Necromancer by EndMaster R

You’re not going to be anyone’s puppet. You can handle Velzix yourself.

“Get out of here, I don’t need your help! In fact I’d say dealing with a loser like you would put me in a worse position. Go scheme elsewhere.”

Your words cause Sesisek to give you a look of mixed disapproval, disappointment and disgust. He quite obviously doesn’t like your insults, but he was also hoping that you’d help him. All he can do now is attempt to save what little pride he has and leave.

“Very well little necromancer, you think you know best, I’ll leave you to it. You’ll never be one of us though and that’s why your pitiful lifespan here will be even shorter than normal. Enjoy your victory, it will be your last.” He remarks and leaves you.

You dismiss his warnings and attempt to prepare yourself for Velzix’s visit. You come up with how you’re going to explain your actions to Velzix. A couple days pass and you hear about The Grand Alliance army breaking off their siege. Velzix will be coming soon.

Velzix arrives and you’re readying every spell and summoning you can think of. If it does go down, you’ll have to act quickly. You’re actually surprised he’s coming down here instead of summoning you to his fortress instead.

“So little necromancer, I hear you have been taking matters into your own hands and acquiring territory yourself. I am displeased that you have done this. The Grand Alliance has been attacking and you’ve been squandering my potential reinforcements elsewhere. What if they had succeeded in breaking through my defenses? I would’ve had no troops to support my position, and much would’ve been lost.”
“Well if that had happened I guess I would’ve had to take over.”

That remark wasn’t the best one you could’ve made, but you can’t contain yourself for some reason. By Velzix’s statement alone, you’re sensing weakness in him, weakness that you could take advantage of. Why should you have to explain your actions? In the meantime Velzix is barely containing his anger at your arrogance.

“Tread VERY carefully mortal! Do not presume that you are not expendable! You are NOT a demon, do not attempt to play this game in which you are ill equipped to play. You are under MY command! Normally I would kill you for your insolence, but your recent victory has been a great one from what reports I have heard. However, it is MY territory! Not yours! Do not think that you are going to build up some power base to betray me later, because that is not going to happen if you value your existence! So you better just put such thoughts out of your mind right now and fall in line!”

Velzix hasn’t raised his voice too much, but there is definitely a very real threat there. The temperature of the room is much hotter as you can feel the heat from his body rise with his anger.

If you’re going to make a move, you better do it now.