This is a story about freedom and reality.

The imperial royal family holds the greatest authority in the world. At the cost, the royal family is one of the least free people in the world.

Perhaps the emperor could still have these arbitrary and self-righteous husbands, but as a prince, he was also restrained, especially because he was not the prince, his mother's family was not strong enough, and the prince who was still ranked very low was even more so.

Living in the palace—or in other words, the prince imprisoned in the palace—what can be seen every day is nothing more than the unchanging scenery of his mother’s bedroom and its surroundings, and only the cold wind and heavy rain blowing from the mountains around the imperial capital, as well as the incense-carried air.

Raising in the hands of a woman in the deep boudoir is a sarcastic word, and the facts are true. How can you understand the vastness of the world and how can you correctly learn various attempts?

However, the young prince is very smart.

Even compared with his dozen brothers, four or five younger brothers, and more than a dozen sisters, he is the smartest one.

So he learned all of them, including common sense taught by his mother, knowledge taught by his teachers, some careful tips for elders, and the hidden weaknesses he learned without a teacher.

Because of this, he successfully became the one who was inconspicuous but not the worst in the palace. Everyone knew his name and ability, but did not think that the other party was threatening.

As he grew older, the prince's range of movement became larger and larger. He began to have accompanying students and playmates, and could walk in some areas of the palace.

But obviously, he was not satisfied.

In his mind, he had seen the legends he had seen in books, and in his memory, he had the beautiful scenery in the album. He was smart and knew that the vastness of the world was far better than the palaces, imperial capitals, and even empires that he could wander. Because of his outstanding talent in source energy, he could even sense the height of the world with the sound of the wind, which was far better than his imagination.

The most painful thing for smart people is that their intelligence cannot change the status quo.

This is the situation of the prince. He knows everything and knows everything. He knows that when his father was seriously ill, the open and secret struggles between the adult princes. He also knows that a prince, who is just a daughter of a little noble, cannot become an emperor at all.

He even knew that he had to choose a brother team, and even if this brother won, he might not be able to survive.

There are few traditions of the Asmodai Empire.

——It’s so boring, this kind of life.

He always thought so, sitting on the roof of the palace on a quiet night, looking up at the stars and moon in the sky.

The prince always couldn't help but fantasize about the distance. He wanted to see the mountains and seas outside the city, trace the source of the long river, and walk to the end of the river.

He wanted to explore the nest of the monster, discover the spectacular scenery that no one had ever discovered before, and broadened his eyes and horizons, leaving his footprints far and far away.

He thought, but he couldn't.

The royal family is not free - the management of the royal family, the gaze of the old father, the vigilance of the adult brothers, and the eyes of the ministers to investigate all firmly locked in the young prince.

He even heard several discussions about himself: during the discussion, he became part of the conspiracy several times, became a tool for open and secret struggles between adult princes, and became a victim of his brother's suppression of another brother.

Other brothers have died, and the internal strife in the Asmodai royal family has entered a white-hot stage, and the emperor who wants to choose the strongest offspring ignores it. There are so many children that love can only be given to the strongest one, such as a young prince, who has no background, since his mother becomes pregnant, he is not qualified to receive love.

"Leave the palace, Mihal."

The prince's accompanying him to study, a commended border nobleman, who was not very lucky in a sense, suggested this, that he knew that he would continue like this, not to mention that the prince named Mikhar would suffer, he and the family behind him would probably be done.

"We leave the palace and pretend we are dead - your brothers will not care about a prince who declares he is dead. They will not spend our energy on us. As long as we announce this method to completely abandon the right to inherit the throne, we can at least survive."

"I've thought about it a long time ago, Akharonov, but how can we get out?"

The prince was also very helpless about this. He smiled bitterly at the crimson moon, and then laughed at himself: "And who said they would not send people to attack and kill? With my strength, killing me only requires a small team of people, and anyone can even do this."

"Hey, my friend, I also want to try the pancakes from your hometown to see if they are as fragrant as you said."

"I haven't eaten it for several years, maybe it's a memory beautification, right?" The noble boy obviously had no good idea: "Hey, your royal family is just a trouble. My father didn't choose between me and my brother. He is the big one. Isn't the title his?"

"The eldest son inheritance system is indeed stable, and you can't choose the best one."

The two of them chatted casually, venting their uncontrollable depression.

The sound of their chatting was heard by the prince's mother.

After the sad woman thought for several days, the prince's mother made up her mind to teach the prince her last lesson.

That is, things like "fate" are indeed "self-doing".

The prince whose mother accidentally fell into the pond and died, got the opportunity to return to his hometown with her mother's body. The grieving prince certainly knew the significance of what her mother did. She used her life to bring her children an opportunity to survive.

"Live well, Mihal." The note with the beautiful handwriting of his mother was swallowed by the prince. He could not leave any evidence, and then he embarked on the road to return to his hometown.

Sure enough, a group of people came to attack and kill, but they did not find the prince and his accompanying him.

At the beginning, they had already left the convoy and came to the wilderness.

Survival in the wilderness is not simple, even very simple. Fortunately, the prince and the accompanying school are not delicate, and they have prepared a long time for this moment - they were successfully chased by the passing source energy beasts and ran around the world. This matter is simple. Before being eaten, they were rescued by a young hunter living in a mountain village and talented genius.

The tall boy waved a giant wooden stick as tall as others. With just one blow, he hit a black-spotted giant python to make his head sank.

"At that time, I was relying on my brute force just to see my skills."

Iloviz rarely recalls the past, but when he is older, he always recalls it.

The powerful people in the disaster realm have a long lifespan, but they have to bear the pain brought by huge sources of energy. The energy they can control exceeds their own person. This is helpless, and it is the world's punishment for the descendants of the creator.

But the realm of burning spirit is different... Burning spirit is a god.

And the destiny of the gods is destined to die in this world where the gods kill the Creator.

Iloviz knew that he could not live long, perhaps decades, or one or two hundred years, which sounded long, but for the gods, which were almost eternal and immortal, it was just a short moment.

As the highest concentration point of source energy, the heart light bodies in the spirit-burning realm are so powerful that even when they exist, they will absorb the surrounding source energy, and eventually, gradually, their heart light bodies and even their souls will be transformed into a "source energy special point".

In other words, they will destroy themselves from their excessively huge source energy and be completely eliminated.

Unless... look for a sustenance.

An indestructible and can withstand almost endless source energy.

The story of the prince, the accompanying reading and the hunter boy has ended for a long time, but at the beginning, they ventured on the earth and explored ancient ruins. They walked in the world like brothers connected by real blood.

The prince saw the mountains and distance he had dreamed of. Although it was hard, he never regretted it.

He got freedom when he was studying with him. He had no obsession and thought that it would be good to eat something and live a peaceful life.

The talent of the hunter boy was so high that it seemed a bit incredible. After the prince taught him how to practice energy, the genius living in the mountains and forests became a real extraordinary person. He excitedly announced to his two friends that he would become their knight in the future, guarding by their side, and adhering to all the rules of loyalty and morality.

"Come on." In response, the prince smiled and said, "It seems like I am still a prince - we are friends!"

"You'd better think about the barbecue skills." As the accompanying reading student was washing mushrooms by the river, he complained: "The last time you roasted the diva legs were all raw inside. Did you eat this kind of thing to live in?"

"Hey, Mihar, you idiot, don't soak your stinky feet upstream, I'm washing vegetables!"

Such free days lasted for quite some time, and even gradually made a name among adventurers and mercenaries.

And just as the prince was excited to set up a mercenary group and continue their adventures on the continent of Aion, a royal guard appeared in their small manor in a fixed village.

There are grapes planted by students and hired workers in the manor. In addition to making wine, the hunter boy also dug a small pond with empty hands, saying that he could raise some fish in the future - this is not only their base and home, but also the base camp of the future trio mercenary group in the prince's heart.

But when the guards in black armor opened the door, no one knew that such a future would no longer exist.

"Ri'an, Your Highness, Your Majesty asks you to go back to the imperial capital."

"...I don't want to go back, you've seen it too. I don't want to be a prince or an imperial inheritance right. Why can't I continue to die here with mediocrity?"

"Your Highness, your achievements in these few years are dazzling enough. Your Majesty admits that you have missed your eyes. Your ability has entered His Majesty's eyes. If you are qualified to compete for the throne, you must go. This is the emperor's order."

The prince was silent for a long time.

He longs for freedom and exploration, but he knows very well that if he refuses, the ending can only be death.

Even if you don’t die, your two friends will die.

If you die, everything will be meaningless. Whether it is freedom or the dream of exploring the future, it will all disappear.

Freedom is just a dream, and survival is an unavoidable reality.

He has no choice.

"Mihar, relax your snacks...we will accompany you."

At that time, the knight motivated his arm muscles and comforted the other party foolishly: "At worst, you can die together, and the three of them are not lonely!"

"Yes, brother, no matter how vicious your brothers are, the more vicious there are the ruins guard puppets we have seen?" The reader shrugged. Although he was not as free and easy as a knight, he was obviously not so sad. He seemed to have been mentally prepared for a long time.

The comfort of friends is indeed reassuring, but the prince has been silent since then.

Without rights and strength, there will be no freedom and no survival.

The father can arrange his life at will, and he cannot escape, unless he comes to participate in this battle for the throne according to his will.

Moreover, without the right and strength, he could not judge the evil people he wanted to judge, could not kill those enemies that hinder him, and could not change the empire and world that he hated deeply.

But, the most important thing is that we cannot live without survival.

You must live, otherwise, no matter whether it is your mother's sacrifice or anything else, it will be meaningless.

People have no freedom, they can only do what they should do under existing conditions.

It’s like people cannot choose their parents, they can only choose what to do.

Therefore, in this world, whether it is dreams, freedom, or everything other humans pursue, is essentially rooted in existence.

Death is nothingness.

The memories of my youth flashed through my mind. Although Iloviz was flying in the air, his eyes were always staring at the earth.

The strength of the emperor's guards was irresistible to them when they were young, but to put it bluntly, it was nothing more than the peak of the mind and touching the edge of the divine will. Not to mention that they can kill ten thousand people in one breath, they will surpass him in a few years.

But weak also has the benefits of weakness, at least it will not be so strong that it will spontaneously ignite.
To be continued...