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The great progenitor of the Fae had came to this world by accident.
It was said that she had travelled through the Sea of Stars guided by her own unique wanderlust and with a purpose of finding a lost kin.
By sheer serendipity, she ended up here, where she met the Lord of Geo and together, wrote one of the greatest chapters of her life.
The Lord of the Mountains and the Stargazing Fae, Chapter 3, verses 1 - 2 (Copperplate no. 2)
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(Altria's POV)
Four weeks.
It has been four whole weeks since that weird pervert Morax decided to follow me.....EVEN AFTER I SAID THAT I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIS STUPID FACE EVER AGAIN?!
ARGHHHHHH! THIS GUYS IS JUST TOO PERSISTENT!!!
But still, I have to admit that he did improve.
And oh boy, did he improve...
After our initial interaction and the subsequent dishing out of 'retribution', Morax learned to keep a respectable distance from me (about 20 paces away). He also stopped with the whole 'touchy-feely' and the creepy starring business.
Instead, he began acting all cordial and gentlemanly even!
Whatever I ask for, he would either provide or at the very least try to!
When I told him that I'm a bit thirsty, he would use his weird godly abilities, locate the nearest spring and then retrieve for me the freshest water he could scoop up, all placed inside a golden vase-like container!
When I told him that I wanted to rest for the night, he would politely excuse himself for a few minutes before building me a comfortable looking cabin complete with a nice cozy bed!
And whenever I'm hungry...oohh boy you bet your ass that will immediately hunt down the nearest bird, boar or even fish and then cook them with such finesse and care that I'm starting to think that he is actually a chef instead of a god!
AND BY THE HEAVENS, HIS DISHES ARE TO DIE FOR! Seriously, for a guy who spent most of his existence in some sort of heavenly palace thingy, this guy's cooking skills are top notch!
To say that I was weirded out by the way he had acted this past month would be an understatement, because I feel that he (for all intent and purposes) had willingly become my personal slav- I MEAN BUTLER! Even without me asking him to!
He is attentive, polite, caring, thoughtful, and dare I say...pleasing to the eyes.
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WHAT IN THE ROOT AM I THINKING?!
Focus Altria, keep your head in the game. Remember this is the same guy who tried to get fresh with you just a few months ago!
Surely, he can't be THAT nice! This must be some kind of trick!
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YES A DAMN TRICK!
A way for him to exploit my magnanimous graces and lower my guard down!
Yes, that explains everything! He's doing all of this in an attempt to make me feel comfortable around him before he strikes again like the perverted creep he is!
I...I must not give in! I must not give-
(*Cue Loud Hungry Stomach Growl*)
Curse you my traitorous stomach! You will not sway me from my rightful convictions!
I...I am a queen! A sovereign ruler who battled gods and saved my world!
I am above these earthly delectable dishes created by some handsome perverted... I MEAN IDIOTIC...god!
I...I..I!!!
"Are you hungry my Lady?"
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(Morax's POV)
"Are you hungry my Lady?" I asked, greatly concerned about my magnanimous companion's well being.
Lady Altria...sigh, even now, I couldn't help but smile at the thought of her name.
Such a beautiful name for a beautiful person. So pristine, so pure.
It has been 28 days since I've left my celestial abode and descended into this realm.
28 days since we've met...
28 days after I committed that vile unforgivable act towards my Lady!
How uncouth
How barbaric
HOW UTTERLY FOOLISH I HAVE BEEN!
Even now I feel the shame and guilt of my past actions! The look of fear and anger in her beautiful verdant eyes as I almost took advantage of her is still fresh in my mind, a constant reminder of my own naivety!
'Curses, I should have asked the older angels for advice! Not those two giggling twits who seem to have a sick twisted fetish for romance novels!'
But despite my setbacks, Lady Altria had not once abandoned me.
True, she never talked to me for a couple of days after that unfortunate event yet despite all of that she never once shooed me away!
She simply just allowed me to follow her from a distance!
I took it as a sign of Hope! A path to forgiveness!
Hence I've sworn to myself that day that I would prove to her that I am not the vile person she thought me to be.
So I did what I thought was the most appropriate way to atone for my sins.
I served her in every way I could!
Whenever she's tired for the night, I would build her a comfortable abode crafted by my very own hands to rest upon.
Whenever she's thirsty, I would fetch her the freshest of waters from the purest spring I could find! Only the purest is worthy to touch her lips!
Whenever she's hungry, I would use my knowledge of the culinary arts to prepare the most succulent and delicious dish with whatever game or herbs this world could offer! A meal worthy of a queen!
A queen...
That's what she said about herself often... a queen.
Her very presence exudes an aura of regality and wisdom far beyond that of any mortal I've seen. Truly, she even surpassed a great many of the celestial envoys I'm acquainted with.
She must be a queen....but a queen of what place exactly?
Lang-Gan in the southwest has only magistrates to govern it yet they exult the daughter of the archangel of time herself Zibai as their goddess.
Ys and Patraipolis in the far west where the sands meet both the sea and the rainforest are ruled by a council of priestly nobles, yet no kings or queens reside there.
Delphi Pytho in the far east, across the great eastern sea elects their own leader through the votes of the populace, yet the said leaders are only validated with the approval of the Archangel of Time, Lady Istaroth.
Arcadia to the northeast, the eternal holy city, the one known as the land without sorrow where hunger and barrenness were unknown, is favored by the heavens and exalted by both 'Time' and 'Space' is led by a High Priest, not a king nor a queen.
Then finally, there's the Golden City in the far north, Hyperborea. Considered by many to be the greatest of the human realms, that city is led by none other than the Dawn Star - First Angel herself, alongside several lesser angels serving as her envoys.
Yet again, no Queen.
Throughout the weeks that I've journeyed with her, I've never once viewed her as a liar...no she's too pure for that!
She speaks with a command and regality reserved only for those who were born to lead and with authority.
So where exactly is her kingdom?
Is it a realm far beyond the gaze of the heavens? A realm which I have no knowledge of?
What is she doing here in these lands? Is she perhaps a queen in exile?
Mysterious. So very mysterious.
And that makes her even more... fascinating to my eyes.
To think that upon the moment of my descent, fate had brought me to her path! To think that a being of her caliber exists in this mortal plane!
Is she even a mortal?
Who knows? Even now, her very being radiates a sort of elegance that I couldn't quite comprehend.
Truly, I am blessed to have her as my companion!
Truly, I am blessed to offer her my utmost service and diligence!
Now... where was I?
Oh yes, I must attend to her nourishment!
"Please rest here for the time being my Lady while I prepare for your supper. After that, if you would permit me, I shall once again build you an abode where you can rest your weary form for the night." I said as I gently gestured to a large flat boulder nearby.
We have traveled quite the distance from that last human settlement by the river side. Oh how Lady Altria carried herself with grace upon interacting with the locals was truly a sight to behold.
She treated them with kindness and respect that is genuine...and from the soul. So unlike those of the envoys....
"Very well, do as you want Blockhead. Just make it quick, and make sure you don't get gored by a wild boar or something!" She replied with a huff before turning away and sitting her lonesome on the boulder I pointed out earlier.
How quaint.
She even addressed me by that nickname she bestowed upon me. Blockhead....
Hmmm…Blockhead, might indicate a sense of strength and sturdiness. Yes, that's right, sturdiness! For my head is as strong as the mountains and of the earth of which I am the master of!
How wonderful. Truly I'm grateful to have been bestowed with such an honor!
"As you command my Lady." I gently bowed my head before her before proceeding to the nearby woods.
I swear to the heavens that I'll prepare her a meal worthy of a queen!
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(Altria's POV)
I turned my head around as I saw him vanish into the foliage of the forest, then after making sure that he's gone, I immediately let out a sigh.
'What am I doing?' I thought to myself as I looked up to the now orange hued late afternoon sky.
I came into this world by accident.
Initially, my goal was to try and find that whimsical 'little sister' of mine who suddenly vanished in the middle of my journey so many years ago.
I thought she died.
Balor - may his rotten soul burn in the deepest pits of hell - even taunted me during our fight that he had already killed and eaten her soul.
I thought that was the end of it.
Little Alice...
The little girl who constantly followed me throughout the first years of my journey.
The little girl who kept pestering me to teach her magic so that she could become a full fledged witch.
I buried her memories on that mountain after I slew her supposed killer, Balor.
It was only after many years...
Centuries after I took the throne and became weary of my role as sovereign that I came to discover that she wasn't killed at all.
She wasn't killed, rather, she disappeared, and was no longer part our world.
She had crossed over to another.
Thus, after passing on the crown and deciding to journey on into the stars, it became one of my primary goals to find her, or at least know what had happened to her.
And so I traveled for a long, long time.
Hopping from one world to another.
Experiencing both wonders and horrors that I had once thought only exists in my dreams!
Living life to the fullest. Unshackled from the heavy burdens of the crown.
I had seen so much...
Met so many people...
Made so many friends, including that vampire prick who became my senior in the ways of Magic...
I made enemies too and even once again fought gods and monsters.
But still, I couldn't find any traces of her.
That was until Zel advised me to use a memento of her as a catalyst when performing the 'Operation of Parallel Worlds'.
With a heavy heart, I used the last remaining thing I kept of her. A gift that she gave me after teaching her the specifics of pyrotechnics.
Her first prototype bomb.
It was an ugly little thing really. Just a small round bomb the size of a fist with a doodle of a rodent's ears, nose and mouth hastily sketched on its surface.
She told me she named it Dodo, and I remember laughing at it for an entire afternoon much to her displeasure!
Yet, I can still remember the look of sheer pride and happiness in her eyes when she finally completed it.
Gambling on that memory, I saw that tiny bomb dissolve into pure energy in front of my eyes as I cast my spell. I remember the entire world around me began to distort as I experienced so many times before.
But then...something went wrong.
Instead of the usual seamless transition that I've experienced in the past, my entire being felt as if it was suddenly being pulled apart and then compressed into a single point!
The entire experience was indescribable!
I...I thought I was going to die!
Then in an instant, I suddenly found myself laying unceremoniously inside a huge smoking crater in the middle of nowhere!
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Looking back at it now, I blame my own emotions for that messy transition! I was too emotionally invested at that moment and it somehow messed up my calculations!
Sigh...
Nevertheless, I found myself in this strange new world, and now I'm traveling with an overly trusting naive god who seemed to follow my every command with an almost zealous-like devotion!
'Dear Albion...I'm starting to feel like Mab or Aurora for taking advantage of him...'
For a guy who I almost castrated on the spot, he had been nothing but a gentleman towards me! Always so polite, always so attentive!
He had made it clear to me that he wants to atone for his past actions and would do anything to earn my trust! And yet I keep on ignoring him and calling him names!
"Maybe I should at least try and apologize for the way I've treated him?" I pondered for a moment.
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"HELL NO! He deserved what he got for being an unabashed pervert! Still...he did confess that it was not his fault in the first place so -"
(*LOUDER BOTTOMLESS STOMACH GRUMBLING*)
Sigh...damn hunger. Why was I born with such a damn huge appetite?!
"I'll just make it up to him later." I wearily sighed as I waited for him to come back.
Though I couldn't help but imagine what kind of succulent dish he would cook for me today!
Perks of traveling with a 'godly chef' I guess!
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