Chapter 84: The Base For Her Force

But the most confounding question of all was what she was planning. He knew it was no small matter. Whatever it was though, it would be enough to change the very power structure of the Nar realm. 

"I do not have much time. Go and gather your race-mates, Chief. We are going to depart for your new home before the advent of the ice night." She waved the goblin Chief away, not interested in answering his question.

He would find out for himself every answer to his question.

Leaning back, she closed her eyes for a little respite. 

Ever since her rebirth, she had never gotten a good rest of sleep. She would not allow herself to, lest she became too complacent and relaxed. That was anything but good for her who had yet to get her vengeance.

'Supreme elder, dark lord, wait for me. Soon, I will show you what nightmare truly is.'

With revenge on her mind, she fell into a light slumber.

*

Ten large scorpions waddled through a sea of mud, carrying stone slabs on their backs. The creatures uniformly dropped the slabs around the mud, forming a shabby barricade. Behind the giant scorpions were snake haired females clearing out a path among the rubble of stones.

"Come on, faster! Faster! Are you little things trying to get me killed? Quickly clear out all this slabs!" A high pitched voice rang out from within the grey heavy fog covering the region, muffling the location of the speaker. The giant scorpions hurriedly scuffled through the heavy fog, appearing before a giant stone fortress.

This stone fortress was the Ancient Fortress of the Gorgons. 

Versailles charged the Gorgons with clearing and rebuilding the place. But before leaving the Poison Fields, she charged the Scorpion King with assisting in the process.

At this moment, inside the Ancient Fortress, giant poisonous bugs, spiders, scorpions, and little gorgons worked together to rebuild the building. Stingers and pincers, webs and nets, venomous liquids and gas, and antennas flashed in and out, moving stone slabs or mending cracks in the huge fortress in orderly fashion.

The giant scorpions appeared before the huge frame of the Scorpion King, who was panickily pacing before a crumbling watchtower.

"You little things, what are you dragging your limbs for. Hurry and clear all the rubble from this buildings. The Spider Queen and Ladybug Queen need to rebuild the building. Hurry!" The Scorpion King unkindly pushed the wild scorpions towards the watchtower, making the little creatures almost crash into the grey building.

"If that female serpentine returns and finds out only my areas are incomplete, she is going to rip my head of my body. No, I cannot allow that to happen! I need to do something!" Muttering nervously to himself, the Scorpion King crawled through the slabs.

His experience with the serpentine was traumatizing. If he did not complete his task one way or another, then that serpentine might just turn him into a stone like she did to the great, fearsome Gorgons. Thinking of the Gorgons, pity filled his heart as he thought of their frozen, lifeless figures.

It was at this moment that he spotted the three Gorgons standing before a newly built keep, the grey walls of the keep shimmering within the clearing poisonous mist. Without a doubt, the Spider Queen had worked her magic.

Light flashed in his eyes, wiping the mournful expression of its hideous face.

"Yes! I know what to do!" Practically jumping with joy, the Scorpion King fearlessly approached the three Gorgons.

"Stone Sisters, Stone Sisters, I have an urgent matter to report!" He exclaimed in urgency. 

"What is it?" The raspy, monotone voice made his skin crawl.

But the Scorpion King suppressed his distaste. As his eyes passed over the three Gorgons faces, he felt his ego inflame, his confidence soaring.

'And here I was getting all worked up about my appearance. Ha! Compared to these three, I am more like a handsome jade, unappreciated by the narcissistic beasts of this realm. Before me, they are nothing but hideous beings.'

With an inflamed ego, the Scorpion King disdainfully looked at the three Gorgons, before replying in a righteous tone.

"Stone Sisters, before leaving, Master told me to inform the three of you that she wanted the watchtower done before her return. As I felt sorry for the three of you, having to oversee the rebuilding of the fortress and clearing of the poison, I did not inform you of the task." Eyes gleaming, Scorpion King despondently lowered his huge head.

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"Instead, I worked on it secretly to lessen your burden. But seeing the time pass so quickly, I got scared of not being able to complete the deed before Master's return and get you in trouble. Hence, the reason why I came to confess my actions now. Stone Sisters, I am really sorry! I wanted to help, but created a mess instead. The watchtower is not complete. What are we going to do now?" Scorpion King bawled his eyes out with remorse.

"I shouldn't have taken the task onto myself. See now! instead of helping, I only created problem for you. If Master returns and sees the watchtower not complete, she will vent her rage and wrath on you. I am really sorry, Stone Sisters!" Slamming to the stone floor, Scorpion King guiltily curled his humongous body, displaying a pitiful look.

The three Gorgons were emotionless now, but felt instinctive fear at the mention of the word 'Master'. Looking panickily at one another, they were not able to decide whether to punish or pardon the fool before their eyes.

They felt punishing him would be more right, as he hid the task entrusted to them by Master. But thinking of the fact that he did it out of an intention to help them, they could not bring themselves to punish him.

Apprehensive of the consequences for not completing the task, they fell into a turmoil.

"Stone Sisters, I am sorry! I wish I could order the little gorgons to help the scorpions to hasten the work on the Watchtower. Unfortunately, they do not answer to me." Sighing sorrowfully, he lowered his head even further. No creature saw the cunning light flashing through its eyes.

The three Gorgons instantly reacted as if they saw the light in a dark tunnel. 

"You cannot order the little gorgons, but we can!" The green stone gorgon replied.

"Yes, we can!" The other two chorused.

"Huh? What do you mean, Stone Sisters?" Scorpion King asked with a confused expression on his face.

"We mean exactly what it sounds like. We will have the little gorgons assist the scorpions to hasten the work on the Watchtower. That way, we should be able to have the building complete before Master's return." The green Gorgon supplied helpfully, appearing as if the idea was her greatest solution.

"Oh, yes! That might just work! You are such a genius, Stone sister!" The Scorpion King shrieked in excitement, unfurling from his dispirited position.

"Why, of course. I am the Gorgon left in charge by master, after all. We do not have much time. Lets go, sisters." The three Gorgons left together in hurry, assembling their little gorgons to get started on the incomplete Watchtower.

"Hmph! I have no idea why Master put them in charge. Obviously, I am more intelligent than all three combined! Not only did I get them to work on my assignment, they will also feel grateful to me for trying to help them complete the task that was never theirs to begin with." Slowly raising back on his eight legs, the Scorpion King smugly remarked as he watched the receding figures of the three Gorgons disdainfully.

"I don't even have to life a finger, and my work is done. Master should really consider the more handsome and smart me for the position of leader." Grumbling silently, the Scorpion King crawled back to the Watchtower, sat in a corner, and leisurely watched at ease the three Gorgons lead the little gorgons and scorpions in completing his task.

Versailles, who was observing everything that was happening within the fortress from the top of a stone building, felt amused by the Scorpion King's manipulations.

"How come I never knew this Scorpion King was so crafty?" 

She did not feel offended by the Scorpion King's craftiness. On the contrary, she was pleased.

In the Nar realm, it was no secret that strength reigned supreme. The strongest were the ones at the top, the weak at the bottom.

However, this strength did not necessarily mean only physical strength. Mental fortitude and intelligence was a strength of its own. One hidden and not easily evaluated, allowing the individual possessing it to have the element of surprise, making affective use of their advantage as they remained hidden in the dark.

From the Scorpion King, she sensed that mental intelligence. He was able to get the work she tasked him with complete, without lifting a finger. In this sense, compared to the awe-inspiring and fearsome Gorgons, he was more formidable.

Because he was able to control those powerful individuals with a few simple words. 

'Hmm...Scorpion King, huh?'

"Master, is this the place?" The curious voice interrupted her thoughts, pulling her back to the present.

"Yes, it is!"

The base for her force!

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