RISE OF EROS

Elder Hacta's words did not carry any aura of threat, but they did carry seriousness and that made everyone there nervous. However, the old woman's next words were, "Boy in the shadows, come out. I'm used to talking to people face to face".

Although Demon was more than a century old, in the eyes of the Amazon who had lived more than a millennium, all those present were boys. Demon did not dare to disobey and quickly appeared at the side of the emperor.

The elderly Hacta looked at them for a second and began to speak, "As I already said, we Amazons are close to young Andrew and although we will not ask for benefits for him, we do hope that you maintain the neutrality that you decided to have in the matter."

Pausing, the old woman continued, "Nor do we want to ask that you let him run at his leisure. What I ask is to only not bother him, let him walk his path in peace if he doesn't affect you."

The old woman paused again and looked at the three men in front of her seriously as she continued her words, "We don't care what agreements and alliances are signed, we will always be with him first than with you."

The words of Elder Hacta surprised the three men because they were very clear. The old woman wasn't threatening them, just warning them, but it was a powerful warning.

In short, she was telling them that to the Amazons Andrew was more important than the empire of Cannaris. This made them reevaluate Andrew again, as this was not a simple matter.

Who would choose an individual over a country? Well, it seemed that the Amazons did and that was a cause for concern for them. They knew the strength of the Amazons and while they were not afraid of a confrontation, they knew that they would lose a lot if it happened.

The elder Hacta, noticing their expressions, smiled and clarified, "Don't be scared, guys, like I said, it's not a threat and I promise we're not actively seeking conflict. While we put him before you, we will not help him wage war against you just because of his command, we just want you not to suppress him."

Although these words calmed them a little, still, the three men were a little scared. The old woman noticed this, but she did not continue with the topic and decided to move on to the second warning. Continue reading at empire

"The second thing I wanted to warn you about is the last of the favors from young Andrew," the old woman began to say, confusing the three men present.

"The boy told me that it was up to me to tell you since he had lost faith in your friendship. Some of the abysmals who escaped from the lost continent are likely to appear in your country in the near future," the old woman said seriously.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The three men became serious upon hearing this and the emperor immediately asked, "Elder Hacta, why do you say that?", to which the old woman replied, "I won't tell you details, only that that young man has that information."

The old woman paused and before anyone, present asked another question, she continued saying, "Don't ask him either, because he won't tell you anything, nor will he answer any of your calls, be content with knowing that you face that danger and be attentive".

This depressed them because the old woman in a few words was telling them that Andrew no longer considered them in any way. This made him more dangerous and at the same time, they felt like they had lost a lot.

The old woman did not stay there any longer and as she left she said, "That was all I wanted to talk to you about." The three of them stood there thoughtful and anxious because this was not good news.

The elder Hacta had told them this, because no matter what relationship they had, she knew firsthand the threat of the abysmals since she lived at the time of the war of the lost continent.

Despite the conversation that Andrew and his loved ones had the night before, he still preferred to inform the emperor of Candice's vision. He didn't want to win over the emperor with this, he just knew that, if these monsters came to this country, the ones who would suffer the most would be the common citizens.

Andrew is not a moralist, so that's not why he did this. Since he had come to this world, his mentality has adapted and he knows it is a cruel world, but even so, he did not lose anything by informing and if he could do some good with it, that was enough, at least for this time.

For that reason, this morning before the Amazons left, he met with Elder Hacta and told her about Candice's vision and left it up to her whether to tell the emperor or not.

"What do you think?" the emperor asked and Arturios was the first to answer, "I don't think Elder Hacta lied to us and although we don't know the details about how that boy found out about this, I think we should reinforce surveillance."

"I have the same opinion. I'll send more agents to keep an eye out. I also recommend that his majesty be told to trusted ministers and nobles so that they are aware," Demon added.

"Even so, those forces will not be able to do anything against those creatures. Should we inform the demigods?" asked the emperor and Arturios responded, "I don't think it would be convenient. We have no certainty and it would only cause chaos, I think we should focus on the investigation first."

The emperor looked at Demon to see if he had another opinion, but he only nodded, demonstrating his agreement with Arturios' words. Understanding this the emperor said, "Then we will do that."

After a pause, the emperor asked again, "Do you think we should ask young Andrew details?", to which the two guardians of the empire wrinkled their faces.

The old woman's words had been clear, "Andrew didn't want to see them," but still Arturios said, "I think I can talk to the young man." The other two nodded and ended the meeting.

With that finished, the emperor and the elder Hacta signed the finalized agreements and after a sumptuous dinner, the Amazons returned to the Palace of Cannaris.

Just like the night before, the elderly Hacta met with Andrew and told him about what had happened. She did not tell him details about the agreements signed, only about the two warnings she had given the emperor.

Andrew thanked the old woman and they finished their talk. Again, everyone close to Andrew ran to the office and asked Andrew what he had discussed with the old woman, but he only told them that the negotiations were over and that the Amazons would return to the black forest the next day.

Many of them did not believe him, but still, they did not say anything. They trusted Andrew and if he didn't tell them something, it was for some serious reason, so they didn't press to know what he didn't want to tell them.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the red light district, Dayana met with her men and asked if they had been able to find out anything about who was meeting with the emperor.

Unfortunately, like all the other organizations and people in the city who were also investigating, they were unable to find out anything and this made Dayana nervous.

Although she knew that antagonizing Andrew was dangerous, she never expected that he would have such a close relationship with the emperor. Although she was not sure that Andrew and the emperor were that close, she was envisioning the worst possible scenario.

If facing Andrew was already dangerous, adding the emperor to the equation was practically certain death, so she was nervous about not knowing what was happening and urged her spies to be more proactive in seeking information.

While everyone in the capital of the Cannaris empire was suffering from anxiety over different issues, a high-speed chase was taking place at the country's borders.

5 human demigods were chasing the 2 abysmals from the kingdom of Vacilea facing each other fiercely. Despite being outnumbered, the abysmals were not in a difficult position.

The two sides were quite evenly matched and that worried the human demigods since the vitality of the abysmals was greater and they could withstand greater punishment, while, if one of them was seriously injured, they would immediately lose the battle.

For this reason, the human demigods were already thinking more about how to escape than about defeating the abysmals, however, at this moment the abysmals were already crazy in battle so they would not let them flee.

Due to these escapist thoughts, one of the human demigods became distracted and was seriously injured by the abysmal he was facing and then the battle went downhill.

The abysmals, despite being badly wounded, won the battle and, euphoric from their victory, entered the empire of Cannaris with the intention of recovering and continuing with their plans of destruction.

Although the battle was large scale, it occurred on the border with the Dunnas kingdom, so it was in the desert and no one see it. In this way, the abysmals went unnoticed and stalked the security of the empire without anyone knowing.