Valverno saw Orinù, Bjorg, and Kelda walking up from the staircase to join Valverno and Teutates.
“The days of us living in caves are long,” said Bjorg. “And when we were being controlled by the Shadow King, the peoples of the Northern Region were still living in caves. Now, since he is gone, we are a free people.”
The other two clan leader nodded their heads in agreement.
“And what’s more than the Demigod Valverno to stand against the Evil One’s tyranny and he stood beside my men in battle.”
“As he did with my women!” said Kelda.
“And my scouts as well,” said Orinù.
“You all seem to like this… ancient spirit,” said Teutates.
“Yes,” said Kelda. “After all, he did fight against the Evil King in the form of a Dragon with five heads. Not to mention he was accompanied by a White Knight and he still is. Tell me, Valverno, how is it you’re winning the hearts of girls everywhere? Even my warriors want to be commandeered by you.” Kelda smiled as did Orinù and Bjorg.
“Do my godly powers have to win the hearts of girls everywhere?” asked Valverno.
“So that is the way it is?” asked Kelda. “You have to be a showoff to get girls by your side. Now you still have a White Knight, who turns out to be a half-sister. You are such one lucky specimen.”
“And I am already married to a Siren, and the gods blessed me with such a lovely creature,” said Valverno. “I don’t need any girls chasing after me. Marriage is first come, first serve. And Marina the Siren has already commandeered me.”
Kelda snipped her fingers, seeing how she wanted to have the hybrid to herself.
“Enough talk about winning hearts and showing off power,” said Bjorg. The fat clan leader of the Cheetah Clan walked to Valverno and shook his hand. “I thank you for fighting alongside my men.”
“And I am to you,” said Orinù. Orinù was the second clan leader to have shaken Valverno’s hand. “My men died for your cause. Whatever cause it maybe my clan will stand behind you. You have saved our village as you did with the Five-Headed Dragon.”
Valverno didn’t smile as all three clan leaders shook his hand and thanked him for fighting alongside their soldiers who stood alongside him on the battlefield. It seemed the clan leaders didn’t know Valverno took off after Belverda and left his sister to take charge. Should he tell him about Belverda being there or should he just say silent?
“Your clans are not the only one who partook in the battle,” said Teutates. “I have assembled the calvary of the Lion Clan and wiped the last remnants of monsters. Our horses were strong and our spears were sharper than everyone else. And I cut down more than any clan present.”
“Don’t forget how you even got the clan in the first place,” said Orinù. “I remember seeing you there when the demigod was here and battled against a giant beast. What did you do to help out? You were just like the rest of us clans: cowering in buildings and caves.”
Teutates gave Orinù a stern look and the clan leader gave a stern look back; both showed a great rivalry between the two clan leaders.
“Forget of who saved the day or who should take all credit,” interrupted Valverno. “Did none of you see what had happened today? We are at war! This small unit of monsters was just of a few dozen standing around the island of Shimabellia. But it wasn’t just a small unit; it was an army. If I hadn’t been here, there would have been a massacre instead of a battle. And there are many more elsewhere besides just the Northern Region.”
“How do you know that?” asked Teutates.
“Belverda was here leading the army against this village. I was trying to kill her and not this invasion. As I tried, I had to abandon my post and give the command to Sora.”
“You left your post of leadership?” asked Kelda.
“I gave Sora the leadership status. After all, she has been with me with longest than any human alive today. She has the most experience in leadership and how I handle different situations. After all, it was Belverda. Remember what I said about her? She experimented on me, and she tried to turn me into a weapon for Lusìvar to use as he would see fit.
“Seeing how I am not going to be turned into a personal sword for Lusìvar, he is going have to kill me than to convince me to join him.
“And back to what I was saying, I could have killed the witch, who was in command of this battle. But she had to cease her battle when I came into contact her. She retreated and left me with four cultists came: the Shadow Men. They were very skilled, and they are ghosts. They seem to be weak when I fought them but they were testing my strength.
“As for the army of monsters, Belverda confirmed to me there are other army units around the island of Shimabellia. My fight with her left me wondering how many units of evil creatures she has and when she may unleash them.
“Not to mentioned King Uragiru and Belverda are minions to Lusìvar. His only using them as his puppets, to wipe out any rebellious people Lusìvar may think are his biggest threats. I need all five clans united, either I lead all five or if the five clans join an alliance with no leader at all, to march south.”
“March south?” said Teutates. “To the capital city?”
“Where the throne and your distant cousin is? Let me think. YES! You want the throne, don’t you, Teutates?”
Teutates took a small interest of his face; Valverno knew Teutates would want to take interest in the throne; the political power point any man passes down royal power.
“If you have a desire to sit on the throne, what king are you going to be: one
