"Queen Siren, we need to talk." I said aggressively. We walked in slowly, I was still terribly injured, I couldn't fight, so I had to take this approach carefully, but I was so incredibly angry.
"Who are you?" That same terrifying voice yells at us as forcing us to stop in place. A giant Harpy slowly approached us, he had carbon black hair reaching his hips and his sapphire blue eyes shined in the light as he inched closer. Suddenly I felt the same level of intimidation that came off the headmaster, if not more. His aura was so incredible I saw a black mist behind him completely freezing me in place, but what surprised me the most was the colour of his feathers.
They were black, black as night. The same colour as Avem's feathers. He was a Graceless, yet he was more intimidating than the queen herself. This angered me more, clearly the queen didn't have anything against The Graceless if one of her generals was one, there is something going on here.
The Harpy slowly unsheathed both of his longswords strapped to each side of his waist, the sound alone from unsheathing of his swords was enough to send shivers down my spine. I kept walking forward determined.. Soon both of his swords were at my neck, I knew at any moment he could kill me. I heard the sounds of sparks to my left, Venus was making a terrifying face angered by the aggression the black harpy was giving me.
"Queen Siren, do something about your goon here, I said we need to talk and I know you can't kill me yet." Though I was extremely terrified I talked as if I was fully confident and smiled at her. She looked at me in anger, the two other Harpies standing at her side were slowly entering battle stances.
"Why are you here Oliver, surely you know it's rude to barge into the throne room." She said still slightly angered by my sudden intrusion.
"What do you mean why am I here, do you not see the condition your daughter is in, what kind of mother are you?!" I yelled at her as I told Venus to show Queen Siren Avem's battered and beaten body.
For a split second a massive aura of anger was released into the air enough to almost make me piss myself and knock Venus to her knees, shock and anger filled Queen Sirens face.
"DON'T YOU DARE TALK TO ME LIKE THAT HUMAN, YOU HAVE NO PLACE TO JUDGE." Her voice boomed around the room, almost knocking me off my feet. Realizing her incredible sudden outburst of anger she quickly calmed herself down.
"Nox!" The Queen yelled from the other side of the room. "Back off." Instantly the black Harpy pulled his swords from my neck at great speed and jumped back next to Queen Siren. I felt incredible relief.
"Where did you find her, Oliver?"
"Behind the school campus there is a dungeon. I followed one of the guards inside and busted through the door to see what they were guarding. When I found her, she seemed to have been beaten and almost tortured by the guards or someone else." I said with a calm voice, trying not to anger the queen anymore.
"Enya, bring my daughter to me right now." She said with a stern and demanding voice to one of the harpies standing beside her.
"Okay, hehehe," the harpy said cheerfully as she skipped towards us. She was a small harpy with the same colour wings as Ovis, she had pink hair with two pony tails on the side of her head and a dress that matched the colour of her hair, she carried a blood red dagger by her side.
"I'll be taking her, hehe." She said as she clumsily carried Avem towards Queen Siren.
"Thank you for delivering my daughter to me," Queen Siren said with arrogance and slight gratefulness. "I will overlook your rude intrusion." "Helios, heal the humans wounds." She said as she got up from her throne and started walking away.
Angered by her sudden escape, I ran towards her and yelled, "WAIT WHY WAS SHE DO-" in that instant her Nox, Enya and Helios surrounded me with incredible speed. Each looked at me with pure killing intent as my neck was surrounded by each of their blades.
"MASTER," Venus yelled as she pulled out her dagger and blinked towards me to help me. Right as she was about to reach me she was suddenly grabbed by the neck.
"HEHEHE, you aren't fast enough, slave" Enya said as she let out a creepy smile and chucked to herself. she continued to hold Venus by the neck and slowly started to choke her.
"Try again some other time, heheheh." She said as she threw Venus to the ground creating a crater below her and knocking her out.
"There is no need for such violence," Queen Siren calmly said from her throne. "Heal their wounds Helios and escort them out."
"As you wish your highness," he said as he smiled. His hands start to glow with a lime green magic, the same colour as his wings and hair. He carefully touched my hand causing a rune to appear on it, he then turned his hand counter-clockwise causing the rune to do the same. Moments later my hand starts to heal, almost as if the injury was being reversed the same way it was broken.
Stunned by their power and intimidation I lay there silent, Avem was right. I can't fight these guys, even if I was fully healed I would stand no chance. Each one of them was a monster of their own.
With both of my hands fully healed I was able to pick up Venus. As I was leaving the room I heard faint whispers between the queen and her generals. Right as the door is about to close I look behind me to see Nox looking at me with extreme aggression once again stunning me in place. I fall to my knees almost ready to cry. What just happened?
*IN THE THRONE ROOM*
"Hehehe that human was interesting, I wanna play with him." Enya said as she licked her lips as she ran a finger down her knife.
"That human is off limits," Queen Siren said smiling, impressed by Oliver's ability to stand up to her generals.
"Awwwwww, that's unfair." Enya says in a childish manner as she pouts.
"Indeed he was impressive, but there was something about him, there was something, inhuman." Helios says as he smiles towards Queen Siren. He fixed his glasses and asked the queen, "You know something don't you, Your Highness?"
She says nothing and faces the other way. "Nox, go get the two guards that did this to Avem," she said as she looks at Avem passed out on the floor next to the throne.
Without saying a word he ran towards the dungeon in haste.
"Helios when is Dion coming back?"
"I don't know Your Highness, last I heard they were in The Kingdom of Balenium."
"So he won't be back for a while, it seems, send an Avery towards him. I need him back as soon as possible."
"As you wish," Helios said, smiling again as he bowed and quickly went to heal Avem.
*Bang* Nox violently opened the door dragging one guard in each hand, he threw them close to where Queen Siren was standing.
"I asked both of you to take my daughter to a secure place and keep her safe, correct?" She said as she gracefully walked down the stairs and towards the guards.
"Y-yes your highness," both guards said simultaneously as they tried avoiding the queen's gaze.
"So why is my daughter next to me right now, beaten to a pulp with her feathers scattered everywhere." She said with a passive aggressive tone as she gave a deadly stare towards both the guards.
"W-we couldn't understand your highness, why would you want to take care of a Graceless," they both said as they shot a glare of disgust towards Avem and Nox.
"ENYA, come here, you said you wanted to play didn't you?" She said as she smiled towards the guards. "Have fun."
"HEHEHE, we are going to have sooooo much fun together," Enya said with fire bursting from her mouth as she grabbed the soldiers by their feet and dragged them out of the throne room.
"Anyone who harms my daughter, will not be subjected to any sort of mercy," The Queen said to herself as the agonising screams of the guards could be heard as well as the maniacal screams from Enya echoed the castle.