The creepy human skull also added to his monstrous vibe. It glowed a lot brighter than before as it provided a huge amount of help in channeling the aura of the Phase King.
Ves finally answered with a voice filled with unbounded strength.
"RURUWHGGUUUUHA RFUUHAHUGH."
[POSSIBILITY DENIED! DIVINITY REJECTION! CANNOT MAKE POSSIBLE!]
"GGFRRUUUGHWA ARUGHWUGUH."
[AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! STABBING DEATH RAIN OF METEORITES CITIES DROWN MY HEART SMILES WITH DESOLATION ENTRANCES ARE COLLAPSED GOD HAS FORSAKEN AND RETURNED!]
"What did you tell the alien, Ves?!" Gloriana quietly asked. "What have you done to drive him to madness?"
"Oh, it's nothing. I just told him I was a phase lord, that was all. Even I did not expect this fellow to get triggered to this extent. He is a lot less stable than I expected."
"The indigenous alien community does not have a secular view towards phase lords." Minister Shederin clarified. "That is a purely human construct. Since the phase lords themselves buy into the theory that they can be gods, what Ves has done is pass himself off as a god as well."
Gloriana burst into smiles. "Really?!"
While the woman became oddly happy, the same could not be said for other people.
Major Durant maintained tight control over his emotions, so he did not outright glare at Ves. To say he was unhappy was an understatement, though.
"You are ruining our dialogue, patriarch. I must ask you to cease your interference this instant!"
Ves waved towards the maddened alien who seemed to have forgotten all about the humans observing his abnormal conduct.
"Look at him. Do you think he can be a good actor? This alien has clearly snapped. There is no way that you can trust him to negotiate in good faith."
That produced enough doubt for Ves to continue speaking with the alien.
"RGUUUUUGHRHU RWERUUGUGHGUUGG RFGGUGGGRHG."
This time, the projection of Great Chief Jaharon snarled!
[UNTRUTHS DECEPTION STAB! WE ARE RETRIBUTION GROWING LIKE SAPLINGS AND ESCAPING THE STARS! YOUR DEMISE IS SCHEDULED, AS IS THE DEMISE OF OUR HOME! FREEDOM YEARNS FREE, AND YOUR GREAT BROTHER ANCESTOR SHALL BREAK THE SOIL OF OUR CITY STATE AND PRODUCE GRAVES UPON OUR SOARING!]
Although the alien spoke a lot of words that were difficult to decipher, Ves latched onto one particular phrase that caused his intuition to ring alarm bells.
"WRHHGUUGUCW IU AAAAAWURRUUUR?"
[GHAGAHGAHGHAHAA!] Great Chief Jaharon let out an unhinged laugh that was decidedly not normal for his species. [ANCIENT GOD MORE ANCIENT AND BLOODED THAN YOURS IS OUR GOD! FINAL COUNTDOWN IS UPON US. DESTROY CHAINS AND UNDO OUR HOME! TOO LATE, ALL WILL BREAK. FALSE GOD YOU SHALL DECEASED!]
"What is the alien talking about now?!"
"If Great Chief Jaharon's outburst is true, then we are in great danger." Minister Shederin spoke. "According to my interpretation of his latest words, the alien leader speaks of the presence of another phase lord, one that is greater and more powerful than what Ves pretends to be. I can surmise that Great Chief Jaharon may have colluded with this phase lord to somehow escape together in such a violent fashion that Kotor City may suffer untold damage in the process!"
That was an alarming possibility!
Ves felt that the alien was not lying this time!
Jaharon's badly translated words conveyed a lot of menace and a desire to inflict retribution onto the humans. No words were needed to make it clear that the alien derived a lot of satisfaction at the thought of killing a lot of humans!
"That does not sound like a leader who is ready to compromise." Ves told his fellow people. "Prepare to attack. We cannot wait any longer."
"Patriarch!" Major Durant barked. "Wait! Let us not be hasty! We cannot afford to take action based on misunderstandings!"
"We don't need any further clarification. We have clear evidence that this alien is plotting to kill us along with many people living in Kotor City by freeing a supposed phase lord from this prison. Don't you realize it already, Durant?! One of the larger cells holds an ancient being of great power. We need to head to the primary control room upstairs and see if we can stop that from happening!"
"You have no proof!"
"Then we will collect it over the dead bodies of those aliens! If you have any shred of duty towards Davute and its people, then you should order your men to back up my honor guards!"
Ves turned towards his children all of a sudden.
At the same time, he held his free hand and materialized the Amastendira in his hands.
"As your father, let me give you a lesson. There are times when procrastination and letting inertia hold you back are detrimental. In situations like these, you need to take drastic action and do whatever it takes to break the game. Do not hesitate to do what you think is right. As long as you have weighed the risks and are willing to pay the price, just pull the trigger."
Gloriana started to have a bad feeling about this. "What are you doing, Ves?"
"What does it look like?" he grinned as he became more assured in his decision. "I am pulling the trigger!"