Nathan

Year 2850 | Month 12 | Day 24

I continue walking through the tunnels until I arrive at the main meeting room of the Undying Caverns’ higher ups. Where I find pretty much anyone who’s important to my growing nation waiting for me.

“Any updates?” I ask Claire as I walk to the front of the table and look at the gathered magicians. Benjamin, Claire, Katie, and Ryan included.

“The Class S magicians appear to be slowing down,” Claire answers before typing into her laptop. And after a few seconds, the screen at the front of the meeting room. One showing what appears to be live footage from the shore of the Kingdom of the Fallen.

I narrow my eyes the moment I see the doctor teleporting from one place to another high in the air, combatting the red and black magic from the Chairman of the Republic, and the purple and black magic from the skeleton. But none of the three appear to be on the losing end, nor do they appear to be getting anywhere with their battle.

“What are the nobles doing about this?” I ask while glancing away from the combatting magicians to look at the many others watching their battle. Each of whom are magicians with barriers up in case stray attacks hit them. And they’re all recording it just like our spy.

“They’re gathering together for a grand meeting of all the nobles,” Claire continues, making me reach up and begin rubbing my chin in thought.

A grand meeting makes sense for this situation, even if the nobles are all arrogant and greedy bastards. After all, regardless of their problems with each other, they’re all still nobles of the Kingdom of the Fallen. And they’re all still enemies of the Republic, who destroyed their nation previously.

So they’ll most likely join together and fight against the Republic.

Even the skeleton is fighting. Although I’m pretty sure that’s partially because of his own grudge against the Republic.

While watching this battle, I can’t help but notice that the doctor isn’t teleporting over the continent itself. To the point that he’s actively avoiding it.

That second barrier I saw hurriedly set up must be one to block teleportation. And I can tell the doctor isn’t at his full strength right now, so he likely can’t break through the barrier. Not without preparation at least.

The only one of the three who could do it without preparation is the Chairman. But he won’t bother.

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If he’s noticed – which he likely has – he probably won’t do anything about it because the doctor is also his enemy. And it limits his enemy as well. Meanwhile it doesn’t do anything to him, since he doesn’t use space magic in the first place.

Putting their battle aside for the moment though, I wonder… will the nobles put aside their pride? Or will they consider me-

My thoughts are interrupted when the general of my military suddenly speaks up, “My King, we have visitors at the front entrance.” I turn to look at the man to find him staring at a screen. So I walk over to the screen to find several soldiers belonging to the nobles standing out front speaking with my soldiers. “It would appear they wish to speak to you.”

Interesting. And a little surprising.

Who would’ve thought that they’d put aside their pride and actually ask?

Then again, most of them have at least recognized me as a noble of their nation. Even if they don’t all recognize me as a prince or successor to the throne.

Meanwhile the Republic are complete outsiders who are responsible for the Kingdom of the Fallen’s fall.

Of course, we’re all ignoring the fact that I was originally from the Republic. Which is public knowledge in the Kingdom of the Fallen, but everyone’s kinda ignoring it.

“Let’s go meet them,” I state before turning around and beginning to walk out of the meeting room.

I don’t trust them enough to let them inside of the Undying Caverns. But working together with these nobles against the Republic…

The slightest hint of a smirk stretches across my face at this.

This could work.

A war against the Republic would give me time to grow stronger without the nobles on my back. And since the Republic doesn’t know about me, they aren’t hunting me down. They’ll be focusing on the stronger nobles. Like Katie’s father, the Class A magician duke.

It may actually help promote some unity between the nobles and their people.

Or, in all honesty, it probably will. For the duration of the war at least.

The fighting nobles and other magicians will all be focused on the war. And after the war, assuming they survive it, they’ll likely just go back to fighting between themselves.

I doubt they’ll survive though. Which could be a problem.

That thought has me frowning a little as I walk through the Caverns towards the main entrance.

The Republic and the other nations all have a lot more powerful magicians. Dozens upon dozens of Class A magicians, several Class S magicians even if they’re all having their own squabbles, and thousands of Class B magicians.

Meanwhile the Kingdom of the Fallen has one Class A magician. Two almost Class A magicians.

The Kingdom of the Fallen’s only real advantage is the skeleton. Since he can’t be killed.

Most likely the Chairman will be focusing the stronger magicians on trying to capture him. Including the Chairman’s own anti-magic. Since there isn’t much else that can seal away the skeleton during these times.

I frown at the idea of the Kingdom relying on the skeleton for this war. It just feels wrong.

Then again, there’s no other way for us to win. Not against the Chairman.

Much less the doctor.

I blink at that, briefly remembering the war that’s already going on within the Republic.

Almost forgot about that, despite their fighting.

It’s not just the doctor fighting against the Republic and the other nations. It’s a few other Class S magicians and their forces too.

That might give the Kingdom a chance.

With that thought in mind, I continue walking towards the entrance.

Time to see what the nobles decided on doing.