2288 - Tragedy of the Kings descendants
On a certain planet in Young Sector 99—
Inside a vast site that looked like a military training ground…
"Don't just stand there like that, move your behinds!!" a man shouted in a loud voice with an anxious tone. "Do you want all of you to be sent to the Mines?!"
That man was wearing royal attire full of large buttons, with hair half white and half black. His features were aged, but his eyes said he was still young, and even his spirit could not be judged as old or young—everything about him was contradictory.
But if Robin were there, he would recognize him at a single glance…
Alfred Marley.
A descendant of the Marley family, kings of the Black Sun Kingdom who had betrayed Robin in the past.
However, Alfred himself had come to help Jura at that time, and he was also an indirect disciple of Caesar, so Robin pardoned the Marley family because of him, and gave them a severe oath… an oath that claimed dozens of lives every year.
That oath bound the head of the family, its elders, and its seniors to make the children of the new generations love Robin with their entire being.
Of course, violating The Oath means death… and thus, many of the family's elders die continuously. As for the younger generation, they don't know the reason, as nothing has been told to them. Only when one of them grows old enough to assume a position in the family are they forced to take The Oath and realize the weight of that burden.
Love? How can they force young people into feelings like love?
Fabricating stories, erasing the past, never speaking of The Oath, and attempting to marry
the scum and remnants
of the Burton Family—the failed individuals who receive no attention within the family—just to try and mix the blood of the two families… Many methods have been followed to achieve the best possible result, yet this Oath will remain a curse on the Marley Family forever.
"Calm down, Uncle. No one is going to The Mines." One of the young men present leaned on his Spear. "We'll become kings again, hehe."
"Again? Pfft—was one of our ancestors a Planetary Emperor, you fool? Haha."
"His Majesty has finally recognized the value of the Marley Family, one of the Ancient Families!"
"…." Alfred's expression began to pale to the color of his hair.
Before him now stood more than five hundred young men, all from the Marley Family.
Those words seemed within the required limits, yet they made his heart pound with fear...
Not long ago, he was delivered strange news... He was told that the Marley Family would not accompany the Nihari Galaxy in its ascension like the other old families, such as Camden and Bradley, but would remain behind.
When he suffered a nervous breakdown and was about to start begging, he was informed that the Marley Family would be relocated to a planet being specially prepared for them, where they would rule over a Planetary Empire.
It turned out that His Majesty had indicated that the riches of the Young Belt should not be left behind, so he ordered that a ruling family be left behind to manage the sector's affairs on his behalf, to arm them, and to grant them fleets, planets, and everything they needed to start a new Millennium Empire.
A Millennium Empire!!
Alfred did not know what to do with this news...
On one hand, they were prevented from reaching the Middle Belt, and from obtaining greater power and higher resources, but at the same time, they were granted a Millennium Empire.
Here comes the question...
Do you want to be a citizen in an advanced country, or a king in a backward one?
The answer did not matter...
He had received his orders, and the execution began.
These young men standing before him are the finest of the last three generations of the Marley Family, and they are supposed to control the army and administration in the new empire. Yet these scoundrels spend their time playing, unaware of the weight of their responsibility!!
Alfred raised his hand and pressed it against his chest. "Ugh, you cursed spawn, you will be the death of me, no doubt..."
*Clatter*
*Clatter*
"...?" Alfred looked up in a certain direction, for he had heard the sound made when spacecraft break through the atmosphere.
His brows furrowed in surprise, but he did not panic.
He was surprised because the Note Fleets usually ignore this remote planet and do not even come here for supplies. As for why he did not panic, it was because he knew that no one in the entire sector would dare to attack a planet belonging to the True Beginning Empire. Perhaps it was just the Note Fleets that had mistaken the planet or something of the sort.
"Hmm?" Alfred furrowed his brows slightly when he saw the ships approaching, and then when he saw their shapes...
His eyes flew wide open, and he shouted:
"Enemies! We are under attack!!"
Then immediately, he began activating the Instant Space Array to teleport to the nearest gate. He must inform Nihari of what was happening!
"What?!" The young members of the Marley family took a few steps back from the shock of the sudden Truth, but they quickly stopped and raised their weapons with hesitation and a hint of anger.
No one would take this planet from them...
This dream!!
Swoosh
Booooooooom
The first thing the incoming ships did was attack all the Space Gates at once, destroying them to completely isolate the planet.
"Ugh!!" Alfred was pushed back from in front of one of the gates before he could use it, then he shouted at the top of his voice:
"Sound the alarms!!"
After finishing his shout, he himself took out a small device from his Ring and infused it with his energy.
The device didn't seem to do anything, but it began to flash, and judging by Alfred's expression, which relaxed slightly at that moment, it was clear he had done his duty.
Then Alfred stood calmly, looked toward the ships that were beginning to prepare for landing, and drew a body-length Spear, then shouted:
"Sons of Marley, this is our chance to prove our right to this honor, this is our chance to remind everyone who we are!"
"..."
"...?" Alfred looked back and shouted at them:
"Give me something back!!"
"...Yaaaah!"
Alfred nodded firmly, then ignited the White Flame at the tip of his Spear, and launched himself flying forward.
"Chaaaaarge!!"