Ascension of the Monster Queen

Akio looked at Nessa and sighed as she treated her wound in the captain's cabin.

"Are you going to be okay, my lady?" He inquired, and she smiled.

"Are you concerned?" She asked.

"You just got caught up in a fight with two giant serpts without knowing what might happ," He responded, to which she chuckled and patted him on the head.

"It'll be fine, Akio, sometimes you have to take risks in order to do greater things, that's just what I did, but don't worry too much, we'll look after each other and I'll be fine," She said with a smile as he stared at her and exhaled deeply, knowing he couldn't beat her in that matter but understood what she was saying.

Wh Nessa finished taking care of her wound, she yawned, stretched, and fed Akio before going out to the deck, where everyone stared at her and she smiled nervously.

Wh the captain noticed Nessa standing alone by the side of the ship, looking down at the water while everyone else looked at her, he smiled and approached her, feeling more grateful than ever before.

"Miss Nessa," He said, and she turned to face him.

"Please don't thank me again," She replied with a smile, th he chuckled and looked out at the water.

"If that's what you want, I won't, but I'm really grateful, and so is everyone here, they'll talk about you, give your description, and so on ev though they don't know your name, it's the thrill of surviving a deadly counter, one in which you don't know if you'll ever return," He said as she stared at him th smiled, understanding what he was saying.

"I understand, I wouldn't have stood there knowing I had the power to prevt something bad from happing, the day is flying by, are we getting close to Mascra?" She asked.

"Yes, we're getting closer to that kingdom; once there, you'll be on your way to take care of your business, another step closer," He responded and she sighed.

"Captain, do people really know what is going on within that kingdom?" He looked at her and sighed wh she asked.

"Not quite, ev though anyone is free to go there, you don't hear much about what goes on within it," He responded and her brows furrowed.

"Now, I am starting to get worried that I might be walking into a troublesome place, that's what I feel at least," She said.

"You might be right about walking into trouble, sorry I can't be of much help, I don't go to Mascra oft, I take passgers, yes, but I don't go in," He replied and she smiled.

"That's fine; you don't have to apologize; I'll just think of it as another advture," She said and he chuckled.

"You're very op-minded, which is nice, but be careful; you never know what dangers await you, and not knowing much about what's going on within that kingdom is a little scary if I'm being honest." The captain replied, and she patted him on the back.

"I'll be careful, I'll go check on Akio," She said as she walked away, and he sighed as he gazed out at the vast ocean.

Nessa was a cautious person, but she would not stand by and watch injustice take place; she had no idea what was in store for her, but she didn't care; all she could think about was why she had decided to go to Mascra in the first place; it was her only goal at the time.

The girl resolved that no matter what obstacles arose in Mascra, she would overcome them and obtain what she desired. Her mind was as strong as her heart, and that's what most people liked about her ev though they hadn't known her for long.

After a few more hours, they had finally arrived within the waters of the kingdom of Mascra and only had an hour before finally arriving and before sunset.

"Akio, will you always be in this small cute form on this tire journey?" Nessa asked as she petted him, and he looked at her.

"Yes, this way I don't look suspicious, I look like a normal pet, and I won't cause any problems for you like this," he responded, and she smiled.

"You are right, if you walked a looking ev remotely like a dire wolf, it might not be good for either of us; also, always stay close to me there, I feel a little strange about this place, something just doesn't add up," Nessa said, and Akio exhaled deeply.

"Are you sure you want to proceed?" He asked and she smiled.

"I have to, we came all the way here too, we can just turn back, for the sake of the nation that we are building, I want it to be a one-of-a-kind place as well and alliances are needed," She responded as Akio's eyes sparkled while staring at her.

"You are quite determined, which is nice, but we don't want anything to happ to you, you are one of a kind to us, my lady, I will help protect you with everything I have, you gave us a home, I know we keep saying this, but we will help in any way we can," He said, and she smiled th kissed him on the forehead, and he began wagging his tail, and she chuckled.

"I'm glad I brought you with me," Nessa told reporters, looking at the clock in the cabin and saw that it was already 6 p.m.

"Nessa," The captain said as he walked into the cabin, and she turned to face him.

"Is there something wrong?" She asked as she rose from the couch, Akio in her arms, and the captain smiled.

"Relax, nothing is wrong, it's already night and we're approaching Mascra's harbor; it looks nice so I thought you might want to come and see, how the capital city looks," He responded, and she smiled as she exited the cabin, seeing Mascra's capital city right in front of them, and smiling as she saw how beautiful it looked at night with the city lights showing its beauty.