Ascension of the Monster Queen

Nessa hoped that the others would agree to her deal, but didn't want to rush them and wanted them to take all the time they needed to think carefully and make their decision.

After a while of talking about what they had planned for their futures, they finally finished eating then they got up and the prince paid the waiter since he was the one treating them and when they finished, they exited the tavern.

The prince stretched off before yawning and looking up at the night sky which looked beautiful and made them all feel a bit at peace.

Nessa looked at the shimmering stars and smiled before Terou shrunk a bit more then jumped up on her shoulder and she chuckled.

"What is it boy? What are you doing so high?" Nessa asked as he braced his head against hers and the others smiled then Nessa patted him on the head.

"Well, shall we separate here?" The prince asked and they looked at him.

"I think we should, it's getting pretty late," Nessa responded and the others nodded then the prince smiled.

"Well, I will see you guys tomorrow, have a good night's rest, all of you," He said and they smiled at him.

"Good night," They replied then separated ways.

Nessa left, heading back to the inn with Isamu walking by her side and Terou on her shoulder.

Nessa glanced at him, wondering why he was sitting on her shoulder but didn't say anything.

After a few minutes of walking, they arrived at the inn and wen straight to their room.

Terou then jumped off of Nessa's shoulder and she locked the door before sitting down on the bed and stretching off.

"Lady Nessa, are you going to freshen up now then sleep?" Teoru asked and she looked at him then smiled.

"Yes, I am, why?" She asked.

"No reason, I was just asking," He responded then she sighed before getting up and grabbing her clothes.

"I will go freshen up, then I will go to sleep, if you guys want anything to eat, take it, don't hesitate, got it?" She asked as they exchanged glances.

"Pretty sure with the meal we just had, we won't be able to eat for hours," Terou responded and Nessa chuckled then went to freshen up while the two sat back and waited on her to finish.

While taking a bath, Nessa sighed and her eyes started glowing bright green as the cold water ran down her body and she sighed when she saw her fingers started glowing the same color.

"Is this going to be a problem for me now?" Nessa mumbled.

[Lady Nessa, it will keep on acting up if you don't start understanding it, try to at least control it so that you won't lose control.]

"I know, I will start practicing with it soon, I don't want to hurt anyone I don't mean to and who knows what I can do now, thanks," Nessa said.

[You are welcome, first you should start by training alone, both simple and very hard training you have to do, only then will certain things fall into place for you and your abilities which are now growing.]

'I understand what you are saying and I will start, if only it had a place where they teach these kinds of things...." Nessa said when the system chuckled then she exhaled deeply.

"There are places to go?" Nessa asked.

[You should ask your new friends about this tomorrow, I am pretty sure they know of them, the good ones where you will truly get help, there are a few great ones, but it will cost money as well, unless you get recommended by a royal of great status.]

"I see.. Well, thanks for that, I will ask the others tomorrow," She said.

[You are welcome.]

After Nessa finished taking her bath, she exited the bathroom then got dressed and went back into the room where she saw that, Ismau and Terou were already sleeping and she smiled before taking the lights off and getting into the bed.

"Good night, guys," She said and both of them woke up and looked at her then she smiled.

"Sorry, I really didn't mean to wake either of you," She said.

"It's okay, we were not in a deep sleep, good night, lady Nessa," Isamu replied.

"Good night, I hope you have nothing more than sweet dreams, lady Nessa," Terou said.

"That's very sweet, thank you, Terou," She replied then she sighed before covering herself with the blanket and a while after, all of them fell asleep.

While sleeping, Nessa began having nightmares and it got so bad that she flung up from her sleep and sighed when she saw that Isamu and Terou were right by her side.

"Damn it... It was just a nightmare, I am glad, that was not something one should even dream about though what I saw there could actually happen if I don't tread carefully from now on, I could place all of them in more danger," Nessa said.

[Lady Nessa, I don't know what kind of nightmare you had but try thinking about something that would usually calm you down or could calm you down.]

"Yeah, I will think about something, thanks," Nessa said.

[You don't have to thank me so much, I am doing my duty, I will be here if you need me, call to activate, try to get some sleep by relaxing yourself and stop worrying so much.]

Nessa then laid back on the bed and exhaled deeply, thinking about her dream as well as what her system said to her earlier.

Nessa was finally able to relax after a while, and she exhaled deeply before passing her hand on Terou's and Isamu's heads with a gentle smile on her face.

"You two look so peaceful; I hope you can always look that way and be happy, all of you, I hope I will be enough as well, not only now but as long as I am here for, I hope I can always be there for you guys as well..." Nessa mumbled before yawning and closing her eyes; she was finally able to sleep that night without having another nightmare.

The next morning, when Nessa woke up, she stretched off and saw that Isamu was up, but Terou was still sleeping and she wiped her eyes then smiled before sitting up and Isamu glanced at her.

"Good morning, lady Nessa," He said.

"Good morning, Isamu, how come you are not still sleeping?" She asked.

"I slept enough, I just woke up on my own because my body is fully revived," He responded and she chuckled then patted him on his head and he wagged his tail.

"Are we doing our usual routine then head to the guild?" He asked and she smiled at him before getting out of the bed and stretching off.

"Yes, that's exactly what we will be doing today, I have something I need to talk to the others about as well, I will go freshen up then we can leave, don't wake him up, let him sleep," She responded and he nodded then she smiled and he nodded.

"I will not wake him up don't worry, you can go freshen up in the meantime," He said and she smiled then grabbed her clothes and went to the bathroom to freshen up while Isamu went by the window and peeked outside and sighed when he saw how busy the streets of the city were.

"I am cure we will have problems in the future lady Nessa but that's just the natural order of things and no matter what, I know we will stick by your side because if it wasn't for you, if you hadn't come along, chances of us even seeing a home like we have now would be limited, it would remain merely a dream to most, when I say this, it's not just what I think, it's the same with most of the others as well," Isamu said and at the same time, Terou woke up and heard him.

"Then why not say it exactly like it is to her?" Terou asked and Isamu turned around and looked at him then chuckled.

"She told me not to wake you up so did I?" He asked and Terou stretched off, then got off of the bed and approached him.

"Well, you kind of did wake me up, if I hadn't heard you mumbling I would probably still be asleep so technically it is your fault, but, should I tell her or not?" Terou asked and Isamu patted him on his head and they both looked out of the window.

"It's fine, I would have woken up just like that, you are not saying that directly to her because of her current growth and everything that has been going on, am I right?" Terou asked and Isamu glanced at him.

"You are right, we cannot do this now but we can do it once this phase is all over, she is growing at a rapid rate and I am pretty sure that I am not the only one that notices that," He responded.

"Not, you are not the only one, even I noticed it, when you focus, you can see but most won't if they don't, well, at least we will be here for her if she needs, let's see what comes next, I am going to sit here and wait in the meantime, you can look at the people," He said and Isamu chuckled before Terou laid back on the couch and Isamu looked him then sighed before joining him.