Draiss immediately promoted both the dretch and the vrock before him to marilith and balor status, and direct them to defend him. "Accepted, now kill those that are not submitting. Assist my constructs and underlords."<br/><br/>He dismissed the two from his mind, and blasted three bebiliths and two vrocks that tried to eviserate him, as the ones that accepted his rule were moved to one fortress that had been emptied of defenders to protect his main fortress. He directed them to defend it, and survive, while mentally ordering units to move, refining the next to kill the spawning enemies. It wasn't quiet as effective as he hoped, but he was capturing the shredded demons' souls as fast as he was expending them on his long term troops. He wasn't going to have a dretch to his name when this was done, desperately shuffling the troops as he personally shredded the spawners that didn't submit in his throne room. The sudden appearance of a full task force of solars, both male and females, spawned by his desperate attempt to purge the faulty second orb, made the difference, and he began to regain the initiative in the throne room, eventually able to turn over his personal defense to the combined forces, as he resumed shuffling and redistributing his troops. He did have enough time to mentally laugh at the sight of angels and demons working together to defend him, before lashing out, blasting a half dozen demons into oblivion as they tried to swarm two of his solars.