Chapter 132: Von Agres Family (2)

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Chapter 132: Von Agres Family (2) The Von Agres Royal Family Since the dawn of the world as everyone knew it, they had been in control of the human domain. From the time when humans only ruled the central region of the first continent to the moment the races scattered. Because of this, the royal family possessed vast treasures, countless gifts, and strict rules. And one of those rules was that all heirs must always be the firstborn son. It didn’t matter if he was incompetent or not, as long as there was a firstborn son, he would be crowned king. To ensure the rule was followed, the second and every other subsequent son were taught to obey their eldest brother, to protect him at all costs, and to live solely to safeguard their brother, the family bloodline, and every rule. Throughout their history, that single rule had preserved their dynasty. While other families fought over who would become their head, the Von Agres family only grew stronger. Since the rule not only protected them but also increased their influence, it became the number one law of House Agres. At least, it was until the reign of the previous king, Nox Von Agres. He was a good king and married the daughter of the Eastern Marquis. After ten years without a child, he and his wife finally welcomed a daughter, Love Von Agres. Everyone celebrated her birth, but what they truly wanted was a son, and a year later, they came. Not one, but two, Joshua and Leonardo Von Agres, twin boys. Two years after that, Janet Von Agres was born. However, because Joshua and Leonardo were twins, the royal court spent two years confirming who was born first to avoid any mistake. In the end, Joshua was announced as the successor, while Leonardo began his training as the second son. By the time they were ten, their parents had died, and Joshua was crowned king at the mere age of ten. Joshua was a natural leader and strong as well, yet Leonardo seemed better than him at everything, fighting, leading, and winning followers. But Joshua never feared for a moment, for he knew his brother was loyal. The rules had been drilled into Leonardo so deeply that he became the embodiment of them, and that mindset cost him his relationship with his sisters. Even when Joshua decided to marry his sisters off to other nobles to strengthen alliances, Leonardo didn’t argue. The second son could never oppose the first, right? Even when he saw Love weeping in her room after the man Joshua had chosen for her beat her, Leonardo did nothing. When Janet tried to flee, he stopped her. It was an order from the firstborn, and he was bound to obey. Even when Janet and Love ran away to become mercenaries, he was the one who sent the royal guard to execute them for breaking the rules. He covered his brother’s messes and ruled the empire as his shadow. Everything was perfect until he met a commoner maid, Elizabeth. She was breathtaking. In all his years, he had never seen a woman as beautiful as her, long orange hair that glowed like the sun, and bright orange eyes that shone like jewels. It didn’t take long for the two of them to fall in love and begin a relationship. But the moment Joshua saw her, he wanted her for himself. Leonardo would never forget the night Elizabeth begged him to run away with her, saying she was carrying his child, and he did nothing. He watched as she was dragged to his brother’s court. He heard her screams each night as Joshua violated her, fully aware that she was the woman his loyal brother loved. And he couldn’t even cry himself to sleep because the second son did not cry when the first wronged him. They were the rules. After nine months of torment, Elizabeth gave birth to his child. She looked just like her mother but carried his spirit and temperament. By then, Joshua had grown tired of her and gave him one command: kill her, so no future enemies could arise. They were the rules, always obey the firstborn with your heart and soul. So he took her to the room where they had first met. And for the first time, he wept. He wept as he drove the blade into the woman he once loved, the woman now so disfigured she could no longer recognize him. As he turned to the little girl who was laughing, a woman burst into the room. In that instant, his world collapsed as she sobbed and lamented, revealing the truth of his birth. Only one phrase echoed in his mind over and over: "Joshua isn’t the first child, you are." It didn’t make sense. His entire life, his world, everything was a lie. Joshua was never meant to be the first, so why had he sacrificed so much? Why had his lover died? At that moment, every rule drilled into his mind came to life. The first must rule. That day became known as the Night of the Bloodbath because every single person in the castle died that night, and only one man stood atop their corpses. The reason the story wasn’t widely known was because, not long after, it was overshadowed by the tale of the Frost Knight — when Alicia massacred her entire race for the sake of her son. After that night, Leonardo refused to look at his daughter, whom he had named after Elizabeth. Because of this, she was bullied in the palace, even though he had ordered everyone to treat her as they treated him. But to them, she was lowborn and unworthy of being called a princess. By the time he found out, it was too late. Elizabeth had already run away. He spent the next ten years searching for her, and when he finally found her, he watched her from a distance, sometimes even neglecting his duties just to see her, even if only from afar. This was the story Leonardo told Arthur before they reached the banquet hall. His story, the story of the King of Rules, Leonardo Von Agres. But it wasn’t just his story. It was also the story of Arthur’s seventh wife, Elizabeth, the little child born from the tragedy. ─── ✦ End of Chapter???? ✦ ───

Chapter 132: Von Agres Family (2)

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