My Soul card is a Reaper

Usually, when something is proposed, the hidden clans would make arguments or participate in discussions, trying to get clarification on the matter of how such implementation of the act will benefit them or the world.

But, at the moment, all they could think of was that giant undead army they saw in Azzy's mindscape earlier and Azzy's promise.

Azzy also knew how selfish these hidden clans were. They hold themselves on high moral ground, but in the end, all they care about is dominance. WAMO even suspects that some of them actually have secret connections with other civilizations from other star systems, as they have spotted interspace travel from certain locations of Gaia over the past few centuries.

Azzy doesn't know their secret, and neither does he care about it. They have greed and appetite to grow stronger; that's all he needs to know. Hence, he wasn't that worried about a complete rejection of his propositions and calmly waited in silence.

And, the ice was broken by the Elf King, after a mere 20 seconds of silence; Neymeryn opened his mouth, stating, "Unlike the humans, the Elves cannot absorb the cores of the wild monsters. So, your so-called bribe doesn't really help us a bit."

Azzy's face twitched for a moment, hearing the first rejection. As he wondered whether the cards he placed on the table might collapse soon after, Neymeryn then said, "We agree with your propositions but on agreeing of our proposition to the Death Clan instead."

"What is it, King Searvale?" Azzy asked seriously. He couldn't help but wonder whether this elven king would once again put forth a marriage proposal. As far as he understood about him, this Elven King was quite straightforward and haughty. Hence, he was really worried about what he was going to say.

Everyone's eyes were also on Neymeryn. They want to see what kind of deal he would put forth so that they can see Azzy's limits and they too can put forth their own deals in place of those cores.

However, Neymyrn put forth an unthinkable proposition that even Qridus never saw it coming.

"The same thing you proposed for the Sun and Dragon Clans. I propose the merger of our two clan villages to create a small country with two states. The Elves decided to stop living in the past and take the next step. Oh, and also, on a side note, we would like to take responsibility for the Sun Clan."

"Uhhh…" Azzy was stumped for a moment, and so was Qridus. The latter was clearly about to comment on it, but Azzy beat him to it and said, "Alright. I agree with your proposition."

"What!" Qridus couldn't hold himself to let out his surprise, "Azrael? What are you doing?"

Azzy didn't look at him and replied, "Lord Qridus, One, the interim judge shouldn't interrupt the discussions between the clan heads. And Two, you have already passed the clan's future to me. So, do restrain your doubts on my ways and continue to place trust in me."

Qridus grabbed his armrests of the throne tightly but let out a deep breath and leaned back once again, "Fine, continue."

And this mere exchange of words between these two suddenly changed the entire situation.

The clan heirs standing around couldn't help but exchange glances with each other as if they were thinking of the same thing. "This kid had the balls to speak to a demigod in such a way."

Everyone was visibly surprised at first, but then Fujiwara Shuichi, Minamoto Clan's head, shrugged his shoulders, "Well, I'm convinced. Clan leader Garcia, you have my support for all of your propositions. While we are at it, I would also propose the same thing as Elf King. I wish for our Minamoto Clan village to join that country you were going to create and have a three-state system. But we might need four spirit cores on top of that. And also, we can take responsibility for the Dragon Clan if no one is willing to take that duty."

As if it wasn't surprising enough for Qridus and the other clan leaders, including Neymeryn, Azzy reacted instantly with a nod, "Yes, I agree with your demands too."

His eyes then wandered around, "Anyone else is also willing to surprise me with any other demands, please put forth your proposals on the table, too. Let's be transparent and open-minded about what we want instead of just arguing over and over about complications over those unlikely risks or 10% disadvantages and pushing forth decisions for another decade later."

*Slam*

Einridi Odinson, probably the weakest clan representative, raised his voice, "Alright, what kind of sick hidden clan meeting is this?" His face turned red, as if he was angry, as he almost roared, "After six thousand years, Valhalla is willing to attend a clan meeting in person, and the first thing we get in an unnecessary argument with Kuru Clan, then get faced the usage of force from Moon Clan's Matriarch, and then display of power from the host himself, who not only put forth ridiculous propositions but also bribe the clan leaders, and some of them even accept such a shameless thing over selfish reasons? Seriously? Is this what the future of our hidden clans lies in?"

For a moment, silence filled the room, but Elyssa had a quick response to his outbursts, "Odinson, I remember I told you that interim clan heirs have to shut their mouths in the meeting. It is already humiliating to think that you are sitting with us at the same table, but you dare to shout at our faces and, worse, mock our ethics?" She got up to place her hands on the table and leaned to the front, threateningly looking at him, "Do you think my words are a joke?"

This time, her aura didn't erupt, but, instead, it was much scarier than the aura, it was her soul energy that formed a layer over her body. She might be a 9-star rank but the energy appeared so dense that it sent down shivers to the ones sat beside her.

"Sit down, Elyssa," Qridus's voice was heard in the room, and then, suddenly, Elyssa collapsed to her seat, and her soul energy retreated into her body and she went stiff as a robot.

Everyone couldn't help but glance at the throne as Qridus said, "If you are representing your clans, then do remember that your actions also represent your clans, too. Only those with observer status (clan heirs) are allowed to state their personal opinions when they are asked.

Now, let's get back to the voting process. The Minamoto Clan and the Elves were in favor of the proposition. The Sun and Dragon Clans automatically abstained from voting. Let the voting continue…"

As soon as his words flew out, the clan heads went to action quickly.

"Moon Clan agrees to all propositions and accepts the deal proposed by Lord Garcia."

Once the Moon Clan made its decision, Azzy already had four out of seven votes in favor of his propositions, meaning the others' opinions weren't important anymore. Hence, he no longer intended to agree with their special demands too.

As a result, The Angels and the Kuru Clans were forced to go along with the majority.

However, Eirindi Odinson was silent. Read latest stories on m_v-l'e|-NovelBin.net

"Odinson, vote your opinion. You are the only one left."

Einridi: "Well… I reject… all of your nonsensical propositions… We refuse to be a part of it."

Everyone: "…"