"Regarding the founders of our great kingdom, Vaperrashi is a unique personal. He has no interest what-so-ever in anything and was often depicted as a minor in front of the might of the Sun and the Moon; however, his knowledge and power, as spoke by the Sun once, are beyond anything he had seen before."
- Kavi Nao Brajan, Our Glorious Leaders...
Inside of his office, Vaperrashi always enjoyed taking a good nap before actually start to do anything, important or not. In fact, he had been napping for twenty-five hours today. If he didn't have a pointless appointment with a worthless Human being, he would strive for thirty hours. And so, here he is, sitting in his leather chair in front of his ancient wooden desk, staring down at the Human who stood in front of him.
The man dressed colorfully: Red coat with white under it, yellowish shoulder plate, black pants, and the iconic black eyes of a Human being that Vaperrashi absolutely berates. The Human stood tall upon the dusty wooden floor; eyes determined yet couldn't hide away his nervousness. Vaperashi thought about the Human, it was so hilarious to him when the Human realized that his desk was left to the door instead of the usual middle. It became even more funny when the man scurried to the front of his desk and tried to look respectful and found out that he misplaced his desk on purpose.
And so, the Human just stood there.
"I am waiting, Human." Vaperrashi hissed, adding an extra note on the word "Human" to apply pressure.
"Yes, sir!" The Human replied instinctively and made Vaperrashi smirk. The Human suddenly look grim now. "So, about the money..."
"Yeah? The money? Yeah, I am double crossing your King." Spoke Vaperrashi in the way of boredom. Not to confuse one, but Vaperrashi is definitely not bored.
"What? But we provided you with the arsenals your queen requested!" The Human, thought definitely still in fear, is now provoked.
"Yes, we received your Weapons, and now we are not paying. This is the Definition of double crossing, Human." Spoke bored Vaperrashi, now fidgeting with his golden staff.
"This, this is unbelievable!" Spoke the Human loudly, but not yet screaming. "The king will not stand this! The Grand Kingdom will not stand this!"
Vaperrashi then decided to give the Human a death stare and prepared his final blow to this fool. "Indeed, Unbelievable! Unbelievable to me also that you thought me, Vaperrashi, would be such a Brutal fool with no Insight into the Future! Unbelievable to me that you so quickly Believed a Simple joke of mine to be a Statement of War! Unbelievable to me that your Human brains are much smaller than I Anticipated! The Lords will not be pleased!" Opps, thought Vaperrashi, there are no Lords in the Sunrise anymore. "Now, Perish away from my Sight or I shall make you Perish!"
Despite the fact that the Human didn't receive any words about the payment, he quickly escaped out of the room, away from Vaperrashi and his sight. Of course, Vaperrashi is going to pay the amount they agreed upon, but this event made his day. Vaperrashi then lazily stood up and strode out of his office. He first approached Wolfrey and Douglas in their respective dorms. The former was asleep while the latter was reading a book. He then proceeded to drag both of them out of their office and went down with them into the basement part of the dungeon. After twists and turns, he found the door he was looking for and smiled toward the two idiots.
"Behold! Lord and Gelumnatio! Beyond this Door would be a dear Gadget of mine that could End all of our Problems! Do you smell it, Wolfrey? The dear powdery scent that used to be available to almost all military! Douglas, your eyes are in for a treat, for this, my friends, are the most beautiful creation of Human beings." Vaperrashi then proceeded to open the door. He stared at the two with full expectation. Wolfrey instantly opened his eyes and grinned widely. Douglas, on the other hand, still held his typical Gelumnatio grim face.
"I thought, these things were banned?" Tested Douglas, scratching his hairs. "I know you are a rule breaker, Vaperrashi, but how do you even have this many...?"
"Nah, who cares!" Replied Wolfrey, beaming with excitment. "Vaperrashi has his ways! Do not underestimate him or the Humans! Of course, the latter is inferior and less wise by a hundred miles."
"Okay... eh, what else do we need for the Moon's plan?" Asked Douglas lazily.
"Oh! We still need a lot more items!" Spoke Vaperrashi in a jovial way. "We would need to obtain either the Hourglass or the Stopwatch! We need more Soldiers and to teach them how to use these bad boys! We would also need the support or Neutrality of the Bonemans! The clans might also be a problem, but if we have proven ourselves to be more of a Friend than threat to them, they might as well as sit back and watch the show!" He then let out a sinister smile. "But if you are just talking about the physical items, then we would only need the Hourglass or the Stopwatch."
"Sounds... good." Replied Douglas, lost in thought, his eyes darted left and right into the arsenal.
"Indeed! Sounds very good and looks good on paper, too. But would it work out the way you intended it to flow? Welp! We would only find out when you, my friend!" Spoke Wolfrey, who was already examining these masterful arsenals of Human beings. "So, do we have a date or what?"
"Friends, I do not Enjoy setting up a deadline for the deeds are usually Done before or after it. But let's just say, several years from now on should suffice." Vaperrashi then proceeded to leave the two to do whatever they need to or want to. "But don't really expect the effort to take several long years, for it might happen tomorrow... or a hundred years from now on."
"Whatever you say, Lord." Wolfrey then gave Vaperrashi a half bow before he was out of sight.
On his way to his office, Vaperrashi encountered the Moon in one of the typical dark Lunist hallways. The Moon questioned him if the weapons are ready, and, being the idiot he is, Vaperrashi said of course not and proceeded to flirt with her. Harassed, the Moon stomped away while Vaperrashi laughed.
"DO NOT DO THAT NEXT TIME." Spoke the Moon loudly.
"And why shouldn't I? My Loyalty does not stay with you, dear!" Harassed Vaperrashi. "My loyalty lies within whoever agrees with me! Dear Moon! In the End, you might just as well as find that I am a Traitor to you also!"
Inside of his office, Vaperrashi always enjoyed taking a good nap before actually start to do anything, important or not. In fact, he had been dreaming if he would be a good king or not.
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The Manipulators
FantasyI thought up of this story in my mind for three years, and I am going to write it out. Currently, this is a solo project with random inspiration from various sources. Do note that the author of this story might be bad at English. It is also recommen...