Thus began the great meeting between two noble families, House Windsor and house Atlaesus.
Joined by their guests, House Atlaesus and the various nobilities that came with them to England were mixing with members of House Windsor without any issues.
The atmosphere of Windsor Castle was unlike anything that had ever been hosted within the walls of the renown castle.
Esmond happily mingled with his cousins and family members without any conflicts arising, especially when the conversation focused on important matters such as the future of the British Kingdom.
Rian and Kristoff were hoping to seek an answer from their Windsor Cousins about regaining the honour of House Romanov, but William and Harry were far to ill equipped for such a matter of discussion.
Zaro forced himself to intervene between the two heirs before their conversation delved into an argument.
Eventually he suggested the youth be allowed to adjourn from the dining hall, which the Queen and Emperor approved, leaving Zaro to make the necessary calls for everyone to move into one of the larger lounge room halls.
Much like the girls, Zaro communicated with the Military Security Driver of his Range Rover from the military base to Windsor Castle to organise a recreational room for them to use and enjoy.
The Guards who were helping Claudette, Yvetteya and the other girls worked together with the team helping Zaro, from which they organised a large lounge room hall of the castle for the youth to enjoy.
Filled with booze, recreational drugs, and Virtual Reality Headgear for everyone to enjoy if they wished to dive into the Virtual World of the Spatial Ark Star World.
Prince Harry felt right at home with his cousins and join in on the party that started, as he joined Kristoff in activating the Virtual Reality Headgear.
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Diving into the Virtual World, Harry found himself in the immense world of Stellar Wars as a beginner taking part in the tutorial.
Like everyone else, Harry also gained some companions during his training, only to accept a career in combat and merchant work.
Kristoff asked him to join the Atlaesusian Syndicate after completing the tutorial, which led to William entering the Virtual World after Zaro informed him of their goals in the game and real world.
"Did anyone tell Harry about this?!"
"… Probably not, but you shouldn't be concerned with such simple matters.
We're only actively pursuing our goals for the Syndicate because nobody else can sense our existence among the world's populous."
"But even so, Zaro, why didn't Kristoff tell Harry about the truth?
We aren't supposed to be involved in such matters!"
William started to get angry over the situation, as it meant House Windsor would be involving itself in worldly matters, they had long removed themselves from.
"If you think nothing involves your House, then you're dead wrong, William.
While House Windsor may rule over Britain with the elected government, your whole existence and power comes from the Atlaesus Empire.
Harry was included in the Syndicate, like manner others, because we consider you our family and Atlaesusian above all else."
Quailiyah's sharp reply instantly quietened down William and the other members of House Windsor before they begrudgingly decided to enter the Virtual World to better understand what exactly the Atlaesusian Empire meant.
After entering Stellar Wars, William learnt through the tutorial that he wanted to take on a research role that pursued medical health development.
The System of the game accepted William's actions and conduct through the tutorial to reward him with Academic Wanderer.
His new class focused on research and development through discovering knowledge and adapting it in various ways.
William took his team of NPCs that became his good friends throughout the tutorial, and joined the Syndicate, only to discover the ship that came to collect them also had Harry on it.
When the two brothers saw each other, they couldn't help but shout and scream out of joy for the world they were in.
"Bro this is amazing!
Honestly, I don't want to ever leave!
We just cruised through a battle in space!
A FUCKING BATTLE IN SPACE WILLIAM!!!"
"HAHAHA!!
Can we do another flyby?
I'm really excited to test out my piloting skills."
The two brothers were trained soldiers and people that preferred the lifestyle of the barracks over their current lifestyle, even if the work was rewarding.
As Royals they weren't able to choose what type of career, they wanted for themselves, but the game offered them much more than they could ever have imagined.
William done well enough during the tutorial to gain several classes beside his main one as an Academic Wanderer.
A strong and capable Pilot with the ability to take on Mercenary roles was a unique disposition the Atlaesusian Syndicate hadn't come across in their ranks.
When William joined, Zaro and the other higher ups of the Syndicate allocated some resources to help speed up their levelling to a reasonable stage so they could take on greater roles within the organisation.
Both brothers discovered their roles outside of the game wasn't anything drastic either, as William would be given assess to his own private research lab.
Harry would learn more about business focused on healthcare and the environment, requiring much less equipment compared to William but they both were told a facility would be created to allow them to access Dungeons of the Space Ark.
Introducing the two brothers to Dungeons wasn't a simple decision as most people believed it was too early to trust the strangers that became their family within the last few hours, but Esmond decided it was best to introduce them to their future now than later.
Neither of the brothers understood the meaning of the Dungeons but everyone made it clear to them that it would be in their best interest to attempt the Dungeon raids.
For now, though, both William and Harry were diving into headfirst into several wars conducted by the Atlaesusian Syndicate.
William was gifted a new StarFighter developed by the Syndicate while Harry joined the battle with a Mech suit, he was piloting.
Neither fought side by side but it didn't matter as they both could understand how the other was doing through some weird sixth sense that appeared between them after entering the game.
It was a feature of the game that help tie family members together so they could perform to a greater extent in battle.
At times it also helped with research and other fields of the game's exploration aspect.
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While the two familiarised themselves with the game and the world they were in, Zaro, Claudette, and other members of the Atlaesusian Leadership were curiously examining the performance of the latest two recruits from their extended family.
"I have to say… those two are doing better than I expected, but it still doesn't make me want to accept them into the Syndicate outside of the game.
William is too closely tied to the Monarchy and their charity driven mentality.
And Harry couldn't give two shits what he is told to do." Sung of House Yi said, as a Mech Knight of the Syndicate with a Legion of ten thousand Mechs Pilots.
Ever since he joined Stellar Wars with his cousins and family members, Sung Yi quickly became a vital figure of both his House and the Atlaesusian Syndicate.
A small tale of Warrior Yi had entered the Stellar Galactic Society, with Players and NPC hearing about Battle Tilaksna, where he led a squad of 12 Mechs to battle several hundred, using the landscape to their advantaged to strike a decisive blow on the enemy's resources.
Sung Yi knew his voice had sway among the leadership of the Atlaesusian Syndicate, but it wasn't enough to beat back one of the Champions of their interstellar group.
Quailiyah chose to speak up after Sung Yi, with her booming voice catching the attention of everyone present.
"Sung isn't wrong regarding the attitude of the two sons of Windsor, but without them, Britain won't be won.
People are already voicing their thoughts to remove the Monarchy, even if its powers are essentially mute.
They are our family and as such we much prepare them for the future.
Just like Esmond, we will begin their training for the future, otherwise Britain will be nothing more than islands part of greater Europe in the end."
As someone with great authority and influence throughout the Syndicate, the Princess of War Quailiyah was a strategist of the Syndicate armed forces while also being someone that would lead the battles.
Her title as Champion further meant Quailiyah would fight on behalf of the Syndicate against other corporations when they wished to battle.
Champions were known as the strongest people within organisations and people capable of turning a battle in their favour the second the take action.
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"While I would love to agree with the Princess of War, *Sigh*… I do not believe they are ready to walk in the shadows.
If we set them up with a team to help protect their image and actions in public so people won't notice them, it'll still require the Queen's approval.
After all, the shadows of the Queen won't be 'blind' enough to allow us to behave as we wish." Heir to House Nifflem, Kantoner Grimm Nifflem said.
The authority of his House and his own future revolved around House Atlaesus, as House Nifflem was known to be the Shadow of the Emperor.
Currently, Kantoner, who was training to become the Shadow of Esmond, had the hardest time among all of the future generations of Atlaestreous nobility.
The Shadow of the Emperor was supposed to be the strongest person within the whole empire, but Kantoner knew that wasn't possible right now with Esmond, Rahzil, Jones, and plenty of others were stronger than him by a great deal.
He'd started training with a variety of teachers and mentors across the Space Ark to improve his strength to be able to stand beside his future Emperor.
One of his teachers was Nedric, the current Shadow beside Esmond.
For some time now, Kantoner understood Nedric would always be the right-hand Shadow of Esmond, which meant he would be the left-hand Shadow.
Working beside the Galactic Spymaster was quite rewarding and informative, as Kantoner learned a great deal about leading his own department of Shadow Operatives.
Using this knowledge and skills taught to him, Kantoner used Stellar Wars as the beginning of his tale that would come to transcend the Virtual World.
Given the title of the Syndicates Shadow Lord, Kantoner was far more aware of specific troubles and activities of the Syndicate, and even had a whole team dedicated to watching the Windsor Princes for the last month so they could better understand their personalities.
Kantoner's thoughts gained the biggest reaction among the Leadership of the Syndicate, especially from Zaro who decided to minimise the System Interface panel that was being updated with information regarding the battle both British Princes were participating in.
It was currently in their favour as the other party was being to sustain too many losses.
The pirate fleet was known to control a significant portion of the Space Sector, which contained around 90 Star Systems.
Each of those Star Systems contained immense wealth and resources that were difficult to find in nearby systems.
When the intelligence department of the Syndicate came back with news about the wealth currently in the possession of Pirates, Zaro decided to take the Space Sector as a whole under the control and management of the Syndicate.
The Atlaesusian Syndicate quickly became a massive figure in Galactic Society of the Stellar Wars, meaning their actions against the Pirates wasn't of concern to any authoritative force in the region as they appreciated the efforts of the Syndicate.
Zaro only cared about the wealth and resources that would be added to the Syndicates strength, but he understood the Galactic Society was beginning to see them as a force of justice while government officials saw them as a nuisance.
But now, he had to deal with the internal troubles of the Syndicate, which he wasn't fond of dealing with as their current concerns were around two insignificant people that had yet to show their worth to the family.
Even so, Zaro knew the Windsor Princes were vital to Esmond's plan to seize Britain in the future.
"*Sigh* Enough.
I've heard far too much regarding the two Princes…
From now on, they will be brought into our fold, but only after they've shown their worth by infiltrating the powerplays of Britain.
They'll be acting in the dark, so Kantoner you'll need to watch over them from time to time.
As Nedric for help if you need, otherwise we should have plenty of people ready to work in the field.
Sung, you'll organise an independent security team for their shadow persona, including a residence away from their public homes.
Other than this, Sphinx will need to organise them some funds and V.P Intelligences to manage the operations of the business."
"Orders Confirmed." Sphinx replied before the others as she was organised into the whole network of the Atlaesusian Syndicate.
With their discussions moving on to the next topic, the Emperor and Queen were about to sit down and discuss the future of Britain's Monarchy going forward with Esmond's ambition for Earth.