Chapter 158: Zelas's Conspiracy
Through the big screen, the audience saw the unknown side of Shurima!
It turns out that the mastermind behind all this is Xerath!

Through Azir's authority, he obtained the dark magic buried under the yellow sand!

The queen has been unable to give birth to new children, so he uses the magical power he has just learned to corrupt every fetus in the queen's womb.

On the night the new prince was born, he used his growing magical powers to summon elemental spiritual power from deep in the desert, creating a terrible storm.

People rumored that the Queen's chamber was hit by a thunderstorm and was struck by lightning again and again, which were the lightning arrows created by Xerath.

Both the queen and the newborn prince died at his hands.

The Emperor and his guards also met Xerath and died under his arcane energy. Xerath turned everyone who saw this scene into ashes and skeletons.

——"Fuck!!! This Zeratul is too cruel!"

——"Just to keep Azir in power, he killed so many people?"

——"Damn it! I was wondering why the Queen couldn't have children!"

——"I thought he turned bad later, but it turns out he has always been bad!"

——"You can't say he's a bad guy, right? He did it for Azir too!"

——"But think about it, is he really just trying to protect Azir?"

——"I'm afraid that Zeratul's true heart changed the day he learned dark magic!"

When the audience in front of the screen saw the truth, they couldn't help but be shocked!
Logically speaking, since Xerath met Azir, he has changed his life. He no longer lives a precarious life as before, fearing for his life, but has become a powerful official, enjoying wealth and glory.

But in Zerath's opinion, all this is far from enough!
Just because he was still a slave!
However, perhaps even he himself did not realize that his original intention had already slowly changed!
"Is all that Zeratul has done really for his original intention? Is it really for his desire to escape his slavery?"

Even the two senior directors in the commentary booth fell silent after seeing what Zerath did.

The image of this character is also very complex. He was born a slave, and the starting point of all his subsequent actions can be explained from this.

But when Xerath became Azir's assistant and began to enjoy the taste of power, he had changed!
“Perhaps when he saved Azir from the assassin, he was sincere.”

But when Xerath began to secretly murder people for power, he had changed!
He became more and more skilled at framing others, and later even learned dark magic.

When he learned that the queen had given birth to a new prince, Xerath had already begun to do whatever it took to gain power.

At this point, I'm afraid that Zeratul himself couldn't tell whether it was the magic he came into contact with that changed him, or his greedy heart for power!

However, his friend, Azir, still trusts him as much as ever!

After the thunderstorm of conspiracy ended, Xerath, as always, put the blame on others, this time he chose a group of mages in a region that had surrendered. At Xerath's instigation, in order to avenge the dead Shurima emperor and to show Shurima the majesty of the new emperor, the first thing Azir did after ascending the throne was to lead his troops in a bloody revenge against the people of the region.

Azir has always trusted Xerath, and he probably never imagined that the mastermind behind all this was the friend who saved his life.

The people in this area framed by Xerath will probably never know until their death why they incurred revenge from the Shurima Empire.

For his desire for power, Xerath has killed too many innocent people, and his hands are covered with blood.

But the only thing to be thankful for is that he is still loyal to Azir.

Perhaps it was because the friendship between the two boys had continued to this day, or perhaps it was because Xerath knew that his power actually came only from Azir, the Emperor of Shurima.

Regardless, the empire needed a leader, and Azir was crowned the Emperor of Shurima, with Xerath, the once nameless slave boy, still by his side.

Azir, the most unpopular prince at the time, became the emperor of Shurima, and the prince who once only loved reading also showed his talent in governing the country.

With the assistance of Xerath, Azir quickly stabilized the situation in Shurima. Over the next few decades, he expanded the territory of Shurima and ruled the empire with a strict and fair hand.

The huge empire gradually recovered its vitality, and the two boys slowly crossed over from youth to middle age, and even had a few white hairs on the ends of their hair.

However, no matter how time flies, Azir and Xerath have never forgotten the agreement they made.

Especially Xerath, who has always dreamed of this moment. He hopes that Azir will abolish slavery in Shurima and recognize him as his brother as promised.

But the final result was disappointing.

He thought that Azir would free him from slavery as soon as he ascended the throne, but Azir did not do so. Instead, he continued to expand the territory of the empire and repeatedly rejected Xerath's proposal to abolish slavery.

For Xerath, this was further evidence of Shurima's moral decay, and he was furious that Azir had disregarded his promise.

He believed that everything he had done and all the people he had killed were all for Azir, but Azir had forgotten their original agreement!
In this way, on the surface, Xerath is still Azir's most capable assistant, second only to the emperor in the Shurima Empire. However, secretly, the gap between the two is getting bigger and bigger!

Until one day, when Xerath once again stepped forward to remind Azir of their original agreement, he once again persuaded Azir to abolish slavery.

But Azir on the throne reminded Xerath with a ferocious face that he was just a slave and he should remember his position.

When the audience in front of the screen saw this scene, they immediately knew that something bad was going to happen!
The rift between the brothers finally broke completely!

From this day on, the only remaining nobility in Xerath's heart completely disappeared. He once placed this nobility on Azir, hoping that his brother could fulfill their dreams.

And now, Zerath decided that he would fulfill this promise himself!

(End of this chapter)