Riddle Of The Day X Empire の小説・ストーリー

"What's the rush? There's no family emergency." I couldn't tell her why. Maybe it was the three calls from Flora last night. The urgency in her voice—a sound I'd never heard from her before. She said she had something important to tell me. "Business," I lied. Before the plane landed, I had the driver swing by Cartier. "That diamond bracelet," I said, pointing at the one in the window. "The hundred-thousand-dollar one." The salesman's eyes lit up. "An excellent choice, Mr. Falcone. This is our limited edition—"

The things that kept men like them in power. What started as a suggestion about visiting the new territory turned into something else entirely. I watched it happen in front of me like a nightmare unfolding in real time. "Your territory's gotten soft," The Mancini, Petro, said leaning back slightly, his gaze fixed on Enzo. A grin spread across his face like he’d just told a joke. "Can't even keep your targets anymore." The table went quiet. Enzo's jaw clenched. I saw it happen, the way his entire body went very still.

No easy way out. “If you want, I can give you a tour.” I turn to find Jero. White shirt, sleeves rolled up. Black slacks. Calm. Confident. Those green eyes watch me with quiet curiosity. “I think I’ll manage,” I say, continuing forward. “You might get lost in this maze,” he says, falling into step beside me. “Wouldn’t want trouble on your first day at the Ventura estate.” “Fine. If you insist,” I say coldly. We walk across the Carrara marble floors. I glance up at the Murano glass chandelier above.

I asked suspiciously, "You hated my father. You spent a decade trying to drive Quinnix Innovations into the dirt. Why would you spend a fortune to free his daughter?" Jared’s hazel eyes locked into mine as he let out a soft amused breath, leaning an inch closer. "Because Amelia, your father is dead, and the empire he left behind is currently being asset stripped by your charming ex-fiancé and your traitorous cousin. Quinnix Innovations is vulnerable and I don’t like leaving things I want out in the open." "You want Quinnix," I said with a frown. "So you dragged me out of a South African prison to do what? Beg me for stock options?"

He hadn't been much educated and all, but he did know enough about the Kangyu Dynasty's history, thanks to his mother who insisted he was a descendant. And if the physician boy was lying, he was capable of outwitting him and discovering the truth. "What year it is exactly?" Zane asked. "1025," replied the boy with a frown of confusion. And surprisingly, it did click. "Wait...is her name Vaani Singh by chance?" Zane gasped, his mind flitting between the pages of the history books he'd read, the dates, names, and tales. "Your princess-" Ofcourse, he was able to connect the dots now as to why she appeared a familiar face.

None of them knew the real battles I go through to maintain my stance. I switched the channel, needing a better distraction. "British Royal Alliance Strengthens with American Billionaire's Visit," another headline read. I turned the TV off. I got sick and tired of being constantly reminded of the things I had to face daily. Was this it? How has my life played out now? All I had were Half-eaten bacon, a cold coffee, and tormenting flashes of Alex that wouldn’t let me shut my eyes. I sighed, stood up, and headed back up, a shower is what I need now more than anything else.

The empire would fall this time. And he would rise. END OF FLASHBACK

"Long live the empire!" All the troops cheered in unison, filling the blood-red night sky with their voices that shook the western continent. Now, the long-standing Sun Sect had disappeared from the western continent and was replaced by a new empire called the Xiao Empire. War General Xiao Chao, Right General Xiao Fang, Left General Xiao Fu, and the Empress, Xiao Meiyin. These names were written as the founders of the new Xiao Empire and as the most influential figures of the empire. Even though the empire was established, there was no emperor, as the four important figures could only agree on one person who was fit to sit on the emperor's throne. That person would become the sole emperor of