The day after Chaos checked Erebus and Abyss progress, he asked Natalia, Edward, and the other former slaves to gather in a reunion with him to speak about anything they knew about the Pirates.
Although he had already heard things about them, any other info would be useful.
"Well, they are quite cunning, if we charge head on, they'll probably do something that might endanger the life of slaves…" said Edward.
"I remember a time when they used slaves as meat shields, if they know we come for them, they might even use them to blackmail us. Or they could leave behind the slaves while we destroy their city or spaceships, ending in us killing these innocent people…" sighed Natalia.
"Hmm… We have to use unconventional and less direct means then." Said Chaos."Do you have any idea, my dear lord?" asked Abyss.
"Well, something that could help us control them, without endangering the lives of the slaves… Something such as using my Psionic Energy to mind control them. If I was able to even affect the mind of Mindflayers, I don't think they could resist, right?" asked Chaos.
"Perhaps some might be able to. They possess very powerful technology they get by exchanging it from the Demon Kingdoms of the continents, and also, some of them steal it from passerby ships of the Empire. But this place is so far away from their territory that they veery rarely come to retrieve the things they stole. They're intelligent, usually they don't kill heralds of Light and let them go, only taking their things. As long as they don't take lives from this big empire, grudges will not be as big." Said Edward.
"Is that so…? Hmm… Well, I don't think they can be able to not be affected by my powers. I suppose some may be able to if they possess very advanced tools, but if they're hundreds, I don't think all the hundreds of them have them." Said Chaos.
"Oh yeah, perhaps my lord could start an infiltration operation at the beginning." Said Edward.
"Hm… how so?" asked Chaos.
"You could use your abilities to find a ship passing by, enter it, brainwash the pirates, and pretend to be them. Entering the city, you slowly brainwash more until you find the bosses with the most advanced technology artifacts to defeat with strength. At that point, your companions can enter into battle." Said Edward."Clever… I had thought about something similar, explaining it to me clarified the idea better." Said Chaos.
"My lord…" muttered Natalia.
"Yes?"
"I know that you already said that you wouldn't use many allies in this because it is not so hard as fighting beings such as the Mindflayers, but can I join? I will look for my mother and also save slaves on my own, to lessen your work." Said Natalia.
"Sure thing, I was planning to add you into the party, your help will be useful. You're more human-like than the rest of us, so you can infilter their society better." Said Chaos.
"R-Right… Thank you." Said Natalia.
"I hope that you can find your mother. It is hard to lose your parents." Said Chaos. He had been reborn in this world and in the first day he was told his parents were dead.
Although at first, he felt something but not too strong, as his emotions developed and as he learned more about them, he had begun to feel a strong sorrow for them. Through this sorrow, empathy was born, and he was able to empathize with Natalia's pain. He hoped that she could find her mother.
"My lord… Thank you very much for helping me so much…" Natalia began to contain her tears.
"Its fine, we are friends." Said Chaos.
Natalia smiled sweetly at Chaos.
"Of course!" she said.
"Grr…"
Abyss eyes glared over Natalia as she smiled lovingly at Chaos words.
"Abyss, calm down…" sighed Chaos.
"I-I am calm!"
"Anyways, I've already selected the ones that will accompany me. The rest I want to protect the Kingdom in case of emergencies, and there will be another group guarding the outskirts of the pirate city, if anything goes awry, you'll be the emergency backup." Said Chaos.
Chaos selected the most compact of his members, and that were useful at infiltrating as well.
The obvious members were him, of course, alongside Abyss, Erebus, Natalia, Boxxy, Lilith, and Edward.
"W-Why me?!" asked Edward fearfully.
"You're a strong Spirit Mage, you've trained diligently and also cultivated your Spirit Mana Core in your chest. You're already peak X-Rank, so you should be more than capable of aiding everyone." Said Chaos.
"And you're smart, and also human-like," said Natalia, patting his shoulders.
"F-Fine…"
Edward wasn't confident on his own battle power, and was someone that preferred to be within his laboratory or his office, but he indeed packed a lot of magical power, and Chaos thought he would be useful in one way or another.
The others, such as Ifrit, Yuki, Belphegor, and so on will split, some will remain in the Kingdom and others as backup waiting in the outskirts.
Chaos had chosen the ones that would accompany him not for preference though.
Abyss was part slime so she could adapt to sizes, and her hideous songstress skill could let her affect the minds of pirates and possibly knock them out without causing any disasters that could damage slaves. Also, her Space and Time Magic would come in handy, although she had yet to acquire the ability to use something as the Teleport Spell, she could use things such as Warp, a short-range teleport to move around and even skip whole obstacles.
Erebus could shapeshift his body too and was made of darkness, he could easily kill without making a commotion, was silent and composed, and obeyed his papa thoroughly.
Boxxy was yet again another shapeshifter, she could take the shape of other beings she looked, her infiltration potential was superb. She actually didn't had any gender, being a genderless being, but had taken the liking of being referred as a girl.
