Sassanid Persia September to October 440:
Shah Khosrow summoned his council members including General Rustam, Vishtam, and Jamasp.
"I summoned you here to discuss the war on the Indian kingdoms and how we only Gained little of it" Spoke Khosrow calmly.
Vishtam was scared and started explaining everything but was interrupted by Khosrow: "I was there and I do not blame you I doubt anyone except those bastards has anti-magic weapons and now I think it's a good time to visit our dear sister Shahrazad and her husband in Rome to discuss this matter".
One minister reported the building of several sanitation facilities throughout the country after the old ones started to decay due to lack of maintenance and the fact that no one bothered to pay attention to Persian infrastructure.
Khosrow immediately commissioned several projects such as the improvement of the Road system and the construction of teleportation panels that connect all Sassanid imperial provinces and provide quick movement of Sassanid forces and their logistics.
"Accomplish what I ordered, and Jamasp we are paying a visit to Shahrazad in Rome, I'd like to see how she is doing there and I hope she is healthy and well". and then left Ctesiphon on the first day of October after making sure his ministers were effective in their jobs
Rome, October 440:
In the Senate palace, Samantha had a real headache dealing with the Senate as they kept bickering with each other and several scandals from sexual abuse of their wives to outright murder of one of the patricians because the Roman elites opposed the recent land reforms proposed by senator Trajan Decius but he was unbending as his faction kept discarding their opinions.
"This land reform that I proposed where the poor people of the empire receive the lands redistributed from Patricians who lack inheritors to the land, and also to reduce the monopoly that these guys hold over Roman agriculture, this law will pass no matter what will happen now the seizure of lands according to this law will target only the 20% of elites who hoarded too many farmlands and are abusing their slaves"
The Ultra optimates who represent the elite class opposed the law stating that the edict on land reform could damage the economy and the Quaestor of the empire sided with them.
Samantha was annoyed at the fact that no one could agree on reforms so she sent a letter to her husband to come back, complaining that he neglected the administration of the empire in favor of war and told Decius to go and deliver it to wherever the emperor is.
Luckily Decius knew where the emperor was due to his friend Majorian so he left the Senate with his horse and went straight to Germania Antiqua.
Province of Germania Antiqua Rome, October 440:
After spending three days in the province, Alex decided to return to Rome as early as possible after leaving a letter containing instructions on how to govern the new province to General Majorian.
Around 8 in the morning, Decius arrived and handed a letter to Alexandros and when he read it, he was angry because, for the first time, the Senate became dysfunctional.
He looked at Decius: "Do you want to be out of the Senate and become a governor?"
The thirty-five-year-old Senator was about to apologize to the emperor for creating trouble in the senate but Alex told him that the provincial government in Gaul couldn't find a suitable successor for Anthonius Gallianus and that they needed a new governor as soon as possible.
Decius accepted the job but before he left, the emperor ordered to increase his security and ordered the Roman intelligence to prevent possible Asgardian attempts on his life.
After telling the senator to go to Gaul, the Emperor, and his army hurried back to Rome as quickly as possible, spending an entire month traveling from Drender to Rome.
Rome, November 440:
On the second day of October, Emperor Alex arrived at the Senate Curia palace and ordered the senate to stop whatever they were doing as he saw that Samantha couldn't control the Senate.
He looked at each one of them with anger:" Hi fat fucks, I believe that I received reports that none of you are doing their actual job of passing laws but instead debating and debating for days and months, and still you cunts didn't agree on a proper bill for land reform and now for your information, Decius is now appointed as the governor of Gaul and he can try his land reform law. Now into the main subjects of why I did come here from Germania Antiqua. I believe it is time to form a local government, let's say in March 441 and I expect you fat cunts to agree to the addition of new politicians that are vampires after they get citizenship of course."
The Senate got scared by such behavior as they understood that the Emperor is angry at their behavior and they promised him that they shall approve the new government on the set-up date by the emperor.
The next day, the emperor went back to the senatorial Curia and proposed a new law that established the Roman Supreme Court and it will be under the control of the Roman Emperor.
Just as the senators from the ultra-optimates began to protest the law, a centurion appeared and raised his sword. Alexandros looked at the senators and asked: "Anyone who is against the motion?"
While witnessing this, Samantha told Shahrazad that the emperor dislikes a dysfunctioning senate and is willing to kill anyone if they hinder the governance of the empire.
Immediately in an hour, the entire senate approved the law, and Alex before leaving: "Before leaving, read the law very well, it doesn't harm the senate but I'm just establishing a state structure that has three types of branches: the legislative, the executive and the judiciary system now my order to you all is to kindly write a law that regulates the judiciary system and write in the law that the senate appoints judges and the emperor approves them and as for setting up local courts, II shall personally contact every provincial governor of the empire to help setting up local courts in their provinces SINCE I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING BY MYSELF". That scream terrified the senators as they understood the hidden meaning of what he said.
He then left alongside his Empress and his second wife Shahrazad, after a messenger from the imperial palace told them that the Shahanshah of Sassanid Persia Khosrow Anushirvan arrived in Rome desiring to tell the emperor something interesting.
After teleporting to the imperial palace around 3 pm, the Emperor greeted his Persian friend and even hugged him while smiling.
"Hello friend, may I ask about the war with Asgard?" Spoke to Khosrow with worries.
Alex was reminded that he had sixteen unread letters, he told his friend to open them up, and the information there contained disastrous news.
"Dear Alex
I know you are busy fighting Wilhelm, however, the Asgardians chose to use attrition warfare as a strategy due to the surge of dark elves population. We might need further reinforcement to help us"
Alex was utterly surprised, but he didn't show any sign of panic at the fact that he was about to lose the province of Britannia.
He ordered the mobilization of twenty legions that would be filled with one hundred and eighty thousand troops and sent letters to the governors of Africa and Gaul to mobilize their navy as quickly as possible.
Meanwhile, Khosrow and Shahrazad were talking about her experience with Alex and she described him as a nice guy but he is too ruthless.
Khosrow decided to finally talk to his friend: "Alex, I came to inform you that the enemies I have fought in my short war, have anti-magic weapons, and if I'm correct Athena the goddess of wisdom and knowledge in your lands knows about it and will give it to Asgard, I might want to ask why did you pick a fight with the gods"
Alex smiled: "Something about my love for genocides and the brutal murder of thousands of people.." He was interrupted by Athena who decided to start a speech exposing her rival's crimes
"It's millions of people, civil war in the Era of Eastern Rome, Before it the brutal murder of thousands of people in the wars against the second Roman Republic, Oh and bringing an evil race that tried to enslave and oppress my people and if it wasn't for me forcing lucifer to recognize that Elves are the same as Demons and Humans now should I continue citing your crimes? Yes, do not forget the population of Dacia, the ones who you exterminated, you spared no one not even Babies as your armies committed actions that can't be mentioned under your command and you also destroyed half of the clans of Germania just to make an example of them and to force the others to submit to your rule"
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Alex was surprised at Athena's appearance however everyone in the palace expected that he would deny such crimes and seek to de-escalate the tensions with the goddess.
Alex didn't speak a single word and kept looking at Athena thinking what to do, then he summoned two undead knights that assaulted the gods and started a brief fight that ended in the withdrawal of the undead knights.
Athena was extremely shocked that Alex would attempt to kill her.
"This is all true to what she said, and I am proud of every single moment where I murdered the population of enemy states and I shall do it again, well, in fact, I'm about to order the demons to go all out because they are struggling because Lucifer wants to avoid massive destruction". The moment Belphagor heard this while he was watching the discussion, he smiled and hurried to Atil to tell his lord the new orders from their grandmaster.
For the first time, neither Athena nor the Anti-Alex gods knew how to deal with a guy who was always ready so they sent a message to Alex saying that Asgard would win against him but before he and Athena could leave Alex killed the messenger and threw his head at Athena.
After witnessing the conversation, Khosrow Alex: "I guess you fucked up in this one but I will help because I believe I can replicate the anti-magic artifact" Alex was so confident and angry that he said that he will kill whoever threatens his population and started secret mobilization on the borders with Athena's domain.
He sent a letter to the governor of Britannia stating that Decius would command the one hundred and eighty thousand troops that Alex was preparing to be sent while he was declaring war on the source of all his trouble.
Britannia, November 440:
As the war in Britannia raged on, with thousands of casualties from both sides as dark elves and even the trees of Caledonia joined by trees who helped in eliminating a lot of nature.
Every Roman soldier was extremely exhausted and even the mages were panicking because they realized that nature was fighting with their enemy.
"Alex what the actual fuck is going on? Orcs, Vampires, even dark elves, and somehow dwarves were snuck in here and are now fighting against us". Kahn spoke with great exhaustion.
The answer to his question came when Asmodeus told him that Alex ordered the demons to exterminate the Asgardian population and even killed the human messenger of Zeus and was thinking of eliminating Athena and her kingdom once and for all.
Kahn was not surprised at all and ordered Asmodeus to tell Alex: "You idiot do not attack Athena because this is exactly what she wants but focus on Asgard and the demons must not obey his order of attack"
Asmodeus bowed his head and left back to Rome to deliver Kahn's message.
Rome, November to December 440:
Asmodeus came to Rome and delivered Kahn's message to his master.
"I guess he is right, now Asmodeus is Lucifer prepared to launch the operation I ordered?" Asked Alex while listening to the information about the war in Suomi province and how Lucifer's forces were completely defeated at the battle of the Karelian Isthmus after the soldiers brought the frontlines back to the start of the war while losing one hundred and eighty thousand troops and forced to sign a ceasefire.
Alex was shocked at the news of the defeat because this meant bad news. After all, Asgard and the Gods are now focusing on him.
He ordered Asmodeus to tell Lucifer not to break the treaty until the gods somehow left this world and then he checked on the mobilization of the legions the Minister reported that the army was still under training.
He was anxious because the preparations were very slow and the Asgardians and the Gods were very fast.
"Alright, since you want it this way well I shall win against the odds, Khosrow if you can somehow get a deal with the Agnikush kingdom or their other kin that are ruling the Tarim Basin Tocharia to get Anti-Magic and be careful from Athena's fucked up schemes" Spoke Alex with great concern.
Before leaving, Khosrow whispered to his sister: "Be careful, he seems nice but if what Athena said is the truth and what his wife describes, there is darkness hidden inside of him that is about to appear"Then he left to his realm.
After waiting for an entire month while managing the state affairs of the empire, he received a report that all twenty legions were mobilized and a unit of forty thousand Orcs and a dragonkin army were waiting right outside of Rome.
The Emperor left his wife in charge of the empire and left to fight on the frontlines of Britannia and then once he met his army, he summoned one thousand undead with his magic
Britannia battle of Hadrian's Wall, January 441:
The troops in Britannia were exhausted from the fierce fighting and the Mages were nearly running out of Mana, even Kahn was way more exhausted and morals in the army were very low.
Everyone was wondering when reinforcement would come and save them but as it kept getting delayed throughout the last year, they were feeling hopeless.
Kahn was the only one who knew that Alex would not abandon Britannia and not for the sake of his people but for the sake of his pride.
After several minutes, his theory was proven when teleportation panels started to work as thousands of human soldiers, Mages, and even Orcs, and finally, the undead signaled the arrival of Emperor Alex to fight in the frontlines personally.
Kahn greeted Alex and was extremely happy that he screamed: "ROME DIDN'T ABANDON US, ROME DIDN'T ABANDON US!"
Alex turned to his friend and ordered him to send a message to Lucifer: "I know your pride has been wounded due to the gods and that's why I know that you will break the treaty, Kill whoever is in front of you, and exterminate Asgard to the ground"
Spies reported that a massive Asgardian army composed of all races joined by ten thousand enforcers from Zeus's army estimated their size to be a hundred and nineteen thousand soldiers.
Alex smiled: "Perfect, Zeus will know not to mess with me, Now prepare for everything because to tell you the truth, the gods want us dead"
Enemy forces finally reached the walls and when the commander of the allied forces prince Balder looked at the walls he decided to give a speech: "Today, we shall make Alex pay for his defiance of the gods and we shall end the Roman Empire as it was built on the skull and blood of millions of innocent men and women"
After his speech, the Asgardians and their allies began bombarding the wall, but their magic was repelled by the Roman mages who shot back a powerful fire element spell that killed a lot of Zeus's soldiers.
The Asgardians and their allies launched all-out fireball spells and someone even tried to create a massive tornado but Alex who sensed their attention ordered all the fire mages to launch their attacks.
Both fire spells clashed creating an intense battle as the exchange kept lasting for hours and even days.
On the fifteenth day, the clash ended and it was a stalemate as neither side could defeat the other the moment the Asgardian mages stopped to replenish their mana using the cover of the night, Alex sent twenty thousand undead soldiers and knights to attack the allied camp.
The attack caught the enemy off guard and a fierce battle started, at the beginning it was a one-sided battle as the undead kept slaughtering enemy soldiers before they caught their weapons, and even those who successfully did were killed before they could even mount a fight.
In the end, the enemy counter-attack successfully repelled the undead attack when soldiers of the Olympian army flanked the undead from the rear but not without casualties as Zeus's favorite Son Perseus was killed and his corpse taken by the retreating undead corpse.
Back in the wall, Alex was so happy that he weakened the invasion, and the moment the undead brought Perceus' corpse he decided to desecrate the corpse and decapitate it while writing a message on the body: "Dear Zeus, this is the body of your son, a casualty of Athena's intention to stop me from growing my power as I plan on world domination, and as I keep saying I do not care about the costs of my ambition" he then summoned the hands of Hades to deliver his message to Zeus.
Olympus
At the Olympian palace, all the gods assembled including Hades and Athena who left their domain to attend the meeting.
In this assembly, the gods discussed multiple topics on divine nature and enjoyed themselves while Athena was lobbying for support in her proxy war against Alex.
Suddenly dark hands began to appear. Hades recognized this spell as belonging to his student, and was anxious that his student was about to do something bad. He was right because a corpse appeared after the hands uncovered it, and to the shock of everyone it was Perseus.
Poseidon, who was neutral and liked to observe the events, told Hades to go somewhere private to avoid hearing the grieving of Zeus and the brothers of Perseus.
Once they are alone in a room, Poseidon says: "I like your student but this stunt doesn't help him at all because this will prove Athena is right and that the gods will take her side, also am I the only one who thinks that your student wants to escalate this proxy war to a full war with the gods"
Hades sighed: "That's exactly his intention because he is abusing a divine rule that states that Gods can't directly influence the mortal world and I might request your help because Athena is still not giving up her proxy war and it's bad"
Poseidon accepted and together they went to Hadrian's wall.
Hadrian's Wall, February 441:
The siege continued the same, and it exhausted both sides so Alex decided to send a raiding squad of forty dragons led by the Queen of Dragons Shen La.
The queen accepted and led her fellow dragons to fly outside the walls, and once they spotted the mages that kept bombarding the magical shield and shot massive fire waves at them.
Ten Mages were burned to death, however, the mission didn't go as expected as soldiers of Olympus brought with them dragon-piercing arrows and started shooting them at the dragons.
The queen changed her target to the crew of the ballistas that kept shooting these arrows, she destroyed two ballistas but at the expense of losing ten dragons who were shot down and killed.
She ignored the losses and tried to destroy the remaining fifty ballistas but the Asgardian mages protected and one of her daughters got wounded by a dragon-piercing arrow and was captured by enemy forces.
The Asgardians tried to lure the queen but failed as she returned safely to the walls telling the emperor everything.
Inside the HQ of the defenders of the wall, Emperor Alex received the bad news of the mission's failure and the capture of the queen's daughter.
Dragon King Filipe also heard the news and he begged his emperor to launch a campaign to recapture his daughter.
Alex didn't know what to do and ordered his friend Kahn to stay.
"Alright I should tell you this, I killed Perseus and I told Zeus that this is the casualty of Athena's ambitions". Alex spoke without a care as if he didn't do anything wrong.
Kahn was utterly shocked: "What are your true intentions? Let me ask this question; How do you plan on winning this proxy war?"
Alex answered:" I intend to escalate this proxy war enough till they realize they can't defeat me unless they intervene directly in this world and this will end in world destruction"
Immediately after this answer, Poseidon and Hades appeared in front of them and they told them that Zeus realized his plan and would simply send more soldiers."Then he should focus on guarding the Titans' seal and he is going to need them" spoke Alex arrogantly