Esdeath

The lithe and curvacious figure of a woman walks quietly down the regal-looking hallway. The only sound to be heard was the click of her heels on the ground. Her face was stern and conveyed nothing of what the icy beauty was thinking of. She exuded an icy aura that could chill even murderers on death row. She walked up to a very beautiful-looking door that had been very carefully handcrafted with expert woodworking and craftsmanship being put on display to any who walked into the Emperor's chamber.

Esdeath walked into the Emperor's chamber falling to a knee and bowing before the child emperor. Esdeath speaks in a very sultry voice and proudly greets the emperor "General Esdeath Greets the Emperor!" the child emperor dismisses the formalities and tells Esdeath "General you do not need to bow before me considering the glory you have brought The Empire" the child emperor smiles at Esdeath as she rises from her knee.

"I am very Proud of the glory you have brought the empire through your subjugation of the north" the booming voice of the minister is heard as he moves to stand next to the child emperor. The minister was a rather large man with a much bigger body shape that was accentuated by his stomach which was so large that it was practically leading him. He outwardly exuded an aura of a kind adviser who cared a great deal about the young emperor but in reality, he was a wretched bastard who had essentially usurped the leadership of the empire by manipulating the young emperor. His eyes were that of a vulture seeking prey anywhere he looked this is further accentuated by his constant consumption like a gluttonous hog feeding for the sake of feeding rather than hunger.

When the minister talked esdeath tried her best to hold her tongue as the minister truly disgusted her with his slovenly attitude and his lecherous gazes, she would love nothing more than to rip out his precious eyeball and crush them between her fingers like plump little grapes. Regardless she knew that the emperor was fond of the bastard so she would have no choice but to hold her tongue.

"General Esdeath for your success in the Northern subjugation I would to offer you a reward of ten million!" the emperor declared in his most grown-up voice the reward he planned to give Esdeath and yet she remained nonplussed. "The reward shall go to families of the soldiers involved in the subjugation, I just want one thing" the cryptic response of esdeath left the minister and the emperor very confused as to what she may have wanted more than money. The two were at the edge of their seats waiting for what she could have possibly wanted

"I want to fall in Love! ♡"

The minister and the emperor unconsciously gasp in shock at Esdeath who had just asked to fall in love. The minister was still processing things when the young emperor spoke "General Esdeath couldn't you fall in love with the minister". When he was called the minister finally caught himself only to hear "The minister does not take care of himself and he is far too weak to entice me". The emperor felt a little down that his top general wouldn't marry the minister while the minister in question felt completely humiliated by the young general. As much as he wanted to the minister knew that the moment that he tried to move against Esdeath he would most certainly meet a gruesome end at her hand.

Esdeath began to list off her parameters for her perfect match to the emperor who had decided to play matchmaker. With all of her specific desires and tastes swirling in his head the young emperor came to a brilliant conclusion.

*GASP!*

"I've got it!"

The minister was slightly worried after the young emperor's excited utterance whilst esdeath looked at her emperor with a conflicted expression. On one hand, the boy was far too young to be well versed in matters of love but on the other, she had the strangest feeling that whatever the young emperor proposed may very well lead her to the love of her life.

"Well you highness, have you come up with an idea to find the perfect partner for general esdeath here?"

The emperor tried to adopt a sagely on his childish face as he made eye contact first with the minister and then with esdeath.

"The best way to find someone worthy of general esdeath's love is to have A TOURNAMENT!"

The minister's eye twitched slightly as he heard the young emperor's plan, he knew that a tournament may not be the best place for esdeath to fund a husband but bit his tongue as he wanted desperately to see the plan fail and even possibly to witness esdeath with a face of disappointment and torment.

Despite the storm of hatred and spite brewing in the minister's head, he appeared outwardly just as stoic and self-reserved as always.

Esdeath looked at the joyous grin on the young emperor's face as he shared his "brilliant idea" with the other parties in the room. She maintained an outward half smile as she was cautiously optimistic about the emperor's idea.

After so more conversing about the ins and outs of the tournament was decided the emperor quickly issue the flyers to announce that the empire would have the greatest tournament to determine the future of the empire.