CLAIMING THE REWARD FROM ELIS
"We will let the eunuch go. The conjurers did help us release the Deviants. That is our purpose originally, to exchange the Eunuch for our sisters and we have achieved that", Eirot told the Demonlord General.
"Bieeeeeee"
Suddenly, the Demonlords signaled to their troops to retreat. Their objective today was fulfilled.
"Cowards", High Apostle Bannon screamed out at the demons as they ran.
"Are we going to chase the demons?" another High Apostle asked Bannon.
Bannon thought about the matter for a moment as Haroth was running back to him.
"Bannon", Haroth cried to Bannon who rushed to a loving embrace with him.
Both Apostles cried emotionally at their reunion.
"We'll leave those bitches for another day", High Apostle Bannon replied to the apostle earlier.
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The Demons quickly returned to their Savior and reunited with their deviants and the Demon army soon retreated from the Apostle's Monastery.
It was a win-win-win.
The Demons got their deviants back while the Apostles got their Eunuch.
Everybody got what they wanted and even the fat High Apostles should thank us because they would have to do their own dishes from now on. That would give them much needed exercise which would help them lose some weight.
"Mission accomplished", Iras said to the Control Freak as he applauded their job well done.
The Control Freak brought the High Apostle Haroth back to Bannon and completed their mission and they were ready to claim their reward.
"We have rescued the High Apostle Haroth. According to our agreement you shall reward us with the Chalice of Blessing", Conjurer Iras told High Apostle Bannon.
"You couldn't have saved him if we weren't fighting with the Demons, so you are not entitled to the Chalice and besides you conjurers dragged your feet in the battle and joined in after we are winning", Bannon told Iras shamelessly.
"That's not our agreement. We just have to support your fight as a backup, Rescuing High Apostle Haroth was already more than we are obliged to help you", Conjurer Iras argued with him.
"You Conjurers are so unreasonable and despicable. The Chalice of Blessings is not meant for you weaklings. If it isn't because we defended the Ten-Kingdoms from the demons all of you will be dead by now", Bannon told the conjurers refusing to give them their due.
"What are we going to do now the idiot is refusing to give us our reward", Iviar asked the Control Freak.
"We'll leave it to Iras to negotiate with him", Anitor said to them.
"I don't think they will give us the Chalice those bastards", Eless told them her opinion.
Iras was persistent and determined to claim their reward from the apostles and was persistent in demanding what was due to them. But the High Apostle was adamant in refusing to do so.
He never intended to give them the Chalice of Blessing in the first place. It was just an enticement to make them come here to support their fight with the demon army.
In the end, the Apostles refused what was due to the conjurers and gave them nothing except to exempt the city of Tarah from paying tithes to the Church of All-seeing for three years which was a lot of money and would make the city and its people really happy.
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"Relieving us from paying tithes? That is not the Chalice of Blessings and nothing goes into our pockets", Iviar complained to Iras.
"Our sect's prestige would rise tremendously due to the exemption of tithes and Iras' chances of winning the High Conjurer seat is much better due to that", Anitor replied to him.
"Still, we missed out on an extremely useful and powerful item, the Chalice of Blessing", Epius said to them.
"I'm surprised that the Eunuchs actually gave us something. We should never do business with them again", Illiwyn said to them.
"They must give us something otherwise no one will work for them if they ask for help. And in their current situation with the demons, they will ask for help again", Iras told them.
"The Apostle of today isn't like the Apostles of yesteryears", Eless said to him.
"We are lucky the apostles are not faulting us for the loss of the deviants", Epius said to them.
"The loss of the deviants will be a puzzle the apostles would have to figure out themselves. Fortunately for us, we would be out of here", Anitor told him.
"Where is that Oriese? Is he coming back or not?" Iviar asked.
"He said he won't be joining us. He will find his way back to Tarah city. The story about his rescue of Haroth is filled with holes and it's better that he doesn't come back to explain them", Iras said to them.
"We'll have to send Oriese's cousin back to Eloora city though", Illiwyn said to them.
"Where is that friend of Oriese, Ratatouille?" Epius asked.
"He will find his way back by himself", Iras told them.
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"Will you return with me to Nyx and be my queen again?" I asked Eirot.
"I would like to, but I have responsibilities of my own. I have my clan to look after", she replied to me.
"That is alright. You will always be in my heart no matter where you are. But we shouldn't stay in Elis, we should return to the Ten-Kingdoms, the apostles are strong in this realm", I told her.
"There is something that I need to do in Elis", she said to me.
"What is it? Can I be of help?" I asked her.
"You may be, since you have the nascent soul of the Dark Angel in you", she said to me.
Suddenly, Ratatouille appeared before us.
"It's been taking you a very long time", I said to him.
"Who is this?" Eirot asked.
"He is the Anti-Saint of Greed", Aluva replied to her on my behalf.
"Handsome, at your service", Ratatouille said to Eirot who laughed at his shamelessness.
"Where the hell did you go?" I asked him.