Chapter 910: Revealed Cards, Hidden Board
"I never thought you'd become the Varahan Empire's spy, Lord Bunakin Vara." Shuwrak Zahara was in a state of both anger and denial, "Tell me why?"
"You were the first Royal Guard appointed by my sister. So, why have you turned traitor?"
"With due respect I state this," Bunakin Vara thumped his chest and bowed, "My loyalty lies with the Emperor and Empress. Not for a moment in my life has it changed."
"It's just the circumstances that are forcing me to become a traitor."
"Circumstances? What circumstances?" Shuwrak Zahara snorted in disgust.
"Please don't use that tone against me." Bunakin Vara expressed with a mild tone of sadness, "You should know better than me."
Seeing Shuwrak Zahara turn a tad silent, Bunakin Vara expressed, "I've been relieved of my duty. I still retain my position, but it's just for the namesake. It has been two weeks since I've last accompanied the Wean Clan Leader."
"You...? Impossible!" Shuwrak Zahara expressed his shock, "Even he must know better about your loyalty."
"My loyalty is not the one in question here." Bunakin Vara sighed, "My race is."
"I see," Shuwrak Zahara nodded, indeed aware of the state of the matter. "Even though I taught him better..."
"The Wean Clan is growing at an explosive pace, but the Free Humans loyal to them are only slowing them down, a drain to their resources." Bunakin Vara smiled wryly, "It's steady, but we're getting replaced steadily."
"In two decades, all the Free Humans who have sworn loyalty to the Wean Clan will be erased from history. Maybe it'll hasten if war with the Varahan Empire goes up a notch." He stated sullenly, "I...have a family, Sir. Please understand my situation too. In a situation where I'm denied my loyalty, I'm not a traitor if I look out for my family, right?"
"Besides, I'm just serving the Varahan Emperor, which was the intended purpose behind my creation." He bowed towards the end, "I'm merely doing my duty."
"Duty, huh?" He closed his eyes, pondered for a few seconds, and then stared at Bunakin Vara, "So, what's your proposal?"
"The Varahan Emperor has said to grant you whatever you wish for, as long as you take your rightful place in the Varahan Empire." Bunakin Vara said.
"Anything?" Shuwrak Zahara observed Bunakin Vara to ask, once again, "Anything?"
"Those were His Majesty's words." Bunakin Vara nodded, "He also told me to tell you this."
His tone grew solemn as he spoke, "The Brimgan Empire will soon invade the Varahan Empire."
"The Varahan Empire? Not the Wean Clan?" Shuwrak Zahara expressed his surprise.
"The Brimgan Empire doesn't recognise the split. They consider the Wean Clan and the Free Humans here a part of the Varahan Empire. And that's who they're treating as their enemy." Bunakin Vara said.
"Are they that confident in waging a war against both the forces?" Shuwrak Zahara expressed caution, "Based on what I investigated, they're not yet at the level where they can take on the both of us."
"They've weaponised the Attributed Region completely." Bunakin Vara sighed, "It's not just that, but there's a large Raid Team extracting resources from the Kalahatra Desert. They've been actively strengthening themselves using that place as a training ground."
"What about their losses?" Shuwrak Zahara felt a pang of anger, since the losses should be astronomical, "Every single Pranic Beast that appears in the Kalahatra Desert is at the Gold Grade."
"They have... practically no losses." Bunakin Vara let out a long sigh, "There are currently fourteen Brimgan Royals who have reached the 10-Life Stage and have obtained a Secondary Nature. Half of them have been stationed at the Kalahatra Desert, in charge of large armies each."@@novelbin@@
"...Shit!" Shuwrak Zahara could only curse in response before he stared at Bunakin Vara, "Is the Varahan Emperor assuming that this is enough for me to defect to the Varahan Empire?"
"He told me to give you this if you were still not convinced after all that." Saying so, Bunakin Vara presented a Vara Slip. Shuwrak Zahara took it and accessed the contents inside. There was only one line in it, which was enough to convince him.
[The founder of the Wean Clan is Brangara, but the Varahan Empire's founder is none other than Yarsha Zahara!]
'Sister...!' Shuwrak Zahara fell into deep thought, analysing the pros and cons of his situation. On one side was the Wean Clan, which was steadily becoming radicalised against the Free Humans due to constant wars between the two sides.
On the other side was the Varahan Empire which, despite its share of problems, was steadily becoming a Free Human utopia. As Yarsha Zahara's brother, his status was how he was recognised by the people.
The Wean Clan were Yarsha Zahara's descendants. However, the Wean Clan itself was steadily pushing itself away from that fact, claiming themselves as proper Clansmen that didn't have a relation with a Free Human, but instead hailed from the Celestial Boar, irrespective of how little sense that made.
Basically, they claimed only to be related to Brangara and not Yarsha Zahara.
Until now, things were different in the Varahan Empire, since they viewed Yarsha Zahara as synonymous with the mother of the Wean Clan. But, if the current Varahan Emperor, Narkahamy were to recognise her as the founder and cement it in the Empire's history, Shuwrak Zahara would be willing to fight for its future.
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