I gasped and covered my mouth. Hanno overheard and I saw his entire face go red. Reid just frowned but didn’t say anything. Unfortunately for Bruce, Loken did in fact hear what Bruce said. From the way his fist connected with Bruce’s nose I assume Loken did not enjoy his comments. I cheered him on as he picked Bruce up by the back of his head and slammed his face into the stone wall repeatedly.

I laughed as Bruce’s cronies sprinted over to help. But for some reason none of them actually moved to help Bruce. Perhaps it was the seven foot tall brute now covered in blood screaming. “How dare you? How dare you? How dare you speak of my mother! I’ll kill you!”

I stayed in my bag throughout the entire exchange, no reason to risk Hanno’s wrath. He was stomping towards Loken, as if he was about to join in. Surprisingly he just drew his sword and pointed it at Loken. “Control yourself, my brother. You are simply proving him right.”

I booed from the sidelines. “Spoilsport! Kill him Loken! Shove his head up his ass! That shithead better be scared for life when you’re done with him!” Disappointedly Loken instantly stopped and stumbled away from the now very bloody floor.

He stared at his hands that were covered in blood, then back at the mince meat that was Bruce’s face. He vomited all over Bruce, tears streaming down his face as he gasped for air. Hanno calmly strode towards him.

He stared up at Hanno and said. “Brother, what have I done? Is he… dead?” Hanno shook his head and said. “Hopefully, but you stopped. That is all that matters. You are in control. Just thank the gods he didn’t insult you while you were dueling. He would not have survived. But I’m afraid you must now face the consequences of your actions.” He motioned towards the instructor who was walking over, slowly.

He called out. “All good boys! Just a friendly scrap. I’m sure he’s fine.” I gaped at the insane professor as Bruce began to cough and gasp for air, probably from starting to drown in his own blood. Golly oh mother of taxes that's a lot of blood.

Also is this instructor just an idiot? How will this not end in more drama? Hanno and Loken had the same reaction as both immediately protested. Loken hurriedly shouted. “Instructor? Surely you are mistaken? Will I not be punished?”

The instructor just said. “Nah, he insulted you. You beat his ass. Everything seems to have worked itself out.” Before Hanno could protest the instructor held up a hand and said. “Let me explain. You kids are the future of the nation. If you can’t handle a little name calling and violence, how are we supposed to trust you to protect us? This is the academy. You’re no longer children, we are not here to protect you and solve all your problems. We’re here to help you grow. So Bruce, get up and stop crying. Loken go duel with someone else.”

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Wow that actually makes sense. Although this will probably just cause political problems in the future. Also I think Bruce needs some medical attention. Loken still seemed out of it so he just sat on the sidelines.

Reid and Hanno began dueling again but I decided that the exciting part of this class was probably over. I curled up in the bag and fell asleep, hoping I would wake up once again surrounded by my children.

I instead woke up in what appeared to be a storage closet surrounded by some familiar looking teenage boys. There were five of them in total, all of which were part of Bruce’s little group. One of them spat on me when he saw I had woken up.

After clearing his throat he said. “Alright little lizard. Our weapons instructor is right, we have to deal with our own problems.” I nodded and said. “Makes sense, so how are you going to solve this? I accept bribes, just putting it out there.”

Unfortunately for me and my wallet they didn’t seem to like that idea. Of course they couldn’t actually understand. Although that overpowered lady had been able to, maybe it's a level thing? Also how do they know my species?

I was still pondering on how the world works when the first kick came. These kids wear steel tipped boots! Who would ever let children wear steel tipped boots. Me and the man's purse were sent flying into a wall.

I felt something crack in my body from the impact and quickly scrambled to get out of the purse. I managed to get out just to catch another kick, this time to my face. I was once again sent reeling but this time I managed to collect myself enough to grow to as big as I could fit. My full size as a war queen was about forty feet long and twenty feet tall, not including my tail. I managed to grow to just half that in this room.

The boys around me stared in shock as I slammed my tail through his eye. I bit another one's head off before slashing a third across the chest. This occurred when only a few seconds had passed. Before they could react I impaled the fourth and stomped on the fifth.

I gasped for air as I felt the very cracked bones in my side. Thankfully my face didn’t seem to have anything broken. I checked my notifications and smiled. At least this was a profitable experience.

You have killed a level 13 Human Noble

You have killed a level 24 Human Noble

You have killed a level 18 Human Noble

You have killed a level 16 Human Noble

You have killed a level 11 Human Noble

You have leveled up. You are now a level 26 Mud Skink War Queen

“God, it feels good to kill stuff again, no holding back. Now I’ll just eat the bodies, and I’ll be good to go.” I quickly scarfed down the corpses and began licking up the blood. Thankfully I hadn’t got that much on myself, and I had managed to wipe most of it off with the nobles tunics. Eating said tunics hadn’t exactly been fun, but I can’t leave evidence of committing murder.

After making sure the room had a normal amount of blood I changed back into my small form and began dragging my bag outside. After placing outside I hopped back into the purse and wondered when Hanno was gonna come get me. I hope he brings food, I’m still kinda hungry.