Hello everyone! Welcome back to chapter 6 of Order of Eostia, I have received quite a bit of positive reviews from the last chapter, and I expect to get the same again…no…seriously though, I need them reviews to motivate me a lot more.
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Chapter 6- The Council and Politics
The sun shined brightly on the horizon signaled a new day. The feast has ended and what only remains are nothing more than people sleeping, where they slept was rather bizarre to say the least. Some slept on the ground, some managed to find their way to the tents, and some managed to get on top of a sleeping Giant.
All in all, the feast has ended with people, both Inamortans and Eostians, satisfied and tired.
Everyone ate, drank, and danced the night away. The Eostians, mainly Alicia and Claudia, were rather surprised when they found out that Adonis himself ordered for extra tents mainly for the Eostians. It just comes to show that he is a very hospitable host.
But it didn't stop the other Eostians that came with them to party until they drop.
Thankfully, none were harmed.
Right now, at the light of day, a certain king woke up in his tent. Groaning, he held his head as he felt the hangover hitting him hard. Standing up groggily, he shook his head as he reached for the glass on a table.
"Damn…h…ere it goes…"
As always, his sisters are always prepared whenever Adonis drinks alcohol. Reaching for the glass, he grimaced as he looked at the green, gooey liquid. Staring at it for a few seconds, he gulped as he lifted the glass and drank the liquid in one swig.
Groaning, he felt himself about to vomit from the terrible taste. Holding a hand to his mouth, Adonis swallowed as he felt the liquid pass through his throat.
"Urghh…" He shook his head as he sighed, he put the glass down and wiped his mouth. He kept himself steady for a few minutes, not moving from his spot, which was quite the challenge since the world kept on spinning around him.
"Come…urgh…on…" Adonis groaned as he closed his eyes and took a step forward. Feeling the throbbing pain go away slowly, he took another step forward.
Then another, and another, and another…
Until he is confident of walking straight without crashing into a wall, he would keep doing this whenever he drank. It was some sort of ritual or habit to him.
"Come on, you can do this." He muttered to himself as he slowly walked towards the exit. "Good, I'm doing…good…" He continued walking, all the while encouraging himself.
After exiting his tent, he took a deep breath to smell the fresh air. "Haaaa, that's it." He blissfully sighed as the cold air cooled his skin. He smiled as he stretched his arms, he then popped his neck making him grunt in satisfaction. He then began to twist his body a couple of times.
Nodding to himself, he looked at the two guards guarding his tent. "Both of you are dismissed for the day, get changed and have the other two ready." The both of them bowed and left. Adonis sighed as he looked towards the makeshift barracks.
Already, he can see a lot of recruits training. In fact, he can see Diamatrus having a couple of Speartons-in-training do push ups while their shields and a few rocks provide pressure on their backs.
Adonis winced as he remembered that hell. Its one thing if there are a few rocks weighing down on you while you do push-ups, but with the weight of the regular sized Spearton shield? One's arms will be more than sore the next morning.
"Their training might be hellish, but its what managed to get all my men to shape." He muttered to himself as he began walking towards the training grounds. Looking around, he can see a lot of early risers. Whether or not they are training or minding their own business, all of them stopped to greet each other. Of course, Adonis himself is not an exception.
He smiled as he entered the training grounds. Looking at a barrel full of wooden swords, he approached it and took one.
Swinging it a few times to get used to the weight, he nodded as he walked towards an empty spot where there are few people.
He took a deep breath as he held the wooden sword with both hands. Keeping his feet apart, he allowed his muscles to relax as his grip slowly tightened. Closing his eyes, he swung down and quickly followed it up with an upwards wing. He then did a one-handed thrust, he then held the sword with both hands as he slowly exhaled.
He took another deep breath as he swung to the right, making sure to keep his momentum, he then raised his sword slightly and swung down. His eyes narrowed as he imagined an enemy with a wound on their stomach and as well as a severed arm.
He spun as he swung to the left, he then followed it up with a thrust. He let go of the wooden sword for a while, only to grab it in a reverse grip.
He turned around and swung it to the right, ending it with his right hand touching the ground as his form is crouched. Standing up, he sighed as he felt someone approach him. "Hmph! As always, you combine the stance and mix it up. Quite unpredictable." Diamatrus approached him with a grin as he gave him a pat on the back.
Adonis chuckled as he felt the strong impact of the pat. "Well, I want to be different. But you should say that to Akame. She made her own style and makes sure to always train in secret. If I was unpredictable, then she is unknown."
"Hahaha! Well, isn't that the truth? Princess Akame, despite having a different style, managed to climb her way as the Matriarch of the Swordwraths. Of course, the council was quite angry at the fact that Princess Akame won the seat using her own style." Adonis sighed in frustration as he remembered that particular memory.
"But since she is my sister, they can't do anything but complain to themselves." Diamatrus crossed his arms and nodded. "You know, the council still remembers, right?" Adonis nodded as he returned the wooden sword to the barrel.
"Of course, those old men will never forget whatever happens. Especially if it involves them. And since I made a decision without informing them…" Adonis rolled his eyes as he can already imagine what will happen. Diamatrus snorted in amusement as he gave Adonis a pat on the shoulder. "Let those old fools say what they please! They all know that the majority of our people are on your side. Those senile idiots at least know that much."
Adonis nodded in appreciation as he turned to the taller tents far from where the feast was held. "Knowing them, they'd want to hold a meeting with me, and most likely with Lady Claudia as well. They will demand an explanation." Adonis turned towards Diamatrus with a smirk. The older man was holding his own smirk as he shook his head. "Hah! Let them try! They'll only end up with their faces red in the end!"
"I doubt that, they're getting smarter…" Laughing lightly, Adonis took a staff and a wooden shield. "For now, I'd rather not see their faces. I still have my daily ritual to do." Diamatrus smirked as he went grab a spare staff and shield. "Let me join in, I need to see if you've been getting rusty!" Adonis smirked as he shook his head.
"You wish!"
With Alicia
Alicia was awake for some time, wandering around with her two guards. Thankfully, they were sober, unlike most of her troops. 'Well, with Adonis proclaiming us as their guest, I guess nothing bad will happen to us.' She thought to herself as she looked around.
She wore one of Akame's old dresses. It was a sleeved light blue dress with a purple skirt, the sleeves are white and thin which reveals Alicia's arms. The purple skirt she wore was accompanied by a zigzag pattern which is colored gold.
Looking around, she can see many interesting objects, such as an old woman wearing an old white robe weaving a couple of figures. Each are finely made with no flaws, in fact, she can see that each figure has a crown. She was caught up in watching that she failed to notice the old woman stopping.
"Oh?"
The old woman turned with a kind smile. Now Alicia can see that is woman is quite aged, if she were to guess, the woman is probably at her late 50's.
"You must be his majesty's guests." The woman stood up as she fixed her clothing. Alicia gave her a gentle smile as she cleared her throat. She quickly but carefully grabbed the woman's hand as she guided her as to not trip on her seat.
"My! How kind of you! My name is Dunma." Dunma introduced herself as Alicia took a step back and nodded. "I am Alicia Arcturus." She smiled as the woman gave an appreciating nod. "Mmm, Alicia. What a beautiful name."
"Ah…t-thank you." Alicia blushed as she stuttered slightly, Dunma noticed but paid no attention to it as she turned to look at her work.
"You must be amazed." Dunma gave a light-hearted grin as she turned to Alicia. She nodded in confirmation as she continues to admire Dunma's work. The old woman gave a smile of appreciation as she walked over to the unfinished cloth.
Alicia looked at the cloth and saw something similar, the red eyes. Slowly, Alicia realized as her eyes widened in astonishment.
"It looks just like him!"
Dunma nodded as she sat down.
"Correct, this is his majesty, our King, Adonis."
"It looks just like him, its as if he was looking at me." Dunma nodded as she turned around and continued working. "Well that is just how it is. After all, there is nothing that I can't weave in perfection." Dunma stated with pride in her voice.
"Wait…you just said his name; does he have a second name?" Dunma stopped as she scratched her chin. "He does, but we Inamortans have our own culture. And our names are a part of it as well. If you wish to learn more, ask his majesty. I'm pretty sure he can tell you more of it than me."
Alicia looked confused as she looked at Dunma.
"But I don't want to distu-" She was cut off as Dunma raised her hand. "Don't worry, his majesty is a kind and understandable man. He would never turn away from this, especially with your pretty face." Alicia's faced flushed red as she tries to form words. Dunma only laughed lightly as she continued weaving.
"You."
Alicia stopped as she stood still, that voice…it wasn't friendly…
She turned and already regretted it as she saw a man about her age looking at her with a scowl, he is accompanied by two rough-looking Swordwraths. He is blond and if it wasn't for his scowl then Alicia would consider getting to know about him. His blue eyes look at her with so much disdain that she can feel it. His blond hair is cleanly combed to the right, with no fringes whatsoever.
He wore a rather flashy outfit with feathers sticking out of the collar of his yellow jacket that seemed to shine, underneath that jacket was a blue undershirt and he wore green leggings made of silk.
But that was not what made Alicia want to punch him in the face…no…
It was the fact that his chin was raised so high that made Alicia want slap his face silly. But she can't, obviously this was a noble. But why? Adonis said that the nobles camped very far from this place, so why did they go the trouble of coming here?
"Who are you?" The way he said it, its making Alicia want to draw her blade. She felt a tug behind her. She glanced at Dunma, the elderly woman was standing up as she faced the noble. Her face was serious.
Taking a step forward, Dunma quickly changed her face. "Count Trystan! What brings you here?" The now named Count looks at Dunma in disdain as he took a step back, as if she was dirty. "Was I talking to you? You should be grateful that I, Trystan, came here, you commoner." Alicia silently grits her teeth as the two of her guards glared at Trystan.
Dunma, obviously kept her cool as she bowed her head. "Please forgive me for stepping out of line." Trystan gave a mocking smile as he crossed his arms. "Well, I forgive you. You should be grateful for receiving such mercy from me."
"Yes…" Alicia noted the hidden malice through Dunma's tone. She was trying to keep herself composed. Looking at Trystan she glared at him.
"Hmph! Whatever, go back to your peasant work, commoner!" Dunma turned around and walked slowly to her work.
Carefully stopping by Alicia's side, Dunma whispered.
"Don't tell him your last name."
Alicia nodded silently as she kept her eyes on Trystan. The noble turned his eyes on her, his eyes looked down at her angrily.
"And you? I do not recognize you."
Swallowing her spit, she opened her mouth. "Alicia…my name is Alicia…" Trystan hummed to himself as he looked at her guards. "Really, women with swords are such trivial things." He mocked them with a shake of his head. Alicia's eyes narrowed at him.
"Why do you say that?" Trystan smirked as he pointed at her hip, where her sword was. "Women are weaker than men, that's what. That is not their purpose. Their purpose is to warm our houses for us men…" Trystan gave a disgusting smirk as he leered at Alicia, making her uncomfortable. "And to warm our beds with their bodies, THAT is their purpose."
Alicia clenches her hands as her body starts shaking from anger.
"But that's enough. What I'm here for is to why someone like you is wearing that dress." Alicia's eyes widened as her guards held their swords, ready to defend her at a moment's notice. "You look like a noble, but that's not the point. I have met and know all nobles of the Order Empire…and you are not one of them."
Before Alicia can react, Dunma got in front of her. "She is a guest of our King, Count Trystan, it would not be wise to anger her!" Trystan clicked his tongue as he glared at the elderly woman. "You dare talk to me again?!" At this, they began to gather attention from many people who were already awake or have just woken up.
"You lot in this pathetic area should be grateful that I have stepped into this filthy place! And you!" He aggressively pointed his finger at Alicia, making her guards stand closer to her.
"You dare wear my darling Akame's clothing?! I should have you be locked in a dungeon you wench! Obviously, you are a thief! You two, arrest this peasant-whore!"
"That is enough!"
Everyone stopped as Trystan aggressively turned around at the source of the voice.
"Who dares raise thei-" Trystan stopped as she was approached by an angry Adonis who was wearing only his pants. Sweat poured from his body as Adonis stopped in front of Trystan. His normally red eyes were burning in anger as he stomped towards the source of his anger, Trystan.
"Y-Y-Your maje-STY!" Adonis suddenly punched his stomach causing him to bend over in pain. Looking down at his wheezing form, Adonis let out a sigh. Looking at Alicia and her guards, he motioned for them to come to him. Slowly, Alicia went to his side, her two guards following suit.
"W-Why?" Trystan gasped out as he held onto his stomach. His two guards kept still as they kneeled in front of their King.
"You harassed one of my guests with your actions today. This is only your punishment." Trystan's form shook in fear as he kept his head on the ground. "M-M-My apologies! I did not know!" Adonis crossed his arms as he looked down at Trystan.
"Nevermind that, what brings you here? Normally, you'd be following your grandfather." Trystan's body stood still as he slowly stood up.
"Your majesty…a meeting has called." Adonis narrowed his eyes, making Trystan flinch in fear. "The council has called for you, and as well as your…guests." He gulped as he avoided eye contact with Alicia. Adonis sighed as he looked at her.
"Alicia."
"Y-Yes!" Alicia was trying to make sure that her eyes land only on Adonis's eyes, but since he was taller than her, and the fact that he was naked and sweating was quite troublesome for her.
"Go to Claudia and have her prepare herself, wear something formal." Adonis said to her seriously as he turned around and started to leave. However, he stopped as he glanced at Trystan. "I will inform your grandfather of your actions today." Trystan paled as he stared at the retreating form of Adonis.
"Y-Yes…your majesty…" Trystan muttered defeatedly as he turned to leave with his two guards.
Alicia can only stare at Adonis in wonder, this is her first time seeing Adonis so angry, and the way he reacted when Trystan talked about the council…it's like…he hated it…
She nodded to herself as she made her way to where Claudia's tent lies.
40 minutes later
Alicia gulped as she, Claudia, and their escorts arrived at the meeting place. They are now in a place where people with rich clothes stare at them. Of course, she still wore the dress that Akame had let her borrow, and Claudia is wearing a rather extravagant dress that shows off her beauty.
Her hair is tied in a bun while a few strands remain free. The dress she was wearing was a long white dress that goes pass her knees. The dress she was wearing was accompanied by a see-through veil that shielded her from the sun. The dress was quite tight, which is shown by how it shows off her curves, but despite this, Claudia managed to make it work with her figure.
Adonis was already there before them. He has a red cloak that covered his gray tunic with white dots decorating the clothing, he has a brown leather belt with a tiny golden circle at the center, his black pants are finely made of soft wool. For his footwear, he has black sandals with the straps going below his knees.
The stares were also accompanied by the fact that Adonis greeted them with a smile once they arrived. Before Adonis greeted them, most of the nobles eyed them with lecherous gazes. But the moment Adonis greeted them, they all backed off almost instantaneously, something that both Claudia and Alicia took note of.
"Welcome Claudia, Alicia. Come, the council awaits."
The two Princess Knights nodded and followed Adonis. The escort of Adonis, which consisted of two Speartons, and four Swordwraths, went first as they entered a large tent. Adonis kept his face passive as he entered the tent. Claudia kept herself calm as she looked at Alicia, who is nervously sweating.
"Whatever you do, do not do something to anger them." Claudia whispered to Alicia who nodded softly.
The moment they entered the tent, she was greeted by a large rectangular table, and a small square table. The rectangular table contains six chairs. The smaller table has three chairs, a spot specifically for Adonis, Alicia, and Claudia.
The six old men wearing rich clothing are sitting, while keeping their eyes at Adonis and his guests.
"My apologies for the wait, I had to prepare myself." Adonis said as he took a seat at the middle chair, prompting Alicia and Claudia to take a seat beside him.
"Hmph, you should know that we, of the council do not like wasting time, your majesty." The sixth old man spoke as he closed his eyes.
Adonis narrowed his eyes as he felt himself get annoyed. The first old man raised his hand. "Now, now, patience my friend. After all, his majesty is still young." Looking at Adonis he stood up. "Now, it is time to introduce ourselves. I am Lug the First Seat."
Lug is the oldest member. He is a small elderly man with a white mane, one cannot even tell if his beard is a part of his hair or not. His robes are rather rich in colors, white in particular.
One by one, the council members stood up and introduced themselves.
"Riev Second Seat." His robe is big and stained with many colors, his fat belly bulges from his clothing as he took a bite out of a piece of meat.
"My name is Magnan, Third Seat." His voice held little authority as his short graying hair was accompanied by the serious air he excludes. He wore a black tunic that goes well with the red color scheme of his jewelry
"Hrk! Rolf. Fourth Seat" The gruff voice of his clearly screams that he is unfriendly. His tanned bald head accompanied with the scars and his eyepatch clearly states that he is a war veteran. He only wore a sleeveless shirt that shows off his scar covered body and shorts.
"Alwick the Fifth Seat." This one is clearly someone who loves his riches. His clothes are littered with gold and jewelry. Each finger he has have golden rings with many different colored gems and diamonds. His smug look was annoying to say the least as even his hair is colored yellow as if claiming his hair is made of gold.
"Hmph, Treks, Sixth Seat." Treks's face was extremely wrinkly and saggy that one could mistake him as some sort of monster. He wore a simple gray robe with a hood to cover his head.
Afterwards, Both Alicia and Claudia stood up. "I am Alicia Arcturus, one of the Seven Shields." Rolf glared at Alicia as he crossed his arms, however that is all he could do. Claudia took her time looking at the Six Seats before opening her eyes. "And I am Claudia Levantine, one of the Seven Shields and as well as the Sworn Knight of the Goddess Celestine Lucullus." After her introductions, all Six Seats have strained faces as they started to release a hostile aura.
Alicia nervously eyed them as she and Claudia took their seat. Adonis sighed as he rubbed his head. Coughing to his hand, Lug looked at his fellow Seats. "Now that that is done. We shall address the issue. The issue that you yourself have raised, your majesty."
"Yes, let's get this over with."
"Hmph! You have made a decision without telling us, the Council." Both Alicia and Claudia looked at each other in confusion as Treks read a paper. "You were suppose to tell us about the foreigners the moment you encountered them yesterday!" Adonis narrowed his eyes. The five others nodded their heads as they did their own thing. Treks gave a smug grin as he looked at Adonis. "What say you, your majesty?"
Adonis closed his eyes and sighed as he stood up. "The reason why I did not tell you any of this is because I was negotiating with Lady Claudia here."
The old men raised brows as they listened in interest.
"Hoh? Then tell us what came of this negotiation of yours."
"They will provide us with land for us Inamortans to live in, in exchange, we will coexist by trade and protection." The Six Seats looked at each other and nodded. "Very well, but I have a question. What is it that troubles your lands, Lady Claudia?"
Claudia stood up. "Currently we are at war with the Dark Queen of the North. She controls all sorts of monsters and lead them." Rolf huffed as he slammed his fist to the table. "So, in other words, you want us to fight your war for you. Hmph, cowardice!" Alicia was about to snap until Adonis held her back with a hand on her shoulder.
"You seem short-sighted Rolf." He quickly turned his head towards Adonis with a sharp gaze. "What do you mean by that? I only pointed out the obvious." Adonis sighed as he shook his head as he stood up. "You have only heard about a small part of it and already you are judging Lady Claudia's words. That is what makes you short-sighted, I am rather surprised since the Council was supposed to be the head of politics in my Kingdom."
Immediately, the entire Council glared at Adonis. "Let me say this, we will not only protect, but we will also be protected. We have discussed that in order to build a better relation with the Seven Shields, we will fight alongside each other. Shoulder to shoulder."
"But what about these so-called monsters?" Magnan voiced out as he held his hands together while covering his mouth.
Adonis nodded as he looked at him. "Of course, we will fight them, they will also provide information on what kind of monsters we will face. One cannot win a war without information." Crossing his arms, Adonis smirked in confidence. "Or are you telling me that you would defy me?" They all looked at each other wearily, silently communicating.
"Remember, the Seven Shield Alliance are our allies. I would expect them to be treated the same way as we treat our people." Rolf furrowed his brows as he looked at Adonis.
"You mean…even the wo-"
"Yes! Even the women! As you can have heard in front of you, they each have their own titles as leaders." Rolf gritted his teeth as he kept his eyes on Adonis. The young King challenge his stare with a sharp glare as he swiped his hand across the air.
"I will not allow the difference in gender to interfere with our future! Whether or not you are a man or a woman does not matter! Do I have to repeat your punishment, Rolf? Or would you rather keep your mouth shut before I relinquish your seat?" Adonis coldly stated as Rolf bowed his head in submission.
"Good. Anyone else?" Nobody said a word as he closed his eyes. Lug coughed to gain everyone's attention as he stood up. "Since none have voiced their arguments, this meeting will be concluded. Although this meeting is short, please be mindful of the future, your highness." Adonis merely nodded as he turned towards Alicia and Claudia with a small smile.
"Let's go."
"Y-Yeah…" Alicia nodded slowly as she and Claudia followed.
"Oh, and Alwick."
Alwick stood up and looked at the King.
"Yes?"
"Your grandson, Count Trystan, has harassed Lady Alicia here earlier." Alwick paled as Adonis turned towards him with an 'I am not happy' look. "Punish him with…" Adonis stopped as he put a hand below his chin, thinking. Alicia looked at Adonis curiously while Claudia closed her eyes in mild anger.
After a while, and a sweating Alwick, Adonis snapped his finger.
"I'll let him off with a house arrest for a month. The next time I find out that he acted like the last, then I will have him do manual labor with the farm animals." Alwick gulped as he bowed. Doing manual labor, for a noble, that is a shame that will make challenging a Giant look like a pair of dogs playing fight.
"Yes, your majesty!"
Adonis nodded as he left the tent with Alicia and Claudia followed by their escorts.
Sighing to himself, Adonis looked at his escorts. "Get the carriage ready, I'm already getting tired." One of them saluted and left.
Looking at his guests, he gave them a tired smile. "Sorry that you have to see that. That's the only way I get them to listen to me." Claudia shook her head with a smile as she looked at Adonis. "It is fine. You handled it pretty well." He shook it off with a bashful smile. "Really? Akame told me that I'm scary when I'm in a meeting with them. I've only managed to get them to agree with me with peace once. This isn't one of them sadly." He chuckled as he turned towards Alicia.
Adonis smiled as she crossed her arms. "You looked like you were ready to tear them apart." She blushed as she looked to the side. "I can't help it. They called us cowards!" She huffed as she pouted a bit.
Adonis chuckled as he shook his head. "Trust me, I was in the same position as you. But I can't do anything to them. The same can be said for me." He said as the carriage arrived. "Come, we can talk more privately in the carriage." Claudia nodded while Alicia merely followed.
Their escorts got on their horses and surrounded the carriage as Adonis, Alicia, and Claudia got inside.
Sitting down, Adonis popped his neck as he gave a satisfied sigh. Alicia and Claudia sat in front of him, ready to listen.
"Listen, the majority of the Council are sly old men that will do anything for their own benefit. They have the support of some powerful nobles, while I get the rest. So, it basically means that I am more powerful." Claudia nodded as she looked at Adonis. "Why are you telling us this?" Adonis smiled as he gave her a wink as he grinned. "Because I trust you." After a few seconds of silence, Claudia smiled as she chuckled softly. "You really are a work of art." The King laughed softly as he waved it off.
"If you are more powerful, then why don't you disband them? It was clear that you do not like them." Alicia suggested while Adonis shook his head. "I can't. If I do, then there will be a civil war…and the last thing I need is to see my people kill each other." He said as his eyes burned in anger.
"But now that we are allies…the Council will be off my back for a while at least." He said as he looked at Claudia. He closed his eyes as he leaned back, thinking on what the Council's next move will be. Waging war is impossible, anything negative that comes to mind will be avoided.
After a while, Adonis sighed as he rested his elbows against his legs.
"I can only think of two possible moves that the Council will try to convince me to do." Raising a brow, Claudia listened in interest as Alicia remained quiet. "They will either try to make me demand more, which I find unlikely…or…" Adonis sighed in frustration. "I really hate the fact that I can read their possible movements." Alicia smiled in amusement while Claudia gave a light laugh.
Adonis took a deep breath as he relaxed himself.
"As the both of you know, I am the King…and…" He blushed as he looked away. "The Council has been pushing me to…get an heir…" Slowly, Alicia blushed as she found out what Adonis has been saying. "S-So they're asking you to get married? I-I-It shouldn't be a problem for you, right?" Adonis nodded as his blush died down. "Yeah, but the problem is that the Council wants me to marry more than one."
Claudia narrowed her eyes as she eyed at nothing in thought. "So, the Council wants you to marry many women…but why does that involve us?" Adonis chuckled sheepishly as he scratched his head. "Since the Council is made up of people that are rather bold…they'll most likely want me to marry at least one of the Seven Shields…" Alicia and Claudia's eyes widened as Adonis continues to explain. "With that, it will make our alliance a lot stronger…" He sighed as he scratched his head in frustration.
"Basically…the Council will try to convince me to marry one of you…I hate those old geezers…"
AND CUT! Sorry that its been a while guys, but I've been quite busy for the past few weeks, and the fact that school will start in 2-3 weeks doesn't help.
There is also something that I want to say to ya'll for a while. There is a POSSIBILITY that I will put this and The Darkness of the Mercenary on a hiatus. Now before any of you grab your torches and pitchforks, let me explain myself. And no, its not because I am getting tired or anything. Its just because I want to focus on my second story, The Prince of The Swarm in Remnant. Now keep in mind that this is only a possibility, so there is a chance that I won't put this and the other story on hiatus.
The reason on why is because that I've been feeling the urge to put some attention to TPoTSiR, at least 3-5 chapters, then I'm back to my old update cycle.
Maybe it's because I've been listening to RWBY soundtracks for a while now…I dunno…
Now onto what this chapter is about.
I get that some of you want that the Order Empire remain united. But my brain and the plot had other ideas.
Now, the Order Empire has two factions that could possibly go at each other's throats at a moment's notice. And I like it to be honest. It adds the feeling that not everything will be hunky dory and it adds a reminder that there will always be factions even within one country.
Think of it as local street gangs fighting over money or territory.
Now some of you have probably guessed what the Council is for…old men…against the King in so many different ways…I mean its basically a point-blank shot! Everyone can see it as clear as day!
Now if there are any mistakes, I apologize...been wanting to get this out as soon as possible...
Also…I have to ready my equipment…gotta call the bros…
*Dials number*
Hey bro…you got the tickets? Good…you got your equipment ready?
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WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU"RE TOO BUSY WATCHING NARUTO?!
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Kyle! Stop that! Our equipment needs to be in top shape!
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YES! I called you Kyle!
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What?! Ugh! Fine! Just get your shit ready!
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…Oh, still here? Well, I'll see you guys at the next chapter…which will contain Adonis's first step within Eostia…bye!
Ciao! Peace!