94 Gathering (1/2)
A few months after Valara and Ara fought against Leviathan the various major powers sent envoys to express their stance. Among those who sent representatives, the Setting Sun caused the most uproar by sending emissary Ryan Trist and Elder from the Setting Sun Fraction. The others included Elder Elwin of the Snow Wind Fraction, the newly promoted Grand Elder Malire and Elder Shadow that Silver Moon introduced representing the Rising Tide now going by Beast Union. A name they choose after Malire told them about the Beast Nation back on Planet Rey.
The emissary from the Blue Stone Guards was their leader a middle age Elder named Eldrin Voss, this caused the Elder from the Setting Sun to have an ugly expression on his face.
Standing around a table these Elders each had a group of youths behind them, along with trusted advisers and those with diplomatic and relationship creating talents. Within the Grand Hall of Planet Rey's Thousand Empress Palace these Major Powers were devoid of all former arrogance, everywhere they went around the Planet they could see great change. Schools and military academies were widespread throughout the Planet, massive foundations of government with robust medical facilities.
They could see many youths running around in light blue lab coats, military uniforms and everyday casual attire filing into the many buildings. The massive military and acceptance of those pursuing a career in the military was a shock to these Elders. Most people pursuing power choose to become independent or joined Sect's or schools that would not place to many restrictions yet every Sect, Family Clan or Regional power built and trained youths for the military.
Disbelief was written all over their faces, no place under their rule or the rule of their fraction was completely united as one whole. They had many sub fractions that would fight and kill each other competing Major powers that would try their best to replace them at a moments notice. This place before them was so foreign that instead of talking about their reason for being here they wished to learn how the entire planet worked together as a whole to find a way to mimic this system.
Tia was happy to fill them in on how she applied the various systems and rules from Teress the realm she originally came from, Sophia, Samara and Tia were delighted that their work in shaping a working system of governing the planet was well received by the visiting powers.
Every former major power was absorbed into the Dragon Empires military and put under its control, each power then sent in talents and leaders to represent them individually. Every 4 months each power would battle each other for rankings in a tournament, if they were out in active duty during the ranking tournament they would hold their current rank until they finished their military mission.
Another way to increase their respective Clans or Sects power and influence in the Empire was to marry into the Royal Family which many found was a easy and simple task given the Emperor's lust. No matter if said Clan or Sect was previously viewed badly once they sent over a female member their power and influence skyrocketed them into the core workings of the Empire.
Many followed this example with varying success, those powers who sent in women who hated being treated as a pawn got destroyed once she married the Emperor and gained power. Seeing how this could backfire many choose their candidates for marriage carefully, this also cause a fierce internal competition for being the one selected to marry into the Royal Family.
The last method was to carry out missions assigned by the Emperor, Empire's military or those of the Royal Family itself, this was the most rewarding of the options besides the ranking tournament.
Various missions included assassinations, escorting and guarding diplomatic delegations to newly conquered planets and sending out forces along with the Military to conquer targeted planets that have yet to surrender. Many of the highly ranked Clans and Sects that gained the Empires trust were given control of entire Planets, they still had to be obedient to the Empire but who would not try their best to gain a Planet to govern.
The Clans or Sects that managed to gain control of even one Planet became one of the Superpowers that carried massive weight in the Empire, even being able to regularly meet with Tia, Samara and Sophia that managed most of the Empire and Planets laws. They even gained the most sought after privilege which is to send their children to the massive hidden world in the Thousand Empress PalaceNew Teress to be groomed personally by Empress Valara.
This was a great honor many fought over, utilising every means to gain the valuable slots of entry into the world Governed by the Dragon Clan. It is said that the protectors of New Teress were all at the God of Destruction realm, Gods of Creation tried their best but the Gods of Destruction outnumbered them in applying to become protectors thus only a handful of Gods of Creation managed to gain the right to live on New Teress as a protector.
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Within the Grand Hall plate after plate of delicacies were served to the various Elders as they ate, conversing about the various workings and laws within Planet Rey and the other worlds under the Dragon Empires control. They tried their best gain possession of the Teleportation Gates that linked each world to each other, Tia teased these as 'advantages' that would come to those within the Dragon Empire.
The Grand Hall was full of others as well that are here to participate in the negotiations and talks, these were the various powers that had either married into power or worked their way up the ladder in the Empire.