They were directly supported by the emperor, since these officials had all sworn allegiance to him. It was these officials who handled all the planning. The ones supporting the nobles were highly-educated officials. The nobles were merely leased the land for temporary management. All of the territories of the Empire belonged to the emperor. Even if they were extremely ambitious, they would never have enough power to achieve their dream. The power of the nobles was hereditary, and they could become senators without being elected. They merely enjoyed the honor and privilege, while staying beholden to the emperor’s will. Yet it was merely superficial: in reality, these nobles had no actual decision-making power. Within the political department, the nobles within the Empire were organized into the House of Peers and enjoyed extraordinary authority. Within the Empire, the political department and the military department were the left and right hands of the emperor-he had both political dominance and military command, holding absolute authority. Then, let us have a look at the political structure of the Empire. After three hundred and fifty years, they had rebuilt their power once more, waiting for the right opportunity to strike. They had finally recovered from Veldora’s blow, however, the emperor had yet to give his permission to invade.Īny act of invasion towards the Great Jura Forest was strictly prohibited. Time passed, and in the present day, the Empire found itself in a state of limbo. The Empire’s wish and the emperor’s ambition were reduced to ashes. After all, the people in charge of keeping records as well as the places holding said records were all turned to dust. This hubris led to their ultimate downfall.Īs for what exactly they had done, it was not accurately recorded. It’s just a giant lizard, after all, it doesn’t stand a chance against us. Since we are here, we might as well subjugate the ruler of the Great Jura Forest too. However, all plans for the invasion were thwarted by the foolish idea of a certain troop captain. Soon enough, they were given orders to invade the forest in the name of the emperor. The plan proceeded smoothly, and as the Empire’s army gradually accumulated power, they were ready to display their military prowess. There was no other reason, and none of the Empire’s citizens had any complaints. They were already a prosperous nation, and so there was only one reason why they hoped to expand their territories further: It was their emperor’s wish.
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They had spent the past century longing for this opportunity.
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Driven by this ambition, the military at the time began to draft an assault plan. They had hoped to turn this city into a military stronghold in order to break through the forest and further expand the Empire’s territories. It had been built over a hundred years to serve as a bridgehead to invade the forest. It had been the largest city of the Empire at the time, boasting a population over a hundred thousand, and was a fortress city adjacent to the eastern side of the Great Jura Forest. Those who had provoked the capricious dragon had no time to regret it, as they shared the same fate as that city. The reason many believed: The Empire had not finished preparing.Īround three hundred and fifty years ago, an attempt to subdue the Storm Dragon Veldora failed, and a city was destroyed in the process. There was a rumor going around among the citizens of the Empire, pertaining to the reason why they had yet to begin their invasion of the Great Jura Forest. Thus, the core philosophy shaping the military was “Power is everything,” and a special system was established that allowed a person to climb the ranks, if they had the strength to. Regardless of the truth of this matter, the emperor advocated absolute meritocracy-and firmly stood by it. The emperor could be described as an absolutist and was born from a pure bloodline of overlords who all passed down the name “Rudra.” This was the truth behind the Nasca Namrium Ulmeria United Eastern Empire, commonly referred to as the “Eastern Empire.” It acted as the hegemonic power, dominating these states. During the past two thousand years, under the reign of the uniting emperor Rudra Nam Ul Nasca, the Empire grew immensely powerful, quashing any signs of rebellion from the nations they had absorbed. Its overwhelming military power was its backbone. The long-standing minor Kingdom of Nasca gradually absorbed the large nations of the Magic Kingdom of Namrium and the Eastern Union of Ulmeria, thus giving birth to the Empire known today.
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The history of the Empire was said to be ancient, and that its foundations were laid out by a nation as far back as two thousand years ago. It was more formally known as the Nasca Namrium Ulmeria United Eastern Empire. The Eastern Empire-one of the oldest nations in the world.