Chapter 1 Emperor S'lva <1>

"~Ahh, It feels good to be seated at this throne at last." A man's voice echoed throughout the well-designed hall inside of a medieval-style castle.

'After years of suffering and being treated as good for nothing, I can finally relax and have anything I want. Just imagine the things I can do as the Demon Emperor. Any food I request will be at the banquet table. All types of women can become my servant anytime. Finally, no power could ever oppose my decisions, even the Kings from all Houses.

'Such luxuries I wish will last forever- no, I will make these last forever. I will be the Demon Emperor until I perish.'

"he~he~. S'lva the DEMON EMPEROR- that has a nice ring on it."

Away from the scene of a man laughing creepily by himself, two imps guarding the entrance looks worried while watching their future Emperor go insane.

"How did we end up serving this houseless fool."

"Well, apparently he got lucky and won the battle for the Throne."

Both guards continued to whisper, ignoring the laughter that vibrates the hall.

"He won against those monsters? I have not seen the fight, but I heard that the Houses have brought out their strongest 'Candidates' for the throne."

"The change of rules had truly favoured him. Instead of the usual 1v1 tournament format that could last months, they went on with a Battle Royale because of a new Emperor was needed immediately. I guess the death of Emperor T'hva was so sudden to be able to prepare anything.

S'lva, the man being talked about continues to be ignorant towards the imp guards that keep on speaking ill of him.

Noticing that their stupid Emperor doesn't care about them, they continue with their conversation.

"Being the weakest among the Candidates, everyone ignored him. The heck, even the audience didn't see him on the arena at first. It was then that only two Candidates were left that we noticed him"

"Who were the other two?

"Lord N'rva of Baal and Lord R'ste of Asmoday.

"WHAT!!! LORD N'RVA AND LORD R'STE!" The curious imp guard couldn't hide his shock.

"Shhhh~~~ Be quiet." Both imps look at the direction where S'lva was dancing, but luckily he was gone for now.

"Damn so jealous; you were able to see the fight. I bet that would be the best battle you will ever see in your lifetime. So how did S'lva win against those two freaks?" They went back to whispering like it's a natural thing.

"Oh I cannot put into words how amazing the duel was, but unfortunately it ended both of them unconscious."

"So, what happened next?"

"Everyone on the audience, including the officials, were bewildered at first, but it was then a burst of loud laughter was heard throughout the arena."

"HAHAHAHAHAHA... S'lva the Demon Emperor~ S'lva the Greatest Emperor~ S'lva~~~". A burst of laughter along with bad singing was heard on the background.

"Just like that." Both imps nodded disappointedly.

"The officials and spectators can't complain about the match even if they don't agree with the result since it was under 'Jedidiah Oath'. Bound by the oath, no demon could do anything against the chosen Emperor. So no one was able to do anything about it afterward.

"I can't believe that he was able to be the next Emperor by hiding at the back like a coward. A big shame for us, the nation of demons, to have such an Emperor that runs away from a fight."

They looked towards the direction of S'lva and noticed that their Emperor is almost done with his celebration so they went back again to their position like nothing happened.

"Sigh~ I want to serve Lord N'rva and maybe he will teach me some methods of his fighting." The younger looking imp said softly under his own breath.

"Sigh~ I want to be a slave of Lord R'ste. Just imagining it makes my whole body shiver." The older imp spoke his own thoughts passionately.

"But here we are, stuck with this idiot." Both imp guards sigh dejectedly one last time.

'Those imp guards talking behind me like I can't hear what they're talking about. But sooner or later, they'll be grateful that I became the Emperor.'

"But I don't care about them anyway. More importantly, it is almost dinner time. I can't wait for what feast will be prepared today."

The soon to be Demon Emperor hopped excitedly towards the dining hall unaware of the cold eyes in the shadows staring at him.