It had been several days now since the last report, Kamae was in his lap examining the rotten tree of might fruit. It was not decomposing but rather simply just... being. As He poked it further, his needles sliding into the fruit, he noticed life force leaking from it. Though the leak quickly sealed itself and the demon crouched down in thought. The tree of might was a collection of life force, no different than a bio-android. He could see with his unnatural eyes the swirling energies that coursed in the very dna of the tree. He could not clone this, it was far to violent on the cellular structure. He was surprised they weren't tearing each other apart. Probably some state of perpetual stasis to keep the fruit fresh on a dead world. Regardless, as he stood up from his equipment, Kamae knew... This fruit was going to be the perfect vessel for his Akshaya Vata.

His thoughts however were interrupted by the door opening once more. Seneschal was flanked by Ramen this time, the two stepping before him only to kneel. They had been working on finding information about the USD, both of them working hand in hand to explore more into the other sectors of this universe. Kamae didn't wish to leave to far for fear of Liari sensing his departure and ending him. He would rather simply stay in this region with sparse ventures into the wilds of the other galaxies.

"Master... we have found them. With the help of the cerebral burrow you gave us, we were able to extract information and force their great allies to reveal the name of their boss and his location. Its a Cerealian who has grown immensely powerful. Nothing compared to the mistress... and beneath you my master."

Seneschal would lower his head, eyes looking at the floor as Ramen would speak up then.

"They will be travelling through this space within the next few days my lord... Shall we prepare to greet them?"

The demon was wiping his hands clean as they spoke, his serpent eyes watching them with silent passivity which did not hint at his emotions. He was already planning how he was going to kill the man and what it would take. But when Ramen asked his question, Kamae's gaze returned to his minion as if he was looking at him for the first time.

"Yes... move the station on an intercept path..."

His words told of his distraction, his eyes were not looking at his companions but rather he was lost in his thoughts. The two minions would look to one another curiously before simply deciding they had taken up enough of their masters time. The duo would nod their respect before turning to Leave Kamae standing in his lab, his eyes on the floor as his eyes were fixed somewhere in the distance. Yes he would need to be careful about this, no one could know he had acquired this.


With a devious grin, he waited with eagerness and excitement. 


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The day had arrived, a single stealth ship was out on the borders of their galaxy. A cruiser, large and imposing as it gradually drifted through space. Inside the Cerealian leader was currently seated in the captains chair, his reconnaissance officer relying messages back to him while they were gradually drifting. They were not expecting guests, least of all one so sneaky. Their ship unknown to them was being followed by a large black sphere, its shape meant to fool the eyes with optical illusion, and its metal alloys soaked up sensor waves, making it perfect for the job it was currently doing.

The maw of the ship opening would be equivalent to a large insects mandibles reaching out as the front of the station opened. Massive crane like arms being remotely controlled by Kamae were being used. his magic wielding the station like an extension of himself. The large looming station was within several yards of the ship when the captain's ships interior turned red. The crew suddenly picking up the inside of Kamae's station now that it had opened. Confusion was their downfall, the arms latching onto the little round cruiser with multiple cranes, slowly dragging the pour ship into its open hanger.

There in the middle of the hanger stood Kamae, the massive hanger empty save the single figure. One hand was held up as his fingers moved in a way that let the captain know... this was the man responsible. He had built this ship with his own intellect to be perfect in every way, able to escape and capture. Able to be used as a base... and able to be used as an execution grounds. As the ship was forced past a barrier of alloy they could not possibly hope to break without their leader exposing himself to danger. 

The ship would crumble under its own damaged frame. The engines failing as the damage from their kidnapping was extensive. But the least of their worries was a broken ship. As the small group would exit their tiny ship, their eyes nervously cast to the man who was just... standing there. He was just smiling at them like a fox who knew they couldn't escape. They were but hens in HIS den now. Chuckling coldly, the first voice to ring out was a simple soldier.

"W-What do you want?"

Guns were being pointed now that people were regrouping from their destroyed ship. But the guns soon turned to bubbles, harmless droplets of water inflated by air. Moments later popping in their face as the ethereal voice of Kamae echoed out.

"Now now... It is rather unfortunate... or I suppose fortunate for me you are such a difficult man to get a hold. It took me this long to find you after so many months of searching. I cannot believe you would just... walk into my arms like this. HAHAHAHA!"

Kamae could not help but laugh at his own humor, to which the group did not agree. The cerealian was silent, his eyes on the demon as his scouter told him it would be an even fight. But the cerealian was a fool to believe Kamae was not hiding his true power. Arrogance? Perhaps so but when one has lived in the shadows and was pulled up from the very thing that gave them comfort by the tail... the general was not going to simply let this happen.

As he powered up, stepping forth to challenge Kamae, the demon would simply go silent while he waited patiently for the General to step forward. It was going to be a fight then... Or so the man actually thought.

"I've killed plenty of people like you... Let me guess you think you can kill me and replace me as their leader yea? How many times has that been tried... and every attempt failed."

Kamae would simply smile a bit more at his words. They struck truer than he cared to admit, not from a personal point between them but his constant efforts had lead to failure. Not this time. 

"You can't possibly think that just cuz you got this fancy station, you can take me on alone and with my guards. Or did you forget that?"

The Generals personal guard naturally stepped up, and the demon would hold up his hand then. The general and his people getting into a ready stance but the demon would simply let a single black droplet form on his finger tip. The rot crawling from his skin like a parasite desperate to get free, its inky substance pulsating and twisting. From his flesh came beasts of metal and steel. The very station flour merging with their skin as it enhanced them further. The alloy working in tandom with his magic and ki to construct soldiers of death. They were temperary things, but would do well.

Their heads were adorned with skulls of metal, their eyes burning bright red as creatures of malice. Their twisted joints disfiguring their legs beyond beast or man. They were multi-armed abominations of pain and misery. They cried out for the release of death in pitiful voices, their cries of agony shaking the very cores of the crew behind the general. Even a few of his personal guard were shaken slightly. The general despite being disgusted did not back down. This was going to be a cruel and grueling fight.

"I don't know what you are... but I plan to end you here and now. I don't know why but I get the feeling you are going to be bad news otherwise..."

The cerealian stated one final time before launching forward. The following fight was quick, their blows bouncing off one another like they were perfectly equal. Unfortunately Kamae was simply playing with his foe. He had to get some sense of control in his life and knew this was but a pitiful attempt at such. As the two came to a stop for a brief moment to collect themselves, Kamae turned to look over his shoulder. His 'pets' were tearing apart the crew, despite the guards efforts the beasts were ever replenishing. Metal from the station only replacing their parts as if the floor itself was a healing fountain. When the light of life and malice left their eyes, it reignited soon after as the alloy closed their wounds.

Kamae could only smirk as he held his hands behind his back. His time of playing was over, and with a deep release of his inhale, his power began to skyrocket. The general could only smirk as he did the same. Unfortunately the general didn't expect Kamae to actually be powering up to temporarily use the Makaiokin. While he disliked using it in the presence of others, Bodies didn't count. The rising power soon shattered the cerealians best attempt to challenge his might. The demon stood silently in a sea of his own ki, the yellow eyes of Kamae the only thing visible amongst his swirling power. 




It wasn't till the aura cleared that the demons true form was revealed, his sightless gaze and face that lacked the comforting features a species looks for when greeting something humanoid. His ashen skin almost seeming to flake off as he stood silently before them. The voidling was unlike anything the general had seen before and the white ring behind Kamae did not fill him with confidence. The two of them stood in silence of one another as the general attempted to regain his breath.

The air felt... raw around Kamae now, and the general didn't like that. It unsettled him, made him feel as if he was standing in the wrong spot at all times. He was growing more and more afraid as the demon stood in silence. No monologues were given where there should have been. No grand display of power to make him realize his own powerlessness... It was just a silent storm standing before the general. Empty, nothing radiated from it. He felt the demons power and it scared him...

But it was the quiet empty of the air that made the Cerealian begin to shiver. His arms beginning to visibly quake as he processed the sensation of... nothingness. This creature standing before him was like gazing at something one could not possibly understand. An existence who was a bottomless drain, soaking up everything about it without actually doing anything. He felt sufficated, like his whole body was losing feeling just from staring at this monster. Then he felt it, the creeping vines of Kamae's mental influence, the black inky tendrils splattering themselves across his mind as it sought more information. Seeking more and more as it drove deeper into his mental psych. The man was left staring into space, his brain slowly becoming more and more empty as the demon was scooping literal chunks of information from his very mind.

The general's nose begins to bleed as he fights against the control, but Kamae had learned well from liari's go into his own mind. He forced further as the cerealian broke beneath his assault, the poor beings very mind was being mauled and maimed as Psychic energies left nothing in its wake. Nerves were frying themselves and shiveling up to die. The cerealian could literally feel his brain dying as his eyes rolled into his head, and the gruesome details that followed were spoken of in hushed whispers. To the final survivor of the ship that had housed the general. She could only watch on with tears in her eyes and blood on her face as her beloved leader screamed until his lungs and throat turned to mush. Even then he gurgled his way to the bitter end, leaving the woman shaking and twitching as she stared at the decomposing remains of the general. 

The death hounds had finished all but her, leaving the demon to turn to her. His sightless gaze settled upon her with disturbing accuracy for someone without literal eyes. His foot falls echoing in the empty hanger as he moved closer to her. As he got within reach, she began to weep without control, her words little more than ramblings of not wishing to die.

"Shhhh, shhhhh...."

The demon stated kneeling before her, and chuckling coldly.

"Now now Child..."

His voice was ethereal, speaking with an eerily alluring voice despite its clear inhuman nature.

"Your bones lay the ground work for something beautiful... Know I will not stop with just you... I will drown this universe upon its own mass of flesh. Dream now child, dream the endless sleep."

With that he would touch her forehead which caused the girl to let out a wail of despair in her final moments of being something solid. The next she turned to a dark green liquid that splashed across the floor. Her liquified and dead cells now decorated his hanger. He didn't need them for DNA or cloning... They were just bio waste to him at this point. Slowly rising to his feet, the demon waved his hand in dismissal. The many death hounds of rot and metal howled to the heavens before suddenly breaking down. The completely metals ones after having been destroyed utterly were little more than statues as the life within returned to nothingness. Those with organic parts turned to rot which slowly began to eat away at the generals ship.

With all the information from the general he had gotten, he knew it wouldn't take long to get complete control of the USD. His conquest was brutal, and swift, his new found memories letting him hunt all who had any idea of who the general was and to silently take control. The USD's desire to hide their leaders name and appearance was going to be their downfall. It didn't take long as he brainwashed and mind wiped anyone he thought was a threat to his rule. In the next few days the demon had managed to take full control of the USD, and wiped the memories of anyone besides the very few who he mind controlled. 

Even as he read the reports on this sector, he felt that the USD were very thorough. He didn't have exact details but it seemed as if there was a queen named zaks he would need to avoid. And of course Liari. This was followed by Athren, Callion. He didn't know anything about them, who they were exactly. He only knew their basic information, and that was enough. Now that he had a complete government branch on a galactic scale in his pocket, Kamae was going to see what this new found reach afforded him in the future.