[N/A: Get the epic music ready for the end of the chapter and especially the next ones. I'm sure you'll enjoy it all the more hehe~! Enjoy !]
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-- POV General --
Everyone in the mountain was speechless in front of this absolutely adorable and lively little princess. No one could have imagined that just a few days ago her life was so sad and that she was mute, beaten and orphaned.
Freya walked up with her in her arms, stroking her head gently with a motherly smile on her face. Everyone couldn't believe that she, the powerful and cold Empress, was so protective of her daughter. When she swept her eyes over the crowd, they instantly understood that this treatment was only for her.
"I apologize for the delay, I was taking the time to show my daughter my original form that she had never seen."
As she spoke these words she laid her daughter on the ground in front of all these new citizens and subordinates before speaking in a powerful and solemn voice.
"I present to you my daughter Shiro. I am not her biological mother but I love her just as much, if not more ! Please give her a warm welcome, I'm sure she would be delighted to get to know you."
Then her voice took on a much colder and more threatening tone than usual making the crowd flinch.
"I trust you all to do this but just in case, if someone hurts her, makes her cry or knowingly insults her I will get really angry. So be careful."
In one sentence the people present could easily guess that she was her treasure and she would not forgive anyone who would hurt her. Freya didn't really want to scare them but it was still hard for her to change her old ways.
"Mommy...you know I'll be fine and I'm sure no one will hurt me. You said it right ? You trust them."
After the mother, it was the daughter's turn to speak. Shiro was one of the only ones able to prevent her from falling back into her old ways because she was very precious to Freya and her kindness melted her heart.
Everyone thought they heard an angel speaking because her voice was so soft, compassionate and full of innocence. In an instant the hearts of those present were all under the spell of this little white-haired princess who was as cute as she was kind and innocent.
"WE SALUTE PRINCESS SHIRO !!!"
From the height of her five and a half years, Freya's little moon had already won over the hearts of her subordinates...all of them without exception. Shiro shook her hand shyly in front of so many people who greeted her so nicely while hiding slightly behind Freya with a smile. The contrast between Freya and Shiro was quite impressive but although the crowd feared the Ice Empress, they could see that she was not evil and that was just her personality. She had after all offered to help them, to join the Kingdom she would build and had a totally adorable daughter.
"I have to introduce you to another person important to me...here she is."
As the she-wolf finished her sentence, a small flutter of wings could be heard over the mountain. A small dragon flew over the area to land near Freya before transforming into a beautiful woman.
The crowd didn't know what to say or think, so much had happened before their eyes. The ten female warriors after meeting Shiro were now intrigued by this dragon with crimson scales.
The citizens were still kneeling as they watched this woman who had just appeared in her humanoid form. They were fascinated by her beauty which, although not as breathtaking as Freya's, was still incredible and mesmerizing. The dragoness also possessed this powerful and dominant aura and despite her more expressive and gentle face than the she-wolf she also commanded respect.
"Is it her older sister ? Or maybe a friend ?"
"I'd say she must be her big sister."
"No way she's a dragon..."
From everywhere you could hear whispers and questions that people were asking about Gaya's identity. Freya stepped forward again slowly raising her hand to ask for silence.
"First of all stand up I would like to introduce you to this dragoness."
As everyone obeyed, Freya continued.
"I present to you Gaya, she is an earth dragon..."
The warriors almost stopped breathing at the announcement of the dragoness' name and her origins. They had thought of this race but had found it impossible because they had all been massacred many years ago.
"Your Highness...you mean the mother of dragons Gaya ?"
Persea the dryad had spoken up completely shocked by the statement that had just been announced. Everyone here knew in some detail the anger that had affected Gaya and had given her her nickname, but she had not reappeared for years, so much so that she was thought to be dead. And yet the dragoness was in the Northern Dark Forest alongside Empress Freya and her daughter. Why was she there ? What could their relationship possibly be ?
"As I said, this is indeed Gaya, known as the mother of dragons, and if you're wondering what our relationship is, well...
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-- POV Freya --
...she is my wife."
-- PING --
[ Congratulations! You have just named Gaya as your wife ]
[ Engaged to > Married to ]
[ You have gathered 5 more subordinates ]
The notification made me smile mentally as I saw a shocked look on all the faces and heard their voices whispering through my hearing.
"Her Highness bonded with the last dragoness ?"
"Unbelievable !"
"The Empress must be really powerful, I heard that dragons always choose their partners with great care !"
"I'm sure they'll be able to protect us...thank you for hearing my prayers !"
After a moment of shock and commotion, though with many questions on their minds, they all knelt down again, shouting.
"WE SALUTE THE WIFE OF EMPRESS FREYA, GAYA-SAMA !!!"
*Should they really kneel like that every time ?*
[Well theoretically...yes. You're their Empress and you're getting ready to fight on the front lines to save those who might not even have been saved. So yes, they kneel onee-san haha~]
In my life I had been a gang leader and although always referred to as the Empress I had never really been one. This form of imperial respect I wasn't really used to. Should I let them ? This question appeared for a moment in my mind before disappearing immediately.
*I'll have time to look into it later.*
Once everyone had digested the information, I signaled that they could go and rest because I had to discuss our plan for tomorrow's war. I had planned to attack with the ten warriors those 71 people who had to die.
"This way your Highness, Princess Shiro, Gaya-sama"
Taking Shiro in my arms and accompanied by Gaya, I then followed the ten and only people of this camp capable of being of great help on the battlefield. I hadn't officially met the others yet so we walked to a large tent that had been set up in a hurry to make introductions and discuss strategy.
There wasn't much inside, a large table with chairs around it, a map that had been drawn by Ynir, Caipy and Persea who knew the forest like the back of their hand.
While the five I had not met introduced themselves, I took the opportunity to look at their statuses.
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[Persea
Race : Dryad
Element: Plant
Lvl 15/30
HP : 30 000 / 30 000 MP : 15 000 / 15 000
Strength : 100
Defense : 170
Agility : 110
Stamina : 125
Speed : 160 ]
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[ Caipy
Breed : Dark elf
Element : x
Lvl 15/30
HP : 30 000 / 30 000
Strength : 110
Defense : 120
Agility : 160
Stamina : 145
Speed : 150 ]
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[ Naïa
Race : Fire fox
Element : Fire
Lvl 10/30
HP : 12 000 / 12 000 MP : 6 000 / 6 000
Strength : 90
Defense : 85
Agility : 110
Stamina : 100
Speed : 120 ]
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[ Ynir
Race : Half human butterfly
Element: Light
Lvl 15/30
HP : 30 000 / 30 000 MP : 15 000 / 15 000
Strength : 120
Defense : 130
Agility : 155
Stamina : 165
Speed : 150 ]
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[ Trioa
Race : Half human wyvern
Element : x
Lvl 15/30
HP : 30 000 / 30 000
Strength : 150
Defense : 170
Agility : 140
Stamina : 125
Speed : 150 ]
Persea used a variant of the wood element as a dryad. She had a defense skill called "Plant Wall" and an attack called "Rose Garden" which allowed her to immobilize the enemy with brambles, so she would be in the center.
Caipy was not a mage type at all, but was rather a healer who had a huge knowledge about plants. The elf was like a druidess, a living library about botany which was really very practical. She would be in the back ready to heal.
Naïa was obviously of the fire element although not as strong as the others, she had some very interesting skills. Her "fire arrow" attack formed small arrows for the moment but was able to follow the enemy as if he had a radar. Her defense was also a wall of fire that could be very useful. She would be in support to prevent her from getting hurt.
Ynir had a magic that was less common among other half-humans but common among members of her race. She had light magic and could only create illusions that served as both defense and offense. She would be in support to cover anyone who needed help.
And finally Trioa, who was not a mage either but an archaea, used her wings to rise into the sky and shoot at her enemies from above. It was a rather simple technique but very effective. She would therefore be in the air.
*Ralph is a lava mage, with her "lava fist" attack and her "hot breath" defense she will definitely be in the front line because she is more skilled in hand-to-hand combat. Thorunn and her "wind blades" could be positioned in the middle supporting us with her "tornado" defense skill.*
[Makes sense to me. Next ?]
*Nixia will also be in the center because she is not as fast as me or Ralph. She will attack with her spears of black flames and will have no trouble defending herself with her "flame shield". As for Luna with her skills she has all the qualities to be an excellent spy and assassin. She will take care of eliminating the enemies behind their backs.*
She had indeed with her speed and agility that her race gave her, the ability to sneak into the shadows and corners to assassinate without difficulty after having paralyzed her victim discreetly with her attack "lightning needle". Her defense was weaker and was called "lightning step" allowing her to accelerate.
Using the confusion from the beginning, Ynir was supposed to free the prisoners by using her mastery of light to sneak in with an illusion.
*I think this is the perfect plan...*
As I sat down on one of the chairs, Gaya on my right and Shiro on my lap, my brain was spinning at full speed and I already had a strategy of placements that could optimize the skills of each.
"Good ! It's time to share my plan with you..."
Night had fallen, the camp was quiet while under a tent the first war council of my Kingdom was taking place.
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-- POV General --
The sun had not yet risen as in the Dark Forest ten figures could be seen slinking through the gloom led by a human-looking she-wolf. They all walked with great determination in their eyes and absolute confidence in their Empress.
These women who carried the future of the prisoners in their hands had no right to fail, for on their lives depended a multitude of other lives.
The air was heavy, the minds focused, the blades sharpened ready to cut and the fangs sharpened ready to tear.
The sound of hearts beating in unison was in every ear as they approached the enemy camp that had caused them so much pain. As they all waited for the signal from their Empress, Freya raised her katana in the air staring at the horizon with a glow of courage and bloodlust that made them all shiver.
"Create Hell and return victorious. Forget the fear, ignore the suffering and let the pleas of our enemies, their cries of despair reach the heavens. Offer me their hearts, flood the ground with their blood and let your cry of rage be heard ! Fight as far as your arms and legs can carry you, let's take back this place by the sole force of our courage, our anger and our determination ! They want to lock us up and kill us ? Today will mark the first day of our freedom, the day we finally take back what they have taken from us and free those they have locked up. The time for retaliation has come...kill and destroy every last one of them !"
War cries echoed through the forest as eleven women went to war for their friends, families, fellow half-humans and their Kingdom. The beginning of the end had begun and an atmosphere of death reigned in the clearing.
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FULL STATUS
Name : Freya
Age : 0 years old / Mentally : 25 years old
Sex : Female
Course : Ice Demon Wolf of chaos - Adult
Race : Major Demon
Titles : Blessed by Titania, Goddess of endless Chaos and eternal frozen Hell.
Dragon tamer
Ruthless slayer
Level : 32/70
Exp required for next level: 2 000 / 33 000
HP : 90 000 / 90 000 MP : 45 000 / 45 000
Strength : 340
Defense : 336
Agility : 350
Stamina : 353
Speed : 342
Intelligence : 340
Charisma : 410 (imperial she-wolf)
Attribute points to allocate : 100
Married to: Gaya
Daughter : Shiro
Kingdom (menu)
Subordinates : 133
Humans killed : 128
Elements: Ice / Chaos
Skills (all):
Attack - Demon Claws (Lvl 5)
- Bite of hell (Lvl 5)
- Infernal ice spikes (Lvl 5)
- Fighting techniques (lvl max)
- Mastery of the katana (lvl max)
- Demonic aura of the empress (lvl 3)
Defense - Ice demon wall (lvl 4)
- Demonic cloak (lvl 5)
Pain Resistance (lvl 3)
Attack/Defense - Domain of the Ice Empress "frozen wrath" (lvl 1) - (under condition)
Others - Humanoid form
- Ice creation (Lvl 4)
- Storage of chaos (Lvl 3)
- Devouring chaos (Lvl 4)
- Analysis
- Second soul (Lvl max) - unique
- Telepathy
Passives - Commander (lvl max)
- Natural Aura of the Ice Empress ]