Raine waking up in a tent stood up. She had spent the night before thinking of the ways she could help her lover in the coming days. Although she hated the people saying that she was only the royal knight commander due to her relationship with the queen, she did have to admit that it came with benefits. Ones that any other soldier could only dream of. Raine knew that she could be slow at times and that had held her back from many promotions years ago. But she truly wished to do better and that's what she believes her lover sees in her. But that was unimportant at the moment, all she needed to focus on was that she was given a second chance and she had to think of a way to stop the prince if she encountered him again.
Getting out of the bed the beautiful knight commander took a shower and dressed herself in casual clothes. She did ensure that she was wearing a little bit of armor after all it would be responsible of her to not be prepared for any battle. Today was her off day and she had plans with the Queen. Thai was a common occurrence as the queen always made sure that their schedules would match. After all she was the one who put together they might as well bend them to her favor. The two of them were planning to spend some of the day going around to the soldiers and helping them with their tasks, it was something that the two had done on every off day as a way to motivate the soldiers. The morale of the soldiers would spike then they did this after all to them the queen and their second in command were helping them out and interacting with them. It made them feel important. After that however, they needed some time to themselves so they were going to head to the city of Kor and spend the rest of their time shopping. This too was something they did often. As the queen had put it “I rule this country and have riches beyond imagination and since the people are doing fine financially i might as well return some money back to them.”
Walking out the tent Raine quickly ran off to go see the queen the two would meet up at her tent and then head back to the soldiers camps. Raine was heavily looking forward to the day to come. It was nice after a day like yesterday to get a break. Running to the Queens tent, Raine rushing past her battalion from the day before saw many soldiers in tents and not one of them had lights on. It was safe to assume they were worn out from rushing back to the queen to report the important news of the prince and the lady. It was also early in the morning so sleeping was to be expected from hard working soldiers. Looking at all the different tents holding many different soldiers she couldn't help but grin. These were men and women who followed her into battle and danger many times so many times that she had lost track. As Raine walked over to the tent she spotted a carriage outside of the queen tent of odd colors with pure white horses helming it on its seat sat a man wearing what could only be described as a robe with many layers and “flaps” ; it was something she did not recognize from any place as she had only ever been in the Aestar kingdom her whole life.
Walking to the carriage she instepted it, taking a moment to consider its purpose for being at her queen's tent. It was a beautiful and stunning carriage, one befitting a noble. She had seen many like it at the time under the ravensorrow house. Sadly she was never allowed to go inside one as her family saw no value in having her be treated well. Walking around the carriage she looked at the wheels and wondered how fast it could hold up and if it could be held by a human. In her mind flashed an image of her pulling a carriage at full speed with Claire inside. As she looked at the carriage the man at its helm turned to her and spoke
[???- My lady, I would like to tell you that I've been told to kill any who try entering or messing with this carriage. My lord dislikes people touching his stuff especially if he believes he is above them.]
The man spoke with a sense of worry to him and a voice of defeat. Looking at him closer Raine could see bruises and injuries all over his body. The man looked to be in his early twenties and was clearly not being treated well. At his side however was a whip seemingly made of bones, looking at the whip caused shiver to go down her back, one that caused her to look away before she could think.
[Raine- Oh, that's my bad your right I probably shouldn't mess with other people stuff. Can I ask who you are and why you are meeting my queen.]
[???- I am Zef, the slave of Mr. Gensith a noble of the Schcelt empire. And for his reason i do not know]
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[???- Queen of the Aestar kingdom it is in your best interest to help retrieve the weapon and return it to our empire. You're already on the verge of being at war with the Caute kingdom. I highly doubt you want to upset the Schcelt empire as well.]
[Queen Clarie- Mr. Gensith I deeply apologize but you do know the peace treaty that the fourteen nations have all signed. The Seven Dragon Spine weapons are powerful weapons of mass destruction so as long as the weapon hasn't bonded with anyone then it belongs to no country. I understand your disdain of this rule but it is one that we must keep as to allow no country to monopolize the weapons.]
Staring at the man before her, the young Queen stated the treaty with a bright grin. This was one of the many treaties that she had pushed at the last world summit. It was a treaty that most believed would empower and defend their counties as it prevented one nation from obtaining all the weapons and not allowing them to bond with anyone other than those of that said country. This treaty however was one that the Schcelt empire had deeply hated due to the fact they were holding onto some of the weapons keeping them away from the others as to ensure no one else got their powers.
Due to the treaty the weapons the empire had were forced to be released. That day they had to give away two weapons leaving them with only two since they had found a partner for only two of their four. Recently, In an attempt to keep the weapons the empire had lied to the other nations about them finding someone that had a chance of wielding one of the weapons but they didnt know which one so they had to gather them all. In this act the Schcelt empire had bullied a smaller nation into handing over its weapon.
This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.
During this hunt the Schcelt empire had caught wind of one of the weapons making its way into the Aestar kingdom and had been trying to trick the kingdom into handing it over for months now. This was sadly a futile attempt as it wasnt in the hands of the army but was being transported by bandits. And therefore was not something they could hand over and nor did the queen want to attack bandits in the name of another nation, especially since the Aestar kingdom was founded from twelve different bandit gangs coming under the banner of Svorr, The Ice Conquer over ninety years ago.
[Mr. Gensith- Dear Queen I do believe of all nations you are the least able to talk about stopping a monopolization of these weapons. Didn't your kingdom that just revealed that Svorr, The Ice Conquer, was still alive and therefore bringing your total count of weapons to two if you're not including the one i'm searching for. So if anything you should hand it over as to stop a monopoly. Your kingdom has the Securea Flăcărilor* and the Mănuși de îngheț*. So, don’t you believe that if any country should be kept away from weapons it should be yours.]
A grin crept up the man's face as he believed that he had countered the young queen with her own logic. Logic that at this time showed favor for him and his empire for the first time ever. The queen had no idea that they had one of the other weapons and were not revealing this to the other nations. This had brought their count to three, the highest of any nation at the time. They needed them since they were currently running tests to see if they could force a bond with the weapons. These tests were not being reported at the world summit so they should be able to pass it off as them finding partners for the weapons out of luck.
This however was information that the queen had for over a year now due to her countless spies inside of the other nations. Spies that were so embedded that she even would be able to know the color of the sheets on the Empress's bed. She had used this network many times and it was also the reason as to why she had found the ancient temple of Zethos a month back.
[Mr. Gensith- Well queen of the Aestar kingdom, i do apologize but i have a weapon to search for i understand as part of the treaty that you made i'll be granted to search for the weapon and help prevent this monopolization.]
The man turned around and walked out of the tent with a happy and content smile. The plan to trick the queen had gone wonderfully, it was truly something to be happy about. A sense of pride in himself began to overwhelm him so much that he had failed to notice the queen's grin. The man was too busy trying to trick her that he had failed to realize that she wanted him to seek the weapon so she could call him out later for raiding her country and getting both the weapon and hurting the empire's appearance without revealing her spies.
Walking out of the tent smiling, the man walked as a woman with short blonde hair also walked the same path. The two hadn't noticed each other and due to that fact they collided into each other with a thud. Being knocked down they both finally looked up to see the reason for their fall. The man looked up to see the woman who crashed into him. She looked truly shocked and tried to rise only for him to use her to get himself up. Once he was up he turned to the woman who he had pushed back down and shouted at her.
[Mr. Gensith- Oh for Fucks sake woman watch were your going. Are all of you Aestarians such dimwits? As a noble of the GREAT SCHCELT EMPIRE, you should watch yourself around me and move out of my way, only the important ones such as myself should walk without care for their surroundings. But no, you're all dumbasses with no right to liv….]
With a crack the floor itself spilt revealing a giant metal spike poking out of the ground. The spike stabbed straight through the man and came out the other side. Blood dripped from its tip. The man looked shocked as he saw the woman before him being held by the Queen herself. Seeing this he had realized his mistake he had angered the queen of this nation, the same queen who had gained the title of “Torment Princess” years ago due to her impaling over five hundred of her own soldiers because they insulted her partner, an act that had terrified the world.
The queen before him turned to the woman and searched for injury. Seeing that she had no such injuries the queen looked to the man. Her eyes were filled with disgust. While she looked at the man she held Raine with increasing tightness.
[Claire- I havent taken your life for that you should praise me but i swear if you or your empire insults what is mine i will erase it all. NOW, healers help this man but make sure to give him a scar so as to remember to act better in front of others.]
Turning herself to a few people who stood just outside of her tent the queen directed them to the man with an iron spike in his chest. He was in clear pain and looked as if his life was hanging by a thread. The only reason that he was alive and not deceased was due to the queen wishing it so. The healers of the group rushed to the man. They helped the man by providing healing on his ripped chest.
Looking at the queen walk away he could feel the spike leave his body. The healers helped him however it took more time than he had thought possible. The pain of the spike being present was unbearable; the pain of the spike leaving him was just as bad. So much so that he had fallen in and out of conciseness more than a few times
Before the two could walk away a crack was heard as a whip warped around the queen's arm. The whip started to liquidate, wrapped and twisted around the woman, but before it could continue it lost most of its momentum allowing the queen to break it with ease. As it broke the water that made its form returned to bone. Standing near the noble’s carriage stood the slave. His body showed that he wished he didn't have to have this fight but the fear in his eyes showed his reason. He was shaking yet for some reason the two women knew he was a fearsome person, one they wished not to fight. The slave, Zef saw the man he was forced to serve be attacked and he had to protect that man otherwise once he was healed he would beat him for not helping.
[Raine- Zef, what are you doing your master will be healed there is no reason to attack us.]
[Zef- i apologize, but it is my duty as my master's slave to do this. I enjoyed our talks but I am truly sorry I have no choice. I must defend my master.]
Looking at the slave before her the queen girned a grin that every last one of her companies feared. Claire was a thrill seeker, one that loved any chance to find a new exciting fun and even relieve an old one as well. And to this queen the man before her held the key to a fun and exciting battle. She wanted to fight this slave with her whole being. And with this thrill seekers grin the battle erupted. A two against one.
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Name: Rulo Gensith Power: Fool's Gold, allows the user to create fake money.
Affiliation: The Schcelt empire, the Empress, the Gensith house
Powers Stats: Offense 0/10, Defense 4/10, Versatility 10/10, Speed 1/10, Hax 10/10, Recovery 0/10
Weaknesses: The money he creates is only based on his empire's currency. He can only create 100 cltons (100 usd). The money that he makes disappears every 24 hours and can not travel but 75 miles from him.