Chapter 47 – The Capital, Asterion
Kaden walked with calm, measured steps as he approached the towering wall, then quietly took his place in the queue that stood in front of it.
But this wall wasn't made of ordinary brown stone like most fortifications.
It was entirely black—not painted, not shaded, but born of a rare material: Blackstar Stone. A resource only the Celestial Empire possessed.
And in the middle of that obsidian wall stood a golden gate. Carved into its surface was a radiant crest—a crown with three celestial flames flickering upward.
It was the mark of the Asterion, the ruling lineage of the Celestial Empire.
And behind that door… lay Asterion—the capital city of the Empire itself.
'You've got to be pretty damn arrogant to name your capital after your own family,' Kaden thought inwardly as he stepped forward—it was finally his turn.
"Put your hand on the ball," one of the guards said bluntly, monotone, not even glancing up.
