
Paper-white, clean as clean as a sterile room— was the first sight Lucy had seen since she opened her eyes. He found himself
lying on top of a mattress—more precisely a mattress-shaped machine that continuously monitors his pulse and breath. Next to it is a window that shows the city—not, but a dead kingdom, without
the inhabitants. “Cih, Nebula kingdom, huh?” muttered.
“Oh? Already self-conscious?” suzy's voice echoed in the room.
“I never remember if we worked together. What are you stopping me for? More importantly, why did you bring me here?” ask Lucy. He frowned.
“Already, already, don't show me that emotional face. You know who my identity is and I know who your identity is.” Lucy seemed distracted by her words just now. “Yes, indeed we do not bind a cooperative relationship, because we only greet each other since you came out of there.”
Lucy smiled wryly. “Then, a Phantasmal like you, what is your business with me?”
“Not something complicated, really. I want you
listen to me and vice versa. My goals with other Phantasmals may not be much different from yours, but the basis of those goals is different. You
want revenge, whereas we want the sustainability of life.”
“Hah?” Lucy furrowed her brows, “what do you mean?”
“Heeh...?! You don't know?” suzy's surprised tone sounded contrived. “The descendants of the month that Feline has been mentioning since your time, are currently threatening our lives.”
“What?!” suddenly Lucy saw his right hand. “Why? Shouldn't the timeline be different?!”
“Hmm? What are you talking about?”
Lucy was silent for a moment....
“No, it's nothing.." Lucy replied while gripping the right wrist with her left hand.
“Oh, so?
“Then, tell me, Lucy. Who are you taking revenge for, and why would you hurt Feline like that? I'm sure you know, even if they're sneaky, they're still part of us. Of course we cannot remain silent when you are more threatening than the twenty-first descendant of the moon. Really .... Why is Yggdrasil siding with him?”
Lucy smiled wryly. “I have no obligation to answer to whom I take revenge. Ah, your name if not wrong, Suzy, ‘right?” Lucy stood up and stretched her body.
“Ya, it's me.”
With her threatening smile accompanied by glaring eyes, Lucy said, “Don't let you misstep and make you a target
from my revenge, you know.”
From the other side of the room, Suzy saw Lucy's horrible smile clearly. He was made to shudder and sweat coldly. “Sial... All right, well, I won't bother you, but I don't guarantee it with another Phantasmal.”
Lucy removed her horrible smile and turned to the window. He then said in a soft tone, “You yourself, why lie to yourself with this kingdom, and not stop me earlier, oh Phantasmal?”
Suzy silenced her.
“What will you do after this? Directly attack Aurora?” suzy asked, changing the subject.
“No. I'll keep an eye out first. Like I did 225 years ago.” Lucy turned her right hand and made a purplish-black portal, then entered it. He disappeared from that room.
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[In the meantime, in the Forest of Elves.].
Morgan, accompanied by Sylva and Falmus, is burying all of Lucy's victims of cruelty. Among the fatalities, Yuuvi was one of them. He did not have time to avoid Lucy— attack just like most other Elves.
Although the pool of blood from the Elves and the damage to the tree had already been lost with Suzy's magic, it could not make the wounds in the hearts of the three Elves disappear. Of the 1150 Elves in the forest, only four were left, including Feline.
As they buried the fated bodies into the pit, Morgan suddenly stopped and emotions returned. "I will not forgive! I'll get my race revenge on that fucking man!"
Falmus replied to the angry scream with anger that was no less high. "Clean from your mistakes, old man! Have you not been caught up with your behavior for hundreds of years?!
"What can you do with that magic power in front of her when the Queen alone is incapable of anything, huh?!"
"Error?! What do you mean?! Feline and I are trying to wipe those loathsome Humans out of the world and make this world a quiet and peaceful one again!"
Falmus' emotions are mounting. "It's your old mind that's what makes the world such a horrible place, you shrimp brain!" pekiknya.
"The fairy forest used to be very beautiful, liked by many creatures, the most peaceful place in the whole world!
"When you were planning to cheat Aurora with Ratu—you thought we didn't know, huh?!"
"A—?!" Morgan was made silent.
"If only we had stopped you ... He would not have come for revenge!
"That's enough! I'm going to get out of this forest. Live as you wish!" Falmus left by flapping his four red wings. However, he was stopped by a magical creature that came with his wand.
"Kuu kuu, are you sure about this, Falmus?" the human-like figure of an owl just appeared. "You can be destroyed, kuu kuu."
"Then it is his destiny, so be it!" Falmus is leaving again.
"Although your decision will make your Queen sad, kuu kuu?" ask the Owl again, Maisie the Dryad.
Falmus flinched and clenched his hands.
"If my Queen could not realize her mistake for hundreds of years, why would I swear allegiance to her again?
"If you as the forest overseer let him come, then the forest itself receives its revenge. What else should I consider?"
"Don't stop me, Sylva! If you still want to be with them—"
"No, I'm coming with you."
"A... What is...? Sylva....you're following—" Morgan's fragile condition.
"The Queen gave me a task eight years ago, which was to watch over Zeeta from the Fairy Forest, so I know better how hypocritical and foul you are than the Man you always curse." Sylva's following Falmus.
"Don't stop us, Madame Maisie," Falmus said, then completely left the Fairy Forest with Sylva.
"Why....? Why is everything like this?!" Morgan slammed his hand into the ground.
Just sighing, Maisie left the Fairy Forest.
Maisie returned to the depths of the forest. There, he saw all the events that occurred, both in the Nebula kingdom and Aurora and the Fairy Forest, from the stream that flowed down a small waterfall. He put down his wooden stick and sat down on a large trunk.
"She said watch as usual, huh...?" muttered. "Hahaha, at least he has freedom whenever he wants to get his revenge." Maisie watches Lucy standing on the top of the mountain. The trunk of the tree behind him suddenly extended and then stroked the back of Maisie. "Kuuu kuu, thank you for encouraging me!"
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A few days later, the kingdom of Aurora completed its holiday. They prepare to get out of dimension and gather in the middle of beach— just like before vacationing. At that time, Alicia announced the tragedy with a serious face. "My beloved people!" his strangler stole the attention of his citizens.
As he wished, all his subjects stared at the Queen's serious face.
"After you've come out of this dimension, we must prepare ourselves."
"Eh...? What's up?" people's murmur A.
"What's the attack going on again?" people's murmur B.
"When we have just been on vacation," murmured the people of C.
"Ninety-six percent of the inhabitants of the Peri— Forestin other words, the Elves themselves, were killed." Alicia's words shocked the entire populace. They were still sweating. "Magic beings who are allied with us, guarantee the truth. Elves, Dragons, Giants, even Spirits, feel it."
"A... does it have anything to do with the disappearance of the inhabitants of the Nebula kingdom, Your Majesty?" ask a citizen.
"Hmm? Do you know the fate of the Nebula kingdom?
"No. It's a different abuser."
"Ka... if anyone can finish off the powerful Elves.....what can we do...?" the people are getting scared.
Suddenly, with a loud voice through the loudspeaker magic in front of her lips, Ashley flared up. "It's too late to be scared, you coward!
"How many times have you been hit by a threat like this, and how many times have you survived it?
"I don't mean to be proud of her, but Aurora has always been threatened with danger, even since the Tenth Aurora queen!
"Do you think Aurora still exists today just because of our strength, the nobles?!
"Of course not!
"I don't need to remind you of how compact this kingdom was when it was rebuilt, did I?"
The people fell silent, reflecting from Ashley's speech just now. But silence was not pleased by him.
"Tell me, do you want to die before you fight or just surrender?!
"Aurora is more ancient than Nebula or any other kingdom, but this kingdom is the most able to survive the whole event for hundreds of years!
"Do you want to waste our ancestors' struggle, just out of fear?! Tell me out loud! I know in your hearts there's a little flame that blazes wanting to fight back!
"Or do you want your new Queen and King back, and the Princess who has been protecting you to die for her fearful people?"
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"OF COURSE NOT!"
"WE WILL FIGHT THAT FEAR!
"WE ARE WITH YOUR MAJESTY!"
"YESY!!!"
Cheers for the sake of cheers the fiery spirit extended from one person to another.
"Good! This is Aurora!" reply Ashley with a big smile.
Meanwhile, at the top of the mountain, Lucy is watching....
"Haha!" Lucy was so excited that she caused tears in her eyes. "This is how humans. This is how humans differ from magical creatures!
"All right....
"What kind of test should I give them, huh...?" Lucy smiled wickedly, the smile she let out while enjoying the atmosphere, just like the smile that was given to Suzy a moment ago.