In the afternoon, I opened my eyes.
I thought momentarily before getting up and walking out of the house.
I wasn't certain I wanted to attend the meeting, but since I didn't attend the last two, I decided to attend this one, or it would look bad.
I hope, they won't last long. Like the one I attended last, it took half a day.
I took to the sky and shot toward the central circle. Reaching there a few seconds later before landing in front of the large white building.
People looked at me while the guards bowed. Even people bowed. They couldn't see my face clearly but knew who I was.
I would have preferred. If Carter had kept things secret, but he didn't.
I understand he did it for the morale, but I still didn't like attention. Who knows, someone might notice something about me that I don't want.
Soon, I reached the meeting hall. It has massive iron doors with two Sky Soveigns guarding it.
Though they are not a threat, those bronze golems are at least to the common prime. To me, they are not unless they blew their cores.
'There might be nothing special about them, but their core is seriously powerful. I wouldn't want to be anywhere close when they explode.
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The guards bowed before opening the door for me. I nodded and stepped inside.
Its beautifully decorated hall is filled with mementos. There is even a preserved head of Lionman Grimm; they are hard to preserve for as long as the world wants to erase them.
Six people were sitting there, including Kanxin and Carter.
I am not late; I have arrived excitedly on time. It is them who came early. I nodded at them, before taking a seat beside Kanxin.
"The first order of business is the territory we are losing. We have lost 10% of the territory in the past ten years," stated Prime Lrma as projected the map of Taurus.
There is a clearly marked part that they had lost.
"They are taking advantage of our condition," replied Korz.
"I would think, let them. We should even resist less. So, they would capture more of our territory," said Kanxin, and all of them looked at her like she was mad.
"Why do you think that Prime Kanxin?" Asked Terius.
"Currently, our condition is bad; we can't make a major move, but we are stronger than ever. The Governor had become Peak Prime."
"Prime Korz, you have reached the Mid-Prime. We are stronger than we had ever been."
"So, once the craziness of forbidden power crystals completely died down, we could move to recapture those lord territories and will take some from our enemies as well," replied Kanxin.
Some nodded, but a few remained hesitant about it.
"It is a risky strategy," said Carter. "Yes, but the benefits are also great," she replied. There was a silence for a couple of seconds before Carter shook his head.
"We will think about taking such action when the time comes. Until then, we will resist any expansion into our territory," said Carter. His words are final.
I might have influenced this decision. I told him I would likely leave his organization if he launched the war.
If I didn't leave, then I will not fight. I had already made Belial's Star my enemy; I didn't want to do that with other organizations.
"How many primes are in the territory this month?" asked Carter.
"Seventeen. Thirteen of which we are able to identify," replied Korz, and their projection appeared along with information.
There is little information on the other four. It is what they and their sensors had sensed.
They are wrong about the numbers. I had sensed twenty-one of them, and they were just the ones that came close to the city.
I am sure there has been more coming into the organization.
"The past eighteen months have been calm; let's hope the coming years will be calm as well," said Carter. Many nodded with hope.
These past few years have been extremely dangerous for them. It is a miracle that they have survived it without losing any Prime.
They discussed one topic after another. I didn't say a single word.
Many meetings had gone through without me speaking. I know the weight behind my words. Its why I keep quiet and unless I am asked.
Even then, I reply very carefully.
"The last top; Hathor Realm. We have sensed the intrusion; the Grimms have arrived there again," said Kanxin.
I kept my emotions calm, but it made me curious. The Grimms are my mortal enemies, and they just so provide the things I need the most.
"Bastards!" cursed Carter.
"It's one of the important Prime Realms, we have. We cannot let Grimms mess with it. We need to deal with them as we did last time," replied Korz.
"Last time, Kanxin, you and I needed to go deal with them. Even then, we nearly died," "This time, we can spare one person at most, but that would be far from enough," said Carter.
"We cannot let them destroy the realm. It would be a huge blow to us," said Kanxin.
It made me curious about the realm. The way they talk about it seems pretty important. I couldn't help but wonder what it is that is so precious in it.
"I could go. I have been thinking about going out for a few weeks, and this would be a good outing for me," I volunteered.
I had also mentioned I was planning on going, and I was.
I could tell Carter was very resistant to the idea. I am the one that saved them last time. They cannot afford to let me go.
"You cannot, Prime Arys," said Korz, and immediately, my expression hardened.
"You are forgetting something, Prime Korz. I am not a member of your organization. It has no power over me; I could leave any time I want," I replied, looking directly into the man's eyes, making him shudder.
"My apologies. I didn't mean that, Prime Arys," he apologized.
"We will take your offer, Prime Arys. You and Kanxin will go to the realm and deal with Grimms," said Carter.
There is no choice in front of him.
It is either realm or me going out of the organization, which he doesn't want.