Chapter 5 — The Throne of the Sun

Sat, 09 May 2026 15:40:09 +0000

The inner halls of the imperial palace were quieter than the crowded streets outside, yet the silence carried its own kind of tension, as though the ancient stone walls themselves were listening to every word spoken within them. Princess Ira Devyani walked beside Chief Minister Mahadevan through a series of long corridors lined with carved pillars, their surfaces etched with scenes from the empire’s long history—great kings defeating enemies, armies marching beneath blazing banners, and at the center of it all the symbol of the Solar Empire rising triumphantly above every battlefield.