On this day, the kingdom of Dragna was bustling with excitement and anxiety. This was especially so in the capital city.

“The battle to determine the king!”

Countless people were excitedly chatting together.

“Even though I wouldn't normally care for something like this, I just can't help but to get excited.”

“Me too! I mean this a show that all of us can watch! It's being broadcast to the whole kingdom!”

“That's nothing. What's really exciting is the big names who are going to be there.”

“Markus Saevio and the entire Saevio Clan, as well as Darwin Flameheart and the entire Flameheart clan!”

“That's not even what I'm really excited about. What I really can't wait to see are the terrifying guests that are rumored to be coming.”

“Queen of the Inari Kingdom and new [Tyrant], Golden Fox Deity, Sherry Inari!”

“Queen of Niflheim, and the world's first female [Tyrant], Corpse Bloomer Kimiko Mors!”

“The Female Leader of the Pandora Militia, Neo The Unyielding!”

“These are some big names, and they're coming to our small kingdom!”

“That is what's generally being discussed in the capital at the moment.”

A servant told Kimiko.

They were inside the meeting hall of the palace.

She turned and looked at Nero who was sitting across from her.

“Why did you have to make it such a big deal? You even announced our names.”

“To makes things more exciting of course. The more exciting the better.”

Nero said with a smile.

“But is that okay? If you go there you'll reveal your connection to the kingdom to the general public.”

Kimiko said.

“I don't mind. It's not like I purposely hid it anyway. I just didn't use my real name when I was traveling to avoid causing trouble for my family. At that time, they were still in a weak state, so I couldn't reveal my origins considering the things I was planning to do. I randomly chose the name Nero, and it stuck with me ever since.”

He smirked and continued.

“I'll reveal not only my relation to the kingdom, but my marriage to you as well. I don't really like hiding the fact that you're mine, so I'll use this opportunity to make the world know.”

“…….”

“What? Did I make your heart skip a beat?”

Kimiko said nothing.

While Nero continued smiling.

“Well, lets go. There's a lot of things that's needs to be prepared today.”

“Hm.”

Kimiko nodded and two of them instantly disappeared.

Same time, the Flameheart Mansion.

“Do we really have to go to this charade?”

The one who said that, was the Fourth Elder of the Flameheart clan.

He and all the other elders were sitting around a table.

At the head of the table was the leader of the clan, Darwin Flameheart.

“It's our obligation as one of the triad.”

Said Darwin.

“Hmph! We aren't obligated to do anything. Whoever becomes this country's king, has nothing to do with us.”

The one who said that was the second elder, Maria Flameheart.

“Even so, we are apart of this kingdom's highest order. It would be inappropriate if we didn't make an appearance at an event that will decide the country's leader.”

Darwin slowly said.

Maria however, still didn't look like she cared.

“Maria, we're going.”

That's when a dignified voice reached her ears.

She looked to the end of the table opposite to Darwin.

There she saw man that looked like he was in his early twenties with emerald hair. Unlike the others who were dressed in robes, he was dressed in casual clothes.

Even so, he still had a dignified aura.

“But Father, they killed Lisa; your granddaughter.”

Maria said.

The man she called father was the flameheart clan’s First Elder and former Clan Leader, Joesph Flameheart.

“That may be true, but in life you need to learn to put away your grievance for the fate of the ones you love that are still here.”

“……..”

Maria could only frowned when she heard his words.

“Master, thank you for your wise words.”

Darwin said with a respectful tone.

Even though he was the clan leader, Joesph still held the most power and authority in the clan.

Joesph was one of the 5 persons who came together and formed the Flameheart Clan, after they receive blessings directly from the Greek goddess of love Aphrodite also known as Venus.

Of these five progenitors, Joesph was the only one still living.

He was estimated to be around 13,000 years old. Far older than anyone else in the kingdom.

“All be honest, If I must root for any of the king candidates than I would choose Nero's grandson. Although he killed Darius, we all came to an agreement that if Darius was to die when he left the clan, we wouldn't pursue his killer. That's because that's the road Darius chose for himself.”

Although he was one of the original Flamehearts, Joesph could be considered the sole exception when it came to overwhelming love they possessed.

This was because he has a strong control over his emotions.

He's the type who moves by logic instead of heart.

“I agree with Master.”

Darwin said.

“Even though his death pained me greatly, Darius chose his path and walked it thus I have no right or intend to revenge him.”

Joesph smiled and said-

“Then it's decided then, the Flameheart clan will support the Primus branch.”

As the time passed, the excitement of the entire kingdom reached the peak.

Everyone was making some kind of preparation or talking about the upcoming events.

It was then that a pillar of light shot up from the east.

“What is that?!”

“Is the battle starting?!”

The citizens were all confused.

And then another pillar erected into the air. This one was however from the west.

One then shot up from north, and then one from the south.

All four cardinal points had a pillar reaching towards the heavens.

Outside of the kingdom borders.

A group of travelers saw the lights coming from the direction of the kingdom.

“What's going?”

Their curiosity caused them to rush towards the kingdom.

When they reached the borders they were frozen in place.

The pillars of light were enormous like skyscrapers. They gave anyone who saw them a sense of awe.

*BOOM!*

Suddenly the ground near the pillars burst open, and valley-sized cracks open up in the ground.

The travelers didn't know but these crack quickly ran around the kingdom’s borders as if trying to form a connection with each other.

*Hum!*

With a heavenly sound, the pillars suddenly expanded, and their lights filled in the cracks.

It didn't take long for the pillars of light to turn into a gigantic wall of light that surrounded the kingdom's borders.

However, it didn't end there.

*BOOM!*

With a loud explosion, the earth began to shake like 1000 giants were stomping on the ground with all their might.

The travelers who saw the scene, lost their balance and fell on the butts.

“O-Oh my god!”

The travelers’ eyes widen to the extreme as they watched what was happening before their eyes.

“The kingdom is being uprooted?!”

In front of them the Dragna kingdom earth and all, was slowly lifting off the ground.

It didn't take long before it was more than a hundred feet off the ground.

And then-

*Flash!*

With a flash of lightning, it disappeared.

“………”

The travelers sat there dumbfounded more a very long time.

One of them eventually came to his sense and quickly ran up to where the kingdom was.

When he got there, all he saw was a bottomless pit that that looked like it stretched forever.

Meanwhile, those in the Dragna kingdom were experiencing a new level of shock.

They suddenly felt the kingdom shook like it was the end of the world. The next thing they knew the sky was filled with endless stars. The stars felt so close that they felt like they could touch them.

*BOOM!*

The ground then shook again.

Some people tried to run but they were glued in place.

As cold sweat covered their bodies, the ground underneath them suddenly divided into squares.

Each square had one person on it.

The squares then suddenly moved dragging the people along.

“Wah?”

People screamed as they were forced to move with the ground.

After a few seconds, the squares came to a stop.

Some of the people who closed their eyes because of fright, slowly reopened them.

“Daddy?!”

“Britney?!”

When they looked around they quickly noticed that they were surrounded by their closest friends and relatives.

It was like the ground shuffled to bring love ones together.

This greatly confused them.

*Flash!*

A light then suddenly devoured them and disappeared after a second.

“?!”

When the light disappeared, they noticed that their clothes were changed into luxurious clothing.

*BOOM!*

Before they could even comprehend their situation, the ground suddenly shook again before lifting up into the air.

The citizens all watched as the entire kingdom started to break down, before being rebuilt into an enormous structure.

It was a stadium. A country-sized stadium.

*Swoosh!*

All the citizens were suddenly sucked into the stadium, and fell in seats near their love ones like it was predetermined.

It didn't take long before the entire population was seated in the stadium.

“………”

So many stuff happened at once that they were left in a daze.

“Chacha!”

That's when a voice resounded in their ears.

They looked up and saw gigantic projection in the sky.

It showed a stage in the center of the stadium.

Music then started playing.

Drums were beaten, trumpets were blown, flutes were played. It was a tone created from dozens of lively instruments.

It was at that moment they saw something emerage from one of the tunnel in the stadium.

It was a beautiful person with androgynous features. They had azure and purple hair, blue eyes, a mole under their left eye, and were dressed in a black and white suit.

It was Nero.

Beside him was a person with identical looks expect for the purple hair, and the star mark on their right cheek.

This was Nova.

The two of them walked out of the tunnel dancing. Behind them were dozens of beautiful women dancing with them.

The women all held onto each other's waist, with the ones at the front holding on to Nero and Nova’s waist.

“Cha cha cha cha CHA! Cha cha cha cha CHA! Cha cha cha cha CHA!”

They all chanted that as they danced to the center stage.

When they reached on stage, the women released Nero and Nova’s waists and danced behind them as they walked up to center stage.

With a wave off his hand a mic appeared in Nero’s hand.

“HELLOOOOOO, PEOPLE OF THE DRAGNA KINGDOM!”

His voice resounded loud and clear to the furtherest ends of the stadium.

“I'm sure you're all ‘wondering what the hell is going?!’, right?”

Some of the people couldn't help but to nod.

“Well, this is all to welcome you, the citizens, to the excited event that will determine your country's future!”

He took a deep and shouted in the mic.

“That's right, this is the THROOOOOOOONE WAAAAAAAAARS!”

*Boom!* *Boom!* *Boom!*

Fireworks started bursting in the air and lit up the stadium.

Seeing this, the people couldn't help but to applaud.

They've never seen anything like this before. Of course they would be excited.

“Now before we start the war, we would like to introduce ourselves.”

Nova waved his hand and a mic also appeared in his hand.

“My name is Gamiko Dragna.”

“And my name is Gamiko Dragna Jr.”

“But I'm sure you all know us as something different.”

The two smiled and spoke in unison.

“We are greatest father & son duo of all time, Nero and Nova!”

“?!”

All of cheers immediately stopped and the stadium become silent.

But Nero and Nova didn't seem to care as they said with an excited tone.

“And we'll be your host to this Throne Wars!”

With this the battle to decided the title of king as officially began!