Ascension of the Monster Queen

After entering, Nessa smiled as she noticed they had reached a safe area, but she and the others knew there was another entrance somewhere within the empty room, they just needed to find it but decided to do that the next day.

"Well, let's just get out our things and relax a bit," She said and they smiled, then took a corner in the empty room and set their things up after which they lit a fire and sat down, exhaling deeply.

"The first part we came and doesn't have to fight anything, I feel nice," Cortan said and Nessa chuckled before covering her feet with a blanket and Terou and Isamu sat beside her and she passed her hand on their heads.

"Are you both hungry?" She asked and they nodded then she fed them their share of food and the others looked at her as she took out hers and began eating.

"Where did you get the fox?" Niva asked and Nessa glanced at her.

"In a difficult position, it was not supposed to be like this, but after we met and understood why I did the things that I had to, he began trusting me and we formed our own little connection," She responded and she smiled.

"That's nice, he is cute and so is Terou, gaining companions like those are mostly something a beast tamer would achieve, for a normal person, it's quite rare, you are something else," Niva said and Nessa sighed before looking at Terou and Isamu while wondering what the others back home were doing.

"Thanks, Niva, you know, maybe someday, you guys can come by where I live, I won't tell you where right now though," She replied and Niva chuckled.

"I am pretty sure the place you live in must be pretty nice and we would love to visit it when you tell us where exactly you are from, talking about places I have been hearing a lot of rumors about a new nation that's being formed," Niva said and the others looked at her.

"A new nation? I have been hearing a lot about that as well, but can't remember exactly what the name of this nation is," Ian replied and Nessa glanced at them then sighed.

At that moment, she realized that they were talking about her home, but she didn't mention anything and decided to continue listening to what they had to say about it.

"I believe you're referring to the newly formed monster nation, if I'm correct, the one in the great land that many have sought and failed to actually get," Yonja said, and Nessa glanced at him.

"Ah, yes, that's the one he's talking about, but are the rumors true?" Ian inquired.

"I don't think they're just rumors; I believe the nation is real because of everything I've been hearing about it recently; you see, when I went to the dwarven kingdom, I heard of an alliance," Niva responded, capturing their attention, and Nessa scoffed.

'So he is having his men spreading the new, starting off as a simple ruler, I have a feeling people might start looking,' Nessa thought.

"An alliance?" Ian asked and Niva nodded and Ian chuckled.

"What?" Yonja asked.

"So basically, the king of the dwarves kingdom, made an alliance with the leader of the monster nation? Is that it?" He asked.

"Basically," Niva responded and he exhaled deeply.

"That's not possible, that guy would never make the first move," Ian said and Yonja patted him on the shoulder.

"I don't think the king had the upper hand in this one; he may have known that allying with that nation would be in his best interests; what do you personally think about a monster nation on the verge of exploding in this world?" Yonja asked and a smirk appeared on Nessa's face while looking at them.

"I don't think it's a bad thing, I mean some monsters walk around freely, like goblins and so on, but that doesn't mean they're actually free, so having a nice place in their own land where all of them can just be themselves without causing any harm isn't such a bad thing, I think it's a good idea," Sophia responded, and Nessa smiled then sighed after hearing that and Isamu looked at her.

"Are you relieved to hear that?" Isamu asked quietly, and she smiled and patted him on the back.

"Not everyone will think the same, Isamu but, I am happy to hear that coming from someone different," She responded and he nodded, then she drank a bottle of juice and Ian sighed.

"I don't think having a monster nation is a bad thing either, if anything, it's fascinating, how did it even come about? Who created it and who is their leader? I think I want to know more about this place," Ian said and they smiled.

"To be honest, it really is fascinating, I would like to know more, but no one can get into the nation that easily, no one has even tried so far, I want to see how it is with my own two eyes," Niva replied and Ian smiled.

"Have any of you heard or know anyone that has seen it?" Cortan asked.

"I have," Nessa responded and they looked at her as well as Isamu.

"You have?" Yonja asked and Nessa nodded.

"Who? Do you know what it's like?" Ian asked and Nessa smiled.

"Yes, I know what it's like and I know someone who has seen it before, it is said thousands live there now and it's currently evolving, every day that passes by, the town grows into a city, there are various types of monsters that lives there now and would do anything to protect their newfound home,  it is amazing due to the landscape and a lot more, I have been told about this," She responded and they smiled at her.

"That sounds amazing, now I want to see it even more, if only we can have a chance to go there, we won't judge anyone or so on, we just want to experience it ourselves, it's a new nation, different from the others, one which no one has been able to explore as yet," Sophia said and Nessa smiled at her before exhaling deeply.