REBUILD: the advent of angels

CHAPTER 12

the transition of power was exceedingly smooth most of the populace was ecstatic that their messiah was taking the throne and officially becoming emperor, he made it clear he would be following his human name, shinosuke itsukimaru, he spent two months ironing out his rule before taking his vessel, and what he could cobble together for a fleet before setting out to collect asseylum and her people

arriving i found the VERS empire at war with the terrans, but i also found asseylum attempting to stop the fight, and with the emperor dead, as was soon reported to me the soldiers of VERS at least should be listening

"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS, YOUR EMPRESS HAS ORDERED YOU TO STAND DOWN AND BY THE GODS YOU WILL FOLLOW THAT ORDER, OR YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED TRAITORS TO THE THRONE, AND I COUNT DUCAINE, WILL PERSONALLY HUNT YOU DOWN AND EXTERMINATE YOU" i roared over comms, as the fighting quickly stopped especially at seeing the counts massive warship

"count ducaine, you are alive, many thought you to be dead" asseylum said, her relief plain to here in her tone

"the reports on my death were greatly exaggerated your grace, i will be sending out my personal forces to clean up this mess, and to bring you aboard my flagship, where you will be safe" i said

it didn't take long before the crown princess's maid rushed her aboard the hyperion everyone knew that count ducaine's loyalties sat with the throne, no matter who sat upon it, as the princess entered the bridge escorted by her made, and count klancain

"count klancain" i said curtly before immediately turning my attention to asseylum

"welcome aboard my flagship, your royal highness" i said

"where have you been" asseylum asked

"becoming emperor of avalon, i world i built with my own two hands, that is a story i am more then willing to tell you, i returned so that i may be released from service so that i could build my nation, allow me to introduce my wives, latia and ikuno shinosuke" i said, neither asseylum nor klancain batted an eye at how he said wives, polygamy was quite common among the nobility of VERS her own father had six wives, and many mistresses besides

"i will of course release you, you have served my family honorably and with distinction since my father helped you back to health in your time of need" she said, i smiled gratefully, that particular adventure started by me field testing the brynhildr it didn't end exactly as planned and i got stuck in this universe until rei collected me five years later

"how big is this nation" klancain asked

"the planet is three times the size of terra, a third of the world is populated currently, i hope to fully populate it and make it my true capital" i said, all of asseylum's group were shocked to here that

"would a political marriage be possible" asseylum asked

"that depends, would you be happy as my third wife, ikuno and latia have already decided on how this would work, i would happily marry you, and welcome VERS by extension but would you be happy with me, you don't need to marry me, i am more then willing to extend an alliance, and move mars to the avalon dimension" i asked

their eyes widened further

"you can do that" klancain asked

"i at one point had the powers of a god, a minor one, but still a god, i can do many things" i said

"you have served my family for years, and have been my closest confident, giving me advice and guiding me, i would be honored if you would take me as one of your wives" she said

"we'll talk, come" ikuno said as she and latia led asseylum away

"is that wise" klancain asked

"if you are worried for her safety don't bother, this ship is safer then the royal palace as everyone on it has no idea who asseylum is and is also loyal to me" i said

"what about those two" klancain asked, i paused

"though won't harm her" i said

"i sense a but" klancain said

"she won't be as naïve anymore, i need to begin making preparations to transfer the people of mars to avalon proper, it will be good for my world's populace to not be so empty" i said