Chapter 57 Part 4) Battle Of The Gods Begins Part 1

When Desaray woke from her nap, she felt a heavy object on top of her. “White fluffy ears and tail…”

Desaray looked at the sleeping girl who was lying on top of her and smiled. She placed her hand on the fluffy hair and started gently running her fingers through it. The door to her room creaked open, and Nina poked her head in. “Desa, you’re awake. Regal wants to speak with you.”

“Alright.” Desaray scooped the sleeping fox girl up into her arms and carried her as she got up. She had no plans to put her daughter down since she knew as soon as she did, the girl would wake up.

About fifteen minutes later, Desaray was standing in a research facility staring at a metal egg. Becky was standing slightly behind her with a bit of a fearful expression on her face. Since finding out what the metal egg was, she really did not want to be too close to it.

“So this is it?” Desaray frowned slightly. She did not want to make something like this, but she had no other choice. But what did surprise her was how quickly Regal had put something like this together. She thought it would take a much longer time.

“This is the first Mana Bomb we have created, yes. Whether it works or not is another story.” Regal explained.

“I hope we will never have to test something like this. We will need to see how things are as the battles outside commence. Right now, the gods seem to be in some kind of preparation phase. Although from what I have been told, Thor and Zeus seem to be fighting each other as we speak, but they are only using fists. The problem is that even their fighting with their fists is deforming the land. If we had not forcibly moved the Wood Elves, they would have been wiped out.” Desaray had witnessed the scene projected to her by Juna’s roots. The two so-called gods were fighting a brutal battle. Punch after punch was dealt, and every time their fists collided, the landscape below would be dug up, leaving only pockets of barren land.

Trees were uprooted. Grass and any other kind of foliage were blown away, ripping them straight out of the ground. Any monsters were either instantly killed or blown away as well. It was like a battle of titans. While Cinder’s flames may have burnt the land the land quickly recovered. But that was because the roots of each plant survived. What the gods were doing was uprooting everything, destroying the land completely.

What made things worse was that Desaray could only sit and watch. There was no way for her to even try to stop them. She felt helpless. The planet she was born on, the planet that had given birth to her amazing father, was being destroyed right in front of her eyes without any way of stopping it.

 “What good is power if you can not even protect the things you wish to protect,” Desaray mumbled.

“Did you say something?” Becky looked up at Desaray. She had sworn she heard her best friend say something just now.

“No. I am just feeling weak!” Desaray sighed. “Regal… once the underground city is finished, and everyone has moved there, make a new shaft towards the ocean and try out the bomb at a safe distance. We will not use it until we know what it will do. Make sure you turn the testing area into a replica of the area around us.”

“I will get to it once everything else is finished. Until then, I will put this under a runic barrier so it can not be touched.” Regal was taking every precaution he could as well. He did not want this thing to accidentally go off for no reason.

While the research facility was deep underground, there was no telling just how powerful this bomb would be. He had to be sure nothing would happen.

“I will leave it to you then.” Desaray turned and began walking away but stopped when she saw Becky still standing there. “Becky, I hope it doesn’t happen, but at some point, you will become very busy. If the gods do intend to try to destroy our world we will have to bring the fight to them. At that time, your healing skills will be very important. I am sorry to have to place such a heavy burden on your shoulders.”

“Hehe. Desa, you are someone who tries to do everything yourself it is good that you are finally delegating your tasks. Healing is nothing. I already know that I can not save everyone with my healing, but at the very least, I can reduce the amount of people who will die. Plus, this kingdom has many healers, not just me. If we work together and form a new force, we will be able to save many people. Leave this to me and worry about other things.” Becky wanted to give Desaray a hug, but she couldn’t, so instead, she beamed a smile at her long-time friend.

“I will be counting on you then.” Desaray smiled as well. Becky never changed. She was always right there, willing to help when she needed it the most. “I will send word that a new medical force is going to be built up. You will be in charge. If you need anything, just ask.”

“As you command, Your Holiness!” Becky stuck her tongue out at Desaray, who rolled her eyes at the silly girl.

Desaray left the research facility with Lilly still in her arms. She had known long ago the girl had already awakened but was pretending to still be asleep. Lilly did this a lot just so she could cuddle more. “Lilly, during the upcoming events, I want you to stay safe. If anything happens to you, I do not know what I will do.”

“I will stay underground when the city is built,” Lilly whispered in response but still did not open her eyes. Desaray smiled and adjusted the fox girl’s position before going to her next destination.