Chapter 37: Roma
Ash and Clovis laid in bed together inside their train compartment. The sun had already started to rise, Clovis was wrapped around her mate with her head nuzzling his chest.
Ash was thinking about what Trace told them the night before. An end to their fighting, a life of peace. What kind of life was that? As much as Ash wanted to know, he just didn't. Since he was a boy being trained as an assassin all he had ever known was fighting. His time in the auxiliaries, and now their crusade.
Ash looked down at Clovis, his mate yawning and stretching herself a little.
"Wow, I feel strangely good."
"What do you mean?" Ash said smiling.
"I mean I had way to much of that wine , but I don't have a hangover, in fact my head actually feels nice."
Ash laughed a little.
"Yeah mine too, but back in the army we use to hear stories about the emperor's magically enhanced wine. Supposedly you don't get hangovers from it, and it's actually good for your head. Looks like it's true."
"Natani must be feeling really good then, she was drinking more than anyone."
"You know Natani."
Clovis stretched a little more, pressing her body against Ash's.
"It's still pretty early, we could have a little more fun before we get up." Clovis said with her tail wagging and her tongue sliding across Ash's pectorals. Ash lowered his head enough to give Clovis a lick across her face.
"I thought maybe we could talk first."
"About what the emperor said."
"Yeah, more or less."
"'sigh' You're probably right." Clovis put her head back on Ash's chest.
"Being magical teachers in Lyn'knol, no more fighting. Hard to grasp after so long." Ash said.
"I know. I still have quite a few things to atone for too."
"Clovis whatever's still on your conscious, let it go. Prince Clovis is dead, princess Clovis is a sweet and generous princess." Ash said as he licked the side of her head, Clovis giggling a little while blushing.
"Alright alright."
"I don't know, after everything I've been though I thought I'd end up like my dad, being a warrior until the day I died."
"Well I, awwwww, you called him dad."
"Shut up." Ash said as Clovis smiled with her tail wagging.
"You know there's nothing wrong with a quite life, maybe you could finally get those pups in me."
"Maybe, I suppose we should get married like the others. Or are you fine with being just mates?" Ash asked.
"I wouldn't mind a nice wedding, not like Natani's. I'll have a real dress."
"Alright it's a deal my love." Clovis licked the side of Ash's head again.
"Still I don't know about being a magical teacher. I'd much rather do what Zen's doing, teaching future assassins."
Clovis sweat dropped.
"Can we not talk about him, I was barely able to avoid him at Natani's wedding, thank Deus he didn't recognize me as a woman."
"Babe Zen's like my brother, you're going to have to confront him sooner or later."
"I know, and I know I've gotten on good terms with Natani, but I didn't hold her prisoner or threaten Keith."
"I can convince him you're not the same person."
"Can we not talk about it."
"Fine, I guess we don't have choice in the matter anyway. We can't very well disobey the emperor. I'd never want to have the empire against us." Ash said.
"Good point, maybe after everything a quite life in the Orchard Valley is what we need. Especially for Trace and Flora, we've been lucky to not have much serious fighting since Thomas was born."
"Yeah that's true, I wouldn't want jr. put in harms way either."
"Jr. ? Alright then, stop messing around and put him in me your mongrel coyote."
"Coyote! Oh you've gone too far!" Ash growled as he lifted Clovis up and pressed her down against her bed. Clovis giggling as Ash kissed her passionately.
Nora flew over the train with Trace on her back. Anxiety masking Trace's excitement.
"Trace my darling , you seem stressed. You're not upset about the emperor's decision are you?"
Trace signed.
"Not exactly, I'm just, uneasy about going back to the capital. I haven't been there since I was a boy…. It only makes me think about.." Trace's tone was sadder.
"My sweet dear Trace, if your parents could see you they'd be quite proud."
"Yeah they're crusader son running around instead of taking a proper place in the Hospitaller."
"Is that really what you want out of life?"
"Maybe once,'sigh' I just want to know the empire's going to be ok. That everything we've found for has been for something."
"It has, my dear and the fruits of your crusade will soon be realized and you can live in peace with your family." The idea of that began to break away Trace's sorrow.
"That's true, but what will you do?"
"I'll go where you go, if that's a quite life so be it."
Trace then saw it, the capital city of the Kord Empire.
"We're here, Roma." Inside the train , the others saw the great city as well.
Clovis, Flora, Keith and Natani had never seen the city before. Their eyes widened when they saw it.
"Yep, Roma, it's been a long time." Ash said.
Even from their distance they could see the sheer size of the city. Roma was built around a massive lake larger than three lagoons with rivers connected . A small mountain was a few miles from the city and several small forests. Multiple dragons could be seen flying overhead inside the massive wall. As they got closer they saw the great wall surrounding the city. The wall was over a hundred feet tall, made from a mixture of metal, rock, cement, and other magically imbued material.
The top of the wall was adorned with battlements, scorpios, ballista, and onagers. The walls were manned by legionaries wearing sapphire colored lorica segmentata with dragon like adornments and aesthetic designs. A Hospitaller saw the train coming and used magic to open a massive gave at the base of the wall.
Nora flew over the wall with many of the legionaries watching her. The other dragons overhead also saw Nora. Trace able to hear the other dragons greet her with great respect.
"You ever wish you were dragon queen?"
"Bah that's something I could do without, my brother spends just as much time as any emperor keeping the empire together. He's as much its father as Romulus was. I also wouldn't want to govern over other dragons , make sure they're behaving themselves."
"I don't know I think you'd take some enjoyment in punishing misbehaving dragons."
Nora smiled.
"Maybe. It has proven fun in the past."
Inside the first wall were miles of farmland, massive fields being cultivated with farmers and aqueducts brining water to the fields. There were some houses and farm apartments in this land. Near the wall were a few fortifications for the legionaries to be garrisoned.
"The farmlands of Roma, you know it's said fallen dragons are buried here,that their bodies actually make the field more fertile than any other." Ash said.
They approached another wall, this one being smaller, perhaps seventy feet tall. It also didn't have nearly as many defenses on it. Another Hospitaller on this wall opened the gate at the base of this wall and allowed the train to enter the next section of Roma.
This section of the super-city seemed to be of the lower class area. There were many keidran in part of the city alongside the humans. Their houses and buildings looked slightly worn down, but their architecture and designs still seemed far more advanced than anything they had seen before. The tools and overall technology of the people they passed also seemed more advanced. This section was full of laborers and factories. People brining in mined material and other raw resources for processing.
Natani noticed despite it's seminally lower class, this part of the city had little signs of crime. There seemed to be no shortage or jobs and positions for the people living here. The peacekeeping officials also seemed to be a mix of keidran and humans. There were a number of Templars in this part of the city, their preachers on the streets and their lowlifes in the alleys. However, their corruption seemed to be limited,the peacekeepers and locals keeping them in check. Natani laughing as she saw a Templar try and pick pocket a wolf miner only to have the wolf snap his jaws around the coyote's hand making him yelp and retreat.
They eventually passed through another wall and into the next section of the city. This section seemed more like the middle class section. The buildings here were in better repair and just like the last section more advanced. There were more houses than the last section which was mostly apartment buildings. There were less factories and more shops and restaurants. Foreign looking traders with exotic goods were on the streets selling their wares with locals.
There were far fewer keidran here, but still some outside of labor/service positions. They also noticed what looked like a pair of universities. One being scholarly and the other being for Hospitaller. Flying from above Trace recognized the Hospitaller university as the imperial Hospitaller academy the place he would have gone had it not been for Ponn.
The group noticed a few Templars here, but not many. Just like the last section of the city, they were kept in check. Finally they entered the next ring and entered the upper class section. This area was made up of estates with many villas and houses around small ponds,lakes, and grassy areas. They saw a massive colosseum, small castles for dragons, and more advanced architecture.
There were almost no visible keidran in this city aside from servers. They could see on the other side of the city was a massive white building palace like in design held up by marble columns and covered in the banners and flags of the Kord empire.
"The senate building." Ash said looking at the great structure, remembering seeing it once before.
"Welcome to the imperial center of the imperial center." Tersias said.
"So uh what's the plan exactly?" Keith asked.
"You lot are going to meet Emperor Terron at the senate building where you will publicly denounce the Custos and the crusade. After which the senate will place a vote on Gall's bill. Once it passes you lot will go back to Lyn'Knol."
"We can't stay in the capital a little longer?" Clovis asked.
"No, you have work to do." Tersias said.
"Too bad, this place looks nice." Natani said looking at the city.
"However, before all of that first you can enjoy some fun. Daniel and Lord Argenti's triumphant will begin soon and you're all invited."
"A triumphant awesome!" Ash almost howled, his tail wagging.
The train finally stopped and opened its doors. They saw Trace and Nora on the ground outside the private station.
"Come on now! I want to see my beloved's triumphant." Nora growled in excitement.
The group slowly exited the train and saw the crowd of people forming near one of the main streets. The people seemed to come from all districts of Roma. Each looking excited, some carry colored flags or olive branches.
The praetorians lead the group through the streets of Roma and towards a pavilion near the senate building where more praetorians waited. In front of the senate building was a massive golden statue. The statue was of Romulus wearing the crown of the Kord emperors.
Several senators were seated at the pavilion with Terron, including Galls. Behind them were Thedrad and Braikeon.
"Your majesty, the guests have arrived." Trace and the others bowed.
"Ahh Trace, Nora. I hope you had a pleasant train-ride. Come sit, the triumphant will begin soon."
They took their seats with Nora sitting beside her brother.
"Dear sister."
"Dear brother, your granddaughter is doing well."
"Ah yes, my precious little dragon."
"Speaking of which, where is your daughter."
"I have no idea, my sweet little Reni has been going off with that human knight more and more. Something's off about her, I cant' tell what though but the magic around her is different."
"Sorry we're late!" They heard, Reni flew down with Kei on her back. A slightly nervous/satisfied expression on Reni's face as she landed by her family.
"Where were you?" Thedrad asked.
"Oh just, a little late is all." She said nervously.
Kei had a similarly terrified look on his face as he bowed to Terron and sat beside Flora.
"Flora." He said shaking. Kei noticed the look on his face and his messed up hair.
"Kei what happened to you?" Flora asked.
Kei took a deep breath.
"Flora, I feel recently I made very very bad impulse decision."
"What do you mean?"
"At the dragon masquerade, I well found myself in bed with someone who well, wasn't human." Flora covered her mouth and began laughing.
"You had sex with a keidran" Flora said trying not to shout.
"….Yeah let's go with that."
"After al these years of big noble talk from you and you come to this. It's beautiful." Flora laughed.
"It was a rush like I never thought possible. The thing is it's pretty wrong in every way."
"Oh come on, humans and keidran being-"
"Just listen to me ok. I shouldn't have done it, but she's well still nearby and doesn't intend to stop, ever." Kei slowly looked at Reni who looked at him in a certain way while licking her fangs. Kei nervously sweat dropping.
"Well you're a knight, just send her away."
"…I can't, she's quite dangerous, and her father quite powerful….If he ever found out, death would be a mercy."
"What keidran is that powerful?"
"….Ok, let's say for in this scenario it wasn't a keidran."
"What did you do it with Reni or something." Flora joked as Kei's face turned red and his skin white, his body stiffening like a board.
"Ha! I'm just kidding, I don't think that's physically possible, otherwise Nora might have tried to do something to Trace by now." Flora said looking back at the great white dragon.
"Yeah, impossible."
"Even if it was, let's say in your scenario for example. This dad of hers would be king Braikeon who's practically a god. I could only imagine what he'd do to a human who took the innocence of his daughter…Kei?" Flora said seeing him vomit over the edge of his chair.
"Kei." Reni said slowly approaching and nuzzling him.
Flora's face turned white.
"Ohhhhhh." Kei looked on the verge of terrified tears while he slowly nodded.
"How?" Flora asked, not even wanting to know the why.
Kei whispered Reni's ability.
"Oh no."
"She doesn't know how she got it, all she cares about is what she can do with it…Or who she can do with it I should say." Kei said nervously sweat dropping.
"You better do something about this, what if Nora finds out and tries to replicate it. Do you know what could happen if she does." Flora said looking at Trace.
"I can't just push her away, she's a freaking dragon, but if her dad finds out….Ahhhhh."Kei said holding his face.
"Huh, if she can turn into a human, could she get pregnant." Keith stiffened up again.
"I, I didn't even think of that." Kei sweating so profusely that he began to stink.
Elsewhere in the city, Euchre walked with Raine and the others in their party.
"This city is amazing!" Karen shouted. Her hands clasped together as she took in Roma.
"It really is something." Scythe said looking around.
Archie had his usual stone-determination he had when he was ranging. Red and Scythe kept a close eye on Morgana as she walked beside him.
"I still think it was a bad idea brining her." Scythe said.
"I know, but we should focus on Brahn and those tigers."
"What'ssssss all thissssssssss commotion about?" Morgana asked.
"Apparently there's a triumphant." Archie said.
"A Triumphant! Wow!" Karen screamed.
Morgana glanced over at Archie a few times.
"Ssssso, Yanna. Sssshe'ssss really a perssssson?"
"Yeah."
"I've been wondering about her myself." Raine said.
"Could you enlighten us." Euchre asked.
Archie sighed.
"Yanna doesn't remember much about her human life. But she knows that Hospitaller magicians placed her soul inside a gem to save her. Somehow the gem was passed around and ended up in a bright steel bow. I found the bow in the hands of a hermit, apparently she had driven him mad. I ended up taking her, eventually she learned to trust me."
"So you truly cared for her." Morgana's hissing coming to an end.
"I've tried for years to restore her, she became like a child to me. I need to get her back."
"We'll get her back." Morgana said putting her hand on his shoulder.
Moments later they heard the thunderous sound of drums and horns.
"The triumphant it's begun!" The group quickly pushed their way to the front where they saw the precession crowds began to cheer louder as they heard the marching of the Kord legions. Thousands of legionaries marched in formation down the street before the people with groups of knights on horseback among them.
Between the formations of legionaries were formations of auxiliary soldiers, human and keidran alike. While the soldiers marched the anthem of the Kord empire was played. It tune loud and powerful, the rhythm matching the beat of the marching soldiers.
The soldiers didn't march alone, Karen began to scream in excitement when she saw a violet dragon walk with the soldiers. A prefect on her back waving at the people.
The soldiers brought carts filled with treasures they had taken from the Red-Rock Isles. A few legionaries tossing the gold and silver out to the people who snatched up as much as they could. The people threw back flowers and olive branches, cheering and shouting in excitement.
At the pavilion, Trace and the others watched as exotic animals from the Red-Rock Isles were brought in. Natani looked in interest at strange horse like creatures with humps on their backs. Horse like creatures with black and red stripes.
The music played louder as the group saw Lord Argenti approach. The silver dragon was surrounded by Praetorian legionaries. Brandon and Maximus riding in front of them. On Argenti's back was Daniel in his knight armor. His helmet was off while Creiya sat behind him holding a golden crown of dragon fangs above his head.
Argenti looked very proud hearing the people cheer for him and Daniel. The dragon knight looked more humble. Keith noticed the prince Daniel and his army had taken prisoner was chained to Argenti's tail and was forced to walk behind him.
"My handsome lord enjoying his success and glory." Nora said.
"Let's hope he remembers all glory is fleeting." Thedrad said.
"Perhaps, for humans." Braikeon said.
Elsewhere, Brahn watched the Triumphant with Tysis, Caligus, and his daughter.
"Beautiful isn't it." Brahn said.
"Ego stroking more like, everyone who has one of these is clearly compensating for something." Caligus said.
"Our friend is here." Caligus had never heard Brahn's daughter speak, he almost yelped.
Brahn turned to see Whisper and Shadow leading Rogue towards them.
"My friend, you've arrived." Brahn extended his hand, but Rogue didn't shake.
"My assassins." Tysis said , the two tigers bowing their heads to him.
"I have them." Rogue show Brahn Yanna and the commander's stone.
"Yes! We have everything we need!" Brahn's excitement like a raging fire.
"Not yet Templar, this is my ritual, do you understand." Rogue's eyes turning as black as his tone.
Brahn snapped his fingers. The ground shaking as Rogue saw Ceterum land beside Brahn.
The dragon set down a large piece of glowing metal with his right head.
"Lunite!"
"I have what you need. Begin the ritual."
"Master, if the senate doesn't vote in favor of the bill." Tysis said.
"Then we stop the ritual."
"What?" Rogue said.
"And do it at another time."
"Do not test me human." Ceterum growled all three heads at rogue.
Rogue's eyes turned black again, he pushed his palm against the snout of Ceterum, knocking him backwards.
"Our deal will be completed, you will see your beloved again. But you must understand-"
"You understand you are Lich."
Rogue took the unite and walked off.
"Master, he can't do this until we know for sure."
"Tysis! Are you committed to me." Brahn said turning to him.
"Master?"
Brahn approached him and grabbed his shoulder.
"Are you committed to me!"
Tysis growled.
"I have given you everything. My eye, I sold out my village, my own daughter to slavery to prove my commitment to you."
Brahn let go.
"Good, you understand then. If this bill passes they will tear down everything I have built. I am meant for more than this. I must lead this world into new age. I will."
"Then the ritual shall begin in either case."
"Yes." Brahn said before taking out the perfect mana crystal.
"But not how he thinks it will."
Elsewhere in front of the senate building, Daniel had joined with Terron and the others. Trace and the others saw the crowd that had gathered before them. Trace and the others saw large amounts of Custos in the audience, each looking excited to see them.
Trace and his party each took a deep breath, feeling the weight of their entire crusade on them. Trace looked at Nora who nodded, each member of his party doing the same.
"People of the Kord empire! I am Trace Legacy, this is my party! Many of you know who we are, many of you have been inspired by us! We have fought our crusade to keep the empire safe from the Templars, but now I understand that our actions have lead to injustice. Across the empire, people have been inspired by us to kill any Templar they see, this is wrong." The excitement of the crowd turned to confusion.
"The Templars are people just like us, they are people of the empire. Our crusade must come to an end, the rule of law and justice must prevail. Today the senate will pass a bill that will bring justice to our people, but the right vigilantism must stop, including us. Which is why we are ending our crusade today!"
The crowd had mixed reactions, some welcoming the idea, others shouting in anger.
Trace exhaled, Flora put her hand on his shoulder.
"Hmp, I am less than enthusiastic." Chaos growled.
Trace and the others felt the weight lift off them. For the first time in years they felt something, free.
Terron and Daniel smiled.
"That's it then your majesty."
"Indeed, they did their job well."
"To the senate then."
Below, Euchre and the others were impressed watching this.
"Woah, Trace Legacy denouncing his own crusade. This really is something." Scythe said.
"Yes indeed. Perhaps I can ask him why in person."
"Dad?" Raine asked.
"I must go to the senate meeting, I'll meet you back here." Euchre turned himself into his human form and walked up the steps, a pair of praetorians escorting him.
"Now what?" Maren asked.
"Yanna! She's close, I can feel her!" Archie shouted almost running off with Morgana.
"Oh boy." Red lead the others after them.
On top of another building Rogue was with Brahn standing across from him. Ceterum, Caligus, and Brahn's daughter also there.
"I swear when Archie get's here you're all going to be so sorry!" Yanna shouted.
Rogue's eyes turned black with the same color aura around his body.
Brahn's eyes glowed red with the same aura around him.
"AAAhhhh!" Yanna screamed. The gem in the bow surging with the commander's stone and the unite.
Archie and the others began to scale the stairs of the building.
"Yanna!"
Brahn's daughter turned when her crow landed on her shoulder. She walked over to the stairs and saw Archie.
"Lookout!" Morgana screamed when she saw red magic bombs crash and explode around them. Morgana tackled Archie down , narrowly avoiding the explosion.
"Shit!" Scythe howled, Maren dragging him away as Red did the same with Raine.
"No you don't!" Raine growled. Her eyes glowed blue as she hurled magic blasts back at the girl. Brahn's daughter deflected them away, but had to focus on that. Archie continued his dash forward, able to hear Yanna scream, his determination and resolve burning like fire.
Caligus was drinking from a water-skin but spit it out when he saw Rogue's skin melt off. In its place was a black horned skeleton with black fire around it.
"Fuck, he is real."
"Ahhhhh!" Yanna screamed , the gemstone shattering with the commander's stone. Their energy surrounding the lunite which glowed blue.
"Yes! Come back to me my beloved!" Brahn smiled.
"I'm afraid she won't be coming here, you'll be going to her." Brahn revealed the perfect gemstone, blue magic surrounding the Lich.
"Ghaaaah! What is this!?"
The magic from the lunite began to surround Brahn and Ceterum.
"What are you doing human!?"
"I'm ascending, you made the mistake of believe you are a god." Ceterum growled and smiled as he stood behind Brahn. The Lich and Caligus shaking as they saw their magic synch up.
"Let us show you what a god really looks like."
More magic began to envelop the Lich, every bit of his physical being. Archie heard a sharp screech and shattering. By the time he got to the top Brahn, his daughter, Ceterum, Caligus were gone, and the rich was a pile of ash with only his bow left.
Archie saw his bow on the ground with the gemstone shattered.
"Yanna." Archie began to shake, tears filling his eyes. He fell to his knees and picked up the shattered pieces.
"Yanna!"
Morgana and the others soon arrived and saw what had happened.
"Oh no." Raine said.
Morgana knelt down and put her arms around him. She tried to console him with a kiss.
"I failed her."
"Awww what's wrong, miss me already?" A familiar voice said.
Archie and the others raised their heads to see a young woman standing in front of them. She had long-curly golden hair that went beyond her shoulders. She had purple eyes with a slim frame and wore Rogue's old armor with his bow in her hand.
"Who are you?" Karen asked.
"You don't like my new look, it's Yanna dummy. Now come on get on your feet, some serious shit is about to go down."
Inside the senate building, Trace and the others saw the great auditorium of seats around them. States of past emperors, consuls , and imperators decorated the building. They saw hundreds of senators lined up in the seats with a throne made of bright steel near the other end.
Terron sat in the throne, the praetorian prefect beside him as well as Tersias. Braikeon and Terron sat around the room with Nora. Praetorians standing guard with them. Galls was among the senators as well as Marc Antony and Bastion. Daniel was on the edge with Thedrad.
Two men sat in a pair of chairs in the floor in the center. The senators were speaking to each other loudly and disruptively, many arguing.
"So this is the senate, I always imagined everything made of gold." Clovis said.
"Imagined or wished?" Natani asked.
"….Wished." Clovis said sweat dropping.
"Shhh, it's about to start." Flora said making sure Thomas was asleep.
Terron looked at the two men in the center of the room who nodded. The entire room became as silent as a crypt when they heard Terron tap his throne.
"Gentlemen, this meeting of the Kord Senate shall now begin. We each bow before his esteemed majesty Emperor terron and King Braikeon." The senators each bowing their heads.
"Thank you consul Marius, you may proceed." Terron said.
"I turn over to my co-consul Titus." The second consul stood up.
"The floor is now open."
"I senator Galls with to put forth a bill." Galls said standing up.
Many of the senators began to speak up and grumble before Thedrad growled, the senators quieting themselves.
Ash noticed Euchre across from them and elbowed Trace before pointing him out.
"You think this is a problem?"
"No, not him. I think he's just here to observe."
"Gentlemen, long have the cult of the Templars spread their words throughout out the empire."
"Cult." Euchre said rolling his eyes.
"They have committed many horrible acts, and taken many good lives, but yet their leaders remain untouched. Hidden behind laws and protection they take advantage of." There was more grumbling, but many agreeing with him.
"Come on." Trace said.
"The bill I propose would make Templar leaders culpable for the actions of their men. Specifically those under their command. We promote master who work with us and build up the empire instead of tearing it down."
"You only want to persecute people you don-"
"Why don't you shut your fucking mouth or better yet put it back around Brahn's cock!"
"Why you!"
"Listen to him, he speaks reason, you speak only what your masters have payed you to say!"
More arguing broke out, a few senators almost getting physical.
"Politics at its best." Natani laughed while Ash nodded.
"Humans and Keidran really aren't that different."
"Silence!" The consuls shouted.
Braikeon growled, silencing the senators.
"The bill is set, I leave it to you fine gentlemen to decide the future of our empire." Galls sat down with another senator patting his shoulder.
"What does his majesty say?" A senator asked. The senate turned to Terron who smiled.
"I suppose this motion, and unless most of you see fit to disagree, I shall see it passed." There was a brief silence, but moments later most of the senate broke out in applause, each standing up while doing so.
"Yes!" Natani shouted.
"It's done." Galls laughed and hugged one of his senators.
Euchre exhaled, that was until he saw Tysis.
"Tysis?"
The tiger smiled.
Nora, Braikeon, and Thedrad felt something, Trace as well.
"I feel it, dark magic, like nothing I've ever felt before." Chaos said in excitement.
"What?" Ash yelped.
"They're here." The ceiling of the senate building shattered, debris falling down onto the terrified senators only to have the three dragons push them away with their magic.
Above them was none other then Ceterum with Brahn on his back. Brahn's eyes glowing black-red with Ceterum's doing the same.
"Brahn!" Euchre shouted.
"Ceterum!" Braikeon roared.
"Bow before your new God!"
Author's note
The penultimate chapter,
Next chapter will be the last followed by an epilog
So until next time,
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