Chapter 11 Prologue: Meanwhile in The Void...
Five figures sat around a hexagonal table in a dimly lit black palace. The ornate black throne at the head of the table sat empty, its owner not present at this dark meeting. Clockwise of this throne sat a man in jagged black power armor, his medieval-style closed helm featuring a crown of six horns. To his left sat a young looking woman with pale icy skin and icy white hair bound into a french braid wearing an icy blue kimono bearing frost patterns. Directly across from the throne sat a lanky man with unkempt wiry grey hair wearing emerald-accented black robes and a pair of goggles over his emerald eyes. To this man's left sat a gorgeous woman with black hair that faded to blonde at the tips wearing a black and gold corset and skirt under a matching sleeveless tailcoat bearing golden floral patterns. Finally, directly counter clockwise from the throne was an extremely muscular orange skinned man with long spiky black-and-red hair and a long black beard wearing a spiked pauldron on his right shoulder and a chain wrapped around his left arm. This man was the first to speak.
"Katereth, what is the meaning of this meeting?" the demonic man boomed, referring to the armored man on the other side of the empty throne.
"I have received word that our Lord has left this universe in pursuit of entertainment." the armored man stated, his gravelly voice resonating with dark energy. "I called this meeting, Psylgend, to discuss how to handle this situation."
"Is that so?" the dark haired woman leaned forward, resting her arms on the table in front of her. "Do we have any idea where he went?"
"I don't see why this is an issue." the white haired woman replied. "I can understand why Alexia would be worried, being the lost puppy that she is, but Kelas can handle himself just fine."
"You take that back Meldora!" the black haired woman stood, glaring at her smug-looking colleague with golden eyes.
"Ladies, please…" the boney robed man said, clearly not comfortable being caught between the two. "Meldora has a point though. Our Lord can handle himself just fine, and you're a more than capable commander, Katereth."
"I am not doubting our Lord's capabilities, nor do I doubt my own commanding prowess. I do, however, believe that at least one of us should remain with our Lord as an extension of His will during his travels." the armored man stated.
"I'm inclined to agree with Zynetken and Meldora here." Psylgend stated. "I have too much to manage here to be able to go dimension hopping."
"As much as I'd love to go see some exotic new dimensions, I'm going to have to say no to travelling as well." Alexia said, sitting back down.
Zynetken spoke up again. "Well, since Psylgend and Alexia don't want to go, Katereth obviously can't, and Meldora just doesn't care, I guess I'll volunteer to go." the man grinned a toothy grin. "I've been wanting to take a vacation anyway, meet strange new creatures with strange new fears. Plus, I won a bet against this experienced dimension hopper a while ago so finding our Lord shouldn't be a problem. Psylgend knows my department well enough, so you can give him command of them while I'm gone."
"Then it's settled!" Katereth stood and slammed his armored fists on the table. "Zynetken the Mad will assist our Lord Kelas abroad!"
The five strange colleagues stood and left the room, off to do their various duties, while the one known as Zynetken made his preparations to travel.
A/N: I know it's been a while, so here's something to tide you all over until I can pull further ahead with my writing. I'll probably put Chapter 11 up in a few days.
P.S.: The next chapter is extremely dark and makes heavy use of themes many readers may be uncomfortable with. This is only the first warning, there will be more warnings. There will even be a warning in the Reddit post of chapter 11 once I have it up. I am not responsible for any offense you may take to Chapter 11. It is entirely your choice to read it, and it is entirely your choice what your reaction is. It does contain plot points, however that does not mean I am forcing you in any way to read it. Please do not post reviews or comments complaining, as they will simply be deleted. You have been warned.