The night seemed pleasant, but considering everything Alex has had to endure so far he probably had a different view than what other might think. The princess didn"t lead to far from the hangar where their airship was parked, rather she led them to a shed a few hundred meters in front of it. Alex had no idea what she had to say, quite frankly she was an enemy, and anything that will bring them together would be solely for the benefit of each other, this marriage was nothing more than a sham as it meant nothing to the two of them.Anya on the other hand didn"t have a thought as complicated as Alex"s, all she wanted to do was get out of here to where things made sense. There was so much insincerity that she felt the urge to set a few things on fire, maybe the entire forbidden city if she had anything to say about it. But she couldn"t and it was because she couldn"t that she understood just what it was she lacked, just what it was she didn"t have that she could use in protecting the most important person in her life. Her devotion to Alex could be considered somewhat ridiculous at times, it was bordering on blind worship if it isn"t already, but she loved him, she was at least old enough to know and understand what that truly means.
So it didn"t matter how the world saw her, or what it is she had to do in order to keep him safe and be close to him, she was going to tolerate this princess woman thing, for one reason and one reason only, because she was strong, she could afford Alex the protection Anya knew she couldn"t give him yet.
Because in this world it didn"t matter how strong or how fast or how painful a bit you can give to a person, as long as there was someone willing to fight for that person and another willing to fight for the person willing to fight, you will always lose. True power laid in people, and Anya didn"t have that, all she had was her fists and her flames, Victoria had that, she had people, she had reputation, she had true power.
"I reckon you must be very angry from the way my father treated you today, I have to admit I didn"t see that coming, or the fact that he would use me as a bargaining chip in such a game.....I guess when it comes to his ego or his grasp on power anything and anyone would become expendable. I"m sure you know he"s going to try to use me and keep you under control, I don"t really want my life to be so out of my own control.
I have too many people looking up to me and too many responsibilities to handle, so I want us to cut a deal if that would be okay with you. While I"m sure the Zhang family has enough a.s.sets to be Supreme on Earth and even challenge my father the emperor if they want to, it still won"t be enough. The Zhang family had always been a very traditional bunch, as such the idea of expanding into other Dimensions and particle worlds have never crossed their minds, and now because of that their enemies have forces that the Zhang clan can"t not face alone, and it"s much worse now that my father has control over the Wudang sect.
While that control is limited given that the sect is split between your grandfather and the current sect head, it"s still enough for my father to completely suppress you. So let me help you, I"ll give the prestige you need to stand up to the world, all you need to do is get the strength to not only just back up said prestige and be respected, but enough to help me secure the throne of the empire of heaven and the Albion empire. I believe with your help and the tools you"ve been given, it"s extremely possible."
Alex was confused, if he didn"t know better he would say everything this princess was spouting was right on the verge of the word treason, and things that would get them all beheaded regardless of who their fathers of grandfather"s were. Victoria was playing with fire, but there was a point she was trying to make that neither Alex nor Anya were getting, Alex was more than happy to patiently wait for her to make her point, but Anya wasn"t built that way.
"What exactly are you trying to say? Do you want Alex to help you fight some people?" the princess looked at Anya with a smile as she turned to her.
"Not some people Anya, I want Alex to help me fight everyone and everything, the entire world, and the universe beyond it." Anya seemed confused, details were not her forte, but Alex knew exactly what she meant.
"You want to fight for the throne against your brothers?" he asked her with a pensive yet serious look on his face.
"yes, but I intend to fight not just for the throne of the empire of heaven,..... I want Albion too."
"That"s an aggressive campaign, one that at this point seems quite impossible. You"re going to be committing treason against two governments, are you sure you can handle that, are you sure you would be able to gather the resources needed for such a fight." Alex asked her as he folded his hands and stared hard and long at the princess with ambitions that quite honestly were a little too big for her.
"Nothing"s impossible, as long as I have someone like you, someone who can inspire severe loyalty from people around him, a person who can evoke respect with just the way he talks, a man who had the potential to become one of , if not the most powerful man to have lived in the history of earth. It will take a look it time, and to win I"ll need your strength and the strength of many others who believe in my cause. I will need you to become exactly what everyone is afraid you"ll become."
"And what"s that?" Alex asked her with a raised eyebrow.
"A threat to order, chaos in the form of winds that would carry change along with it." It was surprising to Alex that someone could see so much in him after just under a week of knowing each other and just meeting each other twice, it was flattering, but Anya had other things in mind.
"All these things you"re talking about is dangerous, it"s too dangerous. We can"t do it for nothing, what do we get for helping you with this." Alex wanted to laugh, the intricacies of politics was not something Anya would be grasping any time soon, but what she did understand she made a play on, all these was worth nothing if there was no benefit to it. She might not know it, but she had gotten something right.
This world was too messed up to base actions for change on things like morals and a n.o.ble cause, the princess was aiming for power, it would just be easier for her to mask the hunt and hunger for that power in the name of changing the status quo and getting Independence for the people earth, to usher in an era where none of them would be ruled by foreigners from another world, and swift and sure end to the colonial control of the empire of Heaven and Albion. But it was just propaganda, Anya didn"t care, all she knew that this was a risk and they wouldn"t be putting their lives on the line to out this princess woman thing on the throne for no reason at all, she knew the marriage between her and Alex was just a complete joke, they didn"t love each other.
"You"re a lot more smarter than I thought Anya, but yes it"s impossible for this endeavor to be carried out without there being something in it for you. It would be a unified Empire with me as Empress, and you will be queen of the dark continent, under my rule. And your children and their children, and their children will hold that post for all generations to come, that"s what I will give to you." Victoria said to her, and even though Anya would usually not care about such things, power is something she now understands they need, and if she has power, so too does Alex, however....
"But what Of Alex? If you"re going to make me Queen and our children will rule the dark continent, that"s good enough for me, but what about him, after all he"s the one you need, you can"t cheat him! I won"t let you!" Anya said to Victoria, viciousness in her eyes.
"Of course I won"t cheat him, he"s the most important piece of this puzzle. He"s going to be your husband which means he"s going to be by default the king of the dark continent, even if he doesn"t have a crown. But he"s also going to be the one and only husband of the new empress of this world we hope to build, our children will rule for all eternity, and if things go well, the name Zhang! Would be the surname of Earth"s new royal family. Even before we achieve everything that"s needed, I"ll give myself to you, and I"ll give you a legacy this world would honor and respect! However you have to be worthy for such an honor, because believe when I tell you…....you own me now by virtue of my father"s games...but the amount of men who want me are akin to the sands on a beach, and each and every single one of them is more talented than the other. Help me get what I want, and I will fully and shoot belong to you, so Alexander prove yourself to me!"
Alex frowned and turned around to leave, but just before he did so, he turned to the princess and said.
"I"ve got nothing to prove, you already belong to me."