Unlike before, the Five Principal Clans were completely different at this moment.
The big difference would be that among the five clans, there was only one clan that had the Sacred Beasts.
Before, all the five clans had their own sacred beasts, and each of them was powerful on their own.
However, everything changed after Tiamat attacked them so suddenly. Facing the legendary dragon, there was nothing they could do and one by one; those clans were taken down. Their sacred beasts were also taken away.
From Black Tortoise, White Tiger, Azure Dragon, and then Yellow Dragon.
All of them were taken away by Tiamat, and most members of those clans were also killed, leaving only a few lucky ones. It was also because of this that all of them were so desperate, asking for the Japanese gods and many others. Unfortunately, their plea was meaningless, and the Japanese gods didn't even want to have anything to do with them.
Their opponent was Tiamat, the legendary dragon. Why should they sacrifice their lives for a group of humans?
Facing their indifference, those five principal clans were helpless, but fortunately, they quickly joined the alliance from Ajuka and Azazel. Unfortunately, even if they had joined the alliance, no one helped them, which made them helpless. It was also the time when Suzaku came to visit Riser, trying to ask for his request.
Unfortunately, they didn't know a manner, and they were all too arrogant, thinking that the powerful beings would help them as long as they joined the alliance.
There were many talks, and everyone almost gave up, but then Suzaku gave them hope. By using an item given by Riser, she protected her clan.
Yes, only her clan.
She didn't protect the others and treated the rest coldly since she didn't care about them, considering how they also ignored her when she was at her weakest and needed someone the most. Still, even if the other clans might have lost their sacred beasts, it didn't mean that they had become weak as they still retained some of their powers, but even so, she didn't care much since no one knew what kind of sacrifice she needed to give to Riser.
Still, in the end, as long as they all joined the Himejima clan and made it into the leader of the Five Principal Clans, all of them would be protected.
Suzaku didn't mind about this as she also wished to become stronger. She didn't wish to become so weak that she couldn't even control her fate. Riser was a different matter, but for others? She didn't even put them in her eyes anymore.
While many wanted to complain and got angry, they couldn't do anything and asked the elders of Himejima.
Usually, the elders of the Himejima would help, but no one said anything since they knew that Suzaku had become Riser's lover, and they also didn't feel it was bad to have all the other clans submit to them.
In the end, facing the death that would come before them, all of them agreed to Suzaku's unreasonable demand.
The only one that wouldn't give up was the Ouryuu clan, but this was normal since they still had their Sacred Beast, and Ouryuu Nakiri, the current heir of the Ouryuu clan, had some relationship with Tiamat.
Unfortunately, Tiamat didn't care about that past relationship, and she killed Ouryuu Nakiri directly, then took away the Yellow Dragon from the Ouryuu clan, leaving this clan helpless. In the end, like others, this clan could only submit to the Himejima clan.
Then, when this happened, the Five Principal Clans were no longer called the Five Principal Clans. Instead, it was only called the Himejima clans, along with their subordinate clans.
The change of the Himejima clan was so fast, and it had become the greatest clan in the country, which made all of them feel envy and fear since as long as one became Riser's lover, a power, a glory, wealth, and everything was within their hands.
Even Meredith, the simple magician of England, became the new queen of England.
Suzaku, who realized the taste of the power, felt conflicted since she didn't expect everything to be so easy when she submitted to him. When she thought about how she took his monster inside her mouth and her innermost, she blushed and felt conflicted, yet even so, she could also see all the benefits that came from doing such a shameful and betraying act as she had a fiance.
Yet, it was also because of this that she knew that it was impossible for her to be with her fiance anymore. Not only did she not dare to do anything weird since she knew that everything had become Riser's, but as long as it was his wish, she needed to do it.
Still, fortunately, Riser had never asked her to hunt down her fiance.
Yet, if in the future, her fiance somehow attacked Riser, then... somehow, she could imagine she would kill this fiance of Riser. Rubbing her head, she felt that Riser had messed her up. She had become someone that she wasn't used to, yet what could she do?
Riser was everything in this world.
If one wanted to live well, they could only follow him.
Moreover, everyone had to agree that under his one rule, life was quite comfortable.
If there were some who felt that it was shackling and troublesome, it was only those who were used to doing something bad. The peace that Riser had created in this world was painful for them, yet what did it have to do with Riser?
If they had gotten used to making others live in misery, then they should also be prepared to live in misery for what they had done.
This is karma.
Still, Riser was kind, so he put their names on the bounty list, which should make their lives more colorful, right?
With a bounty list, no one dared to do anything bad, and they could only live a normal life, which wasn't bad, right?
However, there had always been someone who was too idiotic.
With the protection of Riser, Tiamat stopped her attack on the Five Principal Clans, but after all, these clans had a lot of enemies, especially because of what they had done when they wanted to curry favor with Ajuka and Azazel.
At this moment, they were attacked by the owners of Innovate Clear and Telos Karma.
Still, while it might be strange, there was only a single person, and it seemed that this one person owned Innovate Clear and Telos Karma at the same time. Yet, even so, the Five Principal Clans couldn't do anything about this enemy.
Suzaku, who was helpless, could only call Riser. Frankly, she didn't really want to do it since she knew the price of calling him was definitely high, but she knew that there was nothing she could do, and as expected—
"I WILL DESTROY ALL OF YOU, THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CLANS!"
A young man in futuristic armor roared, but then someone appeared behind him and snapped this young man's neck.
"...."
Everyone fell into silence. All of those who were wounded opened their eyes wide as this disaster was easily solved by this being. Yet, they somehow couldn't see his appearance, only his feet, as they felt immense pressure weighing their bodies like a mountain, which made them only bow down.
"Suzaku, where are you?" Holding this young man in his hand, Riser looked around.
"Riser-sama, I am here!" Suzaku quickly said to gain his attention.
Riser saw Suzaku, who dressed up during such a dangerous battle, which made him speechless. "Aren't you going to fight this guy?"
"Well, you have defeated him, after all, Riser-sama. What am I a weak woman can do?"
Riser rolled his eyes, then said, "Is there an empty room? I need to do something."
"Please follow me."
Unlike her usual coldness, Suzaku appeared gentle, vibrant, and even flirty, but at this moment, no one said anything, and they could only lower their heads as the aura exuded from Riser's body was too strong. Yet, at this point, all of them were convinced that this was a being they should follow.