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Boiling Isles- Emperors Castle

It had been about a few weeks since Lilith's "absence" as rumors spread on her disappearance to which only Mateo and Kikimora and a few handfuls of coven guards and scouts knew the truth as the news reached the emperor who simply sighed before ordering the human to come to him as he did kneeling. "You called for me sir?" "Yes, I'm sure you've heard about what happened to our last coven leader."

Mateo simply nodded before Belos asked him "How long have you been here?" "About a few weeks sir but Lilith mostly taught me about the system that you run," Mateo replied before he was asked to stand up as Belos then spoke, "Do you think you can be superior to her?"

"Yes but I don't know why you're asking me." "Well, then I see I've found Lilith's replacement already." The human was in disbelief at what he was just told." "Leader? Me!? This is so much to process." "Then tomorrow I will let you decide then." Belos then summoned new robes which appeared in the human's hands as he then summoned Kikimora who ordered her to lead Mateo to his new barracks as the little gremlin swore under her breath before handing him a note about a meeting for the coven leaders tomorrow.

The following morning he woke up once again going the whole thing to be a dream-like the other nights only to find himself in the same room he was given before dressing in the new attire which was a bit bright golden uniform along with and hooded cloak which he wore as a few scouts and kikimora waited for him outside as he was lead back into a fancy dining room with a long table with about all the coven leaders sitting around as the food was being served as a scout then said. "Now under orders of the emperor may I present the new leader of the emperor's coven."

Mateo then walked in with a series of notes in his pockets while Kikimora was blocked from the door being forced to wait outside as Mateo then took off his hood as a few coven leaders spat out their drinks in shock at the reveal as one of them Darius head of the abomination coven then burst out an argument.

"You can't be serious you want us to be led by this human?!" He shouted slamming his fist as a few others agreed as they started berating Kikimora as Mateo stood up and quickly fired a blank shot into the air with his flintlock causing everyone to quickly sit down."Sure blame me but may I remind you that I was chosen by the Emperor himself so if you want to say something say it to him unless you want to risk losing your positions as coven leaders or worse."

Darius simply starred at Mateo before asking "What made you want to send Clawthorne down the river!?"

As another member spoke "Did the emperor even know about the dinner? Was there pressure to deliver? " Soon the whole table was swarmed with questions as Mateo kept a calm tone before replying

"When you got skin in the game you stay in the game, but you don't get to win unless you play in the game, I got love for it, hate for it, but you get nothing if you wait for it (Wait for it, wait)"

He then simply looked at a small cross and softly said "God help and forgive me, I want to build something that's gonna outlive me." He then finished his written speech as a few coven leaders were still skeptical over him as they left as Mateo was the last to leave as Kikimora walked away in anger as she couldn't hear a single word from all the shouting while also believing the same thing about a human being unable to be a coven leader as she left wandering the hallways talking to herself.

"I, I wanna be in the room where it happens, the room where it happens." "I wanna be in the room where it happens The room where it happens." "I've got to be in that room, In that big ol' room."

She thought and thought before muttering to herself "I've got to be in. The Room. I've got to be. I've got to be, Oh I've got to be in the room. I've gotta be, I've got to be, I wanna be IN THE ROOM!" She finished before passing out in her room.