As Nathan heads deeper into the forest to find Alleyne's tribe, he becomes appalled to find a female elf and her child dead and bloodied and wonders what is happening to them. Suddenly he heard screaming and saw several elves running away from the forest as many unknown humanoid creatures begin attacking them, shooting four dead in an instant right in front of him.
"What is this?"
As Nathan walks further into the forest, he becomes most visibly distressed when he saw Alleyne and Nowa's dead bodies lying side by side. As Nathan lowers his head to mourn them, something touched his shoulders and when he turns, it was none other than the Swamp Witch now wearing some sort of ring as she smiles sinisterly and impales Nathan with her sword.
It was all just a dream as Nathan wakes up from his bed to catch his breath after realizing he is still back in his own mansion his father had bought for him. Airi was sleeping right next to him wearing a pink short nightgown, slightly exposing her cleavage. Airi hears Nathan getting up and took a look to see.
"Is something wrong Nathan?" Airi asked.
"Nothing much. I just had a nightmare about the elves in the Continent."
Airi becomes concerned. "That dream is most likely unrealistic. Do you mind telling me what that dream is about?"
"It was a genocide towards the elves as I saw creatures I haven't seen killing them. Next thing I saw are the dead bodies of Alleyne and Nowa before the Swamp Witch came and killed me from behind."
"Now I know that the dream is unrealistic. The Swamp Witch is gone remember? There is no need to worry anymore."
Airi embraces Nathan from behind. "I know you still have probably some fears from the war you fought when you first arrived, but remember that I am by your side and always will be."
"Thank you."
Airi and Nathan then lie back on their bed sleeping until the sun rises.
It's been about 4 months since Airi started living with Nathan in his world. Once Airi got more used to his world, she was hired as Nathan's assistant and supervisor to make sure each employee is okay doing his or her job. Whenever there are problems that require extra assistance, she often reports them to Nathan to send help.
Now distancing herself from the Continent, particularly her time with the Swamp Witch, she no longer refers to the Swamp Witch as her Master and no longer dressing herself in a maid attire in favor of more casual clothing and letting her hair down although she and Nathan sometimes use their time off to visit the Continent using Airi's Holy Milk she got from the angels.
After their jobs are finished for the day, Nathan takes Airi out to dinner and a boat ride to get a river view of the city of London going under the London Bridge. Apparently their love for each other is going stronger than before as Nathan and Airi shows no signs of hostility towards each other compared to when they first met. However, as the boat ride continues, the boat suddenly stops under the bridge.
"What is going on?" Airi continues to look around worried.
"I don't know. Hey captain, why did you suddenly stop the boat?"
No response. As Nathan and Airi look around, they found out that everything has froze and they are trapped in a time freeze. Suddenly, Nanael comes out of the portal in front of Nathan and Airi, surprising them both.
"Sorry to ruin your moment, but the Chief Angel did this and told me to warn you that the Continent is endangered. Corruption is starting to take place as the Swamp Witch still has influence on the Continent."
"What exactly is going on there anyway?"
"Too much detail, but let's just say Claudette has fallen under the Swamp Witch's influence and is affecting the land. Do you think you can come to help us?"
Nathan looks at Airi to see if she would agree to help. When she nodded yes, Nathan accepts the mission, but tells Nanael to give them a couple of days to prepare, which Nanael accepts. She then disappears and time starts moving normally again.
"What are we going to do now?"
"Don't worry Airi. It's almost our vacation time so we will tell dad that I will take a trip for a couple of weeks. The couple of days I asked for is just so we have the time to pack some essential we might need. It's time we get rid of the Swamp Witch permanently from this land."
In the Continent…
Legolas finds himself in a small cave after stepping through the gateway and soon sees that outside was a beautiful forest, but is unfamiliar with the surroundings.
"This will take some time for me of getting used to."
As Legolas continues walking deeper into the forests, he suddenly sees Orcs actually running in fear. Legolas heads towards the opposite direction to see what is happening. What he saw was a female elf easily taking down several Orcs coming right at her, even keeping a Berserker at bay, while also finishing off a couple of Uruk-hai.
Legolas was impressed with her skills. "That elf can definitely fight better than many of us."
However, when he sees a Uruk-hai attempting to ambush her from behind while she is distracted with the others, Legolas wasted no time taking out his bow and arrow.
"Look Out!" Legolas yells.
The elf turns to see him and Legolas shot the Uruk-hai by the neck, killing him.
"Nice aim and reflex. 86 points it wasn't for the fact that I was the one they are aiming for. My name is Alleyne and who might you be?"
"Legolas and seeing you fight was very impressive."
"Having a few hundred years of fighting experience does help you know."
When Alleyne takes a better look at Legolas, she is surprised to find another elf in the forest.
"Another elf? It can't be." Alleyne comes closer to Legolas and examines him closely.
"Why would you be surprised that another elf is the forest?"
"A genocidal campaign was made by these creatures a few weeks ago. All of the elves within my tribe in this forest are all gone so it is a shock for me to find another here. This is also the first time these creatures attacked the forest since the genocide."
"I am sorry to hear that. The reason that the Orcs are still alive is the reason why I am here. I need your help to stop them."
"So that's what those creatures are. You are apparently from a different tribe am I correct? I can tell since we both don't really know each other."
Legolas took another look at his surroundings. "I don't even know if this is the same world that I live in."
"I don't want these creatures to come only to hear us so we better head to my home to discuss."
"Fair enough." Legolas agrees to follow Alleyne.
It turns out Alleyne lives in a tree with very large space, allowing her to make a house out of it.
"Since you entered my world as you say. Why don't you tell me who you really are and where you came from?"
"You probably won't understand unless I ask you a few questions about my world. If you know them, it will probably help once I tell my story."
"Looks like one thing I do know about you is that you are very wise in thinking about the situation first. Very well, you can ask the questions to see if I know them."
"I came from Middle-earth, which is the name of my home world. Is this the same world?"
"No, we only have one land in this world known as the Continent. Such a name doesn't even exist here, although I don't know if the humans have found it or not."
"You probably won't understand most of it, even if I were to tell you then."
"Tell me anyway. I will probably learn more about your world through your story."
Legolas gives in, knowing that Alleyne won't give up in learning more about him and his world. "Very well. I am actually an Elven prince from the Woodland Realm, a kingdom located within the Forest of Wilderland of Northern Mirkwood, which is a large forest located in the eastern region of Rhovanion, which in turn is a large region of northern Middle-earth. However, Middle-earth is actually a name used for the habitable parts of the world while the the true name is actually Arda. You keeping up with me?"
"Yes, but what surprises me is that you revealed yourself to be an Elven prince."
"It doesn't really matter since nobody would understand where I came from even is I told them."
"I may not understand too much, but I do believe you. You are right on the fact that I wouldn't understand much about where you came from since I never heard of any of these places. Can you at least tell me what the Orcs are?"
"That you will probably understand a little more. The Orcs are warlike beings that formerly served Morgoth, a divine being who has a lust for destruction and their true leader, but most recently served his most powerful lieutenant, Sauron. Though his physical body was eventually destroyed, his spirit lives on within the One Ring he created to control the other inhabitants and he himself was also destroyed when the ring was thrown into a volcano."
"If all their leaders were destroyed, how did the Orcs actually get here?"
"Sauron used his leftover magic to create a gateway for his followers to go through before his demise. I can only assume that they now have a new leader with a similar goal for domination since they wouldn't be able to take over a small country with what they have now. I came here to see if I can find any resistance to help deal with the Orcs and you are the first one I find who can help me."
"I am afraid it is not that simple. You say that the Orcs are just soldiers, but it might have been their leader's influence that trapped me here. I am cursed to never leave the forest Legolas, even if I wanted to. I am bound by their magic to stay. The curse was placed on me by a heavily armored soldier not long after the genocide."
"I wish I can help. Is there at least others that I can find who can help stop the Orcs?"
"There are some humans you can trust, but I don't know where to find them. There has been prejudice between humans and elves in this world and although the hate has lowered recently, it is still present."
"Although our relationship with Mankind are also a bit estranged, they usually get along better there than here. If only humans and elves could do that like in Middle-earth, it wouldn't have to be this hard to find some willing to fight back."
"If only Nathan was here then both races can unite for a cause."
"Nathan?" Legolas asked.
"Nathan was a human from another world similar to you. He managed to unite both elves and humans for a war against the Swamp Witch, who wanted to stop a tournament known as Queen's Blade to make room for her plans of domination. His influence to the Continent allows us to win the war, but also forces him to leave this world, not wanting to break our traditions. Though I've heard he visited several times, I haven't seen him since the war."
"What exactly is the Queen's Blade tournament?"
"A fighting tournament that happens every four years to determine the Queen who can rule the Continent. Female fighters from all over the Continent come for this chance."
"Hearing that makes me glad that I don't have to stay here. By the way, you already told me a lot about yourself, but can you tell me more?"
"I am a 1000 year old forest elf who also took part in the tournament, but lost. I used to lead a tribe of forest elves since many have known me as the "Fighting Master" out of either respect or fear before the genocide. Now with me being the last elf of the tribe, almost all of the traditions I used to take part of with the others are now gone. What kept me here was being able to teach another student how to fight although she eventually left as well."
"That only adds more of a reason why we need to stop the Orcs and their new leader. They plan to do the same as they had tried to do with Middle-Earth. I know you can't leave the forest, but can you at least help me get rid of the ones hear?"
"That much I can do." Alleyne grabs her spear.
"Let's go."
Back in London, Nathan brought his waterproof bag and puts quite a few military arsenals such as a couple of pistols and magazines, along with small blocks of gold, and Airi brought a backpack filled with food and water.
"You sure we might need weapons for this trip?"
"It's better to be safe than sorry. I am only bringing small ones this time and because I don't have the right currency for the Continent, I do need to bring gold."
"You are probably right. Nanael did sound desperate when she alarmed us with what is going on there. We better go."
The two went to the London Bridge where Airi takes out her Holy Milk and puts one drop into the water. As soon as the vortex shows up, Airi and Nathan hold each other's hand as they dropped from the bridge and into the vortex, transporting them back to the Continent.
As soon as they are back in the forest, they notice that it is very empty.
"This is weird. Usually this forest is inhabited by elves, but it is now empty." Nathan points out.
"I wonder what happened to them?"
"I need to pick up my sword from Rana so we can go there first and then we go search for the elves."
"I would like to see him again."
As soon as both Airi and Nathan reach his house, Rana immediately came out and hugs both of them.
"Onee-chan, onii-chan, you are both here. I am so happy to see you two."
"Last time we saw you two was more than one and a half month ago. What brings you both here?" Cattleya asked.
"We are her after getting some bad news from Nanael, saying that part of the Continent has gone corrupt." Nathan said.
Cattleya becomes worried. "I guess you know Claudette has succumbed herself to power."
Airi becomes a little surprised. "What?"
"A while after she became a queen not long after you last visit, she soon becomes stricter with her laws and has become more ruthless as those who break them are punished without mercy. She manages to recruit some of the former soldiers from the war due to corruption and they are now working for her." Owen explained.
"There has got to be a reason behind this. I know Claudette well enough that she would never fall for this kind of corruption unless something is controlling her."
"Then we better move fast to see what is going on." Airi suggested.
"Wait." Rana runs into the house to get something.
When Rana comes out, he gives Nathan his sword back. "It's been sharpened. Please put it to good use onii-chan."
"Thank you Rana."
"Are you sure you don't want us to alert others to bring guns?" Cattleya asked.
"Not until we find the full story behind the Continent's corruption. It will be too dangerous to make our move at this moment." Nathan warned.
"We'll see you soon." Airi waves goodbye to the family and Nathan does the same soon after.
As they travel deeper into the forest, they found a couple deceased bodies of Orcs lying near one of the trees.
"Nathan, what are these things?"
"I don't know, but they look like the same creatures in my nightmare a couple of nights before."
"Are those actually the same creatures from your dream?"
"Yes, there is no mistake, but I hope that Alleyne and Nowa aren't dead, because that is what I saw in the dream."
Airi attempts to cheer Nathan up. "I don't believe that. I am sure that Alleyne is alive. She is a formidable fighter so there is no way she would be defeated so easily by them. Try not to worry to much, okay?"
Nathan smiles at Airi for her enthusiasm. "If you are so sure then I will believe that as well."
Before they can travel any further, they bumped into a girl riding a blue demonic horse, wearing heavily armored attire along with a blue skirt, cloth pauldrons, and a cloth wrap behind her. She also carries a lance and shield as she was riding the horse. She takes notice of Airi and Nathan due to their strange clothing.
"What do you want from us?" Nathan asked.
"Sorry about that. I have never seen clothing like yours before that's why."
Nathan laughs a bit. "Same here with your horse. We almost forgot to introduce ourselves. My name is Nathan and this is Airi. We both came from a different world."
"I've heard of you two from my former messenger. My name is Annelotte, leader of the Rebellion Army. You've heard of the corruption happening to our land right? Would you be willing to join us to overthrow Claudette?"
Knowing that Claudette was their former ally, Nathan and Airi becomes even more worried about the situation.
Nathan then looks up at Annelotte. "I think we will need to talk for a bit before we decide."
The start of the sequel finally begins taking place within the timeline of Queen's Blade Rebellion, the anime sequel. It was under the working title The Blade or the Ring. Like the previous story, it is a rewrite of the anime. I had messages from readers about including fan service. Sorry to those, but I don't like writing mature themes so I will keep the content at a minimum for the T rating. Although I did mention to a couple of readers that Airi and Nathan would not be the main characters for the sequel, I changed my mind as I can't imagine them as supporting characters and will give them an equal role for the intended main characters.