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Prince Stephen has already set himself against me I need to to start taking action so I am not just reacting to his attacks that he is planning against me and princess Margaret and I refuse to serve prince Alexander he is too powerful politically I would just become one of many and because of my rank in the empire I would be seen as a servant by the imperial nobility that have already joined his faction and their would try to exert their authority over me so I need to improve the status of the Verde family and princess Margaret.

With that in mind I began to make more deals with those who are close to prince Stephen's allies and the occasional priestess so that I could start building princess Margaret's clergy who have been working in the shadows to recruit other like minded individuals so that I can unseat the gods from the world but all my attention wasn't on the empire I also began to move my forces in the sultanate as I had Shalu guiding them as she was connected with me.

My plan was to create a civil war placing the blame with prince Stephen while building an image that he was unhinged this would force the other two princes to take action the elves are currently a mess due matters in their own borders and won't be able to interfere while the beast empire won't interfere as it is still trying to stabilize after the war against the empire during this time of chaos and despair I will speed up recruitment for our new faction for those that hate the empire to join the titans and those who want guidance from the divine will be taken by Princess Margaret using her as a beacon of hope while spreading propaganda defaming the gods making them appear as indifferent and exploitative.

As for the Sultanate Shalu was able to recruit Bai Suzhen and Manasa devi unlike the empire I had been accumulating resources for a few years and peddling lies about a powerful great serpent as my patron so others will feel inclined to join my faction using Shalu to act as a servant to said serpent others would feel inclined to serve as she had the power of a great serpent making her master seem all the more intimidating although I said recruitment was to discretion I think she only picked female great serpents because of dangerous fanaticism toward me.

I have waited long enough the world was too quiet for too long its time start some chaos the gods will kneel or they will be broken the empire will be set ablaze for it has grown rank in need of clearing for new growth the sultan and his loyalists shall be swept away and forgotten all his heirs shall be put to the sword and his daughters will join my harem to ensure my claim over the sultanate then I will turn my attention to the elves war is coming and it shall swallow the world.