Castle of the Tree of Heaven

The **Castle of the Tree of Heaven** is the name of the royal castle in Amanoki, the capital of the Fenn Kingdom, where Sword King Shihan resides.

## Location

The Castle of the Tree of Heaven is located at a hilltop complex situated in the capital Amanoki on the eastern region of Fenn.

## Exterior and Interior Features

It looks like a Japanese castle in the Japanese sense at the courtyard of the castle with Japanese-style rooms in the heart of the castle.

### Exterior

The Castle of the Tree of Heaven is a fortress constructed primarily of wood and stone. The castle is regarded as the finest example of Japanese castle architecture, which evolved from the wooden stockades of the medieval period.

### Interior

The Castle of the Tree of Heaven itself wasn’t flashy or extravagant, but the reception room for diplomats was very elegant and refined, and while it showed simplicity, it was also comfortable.

## Chronology

### Japanese Parpaldia War Arc

After refusing to make a national dedication or a loan request from Parpaldia Empire, with Kaios’ authority from the Third Department, the Parpaldia Empire began to invade the Fenn Kingdom for punishment. The Sword King Shihan and all his aides decided to meet with the Japanese representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Castle of the Tree of Heaven in Amanoki.

At the royal castle, Japanese envoys established diplomatic relations with them and gave them these gifts along with their greetings, but the Sword King wanted to see Japanese escort ships as a Japan power right off the shore of Amanoki.

A few days later, Sword King Shihan looked down at the venue of the military festival from the castle and was surprised to see Japanese gigantic gray destroyers this big to float which looked like fortresses. The JMSDF escort ships were dispatched to the shore of Amanoki as both a show of force and to conduct a training exercise for the Military Festival. Japan's guided-missile destroyer *Myoukou* blew up and sunk the Fenn’s four decommissioned ships which were set adrift to be targeted by the main cannon. The Sword King was stunned and speechless and decided to resume negotiations regarding diplomatic relations with Japan.

After the JMSDF destroyer *Myoukou* successfully destroyed four decommissioned ships, Parpaldia's twenty wyvern lord knights invaded the airspace over Amanoki. The wyvern lords which have flown into the skies above the bustling capital split into two groups as one group swiftly dived towards the direction of Fenn’s royal castle. In the following moment, ten wyvern lords launched the fireballs and landed them on the royal castle’s keep, setting the wooden structure ablaze. Japanese Coast Guard ship *Inasa* and JMSDF destroyer *Myoukou* quickly shot down all wyvern lords ending the attack in an instant. Sword King Shihan smiled that the Japanese were strong enough to destroy the wyvern lords as he looked at the burning structure of the Castle of the Tree of Heaven.

Foreign Affairs official Shimada and his official group from Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs waited in a reception room at the royal castle. After a short time, Knight-Captain Magreb came to greet them and explained Shimada that the Parpaldia Empire punished other countries with their military in the past. They ambushed their dragon riders and massacred them. They then invaded and conquered that country. He warned him that the Parpaldia Empire was not only strong but also arrogant and proud. Magreb hoped Shimada to keep this in his mind. After hearing the shudder-worthy story, Shimada and the group of diplomats exited the Castle of the Tree of Heaven and headed towards the harbor.