39 Showing Progress as War approaches

Draig had beaten his fellow Oddities mercilessly, they had leveled up as far they could go fighting him and now the only thing left was to have them journey into the Forbidden Zone. They weren't the only ones who had received benefits from the training, Draig had managed to level up as well from the repeated beatings he was dealing.

As it was Draig had since returned to his fortress on the farm, in front of him the Coven had gathered. Each of them was an Initiate stage Vampire and he could tell that they had seen improvements, they were just lucky that Vampirism allowed him to choose where they start. Otherwise they would have been ghouls like he had been before they released him.

"Lord, while you were training the Thralls Lord Zarra had delivered a message" reported Goeki no longer sporting his red armor.

The suit the Flame Knight now wore was of a toxic green, his once tan skin had paled considerably and his vibrant hair had also seemed to lose any bit of life it once held.

"Thank you Goeki, is there any other business that I should be aware of" asked Draig tossing a casual glance around the room.

"Lord, we have been feeling the benefits of entering the Coven, we feel it would be wise to share this gift with the rest of the troops." stated Zura out of the blue.

"You expect me to turn that many people just because it would be a boost, Zura dear. This is a reward, something that is earned, you can't just give it to the masses as you please" said Draig as if it was the most foolish thing to ever be thought of.

Zura bowed her in understanding, not that she had the choice but it was reassuring that it was all her. Looking at the group including Scarlet and Albert, they had all seen substantial improvements since being turned. Though with Scarlet and Albert any improvement would be substantial to their initial standing.

"Make sure everyone is ready, we will be the one's going out there to fight this war. This will be the moment that we show the world our power, we will kill and enslave as many of those alternate Planes beings as possible. If you kill bring me there blood, if you capture we enslave." stated Draig greedily.

He was thinking of those Inherent abilities they would surely possess and making them his own, he would then attempt passing them on making his forces stronger.

"Alright everyone, if that is all you may leave me to my thoughts" commanded Draig as he sat and tried to form a plan