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Chapter 172 - The Dragon Empress Descends

🏡Scene: Ling Household--Dinner and a Quiet Question. The Ling Household glowed with warm lamplight. Void ling and Seraphina sat across from each other at the table, sharing a quiet intimate meal. The world beyond their windows felt distant for a moment--two people holding a small island of a calm.

Seraphina:

(Soft, curious)

"Babe?"

Void ling:

(Gently, attentive)

"What's up?"

Seraphina:

(Blushing, shy)

"Am I a Transcendent being?"

Void ling:

(Measured, patient)

"If you gained a new form of power, you could be. To be truly transcendent, you must stand above time and space."

Seraphina:

(Leaning in, watched with affection)

"I See...babe--are you going back to the kingdom?"

Void ling:

(Soft, honest)

"Yes. I need to speak with the council."

Seraphina:

(Playful, supportive)

"Then go--work. I'll be here."

Void ling rose, kissed Seraphina's forehead, and left with a small, private smile. 🏰 Scene: Throne Room--A Short Return and a Request. Void ling teleported back into the throne room. Natasha stood behind him, attentive and slightly flustered from the earlier exchange--her posture respectful, her cheeks warm.

Natasha:

(Flustered, respectful, bowed and shy)

"My Lord?"

Void ling:

(Smiled)

"What's sup Nata..."

Moment later Blaze and the group returned from the Reborn Phoenix. Blaze held the Omni Authority gem in his hand-- its light steady and heavy with meaning. The children clustered around, breathless and pround. As they arrived in the throne room. And they all bowed, except for Blaze. The children were curious about the formalities--some bowed, some did not.

Blaze:

(Proud, presenting)

"Here it is, Void ling."

Clara:

(Confused)

"Why are you guys bowing?"

Millim:

(Patient, instructive)

"He is our emperor. We bow."

Aria:

(Innocent)

"Why thou?"

Millim explained gently. Void ling watched the children hands in his pockets, walking toward them with a calm presence. Blaze handed the gem to Void ling; the leader accepted it with a quiet that "thanks"

💡Scene: The Multiverse Trembles. As Void ling began to speak, a tremors rolled through reality. It started as a subtle pressure and swelled into a crushing weight that made everyone in the kingdom feel as if the sky itself had leaned in.

Void ling:

(Alert)

"Damn it... they are here.. I thought they were gonna stay in the human World..Should have used my Void Requiem... How careless of me..."

Natasha:

(Horrified, urgent)

"It can't be--they're here."

The children knelt instinctively beneath the invisible force. Blazion whispered, and spoke to himself.

Blazion:

(Eyes wide)

"What is that energy?"

Aria:

(Same expression)

"Impossible--this energy is the fate of the entire Multiverse!"

Xun:

(Curious)

"What's is this monstrous aura energy?"

Outside, citizens screamed as mountains, countless continents, even endless galaxies in outer space completely burst out. Seraphina and Liana noticed the quake and froze, worry etched on their faces. All the Kingdoms in the Astral Nations were alerted. The Primordial Belhemoth, the Damniation Circle, Ryder Ramiris, Ryuu, and other leaders felt the same pressure-- every kingdom's people sensing the tremors and the crushing threat as it implied.

🐲 Scene: The Dracos Appear--Reina Amethyra Descends. The Sky split completely opened as nothing was left. Figures descended like eclipses--dragons in human guise and full draconic splendor. Hovering above the ground, radiating a pressure that bent all realities, and that was The Empress of All Dragons-- REINA AMETHYRA--the Dragon Empress, regal and terrifying. As standing there made infinite Multiverses tremble. As she spoke with slow confidence of an ancient predator.

Reina:

(Smirking, regal)

"Greetings, Mortals..."

Xerion:

(Narrowing eyes)

"So this was the pressure... from her..."

Ultimate Zero:

(Cold, clipped)

"The Dragon Empress."

Thalorien:

(Tense, steady and spoke to himself)

"Behold her in her current, simple form: Reina Amethyra, the Dragon Empress. As noted in the forgotten History Books of the Source Layer, her power allows her to erase the concept of dimensionality, the principle of causality, and the very notion of nothingness itself. Though sealed for millennia, the Dragon Book recounts her tragic origin: orphaned, killed, and then self-reincarnated by a primal power that predates creation. She then ascended by hunting and utterly unmaking the endless, formless entities who dwelled beyond the boundaries of existence and who considered space-time a mere philosophical exercise. She earned the infamous, dreaded title of the Empress who killed the abstract, and now, she stands as the solitary, final concept of reality—a truth that remains, even if the multiverse is unwritten."

Rexius:

(Grim, ready)

"Her base existence is a dimensional cataclysm. Reina Amethyra's passive aura alone is a continuous, absolute force that shatters the entire uncountably infinite hierarchy of Multiversal layers, proving all creation is inherently unstable in her presence... How powerful is this entity..."

Ryder:

(Quiet)

"How can one being threaten the seams of existence like this?"

Ryuu:

(Low, certain)

"We know the danger. Prepare yourselves."

Reina and her retinue landed with the weight of epoch. Her hands rested behind her; her smile was slow and dangerous.

Void ling:

(Stepping forward, calm)

"Reina Amethyra. The infamous Dragon Empress. What brings you here..."

Reina:

(Tilting her head, amusing)

"Ruler of the Astral Universe. Heard of you--Tell me, why do you parade your arrogance beneath my sky?"

Thalorien:

(Interrupting)

"We will not be cowed by threats."

Rexius:

(Steady, ready)

"State your purpose. Why threaten the Human World?"

Reina:

(Voice like thunder)

"Threathen? No. We test. We wait. The human realm is a tool--timing is everything. Do not mistake patience for weakness."

Void ling:

(Measured, calm)

"Your probes have already endangered timelines. We will not allow coordinated nodes to be weakened."

Reina:

(Laughing)

"You speak of nodes and sanctuaries as of you hold the ledger of fate. We are older than hour sanctuaries. We will harvest when the alignment sings."

Void ling:

(Sneering)

"So you toy with worlds for sport."

Reina:

(Cold, precise)

"Correct. But rather strategies. And we are prepared."

Void ling:

(Voice, like iron)

"Then prepare to be opposed. We will harden the seams, and we will cut any hand that reaches to tear them."

Reina:

(Raising an eyebrow, amused)

"Bold words for a Transcendent court. Show me your strength, Ruler of All Shadows.. Let us see if your promises hold weight."

Ultimate Zero:

(Quiet, lethal)

"We will not be the first to strike without causes."

Reina:

(Smirk widening)

"Good. Let the dance begin."

Thalorien:

(To his commands)

"Wards up. Scouts to the Human World. Prepare the Primordial contingents."

Reixus:

(Practical)

"Let get prepared."

Natasha:

(Steady, to Void ling)

"I will tighten the sanctuary buffers and mask the ley-lines. If they move, we will know."

Void ling:

(Nodding, focused)

"Alright... Everyone get ready."

🏰The Dragon Empress Approaches. Reina Amethyra walked with her hands in her pockets--calm, regal, and utterly unconcerned. Her presence bent the air; her aura hummed like a distant storm.

Rex:

(Hesitant, low)

"My Empress--should we intervene?"

Reina:

(Dismissive, slow)

"Not now, Rex."

Himari:

(Soft, and watched Void and Blaze, whisper)

"Among all of them here... Those two beings. Zero, Nox, Zephyr, King of All Shadows and King of Destruction... Those guys are the real deal in our trouble... They could cause trouble for us..."

Drakkan:

(Gruff)

"The Empress is overkill. One swing from any of us and entire universe would be wiped."

Blaze:

(Direct, curious)

"Reina--who are those at your back?"

Reina:

(Smile, thin, proud)

"They are my dragon surbordinates."

Blaze:

(Whispering to himself)

"Their energy is tremendously overpowered. They could rival Nox and Zephyr with Zero combined with their power alone..."

Reina:

(Cold, amused)

"I will take all of you at once."

Void ling and Blaze exchanged a smirk and a single, silent nod--both reading the same truth; a fight was coming. 🔰Scene: Lines Formed and a Challenge. Nox, Zephyr, Ryder, Thalorien, and Ryuu stepped forward, forming a shield between the Empress and the court.

Nox:

(Respectfully)

"My Lord, Blaze--do you mind if we take her?"

Void ling:

(Calm, measured)

"You do know, she's out of your league."

Blaze:

(Shrugging, wry)

"Alright--suit yourselves."

Eclipsera:

(Confused, asking)

"Are they trying to take her on at the same time?"

Blueius:

(Observing)

"It seems like it."

Drakkan suddenly burst into laughter--sharp, unexpected. The battlefield frozed. And Millim spoke.

Millim:

(Puzzler, wiggling her tail)

"Why is he laughing?"

Nara:

(Dry)

"You could say that again."

Glaciana:

(Frowning)

"These entities thinks they can defeat us easily..."

Luneth:

(Uncertain)

"Honestly... Glaciana..."

Reina:

(Cool, amused)

"He laughs because he knows all of you together are not enough to kill me..."

Thalorien:

(Anrgy, affronted)

"Are you toying with us?"

Reina:

(Shrugging, likely)

"Probably."

Thalorien:

(Roaring)

"Then show her what we are made of!"

Ryuu:

(Fierce)

"Right!"

Reina:

(Taunting)

"Come on--show me what you've got."

⚡️Scene: The Five Surge and the Blitz. All five surges forward with tremendous speed--an assault meant to overwhelm. Void ling, Blaze, and the gathered watched, and even all the Astral Citizens breath held, waiting to see how it would unfold.

Reina's form simply blinked out of existence at its origin and simultaneously appeared at its destination, bypassing the entire sequence of cause and effect. Bypassing all of them. With ease. The court watched in horror as the Empress outpaced them completely

Blaze:

(Eyes wide. Horrified)

"What???!!! Her speed--unmatched!!"

Ryder:

(To himself)

"Did she completely outpaced all of us?"

Reina:

(Arms crossed,provoking)

"Second--guessing yourselves?"

Nox:

(Breathless, incredulous)

"Impossible--your speed is like the wave of an endless space. As if Time itself begins to break down; realities feels burnt by your motion. What kind of entity are you?"

Reina:

(Dismissive)

"Who i am does not concern you."

Ryuu:

(Angry, determined)

"Stop underestimating us. Let us show you what we are made of."

The four agreed--resolve hardening into action. 🔋The Combined Onslaught. And then Ryder spoke.

Ryder:

(Commanding, vast)

"All the Winds shall bow to me... Take this!!!"

He summoned a massive domain--swirling, infinite winds pouring outward like a living storm. Ryuu summoned a fireball formed, a sphere meant to unmake all existence itself. Nox opened his palm--as countless beams erupted from his palms--razor light slicing the air. Zephyr same thing as beams of his own. Lastly Thalorien

Thalorien:

(Solemn. Invoking)

"With the prayers of the almighty--bring forth!"

A colossal yellow beams, vast as a mountain and brighter than dawn, coalesce under Thalorien's will and launched toward Reina.

Reina:

(Laughing, scornful)

"Did you really think those mere attacks could vaporize me? Let me show you what power means--MORTALS!!!"

As the Combined Onslaught surged, Reina raised a single hand. With a motion like a closing palm, she canceled every attack--winds, fire, beams, and the yellow column--nullified by her palm alone. The court stood frozen in disbelief.

Thalorien:

(Staggered, incredulous)

"She canceled all our attacks with her palm?"

Reina vanished in a blink and reappeared behind the five--caught them in an instant. She moved to deliver a devastating strike.

🫆Scene: Last--Second intervention. As Reina prepared to unleash the finishing blow, the gathered braced for annihilation--then Void ling appeared at the last possible moment. Void ling stepped in and backhanded the attack. His backhand redirected the lethal force--sending it away, scattering its trajectory, denying Reina the kills she sought. The battlefield exhaled as the redirected attack vanished into the void beyond.

⚡️Closing Beat

The air hung electric—shock, awe, and the raw knowledge that a single being had just outpaced and nullified the combined might of titans. Void Ling's intervention had prevented catastrophe, but the balance had shifted: Reina Amethyra had shown why the Dracos were feared across epochs. The court regrouped, breaths heavy, resolve hardening into strategy. Above them, the Dragon Empress hovered—unmoved, amused, and already calculating her next move.

NEXT EPISODE UPCOMING!!

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