LU 256 - Space 45

Today was the big day, the day I rounded up my men and killed off the rebels. I went around Spawn, gathering everyone who could hold a sword. During my recruiting phase, I ran into Mira accompanied by a familiar-looking stranger in the police station.
He told me he was Styg, which shocked me a bit; how the hell is he still alive?
I eventually got him to tell me; Katharos cursed him, keeping him alive as punishment for his crimes as a shardling. I explained how I was similarly kept alive by Katharos' sword, which he found interesting.
After that chat, I explained that I had to attend a fight and dragged Mira with me to go fight it. Once there with all my soldiers, I got a good look at everyone who was there. There were people I assumed would be there like Kearly and Vert, and people I didn't expect like Ophello and Funnii.
Filled with pride and rage, I initiated the fight by sprinting at the group of rebels with my sword in-hand. However things quickly turned for the worst. I was caught off-guard by Ophello, and sealed in a ball of cobwebs. He knocked me out, and everything went black...
When I woke up, everything was a disaster. All my men, except Nekane and Vice, were standing, and Kearly was mocking us with Ophello and Vert. They walked over and began to talk about their reward for beating us, but I wasn't going to admit defeat just like that. 
I offered to have a gentlemen's duel, but they bested me and Vice with relative ease; this was humiliating. My army was defeated, I was defeated. I could feel everything I've been working towards for almost a year now, slip out of my grasp.
Kearly suggested he simply kill me, but I wasn't going to die; not here, not like this. I told him that I would give him ownership of Spawn if he just left me and Vice alone. He went to discuss this with his group, then came back and reluctantly agreed to my offer. I made sure to emphasize that I'd be taking my empire with me, and they they had the red mass to deal with.
I explained the entire situation with the mass and Agaric, then gave them the directions to go there and take care of it. From there, I wished the men well and took my leave. Before I left, Kearly told me that if I walked away now, I wouldn't be allowed to come back. I stopped for a second, but kept walking with Vice.
I got back to my castle after many months of being in Spawn, and collapsed in my throne; I was exhausted and heavily wounded from this fight and the tree fight. Thoughts began to spin in my head as I considered all my options - should I stay here insolitude and passively build back up my empire? Should I raise my own rebellion and take a crack at revenge?
I don't know, but losing all my power in Spawn in one day was way too much to fathom right now. I dozed off and passed out in my throne, hoping that tomorrow would be much better.