Situation in the Continent of Chronos II
This scene happens after the auction, and Oli and his group travel back to the Leefside.
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In the South of the Holy Land is located the territory of Beast kins, the Zutus Kingdom. The Zutus Kingdom is mainly covered in fertile lands and has a humid climate, so they are one of the importers of wheat and other crops in different parts of the Continent.
The Kingdom's topography is bright; white flower groves, leafy, open meadows, and pink flower groves are relaxing to see and watch, which the Zutus Kingdom is proud of, which is undoubtedly very suitable when dating someone and bringing girls.
One could not even think that this beautiful Kingdom has been experiencing war, defending and resisting its attackers for thousands of years. obvious
Silla, the Capital of the Zutus Kingdom, is located in the central part of the Kingdom's territory.
Fifteen wide, rounded watchtowers piercing the sky are the first thing to see when someone looks at this castle, the high, wide walls made of bronze stone linked to the watchtowers.
The windows are scattered across the walls in a rectangular design, along with overhanging crenellations for archers and ballistae machinery.
A vast portcullis hanging up with wide wooden gates and various guards is fully equipped, with full plated armor and halberd are guarding the gateway if anyone tries to force their entry.
After entering the castle, one would need to cross a drawbridge placed in a human-made moat before entering the palace grounds.
After entering the palace grounds, one could see well-kept gardens with aromatic blossoms, lovely trees, and many trimmed brushwoods can see the outside of the palace. This palace has been enhanced and improved from generation to generation. Some features of the castle are newly placed than the others. The Royal Family that lived at the palace is determined to preserve and maintain it as long as possible.
In the throne hall, humble braziers affixed to one side separately of the fifteen sandstone beams illuminate up the lower ground of the throne hall and emit warmness all over this hall. The complicated and proportional format patterns on the slanted ceiling dance in the flickering luminance of light while sculptures look down upon the sandstone floor of this impressive hall.
A cyanic carpet runs down from the throne and marks the nearest location where people can stand when they discourse the monarchical majesty while the flags decorated with lion's heads drooped from the walls. Between each flag stand an extensive candlestick, and many of them have lit and in turn radiate the figure of the King seated on his regal throne embellished with different decorations.
Exhaustive stained mahogany windows were engulfed the fascinating potpourri by portière stained the same cyan color as the banners and the curtains trimmed with gleaming corners and aureate linings.
A regal throne of gold sits between two large lion- sculptures and has three gold-plain but comfy seats for the Royal Family. The gold throne has an aureate design, and placed on each grand armrest is an embroidery of a lion's head.
In the throne hall, a man with dog ears and tail, dressed in a plain white tunic, was kneeling in the front of the throne.
"What did you say?" A deep and dignified voice echoes throughout the hall.
When the dog man hears it, he trembles in fear, not because the man in front of him is his King, but because there's an unexplainable pressure that the King emits. "B-based on the report of o-one of our spies that c-currently in the High Land, the High Orcs s-started to move. And w-we intercepted one of the eagle m-messenger from the Holy Land. It contains a letter." The rabbit man said while stuttering.
"What's in the letter?" The King said with a low growl.
"Hiiikkkk! A-W-I." The dog man couldn't speak because he was fucking scared to death.
"Why aren't you speaking? I asked you!" The King's low growl heard again.
"Dear, you're scaring the messenger. Remove your aura and fix the tone of your voice." A voice with a calm and beautiful tone next hears to the throne hall. "Mister messenger, can you please state what's in the letter?"
"Y-yes, Your Majesty, My Queen. In the letter, the Supreme Pontiff and his Cardinals issue a Holy Order to pull back the two brigades of the Sacred Order that is currently in the Fallen Kingdom, aiding the Confederation in their war against the Fallen Kingdom, they order the immediate pullback. That's the contents of the letter, My Queen." The dog-man said in a calm and relaxed tone while bowing his head as if the pressure he felt earlier was a joke.
"Thank you, Mister messenger. Any reports from the frontline? Especially about my daughter?" The Queen in ask calm tone.
"My Queen, at the moment, the Goddess of War request a truce and the War Mai--I mean, the princess accepted it as there's a lot of wounded soldiers in the last confrontation." The dog-man said, and the Queen only nodded her head and signaled the man that he could leave now.
When the King and Queen left with only the two of them, the King only sighed.
"Sigh, I don't understand why all of them, trembling and stuttering while in front and talking to me." With that, a man with a robust body with a lion's ear and tail dressed in the royal mantle with the embroidery of the lion's head.
"Fufufufu, dear, you're always emitting an aura of a King and predator. So it's only natural to get scared the other beast kin." The Queen giggles softly while her hands cover her smallmouth. She is also wearing a Royal Mantle. Unlike her husband, the Queen has rabbit ears and tail.
"So, our daughter is doing a real job. She forces the Goddess of War to ask for a truce. It is good for us. We can use this time to resupply and treat the wounded soldiers. But I'm still against her decision by going at the frontline." The King said in a docile voice as he rested his two elbows on the armrest and placed both hands on his face.
"Like you, I'm also worried about the safety of our daughter, but Basil assured us as he would look and stay at the side of our daughter. She also received an epithet, The War Maiden, so she's strong and can handle herself as long as she doesn't charge straight forward without thinking." The Queen spoke. Then put her fair and small hands at the shoulders of her husband.
"Haa, I wish someone would help us end this war so that our daughter, our sons, won't go to the frontline and further experience the horror of war." The King said while holding the hands of his loving wife.
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The forty-four Kingdoms located on the other side of the Continent, in the North-central part of it, the land of the Stelon of Kingdom could find. Currently, in the Capital of the Stelon of Kingdom, Steed, a conference is occurring.
The castle of Steed has eight skinny, rectangular towers spread on each corner, strengthened by the wide walls made of brownstone. An arrow slit is spread thinly around the walls with a symmetrical pattern, along with human fit merlon for archers and ballistae.
A large gate with hefty wooden doorways and large crenellations protects those inside the castle if there's an ongoing attack. Guarded with heavily equipped soldiers, anyone would think twice if they wanted to cause a problem.
Inside the castle is a grand Palace that stands tall and majestic along with its spires situated. And in one of the buildings in the Palace grounds is the large oval lavish building that presently has thirty-nine people seated in a round pattern, and on the center is a five-chair line-up in a straight manner. It is like a parliament style. The forty-four people are currently having a conference.
"Council, the Holy Land issued a Holy Order where the fourth and sixth Brigades of the Sacred Order need to get and pull back their troops. Can't we send a plea that only one brigade return to the Holy Land, not the two?" The man dressed in the kingly tunic spoke, which others agreed.
"The King of the Boya Kingdom was right, Council. If the two brigades were to return to the Holy Land, the territory we conquered from the Heretics became waste as they surely recover it when the Sacred Order leaves our Lands. We will lose a significant amount of money if that's happened." The other King also spoke on the matter. will
"Yes. That's right!"
"Please send a request to the Holy Land, Council!"
These men were the Kings of each Kingdom and members of the Confederation, currently present at the building. Right now, a discussion is underway regarding the return of the two brigades of the Sacred Order. At the moment, Sacred Order was aiding them in the war against the Fallen Kingdom.
"Please send a plea, Council!"
Some of the members of the Confederation said. They were asking to send a plea to the Holy Land. While some agreed to the Holy Order of the Supreme Pontiff and his Cardinals, some wanted a truce.
"I'm against that idea, Council. Based on what the soldiers from the Sacred Order said, the High Orcs from the North of the Holy Land started to move. The Supreme Pontiff and the Cardinals were anticipating an attack from them. The only brigade of the Sacred Order that was available to confront the High Orcs was the fourth and sixth brigades. We can offer a truce to the Fallen Kingdom." The King of the Viles voices his thoughts.
"King Viles was correct. At the moment, the first, second, and third brigades are on the war front fighting against the Zulus Mercenaries Army. Especially the Goddess of War and her first brigade, her hands were still tied with the War Maiden. I also suggest he offer a truce to the Fallen Kingdom." The King of Belon added.
"WHAT?! OFFER A TRUCE TO THOSE HERETICS?! YOU TWO, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!"
All the members of the Confederation began their heated debate as to whether to send a plea, let the Sacred Order back to the Holy Land, or offer a truce.
In the heated debate, the sound of the gavel being pounded echoes throughout the building.
"We cannot decide if you fools keep opposing each other. We need to agree to one specific decision." The man sitting at the center of the five chairs said an authoritative voice. The middle-aged man is the current King of the Ossory Kingdom. heard
When he said this, the other four on his side nodded their head in agreement. These five Kings and their Kingdom were the ones leads the Confederation, and they were also one of the most powerful and influential Kings on the Continent.
The Kings inside the building became quiet when they heard this. They become quiet not because of the tone and the insult as they are accustomed to that. They became quiet because they concluded that the Five Kings, the Council, made a decision by themselves.
"We will not send a plea to the Holy Land nor call for a truce. We will resume war on our own and wait until the Sacred Order finished their job and back here to aid us. With that, this conference adjourned." King of the Ossory Kingdom said and started to stand up and leave the building. The four Kings also followed suit.
The expression of the thirty-nine Kings was mixed. Some are shocked, happy, angry at the decision of the Council decide amongst themselves.
Even if they didn't like the decision, they could not do anything as they don't have the power to do so.