535 To War

*BANG!*

"This is preposterous!" One of the gods exclaimed indignantly, while several others made their agreement vocal.

But even the silent gods couldn't blame them for their reaction. After all, Alex had 'requested' one of the eight districts of Orario to be given to him for development. The main reason was so that they could construct the gate to Asora, and permanently link the two worlds.

But going beyond that, Alex intended to turn the district the gate resided in into a place where Asora had the strongest presence. Shops selling Asoran goods, branches for the guild's of Asora, and lodging for any Asorans who wanted to stay in this world for an extended period of time.

However, every single district in Orario was full of people living and working there, struggling to live or earn enough just to get by. Even if he took control of the poorest district, then Alex would be displacing thousands of people for his own interests.

And then there was the second topic of discussion, the immediate abolishment of commercial slavery in and around Orario.

Though not a major business in Orario, the slave trade was still strong within the city, and was widespread throughout the entire world. And while Alex didn't mind the continuation of enslaving certain criminals, such as murderers and rapists, he despised the idea of normal people ending up as slaves due to a matter of circumstance, such as Haruhime.

Naturally, numerous gods disliked his demand due to their own stakes in the slave trade, or because of their reliance on it for labor/potential talent for their Familias. It was significantly easier to recruit someone you legally owned, like Ishtar did to Haruhime.

"You can't just eliminate one of the major sources of business in Orario, along with ruining the lives of thousands of people from your whimsy!" One of the gods snarled at Alex angrily.

"Firstly the practice and reliance of slave labor and trade is incredibly unstable for any society. It relies entirely on there being a steady supply of slaves, and more often than not you have a labor force comprised entirely of people that hate you due to mistreatment." Alex stated as if it were obvious.

"HA! Coming from a hypocrite that enslaved a goddess right in front of everyone just yesterday!" One of the gods declared, prompting Alex to look at the man like he was stupid.

"Ishtar was trying to enslave MY Hestia to work in her brothel. She literally brought it onto herself." Alex said irritably.

"So what you're saying is that it's ok when YOU do it, but that's it?" Another God, Apollo, sneered.

"Well of course." Alex stated as if it were obvious. "I'm stronger than ALL of you, with or without your divine powers. I can be as hypocritical and tyrannical as I want."

All of the gathered gods and goddesses gaped at Alex and his blatant shamelessness, while his wives giggled around him. They all knew that Alex could very well be considered a tyrant and despot, but all he ever focused on as a ruler was making his people happy and enjoying himself.

And to prove just that, he continued,

"And as for the people already living in the district, I don't plan on kicking any of them out at all. I just need to reshuffle the district a little bit to make some space. Of course I'll properly compensate everyone for the trouble, and by living so close to Asora their quality of life will increase as well."

As he said that Alex created a projection of his plans for the area, showing he'd already decided upon the poorest district amongst the eight in Orario, Daedalus Street.

"Penia isn't going to like this." One God muttered to another, referring to the goddess of poverty that resided in that district, while most others usually avoided the area.

Alex pretended not to hear them though, as he already knew it was impossible to make everyone happy. Instead of worrying about that though, he just continued outlining his plans for Orario in the near future.

Contrary to what the majority had originally believed, many of the gods were quite interested in the things Alex had to offer, and planned to change. They had originally descended to the mortal realm out of boredom to begin with, so they saw this as just another form of entertainment.

Not only was Alex planing on supplying new and more powerful weapons to Orario, but he also planned to introduce Peerages there as well for the executives of each Familia, with the King being their presiding God of course. He also explained Dresspheres to the gathered gods as well, explaining how they were able to grant people abilities and even magic without the use of a Falna.

But the gate would work both ways, in that they would also be able to travel through it to interact with Asorans, and even the other worlds that were connected through it. As Alex mentioned them, the various gods and goddesses grew excited at all the new things they'd be able to experience soon.

It was right as Alex started going over his architectural plans for the district, in which Hestia was readily giving her own input as a goddess of Architecture, that the doors to the hall were thrown open yet again.

"Cara!" Loki exclaimed as the strongest adventurer in her Familia, and Orario, appeared.

She was completely disheveled after spending the entire night and day hurrying back through the Dungeon, and utterly naked after her chain mail bikini had been destroyed by the monster's attacks. Accompanying her entrance was the pungent smell of arousal as a steady stream of fluid rand down the inside of her legs.

"Fuck me. Now!" She demanded with her eyes on Alex, the sheer NEED stronger than ever.

"Haaa." Alex sighed exasperation, before saying, "well, I guess it can't be helped."

With a wave of his hand Cara was suddenly before him, cleansed of all the filth that had been accumulating on her body, but not of the arousal that still coursed within her.

Without a word Alex bent her over the grand table before him, so that her ass pointed at him, and whipped out his cock to plunge it into her all at once.

Cara screamed from both pleasure and pain as Alex tore through her maidenhood, and stretched her open beyond her body's limit. Right in front of all the gathered gods too.

The Amazon had no mind to care though, especially since ending up naked in front of other people was nothing new to her with how much damage her clothes usually took as she fought. Instead she came repeatedly with every single movement Alex made inside her.

And soon the hall was filled with nothing but her screams of ecstasy, until Alex took out a cloth and stuffed it in her mouth.

"Anyways-" Alex began, before he continued on as if nothing else was going on.

The gods watched in amazement as the Dragon Emperor plowed the strongest adventurer of Orario, while the goddesses were watching Alex with increasing interest.

This continued until Alex himself finally came, pumping Cara's womb full with his seed.

"What if you get her pregnant?" Loki asked irritably, since her Familia would be affected the most if Cara was taken out of commission for so long.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to impregnate her just yet." Alex said to reassure her.

"How can you be so sure?" She demanded.

"One of my divinities is literally related to the attribute of Life. It's not too hard to ensure she doesn't get pregnant from this." Alex explained, even as he pulled out of Cara and redressed himself.

"Grayfia." He then called out, to which his trusty head maid answered as she immediately appeared next to him.

"Yes, my lord?" She asked professionally.

"This is Cara." Alex said, pointing to the now unconscious Amazon laying in front of him. "I want you to take her back to the space-time orb and make sure she's secured until we can get a chance to properly talk."

"As you wish." Grayfia answered, before both she and Cara disappeared in a flash of light.

"..."

Loki shot Alex another look from him having one of her Familia taken away, AGAIN. But Alex just ignored her as he turned his attention back to the gods and goddesses gathered.

"Can you really control wether or not a woman you sleep with gets pregnant?" One of the goddesses suddenly asked him.

"Yeah, it's not that hard." Alex said with a shrug, which was the truth ever since he acquired Merida's authority over Life. He then pointed at Brigid and said, "Brigid and Freya did the same thing with the divinities over Fertility. That's how we got out daughters."

Immediately every goddess turned their attention to the one who was present, as one demanded, "you have children!?!"

"Yeah?" Brigid said while cocking her head curiously. "Wouldn't there be a bunch of demigods in this world with you a living beside humans?"

Instantly there was a bitter atmosphere in the room as the goddesses looked away.

"Not at all." Ouranos said on their behalf.

"Gods can't have children, so there aren't any demigods in our world. It's why we refer to our Familia as our 'children'." Ouranos explained, though he raised numerous questions amongst the women accompanying Alex.

Artemis and Athena in particular were sisters, being the daughters of Zeus. So they couldn't help but wonder how the gods of this world came into being. Such questions would have to wait though, as Alex stated to them,

"Well I can say with certainty, especially after my night with Hestia last night, that I could make the goddesses of this world pregnant if I truly wanted to."

Immediately there was a shift in the room as every eye turned towards Alex, but instead of the growing interest the goddesses were showing him before, now there was an intense hunger in their gazes.

*PA!*

The only sound meanwhile was Brigid, Athena and Artemis face palming at they knew was going to happen now.

***

While Alex was meeting with the gods, on the western side of the continent there was a commotion taking place.

"ORARIO HAS FALLEN! ORARIO HAS FALLEN! ORARIO HAS FALLEN!"

A lone man darted through the streets of a grand city, surrounded by green and fertile lands as he headed towards the castle.

"What's that racket?" Demanded a man with golden hair like a lions mane, and fierce red eyes.

*BOOM!*

"ORARIO HAS FALLEN!" Shouted a man as he burst into the throne room, alarming the lion-like man and the others within, a collection of gods and humans.

"Are you sure?" The man demanded of the messenger, who struggled to catch his breath.

"Haa Haa.... Yes... Haa Haa..... I'm sure..." The man struggled to say, before finally recovering enough that he explained,

"A man calling himself the Dragon Emperor has taken over the entire city after defeating ALL of their adventurers, even the Amazon and the King!" The man declared, alarming everyone as they digested this news, while the lion-like man turned thoughtful.

"And the rest of the city?" He asked.

"Much of it was in ruins last I saw before rushing here." The messenger stated.

"There are a lot of VIPs in Orario..." The lion-like man muttered thoughtfully.

He then turned about and declared,

"Send messengers to every kingdom! Make sure they know what has happened, and that the entire population of Orario is now prisoner to this 'Dragon Emperor'!" The man declared.

"'Prisoner'?" One of the other men in the room curiously asked.

"Of course!" The lion-like man declared excitedly, his heart pounding like it hadn't in years. "How else are we going to marshal them all to war?"

He then started digging through their piles of paper that contained information on the adventurers of Orario.

"Hogni Ragnar, former king of the Dark Elves. The princess of the High Elves, Riveria Los Alf. Hedin Selland, former king of the White Elves. Princess Asfi Al Andromeda... There are royalty and nobility from all over the world in Orario, not to mention the numerous gods and goddesses residing there! If we hurry, we can inform them all of what's happening in Orario, spread 'rumors' of what's going on within the city, and they'll march on the city alongside us!"

"'Alongside us'.... So you mean-"

"Yes Martinus!" The man declared excitedly.

"The Rakia kingdom is marching to war!"

A great cheer answered the man, no, the GOD'S declaration, as they all cried out,

"""ALL HAIL LORD ARES!"""