But he couldn’t fall behind his wife. She was the mother of dragons and he, though unofficially, was the father of Pathan knights, a legendary order renowned across all worlds since it was the previous chosen world.
As he thought about the unknown king, Godfrey suddenly found himself in the throne room.
He stood ahead of the door, looking at a hall that wasn’t like the others. It looked more like a cavern, a large cavern with a dais made from rocks and a throne carved out of stone.
Tens of thousands of knights, all petrified, knelt, bowing to the being on this throne. It was a shadow with bright golden eyes, clad in thick black armour, with one leg crossed over the other.
About thirty thousand knights were here.
The unknown king waved his hand and all the knights were swept away, leaving an empty cavern behind.
He noticed that there were four roman numerals (I) marks carved into the cavern’s ceiling.
"Leave this place or I will kill you." The shadow spoke with unyielding authority. Before Godfrey was the shadow of that unfathomable being.
He might face the actual one when he wanted to ascend the imperial throne but first, he had to go through this one, a mere portion of the unknown king’s true power.
Yet, its aura was oppressive.
Seeing Godfrey take bold steps into the cavern, the unknown king brought down his leg, leaning forward.
"Heed my warning."
"That throne belongs to me." Godfrey replied. He tried summoning the Immortal Armour but was restricted. Then, he switched to Solstice armour and it worked.
’Hmm.’ Godfrey frowned softly. The Alchemist had no idea what would happen when he faced this being but they expected a contest for the throne.
However, Godfrey realized something even more disturbing. His strength as a Titled god remained but Black-Out State deactivated automatically.
He tried using skills but none worked. Apart from armour and weapons, nothing else worked in this hall.
Godfrey held the sword with both hands and took a deep breath as the unknown king rose to his feet, his armour making soft sounds.
He calmly descended from the dais. The moment his foot touched the last stair, the unknown king blurred, reappearing before Godfrey who swiftly swung his sword downward.
The unknown king leaned a bit and sprung upward, deflecting the sword with a precise positioning of his pauldron. His own sword went through Godfrey’s throat.
"Unwise." The unknown king’s voice rang as he slashed through Godfrey’s throat, blood splattering on the ground.
Those words barely registered in Godfrey’s mind when his body dropped to the ground.
In the next moment, his eyes snapped open. He clutched his neck but it was intact, however the blood was still on the ground, a sign he truly died.
He could still remember the pain that shot through his body before death embraced him.
Godfrey rose to his feet, his eyes on the returning unknown king who paused on the staircase, tilting his helmet to meet Godfrey’s gaze.
The air tore apart as the unknown king shot toward him once more. This time around, Godfrey dodged his horizontal slash, spun and slashed the unknown king’s rib.
The unknown king blocked it, then took a few steps backward to regain balance.

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