This is a death world
Lumis turned from the window, his robes a striking contrast against the urban backdrop. He approached the creators, extending a graceful hand.
"Gentlemen, it is an honor to stand amongst those whose imaginations about empires, wars, and a story that enthralls me, someone who is only been in touch with the source material to a minimum level but still mesmerized. I would like to have a partnership. I have went through the laws and I don't want to buy your company or anything because from the looks of it, your story will be ground breaking and will set the universe ablaze."
The lead creator, a visionary with an air of creative fire, clasped Lumis' hand warmly. "Mr. Zora, the privilege is ours. We have always dreamt of our story transcending the confines of mere pages and screens. To imagine it accessible across the boundless realms of the VR network is more than we have dreamt. Though we haven't seen the universe as of yet I am sure that it is more vast than we can ever imagine."
As they settled around a table adorned with holographic projections, the conversation flowed seamlessly between worlds, ideas, and possibilities. Lumis spoke of Zora's advanced technologies, its interstellar alliances, and the insatiable hunger of its populace for immersive experiences. The creators, in turn, shared their passion for storytelling, their painstaking world-building, and the lore that had captured the hearts of enthusiasts across Earth and beyond.
Lumis promised and said that the creators of Warhammer 40k would be more rich than the Earth had ever had that wealth in its entire history put together. This was a huge proclamation and though the creators and heads of Warhammer 40k was a bit skeptical he was fine as long as they earned some money and get some recognition.
Warhammer 40k was a huge story with many aspects and many perspectives, so making into a universe in VR games would take some time. The creators asked for time and not rush things in the game to which Lumis accepted and promised to work on the game slowly as he wanted this game to shine in the universe.
"And so," Lumis declared, his voice resonating with gravitas, "let us embark on this journey together. Let Warhammer 40k transcend the boundaries of space and time, accessible to every sentient being across the galaxies."
A solemn nod passed among the creators, their agreement sealed with a sense of destiny. The deal was struck, a pact that would send ripples through the Earth and beyond, forever altering the landscape of entertainment and connection.
But Lumis for the moment had asked for secrecy of the deal. In the deal, Robin had put the name Supreme Leader of North Korea as one of the share holders as he didn't want to have some kind of bad faith with the High Elder.
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While the first round of meeting had happened between Zora and Warhammer 40k creators, in the evening there was the famous and most anticipated live interview between Lumis and BBC. The BBC had asked for what kind of interview he would prefer, to which Lumis just shrugged his shoulders and okay withe everything.
There was no different rule in Zora so he was the one and all the media. The people of Zora trusted the monarch, thought the trust might not be absolute so there was a form of trust. The media on the other hand didn't try to hound the monarch for the wrong decisions they took, instead they pointed out the mistakes and showed the real voices of the people around of they thought of the monarch.
Lumis had been trying to mend the relations between the monarch and the media since the previous rulers hadn't been very good to them and the media too didn't try to poke the sleeping bear by overstepping their boundaries.
At the end it was about fear and politics.
Lumis had showed up at the studio of BBC with his guards and outside the BBC there was a huge police barricade. People had poured out in huge numbers in order to get a glimpse of a legendary alien. They had heard and fantasized a lot about a living alien and even saw the dead bodies in space but they hadn't seen on walking and talking.
Once their eyes gt the glimpse of Lumis and his guards they were mesmerized. The intricate glowing patterns made many of them take a deep breath. In terms of aesthetic sense Lumis was really beautiful. Maybe they would be called the legendary elves in some of he fictions from now on. They didn't have pointy ears like the ones in books but they did have all of their looks enhances to terrifying levels of beauty.
Lumis was welcomed and was led to the main seat of a live interview. Lumis had been in live interviews before, but he had never been interviewed by someone outside of Zora so it was a first for him too. And in addition, he knew that this interview might not be an easy one for him since he was the one he was had tried to invade Earth.
"Welcome to BBC, Mr. Lumis Zora, or should I say His Highness Zora. I am sorry I am not accustomed with the naming of the aliens in the vast universe. I don't mean any disrespect." The woman who was presenter said and she used her words very carefully and also showed as much respect as she could.
"It's an honor to be here. You can me mister. The monarchy rule is only on the boundary of the Zora star system and nothing beyond that. I am nothing in the vast universe." Lumis replied. This made anxious filled interview room a bit more calm.
"Thank you. So Mr. Zora. Until now how does the Earth feel like? It must look backward for your eyes since you come from a highly advanced civilisation."
"I will be honest from the get go. This place is beautiful and some of the pictures that I have seen had been mind blowing. We nothing called Aurora lights in our planet so that is definitely a huge score over us. But in the hindsight out planet isn't as dangerous as your planet. By dangerous I don't mean that humans getting over humans. That is the trend for all advanced and intelligent species in the universe and only the top level species in the universe don't get on the throats of one another, but that is just a rumor which I can't attest my sign to. By dangerous I mean the things be it living and non-living are actively trying to kill the humans. Our planet hasn't evolved in that way so this is unique for us." Lumis replied.
The people around and the billion audience who are watching the show live didn't expect such words. They couldn't understand what he meant by the things around trying to kill them. The thought nature sustained them quite well and gave them everything. Though it could be scary at times but that was the normal, wasn't it?
"Oh, so you mean to say that we have a tough life here?" The woman asked.
"More or less but I think this is the reason that humans had evolved so fast. I have read through the evolution process and how fast the humans had achieved technological superiority. Maybe the universe are a bit harsh on the humans but it also made your species quite the resilient one." Lumis replied.
"I would take that as a compliment." The woman replied with a smile. "So I will address the elephant in the room if you don't mind."
"Sure. I am open to any questions." Lumi replied.
"Did your monarchy try to invade us?" The woman asked. There was a sudden and complete silence among the people around and also the people around the world. Some gulped their throats and didn't know how this person would reply.
"We did." Lumis didn't shy away from the answer at all and admitted.
"I guess you want to know the reason. Honestly, the invasion shouldn't have happened at all. I won't go into depths of how we came to know of the planet here, because this section of the galaxy has been a little hazy and the communications tends to veer off due to some interference. The galactic empire never cared and nor did we ever venture here. But one day we got the signal that this place was ready to take over and so we came. The colonel who led the invasion was quite the violent one and this led to the battle. I do ask for forgiveness for what we had done and I know that telling sorry isn't enough. The only thing Zora and I could do is to make it up to you for the next generations and help humanity to get a higher platform." Lumis said with words filled with remorse but also hope.
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