[VRMMO] Dead One

After talking a bit with the antman king, he had took us into something like an throne room that was also reinforced with wooden defenses.

After entering the room, the servants have brough multiple giant pillows that were roughly made.

"Sorry if this inconvenient, but we really had no dealings with any races besides our own in the past." – said the green antman king as he sat down.

"Don’t worry about it. We were the ones that requested an sudden meeting anyway." - said ClownFrog as he and the other sat down.

"Do you want anything? Some snacks?" – asked antman king.

"No thanks." – replied ClownFrog.

"...."

"Then.... Can we get down to the business?" – asked the antman king.

"I heard that you were talking about either recruiting us or allying with us."

"Is that correct?"

"Yes." – replied ClownFrog.

"...."

*Sigh*

"Okay. Let’s get down to it!" – said the green antman king.

"Is there any reason why you wish to become allies with the green antmans?"

"...."

"Well, I won’t be beating around the bush, nor I won’t be lying." – said ClownFrog.

"Do you know the current situation in the outside world? In the Oin empire?"

"No. We don’t." – replied the antman.

"Well, then I will give you an rundown of the situation." – said ClownFrog.

"Currently us and the empire are at war with each other and we are hiding, causing the empire to bleed out their resources."

"However, soon or later, the real war will broke out.... Or to be more specific, two wars would broke out."

"One would be the real war between us and Oin empire."

"And the second would be an battle between the children’s of the current emperor."

"The current emperor of the Oin empire is dying and his children are just waiting for his death to start murder each other."

"If the second war happens, the entire empire will be in chaos and this place will be included, no matter if we had settled here or not."

"And by the look of things, the war between the emperor children’s, will start out very soon, since the emperor is at his deathbed."

"However, it seems that this place is targeted, not because of us, but because of the resources this place holds."

"We had destroyed before any settlements near this place, causing the empire to not be able to send any invaders here, with is an benefit for everybody and everything living in here."

"However, now they are trying to create an brand new settlement and the bastard that are trying to do it are part of the war hungry first prince who plans to "Harvest" this entire place."

"He isn’t aware of our existence, but it would way better if he doesn’t find out about us, "yet"."

"However, even if we were not in the picture, the first prince goal about this place would be still the same."

"...."

"You are saying that this place will be soon attacked by the empire?" – asked the worried antman.

"In large scale." – replied ClownFrog.

"They plan to dry out as many resources as they. Be it materials you can harvest from here... Or from the monsters."

"However, there is an ray of hope."

"The first prince is unable to send any big forces here, "YET"!"

"The previous settlement that was here was completely destroyed by us and they are forced to make an brand new one."

"Right now only some greedy weaklings are making they way here and we can deal with them without any big problem."

"BUT! The real problem would be if they would get to the main part of the Bloody Mountains."

"They would not discover us, but they would also exterminate your people and trust us. Before we came here, the first prince as well as the third prince armies attacked an demonic kingdom that was completely innocent, all in order to conquer it."

"In the end. Even if we were not here, you would still be in this little boat."

"...."

"..."

*Sigh*

"Question.... Is the reason for alliance.... Is for the war?" – asked the worried antman king.

".... Unfortunately, yes." – replied ClownFrog.

"However, we won’t force you to join us nor we won’t force you to become our allies against your will."

"But right now we need the green antmans strength."

"?"

"Our strength?" – asked confused green antman.

"Yes." – replied ClownFrog.

"To stop the first prince plan, we need to destroy the newly build settlement, BEFORE the first prince will start gathering adventures and sending his own troops here."

"We could crush that place, but the problem is that if we were to reveal ourselves, it would instead cause way more trouble and the number of the people and monsters that work with us are not enough, since after the war with the feathered dragon they are still weakened and that dragon himself straight up drained the nest of all of their forces, meaning that even though we are helping them recover and grow, it’s not enough."

"We won’t be able to create an brand new army that will be big enough to quickly and safely destroy the enemy."

"HOWEVER!"

"What if you join our extermination forces?"

"If you help us deal with the newly build settlement, we would both benefit from this."

"As I said before, this situation doesn’t concern us alone but also your people and even if we have not settled here in the first place, you would still deal with this problem."

"Obviously we won’t do anything and we would provide your people with equipment, additional troops of what monsters we had gathered up and some other things.:"

"If we take action now, we will face barely any casualties if non at all.... But if we wait too long and the settlement start developing and the troops started gathering, then I don’t need to tell you the amount of problems all of us would be facing."

"Then comes the question of whenever you like to make as an temporarily alliance or an long term alliance, if not even be recruited by us."

"The decision is all yours."

(Well, not exactly.) – though ClownFrog.

(If he decides to say no. Then we will no choice but to use the green antmans as the slaves that will destroy themselves alongside the enemies.)

(So no matter what, you will work for us.)

"...."

(Shit.) – though the green antman king Apapara.

(This isn’t good.... This isn’t good at all!)

(If that guy and his friends are really at the war with the empire, then associating ourselves with him would be dangerous.... BUT!)

(They took down the mad feathered dragon! The dragon that would have find us sooner or later and enslave our kind or make us suffer the same fate as red antmans.)

(However, if what he said about that so called the "first prince" that is an child of the emperor of the empire, then we will also be in big trouble.)

(But can I or my people believe it?)

(But if he does speak the truth, then my people are in the grave danger.)

(NO!)

(We are already part of his conflict since he decided to settle down here!)

(Can we talk this peacefully with that "Empire"?)

"...."

(But then again.) – though the antman as he activated his [Emerald Eyes] again and saw ClownFrog aura, before then quickly deactivating his ability.

(This bastard is an straight up monster of death itself!)

(If we refuse his request, will we be forced to become his slaves? Or what if murders all of us and turn us into the living corpse?!)

(Then again, if we were to "WILLINGLY" chose to serv him, my tribe survival would get much higher AND we could possibly become much stronger.)

(They did rescued the red antmans we had through to be dead and are even helping them recover.... So, they are not some heartless tyrants.)

(Not only that, but he is also saying that we won’t be doing all the work and he would even provide us with supplies such as armor and weapons.)

(Our weapons aren’t the best and we know it. We even had an encounter with the brown antmans and their equipment overpowered ours.)

(.... Would we get all of that equipment if we decided to become their servants?)

(No!)

(Would we get some of his power?!)

(But what about my people?! If what he said about the war between them and the empire, then we would get dragged 100% into the war!)

(So should I refuse?!)

(But can I refuse?!)

(I LET HIM INSDE OUR HOUSE!)

(And according to the informations, this form of his isn’t the real one! He is apparently an giant skeleton dragon!)

(But what if I refuse and he takes on his real form?!)

(Will any of my people be still alive afterwords?!)

(I don’t care if I die, but I cannot let my tribe get wiped out!)

(Then should I accept an alliance?!)

(NO!)

(What if they won’t share their power with us and we would get dragged in war because of them?!)

(We NEED their power if we.... If we...Shit.)

The antman face went pale.

(I have no choice but to accept his deal?!)

(But if I don’t do it, then my people will suffer!)

(No! No! No! No!)

(Is there anything?!)

(ANYTHING?!)

"...."

"No.... There is nothing...." – said the antman with faint voice as he looked down.

"?"

"Is everything alright? You don’t look so good king Apapara." – said ClownFrog.

"No.... No...." – said Apapara to himself.

"?"

"Are you- "

"I’m alright." – said the green antman as he lifted his head and looked at ClownFrog.

"...."

"I decided."

"...."

"The Green Burrow tribe wants to join the Purple Hyena not as an allies by as the member of their faction."

"The Green Burrow tribe swears its alleges and trust to the Purple Hyena and the king ClownFrog."

"Please take care of us."