As I close the door and lock it behind me, the guiding guard inside the room sighs as he flips onto his bed. 'That pressure he was releasing...it was as if he didn't even know he was releasing it! How powerful is this man to have such a domineering aura? I don't know why but I feel as if he could solve any problems with that domineering aura alone.'
I slip out of my white battle suit before waving my hand, the midnight storage container appearing before me. I press the button as light pulses across it, opening the container with a hiss. I place the suit and boots on the rack as I look at the symbol on it again, a purple dragon breathing black fire.
I press the button again as the mechanical container closes, folding shut into its closed form. I place my hand on it and store it into my orange gemmed ring, the space it occupied for mere seconds empty again. I walk across the rock floor just to stop in front of a plain mirror, gazing across the scars on my body. 2 rest where my knees had broken through my legs, claw marks cover my body like rain. Different shaded scales lay across my skin, combined with my scars to create a painting of a warrior.
I take off my mask and place it on the sink, revealing my chiseled features. My sharp eyes, chiseled jaw, and pointed ears give me a seemingly dreamlike appearance. My purple hair is a few inches long and rests calmly on my face, overall truly giving me the appearance of what I think a fantasy hero would look like.
I shake my head and walk towards a corner of the room. I grab the lever and turn on the water, day old blood, sweat, and grime washing from my body.
After about 20 minutes, I hop out of the shower and throw on a short sleeve, a hoodie, a pair of jeans, and my mask before walking out. The guard looks up as he sees me in another set of strange apparel. But he says nothing as I sit down on the bed, activating 'Mana Container Reforming Technique' and talking to Sky to pass the time.
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Meanwhile, somewhere else in this massive cavern.
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Soca walks silently beside Lana, Amelia, and Emily as she slowly gaits toward a large set of doors, smooth and dark grey in color. Even though the hall is brightly lit, this hall is most likely the most ominous hall in the kingdom, the one leading directly to the Royal Room.
The doors dwarf their size as they approach closer, but Soca stops just before the door. Lana looks over at her sister who suddenly stopped, but already knowing the reason.
'My mother won't be easy on her...but when is she easy on anyone?' Lana asks herself as she shakes her head. Their mother is a one person army when it comes to intimidation. She can make some of the scariest beasts tremble before her having somehow formed a contract with an Alpha Pillar at the age of 18. Any who have tried to argue with her have lost, and the only reason the enemy hasn't charged at their kingdom is her.
Lana reaches over and rests her hand on Soca's shoulder, motivating her forward. Swallows down a piece of saliva that had rested in her throat as she tightly grips the black petaled dress. 'Please, lend me just a little of your strength.'
She walks through the door in small strides, only to resist stepping back from fear. Her mother, an older woman with crimson hair, stares down at her from a lifted throne. Anger and disappointment flash within her eyes as she glares down at her daughters. But when she sees the dress Soca is wearing, a small look of shock passes by through mind, 'Who created such a unique dress? Especially so one like this for my daughter without my approval.'
Soca opens her mouth to speak, but is abruptly cut off by her mother, whom's voice echoes across the room.
"You ran from, not just the castle, but even stole a guard's transportation ring to access the surface! Do you know how dangerous that was! But then you even had you sister following you! Not to mention you had taken 2 Royal Guards!" She stands abruptly up from her throne as her vine like dress whips about her, marks on her lower ankle revealing themselves.
Moments later, an azure worm with centipede legs comes charging from beneath her dress, 10 yards, 11, 12, 13! 13 yards worth of armor plating grow from this creature's body, head to tail. The green plates glow with a red light as the blue body stares eerily at the people who have severely angered his master. His globular eyes stare down each girl as the Queen continues her rant, going on for another 10 minutes before finally sitting back down in her chair.
She holds her head as the crown she wears hits her hand. It is a gold vine pattern with leaves of all sorts intertwined in between.
"Why did you run to the surface in the first place, I already warned you about the surface since you were a kid. Every day, I drilled into your head that you could die on the surface. Even your sister Lana never went up there! Not just that, there is a war going on!"
Soca closes her eyes as she clears her thoughts, trying her best to ignore her mother's rantings, ignore the massive Azure Pillar. Instead, she replays the scene Kurayami did, freezing men in place before beheading them before their eyes.
She grips her dress as she summons all her courage before yelling, "I refuse to marry Silck's Head Prince! He is a selfish and horrible person and I refuse to be wedded to such a dastardly being!"
The room falls silent as Lana, Emily, and even Amelia are stunned silent, not ever expecting such an outburst from this girl. The Queen's expression turns serious as her pupils constrict, the tired and relaxed disposition she had moments ago already a memory.
"What?"