Sat at the center of the human continent was the Dynasty of Menssai, a nation previously known for it's economical power and welcoming atmosphere, they were once regarded as the fourth most powerful nation in the world, behind Warmark, Righteous and Kosuke.
But after the war, it all changed, with the lost of their king and crowned prince, it was never the same after Jace took over, yes they gained more power than before, but it wasn't through any righteous means, as Jace ruled with an iron fist and made the nation feared all over the world, with the power he had gained.
Jace sat before the leaders of his territory, kings of the nations who willingly joined him, and also his Grand Four Generals, some of the most powerful beings from the Drakziel and Demonoid continent…
first is PYON (a Demonoid from the Demonic Nation of Blac, with great talents and power, even feared among his kind… he was the head of his nation's guard, but went rouge when the new king took over… he disagreed with his peaceful approach in terms of ruling and forming good strong relations with the nations around them, and even extending to the human and Drakziel continents, making him a fugitive for committing treason)…..
NALIA (a Drakziel from the kingdom of Dom, she was the first princess of the kingdom but her unruly behavior, with an unstable and diminishing metal health made her father pass the throne to her little sister instead, which sent her to a more downward spiral… that action lead to her taking the life of her father the king, she was on the run, until she met Jace, whom with his name and the power she was bestowed by him, pushed back her oppressors, and is in the process of taking over the country from her sister… she is one of the few Drakziel that have mastered the full transformation of their dragon form making her a rare and extremely talented addition to Jace army, even if she is crazy)…..
DRAKO (a hot headed Drakziel with a very disheartening childhood, he grow up in the kingdom of Righteous, the human continent as a mercenary, he is strong and fearless and extremely battle crazy, he lives to fight, it doesn't matter who, if he deems you worthy he will fight you, the stronger the better, that earned him the nickname, the Grim-Ripper… and on top of that, having no conscience nor sympathy makes him the most dangerous member of the Grand Four)….
and finally NASS (a Demonoid from a small town near a nation called Veviara in the Demonoid continent, she went on to become a prominent figure in that nation, but soon changed when she was framed and falsely accused of a crime she never committed… that day she witnessed the terrible acts beings of the world would commit just to satisfy their greed, making her wanting to change the world, she soon joined Jace seeing his goals aligned with her's… she is a calm rational realist, always thinking couple of steps ahead making her the most intelligent of the grand general and a huge asset to Jace).
They all gathered in the audience room of Jace, from each of their territory assigned to them by Jace all over the world…. a big rectangular table was placed at the center of the hall with ten sits in front, with each of them taken by the important figures present… Jace sat at the head of the table, with both Kolpa and Demiurge standing at either side of him looking intimidating, Jace then started the meeting… "welcome, all of you… am glad you took the time to answer my summons, with your busy schedules, and distance from the parts of the world your territory heals from" said Jace in a calming tone… "of course lord Jace, we are mare insect compared with your greatness, it will be suicide to defy you" Pyon replied with full adoration in his eyes… "so why are we here 'your lordship' I was in the middle of something before you summoned me, hope this isn't a waste of time" Drako added with a look of disgust… "you lonely insect… no, no that is disrespectful to those creatures… you spec of dust, how dare you speak to the lord of the world like that" said Kolpa with anger making his way towards Drako… "well… well fancy pants… I can talk to anyone however I want to… dog… I answer to no one… am only here cause your lord asked me to join him… I don't owe him or you anything" Drako replied standing up from his sit and facing up against Kolpa…. "oh… you do not truly know who you are dealing with, I just hope it will be too late before you realize that, cause I will relish ripping out your soul and feeding it to the dogs of the underworld…." said Kolpa, the atmosphere was very tense with the air growing tick with Kolpa soul energy leaking, as it's only a thread holding him back… "Kolpa… that's enough… stand down… [Kolpa I need him, he is an important piece of my plans, you can't rip him apart yet… just stand down]" said Jace in the language of the gods, so no one else will understand, hearing those words Kolpa instantly calm down and took some steps back… "yeah, that right, listen to your master… dog…" Drako added with a cocky smile, which was returned by Kolpa as he was making his way back to the side of Jace… "{I have a feeling lord Jace just saved the life of Drako… those two beside the young master are not ordinary humans, I can tell that much with just the aura they are emanating… am not even sure if they are humans}" said Nass in her thoughts with some hint of fear, and a sweat rolling down her face after witnessing the exchange that just transpired… "and Drako (Jace got on his feet, seeing this the others adjusted their sit in fear and respect, avoided making eye contact with Jace)… I know your circumstance is different to the others present, but I would advise you to tune down your unruly attitude, or else I will have to remind you why I have the title of 'lord of the world'… (dropping his voice low and dawning a very intimidating look) no one is irreplaceable, it will be best you have that in mind when next you decide to open your mouth to address me… hope you understand, at least for your sake" said Jace, tilting his head to the left with a very intimidating smile, the sweat from the others can now be visible and their hands also shaking in fear, Drako felt a tingle down his spine, as he too began to sweat… "yes lord Jace… I get it" said Drako in defeat… "excellent, glad we are on the same page again (taking his sit) now before I go into the matter of why you were summoned, I would love to know what your progress is on each of your task" said Jace resting his back and crossing his legs, everyone breathe a sigh of relief as the mood and demeanor of Jace improved to a good one… "my lord…. (one of the kings that surrendered to Jace stood and bowed) I did exactly as you ordered, my nation closed off borders to any in-comings from any of the three big powers, we have rejected any talks, and have cut of all relations with them just as you requested, and we also have our soldiers ready for you, should you need them" said the king still with a bow… "excellent (shifting his gaze to the other king) I hope it's the same on your end… majesty" asked Jace with a doll expression… "ye… yes… yes it is your lordship, fully locked off and ready for mobilization" the other king replied with a little panic in his tone… "thank you your majesties (he smiled then turned his gaze away from them)… and you Pyon… what's the situation with the nation of Blac… hope they will wait their turn to be crushed and won't be a problem at least for now" Jace asked… "yes your lordship… I have been spreading the rumors you tasked me to spread, and it was a success, the nation is in panic and the guard order is disorganized… it will be child's play to crush them now, too easy" said Pyon with a huge smile on his face… "no… no not yet, we will conquer Blac of course, but the three great powers of the world is our top priority, they pose more threat to our course… excellent work Pyon, just keep on watching and disrupting them for now, keep them quit and under control, till their time comes" said Jace with a smile of his own… "you honor me with your praise your lordship, as you command" Pyon responded with a bow and a proud look on his face beaming… "and you Nalia… I truly hope you are close to taking the kingdom of Dom, I won't accept otherwise, or do you need me to interfere" asked Jace with an intimidating stare… "that won't be necessary lord Jace, I have already broken through the royal capital defenses, my sister is quickly running out of personal, one last push will definitely take the castle, then the nation of Dom and all it's resources will be yours, lord Jace" said Nalia with a proud smile… "a competent subordinate is all I ask for, and so far you are not disappointing me Nalia… keep this up and you will prompt me to do something really nice for you" said Jace with a very surprising warm smile, seeing that Nalia heart skipped a beat as she instantly began turning red… "tha… thank you for your kind words lord Jace, I only live to be useful to you (bow to also hide her flushed face) {what is this feeling in my chest, lord Jace seemed so bright to me all of a sudden… my heart won't stop racing}" said Nalia in her thoughts with a visible smile… "Nass have you now sorted the management of the three nations I left you in charge with… I hope I won't need to take action" Jace asked with an intense stare… "no… no need for you to move a finger young master Jace, I sorted everything" Nass replied with her head down… "I see… am guessing the two new faces I see in my presence are from you.. {there is something off about this two humans, why can I suddenly feel their soul flow… hmmm}" said Jace, moving his weary but curious gaze to the people standing behind Nass shaking with fear, Ness nodded in response to Jace question… "well… keep talking, explain to me your reasoning and how they will be useful" said Jace relaxing more on his sit… "yes young master… this is Kite Willburg, he is a noble of the house of Willburg, from the Kingdom of Kosuke, one of the great powers of the world… and he is well verse in the art of trade since his family owns one of the biggest trading empire, and has many connections… he lost his parents and siblings to the war three and a half years ago, and has been in hiding since then from greedy nobles that wants him dead so they can take over the estate left to him by his parents, of course the royal house are unaware of the actions of those nobles, they thought the Willburgs have all been wiped out, and profusely mourned the lost… I found him while scouting a neighboring smaller nation for a worthy talent and none came close to his… I also pick him cause just like all of us, he has his goals and ambitions, and his influence in the world will make him very useful (she explained and Jace kept on staring with no form of reaction)… and the second person is the fallen princess of the Sea Port Nation of Lit Oceanus, Jen Von Oceanus… three and a half years ago, during the world war, her nation was having a different kind of war, instigated by the corrupt nobles… a coup d'etat to be precise, they used the confusion caused by that war to strike… everyone in the royal household was wiped out, she was the only survivor… what draw me to her was her unmatched knowledge about the kingdom, and I am certain having her return to rule it as the face, will get the people on our side more easily…." said Nass concluding her explanation… "I see… (heavy sigh) Nass… you know I trust your judgment, I left you in-charge of three nations for a reason, that alone should tell you how much I trust you (she nodded with a bow) so there was no need for you to bring them to me… unless you had a very good reason for doing that" said Jace resting on one of the arms of his chair… "how perceptive of you young master, I did indeed have a reason of granting them the honor of being in your presences"….. "go no" ….. Nass then dropped to her knees with a bow and made her request… "young master please pardon my selfish request, but can you do them the honor of entering into a contract with them, as you did with the four of us"… said Nass still bowing, but she was so nervous upon making that request that she was visibly shaking.
(THE CONTRACT: this is an ability strictly owned by a demi god… it allows the individual known as a demi god, form a servant pact with his chosen candidate, and having free rein to access their soul flow and share his soul energy, making them ten times more powerful than they already were, unlocking the dormant abilities with the freedom to manipulate it as they wish…the servant under a demi god still retains freewill, and can chose to be loyal or not, but they can't refuse some specific orders controlled by the pact, and also they get more powerful as their master does, but never surpass their master in strength, ever… this also takes a toll on the demi god, cause it is his life force that will be adsorbed by the individual he is having the contract with… which isn't something Jace can do with just anyone, he has to be absolutely certain you are truly worthy in his eyes at least).
At this point Jace interest was peaked as he sat in an upright position upon hearing the request… "oh… for you to make such an audacious request, you must truly have that much faith in them I see" said Jace with a smile… "pardon me young master Jace… I know this is the first time you are laying eyes upon us, and the trust you share with your court is already established, and that balance might be just right for you, but I implore you master Jace, please give us this chance to be useful to you, and also please grant me the opportunity to avenge my family, you are the only one able to grant me that wish young master… please consider" said Kite with desire in his eyes, the room was silent for a moment, and very tense as Jace stared at him, then after a while he spoke…. "hm… and who permitted you to freely converse with me… and be audacious enough to use my name and making request… tell me mortal… do you wish to die" said Jace, with a dead stare towards Kite, his thick and heavy aura can be felt around the room, the two kings were close to passing out from the pure density of it, and it kept rising and rising…. "ple- please… lord Jace… for- forgive him… it's … (gasping for air) it's the fire… in his… in his soul I was just talking… talking about… please… it won't… won't repeat itself… I beg of you" said Nass in a shaky and weak tone, breathing heavily, as every word left her tongue, then the pressure suddenly ceased and everyone started coughing and gasping for air all except Kolpa and Demiurge whom were not too fazed by the pressure, but nonetheless still felt it… "sigh… I have heard you Nass… even if his bold remakes were utterly vexing, I did still like the look in his eyes, he kind of reminded me of myself a little (a light laugh) and I do trust your judgment Nass, so I will grant you the request… (Nass bowed in thanks with a smile on her face) but… (the air grow thick again) don't let this be a habit… I won't find it amusing the next time any of you decides to make a request as tasking as this again…. I am the only one that gets to choose whom I enter into a contract with, not just anyone is worthy of being contracted by me, so I won't take a request like this likely if it happens again… I hope that was clear enough, my generals" said Jace with a cold and malicious expression, without hesitating everyone nodded and bowing in the direction of Jace… "excellent… now setting that aside… Drako, the mission I assigned you with, how is it going" asked Jace, relaxing on his sit… "well your lordship, I was still in the middle of that before your summons.. but I did find out a couple of things…" said Drako resting his head with his hand on the table… "go on"….. "the prince of Righteous is looking like he will be a huge problem for the nation internally in the near future, he is currently gathering mercenary allies in secret, setting up a different base for them for some reason, I think he might be planning a coup… It will be a good idea to capitalize on that and get him on our side, having someone that important as part of your court would make taking down the Holy Kingdom of Righteous less tasking"... "hm… on the surface that sounds like a good idea, but not every royal can be trusted, especially one from a nation as pompous as Righteous… and that coup, if his reason isn't motivated by something more concrete than just jealousy or greed then I want nothing to do with him… we can watch them kill one another, then come in and take the nation from right under them, that would be a better plan, (he smiles)… but I will still watch that space, and see if he will be useful of course, can't let my resentment for the three powers cloud my judgment, my goals are too important for me to be that petty" said Jace with an emotionless expression… "so anything else, concerning the other issue… the main mission I assigned you" ..… "yes… that particular task was what I was working on before you interrupt… ehh… I mean, before your urgent summons, the only piece of information I got from my sources stated the princess survived and returned from the trap to cut down their numbers, practically unscathed, she also didn't take all her knights just two whom were squad leaders, she hired some mercenaries to make up the numbers with none of them returning… but my sources claimed they returned with someone at least seventeen or eighteen years of age that they are absolutely sure wasn't part of the group that left with the princess" said Drako with a yawn… "interesting… {that might be who father came to warn me about… the chosen warrior of the other gods (maniacal smile) he must have saved them, hmm, and that princess, she will be a problem, her decision not to go with her holy knights was incredibly astute (smile) I might really have to look into her brother, I might need him after all to take her down, she is too dangerous to be left alone especially if she is working with that human chosen by the gods.. things are finally about to get interesting}" said Jace in his thoughts, with a very broad smile that was hard to miss, the others exchanged puzzled looks with one another as they saw the smile on Jace's face… "Drako… I think I will look into that prince sooner than I though… I have some new missions for you…. firstly, you will find out who that person, whom returned with the princess from the forest was… secondly, you will keep an eye on the prince of Righteous, every move he makes and report, I will decide when the best time to approach him will be from your findings… no leave that, I will assign someone else with that, you just do the first and this last thing for me, and I expect this task am about to assign you be carried out immediately… you will go investigate the Great Forest of Dawn… mainly the place the trap with the Lost was set and report your findings" said Jace still with the intimidating smile on his face… "so boring (sigh) so what should I be keeping an eye out for, it's just vegetation out there with weak creatures and delicious animals" asked Drako in a disappointed tone… "just look for any changes to the environment… destroyed trees, tainted grounds and the behavior of the creatures in that vicinity… just things like that… and make sure you report anything you find immediately" said Jace with a dead stare… "yeah, I got it" ..… "your majesties, (facing the kings) just keep your nations in check with the rules I gave, make sure every citizen abide by it, I won't need you to mobilize for now at least, but that time will come so make sure you are always ready… you may leave us now" said Jace to the two kings, they nodded stood up and left…
Making their way out was his majesty, John Von Fandoria, the monarch of the Empire of Fandoria… and his highest, crown prince Antony Von Elfrinstain, the king of the kingdom Elfrinstain.
They finally looked relaxed as they made their way out… "John, did we make a mistake joining Jace… I know we hate the three great powers, but is it really worth it, cause of our resentment to sell our souls like this" king Antony asked, still in doubt as they met up with their guard escorts, making their way down the hall towards the exit… "don't think about it that way Antony… the three great powers came close to destroying our world… they ruined our lives, I lost my wife and first daughter, you lost your father, sisters and you lost more citizens than any other nation in the world… our nations are too weak to challenge those three… Jace is making our desires come true, I don't see it as selling our souls, I see it as an opportunity to finally put those three nations in their place… I have no regrets Antony… don't think too hard about what Jace is doing, just focus on our goals" king ..… "sigh… I guess you're right, it's thanks to him my nation is recovering nicely at the moment, and my military haven't been stronger… I will just focus on my goals as you said… I really want to see them burn" said prince Antony with an emotional tone… "there you go young king, do it for your family and people… let's head back to our nations" said king John consoling Antony.