Chapter 428: Moving in Your Shadow
Chapter 428: Moving in Your Shadow
"We can meet your daughter at the next opportunity. I have one doubt about what you told us earlier. What do you mean by grand battlefield? Is this the upcoming attack of the Devil Race on the Holy Central Region of the Human Continent? " Elena felt that there was a discrepancy with what she could understand.
"Hm..." Luna only responded ambiguously.
"An army of devils has infiltrated the city to launch an attack?" Elena continued.
"Hm..." Luna gave the same response as before.
"All of that will be carried out by the devils? What's their main goal? This isn't about accursed monsters, is it?" Elena asked for additional confirmation.
"Hm..." Luna shook her head slightly at the end of her word.
"I see... Thank you for your cooperation, Luna Evroria. Now, we would like to enlighten you on what you need to pay attention to in dealing with accursed monsters. I hope, you can prepare all of this for the safety of the Beastkin Race as well." Elena nodded in understanding.
Elysia and the others were utterly confused by that absurd conversation. Could Elena decipher such a 'hm' as an understandable answer?
"With pleasure, please enlighten me." Luna put her hand on her upper chest and bowed slightly.
Elysia and Nell shared some detailed information for the next thirty minutes, including plans and precautions, with Luna.
This time, Luna listened to everything with seriousness as she already knew the identity of her interlocutors. Moreover, this group of intercontinental travelers had already become part of her clan. At least one divine being and a half-divine had been secured within her circle.
"This Luna understands very well. Thank you for this information. With all due respect and appreciation, I will implement all of the latest precautionary plans to deal with accursed monsters. Without exception, all authorities will be involved." Luna heaved a subtle sigh and bowed respectfully.
"En, I'm glad to hear that." Elysia drank her green tea. She felt pretty thirsty after talking for half an hour.
"Huff, who would have thought that there were so many sealed areas in this world. Accursed monsters, huh... This brief peace will soon end. I hope, the death toll in this era is not as severe as in the previous era of a hundred thousand years ago..." Luna clapped her hands as if she was praying.
"We can only do our best to reduce casualties. Our opponents are not few either, and that includes three God-level accursed monsters." After saying that, Nell took a gulp of her green tea. "Fuaah..."
"En, you're right, the Goddess of Blessings. But, you actually drank that green tea all at once? You're the same height as the glass, though? Where did all that water go? I wonder now." Luna became misfocused to see the little Goddess.
"I am the Goddess of Blessings. Please don't apply mortal logic to me." Nell puffed out her chest proudly.
"I think that's all of us. Although we would like to stay a little longer, time doesn't seem to allow us to relax. It's time for us to go. I hope you can implement and prepare what we just talked about as soon as possible, Mama Luna." Elysia delivered her closing speech after she checked the time on her cube clock.
"Yeah, that's fine. I'm looking forward to your group visit next week, Elysia. Did you have fun at the Transcend Harvest Festival this morning?" Luna nodded with a gentle look.
"You know that? En, we had a great time at the festival this morning. Wait, why are you so sure that we'll come here again next week?" Elysia was a little surprised by Luna's foresight ability. Their future encounter was foreseeable?
"Who knows. Let's see next week." Luna smiled faintly and closed her eyes.
"Sometimes, I think that you are quite worrying. Your nature, personality, way of speaking, and your attitude are quite difficult to interpret. You are the most respected Empress in Beastkin Continent. I hope you will not disappoint me, Luna Evroria." Elena looked at Luna with a neutral gaze.
"I am honored to have your trust, o the Goddess of Light. Life is a trade-off between giving and being given. I ask for the protection and assistance of your group for my clan. And of course, all my clan will do is anything that will satisfy you and your group." Luna replied with her reassurance.
"I'll keep your word. See you next time." Elena nodded, then she got up from the cushion seat. Elysia and the others followed after bidding their farewells.
"Let me escort you out of the chamber." Luna also stood up.
However, there was one snow fox girl who failed to stand up. She found it difficult to stand up, or rather, her legs refused to move.
"Wait, please wait! My legs can't move for some reason. It feels like a lot of ants are biting my feet! Help..." Yuuki pleaded for emergency help before she was left behind.
"..." Elysia stopped in her tracks and returned to help Yuuki. She only helped straighten the tingling legs, then applied simple healing magic. "Now you're fine, Yuuki. It's just the usual tingling because you're not used to sitting in that position."
"Ooh! I can move my legs now. Thank you very much for your help, Goddess Elysia." Yuuki immediately stood up. Then, they all went out of the chamber.
As Elysia's group walked away, Luna waved her hand behind her back with a smile. "Please be careful on your journey. Especially in the southeast seas."
Elena stopped her steps, and so did the others. She spoke without turning around. "Thanks for the warning. If next time you've done all the planning and countermeasures, we might take you and your daughter on our journey. Your Soul Fox Clan's innate ability is pretty convincing."
"I'm happy to help. But, Soul Fox Clan is just me and my daughter. So, you intend to bring my entire clan for our assistance?" Luna put her hand on her cheek.
"Huh? Why there's just the two of you? I thought you had a husband or some other family members." Elena frowned and turned around.
"It would be great if it were true. But, my husband left me for another fox woman when my daughter was still not born. Twist and turn happened. My clan was slaughtered, and that harlot vixen was the culprit behind it all.
I was lucky to have survived with my baby daughter. When I became an Empress, revenge was what happened since peace was never an option. I killed my own husband and that entire clan with these sinful hands, and my daughter was the one who helped me with everything." Luna said that in a neutral tone. She even closed her eyes to hide what could be interpreted from there.
"Life is truly hard and cruel one." Elena felt a little guilty for asking such a question. It was a sad story. She then glanced at Elysia and asked something via telepathy.
Elysia nodded at the request. She walked closer to Luna and took out two items from the Nature Realm. It was one of the one-time use protective items.
"Eh?" Luna felt something wrapped around her neck. She opened her eyes and saw that Elysia was there, putting something on her neck.
"It's the necklace version of the protective talisman. It will protect you from a fatal blow with the risk of death. This is for your daughter, please accept it." Elysia took Luna's hand and put a tiny green pouch tied to a necklace string. Then, she walked back to her group without waiting for Luna to respond.
"Thank you for your concern, Elysia. You are indeed my good daughter." Luna expressed her deep gratitude. She looked at the necklace in her hand, then the necklace around her neck.
"I can understand that. Revenge is a natural course of action as long as it is what the evildoers deserve. The God may forgive them, but we are the ones who need to send them to the God for justice." Elysia looked up a little with a sad expression. They just got involved in the revenge of the Vanessa clan some time ago.
After saying that, Elena used her invisible magic, and her entire group disappeared from Luna's sight.
After waiting five minutes in that quiet hallway, Luna muttered under her breath. "For justice, huh... You're still too innocent to understand the cruelty of the world, Elysia. But, I hope you'll stay holy like that because I'll be the one moving in your shadow."
After that, she turned around and went somewhere. She needed to take care of a lot of things. And all that must be completed within one week.
As they left the Evroria City, Yuuki looked back at the circular city below. It was the first time she met another fox beastkin, despite being of a different species and clan.
"Do you want to go to Fevia Village to find information about your Snow Fox Clan, Yuuki?" Elysia sat beside Yuuki and asked in a gentle voice.
"No, I don't think it's necessary, Goddess Elysia. I'm good with you guys." Yuuki shook her head.
"You can call me Elysia, you know? It would be very conspicuous if you often called me with a prefix like that." Elysia suggested gently.
"Un, I will only call you Goddess Elysia in private time for the confidentiality of your true identity." Yuuki nodded and looked at Elysia.
"Let's go to Fevia Village to look for any clues after our business is over. We will take Luna and her daughter with us to make things easier. What do you think?" Elysia invited with another approach. She knew Yuuki wanted that.
"Un." Yuuki nodded once. She was also still confused about her feelings. She was grateful that Elysia gave her some time before they actually headed to the village in question.