The Prince Who Was Raised in Hell

A hellhole prison was located near the border of Salleria.

It was built hundreds of floors underground, and just like a ghastly beast with a huge mouth, it wanted to swallow everything around it.

The prison was deprived of light all year round.

It was dim and damp.

Furthermore, as one went further down, the surroundings became darker and colder.

When they finally reached the deepest end, they were greeted with intense cold and pitch-black darkness.

Even if a candle was lit, it would only be a faint gleam.

The darkness emitted a sense of despair as if it would swallow a person whole at any time.

At that moment, a shrill but subtle noise echoed intermittently along the dark corridor, coming from the deepest end of the hellhole prison.

It sounded like a banshee’s wail, so mournful that it made one‘s hair stand on end.

“Obeying God’s order… The emperor issued an imperial edict…”

“His Imperial Majesty crowned an heir to the seat.

To celebrate, he’s granting total amnesty…”

“The prisoner, Nirina Montgomery… Will restore his status as a prince… Travel to Astren… Marriage of convenience…”

”Embark on the journey tomorrow…”

“These are the words of the emperor…”

After reading the imperial edict, the eunuch arrogantly looked at the young man, whose arms were hung by iron chains.

Then, he smirked.

“Congratulations, Your Royal Highness.

You should’ve been sentenced to death for conspiring against the monarch, yet you‘re pardoned a year later.

I’m envious of your great luck…”

Even though he addressed Nirina as Your Royal Highness, by congratulating him and saying he was envious of him, a fool could tell how cynical his tone was.

“Oh? Is that so?” In the dark, Nirina Montgomery lowered his head.

His long hair fell on his sides and covered his cheeks.

No one could see his expression, but that did not stop him from questioning,” Eunuch Fischer, don’t you know well why I’d commit treason?”

Morris Fischer was the eunuch in question, and when he heard Nirina’s words, his face immediately fell.

Then, as if there were ants in his pants, Morris was startled and shouted, “What are you talking about? Shut up!”

Then, he hurriedly glanced at the jailers and imperial guards who followed him, afraid that they would pick up any clues.

Nirina sniggered, and he calmly said, “I entered the first stage of the True Martial Realm when I was six at Blue Mountain, where I bare-handedly killed packs of twenty six wolves, protecting the safety of the people.

When I was eight, I reached the second stage of the True Martial Realm.

only one sword in my hand, and I wiped

hundred and sixty of them from the Dark

access of trade routes that connect

eleven, I attained the third stage of True

the Northwest Turban Rebellion and beheaded three thousand four hundred and eighteen

there have been no more internal troubles in Salleria, bringing peace

year, I was named as

I entered the fourth stage of

led Salleria’s army of fierce fighters and fend

that, I commanded the

met an impasse, we were able to destroy Astren’s strong soldiers,

their emperor to abdicate and submit

and despite conspiring

Eunuch Fischer said, my

those, Morris’s face

many times, asking Nirina to

like kicks against the pricks, useless in front

continued describing, Morris’s expression turned

his speech, the jail room was as

still locked in iron chains, wearing a thin and shabby prison uniform along with a frail appearance

and his breathing

because you’ve restored your status as a prince?

palace with your

threatening, but he was secretly

whose head hung low the whole

eyes were bright like the

illuminated the furthest prisoner cell in this hellhole

was sharp like blades pressing against Morris’s throat, and he suddenly felt

terrifying moment suddenly turned

like a thunder’s crackling, it sent chills down Morris’s spine and made

people supported me, the court councilors obeyed me, and my

and the

great war and kill my father, the emperor, and try to usurp the seat?

no longer

thunder,

and they

still panicking, Nirina slowly stood

in awe of his upright stance, as if he was a spear

year of imprisonment in the hellhole prison did nothing to him! Instead, it sharpened him further, and he could

the chains!” Nirina

jailer at the side trembled, and he dared

moved forward and took out the keys

“No.

Morris was dumbfounded, but

wits that he forgot the purpose of

his sentence, a crisp clunking noise could be heard in the

was from the falling iron chains that were used to lock

my luck’s great, but no matter how good it

moved his hands and legs around as he approached

the state suddenly soared

was smiling, but his eyes were filled with frost, Morris was so petrified that

step,

and His Royal