The Swordsman

In a quiet room by the large and bright windows, Daedalus could be seen relaxing while he read a book. Beside him was Andromeda, who was laying against his shoulder while occasionally sighing. Daedalus had already told her that he would be leaving the next day which is the cause of her sighing.

About an hour later the sun finally began to set behind the horizon and Daedalus sighed softly for a moment. He and Andromeda simply sat there watching as the sun slowly set. It was kind of symbolic, in a way that Daedalus would likely be gone for a while to complete his journey.

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The next morning Daedalus woke up to see the sun peeking up from the horizon. It seemed as if he had fallen asleep in the living room. Checking quickly Daedalus realised that Andromeda was still asleep against his chest. She had likely done this so that Daedalus wouldn't be able to leave before waking her up.

So that's exactly what he did, he began to tickle her. A moment later and Andromeda could be seen giggling while swatting at his hands. After that Daedalus hugged her and said "I have to go now."

"Do you have to?" She asked sadly. Daedalus could only sigh before replying "You could always come with me but the kids need you here. Don't worry when I come back I will take them off your back."

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Before long Daedalus could be seen holding Icarus while saying "Get ready, this will be an especially long journey for you."

Walking out of the courtyard Daedalus didn't look back, he knew if he did that he would likely return. Andromeda seeing this still took time to wave, while doing so she offered him a prayer to stay safe. She could still be seen standing there until around noon that day.

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Daedalus sighed, he was feeling regret for having made the capital so large. Even with his enormous speed Daedalus took more than six hours to get out of the capital. At least he knew that any stupid enough invading force would be tired before they even reached the palace.

After taking a short rest Daedalus finally left the empire's capital. And so Daedalus began his journey towards one of the unconquered regions. Though he knew it would take him months by foot he felt it was the best way to do it.

Along the way Daedalus met and defeated any and all bandits along his path. Occasionally he came across a guild hall and handed in the heads. The way he killed the bandits was what was interesting though, he would lower his cultivation to just below their level and use only his swordsmanship against them.

Over the course of a month Daedalus built a separate persona known as the swordsman. The reason being he wanted to fight only with his sword and not have to worry about people going easy on him because he is an Emperor. That is how the legend of the swordsman came to be.