Lord Shadow

Chapter 977: High official (2)

Wang Jian is loyal to Death Monarch.

He is the epitome of a loyal general.

Loki did not choose wrong when he had saved him from the persecution of the Yue dynasty before the formation of the Lotus Order

But as much as he holds his loyalty toward Death Monarch, it is clear that he is more loyal towards the people.

If this is any other kings or ruler, this kind of general while useful would be looked on with wariness.

Because sometimes, the measure enacted by the ruler is not necessarily a measure that would benefit the people. Sometimes it even oppresses the people.

This however is not a problem for Death Monarch.

It is clear that Death Monarch did not entirely promote only people that loyally follow him. It was almost like he wanted to balance it.

Wang Jian would remind him if he were to go too far.

The reason why he gave that tile to Wang Jian is probably because he was loyal to Pandemonium more than he is loyal to him.

In ancient Rome, when a great general had won a victorious battle against the enemy, driving his chariot through the streets of Rome, a chariot decorated with gold and ivory, followed by his troop behind him and preceded by his most glamorous prisoners and spoils taken in victory, one would have the feeling like he himself was divine.

In some way, representing the God Jupiter.

The interesting parts about all of this was that behind the victorious general in the chariot, there would be a slave.

Holding a golden crown over his head, this slave would continually whisper to the general, “Remember, you are mortal”

Even as the cheers drowned the words and the jubilation of victory fills the streets, the job of this slave is to do only one thing and one thing only

To remind that general that he is not some divine being.

That is Wang Jian role.

At least that is Sasha opinion about why Wang Jian was given the title despite his conflicting loyalty

It is to remind Azief not to go down that road.

Even before this Death Monarch was not someone that is utterly evil. If he is really such a person, the whole world would not have such complicated feelings for him

They fear him, awed by him, threatened by him, grateful to him and many other contradictory feelings.

Some criticized his actions, some worshiped him, others tried to get out of his way but one thing they could not do was to ignore him

When everything had him as the source, it is truly hard to ignore a person who with each move could affect the future of the world.

Sasha is like a secretary to Death Monarch. And as such, she knew a little bit about the feeling of this boss of hers.

In the beginning, Death Monarch might not care that much about the people that lived inside Pandemonium.

As long as they did not hinder him in his progress toward a higher peak, he would not bother much with them

But, probably Death Monarch himself admired the spirit of the people that live inside the dominion in which he protected.

Sasha remembers a conversation she had with Sina. She spoke that in the beginning, Azief had no family after the event of the Fall

He loses his family during the initial Fall. But the feeling he had about his family is very complicated

He did not feel good about his real family but at the same time mourn their death.

Was there sadness? Maybe.

But Sina was very clear that Death Monarch while he mourns the death of his real family, he was not that sad about it.

Any love that he had for his family had been grinded by the stone called time

If there is one thing that he does feel about his family was guilt but not of trying to reconnect or something like that. It was the guilt of not feeling sad.

A family that did not talk with each other, a parent that hated his existence, an existence where he was ignored and belittled.

How could he then be truly sad when they truly die? Probably, it could have healed if the rift is patched up sooner.

But that time passed.

As each days and years passes, in the end there is no word that is spoken. The feelings are not conveyed, the word unspoken from the tongue, and as such, it became the norm.

There is a time when it is too late for a relationship to heal. And that is what happened with Death Monarch with his family.

Since he had no family, he decided to build a new one.

A family that is not connected by blood but connected by the bonds of affection and love.

And so he built a new family with Sina, Sofia and Loki in that forest.

Loki the mischievous little brother. Sina the mature older sister.

And Sofia who were friend in the beginning and become much more than that

He then become a little bit warmer, a little bit happy. And he began to care about people, and fiercely protect those who were close to him.

And the same thing happened with Pandemonium.

He began to care about the people of Pandemonium.

That is why he set up certain measures and even slowly warming up to the people.

Yes, Death Monarch is not as heartless as the world wanted to portray him to be. If there is a type of ruler that one could describe Death Monarch, it would be a benevolent dictator.

Was it the ideal ruling system?

No. Is it good for the people? It is.

For how long? Nobody knows.

But for now Pandemonium had Death Monarch as its ruler and life is good.

Wang Jian is one of the measure he had created in case of matter involving Pandemonium

As Sasha is also one of the people that was given the title, she knew that while the whole court thinks that the title is the only thing they get, the truth was they also get something else.

In Sasha case, she got to learn and the clearance level to operate the gigantic energy gun. She got a weapon among many other things.

This weapon is of course something that is unlike any other public weapon.

Most of the things that Death Monarch gives her is weapon in the level that could theoretically be considered an interplanetary weapon.

As for Wang Jian, if she had to guess, Wang Jian probably possess the key of formation of Pandemonium.

If Wang Jian really had the key, this just goes tosh wo how Death Monarch trusted Wang Jian with the lives of the people of Pandemonium

Pandemonium has many array formation and protection matrixes that is embedded in the soils and connected by the energy veins all over Pandemonium.

Sometimes it is added, other times it was modified.

There is a department whose job is to research formation and strengthen it. Like a computer program update.

This is the reason why the formation of Pandemonium is regarded by many as the strongest protection formation against magical means.

The protection formation of Pandemonium is still lacking a bit in terms of mechanical methods of protection but in terms of magical protection, Pandemonium takes the cake.

As for the Immortal Couple, it is because of the sacrifice of Shi Lihua. And there is another person that was also given that title.

Thinking about that person, Sasha look at the Head Keeper and smiles. The Head Keeper maintain his calm, but the other keeper of the palace is not as calm as their leader.

The Keeper of the Palaces that is standing behind the Head Keeper hear the threats in Sasha words but then they were reminded of something and instead of cowering they straight up their body and they look at Sasha bravely

Their eyes are sharp and it is full of fighting intent. Sasha the Nightingale might be a name that awe and suppresses the officials of the court.

But this is the Centre Palace, the home of Death Monarch and in here, other than Death Monarch, they hold the power.

There is home ground advantage. And since when the Shadow Guards could meddle in the matters of the Palace Internal Staff.

And because there is another person that was also awarded the title of a High Officials. And that is the Head Keeper of the Palace Lukas.

This is the reason why these Keeper of the Palaces could be brave.

This title enables the Head Keeper of the Palace to stand tall even when he is talking with dignitaries from other world powers and the powerful minister of the court.

The Head Keeper only smiles faintly and said

‘You misunderstand my intention. I have no such intention. Though, if you keep wanting to insist on it, I could only plead in front of our liege’

Sasha smiles and then shakes her head

‘I am just joking. What is a few jokes between friends right?’

‘True’ Lukas said, a smile also on his face.

The other Keeper of the Palace once again bows a bit showing once again the humility of the keeper of the palace.

Sasha eyes was sharp and notices all of this.

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