Ok, theory time. Big spoilers for up to chapter 114 of this manwa.
Ok, I admit cannibalism of a previous king corpse causing the ancestor of Duke Truyde to absorb part of the powers of said king and pass it on to his descendants wasn't on my bingo card. The author really not holding back on the disturbing stuff. Now, my theory is that the "curses" on Duke Truyde's and Marques Yan's family are actually self inflicted and not actual traditional curses. After all, it's a bit strange that other members of the Counsil, such as Norhox, don't also suffer from curses despite their family being involved in the Counsil schemes and torment of their kings for several generations. For Marques Yan family, I think their affection and desire to protect their king, despite being members of the Counsil and often leading to their downfall, comes from the wooden pendant that previous Marques took. If that pendant was the one that belonged to that previous True Regas, it may be imbued with that Regas's love and care for his king. It's possible that it has the power to influence each Marques that becomes it's new keeper. As for Truyde's "curse"... By literally consuming a previous king, members of that family ironically became practically kin to the kings. It makes sence that their blood would react to the current king, but especially to that king's True Regas. And since the whole connection between the two families was born of obsession and greed from that Truyde ancestor, it makes sence that their attraction to said Regas would be even more obsessive, possessive and twisted than the attraction of the king. And we see with Karas that, even as a child, he could get very possessive of Abel. And the collecting of look alikes to fill the void? While it is a cruel tactic if the Counsil to further break the King, he can probably oppose it in some ways. Many probably indulged in the behavior, simply for a bit of comfort and piece. We also see Karas's father abandoning one of those Regas in the Dragon Forest, with no apparent remorse... So the "fill the void with them, but often treat them horribly" also tracks. Ironically, by consuming that previous king, Tr
Ok, theory time. Big spoilers for up to chapter 114 of this manwa.
Ok, I admit cannibalism of a previous king corpse causing the ancestor of Duke Truyde to absorb part of the powers of said king and pass it on to his descendants wasn't on my bingo card. The author really not holding back on the disturbing stuff. Now, my theory is that the "curses" on Duke Truyde's and Marques Yan's family are actually self inflicted and not actual traditional curses. After all, it's a bit strange that other members of the Counsil, such as Norhox, don't also suffer from curses despite their family being involved in the Counsil schemes and torment of their kings for several generations. For Marques Yan family, I think their affection and desire to protect their king, despite being members of the Counsil and often leading to their downfall, comes from the wooden pendant that previous Marques took. If that pendant was the one that belonged to that previous True Regas, it may be imbued with that Regas's love and care for his king. It's possible that it has the power to influence each Marques that becomes it's new keeper. As for Truyde's "curse"... By literally consuming a previous king, members of that family ironically became practically kin to the kings. It makes sence that their blood would react to the current king, but especially to that king's True Regas. And since the whole connection between the two families was born of obsession and greed from that Truyde ancestor, it makes sence that their attraction to said Regas would be even more obsessive, possessive and twisted than the attraction of the king. And we see with Karas that, even as a child, he could get very possessive of Abel. And the collecting of look alikes to fill the void? While it is a cruel tactic if the Counsil to further break the King, he can probably oppose it in some ways. Many probably indulged in the behavior, simply for a bit of comfort and piece. We also see Karas's father abandoning one of those Regas in the Dragon Forest, with no apparent remorse... So the "fill the void with them, but often treat them horribly" also tracks. Ironically, by consuming that previous king, Tr