Adam saw the other transport shuttles come down to the surface of the planet as he, Angel, Zeta and James entered their fourth of the box. "Remember, you guys won't do the talking. I will." They nodded as Valkira and three of her guard joined her side. These three men were different as they took up their corner.
Kaenester walked up with his three guardsmen in their royal red as they eyed the rebels. "We are out of here if something really quickly doesn't change." Kaenester commented as Valkira snapped.
"Real low coming from the neutral people."
"Well you attacked me first."
"Ladies, there is no reason to fight." God Emperor walked into his corner as a shadowy figure made the three shiver. "Besides, I want to hear what this man has to say." He pointed to Adam as he became choked up. "Oh, are you having problems performing?"
James and Angel felt really uneasy, they felt an unnerving familiarity in the shadow behind him. The only one to not bring four. Adam smacked his chest. "I, uh, brought, uh, us all here to come to a common. Ground." Adam looked up as he towered over everyone.
"And to bring my precious sweetheart back to me, how lovely. Valky, please, your dad misses you and is concerned for your safety." God emperor offered a hand out as Valkira turned away.
"No, why would I go back, to be tested on?" She spoke coldly.
"Okay. This got fucked quicker than a three man threesome." Kaenester looked around. "Are you going to explain why we are here besides. 'Uh I want peace?'"
"Yeah, I was hoping we could ease tensions with everyone saying one thing they want back." Adam rubbed the back of his head, this all turned on a swivel.
"I will go first. All I want is my daughter back." God Emperor kept his eyes on her.
"I want you to not kill off every alien species besides humans." She retorted quickly.
"And my independent systems want to be freed." Kaenester looked at the other two as it was a very chilling scene. The shadow kept its body facing the twins.
'Zane, how fast can you gun down the empire's ship?' Zeta messaged him.
"Roughly thirty seconds, depending on range and shielding. Are things going south?" Zane became worried. His friends were down there without him.
'Not yet but, it's unsettling.' Zeta charged his batteries up.
"So, here is my plan. God Emperor does have the most to sacrifice here, right? But he gets to pick the planets he gives back, how many did he take?" Adam looked over at Kaenester.
"Two thousand."
"He gives back five hundred and you have to spend weekends with him, Valkira. He also cannot invade new planets? Is this doable?" Adam held his hands up for everyone.
"I see this as a win, both my enemies suffer while we gain a small part back. This is fine. In the future we can work for my other planets getting representation in the senate." Kaenester looked at God Emperor.
"They already have a place in the senate chambers per each planet." God Emperor turned his head. "That's why the capital is just for politics. You would know if you ever joined." Kaenester rolled his eyes.
"I hate this and will not do it!" Valkira pouted as the three guards tried to calm her.
"I will stop my genocide completely if you agree." God Emperor announced which shocked Adam and Valkira both. "But those two come with me, Overlord has questions for them."
"NO DEAL!" James hopped in front of his sister.
"Wait five fucking seconds." Adam put his hand out. "Same visitation as Valkira?"
"A compromising man. I like it. If Valkira agrees we can have a deal." God Emperor smiled.
"I'm not agreeing. I don't care how good the deal is!" Valkira shouted.
"Miss, this is what we all have been fighting for." The man spoke to her.
"I do not want to be near him ever again." Valkira pointed to her father, who dropped his head in disappointment.
"Adam, I will override you on this, you cannot barter Astral's children away." Zeta spoke as the shadow sliced the glass apart. Trying to grab onto James and Angel to take them. Zeta fired a round from his cannon that flashed the area in light. Sending the shadow back to his side as the others took off.
"Down boy." God Emperor pulled the shadow back as it was too late. Valkira left as did Kaenester. They entered their shuttles and took off as Overlord felt like he had the ultimate bargaining chip if he could just take them.
"Why couldn't you just wait!" God Emperor yelled at his companion as it entered him. His hand reaching up and stopping both other shuttles.
"If you give me both of the twins right now I let the two shuttles go." Overlord spoke from God Emperor's body as Zeta looked paralyzed as Adam had no clue how to counter.
"No deal. They can die and it makes my job of making them a martyr easier." Adam smiled as God Emperor went to close his hand as James blitzed at the man. Sending a slash at his hands to save the shuttles. Only to be pressed completely down into the ground by his psychic power.
"No deal it is." God Emperor spoke as he closed both hands. Nothing happened as Adam had thrown a blocking seal from his notebook in front of it as the shuttles sped off.
"Well you two are the next best thing." God Emperor looked at James pressed into the ground as he fought to stand up. Angel chirped as a claymore fell from the sky. Causing the darkness to vanish.
"I think this time. I will let you live." God Emperor stopped his ability and started to walk away as the claymore vanished in a white light.
"I thought so. Astral did the thing." Adam thought quietly as James picked him up and brought him back to the shuttle. He had to think of a new plan, it nearly worked but the one flaw was with Valkira.