Chapter 72 - Course Of Action (1/2)

Versailles felt Queen Nakee stir the instant the black smoke vanished. She controlled her flames and slowly retracted them, leaving the small green glow floating in her sea of consciousness.

On the other side, the serpentines watched in shock as black smoke flew out of their queen's seven orifices. The smoke carried a sinister and chilling aura, freezing them in shock. The black smoke twisted and wriggled before disappearing in a puff.

”What was that? Was that the....?” The grey serpentine elder was shocked.

”Yes. It was the invading darkness magic.” The white serpentine elder replied, fear and relief on her face.

”So, there is really a way to overcome the corroding darkness!” The brown serpentine elder held her chest, the same relief marring her face.

”As long as there is a way to overcome the corroding magic, then we will have a chance against the darkness magic wielder.”

'Yes. As long as there is a way to fight against the shadow armies, it will not be too late for the Nar realm to put up a fight.'

The Wisdom elder saw the effect of the invisible barrier and looked at Versailles again. She knew it was not only the barrier that cleaned the Snake Queen's mind. It was also the pure and powerful magic ability of the gold serpentine.

Now, she was even more curious about Versailles' fire-light magic. She had never seen anything like it before and wanted to know where a Nar realm creature obtained such a pure and clean magical power.

”Uhm...”

”Snake Queen! Are you okay?” Seeing the unconscious Snake Queen coming to her senses, the serpentines surrounded her with worry-filled eyes. They were curious and worried about their queen. It was their first time witnessing the cleansing of dark magic and as serpentines who had never seen such a matter, they were unsure of how to ascertain its effect.

”Calm down. We will know the results after the queen awakens.” The Wisdom serpentine advised calmly.

Immediately, the restless serpentines came to their senses and cooled down. Whether the healing procedure worked or not, there was nothing they could do about it. Versailles was their only hope. If she failed, then their queen would be in grave danger.

At this moment the Snake Queen opened her eyes to a crowd of restless serpentines peering down at her in concern. She gingerly sat up and felt the hands sliding down her head. Turning, she saw Versailles sitting behind her with her eyes closed.

Instantly, she remembered the familiar presence in her mind.

”Versailles! Versailles, are you okay?” Worried her friend might have gotten affected by the black smoke she cleared for herself, Queen Nakee anxiously called out to her.

The other elders were relieved to see their queen wake up. Since the moment her treatment began, they had been on tenterhooks, worried of something going wrong. As time went by, they grew even more anxious, internally reprimanding themselves for being hasty and agreeing to a treatment never tested before.

However, all their doubts were washed away the moment they saw their queen awaken well and healthy. Moreover, now the queen's complexion and green eyes were clean and shiny, as if the dark haze hovering over her soul had been vanquished.

The serpentines were overjoyed and grateful to Versailles. They knew, such a task was able to be accomplished successfully only because Versailles knew what to do. If they were placed in the same situation, the elders would be left stumped.

As such, when they saw the Snake Queen's worried appearance, they were instantly alarmed.

”Is Versailles okay?”

”She is not in danger, is she?”

”I heard that dark magic had the ability to corrode any presence that approached it.”

The serpentines briefly relieved of worry for their queen, were tense with nerves once again. This time, they were more stressed than when their queen was unconscious. This time, the object of their worry was the werewolf king's mate and the Nar realm's future.

”Okay, let's believe in lord Tarke. Since it sent Versailles to save our queen, surely it wouldn't be that easy to take her down. Let's not panic just yet.” Serpentine Wisdom was forced to once again advise the nervous serpentines to calm down.

As the oldest and wisest serpentine of the Snake clan, at times, her words had greater weight than even the Snake Queen's.