The boy listened quietly, not wanting to interrupt his girlfriend or his gods in their conversation. After all, how many could say they’d had a face to face conversation with the primary figures of their religion? Even if Opherla didn’t have the attachment to it that he did, even if she never did, simply having her by his side as this all happened was a joy to experience. He hoped with would spur her to want to learn to more about the Fury, maybe even access the databases on the ship and read the archives which stored more information then his grandmother could ever teach him.

“I’m surprised.” Liek piped up while looking at Volda, “Somehow I expected you to speak in a more… eloquent and lordly fashion.”

“Oh, I certainly can commune in a more complex vernacular.” The black dragon replied before waving a claw, “But that gets boring after a while. Besides, if you don’t keep up with the lingo of the youth they are less inclined to follow your teachings.”

Basireous nodded, “That’s why we frequently updated the texts of the holy books, and learned how to hack Fury computers to change the digital copies. Had to keep the message up to date with the latest form of the Fury language.”

“Yet you still use an older style of talking.” Liek noted while looking at the white dragon.

“I…” The white dragon deflated, “...old…?”

Her dejection spurred a laugh from her twin.

“But if Opherla wants to stay and fight, that’s what we’ll do.” A look from Volda told Liek to add, “Even if I am starting to question my loyalty towards the government of Earth.” That was putting it mildly, but hopefully Opherla would understand. There was no way she hadn’t realised how dishonourably the Earth Government was acting towards the Saiyan people, or the kind of bad taste such actions would leave in the mouth of an honour shaped person like Liek.

“One last thing.” Volda said while nodding towards Baserious who promptly took up a position at her twins side. The black dragon looked the boy in the eye and said, “Please, kneel.”

Not really knowing why the god was asking him to do such a thing, but also not being able to find a reason to refuse his god, the boy let go of Opherla and knelt down.

“Liek Galswith, Inheritor of the Fury. You have mastered the art of materialising Orgone, our gift to the Fury.” Baserious said in a serious tone.

“Rayleonard Thermidor, Inheritor of the Fury. You carry the will and honour of the Fury as a flame that will guide you in the future.” Volda spoke, using Liek’s demon name.

“By our Right as Gods we grace you with the Rank of Knight Lord of the Fury.”

“By our Right as Gods we name you Prince of the Fury, and grant you claim to the Holy Empire of the Fury.”

“Your Empire may be small for now, a single vessel, and a single subject. But stay strong, and surely a new Fury will flourish under your rule.” Baserious turned her gaze to Opherla with a smile, “It is up to you when you wish to elevate yourself, and your subject, to Emperor and Empress.”

Liek slowly looked up at the two gods in stunned silence, both from the weight of what was just said, and what the white dragon implied he should do with Opherla. His gods had just declared the founding of a new Fury Empire, with the Gau-la-Furia itself as the land of it’s founding! And one of his gods just flat out told him he should marry Opherla!

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WC: 612
TWC: 5,032

To say Liek had needed some time to process what he had heard would be to understate the situation. Not only had he just had a heck of a lot of stuff just piled on him, but the Super Saiyan form wasn’t exactly helping his brain operate at a rational level. Being declared a Knight Lord, the first Knight Lord since the demise of the species, was as an astounding honour in and of itself. But being named Prince of a new Fury Empire? That was just staggering!

Up until that moment he’d assumed the rank of Knight Lord was purely honorary, a symbol to mark his progress and their faith in him that he would lead and pass the legacy of the Fury on to future generations. The boy had thought with the death of the Fury that the Empire was over, that it stood to reason that the ways of the Fury would be passed on by other means. But the elevation to literally divinely appointed royalty? And the declaration of a new empire? That turned that all over on it’s head.

The shock of that made it take a while for Liek’s mind to process the suggestion about marriage, but once it had made it’s way through his mind his face lit up bright red as the boy started sputtering, “I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I don’t think we’re quiet ready for that!” He squeaked, his voice breaking as he spoke. He looked over at Opherla and his blush intensified, “We’re too young right?!”

And then Opherla gave her reply to the Gods and Liek almost keeled over from the surprise, his spirit practically leaving his body as he gasped.

The mental image of Opherla surrounded by small children that looked like the two of them, her in an apron while fussing about the kitchen, with him helping, filled his mind.

Liek.exe has suffered a critical error!

It was all too much for the boy and he keeled over, hitting the controls to the gravitron on the way down and turning the device off. As he slumped to the ground his body returned to normal, though it was pretty clear that Opherla’s words where more effective then any punch and the boy was well and truly out.

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[EXIT]
WC: 375
TWC: 5,407
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