"Well, you used my helplessness and forced me to accept the sovereignty of your church, to protect my Empire's people from the previous demonic Emperor, and again you forced me to start a battle with Griffin Empire, which turned my life more sorrowful and now I am going to use you to solve my grievance, let's see what entertainment you will bring me you bastard Bishop, Joseph Gram". Muttered William in a slow voice
While everything is going on, Reaper is also fighting a great battle, Well a battle to not drink milk (:T^T:).
Ember was sitting on her bed in a sour mood with Reaper in her arms. She is trying to breastfeed him, but he is not opening his mouth and refusing to drink milk. She doesn't know why is he doing this, as a newborn child mothers milk is a great tonic and good for baby growth, children happy drink it but her child is not drinking it, and she doesn't know why is it.
Meanwhile, Reaper is also feeling quite awkward. He doesn't know what to do. He was a grown-up man in a child's body, so he didn't find it suitable to drink milk by breastfeeding. He even thought maybe memories on earth during reincarnation are wiped out to protect a person from these types of complications after birth. Reaper was not like those lustful protagonist bastards, who started lusting after their own birth mother's body. Whenever his mother tries to feed him, he forcefully turns his face to other side and his this behavior also soured Ember's mood.
"Why are you so stubborn like your father, do you want a good beating to behave properly like him"? Muttered Ember in an annoyed tone.
After hearing her mother's words, Reaper's face was twitched. Why all mothers are same? Even his past mother from Earth use to beat the shit out of him to teach him some manners (!●□●!). While complaining in his mind, he also finds a type of warmth in his heart. He knows when it comes to child welfare, mothers don't even hesitate to beat them for their own welfare and safety.
"Cecelia come out",said Ember watching into an empty space. A shadowy figure of a woman materialized from that empty space and bowed toward Ember. She was wearing black clothes with a face covered with a mask.
"So you finally remember me, Duchess". said Cecelia with a playful tone.
"Haha, we are best friends Cecelia why this formality? I know you were protecting me during childbirth, so that no problem may occur. It must be Emperor's order". Said Ember
"Hehe, even if it was not his majesty's order, how can I leave my best friend alone during such a crucial period". Said Cecelia while removing the mask from his face. Cecelia has a beautiful face with black hair and black eyes but she looks a few years older than Ember.
"So why do you have called me Ember" asked Cecelia.
"As you can see he is not drinking milk, suggest to me what can I do. Do I am doing something wrong, that's why he is not drinking milk?". Said Ember pointing out Reaper in a worried tone.
"Well, I do not think you are doing anything wrong Ember.This type of behavior is quite rare among children, where they don't like to drink milk and it's rare because even new born children instinctively knows milk is good for them, so they happily drink it, but some children usually behave like this and do not follow there natural instinct. Well I think you should force him to sleep and in unconscious state you can easily urge him to drink milk because during that state children will follow natural instincts of their body and start drinking milk". Said Cecelia with a smile on his face which made her very creepy in Reaper's Eyes.
Shit,who is this bitch and why is she giving wrong advices to my lovely mother. No my dear mother don't listen to her and you are good and lovely mother, spoke Reaper in his in his mind.
"Well, I am not good in these type of things,so Cecelia help me to make him asleep but remember do not use much power only make asleep for a little nap of few hours nothing more than that".
"Ya sure why not" Cecelia waved her hands and energy came out of her hands and start affecting Reaper's mind and his eyes starting felling heavy.
Reaper roared in his mind. No no no I am the god of death Reaper, how can I stood so low to drink milk by breastfeeding, I belong to the mighty Asura race who drinks the blood of their enemies on the battlefield just after birth so how can I drink milk? You can't control me, you can't, you. Different voices roared in his mind but at last, he was too to weak stop all this and in the end, he gave up on his fate and closed his eyes, with invisible tears in his eyes.
Ember slowly opened Reaper's mouth and pushed one of her breast in his mouth and he instinctly started drinking milk during his sleep.
Ember was happy watching him drinking milk, while Cecelia also saw him with a smile on her face and after filling his fill Reaper sleep for few hours,when suddenly they heard a knock on the door.
"Madam, Ember can I come inside". It was the voice of James who was standing outside of the room. Ember permitted him to come inside and Cecelia again wore mask on her face.
"What is it now James, I told you I am going to rest, so why do you disturb me at this time"? Asked Ember.
"Madam Ember, Master Austin called you we have some Guests". Said James with nervousness in his tone.
"Guests at this time. I already told you that you and Austin can handle all the guests and I will meet no one so why are you disturbing me". Said Ember in an annoyed tone.
"Well, madam, the guests we have are from Church of God Of War, and they want to meet you and the newly-born young master". Said James with a shaky voice because he knew soon a volcano was going to erupt and well he was right.
"What did you say, why are those bastard here they are not welcome here. They even want to see my son, what tricks are they want to play on my child". Said Ember in a loud voice with a full burst of Anger in voice. James was soaked in cold sweat after hearing her voice.
Reaper was also have awakened from sleep by her loud voice.
"Calm down, Ember. How many times I have told you to keep control over your emotions and never to let your emotions to control over your mind. You will only make afraid your child". Said Cecelia.
Ember calmed down her emotions and smiled sweetly at Reaper. She has taken a long breath and spoke, "Let's go then and see what those bastards have to say".
After saying that she walked toward the Guest room with James and Cecelia.
Meanwhile in the guest room Bishop Joseph was sitting on a sofa and some priests were standing behind him and Austin was also sitting in front of him and there was awkward silence in the room.
Bishop was smiling in his mind and remembering some old memories. His enmity with Ember started even before her war with William.He was the one who forced Willaim to start war with Griffin Empire. One of the condition to help William and protect his empire from previous demonic Emperor was that he will accept Sovereign of their Church and also attack Griffin Empire after things were settled in his Empire.
The reason for all this was his personal enmity with Ember. Before a year from the war one of his student who was a Priest was brutally killed by Ember because of a crime. He was found out guilty of crime, At that time Ember was unmarried and there were even rumors that she may became first female ruler and Empress of Griffin Empire, so Church didn't want to create enmity with royal family of Griffin Empire because of a mere priest who also has crime evidences agaist him, so they didn't take any action against Ember.
Well, it may be didn't big thing for the Church, but it was very important for Joseph. Because the person she killed was not only a disciple of his but in reality he was his secret illegitimate son, which nobody knows in church except him or his son.
Even thought he was illegitimate but loved him very much. His name was Sam. Bishop love and extra care for him maked Sam very arrogant. He thought he can do anything because his father is a Bishop with a solid position in church. He became very much greedy and lustful. He started misusing his authority and powers.
One day when he was preaching in Griffin Empire, he found a beautiful girl. She was from ordinary family. He fooled her saying that a demonic entity is trying to harm her, so she should go with him for purification.That girl gone with him but afterwards nobody seen her and but a problem arise when it turned out that girl was a caretaker of a orphanage run by Ember. Ember take care of all of her employees like family and when that girl's family approached Ember and told her about disappearance of there girl, then she investigated about it and she flown into range when she knowned the truth.
She found that girl was murdered brutaly, after she raped by Sam and she was not her first fictim and she also find many evidences agaist Sam. In fit of anger Ember burned all private parts of Sam and then she thrown him in the cave of Flesh eating spiders alive. Flesh eating spiders use to keep their prey alive during egg lying days and lay eggs in the body of their alive food. After eggs hatched, they eat their prey from inside and it was very painful.
When Bishop found about it all, it was very late and his son was already dead. He filled a petition in church to take action against Ember saying she challenged Church's authority and prestige but his request was denied by church when all evidences are against his son and he was found guilty of many more crimes. They even sayed to Bishop that he should not care about a mere priest and see the bigger picture.
Joseph drank his anger beacuse he knows that, Church was not united and peacefully as it seem. Their are many factions in church who always try to drag down each other whenever they get chance to do, so he can't become stubborn about his request, so that other factions don't start attacking him saying about his favourism and blame him about not taking care of church's reputation and welfare by dragging this topic which can create a War with Griffin Empire.
So Bishop Joseph start thinking about another plan and found this chance when William was in dire need and later he forced him to attack Griffin Empire. He also gave him a Peak rank Supreme Magus which disguised himself as a member of William's Empire but even that supreme Magus died at hands of Ember, in war which again placed Joseph in a difficult position in church, so in the end he lied that he was killed by a demon minion.
Even after using William and his empire he was not able to take revenge against Ember, but today he got another chance to take revenge and he will not let this chance gone away from his hands.
While he was thinking all this room of door suddenly opened and Ember entered in room with butler James and Cecelia who was wearing mask. When Ember eyes meet with Joseph an invisible spark of hatred erupted between them. What consequences this meeting will bring only time will tell.