Chapter 921: The new responsibility
*Bzzzzt*
A space portal opened and the three meters tall Amon with his two powerful spiral horns came out, followed by 30 other demons.
As soon as he came out, he noticed the presence of Morin and Sakaar in the place, so he gave the usual demon salute of respect, "My brothers."
They nodded at him.
Then he focused on scanning the area... They were on top of a small hill, other than Morin standing on the side and Sakaar sitting on something that looked like a throne, there were no less than 200 demons, all of them high or mid-level demon emperors and he knew every one of them, they can be considered the joints of the army.
At the bottom of the hill was the army led by Sakaar to pressure the Great Serpent Army and prevent them from descending towards the central or southern region, a huge army consisting of hundreds of thousands of demons.
If a quarter of these numbers had gathered before they followed the Lord, devastating chaos would have begun. Like a plague, they would have begun to spread and destroy everything in sight. Their instincts would have blocked any orders from their leaders with a veil of blood. Their heads would have been saturated with the instinct to destroy and kill until all the creatures of the planet united against them in a massive war in which one side would be annihilated.
But here they were now, those at the forefront standing in orderly rows, wearing scattered red armor pieces and carrying red weapons and shields as well, the level of these armors and weapons was not inferior to the golden armor of the First Army, they were specially designed from crimson-colored metals to match the bodies of the demons, and the design was more brutal, unlike the design of the human armors that gave the impression of royalty.
Behind them was the real body of the army sitting in circles eating their food and talking in low voices or simply sitting with their weapons on their thighs in a ready-to-go position, and then behind them was a small village hastily erected for the purpose of organizing the soldiers' food and maintaining their weapons, etc~
It was a real army with a disciplined structure and a clear hierarchy, so much so that the only human present, Charles Burton, the second man of Shadow Swords, could only sigh and nod in approval with what he saw.
"Why were we summoned? We had to stop the battle immediately and retreat, we lost a large piece of land that we worked hard for." Amon was not happy at all.
"I don't know, we were also urgently summoned by the Shadow Swords." Morin also didn't understand anything either.
"..." Sakaar remained sitting in his place without saying a word.
Charles came a moment ago and asked to summon Amon, Morin, and all the important figures in the army for some reason, then he stood there with his eyes closed for some reason.
Charles took out a scroll from his space ring, then shouted loudly for the entire army to hear, "Demon Sakaar, come forward and receive the decree of your lord."
*Standing* *Standing*
All the members of the demon army looked towards the hill, those who were sitting stood up and those who were doing something stopped.
"...A decree from the lord? What happened?" Amon quickly turned to Sakaar, "Is he angry because of our recent moves?"
"Hey Charles, you little wizel, what exactly did you tell the lord? Did you tell him the circumstances that led to these decisions or did you just tell him the reactions?" Morin showed some anger and took a step forward
"Enough," but Sakaar raised his hand to stop him, then got up from his thrown like seat, "No matter what the circumstances that led to these decisions, we must bear the consequences of our choices, what the lord wants the lord gets."
After a few steps, he stood in front of Charles who looked like a child at the moment, and spoke in a rough voice, "Read what's in your hand."
"Everyone hear the words of the Lord!" Charles didn't seem afraid at all and opened the scroll directly, then continued reading aloud: "Sakaar, congratulations on your new position, but remember that this position is for you to serve the empire better and not to do whatever you want without accountability, for I will be your judge."
"...?!" Sakaar tilted his head to the side slightly, Amon and Morin turned to each other as well, and even the entire Demon Army below was momentarily shaken.
"...If fate wills and you find yourself one day on the same battlefield as Caesar, you must communicate with each other before making any move that affects the other side, and if the disagreement reaches its peak and you cannot find a compromise, whoever arrives at the battlefield first will be the one to make the decision and the other must obey."
".....!!!" Sakaar's confusion intensified, Caesar would have to listen to him if he was the one who arrived at the battlefield first?
"The Shadow Swords will not give you direct orders anymore, but you must not cut off your connection with them and listen to the information and advice they have, they are one of the most reliable and loyal agencies in the Empire," Charles was not entirely satisfied with this part but continued anyway, "Starting from today your orders will be taken from me and me only, other than that you can decide as you see fit... Good luck."
*Disturbance* *Disturbance*
"What is that human talking about?"
"What new position? What is going on?!"
The demon army couldn't stay silent, but they didn't move a step from their places.
"What's going on here?!" Even Sakaar, who prefers silence, had to ask, his hearts was beating at an incredible speed.
If he connected Charles' words together, he would reach an imaginary result, something he never expected to happen, but he preferred not to reach any conclusions before he was sure!!
"Did we miss something!?" Amon looked confused as well
"Silence!!" Moren turned and shouted at the army to calm down again, then turned back to Charles, grabbed a tree branch, and advanced toward the Shadow Sword, "Charles, there must be a missing part of the decree, you didn't intentionally miss it because you know we can't read paper, right? If you want to mess around, I'll gladly mess with you."
"Tsk~ The actual orders are sealed in another scroll and that scroll has already spread everywhere, you should have known about it anyway." Charles laughed out loud, "His Excellency has already sealed that other scroll for everyone to see, and then it will be stored in the administrative headquarters of the Empire, but this copy and your new rules will remain with you if you accept your position."
"What position?!" Sakaar's patience was running out.
"His Excellency has appointed you as a Supreme General with the same powers and duties as His Highness Caesar and has given you the task of forming a second army for the Empire. That means you will be responsible for defending the entirety Empire's lands just like him, responsible for conquering new lands, and responsible for any bad behavior by any demon that might tarnish the image of the empire." Charles' expression turned serious, "If you accept the position and the laws, then keep this scroll with you and keep it in a safe place. If you don't accept, I will take it with me and return it."
*Disturbance* *Disturbance*
"King Sakaar has become like the elder son of the lord?!"
"...!!" Moren froze in place, he wanted to say something but couldn't, "Th... Th.."
"This..." Amon muttered in a low voice, if he had eyes they would have popped out of their
sockets for sure
The rest of the former demon emperors and army officials were also in shock
"This... is wonderful!!" Moren opened his arms and clenched his fists then shouted excitedly,
"Haha, this is wonderful!!"
Amon stepped forward and hit Sakaar's shoulder hard several times, "Hahaha, congratulations, brother Sakaar, no one deserves it more!"
"Congratulations, Supreme General!" The rest of the officials started laughing and shouting already, some of them started ordering a party for the soldiers
"Your Majesty the king!!"
"Long live His Majesty King Sakar!!"
"Hahaha, the king did it!!"
"Kaaa!!!!"
The army was also agitated, they all started jumping in their places or punching each other to make sure they weren't dreaming... Their king had become as important as Caesar, the eldest
son of the lord!!
"..." The only one who kept his calm and looked burdened was the one in question himself, who felt like a mountain had fallen on his head as he watched the scroll still in Charles's hand, the rest might see the superficiality behind this decision, but he saw something else... "...Hoo~" But after a few seconds he took half a step forward anyway, knelt on one knee, then extended both his hands towards Charles in a majestic scene that forced everyone to hold their breath, "I accept this responsibility."