Emperor's Reckoning

The big salamander and the little black wolf stood no chance against the group of powerful maids. They were all tied up like some burglar to one of the pillars in the throne room. All the maids crossed their arms as they glared at them both.

Fenrir had his head hung down low for the last attempt in trying to appease the begrudged maids before Bernadeta stood forward from the group. As the leader of the maids, she must take control of the unique situations but unlike the rest of them, she was all smiles as she looked at the two creatures.

"Hmm, I don't remember that mistress has a pet, let alone two."

"Wu?"

"Fusya?"

The giant salamander was blinking innocently while the little black wolf did the same. Their facial features didn't exactly sway her heart as she looked at the floor was dirtied by the soils they brought from outside. Cleaning the throne room was the absolute job she was given task with but it would hinder their professionalism if they were to fail to do so under a certain time.

"Alright girls, please presume the cleaning of the entire castle."

The voice immediately snapped them out of their glaring mood. They, including Bernadetta herself, immediately took a knee in respect as they turned around. They lowered their heads as they looked at the floor. There was a hint of dust that made their lips slightly twitched but the figure that they bowed to took no concern of such trivial things, instead, she was glancing at the sky and looked at the hole that she indirectly caused.

"Hah..." she let out a sigh before walking through the path that the maids made by separating their lines into two. She stood up with an arm crossed before looking at the two creatures that suddenly came in without any invitation. This was one of the problems of having no guards at the front, but then again, she was the one that destroyed the gate by punching her own husband right in the face.

"Now then, what should I do with you?"

The mature charming lady put her hands on her waist as if she was about to reprimand her own kids. However, even creatures such as themselves could feel the maternity aura coming out of her.

"Aunt Pris, if I recall correctly, that Fusya belonged to the young man that the... big sister carried in her arms."

"That young man again? Hah..." she shook her head in disbelief. (Just how much can a guy... forget it, I couldn't find the right word to describe it).

"Then what about the cute furball over there."

"Wu"

"Hm... I have no idea about that one," Ayumu shook her head. She had never seen the little black wolf being with Lyon before but from the way the latter acted, it looked like they knew each other.

"Looks like they knew each other though," she consoled her right cheek with her palm as she let out a sigh.

"Alright fine then, there was nothing—"

She furrowed her eyebrows before turning around and saw another creature standing in front of the door. However this time it had a humanoid figure but with a fluffy tail like a dog.

"Wait a minute, old man! Where did you go?!"

"And who might you be?"

"Ah!"

Tuey instinctively took a step back before looking at the person in front of her. Though her nose was sensitive, she picked up nothing before the woman already stood right within her reach.

"Uhm... Err...." her face turned a red hue before the latter suddenly reached out her arm against the empty space beside her.

*CLASPED!

Her face was indifferent whilst Ayumu and Tuey with the rest of the maids was astonished as they looked at the former's hand grabbing something out of a thin air.

"I... I see, looks like I couldn't get past you even with this little girl as a decoy."

The woman let out a sigh before she looked at her husband who was trying to sneak in past her but caught red-handed. His wrist was casually caught by her hand without any additional effort, she could read him like an open book. She gradually closed her eyes before her eyes turned into a glare that jolted his spine.

"P-Priscila?"

Muttered Emperor Jin with his broken nose. He could feel dread from her eyes before his smile twitched. (Did.. did I go too far?) thought him as he gulped his saliva.

"You must have a death wish or some—"

"Good afternoon Aunt Pris."

(SAFE!) shouted Jin inside his heart before he took a glance at his savior. It was the woman from which act as an overseer during the Throne competition. The woman who was reporting events toward the empress herself, Sophia Treas Alrude.

With the battle of the inheritance started to heat up, her presence was required more than ever. Being on the opposite side of Nistan, it was bound for her to go into battle. Lyon would have never guessed that the lady with the dancing attire would lift up her fist against an army.

"Good afternoon Sophie."

"Hi, Sophia."

Both of them greeted back before the empress let go of her husband's wrist. She could already feel the headache that was about to come. At this kind of time, sometimes she was jealous of her free daughter.

"Bernadetta."

"Yes mistress!"

"Prepare a room for the guest, Sophia, me, and my husband must discuss something important. Made sure you treat them with our best services, the kind Treas would offer."

"Yes, mistress! Uhm... including the giant salamander and the little furball?"

"Yes, including those two."

"Right away mistress! You've heard her, let's go girls!"

Tuey was still in shock at the beautiful palace since the last one she entered was old and dusty that belong to Yoji. However, before she could utter a word of astonishment, one of the maids dragged her hand without her consent as they went into the hall where the guest rooms were at.

"Uncle, aunty, Nistan had started their attack. It seemed like they were eying on this world of yours."

Priscila let out a sigh as she glanced at the empty throne. The red carpet would soon be stained by the blood of their own kin. The two siblings of hers were fighting for the treasury in their own way. No matter what cultivation they were at, greed couldn't be erased from the equation of what they a being.

"Of course they would eye on this world, we never formed an alliance. It is an easy target," exclaimed Priscila.

"Sadly, neither my wife nor my daughter wanted the inheritance from that old bone. Good lord, he is still a bastard even at this age!"

Priscila slightly smiled as she looked at her husband agitated with a clenched fist. For he was the one that pursued her and the old bone was the one that stood between them before he obliterated his way in.

"I know of your concern, that's why I will assemble some of my father's resources to stand guard here. That way, they would have a second thought to attack."

Sophia's answer was clear as day. She was trying to rope them in the hope to gain their favor. The Avalanche Fist was sought throughout the world but his wife would make a tremendous boost on their morale.

Jin Haga hummed before he looked at his wife. He shook his head before saying, "I'm sorry Sophia, but that wouldn't do."

"Eh?"

Sophia was startled by his answer before looking at her aunt who seemed to not deny his opinion.

"Why?"

"As I mentioned before, my beautiful cute wife here and my aggressive beautiful daughter there doesn't want to partake in this stupid inheritance battle. However, it's not like we would like to leave this world, I mean, look around you, my sweat was wasted for this building and icon."

The self-made emperor let out a proud smile as he looked at the throne room. In order to fight those love rivals, he had to make it by himself.

"Wait a minute, was that hole always there?"

"Oh... heh.. haha... I wonder who... must be the Nistan attacking the city. Those unfaithful scoundrels! Hahaha!"

"Hmm...."

Emperor Jin squinted his eyes as he looked at his wife. Her acting was quite miserable and too obvious for him but would he dare to blame her, of course not.

"Then.. what are you going to do about the situation," asked Sophia who was still bewildered by their responses.

"Hm.. for now, I need answers from my daughter, but sadly we need to wait first.... oh! I have a great idea!"

"Oh no..."

"What."

"N-Nothing."

Jin Haga was caught sweating against her glare before the latter clasped her hands against Sophia, "Sophie my dear, please invite your parents and my younger sister with her husband from Nistan to gather here, tell them that they must come! After all... I have a son-in-law all of a sudden."

"EEEH?!"

Sophia's eyes opened wide in disbelief but Jin Haga's was wider.