I PREFER HARD MEAT NOT STICKS
"Breaking news … Breaking news"
"The Ninety-Nine Crimes of Raslee and his ministers exposed"
"Prince Raslee walk naked in his court and makes his ministers praise his imaginary clothes"
"Oriese the Bully flogs the traitors Prince Raslee in public"
"The Bully strips the ministers naked and tattooed them with the word 'Shame'."
"Prince Geoffraie of the Mithridocus family is appointed as Governor of the newly independent Tarah city by the Church of All-Seeing"
"On another note, citizens complain about the high price of grains"
"The Bully gives free grain to the public"
"The price of grain is in a free fall"
"Every day another city in Drachia kingdom becomes the protectorate of the Church. The noble families scrambling to be appointed as the new governors"
"This is so upsetting. The entire Drachia kingdom is in turmoil all because of that bastard Oriese", Emily said to them as she threw the newspapers away.
"The bastard used our plans for his own benefit. The plans we had for Drachia kingdom were all foiled and he used them to benefit himself and his family. If our plans succeed, almost half the cities in Drachia kingdom will be under our control by now", Kolgane said to them and complained.
"He could succeed because we lost the battle with the apostles and were turned back. Otherwise, it would not be easy for him to carve up Drachia for himself and his friends", the Darklord said to them.
"Don't mention the 'lose' word when Zesgumath is here", the Demon Queen told her father.
"What should we do now? We can't stay in Drachia kingdom much longer, we lost most of our territory to the Church and all our spies have been hunted by the Grand Inquisition", Emily asked the queen.
"I have underestimated this bastard Oriese. Initially, I thought we could hide among the noble families in Drachia and rule them from behind the scenes. Even if we lose some battles with the apostles, we could still support our army in exile with their resources. But now, we must leave Drachia kingdom without a reliable economic support", Kolgane added.
"We leave for the northern territories. Not all of the territories there are fully subjected to my rule. We will conquer them completely this time. We will return when we have the strength to deal with the apostles", Queen Emerald told them.
"It is so disheartening to leave all the good things to the bastard Oriese", Emily said to them.
"It won't be all sugar and candy for Oriese. After our demons leave the borders of Drachia kingdom, the ice from the Ice Corridor will reach the kingdom. They will be all dead soon even without our intervention", the Demon Queen told them.
The ice and freeze creeping out from the Ice Corridor in Rizea kingdom has spread to the neighboring countries and domains. The ice didn't reach Drachia kingdom earlier because the demon army was active there at the borders. The ice could not pass through the hellish fire of the demons.
Once the demons leave, the ice would have no hindrance and would soon reach all of Drachia kingdom.
"The King in Eloora is also not without his means. The Drach family although their army is weak, managed to piece together the powerful Noble families in a feudalistic arrangement should not be taken lightly. The Church will not receive full support from the cities", Kolgane added.
"Damn, so much bad news. I need some soothing. Bring me more male escorts for me to sleep with", Emily told the guards as she touched her breast with her one hand and placing a finger on Kolgane.
"Damn, leave me out of your bloody curse", Kolgane replied to the Spider Queen, Anansi, or Emily.
"Nah, you are not my type. You are all bones. I prefer hard meat not sticks. Hahaha", Emily replied to Kolgane before she left with the guards and her escorts while laughing.
"With minions like these no wonder we are losing to the Bully", Darklord told his daughter.
"I will have that hard meat of the Bully served to me one day. I swear, I will", Queen Emerald replied to her father.
"Damn", Darklord said to his daughter as he shook his head and left the gathering of evil beings.
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"Prince Oriese, our plans progressed remarkably. We now have almost all the cities in Drachia kingdom under the protectorate of the Church", Apostle Matthieu said to me.
"With the exception of Eloora city of course, but eventually we will need to deal with the stingy king", I told the apostle.
"King Lavrentios is not my immediate concern. The demon army is moving north to consolidate their forces in the northern kingdoms. If we allow them unchecked then they will return one day to threaten the Holy Church again", Apostle Matthieu told me worriedly.
"We need more allies in the Ten-Kingdoms against the demon army", I told the apostle.
"What allies are you talking about? With the exception of Kalydon and Drachia, most of the kingdoms in the Ten-Kingdoms are under the influence of the demon army", Apostle Matthieu told me.
"We still have the kingdom of Trogdol", I told the apostle.
"Isn't Trogdol in ruins?" Matthieu asked me.
"I know of merchants in Trogdol who banded together in militias after the fall of Uralis. With the support of the church, we can unite these militias to the use of the Church", I told the apostle.
"That is a splendid idea. I leave that job to you", the apostle told me gladly.
"There is also another powerful force that the Church can tap into", I reported to the apostle.
"What other force are there in the Ten-Kingdoms that can still be of use to the Church?" he asked me.
"The Kingdom of Nyx-Nymera", I said to him.
"Nymera? Yes. But those barbarians revolted against the Church many years ago and refused to pay tithes. Our Church instigated several incursions to the east but were thwarted by their Immortal Queen", Apostle Matthieu said to me.
"Things have changed your excellency. After the wretched Ice creeped across the Ten-Kingdoms, it also affected Nyx-Nymera. These barbarians require our advanced magic if they will survive the harsh and unending winter", I told the apostle.
"Is that so? But all our envoys to the barbarian kingdom have been turned back", Matthieu told me.