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>Placeholder for the City named after a great Evil Hero<


>Oberon Archetecture and population equivalent to Rabanastre<

As the man would reach the throne room, he would find the doors already open and upon entering through those doors, a blade of ever changing material at his neck. Behind him stands the man known in the Shattered Lands as the Hellspawn Savior, this man who was now held captive might know him as a different name though. With a smirk on his face, Sharu watches the man from behind and asks, "Who are you to demand the attention of a king who obviously hasn't sat in that throne in a millenia? Speak quickly my friend, my sons will soon be returning and they have not the patience for rabblerousers as I have." This demand was little more than a formality for Sharu, his spies throught the city having already warned him of a trespasser, he would have a little fun with this man before making his decision.

Sharu's eyebrows raised, not at the mention of his name, but at the calling of his bluff, he continues to smirk none-the-less as he lowers his sword, sheathing the mighty blade.

As he starts to speak, one of the guards perks up, "S-sir, are you sure about this gu-guh!!" The guard sputters, coughing up blood, as apparent by a crimson spray emitted from his visor, one look down and his ailment would be apparent; ornate spikes from a hydralic claw. Behind the guard, hunched over and whispering in his ear is a young man, no more than eighteen. His shoulder-length silver hair covers half of his face, but what can be seen is a sinister grin. As he speaks, there is an insane glint to his voice, "Now now, it's not nice to question father's motives, let him deal with the man, you go along and die quietly while your friend here fetches some chairs, RIGHT?!" The young man shouts to the other guard who quickly vanishes down the hall.

Sharu sighs at the affair and looks to Vossler, "I too must apologize, my son is not as tactful as I. Next time give them a warning shot before you kill them, Kazei." He adds, speaking to the young man. Looking back to Vossler, he speaks, "Now, what of this proposal?"

Sharu's smirk widens at the mention of Oberon's former dictator and he quickly replies, "That Paladin was a fool for standing against me and for that he, along with the rest of his scum, were left under a burning pile of Nethicite and rubble. Evil will always triumph because good is dumb, as they say." Sharu now began to circle, hough his posturing would suggest he were more tiger than man as he watches Vossler with the look of a feral hunter, his visible eye alit with interest. "I assume that since you know me, you know my alliegence has always been with the Empire. You already know where I stand on THAT account, don't you Mr. Azelas? Now quit skirting the issue, if you please, it's rather rude. You're true question, if you wouldn't mind. You want to know if I'll side with you against my former mentor, is that not correct? You don't trust him, no more than you'd trust any kind of peace offering from Aron. You see, I am quite well informed on the happenings of the Empire though I have been away for quite some time." As Sharu's speech went on, his interest would become more noticeable, as well as his resourcefulness and cunning. As it stood, when he finished his speech, Vossler would have circled around enough to be in a perfect pincer strike between Sharu and Kazei, should he have second thoughts.

Sharu finally lets out a laugh, something which would chill those who knew him to the core, as the man rarely, if ever, laughed. "You are a cocky one Azelas, I'll give you that. Just make sure that isn't what ends you, friend. As for where I stand, I am loyal to the empire and the Emperor. That much I can assure you, however, I'm not so loyal to Sephiroth. I asked for his mentoring once upon a time, when I was drowning in power that was not my own. In the end he left me for naught, and thus I have no qualms about betraying him if nessecery. I promise you this though, Vossler, should you cross me, or prove false in YOUR interpretation of Lord Ghaleon's orders, you'll meet a like fate as any traitor. I'm sure you understand this emplisicly, as it is also your duty to route out traitors. If we are in agreement, then I would ask if you'd accompany me back to the Empire if that is your next port of call." Sharu adds, extending a hand in alliance and friendship.

Sharu follows the man out, looking back at Kazei after Vossler had finished speaking to him. Kazei simply grins and becomes as a shadow, forming into Sharu's body and vanishing completely. Patting Vossler on the back, Sharu grins and says, "Come, we'll take the Paladin's personal chocobos, he won't be needing them anymore." Taking a couple of steps ahead of Vossler, he waves his left hand in a circular motion, signalling for a soldier to bring about the birds. "I realize teleportation is quicker but I think you should familiarize yourself with what may become a battlefield in the future." Sharu remarks, smirking. As the two reach the gates, a pair of white chocobos are brought out, both clad in light-weight yet durable black armor. Sharu climbs onto his steed and awaits Vossler.

((And with that, I'm out for the night, g'night all.))

Vossler's senses suddenly kicked up. "Hey...I'm gonna have to escort you back another time. You can make it on your own, right? There's something afoot..." Vossler got off his chocobo, and stood sensing a minute before he was sure. "Heh...I'll be back to give you a report later. Something big's going down." And with those words, Vossler vanished.

A snowy chill blew crossed the street as two hooded figures exited an alley way, taking now time at all to move towards the palace. As the two approached the enterance, the tallest of the two nodded to the other, a pair of cold blue eyes shining through the darkness of his hood.