Back at Menssai, Drako sat running his fingers on a table with a couple of drinks in front of him, as he was hopelessly bored, then the door swing open, and Nass made her way inside, Drako didn't even bother to turn his gaze to see who walked in, as it was like he was in a trance cause of his boredom, it was her voice that finally caught his attention… "Drako, you look awful" she said, making her way towards him, he finally turned, to see who was talking, then returned his gaze back at it's previous position and answered… "I feel awful too Nass (sigh) what are you even doing here, thought you had your fancy new subordinates to train, and your new territory to look after" Drako forced himself to speak, to see if it will at least help a little with his boredom to Nass's surprise… "w-well, I came to get some man power to assist with some changes I am undertaking, per young master Jace request… I must say I wasn't expecting you to still stay put in here, with how impulsive you are I was certain you would decide to still join the young master and Pyon, regardless" Nass stated honestly surprised to see Drako still in the castle… "come on stop patronizing me Nass, as I said before, this is personal for lord Jace, even I respect something like that, I do not mind sitting it out" Drako responded only with the thought of getting out of pretending to fight Jericho, which he was very relived about, as he never want to disrespect his king… "I think this new Drako is actually growing on me" Nass said with a smile as she turned making her way out, before she exited Drako called out to her… "hey wait Nass… can we talk… I want to run something by you quickly, if that's alright with you of course" Drako asked with a sincere look in his eyes, seeing that Nass was taken by a huge surprise and she was now thinking if truly this was the Drako she knew, cause the Drako she knew doesn't bother looking at them in the eyes much less willing have a conversation, so this was so strange and all new to her… "y-yeah, yes, sure" she said still shaken, she then made her way toward him and sat across the table from him… "s-so, what's on your mind" she asked clearly looking uncomfortable as this was the very first time she has been alone with Drako much less having a conversation… "it's about lord Jace (she curiously asked what about him)… what do you think his end goal is in all this?… yes after unifying the nations of the world what's next?… I can't help but feel he is hiding something big from his plans, and am so curious about it, what are your thoughts?" he asked looking at Nass in the eyes, her whole demeanor changed, she was now looking upset… "Drako your insolence truly knows no bounds… how dare you question our lord and master?… what brought such disrespect on?" she asked, clearly agitated, seeing this and thinking about not ruining things for Jericho, Drako opted to just swallow his pride and rephrase his words, blaming it on miss-communication… "do not misunderstand me woman, of course our master's decisions are absolute, (sigh) look here, what am about to tell you, I do not share with just anyone, only lord Jace and another very important person to me knows about it" he argued, hearing that Nass cool down and had another surprising look on her face… "{is Drako really about to open up to me?!… b-but why me?… (blushing with surprise)… seriously?!}" she thought, turning bright red… Drako went on telling her about his past and why he decided to join Jace and linking it with his previous question cause their goals are different, he isn't with Jace cause he wants to change the world like the rest of them, he was just there for his selfish personal goals, and he intend to leave once he achieves it, Nass had a sour look on her face after hearing what Drako had to say, cause in a way it reminded her of her own past, she then gave Drako a soft gentle smile, which freaked him out a little… "hey Nass, what's up with your face?" he asked looking uncomfortable, she shock her head, with another smile and replied… "it's nothing… you just kind of remind me of my past too (Drako began to understand her reaction)… but I chose to move on by helping young master Jace to change this tainted world, removing every blemish… while you chose revenge, those people must really be important to you… Drako, I understand you now which is really surprising to say"… feeling very relaxed and comfortable now she also told Drako all about her own past and why she said there were the same… "how were you able to be strong enough to let go that easily?" Drako asked… "oh no, I really didn't let go, because of them I had to flee from my home, and become an enemy of my own nation, a nation I worked so hard for… seeing how unjust and unfair the world is, I just figured having vengeance on just them will be pointless, but I didn't know how to go about changing the world, until I met young master Jace, he gave me a solid ground to walk on, and the opportunity to finally accomplish my goals… Drako, what does peace mean to you?" she asked… "hmmm… Harmony, lack of conflict in the world?" he answered skeptically… "well yes you are right… but to me peace is mutual understanding, less power figures that bring about heavy corruption, and lastly sacrifices for the people to live better lives… the only way to achieve true peace is if the world is under one leadership, and that's why am here, I want that reality and I will do anything to get it" she said with conviction taking a sip of her own drink… "Nass… am sorry I never realize this sooner about you but, you are truly kind (she spat out her drink and was coughing)… I promise, I won't leave you behind no matter what happens (and for the first time ever, she saw Drako smiling, it sent her heart on a frenzy, as she turn bright red)… {I was right about her… her ideas might be a bit off with the measures she wants to take to achieve peace, but my king can easily set someone as kind as she is back on the right path, I mean he did with me, and I was a huge lost cost (laughed)… she will be truly useful to my king, I can't let her waste all this kindness here, when she can make a real difference under a true and more worthy king}" Drako thought… "w-w-where did that come from Drako, d-don't say things like that to a woman, you might give them the wrong idea" she said shyly turning her gaze on and away from Drako with a smile she was trying hard to control… "but I meant every word I said… from now on I will protect you no matter what, I will never leave you behind" Drako repeated himself again, innocently thinking about recruiting her for Jericho soon, but at this point, Nass was thinking about a totally different thing, and was so flustered she had to use all her will power to stay conscious.
Just then the door burst opened again and they saw Kolpa enter the room, he was looking really anxious and disoriented… "w-where is master Jace!?" he asked with a worrying tone, Nass and Drako both exchanged a look before returning their gaze at Kolpa… "hmm… are you alright there, you don't look so good" Nass asked, a little worried about Kolpa's behavior… "I do not have time for small talks right now, just answer me… where is master Jace?" he asked again about to loss his patients at that point, Nass curiosity was through the roof at this point, and she was about to ask Kolpa again what the matter was, but before she could Drako stopped her, slowly shaking his head, telling her not to ask again cause Kolpa was looking like he was getting unhinged… "lord Jace isn't here at the moment, he is on his way to Warmark… he took the ship" Drako answered… "Warmark… for what purpose?" he asked looking confused… "oh, I thought you would be aware, he said he got this Intel from you, and I would have bet anything that he told you of all people about the changes to his plans?" said Drako staring suspiciously at Kolpa, Nass stared at Kolpa, then she noticed him flinching after he heard what Drako said… "{what was that reaction just now}" she thought… "o-of course… I was feeling so anxious that I forgot, I have another very important information to present to him, and it can't wait, so am going to go catch up with him now… if you'll excuse me… {why on earth would he go attack Warmark himself}" said Kolpa forcing out a smile, while trying to distract them from noticing his slip up, he then turned to make his way out but Drako called for his attention again… "wait…. are you sure your Intel isn't something we should also be aware of… you know, as the swords and shields of lord Jace… as members of the Grand Four" he asked, narrowing his gaze at Kolpa… Kolpa took a very deep breathe, rolling his hands into a fist and exhaled before turning to answer Drako… "well this Intel is none of your damn business, the first ears that needs to receive this information is lord Jace alone… it will then be up to him if he wants to pass it on to you lower life forms, now if you're done clowning yourselves I have an important task to see through, make yourselves useful and complete your own task that was assigned to you by our lord" said an infuriated Kolpa as he stormed out in a hurry, Nass then turned her gaze to Drako, expecting him to get upset and rush over and attack Kolpa after how he spoke, but to her surprise yet again, he seem incredibly uninterested, he just sighed and got back to drinking… "Drako… are you sure you are alright" she asked… "yeah, why"… "oh n-no reason {he has really changed uh… will take a while to get use to this new Drako}… so um… wasn't that strange, the way Sir. Kolpa was acting, he was really in a panic, and that his reaction after you told him lord Jace had changed the plan… he had no idea, which is surprising… hmmm…. what do you make of all that?" she asked, Drako took a sip of his drink again then stared out the open window… "am not sure… but I have a feeling we will soon find out… {this just proved my suspicion… lord Jace and those two guard dogs around him are really hiding something… something that even us as his Grand Four Generals, aren't allowed to know about… sigh what a pain… what ever the case I have to protect my king}" Drako thought… "{I now see why Drako has questions, that was a very strange behavior, almost like they are truly hiding something… hmm}… well… I think I have to take my leave now, good bye, at least for now" Nass said while standing up and making her way out… "Nass… remember what I said, cause I meant every word… I won't leave you behind, I will protect you" Drako called out to her to remind her of how serious he was, turning red and unable to make any sentences, Nass nods and bolted out of the room… "sigh… now then, I have to inform my king of this new development" said Drako as he took another sip of his drink.
A couple of days ago, Kolpa had helped in scouting out proper troops for prince Tazz, pushing out most of the mercenaries, and replacing them with proper soldiers, just a few mercenaries were left for their skills, so far things was looking very organized, unlike how it was before the arrival of Kolpa, to the amazement of prince Tazz.
"things are really coming together, all thank to you sir. Kolpa" prince Tazz stated with a blissful smile… "but of course, what did you expect (dawned a prideful look)… but we are still far from ready to challenge anyone yet" he said, with a serious expression… "of course, the training yes?" prince Tazz stated, confident that was the missing piece, but to his surprise it was waved off by Kolpa… "not exactly… you need power of your own, power that will make your enemies tremble before you, power that even if your men aren't with you, no one in their right mind would attempt facing you, even with an army" prince Tazz stared in confusion as Kolpa spoke, but with a hint of excitement… "something like that sounds too good to be true for someone like me sir. Kolpa" ..… "oh it is possible, and if you will trust me, that power will be yours" … the look of surprise and hope filled the face of prince Tazz, he wanted it so so much, that he would do anything to get such power… "I trust you with everything… I want that power, no matter the cost" he replied with a psychopathic smile, seeing his reaction, Kolpa also smiled… "{got him}" he thought… "excellent, I will be leaving you for a while to go prepare what you will need, when am back, you will be invisible… just believe in me and wait for my return… excuse me, while I go observe the training of the men" said Kolpa wearing a smile as he turned and walked away… "what an unexpected turn of events (smiles).. but I don't mind it one bit… just you wait, Erica, father…. corpse prince… I will be inevitable" said prince Tazz has his laughter rang around the entire camp.
On the ocean, two vessel of the sea called a ship, was running through it, moving faster than a horse on land, it carried a new crest on it, one belonging to Jace, he was making his way undetected to the Unified Nation of Warmark…
On board was Pyon, one of the Grand Four Generals of Jace… Demiurge, one of his right hand men assigned to him by his father Pluto, and with them were hundred humans soldiers… "master Jace, we are making really great progress on this thing, a four days trip is only taking us eight (8) hours on this" said an excited Pyon, Jace was silent with a very serious look on his face, seeing that Pyon opted to keep most words to himself, as the mood around Jace wasn't inviting… "um… young master… (Jace turned his gaze to Demiurge)… the Lost we sent on land to be a distraction while we covertly make our way to Warmark through the oceans are wiped out… just a few are left anyway" said Demiurge, using one of his abilities to track the Lost army, Pyon was struck by surprise… "how is that even possible?!… those things numbered up to five thousand (5000)… how could such an absurd amount be almost completely wiped out in such short amount of time?!" he said still trying to process the possibility… "hmmm…it's either the Warmark defenses are stronger than I thought or… they gained outside assistance" Jace stated with a calm tone… "but who would be that powerful and how did they even know those things are making their way towards Warmark… this is really insane" said Pyon still a little shocked… "it really doesn't matter who or what caused it… it won't change the outcome of this attack (serious tone with his eyes glowing)… Leohart dies today… Demiurge (he answered) prepare for any surprises, (he responded with a shape yes young master)… and Pyon (he answered)… do not underestimate anyone… I have a feeling this won't be as easy as we thought it would be… (Pyon also responded with a shape 'yes lord Jace')… {I am almost positive that puppet of the worthless gods is involved somehow (smiles)… looks like I might get the chance to kill two birds with one stone}" Jace thought to himself with a smile as they continued to make great progress towards Warmark.
Soon enough the envoy of the king of Righteous had made it to the Unified Nation of Warmark, stepping out of the carriage was just the king and the vice commander of the Holy knights Sir.William, upon descending from the carriage, the king and William were met with a sight of panic and men being mobilized, and in the thick of it was Sirius, the head of the king's royal guard, barking orders and securing the castle, hearing the sound of the carriage, Sirius turned his gaze to king Gustavious, after seeing him he quickly ran to his side and with a bow of respect he welcomed him, and he took the hands of Sir. William and shook it welcoming him too… "your highness, king Gustavious… we welcome you, but am so sorry your highness, this isn't a good time, it's all our fault, we should have done more with messaging you of the change in plans, we are suddenly under attack from all over the nation by that dark shadow monsters, and it looks like they are making their way here, we were luckily already able to inform his majesty Emperor Riko, he is currently stalled at one of our vessel states just outside our nation… am so sorry you made it all the way here, where it's currently very dangerous, before we had the chance to inform you too, please forgive us your majesty" Sirius stated feeling incredibly remorseful… "that's quite alright commander Sirius, I made my way here because I wanted to be here, on our way we actually met thousands of those things making their way here, so am not surprise of the state of this place… could you please take me to your king, I have a very important information to past on to him" .…. "certainty your highness… please pardon my boldness your majesty, but I don't see anyone else with you, I thought the saint prince of Menssai was suppose to be accompanying you?" said Sirius, curiously looking around… "take me to your king and I'll explain everything" king Gustavious replied, Sirius gave another quick bow and lead king Gustavious inside to see king Leohart.
Making their way inside of the castle, Sir. Sirius lead the king of Righteous, through a path leading to a military room, it had a huge gray titanium door with a sophisticated lock system that no one outside the palace had seen before, and four royal guards stationed on each side of the door, holding what looks like a long metal rod, with a trigger, powered by electricity, seeing all this, king Gustavious was stun by how the military of Warmark are at a very advanced state compared to the rest of the world, Sir. William beside him had the same thoughts.
Now standing in front of the door, Sirius began the action of unlocking it, from his waist line where his sword rested, he reached for it, removing it from it's sheaf, and on the door a little gap can be seen, Sirius then inserted his sword in that gap, and then he sent a charge of electricity from his sword to the gap on the door, to the surprise of king Gustavious whom watched on looking very impressed, the door then began to unlock as the charge was sent through, then it clicked open, leaving for whom ever wants to come in to just push the door open… "my word… how on earth did you do that, what is all this?" king Gustavious asked with a surprised look on his face… "you highness, this was a creation of our second princess, lady Clover Tio Von Warmark, it's one of her very recent creations, to secure the castle more and get us prepared for the changes she is working on" Sirius replied king Gustavious with a polite bow… "fascinating… and your sword, how was it able to pass electricity like that?" ..… "I do not know how that works myself your highness, she just handed it to us and told us to push this button if we want to bring someone in without killing them, and also it is our pass to gain access to some rooms in the castle… (king Gustavious still looking impressed)… now please your highness, this way" Sirius answered to the best of his abilities, then he lead just the king and Sir.William inside, leaving the other escorts of the king outside and shut the door closed.
Inside the room was, the first princess of Warmark, princess Diamond Lilian Von Warmark, the prime minster of Warmark, GrandDuke Konrad Von Warmark, some other military officials and finally the king of Warmark, his majesty king Leohart Von Warmark.
Turning their gaze to the opened door, to king Leohart surprise he saw king Gustavious making his way in, the others that were seated stood up immediately and gave a light bow to show respect upon seeing the king of Righteous… "King Gustavious… what a surprise, I was sure I ordered for you to be informed of the change in plans, before you got here" king Leohart said, turning his gaze to Sirius, he bow and tried to explain but he was interrupted by king Gustavious… "do not look so upset King Leohart, I chose to still make my way here omitting the dangers, cause I have a very important information you have to know" said king Gustavious as a sit was prepared for him beside king Leohart and he stepped up to take it, with Sir. William by his side, princess Diamond stared at William with curiosity, thinking he was prince Jericho, as she haven't seen him before… hearing what the king said the others started to murmur among one another… "what is this urge Intel my friend, oh and prince Jericho isn't with you?… pardon my curiosity my friend" a curious Leohart asked, King Gustavious then waved his hands at Sir. William, giving him the permission to speak, he bow and began.. "i am honored to be before the presences of such great leaders… my name is William Gray, and I am the vice commander of the Holy Knights of Righteous, (he bowed again)… ("{I see, so that isn't Jericho, he does look older to be close to the same age as my sister, I should have known}" princess Diamond thought)… the Intel that brought us here is… about this attack (they all exchanged worried and curious looks)… it's not just an unfortunate situation, or a stampede of ungodly monsters… it was planned out by none other than Jace in a bid to assassinate his highness king Leohart" said Sir. William, panic, shock and even anger ran throughout the room with what they just heard… "hold your tongue, how dare you spout such nonsense… how would you even know something like that, are you working with that tyrant!?… I do not believe a word of this, why would Jace want our king dead" the other officials went on and on in a panic… "SILENCE!!!… (the room went cold)… are you fools calling king Gustavious a liar?… it might be coming from the mouth of his retainer, but that was the inform he told us he had for us… show some respect and stop embarrassing our great nation (they all looked down in shame)… sigh… I see now, that was why you had to come yourself my friend" king Leohart said, king Gustavious nods in response… "but that not all… William, please continue if you don't mind" King Gustavious requested, and with a bow Sir. William continued… "Jace is also making his way here himself, also with some of his Grand Four generals (gasps filled the room and the fear and panic can be felt from some of the officials)… that's why we are also here, to assist you in this fight… as you may have noticed, the commander of our Holy Knight, Princess Erica Von Righteous is not presence with I and his majesty, and also the reason for the summons that was supposed to hold today which was for Prince Jericho Von Menssai, isn't presence as well, that's because he and the commander are out there right now defending your nation and awaiting the arrival of Jace… we would really appreciate it if you do us the honor of accepting our assistance, we might not have the well advanced weapon and military power you possess, but I can assure you we are very very powerful thanks to something called Soul Energy manipulation (the princess eyes went wide upon hearing soul energy, and the others started murmuring to themselves)… taught to us by the saint prince of Menssai himself" William concluded, the room was covered with chatters from everyone, then king Leohart spoke… "so Jericho is in Warmark? (king Gustavious responded with a yes… a smile can be seen on the face of king Leohart, as he heard the news of Jericho defending his nation against his own brother)…. Sirius, I hope you are at ease now after hearing this news about prince Jericho.. (Sirius smiled with a bow)… hear me all of you… you will accept the aid offered by the king of Righteous, work together with them and protect our great nation" king Leohart declared… "but your majesty how can we be sure that they won't get in the way, not to question their military might of course, but our second princess has given us a huge edge over every other nation in the world right now, how are we so sure this so called 'soul energy manipulation' can be helpful, in the hands of mere humans" one of the officials argued, just then someone got access to the door as it opened and two people walked in, one being Vetra… covered in sweat and looked dirty, he was coming from the front lines… he and the other person made their way forward and bowed… "Vetra, how are you here so fast, wasn't it just the early hours of yesterday you set out to lead the slingers at the border?!… and who is this with you?" Sirius asked with curiosity and surprise, the whole room also turned their gaze to him also curious… "yes I was at the front lines, we were making good progress, but then they kept on coming and we were getting pushed back, as we were running out of energy in our weapons, all of a sudden I saw some sliver liquid in form of a wave from the ocean engulfing the entire battleground, wiping out the shadow beast in one fell swoop….. ({"oh my god… Jericho when will you learn to show some restraint (sigh)"} William thought)…. then a young man appeared and told us to go after the ones that slipped into the capital, as I was about to protest I felt a very unbearable heat, then saw fire coming out of a young woman's sword, destroying hundreds of those things at once, she then told me she is the commander of the Holy Knights of The Kingdom of Righteous, and they were together cause they escorted their king here… that's why I returned, we ended up taking out most of the ones that slipped in also thanks to the lady beside me right now, she also escorted the king of Righteous" Vetra explained, they were all left with their mouths opened except princess Diamond, whom was excited of the thought of using soul energy, and hearing for herself that it was possible, now she couldn't wait to meet Jericho knowing he taught them all… king Leohart turned his gaze to king Gustavious, whom in turn gave him a nod of approval… "well… I hope what you just heard from your very own answered your question about how effective soul energy will be in battle in the hands of mere humans… (the official sat still with the look of surprise)… young lady who are you?" the king asked… "your highness, (bow) I am Alice Will Hidenham… a four star high ranking knight of the Holy Knights of the Kingdom of Righteous… I was asked to escort captain Vetra here by my commander, with a message from prince Jericho too" she stated… "{what!!!…. so that man was Jericho… (panic and shock)… he was a monster}" Vetra thought feeling nervous…. "what is the message?" Sirius asked… "Jace isn't only here for his majesty king Leohart… the second princess is also his target, he plans on kidnapping her, he asked me to gather all of you in a secured room and wait for his arrival" Alice concluded… Panic was now felt everywhere including the king himself cause his daughter was now involved, he felt it was fine as he was the only one Jace wanted, but finding out now that Clover is his target too sent a shiver through his spine… "father we must get to Clover and the twins immediately" said Diamond snapping out of her daze, and with fear in her tone… "yes… yes… Vetra go get the twins and also Clover… no matter what bring them here (also scared to lose Clover, Verta didn't even wait for the king to finish his sentence, after hearing what Alice said, he immediately ran off to get her)… ("Alice assist captain Vetra" said king Gustavious, she bowed and followed him out)… thank you my friend… the rest of you let's work with Righteous and show the enemy why we are a force in this world" the king declared, then a resounding "YES!! your majesty" rang through the room and everyone walked out of the room to take command of their respective armies, and headed towards the front lines…
left in the room was Sirius, prime minister Konrad, Sir. William, the king of Righteous and the king of Warmark.