment on, besides with her father, she would spend time with the Im siblings. 

At this time, she came back here in this castle with the knowledge that the king has already dead and that the families of those from the court are also dead. She thought that her friends are also possibly dead while she was escaping with her life. Hence the deep hatred for this current king is deep-seated in her bones.

But upon seeing the two alive and well, she could not help but feel a bit relieve and the anger lessen a bit.

The people behind her were also taken aback. They seem to have recognized the two as the children of Minister Im. But they did not know how they were able to escape when their home was burned to the ground with many dead bodies were found inside.

But seeing the three meetings once again and hugging each other, the hearts of the people standing behind the princess felt a bit warm. At least two of their people have escaped the slaughter.

While this is happening, the man standing beside the king already has his fist clenched tightly. He wanted to take a step forward more than several times and greet the two children in front of him, but he held himself down.

He could not expose himself at this time due to the sensitivity of the situation plus he did not want the plan of the king to be exposed at this time.

"My… My children… I am glad that you're fine." He thought as he forces himself to calm down.

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The situation turned the whole hall silent.

Shin Jiao and his people were a bit taken aback upon seeing that Im Jae and Im Ao knew the woman in black. At this time, Shin Jiao did not know whether they should get involved in this war or not?

Frankly speaking, he did not care about this as his goal is to just meet with the king and then stop the nobles. After that, he would propagate the advancement and then leave this place.

But it seems that his plan should be extended for a while now.

On the other hand, the 1st prince and his cohorts are glaring at this scene. They did not expect that someone from the Mystique Shop is actually related to the Queen of the Shadows. If they have known about this, then they could have just infiltrated the shop using another method. However, it seems that everything is too late to back away now.

The king is already on the ground and their plan has already started, so how could they not grab this chance?

"Stop dawdling and capture these people now!" shouted the Prince Vorn Grav to the soldiers.

With his shout, the guards began to move.

But suddenly, Shin Jiao takes a step forward.

"We do not want to involve in your struggle for the crown… However, our group will not idly stand by when provoked. So I advise the prince to stand down." Shin Jiao said with a smile.

However, two people suddenly appear on both his side. Charging towards him like tigers pouncing on their prey.

Seeing that his words would not be heard at this moment, Shin Jiao shook his head and heaves a deep sigh.

With a stump of his foot, a strong barrier was suddenly created around him and his people.

Even the king on the ground was envelope along with the 5th prince and Gwendolyn who is still crying while hugging her father.

"General Simo, Minister, Gulliver, I leave everything in your capable hands…" Shin Jiao said.

Boom!

A strong eruption occurred and the hall kicked up a dust cloud.

When the cloud of dust died down, a large runic magic formation could be seen glowing on the ground and the people from the mystique shop along with the king has vanished.

Seeing this, 1st prince is already seating in anger. He has employed two Grand Magus to simultaneously attack that Shin Jiao fellow, but still they were able to escape? How could he accept such a failure?

"Find them! They have poisoned and kidnapped the king! Find them now!" the 1st prince shouted in anger as his gaze turns towards the throne.

Right now, he saw no one standing beside the throne. The generals, the ministers, and his brother Gulliver Astride are all gone. It seems that they have left in the commotion.

Deep anger could be seen in the 1st prince's eyes as he walks to the throne. He glared at the nobles below him as he slowly sits on the throne.

"I want my father found… I want those rebels squashed… and I want the heads of those people who plotted to uproot my father's throne." He said in a deep cold voice.

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The commotion in the palace became a hot topic in the capital city as soldiers began to march everywhere hunting for the culprits.

Meanwhile, outside the capital walls, deep within the forest, a large army of black mages and powerful warriors are waiting patiently. They have been informed of the plan, they wanted revenge for their king, and they wanted to overthrow the current regime of the followers of light.

With the leadership of the Queen of the Shadows, their forces have been growing right under the nose of the royal family. They have mustered the remaining forces of the dark followers and will land a blow to the capital.

If their conquest is successful, then the dark regime would once again come back while the force of the light would be wiped out. If they are not successful, then they could finally meet their friends and family in the afterlife.

With this in mind, the dark army waited for the signal to attack.

Unknown to them, inside the capital city, a war is about to be wage.. A battle between two factions, the forces of the king against the forces of the rebel princes and the nobles.