Chapter 69 - The Dinner (Part.2)

Beside Rashid are Gyasi's other younger brothers, the second imperial princess - Anulika Azikiwe - and the fourth imperial prince, Kimoni Azikiwe. The second princess is 23 years old and the fourth prince is 11 years old, they are children of the Honored Concubine, Nubia Madaki.

Anulika is a young black woman with flawless ebony skin, she is tall and strong, as an Extreme Alpha has to be, she is part of the Earth Battalion, responsible for the defense of the capital. She is an excellent Mecha fighter. She has short, snow-white hair, fire-orange eyes, her mouth full of red and full lips, long eyelashes and a bright white smile, she looks very attractive and with her body that looked smooth and tender... Well, many have already been deceived by the good looks of this second princess before they met her punch.

Kimoni Azikiwe, on the other hand, is still a child, with white hair like clouds with curls of angels, the ebony skin of a much lighter tone than that of the imperial family normally has, much clearer than Gyasi, but has the irises of the eyes of a shade of deep red emphasizing that the imperial lineage is still strong in him. He is a shy and intelligent boy, unlike Rashid who is a curious and sunny boy.

At the southern end of the table was a middle-aged black man, with short black curly hair, a few wrinkles around his eyes and mouth, and a scar that runs from his left eye to his chin, one of the many war wounds that almost killed him. This is Gyasi's grandfather, who was also an emperor but has now been retired for almost 150 years.

"I didn't expect to see my grandfather around here," Gyasi commented softly. The grandfather was Gyasi's favorite person, especially when he had both parents constantly fighting. The grandfather is the only stable and sensible adult around him, helping him and his brothers as they grew up.

"How could I not come? My good grandson is getting married, I have to be here" the two men, grandson, and grandfather smiled at each other. The first smiled shyly, while the second had a benevolent smile.

"Dad, you spoil Gyasi too much. The father didn't attend my second son's wedding, but came for my third son's engagement. Chad will be sad when he finds out," Ehione said with a pitiful sigh.

"Well, I couldn't care less if the second grandchild is going to be sad. You know very well what I think of his husband," the older man said with little regard.

Kayin Azikiwe is a very stubborn and determined man, he trusted his intuition and rarely changed his mind, unless it was his favorite grandson, Gyasi Azikiwe, then he would become all kind, benevolent and flexible-minded.

This retired emperor always supported Gyasi as the new emperor, but the son as stubborn as Kayin himself and even more astute than the nine-tailed foxes on Planet X89 chose Ade as the eldest son.

Of course, in the end, Kayin was right, since Ade because of the blessing of the coronation ended up having his genes even more perfected, which led to the situation that there is still no person compatible with the new emperor to generate heirs, not even for creating one artificially through creation in the laboratory.

"Don't say that Imperial Father, Chad will be sad if he hears about it," Olaniyi said softly. She didn't want to imply anything but just looking at a fact for Kayin.

"He knows what I think about his arrogant husband," Kayin said without batting an eye.

"Grandfather ..." Gyasi started to say but stopped when he saw his grandfather's stubborn look. The crimson-colored red irises had a sharp shine, making Gyasi shut up.

"My grandson, everyone knows that that son of the Callahan isn't only arrogant, but also ended up causing problems for everyone. I had told you before to not be so friendly with the Callahan, now much of our economy is linked to them ... The only way to get out of this is by finding fruitful planets that have not yet been discovered ... Don't ask me not to have a grudge ..." Kayin started to say in a charged voice. It was hard to see the empire that he gave a lot of blood and sweat, to see him being cornered like that.

"Grandfather is better off not talking about it. Let's eat," Ade said, coughing a little. He wanted to laugh, but he couldn't since his grandfather was serious and Ehione was also grave.

The matter was serious, but it wasn't as dangerous as Kayin said, Ade knew well that the Callahan wanted to corner their Diablo Empire and that they had the support of the Angelic Empire. However, the Diablo Empire still had many other connections with other planets and different peoples, the ambition of the Callahan Dynasty (a large family of noble and powerful elves) was great, but the reality did not accompany this ambition.

Gyasi's marriage generated a lot of concern for the Diablo Empire and the Callahan Dynasty, after all, the groom would be an ally of the Diablo Empire that could further disrupt the Callahan plan. However, the Callahan couldn't complain when the fiancé was Mu Liang, who was linked to the elves and that the Kingdom of Zatrara was linked by marriage to the Callahan Dynasty.

Of course, this was all appearance as Emperor of Zatrara was the son of an important High Elf, the Callahan Dynasty didn't have much influence over that empire or that emperor's favorite grandson. However, externally the two would be associated.

In addition, the Callahan Dynasty thought it could make friends with Prince Mu since the former was young and had a reputation for being naive in political matters. Thus, the influence of the Callahan Dynasty would be stronger in Prince Mu, using the excuse that they were of the same species.

Of course, all the plans of the Callahan Dynasty have become useless in the future, since the original Prince Mu had already passed away and the current Mu Liang was neither a fool in politics nor a pushover when it came to palace plots since he himself in the ancient world he went through situations similar to being heir to the noblest family in the empire.

Well, that is history for the future.

Returning to the dining room of Castle Moonlight of Blood which is the castle for the newly retired emperors.

Nyashia put the napkin in her mouth to hide her smile, if Gyasi was Kayin's favorite grandson, Nyashia is Kayin's most spoiled granddaughter. She well knew how her stubborn grandfather saw this marriage of a Beta to an Extreme Alpha.

Yes, Kayin was from the old guard who didn't believe that Extreme Betas and Alphas could live together well.

Kayin was against the constant union between the Zerg Diablos and the Callahan Dynasty, he thought that the Elves were getting too far with the other species meddling in the affairs of other empires, in addition, to the obvious ambition of these noble elves to be seen at a glance by the old emperor Kayin.

Kayin didn't know what was going on in his son Ehione's head when he made this political marriage, until today he didn't understand the foolishness of this son of him.

The concept of keeping your friends close and your enemies even closer, that was bullshit for Kayin, who preferred to lead safely and fairly. Of course, times are different and the strategies employed are different, but it was still difficult to swallow that arrogant smile from the husband of his second grandson.

The second imperial prince, Chad Azikiwe, caught the interest of the first son of the Callahan Dynasty. The marriage was of the political type, but Chad was a very fair and just person, so he is faithful, kind, and respectful to his husband. Even though this husband is a very irritating and arrogant elf.

Of course, Kayin has a little resentment because that marriage put a lot of pressure on Gyasi, who is her favorite grandson. Since Chad, who is an Extreme Alpha married a Beta, they couldn't have biological children, even in the laboratory it would be difficult for them to have a child, so there was only Gyasi left to have a crown prince and correct the mistake of his foolish son, former emperor, Ehione.

After what Ade said to try to calm his grandfather, the robot employees came in accompanied by a chef and a kitchen assistant Zerg, they were there to report the dishes and drinks. Everyone started eating and the tension was released.

"So, is my new grandson connected with the High Elves and the Callahan Dynasty as well?" Kayin asked languidly after the robot servants had cleared all the dishes.

Everyone at the table was ready to go out and have a coffee or tea with some dessert in another more comfortable room, they stopped for a moment when they heard Kayin's words before proceeding to the visiting room. The children went to play among them followed by the assistants who were waiting outside the dining room. The others sat down in the armchairs and went back to talk.

"Not exactly. My fiancé's father, Zatra Enlai, has a connection with the High Elves since he is the son of one of his priestesses and his father is the grandson of a high-ranking elf from the High Elves. Unfortunately, the prime minister and part of the nobles' council have a connection with the Callahan Dynasty," Gyasi said very calmly, but he himself did not notice how his voice softened and his gaze grew warmer when he mentioned his fiancé.

However, Kayin and Ade noticed this change, since Gyasi had a disinterested look at most political things or had to do with interplanetary relations.

"In addition to this information, we have collected some recent information. The High Elves value Mu Liang very much, that even a Shadow is in charge of protecting him" Ade said when Gyasi finished speaking.

"That would explain why the Vampires were targeting him," Anulika said, a little surprised. In her mind is made the creatures of chaos feel something that they covet something that the High Elves appreciate.

"It just wouldn't explain the perfect time to try to kidnap Prince Mu, who was in our territory ... That could have been a perfect disaster for our diplomacy as well as making us suspicious of being on the side of the Vampires" Nyashia said seriously and everyone couldn't help agreeing with her conjecture.

Everyone was silent for some time, the fact that the creatures of chaos dared to challenge the High Elves was something that made everyone uncomfortable, even Kayin who disliked the High Elves, still had a fair fear and respect for one of the older races of the universe.

"However, I heard that your fiancé tried to kill himself, so he wouldn't marry you," Kayin said with a concerned look. It was bad enough that the Mu Liang was also related to the High Elves and the Callahan Dynasty, but he was still so radical as to try to kill himself, what would his grandson be if this young man is a crazy person?

For this grandfather, despite the empire's diplomacy and well-being, he cared more for his grandson's well-being.

"He was deceived by a friend and, in fact, he was almost murdered. After that, the vampires appeared ... Grandfather, this friend of his should be someone bought by one of our people. It is quite a coincidence that on the day that we were going to meet Prince Mu was almost killed. And the vampires ... As little sister Nyashia said, they appeared in too perfect a time. Unfortunately, they only make me think that someone in our empire might be allied enemy forces." Gyasi said each word regretfully, his gaze showed a deep rage, either because of the possible betrayal of his nation or because his fiancé was the target of petty schemes.

Gyasi said this based on recent investigations, as the Callahan Dynasty saw an advantage in Gyasi's engagement since Mu Liang had some connections with them and could easily be manipulated as a young man, the Dynasty wouldn't try to do something stupid like contacting the Vampires to kidnap the Prince Mu or kill him.

The High Elves wouldn't waste time on low games, they would arrogantly ask Mu Liang to join their ranks, without having to resort to violence, as it was the greatest honor for an elf to be called by the High Elves, even a half-elf would find who would have won the lottery of life with such a proposal.

There are only the noblemen of the Diablo Empire and the royalty of the Angelic Empire who are rivals for generations, with many battles and bloody deaths along the way. The noblemen of the Diablo Empire had more petty motives like an internal power struggle, or like Kayin, they didn't like the idea of ​​yet another elf marrying a prince of the empire, although it's foolish to get involved with the Chaos Vampires to carry out their plans.

"Gyasi" Ehione said in alarm looking at the children around. Olaniyi hurriedly got up, saying goodbye to everyone, and left with the children, this kind of thing could not be heard by the children, as they could accidentally speak to outsiders or employees, as they didn't understand the situation.

Now Olaniyi would have to speak to the assistants who were with them to keep the conversation confidential, of course, there was still the possibility of going over the information.

Kayin and Gyasi exchanged glances, the two knew that Gyasi did it on purpose since the children were his half brothers and the powerhouses that supported them were against Emperor Ade and against Gyasi.

Ehione and Emperor Ade also knew this, yet it was too risky to talk about this type of subject that could scare the snake.

After what Gyasi said, the four men and the two princesses went to Ehione's office to end this problematic conversation.