Chapter 1403 Void Palace [8]

Chapter 1403 Void Palace [8]

For the next three weeks, Damien secluded himself in his estate.

It was the first thing he did openly after coming to Void Palace, which confused everyone.

The servants in his residence were disallowed from leaving. His wives came over after a day, and other than them, only his mother could enter and exit the area as she pleased.

Everyone else was barred at the gate. Whether it be Serena, his sisters, his aunt and uncle, or anyone else. It didn't matter what their position was nor did it matter how close they were to him.

For now, they couldn't see him.

It started many rumors around the palace.

What was the new Young Lord doing?

This disconnected stance made it seem like he didn't want to be a part of Void Palace. It looked like the only one he cared for was his own mother, while everyone else was insignificant in his eyes.

The negative rumors circulated and got blown out of context rapidly, and Damien's reputation began to fall.

But the positive rumors circulated as well. Some said he was being conscious of his position, while others believed he just needed time to adapt.

Since he'd only been around for a day before he secluded himself, nobody was able to make an accurate judgement on the "why" of the whole situation. They could only observe and try to figure it out for themselves.

Unfortunately, Damien was a cautious person. From the moment he arrived, heavy protections covered the entire estate. Perception of its internal situation by any means was impossible even to Gods, making it clear that Claire had helped him set it up.

People could only assume something was taking place in the estate that he didn't want people to see.

And that part was the only thing they got right about the whole situation.

For the last three weeks, Damien had been focusing on one task and one task alone.

He was bringing his armies into Void Palace.

"How's it going?"

"We're mostly done. The available force isn't extremely useful right now, but we can train them into a better position with this environment."

The one he spoke to was Elvira, not Lynn.

Lynn remained in the Sanctuary, taking care of the executive duties with Luciel.

Meanwhile, Elvira had a more flexible role. While she was also part of the main ruling force, she had a lot more influence in the military than the other two, and her experience as an Empress allowed her to lead them properly.

She was also one of the few Demigods who'd been raised in the Sanctuary.

'The army situation can be sorted out with time, but the other things need to be handled concurrently.'

He couldn't rely on this army to help him with his current problems.

Instead, he would raise them while dealing with them.

'The first thing is the Elders.'

They weren't all Demigods, but the Gods among them were smarter than to try anything so stupid.

Those who'd switched sides were expendable. They knew they were expendable, so they decided to act on their greed.

'But that was the wrong choice.'

Void Palace was a family. They didn't treat people as tools or pawns even if that was the only thing they were useful for.

However, were other influences the same?

The Divine Order was especially cruel to its pawns.

Damien couldn't understand why they chose betrayal in the first place. The situation looked bad, but Void Palace was still a great clan that wouldn't easily fall.

Nevertheless, traitorous people were never meant to be understood or humanized. Not in a situation like this one.

So he didn't even bother trying to discern their intentions.

'Around this time, those Elders are probably getting desperate.'

Damien wasn't as kind as the rest of his family. He wouldn't have lived this long if he was a generous soul.

They let the problem fester because of old feelings, but he didn't have any of those feelings from the start.

'I'll get rid of the filth that was left to its own devices.'

And from there, he would make his agenda known to the entire palace, so they could understand the path they would be treading in the future.

'They should be coming soon.'

He already set up the stage.

He already gave them the justification.

Now, all he needed to do was wait for them to strike.

So he could exterminate them in one fell swoop.