Chapter 161 - Final Battle (2)

"So we have a numerical advantage... that is good. Focus more on the forces of Grigori instead of Heaven, with Heaven we need to fight a defensive battle, and with Grigori offensive one."

After that, we have spent several hours formulating military and battle plans for the Final Battle.

The next day, the forces of the three factions already started gathering at the main battlefield, as billions were present, creating a really majestic scene.

After another two days, I was clad in my armor, standing side by side, with Zekram and several other high-ranking devils, as we all look at the main battlefield, and awaited the time to start the battle.

Practically every noble, that had bought some Arcanotech from me, brought it to the battlefield, as the hundreds upon hundreds of Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries were stationed here, and aimed the direction where forces of Grigori were concentrated. I alone brought 5,000 Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries that could be moved from their locations.

By the agreement of me, Michael and Azazel, each faction wouldn't send top powerhouses to fight, aside for those whom they wish to perish. It was done because this way, we could dispose of several uncomfortable individuals, that would severely endanger the ceasefire in the future.

Of course, forces of the Grigori were led by Kokabiel, as Azazel wanted to dispose of him in a quiet manner, and that idiot even volunteered himself to lead the armies of Grigori into the battle, as he wanted to kill as many of devils and pure angels possible.

"Be ready. Charge Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries and on my command fire."

I commanded, as around 12,000 Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries started charging as forces of Grigori and Heaven were approaching our positions, while almost all of the Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries were aimed at the incoming Fallen Angels.

"Fire! Voidfleet Fire!"

I commanded as thousands of shots from the Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries and Voidflreet were fired, as the incoming swarm of Fallen Angels, causing explosions and screams here and there, death and blood flew, as millions of Fallen were killed.

'Hela, you can go.'

I said telepathically to my lover as Hela emerged in her battle armor out of the portal, the moment when the armies of three factions clashed in the violet battle.

Each seconds tens or maybe even hundreds were killed who knows, as the chaos absolute ruled the battlefield, as the Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries and Voidfleet shot another salvo of their shots, at the forces of Grigori and several on the Pure Angels that were descending from Heaven.

Even Venelana was participating in the final battle, as she already reached Satan-Class long ago, and now led the entire Legion as she clashed with forces of pure Angels. I was completely captivated by her figure as she kept blasting thousands of Pure Angels into nothingness with her Power of Destruction.

Only then I have noticed that she was shot with Holy Flame, fortunately, she cast a protective barrier and the Arcanotech Artifact that I have created, powered the barrier up significantly, so she could defend against the attack.

And I perfectly and instantly knew who attacked.

"Damm. Zekram takes command. Somehow Heaven's Kokabiel has joined the war."

I said in anger, as Zekram was equally angered that Archangel Uriel appeared on the battlefield. We had a silent agreement that nobody with the power of Archangel / Super Devil won't be participating to not cause too high collateral damage.

The battle between existences on that level could be especially destructive. So only people below that power level participate, but who would have thought Uriel would join the battle.

He was Archangel, a very strong one, that had Bloodline Ability similar to the Clan Trait, Holy Flame. He was as petty as Kokabiel and wanted to enforce superiority of Heaven, so the local warmonger.

'Hmm... he has Bloodline of Holy Flame, if combined in a right way with Incinerate Anthem, then I can create a new Clan Trait that could be even inherited probably... and having Holy Flames coupled with Dark Light would make me nemesis of everything affiliated with Dark Elements, which is perfect for the ruler of Baator. Everyone would think several times before crossing me.'

I thought in my head as I spread my twelve wings and appeared instantly by Venelana's side, being glad that she was okey and wasn't injured.

I instantly turned around and started casting a Forbidden-Tier Spell, called Bararaq Saiqa, which created an imaginary lightning sword in my right hand, and an enormous amount of lightning was being concentrated within it.

After several seconds, I released all of it, in direction of Uriel and shot a beam of condensed lightning energy his way.

Bararaq Saiqa draws lightning down from the sky. Once the lightning has been summoned and stored in the sword, it releases an enormous lightning blast, able to fill the sky with light.

I saw that Uriel cast a protective barrier, but it was futile, he was soon enveloped in the blinding light, together with hundreds of thousands of surrounding Pure Angels as they were turned to ash in a split of a second, as Uriel's protective barrier cracked after several seconds, and even he was hit directly by the Forbbiden-Tier Spell Bararaq Saiqa.

"Vena goes and fights on another part of the battlefield, I will deal with this pest here."

I said with a cold voice, as Venelana just nodded and hurried away, seeing that I am royally pissed off.

If she was attacked on someone on her own level of power, or maybe even someone as strong as Kokabiel I would interfere, as I would let her deal with it, and make a move only when her life would be in immediate danger.

But Uriel was a different story, I think he wanted to kill Venelana as a form of revenge. You need to know, thanks to my widely spread Arcanotech, Heaven had far higher losses of lives than was initially predicted.

Chapter 162 - Final Battle (3)

Especially thanks to Arcanotech Device called Light Absorber, which was able to absorb Holy Power or energy-based attacks made from Holy Power for a short amount of time, before it would break.

Thanks to that Device tens of millions of devils were able to easily survive ambushed made by Pure Angels and even in battle right now, many devils were able to make quick attacks and kill angels just solely on Light Absorber Device.

While in the same Class, usually devils were stronger in terms of destructive power, but the elemental advantage of Pure Angels and Fallen Angels made it so, most direct fights Devil vs. Pure Angel, ended up in devil being often killed if not careful.

But that was instantly changed with the invention of the Light Absorber Device, which allowed the Devil to just absorb the attack of Pure Angel, as he attacked Angel and killed him easily.

"I thought that you would be harder to kill... Archangel Uriel."

I said as I saw the bloodied figure of the Archangel Uriel, as several of his wings we broken, or just burned by the enormous heat released by Bararaq Saiqa.

"Let's dance."

I said as I started throwing spells at injured Archangel Uriel one after another, not leaving him an opportunity to retaliate.

At the other side of the battlefield, Devil Army clashed with Armies of Fallen Angels, which were led by the strongest Cadre of the Grigori, Kokabiel.

Devil Army was slowly advancing further, with most eye-catching, being Legions of Berserkers under command of Hela that were clad in the finest armors, with finest runes and inscription and armed with best runic weapons that could be mass-produced in the Draconic Deus.

Hela was on speartip slaughtering Eight-Winged Ultimate-Class Fallen Angels with her Necroswords like they were cabbage, leaving only dread and fear after she was done with someone.

"Ragnar, take command of the Vanguard and push forward. I am going to try to kill that pest my beloved told me."

Commanded Hela with a cold bloodthirsty voice as she looked at Kokabiel, as several Generals that commanded either Aesir or Devils bowed deeply to the madwoman, be it in respect or fear as she departed to fight Kokabiel.

Hela was famous in the Underworld, as someone who did whatever she wants and kill whomever she wants. The only person she listened was her lover, Lord Zeoticus Lucifer.

As Hela commanded, General Ragner, who now reached early stages of the power comparable to Satan-Class, took command of the Vanguard numbering around half a billion soldiers as they drove deeper into lines of Fallen Angels.

While Hela conjured several Necroswords and threw them at Kokabiel who was flying in the air, issuing one command after another, as he sensed incoming danger and barely dodged the Necroswords, but one of two of his wings were severed in the sneak attack.

He quickly patched up, as he coughed some blood and looked at Hela with shock and fear. She didn't give him any more time to recover, as she instantly rushed at him with two Necrswords in her hands, that shone in malicious black power, as she was using Power of Death to enhance her attack, as she ferociously attacked Kokabiel.

Fortunately for him, Hela still had the physique of Intermediate Stage God and didn't manage to advance her physical body to the Great God Stage too, as that would require too much time and resources.

Kokabiel had was physical as strong as Hela, and was even a bit faster even with his injury, as his flight was now rather clumsy.

"Stop where you are you fucking pigeon."

Screamed Hela as she threw after his several Necroswords along with blasts of Power of Death as she used her enormous reserves of Divine Power and Magical Power to conjure large-scale attacks of Power of Death or to cast Forbidden-Tier Spells that her lover taught her.

Fortunately for Kokabiel, or unfortunately for Hela and other Fallen Angels, she missed as Kokabiel used his subordinates as meat shields in front of Hela's terrifying attacks that annihilated entire Legions of Fallen Angels in seconds.

Millions died like that.

Kokabiel barely managed to dodge those attacks and was getting injured by aftershocks of explosions or some other side effects.

Hela knew that she lost when she saw him reaching for the teleportation artifact, she knew about it from Zeoticus, but when she wanted to do something, Kokabiel already teleported out, leaving there only enraged Hela, who to vent her anger started slaughtering nearby Fallen Angels, by tens of thousands each minute.

Meanwhile one could see from distance, that a large part of the Fallen Angels army, around 40% that were talons of the army started quietly retreating, not sending alert to their compatriots fighting on the front, as their commanding officer Cadre Baraqiel ordered retreat as Azazel decided that it was enough.

Strangely only when Kokabiel's forces and factions of his opposition were surrounded by an army of Devils, led by Berseker Aesir, General Rangar, who just now smashed the skull of some Cadre-Class Fallen Angel apart.

While Azazel, seemed like a good, cheerful, and nice guy, he was still the most cunning, scheming, and despicable Fallen Angel.

With this move, he practically decimated his opposition and while Kokabiel survived as he escaped, his forces were gone, he still had one or two Legions somewhere, but that was only a small part of what it was. He won't be able to make any major moves for upcoming centuries, and even if he tried something then, he would be no enemy for him.

Chapter 163 - Long Live the Emperor! All Hail Baator!

Meanwhile, Hela was enjoying the slaughter of the Fallen Angels here and there, I was finishing my duel with Archangel Uriel, who managed to recover his standing and now we were dueling on equal ground, though I had a slight advantage thanks to my higher mastery over Magic.

I was Grandmaster in most magic systems, which was something to behold. I already saw Azazel's loyal forces retreating from the battlefield, as I released a small smile over it.

I then shot another salvo from the Gate of Babylon Style of Dark Light which was now even stronger after I touched the realm of Laws and started comprehending Law of Darklight.

My aim, on contrary, was to comprehend and reach Apocalypse-Class through the Law of Devouring. For several reasons to be truthful.

The first one was that, if I can comprehend Law of Devouring, then my Clan Trait Devour would be so strong, that I could Devour Laws of killed foes if they comprehended some. I have managed to do it with Lucifer, but that was more a stroke of luck than a show of proficiency or ability.

The second reason was that with Devour I can increase my energy reserves or get stronger really fast compared to the Law of Darklight.

After half an hour, my fight with Archangel Uriel has completely obliterated the diameter of several kilometers, as aftershocks still killed some Angels, Devils, or Fallens that were close to our position.

Unfortunately for me, we have reached a deadlock. While Uriel was stronger than me Class wise, and even had some elemental advantage over me, with his Light and especially his Holy Flame, I was perfectly able to contain all of it with the use of my superior mastery of magic and arcane.

I really wanted to kill him, as his Bloodline combined with Incinarete Anthem could create a new Clan Trait, and possibly another Law for sure.

I mean it, as if someone has Clan Trait and is talented enough in terms of Soul Aptitude, then chance of comprehending the Law which was basic for the already said Clan Trait was higher compared to people who didn't have anything and were forced to start from scratch.

I looked at Uriel who was flying in the air opposite to me, as we stared at each other, until out of nowhere beam of black energy, that looked like a sword slash, attacked Uriel and send him flying.

"Azrael."

I instantly used the opportunity created by Azrael's sneak attack on Uriel and the arrival of the Death Guard Legion, which joined the forces of the Devils and started ferociously attacking the remaining Fallen Angels on the main battlefield.

I appeared in front of Uriel, who was greatly injured by Azrael's Power of Death that was used abundantly in the attack.

I quickly cast Gravity Fall Spell that increased Gravity around Uriel several dozen times, as Dark Light Chains bond him in one place, not allowing him to move an inch, as I used my scythe Rosenkreutz to decapitate Archangel Uriel.

I stored the corpse of now-deceased Archangel in my storage space and flew away to the place where Zekram was together with other high-ranking devils, as Azrael also landed down.

He and Zekram stared at each other for several seconds, as they shook hands and greeted each other like old friends. It was understandable as both of them lived for millennia, and of course, they would know each other.

Zekram was famous for his wide network of contacts in every faction and pantheon across the entire Draconic Deus.

Within the next several hours, slowly but steadily, all Fallen Angels that were not part of Azazel's followers were massacred like pigs, corpses were stacked together created literal mountains of rotting flash and rivers of blood.

Heaven retreated shortly after the death of Uriel and several more Cadres and Archangels, that were created by Yahweh for the sole purpose of War, so they were a bit warmonger one could say.

Azazel who retreated as first had the lowest losses. While they sent 6 billion soldiers to fight, they lost around 1,5 from which almost all were loyalists of Kokabiel, already killed Satanael or some other Cadres who wanted the war to continue.

Devils who sent 8 billion lost around 1 billion, from which 70% were basically loyal soldiers of Houses Leviathan, Asmodeus, and Beelzebub. Others were some Houses that leaned more towards the Satans, as I together with Zekmra and Gerstahl placed them to Vanguard, which was basically destined to die under most heavy attacks from Grigoria and Heaven.

"It has ended."

Someone said as silence took over the command tent.

"No. It has just started."

I said as everyone looked at me with surprise, and only a selected few knew what was going on. I then look at the group of Generals and Nobles, around ten people altogether.

"Four Satans are dead, and Lucifer has perished by my hand. Descendants of those weaklings who you call leaders were annihilated to one. From today, there will be no Satans, there will be no division, conflict, discrimination between our race. From today, I am sole supreme ruler, the Emperor of Baator."

I said shocking deeply everyone in the tent, aside from a few, who were now standing by my side, most notable being Zekram, Gerstahl and other Heads of Six Houses of Lucifer, Azrael, Mephisto, or Archduke Agares.

"So what is it? Allegiance or death?"

I asked once again impatiently, as I saw all of them reach for weapons as rage-filled their faces.

"It's treason, then."

I said as I released Dark Light Chains out of nowhere that pierced hearts of all of them at the same time, killing them instantly.

"Long Live the Emperor! All Hail Baator!"

Said Zekram as knelt before me, leaving me surprised at his gesture but I smiled, as I knew that what it meant.

"Long Live the Emperor! All Hail Baator!"

Said Gerstahl Lucifuge together with Heads of Six Houses of Lucifer as they all knelt down on one knee.

"Long Live the Emperor! All Hail Baator!"

"Long Live the Emperor! All Hail Baator!"

"Long Live the Emperor! All Hail Baator!"

Chanted rest of the nobles and military Generals.

Chapter 164 - Awakening of the Fiend

From the moment, we marched on the Capital City of Lucifaad. Almost on billion armies of Devils, Fallen Angels, Vanir and Aesir marched in orderly formation, under my lead.

Through the journey, commoners knelt and chanted:

"Long Live the Empire!"

Practically everyone in the Underworld already knew that what happened and that the new Empire has been created.

With each passed territory, Nobles reigning there bent the knee and swore loyalty to the Crimson Emperor as they joined me in the march with their armies.

After several hours we have arrived at the capital city of Lucifaad, where we were greeted by the Governor-General of Capital with his entourage, who came in front of me, knelt on right knee, and said.

"Welcome home, Your Imperial Majesty."

I nodded and then entered the city, where each one of the citizens knelt as they all greeted the birth of the new Emperor and new Empire.

"Long Live the Emperor! All Hail Baator!"

I went directly to Lucifer's Palace that would become temporal Imperial Palace before the entire city of Lucifaad is re-constructed and turned into an enormous fortress city with an entirely new Imperial Palace.

When I arrived at Lucifer's Palace there was a need to discuss some things, such as coronation, the official establishment of the Baator, unification, implementation of the TML, and several other things that needed attention.

For example things like complete re-structuralization of administration and military, creation of Imperial Army, or rather Imperialis Militarum, other branches, and many, many other things.

After several hours of intense discussion, where more people participated as for example Crom Cruach arrived together with Tiamat and Tannin, representing Dragons that would be part of the Baator.

Works around the city already started and everything was going smoothly.

The next meeting was decided to be scheduled after several days. So I used this time to go to Agreas, to witness the awakening of the Malacoda Malebranche.

After extensive research conducted by House Nebiros, led by Zaorama, we have found that Malebranche was actually one person, an ancient demon, that was divided somehow into twelve weapons.

We have found a way to combine twelve of them together once more and awaken an ancient demon by the name of Malacoda Malebranche. His power was estimated to be at the pinnacle of Super Devil, with enough potential to reach higher class just after some time.

Today was the day when the twelve pieces of the Malebranche would be awakened once more.

I stood in the secret laboratory together with the Zaorama Nebiros, who was standing behind me as we were completing the magical circle, that would combine all twelve pieces of the Malebranche to awaken the ancient demon, Malacoda Malebranche.

If I could gain his loyalty, I would have a great asset on my side, perfect leader for the Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes. If not, I have also prepared another magical formation, that would instantly seal Malacoda before he could regain his own power, and banish him into an alternate dimension.

"Shall we start, My Emperor?"

Asked politely Zaorama Nebiros from the side, as I nodded my head.

Together we started chanting the activation spell and soon enough the magical circle started shining in the blinding crimson light as the twelve stone statues started disintegrating and particles started concentrating in the one place, creating a silhouette of a man.

He had black hair with streaks of red and gold, as well as golden eyes, he wore garments like that of a prince and had a majestic aura around him.

He came to me and stared at me for several minutes as the absolute silence was in the place when he knelt on the right knee, and contract appeared in the air between us. I read it, before agreeing to the conditions of it, as it was good for me.

"Master."

He said in a polite voice as he looked at me.

"I Diablo Noir, gracefully offer my services for the head of the Dawn Lord."

He said, what was the object of his undying loyalty.

The Demon we thought to be Malacoda Malebranche was named in reality, Diablo Noir, a mighty Abyssal Fiend, that was nearly killed, and then crippled by the Dawn Lord, a Warlock Emperor of the Dawn Warlock Dynasty of the Cangzhi Plane, before he went to sleep.

Diablo was too powerful, or rather his special innate ability made even mighty Dawn Lord unable to kill him, so he crippled him, and severed his body into twelve separate parts, and threw them across the entire Astral Boundary.

In a weird twisted sense of fate and irony, all of them ended in the outskirts of the Astral Boundary after thousands of years, and after other untold millennia, they ended on the plane called Draconic Deus, a long before the Dimensional Gap was created.

"Are you sure, it may take thousands of years for me to match someone as mighty as the Dawn Lord?"

I said seriously, as Warlock Emperor was absolutely different league. Such existence could wipe out the entire Draconic Deus with the wave of the hand.

"Of course, my master. You, someone, who lacks fate yet has the grandest destiny."

He said almost with fanatical zeal as I was a bit wary around him, but with his age and experiences, it wouldn't be weird to not recognize Fateless One, as my energy combined with his during the signing of the contract.

What caught my interest was the last part of the sentence, but I have decided to not question it, as it wasn't the right time and place.

"Then it is okay. I treasure and reward loyalty and punish incompetence."

I said as his grin widened.

"What shall be your first order, my Master?"

He asked as he looked at me, still kneeling.

"You shall be my sword and shield, my most loyal companion and enforcer. You shall be Captain-General of Adeptus Custodes, Emperor's Golden Legion."

I said with a majestic voice.

"As your Imperial Majesty Commands."

Said Diablo as he stood up.

Chapter 165 - Senatorum Imperialis (1)

Basically, the governing structure of the Baator is as follows. The head of state is the Emperor, who has absolute rule over the nation, which is of course me.

Then there are Elders of the Baator, currently only three of them.

Beneath them is an organization called Senatorum Imperialis. It consisted of the highest-ranked people in the Baator, they decide ordinary state matters, basically some equivalent of a very small parliament, much closer to Council in nature.

Currently was the first meeting of the Senatorum Imperialis, which consisted of Hela, was appointed as Lord Marshall Militant of Imperialis Militarum, Cain Valefor the Grandmaster of Execution Temple, Grayfia Lucifuge who was High Chancellor of the Baator, Diablo Noir newly appointed Captain-General of Adeptus Custodes, that didn't even exist, Tiamat who was appointed as Commisar-General of the Commissariat, Mephisto Pheles Magister of the Arcane and Magic Research, Archduke Agares Magister of the Domestic Affairs and Territorial Management, and my father-in-law was named as the Lord High Admiral of the Voidfleets.

This meeting was not in full attendance as some posts were not occupied due to a lack of suitable people for them. So, Elder temporarily took their duties.

Zekram was temporal Magister of Foreign Affairs and Azrael was named temporal Magister of Intelligence Department. The Magisterium of Arcanotech and Development was temporarily entrusted to Mephisto Pheles as nature of these two Magisteriums were close in nature.

"Now that everyone is in attendance, we can start the first meeting of the Senatorum Imperialis."

Said Grayfia, as my lovely wife was the new High Chancellor of the Baator, something akin to a prime minister. Her role was basically managing logistics between various Magisteriums and Military Branches and many other things. She also acted as the chairman for the Senatorum Imperialis.

"The first topic on the hand is the creation of Imperialis Militarum. Lord Marshall Militant Hela Odinsdottir will now speak."

Stated Grayfia in a formal voice.

"The process of the creation of Imperialis Militarum. All Noble Houses have surrender control over their Legions to the Imperialis Militarum, leaving them with only maximally one Legion of million soldiers as personal Household Guards. Within the next one month, unification shall be complete, and we will have a complete Chief of Staff. I have also named three Lord Generals that would be overseeing the creation of the Imperialis Militarum."

One of the reasons why the devil's government wasn't really working was due to every House passing their own army, which was the root of the problem. If the Nobles possessed their own armies, it creates less dependence on the nation, and greatly boosted their own power, and even increased the possibility of the rebellion or something similar. Ironically, the majority of those soldiers, almost all of them, were not even loyal to their Houses, they were loyal only for money.

Now that Imperialis Militarum was created, I ordered Hela and several trusted generals, to train a strong and fanatically loyal army. While Noble Houses are permitted to the main army of only one Legion, which numbered around 1 million soldiers, of course, that didn't include Mechs or special units. This would also force, nobles to train their soldiers, as they were really prideful, and wouldn't accept that commoners of Imperialis Militarum are stronger than their Household Guards.

Of course, in times of war, even Household Guards would be required to participate.

"Thank you for your report, Lord Marshall Militant Hela. The next one to speak is Magister of Domestic Affairs and Territorial Development, Lord Archduke Agares."

I found it funny seeing so formally speaking with Hela when just yesterday we had a threesome started by girl-on-girl play.

"Thank you High Chancellor Lucifuge. The Magisterium of Domestic Affairs and Territorial Development started implementing the TML, Territorial Management Level standards across all territories in the Underworld, with help of the Commissariat. Several Heads of Houses have been severely punished and around 500 Nobles have been arrested or sentenced to death. Most of the Elders of Noble Houses. I predict that within ten years, we will rebuild everything and within another 25 TML will need to be increased once more due to progress of every territory."

Said Archduke Agares as I awaited something like this. It wasn't surprising that so many nobles were arrested by Commissariat and many of them were even sentenced to death. This was a time when all unwanted elements needed to be purged from the Empire I am building.

And when I get complete control over the Underworld's Will, then my Empire will be literary immune to things like corruption or misuse of power as the World's Will see everyone and everything.

Commissariat was Enforces and Military Police. Their role was to root up any corruption and enforce Laws. Also, they were kind of political officers in the army, whose duty was to prevent any misuse of power and they oversaw practically everything.

"How is the progress of rebuilding the Capital?"

I asked Archduke Agares as it was his responsibility as Magister of Domestic Affairs and Territorial Development.

"It is going very fast with help of Mechs, the works are scheduled to be completed within the next three months."

Answered Archduke Agares.

"That is good, also, we will rename the capital upon finishing the reconstruction. Its new name shall be Anor Londo."

I said as I cannot wait to see the newly reconstructed city, and especially the Imperia Palace of Anor Londo. The entire city would be rebuild in majestic gothic architecture, which would give it a new charming and bit creepy atmosphere, really suiting the Baator.

The city needed to be expanded, practically majority of buildings needed to be redesigned, and many more needed to be added, as Lucifaad while the capital of the devil species, was rather small, due to policies of previous Satans for residency of the city.

Practically only people with lineages of Nobility could live in the city, so the population was rather small. Something I planned to change and reward settlement pass for loyal followers of my House.

Chapter 166 - Senatorum Imperialis (2)

"Thank you Archduke Agares, now the next one to speak will be Lord Mephisto Pheles."

Stated Grayfia, as Archduke Agares sat down on his seat after he finished his report.

"Thank you, High Chancellor. Now to start, we have been drafting plans for mass-production of Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries and Arcanotech Towers, to completely fortify every city, so it could be defended easily in times of attack or siege. Construction of Mechanical Factories is going smoothly, and initial phase would be completed within one month, while next phase would take at least two years."

Said Lord Mephisto about the much-needed fortification of cities.

Currently, most cities of Baator were completely vulnerable to attacks. Only some like Lucifaad had some magical defenses, but even they weren't anything great.

So, every city, needed to have Arcanotech Towers, creating protective formation, runic walls around the entire city, mounted with Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries that would provide at least a basic level of defense.

And this was only elementary level.

When completed, Lucifaar od better Anor Londo would be unpenetrable even if it got attacked by several Albions and Ddraigs. Imperial Capital needed to be as fortified as possible, as it will house headquarters of all Magisteriums and Military Branches. Something logical as it was a Throne City.

"What about the expansion of the Voidfleets?"

I asked as I looked at Lord Mephisto as he was temporal Magister of Arcanotechnology and my father-in-law Gerstahl Lucifuge, Lord High Admiral of Voidfleets.

Voidfleets would be crucial in the Astral Boundary, as traveling by Voidship was the easiest way of crossing Astral Boundary, and in planar conquest, Voidships and their equivalents were priceless and could decide how the war will end.

Of course, it was possible by traveling through Astral Gate by opening a trans-dimensional portal but they required a higher amount of energy compared to the energy consumption of voidship, and Astral Gates often required precious resources to be constructed.

In Astral Boundary, Warlock often used alchemy voidships to suppress thousands of worlds, and Arcanists were the same. Other civilization and species, had their own voidships, as voidship was mighties Warmachine in the Astral Boundary.

"That is rather problematic, without exploring Dimensional Gap further, we cannot begin construction Voidfleets on the large scale. Constructing Mechs and Anti-Matter Magicule Canon Batteries is a different story, as they actually don't require many resources, but voidships are a different story. I have thought, about exploring Draconic Deus, the space around it. While it would lack or have in small quantities precious ores and resources, it should be enough to expand our forces several times."

Answered Gerstahl Lucifuge, as I pondered about it.

Draconic Deus actually included the entire galaxy around it. The reason, why I was a bit reluctant, was that it probably won't have many precious ores such as Adamantium, Mithril, Orichalcum, Imperial Gold, Stygian Iron, or Vibranium due to lack of Magical Participles, they were really low in Draconic Deus and entire Galaxy.

But it was the only possible choice.

"Then start sending Voidships packed with Drones to mine resources on Mars. If it proves to be profitable, we can start mining resources in all worlds of our Solar System and slowly mine the entire Galaxy. Have you found some intelligent life when you were doing scans of the Draconic Deus?"

I said as I finished with a question.

"Yes, we have found two space-faring civilizations, completely technological based. Annihilation protocol would be implemented and their races would be exterminated for resources."

Said Lord High Admiral of Navy.

"Good, but preserve their knowledge."

I had a weird fetish for collecting knowledge of factions or civilizations I have destroyed. I had a rather simple reason for that. Even with all-time in existence, it was impossible for one person to know everything, so I have started collecting pieces of knowledge of my foes.

In each one I have collected would be something new, that was unknown to me. Usually, it would stem from the unique circumstances of local faction, culture, needs, power system, or something else.

Even in my past life, I have collected an entire database of civilization knowledge that belonged to annihilated species by the Solar Federation.

In truth, it was a common practice used by Solar Federation. The first thing we searched when we have defeated and exterminated enemy Xenos, weren't resources, but rather data banks with knowledge. Then they were implemented into our own, advancing our technology by leaps and bounds.

"As you command, Your Majesty."

Said both Lord Mephisto Pheels and Lord Gerstahl Lucifuge.

"Diablo, how the process of recruitment is going?"

I asked as I looked at my Captain-General of Adeptus Custodes. Many people were really uneasy around him, especially the fanatical zeal he held towards me, god knows why not that I complain.

He was competent, from what I have found during this week, and was fantastically loyal.

"The process is going smoothly. The first batch of 1,000 Recruits would be ready within the next 1 year, but reaching the standard of Custodian would need at least 15 after the surgery."

Said Diablo as he bowed to me, and I nodded my head.

The Standart strength of the Custodian was set to Ultimate-Class. Devils had a lot of Ultimate-Class devils, but many of them were only in early stages and were rather weak. So Diablo needed to train them, strengthen them and teach them.

While at the same time making them fanatically loyal.

I predict that within a century, I would have 1,000 Ultimate-Class Custodians, that are at higher levels of the Ultimate-Class. And all of them would be Dual Classes, in Demonic Energy as in Physique.

From these recruits, the majority were of High-Class, and only 70 or so were Ultimate-Class. Most would need to reach that level within the next ten to fifteen years.

Trans-Devil Gene-Seed would be implanted into them, after reaching pinnacle High-Class. It was found out, that the Trans-Devil Gene-Seed had the best chance to accommodate with the body when the subject was at the High-Class if we are talking about the generalized version.

Chapter 167 - The New Empire

After finishing the report from the Diablo about the current state of the Adeptus Custodes we have discussed details about my coronation, which was scheduled to be when the reconstruction of capital will be completed.

It was decided so for several reasons, but mainly now there were more pressing matters than my coronation process, as it was just a formality, as everyone knew where the real power lied in the devil race. There were many things to do, and now everyone had a lot of works, especially in Military Branches, that was something that was needed to be completed as soon as possible, due to possible attacks on us from other factions.

It was no secret that Olympians were already looking at our way with hungry gaze, but not due to their power over us, but rather due to the arrogance of Hades and Zeus, especially Hades. He always despised devils as species and wanted to annihilate us one day.

On the coronation, I will be crowned as the Emperor, and Vena, Fia, and Hela would be crowned as the Empresses, even though they had their official titles due to their occupations. While Venelana was not taking part in the government, she took place as General Manager of Umbrella Corporation, the name of my company in the Underworld, which was created several months ago, by fusing all weaponry factories and manufacturers across that Underworld that I owned.

After dispersing the first meeting of the Senatorum Imperialis, everyone went to do their own things. Elders as Zekram and Azrael were attending their duties as temporal Magisters of their respective Magisteriums, while not forgetting to train to become stronger, as Elders were a final bastion of the Baator.

Crom Cruach traveled through the Underworld and negotiated with various independent dragon flocks for them to join the Baator, which would take a lot of time. Fortunately, his strength and presence of Tiamat who was his mate, and Tannin greatly sped things up, and maybe within several years, all dragons in the Underworld would join the Baator. Of course, that was only part of the Dragon Race in the Draconic Deus, as there were countless dragons and many dragon flocks that lived in dimensional spaces of other factions, pantheons or pocket dimension or even Earth.

What was probably the greatest shock for me, was the news that all three of my wives got pregnant and that I would be a father. With three children coming on the way, I was probably even more nervous about it than my pregnant wives, they were just happy.

Venelana most vocal one about it, while Grayfia and Hela were more modest and controlled with their emotions. Something I have feared, as I don't want to imagine dealing with emotionally unstable Hela and Grayfia, as both of them could be hard to handle sometimes, especially Hela. I already can see Necrosword flying at my head for nothing or something.

These three months until the capital was finished really passed fast.

The new Capital of the Baator, Anor Londo was breathtaking. With its gothic architecture that was implemented in the city, and countess majestic Arcanteoch constructs that were built across the entire city was creating a majestic and mighty feeling around the entire city.

Today was the day of my coronation, that I would be crowned as the Emperor of the Baator.

Countless people filled the streets of the Anor Londo, as they gathered in front of the Imperial Palace before the Outer Imperial Palace as the Imperial Palace of the Anor Londo was divided basically into two parts.

One was the Outer Palace, which was the size of a smaller city with its enormous gates, bridges, and other constructs. While the Inner Palace, or better known as the Sanctus Imperialis that was divided from the Outer Palace by the Ultimate Gate.

While the Outer Palace was freely accessible by members of Nobility, Army, and other governmental branches. On the contrary, the Sancus Imperialis was basically a wasteland where only members of the House of Lucifer, Elders, or Senatorum Imperialis could access.

Today was the exception, as the coronation took place in the Throne Room in the Sancus Imperialis. There were thousands of people that filled the Throne Room, and hundreds of thousands in the entire Sancus Imperialis and millions in the Outer Palace, and even more in the entire Anor Londo.

I sat on the enormous Golden Throne that I personally constructed as it acted as an amplifier of my Demonic Energy. By my side was Diablo Noir, Captain-General of Adeptus Custodes with several Custodians clad in golden armor holding halberds as their weapons of choice.

Then a step below me, stood Elders Zekram, Azrael, Crom Cruach, my wives, and other members of the Sentaroum Imperialis. Then in two rows opposite to each other stood Heads of Houses of Baator Nobility, chiefs of Dragon Flocks, and High-Ranking Officers of the Military.

Below them were ordinary nobles and soldiers gathered in thousands, by ordinary I meant with sufficient social standing to be present in the Sancus Imperialis.

"My brother and sisters. Today, we have gathered here to witness a major leap in our history. Today, many of you who are gathered here, are of various origins and backgrounds. Of various standings and species. For a long time, we supernatural species of Draconic Deus have been divided by our birth, strength, origin, and race. Stagnation and discrimination have become a common reality to us, and degradation of our glory would be our inevitable end. But, but today it has ended. Today, this day, we have gathered to create a better future of reason, progress, and advancement. No matter of race of Baator, be it a Devil, Dragon or Fallen Angel, or any others that would join us in the future. In front of factions and beings of the Astral Boundary we are nothing, but united we stand for the future and one day, we will take our rightful place in the Universe as the Baator. So from this time, until the end of times, I proclaim the foundation of the Baator, and I crown myself the first Emperor of the Baator to lead our Empire to the ages of the unpreceded glory, victory and wealth. To an age, where Baator would be the strongest faction, where there would be no discrimination of supernatural species, where there would be an opportunity and a world of infinite possibilities for everyone, where we would stand at the top of the food chain even in the Astral Boundary and even across many Universes. That I something I swear to achieve on my own very soul.

All Hail Baator!"

I finished my speech with great zeal.

"All Hail Baator! All Hail the Emperor!"

"All Hail Baator! All Hail the Emperor!"

"All Hail Baator! All Hail the Emperor!"