Chapter 84 - The Base For Her Force (1/2)

But the most confounding question of all was what she was planning. He knew it was no small matter. Whatever it was though, it would be enough to change the very power structure of the Nar realm.

”I do not have much time. Go and gather your race-mates, Chief. We are going to depart for your new home before the advent of the ice night.” She waved the goblin Chief away, not interested in answering his question.

He would find out for himself every answer to his question.

Leaning back, she closed her eyes for a little respite.

Ever since her rebirth, she had never gotten a good rest of sleep. She would not allow herself to, lest she became too complacent and relaxed. That was anything but good for her who had yet to get her vengeance.

'Supreme elder, dark lord, wait for me. Soon, I will show you what nightmare truly is.'

With revenge on her mind, she fell into a light slumber.

*

Ten large scorpions waddled through a sea of mud, carrying stone slabs on their backs. The creatures uniformly dropped the slabs around the mud, forming a shabby barricade. Behind the giant scorpions were snake haired females clearing out a path among the rubble of stones.

”Come on, faster! Faster! Are you little things trying to get me killed? Quickly clear out all this slabs!” A high pitched voice rang out from within the grey heavy fog covering the region, muffling the location of the speaker. The giant scorpions hurriedly scuffled through the heavy fog, appearing before a giant stone fortress.

This stone fortress was the Ancient Fortress of the Gorgons.

Versailles charged the Gorgons with clearing and rebuilding the place. But before leaving the Poison Fields, she charged the Scorpion King with assisting in the process.

At this moment, inside the Ancient Fortress, giant poisonous bugs, spiders, scorpions, and little gorgons worked together to rebuild the building. Stingers and pincers, webs and nets, venomous liquids and gas, and antennas flashed in and out, moving stone slabs or mending cracks in the huge fortress in orderly fashion.

The giant scorpions appeared before the huge frame of the Scorpion King, who was panickily pacing before a crumbling watchtower.

”You little things, what are you dragging your limbs for. Hurry and clear all the rubble from this buildings. The Spider Queen and Ladybug Queen need to rebuild the building. Hurry!” The Scorpion King unkindly pushed the wild scorpions towards the watchtower, making the little creatures almost crash into the grey building.

”If that female serpentine returns and finds out only my areas are incomplete, she is going to rip my head of my body. No, I cannot allow that to happen! I need to do something!” Muttering nervously to himself, the Scorpion King crawled through the slabs.

His experience with the serpentine was traumatizing. If he did not complete his task one way or another, then that serpentine might just turn him into a stone like she did to the great, fearsome Gorgons. Thinking of the Gorgons, pity filled his heart as he thought of their frozen, lifeless figures.

It was at this moment that he spotted the three Gorgons standing before a newly built keep, the grey walls of the keep shimmering within the clearing poisonous mist. Without a doubt, the Spider Queen had worked her magic.

Light flashed in his eyes, wiping the mournful expression of its hideous face.

”Yes! I know what to do!” Practically jumping with joy, the Scorpion King fearlessly approached the three Gorgons.

”Stone Sisters, Stone Sisters, I have an urgent matter to report!” He exclaimed in urgency.

”What is it?” The raspy, monotone voice made his skin crawl.

But the Scorpion King suppressed his distaste. As his eyes passed over the three Gorgons faces, he felt his ego inflame, his confidence soaring.

'And here I was getting all worked up about my appearance. Ha! Compared to these three, I am more like a handsome jade, unappreciated by the narcissistic beasts of this realm. Before me, they are nothing but hideous beings.'

With an inflamed ego, the Scorpion King disdainfully looked at the three Gorgons, before replying in a righteous tone.

”Stone Sisters, before leaving, Master told me to inform the three of you that she wanted the watchtower done before her return. As I felt sorry for the three of you, having to oversee the rebuilding of the fortress and clearing of the poison, I did not inform you of the task.” Eyes gleaming, Scorpion King despondently lowered his huge head.