Swain snaps back to herself as a piece of debris almost clips her injured arm. Even though the healers did a good job there is only so much they can do for someone not connected to the system. Sometimes potions and healing takes, sometimes it doesn’t.
Queen Eylise seems to be calming as the winds are less powerful. Swain has been staking out the palace for at least a week and a similar scenario has played out at least twice. These new notifications though, are troubling. The queen put a call out for her noble’s using her messenger flock ability and none responded.
Apparently, thinks Swain, this is an issue the Queen has had since she took over after her father, the former king passed three months ago. Everyone knew her as a spoiled princess and likely the nobility had yet to take her seriously, Swain thought. Although it doesn’t affect those of who live on the streets, Swain’s heart broke for the Queen. This was in direct conflict with the reason she was in the castle. She had been tasked with stealing the necklace the Queen wears. It is supposed to be a powerful artifact but that’s all she knew. Unfortunately the Queen never took it off, which is why Swain has been sneaking through rafters and sleeping in barns for a week. Trival had yet to go through with his threats but based on their last meeting she didn’t doubt he would.
Just as Swain was preparing to make a run for it a terrible ROAR filled the room. The entire castle began to shake followed by a deafening BOOM
BOOM
BOOM
Three times the walls shook before the far wall to the throne room crumbled. Daring to peek around the column she was hiding behind Swain’s breath was caught. Lying on the ground covered in the crumbled debris from the wall was the Queen. Her deep blue dress raised to reveal her deep caramel skin. Turning her attention to the cause of the destruction she saw a green scaled three digit claw grip the ground ground with white talons, two of them caked in blood. The wall continues to shatter as thick scaled arms slide through the opening.
As its massive lizard head tries to squeeze through, Swain hears the Queen call for her Sovereign shield, then she lets loose yellow beams of light that another quick glance reveals is coming from her hands. Unbothered by the powerful blasts the creature continues to make its way into the throne room.
Sovereign Dominion!!! shouts Queen Eylise. Swain is held frozen with her head turned towards the action. She now has no option but to watch while the ability is in effect. The beast pauses as both females let out a collective sigh of relief before watching in horror as it lifts its head through the wall almost reaching the rafters. Swain silently curses herself for staying a bit longer to watch the Queen. Royals are indestructible, she told herself, she on the other hand would not survive this battle.
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Entering and shaking the dust and rubble off the beast, Swain can now clearly see is a green dragon with two massive wings, a spiked head, two sets of eyes and a long neck. The back half of its body is still outside as it cannot fit in the throne room.
Ca, Calamity class says a stunned Queen as she unintentionally takes a step back forgetting herself and her station for a moment.
A deep voice bellows WAR IS COMING FOR VERION!! THIS MUCH CANNOT BE ESCAPED. THE ACCORDS HAVE BEEN BROKEN WHICH IS THE DOOM OF THIS GENERATION. PREPARATIONS FOR THE COMING BATTLE ARE ALREADY IN EFFECT. THE COUNCIL OF THE TWELVE HAVE DEEMED THAT THIS SHALL NOT BE A BLOOD FEUD AS PER SECTION 20 SUBSECTION C OF SAID ACCORDS. THIS MEANS THE NEXT GENERATION OF THIS PLANE SHALL LIVE TO START AGAIN. TO BALANCE THE LEDGER TEN WERE DESTROYED AND SO EACH HUMAN KINGDOM WILL LOSE TEN.
Queen Eylise stands taller looking regal as she faces off with this terror. Lose ten what?! She replies
Held by Sovereign Dominion Swain has no choice but to look as the Queen slumps to her knees. It may be better to say her knees slumped as her entire upper body was missing. Swain now released curls up in a ball doing her best not to scream. She didn’t see the dragon move. One minute it was standing at the makeshift entrance the next it was chewing the body of Queen Eylise.
Afraid to look, Swain hears what sounds like movement as the rest of the wall falls down. She quickly glances over ready to run, where she does not know. The dragon backs itself out the way it came in, never once glancing to the rafters. Swain knew she was not hidden from this beast, she was just never considered. All at once fear was replaced with determination as she thought of Trival and now this beast. She would never be the victim again.
System message: WEEP ALL VERION AS QUEEN EYLISE, FIRST OF HER NAME HAS DIED A NOBLES DEATH. MAY SHE LAY WITH HER FOREFATHERS AND BE REMEMBERED FOR GENERATIONS.
THE QUEEN IS DEAD LONG LIVE KING JUSIN SECOND OF HIS NAME. DEFENDER OF CASTLE OF BRAWNWHITE. MAY HE REIGN LONG AND WISE.
System message: WEEP ALL VERION KING JUSIN SECOND OF HIS NAME. DEFENDER OF THE CASTLE OF BRAWNWHITE HAS DIED A NOBLES DEATH. MAY HE LAY WITH HIS FOREFATHERS AND BE REMEMBERED FOR GENERATIONS.
THE KING IS DEAD LONG LIVE KING BRANON FIRST OF HIS NAME. DEFENDER OF THE WAY OF THE LOST. MAY HE REIGN LONG AND WISE.
System message: WEEP ALL VERION KING BRANON FIRST OF HIS NAME. DEFENDER OF THE WAY OF THE LOST HAS DIED A NOBLES DEATH. MAY HE LAY WITH HIS FOREFATHERS AND BE REMEMBERED FOR GENERATIONS.
THE KING IS DEAD LONG LIVE KING VISEL FIRST OF HIS NAME. MAY HE REIGN LONG AND WISE.