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Kyoshi had finished talking with Bank after ordering him to get everyone assembled, even Rev who was shot in the shoulder but still alive, to get everything organized. Pocketing his phone, the angel walked to Dusk and kissed her cheek. "Thank you for coming with me." He looked at her with his grief for his comrade but there was also love, the kind of love that was reserved for Dusk.

"Do you remember the building...." He clenched his jaw but calmed himself quickly, "Do you remember the building from the video? That's where they are meeting. Could we shadow there please?" Kyoshi wanted to skip having to drive or walk there, which was far either way, and see the spot where Gambler perished.

Taking two pills the man felt the strong cage door closed on his monster as he pulled Kit tighter against him. He needed to feel warmth coming from Kit. Nuzzling her cheek, he kissed her ear gently. "Lets um....close up shop and go home. I don't want to think about how angry the people will be and we might be safer at our home." Not only that but he didn't want to go on a rampage if someone decides to come after him.

While all this is happening in Area, something else was occuring far, far, far, far away where it was all green and practically in the middle of nowhere. There was dense trees and lush vegetation all around a small cottage of sorts. It was very well hidden with windows all around that made it look charming with it's simple details. Inside there were two bedrooms, a small living room, a small kitchen with a table. There was also a bathroom that seperated the bedrooms.

The furnishings of the cottage was simple if not keeping it slightly empty. There was a large, old couch in the living room, a large bed in one of the rooms with heavy curtains. Inside that very room was a large man. The man had long red hair, bandages all along his body as he stirred from his deathly slumber. As soon as his eyes snapped open, he opened his mouth to snarl loudly, causing the birds outside of the cottage and around a short distance from the house to fly off in fright at the monsterous sound.

Kyoshi felt his heart warmed with Dusk and closed his eyes while she shadowed them to the building. Yet once they got their and she stepped away, his heart turned to icy as he looked to his right where Bank stood waiting for them. "This way." The other man motioned for them to follow him into a room he stood next to. Kyoshi turned and motioned for Dusk to follow him as he walked with his head held high and ready to send them all to hell if they do something stupid. Gambler he can handle and tolerate but everyone else? No.

Entering the room he saw all twelve of the men seated at one side of the long conference table with Viper at the head, watchful with his ever friendly look. Kyoshi went to two chairs that were in front of him, no doubt meant for him and Dusk to keep the distance between both parties. "May I introduce, Queen Cecilia Morencia of Ilovu." He motioned with his hand towards Dusk, while all the men in the room stood up, even the in serious pain Rev who bowed deeply in respects to Dusk.

The roar of a monster continued until there was no more energy left. The red haired man looked around frantically, feeling the pain radiate continuously throughout his body as memories swamped him on how he got them. His rage was thick as he rolled out of his bed and went through the room like a madman. Yet he didn't do enough damage as he collasped against the wall since his leg gave out on him.

Resting his head back he just sat there breathing heavily as he also remembered the decision he made while everyone was gone to fight off the enemy. It was a hard decision but he knew that no one would know where he was and wouldn't come find him since he was dead to the world.

Kyoshi sat down and watched as Viper stayed standing up. He watched the man motion to someone on his right side to bring everyone a glass of water. Once that was done the new boss of Area 6 smiled at them both. But there was one thing that did give Kyoshi pause to not snap at him for smiling, the man looked pale and slightly shaken. "Welcome indeed, Your Highness, Kyoshi." He nodded at them and sat back relaxing, but his natural color didn't come back.

"It is with obvious sad news that the former boss is no longer here. We are looking into a investigation as to who it could have been behind the death of Gambler and the attack on us." His hands gave a sweeping motion to include the eleven men watching Dusk and Kyo. "Then where do we go from here? Obviously this sudden....attack is going to cause us problems for everyone." Meaning Ilovu might be targetted as the assassins if they didn't tread carefully with these men.

"I'm pleased that you asked that. As you are now aware of, I'm the newly appointed boss of Area 6. However, in honor of Gambler for her great commitment to the city and genousity to all things, I figured we can do as she had planned." Kyoshi's gaze turned icy and clenched his jaw. If Viper was going to go a head with those laws so help him....Viper motioned for another man at his left to come forward, handing him two different stacks of paper.

Placing them on the table separated he looked at Dusk his eyes sharp and his voice with steel behind the politness. "I understand you are aware of those laws shared a few hours ago. However, you have a decision to make." Placing a hand on a highly thick stack his smiled turned poisonous. "Either we blame you for the attack on Gambler with the continuation of those laws. Or," He touched the other one a few short pages less than the first stack. "Or we go with the real laws that Gambler intended to share with you. These laws are not what was first proposed. These here," He slid it towards Kyoshi and Dusk to read it. "Are trade agreements and open door policies for both nations."

"It also includes a number of materials and goods that we produce that are offered for what goods you produce that equal the value. There is also a proposal of sharing scientific and medical knowledge with both sides while also strengthing your nation with the allies we have formed. Once things calm down, there will also be an alliance formed with the Fey that will be made official." Viper watched them closely. "You will see that everything is official in that stack with her signiture and ours as well. If you chose the path to peace, you will not in anyway interfer with our power here just like we will give you that same respect. This stack that gives us the power to blame your nation will be burnt. There are no copies as we, including Gambler," Everyone blessed themselves, "Want no real conflict."

The demon crawled towards the door of his bedroom after collasping again. There was something wrong with his leg but there was also a dryness in his mouth and his throat raw. He needed to drink and the demon was nothing but a pitiful creature, helpless to his own injuries and weak from losing everything, even the ability to summon anything to him. He needed to build strength to get it back if he wanted to survive.

Viper sighed but rather than him speak it was Rev who looked at Dusk with irritation. "I think your missing the point here. There are two decisions to make. Either you take the real proposals that you have in front of you or we stay the course on a cover up to point all fingers to you." The men nodded. Indra looked at her as well but with a thoughtful look. "Your Highness," He said his voice a rich accented timbre, "The world did not see that video. Only this city and your nation." Then he gave a simple run down of how it was accomplished, keeping who that mastermind behind that magic but it was obvious who could have done that, Hibachi.

"Clearly, with Gambler dead so are those laws. I am in charge and can change anything I wish. However, since your involved through the connection with Kyoshi, you have a say in here. Either you take what was supposed to be offered or we shut down all future talks until another time when you can see it from our side instead of yours." Viper said, losing his friendliness. "Peace is never easy to obtain, Your Highness. For every great gift, there's a great sacrifice. Gambler was that sacrifice to be able to give this to you. The attack was never planned but pushing you? Yes, that was planned."

Kyoshi listened and covered his face. He should have known that Gambler pushing Dusk would have been for a reason. "However, this feud she had with her former lover that was real. Make no mistake that everything was done for a reason but that feud and the feud with the blonde elf for not coming here for Monty's funeral was real. She had her reasons that have gone with her to the grave." Kyoshi looked at the stack that was offering peace and actually good exports. He wanted to make sure that everything was truly real. Nodding in approval he looked at Viper. "Then what are you going to do to change the peoples minds?"

Viper grinned. "I don't suppose you'd let me do another speech right? After all with us here discussing this and everyone knowing that with a death of a leader the next in line, I say we can do a little presidential type speech here. It's safer from snipers and explosives." Some of the men chuckled but snapped their sharp looks at Dusk. Viper sighed. "Perhaps if you stop looking at it from your side of the spectrum and looked at all the other side of the problem, then your mind will boarden to understanding." The man muttered low to himself, "It's no wonder Gambler wanted to push you," Yet he knew full well that Dusk might hear him. "Anyways, if you think it's so hard then you can leave without Kyoshi."

Viper shook his head. "That was supposed to mean that if you were going to be difficult then he stays and you go until tempers cool. But since your proving to be a better person in control of their temper than first thought, you have free rein to stay here until someone here gets annoyed." Which some of the guys looked it but that was natural for them. Except for Sprite, he had about five sprite cans in front of him, drinking them like water.

The new lead had listened to Dusk and nodded. "Then let them be involved. Bring those you need because without them there wouldn't be a monarch or any form of leadership. Without those who wield enough power to sway the people to back you up, none of us would be here." Setting aside the wisdom, Viper slid the large stack that had a void stamped on it in red. "It's yours. Burn it."

Kyoshi was surprised that Viper was actually being cooperative. "What's the catch?" Viper looked insulted. "Catch? There's no catch Kyoshi. It's either black or white, nothing gray about this meeting. I know Gambler made choices that have pushed everyone to the edge but did you really pay enough attention to the littlest details that she was writing that proposal instead of those insane laws? Kyoshi, you know her more than anyone else yet you doubted her. Granted anyone has the right to feel hatred against her but perhaps the next time something happens, read between the lines. You might learn something." Kyoshi growled but the other man held up his hand.

"Enough Kyoshi. I was personally chosen for this position. If you must know all the details to all of that, she was actually my godmother." Kyoshi looked startled. "You?" The man nodded. "The former leader that lost the rights to the city was my father. Obviously once I was born he bargined to let me take her place. Ever since she had been training me to do the right and wrong things in this game." Viper gave Dusk a pointed look. "If you want to take that prosposal of all the trades and allying with you, take it to your council. We can make a meeting to your nation rather than coming here always. If we do that, we won't bring any weapons." Now that was saying something about this leadership.

The barest of smiles was on the woman’s features before she stood up, sighing some. “Kyoshi… lay off it. Viper, you too.” She sighed again as a lighter was in hand, the papers burned while protected by shadows. “There. It’s done. It’s over with.” She watched Viper, her eyes calm as her arms were crossed. “Look… I took the council’s power away a few weeks ago, so that makes it easy. If we’re going to meet up then it should be on neutral grounds. On my side would be in Dark Haven or Harl if you don’t mind the mess. On this side… I don’t know where.” She shrugged. “I’ll give these laws to Rave, my second, and then we’ll see what goes from there.” Her eyes remained on the other man, the barely there smile still there on her full lips.

“I don’t care what your position from Gambler was, godchild or not. I just care that you’re going to work with me so that our groups can live together. There are too many people that go back and forth between the Areas and Ilovu. I’m not abandoning them to this.” She tapped Kyoshi’s shoulder, gesturing to the paperwork. “We’ll leave. I’m sure you’ve got Kyoshi’s number, so just ask him for mine, but I need to do damage control.” She sighed and gave the twelve men a small bow, her normal smirk on her features once again. “I’m glad that we’re making progress, but you’ll find that as blunt as I can be… I do have to be a bit difficult. Elves are a bit annoying in politics, I will admit… shame.” At least she still had her sense of humor…

Wrapping her arm through Kyoshi’s, Dusk sighed some before rolling her eyes. “And people wonder why men are rarely worked with from me.” She rolled her eyes again, her words muttered and soft, but it was true. Most of her close council that she asked opinions from weren’t men; most were women. Ziggy and Rave, and now Kyoshi, were the only real people that that didn’t go to. Sighing again, shadows took them over, along with the papers, and they were soon back in the office, the woman leaning back to run a hand through her hair. “Well… that went… relatively well.”