Queen Hoax's face turned white. "I'm not letting you take her from me!"
"Take her?" She smiled "She was mines before you Hoax. I heard your pretending to be goddess now. Let's see the goddess defend her kingdom from a true immortal."
Estra snapped her fingers and the doors of the castle opened.
Then splat!
A sneak attack perfectly planned, magic beams.
"The spell! Now!"
The casters began to say a spell to make a barrier around the castle.
"(Latin...)"
Estra resurrected right before it.
"Really?" Her voice showed boredom.
"This barrier keeps out even gods. Anything that touches it is immediately burned to a crisp." Hoax said proudly
Estra walked into it and evaporated.
Then resurrected on her previous dead body sitting... Thinking.
"That is pretty strong, but I've felt worse. Try being ripped in half over and over. Or being tied up in advanced futuristic ropes. I've tortured myself just to gain a type of resistance to things. That barrier darling isn't a problem."
Estra put a finger to it "I'll show you why."
She flicked it and the entire barrier shattered.
"All guards in this Kingdom will get on their knees and beg. Then the rest is up to you."
The guards began to question their own power compared to her. If they could even stand a chance. So they fell to their knees and begged for her forgiveness.
She smiled and walked past them. "How could you kill me if you lost the courage and desire to do so."
"You should just die."
The sound of death was heard everywhere in the castle followed by screams.
"Rena dear, here I come."
As she walked up the stairs she was met by the glorious Throne room.
Hoax was on her throne her 2 guards in the middle of the room. A female servant right next to Hoax.
"No army?" She walked forward
"STOP RIGHT THERE WITCH!" One guard yelled
"Why would I do that? I need to leave here with my daughter. I'm not letting anyone stop me."
"Gurdon!" A big deep dark blue beast with branch like horns and sharp teeth. It was about 10ft in height. It's head was horizontal raindrop.
It walked towards her the ground shaking beneath it.
She yawned and walked towards it takes off her cloak to reveal her black long sleeve silk blouse and black trousers. In the hem of her trousers she had a pistol. She also had an AR with a strap around her shoulder.
Hoax's eyes widened "What are those!"
"Future items. Most from the 19s." She said as she loaded the pistol "I should've brought a hat and a revolver, could've got a laugh out."
The monster roared at her and threw it's large hand at her. She rolled away and shot at it making it screech.
Then she grabbed her AR and shot at it again. Slowly it began to fall then die.
"Anything else? No?" She threw the guns away and pulled out a remote.
"You know in one universe their is a country called America that drops this atomic bomb on another named Japan. I decided to build one myself." She waved the remote around "This is the remote to it."
Everyone was confused "Atomic Bomb?"
"Just imagine the sun being thrown onto the earth." She explained simply as everyone's face turned white.
Hoax gritted her teeth "WHAT ARE YOU!!!"
"The mage who gave you her immortality." She walked past the trembling guards
Then to the female servant "I'll give you the knowledge you need. So next time you know how to defeat me and my children." She put her hand on the servants head and her eyes began to glow a bright purple and so did the servants.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"
Hoax ran up to Estra only for something to punch her in the face.
It was the monster, somehow still alive.
Blood began to run from the servant's nose and ears and eyes.
Estra let go and the servant fell to the floor whispering words that no one understood, however Estra could.
Then the doors to the right opened an an Elder wolf had a little Rena on it's back.
"Mommy? What happened?"
Estra smiled softly and walked up to Rena "Dear that isn't your Mommy... I am your Mother. Rena Anehta. Your big brother has been successful in doing what I wish. It's your turn... To make Mama proud."
Rena looked at the woman before her with confusion then a small smile that grew. "Mommy?" Rena's eye turned purple as she walked to Estra "Can I punish her for lying?"
Estra smiled and patted the young girl's head "No, because I need her in perfect condition for my next step, but don't worry she'll be punished." She extended her hand "Now let's go my daughter."
As soon as Rena's hand touched Estra's there was an explosion of energy.
Estra's you youngest and most powerful child... Rena Anehta the Dreamer.
***
In the fight between Khione and Leo Kingsley.
Khione held up her index finger just like him in an attempt to Mock Leo. Ice crystals formed around it.
"YOU BITCH!!!"
Ice began to move up to the celling and icicles began to shoot down from the covered celling almost hitting Kingsley.
He cackled "Oh is something wrong Leo Kingsley!?"
She stopped sending ice straight at him.
His barrier was weak. He was weak.
More ice came his way and he couldn't block it.
As he was about to get hit again he yelled
"I bet your enjoying yourself! Like how I was as I whipped Khiade again and again. Making her beg for you. Oh not angry? Should I talk about how easy it was to bring her to tears or how her delicate flesh turned red so easily from just a few strikes."
Even though I know he's trying to bait me, I can't help, but get furious. It's my sister he's talking about...
"Your still weak in power and mind! Seriously what kind of fighter are you!"
Then Khione caught it
Weak? Mind? Wait I was stronger then, but why? What made my ice so powerful and cold?
She put her hand on the wall and Ice formed towards Kingsley, who was still taunting her.
She thought back to her past. What was different from then and now?
Her eyes widened
That's it! I didn't have anyone then. Khiade was out of sight, the only person in it were people I wanted dead. That's right, this power of mine... Is Frozen Heart. The colder my emotions, the more dangerous the ice.
That's the key, I need to let go of it all. What happened to Khiade is in the past, she's safe now. The past is in the past. The future is in my cold hands.
Khione's eyes began to glow blue as her aura began to get colder.
Kingsley's laugh began to fade.
"You... You think this means something?! Khiade is still vulnerable. You are still weak!"
"No, Lea Kingslave, just like your childhood your still nothing. Just a little boy daddy abused." She looked at him, his fists were clenched, his eyes showing hatred. She showed nothing, emptiness.
"Just a pathetic nobody who happened to get lucky with an ability. Killed his daddy and framed his momma for it. Your really pathetic Kingslave."
Kingsley's arm began to freeze, his breathing slower. Slowly dying he was.
He grabbed a steel ball from a table and threw it at her, it froze and shattered before even reaching her.
"This wasn't supposed to happen! I've always put you down, always put you through hell. Because of one thing ... I envied you. I hate you more than anything else, because my father saw you as a jewel. He didn't care about anything else except ensuring your birth went well. That your mother was okay. That's why I told Charlotte! Yeah I was the one who got your parents killed!"
Khione gritted her teeth.
"A commoner and a noble! Hahaha! It was the perf-"
Khione landed and right hook to his jaw then another and another.
Kingsley spat out blood and smiled, but then he realized... The pain stayed.
Wasn't Khione mad? His power should be booming.
Unless... That wasn't out of anger. Then what was it? Why did you hit me?!
He looked at the frost queen and saw her empty eyes.
You didn't hit me out of rage... You hit me... As a last act for those you love.
"SO WHAT NOW HUH?! DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?! I'LL MURDER KHIADE!"
Khione's expression didn't change... Because she had fully left all emotion behind. Family, Friends, Lovers... They didn't matter. All that did was freezing the entirety of Cadis and Killing all that stood in her way.
With this Frozen Heart had fully activated.
Khione's eyes turned a white and the air around her turned chilly.
As she walked the area around her began to freeze. She walked towards Kingsley who was backing up.
Throwing insult after insult, but nothing fazed her.
For the first time in a long time Leo Kingsley, The King of pride, had felt true fear.
"Wait what is this feeling?! I'm afraid? Of you!? No that's impossible, I murdered fear with my bare hands. I made sure no one stood above me."
"Yet the hand is." Khione said her words shattering his confidence
Kingsley grunted "I worked so hard to get here, enslaving, degrading! All this hard work.... Is going to go away? Just like that."
No, not here. Not yet!
Kingsley spun around and ran away
I'll just escape and send someone else! I'll just say-
At that moment Kingsley slipped on ice and fell hard on his shoulder dislocating it.
He screamed as he crawled away.
"Please! Please don't hurt me! Please let me live!"
Tears began to fall from his eyes
"I'm sorry about everything, okay!? I'll make Khiade laugh, I'll do everything she says. I'll even be her slave. Yeah I'll do that, that's good right?"
Khione just kept walking
Kingsley backed up more, slowly however because of the shoulder.
But then, at that very moment Khione had him in her grasp.
Something hated Kingsley, something wanted him dead.
Kingsley felt it, he smiled.
The emotion was coming from Kael Ignari.
Khione noticed it too and her face showed annoyance.
She looked coldly at Leo Kingsley
"You think you safe now? Don't you understand..."
The area of ice began to spread more.
"I'll kill anyone, just to see you and everyone in Cadis... Freeze."
Then stomped and a massive clutter of ice came forth bursting through the wall s of the Auction.
Kingsley was impaled by one.
Khione walked up to him "Goodbye Lea Kingslave."
He bit his lip drawing blood.
He began to hurl insults. Even in death, his ego was still to big, but with no proof behind it meant nothing.
***
Leo sat alone in darkness, he could have gone outside with the other kids, but... They wouldn't except him
That was because he was a half breed.
His mother was a lowly peasant and very unintelligent, however she was incredibly beautiful. She could dance and sing and most of all, she could attract.
Most nobles saw her as entertainment.
One day a man named Leonis Kingsley took her hand in a dance, not knowing of her absence of knowledge.
He tried to woo her, but nothing worked, so... He just took it upon himself.
9 months later she gave birth to Leo alone in a barn. She didn't know what to do, however an instinct came to her and this she fed the baby and said the first name that came to mind
"Leo... Kingsley"
What was supposed to be her lover's name instead came out to be another.
She saw this child as a second him, a copy of Leonis Kingsley.
Leonis on came back after seeing use of a son. An heir to the Kingsley house.
At the age of 5, Leo's mother made him go outside to talk to other children.
However the kids immediately bullied him for being a half breed of a retard
He hated this, he hated his mother for being the one to bring him onto this earth.
His father was his only leverage, his only hope.
He'd try day after day to gain his father's recognition.
But day by day he lost himself.
He became empty, only existing to appease.
That was... Until his mother's sister had a daughter.
The girls name was Khione.
He was 8 years old.
Each day the father would spend time with Khione's mother, again and again. Never paying any attention to Leo.
Khione became the favorite and before long when Khione got older, Khiade was born. Khione's and Leo's half sister.
Leo hated them with his entire being, they were his blockage to his father's recognition.
While on a walk around the village he saw an enforcer.
What went through his mind was an Idea
A way to get rid of his problem.
"Excuse me ma'am?"
"Yes?"
"May I ask your name?"
"Charlotte, I'm a watcher for Cadis, you are?"
"Leo Kingsley"
"Oh, a Kingsley."
"Yes, however my father is in a relationship with a commoner."
Charlotte paused "Is that so?"
Leo nodded and showed her
Charlotte patted his head "Good job, Leo."
His eyes sparkled "I'll kill them..."
5 days after the execution. Leonis became cold.
Leo however thought this was his opportunity, so he ran up to his father who was holding a paper.
"FATHER I HAVE-"
WHAM!
The taste of blood, and the pain of a punch.
"You did this?! You had her killed!" Leonis began to beat Leo each day, becoming more and more cruel.
Leo felt his power drain over and over.
So... He began to do the same as his father... To weaker things. Animals, weaker kids.
He enjoyed this, and soon Charlotte found him.
"Do you like hurting weak things?"
Leo nodded "I also found my power... It's to gain power from others submissive emotions."
Charlotte smiled and whispered in his ear "Then use it to kill your father... And blame it on your idiot mother."
Thus Kingsley went home and asked his father why he didn't love him.
"I do apologize for hitting you, I just hate what you did. It was wrong, although me neglecting you was too. I just wanted you to change Cadis, not roll with it. I love them because unlike you, they aren't failures."
Leo burned with fury and beat his father to death.
Then ran to authorities and told on his mother. Charlotte approved of it and... His mother was executed and Leo was taken into the Cadis Enforcement by Charlotte.
***
Again he sat alone, this time... He was dead. All alone, no spirit to be seen. Where was he?
Then he saw death "This is your own afterlife, one you made for yourself. Where only you are King. Only you exist here. I hope you enjoy your time alone."
She turned around and left.
Kingsley growled "YOU THINK I CARE! I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ALONE ANYWAY!!! YOU'RE JUST DOING ME A FAVOR!!!"
Yet as much as he wanted to yell that... It was lies.
He hated being alone, it reminded him of when his father beat him and his daily life.
The half breed of an idiot.
Then he thought back to Khione, despite him hating her.. she always made sure to be kind to him. Always praising him, in truth she was his sister just as much as Khiade was.
Maybe if he'd payed attention... Just maybe he'd have a better life... A better end.
Got married and saw his sisters married as well.
He laughed "I wish... I had a second chance... To love you and Khiade, the way you deserved."
"I apologize for the chaos... I brought to everyone."
In that moment the darkness cleared and Kingsley saw...
***
The icicles shot through everything killing even innocents.
Khione rose up on one, taking one look back.
Kian yelled her name, everyone else looked in disbelief.
Khione let out one year, but it froze.
She turned towards the castle and shot through the air in ice.
Frozen Heart had taken over.
***
End of Volume Bonus:
Volume 5 characters: Likes, Dislikes, Secret
Kian Anehta- 14
Likes: Soups, reading, his loved ones, being a hero, smiles.
Dislikes: Kaede taking the blanket, Cadis, Estra, the Four Kings, difficult challenges, training.
Secret: He secretly reads books about heroes, imagining himself in their place.
Kaede Ignari- 14
Likes: Tough foods (especially meats), sweet drinks, warmth, loose training, sleeping next to Kian, challenges.
Dislikes: When Kian moves away in his sleep, soft foods, things that are too easy.
Secret: She loves curling up in blankets because it reminds her of the warmth she felt sleeping in carcasses to survive.
Kael Ignari- 14
Likes: Training, pain, his family, healthy food, keeping his body in top condition.
Dislikes: Cadis, his mother, and Kian (typical overprotective twin brother — he's wary of who his sister dates).
Secret: He follows a strict daily routine to keep himself perfect: intense training, health checks, and deep self-reflection.
Khione- 15
Likes: Cold water, the color white, Kian and Kaede, Khiade, ice skating.
Dislikes: Cadis, Leo, warmth (unless from loved ones), filth, seeing Khiade sick.
Secret: Every night, while everyone sleeps, she creates a secret ice and snow show — figurines of ice playing in the snow.
Leo Kingsley- 22
Likes: Clothing that makes him feel like a king, superiority, soups.
Dislikes: Khione, Khiade, his father, his mother, Khione's mother, submission, love, and understanding.
Secret: He craves praise more than anything, and secretly despises when no one notices him.
Selene- 14
Likes- Dresses, Balance, Sweets, her family and friends.
Dislikes- Using her full magic power, Enemies, Narcissism, chaos.
Secret- Any place she sleeps or is around has to be tidy and organized unless she's fighting or something.
Estra Anehta- 1000+
Likes- American food, Ramen, Things that can kill her, dying, pain, Kian, Rena, her third and eldest daughter, her eldest son.
Dislikes- Kings, Fake royalty, Stupidity, Waiting, Nachos, Food from this time, Things not going as planned.
Secret- She has a clone for everything. A therapist, Weak one's for Dominance, Librarian for her knowledge. Everything she needs.
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