The First Vampire

“The Dark Emperor” did not leave any records.

This is a very strange thing.

As a former ruler of the Glorious Empire, he should have been recorded in history books.

Moreover, this emperor was quite unique.

He was killed by his own vassal and even invoked the oracle of the Lord of Glory.

Such a person should have left a significant mark in history!

Even if the name is infamous, there should be something there.

“So, what evil did this ‘Dark Emperor’ do that it didn’t leave any records?” Colin suddenly asked.

Quincy shook his head, slightly lowering his voice, as if fearing something:

“Sir, the truth about that period in history has always been shrouded in fog.

“What did the ‘Dark Emperor’ do? Why did Duke St. Sean want to kill him? Why did this incident trigger an oracle?

All these things have no detailed records.

The narratives about these two individuals in all the history books I’ve read are very simple and vague, as if deliberately hiding something.”

Colin nodded deeply in agreement.

He found there were indeed too many questions about this part of history.

So why did Marquis Garcia suggest that he learn about this history?

After thinking for a while, Colin suddenly asked, “Right, the history of the St.

Sean family should be here, right?”

“Yes.” Quincy ran to the bookshelf and took down a book.

“Sir, please take a look.”

Colin started flipping through it.

As for the St. Sean family, Colin had some knowledge.

After all, this was a Holy Knight family, an absolute high noble.

Apart from the Royal Family of the Empire, there were only six such families throughout the human empire.

Of course, only four of these six Holy Knight families have survived till now.

Among the two that disappeared, the St. Sean family was one.

Come to think of it, this wasn’t very sensible.

Because according to the unwritten rules of the nobility in this world, tragedies such as extermination of families are rare.

Just like Duke St. Hilde, who executed the rebellious lords but spared their families.

Thus, those families only lost their noble status and territories, but the families did not perish. They were still considered nobles.

Even in their worst state, they have a family name which distinguishes them fundamentally from the commoners.

Once they accumulate enough military merits, they can immediately be recognized and rise again.

Therefore, it is rare for a noble family name to be lost.

Especially a noble surname like St. Sean, which means “sacred” and just disappeared from the annals of history, is truly mysterious.

After roughly flipping through the history of the St. Sean family, Colin’s doubts did not dissipate.

According to the records in the book, the St. Sean family’s fiefdom was in the Eastern Territory of the Empire.

However, the East Territory of the Empire was not unified back then.

Instead, it was divided into two territories, north and south.

The southern part of the Eastern Territory belonged to the St. Prowse family, while the northern part was ruled by the St. Sean family.

Interestingly, the key war that ultimately cost the St. Sean family the control of the Northern Eastern Territory was fought with the St. Hilde family from the North Territory.

In this war that took place more than three hundred years ago, the then Northern Duke led his army to defeat the main force of the St. Sean family and even personally killed “The Judge” Duke St. Sean.

The “Blade of Judgment” became a spoil of war for the St. Hilde family in this battle.

However, the real winner of that war turned out to be the St. Prowse family, which metaphorically played the role of a mantis that caught the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it.

While the St. Sean family suffered a major setback and the North Territory Army was severely damaged, rendering them incapable of further fighting, they launched a large-scale assault on the northern part of the eastern region. Ultimately, they completely annihilated the remnant forces of the St. Sean family, emerging as the sole lord of the eastern region.

However, the strange part lies here.

In this war, although the St. Sean family lost its territory and abandoned its army, the family members did not suffer too much loss.

Whether it was the St. Hilde family or the St. Prowse family, after they killed the “The judge” Duke St. Sean, none would break the unwritten rule of nobility and completely exterminate the St. Sean family.

Yet, that was the beginning of the nightmare for the St. Sean family.

Deprived of their lands, without the protection of castles and armies, members of the St. Sean family were struck by recurring assassinations, and the assassin remained undetectable.

This matter even alarmed the Royal Family of the Empire. The Lorenzo family took the initiative to mediate, sternly criticizing Duke St. Hilde and Duke St. Prowse and demanding them to exhibit the grace of a victor and to forgive the loser.

Meanwhile, the then emperor sheltered in the palace the surviving members of the St. Sean family, tightening their protection.

However, this could not stop the members of the St. Sean family from dying one after another due to weird reasons.

Eventually, even the Glorious Church, enraged by this violation of rules, intervened. His Holiness the Pope personally stepped in, asserting that he would not allow such noble bloodline as St. Sean’s to be cut off.

Two Cardinals went all the way to the North and East Territories, sternly requesting Duke St. Hilde and Duke St. Prowse to cease such breaches of regulations.

The two Dukes, of course, protested their innocence loudly. To clear themselves of suspicion, they released the whereabouts of every knight under their command and allowed church personnel to monitor and search their territories at will.

Under the gaze of everyone, the two greatest enemies of the St. Sean family seemed to have been closely watched, leaving no chance for them to act out again.

However, that still couldn’t stop the members of St. Sean family from dying one after another.

Who was the one operating behind the scenes, determined to annihilate the St. Sean family?

History books do not provide an answer to this strange matter.

In the end, this once famous Holy Knight family disappeared from the Empire.

It remains unknown whether they have completely cut off their heritage or hidden away quietly.

Having gone through this part of history, Colin’s doubts did not lessen but increased instead.

In his view, the part of the history concerning the Blade of Judgement must have hidden the most crucial information.

And this piece of information may just be the real hint Marquis Garcia had given him.

However, he probably won’t find this clue in the history books.

It’s not surprising, as what’s put on paper is often what those on top want later generations to see. The truly crucial matters would likely only be known to a few people.

Those shrouded by layers of historical mist, bloody, dirty, ugly… these are usually the true face of the facts.

Colin, upon closing the book, suddenly turned his head and asked Quincy,

“What are your thoughts on the demise of the St. Sean family?”

Quincy hesitated briefly, choosing his words carefully, “My Lord, I think they got what they deserved.”

“Oh? Why so?”

“No matter how it’s glossed over, the fact that Duke St. Sean killed the ‘Dark Emperor’ is an unforgivable betrayal.’

Colin didn’t expect Quincy to view this affair in such a way.

However, after thinking about it carefully, Colin realized that the old man seemed to be hinting at something else.

Unforgivable?

A regicide, to whom would it be the most unforgivable?

Of course, to the Royal Family of the Empire- the Lorenzo family.

No matter the reasons behind Duke St. Sean’s regicidal act, it was an unforgivable betrayal to the Lorenzo family.

It seriously damaged the prestige of the Imperial Royal Family.

No wonder the St. Sean family, even after retreating to the Palace, continued to be hit by assassinations.

Well, so that’s how it is.

The St. Hilde family and St. Prowse family were seemingly only the apparent executioners.

The one truly wishing to end the lineage of the St.. Sean family may well have been the Imperial Royal Family itself!