Chapter 71: Treating The Snake Queen

The serpentine elders watched the scene in trepidation. Cold sweat slid down their backs and they noted in their hearts to never offend this serpentine. Such embarrassment, they would not be able to endure.

Some of the serpentines changed their attitudes, no longer viewing Versailles as a younger generation of the Snake clan. Such a mindset would be their doom. Straightening, they focused their attention on the Snake Queen, best friend, and only individual on equal terms with the serpentine.

They still needed Versailles' help to avert the impending disaster, so sticking up for the grey elder was impossible.

"We need to start on the queen's treatment right away." No longer interested in entangling with the elders, Versailles stood and walked out.

Queen Nakee and the elders exchanged glances before they too stood and followed after her.

Soon, the crowd of serpentines arrived at the edge of the Floating Flame Island. They looked around but were not able to find anything. Confused, they turned to Versailles, waiting for her to take the lead.

Versailles stepped up, pulling Queen Nakee along with her.

"Queen Nakee, the shield around the island is invisible to the naked eye. However, when you try to pass through it, you will find yourself hurled back. That is a sign of the barrier reacting to the dark magic enveloping your mind. Every time you collide with the shield, it will remove a portion of the dark magic occupying your mind. Remember, no matter how painful, you need to endure." She knew how painful the process would be, but could do no more than advice.

Because this was a test of Queen Nakee's perseverance and endurance.

"Don't worry, Versailles. A little bit of pain, I can endure."

The Snake Queen scrutinized the area marking the border of the Floating Flame Island, trying to find the reason the ancestors chose the specific region to build the shield. But after a long search of getting nothing, she gave up.

Bracing herself, she dashed forward.

At first, she felt nothing. Her senses failed to detect anything unusual and the surrounding was devoid of magical force. But just as she was feeling doubtful, a powerful force brutally crashed into her mind, scattering her thoughts.

She reeled back in shock and disbelief, her wide eyes staring at the glowing shield. It trembled and shook, electrical currents shooting through it. A short while later, it blinked and disappeared.

"Was that the shield Versailles mentioned?" Queen Nakee asked in wonder.

She had never seen anything like it before. White and pure, the shield vibrated with immense, uncontainable power.

"How were the ancestors able to construct such a shield? I am sure it was the work of just one individual. Anyway, I need to focus. My trial starts at this moment." Shaking her head, Queen Nakee's expression turned serious as she prepared herself for the upcoming onslaught of pain.

The elders who also saw the shield were stunned still. They could not believe that there was such a powerful shield around their island, and they were unaware of it. Being the elders of the clan, they always prided themselves on their immense knowledge about the clan.

However, now there was a shield around their island which they themselves were clueless about.

Their gazes once again shot towards Versailles, now filled with curiosity and respect. They wondered how the serpentine that entered the snake abode a little while ago knew so much. It couldn't just be a lucky coincidence that she came across the cure to the queen's problem.

Versailles felt the serpentines gazes. She knew the questions running through their minds. But she was not interested in speaking of how she came to know about the shield. That was a part of the past that haunted her. A part she kept locked inside her heart.

Sighing, she focused back on Queen Nakee.

The queen was lying on the ground, breathing roughly, as she struggled to get back on her feet. After more than five crashes into the shield, the Snake Queen was already exhausted. She could no longer stand with the same vigor as she started, her green eyes flickering with pain as she dragged her body.

She was in agony, her expressions distorting from the pain. But she also knew.

This was her one chance of freeing herself from the clutches of the darkness wielder.

Gritting her teeth, she charged into the shield again, hissing as the pain sent her mind jolting with electric currents, searing her senses.

Bang!

Puff!

With another crash, she spurted a mouthful of blood.

Seeing her friend's condition, Versailles stepped up and supported her powerless figure.

The serpentine elders, alarmed at the blood, rushed up as well, anxiously looking at the unresponsive queen.

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"Is Queen Nakee okay? She seems to have passed out, I hope her injure isn't too grave." The white serpentine was extremely worried about something happening to the Snake Queen. Their Snake clan could not endure the great loss of another leader.

Versailles saw the worry and fear in the elders' eyes and knew what they were thinking. If anything happened to the Snake Queen, the clan would fall into chaos.

Sighing, she laid the queen on her lap.

She knew the Snake Queen had reached her limit. Any more would only break her. Placing her hand on her head, she hoped the clashes were enough to thin the fog covering her mind. Only then, would her healing power have an effect.

She closed her eyes, concentrating on the warm current of fire running through her veins. The fire coursed through her meridians, gathering at her palms before its red-gold radiant glow lightened the dull atmosphere.

Versailles focused the pure fire energy on her friend, feeling it rush into her mind and gather at her sea of consciousness. It swirled and wandered around, circling the entire sea before stopping in front of a black mass.

The mass was similar in appearance to the black mass that covered Versailles' soul in her lost life. Its vile and sinister aura sent chills over her body.

"No, I need to concentrate. I cannot be daunted by a few specks of dark fog. I will be facing worse than this in the future. I need to concentrate on eliminating this malice from my friend's mind." Encouraging herself, Versailles shook off the unconscious fear gripping her being.

Not wanting to waste any more time, she focused on clearing the black mass.

"Go!"

She directed her firepower to the smoky fog, watching it form a ring of fire around the mass, before engulfing it in a sea of fire.

Instantly, the black fog shrieked and wriggled, trying to rush out of the encirclement. But the fire ring reacted to its attempt, bursting with power and might, it kept the mass trapped inside.

Soon, a fierce struggle took place.

The mass warped and deformed, taking on many shapes to charge out of the ring of fire and escape the assault. However, the fire ring remained strong, stable, and solid, it maintained its stance. The sea of flame rushed, chased, and charged relentlessly at the shrieking mass, slowly eating away at its essence.

A few heartbeats later, the black fog was reduced to a fourth of its original size. The sea of flame continued grinding on the fog, gushing, slicing, and crushing it, until it weakly hung in center, spent.

Puff!

A moment later, the last fourth of the black mass was vanquished, disappearing from the Snake Queen's sea of consciousness. In its place, a green light slowly flowed to the surface. The light was weak, small, and inconspicuous. But Versailles was immediately overjoyed on sensing it.

The green light was the Snake Queen's spirit. After the invasion of the black fog, its presence was overshadowed, leaving it stranded within the black mass.

Cough!

Cough!

Cough!

The elders watched Versailles close her eyes, her hands glowing with a fiery light. They knew the serpentine was treating their queen but still felt apprehensive, as they did not know what she was doing. Their only solace was in the unimaginable purity of the power given off by her hands.

They rested their hearts believing in the miracle and harmless presence the light gave out. Even though they knew that appearances were the most deceiving in the Nar realm, they could not bring themselves to think in the same direction after seeing the light.

"Do you think our queen is going to be okay?" The brown elder was worriedly pacing.

"Let's hope so. Since we have decided to leave everything to Versailles, we might as well stop worrying uselessly. We will wait and see what happens." The white elder's eyes were flickering with a strange emotion as she watched Versailles' hands.

The purity of such a light was undeniable, unmistakable. So pure and clean, not a trace of malice within.

The reason for her confusion.

She just could not understand.

How could a creature of the vile, deadly, and dark Nar realm possess such pure, clean, and glorious power?

Because as much as it looked like it, she could sense Versailles' power was not just pure fire.

It was a mixture of fire and light.

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