Almost a beauty anyone will see once in their lifetime, her view backdropped by the partly revealed keeper of time- the mysterious blue moon,
her haughty presence highlighted by its light competing with the reflected light of the flying vessel.
Empress Diana after her speech gave a faint smile as she awaits the judgment of a true once in a life time beauty below her in the distance going through the content of the document she projected.
Snow clara took her eyes off the documents and turned it to Lingyue who surprisingly has no look of anxiety on her.
"Lingyue, what do you think, they are claiming the boar is their spoil."
Lingyue turned to snow clara replying.
"Its simple, she just have to proof it to us if they really put it on its last breath."
She looked from Snow Clara to Empress Diana who definitely heard her.
"Right, Empress." She added.
Empress Diana smiled contemptuously. Brimming with arrogance she returned the document to the warrior looking man in a silver armor and waved her hand, signaling his dismissal.
"I agree, Hipolingyue, forcefully taking things that belong to you is tyranny, sneakily doing it is theft when it is in the of reasonable people like you... I will prove it to you... But will you open the barrier and take out the pieces of our flaming boar you have with you."
"Big bro, that woman is a well known bitch. That's her way of life, manipulating her way through it. I am sure she is going to outwit our leader today... She has been our leader's love rival for a while now, so any opportunity she gets she will use them to knock down our leader, but you know our leader, very string at heart, she always get back up every time." Star Boy paused and looked to the side at Skylar. "Will you help us if the strong guy that bitch brought make a move."
"I might like her." Skylar whose green eyes reflect this empress figure smiled.
"What!" Star Boy exclaimed. "Boss, many top expert finds her very annoying. Do you know what they call her. They call her the whinny bitch empress Big bro."
"Oh..." Skylar unbothered continue to watch the empress and her action keenly.
...
"Hipolingyue i am waiting, will you lift your barrier already. We want to come in, our time is more precious than you think." Empress Diana made demanded.
"I don't see why i have to let you in with your army, Empress... Like i said only you can come in, or are you worried we might do something to you." Lingyue mockingly replied.
Empress Diana, who heard Lingyue clearly, looked at the lazy looking chubby cat as she tries to hide a faint and arrogant smile on her light tone face that has a raspberry hue that glows warmly just like the blue moon behind her does.
Doing her best to conceal a smug she lifted her head shortly after and responded.
"Okay. I don't want to waste any more time here... Open a gap in the barrier, i will come in alone if that's what you want. I believe you wouldn't harm me, given what i did for you in the past."
...
At the back where Skylar and Starboy watch from:
"Will leader fall for her trap?" Star Boy's eyes reflected Lengyue back figure, her long black hair that reached below her bum the main feature.
So he did not actually feel it, he can see it. Skylar glanced at Starboy just after his questioning statement. "Idris, you are quiet impressive."
"Big bro, don't flatter me." Starboy feigned a smile of amusement. "Anyone can see it, its very obvious."
"Is that true?" Skylar chuckled. "I am certain only three of us can feel it not to talk of seeing it... Or do you think otherwise."
"What! Big bro, its basic." Star Boy exclaimed.
"Are you kidding me, Idris." Skylar looked at Starboy with a frown. "Scaling is among the most difficult combat realm to master. And don't tell me you were able to see that with just your perception alone."
"Big bro, please make a bet with me." Starboy's voice that went out this time expresses his sudden nervousness as he changed the direction of their conversation.
"Oh!..." Skylar's eyes widened in surprise. "Let's hear it."
"Thank you so much big bro." Excitedly Star Boy readjusted the strap of the shoulder bag he carried. "I bet Lady Clara is going to do her best to stop bitchy empress from coming in."
"Oh...." Skylar felt surprised again and glanced at Starboy beside him. "What's the stake."
"If i win Big bro, you just have to lower your hood." Starboy returned Skylar's glance.
I thought he was going to ask for that. Smiling, Skylar looked at Empress Diana who is coming down from the flying vessel suspended in the air by riding on an autonomous flying object that look like a bottle cap she stands inside. "You know that's not going to help the situation right."
"That might not be true big bro." Starboy grinned.
"Oh!..." Skylar's green eyes on the descending empress glow warmly. "I shall see."
...
(Inaudible and pleasant hum)
Slowly in front of the barrier, facing Lingyue and the group of armed players behind her, the descending autonomous flying object almost touch the ground- suspended about thirty centimeters from the level ground of the base that has tiny and reflective white crystals as sand. And from it Empress Diana descends with her raspberry-colored heeled and her gown pulled up a bit at one side with one hand while the other still cradles the lazy white chubby cat.
"Hipolingyue, i know you won't go back on your word. Right?" Empress Diana moved closer to the barrier and stopped right in front of it. "Here i am, make way and let me in as promised."
The group of players having seeing all this and still protecting the silence that has been with them since the very first and only verbal order they received from their leader, cast their gazes on that very leader who has her back they are long familiar with to them.
"Old soldier, open a passage for..."
"Wait!.."
Snow Clara interrupted Lingyue. Seductively and ostentiously, she walked to a position between Lingyue and Empress Diana who is right in front of the barrier and outside it.
With arms folded, Snow clara squinted her eyes at Empress Diana whose beauty almost match hers but having in addition the allure of a mature woman she is still far from having and an overwhelming presence of haughtiness cultivated with the help of many years of experience she is still far from witnessing. "Empress, if i may ask, what will you do if Spartan sanctuary insist the flaming boar belong to moonlight courtyard?"
Empress Diana like a widow who found love the second time smiled faintly and her haughty presence for the first time since she arrived briefly turned a bit bearable. "My lady you have nothing to worry about, i already informed them at the camp... I even met with Lord Lycurgus, and they gave me their word 'spartan sanctuary wouldn't interfere in this matter', yes!..." She gestured and from the ring on her finger an astral energy seal appeared in the air. "They even gave me a seal in case i met anyone from the sanctuary."
As Empress Diana displayed the brightly glowing seal that looks like a golden medal, the atmosphere surrounding the group of players turned gloomier, even Old loaf who has been expressionless since with his eyes shut, opened his eyes and squinted it as he look at the seal.
Lingyue their leader unlike them, only raised her eyes and set it on the blue moon with an unreadable look on her face, her figure holding a long sheathed sword on her left hand kind of merging with the glory of the blue moon as seen from behind her, and in turn mesmerizing those behind her, Skylar and Star Boy included.
Originally the target of Empress Diana's display, Snow Clara, sighed deeply, and lowered her head in thought, and after a couple seconds she lifted it, but now with a bright smile on it. "What if its this lady that insists?... " she chuckled. "What will you do Empress?"
In reply, Empress Diana giggled like a young girl. "Don't joke around my lady, lord Lycargus already commanded no spartan should get involved in this matter..."
"Yes!..." Interjecting, Snow Clara posed- she stretched her left hand forward with her left finger pointing downward and the other hand on her wide hips tightly fitted by her full body suit.
"Exactly, i am not a spartan." She said, raised her chin and still in pose, she smiled like she is announcing game over.
"That's absurd..." Empress chuckled.
"Of course its not, my name is not yet registered under any faction. You can go and confirm it. If i am lying i will pay you twenty million gold." Snow Clara interrupted Empress Diana's voice that seemed to have reduced a bit in pitch.
Also when Snow Clara made her claims, the group of players including Lingyue and even her own subordinate that has been watching since from their spot found it ridiculous as shown by the expression on their faces. Even two or three among some people that widened their eyes instinctively gasped, breaking the silence that has reigned for a long time behind the center stage.
"What!..." Suddenly, Empress Diana who was also shocked by Snow Clara's claim screemed out in astonishment and her mouth remained wide open in a careless manner after the reflection of a figure lowering a hood appeared in her eyes.
"That, they, this wait, this." Rubbish and gibberrish came from her mouth while her exotic eyeball dance around in thier confines. "This not fucking what i want, fuck, who changed the... crazy bastards..." Throwing childish tantrums- her heels stamping the ground and while she almost suffocate the poor creature in her arms that is hand long begging for mercy, she screamed out.
"She is going to kill that guy... Why would she even react that way in the first place." Skylar who recently lowered his hood pitied the white chubby cat with an obvious expression of pity:
"Big bro, that's a normal reaction."
"Really! normal reaction?"
Expressing his obvious excitement Starboy smiled brightly while he also watch the crazy display that is coming to an end far in the distance. And simultaneously Skylar squeezed his face in wonderment as he reacted to his claim.
"Empress, are you okay."
Meanwhile, Snow Clara's voice that contains a faint concern reached Empress Diana who just put an end to her display.
Disregarding the word and the stares of everyone on her, once again her eyes reflected a figure of a wooly silver hair and green eyes. She sighed, turned around and walked hastily towards her autonomous flying machine made of wood that brought her down from the wooden ship above.
(Pang...) "Tch..." Empress Diana who tripped and fell forward as she attempts to climb the autonomous machine grimaced. Then, She picked herself up and set herself with her butt at one corner of the machine and the circular wall at the edge of the machine totally blocking everyone's view of her.
"My beautiful Lingyue, is your friend crazy or what is her problem." Snow clara gestured with one of her finger that clicks her temple twice.
"Stop it, that person is not my friend." Lingyue demands then turned around. "Everyone remain on guard, the enemy is still around."
While Lengyue gave her order to the shocked and confused army behind her, Empress Diana's autonomous flying platform reached the ship at the center way faster than it descended as revealed by the reflection in Skylar's eyes who still has a feigned look of pity on him.
Is everything just going to conclude like this. Skylar wondered. No more drama, no action. Skylar look beside him at the teenager who is imersed in a deep thought. Its this guy's fault.
(Loud cheers)
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Damn it my guy, i love you so much."
"What CC, what Constellation court, fuck them!"
"Yes, Fuck that bitch!"
"She ran away."
Moonlight players, after seeing the three flying vessel return the way they came, disappearing into the horizon; they cheered and celebrated, some jumping, some hugging in happiness, some kneeling with heads raised, some even broke into tears. Lingyue their leader along with her direct surbodinate watching at the side with few of them also celebrates in their own way. And like this the battle ended with Moonlight courtyard victory.