The petite girl crossed her legs as she sat upon her throne of molten lava. Her expression was just as cold as her eyes, which was ironic because they literally spat out hellfire.
Mongrels expression changed and he immediately went on his knees. "M-my liege. Your arrival was somewhat unexpected. "
As though a switch had been flipped , everyone else went down on one knee , and bowed, leaving only Salazar standing.
The petite girls gaze immediately honed in on him , and Salazar felt an unknown pressure crash down on him. It was unlike anything he had ever experienced before. So all encompassing and tyrannical that it seemed as if there was no way to survive.
He snapped out of the illusion that the phoenix's power had projected into his head when Dwarven pulled him to his knees. "Try to be quiet ," he whispered under his breath.
The girls eyes remained on him for a moment longer before turning away , as if losing interest. "Let the 1206th meeting begin. "
Despite her current appearance , her voice was loud and full of authority. Her bearing was exactly that of majestic queen , who was used to give orders and having them followed to the letter.
Everyone inclined their heads lower, before slowly rising back up.
"Come , make your reports. "The Phoenix queens word was like law. Mongrel stepped out first.
"My lady," he inclined his head slightly once again before beginning. "My people have been blessed with an additional two pups this year. Other than that, five werewolves have successfully completed their training and are ready to join the Eternal flame army....."
Mongrel listed many other miscellaneous things , ranging from the people with the most potential among his people , including his son , obviously, to the situation in the inner wastelands , which they laid claim to as their hunting grounds.
When he was done, the birds of prey went next. The trend was basically the same , although it theirs including a request for a holy first baptism, whatever that was. Then , the elves followed , before finally the dwarves.
It would seem that their competition determined more than just rank among the queens subordinates.
Throughout the talks, there were frequent mentions of an outside force that was threatening the peace of each races territory. For the werewolves, it was a tribe of semi giant ape monsters.
For the elves , a race of wailing wraiths that brought death and misfortune to their forests.
The birds of prey were suffering under the tyranny of a horde of crimson diamond fanged snakes. Only the dwarves were free because they were relatively closer to the central region than any other race.
With each report that the Phoenix received , her expression grew darker and although none of her predecessors leaked out , the rising intensity of the flames from her throne showed her increasing annoyance.
Finally , after hours of talk , the meeting finally came to an end. After promising to look into all matters brought up by her subordinates, and thanking the leaders of each race for their hard work and dedication. With a grateful response and relief that the meeting was over , the races turned to leave.
A threat moment , "The golem that came with the dwarf race should stay behind. I have something to say to it. "
Everyone from the dwarf race froze. Although everyone was confused , the werewolves threw the dwarves a conceited smirk before leaving.
Dwarven turned to throw a confused look at the Phoenix queen , before turning back to Salazar. "We'll wait for you on the other side. Please don't do anything that might even offend the queen , otherwise , you won't even know how you died. "
Salazar nodded before turning to face the most powerful being that he knew. Although he was calm , he was also anxious. This was his chance to complete his quest , but failure could also result in his death.
He stepped forward until he was dimly a dozen feet away from the molten lava throne and lowered his head. The queen waited until everyone was gone , her eyes staring off into space, as though she were thinking of other things.
Finally , her gaze focused on him. "Before he could even speak , she opened her mouth. "You're one of his successors aren't you. An aspect of the Monster king -Agnes Kai. "
Salazar was astounded. He didn't understand a lot of things that she said , but he'd be lying if he said that he wasn't surprised that she could tell , just with a glance ,that he was meant to become the next Monster king.
Although he didn't respond , his silence in itself was a form of confirmation. The Phoenix chuckled," Things are about to get messy," she muttered under her breath.
" You May look up. "
Lifting his head , Salazar's eyes widened in surprise. The once 16 year old petite girl had been transformed into a voluptuous, sexy 20 year old woman with amazing curves. Her clothes , from before seemed smaller and tighter on her new figured and seemed to accentuate her figure.
Salazar visibly gulped at her beauty.
The Phoenix queen saw his expression and chuckled lightly. "Finally-, " she continued as she stretched, causing the amazing peaks on her chest to bounce up and down.
Salazar's heart raced. Damnit. Shes using her beauty against me.
"-I can finally relax. Using that restrained form to meet the other leaders is so annoying. " She grinned at him, and the moment their eyes met, Salazar felt as though his entire body was about to combust.
He quickly looked away as he felt death approaching. He at least he now new why she appeared in the form of a little girl when this was her true form. She didn't want to accidentally kill her subordinates. But even now , how much of her powers was she actually portraying.
Shaking himself whilst avoiding her eyes , he nodded ," Yes my lady , I am a successor of the Monster king. "
The queen chuckled. "I'm sure you don't even know what that means do you ? "She shook her head , "Also , call me Renova. It looks like I'm going to be your patron from now on. "
Just then , Salazar heard the unmistakable 'ping' of the system and he received a notification.
[The quest:Gain the Phoenix queens support, hads been updated. ]
[New sub-quest : Gain more information on the history of the history of the Monster king ]
[Rewards :Affinity to the fire element. ]