Imperial Gate and the Imperial March.

Raquela sighed, feeling a headache just from hearing that.

She suddenly held a little pity for the Sect Master, and finally as she looked at the shivering disciples, she even felt a little bad:

"Thank you for taking care of him all these years."

"He is a little difficult but he really means well."

The Disciples immediately nodded, grateful smiles in all their faces.

Raquela narrowed her eyes, trying to analyze every reaction of the disciples.

"He may not be an Emperor."

"But he is the Emperor in our heart."

The Sect Master responded with deep worship in his eyes. Raquela hearing those words nodded, as her expression showed a little surprise.

'Already…'

'It's only been 3 years…'

'And they seem all loyal.'

'This must be some kind of record.'

She had an approving smile:

'As expected of Elder Brother.'

She narrowed her eyes:

'He is a genius surpassing even Father.'

Actually….There is a deeper reality behind the Imperial Gate.

A secret that only the major powers of the continent are made aware of.

The Imperial Gate, as it's name states is a sect made by the Saharan Dynasty for the Saharan Dynasty.

Their peerless martial arts, their endless ressources, their powerful masters and invincible ancestors all come from the Saharan Dynasty.

And it had only one and only objective:

'To designate and form the ruling class of the Empire, that would assist the upcoming Emperor.'

To this goal, each of the most eminent families of the Empire and the most talented young men all over the continent were poached by the Imperial Gate with the goal of forming the Entourage of the Future Emperor.

And the Crown Prince of the Saharan Dynasty, would then be sent there, to become the Prime and direct disciple of the Ancestor, so he can further his Martial Prowess and explore the heritage of his powerful blood.

But most importantly, the Crown Prince is sent there as a test.

The Imperial Gate held the most rigorous training regime and the most difficult one.

In front of them, the training of the Duke's Army and the training of the Sentences were only mildly difficult.

This was not an information privy to a lot of people but…

Training and getting access at the Highest Peak of Martial Mountain was one of the most arduous of tasks in the continent.

The majority of the Geniuses where from all over the continent.

Actually, there are a lot of students from outside the continent!!!

The Geniuses there all had inflated ego and impregnable will. To get them to submit and serve is the Ultimate Test of the Crown Prince of the Saharan Empire.

Only at the death, of the Emperor, is the Crown Prince allowed to come back, followed by the Army he gathered at the Imperial Gate, to Yasrib, to assist at the Funeral of the last Emperor.

The Crown Prince is then judged by the whole Higher Ups of the Empire and the citizen….

…By the size of his own power and the power his followers.

The Size and Power of the Army determinates the position and influence of the Emperor when he sits on the throne.

This event is known as the Black March.

Or…

If the Crown Prince estimates that the Actual Emperor is unfit to rule the Empire. He can march with his men on Yasrib, and openly challenge, the Previous Generation Emperor and his Previous March.

The one man left standing, will become the Emperor.

Such an event is called the Blood March.

And only happened 2 Times in the History of the Saharan Dynasty. And is even a Taboo to even mention.

And both times, it was the advent of a new Emperor.

In other words, it means the Crown Prince became too powerful for the current Emperor to stay on the throne.

The Imperial Gate is the way the Future Emperors of the Dynasty accumulated their own loyal armies.

The Crown Prince who passed his days training and learning alongside his future soldiers. Would then if he had enough skill, and charisma. Turn all this generation into his followers.

It should be understood that it takes a lot of time for the Emperor to abdicate…Normally the Emperor would spend a Hundred Thousand Years Ruling, after that he would decisevly chose a Crown Prince and send him to the Imperial Gate.

The Imperial Gate…Would by then completely devoid of any influence of the Imperial Family…Actually apart from the Ancestors and Hermits…Not even the Sect Masters, elders, and disciples would now….And would have gathered enough accumulation to back a new Emperor.

The Crow Prince would then spend a humongous amount of time proving his talent, valor and charisma….That time would usually be counted in centuries.

But looking at this…

…The Current generation, elders and even the current Sect Master were already folded to the will of the current Crown Prince.

There is even a deep sense of camaraderie between all the present here.

Proving that he had peerless leadership and might.

And the Current Crown Prince was only…30 of age.

When a Crown Prince arrives at the Imperial Gate. The most important thing is to submit the older generation and the current generation quickly.

Raquela knew that.

'If he did get a hold of all the administration and is making all the decisions within the sect, then everything will become easy later on…'

Indeed!!

If the Crown Prince controls the whole sects, then he gets a hand in the recruitment, the indoctrination and the submission of all the next generations of disciples arriving next.

Meaning he gets to make his March grow and balance it depending on his needs and the skills he requires.

But is it easy to get a hold of the whole sect when you are arriving as a rookie prince?!

If such an information was spread to the Empire, it would cause an insatiable ruckus.

'He still has one year and half.'

The Martial Tournament in the Lan Empire will be followed by the Higher ups of all the Most eminent power of not only the continent but even those of other continents.

Everyone will be waiting and prying at the Imperial Gate.

Raquela narrowed her eyes:

'If only, things didn't change…Sigh…'

This was a difficult time. A serious variable just made it's appearance on the continent. And he needed to be made aware of it.

'They will probably try to back their Princess up.'

She thought about the Sword Mainden…

She sighed:

'If he gets in the ring too early and if he is too confident…Sigh…'

Raquela took a light breath, as she nodded to the Sect Master:

"Then…Please, lead the way."

The Sect Master responded courtly:

"As you wish, your Majesty."

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