Part 1
Whispers speak of a society that rules the underworld of the Sun continent.
They say no one escapes from their eyes and ears.
Is money the control?
Or maybe Strength. Yet at the same time authority. Or yet the charisma of one person. Ah, what about fear? And again it could be hypnotism. What about women or men?
Something is not right.
Their aim is not money so that's out. Power is out of the question as they seem to like playing in the shadows and they are strong enough to compete with world powers.
Everything that is bad is on their backs.
Stealing, kidnapping, murdering, spying, rape, and all crimes that humanity commits are on their hands because they stand at the forefront of evil deeds done every day.
Their order goes like this…
Snake Empress is the center and the head of the organization. Her children, the 12 Revenant Serpents are her limbs that manage everything.
Following them are the Lower Revenants, the mutants who pull the weight of the organization such as assassinating and disciplining the snakes; they can also be called the elite soldiers; they number 1 million.
Following right behind them are the Defect Revenants 6 million failed mutants that are deployed as war machines.
And the next group is the Branded, though not true members they are double agents for the organization spying on whatever organization they belong to, however, they are said to number 1 million.
Finally, the last group is the foot soldiers called Snake Soldiers or the Unqualified Ones, numbering a whopping 30 million.
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Some time ago in the past.
Woof Woof
The hounds chased after the scent of fear as their mouths watered.
Behind them, men in sports clothes with crossbows rode horses happily in delight because this is what people in their status live for to pass the time.
The annual sports event to hunt animals.
Huff Huff
Deep in the forest, many ran in all directions for their lives hiding while some never stopped even once to rest.
Some of these were little children with tattered rags for clothes as the scars of a whip marked them.
A man kicked a girl who was running next to him because she was competing with him while chained in both hands and legs.
This was unacceptable. How can a little girl be this fast while in chains and even injured?
"You freak, stay down." As to vent his anger he stopped and started kicking the girl while she was down.
This continued for some time making him forget his life was in danger.
Woof Woof
The sound of hounds coming close to him woke him from the pleasure of tormenting someone who was in a worse situation than him.
One after another hounds pounced on him and the girl but what was pathetic was that the man was screaming while the girl made no sound at all.
"Sir, nobles please I beg of you…"
The nobles came close to the place where the prey was caught ready to shoot their crossbows.
"Huh," One of the nobles looked surprised and mad.
"What's wrong Corpoo?" Another noble came closer trying to figure out what made his friend make such a face.
"Charpii were animals supposed to talk and stop running for its life?"
"Let me see why it happened." Woosh as he said that he shot an arrow.
"You're not supposed to talk… Who gave you permission?"
"Hounds tier them to pieces."
"NO, sirs wait it was her fault she did all this… and made me fall."
Woosh another arrow was shot piercing him in the head. "Finish him."
"And now that I look at Charpii don't you think that animal should be screaming in pain by now."
"Uh oh, I remember now it's the one my son brought from the slums. He said she could take all kinds of things and won't even make a sound."
"What a monster is she a mute." Said Charpii.
"I don't know but even the hounds aren't making her scream, I don't like it let's leave."
"Are you pitying her or sacred?" Said Charpii.
"What… no I just want her to experience more pain while suffering to survive in the forest alone."
"What a fabulous way… hounds, let's get out of here and chase other animals before they escape from us."
Alone in the forest, no hand came. This was not the first thing as such thing accrued in her entire known life.
She had no purpose nor did she want one.
Alone she waited for death to come but it never came, a day passed and nothing happened… another day but nothing… a week… two months… her wounds healed but nothing else, she didn't even die from hunger and when she refused to drink water the rain washed her.
One more time she did what she has always done, throwing herself into the river.
The rivers took her to another county and someone saved her but after waking up she was in a cage.
She was sold to a merchant and on the second day she was in the slums limbless as she didn't even remember what happened.
As such for three years she experienced a similar unfortunate life but every time she was close to death her body refused to die healing itself.
She was strangled.
Hanged, burned, drowned, cut to pieces, and eaten by a beast, and the worst thing was the beast that ate her was eaten by a serpent.
A few hours ago an old bald man who had a snake tattoo on his head was watching a gray wolf eating a red-haired child.
After the wolf ate its fill the old man sent his pet a frosty long serpent to devour the wolf.
Later that day
In a dark gloomy cave, the old man walked beside his frosty serpent going deep as a couple of snakes in the shadows took glances at them.
The cave was located on the continent's largest mountain. The deep mountain.
Surrounding the mountain were five large lakes of a hundred miles square.
As for the old man and his frosty pet snake, they encountered a black pound.
He looked around sitting on a little rock and started to read a book.
After hours of waiting for something he got impatient ripping the book apart.
"Argh, What the hell gate… why can't you come out yet?"
Waiting for that exact time the pound shook like a whirlpool taking the form of a black slithering creature.
Hiss Hiss… Hiss (Snake talking)
"Huh, what's going on and why are you here Sentry?" The old man asked with a confused expression.
***
Part 2
Brisca Palace
A man sat on his throne wearing a loose suit while he was playing with his glass of drink.
On his left side was a violin with broken strings.
Was I wrong to accept their deal? He thought to himself.
Crash
He dropped the glass as it broke apart spilling the drink everywhere but he seemed to not care.
She said everything in the world has a price set on it.
And to achieve my goal that price must be paid.
What sort of man… no what kind of king am I?
One is born to lead while the other follows.
I was born to stand above others but a wall rose in front of me rather… I stumbled over a wall.
One which I could not pass through or crossover and breaking it was impossible.
Now tonight I will cross that wall but with what price?
What's the cost of my life?
She said nothing… She said the audience with their empress should amount to all the money in the world yet she wouldn't still meet me if I offer it.
I was chosen to serve but my position will be lower than theirs.
We are merely people playing a king's game. The true rulers are behind the shadows pulling the strings that move the world in their design.
Though I envy your talent, my friend the world is way bigger than both of us.
"Clap" Signaling for the guards to come in he told them to close the gates and not let anyone in.
Next, he broke one of the rings on his fingers. Blood came out of the gem ring floating in front of his face and slowly came over to get inside his mouth.
Gulp… he swallowed it in one swoop, and soon changes occurred as a shell lair of scales covered his entire being.
Meanwhile at the auction.
It was total chaos in the underground castle as some of the guests were dead, mostly nobles, and some left because they didn't want to be part of anything.
Woosh Woosh Woosh
Three figures landed next to the countess surrounding her.
"And what is the meaning of this dear guests?" The red lady asked curiously.
"Ahm, let us not play a game of charades and do business like a professional countess." Said 7 of Clubs.
Poof. "I'm afraid I do not understand you." Replied the red lady releasing the smoke on their faces but since they were wearing masks all it did was block their visions for a second.
But that was all they needed to engage in battle. "Do it." Ordered 7 of the spades to the golem.
The armor it was wearing broke apart as soon as the order came in and behind it was a metallic humanoid figure resembling a skeleton but it was all metal.
The chest area was buffed like a chest plate and the face had no facials, only the number 7.
Taking a baseball stance, the golem struck her face with the spear, sending her flying, and while in mid-air the golem continued to attack.
The golem jumped on her with a wide arcing swing that utilized the length of the spear and it was followed up by a spinning hop to flow with the momentum of the swing.
All of this took 3 seconds and as not to finish it there while the red lady lay on the ground it executed a corkscrew uppercut swinging the spear upwards but this time it was with an energy slash.
Thud the bloodied countess hit the wall in the back as her head was split into two by the slash.
"Quick get the girl before she returns… her wounds are regenerating faster." Said 7 of the spade to 7 of clubs.
"No wonder the old man told us to be careful when facing these things. They carry heavy punches, but that alone is not enough golem…" The red countess face was coming together while laughing and just like before it was like nothing happened to her.
Having the warrior class, this number 7 golem is a machine made for war and will only stop once its objective is finished.
And while these guys were having their faces off the beast entered the auction main hall ready to start another massacre.
After pushing the gate-like door, the attendants welcomed her with daggers thrown at her.
During the opening of the door, the butler told the attendants to go all out since the enemy had taken out all the upper-level guards.
As soon as she sensed the daggers she crossed her arms pushing them back. "Counter Blade"
All the blades coming at her were deflected when they came into contact with her arms.
As the daggers were coming back at those he threw them first the attendants panicked running away in all directions but some were unlucky to dodge them.
Those that were pierced by the daggers didn't die but that incapacitated them for a while.
She analyzed them enough to know what kind of being they were.
Growling like a beast she looked at them one by one scaring some of them.
"What have you done?" Her question seemed to confuse them as they did not understand her, still since she was an intruder they came at her fast.
All the attendants took weird forms some had their limbs or body parts turn into serpents while some became serpents with human features.
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"You disgusting creature of damned…"
Like the wind, she disappeared reappearing behind one of them and she punched through expecting her hand to come out of the other end. "Huh."
There was only a dent on the back of the serpent-like human being she punched.
"So, you're tough one… Then let's see about this."
She grabbed the neck of the being in front of her and as she gripped harder the neck broke to further make sure he was dead she infused aura into her hand piercing through his heart from the back.
"Tch, the blood is not that of a human."
The other creature rushed at her from all sides biting and stabbing her.
Stab Stab Stab
They endlessly stabbed her from all sides while some bit her but she crouched down protecting her head with her arms.
As they mindlessly continued they never realized that no damage was done to her body and the snake bites did nothing.
Even if they knew they would have still done as their instincts told them to never stop because in front of them was no human but a beast and her aura that was growing bigger as she crouched down was saying she is a beast.
The butler who was the only one amongst those stood there not approaching her as he sensed something different from her just like them but not the same.
In this world, there is only one difference between humans and monsters/animals.
Aura a presence that all living organisms exude no matter the species and though humans have aura there's is a difference.
The aura of humans is mixed with their Ki the secondary life force inside them that allows them to break through the limitations of humans.
Thus giving them the appearance of a human and smell, but in her case there is none.
She is human through and through yet at the same time does not smell like one and the appearance of her aura is no different than a beast.
As for his case, he is a human who mutated by drinking the blood of high leveled evolved monsters and they are failed mutants that became defects.
They even have a limited capacity for human speech. They are mindless soldiers who function purely on animal instincts.
Boom… All of their heads exploded as she attacked their brains with her screeching roar that was imbued with aura.
Huff Huff
"You ate humans unforgivable… even if you are a woman you shall receive my punishment for you did a taboo against nature."
The butler was shocked as she deduced what they did just by smelling them truly a beast no a monster is what she is.
"Lady I may not know how you found this place but I can tell you are an Amazonian… what are you doing so far from home?"
"What can I say the stench of you snakes bothers me every time I'm back on the continent, so here I'm to clear it out." She neared him and so did he.
All he can see from her is the ability to roar destroying the insides of those who are weaker than her.
And as such he has no fear of her ability since he considers her ability useless because he is a mutant who specializes in venom.
His skin secreted venom so hot that it was melting to the ground.
The upper part of his body turned into a serpent with a large mouth and a long serpent tail whipped behind him.
On the upper floors where the VIP rooms were located, two people were left only, an individual who was wearing a cloak and the other person the princess of Ice Berk Vulvadora.
They always looked down on me saying your young and need more training.
That is all crap, I'll prove it to every last single one of you.
With this core, I'm sure I can compete even with the likes of them.
As she thought to herself she looked at the monster core in her hand it was the size of her head but wasn't that heavy.
"Now, how do you awaken…?" She had to head or tail about the process of awakening yet she bought something so expensive.
"Uh, uh, let's eat it and think of my desire to be the ultimate."
In the main.
They rely too much on their powers and yet can't utilize them fully.
They are pathetic don't they see I killed thousands but here I'm fighting another nobody.
"You who are? And what position do you hold?" I must know in order to crush him harder because I can't waste my time with him.
What is this I thought he was talkative…
As she exchanged punches with him all of his concern turned to staying alive rather than killing her because the realization of being weak made him remember that he was nothing more than a butler to the red lady and fighting someone like her was way above him.
Bam Bam Bam Bam
Four consecutive punches landed on his stomach pushing him back but he returned for more encoding venom into his hand-like gloves.
What an idiot… can't he see my skin is protected by aura.
"Seven Fold Consecutive Punch"
This time she punched him with seven folds in the face dislocating the serpent-like face. "You know what although the venom can hurt me you are too weak to do it yet and besides I feel like you are nothing more than a servant so I see in wasting no time in you." "ONE Fold Slash"
This time her hand radiated a brown aura making her arm look like a tiger's arm.
Woosh
A strong wind pressure went through him slicing his serpent head into five chopped-up pieces and the last look he had was that of despair as he died unwillingly.
On the side where the stage was their fight was also coming to an end.
Spades and clubs dodged the barrages of blood slashes cast by the countess while hiding behind the golem.
"Countess, you should know we are not here to fight so why do this?"
"Ah, my dear guests how unfortunate we invited you for business yet you steal from us. Tell me why is that?"
As she spoke she slashed another blade of blood not letting her opponent get a moment of time to counterattack.
These blades of blood were from the nobles who died next to the stage using her ability she drained them dry.
"We did not want this we tried negotiation but you refused." Said 7 of the clubs.
"Who do you think I am? And where is that third guy huh? Or maybe you think I'm stupid…?"
"Well let me tell you this… huh she killed them all well well I think we must pause this for later."
Staring at them was Diane she was standing below the stage waiting for them to notice her. "About time you guys noticed because I was getting bored from watching."
Gulp, one of the jesters swallowed up a big one as things escalated.
"Sweating now eh but you know what's funnier I'm happy seeing you guys here."
"Spades!" Clubs started panicking at this time not liking one bit the person who came.
"Yes I know the countess in front of us and this monster blocking our exit." Said 7 of the spades.
"I've always wanted to crush you clowns but you're like needles in a grassland… look at it now we both get to be happy you guys meet me the troublemaker for you soldiers and I meet you."
"Insolence you brute Amazon stay out of the empire's business." Screamed 7 of the clubs as he was losing it. Huff Huff Huff
Hmm, what is that?
Suddenly she saw the girl Spades was holding. "You bastards." She quickly got mad running straight at them.
And her hand was already ahead wanting to blow his head but Spades jumped using their unique martial art technique.
"Shift"
He disappeared reappearing behind her and started running to the exit as he did not even look back.
Spade was reaching closer to the door but he did not realize the blood that was descending from the upper levels and the blood of the defects that were slain by the man crusher.
All of the blood came together creating a net spider covering the exit
"Bloody Spider Net" Screamed the red countess while griming.
"Dear guests, please don't forget we are just starting." Clashing with the golem as the ground became a pool of blood that reached their ankles.
The countess was overpowering the golem with her blood ability restricting its movements.
But the golem relentlessly thrust and slashed everywhere trying to strike the countess that was hiding behind a wall of blood while blades of blood struck it.
Club the jester who was in the middle came face to face with the Amazon who came to the stage and as soon as their eyes crossed the battle began.
The red lady got serious as she used the full brunt of her blood ability a wave of blood serpents rushed at the golem hitting him like a tsunami.
A round metallic object rolled on the ground and as it came to a halt the number 7 was on it, and standing a few inches behind the headless golem was the countess with a long blood rapier on her hand stretched to the far right.
"That's for the blood debt of damaging my face." Said the countess but she wasn't done there because next, two serpents the length of 259 meters appeared crushing and melting the rest of the metallic golem body alongside the core inside it.
Her eyes gleamed red staring at them.
"My dear guests and unwelcomed guest hospitality is no more, your challenge is accepted present yourselves."
Waving her hand the fingers that had nails attached to them glowed red.
Diane was the first to sense as she jumped like a grasshopper all the way in the back to where Spade was and right after her disappearance club was sliced turning into buddles of blood.
"Acidic Blood Nail"
The red lady unleashed a deadly slash attack targeting both clubs and Diane but only the jester was hit.
"Oh, my you dodged it." Said the red lady surprised by it.
On the other hand, Diane was also shocked.
What was that it almost got me.
Confusion struck her as she never ran from an attack but today for the first time her body moved on its own after sensing the danger.
Thud the spade jester next to her who was holding the girl dropped to his knees in disbelief saying. "This can't be… no it can't be we were sent here to die in the first place, and this whole thing is only to see the others' hand."
Clap Clap Clap
Amused while clapping was the countess as she rode the blood serpents who almost seemed like they were one with the ground moving like water in a river.
"Indeed dear guest, now that your alone I should tell you that the other guy is also dead and there is no tenth item here at all… happy now then come to me."
She called out to him as the blood left his body circling around her hand like a bracelet.
Diane looked at the man no instead the husk of a man that was still holding the princess who was unconscious.
She went up to her saying stay still I'll come back for you after I'm done.
"Oh, really, and what makes you think you can defeat me?" Smirked the countess having all the blood in the castle come to her location.
"Because I'm…"
"No, no, no there is no need for all that because we know who you are…"
"You see this whole thing was made just for you, but nobody thought you'd actually show up. Ever since the ambassadors of Amazon Islas set foot on the continent every action was monitored by us." The countess explained happily.
"No, this is impossible." Diane held her head, seeming destroyed inside.
"What are you thinking that we killed innocent people just to lure you in? No, that was something already planned so don't break down on me when I haven't even fought you yet."
No mama this has to be a joke there is no way they could fool my senses besides we had Lady Lyla with us so there is no way.
They couldn't watch us from far or close because we would know, there has to be something else. Maybe it was the scholars, yes they smelled suspicious, so it is them then.
I'm smart right mama… I figure it all out, all that's left is to kill the bad lady but I'd feel sad when she dies.
My opponent is no ordinary one like I ever faced but at the same time, I can't go all out. In this place, there are people who need me.
Recklessness is something I'm most of the time but right now the situation calls for a calm mind isn't that right mama?
Then I shall proceed to take her down while doing damage control and slowly distract her from this place taking her somewhere else.
Swinging her arm she smiled saying. "Of course not I just never thought we were being tailed that's all. Because you see we didn't come for them only so I thought maybe you guys got a wisp of our plan."
"Are you saying that to save your skin… No, the man crusher I know is far more monstrous than us so you'd fight to the end anyways let's end this I'm getting bored of it already."
Woosh Diane appeared in front of the countess punching her face before she even realized it.
Bam
She was knocked off the blood serpent hitting the stairs of the stage.
"Aura Disperse"
The blood serpents turned back to like they were before but rose again becoming serpents but while they were gone Diane was already moving to the next attack.
"Aura Manifastion Roar of Thousand Beasts"
In addition to the countess being blown away by the roar, the stage was also blown away, and the castle once again trembled.
Diane picked up the princess heading for the door and while she was running away the countess regained herself as the cosmetics were undone even her hair was not spared but she didn't even take one look as she went after them with two blood rapiers appearing on her hands.
Watching the battle from up top was the cloaked individual.
"The clowns with their new weapon are dead, the nobles are also dead, the duke is gone not seen anywhere but most likely still here, the scholars oh they are gone for sure as for the samurais the same along with the ronin, and can't forget the naive person who's undergoing an awakening really weird… I'm sure that our host was expecting this and as things stand there is a bigger game going on and this is just the cover-up." Just like a shadow, he disappeared into the dark.
10 minutes later after he was gone a few snakes popped up from all kinds of places also leaving the room where they went unknown.
Two rooms away from this room a girl was waking up from what seemed long coma sleep but her body looked rejuvenated.
"I'm set and ready for action." jumping out of the room she looked for someone to fight but found no one.
"Huh, is everyone gone looking at the window she found no trace of anyone."
Going into every room to see if there was anything she stumbled upon a severed limb and a masked head put into an orderly.
Just like a person, the head was alone with no shoulders, followed by the upper part and two hands along the sides, and the legs down below.
This was diamonds of the jesters he died mysteriously as no assailant made claim to his death.
"Well, at least someone saw the art…" After saying that she went down leaving the castle and going to the tower she entered from that was to the harbor.
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Part 3
Afternoon in the harbor of Brisca.
A man riding a vulture arrived catching the eyes of everyone at first they thought it was a monster attack but after some gold dropped from him like rain it became hectic as everyone went to pick them up madly and like that the whole city received gold be it the poor and rich every single one of them got it.
As he became the talk of citizens, some looked for him after disappeared wanting more gold or even to thank him because after what he's done there were no more poor people.
What was even more amazing was the fact that anyone who wanted the gold of another couldn't take it as it became heavy and shackles stopped people from stealing others' gold.
This would sometime in the future become a legend of mysteries but those knowledgeable about the world knew who it was.
KING MANSA WITH A BIG G FOR GOLD.
Similarly, on the borders of the Brisca kingdom Three floating ships came unofficially arousing panic among the border soldiers.
The military base camp is surrounded by walls with a huge gate and inside it, it houses 40,000 soldiers, there is a mansion that looks out of place beside the other military infrastructures as it's on top of a mountain hill.
This mansion is the office and house of the general in charge of this place which looks like a small city.
General Mario is a father and respected man who guards the borders of his land and though some of the soldiers under him are affiliated with the nobles looking down on the rest of his soldiers and causing them harm.
Coming under him they thought they could lack off and bully but he was someone even the nobles fear therefore every soldier in the camp learned not to ignore orders and think that all soldiers as their kin otherwise the consequence will be severe that even the nobles and the king will outcast them or worse get executed.
That is because he is the strongest man on this land and its protector.
Personality wise he is calm-headed, calculative, and full of curiosity as old age did not make him lose the entrest he had when he was young.
And a man of his caliper knows the ins and outs that happen in the kingdom, so when he was approached by an individual a few weeks ago with a purpose related to the kingdom it changed him completely whether being good or bad for the kingdom is unknown as of yet but for him, it was dream come true.
The kingdom of Brisca is in the Sun continent it faces the central ocean on its west and many nations on the east.
Bordering are The Dukedom of Water and Mali on its south, the kingdom Champfort on its east, and Liberty City on the north.
The size of this kingdom is 116,935 km square and the two nations that border it deal with trade and visitors from all over the continent.
Brisca needs someone who can guard it against spies and invasions from other nations besides no nation in the world would be saved without strength.
Not only the strength to fight against other nations but also monsters and beasts that are everywhere and there is also the threat of the empire who hungers to conquer more lands.
This general and his 40,000 soldiers hold off all that dare to come near their home.
Yes, the Sun Alliance exists but that applies only when the empire is involved, and because of this within the alliance, the three factions are at odds.
On the surface, the factions exist because of interest but there is a deeper reason.
General Mario woke up before sunrise performing the casual drill they do every day and after that, he had breakfast while overlooking some of the soldier's paperwork as for himself all he does is sign papers.
And all of that took until noon time, after eating lunch he wrote letters and went back to overlooking papers again.
Afternoon when the three floating ships came he was as calm as he could be at home because the flags on the ships were of the allies in their faction.
But that wasn't the reason he was calm.
No, it was because of something else.
Ring Ring Ring
The emergency bell rang three times as the general came out of his mansion giving his soldiers orders related to the situation at hand.
Stroking his big mustache he said. "Mamma Mia, I feel like this will be a difficult one to handle."
"Hey you send the fastest messenger to the capital and inform the king of this… and send another messenger to deliver this to my brother General Louis."
"Yes, general." A soldier shouted.
He whistled calling for a horse and rode it going to meet the visitors.
On the three ships, two ships were boarded by 800 men and 200 women, the men were wearing large armor their heights from six foot to 8 wielding spears three times their size, and large shields also the 200 women were wearing cleric clothes that covered their hair and some of them had two short swords and others had short spears on their back.
The third ship had only 2 people and the captain of the ship.
One was the saintess and the other was King Arthur.
Staring at a mirror was the saintess as she conversed with the person on the reflection which was not hers.
"Continue the report." Said the saintess.
"Yes, according to the orphanage director two weeks ago large vessels carrying slaves came at midnight, and from what they observed the people who brought it were the countess people. And a week later many foreign ships arrived heading to the hotel she operates instead and they were not the only ones because a day later nobles from all over the kingdom came going to the same place. What was surprising is that a rumor of the jesters roaming around the hotel spread like wildfire."
The saintess seemed to be in a daze as she was wandering in thought.
"Hmm, so were the jesters like the empire's agents?"
"Not sure but according to the director the county was under strict order as non of the ordinary folks could leave and there was heavy patrol going on. Oh, yeah almost forgot that there was someone new in town who had long brown hair and was wandering around beating some thugs she seemed noble but the air around her was of a killer. Saintess, I think it's the guest we had a few months ago…"
"Oh, my indeed it's her nobody has that features but her, and if slaves were brought to the county I'm sure it's them."
"If that is all the report… what of the military numbers this kingdom can deploy?" Asked the saintess which shocked the king who was standing not far from her.
"Woah Woah, wait you mean to tell me that you of all people have spies in other kingdoms?" From how shocked he was people would think of him as someone who's not aware of the way rulers do things.
But that's not the reason he's shocked despite being someone who focuses on the sword rather than politics.
It's just that from his view or maybe the rest of his allied faction members the saintess is said to be someone pure who does not spy on others and look for military matters.
"King Arthur if what your thinking is what I think you thinking that you should evaluate the way you think because from my understanding that old mentor of yours should have told you." The saintess's face was serious even with her face covered by a veil one could know it.
"I'm aware of the strength of the nations surrounding me and of all of them my allies are no different because I know more about them than others because I'm not a pure or kind heart person that does only good I look into others."
"Now, coming back to the question what is it?" She asked the person in the mirror.
"Yes, saintess." The person in the mirror started explaining.
The structure of the kingdom goes like this at the top is the king who has two generals below him that command his soldiers.
General Mario and Louis respectfully lead 40,000 soldiers each.
Next to the king in political power are the two dukes, one who leads the noble's faction and the mercenary king Duke Angaress whose power is much greater than the king's army in terms of numbers.
The ranking order goes like this.
The King
Two: Dukes
Two: Marquess
Four: Earls and One Countess
Four: Viscounts
Six: Barons
Following the king are his two generals, two marquesses, two earls, and a viscount.
One of the dukes has a tight leash on the rest of the nobles.
As for Duke Angaress, his mercenary runs deep in the Sacred Order's faction working for anyone that offers money.
Except for the mercenary king's troops, the total number of the kingdom's troops amounted to 143,452 the king having control over 90,000 of them and the rest belonging to the nobles.
End of Chapter 13