24 「Theocratic Power」 (1/2)

”The Black Scripture has failed to return...”

In conference, the Cardinals of the Slane Theocracy stood there in a magnificent room with blue carpets and three stained glass windows shining at their backs. A long alter stood behind them and the area they stood upon was elevated by at least a foot above the base.

”Were they wiped out? All of them...?”

The group stared down in front of them where the Captain would have been kneeling before them. It was hard to even fathom the idea that anyone was capable of doing this.

Could it be the second coming of the Gods? Had it been a dragon? With the twelve which had gone off on the mission to find Commander Nigun, it was quite clear that even the World Item was lost.

”There have been reports of a massive horde of undead coming our way. Initial reports have indicated that some of the undead are identical to the military forces under the Black Scripture's command.”

”What? Could it have been a powerful necromancer?” It was too late to say they'd have to be wary of them, even though it was still the truth. The Sunlit Commander was gone, and now there was only one member of the Black Scripture left.

The six Cardinals were wearing thoughtful expressions. They didn't have any resources to send in to this, especially after this loss.

A member of the Windflower Scripture Information Gathering Unit came into the room, before quickly and subtly kneeling in front of them the moment he was in their presence.

”The body of Kaire and Time Turbulence have been found, as well as the decapitated head of Lady Clementine... There are no bodies,” The Scripture member looked up to them with a frown on his lips.

”And the Downfall of Castle and Country? Where is it?!” One of the Cardinals was clearly uncomfortable as no matter where they looked on the individual, the dress was no where to be found.

”It's missing... Lady Kaire was stripped of her clothes and trampled to death by the undead horde.”

”And what is the status of the horde?”

”It's still on the move, it's attacking every living thing that moves.” He reported with his head still lowered. He dared not look up at them with such news leaving his tongue.

”Do we have any intelligence of their origins?”

”We found evidence of high level magic being used and foot prints which concentrated magical residue.” He reported and turned his head to the side slightly as he heard the doors that had onced closed behind him open again.

It was none other than Zesshi Zetsumei. The small female made her way into the room, her eyes gazing side to side. She was looking for just about anyone, or anything. However she wasn't worried, just curious. The Black Scripture hasn't returned and et there was someone reporting to the Cardinals.

One of the Cardinals grumbled seeing her enter the room, late. She hadn't come when summoned, yet she comes whenever she pleases.

”So... Where is the Black Scripture?” She was hardly trying to hide a smile. ”I don't see the Captain.” Her heterochromatic eyes centered on the agent from the Windflower Scripture.

Her eyelids closed partially as she looked over his face, how he held himself, the back up to the Cardinals. They were looking at her with frowns across their lips.

”They've been lost, having been attacked by an unknown entity after failing to apprehend and capture a powerful Vampire.” Replying to her question in disappointment, they placed their palm on their foreheads as if their brain was hurting.

”Oh,” Zesshi didn't appear to care all that much at all based on her emotional response, or more like the lack there of. Instead she just asked a question to clarify, ”No one survived?”

”No one.” One of the Cardinals looked down at the Agent, having a hard time believing that the Scripture had been eliminated by a single powerful individual. Whomever had killed them, even when three of them were already either injured or dead, it was clear they should be wary of them.

”Is that so...” A wide smile found its way across her lips, believing that someone was actually worth fighting if they could defeat her colleagues. Her voice had been entirely rhetorical and an undertone of excitement and yearning.

She wanted someone powerful to mate with, someone who could defeat her or be her equal. Her tongue tickled her lips as she glanced towards the doors of the conference room.

She could only imagine should she have a child of a being strong enough to defeat her, how strong the child could possibly be. She slowly turned from the Cardinals, dancing about in her own thoughts. Of course her exterior was hardly as provoked, but she was clearly aroused and her mind stimulated.

Her eyes were smiling, a large creepy grin across her lips. She brought what looked like a Rubik's cube to her shoulder which had been in one of her hands.

”Is that all you have to report?” The Cardinals watched as she was leaving, waiting for the agent to continue speaking or finish their report.

”We are unable to resurrect or revive Time Turbulence and the others who fell against the Vampire became members of the Horde. Out of all of the zombies, they appear to be the most powerful of the gathering.” The agent continued to report as he was instructed.

However after hearing this, Zesshi turned her head and looked over at him.

”How many are in this horde?”

”Estimated in the hundreds.”

”That's not a horde! That's an army!”

The Agent closed his eyes and dipped his head even further, to the point that his chin was pushing into his chest. The disappointment was radiating off of the cardinals. Everything it seemed they had set up was practically crumbling.

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”The City closest to the border is currently at risk of being attacked. Their walls have been sealed, that is the last of the news I have.”

”How should we deal with this...” The Cardinals began to talk amongst themselves again.

”Warily. The Vampire likely isn't the culprit who left behind the magic residue in the soil.”

”We have to investigate more. Especially due to the sudden appearance of that wall around the village Nigun had attacked. We shou--”

”Wall?” Zesshi turned her head and looked at them. A wall suddenly appeared around a village? Walls took a long time to build, someone had to be extremely powerful in order to summon such a thing.

That creepy grin, became a horrifying smile as her hair cast a shadow on her face over her eyes.

”The Citadel that appeared in the North two weeks ago, it moved to the Carne Village... I've... I've met the man who lives there. He was in E-Rantel as a member of the Adventurer's Guild.”

”An Adventurer?”

Wait, the agent's thoughts were putting things together as the silence was giving him time to think. The Citadel had moved to the village, a massive wall along with it. He was hardly dressed as an Adventurer, or even a Villager. He looked like a soldier dressed in that getup of his.

”His name is Cipher, I saw the Head Warrior give him a letter of introduction.”

”A letter of introduction...?”

”Was he being recruited by the Head Warrior?”

The Agent shook his head, it didn't seem that way. If anything he was being invited to have an audience with the King, or to be freely capable of entering the castle.

”He didn't really look like an Adventurer despite lingering around an outfit of them and most of the time he had a sword at his side.”