The entire assembly was silent as Eagle began his sermon. And as that happened, the grand stage above was already in chaos.
The Everhiss clan, led by Phoenix entered the main arena.
"Everhiss clan! You traitors!" A shout was heard and there, the Rednal family leader appeared and shouted at them in anger.
But Phoenix only sneered at the man.
During the battle in Egypt, there were a few WGP Emperors inside the Many Mansions of the Everhiss clan. But as the battle in Egypt escalated and the Everhiss family knew that the best outcome followed the defeat of several Presiders.
The worst-case scenario was that the Unlocked would lose more than half of all heroes and Overcomers fighting in that battle. Arthur planned their future with that in mind. In that scenario, Phoenix would have played like an old fool that followed the whims of the WGP.
But the ending of the battle was a great success. The Unlocked army lost great and noble men who sacrificed their lives to preserve those stronger than them. And at the end, the Unlocked gained the ships of Garenjazz and Zeraphine. They had Garenjazz and Shackstress's knowledge guiding them and this gave Phoenix the option to initiate their other prepared protocol. In the very unlikely event that the Unlocked doesn't lose an Overcomer and gain so much more, they would initiate a certain protocol.
They suddenly activated Rai's Void Realm powers that forcibly flung the Rednal family out of their ship and into a faraway land. But the way that Phoenix arranged the portal, it was as if the ship of Phoenix was suddenly attacked and the Rednal family and the other Emperors inside the ship were thrown out.
Phoenix gave the WGP one last chance to see sense in fighting alongside Seeker. But his attempts were futile. And so, they opted to perform the Lazarus mission.
The protocol made it look like there was a sudden takeover of the Many Mansions of the Everhiss family. Forces of unknown origin had entered it and the Everhiss clan sent out critical distress signals as if they were facing a grave battle. But the WGP did not aid them.
Phoenix felt sad because their family abandoned them. But this gave all of the Everhiss family the resolve to sever all ties and prepared to challenge all of the WGP who had chosen to abandon them.
In the short time that passed since the victory of the Unlocked Army, the Many Mansions was thought to be under the ownership of one of the Lost Primordials suddenly revealed itself to be the Everhiss clan all along!
And that ship was now docking in the World's Helm with all of the Everhiss marching into the grand arena where all emperors and empresses would meet.
The Rednal family head was enraged as he saw Phoenix walking. Many warned him that this Phoenix may be a clone or some controlled puppet of the Lost primordial.
Miranne Everhiss, his husband, and their daughter were in attendance and surprisingly had Rules of their own! They marched into the grand arena and all the WGP saw them and frowned. But everyone was silent because they had seen the tricks of Phoenix who could reveal their many secrets.
And while the meeting of all WGP Emperors had not yet begun, Phoenix went ahead and addressed everyone.
"Seventh Rednal and Mender Malavas were there. They watched with us, and my family as Egypt had its battles. The Presiders revealed themselves. But this was all part of the Lost Primordial's plan. Since I've known of their existence, I have begged and pleaded with many of you to fight these alien threats. The Lost Primordial is, after all, the closest to an ally that Earth can have. And do you know how it played out?" Phoenix smiled.
And Phoenix let out a recording of his discussion with Rednal.
"If we join together and activate the true power of the Rule in the World Helm, we could even defeat them!"
"That is suicide!"
"Then what do you suggest? What plans does the Rednal family have to fight them?"
"We will die if we do your plan! The WGP will lose power if we fight an all-out war! We wait! We wait for them to kill each other! And whoever is the victor, we ally with them then!"
"That will leave the earth in taters by then! Look! Don't you see what will happen after a battle like that? All of Egypt will probably be devastated!"
"That's my point! Those ships could easily destroy even the strongest countries in this world! The WGP cannot fight all of those things! Let them kill each other! We join and submit to the strongest one! The world could burn! Most of these nations are allied with this alien group in the first place! Haven't you been paying attention?!" Seventh Rednal shouted as the frame froze on his angry expression.
"Truthfully, the Lost Primordial assumed that they would have great losses in that battle. But as it turns out, they had so much gained. They lost none of their Presiders as they fought Top Tiers! The spoils of the battle were so much that they don't care what happens with the WGP! So, I wonder, do all of you share Seventh Rednal's take? Will all of you desire to ally with the winner, the Lost Primordial? Of course not." Phoenix laughed.
"You are scared because you see the two orbitals merging at the edge of our Solar system. You are scared because you heard of Principals. This assures your defeat. You don't understand as much as we do. You speak to Pioneers and Planteds but they don't know the way Presiders and those beyond it think! The Presiders did not just come here to claim Earth. They are here to fight in a Presider War. To give rise to a new power. Everything that the world of Aragarians does is geared to a single purpose. To get stronger and breach the last dimensions. I will bring you to the works of Pastor Eagle who spoke of this in his sermons. They seek heaven. It's real. It absolutely is. You've seen how they bend space and time and create new dimensions… It's all real."
But as Phoenix spoke, most Emperors rejected the message.
"Shut up!"
They hated Phoenix because he told them the truth.
Many Emperors couldn't take it much longer and they launched massive attacks.
"Magantae. Chase." Phoenix smiled.
The two members of the family were not officially recognized as part of the Emperors of the Phoenix clan. Chase was a former Commander serving in the Kraken based in Pangea, while Magantae was the Admiral in the Kraken.
A shocking scene appeared. Both of them left their Rules and moved to the front to block the attack.
The two were members of the Seven Notes. They had received a portion of Richie's powers.
"Walls of Jericho!" The father and daughter team only spoke of the words and a powerful vibration energy formed.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The many attacks of various Emperors could not breach the sound wall.
All members of the Everhiss clan sat down and made taunting gestures.
One of the older Empresses even played a match-three game projected above her and some of the other older Empresses were impressed at how high she was at the level.
"Use the bomb!"
"Not yet. Make a five to get that rainbow color!"
The scene added more rage to the many Emperors who saw the Everhiss clan as people showing off their power.
Two of the Emperors who were seated at the front had a casual look but their devices were on full alert monitoring any changes in the third dimension.
"These guys are crazy. They expect either Pridgeon or Lanterk to move in and attack the World's Helm. And what do they do? Host a bible study." The Emperor spoke to his companion. They used no techs but spoke at a faster, and higher frequency.
"It's insane, but a reasonable type of insane. This is the best time to have a secret meeting. This meeting will determine the future plans of all our forces. Since the Presiders know about our existence, we are now susceptible to spying and all that. And this bible study is very important. After this meeting, each army will be radio silent towards each other and everyone will fight their own battles until the time they must come together again at the opportune time."
"And we don't get to listen to this?"
"We are just emperors. What are we against gods?"
As the Emperors of the world began their discussion, Eagle began his sermon.
But as he began, Seeker could not help but feel a strange aura around Eagle.
Eagle noticed the many troubled eyes.
"As you may have noticed, my power has diminished for the time being. That battle against Quera really did a number on me. I believe my power to speak the truth has been hindered just as the Good Lord planned." Eagle smiled.
Many were stunned at Eagle's revelation.
Nogard frowned. This meeting was necessary so that everyone would be forcibly united under one banner. He didn't care if Christianity was real or fake. But if Eagle had the power to convince them all, everyone needed to believe this to unite them.
"But do not fear. For in my weakness, is the perfection of God's power. I cannot access my path, so I may not take glory in my flesh, that if you all choose to believe, it will be because of God. And so, we begin this bible study, to discuss the end so that we know where to begin. Let's discuss the different views in eschatology."