Chapter 300: The Tenets Of Morte Bianca (I)

Rezar took slow steady steps as he walked into the throne room of the now deceased snow elf queen. The look of fear on the faces of everyone else within the throne was somewhat therapeutic. It was not as if he got off from people being afraid of him, however there was just so much to be said about having your enemies under your thumb. Being a king in such a barbaric and warring age was not a cakewalk. A certain degree of darkness was needed within the hearts of the men and women who think themselves worthy enough to rule in the wildlands.

Lucky for them, Rezar had said darkness in spades. So much that he hardly had any idea what to do with it. But never the less the reason why he was here today being to let the people of Sillomere have a nice long and hard look on the person that has now become their new ruler. He also had to be here considering at the break of dawn, all of the members of the previous royal family, young and old no matter the age had been executed and their heads hung high above the city gates.

It probably made him seem like some sort of ultimate evil king, but he honestly didn't care. This was what it was supposed to be like. While he tried his best to ensure that his rule was prosperous and so was every man woman and child under his rule, he was still going to be a king that rule with a hard heart and a swift sword. It was better for them to fear him than love him, but at the same time he knew just how much his people loved him, and it went hand in hand with how much they were also scared of him, it was almost as if his entire existence seemed to release some sort of Aura that scared the shit out of people.

"I will get right to the point because frankly speaking I am not in the mood to play politics or hold your hands. Everything has changed, after a month of war, with most of it spent with you guys trying and failing woefully to put up a defense against my undead and the full might of my generals Screet and Brutus and my Queen to be Lenore. It was fun and quite cute while it lasted, but it's obvious this fight lasted this long and was incredibly stupid with you guys making stupid tactical decisions and losing more soldiers than was necessary.

The only thing that delayed us; long enough was the terrain, it was quite a hassled having to spend a significant amount of days trudging through waist high snow to get to your bloody city. But I digress, we've or rather I've gained what I came here for, so it would be in your best interests to listen to me while I tell you fools how things are going to be from here on out. I'm sure the lot of you have quite a few things to say about my takeover, but I advise you all to suck it up and listen to what I have to say cause frankly speaking I will not be repeating myself."

Rezar paused and spread his gaze across the entire hallway, there was a varying degree of looks being thrown his way, but nothing to extreme. Both Kitagawa and Samira were hanging at the edge of the throne room with their weapons at the ready, heck they didn't even need to have any weapons in hand as the presence of the vampires was enough to dissuade any sort of reckless move, either by speech or by action, didn't matter which. If they so much as twitch, then they were all going to die.

"From now on Sillomere is no more, this place would now be known as Mors or Morte Glacies. It would be the major city of Morte Bianca responsible for overseeing every other asset we have within the Breone mountains, which in this case after your defeat is the entire chain of mountains. Its influence will spread into the great plain to where our border ends at the beginning of the great desert. You all adopt the religion of Morte Bianca, gibing worship only to the goddess of Death; Darkness. Anything other than that and you will find yourself executed.

Every child from the age of 16 to 25 will be con scripted into my army, they'll be taken back to Morte Bianca where they will join the academy there to be trained into soldiers that would lay down their lives for my illustrious kingdom. The dwarves are to now prioritize living above ground and will work hand in hand with Morte Bianca's engineers and architects to create roads and different forms of transportation that would be sure to make the entire kingdom connected.

Apart from that they will also be responsible for building a set of walls around the kingdom. Walls made of metal and precious still that would serve as a defense against future invasions. It would be built as a series of rings, that demarcate Morte Bianca into different zones, and each zone will focus on a different aspect of economics to ensure the growth and prosperity of the kingdom. Next would be the disbanding of the current snow elf army, they shall be re-oriented into the Morte Biancan army.

Next would be the abolishment of all noble Sillomeran houses or family. Nobility will not be a thing in Morte Bianca, however based on contributions and merits, government positions can be given. With the sheer amount of land that Morte Bianca now has, along with its people, capable individuals would be needed to oversee the kingdom and make sure everything runs smoothly. There will be positions in management, in the military, and as ambassadors to other lands and powers to make sure that Morte Bianca does not build a legacy of conquest and blood.

This is what will be open to all of you, fairness and a chance to live as equal to every other citizen of Morte Bianca without being discriminated against. But only if you want it, which I'm sure you all do. Cause the alternative to refusing, my offer would be death, which makes this not an offer if I have to be honest but a decree. But apart from that in 10 days from now, the supreme rules and tenets of Morte Bianca would be read out loud to the people in the capital city.

It would be broadcasted here, but I expect a significant amount of your former snow elven leaders to be there, so that you all can show your willingness and support of the new regime you now find yourself under. There will be no room for betrayal, any and all forms of insurgency will be dealt with swiftly and with deadly force. And please I invite you to try, because I assure you all, there's nothing you can or will attempt to do that I won't be able to find out about. My sons of dawn, or as their official name calls them. My sons of the Black dawn are open for you to see, dangerous and fierce in their drive to protect their king, you will never be able to get past them, however!

It is my daughters of the eclipse that you need to worry about. Because you will never see them coming, they're already amongst you. They are you wives, your daughters, your mothers, your sisters, your lovers, your mistresses, your neighbors and friends. And you still won't know if they are men or women, all your secrets will be laid bare to my face before you even have a chance to make a move. I promise you death would be a blessing compared to what I will do to you all should I find out that you're finding ways to fuck my kingdom up behind my back… it would really hurt."

Rezar raised an eyebrow looking around, making sure his gaze met each and every single one the people he knew were already plotting after the takeover. He could feel their fear from where he was sitting, the sweat that was breaking out on their skin regardless of the extremely cold weather. Rezar shook his head, the mirth in his eyes was obvious, they knew he was toying with them. but they were not so stupid as to believe that he was joking, even when he smiles, the vampire king of Morte Bianca was a man of his words, he doesn't smile unless he plans to kill a man. His reputation preceded him, and they have been front and center of his darkness, they really had to rethink their plans of fucking with him.

"Now I would like all of you to get me an extensive reports of the damages Mors Glacies had experienced during our occupation of the city. I want to know all of its current problems and what was the solution you guys came up with to solve it. And then we can start earnest discussion about who to appoint as the first Governor of Mors Glacies. This meeting is adjourned."