In front of him, Faxul who was acting as the Protector Raven that had gotten gravely injured during that fight with the ancient Black Raven before could sense that his friend was very tense for some reason. He asked for the reason through the munication trinket that he had on him, but the only reply he got was that they should get finished with this soon, and it was given in such a terse tone that he wondered whether anything was wrong.
Yet, because Daneel hadn't bothered to say anything, Faxul didn't worry too much, and continued their act which was to show the people of the Black Raven Kingdom that Daneel had been acknowledged by the Protector Raven, which meant that they could have no qualms about accepting him as their leader officially.
Of course, there would still be some obstacles to pass through, such as getting the approval of the Council. All the senior members of the Council were now staring with pletely astounded expressions at this scene, and as the 'Protector Raven' stood up and let out another loud squawk before flying off into the direction from where it had e from, they regained their senses and focused their eyes on the King of Lanthanor as if he was some kind of primordial monster.
Daneel also used this little bit of time to control his excitement, as he knew that this was the culmination of all of his efforts so far. Clearly, that act had been very effective in changing the minds of many of the citizens who were congregated under him, which had led to the satisfaction level reaching the required threshold that had allowed the final seal to bee broken.
Obviously, same as before, Drakos couldn't tell whether this was the case, because this part of his consciousness wasn't in the pedestal. Yet, when Daneel told him that the golden light that had whisked him away into that vision before had appeared once again, Drakos also confirmed that this meant that the final seal had been broken - apparently, the Emperor had planned it so that the first and last seals would have these visions, which would be most effective in explaining whatever he wished to those who passed the criteria than any number of words that might be spoken by the Emperor Spirits left behind.
Elanev, as Faxul, continued his part after the 'Protector Raven' left.
As they were maintaining the act that he was shocked beyond anyone else, he just ended the event by once again assuring everyone that only prosperity would follow for the Black Raven Kingdom, and that another event would soon be held after a discussion with the Council.
Although he didn't explicitly state that this discussion would be regarding what they had just seen, it was apparent, and when everyone in the air disappeared, a loud buzz of conversation could be heard from the people below, with most of them advocating for the fact that there was nothing more they needed to wait for. The King of Lanthanor was their rightful ruler, and they apparently wouldn't have it any other way, especially after seeing how he had saved them all from that purge before, which was more powerful than any other thing that he could have done in an attempt to sway them toward him.
Of course, all of Daneel's efforts to go to each and every town and adding thoughts about supporting him also came to fruition now, as these blossomed into beautiful flowers of loyalty that stood stronger than ever after witnessing this unscheduled, yet sacred connection ceremony.
Typically, their agenda now was that Daneel would right away begin the discussion with the Council, but he couldn't wait anymore. He just told Elanev and Faxul that he needed to handle something in the Kingdom, and that he would e back soon. After all, the council wasn't going anywhere.
The two were a bit surprised, but after seeing the way in which Daneel pletely cut off connections and immediately teleported to Lanthanor, they had no choice but to wait.
Barely a few seconds later, Daneel was already standing in front of the secret room in the library, from under which that golden light could be seen.
It cascaded onto his boots, lighting them up splendidly while his face also lit up with joy and expectation. He paused to cherish this moment, for which he had worked so hard. He couldn't wait for the mysteries to finally be revealed to him, but he still thought back just once to everything he had done, so that he could instill it in himself that with the correct vision, anything could be achieved.
Taking a deep breath, Daneel opened the door, and just like before, he collapsed to the ground as his mind was whisked away into the visual message.
Unlike before, when he had woken up in the presence of the Empire spirit which had apparently been acting with all that bravado in order to impress all those who managed to reach that level, there were no happy conversations to be heard from the citizens of the Empire. Instead, screams of pain and loud explosions greeted his ears, making him snap open his eyes and look around, with the intent of finding out where he was.
Dark clouds could be seen everywhere around him, and in front of him, a familiar figure stood, yet there was something different in him from what he had seen before.
First, Daneel took a measure of their location. They were clearly in the airspace of Angaria, standing on a physical balcony which was very similar in style to the buildings that Daneel had seen in his last vision.
It was a style which reminded him of the Victorian Era back on Earth. They were standing on a C-shaped balcony with a railing that was artfully constructed using a material that looked a lot like marble.
Flowing designs could be seen etched all over the railing, and the floor also seemed to have had a large sigil -"had
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