Xerath's premonition was very accurate, because the assassination was strange, and the enemy seemed to put all its main power on the emperor's sons, the princes, instead of him, the master of the empire.

This made all the officials of the empire feel strange. They all had an idea in their hearts, but they only dared to hint at it and did not dare to say it explicitly.

Although they would not say it explicitly, and even Grand Maester Nasus warned his younger brother Renekton not to say this in front of the emperor, the reason why the emperor became emperor was not only based on his royal blood.

The master of this great empire, the thin body of his last son, Azir, appeared in his mind, and he kept thinking in his heart, was this really planned by this thin and timid son?

But he is not stupid. He will not identify the enemy so early, and the location of the imperial parade is uncertain. It depends on the emperor's mood. He can go wherever he wants, and this location can be assassinated. Touch the emperor's body.

This can only mean one thing, there is a traitor.

Thus, a mighty but silent purge began, in which a large number of officials were killed and replaced.

Even Azir was constantly called away and whipped at the emperor's behest, and he was dying every time he came back. This made Xerath worry and hate in his heart. He looked at Azir's scarred body and decided to do something What.

This year, Azir and Xerath were both 15 years old, and no one could have imagined that this 15-year-old slave would quietly become the most powerful arcane magician in Shurima. He even had Nasus Keep getting stronger without knowing it.

As time passed, the emperor's health became worse and worse. He became tyrannical, cruel, and lazy. He could not listen to even Nasus's advice and indulged in sensuality.

But after a long time, the queen did not give birth to a son. Either a daughter, or a miscarriage, or even a boy who died just after birth.

All this made the emperor more and more angry, but he would not stop sowing, he must have a son, so the queen could not bear this inhuman torture and died.

The emperor didn't care about the queen's death. Although they were once a divine couple that everyone envied, he now only had anger in his heart. This unusual anger made him realize the problem.

In the palace at night, Nasus was secretly summoned by the emperor.

As soon as Nasus entered the emperor's palace, he felt something was wrong. This was a wave of magic, and it was extremely subtle and secretive. The person who cast this magic was very powerful and vicious.

He then saw the emperor's eyes, bloodshot eyes almost covered the entire eye sockets, the eyeballs almost protruded, and the emperor's body had become skin and bones, looking even thinner than Azir.

You know, the emperor used to be the most valiant and skilled warrior in the entire Shurima royal family, but now he has become like this.

"Grand Maester Nasus, I am dying."

Nasus knelt on one knee, lowered his eyes and said:

"Yes, Emperor, you are going to die."

When the emperor was dying, he became extremely calm and said in a calm tone:

"I think the Grand Master can also see that my current body is not in an ordinary condition, but someone is secretly plotting against me with vicious magic."

After finishing speaking, the emperor rubbed his forehead with his hands and continued:

"I think it was for this reason that the queen was never able to give birth to a prince."

He sighed sadly:

"It's too late. In the last few years of my reign, I have done too many wrong things that are irreversible."

Nasus remained silent, just listening to the emperor's whisper.

At this time, the emperor put on his imperial robe. The imperial robe that once fit him was like a cover, covering his whole body.

The emperor adjusted his clothes and then said to Nasus:

"My last wish is that Shurima can continue to be strong and spread the light of the sun to every corner of the world."

"After I am buried, my last son, Azir, will succeed me. I hope that the university student and your brother can help me well."

Nasus' ethereal and magnetic voice sounded.

"As ordered."

As Nasus' voice fell, the palace fell into a deathly silence. Nasus knelt for a long time before raising his head again.

The emperor is dead.

......

The emperor died, but Azir didn't feel much sadness in his heart because he never got any fatherly love from the emperor.

Azir initially resisted the idea of ​​being the emperor of Shurima, but the person who read out the order and came to him turned out to be Grand Maester Nasus, whom he admired most, which made him very entangled.

He sought out Xerath, hoping to get some help from his only friend.

"Xerath, what do you think I should do?"

Xerath smiled and replied:

"You could be Shurima's greatest emperor, Azir."

Azir was a little stunned after hearing this. He originally wanted to hear Xerath comfort him a few words, but he didn't expect that even Xerath agreed with his succession.

Xerath saw Azir's confusion and replied:

"Azir, when we were wandering through the history of Shurima, didn't you cheer for the once wise monarch, and weren't you proud of the unparalleled happiness and confidence of the people of Shurima?"

"How could it not be?"

"Then you can't bear to let Shurima lose these? Now you are the only one who can inherit the throne. Don't you want future generations of scholars like us to respect you in history?"

Xerath knew where Azir's initial resistance came from. He had been thin since he was a child and was not favored by the emperor. He was laughed at by other princes every time he entered the martial arts arena, so he liked knowledge.

Azir tried to blind himself with knowledge. He told himself that he wanted to be a historian and study astronomy by the way, but Xerath later discovered it when he and Azir studied together.

Azir longs to become powerful and become emperor, so he likes the history of Shurima so much, and he also wants to create history.

Xerath was certain that if Azir succeeded to the throne, with the help of Nasus, Renekton, and himself, he would become the greatest emperor in the history of Shurima.

Because Azir was born to be emperor, although he used magic to help Azir take many shortcuts in the process, the outcome was already doomed.

Xerath's words were very inflammatory, and more likely an evil deception. Even he himself did not realize that the terrifying degree of his language was no less than his magical talent.

Azir's deepest desires were mobilized by Xerath, and they quickly took over his entire heart.

......

At noon, the sun towers high in the sky.

During the grand succession ceremony, countless Shurima people knelt on the ground and loudly chanted the name of the new Shurima emperor.

On the highest platform, Azir stood in the center wearing royal robes. Nasus and Renekton stood on either side of him, and Xerath was also beside him. The three of them condescended to Azir and stood behind him. It brings out Azir's majesty.

The people below were still chanting loudly:

"Our Emperor!"

"Azel!"

Xerath smiled, stared at Azir's serious face at this time, and thought to himself:

"No one will be above you in the future, Azir..."

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