Arpious of the Planes

The next day soon came, and I saw Ysal lying right beside me, her hand slowly stroking my cheek as she smiled.

"We have lots of things to do today," She said before patting my cheek to help wake me up, and when I refused to get out of bed, she picked me up by my armpits like a cat and sat on me on the ground.

I stumbled over my own feet for a bit due to me still being extremely tired, and after finally managing to get a grip over myself, I followed Ysal into the bath.

It was already hot, ready, and warm, so we both took a dip in it and felt the water slowly wrap around our limbs.

"Wait, what do we have to do?" I asked as Ysal began to wash my back with some nice smelling soap.

"The demons have somehow already found out our location. To be honest, it might be because of that branding on you, but I think this is a good opportunity for us. We can easily overturn them in a blink of an eye as we have the high ground,"

"That's good… Then what should I do?" I asked, feeling a bit responsible as all of this was practically my fault.

"Just help support us at the front lines. I'll give you some sun drakes to eat so you can absorb their skills, but I want you to- actually, no. That is just stupid,"

"Yeah, I was about to say. Why don't I just support from afar in order to not get caught by the queen?" I chuckled, and Ysal just scoffed.

"Of course, I knew that," She said, and her voice slowly trailed off.

"Mhm," I muttered while smirking, and Ysal just blushed in embarrassment.

I wonder what else she was thinking… no, she probably just wanted to protect me and not put me in any danger… she can be quite cute sometimes.

I gave her a big kiss before exiting the bath first while ignoring her calls to help me wash her back, but right now, I needed to meet somebody right outside the door.

"What is it?" I asked with my towel still wrapped around me.

The sun drake soldier that stood tall but blushed deeply in embarrassment after seeing me just looked down at his feet.

"Th-the king has called you. Ysal can stay here," He said, and I was a bit disappointed by his rudeness, but I guess he did take us in, so I just ignored the bad manners and quickly changed into a basic black dress.

There was a gorgeous selection of heels, so I just selected the first pair of black ones that I could find.

"Alright, let's go," I said and followed the soldier down a few levels before reaching the same large throne room as before.

This time, it was just the large drake man who clearly didn't like me, so I kept my guard as high as I could.

"No need to be so wary little siren. I won't eat you," He smirked tauntingly, but I just brushed it off before sighing.

"So, why'd you call me? I'm sure there was a reason since you didn't call Ysal with me," I asked, and the man stared long and hard as if he was judging me.

"I called you because I want you to know that you'll be acting as support for the entire upcoming battle. I'm sure Ysal already informed you, so make sure you know what you're doing with the directions of the general,"

​ "I'm going to be put under a general? Why can't I act on my own? I'm sure I'm stronger than most of the generals you have here," I said to taunt the man, and I could see a vein pop out from his forehead.

"Quite the sly tongue you have there… Also, no need to stick to that unsightly form. Everybody else in this room is well aware of your true form,"

I eyed him a bit before sighing once again as I removed the illusion and spread my wings.

"Damn… You're prettier than I thought. I was hoping you'd be ugly so I could tease and shit on you," The drake grumbled, and I could feel a vein pop out of my forehead, but before I could burst out, I let out a deep breath.

"So, who's the general?" I asked, and a man with slick back golden hair stepped up.

He seemed a bit too arrogant for my liking, but the large drake just gestured for him to come forward even more.

"Are you saying you can beat me?" He asked as if I had literally just asked him the most outrageous question in the world.

"Yeah? And what if I did?" I responded, taunting him even further.

"Your highness, may I put this fucking bird in its place. It clearly doesn't know where it stands on the food chain,"

The large drake gave him a malicious smile that sent chills down his spine, and as he slowly began to move his eyes towards me, I smiled back.

"That's confirmation, boy. Do you not even understand your own king?" I taunted him once again, and after gritting his teeth, he summoned a large blade of light which he swung precisely at my head.

He was pretty skilled with the blade, but I was just that much better…

[Instant Foot Smash]

As soon as he did a wide step in, I blocked his blade with my finger and stomped on his right foot so hard that it literally disintegrated into nothing.

A large spider web crack also appeared beneath us, but before he could back up, I grabbed his neck and pulled him in.

I needed to make an example for any of the other fuckers who wanted to mess with me… and what better way to do that than literally eating him alive.

I took a bite of his cheek and swallowed it, creating horrifying reactions from the onlooking crowd.

The king tried to stop me, but I had already opened my jaws wide and took a clean bite out of half of his head, allowing me to gain some of his skills.

[You gained the following skills]

[Sword of Light]

[Light Enhancment]