Lord Shadow

Chapter 1359 The World Moves

　　Death Monarch stance against the Crime Alliance is well known. You me him and it is like you meet the Grim Reaper. 

There is only one outcome. Meet him and you’re dead.  He could not be bought like the Senators of the Republic or be coaxed like the nobles of the World Government

He could not be bullied; he could not be negotiated with. So, there was never any negotiations or any contact with Death Monarch factions because from the very beginning the solution to them have always been exterminating them

It did not matter if their reason for existence is logical or not. Since Death Monarch wanted to kill the., what reason is sufficient to stop that stubborn godlike person? 

With such a reputation, it is no wonder that the moments the members of the Crime Alliance in the island and all over the Turbulent Sea acted like the way they did

When they got the news that Death Monarch is in Arturia, the most prosperous port city in the Turbulent Sea, they change their sails and get the hell out of there as fast as the wind could bring them

Some was so frightened that they passed out on the deck. Some lost all rationality and fly up in the sky only to return when they met an energy storm along the way 

As one would expect, the news of Death Monarch returns is like detonating a bomb into a still lake. 

It ripples violently and moves all the factions in the world, more like jolted them into shock. 

And other than the people of Arturia, nobody had even seen Death Monarch in the flesh yet. Yet, it was like he was already there. 

The people of Pandemonium felt stronger just by the knowledge that their ruler had returned. Crime Alliance activity dropped by half in just a few hours after the news broke out. 

Of course, the return of Death Monarch is not the only reason the world is buzzing with a activity.

There is also the news of Katarina being spotted alongside Death Monarch. And some said that it looks like they were something between Death Monarch and the Ice Queen.

The Ice Queen Katarina, the High Chancellor of the Republic. This is also a big news as it concerns one of the Three Great Powers.

And if the sightings were true, that Death Monarch and the Ice Queen seems to be romantically linked, then this is something of a large concern to not only the world powers but to the other factions in general. 

In the aftermath of the Multiversal Convergences, a lot of things had happened and to list them all is an impossible task. 

But, if there is one thing to note in the Republic side, it was that Jean the Left Chancellor of the Republic, comprehended a great Law of Time and Space and breakthrough to Divine Comprehension. 

This makes him the strongest person in the Republic. Some said that he is now number two in the world.

Hikigaya was helped by Death Monarch but that is not the case for Jean who had used his own comprehension to break through. 

However, this creates a conflict in the Republic. The Left Chancellor and the Right Chancellor was always at each other throats. 

But, the matters of the Republic are always held in favor of the Right Chancellor. 

This is because the High Chancellor is Katarina and Boris the Right Chancellor is Katarina brother

But Jean had always had great support in the Republic and he have his own factions. 

Most of the European Senators are his colleague in the past and most of them would vote in favor of Jean. But the tyranny of the High Chancellor and the Right Chancellor had always makes it impossible for Jena tow in a debate 

Then why would they not impeach the High Chancellor? Because at that time, Katarina is the strongest. 

Of course this is debatable as Jean was also in the Disk Formation level and there were many of his turbinate who is also on Disk Formation level but at that time not only Katarina is on the peak of the Disk Formation level, there is also her vague relationship with Death Monarch

She is the connection between the Republic and pandemonium. Nobody hated such link. 

But then after the Multiversal Convergence, Jean broke through, effectively making him the only three people in the world that is in Divine Comprehension realm

And as everyone had known, a Divine Comprehension realm could fight tens of thousands of Disk Formation leveler and still win.

That is a terrifying thought since even on Earth right now, there is no tens of thousands of Disk Formation levelers that people could throw to these Divine Comprehension leveler for them to fight

Hence, they could be called an invincible existence 

In another universe, there might be other beings that are stronger than them like the Seresian world with their Demon Kings but on Earth at least, they are truly invincible. 

And then with the High Chancellor is missing. Death Monarch is also absent. Jean is basically the strongest person in the world for the last six months. 

And the conflict between the people of the Jean factions and the Boris factions erupted during that sixth months. 

So, everyone is all watching, trying to guess what the Republic will do. Because something did happen in the Republic.

They don’t know if the Ice Queen had known what happen to her brother but many forces speculated that Arthur, might have told the Ice Queen what had happened to her brother. 

And they are curious whether this would lead a battle between the Ice Queen and the Time Monarch and whether Death Monarch would be on the side of the Republic or on the side of Katarina?

Will it be a Civil War between the factions of the Republic? Or will it escalate to a war between the Great Powers, with Pandemonium entering the conflict? 

The return of Death Monarch and the Ice Queen introduces an element of instability of a peace that just have been achieved. 

And everyone knows that when those two figures managed to get out of the Turbulent Sea, then something big is going to happen. 

The status quo of the world might change again, and another war is in the horizon.

While all of this happening, the world is in a buzz, the main character of these matter Azief and Katarina is at the roof area, looking at the stars in the night. 

Usually at this time, they would go to sleep. But for beings like Azief and Katarina, they actually did not need to sleep at all.

Maybe because they are back at their own planet right now, they did not want to sleep and simply look at the stars in the sky. It was like nothing had happened. 

But they both know in their hearts, things had changed and it had changed dramatically. It is the same Earth, yet, it is different.

But even with all of that difference, it is still Earth. And knowing that, Azief felt like he was back home

Azief sat on the roof, and beside him, leaning on his left shoulder is Katarina, their hands holding each other. 

For a moment they were silent. They did not say anything just looking at the stars. Then after a while Azief said

’You alright now?’ Katarina knows that the question is for her. The news she got is not exactly encouraging.

She sighed and nodded.

’I want to go back right now. But, the sea is very turbulent. And I could not go at it alone’ she said.

Azief smiles a bit. 

She had learned restraint. If Katarina is still the old Katarina, she would have fly straight away, even without knowing the direction to find her brother. 

’Wait for me to have better control. For now, I could manipulate Time and Space around this entire city. But outside of this city, the Turbulent Sea meddle with all kinds of energy. The Heavenly Will is the only thing that it would not obstruct’ 

Then he paused for a second and then said

’And I believe Pandemonium would sail the sea to find me. If I could not settle the turbulent and chaotic energy of the Turbulent Sea, then we could always just take a ship and sail the seas’ 

She nodded and he could feel the rustling of his own black robe as the night wind brushes past him

He looks at Katarina and could tell that she is still worried. 

’Boris is fine. The situation is not good but he is fine. And we need to take some time’ Another silence settled and then Katarina asked.

’Are you trying to imitate the Merit system of the Three Thousand Worlds of the Jade Empire?’ Katarina asked. 

This question is a question that she hesitates to ask. But she had been holding her tongue for long enough

And she is curious. 

Azief smiles and said

’The Merit system is a trap’ At this Katarina nodded

’But, it is also stable’ And she frowns

Azief shook his head and simply said

’It restrict growth’ For a few seconds, Katarina did not continue her words. 

But then she said

’Then why are you doing that? It gave the Heavenly Will more authority and power. The more stable the world and the more powerful the world, the stronger the Heavenly Will would become’

And then she said

’And then, with a powerful Heavenly Will it will push your Will’

Azief smiles mysteriously. Katarina raise her face and she saw the smile on Azief face. And she knows that smile.

That confident mysterious smile. Like he had a card that would change the entire game. She chuckles and like she had understood something she said

  ‘It seems you have a plan’ 

Azief nodded.

’I do but I am not sure it is perfect or not’ Katarina was thinking for a few second and then she had a crazy idea in her mind

She looks at Death Monarch and said

’You want to complete the Heavenly Will?’ Azief did not answer but from his smile, he basically answers it already. 

’Why?’

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