Chapter 21 Nevani
Yuelian
It's been a week since the Matriarch claimed Earth as her own. The world has entered a new era of uneasy peace, brought on by the suffocating strength of the Dragon Queen.
Our old school was demolished. Her throne is erected inside the heart of the blue jungle, a pristine tower of dark blue mana trees and twisting crimson mana that surrounds it. Orc tribes set up camps around the jungle city, dwarves built hovels around the tower where they experimented on weird machines, and elves meld into the jungle as if they had always been a part of it. The city of monsters, Nevani, has appeared in the world.
Humanity did not take kindly to the appearance of a new sovereign state. A few careless dictators tried to fight against the queen on the second day after she claimed the world. Planes and warships attacked the blue jungle from the eastern sea. The world learned that day that conventional weapons could not even damage the jungle's trees, let alone harm the queen herself. The entire fleet was destroyed by the Queen’s wyvern brood. Hundreds of crimson streams melted the great battleship fleet without leaving any trace. Army planes were too fast for the wyvern, however invisible projectiles flew out of the jungle, cleaving every plane into pieces. The dictator responsible was assassinated the next day.
On the fourth day, nuclear weapons were launched from one of the bigger countries. The Queen herself flew up above the jungle and drank deep from the nuclear hellfire. The image of a mountainous red dragon swallowing nuclear weapons and drinking the flames of the explosion was seared into my mind. The queen’s retaliation for these attacks are swift and decisive. She sends out her orc warriors to capture the leaders responsible for each attack and broadcast their execution. Livestream of the orc horde charging into that country’s presidential palace had more than 300 million unique viewers. The orcs fight with barbaric ferocity. They would use whatever was available to hack, poke, and smash anything in front of them. Weaker orcs do not use mana, as a result, conventional weapons were able to do some damage to these creatures. However, even these low-level orcs are formidable. Many videos of the battle show low-level orcs losing an arm or legs, only for them to grab broken weapons on the ground and replace their limbs with them. The orc army is brutal, vicious, and terrifying. But the most dangerous thing about the orcs is their leaders.
One of the most striking leaders of the orc was a massive green orc that I had seen before. His battle prowess shocked the world. One particular scene was extremely popular on the internet. The great Orc faced off alone against a line of tanks. He threw a massive great sword on his back towards the tank line, his muscular body riding atop the weapon as it flew towards his enemies. As he rode the sword, he threw axes on his hips, smashing tanks like crumpled paper. The great knight proceeded to grab the sword under him as he reached the tank line, with his great might, each swing of the sword blew away a tank or cleaved it in two. The orc warrior was like a hurricane, devastating the entire armored convoy alone. Brutality, power, skill, and beauty. The Green Knight, people on the internet had given him that name.
Miyong’s eyes were glued to the phone watching the Green Knight. I think she found a way forward for herself.
The president of the country responsible for launching the nuke was quickly captured and executed by wyvern fire. A cruel sight, his scream will haunt my dreams for many days. However, as retaliation for firing a nuke at her throne, it was strangely a very lax punishment.
After that, no more attacks came from the outside world.
The pink baby dragon is sitting on Miyong’s shoulder, drinking her mana as usual. Hidden behind the queen’s crimson throne is the heir’s conclave, it has become our new home. Furnished with all the amenities that we ever need, it feels like we are being kept as a pet for some noble.
“Human, tell me something interesting about your world.” The Queen’s eyes were closed as she sat on the throne.
The Red Queen spent her days sleeping on her throne. She chose to stay in humanoid form at all times. I believe it is more convenient for her to interact with her child in this form since the baby is still so small. She doesn't seem to eat or drink anything, only sleeps and feeds her child. This is the first time she has spoken to us since a week ago.
“We would need to know your majesty’s interests before we can tell you something that might be interesting for your majesty,” I answered her.
“..........what do humans do to endure the passage of time?” The queen opened her crimson eyes. Despite the youthful appearance of a woman in her 30s, we have no idea how old she is.
“We have video games, movies and TV shows, books, sports, and a lot of other hobbies, '' Miyong answered. The baby dragon crawls up on Miyong's head and lifts her neck as if she wishes to listen to the conversation better.
“Games……you humans are the same as them” The queen spoke with a tired voice. Her disdain at the word game was palpable.
“May I, perhaps, ask your majesty a question?” As the words left my mouth, intense embarrassment consumed me. Why is it that I am so awkward in front of her? I don't know how to speak to someone superior.
“...” The queen nodded her head. Her crimson eyes peer down at me.
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“Why did Your Majesty come here?” I swallowed my fear and asked the question that had been bugging me for the last week.
“....” Her majesty’s eyebrow rose as if intrigued by my line of question. “Those jesters opened a portal under my nest right before my child was about to hatch. I couldn't move and fell in.”
What an interesting piece of information. The GM is not in control of her majesty, perhaps they could not control her. That would explain the need for them to use such a trick.
“So your majesty did not come here willingly….” Miyong said.
“It does not matter where I am, little bird. Time or place does not matter to an eternal.” The queen closed her eyes and went silent.
We left the throne room to give the queen peace. What she said was a massive piece of information. She is immortal? I took the chance to send messages to my family outside. Depending on Her Majesty’s permission, it might be a good idea to bring them to live here.
“Human, do not take the Flame child out of the heir’s conclave. She could be in danger without the Flame Mother’s protection.” A gigantic Orc said to us as we left the building.
“Mr orc, the princess won't leave us and we can't stay inside forever.” I look up at him before replying. He is so tall, at least 250 cm approximately.
“Then we will escort you.”
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We are walking around the monster city for the first time. Calling it a city is a bit of an overstatement. Aside from the main building that houses the throne room and the heir’s conclave, the rest of the city is mostly jungle. Round hovels made by the dwarves can be seen, it looks like a giant ball cut in half.
“Those dwarven houses are cute!” Miyong got excited looking at those buildings. The princess stood on Miyong’s shoulder, staring at everything around her with wide eyes. I wonder how intelligent she is, the way she behaves exposes a level of intelligence uncommon in a newborn. Unlike humans, many animals are born with a certain level of capabilities. I wonder if dragons are born with fully functional brains. The Dwarves came out of their houses to greet us.
“Hey! Humans! Still alive! Hey, Shuani! You owe me 50 HC.” The dwarves started saying something rude.
On top of a building nearby, a giant green orc stood alone holding a massive blade. The Green Knight. He stood out even amongst the other giant orcs. His face is very distinct compared to the other, almost human-like. Miyong approached the building while looking up at him.
“You! Fight me!” She points at his face while yelling out a challenge. The other orcs that had been escorting us paused for a moment before laughter broke out. I couldn't help but sign, that I expected this reaction from her.
Chirp Chirp
The princess screeches happily on Miyong's shoulder as if she is excited to see the fight.
“Miyong, this is not a joke. We don't know their culture, you can't just challenge them to a fight.” I grabbed her shoulder trying to hold her back. The other orcs are still laughing, and Green Knight looks down at Miyong with a confused expression.
Chirp chirp chirp!
The princess screeches even louder. Suddenly we felt a tremendous amount of mana, the Green Knight was lifted into the air and put on the ground in front of us. His face showed surprise. All of us look at the little pink dragon on Miyong’s shoulder. The princess demanded to see a fight.
“Our princess is so cute!” Miyong rubs the princess’s head with her finger. The Green Knight bowed his head to the princess while walking to another corner of the street. He took off all of his weapons except for the gigantic sword in his hands.
"A bunch of barbarians." The dwarves shook their heads and went back inside their houses. It seems dwarves don't have much interest in martial contests.
Miyong tried to give the princess to me but the baby refused to leave her shoulder. She can't fight him like this.
“Do not worry. The Flame Child will not come to harm, the fight will not last long.” The Green Knight said. He has good reason to be confident, but that won't go over well with Miyong.
Her mana burst out in the surrounding area. In front of these monsters, even Miyong’s mana seems small in comparison. She rushed towards the orc, her speed surprising even the orcs that were escorting us. She unleashed furious blows against the orc as he blocked her fist with his giant sword. Miyong focused her mana in her fist and shattered his sword to the surprise of the orcs. She grinned at him as the orc jumped back. He looked down at his shattered sword and a smile came on his face. The Great Orc disappeared then a fist slammed into Miyong’s side out of nowhere. She went flying but a smile was still on her face. The knight looked down at his fist to see broken bones. Miyong’s Manite physique has gotten stronger. After that, it was a one-sided beat down by the orc, however Miyong always stood back up. Except for a focused mana blow to the head, I don't think she can be beaten with a physical attack. Eventually, Miyong got tired and lay down on the ground like a starfish. The Green Knight was completely unharmed and yet he looked at her with a curious gaze. The princess was completely unharmed, I wasn't sure if we could harm her even if we tried.
“You lost.” I sat next to Miyong, caressing her head while using healing skills on her. She doesn't need it, but she has said that the healing skill feels warm and comfortable. Our escort orcs are making loud noises like a celebration. The Green Knight nodded his head.
Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp!
Tremendous mana presses down on us. The princess stood on Miyong’s chest, looking at the green knight with indignant eyes, making loud noises like she was unhappy. The Great Knight was lifted into the air and then thrown into the sky.
“..........our princess is so cute.” Miyong laughs while rubbing the princess’s head. It seems she didn't like that Miyong lost.
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“The princess seems happy, my queen.” Her crimson eyes flicker in the sunlight as she watches her daughter playing below. After five thousand years of incubation, the fruit of her labor is sweeter than ambrosia.
“My child will require all of your help. Those jesters will try to glamor her, like the rest of our kin.” A group of elves stood next to her.
After an eternity, her majesty’s rage has subsided, but the bitterness only grows deeper. And yet, seeing her daughter playing below, a smile came to her lips.
Theodore
“We will leave them alone.”
“Mr. President! We can not sanction the establishment of a foreign state on our soil!” An annoying politician bleating like a cattle. I don't even remember the names of these people.
“What do you propose that I do? Did you see those videos of that orc horde? Should I send in our military to be slaughtered? The dragon queen ate a nuke like a snack.” I glared at him. This chicken shit faked an injury and got home without seeing a single combat in the last war. Now he wants to lecture me about war? “Who will volunteer to die like dogs for their country? Your son is a marine, should I order his unit to move in?”
“....!” Nothing to say. That's what I thought, fucking cowards.
“The dragon queen doesn't seem to care about territory or riches. With her power alone, she could conquer the world overnight. Yet she chose to stay in her city. She doesn't even retaliate against countries that attack her, only the responsible parties are punished.” Weirdly, she might be a better leader for humanity than ourselves. “It's better to leave her alone.”
“Mr. President, General Connors is here for the briefing on the monster waves.” My new aide is a sexy little thing. Much better than the last one.
“Everyone leave! Send in the general.” She has been gathering intel on those players. If we will get out of this situation, her information is crucial.