Chapter 686: Evil whispers (below)
Summary
A lowly child beggar, a noble prince, a monster viewed as the enemy of the entire world. If you possess all three identities at the same time, which identity would you choose to help you earn a better ending?
Thales did not have the answer.
He only knew that he came to a different and magnificent world, and he had to face a future that was as difficult to handle as a nightmare.
The glorious Empire had already been destroyed for one thousand years, the dying royal family suffered many problems, the legendary sacred battle had plenty of conspiracies, the divided world was in chaos.
But Thales had nothing.
The only thing he had left was an unswerving determination to preserve his own identity, bravery which would allow him to survive in a perilous situation, and a belief that he would never submit to principles he did not believe.
“A King does not gain respect by virtue of his bloodline. The bloodline’s glory rests on the deeds of the King.”
Darkness will baptize light. Fire will create true steel. The forbidden prince’s story starts here.
Core Premise
The story follows Thales Jadestar, a transmigrator who wakes up as an impoverished street urchin. His life changes instantly when he is revealed to be the secret illegitimate heir to the throne of the Constellation Empire. He is suddenly thrust into a world of cutthroat politics, ancient conspiracies, and powerful supernatural beings known as “Mystics.”
Prologue
Arc 1: Return of the Blood
“That is why Baudrillard considers ’things’ and ’requirements’ as false symbols. He criticized Marx’s labor theory of value1, believing he had fallen into the trap of capitalism and political economy. He then even proposed his own idea of political economy.” Wu Qiren finished his presentation. He opened up his last slide and nodded his thanks to the teacher and his classmates. Upon the teacher’s signal, he left the podium and awaited the next classmate’s presentation.
“Thales!”
The next moment, former postgraduate student Wu Qiren woke up from his dream.
He was curled up, lying in a cold hollowed-out hole in the wall. He could feel the cold wind blowing from the gaps.
Wu Qiren sighed. It had been five years but he still dreamt of his past life. His previous life was boring but it was definitely better than his current miserable situation.
“Thales! Thales!” A large hand stretched into the hole in the wall and grabbed Wu Qiren’s ear before roughly pulling him out from that small and damaged place.
It was a dilapidated house. The bright stars in the night could be seen in the sky through the half-collapsed rooftop but the positions of the stars looked unfamiliar.
Wu Qiren could not hold out against that rough hand as he was only seven years old.
He was dragged on the rough brick floor. His knees hurt from the friction against the floor but he did not make a single noise. This was because the cruel Quide was especially intolerant with the wailing of children. It was said that he once broke the legs of a six-year- old girl who had cried for food.
“I’ve already asked Rick. The money you collected was five coppers less than last week! You’ve stashed some away!” Quide was angry and looked as red as the mane of a lion. His protruding nose made him look even more ferocious.
Wu Qiren was flung to the ground. His gray eyes looked at the holes in the walls. The five beggars living with him in the same house, ranging between age four to ten, all shuddered at Quide’s roar.
At the innermost hole was the smallest girl. The short-haired girl bit hard on her left hand, her face turning red. She looked at Wu Qiren who was on the floor in fear. At the hole beside her was Ned, a six-year-old boy who screamed with fright.
The girl was Coria. Wu Qiren understood the reason she was afraid.
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