Chapter 25: Until Next Time
Daniela, now free and fully clothed sped down the corridor with Fidelis following close behind. His hand on the hilt of his sword. Thanks to her Father, their captors decided she was no longer a danger and released them from the magical barrier they had them encased in. From what the old knight could tell, the battle was now over. But that did not mean he was going to let down his guard. His daughter's life was still in danger, and they both knew it. Moments later, they reach the door connecting the great hall to the royal sleeping chambers.
Pushing the door open, Daniela released a sigh of relief when she saw her life force had not been tampered with. The massive ball of light was still floating high in the air with an ominous purple glow that made her entire body quiver with anticipation. That thing was keeping her alive. But it was also a painful reminder of what she had done not so long ago. She didn't want to be Queen anymore. But she didn't want to die either.
Looking away from the light show, Daniela realized they weren't alone. Just meters away were three girls who appeared to be too deep in discussion (or just didn't care) to notice their arrival. Daniela instantly recognized the Pixie as Tiff thanks to the scars all over her body. With her was a silver haired Fairy she didn't know. And the third was….a Goblin?
"Why is there….a Goblin here?" She whispered to her Father. "From what I have been told," He whispered back "she's Bain's travelling companion, Amina." This surprised her a little. No one had actually told her about any Amina. Not that it really mattered to her anymore (since she's already lost the fight.) But this little Goblin was shouting rather loudly to her companions. And Daniela was not particularly fond of loud noises.
"I've done what you've asked of me! I've helped you guys take the city, now give me back my boyfriend!" ( Boyfriend!? She wishes!) The silver haired Fairy folded up her arms and gave a haughty laugh. "Boyfriend you say!?" She asked sarcastically, "Big guy never mentioned he was anybody's boyfriend!" She then leaned forward a little and gave her a patronizing smile. "Sounds pretty one sided to me!"
Amina leaped forward and repeatedly tried to swat her with her mace. But the little Fairy easily dodged her attacks whilst blowing her a few raspberries. "You Little Tramp!" Amina screamed furiously, "Bain is my boyfriend, and were gonna get married!" Ren laughed once more before shouting "Sonus! Ligula! Strideo!" Daniela snickered as she watched the spell take effect. Every time Amina opened her mouth to speak, her words would be replaced with a system of nonsensical gibberish in a very high-pitched voice. And what's more, Amina was completely unaware of it! It's a very popular spell for pranksters and buffoons who like a good laugh (wish I could do that to her.)
It was then that Fidelis decided to step forward and cleared his throat. Tiff instantly flew up to him and greeted him with a salute. The little Fairy ceased her laughing and shot Daniela a glare. Whilst Amina pointed a finger their way and said something that Daniela was assuming was supposed to be "Who are they?" "Pardon me for interrupting," Fidelis said politely "But shouldn't we be discussing something a little more….serious?"
"Sir," Tiff responded professionally "The battle has been won, and the loyalists have been taken prisoner." Fidelis nodded. "Very good, captain. But what about…." He then looked at the purple ball of light "That?" Everyone looked up and an awkward silence followed. "Ah. Right." Ren said stiffly. "What should we do?" "Leave it to me!" Came a cheerful voice. There she was. Right there. Right next to Amina! The one-person Daniela did not want to see. Freyja.
The poor little Goblin jumped back and screamed. Producing a loud, ululating call that would have made Tarzan proud. Of course, Ren flew into a hysterical fit of laughter as Amina began to shout blether and flapdoodle at the Lilim. Who in turn, gawked at her with a mixed look of confusion and amusement on her face. Fidelis and Tiff however, wasted no time in drawing their weapons and stood defensively in front of a now very nervous looking Daniela.
"W….why are you….here?" Fidelis asked in a wavering voice. Everyone could see it. Freyja's ridiculously powerful seduction abilities were already taking its toll on the old knight. And he was finding it increasingly difficult to stay focused on the task at hand (so….how come it didn't affect us?) Freyja tore her attention away from the strange Goblin and began to explain.
"Problem number one." She pointed a finger at Daniela "No one wants her to be Queen anymore." She then pointed up to the orb of light. "Problem number two. Her life force is still connected to the Vitalux (is that what it's called?) Which has also been corrupted by demonic energy." She then reached her hand down her blouse and pulled out a red-haired Fairy everyone was quite familiar with. Ren stopped laughing immediately. "You better not hurt her, or Bain's gonna be VERY unhappy!" "And three." The Lilim continued, "Your little friend is not going to last much longer in her current condition."
Everyone looked at the unconscious Fairy with much concern. She did indeed look to be near the end of her life. Their healers are exceptionally skilled in their line of work. Despite the serious injuries she had suffered earlier, Amina was back to her old self in a matter of days (she didn't even have any visible scars!) But they were all outside, treating their injured comrades after a hard fought (by Fairy standards) battle. It wouldn't have mattered how fast they go her to a healer. She was already at the point of no return. At least, it looked that way.
Daniela gently pushed her Father aside as she approached the young Lilim. "Please….I don't care what you have to do….just help them." She didn't care what happened to her anymore. She could sense the life escaping Yusha's body and she took full responsibility for it. She was the one who ordered her minions to lock her up in that horrible tower and was now more than ready to give her life in order to save hers. Of course, what happens now all fell onto Freyja. Everyone was at her mercy.
Freyja smiled and placed a hand on the Succubus shoulder. "Okie doki!" She responded light heartedly. What happened next left everyone absolutely stunned. Freyja flew into the air (she doesn't even have wings!) and approached the Vitalux until her face was within inches of it. She then opened her mouth and began to inhale the demonic energy like it was smoke! Sucking it out of the orb as it rapidly began to return to its original colour. Once the Vitalux had been completely cleansed, she spat out a small, purple coloured pearl and tossed it down to Daniela. The young Succubus caught the small ball and stared at it in disbelief. Freyja had somehow separated her life force from the Vitalux and moulded into another form for her to hold onto (not bad!)
Without wasting time, Freyja flew higher into the air and repositioned herself so that she was right on top of the Vitalux. She gave the unconscious Fairy a small kiss on the cheek before dropping her into the ball of light and flew back until she was a safe distance away. The entire thing began to crackle and pulse. Sparks of electricity flew in the air and the entire room began to shake as the Vitalux came to life. "Will this really save her?" Ren asked excitedly. "I'm not….sure." Daniela responded. "But if anything can save her….it would be the Vitalux." A beautiful melody could be heard coming from the orb. It was as if a chorus of Angels were inside. Singing a song that would fill even the most hardened of men with a feeling of happiness and bliss.
The sparks and pulses began to wane. Eventually ceasing all together with only the sweet tune remaining. Then, something began to emerge. A small, glowing form disconnected from the Vitalux and began to drift slowly down to ground below. It landed right in their midst and began to grow. And as it did so, it began to take the shape of a woman. The light surrounding it eventually faded away and the melody from above died with it. And right there, sleeping soundly on the stone floor, was Yusha. No longer a Fairy. But a Titania.
Daniela was the first to recover. She pulled off her cloak and wrapped it around the naked girl. Cradling in her arms much like she had done with her Mother. With tears in her eyes, Ren flew over to give her dear friend a hug. And Amina continued to stare at everyone, trying to figure out what was going on. Freyja flew back down to join everyone with a very satisfied look on her face. "Well, looks like everything has ended rather nicely!" She announced cheerfully.
"But why though?" Fidelis asked in a shaky voice. "Why are you doing this? I thought you came here to stop us." Freyja flashed the old man a very hurt expression. "I never said that!" She responded childishly, "I just came here to mess around a bit!" Everyone stared at her in disbelief. Amina tried to say something that was likely a "Huh?" "I don't care if I lose a city!" She explained, "It's better than starting a war! That'd just be silly!" (You have got to be joking! We did all that for nothing!)
"But….aren't you trying to take over the Fairy Kingdom?" Ren asked. "Of course I am!" The Lilim responded light heartedly, "But I'm not gonna take it by force! That's the problem with society! People tell others to do what they say! And if they don't, they kill them! I don't want that! I want people to willing accept me as their Empress!" She then smiled and puffed out her massive chest. "So if you don't wanna to be a part of the Mamonon Empire, that's absolutely fine! Amina and Ren slammed a hand over their foreheads and moaned. Fidelis and Tiff exchanged awkward glances. And Daniela shook her head and giggled as Yusha continued to sleep peacefully on her lap.
And that's it! That's pretty much what had happened when I was unconscious! Unless you count the part where Freyja asked Fidelis nicely to return all the Imps they had taken prisoner that night (which he agreed to….obviously." Ren decided to cut Amina some slack and undid the spell she had cast on her earlier. They both then raced down the corridors until they found the bed Freyja had tucked me into(she assured them we did nothing weird while we were alone together.) Daniela took Yusha to bed and Freyja gave her farewells to Fidelis and Tiff before disappearing in a puff of smoke. The End!
Well, not THE end! But….you know what I mean! The rest of the afternoon was spent resting and preparing for the celebrations that lied ahead. And said celebrations went on for two days straight! It quickly became apparent that the great hall wasn't going to be big enough for everyone to fit into. So the party was moved outside into the royal gardens. There was food everywhere! And it all had to be filled with fracking sugar (It's not the taste. But the fear of Gingivitis!) That aside, the party was quite a lot of fun!
I do in fact, like to dance. And there were plenty of girls to dance with! Maybe a little too many….and there was a lot of free love being thrown around as well. Amina was a little annoying watching over me all the time. But I was grateful she kept some of the friskier partygoers away from me. And there were plenty of opportunities to catch up with everyone. Yusha appeared to have adjusted well to her new role as Queen. Daniela and I talked and, eventually, resolved our differences. I even shared a drink with Fidelis and Tiff! I only had a little bit though (not making the same mistake twice!)
But I couldn't find Ren anywhere! The entire time she was nowhere to be seen! Even after the party was over and when everyone was giving us their final thanks and farewells! Anyways, I felt rather sad saying goodbye to Yusha. She didn't seem very happy to let me go either (she hugged me for a very long time!) Daniela also gave me a hug and asked me to stop by after I found my brother. Fidelis even offered to make me his squire! But I politely declined. I decided that I wasn't cut out to be a warrior (it's for the best.)
Amina eventually lost her patience and pulled me into the magical ring that was all ready to go. Next thing we know, were on a very familiar dirt road in the middle of a very familiar forest. To our right was the small side path we had taken down to the spring so many days ago. We were back on track! With a little spring to our steps, we resumed our journey north to Vastum. "Hey, Amina?" My little companion turned to me and smiled adoringly. "Yeah sweetie!?" "We haven't actually gone very far….have we?" Amina's smile faded a little. "Well….we've only done about two and a half days of walking." That bit of news hit me a little harder than I had expected. If we hadn't gotten involved with the Fairy Kingdom, we'd be almost out of the forest by now! I laughed and gave my friend a little nudge. "Oh well! Only eighteen and a half days to go!" The two of us laughed merrily at my bad joke. Only to stop and freeze when we realized too many people were laughing.
"Who's there!?" I called out as we pulled out our weapons and scanned our surroundings. I then felt something land on my shoulder. I turned to see what it was and got kissed on the nose by "Ren!?" Ren flew off my shoulder and giggled. "Did you miss me big guy!?" "What the hell is she doing here!?" Amina screamed at me. Her face now red as a beetroot (somehow, this is my fault.) "And where have you been young lady?" I asked loudly. "Been reading some spell books!" She responded proudly. "Now you have a professional spell caster in your team!"
"Bain?" Amina asked calmly. Trying her absolute hardest not to show her anger. "Amina?" I responded calmly. Trying my absolute hardest not to show my amusement. "She's not really coming with us….is she...sweetie?" I folded up my arms and gave her a teasing smile. "I don't know. Can you cast spells, Amina?" If the throbbing vein on her temple was any indication. She was not liking the way things were going. Amina looked over to Ren and gave her a crooked smile. "I know how to make Fairies disappear. Is that close enough?"
"No….its not." I answered sternly. I then beckoned Ren over to me. She happily flew onto my hand and clung onto my cloak as I held her to my chest. "I've made up my mind." I said in a more cheerful voice. "Ren! Welcome aboard!" Ren raised a fist into the air and shouted "Yay! Go team One-eye!" Ignoring the dangerous hissing sounds coming from Amina. I placed Ren onto my shoulder and continued my way up the road with renewed optimism. I knew having Ren with us would cause a lot of tension in the group. But her small size and magical powers will be invaluable in my quest to reach the northern wastes. To hunt down Kat. To save my little brother.
(But this had better not be the start of a fracking harem!)
Alright! It's already been one year since I posted my very first chapter!
With that being said. I can proudly say that the first season of 'The Bain Of A Monster Girl' has concluded! Hooray!
The fist chapter of season two will be posted sometime in January.
Until then, I wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year!