They called him the Shame of the Clan but before that, Vale Athrimir was born a prodigy, one of the rising stars expected to lead the next generation of the Clan. But on the day of his manifestation, he was awarded the Forbidden Mark Order, a power feared and loathed throughout the realm.

In an instant, his world collapsed, his friends turned their backs, his father disowned him, and he was cast into prison. After three years of starvation and torment, he was thrown into the Borderlands, a labor camp where the forsaken dig rocks until they die.

But Vale refused to break.

With nothing but his rage and ambition, he clawed his way free and began to build. Starting with outcasts and exiles, he forged the foundations of something the world had never seen, an empire that would span nations, topple kingdoms, and unite the fractured lands under the Eternal Skies.

The Forbidden Mark Order carried a terrible secret, and with an Ancient's Inheritance in his grasp, Vale discovered he possessed power beyond measure. Now, he would transform from prisoner to emperor, from outcast to conqueror.

From the ashes of betrayal, the Universal Empire would rise.

Tiber was serious. "I also heard that the Golden Knight has been named the Clan's Lord Lieutenant."


Vale's eyes twitched. The position of the Clan's Lord Lieutenant is one where they are responsible for the protection of the Clan leader and his capital. It's a position of power—a very strong one.


'So the old man finally chose him as his heir... but now that I'm back in the picture, I wonder what will happen next...'


Frexon looked at Vale for a long time and shook his head. "Are you really Vale Athrimir?"


At this point, Vale grimaced, then sighed. "Well... I don't know."


"Can't you write to your father and tell him to send people over that will carry proof or something like that?" Slya asked.


Chapter 151 - How?