The queen walked over to the brightly lit room and entered. Ning walked behind her and arrived there a mont later.
When he looked around the room, he was shocked. "So many pearls," he said as he looked at them. "Why are they used as decorations?"
"They are not decorations," the queen said. "They are here to gather spiritual energy from the ocean above and give it to . I had my leg broken, so I had to bond with a beast that needed an incredible amount of energy before it could heal . As a result, I had this place made for alone."
"I see," Ning said as he looked around. "This is a good ditation cave, I'm not gonna lie."
He sat on one of the chairs that didn't seem to fit the room while the queen sat on the massive bed in the middle of the room.
"So, what did you want to talk about?" Ning asked.
"I had a few questions," the queen said. "First of all, have you killed anyone before?"
Ning was surprised to be asked such a serious question right off the bat. "Umm, why do you ask?" he decided not to answer imdiately.
"Outside, when I ambushed you. Your first reaction was to kill , wasn't it?" the queen asked. "If I hadn't dodged in ti, you would've killed for sure."
Ning gave an awkward smile. "Well, you did ambush . I didn't know what else to do but fight back," he said. "I'm sorry."
"Oh, don't worry. I don't mind you fighting back if that's what you're worried about. In fact, that's what made certain that you were the one I needed," the queen said.
Ning's eyes narrowed. "You need soone that can kill?" he asked.
The queen shook her head. "That's a great bonus, but I really just need soone that can fight back at a mont's notice."
Ning's eyes narrowed. "What is it that you really want, your highness?" he asked.
The queen's eyes flashed anger when she heard that. "I want revenge. I want revenge against those who betrayed . Against those who betrayed us. I want to kill the woman that poisoned and left to rot in the ocean."
"I want to gouge the eyes of the man I once thought as my father figure. I want to kill all those that I once called my family. I want vengeance. I want Justice," the queen said.
"The people you called your family tried to kill you?" Ning asked with a serious look.
"And you want to kill them back?" he asked.
"Yes, that's why I am planning to start an organization of my own. So that I can take my revenge. Will you help ?" she asked.
Ning fell silent, not saying anything. "Can you tell about this organization? Is it going to exist for the sole purpose of killing these forr family mbers of yours?" Ning asked.
"No," the queen said. "The main goal is to empower the weak girls that are either orphaned or left behind by others, just like I was first saved by my ntor."
"And I'm joining just because of my strength huh?" Ning asked.
"Honestly, strength like yours is hard to co by even in the west. People like you are prominent figures of power in the west. I'm surprised you are fine with working for the summoning circle in such a backwater country as this."
"Well, I enjoy what I enjoy. I don't find being a prominent figure that much fun. You are instead plagued with a responsibility that I would just very much like to avoid," Ning said.
"It's fine if you want to avoid them. I can see how being unfettered is an advantage to so too. I would assu many people that are tied down by such positions would want to be unfettered," the queen said. "I just ask you that you use your power for this one ti to help defeat those that are clearly evil."
Ning sighed. "I will have to learn more about them. What did they do exactly? How did they betray you?" he asked.
"They," the queen sighed as well. "My ntor was the head of the group. He was the one that initially ford the group with his friends, but they had died along the way, leaving him as the sole leader."
"He did his job the best he could, gathering more and more people to his own cause," she said. "After a while, however, the rest of the people didn't see his vision. They hadn't suffered as he had."
"So, when they saw the chance to change the leadership, they took it. They assassinated my ntor in cold blood, while also trying to kill everyone that would follow him"
"A war broke out between the two of us. One that wanted change, and the other one that wanted to punish them for what they had done."
"Unfortunately for us, the ones seeking justice were vastly outnumbered. As a result, most of us died, and even I was killed, or at least they thought they did."
"That bitch poisoned my legs and tossed overboard. Fortunately, I had an antidote for the poison with . Unfortunately, I couldn't take it before it wrecked my legs," the queen said.
"I floated until I was found by a fishing boat. Then, through a few ships, I ended up here where I seduced a man to find shelter. Who would've thought the dumb, big man was actually the king of this country," the queen laughed to herself.
Ning nodded as he heard that. "This argunt the people had with your ntor, what was it about?" he asked.
"Well, we were good at killing, so they wanted to go into the fields of assassins, but my ntor wanted to keep helping people in poor countries. He—"
"Wait, wait, wait," Ning quickly spoke up to stop the queen.
"What did you say this organization's na was again?" he asked.
"I didn't," The queen said. "But if you must know, it is known as the Shadow's Anarchy."1
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