THE HOUSE OF BLAKE

They say the Stone of Devotion only awakens for those who love the deepest. I don't need to say it out loud—my spirit already spoke when it chose to protect you.

── ✦ THE CHRONICLES OF HOUSE BLAKE: THE DEVOTION LINEAGE

The Gravesnor Secret and the Birth of Vanguard Apex
The Blake family has established dominance over real estate and logistics across five continents. Their real estate ventures began with Bartholomew Gravesnor, the eldest duke of the Gravesnor lineage. He was a close personal friend of the King of England at the time, yet he harbored a dark secret unknown to many: a hidden curse of short lives that plagued the family due to their past history of ruthlessly massacring their enemies. Bartholomew was the first of the family to break away from this bloody chain. In 1775, he decided to open an appraisal and property management company in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. This family business grew into one of the largest real estate services in the world today. Bartholomew then established a firm in Kensington, London, to manage leases for the nobility, known as Vanguard Apex Estate. This firm is widely recognized as the second official estate agency in the UK after CBRE and continues to operate today. During the early days of the property agency business in London (late 18th to early 19th centuries), the Gravesnor family were the largest landlords, driving London's transformation from a rural area into a luxury metropolitan city.
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The Royal Union and the Logistics Revolution
Bartholomew married Princess Catherine Eleanor, an English princess and his childhood friend, in 1800. Three years later, they gave birth to a daughter who eventually married the King of England, King Alexander III, and bore two sons and one daughter. In 1850, the first son of King Alexander III, Alexander IV, founded the second freight forwarding company in the UK, becoming one of the second-most organized freight forwarding firms in the world. They emerged in response to the rise of steamships and railways to facilitate the integrated shipment of commercial goods and passenger luggage between Europe and North America.
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The Sacrifice of the Crown and the Rise of Elysian Vale
Due to the hereditary curse, no male descendant of the Gravesnor line could live past the age of 30. Consequently, they always married at a relatively young age—between 21 and 25—to ensure the birth of at least one descendant. Time passed until 1924, when the first great-grandson of Alexander Jr., the 6th generation of the Gravesnor family named Edward, was inaugurated as the head of the House of Blake. This was one of the "Fourteen Tribes of Galway," a group of powerful and wealthy Anglo-Norman aristocratic families who had controlled vast territories and castles in Ireland and England since the 13th century. To break the family curse, Edward decided to lay down his royal crown and change his surname to Blake, allowing his younger brother, Thomas, to become king in place of their father. But Edward had devotion to continuing the family real estate business and was granted the title Duke of Westminster for his service in managing 1,000 hectares of abandoned marshland. He transformed it not just into an elite housing complex but also into an independent city for the jet set named Elysian Vale City, with the following land allocation:

  • 400 hectares for 200 super-sized mansions (2 hectares each).

  • 300 hectares for an 18-hole international standard golf course and an artificial lake.

  • 200 hectares for elite commercial facilities (luxury boutiques, five-star restaurants, international schools, private hospitals).

  • 100 hectares for infrastructure and greenery.

The Founding of BERYL Corp and the Lifting of the Curse
With this, Edward became the first generation of the Blake family to control real estate and logistics across the continents of Europe and America. At the peak of his success, Edward married the daughter of a duke who owned the number one freight forwarding firm in the world, enabling the Blake family to dominate real estate and logistics across five continents. While at the height of his career, Edward met several first-generation royal descendants from four other nations: two men surnamed Rosier from France and Egawa from Japan and two women surnamed Yue from Shanghai (descendant of an Arab king) and Laufer (descendant of the Prussian Kingdom in Germany). Their meeting marked the beginning of BERYL Corp., founded with an oath of loyalty represented by the BERYL gemstone, the most precious and expensive gemstone at that time.
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As a family involved in the field of roses—which requires resilience and patience—Rosier held the red Resilience stone; Egawa, as a medical practitioner, held the blue Altruism stone; Yue, in beauty and fashion, held the pink Aesthetic stone; and Laufer, as a pioneer in science and technology, held the green Intelligence stone. These Beryl stones possessed spiritual powers that would enter the body of their recognized master, simultaneously lifting the hereditary curse of the Gravesnor family from Edward, who held the yellow Devotion stone. The five of them frequently gathered to exchange career experiences and knowledge, strengthening their bond.
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The Second Generation: The Era of Arthur Blake
In 1959, two years after his marriage, Edward was blessed with twin sons named Arthur and Alexander, following the names of their grandfather and great-grandfather. As the firstborn, Arthur was chosen as the successor to the Beryl stone and was strictly educated to take over the second-generation Blake throne, while his younger brother, possessing a free spirit, decided to pursue a career in music. In 1980, when Arthur reached adulthood (21 years old), Edward held an inauguration ceremony for Arthur as the second-generation successor of Blake. Naturally, the second-generation descendants of Rosier, Egawa, Yue, and Laufer were also invited to attend. The five of them became great friends, just like their parents, playing and going on vacations together during their spare time.
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The Royal Wedding and the Global Strategic Expansion
In 1983, Arthur married a British princess named Princess Eugenie Cavendish. Their royal wedding became the most expensive wedding in the UK that year. Despite being married, Arthur continued his studies at ESSEC Business School in France, known for its strength in international purchasing in Europe. He returned to London in 1987 to reunite with his four best friends and continued his education at London Business School, the benchmark for the best business administration in the UK, to train in strategic leadership. With the support of their respective family influences, they founded BERYL Corp on August 8, 1988, simultaneously across five countries: starting in London with Blake as CEO, in Japan with Egawa as CEO, in Los Angeles with Rosier as CEO, in Shanghai with Yue as CEO, and in Berlin with Laufer as CEO.
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The Third Generation: The Destiny of Vincent Sebastian Blake
Seven months after the corporation's founding, Arthur and Princess Eugenie Cavendish were blessed with a son named Vincent Sebastian Blake, destined to be the third-generation holder of the Beryl Devotion Stone. Growing up as the heir to an empire that spans five continents, Vincent carries the weight of both the prestigious Vanguard legacy and the profound spiritual energy of Devotion, ensuring that the bond forged in 1924 remains the cornerstone of the Beryl alliance.

VINCENT SEBASTIAN BLAKE

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BLAKE GROUP

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BERYL CROP.

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