The World Serpent

In the Northern Outskirts of the border between the Occidental Region and the Endless Grassland, The Main Camp of the Northern Defense was found. It was a camp created by the Inquisitors in charge of the Northern Outskirts. In the Major Tent of the Camp, Inquisitors from different squads gathered together. 

They gazed upon each other and were in silence as they waited for the report to come through. They were curious about the new orders of their Master, and they wanted to be there when the order comes. It took a while, but an Inquisitor appeared in front of them. It was an Inquisitor from the Fortress Bastion.

"This is the personal order of the Master. The Inquisition will stop being passive and will take the initiative. We are ordered to start an invasion towards the Endless Grassland and conquer it. Not only that, other Major Fronts of the Great Forest are in danger. After this battlefront, we will go into a bloodier one." 

The newly arrived Inquisitor reported everything needed to get reported. The Inquisitors gathered in the Major Tent nodded and thought about the words of the newly arrived Inquisitor. Their Master doesn't want the Inquisition to be passive. Concluding that the Inquisitors can go wild in the Endless Grassland. 

"Understood... We will spread these orders. The communication line will be online soon. We will start the mass invasion now." The Assuming Leader Inquisitor stepped forward and spoke with a calm voice. The Inquisitors nodded as they didn't have any disagreement within their minds. With that, it was time for the Inquisitor to officially move.

"Order the Inquisitors to gather together. Exterminate our enemies and make sure that we will bring victory to our Master. Understood!?!" The Assuming Leader Inquisitor shouted as the Inquisitors replied at the same time. "Understood!!! We will follow the orders of our Master and bring victory to the Inquisition." 

"Then, go out now. In an hour, we will start our advance." After hearing the words of the Assuming Leader Inquisitor, the Inquisitors faded from their spots and went back to their respective squads. After the orders got relayed to the Northern Outskirts of the battlefront. The orders began spreading everywhere, and the Inquisitors were advancing into enemy territory. 

Meanwhile, in the Southern Outskirts, the Three Governor Inquisitors gathered together. They were readying themselves for the mass attack of the Undead Legion. They had never thought that their Master would order a mass invasion onto the Endless Grassland. They gathered together like the Northern Outskirts Camp and ordered the squads to return to their post. 

"It appears that our Master has gotten serious." A serious voice echoed. The Great War between the Occidental Region and Endless Grassland was considered as a test for the Inquisitors. It wasn't a bloody war but a simple test from their Master. If their Master ordered a mass invasion instead of taking it slowly and gaining experience along the way. It probably was because of something serious that chances the stakes.

"It probably comes from the Major Fronts of the Great Forest. Something unexpected had happened, and Master wants us to conclude the War against the Endless Grassland before being sent to other battlefields. The Enemy must have been powerful if Master becomes serious about them." 

Capita said with a calm voice. Marx and Luna were thinking about the new orders. As they had sent the squads to return to their post, it wouldn't take that much time for them to start a mass invasion.

The problem would be the Ork Army and the remaining armies of some races. The Ork Army was an Army that got scattered all over the battlefields. They were pretty much acting like major mercenaries. Though, their strength wasn't something the Inquisitors treated highly. 

"The Undead Legion have been exterminated. There were some minor injuries, but it wasn't something that should be reported. Nothing can stop us from moving forward in the Southern Outskirts. Even the Orkish Army wouldn't be able to stop us." Marx said with a calm yet threatening voice. 

"It wouldn't be hard for us to invade the Endless Grassland, but what would happen next? I'm sure that it would take a year to completely exterminate the Endless Grassland of enemies." Luna said with an aloof voice as the extermination of their enemies would take a lot of time.

"I'm sure that Master has already the solution to such a problem. After all, she wouldn't give such an order if she didn't think about the problems relating to it." Marx said with a strange voice as if she was saying a simple fact. Capita nodded in agreement as Luna smiled and replied while also smiling. "That's right... I'm sure that Master would have the solution to such problems."

"Well, then... Shall we start? I've been staying in a single spot for far too long." Marx smirked as she faded from the spot. Luna and Capita shook their head as they also faded from their chair. The Southern Outskirts Inquisitors were starting their mass invasion. It would be incredibly bloody, and it would be full of destruction.

Back in the throne room of the Nation of Azathoth, Ego and Persia were talking to each other about the plans of the future. After a while of talking to each other, Persia sighed and spoke with a calm voice.

"I didn't expect that... The orders were rushed, and the Endless Grassland is wider than the Occidental Region. Despite talking about not underestimating anything, I still unconsciously underestimated the things in front of me. That was disappointing for someone who boasts of being rational and logical." 

Persia understood how dumb her orders were. She didn't even give full details about the invasion. What would the Inquisition do about the refugees? Would they also exterminate them? Exterminating a whole Continental Region worth of Daemon Monsters would take a lot of time and would make the mass invasion useless. 

"There is no need to blame yourself that much, Sister. You are the World Serpent. Being too strong gave Sister a habit of underestimating anything that isn't worth her time. The process of rehabilitation takes time. If Sister wants to regain her cautious self. Then she would have to experience failures." 

"The realization of Sister's boastful self isn't enough. Pride is something deeper than that. As the Great Ruler of Azathoth, it would be hard to lower Sister's pride. But, as the World Serpent, the little snake from long before. It's a must for Sister to lower her pride." 

"Have you remembered the stories before? The stories about the Hero and the Demon King? The Demon King always sends his subordinates and doesn't fight the Hero until the end of the story. What do you think of that, Sister?" Ego asked with her monotone voice.

"Well, Before becoming Heroes, they were known as the weakest and a loser. The Demon King must have thought that even though he was a Hero. He wasn't worth his time if he was weak. There is no need to use your strength on an ant." Persia answered with an honest voice. 

Ego smiled and replied with her monotone voice. 

"Isn't that the reason why the Demon King always loses and dies in such stories? Despite sending their subordinates to kill the Hero, the subordinates are used as a stepping stool so that the Hero could become stronger and stronger. What would happen if the Demon King personally annihilates the Hero instead of waiting on his throne? Wouldn't he win and have a happy ending if he was cautious instead of being prideful?"

What Ego said made sense. Persia was comparable to the Demon King in fantasy stories. Cunning, Prideful, and Powerful, these three would also be the reason why Demon King's fall. If Persia didn't want for something like the story to happen. She must regain her former cautiousness, or all else would fall with her. 

"I see... What you said made sense. Though, even if I want to regain my former cautiousness. My Pride seems to seep into my subconscious. Even if I want to think with caution, I'm always unknowingly underestimating everything in front of me. Maybe this is the pride of being overpowered?" Persia questioned as Ego slightly chuckled and replied.

"The first step of regaining your cautiousness would be avoiding the word, Overpowered. Have you remembered the things you had seen in the fringes of the continent? The vastness of the Realm of Piksyon. The powerful beings beyond the ocean? A human is overpowered when fighting against an ant, but there are those above a human."

"Overpowered is a loose word that only increases pride and decreases cautiousness. It is something that increases ones Ego. Just because you are powerful when fighting against weaklings doesn't mean you are powerful when fighting against the strong. For Sister to move forward, she must not think of herself as someone overpowered." 

As Ego's words echoed, Persia found herself thinking about it. In the fringes of the continent, She threw a star that took all of her energy towards the ocean. The ocean devoured it and didn't seem to change. Not only that, but the ocean was also vast as the planet looked small, concluding that it was far from Persia.

Persia was never overpowered. It simply looked like that as she was facing against weaklings. What would happen if she faced the Mythical Daemon in a life and death battle? What would happen if she fought against a God or a World Administrator without shackles on their power? 

"I may be powerful against weaklings, but I never truly fought against the strong," Persia uttered as if she had reached enlightenment.