The Legend of the ruthless Empress Freya

Chapter 37 Grouping Of Half-Humans [Dark Forest War - Part II]

[N/A : Good news ! A little art representing Freya, Gaya and Shiro is now available on my discord !]

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-- POV Freya --

The young Luna was on the ground, exhausted and wounded in the thigh. Despite her black pants covering her completely, one of the mercenaries had obviously managed to land a blow.

"Can you get up ?"

As I asked her, she looked at me intensely without hiding her admiration. She stood up with difficulty but succeeded thanks to my help and that of little Hans.

He had stopped crying and although he seemed frightened he managed to stammer a few words.

"Thank you very much...for...for...saving us, ma'am".

You could see his ears twitching slightly as I answered him.

"It's nothing, actually I came here to free the forest from humans."

They were both stunned by my words not knowing what to think. They had seen that I was strong, but they didn't know the full extent of my power which made them doubt my statement.

"Who..who are you ?"

"My name is Freya, I am here to create my non-human kingdom and rule it as its Empress !"

Both of their eyes widened with surprise as Luna asked me a question.

"Freya..Freya-sama, I did see that you were strong, but in this forest some humans are very powerful. It even seems to me that a level 29 is part of their rank."

"Ara ~ Do you think I couldn't do it ? I am indeed relying on the help of the resistance fighters but never underestimate my power young lady."

As I spoke these words, I released my demonic aura all around us. The air thickened, the wind grew stronger and you could almost see space warp as time passed. I hadn't targeted the two on purpose so as not to hurt them, but they were well aware of what was happening and how powerful I was. But they didn't know that it was only a small part.

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-- POV Luna --

In front of me stood a half-human of overwhelming power, I didn't know what her level was but I could tell it was at least double mine. She was so terrifying and gorgeous that I didn't dare to move in front of those penetrating violet eyes.

Freya-sama had appeared out of nowhere to help me as I tried to protect this scared and endangered little rabbit. On my way back to the mountain, I came across him running away from the 4 now dead mercenaries. Seeing the control she had over her body, her powerful aura and her overwhelming presence, only one thought crossed my mind.

*I must become stronger !*

This half-human wolf was apparently looking for those who had decided to resist the human invasion in the forest and having her by our side would be a great asset. In my heart I admired her very much, how did she do it ? Could I ever reach her level ? So many questions raced through my head as she suppressed her aura and spoke in her cold voice.

"So...where are they?"

"I..I'll take you there right now !"

Our base was not in this part of the forest because we had decided to stay as far away from the camp as possible. All the races were gathered between two mountains to the north that formed a sort of canyon, invisible if you didn't know how to find it.

As we made our way to this spot, the she-wolf walked behind us gracefully with an imperial air while little Hans was still clinging to me.

"Luna, what can you tell me about your numbers ? Is there a leader ? Do you have a plan ?"

She was asking a lot of questions while I was stunned by a detail.

*Does she know my name ? How ?

Ignoring these questions, I tried to answer so that she could know more.

"There are about 30 of us but unfortunately very few are able to fight. Of this number, only 10 of us are of a high enough level to hope to damage humans, but even that is not enough. We don't have any particular leader because each one of us has her own way of doing and fighting and nobody is experienced enough to take into account each of our abilities and to transform them into a good strategy. So we don't have a particular plan..."

It was sad to say but I was telling the truth, we were not organized at all. I couldn't guess what this she-wolf was thinking but I hoped she would decide to help us anyway. We resistance fighters had been together for a very short time and no one really knew each other. We were only fighting with the same objective, but that was all.

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-- POV General --

North of the Dark Forest, between two mountains, a small camp stood there, filled with half-humans, beastmen and other races. It was not well guarded, for most of the people there did not know how to fight and stayed hidden and on the alert to flee as soon as danger arose. One could see children, old people, men, women, all of them physically or morally injured by humans.

The fighters of the camp were four in number and were far away from each other to watch the area, the others having not yet returned from their daily patrol.

It was early afternoon and in the distance three people could be seen advancing towards this part of the mountain: a she-wolf, a young half-human woman and a young half-human boy. It was Freya, Luna and Hans who finally arrived at the camp.

When they arrived, four women rushed to them and asked them to explain why they had come. When they recognized Luna, they lowered their guard slightly, looking suspiciously at the one standing next to her. These women seemed exhausted in every sense of the word by this confrontation that was going on without being able to find a solution.

"I found this little boy in the forest running away from humans, wanting to help him I found myself in an almost desperate situation when Freya-sama arrived to rescue us."

The four half-human women were all of a different race and possessed the same level as Luna. And while Luna continued her story, Freya stood there in silence, her face still neutral and expressionless as she carefully observed these women to detect their potential and come up with a strategy.

The first one was a lamia, the lower part of her body from the waist down was that of a snake with shiny black scales. She had long straight black hair like Freya's but her face was slightly younger than her. The snake woman was watching silently as Luna continued her story with her piercing gray eyes. Her arms and torso were covered in scales in some places, making her body a natural armor giving her the look of a formidable warrior. This woman's name was Nixia.

The second was quite different as she was a hybrid, born of a vampire and a wolf. Her hair, ears and wolf tail were dark brown, her skin paler than Freya's and her eyes red as blood. She was looking at Luna while analyzing Freya with one eye, as if she had sensed her hidden power. It was easy to understand that she had a proud nature just by observing her straight and imposing posture. This hybrid woman's name was Ralph.

The third was calm and had a gentle face that contrasted with the weapon she carried. Indeed, she handled a sword almost as big as herself that she always kept on her shoulder in all circumstances. She was a half-human cat with red hair and black streaks who, like Luna, had eyes that were both black on the right and dark green on the left. This young woman was called Emilia.

The last and fourth was also of the vampire race but unlike Ralph she was not a hybrid. Her blond hair fluttered in the wind as she remained silent as she watched with her red eyes. She was smiling slightly while she was listening to Luna's story with rapt attention. Her name was Thorunn.

When the young panther woman's explanation was finished, everyone turned to Freya. Everyone had a different look in their eyes, showing different thoughts ranging from recognition to mistrust, fear, respect and curiosity.

"Are you as powerful as she says you are ?"

Nixia was the first to speak as she slid soundlessly across the floor in her direction. As she raised her eyes to look at Freya, her scales shivered for a brief moment when she saw the hardness, coldness, and dominance in her gaze. The lamia was also cold by nature as were most of the people present, but this was definitely the first time she had met such eyes.

"I could kill you all in an instant if I so desired, does that answer your question ?"

The spines of the five women present were run through with cold sweat as Freya's ever calm voice spoke these words with great sincerity and enormous confidence. Before any of them could respond she continued.

"I intend to take this forest as my territory and build my Kingdom there. I already have some subordinates waiting for my victory and I will not go looking for them until I have exterminated every human in this forest. I have come all the way here to offer you all to follow me ! You can refuse to join me, I don't care, but if you agree to see me as your Empress and address me as such, I can promise you that no one can stop us."

The rest of the people in the camp had moved closer upon hearing Freya's speech intrigued by the possibility of a brighter future.

The women warriors in front of Freya seemed to be thinking but were still skeptical of her strength. This time it was Ralph's turn to speak despite her quiet natured personality.

"What is your name ? You think you can come and ask us to be under you ? Are you really more powerful than me ?"

As she finished her sentence an aura of defiance emanating from her body shot towards the ever calm and impassive she-wolf. Everyone was watching this exchange with attention while being quite confused about the situation. Ralph was proud and the idea of a stranger claiming to be more powerful was unbearable for her, but she also wanted to test Freya to see if her words matched her actions.

The purple-eyed she-wolf still didn't move as the hybrid woman's aura surrounded her on all sides.

"Im...impossible ! Even though you are of a stronger level than me you shouldn't be so nonchalant !"

Her voice trembled with shock as she made her aura disappear after failing. No one in these mountains were able to guess Freya's level at that time. She knew that it would not be easy to convince the resistance fighters, not to help her but to obey her. Helping each other for a few weeks was one thing, but pledging allegiance to someone was another.

Nixia, who was torn in a dilemma then spoke up again to ask a question.

"I recognize your strength and I think you're probably at level 25 to be able to stay so calm, but I can't believe that creating a Kingdom in this land is possible. Why do you think you can do it ? What do you have that we don't ?"

At these words, Freya's eyes began to crinkle slightly and glow with a disgruntled gleam as the wind became a little cooler. The change in temperature had been noticed, but no one knew it was coming from this she-wolf and her annoyance. She didn't like being thought of as weak and hearing that her level was "probably 25" irritated her greatly. Freya had concealed her aura so much that none of the women were able to really understand her power.

Only Luna and Hans who had briefly witnessed her "Empress Demonic Aura" skill knew that no one should piss her off.

"So many questions I could easily answer in a single moment without even uttering a single word..."

As she spoke in an even colder and more commanding voice, a savage smile appeared on her face frightening the female warriors standing before her. Stepping forward slightly to face them, she spoke in a determined and defiant voice.

"How about the four of you fight me ? I'll only show you my true power if you can get me to take a knee."

Freya wanted to play and show them who she was. She was ready to defeat them without mercy if it meant receiving their loyalty as a reward.

[N/A: Dear readers, not all of your characters have appeared yet because it's hard for me to get them all in at once. For now, let's just say that these are the first warriors that fit well with my plot. The others will arrive as we go along so don't worry].

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FULL STATUS

Name : Freya

Age : 0 years old / Mentally : 25 years old

Sex : Female

Course : Ice Demon Wolf of chaos - Adult

Race : Major Demon

Titles : Blessed by Titania, Goddess of endless Chaos and eternal frozen Hell.

Dragon tamer

Ruthless slayer

Level : 32/70

Exp required for next level: 2 000 / 33 000

HP : 90 000 / 90 000 MP : 45 000 / 45 000

Strength : 340

Defense : 336

Agility : 350

Stamina : 353

Speed : 342

Intelligence : 340

Charisma : 410 (imperial she-wolf)

Attribute points to allocate : 0

Engaged to: Gaya

Daughter : Shiro

Kingdom (menu)

Subordinates : 102

Humans killed : 128

Elements: Ice / Chaos

Skills (all):

Attack - Demon Claws (Lvl 5)

- Bite of hell (Lvl 5)

- Infernal ice spikes (Lvl 5)

- Fighting techniques (lvl max)

- Mastery of the katana (lvl max)

- Demonic aura of the empress (lvl 3)

Defense - Ice demon wall (lvl 4)

- Demonic cloak (lvl 5)

Pain Resistance (lvl 3)

Attack/Defense - Domain of the Ice Empress "frozen wrath" (lvl 1) - (under condition)

Others - Humanoid form

- Ice creation (Lvl 4)

- Storage of chaos (Lvl 3)

- Devouring chaos (Lvl 4)

- Analysis

- Second soul (Lvl max) - unique

- Telepathy

Passives - Commander (lvl max)

- Natural Aura of the Ice Empress ]