CARNAGE was not convinced by what Aeternus said. It would have narrowed its eyes if it had any eyes to narrow. Instead, it hummed and asked suspiciously, "Is that so?"
Aeternus didn't need to answer that question and he doesn't want to either. The fact is that nothing he can say can clear him. Anyone can say anything so he could be lying or speaking the truth. Either way, no one will believe him. So he kept quiet.
He didn't need to answer. Someone else spoke up.
A level 4 demon king said, "I heard from a succubus queen who is a friend of mine that she and 3 other demon kings are going somewhere with demon king Cerberus."
This nosy demon king is a demon king of envy. It has a small stature which puts it as 6 kilometers tall amongst the other 10 kilometers tall demon kings. It is also in the form of a worm with wings and horns. It is not a snake because it is segmented with multiple sections joined together.
"Where did they go to?" CARNAGE asked.
The demon king hurriedly replied, "She didn't tell me where. It could be the Invasion of a plane. All she said to me was that if she disappears, then it is probably Demon King Cerberus's fault."
What the demon lord of envy said made everyone laugh or snicker quietly. They are very familiar with situations like this. It is very clear to them that this succubus queen was informing others of her arrangements in case she disappeared. She also did not say exactly where she was going or what they were going to do there to maintain secrecy. It is obvious that there is some sort of benefits involved and she doesn't want the person she told to get wind of it and interfere.
"Is that succubus queen here now?" CARNAGE asked.
The demon king replied with a shake of the head. "No, Your Excellency."
That finally settled some of the suspicions of CARNAGE. It seems that Cerberus's absence can be explained by her being busy with something. She could probably be outside the abyss which will explain why she didn't receive the message for the meeting. The benefits also won't allow her to come even if she heard the summons.
If there is something that it is sure of from what it heard, the benefits have to be very big because she was supposed to have a meeting with it earlier. It is a meeting for CARNAGE to inform those in its faction about what this current meeting is about. They were supposed to use the early access to the information to their advantage. She missed that meeting so the benefits have to be greater.
"Let this meeting start then." WRATH called the meeting to order.
"I am sure most of you are surprised by the summons and this meeting. You must suspect a lot of things. I assure you that this meeting was called for a very important reason. It is a momentous reason that affects all of the abyss."
"The era of conquest is coming. This era will bring a lot of changes. It brings both good things and bad things for everyone. One thing is sure and it is that the era of conquest will affect everyone. It will also affect the demons. For those that don't know, the abyss will disappear after the end of the era of conquest. It doesn't matter if the realm of high heaven succeeds or fails. The abyss will cease to exist."
If the realm of high heaven succeeds in the era of conquest then it will detach from the law matrix and leave behind the abyss. If the realm of high heaven fails, then it will be destroyed along with the abyss. So the era of conquest marks the end of the abyss no matter the outcome of the era of conquest.
"We have little we can do to change the fate of the abyss. The abyss will end no matter what and the demons will end with it. But that has changed. I am here to tell you that the realm lord of the realm of high heaven met with all the demon gods of the abyss. He offered us a deal to preserve the demons. He has a grand plan for the realm and he wants us to be a part of it."
The announcement of WRATH evoked surprise and shock from the demon kings. Not all of them were surprised though. Some of them have heard of this information from the demon gods that they are involved with. Aeternus wasn't surprised to hear about it. He knows a lot about the era of conquest and the realm lord so he is not surprised that the realm lord is recruiting the demons. After all, the realm lord is also recruiting world gods.
So he took the announcement in stride. What he isn't sure about is what the realm lord wants of them. He doesn't understand what use the abyss will be since their total strength is weak. A single powerful plane in the realm can exceed the top-level strength of the entire abyss.
There are about 300 demon kings in the abyss. Meanwhile, the Ghastorix family alone can produce thousands of Origin gods. The Abyss has 10 demon gods. Meanwhile, the Virut plane has more than 30 world gods. So, of what use are the demons and the abyss?
WRATH said to them, "The specifics of the deal with the realm lord can not be explained yet. If you want to know, then you must join the coalition of the abyss. It will require you to swear an oath of loyalty. The abyss needs to be united for this deal to be carried out without problems.
"So all of you must vote or you can leave. I have sworn that you will not face any danger from a demon God during this meeting. So you can leave without worry or concern about your safety. You are in no danger whatsoever. For now."