"P-please just kill me." The Demi Human begged as a large part of the snow on the mountain was now dyed by his blood.
His mind couldnât take the feeling of being killed over and over again, the pain that he felt that continued to replay itself every time Shiro healed him.
"You want to die?" Shiro asked as the man nodded his head furiously.
"Why donât you give me some information first then. Iâll give you a merciful death." Shiro narrowed her eyes.
Hearing this, the Demi Human hesitated which caused Shiro to frown but he immediately panicked seeing this.
"Iâll talk!" He cried out as Shiro nodded.
"The Constellation Queen has power over the stars. She can draw power from the constellations and use them to empower herself. She is most powerful at night since thatâs when the constellations are visible. She is also able to create a fake world with the constellations of other worlds!" He explained.
However, a green fire erupted from within his body as Shiro furrowed her brows.
Even if she tried to heal him, the fire refused to burn out.
"Tch." Clicking her tongue, Shiro let go of the man and allowed him to die.
"How rude. I was just asking your messenger about you." Shiro looked up at the sky.
"Yuki you should get out of here for now. Iâm not sure if weâll fight but if we do, you might be killed as collateral damage." Shiro warned as Yuki nodded her head.
Since Shiro had healed her, she was able to move without problem.
"Be careful."
"I know donât worry. Just remember this, get as far away as you can. If you can still see us fight, that means itâs not safe. Keep going until weâre out of sight." Shiro smiled.
Glancing at Shiroâs back, Yuki prayed for her safety in her mind before leaving the area.
After Yuki left, a portal opened up and a woman stepped through with an expression that looked as though everything was beneath her.
She had long black hair with some white highlights and a pair of azure eyes. She wore a dark blue one piece dress that was transparent around the edges and had images of constellations which shimmered ever so slightly. She also wore a black unbuttoned cardigan that flowed behind her.
"A servant with a loose tongue should be taken care of. Though I did not expect him to run into trouble hence why I didnât pay much attention. For you to stay behind, do you think you can defeat me with the information youâve obtained?" The Queen asked as Shiro smirked.
"Maybe. But I must say, youâre quite hasty arenât you? The new age is coming in a few days and youâre actually making a move before everything happened."
"Funny hearing that from you who broke the treaty that everyone agreed upon." The Queen narrowed her eyes.
"Pft hahaha! I wasnât even there when the treaty was made. Iâm a Queen from this world. Plus, even if I was there, what makes you think I would agree to it. The Queens that agreed to this are just uncertain about their personal power. Theyâre afraid of the risks." Shiro grinned as her bloodl.u.s.t permeated the area.
Furrowing her brows slightly, the Queen glanced down at Shiro.
"Impudent. Do you think you can go against two Queens at once?"
"Of course I do. But before that, why donât you come down. Having me look up hurts the neck you know?" Shiro smiled as her Divine Energy exploded forth and slammed into the Queenâs body.
Widening her eyes, the Queen gritted her teeth but was eventually forced down against the ground.
Frowning slightly, she knew that she was no match for Shiro just from that short demonstration.
Clasping her hands together, a tier 6 magic circles expanded out as she knew that she should probably run.
"Not so fast." Shiro chuckled.
Flicking her finger, a tiny splinter of ice shot towards the magic circle and shattered it apart."
Seeing this, the Queen didnât hesitate and pulled out a small dagger from her inventory.
Swiping it horizontally, the space around her distorted as she disappeared before Shiro could attack her.
"Hm... must have been quite the treasure for it to take effect that quickly." Shiro narrowed her eyes before shrugging.
She had sensed a second Queen earlier but after her small demonstration, they both retreated so there wasnât much she could do.
Though if she really wanted to fight them, she wouldnât mind. The reason why she did this was due to the damage that their fight could create. Plus, with the warning from Nyx last time, she was careful about how she demonstrated her power. After all, she could cause mass destruction and kill countless innocents if she wasnât paying attention.
With the two Queenâs leaving the area, Shiro glanced towards the evacuating faction members and looked for Yukiâs mana signature.
Seeing that she was helping everyone evacuate, Shiro teleported besides her.
"Iâm done. The two Queens should leave this area alone for now." Shiro called out as Yuki felt like she was going to have a heart attack since Shiro appeared out of nowhere.
"Itâs done already?" She asked with disbelief as Shiro nodded her head.
"Of course. Who do you think I am?" Shiro grinned.
"Anyways, setting that aside, I should probably tell you what I came here for. Since everyone is already evacuating, it makes things easier.
"Yuki, do you want to move everyone in Winterâs Grace to the city I created, Asharia?" Shiro smiled as Yuki blinked.
"Ha?"
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Explaining to Yuki what she needed to know about the city along with the reasons for construction and future plans while they walked back to her office, Shiro waited for her response.
"Hmm... So youâre saying that this city will have Demons in it as well?" Yuki asked as Shiro nodded her head.
"Yup."
"You know a lot of people here have quite the hatred against the Demonâs right?" Yuki reminded as Shiro nodded again.
"I know that."
"But youâre still suggesting that itâs probably best for the faction to move itâs main headquarters to this city?"
"Bingo." Shiro smiled as Yuki sighed.
"Since Demonâs arenât living in the city just yet, I think moving everyone over shouldnât be too hard. The problem is when you want to move the Demons to the city since some of the faction members might revolt." Yuki frowned.
"I know but after living on the city for a bit, they should understand the consequences of not following the rules. Yuki, Iâm not hosting a charity. Iâm creating something that can be a safe place for all the races that decide to come under my protection. Having people that canât band together in the time of need would only be a hindrance and if they canât overcome it then shame on them. Iâm not going to break my back trying to help those people if they arenât willing to set aside their differences for now." Shiro replied with a shrug.
"Thatâs true. So out of curiosity, how dangerous is this new age exactly. Iâve got some information from the news but itâs better to hear it from you since you know the details better than they do." Yuki asked as Shiro placed a hand on her chin.
"Hmm... if things donât go well, this entire world will be destroyed. However, if it does go well, the world will be saved. Is the general gist of it I guess." Shiro shrugged since that was the best way she can describe it in simple terms.
Hearing this, Yuki furrowed her brows.
"So end of the world scenario then. Good to know." Yuki sighed.
"Pft donât be like that. Itâs not like itâs set in stone." Shiro chuckled.
If she proceeded carefully and made sure she survived to the end, she can get the system to create this new hub of life that it had set out to create. Once that is done, the cycle of creating new gardens and resetting the universe will end.
"True. Alright, Iâll do what I can and support you to the end. We did promise to make Winterâs Grace into one of the biggest guilds after all." Yuki grinned as Shiro nodded her head.
"Iâll give you a file on the finer details. In the meantime, Iâll scan your headquarters and move it to the city. Iâll also expand it a little so that you can fit more faction members in it." Shiro smiled as Yuki raised her eyebrow.
"Will it fit?" She asked curiously.
"Of course it will. Just look at itâs size." Shiro laughed as she pointed up.
Slowly, a giant portal opened up as the city revealed itself and Yuki was rendered speechless at its size.