Lord Shadow

Thinking about it, Azief, Jean and Hikigaya are all the highest level beings on Earth right now.

Right now, they are far ahead of all the living beings on Earth. For them to reign in the world is an easy method.

If not for the fact that Azief had always find a way to grows even stronger, it would not be weird for other people to develop thought of controlling the world

Anyone who wanted to control the world first had to think whether that is something that Death Monarch would allow. 

And for example, if Hikigaya is the one that wanted to rule the world, there is still a mountain in front of him that he could not move.

And if Hikigaya stops practicing, then Azief who is always seeking his path forward would become even stronger until he suppresses all beings.

As Azief grows stronger, people had to follow. 

And as they follow, they saw their Grand Path. And once they saw their Grand Path, world domination felt like something meaningless

The Grand Path of the Omniverse is the way of eternal immortality. 

How would they then care about world domination when they could master the very laws and essence of creation of the world?

Azief is also thinking about this matter very carefully. If he broke through to Essence Creation, the chance for him to return home would be higher. He then shakes his head

There is a problem that he thinks would probably happens after this expansion ended. But for now, that is not his problem

He focused back on the world. His Divine Sense spread all over the world, covering the entire planet.

This is a magnificent feat as the world currently had become even bigger and the energy is even more denser.

Other people Divine Sense sometimes could not spread to even ten kilometers around them 

But Azief Divine Sense spreads all over the planet. Having the controls of Laws, does have its advantages.

The world right now is full of spiritual air made up of all kinds of energy. With each passing moment, Azief could see that all kinds of plants and creatures mushroomed over all the land

Some of these creature evolved from the creature that already existed on Earth. But some were formed by the energy of the world, creatures of pure energy

They bore strange appearances and belonged to different kinds of species, but they all lived as a form of their own state being. 

huge exotic beasts could be seen everywhere, fighting for the energy that fills the world. It was like an instinct for them. 

Monsters and beast are not the only thing that manifested from thin air. 

There is also the creation of all kinds of mountains as many of them stretched tall into the clouds, with peculiar peaks and weird stones, clear water and white sand, making them look like a heavenly land.

He sees it clearer this time. But the reason of spreading his Divine Sense is not only because he wanted to see the world. He was searching for someone.

‘There you are’ he mutters to himself. 

Then he disappeared for a second. The space around him distorted and segmented like something very powerful had just broken its law. 

And then before the space had the chance to reform itself, Azief appeared back in that spot

Only this time, there is someone standing beside him, his hand is on that person shoulder

The person looks around and smiles bitterly

‘My lord’ that person said. Azief release his hand. 

It is a woman, clad in white tight robes. It had the same kind of design like his Shadow Lord attire.

This woman is Sasha the Nightingale. Azief of course had to have his most loyal shadow by his side now that he planned to went into seclusion to break through to Essence Creation.

Azief then walk to his throne and sat upon it. Inside the Palace right now, there is the Keepers of the Palace and the other attendants.

But in the throne room there is only Death Monarch and Sasha. Sasha look at Death Monarch, bows and greets him

‘Welcome back, my lord’

Azief wave his hand and said

‘You activated that bullet just at the right time’ Azief said. Sasha smiles as her head still do not dare look at Death Monarch right now. She did not know the mood of Death Monarch right now.

‘I am just doing my job’

‘Why disappear?’ he asked. Azief was not angry. If there is anyone he could trust among his officials, Sasha tops the list.

He was just curious of the reason

Sasha had done the best she could during the battle. She even went down and activated the weapons to help him when he was fighting with the Demon king.

Azief expected her then to lead the rescue effort and the rebuilding afterwards. But instead, she suddenly disappears.

Of course he could see that the other secret division is now all around Pandemonium, all of them probably was ordered to do something by Sasha

But Sasha herself was not in the continent

He waited for Sasha to answer the question.

Sasha thinks of a way to explain it. Some of it is easy to explain. But there is also some that is hard to explain.

‘There is two reason. There are some things that requires my attention and since I could not yet confirm it, I would not report on it. That is the first reason. The second reason is the Three Demoness’

Azief suddenly understood

‘You were trying to track them?’

She nodded

And how did that go?’

‘They have their own methods. Even though the space around the world are all unstable and no people could travel in a speed as fast as before, the Three Demoness seems to have some methods. No doubt, Loki taught them as they are as slippery as him’ Azief chuckles a bit 

Sasha then explain

‘One of the Three Demoness had deep relations with the Broker. One could only imagine all the kinds of information that the Broker had. If I could track them and they lead me to the Broker, not only will the Shadow Guards would get the Broker we will also get all of their intel. And I also heard that the Broker had a list’

Azief nodded.

He also read the report before. 

The Broker had a list. 

Some people called it the Dark List. Inside that list is the name of all people of the Crime Alliance, the spies in the Great Powers, and even those who had retired and hiding.

It is how the Broker maintain his power with the Crime Alliance and the Great Powers. This news only broke out after he went missing.

Because of this news, it had deterred many of forces to seek for him that hard. They don’t want the Broker to reveal about what is in that list to their enemies if he was annoyed.

But that did not mean people stopped searching for him. Instead, knowing that he had such a list make certain forces wanted to find him more.

For example, Pandemonium. 

Unlike the other great powers, Pandemonium had the Shadow Guards who have its own branch of intelligence gathering. 

Pandemonium rarely use the Broker channel of information.

The Shadow Guards also send spies to the other great powers. But, they are not worried that much about the safety of their spies.

Because backing them is Pandemonium. 

If there is a spy of Pandemonium that is identified, most great power would still give Pandemonium face and would protest in the World Council. 

Then the administrator of Pandemonium would just offer some words of apology and then bring back the spies back to Pandemonium

As long as Azief is the strongest person in the world, those great powers had to think carefully if they wanted to offend Pandemonium thoroughly.

Since this is the case, Sasha is very interested in getting her hands on the Dark List. Azief understood Sasha intention.

Sasha seems to find a new passion in being in charge of a secret agency for gathering intelligence all over the world.

‘What are your plans now?’ Azief asked. Sasha thought for a second and said

‘My lord, I was thinking of going to the Hill to help Jean. I know how you treat…. Katarina’ as she raises her head slightly trying to deduce the heart of her superior 

He did not look happy. So, Sasha look back down to the ground in that bowing posture.

Azief then sighed and after thinking for a while he said

‘Stay here. Protect Pandemonium’

Sasha then raise her head and look at Death Monarch and said

‘What about Time Monarch Jean?’

Azief close his eyes and then after a few second of thinking he opens his eyes and said

‘he could handle it. The energy is enough. And if it’s not enough, I am now here. If it comes to such measure, I could still help him. As for the Three Demoness, let them go for now. Your priority would be Pandemonium for now. Tell the Three Great General to return. All of the forces of Pandemonium must return to Pandemonium before the end of the week.’ Sasha suddenly understood and then frowning she said

‘My lord, are you trying to breakthrough to the next level?’