With the meeting concluded Rex could turn his focus to the next important taks that was on his bucket list. So he gathered his tacticaly inclined girls and used his gate to travel to Dianas home village where he grabed Kara and then moved on to the Mountains Rage tribes home. Once there, it took little to no time for his group to find themselves in one of the grandest halls in the entire town. Jorg and Mara greeted him with bright smiles and offered to organize a feast in his and his groups honor. An offer Rex apreciated the gesture of, but politely declined, pointing out that they were already working on the best gift for him anyway, even if said gift would take quite the while to be ready. But since he had all the time in the world, he used that as a perfect reason to be more than happy about the suprise factor it would bring.
With the pleasantries out of the way, Rex turned to the real reason for his groups visit once everyone was gathered around a large wooden table. It was made of massive oak like tree that emphasized toughness and longgevity in the Svergi culture. And while it was large and bulky, the surface was neatly polished and gave the place a calming and feel. Apreciating the contrasting elements of the large table for a moment Rex unfurled a rather large map on said tables surface, revealing their target to be. The map showed the continent for the most part, with the greatest detail focusing on the echlisiarchy.
The state was divided into twenty regions. Twelve duchys that were ruled over by the council members families. Each duchy had one extra large capital city that served as both a trade center as well as the heart of the duchys decision making. On a smaller note each also had three or four other decent sized cities spread across their territories and countless smaller villages. Then there was Rahen. The white marbled city, the holy seat of the council, and many other such pompous names that the Echlisiarchies ass kissing fanatics claimed it to be. The city was even larger than the twelve capitals, though it mostly served as the religious heart of their state. Countless temples honoring and worshiping their god, the prophet and the heroes who by now stood alongside their god, forever watching their peoples struggle to make the world a better place and embrace the true word of their lord and his prophet. Besides temples there were also quite a few nunneries that trained priesteses and monasteries for the priests. So much so that even the map indicated their existance, making it quite obvious to what level of extreme said building populated Rahen.
Then came the eight counties. Ruled by smaller but still quite influential families they too had their own capitals each, but only one, two if the region was particularily rich, smaller cities and quite a few other villages scattered around their territory. And last, but not least came White Peak. It was an academy of sorts, built to train and house the oracles of their state. All the oracles, including the Lady of Light resided there, guarded by countless inquisitors day and night. While future sight was not realistically possible, not in the manner Rex's world considered it to be, seeing the probabilities in ones line of sight was possible, even if only a few seconds ahead. The most important role oracles served was their healing and soul soothing abilities, certain unique buffing skills, as well as their ability to summon lesser angels, should they be strong enough.
Rex knew well enough that White Peak was quite important target, as such it was to be one of the first to be taken down, ensuring no oracle could be used to strenghten Echlisiarchies resistance. The fact that it was most definetly filled with beautiful ladies was just icing on the cake, since he himself would most likely dont get any real addition to his 'collection'. Nevertheless, Neos brothels would not fill up by themselves. That was to be their way of pennance for the countless years of suffering Echlisiarchies targets had gone through.
They spent quite a few hours going back and forth regarding the division of regions withing his barrier, how best to aproach the raiding of each individual fortified location, and other such details. Not to mention about the freedom the Svergi warriors will have to exercise their right of conquest. Rex for the most part gave them free reign, with the exception of the relugious higher ups. Just like innitially planned, those ladies were off limits. Still, his conditions were extremely favourable for the Svergi chief who could only grin an thank his men who were sent to Rex the first time for their calm and cautious aproach to the man. While the rest of the great clans were brooding and worrying about possible retaliation from Rex, Mountains Rage was gathering their men and subordinates and prepearing for their greatest raids in the history of their race. Sure, they would raid another tribes holdings every now and then, but that only encompassed a small remote village every now and then. Setting up an entire nation to be constantly raided and pillaged though, now that was something even the greatest of their forefathers had never even imagined, let alone plan an put into action. Jorg was sure they were creating yet another legend right as they were planning out the order in which the nation would be sacked, one village, one city at a time.
One would think that there were girl or two withing Rex harem who would find his incoming war not only unsightly, but downright evil and monstrous,yet there was not a single voice of discontent. They all were more than aware of what the Echlisiarchy had done that Rex's cosmic ravens had caught sigth of, and with that knowledge they had unanimously agreed with his decision and reasoning. Said nation was a blight upon their continent, and they could not wait for it to be removed so the world could begin healing the scars left by the previous occupants of the lands they are about to vacate. And Rex had not even told them the most atrocious things in great detail, since he was quite sure that knowledge of those would quite literaly change most of his girls everyday rituals indented target result. Where they would work hard to entice him to start putting babies in them to full on effort to start a genocide of the Echlisiarchy near immediatly. Indeed, torture and rape of captured people were nowhere near child colleseum death battles against hordes of goblins where the next round of kids could see what would be happening to them whiel having some relatives in cages nearby who would be trown into the same arena as they were in, should they kill themselves to escape the inevitable end. The fact that said relatives would be thrown in regardless, once the kids fighting were dead, would not be much help to exonorate said perpetrators either. And even still, all his women were of one mind with him- Echlisiarchy had to dissapear. Every single leading house and their supporters along with them.
It was evening when they were done with the planning and Rex's group returned Kara home before returning to Blythe themselves. Rashuun had worked quite hard, her experience of ruling over a teritory and her living past quite a few wars gave a unique insight and additional options for them to lower the possible casualities during the sieges of the larger cities, since there was no way to escape casuallities entirely. Even with Rex promising to take out the most powerfull of enemies, there were always unexpected variables and accidents. Not to mention the mistakes the Svergi warriors would make during their looting of the raided territories and cities.
The next couple of days Rex spent in Blythe, entertaining his girls and having a few outings in the city with one of his girls. Since they asked for some lone time he was more than happy to oblige whenever he had the time, and since he was spoiling his girls a bit more than ussual before the start of the war, quite a few such demands for dates came up. And obviously, Rex entertained them all, even going so far as to surrendering his nap times to give the girls what they wanted. Within reason of course, so Rashuun and Izumi still had to wait, just like the rest of the girls for their chance at motherhood. Still, what started as a few day preparation, turned into a week long event, that admittedly relaxed and recharged Rex more than he thought possible. His girls were just that affectionate. Even Roulan had started to exibit some slight need for physical contact with him, clearly influenced by the girls around her and his personal charm and kindness, resulting in a few makeout sessions, leaving the woman panting and embarased even after it.
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Regardless, once the week was over and his girls satisfied for the time being, Rex jumped on his eagle, a souvenir from his trip to the cultivators nation, and urged the giant bird to raise to the air move towards his destination. While he had spent a bit more than a night traveling downstream in the ships that brought him here, with the currents being as they are, his cuurent transportation did not need to worry about the current being disadvantageous and what not. Flight was unfair, that was the truth, but for Rex it was just another tool he could make perfect and employ to protect whatever he deemed important, or to just speed his plans along the intended path.
Few hours later Rex was looking over the village he had assisted in raiding back on his first conscious day in this world, The small village lay empty, overgrown in grass. The building with the doors left open, months of neglect clearly visable all around.
"Its been a while. Has it not?" Rex asked himself as he looked at the abbandoned village in front of him.
"Undoubtedly, what I am about to start will cause suffering to many, some of them probably innocent and not responsible for whatever doomed their nation. But even still, what the people in charge do in these lands is unacceptable." He reaffirmed to himself. Sure, he was no saint. Sure, he had tortured some people, but never had it been done for his amusement. He is cruel and heartless only towards those who come for him or his people. He conviniently did not point out to himself that he could do that, if, for whatever unconcievable reason, he decided to accept a mercenary work of the same task.
Looking back over his time spent in this world and the actions he had taken, Rex came to a single and rather obvious fact. He had enjoyed his time here. The countless hours he had spent grinding away in the dungeons, the time he has spent with his girls, and even the mercenary work and messing around with the political landscape of this world. It was all fun in its won way, with the only exception being fools lusting after his women. That was something he found annoying, even if it was a compliment in of itself towards him for having a good taste in women. Too many fools were too unhibited to act on that lust. Now that was something Rex could not allow to come to pass.
"Haaaaaa!" Rex heavily exhaled and looked up towards the sky.
"Another chapter of my story is about to unfold. One of blood, grime, death and conquest. Hope you have had fun this far my benefactor. And I sure as hell hope you will find this next part just as entertaining, if not more!"
Rex closed his eyes, raised his hands to both sides in the height of his shoulders, deeply inhaled the air of this empty place and stood there motionless for a minute or two. The natural mana was chaotically swirling around him, as if being pulled towards the center of a maddening whirlpool, his eagle keeping its distance from the very centre of the spectacle. Then the mana wortex dissapeared, leaving deathly calm around him. He slowly opened his eyes, murderous glint shining in his deadfull yellow eyes. A sound not of this world escaped his throat, a sound so disturbing that even his branded eagle shuddered once it heard it. All his cosmic ravens spread around Echlisiarchy glowed for a split of a second, and then a bright explosion occured, originating from said ravens. in many places within Echlisiarchies borders people saw the bright light explosions, being forced to cover their eyes for but a moment. And once the light subsided, not seeing anything else out of the ordinarry they returned to their daily lives, none aware of just how terrifying an event they had witnessed. It was the beggining of their end, and yet not a single soul was trully aware of what was to come. None except for one.
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The highest tower of the White Peak- the home and training grounds for Echlisiarchies oracles.
The Lady of Light, Adriana Arten by her given name, stood in front of the window overlooking the entirety of the White Peak's territory. She looked like a godess had descended upon this world to see the beauty of the mortal spark. Her golden hair lightly fluttered in the wind, painting a picturesque view should anyone see her at this excact moment. Her golden eyes were dirrected towards the horizon, sadness and longing for something reflected within them. She had come here to admire the beauty of the mountainous view, untill she sensed the barrier that had been deployed. Merely moments later an angelic messanger had appeared behind her. Not one summoned by her or any of her servants. No, one sent from another realm, his divine energy clearly exuded from the pure being.
"Great creator has a warning for you all. Only due to this barrier were we alowed to deliver it. 'A monster has awoken, and its coming for my faithfull. Rise to your feet, summon your armies and take down this threat, or it shall lay waste to all that we hold dear.' That is his decree, his will. Go, spread the word and have hiss will be known." With those words the angel dissapeared, leaving not a single trace behind that he had ever been there.
Adriana, her gaze still dirrected towards the far horizon sighed. Then slowly lifted her hand, a single finger pointing towards one of the courtyards far below her tower. With a small flash of golden light, she send the words of the angel towards one of the quartermasters, who upon recieving them quickly looked towards the tower where she stood, quickly bowed in the same way and scurried away to execute them. She in turn lowered her raised hand and sighed heavily.
"I am sure we were not supposed to be warned of this threat. The games of the gods would not allow it. Not when we had our heroes just recently. Just what kind of monster is coming. Who is behind it to allow us to be able to respond? And is Echlisiarchy trully worth saving?" She asked herself the questions. She well well aware of the atrocities the councils families were commiting as a form of entertainment. And even will all the sway a Lady of Light has, she has been unable to change anything. The monsters in mans skin continiue to do as they please. Their prophet has been idolized and elevated to near gods level. His every word and sentence regarded as holy law that cannot be argued or disputed, and as such had caused pain agony and missery for countless people.
"And what if we can do nothing to stop what is coming?" she asked herself. Her intuition screaming at her that it was too late. That they were doomed. Adriana looked like a women barely twenty years old. A consequence of a natural treasure she had eaten decades ago. She no longer aged, and through years she has learned to trust in her intuition. And she felt that there was no way out for them. Would strugling against the inevitable bring forth some salvation, or would just accepting their coming punishment be the right choice? She did not know for the first time in years. She was just as clueless regarding the right path. So she stood there, waiting for a sign that would help her decide, just as her people were being informed, gathered and prepeared for what was to come.
Similar as what happened in the White Peak, in a few other places of the Echlisiarchy, mainly by the side of some of the most powerfull believers in the upper positions of their order, similar angelic being appeared, all bearing the same message as the one of Adriana recieved, causing quite a bit of panic among the noble houses and lesser church personnel.
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"Lord, why have you allowed lord NAMON to warn his followers? According to your rules he does not have enough merit to deploy a single angel, let alone so many." Alpha asked as she watched what was happening throughout the territory of Echlisiarchy.
"Ha ha ha. True. By all rights he should be watching as his beloved nation falls without being able to do anything, but where is the fun in that?" AZAROS responded. "Besides, do you trully believe that his people can organize in that shattered little nation? That barrier is quite magnificently crafted. I have to give credit to my champion. He is making it quite entertaining. Ha ha ha. I cant wait to see what he shows me next. Even NERZU has shown her interest in him. I would not be suprised if she were to send one of her ladies in waiting to his side. When was the last time? Millenias ago when she was interested in a mortal?" AZAROS once again delved into a barrage of laughter, ever so pleased with his choices.
Alpha just winced and shuddered at his words "Not lady NERZU." Was all she could utter.