"Old fool, I have a question for you. I want no cryptic responses." Adrian said as he put his pen down and closed his journal.
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Adrian said nothing—he had realized he was not the biggest fish in the pond; there was a vast cosmos out there, and he had not even claimed a single county… not her.
"Are you really just a plot convenience? You really only show up to explain things I wouldn't know. Who are you exactly?"
<<... I think I am Long, but as for who I am, I am unsure. I have only fragmented memories from years ago. Olga exists only because I am not a whole. There are others like you, is all you need know.>> Old Fool said after a long pause
Adrian nodded and stared into the skies. "That just puts more fun to the tale."
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Earlier that month.
The Uthean Forest,
Adrian, Valhalla, Chris and the members of Ragnarök stood facing the scorched mark on the ground.
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"I guess sealing one wasn't an option, but now they don't pose as much of a threat anymore."
"Should we cover this up? Someone is bound to find it." Tobey, Chris' second in command asked.
"Leave it be." Adrian said then turned to the freshly summoned Zethar. "You exist only because I summoned you, remember that ." He said.
Zethar nodded and transformed into a humanoid form, possessing white scales, two red horns, a flaming ring that burned as bright as the sun. He looked at Adrian with an arrogant smile, a smile that didn't show the readiness to serve.
"And that makes you my master? I don't think anyone deserves that title." He smirked, then cast an AOE spell, restoring the forest to its previous state. The Anulian was lost. Its law-eater concept too.
Chris, Tobey and Valhalla stared at Adrian. One thing they knew was, he hated disobedience, not in the sense that he didn't want people to challenge him, no, but he didn't like to be insulted. Silence invaded the area, and not even a breath was heard.
Adrian frowned at Zethar' s disobedience, Valhalla noticed this.
"You dog who doesn't know his place!" He pointed his sword at Zethar's throat. Zethar's eyes turned cold as he stared at the blade : "Strike at me again, and your soul will stretch into a silence even time cannot name."
The fierce aura of both summons shot up into the skies.
Chris's hand twitched toward his blade—but he knew better than to step into this quarrel.
To Adrian, Zethar was just lucky he couldn't unsummon the perfect summons.
'It does not hinder my plans though, so I'll let it slide.' Adrian closed his eyes and sighed, his goal in life was never to be controlled, and anyone who tried to undermine it was his enemy, but, Zethar hadn't crossed that line just yet.
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The five crime lords, Zenon, Raze, Valentine, Ophelia and Zach bowed before Adrian "You called." Their voices were laced with poorly veiled spite .
"Originally, I would have let things remain as they were and let greater chaos ensue, but I don't think your usefulness to me has expired just yet. " Adrian said. The matter today was about the Anulian-- the anti-creatures, he had initially planned to keep the Crime lords in the dark about their existence as it would lead to the greater chaos he needed, but thinking further, who wanted to rule a broken nation?
"Thank you for relaying this information." The lords said. Adrian could notice the deep seethed rage in their eyes as they said this, rage simmered behind their still faces, but they kept their heads bowed.
"Also..." He took out a map of Uthean and pointed at some locations- then left, leaving them to their rage. All he sought was more chaos in Uthean, and the Crime lords cooking up a plot was not out of his predictions; he just wondered, would they seek help from Lue or Involve a new party.
"The day you fall is around the corner." Zenon said. "Ophelia, handle the tasks he's given us, the rest of us will focus on the plan."
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{ [4/10/239 Era Igneous VII]
• There has been a steady growth on my Conquest of Control. 1. The underworld now bends to my shadow, though not to my name 2. With Valhalla and Zethar, the two whom the beasts of Uthean now recognize as their kings, I can say I own the beast world as well
• This leaves the gyn. Ragnorak and Obsidian also made steady growth, taking in and training over 500 orphans and slaves in the way of the knight and Assassin, this boosts my general power in Uthean to 2/3 military might. Once the noble war is incited, I can say that House Wilbert is the most powerful if excluding The Thornes.
• Next on my agenda is how to incite the Noble war. 1. Crime Influence 2. Anulian Influence.
These two- crime and chaos- will split open the noble order. }
"Young master, we have arrived." The driver said.
Adrian nodded and looked out the window- at the Noble Stardom. The towers of Noble Stardom rose like polished knives against the grey sky, reminding Adrian of his beginnings ; when he summoned Valhalla, Olga's first warning about the strange powers in the world, his meeting with Eloise, then Lue following him to his home. Another Noble conference, an impromptu one.
"let's go." Adrian patted Romeo's head and sat him on the seat, closing the door behind him. Chris soon followed from another voiture, he was with Aghast, another knight of Ragnorak.