Chapter 183 - Spider Queen (3) (2/2)

”You dare speak of our goddess in such a way! I should kill you where you stand!”

Akosha reached for a whip that was at her side, but she suddenly stopped and her eyes glazed over. There was now a different look. It was clear that someone else was now looking out from those eyes.

Akosha chuckled, but it was no longer the same person.

”You wished to speak with me directly? Do you have any idea of what kind of honor that is? To speak with a goddess? Such audacity, but I have taken a liking to you at first sight. Don't worry, I meant no disrespect in having you meet with my precious Akosha. Matriarchs are clans leaders and they are not allowed to hold the position of general as they have their own clan forces. If they were generals too, they would hold too much power and the balance between the clans would be broken. Akosha may only be a matron, but she is of equal status to a Matriarch and is one of my personal servants. Seeing her is like seeing me. It is a high honor. I even sent my own Royal Scarab Cuirassiers to accompany her. This is my sincerity. Does it not please you?”

Lenia scoffed, ”This is your sincerity? And so what? Should I bend my knees to you now because you deign us with your presence?”

The Spider Queen sighed and made an expression of pity. She shook her head and said, ”Such a waste. You would have looked beautiful as part of my collection. It would be too pitiful to kill you. This is your last chance to reconsider, otherwise you and all of your soldiers will die a needless death. Your master won't live for long either, why throw your life away like this?”

Lenia had just about had enough of this nonsensical discussion. She gripped the pommel of her blade firmly, but she did not unsheathe her sword.

”You have wasted enough of my time. Your insults and your derision will be answered with my blade. There is nothing left to say, prepare yourself Spider Queen. I am coming for you, and I will tear your palace down and remind you of where you come from. The dirt beneath my boots.”

Lenia turned around and with heavy steps returned to her mount. The Spider Queen silently watched her leave through Akosha's eyes with a strange smile of anticipation on the corner of her lips. She took note of the soldiers and officers who followed Lenia with interest. Only after they left did she once more speak.

”I wonder.. With what assurance does she dare to speak with me in such a way? The Dragon King lies dormant, he no longer has the strength to fight. So what if your master is a Demigod? My pet and I are more than enough, and I also have those toys that were given to me by that strange one. My army outnumbers hers and my pet's children are in a frenzy. Perhaps she is underestimating us. Does she not know our power? No, she does not seem foolish.”

”You should be cautious.” A strange voice suddenly whispered to her.

She looked to her side but saw nothing, ”Don't worry, I have always been cautious.”

The mysterious voice laughed, ”Is that so? If you can accomplish this task successfully, you will receive what I promised.”

”Hmph.” The Spider Queen scoffed.

The eyes of Akosha glazed over once more and then returned to their normal color as the Spider Queen's presence left her body.

Lenia pushed her mount hard as she rode back to her army. She was enraged at the audacity of the Dark Elves and the arrogance of the Spider Queen. This fueled her determination to crush them.

”I will kill every last one of them!” She said venomously.

She needed to vent her anger somewhere and the next day she would make sure to do much venting on the battlefield. Whoever dared get in her way would soon discover the terror that her fury could bring. Lenia had no intention of allowing any of them to escape her wrath.

Not far from where this took place, a lone figure watched what unfolded with a wry smile. This was a being which had the shape of a Human, but was in fact not a living being. There was no life in this body, but something was observing from behind its hollow eyes.

”I hope you can provide me with some amus.e.m.e.nt before the end, An-Namrud.”