Way of the Knights

Chapter 758

"…this was your plan? I thought you were just making an announcement?" Luis asked, still a little bit dumbfounded by the view. 

The entire Empire was uprooted down to it's very foundations. It was being supported by a massive golden and silver rune, protected by an enormous dome and is floating in the vacuum of space. Beneath them was the Grand Ancestral Plane, trembling, quaking and changing. 

Nobody was calm, not even the old king nor the Emperor. All of them were gobsmacked by the sheer display of power, the likes of something they never seen nor experienced before. And the culprit was non-chalantly sitting on a chair while drinking some fine wine. 

"Well, this is something that will happen anyway." Raven stated, "The moment we returned home, the world is already boiling, it had to suppress it's desire for evolution until today. It cannot wait any longer than it already did." 

"I mean, we knew you were up to something incredible but…" Paul was inspecting their surroundings, "This is too insane. A little warning would've been nice." 

"In hindsight, we should've already expected this." Ellen stated, "I mean, this is Raven that we're talking about. 'Insanity' is his second name. Still, I would agree that you could've given us a warning." 

"You don't know he's going to do something like this either?" Balmung, the Emperor, asked while smiling wryly as he looked at this court officials – who are nearly losing their minds due to the sheer display of power Raven did. 

"Yeah." Luna nodded, "He just said that our homecoming will be entering Phase Two. None of us knew this is what he meant." 

"It's nothing bad anyways." Anne stated, "He knows what he's doing and its not like we could repress the world's desire to evolve. It's been waiting for this moment for ages." 

"But what about the citizens?" Balmung asked, slightly worried about the current state of the people he was leading. "Are we sure that they won't be harmed during this?"

"No. All of them are slumbering just like what Raven stated earlier Your Majesty. I just checked" Mark replied, he smiled and said: "Have some faith in your brother-in-law, none of them will be harmed. If you haven't noticed it yet, none of us are having any difficulties breathing, neither we are affected by the lack of gravity. Raven had made sure everything is fine and well so loosen up and enjoy the banquet, Your Majesty." 

Balmung sighed after hearing that, so does the rest of the people in their table. Now that they thought about it, they are indeed fine. None of them were feeling any kind of discomfort aside from their initial shock. 

The palace might've lost it's roofs and walls but it's not like Raven can't restore that. If he could make the entire kingdom float using his power, then restoring the Imperial Palace shouldn't be challenge to him either. 

As the others continued to marvel to their new surroundings, some took Raven's words and enjoyed the banquet. All of the were gushing about how incredulous this event was. This display of power was legendary even in their standards, which begs the question; how would they react if they knew that this is just a fraction of what Raven could truly do? 

"Well, son? How long is this going to last?" Eva couldn't help but ask. 

"A rough estimate will be about a week to a month." Raven stated, "That being said, our world's slightly special and the changes might vary." 

"Right." Anne followed-up, "Six Empyreans just returned, and it's not like any of us are one of those 'normal' Empyreans either. We're considerer as realm surpassing geniuses even by Divine Realm's standard."

"But didn't Raven say he isn't an Empyrean yet?" Paul looked a bit confused. 

"Idiot." Ellen sighed, "Have you forgotten who you're referring to? That's Raven for crying out loud. I bet that even if we five joined hands against him, he'll hand our assess back to us in no time flat." 

"Oh. Yep. That sounds about right. My bad." Paul roared in laughter. 

Raven's twin sisters were a bit confused, it wasn't just them, most of the people in the table were confused as well. Tori can't help her curiosity from peeking so he leaned towards Raven, tugging at his sleeves to ask:

"Big bro, what are Empyreans and a Realm Surpassing Genius?" 

"Oh, that? Well, Empyreans are what we call Empyrean Knights. Empyrean Knight is a cultivation stage/realm in the Path of Knighthood. It's the pen-ultimate realm of the path. The stage below Divine Knights. You'll learn more about them later." 

"As for 'Realm Surpassing Genius' it's a term we used for cultivators who are strong. For example; a Silver Knight that can beat a Golden Knight or someone higher." Raven replied while smiling. 

"So you guys are like, super strong even in the Divine Realm's standards?" Tori was wide-eyed, her tone was brimming with awe, excitement and pride. 

"Yep!" Raven chuckled and ruffled his sister's hair. "Your sister-in-law is the fiercest out of us. She's considered as a half-step Divine Knight already. She's very famous even in the Divine Realm, many people worship her as a goddess. Nobody even dares to sneeze in her presence or look at her in the eyes." 

"Hey! You're making it sound like I am tyrant or something!" Luna pouted, much to Raven's amusement. "Don't believe him Tori, he's fiercer than I am, in fact none of us are aware how strong he us exactly at this point." 

The twins' eyes were shining like bright gemstones now. It was obvious that they really liked what they're hearing right now. 

"But see, he's not exactly lying when he said that you're incredibly famous in the Divine Realm." Ellen teased, "I mean, even after you specifically said that you're married, that never stopped your suitors." 

"Ellen!" Luna was flustered. 

Meanwhile, Luna's family looked interested so Anne followed-up by saying: "Yes, that's totally true. In fact, if we call every single suitor she has they could easily over popular the Grand Ancestral Plane. It's insane really." 

"Annie! Not you too!" 

"Some delusional kids at my Sect also has hots for her, heck even my master was hoping to arrange a meeting with his son with Luna." Paul chuckled, "Isn't that right, honey?" 

"Yep." Ellen nodded vigorously. "The same can be said to my sect as well. It's really crazy. And it's not like any of suitors were just delusional either. Most of them are incredibly strong." 

"How strong are we talking about?" Balmung curiously asked. 

"Brother!" Luna's eyes widened, meanwhile Raven just chuckled. 

"Strong enough to shatter our world with just a snap of a finger." Ellen casually stated, causing everyone in the table to feel a cold chill running down their spines.

"It's fine! don't freak out." Ellen just realized what kind of blunder she made so she hurriedly defended. "It's not like they're going to do that or even think about it. If they do, then we will destroy everything they knew and loved while also reviving all of you and the world. It isn't really that hard." 

"You just made it worse." Raven laughed as he commented. 

"Wha-! Ah shit! Sorry!" Ellen apologized.

Yeah, knowing how easily Divine Realm Folks can toy with their lives was something they didn't really needed to know. 

The Emperor's wife – Bianca, sighed beside him and softly said: "You had to ask…"

"What? I was just curious. And she could've not answered me." Balmung complained to his wife, causing the atmosphere to lighten up once more. 

"Don't worry everyone." Raven caught their attention. "It's fine. I'll make sure of it. We'll make sure of it. There's no need to be wary about the Divine Realm's people. I mean, after this there wouldn't he any difference anyway." 

Raven's words were cryptic, all of them knew his words meant something deeper but they didn't ask questions nor asked him to clarify himself. Again, they really don't need to know. Plus, Raven already said that it's going to be fine so they just have to believe in him. 

As the banquet under the blanket of stars continued, at some point in time a sudden visitor appeared. Barely anybody noticed their appearance, the few who did knew who this was. 

A man who was wearing dirty gray robes marched towards Raven and knelt down in front of him. Upon seeing him, Raven raised a brow and asked: 

"Shouldn't you be concentrating on your evolution? 

"I am, Young Lord." The man spoke. "I merely am here to asked for your blessings." 

"Blessings?" Raven raised a brow, ignoring the strange gazes that are being thrown their way. Moments later, Raven had a look of understanding,

"Ah! I see." Raven nodded and pondered for a bit before looking at the transforming plane. He then looked at his wife and friends, saying: "You guys, come here." 

Raven stood up, pulling Luna up with him. The rest followed him as they walked away from the crowd. The man in gray robes followed them from behind with a respectful expression. 

"Can I trouble you to give some blessings to the world?" 

The others were confused at first. However it only took them a moment before understanding what Raven meant. They looked at each other and nodded, then before anyone could blink, they all disappeared.