Aldritch made his way to the castle, as that was where most of his subordinates were at the time. The rest of his subordinates were already waiting, the ones with authority. Lina stood at the entrance, her tall frame rigid with anticipation. Olgud was also present, inclining his head respectfully as Aldritch came before them.
"Master," they both said respectfully.
"What is the progress so far?" Aldritch said as he passed by.
So far, most of the innermost wall residents had been taken care of, and the church was neutralized. As most of the noble houses were already under them, the rest that aligned with the king didn't take much to fall, under such opposition.
Olgud followed behind Aldritch immediately as he explained everything that had been happening so far.
"The Innermost and inner wall have both been neutralized, and the outer wall will soon fall under control. The entire capital should be under our control in the next twenty minutes." He explained, summarizing everything as he knew Aldritch would prefer.
"I see."
"The king, alongside with the few that escaped with him have yet to be found, but we have uncovered which direction they escaped to and have started making plans to pursue them. For the time being, your go ahead should be the only thing that is needed.
The church has already been neutralized, and its influential members and leaders have been turned into loyal vampires."
"Good. I'll go meet Khal now, you can return to your duties for the time being." Aldritch said as he continued on forward.
"Yes, lord." Bowing respectfully, Olgud made his way back.
Aldritch didn't have to walk for long before he ran into Khal.
"There's no way for me to be certain."
"I see. Well, we'll know as time draw near." Aldritch said with a faint smile before leaving for the inner most wall, leaving Lodestar behind with Rykia who took care of him.
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The very next day, Aldritch became the Lord of the Bamana Kingdom. He currently had more than a thousand vampires under him, including those under his subordinates.
As the days went by, those who were not useful were disposed of, and they didn't amount to much, only a handful from the Chilvarous Saints and a few others needed to be taken care of. As for the Chilvarous Saints, Maggie took care of it, leaving Edward as the only one to remain.
After the soldiers returned, the nobles got to work just as Aldritch had ordered, taking control of all the different settlements of the kingdom's people. Following Aldritch's order, the people were set to live their best lives for the months to come, as they no longer had to pay taxes or offer food up to the nobles and knights. There was no longer any suffering, and the people lived their best lives.
Aldritch sent out forces to both the Olianir and Vencoast kingdoms. As the former king of the Bamana kingdom had escaped to the Vencoast kingdom, that was their main priority, and there was to be no negotiations.
The Vencoast Kingdom, which was a neighbouring kingdom to the Bamana kingdom fought for possession of the land with the Bamana kingdom because of the coal mine located in their borders.
Khal took the lead as they made their way to the kingdom. They were met with tight resistance since the former king had warned them, but even then, it did little to nothing in stopping Khal and the forces he led. In the end, they completed their mission in only under a week, begening the next phase of the plan to take over the kingdom.
Just like the royal family of the Bamana kingdom, the Vencoast kingdom's royal family was the same, and they didn't survive past the first night. Luckily for Khal, there happened to be an opportunistic noble family that presented itself directly into his hands to be of use.
The operation in the Olianir Kingdom was much smoother, as the royal family there cooperated from the get go without any resistance. They even offered themselves to be servants of the people sent to them. Maggie being the one that led their team, ended up selecting a few people she felt had some future use or potential. The princess was among these people, her temperament was what attracted Maggie the most.
In only a month, Aldritch had completely taken over all three kingdoms of the continent, and the people began their road to living their best lives where even the beggars saw some fat on their skin, slavery was abolished, and poverty became a thing of the past.