Byzantium, the imperial palace of Eastern Rome winter of the year 414:
Since taking over the Byzantine Empire, Alex has been educating himself regarding imperial laws with help from Hades' son while also enjoying the benefits of living the life of an emperor.
One of his first orders was to build defensive forts alongside the Roman Sassanid border provinces; he sent ten thousand undead troops to cover the fort.
The next day, the Emperor heard that his friend returned to life, and that made him so happy because he could start the plan to get his revenge on the nobles.
One of the ministers told his monarch that Samantha the youngest daughter of the former emperor is skilled at managing espionage and inciting revolts and a smile appeared on Alex's face: "Thank you so much, now will you please summon her"
Samantha quickly came to the throne room, greeted the new emperor, and went to her room with him.
Inside the palace:
She was impressed with his beauty and liked the white hair and almost decided to sleep with him but Alex stopped her: "We don't have time for sex, can you tell me what is your idea?"
She chuckled, stopped joking, and said: "Are you sure you want to trigger a big European war? I have a good intelligence network and if I am wrong, the Roman Republic and Moria empire are backing the nobles, this will start a nasty conflict and thousands of lives will be lost"
The emperor wasn't impressed at all but didn't complain to keep hearing her plan.
Noticing that the emperor didn't hesitate, Samantha continued: "I can start assassination of the Segarius clan leader Alexius Segarius, that will certainly trigger a civil war in the Gallic Empire which would make the republican state intervene in favor of the Segarius Clan and that would drag Moria into the fight as they have interest in Gallia, now remind me why you want to do this?"
Alex was silent but then he told her the reason, she was shocked because a similar thing happened to her friend and agreed to help him.
"The moment the civil war starts, Mobilize our army and attack the roman republicans; I shall help you get your revenge and we shall win even if millions die but you have to declare war on the republicans of Rome"
The throne room:
After three days, the emperor assembled every one of his ministers including Zagrios.
"Everyone, I have an announcement to make and that announcement is that I decided to conquer Republican Rome, as for Gaul we are going to trigger a civil war there".
Everyone was shocked, even the prince. He even told his students to come to a private space to discuss this decision.
"Alex, you're just a 12-year-old kid, why are you behaving like a damn adult itching for murder?"
"I can't believe you don't know why I am still angry. Well, the pain I felt when I saw my father injured and helpless while my mother was violently assaulted is still in me, I don't care if thousands die! I will inflict pain on those who were involved"
Samantha interrupted the conversation to report that her agents were ready. The underworld prince asked who she was and how she possessed such a massive spy network.
"Hahaha, you think this plan of yours started now, my father wanted to take revenge after the Republicans and the Segarius clan murdered his brother or my uncle and tried to murder me the moment I turned twenty-five years old, he dedicated a lot of money and established contacts with factions that opposed the corruption of the Segarius clan and the Camilius clan."
Alex signaled to both Hades' son and Samantha to leave and start doing their job while telling the head of the intelligence to pay a visit to the Anders imperial family, telling her everything about the heir to the Gallic throne.
Spy Guild, Byzantium:
The daughter of Demetrius came to her guild, she kept telling everyone to establish contact with their branch in Aurora Parisium.
She prepared herself for a visit to the Gallic imperial palace to look for Kahn and inform him of the plan. She took the map and the teleportation scroll to the imperial palace with her.
Aurora Parisium, the Imperial Palace
In the morning Kahn woke up and decided to see his father, what he saw was shocking as he found his beloved family dead in their bed.
He quickly assembled his state officials and when they came, Kahn felt uncomfortable as the Segarius clan governors and vampire clan Vanderreich from Germania minor started to demand that he become the new emperor and give them a new and more powerful government position.
"Everyone let me grieve in peace, I will think about your requests later".
He went to his private room and found a beautiful woman in his room.
"Before you call for your guards, I am an envoy from the Eastern Empire and I 'am here to tell you that he will help but a civil war must start"
Kahn wanted to oppose her idea but he realized she was right and that the Van Derreich clan and Segarius clan became very powerful at the expense of the state and the common people. She told him what to do and everything the emperor planned.
"Wow Alex must be really smart"
"He is just a young kid reaching his teen years but filled with the vengeance and ambitions of an average young emperor. I 'm doing this for another reason and that includes every state official in the east and I will send one of my agents to observe you."
After the Eastern messenger left, Kahn immediately told the chefs to prepare for a large banquet
Imperial Palace of Gaul, December 30, 412:
Every nobleman and woman came to the Coronation ceremony, even the two clans. Everyone was enjoying the ceremony and hoped for success for the new emperor and prosperity for the nation and its people.
Kahn quickly came to the Kitchen room and ordered the chefs to poison the food for the leaders of both clans, they obeyed him because they were only loyal to the emperor and Kahn told his allies to not come to the ceremony.
Kahn quickly returned to the Throne room and ordered to prepare food for the guests while he wore the crown the priest gave him.
The palace servants distributed food and drinks to the guests and after a while, the new emperor ordered the musicians but signaled them to play a different kind of music.
The entire party guests began to choke and one of them even began to bleed from the eyes and nose. The leaders of the Segarius clan and Van Derreich clan looked at the emperor with disdain and anger: "You! YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS." Both leaders told their servants to go quickly to their provinces and inform their clans of what happened before they died.
Byzantium, Imperial Palace January the 1rst:
While the signs of a civil war began to appear in Gaul, the Eastern Roman Empire began preparations for war against the Republican regime.
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While Alex was discussing some state matters with the ministers and receiving reports of forts alongside the Persian borders, Samantha ran as quickly as possible and was very exhausted.
"Alex, that idiot friend of yours overdid it and not only killed the leaders of the notorious clans! He killed half of the Gallic bureaucrats from other clans and it seems he intends to purge the state of the noble clans entirely and replace them with his loyalists"
This news was like music to the emperor's ears and ordered the head of imperial intelligence to continue her report.
"One of my agents reported to me that the civil war started and the loyalist provinces are: Northern Gallia and Britannia under Imperial control
Rebel provinces are: Germania Minor under Vampire control, Gallia Acquitania, or the entirety of southern Gaul under the Segarius control and Hispania under Elven control Moreover the nations that offered to side with the rebels are: the Roman Republic and the Scarlet Empire while the Elves are neutral after negotiating with the imperial government an independence deal"
The Eastern Roman Emperor was happy, he immediately called the generals and the Mage units commander Alexander Mikaelson to discuss war tactics and agreed to immediately start the war against the Roman Republic and conquer Rome.
Eastern Imperial Palace, 2nd of February:
War preparations were slower than expected, it took an entire month to mobilize forty thousand troops but finally, Zagrios received a report that the army was ready and went to the emperor.
Alex's room:
The emperor decided to meditate in his room and then fell asleep entering his consciousness.
He saw a strange man with white hair and red eyes and didn't panic and even approached him.
"Who are you?" asked Alex with caution
"I'm you, a stronger version of you that is taking over but I need your agreement because you need me to unlock your full power oh and your appearance is beginning to change".
The teenage emperor immediately accepted and his consciousness and the other entity merged and became one, after three hours Alex woke up and went straight to Zagrios.
"I'd like to learn new skills and I desire to be strong"
The prince of the underworld accepted, and he opened his book to look for a fitting skill until he found a powerful spell and showed the page to Alex.
"That is an interesting spell, the gates of hell seem very powerful"
"This spell is too powerful and dangerous, let me explain how it works: so once the spell is cast, hundreds of gates will appear and then you will have a choice between summoning hordes of demons or summoning hell guards to deliver judgment above your enemies, may I ask what will you do with it?"
"I plan to personally pay a visit to the Roman senate and consul to kill them all and perhaps deliver a devastating strike to Scarlet imperial forces"
Zagrios liked the idea and told his student to move to Illyria because he wanted him to test the new spell on the city of Zapadia and Genesis town.
Empire of Byzantium:
Before leaving for Zapadia, Alex received a report that a hundred thousand troops were prepared alongside fifty thousand hired Orcs mercenaries from the Empire of Khorran and twenty thousand dragons under their king Filipe.
The moment the emperor heard the name, he immediately ordered to meet with him and express his gratitude because if he hadn't met him, he would have stayed a simple commoner.
Filipe entered the palace after a long march from Gaul to the Byzantine Empire.
"Hello, dear Alex, the war in Gallia is so tense! Kahn resorted to mass destruction of rebel lands and using dragons to complete his goal when I wanted to tell him that his strategy would severely damage the lands, he refused to listen and that caused a split between me and my brother so I chose to serve under you" Samantha reported with excitement
"Alright, thanks for the news so as you see I 'm tempted to do a similar thing because the Republicans are backing the Segarius rebellion and I believe because of the Roman Republic, Kahn was forced to make this decision and I like it" Alex thanked Samantha for the report.
One of the ministers told Alex that the war could get bigger because Khorran's emperor Filipe, according to Samantha, just declared war on the Scarlet Empire and sided with us. This news shocked the emperor but there is more.
"Seeing as Khorran decided to declare war against the Roman Republic and Scarlet and announced an alliance with us after our diplomat John Doukas secured an alliance with them, the Elvan empire of Loria decided to declare war on Khorran and side with the Republicans and the Vampires so I'd suggest acting now"
Alex decreed that he declare war on the Roman Republicans and the Vampires, he quickly contacted the Empire of Parthia and offered an alliance with them promising to abandon all claims on their lands and accept the current borders.
Three months later, the Parthian messenger arrived telling the Eastern Roman Emperor that his emperor accepted and joined the alliance against the Elves, Romans, and Vampire empires.
All the imperial officials were shocked at how things had gone out of control and even Samantha didn't expect things going out of control.
"I guess because of a child's ambitions and his obsession with revenge, he dragged the world toward a bloody war"
All the armies were ready and Parthia arrived with a hundred thousand troops and were ready to fight together with the Eastern Roman armies.
Eastern Imperial Palace, 2nd of February:
War preparations were slower than expected, it took an entire month to mobilize forty thousand troops but finally, Zagrios received a report that the army was ready and went to the emperor.
Alex's room:
The emperor decided to meditate in his room and then fell asleep entering his consciousness.
He saw a strange man with white hair and red eyes and didn't panic and even approached him.
"Who are you?" asked Alex with caution
"I'm you, a stronger version of you that is taking over but I need your agreement because you need me to unlock your full power oh and your appearance is beginning to change".
The teenage emperor immediately accepted and his consciousness and the other entity merged and became one, after three hours Alex woke up and went straight to Zagrios.
"I'd like to learn new skills and I desire to be strong"
The prince of the underworld accepted, and he opened his book to look for a fitting skill until he found a powerful spell and showed the page to Alex.
"That is an interesting spell, the gates of hell seem very powerful"
"This spell is too powerful and dangerous, let me explain how it works: so once the spell is cast, hundreds of gates will appear and then you will have a choice between summoning hordes of demons or summoning hell guards to deliver judgment above your enemies, may I ask what will you do with it?"
"I plan to personally pay a visit to the Roman senate and consul to kill them all and perhaps deliver a devastating strike to Scarlet imperial forces"
Zagrios liked the idea and told his student to move to Illyria because he wanted him to test the new spell on the city of Zapadia and Genesis town.
Empire of Byzantium:
Before leaving for Zapadia, Alex received a report that a hundred thousand troops were prepared alongside fifty thousand hired Orcs mercenaries from the Empire of Khorran and twenty thousand dragons under their king Filipe.
The moment the emperor heard the name, he immediately ordered to meet with him and express his gratitude because if he hadn't met him, he would have stayed a simple commoner.
Filipe entered the palace after a long march from Gaul to the Byzantine Empire.
"Hello, dear Alex, the war in Gallia is so tense! Kahn resorted to mass destruction of rebel lands and using dragons to complete his goal when I wanted to tell him that his strategy would severely damage the lands, he refused to listen and that caused a split between me and my brother so I chose to serve under you"
"Alright, thanks for the news so as you see I 'am tempted to do a similar thing because the Republicans are backing the Segarius rebellion and I believe because of the Roman Republic, Kahn was forced to make this decision and I like it"
One of the ministers told Alex that the war could get bigger because Khorran's emperor Maraz, according to Samantha, just declared war on the Scarlet Empire and sided with us. This news shocked the emperor but there is more.
"Seeing as Khorran decided to declare war against the Roman Republic and Scarlet and announced an alliance with us after our diplomat John Doukas secured an alliance with them, the Elvan empire of Loria decided to declare war on Khorran and side with the Republicans and the Vampires so I'd suggest acting now"
Alex decreed that he declare war on the Roman Republicans and the Vampires, he quickly contacted the Empire of Parthia and offered an alliance with them promising to abandon all claims on their lands and accept the current borders.
Three months later, the Parthian messenger arrived telling the Eastern Roman Emperor that his emperor accepted and joined the alliance against the Elves, Romans, and Vampire empires.
All the imperial officials were shocked at how things had gone out of control and even Samantha didn't expect things going out of control.
"I guess because of a child's ambitions and his obsession with revenge, he dragged the world toward a bloody war"
All the armies were ready and Parthia arrived with a hundred thousand troops and were ready to fight together with the Eastern Roman armies.
2nd of April, Romano-Byzantine frontier city of Zapadia:
Alex and Zagrios took fifty thousand troops composed of human soldiers and Dragon warriors and left toward Zapadia while the other armies went for Roman Africa.
Zagrios told the army to stay as far as possible and watch because he would be teaching his students the Gates of Hell spell, and the army obeyed.
The underworld prince gave his student the divine book and told him to follow these steps, Alex obeyed and started casting the spell by drawing a gate with his finger.
The first attempt was an utter failure and other attempts were due to their difficulty and how it required a massive amount of Mana, he almost gave up but decided to keep trying until he finally succeeded in gathering the necessary amount of energy and now he needs to command the spell.
"To hell gates, appear before me and summon your demon hordes and deliver judgment upon the city in front of us"
Demons appeared as commanded, the Republican troops were utterly horrified and were annihilated before they could fire a holy spell or fight.
The fires of Zapadia triggered the conflict as the rebels within Gaul and their allies immediately started their attack against the Byzantines and their allies as revenge.