Monarch of Darkness, Arsene

Chapter 223: Ready for War?

"So it has begun," I spoke with malice as the skies seem to be raining over Midgard in an endless stream of starlight.

Touching my chest, I could feel the mark of Bahoment begin to burn as his words rang within my mind, "My Little Apostle, I may have killed a core member of the Court of Nox and used the name of Vaevictis to accelerate the Abyssal War. Do not disappoint. I wish to see blood."

"Oh!" I said in shock and confusion.

"Azeroth will be meeting with Lilith soon, be there when she receives his seal. You are not powerful enough to understand much right now, but your mind will retain it. Either way, my boy, I wish you luck with the Abyssal War... You will need it. " He said in a hollow tone as the mark went cold.

Clenching my teeth, I turned to Ezra, "Go to the Nines and bring back those proficient with Formations and Engineering; they do not need to be strong, just proficient. That bastard Bahomet just fucked us."

"Yes," She said, waving her hand as a familiar gate appeared. Staring at the Gate of Brimstone, I could feel my skin tingle in excitement and fear as she stepped in, vanishing from my sight.

"Arsene, finish this auction; we can discuss the rest later," Lilith said in a dark tone akin to a demon of wrath.

Nodding my head, I turned my attention back to the confused looks of those around, "My apologies, it would seem we have to cut this auction off a little early than I hoped."

Seeing many holding strange relics, I did not put much thought in as they simply nodded with a malicious gleam.

"Three billion, and a Divine Sword." Someone from the Aesir Clan roared.

"Five billion with the blood of a golden dragon."

"5.5 billion with a..."

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Hearing the endless numbers, my heart remained cold as they continued to my annoyance. Releasing a breath, I passed my hands through my hair as Eric arose.

"Five Billion, and a drop of Primordial essence from the World Tree."

"SOLD" I yelled, having no idea what the hell that was. While what he asked for was smaller than the current bid, I figured it was sufficient; either way, a billion was more than enough. I only needed a few million to get control over Hallr. The rest was just icing on the cake.

"Ridiculous, it's merely a drop!!" Someone from the Vanirs bellowed in rage, glaring at me with malice.

Watching as Eric arose, I smile as a few members of his posse began carrying a few large crates as they placed it at my feet. With a deep smile, Eric spoke. "Five billion in each would you like to count?"

"Nope, I trust you... Especially when you wanna impress Ezra." I curtly said as he blushed a bit.

"Surely you jest, but I may have taken a fancy to her." he weakly said as I laughed.

Smirking, I eyed the young man, "Is this the reason you were so lucrative?"

"No, I reived a direct message from the High King," Eric whispered, sending a shiver down most. "He is also inviting you to visit the capital when you have the chance."

Handing me a vial filled with an emerald color liquid, I felt my blood shiver in greed. Narrowing my gaze, I nodded, handing Eric a single ring holding two hundred spiral rings. "Send your intent into the ring, and it will work."

Waving my hand, all five of the large chest vanish. Arriving at my side an instant, Eric's eyes went wide as he reached for his sword; however, Lilith was far faster as we vanished, leaving everyone bewildered.

Releasing me, I looked around at the large room I was in that smelt of Lilith tilting my head in confusion, "You know I was not done, right?"

"Meh, who cares? They are just little people anyway. I will wait for Ezra to come back before I go back to Tensen Lumireis but in the meantime. You need to be low-key."

"Lilith... come on. It's me your talking about. Do you even think that's possible?" I asked in a mocking tone as she laughed.

"I forgot," She whispered, removing her mask allowing me to see something I had not in so long. Resiting the urge to push her down, I smiled,

"It's strange. I had many things planned, but It seems we are out of time."

"Yeah, same, but there's nothing we can do." She said, waving her hand before handing me a small-looking emblem of a pentagram.

"Hold onto this. It will protect you, but at the cost of you becoming lost within the lands of the Nine Realms. Midgard is the safest realm, so should a world god or lower attack run as far as you can."

Feeling the strange mettle against my skin, I watched as it suddenly faded into my pores. Gasping in surprise, I chuckled, patting the little girl's head, "Thanks, Lili."

"But I'm not Lili,"

"Arent you? You did say you two are one and the same, but I guess I can just call you Lily for short. Although, it's the same damn thing."

Rolling her eyes, Lilith suddenly vanished before I could speak about what was said regarding those gods.

Sighing, I quickly began to smile, "No use stressing, nothing has changed much. I just need to continue on. People will always be trying to kill me." I said to myself, trying to calm my apprehension.

Touring the Mansion, I assumed to be Lilith; I left before mesmerizing its location before returning back to crossroads.

"HE IS BACK!!!"

Hearing the roars off from the endless line, I waved, smiling at the fools selling their souls to the devil.

Opening my doors, I found two familiars' faces bringing a smile to my face, "Back so soon? And it seems you took my advice and brought someone else."

"...Are you two here to breakthrough past your current realm? Gain eternal Life or something along those lines?" I asked, staring at the strange woman who never gave me her name yet was rude enough to invade my carriage a few days ago.

Clenching her teeth, the elderly man to her side smirked, patting her head softly, "Kara, do not be baited, and boy, show some respect."

Rolling my eyes, I took my seat, staring at the duo with an indifferent gleam, "So what is it you want? As you can clearly see, I am rather busy."

"yes, quite right," the man said, yet his words did not seem to express any sort of care nor interest.

Staring at the man, I did not speak as we simply waited. A few minutes began to pass as the elderly man, nor I spoke, simply waiting for something. I understood his game, but...that didn't mean I needed to play along.

"Lilith, can you kick these two out? They are rather annoying." I coldly said out loud as a rush of abyssal force began to storm all of Hallr in a storm of darkness. A shiver of cold sweat quickly began to build up as I smiled.

"Since you two have nothing to say, leave," I stated, ready to yell for the next fool to enter.

"Lord Snow, wait!!!"