The Eminence of a True Monarch of the Shadows

[Third Person's PoV] 

A day later…

Cid was standing in front of all of his wives who all were wearing serious expressions on their faces. 

"The time has come" Cid said with an equally serious expression, he was leaning forwards on the table with his fingers crossed and interlocked. 

"It has come to my attention that the Monarchs have finished gathering and are preparing to attack any day now. Which is exactly what we wanted, if they all get together, exterminating them will become easier, we won't have to set out and look for them." Cid began to explain. 

"Only four Monarchs remain, however they remain for a reason. The four that remained are Legia, The Monster of Beginning, The King of Giants; Tarnak, The Monarch of the Iron Body, The King of Monstrous Humanoids; Yogumunt, The Monarch of Transfiguration, The King of Demonic qSpecters; and lastly the leading force and the most dangerous of the all the other Monarchs… Antares, The Monarch of Destruction, The King of Dragons" Cid explained conjuring images of what they look like with his magic. 

"Their powers aren't the only thing you will need to concern yourself about, it's their army, which I'm not ashamed to admit is much larger than ours at the moment, which stands over to hundreds of millions since the last time I've fought with them. They have Conquered and slaughtered many other planets in order to build their army to what it is now." Cid continued 

"But we still have a chance don't we?" Claire asked with a sly grin. 

"Oh but of course, what we lack in number we make up for in might and power. Quality above quantity, although that is not to say that their army doesn't have any qualities of their own, however it's nowhere near to the one I have or go all of you" Cid grinned back. 

"Are you going to include all of the other members of Shadow Garden into your army?" Alpha asked pensively. 

"Hmmm, I want to know your opinion on the matter, what do you think? You sins have a better understanding about how far they've come than I do at the moment, so I'm curious what you have to say" Cid wondering looking at all of them. 

"Bring them" Said Alpha without hesitation, "Although we're dealing with forces concerning the Monarchs, they would definitely be useful when dealing with their armies."

"They've been training for years to be of use to you, like Conqueror this earth was one of the things they were most proud to be of use for you, they would be disappointed and think they are unneeded or unwanted if you simply decide to leave them out" Beta joined in. 

"Delta says leave them," Delta said, drawing their attention, her smile widened showing her fangs, her eyes filled with bloodlust, "It'll just mean more fun for Delta! Delta wouldn't have to share her prey" 

"Didn't you hear there are hundreds of millions in their armies? You will have more than enough prey for yourself and to share around" Gamma said with a sigh, 

Delta pouted, "Delta doesn't share…" 

"I'm in agreement to bring them along, they would be of help, like Beta said, they've been training to be of use, it would be a waste to simply leave them in the side line" Epsilon said. 

"I couldn't care either way" Zeta said leaning back on her chair,

"Neither do I…" Eta said with a yawn leaning resting her hand on a pillow laid in front of her, "Come, don't come, the quicker we finish this the better" 

"Well I guess they would be coming along–" Cid began but was interrupted. 

"But wait" Akane said, raising a hand, although she wasn't a member of either the Sins or the Virtues, she gained a seat among them due to having inherited the power of Zeraphiel. 

Most of the Sins glared at her for interrupting Cid in the middle of his sentence, which caused her to flinch slightly and look apologetic. 

Cid chuckled and waved her on, encouraging her to say what she needed to say. 

"What would happen to this Earth if we're all going to be going away. If this war takes far longer than we thought then it would be disastrous on everything we've been building so far, and if you take all the members of your Special Guard, who will be enforcing everyone to follow your rules and keep a rebellion from occurring when you leave" Akane asked with a hint of concern. 

"A very good question," Cid nodded. "However, there's no need to concern yourself over that. I've already come up with a solution—"

Suddenly, Cid's head snapped to the side, his mouth slightly agape before he began laughing.

"Eh?"

Cid stood up, looking at Alpha. "It seems our little ones have just fully become Monarchs and awakened their abilities."

Alpha stood up with a large smile, pushing her chair back. Forgetting she could teleport, she ran out of the room. "Mama's coming, my little babies!"

Cid glanced at everyone else. "I'll have to cut this meeting short, but you've all gotten the gist of it. I want everyone to start preparing. Get our forces ready. In a few hours, we will confront the Monarchs directly. You are dismissed."

"Wait for me!" Cid shouted after Alpha, running after her, also momentarily forgetting he could teleport.

The rest of the girls chuckled. Claire stood up and stretched. "Well, you heard him. We better get a move on; we have a war afoot."

They all nodded in agreement, stood up, and began preparing.

…

When Cid and Alpha reached the yard outside their castle, they found the atmosphere warmer, with the ground covered in beautiful, colorful flowers.

Omega and Chi, two of Alpha's personal guards, stood with concerned looks, while Nu held Celeste in her arms. Beru, Bellion, and Igris stood protectively around the children, with Beatrix, Alpha's aunt, keeping guard.

"My lord! We were just about to get you when Sir Igris told us you were already on your way," Nu reported, her concern evident.

"Don't worry, nothing is wrong with them," Cid assured as Alpha approached the children.

Two blond babies with glowing purple eyes and pointy ears sat side by side on the ground, laughing together. Flowers continued to bloom around Loriel as she excitedly yanked them from the ground. Lorion, meanwhile, emitted a bright light, an aura surrounding him. Cid bent down and picked up Lorion, while Alpha picked up Loriel.

"Oh? You're a little warm, aren't you~" Cid teased. Lorion covered his mouth with both hands and chuckled.

Alpha cast a curious gaze at Cid.

Cid, anticipating her question, explained, "Our little sunshine here is going to be the Sun Monarch. It's amusing when you think about it—the Shadow Monarch giving birth to light…"

"Oh? I didn't know it was you who gave birth, my dear husband~" Alpha teased as she struggled to hold Loriel, who kept trying to reach the flowers, her hands opening and closing toward them.

"You know what I meant," Cid said, amused. "As for our little flower child, she's the Nature Monarch—practically the Monarch of Flora and Fauna."

Cid brought the twins closer together. Lorion's light grew brighter and warmer, while the flowers around them bloomed more rapidly.

"It seems being near each other boosts their power," Cid explained. "It might be because they're twins, but their powers have a synergy, enhancing one another."

"Sewl, wright?" Celeste suddenly asked, narrowing her eyes at Cid.

Cid gently bopped her nose. "Yes, yes, I'll be sealing their powers. Don't worry."