Just as I turn a metallic voice behind me says.
"Magister. Subitus est."
An emergency?!
I turn around immediately and find Baros bowing down. Baros is one of the commander-in-chiefs of my army;the second strongest after me.
He's in his human form. White hair. And a freshly shaved french-cut grey beard. Seriously when does he get the time to do that?
As he stands up I stare at his physique with envy. He's so lucky ..He got such a great vessel. He's a few inches ....no not a few....he's many inches taller than me. I need to crane my neck while looking at him.
His body belongs to some middle-age. The man probably used to work at some construction site because his arms are buffed up.
Overall he has build which any man would envy. And since Baros is using him as a vessel he looks even cooler.
"Quid est."
"Sanroku has arranged his army of vampires. They are charging in from the east with the leaders of Haven cult and Lethego cult leading them. From the west the Gemini cult of vampires is charging in. We commanders had an unofficial gathering and have deduced that Sanroku wishes to bring the Gemini cult under himself."
He takes a pause. He's waiting for my response.
" Gemini cult... You mean the ones with Lucifer's blessings?"
He nods
"What are the chances that this operation will actually succeed?"
"I'm not sure my lord... But as per my estimations it's highly unlikely that Sanroku's forces would actually win. But then again..."
He rubs his chin and gazes at the ground. He's hesitating to say more.
"Don't worry...I won't kill you if your estimations are incorrect. I just need a rough guess."
" Thank you, My lord. As I was saying...Sanroku has chosen a auspicious day for the battle. It's the Blood Moon. And not any Blood Moon. This one has appeared on exactly on 5th night of the month. You know what happened on that day,don't you? My Lord?"
I don't. Or rather I don't want to stress out my memory. It will take me quite a few minutes to remember it. And now every second is precious. I lie
"I do but it's quite vague. Could you brief me on it, Baros?"
"Gladly,My Lord. This is day on which Eliz Fernis was born. She's the queen of the Haven Cult. This day...it occurs only once in a century. And this is the very day when Eliz has single handedly wiped out all the vampires of the Juro cult, a century ago."
" Were they strong?"
" In comparison to us–not at all. In terms of vampires–I could say they were an formidable force."
"How strong is that woman really?"
" On a normal day. She could possibly take down a lower devil. She has one Sanroku's fragments after all."
"Ooo... that's interesting... I didn't expect Sanroku to be so generous... Anyways prepare are forces. Tell them to take down both the sides. Gemini cult,huh? They could make a difference in the war. Nice move,Sanroku. But I'd have to intervene."
" My Lord the forces have been already prepared. They are led by Asim and Kyoroku–leaders of Massaass Dam cult and the Kyuketsuki cult respectively. We were just waiting for your orders."
" You have my permission." I say in a commanding voice.
I prepare to leave for dinner downstairs. Asim and Kyoroku are pretty efficient . They can handle the armies without my help.
He turns to leave but then as if he was reminded of something he stops and taps his foot on the concrete.
"Eh...My Lord there's one more thing..."
I swivel on my left foot and gaze at him.
"Hm?"
" One of our scouts has sighted something unusual in the skies. She described it as some gate radiating golden light...which almost blinded her. We deduced that it is a gate to the Heaven..."
" Don't go down that road. We still aren't strong enough to face the Gods."
" No... I didn't mean to suggest that ,My Lord. She said she saw two figures appearing from it..."
" OH... that'd be a problem. Two figures... I wonder who would it be. I just hope it isn't Michael...or any of the archangels for that matter. I'm not strong enough to fight them off. Nor is Sanroku."
I raise my right arm to my sides. A single black shadowy wing sprouts from my back.
" Guess I'll have to deal it with myself."