Chapter 89: Hello, General Valtor
One week after my death, Theresa locked herself in her room because she lost her brother and me but the most depressed was Kal'tsit.
Even though Mechagodzilla went to the Celestial workshop but that did not alleviate anything, Orion trained hard so that he could be as strong as me and would not let me down while Bismarck was still depressed but he would not let me down about managing the Space ship.
Freyja is sad and trying her best not to get depressed for the second time, Koshelna is just pensive waiting for my return.
She knows someday I will comeback.
The day of the crown princess appointment where Vina started walking to receive the Crown from Victoria directly, all victorian nobles even Rhodes island members also came to see this event even though it looked quiet without me.
"Your majesty" Everyone saluted Vina while only one person did not which was me wearing the vergil robe of darkness.
Vina glanced at me where she noticed me standing at the end, I saluted then opened my robe and Vina got up.
"Wait" I vanished and everyone looked at Vina with caution, Vina came to her senses and rearranged her stance.
"Is something matter ?" Duke Caster looked at Vina who rubbed her eyes then blinked a few times then looked at the corner of the room.
"Duke Sephiroth, He's alive" Victoria ran out after me then I casually looked at Londonium which had been built neatly, the walls had begun to be built slowly by Londonium residents until I arrived at Edward's house which had been burned down by the Generous Flame.
"Im home fucker!" I was then hugged by someone who was none other than Victoria, Victoria hugged me tightly even though I was currently wearing a full body robe which only left my mouth.
"Perhaps you mistaking someone miss ?" Victoria shook her head and the group of nobles and Duo came over, seeing Victoria hugging a supernatural being.
"Victoria?" Victoria released her hug and pulled the rope.
"Doctor! Doctor! Doctor!" Talulah looked at the direction where Victoria was pointing at me but in everyone's eyes I didn't exist, I was actually using reality covergence where I changed someone's perception.
"There is no one there" Victoria pulled Talulah and wanted her to touch me who was standing casually.
Talulah touched that and her hand went through me making Victoria shocked, Victoria ran towards me and pulled my robe.
"Show yourself" Victoria kept saying that made everyone feel sorry, everyone thought Victoria was depressed then Vina approached Victoria.
"Victoria, you're tired. Lets go home okay" Victoria flinched and continued to pull my robe even though I just ignored this then Victoria cried, Now I understand, This Feranmut has soul.
"Sigh, hello" I appeared making everyone wide-eyed, Victoria pulled my robe then I opened my robe where I was wearing omega rugal clothes, I used to wear these clothes in hell.
"uncle!" Talulah and Alina ran over and hugged me at the same time making this a bit touching, Victoria jumped onto my back and hugged myself warmly.
"Oh my, I miss the party can we go to the party now?" Then a massive event happened here, I helped the construction of Londonium with my power plus all the residents were happy I was back even though my death was news that hit them hard, Casualty from our side is zero but they lost their general in the process.
I was in Victoria's royal palace helping Siege how to take care of Victoria, we helped liberate Taran but it ended in debate due to the social injustice the Tarran population received declared by Duke Wellington.
"We want recognition of our independence and compensation for all Victoria has done to us" I heard that and didn't blame Duke Wellington for his patriotism.
"Uncle, what do you suggest?" Why is Siege asking me, all the nobles are looking at me logically speaking i become Merlin in the nutshell, Sigh. I hate being that man.
"hmmmm, Let's see" I used ascendant where the topography of Tara was clear which included the flora and fauna, geography and population there.
I explained the history of the past where I invaded Victoria with Khagan, while Khagan looted everything there I analyzed the topography, geography and even which plateau was good in Tara which just happened to interest me.
I described the advantages and disadvantages of those three things plus the advantages especially in terms of economy, food storage during the changing seasons and then finally the Catastrophe that I had studied, which followed the seasonal and artificial ones that Duke Wellington could spread to the people of Tara if necessary.
"If you want to make Tara an independent country then you have to maintain the Tara culture and be able to build whatever you have especially looking at the topography and geography of your country which is quite good except that this Plain Plate is not strategic because your country is crushed by swamps and large rivers but it is a good place because of the abundance of staple foods from water or irrigation that you have. That is my advice if you want to be independent. If you want to become one with Victoria then you can ask for compensation which is 3 nomadic cities and some Steam Knight technology to guard the borders especially you are very close to Columbia which is a large country with technology almost equal to Victoria, If you want a coalition then you must inevitably share your food resources because your land quality is more fertile to Victoria and Victoria is obliged to provide you with protection and social justice for all Tara residents, Do you mind?" Duke Wellington thought, Everyone else is thinking too with my suggestion which is actually quite good.
Tara has food resources and the quality of flora and soil is so fertile that it can supply the food resources of an entire kingdom for the next 4 years in one harvest, I haven't told them that Tara used to be the place where the Muelsyse Race lived which has been abandoned due to the Originium catastrophe plus there is their legacy there which is the same as the Irish legend, Fairy.
Logically speaking, they are an elven race and I have been acquainted with them in the past and recognized that Tara was the place where they lived before the catastrophe drove them out of there and the place still has a mystical impression.
"Wait a minute duke Sephiroth, you may help Tara to be free with your suggestion but I don't accept what happened to my kingdom" I whistled making Lettou shut up.
"Your mind is too narrow, Gaul has indeed disappeared because of the battle of four emperors, but you are a fool, your nationalistic nature makes your mind become an obsession. You don't see, Steam knight is improvise and enhance design of Gaul glass armor, Many Gaul way implement in Ursus, Leithanein and Most majority of them in Victoria, You should be grateful. Gaul is not death but reborn to be better country than its prodecesor, That is current Victoria. New era must be better than old era, that is why I left Gaul because of their arrogance and I also destroyed Gaul to burn by the fire of my anger with Aslan and Draco Ancestor before, Maybe old generation remember how we defeated Gaul in just 9 Hour before sun even set, I told the previous king before I resigned to be general, I will give Glory but The aristocrat who is greedy and hungry for conquest yet weak comparison and lack of experience making the country downfall. they had me as their best Duke and general then force me to their bidding while the king is still sane and listen to me because i give him the real deal, Real example, no empty talk and abusing my Authority of you called royalty. maybe you know who is the old man who gave you the talk, he one of the 400,000 Army of Invincible phoenix that i personally lead to conquer Victoria, Ursus even Leithanein down on their knee in old days. Be glad boy, You meet living legend and you meet the very general you should respect, You meet the guy who led Gaul to its peak and its downfall, You ask me about wisdom, Go on but you ask me for war, You already witnessed it how I banish and kill every Sarkaz Royalty even some of them surrender out of respect because they are old generation who already witnessed my prime before" Lettou was silent and closed his mouth, It's a good thing I didn't use Omni-man Psychology, Beat the shit out of him and make him think.
"Your majesty, We go independent" I smiled at Duke Wellington's declaration.
"Duke Sephiroth, I humble myself to need your help for Rebuilding Tara, Maybe our people are not the best kind people but please guide us, And your majesty, I hope our coalition between us Two countries will be good in the long run" Then unexpectedly a debate occurred where they were bantering each other, Classic politics. Interest over prosperity plus my intervention made them not want the source of interest to go out of sight.
Duke Wellington and some of Tara's royalty also ignored Victoria noble even though I knew this would become a civil war but Victoria noble forgot, Why did the Elf Race leave Tara? Gold under rainbow that was saved by leperchaun, What gold? Originium Mine below those lands.
"Enough" Vina opened her voice making everyone here shut up.
"I declare Tara independent and you must recognize that independence. Duke Wellington, who do you want to be the ruler of Tara? Then I will give you the proper declaration of independent recognized by Victoria" Duke Wellington stood up and saluted me.
"I as a pro-draco reign Duke then I will choose Duke Sephiroth as the king of Tara" I was dumbfounded, This is out of plan but holy shit, this is unexpected, this will be spectacular.
"I disagree"
"I agree"
50 / 50 From the vote of Victoria's nobles and 100 percent of the vote from Tara's nobles, But that vote will only determine the choice of Siege.
all of Victoria's power is in Siege if Siege refuses then it becomes 50 Tara side, 25/25 Victoria side.
This is a mind game and many interests will arise when I open up the leprechaun pot.
"I disagree, Duke Wellington, you choose Dublinns house as the next Ruler of Tara. Duke Sephiroth is from Ursus, he is not from victoria. Indeed Duke Sephiroth is Edward Artorius Brother but his Reign is already over" Duke wellington smiled and realized that, Let me guess Political marriage.
"Political marriage then? Duke Sephiroth is married to the Successor of Dublinns House so that's the best way to not drag this out any longer" Several nobles whispered, Majority agreed Majority didn't because yes you know, charming, Powerful, Knowledgeable, All rounder husband that can do everything you ask for.
"Uncle" I smiled at Siege, it's just like Artoria and Morgan. Siege is Artoria and Morgan is Eblana, while I is like Merlin with wisdom of Solomon combined.
"I can't marry duke Wellington. Im sorry, I am bound of immortality that death can't claim me even old age can't get me, I can't give an heir for new generation is also a curse. I'm king without throne, I'm bound to witness new thing, Discover new thing to my people prosperity and glory, Even I get a throne I will stand beside it and smile upon it, Those throne of mine that never be sit down by its rightfully owner. i'm sorry in advance Duke Wellington, I know those desire of yours for Tara prosperity, I already found it for your people need it. the question is, Will the people of Tara know and guard it?" Duke wellington and the Nobles of Tara saluted me.
"With due respect duke Sephiroth, our ignorance is indeed our mistake, But as long for Tara independence and prosperity, We comply" I nodded and Vina nodded to me.
This negotiation ended, Tara royalty returned to Tara to make preparations for independence while I sat beside Siege, Talulah, Alina, Victoria, Duke Caster, Alerdalle, and members of Glassglow and Feraerus.
"Sigh, Vina. Here" I then handed her a scabbard of the Sigh of king sword that I had intentionally kept in my safe.
"Uncle we thought you were death" I smiled and grunted, Siege took the sheath and put the sigh of king into the sheath.
"I do wish that eventually happened, But your friend, My boss, and my other "Interested in me" will mourn my death including this planet. I can't die, Vina, Dying is the most reasonable logic here, If I seal my power, I'm just a normal man that has cosmic cancer, 7 minutes is my limit until the universe claims me, Do you see the pillar of light before with glittering star?" They nodded and I smiled.
"That is Heaven call, Whenever I got "Slain" That light will be called and claim my body to higher place, A realm cannot be reached. So its pretty much common for me to get "Slain" but some of you maybe sad because losing something is more hurtful than keeping something until its broken, If the something gives you happiness than you never ask is more hurtful when its lost, If its broken, you can repair it but when its forgotten is different subject to discuss"
"My lord, Thank you for claiming Londonium back" I smiled. Hearing that but I also regret committing a war crime.
"yes, Gawain. Keep Victoria in check until Vina has heir, She is the last Aslan in the throne, Draco already perish and decided not interest of politics, I will teach you how to politic in this country Vina" I use my ascendant and power to teach Siege the politics of Victoria and give her some enlightenment and procedures to govern like Arthur in legend coupled with some political conditions in Leithanein, Columbia, Kazimierz where Siege can understand how to approach based on reality, how to not based on what its on the field.
"King without a throne, Live up to its name" Duke Caster saw myself teaching politics to Siege even Siege's royal guard I also taught how to keen eye threats by genuine feeling or insight or intuition.
Round table after all, The fact that Talulah include in round table but not participate directly is good. Sigh, I got to thinking about Fate World but I don't want to go there before I'm done with this world.
"Got it ? Be a queen that your grandfather and father can be proud of Vina. Look for a husband who can make you happy, don't choose me, I'm old and I love you like my own niece" I stroked Vina's head gently to make her happy, I'm like a vortigern if it's like this. what else can I do as long as I can help Vina then I can definitely make a match. Wait, Lets see the future, Muahahahahahah I foresaw it.
They will be great pair, Consider this my cupid act.
"Vina, make an agreement with Karlan Trade in Kjerag, you will have good resources in terms of industrial development as well as mineral ores, exchange with technology but don't exchange the pride of Victoria" Vina looked at me seriously then I showed her Karlan Trade thoroughly and what she could exchange in the long run according to the development of Victoria she wanted.
Then the door opened and I could see someone we knew coming in, with an annoyed face and a lot of anger coupled with fangs coming out of the mouth to big eye bags.
"Alina, Did you call her?" Alina nodded and the person walked towards me, ran over and punched me which I accepted with a smile on my face.
"Im back" This woman then cried.
"I know you will return, I know you will return" I smiled and stroked this person's head.
"Of course, If I leave, you will kill yourself. Never, not on my watch" The person laughed softly then looked at me.
"So you want me dead ?" I opened the portal to the cemetery.
"Do you want me to dig out your graveyard ?" I was beaten but I just laughed at this person blows.
"why you do that ?"
"He ask me to fair fight, well, i fight him as normal human with cancer that slowly kill me despite my body is celestial so i can't feel pain, he had upper hand with Art and Sarkaz psychology yet he lost because a mistake. he should gone for the head, he hesitate to kill me out of pity of his sister. in death battle, slight hesitation will create downfall i lost the fight when i seal my power yet he prolong it, he can kill me right away but i respect him because he test me, if i'm worthy to lead Sarkaz people by fighting current regent as in the future i foresaw, Sarkaz will be unite together to promised land yet their discrimination exist outside the promised land. Sarkaz union in the prophecy that is bullshit lead downfall of Terra, nope. People paranoia is the downfall of Terra, because something set in the stone doesn't mean its truth, is my purpose to destroy that stone and create a new one polished clean as diamond as the fate should deem it"
"So what is your say about Kollam Sword"
"its in Anasa Tribe but A Feranmut from Yan that i crippled it since Feranmut hunt keep it hidden. Nachzehrer, Me, and Patriot will take that sword back that is i foresaw in future, 3 of use defeating god and Patriot can get his family name redemption as traitor because Patriot Father is the one who betray Kollam out of anger of insult from that Feranmut, Kollam regret killing Patriot Father and suicide. That Feranmut take the sword as trophy and use Kollam body as host"
"that is not good, we should go to Yan"
"no, not this time. Remember of Another Feranmut in Yan is many some of them survive in from the hunt use human body as host or turn themself into artifact. we need a bait, that is promised land that Sarkaz seek, once that Loser Feranmut show its existence. three of us will hunt that Feranmut down and bury Kollam body in its homeland"
"why you need them when its you is enough"
"is necessary, Nachzeherer ability is good to split Feranmut and Kollam, Patriot will fight the Feranmut while i amplify their ability to maximum and take care other Feranmut that will be come for us and some Yan authority. Kollam ability is psionic that make someone down on their knee including Cerulean sword ability but different from those two who have unbending will in the first place so this will be 2 v 1 situation that win is 100% success rate"
"The Sword ability will be problem ?"
"Sword without its master is normal sword. Kollam already death so its the sword full potential is lost, the sword only serve Kollam and its descendant not some parasite who play behind the curtain, yet Kollam descendant is no more. The sword need return its homeland and rest for the eternity as glory from the past that should be respected by Sarkaz"
"You indeed a marshal and king without Throne. live up its name. Casualty ?"
"Which side ?"
"Both"
"Us 0, them probably 4 Feranmut death by me 1 Feranmut death by them some of casualty Yan authority that is zero but their lost probably will to fight. nobody sane enough to challenge god but here we are the three mad man"
"Lung Emperor gonna aware of it"
"Lets me tell you the truth, i'm a Sui Student. i know how to kill Sui race or Feranmut yet i foster one of child of Sui in our spaceship doing some shenanigans that give you headache, Correct ?"
"sigh, that is why Kal'tsit always stressful you indeed wild card that sometime give something unique way to deal problem"
"Heeeeehhh, Do you want add another problem ?"
"what ?"
"Tara before. that land is land of Fairy or should i say true home of Elf Race in Sami, because Catastrophe they migrated to Sami but do you know why i called that land of Fairy ?" everyone shake their head.
"Elf as good its nature being proficiency in Nature art including Muelsyse affinity toward water, below those swamp and backwater region in Tara their is abundant Originium Stone that more polished than in Rim Billiton. Not unstable but stable Originium, i found it as my conquest with Khagan before and yet i keep silent until the right moment, i called that stable Originium mine is pot of gold. This the test of Tara people, can they guard it or that gold will be lead to their downfall like Gaul Country. Gaeil king found land of gold with above is prosper with natural resource but below is prosper with mineral resource. richest country in term of Natural Source"
"but why you choose Kjerag rather Tara Uncle ?" i smile hearing Siege opinion
"your future husband will be there my niece. Is consider investment for your Country in long run, Kjerag is backward region need modernity. if you invest to Tara, the Feud from Victoria Nobility will create another civil war. remember, Tara have endless supply resource you can't win in long run despite superior in technology, all you need to do is an import export agreement, Export technology to Kjerag and Kjerag will import raw material materials mainly for construction, export technology to Tara and Tara will import raw material food resources and Originium materials mainly for making technology" Siege thought and Duke Caster smiled hearing that.
"Good country consultant" I laughed for a moment hearing that.
"Who taught you to be a consultant huh?" This person laughed and looked at me who was smiling.
"but i hear you get married with Dublinns nobility. Loughshinny or Eblana"
"if my guess correct or spoiler to be honest. Eblana dublinns supposedly become my wife as political marriage, Loughshinny will be send to Rhodes Island as Tara long agreement, another branch office will be opened. Another money, money, money, money, money, money, money"
"i disagree"
"same as me, marrying someone crazy as her is already pain in the ass"
"but i sense you scumbag energy coming out from your charm alone"
"blame the charm not the man, despite my wisdom and insanity of creativity. some of you attracted to it ,ignoring my dense approach not know your heart feeling. Well, lets build those Region, i hope their cuisine is good"
"umm sorry to lower your expectation Duke Sephiroth, Tara cuisine is not good and to be honest Tara cuisine is from Victoria cuisine" I was surprised to hear that from Duke Caster and inhaled as much air as possible making this the most astonishing news.
"what ??? oh my life, this country need total rebuilding. Special cuisine is needed for this country. Another batch of work for home in Husband like me. Sigh, this why i don't like marrying woman when i capable doing women job"
"except sex"
"say the woman who can't endure the temptation when I sleep alone, don't you?" This person panicked and left due to the embarrassment he received.
"Uncle you mean to aunt Koshelna"
"Sshhhhh, Its a bait. Slip of tongue will make someone will show its nature. Okay, go to sleep, tomorrow I must go to Tara and return to Rhodes Island" I got goosebumps and looked at the entrance of this room where I saw Ka'tsit with the aura of "death" spreading out in this room.
"Welp, nice to meet you. how can I help you ?" and that's when I was severely scolded by Kal'tsit.