Aftter the fall of the Payton dukedom, the Aelius empire was in brink of falling into disorder.
Not only did the one of the four Heroe's died, now no one knows what will happen to the monsters that would regularly invade from the seas.
The Payton's who would protect the empire from the monsters of the sea at the south no longer exist.
And with the monster who grows stronger after absorbing the blood and corpses of the ones it killed, it is only a matter of time until all hell breaks loose in the empire.
In response to this matter, the neighboring kingdom of Aelius, the Holy kingdom have started to strengthen their borders before the monster arrive.
And since the Land of Damanation have fallen already, there was no need for Lagnos to protect their land now since Aelius will have to fall first before the monster who massacred everyone in the dukedom of Payton to arrive to their kingdom.
"Do we really have no other choice?"
"I believe we don't, your majesty"
Princess Natalia bowed down as she answered the emperor's question.
"Fine. Listen to me, you all"
Everyone in the emperor's presence bowed down.
"Starting now, no one is allowed to get near the Payton dukedom as it will only make our enemy stronger. Prince Leonard du Aelius!"
"Yes, your majesty!"
The prince knelt down in front of the emperor.
"You shall lead the envoy of our empire with Marquis Miles and ask the Goddess of all Bitches to ask for help. If she were to refuse, do anything it takes to at least get information how to defeat the monster who dared to invade our lands"
"I shall do as you command, your majesty"
Prince Leonard and one of the four heroes, the jack of all trades Marquis Miles exited the throne room to quickly go to Lagnos where Mel, the only one who knows about the calamity that the empire is experiencing, is.
"Crown princess Natalia. Count Python. And Count Trannet"
"Yes, your majesty"
"As you three are the most powerful individuals in the empire, I order you all to stay in the borders of the dukedom of Payton. Stay there and observe the monster's movements and wait for further orders. If the monster were to attack, I give you the right to decide what to do. Remeber to focus on defending rather than attacking as we need you three to stall for time"
"We shall do as you command, your majesty"
The three exited the throne room.
"Magicians! Send word to all nobles of the empire! Tell them to restrict anyone exiting their territories! If the monster were to get near them, evacuate as those who are weak will only be nutrients to that fucking monster!"
The magicians heeded the emperor's command and sent his message to all the nobles in the empire of Aelius via magic communication.
...
The door opened.
My lovely secretary, Lavella along with the two of the strongest in Aelius entered my room.
"I have brought the envoy from the empire of Aelius, your grace"
"Good. You may now go, Lavella"
Lavella bowed and exited Mel's bedchamber.
Bam.
After Lavella went out, the two smashed their foreheads to the ground.
"Your holiness, we implore you to give our empire your grace!"
'Ha, getting straight to the point, are we~'
"Why should I? Let me tell you this before you say anything: Your God have insulted me when I offered help before it happened"
Well, its not like I could do anything about it at the time since I was busy taking care of Murphy.
- How awful of you, master.
'They don't really need to know that, do they'
"And now, his subjects, no, the descendant of his son is bowing down and is asking me for help? What exactly went inside your undeveloped brain of yours to makes you think I would say yes to that?!"
The prince mumbled, "Myself"
He gritted his teeth as he said, "I will offer myself"
- How brave of him.
'Please be quiet for now, I can't focus with you commenting every minute'
-Okay!
"I heard from the God of Sun that you wanted me to come here when you and his grace were talking about the calamity that fell down in our empire. That is why I will offer myself and hope that it will be enough to appease your anger"
"Tell me, what exactly can you do? You are a genius. However, that is something only humans say to you. Compared to the pope of Lagnos and the third king of the Land of Damnation Emmeth, you won't even last three minutes fighting them. So..."
I stood up from my bed and glared at the back of his head.
"What can you possibly do for me?"
"Anything. I will do anything you want, your holiness"
As silence took over the entire room, one person was responsible for easing the tension in the air.
"I suggest you to accept it already, master"
The demi-god of destiny said as he eat his fifth cookie.
I looked at him as I was curious as to what could possibly make this guy say such things when he wouldn't even bat an eye when I offered him some cake which is what he is eating right now.
Trusting his words, I accepted Leonard's plea for help.
"From now on, he will belong to me, a descendat of your son. Is that alright with you?"
TING!
[The God of Sun says, "Only if your 'help' is a hundred percent helpful"]
"Good"
As a contract was signed between deities, the system who stood as the witness recoreded their deal.
[From now on, individual
[If the Goddess of all Bitches were to go back her words, the slave
"The one who invaded the empire is a species called 'Elterwin'. They can absorb those that they kill and use it for them to get stronger"
[The God of Sun says, "I already know that much, you quack"]
'Hold it in... Hold it in Mel, you can do it'
"Well, genius, their weakness is the orbs within their vines. Destroy it and a part of their body will wither instantly. Just know this, they have the ability to adapt to almost anything. That is why you will have to kill it fast before it becomes unstoppable. Additionally, spores from the flowers are paralytic so the only way to defend yourself is for you to not get near it"
[The God of Sun says, "Can we not just burn it?"]
"No. Absolutely not. They thrive from life energy and since mana is a form of life energy, the spores will only get more potent. By the way, you will also need to get rid of the main orb which is the meteor. Do that and all of it will die in an instant"
Similar to the SCP-682 from the SCP Foundation verse, they are a race hard to deal with since they can survive by adapting to any attack that is thrown their way.
Originally, they do not have orbs that serves as their weakness in their planet base on the book given when buying the capsule which makes it a mystery to all players just what could possibly drive them to extinction.
[The information given has been confirmed as the truth]
[Individual
Hearing this, The God of Sun did not have any choice but to believe Mel and hand Leonard over to her.
The rude asshole then left to say this to the the remaining two other heroes of Aelius and the crown princess as they are the only people who have a chance at killing the Elterwin.
"You are the 'Jack of all Trades' right"
The man behind the prince raised his head.
"Yes, I am, your holiness"
"Then you and your envoy should go back since you are that thing's weakness"
Since he can use all types of magic and all weapons, he hasn't mastered anything. That most likely made them think that the weakest of the four should act as the bodyguard of the prince.
But since he can do different things and is powerful enough to damage the Elterwin, he is the one who is best against it.
"....."
"Do not worry for I will take good care of him"
"...Understood, your holiness"
Marquis Miles bowed before leaviing the bedchamber.
- Master, why do you want to get that young man so badly when his potential is mediocre at best compared to those who are already close to you?
'Simple. He is a good eye candy and for revenge'
'As a prince who have been working hard for his country, he didn't had the time to fool around or have any relationship making him a good toy whenever the others are busy'
The Goddess of all Bitches smiled which creeped Red and the demi-god of destiny.
'Not to mention, if I were to show him to the crown princess of Aelius as he begged for me to praise him while kneeling down on the ground to lick the soles of my feet. I wonder what kind of expression that bitch who killed so many of my children will wear'
"Stand up, Leonard"
The prince of Aelius heeded her command.
"From now on, you are to follow me and do anything I say. Understood?"
"Yes, your grace"
A black collar then appeared around his neck. Proving that his entire existence now belongs to me.
Thump.
After trying to get down from the table, the demi-god of destiny lost balance after landing and fell down.
- Pft!
'Don't laugh... you will hurt the remaining pride he has... hehe'
- Understood master!
Pretending as if nothing happened, the toddler came up to Leonard and looked at him carefully.
"Mind if I take this?" He asks as he pointed for the bracelet on Leonard's left wrist.
Leonard then took it off saying, "Not at all, Sir"
Based on what happened ealier when Leonard saw the child cutting in from their conversation, he could tell that he is close or just a few levels below Mel which is why he decided to be polite towards the child in front of him.
The demi-god of destiny raised his hand as he presented the prince's bracelet.
"Master, this is one of the artifact with the fragment of an ancient deity you were asking me to look for"
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Note:
The pronounciation for the Marquis' last name is "Mi - les". Not "Miles"