Timothy took out one of the files from the table and opened it. Inside, was the already signed contract which he handed over
"As you can see, we've already signed the alliance contract and now, the Fallens will be aiding the three tribes in bringing down the northerners who have gone astray" Timothy said while Marcus read through it
"Louisa" Rebecca said and a woman appeared behind Marcus
"I've already confirmed it" Louisa said with a smile "Is there anything you need me to do?"
"Have the knights at the palace transfer the resources to them as promised" Marcus said
"Your majesty, there's a bit of a problem with that" Timothy said and he handed over the file in his hands "Please read this"
As soon as Marcus read it, he sighed and frowned "They've gone from two hundred and twelve, to three hundred and seventeen. They need clothes, food, medicine, and learning materials. Ninety of their women are pregnant, sixty people are seriously injured and have problems healing. And they all lack common knowledge" he grumbled
"In short...they aren't really useful to us" Rebecca said "I wonder how you've managed to survive"
"The sudden civil war, took us by surprise. We didn't have time to gather stuff and most of the nobles at the capital have either been killed, or have joined the other side" Timothy said
"You don't need to explain" Marcus said with a smirk "Louisa, don't you think it's about time we called in the numerous favors the western and eastern tribe owe us?"
"I thought you wouldn't remember that" Louisa said
"They left their children with us, had us look for someone we dislike to train their kids and ours, used our medicines and residences, and their kids are living in our mansion and eating our food" Rebecca listed while displaying six fingers "All together, that covers our problems with food, medicine, education and a whole lot of other resources. Demons never do things free of charge"
"There. Problem solved" Marcus said as he shut the file and kept it aside "Next"
Timothy picked up another file and read through it before giving it to Marcus "Due to everything our group has been through, we've found out that the northern tribe has two devils on their side. Those devils have been gifting their powers to the members of the northern tribe. Making even their slightest attack, have a serious concentration of eerie magic power" he said then, added "Council Member Alexa, had already known of this"
"Eerie magic. Louisa, isn't it the same thing that was found on Sloane three weeks ago?" Rebecca asked
"It is" Louisa said "To think that those symptoms were the cause of devils"
"Will Nathan and the others be able to take them?" Rebecca asked
"The demon seed in Prince Nathan, can wipe any devil into oblivion" Louisa said "Well, all apart from the demon king and the seven princes of hell"
Marcus put the folder aside with a nod "Next"
"This is...a bit hard for me to say" Timothy said "I don't know if Council Member Alexa has told you about what has been happening on the vampires and magic association's side"
"What happened?" Marcus asked seriously
"I should be able to explain this. And it's something I should have told you earlier" Louisa said "Hundreds of years ago, before the birth of Queen Hailey and King Reese, Queen Hailey's father, Apollo, and Supreme Witch Alastair, had been running experiments on a devil's bloodline in a branch demon's body. Their research had brought forth successes and failures. And they wished to try it out on their descendants" she explained "King Apollo had married a witch because he wanted to see the outcome of hybridization of two powerful bloodlines. As such, Queen Hailey was born. But the king was power hungry and used his own daughter as part of the experiment"
"Sloane has a devil's bloodline?" Rebecca asked
"She does. And it was because of that, her memories were sealed" Louisa said "Princess Sloane remembers nothing of her childhood. Only bits and pieces because, her mother knew the devil's bloodline had memory. She'd be tortured for the rest of her live by the cries of those who suffered from the experiment. Then, there's the devil who actually turns out to be Alexa's mother. While for Supreme Witch Alastair, you've already seen how Prince Clark turned out" she sighed "Even Mary was a mixture of different demons during an experiment. She was created not born"
Marcus shut the folder and kept it aside "Keep this to yourself. Never tell the nobles about it. But inform Gard and Lucard....and tell them the same thing"
"I understand" Louisa said
"Next item" Marcus said
"I would have said that that was all, if not for the information I received earlier" Timothy said while glancing at Lilith
"Brother please, It's our own father" Lilith pleaded as Timothy pulled out a notebook with gold edges
"As a demon, and as his son, I can't turn a blind eye on this, your majesty" Timothy said as he handed the notebook to Marcus "In that book, is detailed information of the vile things I never knew our father was capable of"
Marcus opened the book and just stared blankly. As he read through it, an uncontrollable anger took over "What the hell is this?" he asked and Louisa took off her blindfold and peeked
And she frowned when she read through it "I knew it was bad, but I didn't know it was so bad, it could be compared to what devils did to each other" she looked at Lilith "You read through this while growing up. And yet, you still want to protect such scum? Do you really want to be a filial daughter?"
Lilith was crying as she heard this "But, he's my father. I never met neither my father nor my-"
"Lilith, did I not love you enough?" Timothy asked
"You don't understand. It's different" Lilith complained "You've always been able to enjoy their love and attention. But when I was born, the civil war started"
"I can understand the part about our mother but our father does not deserve any of your kindness. In fact, I wish he'd go off somewhere and die" Timothy said straight forwardly
"Timothy, isn't that a little harsh?" Priya argued
"Your majesties, our father is one of the causes of the civil war. He plotted with King Reese's brother, Leon, to kill off the direct imperial family and claim the spirit seed inside of Princess Sloane before disposing of her" Timothy said and Marcus shut the book and flung it towards Rebecca
"Marcus, calm your aura down. You're frightening the children" Rebecca said as she caught the book and calmly flipped through the it before dropping it "Although, I know how you feel. Reese was our dear friend and many loved him as King Alpha"
"What I'm worried about now, is how to tell Sloane any of those things I saw there" Marcus said as he pinched between his brows
"The biggest problem, is Prince Nathan. The more he loses control of his emotions, the easier and more powerful the demon seed becomes" Louisa said "It would be best to keep this between those here in the room" she stared at the two students who were sitting with Rebecca "With that said, you two should never mention what happened here, outside. If that happens, I will hunt you down and kill you both"
"Yes, ma'am" Giselle and Kayden said in unison before keeping quiet
"Our father was also the person that summoned the devils into this world" Timothy continued his report "The devils had also brought along one intermediate ranked devil, which was used for the continuation of the first experiment carried out on bloodline mutation and inheritance. The added number of one hundred and five people that we brought back, were all demons that were used in the experiment"
Priya's hands went to her mouth as she tried to suppress the vomit that was forth coming
"Brother-"
"But that's not all" Timothy said "He had also used the bodies....of the dead nobles and mixed that with the devil's bloodline. He then injected it into a couple of pregnant women who are currently under our wing" his eyes looked lifeless as he continued on "The fate of those women....and their unborn children, is unknown" the room went silent "I have completely summarized the whole journal. Judge the situation as you see fit"
"Tim, how could you? No matter what, he was our father. He-"
"A man who abandoned his wife and children because of his research is a father? Don't make me laugh" Timothy scorned before glaring at her "Our mother sacrificed her life to make sure we got out of the capital alive. Even though she was weak due to just giving birth to you. And FYI, that man never loved any of us. He wasn't there for neither yours nor my birth. The only person that ever loved us, was our mother. And she died during a civil war he started"
"But you said-"
"I lied to you so you could lived a happy and normal life. But as you grew older, you suddenly changed" Timothy said before glaring at the notebook "It's only now that I realized the way you ended up, wasn't my fault. But because you read half of that book"
The room went silent as Lilith's sobs dilated and Priya's body shook in fear
"I'll plead that you judge as you see fit, your majesties" Lilith said as she finally stopped crying and found her voice. The tears had dried on her face and her eyes were swollen
"The punishment after everything I've heard, equals the beheading of every single one of that man's bloodline" Marcus said and Timothy gulped "However, the case was reported by the man's own bloodline and as such, they will be spared"
"Thank you" Timothy and Lilith said with a bow
"As for your father, we'll need his name" Rebecca said "He has caused us a lot of trouble and hardship. I have even decided to put him at the top of the list of people I'll personally kill"
"I-I see" Timothy and Lilith let out
"If there aren't any other reports, you're dismissed" Marcus said but they didn't leave
Even Giselle and Kayden who were more than prepared to leave, saw this and didn't stand up. Priya finally regained her strength and took a deep breath after realising what was left. It was something Timothy had talked to her about.
"Your majesty, there's something else" Timothy said
"What is it?" Marcus asked as he tapped his fingers on his desk impatiently
"I'm also a researcher.... and there's a certain project I'm working on" Timothy said "It's a way to create unlimited supply of food for demons without decreasing our strength or using human life"
"Such a thing exists?" Giselle exclaimed before covering her mouth when everyone looked at her
"How far have you gone into said research?" Louisa questioned "I've been trying for thousands of years but have made no progress"
"I've actually made progress but it was also a failure" Timothy said "I had used a blood pack and some other stuff that I wrote down but the materials can only be found in the spirit world and on northern tribe lands"
"We can't send anyone into northern tribe lands but having an unlimited supply of food will aid us in this war" Marcus murmured
"There was another problem" Timothy said "This process required serious cloning with magic and as such, it needed an alive human. But the person had to be female"
"Why?" everyone in the room asked
"Well, according to Tim, humans reproduce without restrain and one of the main reasons is the eggs of a female's body" Priya said with embarrassment written on her face "I agreed to help with the research because I'm currently freeloading off him"
"I think we can arrange for you a trip to the spirit world" Marcus said "However, that is if Dante-"
"If my husband, what?" a voice asked and just like that, a large two sided screen appeared between Marcus's desk and Timothy.
It displayed two women with a mystical background behind them. One of the women had white hair and orange eyes while the other had golden brown hair and cerulean eyes. They both had standout features of pointy ears and one looked older than the other with slight resemblance to each other. But it was clear that the one with golden brown hair was pregnant.