153 Bloodlines

Yousef Farah Ali of Djibouti and Nevi Solomon of Eritrea, the new leaders of their respective nations with the help of the Phantom Security Services had put them and many of the other leaders in a tough situation because of the nation's previous alignments.

Eritrea was part of the United Nations and Arab League, leading both organisations to try and extent their influence into the nation.

Djibouti wasn't spared either nor were all the nations who underwent a revolution to give their homelands a chance to develop from their rough and poor states.

But while they paid their attention to the battles occurring at the heart of Africa, Yemen saw itself crumbling to the overwhelming strength of the Phantom Security Services who quickly established a new leader willing to focus on the people instead of the elite.

This saw the Gulf of Aden undergoing extensive change which would eventually turn into a region of unimaginable wealth and power.

The United States of America who were resting in the Red Sea quickly found themselves unable to get past the Phantom Security Services ships or land operatives without finding themselves arrested.

America tried to say the actions of the Phantom Security Services were enough for them to be involved but the United Nations wasn't willing to budge because the Phantom Security Services were providing them with better results than any nation or mercenary organisation they hired in the past.

In the end those arrested became more leverage for the Phantom Security Services and the nations they tried to illegal trespass on.

When Esmond became aware of the situation on Earth, he couldn't help but laugh because the Wall Street Market hoped a war in Africa might reward them with even greater rewards.

Those few who understood the damage that would occur because of the market crash tried to use the war as a means to bring in land and resources to help stabilise the market.

Most financers and bankers all felt the problems befalling American companies in Africa wouldn't be resolved without the government's involvement.

Shell, ExxonMobil, and many others had already lost resources, property and personnel because of the change in regimes and infrastructural development continent wide.

People didn't think America could deal with the Middle East and Africa without losing all focus on their homeland and borders.

What the bankers didn't understand though was Esmond's plan to rely on more banks and financial institutes pushing the government to make a stupid decision.

Only then might the government act against larger corporations and their executives, but Esmond had a back up plan which was Liber Tellus Media Group to get the truth out to the people.

Esmond expected his actions to cause a large enough shockwave throughout the United States of America to make many people question the behaviour of their leaders.

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However, Esmond had his own shockwave to deal with before the end of the 23rd of April 2008, where he found himself sitting across his Uncle James and Louise within the Cabin home of the Spatial Ark Star World.

Caught off guard by their sudden attendance within the Space, Esmond learnt from Carter that is parents had asked for it to happen because of what happened to the girls.

While he felt annoyed his parents chose to speak with Carter and not him, Esmond trusted them enough to believe their decisions were wise, so he accepted the presence of his aunt and uncle.

Amelia also brought over a shrunken Frigus to meet her parents, who were both overjoyed at the sight of a Dragon.

They couldn't fathom how Esmond had come to find himself with the Spatial Ark Star World which offered far greater abilities and functions neither parent could believe or understand.

Just meeting Igdra caused James and Louise enough of a headache that took Amelia a dozen or so minutes to break them free of their stupor before the conversation with Esmond began.

James and Louise also found themselves struggling to understand the new members of the Manston family like Carter and the other A.I Spirits.

Eddie happened to surprise James when he realised, they continued several dozen times a day, thinking it to be an automatic communication system setup by Esmond.

Louise fell in love with the girls and asked to head over to the kitchen and prepare dinner with their help, leaving Esmond, Carter, and James alone in the lounge room.

"… Daniel told me to consider you as their Second Eldest Son…

That makes you my nephew by default, Carter, even if you're not necessarily… a human."

"I'm much better than a human, Uncle James…"

Carter replied back with a cheerful smile, that left James ignoring Carter to focus on Esmond, his main headache and reason he wouldn't be able to see the world with the same innocence that nothing could trump the power of money and political influence.

"… Do you understand the significance of Bloodlines, Esmond?" James sternly asked, with his eyes trying to dig into Esmond's head but it didn't work.

Esmond was far too calm and relaxed to deal with the anger across his uncle's face since he had bigger matters to deal with on Earth and within the Space.

"I think I know something… but I won't have anything to do with your knowledge, so do tell Uncle, what do you know?"

Esmond understood Bloodlines could dramatically help develop someone's strength because it carried along knowledge and experience of the past ancestors.

However, this depended on several different procedures to help transfer the knowledge from one generation to the next and none of that could be completed on the present-day Earth.

"… I would like to hear what you know Esmond, but I'll explain what I know.

*Sigh* Let me ask first though… do you know where your parents are?" James said before turning to stare at Carter.

He knew from Daniel that Carter knew about their location and situation, so he could be trusted to not say anything to Esmond since he hadn't gone searching for either of his parents.

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Esmond obviously picked up on his Uncle James looking over at Carter suspiciously.

Since his parents left, Esmond understood both of his parents told Carter about their location.

Even Carter truthfully explained to Esmond he couldn't say anything because of the promise made to his parents which he respected but it still bothered him that until 21 he had to be in the dark.

But it sounded like his Uncle James was about to explain a little bit about his parents hidden background.

"Your parents aren't normal people…

In saying that, you're not a normal person either… when it comes to a social status in public.

Rather, your heritage is quite literally, unrivalled on across the whole planet.

House Munkah-Yamia, the first Royal and Imperial family of the world, established way back before Mesopotamia was created, which was established by exiled members from the main family, they've still continued to exist up until now.

Even the Royal families around the world originate mostly from the Imperial House of Munkah-Yamia." James planned to continue his explanation yet his roundabout way of explaining things did sit well with Esmond, so he interrupted his Uncle ahead of time for the final answer.

"Am I related to this family in some way?" Esmond asked without expressing any specific emotion.

"… Yes and no.

There is another Great Imperial House called Atlaesus which originated from an unknown location only to help create some of the greatest civilisations in the world.

The Greek, Romans and many others could link their origin with the House Atlaesus.

Only problem is, both noble Houses are 'extinct' with no direct descendants alive other than large ethnic groups throughout Europe.

The thing is… they still exist, but in place nobody can simply enter or exist without the say of certain individuals." James took a breather and sipped on the tea placed on the table before him by Amelia.

"… Who are my parents, Uncles James…?" Esmond said, not even giving James a few moments to relax and enjoy the flavour of the tea.

"*Sigh* Your mother… is the Eldest Daughter of Imperial House Munkah-Yamia, born to the current head of the family and your father…"

"… Is the Eldest Son of the Great Imperial House Atlaesus, right?" Esmond said with a questions gaze, yet his uncle's words completely caught him by surprise.

"Wrong… well not exactly…

Your father is as you have said, and the Eldest Son of the Great Imperial House Atlaesus, but that isn't his proper title.

Rather, he is the Crown Prince of the Great Atlaesus Empire, the land of Myths, Gods, and Legends…" James left Esmond stunned, who never expected an Empire to currently exist in the modern world with satellites available.

Only then Esmond's mind registered a memory from the past where Carter and he assumed believed the world survived after the war of 2025, where a small part of the population kept themselves from the public eye, including the governments.

What he couldn't understand though was that the level of technology required to do something like that wasn't easily possible on Earth by the standard of technology available.

"… I think I should interfere at this point." Carter coughed to help Esmond register his following words.

"Let's just say Atlantis wasn't just another continent or country, new world shit.

Instead, it is a noble House and one that is the ruling House of an entire Empire that has existed from around 2500 BC.

Originally the members who led the House Atlaesus to Europe believed they would help expand the reach the noble House, however it didn't happen.

Instead, they required help to survive under the assistance of others which led to certain members of the family returning home with foreigners who tried to exploit the people.

Eventually they were banished, returning with the tall tales of 'Atlantis…' but none of them knew House Atlaesus sent agents from their family to help create some sense of power in the world besides their own lands.

Soon enough they became the true power players of the world without anyone knowing.

Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Khourush the Great, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, George Washington, and even the establishment of the Qin Empire.

It has all been arranged and control partially by House Atlaesus, who eventually came to know the hidden and ancient House Munkah-Yamia at work as well affecting the world around the end of the 18th Century.

Eventually they invited House Munkah-Yamia to the Atlaesus Empire as a noble family loyal to their throne.

The original plan was to marry off a daughter of their House with a Prince of the Atlaesus Empire, however they only had sons up until your mother was born.

Future Grand Duchess and Crown Princess Rubreya Munkah-Yamia." Carter's information dump left Esmond in a daze for a while until he looked over at James.

"Right…

Please can you explain how this is all related to Bloodlines?"