The meeting was finally taking place and everyone had their eyes on the two new arrivals, an atmosphere of silence remained for a few seconds before Zadiris was the first to speak.
"I don't know where you two are from or what your customs are, but this meeting was made at the request of both of you, which makes you the center of this discussion." (Zadiris)
"It's no use trying on the alliance topic since we don't know you and everything you've done only raises our suspicions." (Orsel)
I just stayed silent, there was no place for me to speak since I knew little or nothing of those at this table outside my group, I cannot and will not give an opinion on something that I do not have the knowledge to do so.
The two exchange glances before the brown haired woman named Miriam stands up.
"First I think I should ask, did you call people with the Blessings of various Gods?" (Miriam)
"Before answering your questions, I would like to ask the reason for such a request." (Elizabeth)
"I know it may sound arrogant and maybe even disrespectful of our request, but I know that even though the Gods don't act directly, they still carry a lot of influence in this universe." (Astrid)
"We also know that those who carry the Blessings of the Gods are being watched by them, our wish is that they can hear what we have to say." (Astrid)
"If you want something from the Gods, why not go to one of their Temples and Churches? This city is an outpost for defending this world and for commerce." (Elizabeth)
I already know Elizabeth well enough to know when she's setting a trap with her words, she does that to me a lot, she's steering the conversation to a point where they can't get away with the vague things she's been doing.
I also noticed that she doesn't know that there are Champions of the Gods present at this meeting, as well as Demigods and Elder Dragons, I think that the two of them don't have a clear sense of anyone present.
"No use playing word games, Astrid." (Miriam)
By her look, he must have realized that depending on what happens at this meeting, neither of them will leave here alive, if they continue the way they are, only death awaits them.
"If of your doubts about our identity, we are what you call Outsiders, we all traveled from another universe to this one, we are not criminals, Priests of Evil Gods, or anything that goes against your existing laws." (Astrid)
"I am the leader of my nation, just as Miriam is my most trusted general." (Astrid)
"You say it like there are many, but that would be impossible, a number large enough to create a nation would not make it this far, conditions are too extreme for even a single individual to make it." (Navar)
"You're right, it took extreme conditions and events for us to even have the slightest chance, but even then luck played a central factor." (Astrid)
"Because of the help of the Gods, we need a world to inhabit and the blessings of the Gods for the population, we can't get here without consequences that only the Gods can help." (Astrid)
I noticed a slight displeasure in the fluctuation of her Aura, most of the speech she spoke normally without showing anything either in her face or in her Aura, but when she spoke about asking the Gods for help I noticed a trace of shame in her Aura, it was a brief moment and it was enough for me.
"To begin with, the entire population is infertile, which makes our current generation our nation's last." (Astrid)
"Furthermore, our bodies are not suitable for magic like those who live in this universe, those who are stronger and with the help of specialized magic items can resist in areas with high energy density, but the great part of the population cannot live in areas with high energy as it harms their bodies." (Astrid)
"But a world without this energy that permeates everything is a dead world, if things continue like this half the population will die in 10 years at most." (Astrid)
"..." (Nicole)
"..." (I)
"..." (Elizabeth)
Nicole looked like she wanted to say something, I made her wait with a nod as Elizabeth looked like she didn't want to be interrupted.
"If your situation is so bad, then why do things so suspiciously, one of you was even present in a situation that could have destroyed a continent at the very least, I'm sure you weren't there with a focus on helping. " (Elizabeth)
"When we got here we were running away from a desperate situation only to realize we had nowhere to go, we also found out about the Monsters, other races of people, and these various energies that are unknown to us." (Miriam)
"Trusting people whose race, culture and history we didn't know was a proposition suggested in the early days only to be turned down for obvious reasons." (Miriam)
"As Miriam says, during our time here we've done our best to understand the basics of this universe and the various races that inhabit it." (Astrid)
"We also sent spies to many places, our objective was to know their cultures, to know their way of thinking and acting, as well as to know their strength to know if we could defend ourselves in case of combat." (Astrid)
"So to this day, you had enough information to make the decision to make contact, but just as you don't have enough reason or knowledge to trust us, the same can be said for those present here." (Orsel)
"You ask us to believe your words based on what?" (Orsel)
Orsel already knows the answer to that question, they've thought of it as a possibility and made their plans with that in mind, everyone here has seen their requirements for this meeting.
"Since I had to respond earlier, I didn't have time to confirm, but I believe a Fairy or Moon Spirit must be present." (Astrid)
"For our doubts, we knew that we would need to prove that we tell the truth, thanks to our investigations we were able to identify those entities that can see through the truth and the lie." (Astrid)
"(Nix?)" (I)
"(They tell the truth.)" (Nix)
I nod in confirmation, none of the people around this table turned their eyes my way, but I felt their attentions on me briefly, all of them having already been briefed on Nix before I got here, something Orsel told me on my first day here when we met.
"Why did you come now and this way, surely there were easier and less suspicious ways to do this." (Zadiris)
"You choosing such a suspicious method while trying to remedy your mistake by giving all the cards in our hands shows a level of desperation where time is critical." (Zadiris)
"But according to you, it may still be years before the tragedy reaches your people." (Zadiris)
I see Miriam and Astrid exchange glances before Miriam places herself in the empty space in the middle of the ring shaped table, then she takes off her coat, at which point I notice her arms.
Pure non-elemental mana forming currents of energy around its arms as its skin splits open revealing lines of separation that are normally not visible, the skin was fake when it split open revealing a robot arm whose parts rearrange to form a weapon, while that the other arm seems to open to mine forming a sword of energy.
"Magic prostheses are the ultimate in our technology, our bodies cannot store these magical energies like yours, so these prostheses serve to store that energy for use, this also prevents our bodies from being harmed in areas of high ambient magic like Where are we now." (Astrid)
"Unfortunately many people's bodies reject prostheses that could otherwise extend their lives." (Astrid)
"I want..." (Nicole)
"Later, this is not the time." (I)
I stopped Nicole before she could continue talking, I know these two want something from Nicole, I'm still not sure what they're after, but this isn't the time to talk yet.
"I understand what you're saying, but that doesn't answer the question asked, why are you in such a hurry when there was still enough time to use a softer approach?" (Elizabeth)
"I'm just giving an example so you can see, our world didn't have this energy called magic, our bodies are not adapted to support this energy." (Astrid)
Astrid's gaze changed, I could see anger and sadness in her eyes before she spoke as she pointed her hand at her mate.
"Just as those beside me decided to use what you call magic items to artificially enhance our bodies, unfortunately, there were also those who chose to address the problem more permanently at its roots." (Astrid)
"When we came to this universe we didn't come alone, we were in big vehicles and we were 7 of which most were not able to complete the journey, only 2 left of which one was my group and the other belongs to our enemy who had infiltrated without us knowing." (Astrid)
"Their approach was to medicate bodies on a genetic level, for you it might be easier if I say they remade their bodies, just as our technology has advanced to create prostheses, their technology has advanced at the cost of countless lives by integrating flesh and blood as the main focus." (Astrid)
"They distort bodies, create their own monsters, and control the minds of innocents by remaking their bodies into living weapons." (Miriam)
Everyone was surprised by what they were hearing, but right after her explanation Astrid's triangular eyes formed holographic images of some battles against that enemy, she also showed videos of one of her bases that was made of meat mixed with the rest of the materials.
Everyone was silent, but a killing intent so powerful that it made even space tremble exploded alerting everyone, the source of this killing interaction was Elizabeth as she was still looking at the images.
"How dare you desecrate the blood that connects past, present, and future with such abominations worse than Kimeras!!!???" (Elizabeth)
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