Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality

"Athens, it is my first time here."

Walking on the main boulevard leading directly from the city gate to the Royal Palace, Laine's pace was unhurried.

Dawn was approaching, and the streets were also filling with more people. The commotion from last night and the news spread by those with agendas had already disseminated, and the uninformed Athenian public began converging towards the Royal Palace.

As time passed, their numbers might increase even more, possibly occupying a large part of the city's population.

Whether they liked it or not, every Athenian would pay attention to the life and death of the King.

The buzzing of voices was incessant, and the entire city gradually became noisy. Amid this commotion, Laine arrived before the Royal Palace.

The solemn axis, the aligned columns, the standard vertical structures with courtyard-style lighting, and the bronze statues towering dozens of meters high.

As the Royal Palace of Athens, it indeed was a building filled with classical charm.

Of course, despite the structure being there, not just anyone could enter.

Armored knights guarded the place, even those bronze statues seemed to be some sort of Alchemy Constructs. During this critical period, every entrant had to undergo strict scrutiny.

"But I didn't plan to enter through the main gate."

With a calm expression, Laine had never actively prophesied about himself, and the 'future' he came to confirm today was only a destiny he had glimpsed unintentionally.

Thus, in theory, Laine could choose to refuse, but over the years, he was willing to fulfill any vision related to destiny he saw without paying too great a cost.

There was no particular reason, just that as one of the four pillars of the world, destiny had always been the most elusive, the least tangible, yet omnipresent aspect.

Laine wanted to change it, but he hoped to alter it like changing the course of a river flowing in front of it, allowing it to flow in a direction he desired, or at least not in the originally fated direction.

Still, whether he could succeed or not, he would never step into that river. After all, if one doesn't know whether there are dangers, the best method is not to touch it.

With a slight gesture in the air, Andrea's essence immediately deceived some mechanisms.

With one step forward, Laine 'entered' the Royal Palace.

...

Clang—

His dagger dropped to the ground, from initial shock to resistance, and then from resistance to surrender, within the central hall of the Royal Palace, this 'rebellion' had already ended in a brief moment.
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From start to finish, Andrea had only dealt with three people. But many times, problems couldn't be solved by not killing, nor by just killing.

Aside from the provoking Earl, the other two were significant figures in Athens.

Yet faced with the raised execution sword, they were no different from anyone else, ending their lives cleanly and decisively.

For a moment, the crowd quieted down again, initially prepared to do something when Andrea first swung her sword, everyone now laid down their flags, the scene before them truly unexpected.

Are the godhood practitioners now starting to use swords?

"...Your Highness, what do you mean by this?"

Someone in the crowd spoke up.

"As you see."

Her voice calm, Andrea felt extremely composed at this moment.

"I am executing the traitorous vassals of a tyrant."

"Then Your Highness, have you finished killing now?"

Another voice spoke up, and looking at the speaker, Andrea coolly said, "That's not for me to decide."

"It depends on whether there are others who think Athens no longer belongs to its King."

Gazing across the whole scene, whether they liked it or not, everyone temporarily showed obedience in front of Andrea, who held the power of life and death.

Finally, she let out a sigh of relief, the biggest trouble was now resolved.

She knew there were still many among those present who were not aligned with her, but she could not keep killing indiscriminately.

On one hand, it was her first time killing and she couldn't go to such extremes all at once, and on the other hand, they hadn't had the chance to do anything yet, if she acted rashly for momentary satisfaction, not only would it make others fear the cruelty of the new King, but it would also plunge Athens into chaos for a time.

"Athens, speaking of it, it's still my first time here."

Walking on the main boulevard leading directly from the city gate to the Royal Palace, Laine's pace was unhurried.

Dawn was approaching, and the streets were also filling with more people. The commotion from last night and the news spread by those with agendas had already disseminated, and the uninformed Athenian public began converging towards the Royal Palace.

As time passed, their numbers might increase even more, possibly occupying a large part of the city's population.

Whether they liked it or not, every Athenian would pay attention to the life and death of the King.

The buzzing of voices was incessant, and the entire city gradually became noisy. Amid this commotion, Laine arrived before the Royal Palace.

The solemn axis, the aligned columns, the standard vertical structures with courtyard-style lighting, and the bronze statues towering dozens of meters high.

As the Royal Palace of Athens, it indeed was a building filled with classical charm.

Of course, despite the structure being there, not just anyone could enter.

Armored knights guarded the place, even those bronze statues seemed to be some sort of Alchemy Constructs. During this critical period, every entrant had to undergo strict scrutiny.

"But I didn't plan to enter through the main gate."

With a calm expression, Laine had never actively prophesied about himself, and the 'future' he came to confirm today was only a destiny he had glimpsed unintentionally.