The Original Vampire

The "Black Emperor" did not even leave any records.

This is a very strange thing.

As the former master of the Glorious Empire, his deeds should have been recorded in history books.

What's more, this emperor is still so special.

Being killed by his own vassal also attracted the oracle of the Lord of Radiance.

This kind of person should have left a strong mark in the history books!

Even if it is notorious, there should be everything.

"So, what evil did this 'Black Emperor' do, and there is no record left?" Colin asked suddenly.

Quincy shook his head and lowered his voice slightly, as if he was afraid of something: "My Lord Viscount, the truth about that period of history has actually been shrouded in a mist.

What exactly did the 'Black Emperor' do? Why did Duke St. Theon kill him? Why did this event trigger an oracle?

There are no detailed records of these things.

In all the history books I have seen, the narratives about these two men are very simple and vague, as if they are deliberately concealing something. "

Colin nodded appreciatively.

I feel that there are indeed too many doubts in this period of history.

Then, why did the Marquis of Garcia suggest that he come to understand this history?

After thinking for a while, Colin suddenly asked again: "By the way, the history of the St. Theon family should be here."

"Yes." Quincy ran to the bookshelf again and pulled out a book from it.

"Lord Viscount, please see."

Colin looked over again.

In fact, Colin knew a little about the Saint Theon family.

After all, this is also a paladin family, an absolute nobleman.

In addition to the imperial family, there are only six such families in the entire human empire.

Of course, only four of these six paladin families can be passed down to this day.

Among the two disappearances, the Saint Theon family is one.

Thinking about it carefully, this is actually an unreasonable thing.

Because according to the unspoken rules of the nobility in this world, it is very difficult for tragedies such as ransacking and extermination of the noble family.

Just as the Duke of St. Hilde let off family after executing the rebellious lords.

Therefore, these families only lost their titles and territories, but the families did not die as a result, and they were still considered members of the nobility.

No matter how frustrated they are, they still have surnames, which are fundamentally different from common people.

Once you have established enough military merit, you can immediately receive the reward and rise again.

Therefore, few noble surnames will be lost.

Especially the noble surname of St. Theon with the prefix "Holy" disappeared into the long river of history, which is really strange.

Looking through the family history of St. Theon, Colin's doubts still didn't disappear.

According to the book's record, the fief of the Saint Theon family was in the east of the empire.

However, at that time, the eastern border of the empire was not as monolithic as it is now.

It is divided into two territories, one north, and one south.

The southern part of the east is the territory of the Saint Pros family, and the north of the east is the territory of the Saint Theon family.

The two territories are close together, of course, there are few disputes and frictions, and even large-scale wars have been fought several times. 

However, what is interesting is that in the end, the Saint Theon family really lost the crucial battle in the north of the east, but they fought with the Saint Hilde family in the north.

In the war that took place more than three hundred years ago, the Duke of the North led his army to defeat the main force of the St. Theon family and even beheaded the "Judge" Duke of St. Theon with his own hands.

[Judgement Blade] became the spoils of the Saint Hilde family in this war.

However, the real winner of that war was the Saint Pros family which was the mastermind behind the scenes.

They took advantage of the defeat of the St. Theon family and fact that the northern army suffered heavy losses and was unable to fight again. They aggressively invaded the northern part of the east, and finally wiped out the remnants of the St. Theon family, and became the only master of the east.

But the strange thing is here.

In this war, although the Saint Theon family lost their territory and ruined the army, the family members did not suffer too much loss.

Whether it is the St. Hilde family or the St. Pros family, after killing the "Judge" Duke St. Theon, they didn't break the unspoken rules of the nobility and kill the St. Theon family members.

However, the nightmare of St. Theon's family began.

Lost territory, protected by the castle and army, members of the Saint Theon family have been repeatedly assassinated, and the killer has never been found.

This incident even alarmed the imperial royal family. The Lorenzo family took the initiative to mediate and severely reprimanded the Duke of St. Hilde and the Duke of St. Pros, asking them to maintain the demeanor of the winner and forgive the loser.

At the same time, the emperor at that time also took the surviving members of the Saint Theon family into the palace for strict protection.

However, this still couldn't prevent the members of the Saint Theon family from dying one after another for various strange reasons.

Later, even the Glorious Church was irritated by this violation of the rules, and the Pope personally stood up, claiming that he would never allow the noble blood of the Saint Theon family to be cut off.

The two cardinals even came to the north and east in person, demanding that the Duke of St. Hilde and the Duke of St. Pros stop this behavior of breaking the rules.

Of course, the two dukes repeatedly called injustices. In order to clear their suspicions, they also announced the whereabouts of every knight under their command, and allowed church personnel to monitor and search at will on their own territory.

Under the gaze of all kinds of eyes, the two biggest enemies of the Saint Theon family seemed to be closely watched, and there was no opportunity to do it again.

But even so, there was still no way to prevent the members of the Saint Theon family from dying one by one.

Who is behind the scenes who insists on killing Saint Theon's family?

There is no answer to this weird thing in history books.

In the end, this once-prominent paladin family disappeared from the empire.

I just don't know if this family was really completely annihilated, or they are hiding somewhere quietly.

After reading this period of history, Colin's doubts have not only not decreased, but increased.

In his opinion, the history of [Judgement Blade] must have hidden the most important information.

And this information may be the real hint given to him by Marquis Garcia.

However, it is estimated that this clue cannot be found in the history books.

This is not surprising. What really falls on the pen is often what the superiors hope that later generations will see, and perhaps only a handful of people can know the real key things.

The bloody, dirty, and ugly things that are heavily obscured by the fog of history... are often the truth.

Closing the book, Colin suddenly turned to Quincy and asked, "What do you think of the demise of the Saint Theon family?"

Quincy hesitated slightly, and carefully chose the words: "My lord Viscount, I think they deserved it."

"Oh, why?"

"No matter how whitewashed, Duke St. Theon's killing of the 'Black Emperor' is an unforgivable betrayal."

Colin didn't think that Quincy actually viewed the matter in this way.

However, after thinking about it carefully, Colin suddenly felt that this old man seemed to have something else to say.

Unforgivable?

To whom is the murder of the king the most unforgivable?

Of course, it is the imperial royal family - the San Lorenzo family!

Duke St. Theon’s act of killing the king was an unforgivable betrayal for the San Lorenzo family for whatever reason.

It severely damaged the prestige of the imperial royal family.

No wonder the Saint Theon family fled into the palace and were assassinated one after another.

Ho ho, it turned out to be such a situation.

The Saint Hilde family and the Saint Pros family are probably just thugs of the royal family.

Perhaps it is the imperial royal family who really wants to cut off the lifeblood of Saint Theon's family!