393 Loophole
In the end, we decided to send an envoy. I, of course, could not go myself since I had things to deal with here. Well, I did try to fight this as I did want to see what the undead kingdom looked like, but I was forced to give up when all the officials told me I needed to stay and finish all my reforms.
After the meeting, I retired for the night and went to my room. As I was getting changed and stood there in my underwear, Diablo suddenly appeared behind me. “Faith.”
“Hmmm?” I turned and looked at the devilish man standing there with a blush on his cheeks and laughed. “What ‘s wrong?”
“My-My shadows have searched the entire capital and were unable to find any signs of the undead above ground….” Diablo’s words made me turn around and look at him.
“What do you mean? Above ground? Are you saying there are undead underground?” I asked. If that were the case, things might be much trickier.
“It’s not just one or two. We are talking about millions of them.” Diablo stood up and helped me undo my bra as I stood there, trying to take in his words. Why would so many undead be underground? This made no sense at all. “Diablo, are they moving at all? Like heading in a certain direction? Or are they just sitting under the capital?”
“They are converging on the capital, and more are still coming,” Diablo replied. He then tapped the air and created a water screen in mid air for me to look at. I knew I was half naked at this time, but right now, the scene before me took all my attention.
These were not just some ordinary undead like bugs or rats or something along those lines, these were skeletons of zombie style undead in full armor and weapons. I now realized I was not going to get any sleep tonight. “Diablo helped me get changed. I need to go back to the court for another meeting. Send someone to get all my generals and all officials to court now. Also, have someone bring back the envoy I sent out today.”
I was really looking forward to sleeping. Sighing and with diablo’s help, I was in my normal everyday armor in a matter of minutes. I tied my hair up and made my way to the courtroom while Diablo went door to door, calling all the officials back. I felt bad calling them back after they had just left, but now that we have a big emergency such as this, everyone has to suffer from lack of sleep with me.
An hour later, everyone was once again sitting in the courtroom. This time my military generals were included. “Your majesty, what is this sudden emergency?”
“Diablo,” I called out, and Diablo stepped forward and created a large water screen in the air. “This is under our capital. Millions upon millions of undead soldiers. They went and detected and have amassed a massive army under our own capital, which means they are not here peacefully, but I am sure you can guess that by just looking at things. The envoy we sent out is on the way back. Since the undead has decided to attack us, I will not hold back. I have already cast a barrier around the capital.
“This barrier goes underground and is about thirty feet away from the undead army. If they wish to move from their current position, they will need to do so outside the barrier. But sadly for them, I have a second barrier containing them. Blocking them from being able to move anywhere but the way they came. Generals, I need you to get your men together and spread them throughout the city. Keep a close eye on the back allies and other areas. We will be undergoing a full lockdown of the city as of now.” I have blocked the enemy’s advancement, but I do not know how long that will last. I do not know if they have any powerful undead among the mix.
I am trying to use my detection magic and using appraisal on them from here, but it is hard to tell science some of these numbers are overlapping with one another, and I can’t tell if they are the same or not. I could take the time to try to sort through them all, but I do not have the time for that.
I stood up from my throne and looked at the officials: “As of now, we are under attack, but we are in control of the situation. I will be leaving Iena here for the time being while Diablo and I make our way to the undead capital. We will be flying at full speed, so we should make it there in a few hours. I would like to see what the undead king has to say about invading my empire.”
“Your majesty, I suggest you rethink this! Your safety is more important than millions of lives.” An official yelled out, which made me stop my feet. I turned and looked at the official who spoke out.
“I think you need to correct your words. No one is more important than anyone else. I may be your empress, but I am still a person of this planet and a citizen of the Cyrilia Empire. I am not some god. The people here, from the commoners to the highest of nobles, are all the same in my eyes. Plus…. This is not something anyone else can handle by myself.” I then tossed out three crystal balls to the generals. “Contact me if anything happens. You would be the first to know.”
After saying this, I turned and walked away. I had no time to waste because I wanted to get this resolved. I did not like the idea of someone being so sneaky, and this also made me realize there was a major loophole in the defenses of my empire.
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