The revelation left every noble stunned.
For countless years, they had believed that Emperor Ren had legitimately inherited the Imperial Crown and the Imperial Throne. Not once had they questioned their authenticity. Yet now, Aditya was telling them that the symbols of Imperial authority they had bowed before all this time were nothing more than carefully crafted replicas meant to deceive the entire Empire.
Many of the noble leaders' expressions darkened.
If Aditya was telling the truth, then they had unknowingly sworn loyalty to a man whom the true Imperial Crown and the true Imperial Throne had never acknowledged. To them, this was not merely deception. It was a disgrace to the dignity of the Imperial Family and an insult to the sacred treasures of the Empire.
