Chapter 905: Eternal Conflict
"The capture of DaraBuntara was unsuccessful?" Mesupoh glared at the soldier before him and expressed his fury, "Wasn't Falrami in charge of the capture? Are you telling me he's dead?"
"Yes, My Lord." The soldier saluted while his body shivered from the presence oozing out of Mesupoh, "We've compiled all witness reports and investigated the place..."
"He was assassinated in public by a beggar while chasing after DaraBuntara."
"In our city...?" Mesupoh calmed down and thought in seriousness, 'Even if someone were to ambush him, he has an extra life. So, there was no way Falrami would have died. He even has a Blessed Influence. If he wanted to struggle for survival, he could have without issues.'
"Were there any signs of resistance?" Mesupoh asked next as he extended his hand forward, prompting to be given an autopsy report.
"There were none," The soldier shook his head and submitted the reports.
"You can leave now." Mesupoh let out a long breath out of frustration and waved his hand, accessing the Vara Slip as he processed all the information within it. He then closed his eyes, massaged his forehead once, and got up, snapping his finger to command once his secretary entered the room, "Prepare my coach."
"I need to see his Majesty."
Varahan Empire Capital City-Narkn!
Of the four megacities of the Varahan Empire, three were under the Wean Clan's control. Only the capital was under the control of the Free Humans. Originally a bustling place, much of the infrastructure was damaged when the Mystic Seven targeted the Wean Clan in the capital.
After that, the resulting civil war led by Narkahamy caused further damage. Upon focusing on repairs, Narkn was on a path of recovery. But it would still take a while before it regained its original grandeur.
Exiting a railway station meant only for the officers and personnel part of the higherups in the pecking order, Mesupoh showed his identification, and upon completing a round of inspection, was granted entry into the palace.
"Glory to Your Majesty, The Varahan Emperor!" Mesupoh announced loudly as he kneeled on one knee upon entering the throne room.
"Take your seat." The Varahan Emperor, Narkahamy nodded casually and subtly gestured Mesupoh to his respective seat. The royal session was in place, with ministers from various fields submitting reports to the Emperor and gaining approval for various projects.
After six whole hours, the royal court was dismissed as Narkahamy eyed Mesupoh and left his seat. Mesupoh stood up and silently followed Narkahamy as the two men entered the Emperor's private chambers and took seat in a dimly lit room.
"Something serious must have happened for you to hurry here," Narkahamy said as he poured some tea to Mesupoh.
"Yes, Your Majesty...Boss." Mesupoh quickly corrected his addressal since they were now in a private setting, took out a Vara Slip and gave it to Narkahamy, "This is details regarding our failure to capture DaraBuntara. What you predicted has happened, Boss."
"I see," Once he accessed the Vara Slip, Narkahamy nodded, "It seems the Wean Clan has figured out a method to steal our Human Avatars."
"I fear so," Mesupoh nodded, stunned to see Narkahamy burst into laughter in response, "Why are you laughing, Boss? Isn't this a fearsome result?"
"Voracious Nature can steal the Natures of every living being. That's how this Nature works." Narkahamy continued to laugh.
"Yes, but that's only for a Nature." Mesupoh voiced his confusion, frustrated by his lack of intelligence to be on par with his Boss' train of thought, "Even when a Wean Clansman consumes a Free Human, they only obtain the Free Human's Primary Nature. There has never been a precedent of them obtaining a Human Avatar."
"Yes, but the Vara forming our Human Avatars is literally sourced from them." Narkahamy's laughter slowly came to a halt as he explained, "The Wean Clan and the Varahan Empire are two sides of the same coin. Our builds literally revolved around the power of the Empyrean Boar Race."
"Then, what should we do now, Boss?" Mesupoh voiced his nervousness, "If they can steal our Human Avatars, they'll get their hands on your Blessed Influence. They'll leave us in the dust in terms of development and eventually annihilate us."
"They're merely catching up after we took our lead." Narkahamy disclosed casually, "By consuming Empyrean Boars regularly, we can obtain the Secondary Nature of Voracious Nature. That's how we're able to manage the Empire's strength and keep the original foundations running. But, do you know this?"
"Empyrean Boar Transformation and Vara Human avatar serve the same purpose." He chuckled, "Both exist to prevent us from going insane by having a lot of Natures on our being. In human forms, the Wean Clansmen are not subjected to the influence from Natures they carry, since it's being carried by their Empyrean Boar forms. So, only upon their transformation do that influence affect them."
"As long as they keep the duration of their transformation short, they could meditate later and maintain their sanity without issues." He concluded, "Our Vara Human Avatars are storage containers created to store Natures. Since we're not directly storing them on our bodies, we too are able to resist the influence, since most of it is present only when we assume our Human Avatar forms."
"Yes, I know that, Boss." Mesupoh nodded, "But that's not what I want to know."
"I'll get to that." Narkahamy smiled and then spoke, "When a Wean Clansman consumes a Vara Human Avatar, he can gather this Vara into his tusk by storing Gracious Inheritance in the
tusk."
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