Demiurge finally arrived back at Menssai where just Jace was present and awaiting him, he had spent almost a week away to get in contact with Pluto, on returning, he made his way to Jace to deliver the Intel he obtained, Pluto couldn't personally come as he was still neck deep in his own task, but he did respond to the worries of his son with a message for him which Demiurge had arrived with.
Jace sat on his throne in a thinking pose as the door swings open, Demiurge made his way inside, giving Jace a light bow, then he spoke… "young master, I have returned" ... "so, how did it go, did you get in contact with my father?" ... "it wasn't easy, as master Pluto was quite busy himself, but I did manage to see him, and he gave me this to deliver to you" Demiurge stated as he handed over a crystal to Jace, who then examined it, with a confused tone he asked Demiurge why his father sent him a crystal… "he asked me to hand that over to you, he said he had something to inform you, am afraid he never gave me the opportunity to state the reason I seek his presence, when he appeared, he just handed that crystal over to me and asked me to get it to you… (Jace stared at the crystal intensely)… to revile it's content young master, you should smash it" Demiurge concluded, Jace stood up from his throne and made his way to the center of the room with Demiurge following closely behind, Jace stop when he got to the spot he felt was okay, he then throw the crystal onto the floor with force, it smashes into tiny pieces, and a huge gush of wind was felt as a being was seen standing in the middle of the shattered crystal, it looked like Pluto but he really wasn't there so Jace figured it was one of his father's great abilities, they stood as the projection from the crystal started to speak… "well hello my dear son… forgive me but I will be away for quit sometime, I have made huge progress from my end already that I can't afford to hold off on it now cause of the issues on earth, I left you in charge there for a reason, try not to disappoint me (smiles)… on that note dear Jace, I have some information for you, and as a future ruler you will have to be the one to take care of things yourself, you can think of it as a test to see if you are truly worthy of ruling earth… (hearing this Jace was hit with a wave of curiosity)… pay close attention my son… times are now changing on earth, you will no longer have it as easy as you have been this pass couple of years, am sure you've already noticed by now too, aside from the human sent by the gods to stop us, they also did something else, something I myself never saw coming… soul energy manipulation has been activated in the world (shock ran through the faces of both Jace and Demiurge)… there will be humans able to manipulate the elements to some degree, and with that, there will be more Resistance against you, but this time with a chance of standing against you and putting up a fight, when they fully master the abilities… (laughs) things have started to get really exciting, I hope you feel the way I feel too, naturally you should, you are my son after all (laughs)… Jace this next information am about to give to you was something I stumbled upon recently, prepare yourself… about the death of your family (Jace had a look of fear in his eyes upon hearing the next thing Pluto wants to talk about)… I have uncovered the nation responsible for dealing the final blow to your brother and your mortal father (Jace eyes went wide as he listens)… they were both killed by the Unified Nation of Warmark, with the orders of the king, Leohart Von Warmark himself… (hearing this everything in Jace went blank, it was like he was in a trance, his soul energy burst out immensely filling the entire castle, guards and everyone in and around the castle were seen dropping like files with the pressure he was oozing, even Demiurge was affected making him drop down to one knee as he slowly gazed up at Jace who still stood there silent… the message from Pluto still continued)… that is all the information I have for you at least for the time being, do with it as you wish… but remember, anything you do make sure it is to my will, always act according to our goals, do not forget that my son.. (hearing the final statement form the crystal message, Jace finally calmed down a little, taking deep breathes, as his soul energy returned to normal)… best use the Intel you've gain today wisely… as I said I will be away for quite a while so when you are ready with the mission I assigned you with, Demiurge will assist you, I gave him everything you should need… that is all my dear Jace, see you very soon, and I hope you will have nothing but positive news for me when I return, goodbye" the message from Pluto ended with him giving Jace a smile and disappearing, now standing in the middle of the room was Jace, still with zero reaction, just staring blankly at the shattered crystal… "{what immense power, all that just from his soul energy… young master Jace, how far have you come}" Demiurge thought, amazed as he remembered just how dense Jace soul energy was when he got upset… "y-young master Jace, are you alr--" Demiurge was interrupted as the door swigged open, then in came Drako whom has finally returned to Menssai, lifting his head, Jace locked eyes with Drako, a look which sent a shiver down his spine, he instantly felt something was off with Jace, but he chose to ignore it for now as he made his way to the side of Jace… "lord Jace… I have returned, and I managed to gathered a host of shocking Intel from the Forest of Dawn, which you will be extremely interested in" said Drako with a bow, Jace stood silent for a while, the atmosphere was thick, and it became awkward a little for Drako as no one was saying anything, then after some time Jace finally spoke… "Drako… hold off on your Intel for now, there has been a change of plans (Drako had a confused look on his face, then he turned his gaze to Demiurge whom was equally confused)… i am personally going to Warmark… and am burning it down myself… and taking the head of Leohart" said Jace with rage in his eyes as it glowed red… "summon the rest of the grand four, Demiurge" he concluded still with the dead look on his face, Demiurge bowed then left to do what he was told... "Drako… you are excused till everyone is here" said Jace as he walk out of the room… "{so it was you all along uncle Leo… you betrayed my father, your best friend and my brother who had so much respect for you (menacing smile) am going to enjoy sending you to the underworld myself… just you wait}" Jace though with a angry looking smile has he turned a corner.
Drako was left alone in the room very confused… "what in the world happened to make him decide on going to Warmark himself… Hmm (turned his gaze to the floor and noticed the shattered crystal)… what is this, some kind of glass… no, it's a crystal… hmm (he said as he examined the crystal closely)… I should inform my king" said Drako still looking at the crystal, then he turned and made his way out of the room too.
A day passed and all the other members of the Grand Four had answered Jace summons, everyone was accounted for except Kolpa whom was still away, they all waited at the audience room for Jace, whom was yet to appear… "um… does anyone know what's going on, the summons was so urgent, what do you think it's about?" Nalia asked, confused and curious… "it's anyone's guess, but am just happy I get to see lord Jace once more" Pyon replied with a smile and a nod… "Drako, you were here with lord Jace right, you were the last to speak with him, do you have an idea of what's going on?" Nass asked turning her gaze to Drako, whom seemed uninterested to get involved in their conversation, seeing this Pyon snapped… "you worm, Nass asked you a question!!" he screamed in anger, Drako slowing turned his gaze towards Pyon and scoffed then turned back and continued to ignore them, this action lit a fire in Pyon, he got so upset he stood, seeing this Nalia got nervous and hid her face on the table covering her hears, as she rocked back and forth repeating the words… "make it stop, make it stop, make it stop" … Nass sighed upon seeing Pyon overreacting, as she was about to interfere to stop him, the door swigged opened and Jace came in with Demiurge behind him, seeing who entered Pyon froze and immediately went down on one knee, as the others quickly stood up and gave a bow… "what did I just walk into… hmm… never mind, take your sits everyone, we don't have much time to waste (they all waited for Jace to sit first, as he did they all sat after him)… I know this summons was so sudden for you all, but I have recently gotten my hands on an Intel that changes things, and with that I have a change of plans I wanted to fill you all in" Jace explained, they all exchanged confused and curious looks… "about the attack on Warmark, I plan on going myself, with the assistance of Pyon (they all had a look of surprise, all except Pyon who was filled with bliss as he was going to be fighting along side the person he respected the most, and also the chance to see him in action)… and am not going to just disrupt things… no… am going for the head of their king, Leohart Von Warmark" said Jace, oozing with murderous intent, they all let out a light sweat as they saw how Jace demeanor changed, but that didn't stop Nass from asking her question… "young master Jace, forgive my imprudence but, what kind of Intel did you receive to make you want to go do a minor task like that yourself, that's why you have us, to take care of this kinds of tasks that are way beneath you" everyone was surprise of her boldness, including Demiurge but it was a question they all wanted to know, but with the mood Jace seemed to be in, they couldn't help but think Nass was really an idiot and couldn't read the room… "well Nass… I have an history with the king of Warmark you see… I have to be the one to face him (the look of more shock filled the room cause of the way Jace answered the question of Nass without blowing his top off as usual)… it's something I have to do, in other to finally close a chapter in my life, so I can finally look forward to the beautiful future that awaits us all" Jace concluded with a smile but was somehow covered with sadness, Drako, Demiurge and Nass were the only ones to notice it… "as you wish lord Jace.. it will be a total honor to fight by your side, I will do everything to make sure your will is done" said Pyon with a huge smile as he kept thinking about going on a mission with Jace, the others in the room sighed as they looked at him… "good to hear that Pyon… Nass to further answer your question, the other piece of information I received was about a change coming to the world (they all looked at Jace)… mankind are now able to manipulate soul energy" yet more shock filled the room… "how is that possible!!… humans have never had the gift to sense soul energy much-less manipulate it as we can… it just sounds, impossible" said Nass filled with shock… "well it is so… remember those two humans you brought to me at our last summons, when I was making a contract with them, I sense something really strange, Demiurge sensed it too (he nods) like their soul flow was bright and more active, not dormant and unreachable, so I sent Kolpa to investigate if my hunch was right, and it was as always… humans can manipulate it" Jace concluded with a little lie among the truth, the room grow silent for a while before Drako spoke… "lord Jace is right… (they all turned their gaze to Drako)… during the mission I was tasked with at the Great Forest of Dawn, I made a lot of shocking discoveries… I saw the area the ambush was set for the princess of Righteous, and it was clearly decimated, no trace of vegetation around that area, then I heard a loud bang and followed the sound… I discovered some knights of Righteous at the Forest, training, I then saw the princess and a masked man probably eighteen or seventeen years old standing in the middle of an half burnt Forest… then I overheard them say it was the princess that was responsible for the fire around them… and also that kid whom was having a mock battle against her was the one training them all… (more look of shock filled the faces of everyone except Jace)… lord Jace, I suspect it was that kid that saved the princess from our perfect ambush" said Darko with Jericho's words in his head… "this is unbelievable… hmm, this truly changes things… no more shocking news, no more shocking news, no more shocking news" Pyon, Nass and Nalia said respectively… "I was caught by the masked man spying, and he was strong" Drako had a huge smile on his face as he said that, seeing that they all knew what happened next… "let me guess you fought him right, you battle crazy worm" Pyon stated with an exasperated sigh… "of course I did, it would be foolish to pass up on fighting a formidable human like that (he laughs… sighs rang around the room)… but somehow we were evenly matched, I used my full power, didn't hold anything back, but we were still evenly matched, it was so exciting… but I had to prioritize the mission, so I left, to get this Intel to lord Jace… but it would seem lord Jace was already a step ahead" Drako concluded… "you idiot… cause of your battle craving disease, they will now be aware we know they can manipulate soul energy… you just made thing more difficult you fool" Pyon screamed in anger… "hey watch your mouth you perverted bastard" Drako responded upset himself… "enough you two… it really doesn't matter either way, am sure that masked man will be aware we know, cause as he can sense soul energy, he knows I can too, so it doesn't really matter… this is a fantastic piece of information Drako, I am truly pleased" said Jace giving a smile to Drako, he nods in response to the praise, Pyon was so jealous steam can be seen coming out of his ear… "{you were right my king, changing the information I give Jace was the right call, telling him you are alive now with the way he is feeling won't be the best of ideas, hmm… lord Jace too, he is really good, his information network is incredible, another thing my king was right about} Drako though… "hmm… this is the new plan… Drako you won't be going with Pyon anymore since am going myself, hope that's acceptable?" Jace adds, looking at Drako whom was resting on one of his arm, the others was expecting the battle junkie known as Drako to throw a tantrum in defiance and complain as he always does whenever he was left out of a fight, but to their surprise he was calm and accepted Jace decision without baiting an eye, that went on to send another shock-wave across the room, which seem to keep coming for them all day… "{excellent, now I don't have to shamelessly pretend I was an enemy of my king (he said with a smile and a sigh of relief)… but this is looking bad, I can't help but wonder how my king will handle this… (smiles) oh am sure he will be fine, he is my king after all}" Drako thought with a smile… "hey, battle crazed maniac… were you hit in the head during your fight with that masked man" Pyon asked still surprised with his reaction to being left out… "indeed… I was blindsided by your calm demeanor" Nass added… "Drako is redeemed after getting hit in the head.. yay" Nalia agreed with a smile… "watch it you crazy female, you're the last person I wanna hear something like that from (sigh).. in case you were not listening dummies, lord Jace said he had a history with the king of Warmark and it's only fitting he takes care of it himself, even I know not to get in the way of something that personal… and beside all those guys are too weak, not worth my time" Drako replied still looking uninterested, the others nod as they looked at him still surprised… "says the guy who was practically on his knees begging to go alone a week ago" Pyon said with the intention of mocking Drako… "are you trying to pick a fight you disgraceful pervert".… "am ready to go anytime you want you lower life form" Drako and Pyon faced off screaming at one another… "enough both of you… you shouldn't forget whose presence is before you, stopping your heart will be as easy as breathing (they all felt the thick soul energy of Jace and a shiver ran down their spines, Pyon hurried to his sit while Drako scoffed while looking at Pyon then took his sit too)… now, back on topic… in addition to me going myself I have decided to cancel the original date I set up for it… Pyon, we will be leaving next week, I can't wait another week to get this done, so make sure you're prepared… as for the rest of you, I've filled you in, with the current development of the world, do not let your guard down or underestimate anyone, now we won't find it as easy as we did at the beginning, we now have a lot of obstacle and test to face in other to achieve our goals… be ready" Jace stated in a serious tone, they all nod with a bow, as Drako had a concerned look on his face cause Jace changed the date, he was worried if Jericho will be ready … "{this isn't good}" he thought still worried.