The throne accepted him without resistance, molding itself subtly to his presence rather than forcing him to conform. Jax leaned back, one arm resting casually against the armrest, posture relaxed in a way that very clearly communicated that he was confident and relaxed.
For a brief mont, no one spoke. Then Sona inclined her head, silver hair cascading like moonlight spilling over silk.
"When we summoned you, we had a-lot of expectations, but you’ve gone and exceeded all of them quite spectacularly," The Dark Elven Goddess said calmly, her voice smooth and precise.
"I especially love your plan to create a capital where all of the Demon Species can live in relative harmony, and also consolidate power. Seeing the way you’ve gone about it has been amazing,"
Jax raised a brow, "High praise coming from you,"
"You deserve it, you’ve stabilized the Kingdom that was honestly on the brink of collapse due to the constant attacks from the Heroes, and made a clear defined goal for everyone to work towards. I also appreciate your efforts of introducing yourself to every clan," Sona continued.
Her athyst eyes sharpened slightly, "Most would have failed to accomplish what you’ve done with years of ti, anwhile you’ve done all of this so quickly,"
Skadi let out a low chuckle, crossing her arms, "Hah. And that’s not even ntioning the Hero."
Jax’s gaze flicked toward her.
"You didn’t just defeat one," Lilith continued, "You broke her and crushed that pathetic heroes montum, shattering his myth and left the Holy Church scrambling. Plus, nice job breaking that girl, it was quite fun seeing it from up here,"
"You were watching us? Pervert," Jax muttered.
"Of course, as the Goddess of Lust, I need to be aware of all the lustful things my Demon King is doing, isn’t that fair," Lilith said, a slight teasing smile on her lips.
Skadi ignored her and leaned forward, elbows on her knees, "The battlefield still sings about what you’ve done, and you did it without wasting ti, very efficient,"
Jax smirked faintly, "I take it this is the part where you tell how impressed you are."
Lilith laughed softly, "Oh, I’ve been impressed since you decided to build a harem instead of a court."
Sona shot her a sideways look, "That is not, "
"It is absolutely relevant," Lilith cut in, waving a hand dismissively. "Power consolidates around desire as much as fear or loyalty. He’s doing what Demon Kings should be doing, binding strength to himself through bonds that matter."
She leaned forward, voice dropping into sothing intimate and approving, "Plus, with how strong he is, imagine his children, we should be finding more mbers to add to his Harem, not ignoring it,"
Jax didn’t deny it.
Sona sighed quietly, but there was no real irritation in it. She folded her hands atop her lap, expression returning to composed seriousness.
"Which brings us to why you were summoned," she said.
The light in the Divine Realm shifted subtly.
"Your pace," Sona continued, "is impressive. But it is no longer sufficient."
Jax’s expression sharpened, amusent draining away just a fraction, "aning?"
"The Holy Church has already convened an ergency conclave," Sona said. "As have all the other major forces across the world that are aligned with the Holy Church,"
Lilith clicked her tongue, "They’re panicking. After you killed that Divine Aspect, their panic was kicked into overdrive,"
Jax nodded, rembering his crazy eting with the Goddess Kayle that happened not long ago. He could tell that part of her reasoning for that was panic due to not wanting him to crush her followers.
Sona nodded, "The defeat of the Hero, and the capture of another hero has massively accelerated their contingency plans,"
She lifted a hand, and the air before them shimred. A projection ford: sigils, chains of light, ritual circles layered atop one another in disturbing complexity.
"They are preparing augntation rites," Sona said.
Jax leaned forward slightly, "So they’re planning to juice the Heroes."
"Yes," Sona said plainly. "At great cost, though we haven’t been able to find out exactly what the cost is,"
Lilith snorted, "They don’t care how many resources it takes."
"Correct," Sona said, "The Church has concluded that Terra is already on the brink of falling into demonic dominion. In their eyes, extre asures are now justified."
Skadi’s grin faded, replaced by sothing colder. "They’re going to break their own toys."
"And still throw them at you," Sona finished.
The projection faded.
Silence returned, but this ti it was heavy.
Jax exhaled slowly. "How long?"
"Weeks," Sona replied. "Possibly less."
Lilith crossed her legs again, tail flicking, "Which ans if you continue at your current pace, you’ll be reacting instead of dictating."
Jax nodded once, "So you want to accelerate."
"Yes," Sona said. "On multiple fronts."
She t his gaze directly. "Your introduction to the clans must be completed sooner. The Demon Kingdom must visibly unify under you, not as a concept, but as a reality."
Skadi leaned forward again, "And you need more teeth."
Lilith smiled knowingly. "More wives?"
Skadi rolled her eyes. "More power."
"Both work," Lilith replied cheerfully.
Jax huffed a quiet laugh, "I was already planning to push things after dealing with Ashanti."
Sona’s brow lifted slightly. "You intend to involve her?"
"With how much talent she has, it’d be quite a waste to do nothing with her surely?" Jax asked, and the Three Goddesses nodded after a short thought.
"Also, I think once you’ve consolidated all your power. You need to get on the Offensive. Once the military is ready, it’s ti for payback, go out and crush all those who attacked us," Skadi said, smashing her fists together as she imagined Jax crushing those who attacked her people.
Jax leaned back again, eyes glowing faintly gold, "The Church is reacting because they’re scared."
"Yes," Sona agreed.
"So," Jax continued, voice even, "I’ll give them sothing worth being afraid of."
The Divine Realm pulsed faintly, as if acknowledging the truth of his words.
Lilith laughed softly, "Looks like things are finally getting interesting."
Skadi cracked her knuckles. "About damn ti."
"Now, good luck Jax," Sona said and snapped her fingers, and suddenly, Jax was back in Ashanti’s sanctuary, seeing it was almost Sundown, waiting for her to arrive for them to head out.
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