After the Stellar Reunion was over, the Jade Dragons and GTS mbers returned to the Jade Palace to discuss the outco.
Camille and Dante were silent the entire helicopter flight back as the two of them delved into their thoughts with bitter expressions.
When they arrived, Camille called all of the teams in the mansion, including the vampires and GTS mbers, and told them to gather in the courtyard.
An official war between leading mafia families hadn't happened since before the foundation of the current gangs, so all of the mbers understood the gravity of the situation.
After their skirmish with the Blood Dragons, Camille and gan wanted to increase the size of their teams by recruiting more mbers, and they had successfully recruited a few of them.
However, now that they were officially at war with the cartel, finding people willing to fight with them would beco much more challenging.
When Camille directed her words at the people in the courtyard, she expressed her desire for everyone to follow their hearts and allowed anyone who didn't feel comfortable fighting the cartel to defect from their gang.
"So of you might have joined us as a way to help your communities, and those projects will continue… However, I don't want anyone risking their lives unless they are prepared to do so," Camille said aloud to everyone present.
While none of the mafia mbers stepped up, Camille reminded them that they could leave at any ti, so it wasn't a decision they had to take on that sa day.
Dante scanned the surroundings and inspected the people's umbra, noticing that so of them showed hints of fear. Nevertheless, they also seed to be brimming with courage and a bit of anger.
'Camille tends to forget that most of these guys suffered from one way or another under the cartel's sches…' Dante thought.
"I also want to apologize for starting the war… So of you may be against it, and I think it's natural to be opposed to it," Camille continued.
"Okay, stop right there…" gan interjected. Her voice was loud, but her expression was indifferent.
"I was the one who gave permission to declare war," gan continued.
Dante understood that the brunette wanted to take the bla for their actions in case they lost the war. However, he couldn't help feeling a bit guilty.
He wondered if the mafia families would have solved their problems peacefully if Netherius hadn't found him, so he spoke up to share the bla with his companions.
"It was mostly my fault. Netherius- I an, Darius has an old grudge against …" Dante said.
Suddenly, their blaming was interrupted by Neil, the captain of the Kappa Team, who raised his hand to politely ask the trio to shut up.
Dante and his companions were slightly shocked at his words, but Neil explained that they were not blaming anyone or going anywhere.
"We all have our reasons to be here. The Jade Dragons are a family, right? Then it's fine to share our burdens!" Neil confidently exclaid.
When the warlock heard those words, his eyes widened in realization as his mind drifted to an old mory of the past, where his old party mbers said sothing similar to him.
After Dante lost his beloved, Beatrice, he spent a few more years in hell, killing demons out of spite and becoming even stronger than he was.
If his party hadn't gone all the way to hell to look for him, the warlock would've stayed there for eternity.
"This party is like a family, so share your burdens with us!" His party said to the warlock before they took him back with them.
Rembering the faces of his friends, Dante let out a smile, wondering if they were mad at him for disappearing.
As the rest of the Jade Dragons' mbers agreed with Neil's comnts, Camille and gan had no choice but to acknowledge their motivation.
After everyone was dismissed, Camille called a smaller group to accompany her to the briefing room to discuss what they knew about the cartel.
Dante was the only person who had fought against Netherius in the past, and Ira was the only one who battled Wolfram, making their information quite crucial for the war.
Inside the briefing room, Asphodel and her top six vampires were present, along with Ira, linda, and the sibling leaders of the GTS.
From the Jade Dragons' side, the Oga and Gamma Teams were present, as they were the ones who frequented the most battles.
"First, I'd like it if we could get so information on these supposed 'Netherius and Wolfram' guys," Camille said to the group.
They needed to co up with defense and offensive thods, but to do that, they had to be aware of their enemies' weaknesses.
"Hmmm… Netherius weakness…?" Dante pondered aloud.
His mories of the necromancer were quite fresh, as his last encounter with him was around forty years ago, which wasn't much relative to his lifespan.
In the world of Terra, Netherius looked like a giant monster made of bones after having killed countless innocent people.
The man was supposed to be a few years older than Dante, but since he didn't possess the "ageless blessing," he used his necromancy to increase his lifespan with the objective of becoming immortal until he turned into an unrecognizable monster.
It wasn't rare for necromancers to resort to those thods, but the fact they always used innocent lives made them into one of the most hated people in Terra, similar to warlocks.
However, while warlocks mainly were hated by the pantheon's church and their followers, necromancers were despised by everyone.
"A weakness…" Dante muttered as he kept reminiscing.
'Did he even have one?' he pondered.
Back in his old world, it took the help of the rest of his party to defeat Netherius, as Dante wasn't strong enough to do it by himself.
They all played a crucial role in the battle, and he couldn't rember exploiting any weaknesses during the encounter.
'We fought for over twelve hours… If he had a weakness, it would have ended much earlier,' Dante thought.
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