REVEAL OF THE DECEPTION
"We are in contact with a merchant family that operates in Nyx-Nymera. They may help us broker a meeting with the Immortal Queen in Saulkstone city, their capital. There is a chance they might even reinstate the Church in their capital provided we give them sufficient inducements", I told the apostle.
"Those barbarians are strong fighters I agree but what will be the cost of engaging these barbarians?", Matthieu said and asked.
"These barbarians are not too bright. They value recognition more than physical rewards. They might even help the Church recapture the middle kingdoms of Haverly and Merernia from the demons if we give them some titles in recognition", I told the apostle.
"If they manage to do that, I'll make the barbarian Queen the Emperor of the South", Apostle Matthieu said to me casually.
"I'll make sure your will is heard by the Immortal Queen of Nyx-Nymera", I replied to the apostle.
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"Are you sure that you want us to ally with the Church again after we fought with them for so many years?" Queen Mistral asked me.
"Times change. In politics there are no permanent enemies and friends for that matter", I replied to my queen.
"But I wouldn't allow the apostles and the church to live in Istiopolis city with us. That irritates us and Eirot will not bear the sight of these Eunuchs", Queen Mistral told me.
"I have a solution to that. We move our capital to Saulkstone city. In name only of course and appoint someone to deal with the church there like it was during the reign of Nymera. The church doesn't have to step foot in Istiopolis city", I told Mistral.
"I have no objections if you have it all planned", Queen Mistral told me.
"I do have a question, master. Why should we be helping the Church now. Aren't they, our enemy?" Meera asked me.
"There is a saying: We keep our friends close, but we keep our enemies even closer. The Church are our enemies, but they don't have to treat us as enemies. We don't need to deal with them before the time is ripe. The demons with the False Prophet are still out there and should deserve our attention more urgently", I replied to her.
"Yes, Euaemon the Blood Queen is a far greater threat to us than the Eunuchs", Rinna added.
"There is another thing. What if the Church finds out that you are the Dark Angel or affiliated with him. There must be some magic or trace that you will leave behind every time the Sword of Malevolence appears?" Chash asked.
I thought about the question for a minute before replying to him.
"We'll have to find an alibi", I replied to him.
"More like you'll need a scapegoat", Ratatouille told me.
"That is a viable alternative", I replied to him.
After settling the question about the demon queen, we do have some unsettled things to attend to that was long overdue.
"I have another question. A problem actually. Will you continue to pretend to be Oriese the Bully? I heard Princess Xenne will return from the Templar Academy soon and ask for her marriage to him", Cassandra told me.
"What is the problem, it's just another woman in the harem, hahaha", Ratatouille told them and laughed as my wives looked at me suspiciously.
"Yes. That is a problem that we will have to face eventually", I told them.
"Just consume the marriage with the little princess, she's quite a cutie too", Ratatouille added cheekily.
"Let's put a vote to that", Chash added before he laughed with Ratatouille.
"No..", my wives shouted out in unity to vote.
"This is not something to be voted upon. I am not Oriese. Remember that", I replied to them.
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"There is something that you need to know, Orol", I confessed to Oriese' father.
"What is it son, you look serious", Orol asked me.
"I am not really your son", I told him finally.
"No, that is not possible", he said to me before I transformed back to my own looks.
"I am Orion, the King of Nyx. I took your son's identity for convenience when I came to Drachia kingdom so many years ago", I told him to his shock and surprise.
"Where is my son now?" Orol asked me angrily with disbelief.
"He is fine. I will bring you to him", I told him when others came.
"Why did you ask us to come here, Orol?" Prince Geoffraie asked Orol who came with his daughter.
"Where is Oriese?" Princess Xenne asked.
"I will bring you to him but be aware. He is the same Oriese before I became him although his temperament has improved a lot", I told them to their shock and horror.
"What do you mean, you are not Oriese?" Xenne asked me.
Suddenly, Oriese walked into the room with Red witch, his headmistress.
"Father, I miss you so much", Oriese said as he ran to hug Orol to his surprised confusion.
"What is happening here?" Prince Geoffraie asked me when another woman wearing a mask and hood came into the room to explain.
"Oriese was a bad boy in school in Starri city. Someone, an aggrieved parent of a boy that he bullied came to us, asking to put a contract on him. When we were about to eliminate him, Oriese pleaded with us to spare his life and promised to change, so we spared his life and sent him to another school to reform", the woman told them.
"Then why did you get someone to impose as my son?" Orol asked the woman.
"The King of Nyx needed an identity to be in Drachia kingdom and we gave Oriese's identity to him", the woman, Mother Asereth, the leader of the Temple of Solomon assassin league told them.
"No wonder my son accomplished so many things that I could never expect him to be able to almost overnight. He's not my son," Orol said as he hugged Oriese.
"Why are you revealing to us now of this deception after deceiving us for so many years?" Prince Geoffraie asked me.