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16.12% Supreme Ruler: Reincarnated as the Emperor's Bastard Son / Chapter 15: The Black Aura

章 15: The Black Aura

Ashoka and Sudhatta stood in front of the Emperor who was seated on a throne.

The atmosphere was tense.

Ashoka didn't have any guess why the Emperor has visited the Tempest manor when he didn't show any interest in them for the past six years nor did he know why all those important figures in the Empires were gathered here.

"Glory to the great Mauryan, long live the Emperor"

"Glory to the great Mauryan, long live the Emperor"

Both of them greeted the emperor with respect and stood silently waiting for the emperor's words.

'Why is he here?'

Ashoka thought as he carefully looked at Bindusara.

A man with blond hair and red eyes, carrying a majestic aura around him.

The pressure he was giving off was no joke either, it was making both Ashoka and Sudhatta hard to stand.

Seeing the Emperor's indifferent eyes, some of the memories of Ashoka's past life surfaced in his mind.

In his previous life, he was born into a poor family where even affording three meals a day was hard.

Good clothes and a comfortable bed were something that they didn't even dare to imagine.

Despite being a child, Ashoka needed to do different kinds of work to earn his keep.

His father, a drunkard bastard, would always harass his mother and him.

For his father, Ashoka was just the product of his lust.

But despite all that, Ashoka was happy when he was a child because he had a doting mother who unconditionally loved him and gave him the warmth of family.

She was a kind and gentle woman.

Ashoka loved his mother very much, so much so that he murdered his own father for her sake.

Ashoka didn't have any good memories of his father, he could hardly remember his father calling him his son.

Maybe because of that, Ashoka hoped his father in this life would be different.

He thought he could finally experience the fatherly love that he felt so distant from.

But the expectations only made it harder for him when he realized the reality.

It has been about 6 years since Ashoka was reincarnated in this world and this was the first time he was seeing his father.

Ashoka felt rage at the irresponsible man who didn't even care about his children, but he held it in since there was hardly anything he could do.

"I heard you two ambushed your brothers and beat them up, is that true?"

There were no pleasantries exchanged, even though it was his first time meeting his children, the Emperor talked to them as if they were criminals.

His arrogant voice made Ashoka even angrier.

"What...?! You majesty....that's not...."

Sudhatta who was shocked by hearing what the Emperor said tried to say something in their defense, but before he could do so, Ashoka intervened.

"I didn't know the Emperor was so free to worry about the quarrel between children"

There was no hesitation, Ashoka spoke what was in his mind with confidence.

'Ahhh!!!!!!! this stupid!'

But the one who was freaking out was his brother beside him.

"You majesty, that's not what he meant! Ashoka, quickly apologi...."

"It seems there is no need for the useless talk"

It was the Emperor who intervened Sudhatta this time.

"You, Have you already learned Aura?"

The Emperor asked revealing why he traveled such a long distance to the Tempest manor.

Aura.

It is the ability to have energy or mana as this world calls it, to envelop one's body or a body part.

The user of the Aura can release and surround themselves with mana for defensive purposes or increase their offensive power by stacking layers and layers of aura together, possibly becoming almost untouchable.

The auras give the user enhanced physical capabilities such as speed, strength, and durability.

The Aura also grants the user various abilities depending on what type of mana they have.

And for an individual to awaken aura, they need a very deep understanding of mana, not to mention the rigorous training they have to undergo to make sure their body could endure the burden of Aura.

Normally, it would take more than 5 years of training for even the most praised knights to awaken mana and learn Aura.

And even if one is considered a genius, it wouldn't be possible to learn Aura at the age of six.

When the emperor heard the report from the Guardian knight, Cain. He was sure that Ashoka has learned aura because there was no way a child of 6-year-old to beat up two 8 year kids to a pulp without any help.

Bindusara was even more confirmed of his suspicion when the bully brothers said that Ashoka used something like a black energy.

The color and the ability of the Aura depend upon the mana that the individual has awoken with.

Usually, there are four types of mana.

Earth attribute.

Wind attribute.

Water attribute.

and Fire attribute.

These four are considered as basic types of mana.

And depending on what type of mana an individual could awaken, he will be able to use many other abilities.

And awakening more than one type of mana will lead to more diverse classifications, for example...

Wind and Water would make it possible for the use of the Ice attribute.

Fire and Earth would give the ability to manipulate lava.

and many more like that.

But there were 4 more mana types than the basic four fire, water, wind, and Earth.

Lightning Attribute.

Light attribute.

Dark attribute, and

Shadow attribute.

they were considered so rare that the individuals with such mana could be counted in one hand.

And awakening more than one of such rare attributes was considered beyond the realm of humans.

There has only been two individual in the known history of Mauryan who has awakened more than two rare attributes.

One of them had Dark and Shadow attributes.

And that was the reason why the emperor was so intrigued and wary of the Black Aura that the bully brothers mentioned.

Because the one who wielded the black aura previously was none other than the former emperor, Chandragupta Maurya, the strongest man that the great Mauryan has ever seen.

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章 16: Emperor's rage

The reason why the busy and indifferent Emperor decided to visit the tempest manor so suddenly was because of hope.

A hope that another one of his children would turn out to be a genius.

Emperor Bindusara's first child, Ashera Maurya.

She was a genius seen once in hundreds if not thousands of years.

She awakened mana at the age of 5.

Learned aura at the age of 8.

Became capable of defeating knights at the age of 12.

Wielding the sword along with mana, she became a magic swordsman that transcended the capabilities of humans and reached a level close to ultimate.

Even now, she is considered one of the strongest beings in the Mauryan empire.

But five years prior, something happened and she suddenly renounced her right to the throne and declared that she would neither participate nor support anyone in the battle for the throne.

It was a huge shock for the Emperor.

The emperor was planning to make Ashera support the crown prince in the battle for the throne and to make sure he is able to win.

But with Ashera backing out of the battle for ascension, the crown prince, who had no special abilities except the backing from a few nobles became an easy target for his other siblings.

Even though none of the other children of the Emperor was a genius like Asher, they were powerful enough to face the crown prince.

It was a situation where the Emperor who favored the crown prince, felt threat by his children.

If the other siblings were to make an alliance and target the crown prince, there would be no chance for him to win.

And obviously, seizing the momentum of the crown prince's defeat, the others would aim for the Emperor's throne.

Bindusara couldn't let that happen.

So he was finding a measure to back up the crown prince and balance the fight between siblings.

And right at that time came the report from Cain, the guardian knight of the tempest manor.

The possibility that Ashoka could have learned aura and is a genius comparable to Ashera made the Emperor excited.

He wished to confirm the news.

And if it is indeed the truth, he was planning to make it so that Ashoka could support the crown prince at all costs.

But after coming here, the Emperor's mood took a 180-degree turn.

It was because of the words of the bully brothers.

The Black Aura.

The suspicion that Ashoka could have awoken both dark and Shadow mana made the Emperor wary.

The reason being the previous wielder of black aura was none other than his father, the previous Emperor, Chandragupta Maurya.

If the news that one of the Emperor's children wielded the same aura as that of the previous emperor was to get out, the nobles and citizens would be thrown into chaos.

The loyal dogs of the previous emperor who were hiding in dark would start to move.

'Reincarnation of the previous Emperor', there will no doubt be rumors such as that spreading throughout the empire.

And in such a case, the support of the nobles would change from the crown prince, who had no special ability to Ashoka, who wielded the same aura as the previous emperor.

The Emperor didn't want that to happen.

First of all, Ashoka was a son born to Chandraekha, who was of common origin.

He couldn't accept a commoner becoming the heir to his throne.

Second of all, the only reason why he married Chandralekha was to control Sage Vyasa.

He had no intention of making one of his bastard sons sit on the throne, just the thought of it made the Emperor disgusted.

So, right now, the emperor's mind was thrown into confusion.

'What should I do?'

Right when he was thinking that he heard the voice of another child besides Ashoka.

"Your majesty, it is indeed true that both Ashoka and I have learned to use Aura, although we are not at the level where we could compare it to the guardian knights, we can use it to at least defend ourselves"

"What...!?"

The Emperor blurted out in absolute surprise, the majesty aura covering him disappeared for a second.

'Wasn't it only one of the twins that used aura?'

There were no reports about Sudhatta wielding aura.

'Wait a minute, now that I think about it....they were called, 'The moon goddess Genius twins' weren't they?'

There was a reason why both Ashoka and Sudhatta were known as Geniuses.

It wasn't only Ashoka who was cable of wielding aura.

Sudhatta has also learned to use the aura along with Ashoka.

But the gentle and frail nature of Sudhatta made him not use it to harm others.

The Emperor looked at Sudhatta and thought, 'Now that I observe it, that child looks very similar to me.'

Sudhatta's blond hair and red eyes were inherited directly from the emperor, so he looked very similar to the emperor.

"What mana have you both awoken?"

The Emperor asked regaining his majesty as if what just happened was a lie.

He wanted to make sure of his suspicion towards Ashoka and at the same time, he was curious as to what mana Sudhatta awakened.

"I awakened Light and Fire attribute, your majesty"

Sudhatta answered first respectfully looking at the Emperor.

A huge smile appeared on Emperor's face.

The Emperor was relieved as he just found many ways he can use Sudhatta.

And obviously, his eyes drifted towards the child with black hair and black eyes.

Ashoka was feeling very uncomfortable with the way the Emperor was talking with them, it was like he was interrogating them for doing something bad.

Nevertheless, he was the Emperor, so Ashoka had to answer him even if he didn't want to.

"I have awaked dark and Shadow attribute"

Ashoka answered him without using any honorifics.

But the emperor was too engrossed in the matter to care about it.

'So, it is true.'

He thought looking at Ashoka.

Some memories that Bindusara didn't want to think about resurfaced, which made his body cold.

Bindusara unknowingly released his aura with anger.

"Ah! Your majesty"

"tch!!!!!!!"

Both Sudhatta and Ashoka were crushed down by his pressure.

Ashoka gritted his teeth and looked up at the emperor while Sudhatta was confused about what was happening.

Bindusra's face was distorted as if he was incredibly angry but at the same time, there was fear visible in his anger.

'What the hell is doing?'

Ashoka thought trying his best to withstand the pressure.

'Is he trying to kill us? for just beating up those bastards?'

Ashoka was trying hard to find the reason for the Emperor's anger.

'did I go too far with my disrespectfulness?'

But even then it was too much to crush 6-year-old children with such pressure.

'This damn lunatic emperor!'

Ashoka cursed inwardly while they lay flat on the ground crushed with the Emperor's Aura.

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