The weather was significantly fine that day, even considering a huge battle just occurred in the same area hours ago. The sky was clear and the sun was shining bright. It was hard to believe that such a peaceful day could follow such a violent event. The aftermath of the battle was evident, with debris scattered across the ground and the garrison in ruins.
However, there was a sense of resilience in the air as fallen soldiers worked to clean up and try to rebuild what had been destroyed. Despite the destruction, there was a feeling of hope and unity among those who had survived the battle.
with a gentle breeze blowing through the area and birds chirping in the distance. It was as if nature itself was trying to heal the wounds left by the battle. As everybody went about their day, they couldn't help but feel grateful for the peace of mind that the one beside them was no longer their enemy.
They knew that it would take time to fully recover from what had happened, it was still surreal and unbelievable to comprehend, but seeing the situation they were all in, they slowly accepted that everything that happened and was explained must be true, and they were determined to do so together.
Meanwhile, the nine noble clan family heads were in the middle of their discussion when Ramiel who was sitting beside her mother receive a message from the collective thought, and gave a brief summarization of what Delta and her unit saw at the far back of the Crimson Peak, after a few minutes Ramiel graciously raised his hand and apologies to the nine nobles and the Queen in interrupting there meeting, Queen Allatou just smiled at him and gave him to the opportunity to address the everybody who was their inside the massive tent,
Ramiel stood up and address everybody and sadly informs them that a certain tragic event will come toward them within a few days and asked that with the information they have heard from the Queen should be sufficient evidence and information to assure themselves they are here to reclaim the land and bring prosperity and order back to the entire land,
but Ramiel after sharing this firmly commands the nine Noble Heads to prepare their respective forces to immediately leave the place and return back to their home and prepare for war,
the nine leaders were shocked to hear this and ask what made the Prince say this to them and request an explanation, Ramiel ask Delta to bring the evidence outside the tent where they are holding the meeting, and after a few minutes screams of panic were heard outside, as Ramiel ask the nine noble to see for themselves the reason they must go back home,
They all went, and to their horror, they saw a mutated 3-meter tall Myrmecoleon or Antlion, its jaws dripping with venom and its eyes glowing with a fierce red light. The creature had sharp claws that could tear through steel, and it seemed to be looking right at them. Even if Delta and her unit subdued this one creature, it took them a lot of effort to retrain this single larva. Delta asked her lord if Lady Laerdya Galadhiel could use her device to assess the creature's characteristics and current state,
Delta explained that their encounter with this insect was not normal, its movements were not in line with the information about it, and it was too agile and had already developed the ability to spit toxic chemicals that could instantly kill any living organism, She feels this creature's mutation was fully induced by an outside force. Ramiel looked at Beta as she replied with a nod and went to summon Lady Laerdya from the speaking room,
The nine nobles were a few feet away, covering their noses because of the rancid smell it was emitting out of its body. Ramiel cast a barrier just to make sure it was not doing this to call for help. while the Queen clapped her hand and created a powerful force on the wind to disperse the odour. All of the soldiers, from light to medium to heavy infantry, saw this monster.
The elite knights were shocked to see this kind of creature could grow this big, Ramiel heard and saw the knight's reaction and asked if he had any vital information on it.
The knight went to Ramiel, kneeled before him, and introduced himself as the captain of the elite knights named Jaromir Hilroth, a half-elf, He explained that his young son, who studied insects at the Royal Academy, had been researching these types of creatures, especially their capabilities in defence and hunting for their prey,
The captain revealed that the creature was not usually this big, but seeing a live species this huge might still bear the same characteristic. He wasn't sure if it was still admissible to believe his knowledge on said matter, but he was sure on one thing that might still be true: that fact it still violently reacts to the sun's light, that this creature was still nocturnal
Soon another voice could be heard; it was Lady Laerdya explaining
"Even with its size, it's incredibly fast and agile. It had razor-sharp claws and teeth that could tear through armour like paper. "
The group stood in awe as they listened to Lady Laerdya's description of the creature. They had never encountered anything like it before. Its ability to move quickly despite its size was impressive, and its sharp claws and teeth were something to be weary about, They need to remember it can spit toxic chemicals, and from the smell of it, it was sulfuric acid because the chain wrapped around its sharp mandibles was about to break. Without the barrier, this monster could have easily killed a dozen soldiers in a few seconds.
and she pointed out that this beast was imbued with so much miasma that its physical form was stuck to its larval stage because it's the most violent and hungry stage of its evolution.
As Lady Laerdya continued to observe the creature, she noticed that it seemed to be particularly sensitive to sunlight. So she agreed to Captain Jaromir Hilroth's information This made sense given its nocturnal nature, but it also presented a disadvantage for the group to potentially gain any advantage in battle because not all cities and settlements have the technology to create and supply artificial light similar to the sun. and weapons that could potentially kill it's without risking ones safety and protection
They knew that they would need to tread carefully, as one wrong move could result in a serious outcome or worse. Despite the danger, they were determined to learn more about this mysterious creature and find a way to defeat it once and for all.
Ramiel listened intently, his mind racing with ideas on how to defeat this beast. He knew that a direct attack would be futile, so he suggested making a controlled test to learn all the needed information by
Imputing the current skill that was available in their entire force and adjusting the need specification to gain a permanent solution,
Ramiel looks at Delta and asks
"How many and when?"
" 5 to 10 million, and soon, my lord!"
"Mother, please send out your fastest wolf including one symbiote guide, so that each of nine noble clans head can quickly go back to their domains as soon as they can ."
"My Lord, why do we need to go back home?"
"I can only create a transfer gate in a place I have visited, and right now the best solution to this is to send one of my trusted soldier with each of you nobles
"this s the best choice."
"They are still a part of me; go leave immediately; leave your army here, but as soon as you get home; my symbiote will do the rest,and inform all of the inhabitants of your domain."
Ramiel recalled that antlion were real creatures back in the earth, but they were very small around 2 centimetres, but hideous looking at their larva stage, as soon becomes an adult it becomes more like a dragonfly,
seeing the Antlion on its larva stage was a terrifying seen especially in t his world filled with magical and unnatural properties the creature was no longer normal
he asks Gamma to drag this creature and assist Lady Laerdya, he calls Echo and Imperial Physician Omicron to facilitate countermeasures to this creature's toxic weapon, while Queen Allatou commands the Arcane top executives to prepare everything as soon the wounded were all medically treated, Beta orders her team to spread out and begin the massive put out of all Arcanian volunteers and return back home,
Count Tiarsus and Countess Herleva Mirielis, who was volunteering to the medical aid ordered their staff to leave and go back home as a Symbiote staff working as a representative and liaison officers toward the cities who were allied with Aecane,
Hilas Ugrihron with her knight commander and Irles Filri Hellmane with her family came as quickly as they could to personally see what the Symbiote staff told them, they saw a huge insect monster being dragged into a transfer ate going back to Arcane directly at Lady Laerdya private laboratory,
Hilas Ugrihron immediately understood that the problem that consumed Corvania has already spouted root in their land, she went to ward Ramiel and gave him a kiss on the cheek and ask the Symbiote liaison officers to open a gate toward Ivlares city,
Irles Filri also gave Ramiel a kiss and also requested her family liaison officers to do the same thing as Vandom Ragnar and Roshia Lierin Hellmane greeted their king and bowed toward their Queen,
Queen Allatou used a voice amplifier spell to address everybody and briefly gave all of them a short explanation of what was happening as their leaders will be now leaving to go back home and secure a plan that their son has created to ensure their safe and fact return home, Ramiel cast the biggest Barrier they have even seen in their entire life, it was so massive the energy the flew upward was so dense it took a few minutes to cover the entire area were all of them were staying,
Queen Allatou cast multiple sun flares to illuminate the area as the sun was about to set, Findor and Suldusk ordered all of their clan members to quickly distribute weapons to those who were able and capable of fighting and divided all of the gathered weapons from the hired dead criminal in nine huge wagons to be transported toward the nine noble leaders that just left, Sharn went back to Arcane and stated organising many of the mansion staff to work on additional supplies of medicine and ration packs,
the soldier who remained saw the vast number of personnel that their Queen Allatou command , she heard this and corrected the soldiers and honestly told them everybody is following her orders , that authority and respect were given to her baed on the respect and loyalty they gave toward his son, and mention he might be a prince in title at the empire of Sheol but he has already established his reign as a king in the land of the forsaken forest as the Arcadian King ,
her voice was heard as the voice amplification spell was still on, everybody cheered knowing their suspicion was true, that Ramiel was indeed the Black Battle Archmage who is the king of Arcane, The crowd erupted in applause, and Ramiel stood tall, his eyes glowing with pride. He had kept his true identity hidden for so long, but now he could finally reveal himself to his people. As he looked out over the sea of faces, he knew that he had their trust and their loyalty. With a wave of his hand, he dismissed the spell and stepped forward to address them. "My people," he began, his voice strong and commanding. "I stand before you today as one of your leaders and your archmage. For too long, I have hidden my true identity from you, but now I reveal myself to you with pride and honour. I am Ramiel, the Black Battle Archmage, and I vow to use my powers for the good of everybody's lives."
At the same time, at the Royal Capital, the Dallmethad clan and the rest of the remaining clans prepare to do whatever it takes to hold on to their control over the empire, unaware that the individual they gave their trust to had literally orchestrated a plot to kill all of them in one horrifying calamity. As the Warlord Tharkeroth Dallmethad laughed, every noble faction leader who despises the Queen was having a meeting inside the war room with all of their strongest loyal commanders by their side and decided to declare war on everybody who joined this obviously schemed and fake Queen.
Warlord Tharkeroth Dallmethad could not stop his laughter, as he tried his best not to gain attention. While the Crown Regent Duke Gilvores Dallmethad was trembling out of fear as he saw what his brother had awakened, he admitted he loved having power and gaining authority to feed his desires, but he was not like his older brother, who was a warmonger and a battle maniac. He looked the part of a good husband at first, despite the fact he was manipulating and scheming his wife, the Queen, to become depressed because he had no choice out of fear and desperation after his older brother secretly contaminated his core spirit in the accouchement ritual many months ago. ago, was this not part of his plan,
"I have to get out of this place!"
"This is insane total annihilation of everybody so they can revive a certain god!"
"I know my brother was sadistic but this is too much, I need to get out of this city fast!"
Gilvores was about to leave the war meeting when somebody grab his arm and pulled him back to his chair and leaned toward him with a sinister smile and ask,
"did you think you can leave that easily, oh great crown regent of the empire of Sheol!"
"ah! It's you Lady Alavara Raegel, your beauty still proceeds you,"
"I was just going out to take some fresh Air!"
"just to relieve some unwanted stress, before the war starts!"
"fresh air my lord! why don't we go to your room and let me suck all that stress out of your body,"
"you can suck my breast too if you like!"
"is that the proper way of talking to the Crown Regent?"
"Lady Alavara Raegel, thank you for coming, but as you can see we are on a middle-of-war meeting and we need your expertise on this matter,"
"oh! lord Tharkeroth, you always come unannounced, you just insert your dominance whenever you can at me!"
"oh! Well, just to be fair, I was just teasing your brother here, I know he prefers boys, rather than a woman like me!"
at that moment Lady Alavara Raegel lustfully gestured toward Gilvores with her tongue as her face suddenly deformed into a hideous-looking creature,
"what! you are a Hulder!"
"My Raped mother was a Hulder, sadly my father was a Spingan,"
"Now, look at me! I have both of their qualities!"
"Does the crown Regent want to taste my unique skill!"
"As I said leave my brother alone, Or else I will gouge your eyes out woman!"
"fine! I will leave him alone,!?
"so who are we going to kill this time?"
"this time, its everybody!"
"Finally! now that is delicious!"