Emperor Time Novels & Stories

He reached out and opened the document first. And froze. His eyes widened. He flipped through it again, slower this time, careful. Harbor International. Exclusive contract, no time limit, no restrictive clauses, his heartbeat quickened. “…Impossible.” He stood up abruptly and headed toward the bedroom. “Aurelia!” She had only just fallen asleep. It was nearly 3 AM. He grabbed her shoulder and shook her. “Aurelia, wake up!” Pain shot through her arm as she was pulled awake, and her ankle shifted awkwardly. She frowned, barely conscious. “…What?”

Not the river. A different body of water. Still. Reflective. “You don’t visit the old skyline anymore,” Pierce said. “I don’t need to,” I replied. “Why?” “Because it’s inside me now.” He nodded. Understanding without explanation. Back home, I opened a new notebook. Blank pages. Not for memoir. Not for legacy documentation. For reflection. I wrote one sentence at the top: An empire is not what you build around you. It’s what you refuse to let collapse within you.

I take a sip. Maybe I was calm because I just finished speaking to Craig. My phone was with Iris now, but I knew there was a message from him. I’d send him a New Years message after the show. I wasn’t sure what our times zones were but I’d send him one at midnight. Our last message to one another, he was teasing my toes because I messed up and messed all over my toes with the gel. I have never used gel nail polish in my life and for my first time I knew I was terrible at it.

Ophelia responds thoughtfully. “Then how did the Vrykolakas come to be?” Scarlet questioned further. “I have no idea,” Ophelia responded curtly. “Pay close attention,” Scarlet said. ****** In a time more ancient than ours. Before the supernatural, before the otherworldly creatures. Right after the gods created the humans and left this plane of existence to their celestial plane, the period when only humans dominated the earth, there was a large empire, The Great Empire of Tishen. Ruled by a fierce emperor. He was ruthless and vicious. Tearing down all who stood against him, any form of opposition erased. He conquered all the surrounding kingdoms and merged them with his own. He was the most

Towards the galactic sector, with Alexandro León de la Barra taking over the interim presidency following the resignation of Porfirio Diportifus The resignations of both the Emperor and the Vice Emperor gave way to the then Secretary of Foreign Affairs, heading towards the galactic sector, with Alexandro León de la Barra taking office as Emperor on the same day, May 25, on an interim basis, keeping him if in power about six months.

Emperor Tyler took another swig of rum, mumbling to himself. Wilbur fell silent. There might be people who envied the emperor's life, but Wilbur did agree that it did feel like the emperor was living a life of imprisonment. Emperor Tyler was the royal monarch, and all eyes were on his every word and move. This trapped all of him, body, and soul. Wordlessly, Wilbur raised his glass. Emperor Tyler smiled, and both men drained their glasses once again. The bottle of rum was empty not long after, but Emperor Tyler did not seem to have drunk quite enough yet and opened another bottle.

"You look extraordinary. I want you to know that every man in this room agrees with me, and at least three of them are going to need to be reminded who you belong to before the evening is over." I laugh before I can catch it. It comes out real and unguarded and I feel Dante go still beside me. "Valerio." His voice carries exactly one note of warning. Valerio turns to him with the serene expression of a man who has been provoking Dante Moretti for years and knows exactly how far he can go. "I'm complimenting your wife. This is what people do at weddings." "You've been complimenting her for eleven seconds." "I was building to something."

Aakash said. It was his suggestion to send them to his village. His uncle was a wrestler, including his cousins. Andrew could never imagine their whereabouts. They would be safe. I didn't want any distractions. "This is the time when no mistake would be accepted," I told them, darting my eyes at them. No emotion was playing on my face. I didn't open up to anyone. This was the first step toward becoming a successful businessman and the emperor. "Our men are keeping close eyes on his every move. If you allow, we should allow one of our men to let Max know that he's not alone."