Northern Duke | The Silent Freeze - Zero

[Alastea - Saturday, January 10th 2026 - 11:23]

There are four Dukedoms: - Whitestone, Northern Dukedom in which the winter reigns as it's winter there almost all year round with beautiful cities and its own palace, with Zero as its Duke, he's known as The Silent Freeze and as Ice Diamond by his admirers. This Dukedom deals with border defense, constantly holding the line against ruthless barbarians and ancient, savage beasts from the frozen wastes. This Dukedoms troupes are knights, proud and strong but loyal; - Ishtar, Eastern Dukedom in which deserts are the main terrain with beautiful cities and its own palace, with Duke Jared Ironscale. This Dukedom deals with the trade monopoly, controlling the global distribution, its troupes are mercenaries, brute and sharp but loyal; - Pirosya, Southern Dukedom in which the ocean is its main domain with beautiful cities and its own palace, with Duke Luke Whirlpool. This Dukedom deals with naval dominance, keeping the stormy, dangerous seas safe from ocean brigands, foreign fleets, and rogue pirate factions, main troupes are corsairs and pirates, brute and bold but loyal; - Frolivius, Western Dukedom in which forests overflow it all with beautiful cities and its own palace, with Duke Callisto Regulus. This Dukedom deals with information guilds, managing the supreme network of intelligence guilds and data brokers, its troupes are shadows, sharp and silent but loyal. In all the years the four Dukes reigned over their territories, they had been able to make only one decision together, at the dead center of the continent lies Alastea, the Neutral City, built by their joint decree, it is the only place where their claws must remain hidden, and where the Black Dukes must pretend to coexist.

And that was exactly where Zero Icenow currently was, in Alastea, he was the last one to leave the building after a long and pointless meeting with the other three annoyances of Dukes which actually took them nowhere since they were totally unable to take even one decision and agree all four.

Zero finally stepped out of the building and the last thing that he expected was for someone to actually slam into him as soon as he stepped out onto the street, he lowered his gaze from his 206cm and locked in onto the person, someone he didn't know for sure, that was currently against his chest, annoyance already building inside of him at the carelessness to walk into him of all people, not that it hurt him because it didn't, especially after he had one of the longest mornings of his life, even the battlefield felt relaxing than having to spend his time listening to the other three Dukes and wasting his time like that.