Kapitel 558: Seeking To Take Center Stage.

News of what had happened between Artyom and Ivan spread like wildfire.

And in the space of a few hours, every single Doxon knew what had happened between the two but the main talking point was the fact that Artyom had actually held Ivan to a stalemate.

He had found an answer to the formidable lightning blessing.

He was no longer just the second-best scion who was looked past to place focus on Ivan, he was a genuine candidate.

And a candidate interested in becoming Duke.

Artyom was not undecided.

Back in his residence, he had presented his case to his father and demanded the right to compete for the title of Duke.

"I am done being looked down on. I am done being looked past. I want everyone in the Doxon family to respect and accept my legitimacy" he had told his father Elian.

The pain he felt from the branding now becoming so minimal that he could live with it.