Ascension of the Monster Queen

After Nessa had finished eating and talking about the mountain to the others, she looked at them before stretching off and they looked at her, wondering what she was going to do next.

None of them wanted her to leave to go to another place as yet, but they knew that she was only doing what was going to be best for their future.

Nessa saw that the defense that Riki and the others were building was strong as was their offense since they were about to start ranking some of them from each race and she felt relieved about that.

Dalia tapped her on her shoulder as she glanced at the girl and Dalia smiled at her.

"Are you going to try seeing what's behind the mountain before leaving again?" She asked and Nessa smiled at her.

"Leave huh? Dalia do you guys not want me to leave again?" She asked and Dalia smiled at her as well as the others.

"Lady Nessa, it's not about what we want, it's about what needs to be done, but I as well as the others think that you should stay for a while before leaving again," Riko responded and Nessa returned her attention to Dalia then sighed before smiling.

"I am not leaving just yet, I will see what's behind that mountain and figure a few things out first, I will be here for a while," She said.

"Really?" Dalia asked.

"Yeah, I will be staying for a while, even I wanted a break, I wanted to see more of our home," She responded.

Dalia smiled brightly then hugged Nessa and the others flinched before looking at each other and Nessa chuckled.

"Dalia," Liya said and Nessa patted Dalia on her head.

"It's fine, it's just a hug, there is nothing wrong with that," Nessa replied, Liya smiled at her as well as the others and Nessa chuckled, remembering how their reaction was when Dalia hugged her.

Dalia then raised off and looked at Nessa.

"I am sorry, lady Nessa, I acted without thinking," She said. Explore stories at empire

"It's okay, like I said there is nothing wrong with that," She replied before patting Dalia on her head and the girl grinned.

Nessa looked out at the people within her city and she exhaled deeply since many things had been going through her mind, she was worried about their future and what they might have to face if she doesn't help in solving the problem that may threaten their lives and future.

Dalia peeked at Nessa and she looked at the girl then smiled, Dalia handed her a piece of chocolate and she collected it after thanking the girl.

"Eating chocolate and taking fresh air or doing something you may like tends to help you relax and clear your mind, lady Nessa," Liya said, Nessa exhaled deeply before Sai appeared before her and she flinched then he bowed his head and the others peeked at him.

"I am sorry if I startled you, but I just wanted to let you know that our job is going quite smoothly," He said and Nessa smiled.

"It's okay and that's good to know, thank you," She replied.

"Lady Nessa, if you want to clear your mind, you can always go up the hills where the flower valley is, the mind and air and scent there will help you, or take a walk through the forest, look at its beauty," He said then bowed his head and left.

Nessa chuckled, seeing how considerate they all were and she was more than just pleased at that.

"I will go take a walk, thank you and I will see you guys later," She said before walking away and they waved at her with smiles on their faces.

Dalia turned to Riki after she left and he glanced at her.

"What is it?" He asked.

"Maybe we can find a romantic partner for her, she is still really young," She responded and they all burst out laughing, Dalia pouted as Riki stood up then approached her and patted her on her head and her cheeks flushed.

"Don't, she is young, younger than us, but when that part of her life is concerned, I believe she has to find someone for herself, she has a lot going on as well, we cannot interfere with that, let's just look out for her and be there when she needs us, that's our job, we have to do our best to protect our leader," Riki said.

After hearing Riki say that she looked up at him and her eyes shimmered as she stared at his smiling face while the others looked at them.

"You are cool, you are starting to sound like an older brother to her," Dalia mumbled and Riki chuckled.

"I am glad, we are all like a family after all, I will fulfill a big brother's role as well," He said and Dalia smiled at him as he waved away and waved at them.

"Well, let's get to doing our job guys, we cannot be loitering around all day," Dalia added.

"Yeah, let's go," Liya said as she wrapped her hand around Dalia's and they all left to go do their work.

While they were doing what they had to, Nessa took a walk through the forest, looking around at the things that were there and how rare some were.

She knew that a lot of them are worth a fortune and could be of a lot of use to them.

'They are doing their job, soon enough they will find out who hired those adventurers to come here for the roots, and when they do, I will be the one they face, I know they are working for powerful people,' Nessa thought with a scoff.

She looked up at the blossom trees within the forest and she smiled when the sunlight shone on them and they shimmered on the surrounding trees.

The cold air that blew around the trees, passed through her hair and she took a deep breath before exhaling deeply, relaxing her body, but when her eyes opened, it landed on on the mountain and she smiled at it.

"I want to see that view again, the view that I saw last night, it was pretty and somewhat calming," She said as a magic circle appeared under her feet and her eyes began glowing blue.

Nessa moved one of her feet upwards and found herself floating in the air, a smile appeared on her face and she looked up at the mountain, wondering whether she would be able to reach it or not and decided to try.