Chapter 2113 Conceded Obedience

Chapter 2113 Conceded Obedience

THUD

Deep within the Royal Hall, a fearful Martial Sage was tossed in front of the Emperor of Harmony by four Martial Sages of the Martial Union.

"Aggragor." Emperor Rael's rich and deep voice addressed the Underworld Sage.

The Underworld Sage gazed at Emperor Rael with apprehension and fear.

"Rael..." he murmured with fright. "To think that you would hunt me like this."

"Did you mistake my tolerance for approval?" Emperor Rael's tone grew more powerful.

The Underworld Sage flinched at his words.

"Even for a Martial Sage, your crimes are overwhelming." Emperor Rael narrowed his eyes. "Not even the Martial Union will overlook centuries of antagonistic behavior in light of your status. Frankly, I have half a mind to execute you here and now."

That was a lie.

But the Underworld Sage didn't know that.

His paranoia was so deep that he didn't even consider that it might not be true.

"No!" Sage Aggragor cried. "Anything but that...!"

"Perhaps I should let Damian deal with you then."

"EXECUTE ME!" the Martial Sage bellowed in terror.

Rael smiled inwardly.

It appeared that he wouldn't even need hypnosis to manipulate him.

"Do you require the Martial Union's aid, Rael?" the Flickering Elder inquired.

"No." He shook his head. "While the Martial Union has certainly never been on good terms with the Underworld..."

He narrowed his eyes. "This battle, this purge, is mine and mine alone as the ruler of Kandria."

"...As you wish. Then we have fulfilled your commission to us," Sage Glacken concluded. Emperor Rael smiled. "I shall pay the remaining half of the payment promptly. Pleasure doing business with you. Sage Farana has already arrived to take over the handling of this one. Thus, your services are complete."

STEP

A fourth Martial Sage entered the Kandrian Throne Hall, donned in the militaristic uniform of the Kandrian Border Patrol Force. "Your Majesty," Sage Farana addressed the Emperor of Harmony with deference before acknowledging her peers in the Martial Union with a light nod.

"Sage Farana, incapacitate him and take him to a medical ward in the Royal Ward, I have already arranged for the Divine Doctor to work on him. After that..." A smile appeared on Emperor Rael's face. "...It will be a bloodbath."

"Your wish is my command, Your Majesty."

Soon enough, Sage Farana incapacitated the Underworld Sage with her hypnosis, taking him away to do exactly as ordered while the Martial Sages of the Martial Union bid the Emperor of Harmony their farewell and took their leave.

WHOOSH A sixth Martial Sage returned where he belonged.

Sage Sayfeel was quite confident in his stealth, but Emperor Rael had long deemed it prudent to never have him in the presence of other Martial Sages.

"What do you think, Sayfeel?" "It is no wonder that they succeeded in capturing Sage Aggragor, Your Majesty," he calmly remarked. "Finding him was always the greatest hurdle. However, the Silas Clan proved their worth."

Emperor Rael smiled. "That is true."

Part of the reason that he chose to enlist Matriarch Nephi's service was to test her strategic value in war. Of course, the main goal was to take down the Underworld, but he also wanted some data on how useful her prophecy was as a Martial Sage.

This would help him make more precise and accurate plans and models for her impact on his grand plan, increasing the probability that they would succeed. This particular experiment, along with Rui's, accounted for the usefulness of her prophetic power. And they made him more confident that the Silas Clan would allow him to accomplish the impossible, in addition to the other treasures that Rui had procured.

His grand plan in the making grew more refined by the day as he continued fleshing it out.

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