Born From a Forbidden Union, Humanity hates me.

Following Motirion, the two left the structure that served as the meeting point between the two realms, and walked toward a castle entwined by a gigantic tree.

As they observed around them, they saw houses that looked poorly built.

Wooden houses, less attractive than the wooden buildings in Auro, were erected randomly left and right of the area, in complete disordered.

The road they were walking on was just as simple, a dirt path. It led to that structure under the massive tree.

The castle seemed to be the place where the Queens lived.

"This tree is gigantic. I wonder how old it is?"

Amelia found herself impressed the moment the tree appeared in her sight. Orion already had a guess, so he answered before Motirion could speak.

"If you think about it, it grew in this place. So it might have grown when the fairies colonized the area two thousand years ago."

"You are right."

Motirion continued the explanation.

"After the war between the factions and the humans, the promptly named 'Purging War', we fairies left the other world."

"I don't remember much of the past since I was just a newborn fairy, but that tree sprouted a few years after we began living here."

Orion felt that something was strange in his description, but ignored it for the moment.

"Only the Queens can explain the situation, so it will depend on you in the end. Gain their trust, and all your questions will be answered."

They just arrived in this realm a few moments ago, and they were already asked the impossible. Or so he thought.

"Well... it won't be hard. The Queens are quite... odd. One of them was even excited after hearing there were two guests in the realm."

'Why would the Queens be excited about our arrival?'

Shock appeared on Orion's face. He was sure to face dignified Queens who would be difficult to converse with, but instead, was told that they were 'odd'.

'I've never faced these faction's members, so maybe 'immature' differs from the type I know. In the end, we just have to meet them to be certain.'

They walked on a slight slope, before they were greeted by a gate right before the Queens' quarters.

"What will happen, it is up to you. Now, we've arrived, please enter one at a time."

Mitorion walked through a white barrier. When he passed it, the color changed to yellow. Orion was ready to go through right after.

Once he passed the barrier, he looked back and saw the portal changed back to a white color.

"As expected, you are neutral. Last one, if you may."

Amelia followed Orion, and passed the gate too. The portal remained unchanged as she turned to look at it.

"Same as before, you are neutral."

"What is this device? Is it to identify threats coming inside the castle?"

Orion scanned the device intently, though he couldn't understand anything from the symbols carved on the rocks surrounding the portal.

"You are once again correct. Those are necessary to avoid unnecessary friction between the residents and the Queens."

"What do you mean? Are the people living here planning to revolt?"

Something was weird in this exchange. Why did they need a security for their inhabitants?

"Oh no! No such thing. The Queens are sometimes... asking some unreasonable demands from the residents, which sometimes leads to friction."

"With this device can effortlessly find people with a huge amount of anger, and lead them directly to a place where they can let it out. We usually have Karteira, the fairy you saw earlier, help with that."

Orion closed his eyes and smiled.

'Poor locals, this contraption might be less useful now that they know Karteira is the end road for their anger.'

Pitying the fairies who had to fight Karteira, Orion focused back on the matter at hand.

"Anyway, you didn't show any ill intents toward the Queens, which is a good thing."

There was something Amelia wanted to ask before they continued, so she asked.

"Why was your color yellow?"

Motirion turned around, and thought for a second if he should answer.

"My status as an advisor to the Queens gives me that color. It proves that I am the real one. Usurpation never happened until now, and we wish to keep it that way."

"I see, I thought it only showed your emotions going through the gate."

Once she got the answer, Mitorion showed them the way inside the structure.

It was called a castle, but it was smaller than what it should really be. It was the size of a mansion at most, lodged inside the base of the tree.

On the way to the Queens quarters, the voices of two women echoed in the building.

"Motirion, lead them to the second floor. We are waiting, so be quick."

"Yes, be quick, she's awake, and we don't know how much time she will stay like that."

"Queen Dramia, Queen Drania!"

With a dignified bow, Motirion dropped a bead of sweat.

"Yes, we're coming!"

"What does that mean?"

Question marks appeared in both Orion and Amelia's mind.

"It means you have a chance of a lifetime. Don't waste it and follow me."

They followed Motirion up the stairs.

The inside was interestingly clean, the rocks inside were polished, and the decorations showed they were taken care of properly.

It was a definitive contrast to the rough outside the building displayed.

They arrived in front of a double wooden door. On the door, there were two symbols of a tree, which represented the tree outside.

"My Queens, I have brought our guests."

"Please do enter."

A buzzing sound came from the other side of the doors.

Orion and Amelia were expecting that the Queens had wings, but compared to Motirion which didn't let out any sound, those were much louder.

The doors opened, before they entered a room that could be described as surreal.

Two fountains of water were on both sides, with flowing water going in a small hole inside a part of the tree.

Large windows on the side let a considerable amount of sunlight in, bathing two ladies in its light, sitting on a table while drinking tea.

"Finally, they are here! Dramia, look at her! She's so adorable!"

"You're right, Drania, she is indeed adorable..."

One of the two women suddenly disappeared from her chair, and appeared beside Amelia.

'She's fast! If she had shown any sign of attacking, I would have protected Ame-'

'Or maybe not, she appears to be growing too.'

He glanced at Amelia, and saw her with her daggers in hand.

"No need to be on guard. I didn't intend to do anything beside hugging you!"

The one called Drania pouted while crossing her arms.

"Ah! I'm sorry, you moved much too fast, so I instinctively..."

Without giving it a second thought, the fairy lifted her arms in the air, and threw herself at Amelia.

"Can I hug you? Can I? Alright, I'm coming!"

"Wha-?!"

Motirion sighed and touched his head in exasperation. He expected that.

"This is what I meant by 'odd'. Queen Drania is the worst of the two."

Queen Drania turned to Motirion while still hugging Amelia, a slight pout on her face.

"What do you mean I am the worst? I am still your Queen, you know?"

Orion looked at the two fairies in front of him. They both looked stunningly identical, so he thought.

'Those two are definitely twins.'

And he was right.

Drania, the hugging and pouting queen, wore a long green dress going down to her ankles.

Dramia, which looked more composed and displayed a colder expression, was wearing a green dress, the same type as her sister.

There were no traces of any jewelry on them, which also surprised Orion because he expected them to show the usual greed leaders always displayed.

Their hair was a mossy green color attached in a side ponytail. What differentiated them was the side it was on. Dramia was on the right side, while Drania had it on her left side.

The last thing Orion observed was their fairy features. Like Karteira, they had not much to show in this part, as they looked rather human in contrast.

On their back, two pairs of vibrating wings were attached, which reminded Orion of dragonflies.

'Long, and sturdy wings. Why are the most powerful beings showing less insect characteristics?'

Orion wanted to know the answer, as he saw the many fairies inside the realm portal structure, more insect looking than human.

"Are you done looking at us, young man?"

The second Queen, Dramia, placed her cup on the table, and moved like her sister did earlier. She moved even faster than Drania.

But that was nothing for Orion's sight with 'Calm Analysis'. She tried to grab his hand, but Orion caught her hand faster.

Dramia's wings stopped vibrating before she looked at her hand with slight surprise, as Orion began to shake the hand of the Queen.

"Well, that is unexpected. You are quite the rough type, being able to catch me before I do. What is your name?"

"My name is Orion, the last survivor of the angels and demons."

"I'm asking, but I already knew when you entered the room. I'm simply being polite."

Orion let go of Dramia's hand, before she returned to her seat.

"Drania, come back and finish your tea. We still have an important discussion to have."

After Dramia finished her sentence, Drania stopped hugging Amelia, which was struggling until now, and vanished instantly, only to sit on her chair too.

"Yes, I didn't forget. Guests, please come and seat, we have something to tell you."

Amelia could finally catch a breath.

'Aaah, I'm finally free!'

All the playfulness left Drania, and only seriousness remained.

As both Orion and a reluctant Amelia approached, a third, more dignified, but fatigued voice echoed in the room.

"My... How many years has it been since I have seen an angel?"