(bonus) (kid Alioth)

  We were back in the dim and dank cave.

  "Ok you guys ready? Your presentation could make or break, this whole thing " I explained to my beloved team

  "Yea yea " Oolia said while walking close to the entrance of the cave. Zhil was beside Oolia with Gabla taking the liberty to mounting him like a horse. i could practically see the vein form in his dragon forehead.

  "Goblin you've wanted to do this ever since I lost my child form , haven't you." He said in anger

  "Maybe " Gabla said with that well known mischievous grin

  "ttskk , you better make sure you don't embarrass yourself out there.

  "Zhil I'm a real goblin ,I can't mess up stuff like this"

  "What? "

  "Tsk that's Goblin for real one"

  When Zhil heard that the vein then enlarged to a level risking explosion. I wondered if he was cold blooded .Anyway I had to stop this before it went too far .

  "Just let her have her moment zhil, I'm sure she'll be fine. Plus it's really you and Oolia who will do the convincing." I tried meditating the soon to be argument

  Just by Being next to the dragon, bird pair you could feel a slightly menacing aura that was emitting from their bodies. Gabla had the same aura since we were all linked but she was just too small and cute to do any intimidating.

  "Fine , Oolia I will outshine you."

  "Is that right dragon, ehh I mean Zhilsiza, Zhil. Why not have a little competition? Let's see who makes them more of afraid "

  "You actually dare challenge me? I ACCEPT , loser has to listen to the winner. Gabla , Letothero you decide the winners"

  "Wahoo sure," Gabla said excited to be part of the drama

  They somehow pivoted peace talk into scaring the denizens . Let's hope they remembered the goal.

  "Oh with pleasure, with pleasure." Leto said with his toddler voice

  " Hey Letothero , is that your real voice?" I asked the massive demon

  "Manly ain't it" he joked back

  A small smile creeped around my mouth. This guy was so much like Gabla, just way more powerful. Hopefully the denizens above used their time to gather more people to convert to a peaceful way of thinking. I Wondered if the effigy I ate was affecting my thinking , would a normal person take this route. I Doubted it but I didn't have time to think about it.

  "Certainly " I said going along with the joke. " Ok, let's begin our ambition "

  Fwoosh Fwoosh

  That was the sound of our main cast disappearing within the water. It was only me and Letothero in the cave . So we decided to discuss a game plan.

  "Leto uhh so what do you plan to do? Maybe we can act in ways to supplement each other. "

  "There's not much I can do , the only skill I've have is spatial rift"

  That was true… ooh yea can't I communicate with him just like I can zhil. Thinking to Leto I asked "can you hear me, I'm trying out telepathy"

  "I can" He responded accordingly

  That was confirmation. I'll tell him when to use gate to add for the most effect.

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  " I'll tell you when to use your skill spatial rift with telepathy , i'm going to pour 90% of my magical energy into you. Also I'm going to teleport us up above "

  "Gotcha" Leto replied

  RUMBLE RUMBLE the earth was rumbling. I guess their act started , let me contact Zhil

  "Zhil you there? Whats happening"

  "I'm tearing shi up!! "Zhil responded in a way unbeknownst to his mannerism

  " should I come up? " I asked not wanting to ruin their appearance

  I didn’t get a response until 10 minutes later

  RUUUUMBBBLE

  "COME UP, THIS IS PERFECT " his dragon voice echoed through my brain

  "Leto it's time to make our appearance"

  Channeling my energy I got ready to teleport. I loosely remembered how far below ground we were.

  Yikes if this went wrong, would I get stuck inside a building or maybe fall from mid

  air. I didn't think this through all the way. Oh well let's see what happens

  Poof and we were gone

  Around me I saw an army of Avian citizens split into 3 groups each following a leader . Those were the yellow, gray and green birds from earlier.

  When I looked to my left, zhil was covered in a black aura, flapping his wings to produce gusts they swept through the crowd. To my right Oolia was covered in white ,striking a dangerous pose.

  I couldn't find gabla oops she was behind me

  . They seemed to be doing their jobs so time to do mine.

  Making my voice deeper than usual " Citizens if the fourth floor HEAR ME"

  Oolia proceeded to bow ,while Zhil put his neck and wings down . To make me seem more powerful then I really was

  Miraculously it was completely silent. I wasn't expecting everyone to actually listen to me. Here goes nothing.

  "I KING ALIOTH have begun to build a kingdom in the land of salvation. I came to save you from your impending destruction. "

  Oh crap I had no clue what else to say uhhh oh shit I'm going to telepathically ask for help.

  "Zhil, Leto help . I don't know what to say "

  " mention why your doing this" zhil added

  " dunno" was all Leto said

  So I went with zhils suggestion

  "Not long ago I was in the same ocean of blood and doubts you find yourself in today. You wake up worrying and you go to sleep worrying. In truth I know why you are gathered here. Not because I am your enemy, but because you lack hope. I am simply a distraction to your constant agony and fear. My dream is to give you and your family hope, and it is only possible if you join me"

  Pointing my palm toward Leto I channeled the overwhelming amount of my mana into him. I almost passed out but held steadfast.

  EMPOWER

  "LETO now use spatial rift" I commanded telepathically

  WOOOOSH an enormous rift of energy spilt the sky, but only this time instead of a black dimensional crack .It actually showcased the region within. Resulting in a peachy grassland with baby blue skies appearing like a painting in the sky.

  "Will you join me"

  The bird who resembled Oolia spoke

  "Do you really think your pretty words can sway , featherknights ? Boy, your inexperience Is showing. "

  Crap , don't tell me she's a hardcore battle junky like Oolia was

  " what are you alternatives, to squabble over meaningless things until you drown" I quipped back

  "He's right " the green bird said "what entails this hope you offer? King Alioth"

  Good he was taking the proposition

  " I want to build a kingdom of prosperity and peace. I genuinely despise all the unnecessary bloodshed."

  " HA really ? And why is that" asked the Oolia clone

  " because I believe that we have grown up and moved past the old ways. Times change why do we endlessly kill each other. We could very well use our power to build"

  "Is that right, you do know the girl right next to you is thee Oolia the ultimate killer. How can she be allowed in your peaceful and sacred kingdom? Did she suck you off for a pass or what" the green one remarks

  Oolia decided it was time to break her silence

  Moving from my right side she got in front of me and dropped to her knees facing the crowd.

  "I am Oolia , you're right I am the ultimate killer. I don't deserve what I've gained in the last few days . I've done things that I regret in the past , I admit. King Alioth and his boundless generosity has allowed me to turn a new leaf. This is something I couldn't accomplish alone. If you only understood what he was offering you , then you wouldn't make such light of it"

  "So you've gone soft and expect it to matter to us?" Her look alike added

  The yellow bird finally spoke "a new leaf? How so."

  "Before I was one I alioth's vassals a big problem of my life was that I didn't have anyone who cared for me. I turned to vices that harmed other people ,gaining power so I could have some type of feeling of something .I still felt nothing , this lead me down a death spiral. In the small time I was with king Alioth I learned the importance of what love even was. Not you do for me and do for you, or blood relation, but love unto all things . I will admit I still struggle with this ,but with alioth's help I will learn "

  Ehh I don't remember ever saying that but I'll do my best to teach her… I guess

  "You only have been outside of prison for a few days, how could you possibly learn all that? He this king Alioth must have you under some type of mind control"

  The smile from Oolia face dropped immediately after she heard that. I was going to intervene but zhil did in my steed.

  " well you may feel differently but do all the men behind you welcome a pointless death. He's allowing you to escape your meaningless drudgery and all he asks in return is peace.

  Zhill ACKK he was no good at peace talk. Not because he wasn't a good enough speaker but because genuinely had an air of conceit about him.

  " pointless death? There are 5 of you but thousands of us, she said while pointing to the army in the back of her. If anything this sounds like you're out of options."

  Half of the crowd started cheering behind the ghostly colored leader. This was bad , reality never worked the way you had in your mind. Let's look at the silver lining though only half the crowd cheered , so maybe if I continue posturing my position , we could avoid conflict. Yes I get that I would level anymore but I was high enough . My level only symbolized the amount of death I caused.

  " We are out of options . Everyone is, that's why we decided to take control of the situation. What do you expect will happen if we kill each other? Either you will drown or I will gain rank. Both involve needless death. In front of your soldiers can you really explain to them otherwise? Drop your weapons and we can work together. "

  "UGH I'm tired of talking . Look we don't want your peace negotiations, there is s literal army behind us .We came here to battle"

  Looking at the crowd of warmongers , I simply closed my eyes. I knew this might happen , after all to them I've already killed hundreds and now am asking for peace. Hypocrite at best , savage at worst.

  "Is there really no other way" I asked one last time

  "No" said our most vocal adversary

  With that both sides got into their combat positions. Zhil was preparing a breath of madness , Gabla was taking aim. But I wouldn't let it end like this. A king knows when to advance and when to retreat.

  "RETREAT"

  Both my side and theirs seemed shocked , but more animosity wasn't the solution. Back into the dimension we went.