"May Osman be blessed!"
The Wrynn Family had been developing peacefully, and in the blink of an eye, decades had passed.
The Valorant Project had borne fruit. The Twelve Dukes of the neighboring Gewalt Federation held their first contest to determine who would ascend to godhood.
Duke Osman's family had taken first place, winning the competition to ascend to godhood.
Duke Osman's family guardian, the Upper Legendary Knight Plank, had ascended to the Thirteenth Rank and become a God Rank Knight.
Plank was hailed as Emperor Osman. Under the rules set beforehand, the Osman Family was promoted to a Prince Family.
The Twelve Dukes system remained in place. After the Osman Family became a Prince Family, a new ducal family was selected from among the many Lower Marquis Families.
The Marquis Cassio Family had prevailed over all rivals in the clan competition and been promoted to the Cassio Duke Family.
The Legendary Knights of the Osman Family had initially expected the Wrynn Family to inherit one of the Twelve Dukes' seats.
To their surprise, Medivh had become a Lower God before any of them. The Wrynn Family was already a Prince Family, so why would it need to inherit a ducal seat?
God Rank powerhouses were the guardians behind the scenes. The three Prince Families did not interfere in affairs, so the Twelve Dukes Council still handled the day-to-day matters of the Gewalt Federation.
When the council couldn't make a decision, it submitted the matter to the three God Rank Emperors for discussion and resolution.
"Next time, it'll definitely be me!"
As the Osman Family celebrated in grand style, the other eleven ducal families were fired up, eager to claim the next spot.
As a newly established member of the Twelve Dukes, the Cassio Family wouldn't compete for a chance