RISE OF EROS

While Candice was desperately searching for Andrew to tell him about her vision, Andrew was in Cannaris Palace, having been informed that they had some information regarding Tripia’s situation.

Cannaris was close to Tripia. While the capital city where Cannaris Palace was located was quite far from Tripia, it was still a strategic point, where a lot of information could be gathered, especially from the countries neighboring Cannaris.

The death of King Dustas of Tripia had thrown the country into a civil war that had devastated the country. The most powerful nobles and even some military leaders wanted to seize power.

Dustas, having murdered his father and brother, was the only one with royal blood in the country, so with his murder, the royal family of Tripia was nipped in the bud, thus allowing opportunists to rise to power.

At times like this, people’s true colors can be seen. Those with strength and ambition immediately tried to take control and there were not a few of them, so the country was divided.

Unfortunately, in this situation, as in all similar situations, those who suffered the most were the common citizens. Those who have no power and who survive with their daily effort.

Everything turned to war and power conflicts, so jobs were lost, food was scarce and without control or supervision, misfortunes occurred. This not only creates poverty, backwardness, and death, but it generates scourges.

Poor conditions and lack of food generate diseases, and epidemics are not abnormal if not treated in time. Even so, humans and any intelligent race are resilient.

There is no living being that waits for death with patience, so soon groups of civilians appeared who demanded better living conditions and since the nobles and leaders of the army did not provide them, they decided to create them.

Groups of civilian mercenaries appeared throughout the territory of Tripia. At first, they were just looking for food and ways to survive, but many became bandit groups over time. Robbery, rape, and murder became part of the daily life of these groups, adding fuel to the fire, creating more problems than solutions to the already chaotic situation in the country.

Even though this news was heartbreaking, for Andrew it was not important. Andrew is a candidate for the god Eros, so he did not feel any pressure to alleviate this problem.

Make no mistake, it is not that it does not hurt him to know what is happening, it is just that he cannot do anything to help and more importantly, he has no reason to do so, since Tripia is not in his interests, nor does he have any acquaintances there.

The important information that Andrew had received was regarding Purgatorio. Rumors said that they were responsible for the death of Tripia’s king Dustas. Dustas had informed the neighboring countries before his death that Purgatorio had him in its sights, but there is really no proof that they were the ones who killed him.

Although it seems that it was almost certain, the reality is that it was an unconfirmed fact. That is why the demigods in Dunnas had sent their subordinates to investigate.

Andrew had also sent his Shadow agents, with the same objective. Since they were closer and some were already stationed in Tripia, before this happened, they had found information before the others.

It turns out that they were able to verify that Dustas was killed by Purgatorio. The leader of Purgatorio dressed in Blue, had taken Dustas as a disciple and had visited the country on many occasions.

Despite that, no one except Dustas had ever seen him, so they were unaware of this relationship. However, Dustas was a meticulous and intelligent man, so he kept records of everything.

Dustas, upon learning of Purgatorio’s real plans, knew that they could no longer be allies. Dustas from the beginning, only allied with them, because he would win Tripia’s crown, but Purgatorio’s goals would take that away from him.

Knowing that he would make them enemies, he understood that his death was a possibility. He knew Purgatorio’s strength, so it was clear that by betraying them, it was difficult to escape death.

Although he did not resign himself to death, he prepared for it, and the way he did it was to leave a record of everything Purgatorio had done, at least from what he knew, especially what they did in Tripia.

His diary was found by Andrew’s Shadow agents and it detailed how Purgatorio had approached him, trained him, and the plans they made to usurp the throne.

Since this diary could only be found after his death, Dustas did not mind revealing his secrets. He wanted everyone to know Purgatorio’s capabilities and hoped that would lead them to death.

In short, Dustas left this diary with all the secrets and tricks he had done, with the intention that Purgatorio would join him in the afterlife. It was his way of getting revenge.

Dustas was clear that if everything in the diary was made known, Purgatory would be the world’s number one enemy and no force could withstand a battle against the entire continent.

That was what he thought. Andrew, who had the diary in his hands, calmly read its contents. Although calm, an immense fury burned inside him, because the atrocities written could not be described with words.

It showed how they usurped the throne of Tripia, how they took over the western sea, how they murdered important people, how they destroyed cities, and towns, and many other atrocities.

Andrew finished reading the diary and after closing it, he let out a heavy sigh. He was assimilating everything he had read, but he had no time to waste because the diary not only told facts but also had information.

It detailed the location of some of Purgatory’s bases of operations. Dustas could not be considered a high rank in the organization, but being a king they needed for their plans, he knew some important things.

Andrew wasted no time and quickly returned to Dunnas Palace to show the diary to Biacko. The dragon king was the most suitable person to know this information, as he had the power and authority to take action.

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However, the moment Andrew returned to Dunnas Palace, he found all of his wives gathered in the room comforting Candice who looked pale and scared. Andrew was surprised to see her in that state, as he had not felt any attack or anything similar for her to be in that state, so worried, he approached and asked, "What happened?"