Seth's cryptic response leaves Druke wary as preparations continue for the regional leaders' arrival that evening.
As they finish readying the underground throne room, Seth lounges lazily across the obsidian seat, tossing a small fireball from hand to hand. He seems lost in thought, no doubt plotting something.
Druke stands at attention nearby, eyeing his new master with a mix of curiosity and apprehension. "What could this strange child be scheming? And how will the other clan chiefs react to his audacious claim of lordship?"
When the first guests begin filtering into the chamber, led by Reed and the other beastmen guards, Druke scans their reactions closely. There are gasps of shock and outrage as they take in Seth sprawled on the queen's throne. Angry muttering ripples through the gathering crowd.
But as more file inside, Druke notices something that gives him pause. A few of the chiefs exhibit not anger in their eyes, but calculation...as if re-evaluating the situation. And fear. Several clan leaders seem genuinely afraid of this small, flame-wreathed figure of a boy.
Seth springs to his feet, extinguishing the fireball with a clench of his fist. He surveys the assembled leaders with an imperious gaze burning with ambition. This will be his first real test, Druke realizes.
"Welcome!" Seth bellows, his voice much louder than his slight frame suggests. "As the new master of these lands, I've gathered you here to declare my reign!"
The chamber erupts into chaos. But Druke keeps his gaze fixed on Seth's smiling face, alight with confidence.
The uproar among the clan chiefs continues as Seth's proclamation sinks in. Voices ring out in anger and disbelief.
"This is absurd!" shouts Chief Dagrun, an ogre warrior six feet tall. "You expect us to bow before some Demonoid whelp?"
"You must be mad, boy!" Chief Valeria, matriarch of a powerful mystic fox clan, screams. "No one makes demands of me!"
Following Valeria's words was Chief Zorof of the Orc clan, "We will not yield boy, where is our queen"
There were a few other chief there but they were mainly scared of this boys courage, they were the Demonoid clan chief, the Beast men clan chiefs and lizard men clan chiefs.
Seth lets the protests wash over him, his eerie smile never wavering. Druke watches closely for his response. Will the boy stand his ground or back down?
With a burst of flames and shadows, Seth launches himself back onto the throne, his small body bristling with power.
"Enough!" he commands. "I defeated your queen and conquered her labyrinth.
By rite of combat, her realm is now mine!"
The roar of objections resumes, louder than before.
But Druke notices the same undercurrent of fear in some chieftains' eyes. This is no ordinary child...
Seth who was previously enjoying all these became disgusted, he gazed at the chiefs with diguat and then the guide reports to him.
Report. You have activated passive skill Bloodlust.
The chiefs became tensed, they saw a child on the throne but what they felt was the gazing pressure of a behemoth, the whole room quieted down and then Seth jumps down from his throne and walks towards Druke as he spoke.
"You can see I'm still too young in these things but every action has a reason, as I walked into your village I noticed that you all live together as one and doing it happily, but it's sad that many of you don't know the warmth of the sun, you guys here are freakishly strong but you lack the normal needs, I want to erupt this village back to the surface and that is why I have summoned you all here"
Druke had shock written over his face, "Don't joke with their emotions Seth!"
Druke shouted at Seth.
Seth gazed at him and he fell to his feet, "that's what I thought none of you will drag this with me, instead we will find a way to make it reality"
One word could be heard from the once rebelling chieftains. "Can it really be done"
Suddenly the throne room door came open and standing there easy Frey, the room full of people, all except Seth took to their knees and they worded. "Welcome back…. Queen Frey"
Frey looks at Seth and words, "What do you want with my domain, it's enough that I've been imprisoned here and now you increase my bondage with this slave crest, what do you want!?"
The room filled with murmuring again, "He really defeated queen Frey, a slave crest!"
Seth became tired of the murmuring and gaze at them once more activating his skill, the whole room became quiet and then he heads back to the throne.
He looks to Frey and words, "I don't know your story, but once I saw this form I had the thought, you're very beautiful Frey, you have gone through a lot…"
He seats on the throne and completes his statement, "you can take it easy now, leave the rest to me and go with the flow of things"
Frey couldn't believe what she heard, she then had the thought and words. "Big brother, Master !"
She falls down and breaks into tears, Seth smiles as he words to the council, "I haven't taken her authority as your queen, I'm just assuming a position above her, I want another throne made beside mine for her, when I'm not here she'll assume leadership of you all, Druke!"
Seth called for Druke, but Druke was in shock he words to Seth, "why are you doing this?"
Seth swayed the question and words, "Since you're the only one who has left this cave we will leave together to find a way to raise this village to the surface again, we'll leave in a day"