A silence fell, but Avan could tell with a single glance that none of these people had taken anything he had said seriously. And yet, instead of becoming more enraged, his lip curled into a sneer, a reaction that caught them off guard. They showed much more of a reaction to this than they had to anything else.

"King is dead."

The words hung in the air, and then suddenly rushed through them all at once.

"What?" Overlord Lela asked with a frown.

"Did I stutter, dumb woman? King is dead."

"Explain." Lela said coldly.

"I was contacted a week ago with this information."

"And why are you only telling us about this now?"

"Because I both wanted to see your stupid faces and understand what the fallout of that matter is. Also, in case you've forgotten, the head of the Commanding Faction is me, not you. When I'm contacted with information, it's up to me how it's divulged."

who

surprisingly straightforward this time, without any fanfare.

"WHAT?!"

refused to time and time again. I've not been fooled. The reason you all dragged your feet is because you

until he's as strong as his father

his words, he looked like he was on a high horse despite the fact this problem was one that was on

Cult is actually so useless,"

in love with a challenge? What better challenge would

but the coldness in his blue gaze deepened as though he might lunge forward and attack Avan right this moment. But Avan

stabilize their position and minimize the variables. We've failed on all accounts. Emperor Fawkes grew powerful on our watch, the greatest treasures of Earth are only partially under our control, and now the

not the one to speak. It was Overlord Veiga, and

be gained from Earth had fallen into the hands of the Great Families and there was

eradicated to their last man. The territory of the Ascension Empire expanded wildly and without check. All of the branches of Shield Cross Stars, prepared and ready for the worst-case scenario were eradicated. Then, their borders were stabilized so quickly that future infiltration was deemed nigh

happened two years ago?" Overlord Veiga asked lightly. "Leonel Morales somehow reversed the schemes of the Cult and returned from the Vast

more and this time, Avan could sense the seriousness in

Fawkes were restricted by his bindings, and there was no "war", there was only a systematic dismantling of

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