1. The Red King

Present day

United States

The man that his subjects called The Red King was sitting in a desk when one of his red guards entered the door, his red guard was made up of four powerful vampires.

-sir, the others are ready, if I may, I would like to know, where are we going? – to not reveal their real names, they used aliases based on masks that they wore to hide their faces, the man that asked the question was called Smiles.

- we have a busy day today, first we will go to Central America, I have contacted The Death Spirals, they are the best at what they do, they will meet us in a warehouse in CA- The Red King answered.

- sir, with all due respect, are you sure we should get involved with The Death Spirals, they have a reputation for being crazy maniacs who kill and destroy anything in their paths- Smiles said, he did not have his mask on, so his worry was plain to see on his face.

- do not worry Smiles, they are good as long as they are paid, they are the best hired killers money can buy, and money is a resource we have in abundance- When The Red King said that Smiles seemed to ease up a little.

- and after that? Where will we be going? – Smiles asked.

- after that we are going to The Pit, I have a meeting with the demon called The Black King, we will discuss matters such as the appearance of the Warrior of God and the attack that the demons will be launching on earth, of course, for that, they will need our help- The Red King said.

This time Smiles did not say anything, he had his suspicions on The Black king, and did not trust him, but he did trust his lord’s judgement, so he was going to have to go along with it, even though the idea of entering The Pit gave him the creeps, he had heard rumors it was an inhospitable wasteland, however he knew his lord would never enter such a place without a guarantee of safe passage.

-all right, lets get going- said the Red King, and he proceeded to open a purple dimensional crack, or at least that was the official name, to Smiles it looked more like a portal, this was an ability the Red King had been training for a while, ever since he got The Cube of Metatron, one of the three supreme sacred arms of humanity, at the beginning the Red King thought he would not be able to use it because of it being a sacred arm and him being a vampire, however he had discovered that sacred arms can be used not only by humans but by vampires too. At that moment the Red King and the 4 members of his red guard passed through the purple crack.

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Present day

An abandoned warehouse, Central America

The Death Spirals is an organization that has thousands of members, most of them vampires, there are some humans amongst them, however the 5 core members that have the most authority in the organization were all vampires, there are 4 commanders that head a division each, and there is the leader of the whole group, it was rare for the 5 core and strongest members to be together all at once, however the boss had called the 4 commanders and they had come as ordered, everyone in the organization uses aliases, no one in the organization uses their real names.

There is The Dragon, who is the head of the military division of The Death Spirals.

There is The Doctor, who is the head of the medical research division of The Death Spirals.

There is The Dealer, who is the head of the technology and business division of The Death Spirals.

There is The Dancer, who is the head of the criminal division of The Death Spirals.

And finally, there is the leader of the whole organization, whom everybody simply calls, Jack.

The 5 of them had been waiting in the warehouse for 15 minutes when The Dragon broke the silence – where in the hell is this guy? he’s late, I know you said this guy is important boss, but did the 5 of us really have to get together like this? And why is he late? – The Dragon was a massive man, he was 7 feet tall, the tallest person in the organization and he was also very bulky and muscular, he was the physically strongest member of the organization. And he was also not the most patient of the members of the organization.

Before Jack could respond, The Dancer answered – oh, shut up, Dragon, the boss does not owe you or any of us an explanation, he IS the boss, and stop being so impatient, we have been here for what, 20 minutes, at most – The Dancer was the only woman out of the 5 gathered there, she was 6 feet tall, tall for a woman, she was still a foot shorter than The Dragon, however, everyone there had known each other for years, they were friends and comrades, so she could speak to The Dragon as if he was his brother because, he practically was, they were all the closest thing they had to a family.

The Dealer spoke next – hold on a second, Dancer, he has a valid point, some of us have things to do, you know – The Dealer was also muscular, although not as muscular as The Dragon, and he was tall, he was 6 feet 3 inches tall, also not as tall as The Dragon.

It was Jack that spoke at that moment – maybe I should have told all of you this sooner, but the person we are waiting for is a king, he rules over vast lands in Discordia, so when he gets here, please all of you, behave. – he spoke with the same voice and tone he always used, a low tone, so low you could not hear him if there was not complete silence and a cold voice, so cold it gave every single one of them shivers when he spoke, Jack was not particularly tall, he was 5 feet 9 inches tall, and he looked to have a slim build, however he had considerable strength of both character and power wise, when he stared at Dragon, Dragon looked away and started whistling.

The Doctor, as usual, was silent, him and Jack rarely spoke, however when they did speak, people either shut up due to fear and respect in jack’s case or they shut up due to curiosity of what he had to say in The Doctor’s case.

In that moment, the doors of the warehouse opened, and The Red King along with his red guard entered, Dragon looked at The Red King with his mouth open, The Red King was the tallest man Dragon had ever seen, he rarely met anyone that was as tall as him, but he could count on one hand the people he had ever met that were taller than him, and he was sure The Red King was taller than him by quite a bit.

-sorry for keeping you waiting gentleman, lets get down to business, shall we? – The Red King was speaking directly to Jack.

-no problem, we weren’t waiting for long, and I agree with you, we should get to the point, in the messages you sent, you said you wanted to speak with not only me but the other important members of my organization, well here we all are, what can we do for you, your majesty – that last part would have sounded sarcastic or mocking had it come from anyone else, however jack’s tone and voice were as low and as cold as ever. Despite that the king didn’t seem to notice, he was wearing a red ballistic mask, however the other members of The Death Spirals could see his body language showed no sign of shivering or cowering when he heard the voice of Jack, “he’s a king alright.” They all thought.

- yes, I wanted to see all of you here because I think each one of you have a part to play in the coming war, I, for example, think that woman and the big guy are who I need for a very special assignment, based on my intel she is the one everyone calls Dancer, she is in charge of the criminal division in your organization, and he is the one everyone calls Dragon, he is in charge of the military division of your organization, or am I wrong? – The Red King said in a flat tone.

- I see you are well informed, indeed, your majesty, you are correct – Jack said in his usual voice, and he gave The Red King a small almost imperceptible bow.

- what kind of assignment are we talking about here? If you don’t mind me asking – Dragon spoke with some irritability in his voice, he did not like seeing his leader being so submissive to this guy, “to hell with him, nobody makes the boss look bad in front of us no matter if he IS a king.” Dragon thought.

- I need you to try and kill someone for me – The Red King said.

- what do you mean “try”, once we get a target, we always fulfill the contract – Dancer said, she said this in an almost offended tone, she didn’t like this king underestimating the might of The Death Spirals.

- well, I say try because this target is someone who will be heavily guarded, in fact the person that will be guarding him will be Alan Vici, I’m sure I don’t need to explain who he is, on top of that the target himself is the Warrior of God, he is strong, so killing him won’t be an easy task even if there are 2 of The Death Spirals – The Red King said in a patient tone.

- that sounds fun, I have never been in a fight with an omega level vampire before, it’s bound to be challenging, count us in – Dragon said in an excited manner, dancer did not say anything, but she seemed just as exited. The Red King thought “maybe these guys are as crazy as their reputations make them out to be”.

- alright, but what is the plan, as you said the Warrior of God is heavily guarded, you can’t expect these two to show up out of nowhere and try to kill him, there must be a plan, for a distraction I mean - Dealer said in a curious tone.

- yes, there will be a diversion, in a week or so part of the armies of The Pit will attack Earth, it will be a massive attack, that’s your opening to try and kill The Warrior of God – The Red King said.

- how will the armies of The Pit manage to pass through to Earth? – The Doctor asked, now he seemed exited.

- you just leave that to me, you have a part to play, but let me worry about the rest – The Red King said and he continued – the remaining three of you, that is to say, you, Doctor, The Dealer, and Jack, will join me in attacking the Aurum Kingdom alongside my armies, we need to know what their full capabilities are –

- The Aurum Kingdom? – Dealer asked.

- Yes, the Aurum Kingdom. Some of you might already know this, however for the ones who don’t, Discordia is divided into two Kingdoms at the moment, The Blood kingdom in the east, which is the kingdom I rule over, and the Aurum Kingdom in the west, which is made of off the remnants of the Kingdom of Eden, these two kingdoms are separated by the Ocean of Mist, however I have a way to bypass the Ocean of Mist, the same way the armies of The Pit will use to attack earth, the attack on the Aurum Kingdom will also take place in a week or so, they will be simultaneous attacks. – The Red King said in his usual flat tone, like if he was not speaking of all out war amongst the three realms.

- we understand, we shall follow your instructions, however I need to ask, how will you communicate with us? meeting like this again is too risky, so I’m guessing you have another way as to how to contact us – jack said.

- indeed, we have brought from the Blood Kingdom these Thought Stones – The Red King said, and at that moment one of his guards took out a small pouch, he pulled out 5 stones that had the form of an earphone – these stones will allow you to send and receive thoughts from me all throughout the 3 realms, my blood is already in them, you have to spill your blood on them and then you will be able to use them to communicate with me – the guard that had pulled the pouch out gave each of The Spirals one stone.

- wow, this seems to be an incredible piece of technology – Doctor said in an exited voice when he had the stone in his hand.

- it shall be done as you say – jack said.

- very well then, that will be all for now, I shall be contacting you with the exact time and place for you to attack when I have that information, gentleman, I hope this is the beginning of a fruitful working relationship – The Red King said.

- it will be, I have no doubt in my mind - jack said with a smile on his face.

With that The Red King and his guards went out the door and disappeared, now The Spirals were alone again.

- well, that was something, the guy was imposing, and a little bit arrogant, he also seemed not to have a care in the world, even while talking about a full-scale war – Dragon said the last few words with some admiration in his tone.

- this is the first time I have ever seen someone taller than you, Dragon – Dancer said with the same tone of admiration.

- my question and the question everyone else is probably thinking is, who is this guy? He knew about the structure of our organization and had a lot of knowledge about many other things, he either has members of his own organization infiltrated on our organization or he is a high enough ranking vampire that he has access to that information – Dealer said, he seemed anxious.

- it doesn’t matter who he is, all that matters is that we are being paid handsomely for this, that’s all that matters, that’s why we do what we do, or am I wrong? – Jack asked in his usual tone.

The rest of The Spirals just nodded, but none of them made a sound, because they knew he was right, the money is all that matters, it’s all that ever mattered.

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Present day

The lowest level of The Pit, The Black Castle

In the main room of the castle, the 7 leaders of the 7 main houses that ruled 7 out of the 8 territories in the lowest level of The Pit were reunited, there used to be 7 kings that ruled The Pit, however since the end of the Demonic Wars (which lasted more than 200 years) 12 years ago the 7 kings had become the 7 wardens of each of their territories after being defeated, all of them started serving under 1 king. Some called him The Trickster King because of his great intellect, others called him The Pale king, because in the battlefield he appeared like a ghost in the war out of nowhere and devastated anything in his path, however he was known to most as The Black King because of his black teeth and his equally black heart. His name was Loki of House Mephisto.

The 7 main demonic houses that ruled under King Mephisto were:

1. The House Lucifer.

2. The House Asmodeus.

3. The House Beelzebub.

4. The House Mammon.

5. The House Abaddon.

6. The House Leviathan.

7. The House Belphegor.

In that moment, Loki entered the room and sat on his throne, and there was silence, the 7 wardens knew they had been called for something important, however they did not know the specifics of this meeting. Loki spoke – you all must be curious why I have gathered you here, well, let me make things clear for you, we are here to discuss an alliance with the King that rules over the eastern half of Discordia, he will be arriving any minute now. –

In that moment the leader of house Lucifer, whose name was Accel Lucifer, spoke – so we are making alliances with non-demons now, what are we supposed to do in this alliance? Why have you agreed to help someone from outside of Hel? We are supposed to trust this king.? I thought our plan was to take both Earth AND Discordia. –

-and that is still the plan, however, there are many players in the chessboard, some we don’t even know about according to the intel I have received from The Red King, so for now we will make alliances with those that have similar purposes to ours, and when the time comes, we will get rid of them, right now however we need to be strategic. – Loki explained in a patient tone.

- so, what you are saying is that the plan is still the same, it’s just that the time isn’t right yet. – the leader of house Beelzebub said, his name was Devre Beelzebub.

- that’s exactly right, we need to bide our time, and when the opportunity presents itself, we will take everything, the three realms will be ours, Hel, Earth and Discordia. – Loki said with a smile in his face. In that moment the right-hand man of Loki, whose name was Klapor of house Azazel, opened the doors of the room and ran to whisper something in the king’s ear.

In that moment the black king spoke - it seems our guests have finally arrived, please be courteous, remember, he is a king too. – Loki said in a commanding voice. The Red King and the 4 members of his Red Guard entered the room, the 4 red guards sat in the chairs that had been prepared for them however The Red King didn’t sit, he stood there and even amongst demons his height and presence where overwhelming.

- we are honored to have you as our guests, I am a king like you, however for the sake of brevity you can call me Loki. – Loki said, he was speaking to The Red King.

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- we are honored to be your guests, and I agree, for brevities sake you can call me Red – The Red King answered.

The main room had a throne where Loki was seating, however he came down from his throne and sat down together with everyone else there was a huge table in the room and chairs surrounding it, he sat at one of the heads of the table and The Red King sat in the other.

-we have prepared a feast to celebrate our alliance, I hope it’s not inconvenient for you to take some time with us and celebrate – Loki said.

- yes, that sounds wonderful we would be happy to celebrate the alliance with you, and after that we should speak of how we can help each other – The Red King responded.

-ah, yes, don’t worry, we will talk about all that once the celebrations are over, that’s why I have gathered here all of the leaders of the most powerful families. – Loki said.

In that moment, the celebration started, there were many different dishes being brought out by the servants, they all ate and drank, there was also music, the 4 red guards were not expecting that the residents of Hel would be so accommodating, however they saw that, despite the Red King’s polite demeanor and his participation in the celebration, he never let his guard down, Smiles thought this made sense, they were dealing with demons after all.

Once the celebration was over, the servants cleared the plates and everything else from the table, the musicians were also gone, at that moment Loki said – now that we have celebrated and given you a proper welcome, we should talk about the business at hand, why did you ask to meet with us? And what help can we give you? – Loki said this with a curious tone.

-as you may already know the Warrior of God has appeared, we were hoping you would help us get rid of him, we want to know if you would be willing to launch a full-scale attack on Earth. – The Red King said in a flat tone.

- you did inform me that the Warrior of God had appeared, but what I want to know is, how are you planning for our armies to get from Hel to Earth? You do know that for such a force as the one you are asking, we would need to pass through a purple gate and there hasn’t been a purple gate ever since the days of Eris Eden. – Loki said, and this time apart from curiosity there was some playfulness in his voice.

- you don’t have to worry about that, I will have purple gates appearing that will allow your army to pass through to Earth, however we need to stablish the time of the attack and the locations you will be attacking, if you don’t mind, I would like to give some suggestions as to where and when this attack should happen, I also would like to ask, how many soldiers you would be willing to give for a full-scale attack on Earth? – The Red King said in his usual flat tone.

- by all means, please do continue, we will be happy to hear the tactical and strategical suggestions of such an accomplished general such as yourself, after all, you are the man that conquered half of Discordia and made it your own, as for how many soldiers, I believe 8 million should do it, unless you think its too small a force? – Loki said, there was still playfulness in his voice however it was apparent he was also serious about it.

- 8 million is more than enough, it would be a great help, I thank you for such a mighty force. – The Red King said.

- not at all, please, this is the least I can do to help in the destruction of those wretched humans, I will also give you 3 out of the 7 great generals and wardens that rule part of Hel, they are sure to be an even more catastrophic calamity than the humans could ever imagine. – at that moment Loki proceeded to give the names of the chosen and they stood up when he said their names – Accel of House Lucifer, Devre of House Beelzebub and Marcus of House Leviathan, you three shall be under the command of The Red King when the attack commences - The three of them bowed to The Red King and then sat back down in their chairs.

- Once again, thank you for your support and I look forward to working together with you – The Red King said with a nod of his head towards the 3 chosen wardens. – as for where you will be attacking, I want the 8 million soldiers to be divided to attack on 6 different purple gates I will be opening , these gates will be opened in this order: one in North America, the next in South America, the next in Europe, the next in Asia, the next in Africa, and the last one in Australia, as for the 3 Great Generals that you so kindly provided for this endeavor, I need them to focus on fighting 3 different powerful individual vampires, so I want one of them to attack The United States until he finds Alan Vici and kill him if possible, I want one of them to attack Russia until he finds Aleksandr Volkov and kill him if possible, and I want one of them to attack China until he finds Mei Ren and kill her if possible. That is what I have planned up until now, the attack shall be happening in a week, and it will be happening simultaneously with another attack me and my forces will carry out in The Aurum Kingdom in Discordia-

Loki seemed to be taking it all in, deep in thought, there was almost a minute of silence until he spoke again. – I see, it’s a sound plan, you have given a great deal of thought to this, however there is one thing that was not addressed in what you said, you mentioned 3 of the omega level vampires in your plan but what about the 4th, if I’m not mistaken there are 2 omega level vampires in The United States, what about the one of the Fulcanelli clan, I think his name was Elias, if I’m not mistaken. – Loki said this with curiosity and his characteristic playfulness.

-yes, I see, I almost forgot to explain that. The thing with Elias and all of the Fulcanelli clan really, is that they are secretly allied with us, you have nothing to worry about, Elias Fulcanelli will not interfere in this matter, and the other members of the Fulcanelli clan may show up to keep appearances, however they won’t cause any major trouble. – The Red King said.

- interesting; however, how do you plan on having us kill The Warrior of God if the 3 most powerful demons you will have will be fighting somewhere else? surely you don’t think normal demons will be able to kill him? – Loki asked.

- There is no need to worry, I have hired powerful individuals to take care of The Warrior of God, however for them to be able to deal with him I would need the omega level vampires occupied, and that’s why I need the 3 Great Generals to take care of them. – The Red King explained.

- it all makes sense now, I would expect nothing else from a man with your reputation, I leave the command of the demons I have assigned for this attack in your capable hands. – Loki said with an air of confidence in his voice.

- one more thing, we brought Thought Stones, enough for half the army you have given us today, the Thought Stones work like an earpiece when I give an order, they can inform the other half of said orders, to activate them each demon just has to pour some of their blood in it and they will be in contact with me. – The Red King said in his usual flat tone.

- fantastic, I think that takes care of all the business talk we have for today, so why don’t we continue with the celebration. – Loki said with his usual playfulness.

- I’m sorry, but we must leave you now, we must go make preparations in our own Kingdom for the attack, regretfully, we must go. – The Red King said and there was a touch of what seemed to be sadness in his voice.

- I understand, a shame, however, I understand. – Loki said and in that moment all of the people seated stood up – may you have success in your endeavor, I hope we can stay in touch. – Loki said.

- do not worry, with the Thought Stones we will be in contact with you, I really do appreciate this celebration you welcomed us with, I hope you all stay well, goodbye. – after The Red King said that all of the other people in the room said their goodbyes and the 5 guests left, the moment they went outside the door their energy disappeared, in that moment Loki thought “well, I’ll be, their energy disappeared, he must have used a purple gate to leave, so, he CAN create and use purple gates at his pleasure, interesting.”

At that moment Loki was left in the room with the 7 wardens, he said - all of you are dismissed as well, and when you are on your way out tell Klapor to come in. –

Loki got up and walked to his throne, he sat and waited for Klapor Azazel to enter, a few seconds passed when Klapor entered the room and said – you called for me your majesty- he said this in a serious tone while he knelt, he was not the type to be playful and joke around much less in front of his King.

-Klapor, why are you always such a stick in the mud? c’mon, relax, you are my trusted right-hand man, and our plan is bearing fruit- Loki said in his playful tone.

In that moment Klapor stood up and said – oh, so I take it, the meeting with The Red Pretender went well- Klapor said and gave what could be described as barely a smile, but in his case that might as well be him laughing hysterically.

-Yes, things went well, the fool thinks he is using us, I bet he will be surprised when he discovers what we have in store for him. – in that moment Loki gave a broad smile, when he smiled like that, he resembled the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland, except all of The Black King’s teeth were black.

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Present Day

Discordia, The Blood Kingdom, The Red Fortress

In The Blood Kingdom there used to be 4 separate kingdoms, in the north The Kingdom of The Fae populated and ruled by the white fairies and the white elves, in the south The Titan Kingdom populated and ruled by giants, in the east The Empire of Fire populated and ruled by dragons, and lastly in the west The Free Country populated and ruled by the beast folk.

These four kingdoms had spent centuries fighting each other for complete control of the land where they resided, this constant war between kingdoms and a costly civil war led to the eventual extinction of the dragons and The Empire of Fire was divided between the other 3 kingdoms, giants had also lost the majority of their numbers due to infighting and civil war, so The Titan kingdom was severely weakened.

However the war between these kingdoms came to an end, around 20 years ago, when a man calling himself The Red King appeared, he had no army, just four powerful vampires at his back, but he went to the three kingdoms that where left and challenged each of their chieftains to a one on one fight, on the condition that if the chieftains lost, their kingdom would submit to the rule of The Red King. And so, he defeated all of them and they were forced to bow to the unstoppable force of this new ruler, that was how The Blood Kingdom was created.

The chieftains retained their positions as leaders of their respective races however they were all part of the same kingdom, and that’s what the situation looks like today.

The three leaders of their respective races had been summoned by The Red King to come to the red fortress, and they were waiting close to the red throne.

The white elf named Vissier Strilo spoke first – so, what do you think the king might want with us, you think he was serious about launching an attack on Aurum? -

The giant Eilfred Stonesson spoke next – I have never known the king to be one to joke around, specially on a matter as important as this, he probably called us so we could all make a plan and decide when the best time to strike will be –

The beast maiden Lasa Ellekon spoke now – but he has to know we are at a disadvantage, based on the information his red guard and he himself have gathered, we in The Blood Kingdom have far more beast folk than Aurum, and about the same number of the Fae, however The Aurum Kingdom, has far more giants than we do, and they have dragons, just based of off that information, we are at a severe disadvantage, I don’t know what kind of plan could make up for a disadvantage like that –

-indeed, we are at a disadvantage, I agree, however, I have spent time nurturing alliances with powerful people and if we do this right, we might get the chance to win this war we are about to start – The Red King said while entering the throne room, his red guards followed him like a shadow. At that moment the 3 chieftains tensed up, they didn’t know how much he had heard but they hoped they hadn’t offended him. Lasa thought “hot damn, I’m never going to get used to how quiet his steps are, even my enhanced senses couldn’t detect him, and his red guard is just as quiet.”

Even though The Red King had entered the throne room, he didn’t sit on the throne he sat at the head of the table that was in the throne room and motioned for the chieftains to sit as well while his red guard stood behind him – Cries, pass me the map that we have made based on the information that we have gathered when we made reconnaissance in The Aurum Kingdom. – The Red King told to the member of his red guard that had the mask of a crying man. Cries brought the map to The King and The King extended it on the table.

-So, this map maybe a bit crude, but it will do for our purposes, as you can see the location of all the races are roughly the same as here in The Blood Kingdom, to the north The Fae, to the south the giants, to the east in The Aurum Kingdom the dragons are still in control and to the west the beast folk. Now I’m going to tell you the positions I want you to have during the battle, however I will hear whatever you have to say and take your opinion into consideration- The Red King said in his usual flat tone.

- Understood – was all the chieftains said to him.

-Lasa, you first, we have 3 times the number of beast folk compared to The Aurum Kingdom, I want 2/3 of that to go to attacking the beast folk of Aurum, and the other 1/3 to help the giants. Eilfred, I want the giants to focus on fighting the giants of Aurum, I know we only have like 4 dozen giants and Aurum has more than a 100 however you will have to make the most of the support you will be receiving from the beast folk, Vissier, I want you to focus your forces on The Fae of Aurum, we have roughly the same number as them so you should be fine. Any questions so far? – The Red King asked.

In that moment the 3 chieftains just looked at each other, there was one obvious question they wanted to ask, but none of them wanted to ask it, finally after a minute in silence, Lasa asked – Pardon me, your majesty, if this is a stupid question, I don’t mean any disrespect, however, what about the dragons? – Lasa seemed anxious when she asked.

-I thought no one was going to ask, its like pulling teeth with the 3 of you. – The Red King said, he sounded exhausted, he went on – the dragons will be dealt with by a force that I have brought to the fold just recently, they don’t know it yet, but their job is going to be to keep the dragons busy. –

Vissier spoke then – Your majesty, do you think that to be wise, I mean, isn’t leaving the dragons to outsiders going to come back and bite us in the behind, how do we even know if they are capable of fighting in the same level as dragons?, the most powerful out of all the races are the dragons, the only reason they went extinct in our Kingdom was because of a disastrous civil war. – the other 2 chieftains just nodded at Vissier’s questions.

-there is no need to worry about that, the people in charge of dealing with the dragons will be The Death Spirals. 2 of their 5 core members will have a different assignment during the attack, however, the other 3 core members and all of their subordinates will do the job. Mind you, their leader is one of those three core members, I’m sure I don’t need to explain the might of their organization again, do I? – The Red King said.

The chieftains looked and were stunned at hearing that THE Death Spirals were the ones that were going to take care of the dragons, The Red King had told the 3 chieftains about The Death Spirals in another occasion he had said they were a gang of vicious, cruel and powerful killers, Eilfred spoke – Well, I guess, if its them, then they COULD take care of the dragons, but, your majesty, are you sure we should be getting involved with THEM, When you told us about them before you said they are the most vicious and cruel beings on Earth. –

-not to worry, as long as they are paid, they will do what we tell them, they might be vicious, however they have never broken a contract before, on top of that 2 of the members of my red guard will be giving them support, and the other 2 will assist the other groups if they see they are struggling. – The Red King said.

- pardon your majesty if I’m being too presumptuous for asking this, but where will you be when all this is happening? – Lasa asked and her face was a mix of fear and anxiety.

- I will be here in my throne, in the red fortress of course, I will not risk myself for this, are you crazy? Who do you think you are to question ME? – The Red King said it as a question but there was anger in his voice, the 3 chieftains looked panicked when they heard his anger. – HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, relax, I’m just fucking with you, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, you should have seen your faces – The Red King said while laughing.

The 3 chieftains seemed to relax in that moment, however, they could not make themselves laugh, they had never heard the king make a joke, so they were giving uncomfortable smiles instead.

After his laugh subsided The Red King said – that is actually a very good question Lasa, you don’t have to worry I will be right there with all of you, I will be taking care of the 4 leaders of each race –

The chieftains looked worried now, Vissier spoke – wait, your majesty, are you saying you will be taking the 4 more powerful beings in The Aurum Kingdom by yourself, are you going to be ok? I mean no disrespect by the way –

-not to worry, you all should know by now how powerful I am, you should be worrying about yourselves – the Red King said in his usual flat tone

Lasa looked at the other chieftains and said – I see, then there is nothing for us to worry about, we know you are supremely powerful. –

-even if I were not as powerful as I am, what kind of coward sends his forces to fight while he cowers inside his castle, a king is meant to lead – The Red King said.

The 3 chieftains nodded in an approving manner.

-well, I think that will be all for now, we will check throughout the week to get the details in order, but I think all of you get the gist of it, any more questions? – The Red King asked

Lasa looked at the other chieftains again and said – no, your majesty, we think this is an excellent plan –

-very well, but if you have any other questions or if you think the plan can be improved in any way don’t hesitate to come to me, is that understood? – The Red King asked.

- understood – the 3 chieftains said in unison.

-very well then you are all dismissed for now – The Red King said. At that moment the 3 chieftains all got up, gave a small vow to the king and exited the throne room in silence.

The Red King went to sit on his throne at that moment, he needed to think, to think if there was something else that he could do to prepare further, he always thought better while sitting on his throne.

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Present day

The lowest level of The Pit, The Black Castle

The Black Castle had many secret passages and rooms, it was built 12 years ago when Loki Mephisto ended The Demonic Wars, Loki and Klapor were the only ones that knew about these secrets, because Loki put to death the architects and builders, so the information wouldn’t leak.

Loki and Klapor were walking to one of these secret rooms trough a secret passage – my king, do you think it wise to go see this outsider, I still don’t trust him – Klapor said.

-hahahaha, you always say the same thing, Klapor – Loki said in his usual playful tone.

-well, I say it because its true, this outsider has said some outlandish things, I don’t know why you even entertain him, all he has said up to now could be a lie – Klapor said in an irritated tone. In that moment they got to the secret room they were going to.

-I’m going in, are you coming with me, or do you want to wait outside – Loki asked in the same playful tone.

-I’ll wait here, I can’t stand him – Klapor said.

Loki just nodded and went in the room, the room was spacious, there was a huge bed, in the middle of it, and a man was sitting on a chair close to a desk. – good night, your majesty, how may I help you today. – the man said, he was almost as tall as Loki and he had an air of dignity about him.

-good night to you too, Chronicler, I am here because there have been some recent developments, I have allied with The Red King, and we are planning to kill The Warrior of God – Loki said.

- so, The Warrior of God has appeared, you know what that means, right? – The Chronicler said.

- yes, a descendant of Eris Eden has appeared, that’s why I have come to you, I wanted to tell you since you know much more about this topic, this could be my opportunity to gain absolute power – Loki said and there was excitement in his voice.

- I have already told you everything I know – The chronicler said in a flat tone.

- I don’t care, tell me again, I want to hear it, it always excites me when I come here because I can listen to a good story – Loki said.

- don’t you ever get bored of the same. Well, no matter, I will tell you again. There are vast amounts of universes out there, not only the three realms that you know of, and everything, every single universe, comes from The Source, all of your powers come from The Source, and the beings that stand on top of everything and are the ones closest to The Source are The 6 Glitches of God, they are beings that are outside comprehension, so powerful that even 1 of them can destroy universes, however that’s not all, there is a prophecy that states that when the 8 Glitches are active there shall be a war that will shake the very foundation of all realities, which means there are still 2 Glitches that haven’t appeared yet, there is also another prophecy, this one is in regards of the three realms you belong to, it says that the 7th Glitch shall appear from the three realms, now back where I come from, many other chroniclers had theories, they believe the one to be the Glitch will be the descendant of Eris Eden, however I believe things are not so simple, and that’s where you, my king, comes in, if you play your cards right, I am certain you will become the 7th Glitch of God. – The Chronicler said in an excited voice, he always got excited when he said that information to Loki.

-I can’t wait, I am so excited, the things to come are going to be so interesting. – Loki said in an excited tone too, and The Chronicler just smiled, they were both smiling, because they both knew, that what was to come was going to be immensely fun.