((Collab Post between Letter Bee and SgtEasy))

Naoki Kashima, the Demi-Fiend, now 23, had to make the hard decisions. Said hard decisions were to hand over secrets that messed with the Gods' domain to a morally dubious force that sold its services to the highest bidder. Nevertheless, as the young man, clad in a large hoodie and jeans, walked up to the local headquarters of the Lyra Corporation, he knew that to stop the Reign of Chaos, this had to be done.

Jannilius was, for the most part, unimpressed by their newest client. A normal looking human, coming into the Corporation HQ and presenting a deal. For hundreds of divisions of soldiers, tanks and dedicated VoidFighter pilots. What a man that looked like him could possess that tempted Lyra enough to even consider the offer had to be some sort of magic. He waited patiently in front of the building, hooves clicking on the hard pavement, waiting with two other Dorn. When he saw Naoki, he greeted the young man with a courteous bow of the head, one hand clutching his sword with a gesture of respect. Not that he actually respected the fool yet, it was just good manners to do so. As he led him into the building, he asked "[color=Aqua]So, Mr. Kashima, was it? I am Jannilius Zephry the Third and I heard from my leader, Lyra who I have no doubt you have spoken to, that you intend to hire some of our mercenaries?[/color]"

A curt nod.

"I do," spoke Naoki, "my faction in the Multiverse War, the Mon Alliance, is concerned about the war between the Reign of Chaos and the Resistance, and wishes to protect itself." He then took out a globe-shaped holographic projector, which sent out the image of an 18-year old boy, with brown hair, purple eyes, and a purple T-Shirt. Said image then spoke:

"My name is Osamu Akiyama, Osamu the Second, Scientist and Mage. And I believe that the Lyra Corporation would appreciate one of the inventions we hold, two inventions, in fact."

"The first is a technomagical device that can contain a sapient soul of average strength," the hologram then took out a device of its own, a cube of indigo glass panes that contained what was undoubtedly a sapient being's essence. "The second...is the secret of combining the contained soul with an artificial body, a magical rite that works only if one knows where the soul is, and nothing is keeping it away."

Jannilius' tentacles moved in curiosity as he listened to the recording. The Corporation could certainly relate to such a thing, Lyra is already pressed to keep the society of The People away from the prying eyes of the Reign of Chaos. He dismissed the thought of the Reign of Chaos thinking that this would be a declaration of war if they accepted the deal. They would understand, it was business. If they really needed to even the odds, just become the highest bidder. Simple as that. As the man floated away, he weighed his options. The former seems to be an okay deal but the latter... That would insure immortality. Something that he couldn't ignore. Waiting for a few tense moments to pass, he spoke again. "[color]I have considered my options and I have chosen the latter, assuming that such a device would ensure eternal life? If so, how many of my people do you intend to use to protect your borders?[/color]"

Naoki stared at him darkly, as though he himself didn't appreciate Osamu Akiyama's words. Finally, he voiced:

"It does ensure Eternal Life as long as nothing bad happens to the soul. And, we require an entire Armada; 3 Dreadnoughts, 3 Carriers, 10 Heavy Cruisers, 20 Light Cruisers, 28 Frigates, 30 Covrettes, and 1 Million Ground Troops - A Combined-Arms force; no Penal Battalions."

Jannilius noted the dark look but dismissed it as a subordinate being grumpy about his leader's decision. "[color=Aqua]I am afraid our ship classes are much more different than yours. We have Patrol, Light and Heavy Frigates, Cruisers and Dreadnoughts. We have several different VoidFighters of course and hundreds if not thousands of AI controlled fighters.[/color]"

"Very well, then, we'll take 6 Dreadnoughts, 7  Cruisers, 20 Heavy Frigates, 30 Light Frigates, and 40 Patrols. AI controlled fighters would serve us nicely." What Jannilus didn't know was that the dark look was a [i]leader[/i] being grumpy about a trusted subordinate's ploy. "Hmm..." spoke Naoki, "Osamu has also expressed interest in having the Command Dreadnought be white and yellow," the colors of Arceus. "Can that be secured?"

"[color=Aqua]Well, that can arranged. When will you need this armada and army?[/color]

"As soon as the current battle between the Resistance and Reign is over; right now, they are too distracted to turn an eye towards 'regionalists'," Naoki clearly didn't want to stay here longer than necessary.

"[color=Aqua]Aye, those bastards are too ignorant of us bottom feeders. I shall send the armada and the transport fleet towards your coordinates. You may use them as you please but I shall be leading them so you would have to go through me for any decisions or orders.[/color]"