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Chapter 41
There were sounds of whimpering and grief coming from a blond-haired woman. Lakyus's mental breakdown brought the lowest of Blue Rose's morale. After witnessing the awakening of the Ancient One, Galadriel Melkor. Their entire world collapse, they couldn't figure out what could they do anymore. Because at the end of it all. What could they do? Everything was bigger than themselves. So much it was ridiculous.
The power itself, the gap between them and Ancient One, was on a different scale. There was no reason to even compare them. They were vermin, maggots crawling on the dirt before the Ancient One.
There was nothing they could do but wait and see. And what exactly? They didn't know.
Evileye was still deep in thought. She could not fathom a plan or anything at all. It came to where Evileye was honestly ready to give up. There was nothing for them now. Accepting defeat was easier. Then, she looked at Lakyus who was in the corner sobbing and muttering words.
Lakyus was the more damaged one for some strange reason. Like, they completely lost the captain of the Blue Roses after arriving at their safe house in the Kingdom's capital. It's been more than a week and the waiting for something to happen was driving even Evileye mad.
What is the Ancient One waiting for? What is her plan? Why are we still alive? Evileye thought to herself.
It was a strange thing, watching the Ancient One leave like that. So fast, and with nothing more to say. It confused Evileye to no end. The so-called guardians of Galadriel Melkor left them be. She has no idea why. Surely it was the most obvious choice to capture them, to learn anything of the world, or perhaps to learn the whereabouts of the Dragon Lord. Which, honestly, they didn't know. But nothing of sorts happened.
Rigrit as well left to somewhere Evileye hasn't heard of her for a while now. The old woman told her she was going to search for something. What she was searching for? Evileye doesn't know.
The Black Scripture was, understandably, divided. Evileye was sure that the old bastards of the Slane Theocracy would have a long talk about what transpired. What are they going to do now? It was a question Evileye was curious to know to answer. But she had a vague idea of what could take place.
Now was only them and what could they do with the time they have in their hands if any.
"Tina, Tia, have you heard anything going on?" Evileye asked the twin sisters.
After arriving at the capital, they kept a low profile to avoid suspicion if they were being followed or something. Wistful thinking, since Evileye believed they weren't really important at all to the Ancient One. Still, they wanted to secure themselves against anything if the worst happens. So far, nothing out of ordinary has occurred. Everything was oddly quiet and tame. Like the things they saw days ago, never took place.
Tia and Tina went on small trips outside their safe house. To buy food and other necessities. And they have heard nothing about the Ancient One, or the battle it took place. Nothing at all, not even a whisper. And because of that, the twin sister felt as paranoid as their captain.
"Nothing at all. There is nothing happening outside these walls. It's odd, and we don't like it," Tina said.
"Not even rumors… I don't know what is going on," Tia muttered.
"Perhaps we dreamed it all," Gagaran replied half laugh half mutter while she was sitting on the chair table. Not even the robust woman could feel less stress out for what took place or was taking place now.
"We need to think of something… We must do something," Evileye whispered.
"And what could that be, shorty? Honestly, what can we do?" Gagaran asked with a tense voice.
"I don't know… But doing something is better than just stand here waiting to lose our mind!" Evileye exclaimed.
"I just can't think of something… Sorry, shorty, but… I don't believe there is anything we can do about this," Gagaran replied with a soft and uncharacteristic voice.
"Perhaps… But I don't want to sit here any longer to figure it out," Evileye said.
The masked girl walked to where her friend, sister, and captain were sitting. The blond girl had red eyes from the crying, and the hair was a mess. Lakyus has seen better days, and for someone so young. Lakyus seemed to have gotten older in the last few days.
"Lakyus… Please, we need to move," Evileye said in a whisper.
Lakyus stared at her friend and sworn sister. There was fear in Lakyus eyes but more than just dread was a feeling of desperation. To face something that has been on her mind for a long time, to be face to face to the Creator of the World, and to see the power to end it all. Was too much for Lakyus.
"We can't… We can't do anything…" Lakyus replied.
"It's beyond any of us. There is nothing we can do," Lakyus said.
Evileye felt the same way, but even in the darkness, there was light. And for the small girl with long golden hair. That person was the Dark Hero, Elian. So because of that, Evileye would rip the melancholy out of her friend however she could. And taking a loud sigh, Evileye raised her hand and let it fall directly to the face of Lakyus.
"Get a grip, woman!" Evileye yelled as she slapped Lakyus hard.
It stunned Lakyus for a few seconds. From all the people she knew, Evileye was the last one who could do something like that. But perhaps it was a good thing. The impact itself was enough to wake her up. Gagaran and the twins stared baffle and amuse by the print of Evileye's hand on Lakyus cheek.
"Maybe there is nothing we can do! Maybe we lost before we even start! But for fuck's sake! I won't let you lose yourself like this, Lakyus! You're better than this!" Evileye yelled.
"Evileye…" Lakyus whispered.
Gagaran and the sister smiled at Lakyus, trying to get her out of the depression she was in. It was at that moment, where Lakyus could feel a reminiscence of hope. Maybe they could do something. Learn and save the world. There was a possibility that the Ancient One wouldn't destroy the world. Maybe they could avoid something like that. Lakyus was not sure. But what she knew at that moment was that she needed to stand up and move forward.
"I… Thank you, Evileye," Lakyus murmured while Evileye huffed, hiding her smile behind her mask.
"Are you fine now, boss? Do you need us to use our bodies to relax you?" Tina and Tia said with a smirk.
Lakyus only smiled at the tease. She must look awful after so many days without proper hygiene. Still, she grinned at her friend, at her family.
"Sorry girls, I don't know what to say…" Lakyus said.
"Don't worry about it, this entire business really did a number on you," Gagaran replied, feeling more relaxed than before.
"Still, I was… Not my best this last couple of days. I shouldn't have let myself get lost," Lakyus said.
"Just like big woman said before. Don't worry about it, we understand," Tia said.
"Now we need to think about what to do," Evileye said.
"Perhaps we should talk with princess Renner," Lakyus said.
"Why? What can she do?" Gagaran asked, confused.
"She is the smartest person I know, perhaps she knows something. Or maybe she can advise us. Then there is something else. I can call my uncle too," Lakyus said, wondering about how to do it.
"Your uncle? Red Drop?" Tia asked.
"Yeah, his residence is on the Argland Council State. He must know something, and I need to tell him what happen too," Lakyus said.
"Mm, then we should go the princess first and the contact your uncle?" Evileye asked.
"Yeah, that would keep us busy for a while. Besides, right now there everything is quiet. We don't know what is the Ancient One doing. Or the rest of the nations, like Holy Kingdom or the Theocracy. But things could change drastically so we need to move now," Lakyus said as everyone nodded at her.
Lakyus saw the sword in the corner, the Demonic Sword Kilineram, and felt a shiver through her body. She could still feel those golden eyes on her. The power and the aura emanating from Galadriel Melkor was intoxicating. Lakyus needed to shake those thought out of her mind. She had to. With caution, she took her sword and left the room. Wondering deeply about what their plan was. Because deep inside, Lakyus didn't know.
The yells and screams made echo loud enough for everyone to hear. Such was the scene unfolding that few people would dare the disrupt the dispute going on inside the halls of the Great Temple in Kami Miyako. Each cardinal was trying to sway the other to accept the truth. Or what they believed was the truth.
"Time is against us, my friends. We can't allow this to continue! We have been arguing for hours with not result!" The Cardinal of fire said.
"There is nothing to discuss! Nothing at all! What ever plan you have is irrelevant to the truth we are facing now! We must decide what can we do to defeat this pretender! There is absolutely no proof at all, this… Person is the Ancient one!" The Cardinal of Light said righteously.
"Are you mad! We have proof, in abundance, may I add! There is nothing but solid proof that the Ancient One has awakened!" The Cardinal of Wind replied with a baffled voice.
The Cardinal of Light ignored his colleagues for him. There was no possibility, none, not one bit. Of the Ancient One being awake. It was impossible, ridiculous, to even think about it. The Demon must have had fooled the Black Scripture. That was what he thought.
"The Demon, Jaldabaoth, he deceived all of us! Can't any of you see it? This is what he wanted!" The Cardinal of Light exclaimed.
The Cardinal of Fire, the old lady sighed feeling exhausted suddenly. There was no way around The Cardinal of Light's mindset. He was so sure of himself that everything was a farce. That a part of her wished it was true. That none of what they know was the truth. Sadly, it was not the case.
When the Black Scripture came back to report what happened, brought panic to each one of them. They brought each member of the Black Scripture to talk, one on one. To hear what they said. And each time they were not only meet with their experience but with proof.
Thousand League Astrologer showed them what she could, by using a spell called [View From Afar] A recording of sorts spell. They weren't able to see much of the Ancient One itself. In fact, the spell itself broke down when the Ancient One woke up. But the Cardinals were able to see some bits of the traveling to the Tomb, and the battles the Black Scripture fought. Enough to make them realize it was the truth.
None of the other Cardinals agreed with the Cardinal of Light, but the old man was hard to argue with. It came to a point in which some other cardinals were thinking of releasing him of his duties. He was too unstable, and he could bring a lot of problems to the Theocracy, something they did not need.
The Cardinal of Earth, Raymond Zarg, was deep in thought.
What could he do? Is there any possibility of them using this to their advantage? Could they interact with the Ancient One? Is Galadriel Melkor their enemy? He thought that perhaps they should take things slowly for now. And see what happens next.
There was nothing else for them to do. The last mission shattered the Black Scripture. The Thousand League Astrologer has refused to go out of her room. Something made the poor girl afraid of her own shadow. But Raymon understood that after witnessing the power of capable of destroying worlds, someone would break mentally. It was understandable.
Divine Chant has disappeared, but Raymond has an idea where she could be. The priestess was surely spreading the good word about the return of her goddess. That would bring problems with them very soon.
Zesshi, the strongest member of the Black Scripture among other titles, has been quiet. The half-elf has been acting strangely for the last couple of days. Not saying anything and ignoring everyone. Not even the captain of the Black Scripture could make her speak.
Everything was a mess, and there was little the cardinals could do about it. And Raymond knew it.
"Cardinals, we are facing the biggest obstacle in our history. We need to act with care," Raymond said.
"Surely you jest! Do you honestly believe the lies of the Demon?!" The Cardinal of Light asked with an angry voice.
"I do, and you are the only one who seems inclined to ignore the facts. But regardless, we need to prepare ourselves. We do not know what would the rest of the nations do after this. And the Demon is still alive, that's something else we need to be careful. We don't know what is going to happen next," Raymond said, and for the first time in hours, the cardinals agreed on something.
"What can we do now?" The Cardinal of Fire asked.
"Wait… And tried to reinforce our borders… We can use our agents to see what are the rest of the nations doing now," the Cardinal of Wind said.
"What about the Dragon Lord?" The Cardinal of Water asked.
"We don't know where he is, perhaps he escaped with his tail between his legs back to whatever hole he lives," The Cardinal of Light replied with a nasty grin.
"Then there is the Roble Holy Kingdom, there is silence there as well," The Cardinal of Fire said.
"They aren't the only ones. Half of the continent is silence… And I don't like this," Raymond said.
Deep inside of the halls of the temple, uncertainty was brewing. None of the Cardinals could know what horrors awaited for them soon.
In the Great Tomb of Nazarick. The Demon Empress was enjoying the taste of the delicious oreo cheesecake brought to her by the maids. The iced coffee was one of Galadriel's latest joys. And while she was enjoying the moment before her. Pandora's Actor was too happy to partake in his creator pastime.
Both were on one of HeroHero gardens, something Galadriel was happy to enjoy.
"So, what do you think about my plan?" Galadriel asked.
"My lady, it is a marvelous plan! There is no doubt about it!" Pandora's Actor replied.
"Now, now, Pandoras, don't say that because of who I am," Galadriel teased.
"Not at all, I believe it is a good plan. It covers every angle and it will bring better results for us," Pandora's Actor said while taking a sip of his tea.
"Every angle, mm. Well, there are some things I am still unsure about. The reaction of the Empire is very important, and I don't want to push my luck any further," Galadriel said.
Pandora's Actor stared at his lady with his emotionless face. He was sure that his lady was still having problems trusting herself. Maybe not like it was before, but the fear was still there. Just smaller.
"My lady, please don't doubt yourself. This is a good plan, it's your plan too. There is no reason for you to feel afraid or worried about it," Pandora's Actor said.
In the distance, some homunculus maids tried to hear what the guardian was saying to their lady. It was no doubt that they were having a hard time trying to know more about their lady. But they had to respect their lady's orders to stay away until she called them.
Galadriel did it so in that way because the relationship between Pandora's Actor and her differed from the rest of the individuals from Nazarick. Pandora's Actor knew her better than herself some times. And Galadriel was always glad to speak to someone as freely as she does with him. Galadriel could unload on him her worries or doubts. Sometimes even share ideas and more. Not something someone like Demiurge or Albedo would understand. For them, Galadriel was perfect and always right. And it was far from it, and Galadriel knew it. That's the reason she wanted to have these meetings with him alone.
Galadriel smiled at him, feeling glad of his words.
"I know, I spend much of my time feeling useless and unworthy. It's hard to get rid of those sentiments so fast. I will do my best to be a proper ruler now," Galadriel whispered.
"You are already a proper ruler, my lady," replied Pandora's Actor.
"Thank you, but now changing topic. There was something else you wanted to ask me?" Galadriel said.
"There is something. My lady, if I may be blunt. Have you thought about being a mother?" Pandora's Actor asked rather bluntly to which Galadriel stared at him dumbfounded.
"Is this about Albedo?" Galadriel asked with an amused face.
"In part, yes," he said.
Galadriel sighed, honestly these talks were weird. A part of her would love to have a child, but another part was completely oblivious to the idea. First, the whole prospect of motherhood was a foreign concept to her. Galadriel loved her mother, but she had no idea how to be one.
Galadriel always wanted a family. But she was not sure about having one. The redundancy of her wants and needs blinded her.
"Pandoras, I have told you that, the whole prospect of… Motherhood is out of the question at the time being. I don't feel prepare for it. Besides, how it would even work? Not all races can have children remember, the only option would be if… I do it with Demiurge since he is the other demon in Nazarick," Galadriel said rather embarrassed.
"Oh, my lady, but you don't need to do with lord Demiurge. Albedo would be more than please to be the one carrying the child," Pandora's Actor said happily.
Galadriel rolled her eyes at him.
"It's this about the… Tool and that World Item? It thrilled Albedo to tell me about the possibilities of all of that," Galadriel said.
"Oh, has she? And what do you think, my lady? Family and all of that?" Pandora's Actor asked.
The Demon Empress thought of her deceased mother, and the happiness she showed to her. There was nothing but love in her eyes. Galadriel was sure of it. But thinking of her as one was different. Could she be an exemplary mother? Was she capable of proving the same love her mother did to her? How would things work in this world? All those questions came to her mind.
And Galadriel was not sure about it.
"A mother, eh? Surprisingly, it's not an idea I am truly against. I guess a part of me always wanted to have a child of my own, but never find the… Proper partner or time to have it. Especially in my other world. I would have never had a family of my own there, not in that hell," Galadriel thought.
"A child, eh… With all honesty, it's not an idea I am against, but, as of right now. I don't think we are ready for it, me personally. Regardless of… How it can be conceived, I won't bring a child to this world if there is any sign of danger," Galadriel said.
Pandora's Actor nodded, understanding those words, and Galadriel felt happy to let him know what she felt about the topic of creating a family.
"Still, that's the future, but for now, let's focus on the now," Galadriel said.
"As you wish, my lady!" Pandora's Actor exclaimed.
"Oh, yeah, I forgot about it. Pandora's there is something I would like you to do," Pandora's Actor tilted his head, wondering what was planning his lady.
"What are you planning, my lady?" Galadriel smirked.
"Well, I need to learn how to dance."