Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis wondered what would happen next. A level three King had obviously been far beyond Orthar's ability to deal with. Right now, Orthar was a level five King, but back then, he had only been a level five Lord.

"The King had assimilated my old Tribe and heard about me. The strategies I had employed interested him, and he caught me alive. He intended to use me as a strategist, and I had no choice in the matter," Orthar explained.

"As soon as I arrived in his Kingdom, I was put under constant supervision. He also didn't allow me to become a King since he knew that I have managed to kill a King as a Lord. Of course, I had already created a new plan by then."

"I gave the King what he wanted and allowed him to win several wars. In just two years, he had become a level four King due to his victories. When I have gained his trust, I sent him against a seemingly weaker enemy that had hidden connections with more powerful Kingdoms. I knew that he wouldn't return alive, so I took ahold of the opportunity."

"By then, I knew why I couldn't become a King. As soon as he left, I put my plan into motion. In these years, I managed to gain quite a following of powerful Kings that were willing to follow me. In their eyes, I would be able to give them endless benefits without being a danger to their lives. Benefits blind beasts to danger."

"Not only beasts," Gravis said with a sigh.

"Possible," Orthar commented. "As soon as the King left, my forces overwhelmed the loyalists. Every King willing to follow me became more powerful due to that fight. Additionally, a harem of mates was waiting for me, which I had prepared for this day."

"Just as predicted, the King didn't return. Instead, a level five King came and assimilated my new Kingdom into his. Of course, this was also part of my calculations. My followers have gotten a taste of the benefits I was able to bring them, which gave me a loyal following inside the new Kingdom."

"My followers kept silent about my power and wisdom, and I joined the Kingdom as a normal Lord. After a year, my children had been born, and I immediately became a King. That was when I gained my most valuable weapon."

that every King automatically learns?"

brain that

breath. Such a Law was devastatingly powerful if

better. Some years later, I gained an even bigger following but didn't keep it secret. The leading King saw my following and my wisdom and decided to make me a

These benefits were worth far more than their services as spies were worth, but that was irrelevant. Most of them would die anyway. If one of them came to claim the benefits, I had my followers kill them. If someone with an appropriate power level arrived,

number of spies, which gave me intel for any upcoming battlefields. I fought many battles and became a level

collection of corpses to become a level four King. Then, I staged a revolt and killed him. With this, I had become

to keep control over some defensive lines and send some beasts to the Empires. The Empires didn't care who led a Kingdom. They only cared

entire ocean. Even Empires were employing my strategies, and the sea beasts won more battles, and about 50 years later, my

your plan?"

possible was to gain attention. At some point, an

I knew that my wisdom was too precious, which would force any powerful Emperor interested in my wisdom to

Ultimate. I talked to him, and he realized that it was better to kill the land beasts instead of continuing like this. He feared the time when the land beasts found out that we had five

the beginning, with his backing, I met no opposition. My command stretched over the entire sea beast territories. Our victories in battles increased substantially, but we gained less

Emperors and Kings

went through a ton of intense life and death situations. Knowing that

probably wanted such a situation to occur to become more powerful. Pressure did wonders for becoming more powerful. Instead of tempering himself against

Shira back in the River Tribe?' Gravis thought with a