Imperial Handbook Novels & Stories

Her hand trembled as she reached for it. “Don’t answer unknowns,” Sophia whispered. Elara’s thumb hovered. The light outside stretched like a hand over the city. She pulled back. The phone rang again.

I stepped inside and stopped without thinking. The room was enormous. Towering shelves stretched higher than the palace balconies, disappearing into shadows near the ceiling. Wooden ladders rested against them, while narrow walkways connected the upper levels. Thousands upon thousands of books filled every shelf. Some looked newer than others, but many appeared older than the empire itself. Sunlight streamed through tall windows, painting golden lines across the polished floor. For a long moment I simply stared. It was astounding. “I’ve never seen so many books.” Magnus looked around the room with quiet pride. “The Imperial Archives hold nearly eight hundred years of records.”

incomprehensible somehow. "That's nonsense." He glared at me. "No, it is called a condition. Just memorize it and don't question it." I narrowed my sight at him but all he did was roll his eyes to the side. I started reading the thick book which humans called a dictionary that contained all words they use. Lansford said that if I memorize its content, I would be able to understand what was written on each document he would give me. But to be honest, even if I had good memorization skills, I would not be able to keep all these words in my mind if I was given only one day to read them.

"But Your Highness, tomorrow is the Enthronement of The new Empress, for sure the whole Capital will be heavily guarded." Prince Tong smiled, "The troops are still marching home, what does an Imperial guards of 20,000 can do to my elite soldiers?" The subordinates wanted to say something but he shut his mouth, afraid that he will offend his master but this person is really seeking death!

The guard nodded and stepped aside, allowing me to pass without further incident. Rebecca stepped aside and motioned for me to enter her office. I stepped in, eyes widened with admiration. The walls were adorned with large paintings that depicted portraits of powerful figures from history, each one radiating strength and power. There was a luxurious sofa on one side of the room, while the other side boasted an imposing mahogany desk with a chair fit for a king behind it.

He tilted his head to catch the cover. Realm of Empires: Advanced Strategic Compendium. He blinked. It wasn’t just a manual. It was the kind of dense, spiral-bound guide teenagers passed around online forums, pages full of charts, economics, and battle simulations. “What are you doing with that?” Adrian asked quietly. Leo didn’t startle. His eyes flicked up, clear and calculating, before returning to the page. “Learning.” “Learning what, exactly?”

He repeatedly warned me about trusting strangers. He even mentioned someone, there are immortals and hybrids lurking around the world. He taught me how to distinguish one from the other. One is by touching their hands, hybrids’ hands have a thicker and rough skins (even newborn have this trait), immortals have fine, smooth and almost perfect skin, while mortals are a mixture of both and have calluses (in some people). Another thing is their lifestyle. Immortals are freakingly rich people, while hybrids are different.

Devrim complained as he rubbed his eyes. The cover of the new book had a strange symbol on the front and at first Aurora believed that the vault had made a mistake. But when she opened it, the Empress discovered that this was exactly what she needed. "This lists all sorts of creatures and their magical abilities. It's like an encyclopedia!" "Great! Can we go? I don't think the vault likes me." Since entering the room, Devrim had felt the air was heavy around him. He was not welcome, only tolerated.

I looked at him, my vision blurring slightly. He stood and took a velvet box from a servant, opening it. Inside was not a diamond ring, it was a pure gold family ring. "Isabella," he said, his gaze steady and intense. "This ring represents half of the power of the De Luca family. "I place it in your hands." "From today on, you are not only the heir of the Costa family. "You are also the lady of the De Luca family." I looked at him. At the man powerful enough to shake the entire mafia world, then standing before me, offering half his empire without hesitation.

With these reasons, I am led to believe that the town of the Amber Leaves has betrayed our empire and this war if not dealt with swiftly can lead to a war between the two empires…’ The report that was written by one of Ren’s senior generals went on to further describe the implication of this war on the power balance between the two empires. I didn’t fully understand the rest of the report, but I believed that I had read enough to grasp the general situation. My hands trembled and the report that I was holding also shook in my hands. Rebelling against the empire was bad enough but to align with another empire is just…