The Unwavering Black Emperor

In a world where mana is declared taboo, Tao is king. Krai is 13 years old, broke, starving, and convinced the entire world already belongs to him. Expelled from the Academy for declaring himself Emperor in class, he walks alone into a Rank C Rift that the Guild marked with a red skull: NO SOLO ENTRY. The floor is littered with dead adventurers. A Grave Maw is about to devour a little silver-haired girl. Krai looks at the monster and says one word. "Kneel." This is not a story about a hero who saves the world.This is the story of a King who demands the world kneel and worship him. He doesn't want to be loved. He wants subjects.Mira is 10, and she is the first to call him "Your Majesty."Alicia is 16, the perfect prodigy who will learn that perfection means nothing before a King. The Black Emperor has arrived. And he came alone.