LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 14 : Second Servant
After some time, a strong shockwave and fierce wind suddenly swept through Princess Ivy and her attendants. Of course, the shockwave didn't damage the villagers' homes due to its distant origin from the explosion center.
The powerful winds certainly left everyone looking quite disheveled.
"What's happening? Why is there such powerful magic?"
"Is this truly magic cast by someone? Or a deity? Or just a natural disaster?"
Many questions raced through Princess Ivy's mind at this moment.
"Ivy-sama, isn't the Abyssal Forest adjacent to Marquess Reinhard's territory?"
Ellie inquired.
Instantly, Ivy's expression brightened upon hearing Ellie's question.
"Mikami, Rufus, tomorrow you shall go and meet with Marquess Reinhard, and tell him that I will provide financial assistance for the damages caused by the massive explosion tonight,"
Princess Ivy commanded Mikami and Rufus.
"Yes! Ivy-sama,"
Mikami and Rufus replied with determination to carry out Princess Ivy's orders.
"If someone incredibly powerful has been born into this world, I will strive to be the first to negotiate with them,"
Princess Ivy smiled broadly, despite her earlier fear of the terrifying magic.
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Currently, Alice finds herself in the throne room located within the Tower of Azaroth. In the Monsterland game, the throne room served little purpose other than decoration and for a decorating contest.
In the early years of Monsterland's release, there was a contest to design and decorate a room to look like a grand throne room. Alice participated in this contest and managed to secure third place.
Not bad, considering there were millions of active players worldwide competing. Besides the design of the throne room that Alice created, luck also played a key role in her third-place victory.
The throne room in the Tower of Azaroth was on the top floor and had a rectangular shape. One end had two large doors made from a very rare metal in Monsterland, Pure Mystrille, a black and purple alloy.
Although this metal became relatively common in the in-game market as Monsterland aged over the years, it was exceptionally rare during the initial release of the game.
There was a pattern resembling a painting on the two doors. The left door depicted someone unsheathing their sword, while the right door showed a rather fearsome-looking monster impaled by a sword.
The pattern depicted a player defeating a monster, in line with Monsterland's theme. The monster on the right door was the game's strongest creature, often referred to as the World Monster.
It took dozens of guilds to defeat the World Monster, and so far, no one had managed to do so. The symbol on the door held the hope that one day, players would conquer the World Monster, although it remained unrealized even as Alice found herself in the New World.
In the middle of the room, there was a red carpet with golden patterns on both sides. The carpet seemed to divide the room in two and looked incredibly luxurious. This carpet came from a Giant Lava Moth that only appeared on Wakagewa volcano on February 29th at 11:55 PM, dropping a large roll of red silk thread.
The Giant Lava Moth is a Passive World Monster. It won't attack unless provoked, even though many players enter its territory without permission. Of course, players dare not provoke it and patiently wait for the monster to move away from the strand of silk it left behind.
There was an incident when a player accidentally launched a wayward attack that hit the Giant Lava Worm, causing it to go berserk and unleash a devastating area-of-effect skill. Dozens of players were easily defeated, and some even lodged complaints with the developers about the Lava Worm's overpowering strength.
Many players vied for it, but Alice's guild managed to secure it, unanimously agreeing to give it to Alice due to her dedication and significant contributions to the guild.
On both sides of the throne room, there were numerous statues resembling members of the Re: Create guild, which was founded by Alice's friends, and to which Alice remained loyal until its dissolution. The [Re: Create] Guild Base is located on a very high mountain in the middle of a vast ocean, and the mountain is named Fiery Mount.
In the mountain valley, there are 19 bases, each of which is a private base owned by guild members, including Azaroth, which is owned by Alice Vasilissa.
On each side, there were nine statues, and at the end of the room stood a solitary statue of Alice. The Re: Create guild had a total of 19 members, including Alice herself.
Each statue was also made of the same rare, shimmering metal, all of them having a purple hue and impressive attention to detail.
Alice had a guildmate who was an illustrator, so she sought their assistance and hired their services to carve each statue in the throne room.
At the far end of the room, there was an enormous throne that could adjust its size according to the occupant's preference.
The throne room was dimly lit as Alice had chosen a Demon Lord Throne Room theme for its design. There were only a few chandeliers in the center of the room.
Each candle on those chandeliers emitted a purple flame. Although the throne room was somewhat dark, it posed no issue for Alice.
Currently, Alice stood in the center of the throne room, holding a pink crystal she had obtained when she defeated TADL, along with Arina. The Ancient Liches also knelt, awaiting Alice's command.
"Alright, I will now summon Aether,"
Arina appeared quite pleased because having a Servant would provide her company when Alice was occupied. Despite Arina's reservations about Aether due to his peculiar traits.
"Good! I'll be waiting!"
Arina eagerly awaited Alice's summoning of Aether.
Alice fully understood that all her servants regarded each other as siblings, so Arina's excitement was entirely natural. Alice closed her eyes briefly before deciding to use the pink crystal.
Alice tightly held the pink crystal until it shattered, and a green magical circle appeared right in front of her.
"Aether, one of my servants, a Demon Elf with high magical prowess,"
"SUMMON: SERVANT!!!"
Instantly, an elf man appeared right above the green magical circle. The elf man was Aether, one of Alice's Servants. He had a masculine appearance, a slightly muscular build, was quite tall, and had long white hair similar to Alice's.
His pale skin resembled that of a demon, and he had pointed ears like typical elves. His eyes were green, and he possessed a strikingly handsome face. He wore the noble elf attire from the Monsterland game, adorned in green and gold patterns.
Upon Aether's appearance, he immediately knelt before Alice.
"Aether Krisrath Oloyra Xyrran, ready to serve my creator, mother, and my supreme leader, Alice-sama,"
"I am also ready to provide anything and unwavering loyalty to Alice-sama,"
(WHAT THE !!!!???? SINCE WHEN DID I BECOME YOUR MOTHER !!!??? IS YOUR BRAIN BROKEN!!!!????)
Alice was greatly shocked upon hearing Aether's words, and she almost screamed. However, she quickly bit her tongue to prevent herself from shouting.
Alice truly did not expect her Servant to address her as "mother." She had left the descriptions of her Servants blank, considering them more like robots, as she didn't think the descriptions were that important.
For now, Alice tried to calm herself down after the surprise of Aether's words. Of course, her expression didn't escape Arina's curious gaze.
"What's wrong, Alice-sama? Is something amiss?"
(YEAH, IT SEEMS LIKE AETHER'S BRAIN IS MALFUNCTIONING!!!!!!!)
Alice wanted to say that, but she refrained because openly insulting a subordinate would have negative consequences. She also reminded herself to stay calm.
(Come on, Alice! You need to stay composed!)
"Nothing's wrong, Arina,"
"Good, Aether. I accept your unwavering loyalty,"
Alice spoke with a cold tone like a boss trying to dominate the atmosphere when addressing her subordinates.
"In the deepest of my heart, I thank you,"
"Yes, Aether, now follow me, along with Arina as well. The Ancient Liches will patrol around the Tower of Azaroth,"
"I understand, Alice-sama,"
One of the Ancient Liches named Ivara responded to Alice's command, then stood and walked towards the exit of the throne room, followed by the other Ancient Liches.
"Yes!, Alice-sama,"
Aether and Arina simultaneously responded to Alice's orders. Afterward, Alice disappeared from the throne room, followed by Aether and Arina, who also vanished from the throne room swiftly.
They used teleportation skills.