"Please take rest, Empress Evelynn. We will give an answer to your demands soon."
Vaizel cupped his hands and left the space.
Evelynn and Myria looked around for a bit while the others sat.
Finally, Myria drew a spirit formation that gave them much more privacy. Even if secretive formations were embedded, they could forget about listening in on them.
"Will Kalissa… and Fahzi be fine?" Katherine asked with a worried tone.
She considered herself a servant, so as a fellow servant, she got along well with Kalissa during the trip. So she couldn't help but worry.
Evelynn walked over and finally sat on a couch before them.
"Hard to say. Kalissa is expendable for them, and they didn't bother to wait for Fahzi either." Evelynn answered calmly.
Back then, Kalissa had said that the hidden forces of the Three-Eyed Chromatic Hex Arachnid Clan consisted of a Mid-Level Empyrean and two more Empyreans other than the thousands of Immortal Emperors and Sovereigns.
However, there were about twenty-two of such big existences.
Obviously, they couldn't have just popped up in a hundred years. They all had high cultivation levels.
Then again, Davis said Kalissa didn't lie when he checked her with Heart Intent. Therefore, she could tell Kalissa wasn't given too much information when she was sent out to take care of Fahzi. Even if she was caught and forced to divulge everything after being tortured, she would only be giving out false information.
If the enemy tried to invade this space, then they would be met with a frightening response. However, Kalissa probably wouldn't survive.
It was a bit cruel but she guessed times were times.
Katherine lowered her head, causing Evelynn to smile lightly.
"You're a good girl. Do you miss Eterna and Celestia?"
"I try not to…" Katherine pouted, "Even if not for this trip, they're too busy with cultivation nowadays. They don't have time to play with me anymore."
Evelynn pursed her lips, "I apologize in their stead. Children are like that. They want what they want and wouldn't care about anything else, but as they grow, they see that they can no longer remain willful and cut down on fun, which means to stop playing with other children."
"But I'm strong- I can help them practice."
"They would probably look for you after they reached your level. Until then, it would be difficult for them to meet with you and play like before."
"Mhm…" Katherine whimpered. Sitting on the couch, she leaned back and wrapped herself in a fetal position as she stared at her fiery lion tail that whipped back and forth before her face. It didn't burn anything despite being on fire. That was how precise Katherine's control over her powers had become.
Tia reached out her hand and rubbed Katherine's head as she ruffled her crimson hair.
"You're already an Empyrean Beast and no longer a child. Cheer up, Katherine~"
"No, I'm still a child~" Katherine protested.
"Uhm? Is that so? I heard Davis doesn't accept children as his women…"
"Ah, then I'm an adult!"
"Pfft~"
"…"
Evelynn saw Tia and Katherine playing around before she smilingly shook her head. At this moment, Myria also sat by her side, and she couldn't help but close the distance.
"Little sister, what do you think?"
Myria couldn't help but smile at that appellation. She supposed she was the little sister between them, causing her to think of the question.
"There are a lot of points that don't make sense. Fahzi is a prince, but instead of succeeding to the throne and becoming an Emperor, the princes and princesses fight for the position of Patriarch or Matriarch. However, Seventh Leg Vaizel said that there have not been any Patriarchs in this clan ever since it fell for the most part. It could be taken that it was Matriarchs who succeeded this line so far but that doesn't seem to be the case either since we didn't see a Matriarch here, only two Ancestors who hold authority in this clan. So, what are the young competitors fighting for exactly? To still become a Patriarch or a Matriarch?"
Myria questioned, causing Evelynn to smile and nod.
"That's precisely also where my doubt lies. I can't help but think they are treating Fahzi and the other competitors as expendables."
"May I say something?"
Suddenly, Mystic Diviner Hailac raised her hand.
Evelynn and Myria turned to look at Mystic Diviner Hailac.
"Of course."
"Go ahead."
Mystic Diviner Hailac nodded, "If we consider royal successors as expendables, I suspect they are being used as fuel to power some kind of massive formation."
"…"
Evelynn frowned.
"That's one possibility," Myria nodded before she looked at Evelynn, "Didn't you say that this remnant clan can hold immense hatred against the world for persecuting them to this degree? Although they didn't seem welcoming, they lacked the intense hatred one might exude after going through such a thing in the past, especially those two Ancestors…"
"…" Evelynn's gaze flickered, "Time is a natural factor in healing mental wounds. However, they seemed like they were calm and collected, even rejoicing even before they heard about me since the populace was strangely calm when I scoured with my soul sense. It didn't seem to be acceptance to living in poor conditions but rather, acceptance to ending things, which means that they might have something ready to unleash…"
"A hex… a curse at the level of a Void Calamity…?" Mystic Diviner Hailac mentioned.
"…"
Myria and Evelynn frowned.
At this point, they were only engaging in speculation, but it seemed all the more likely. However, who or what are they going to use it against?
The Pyraxis Ember Arachnid Clan that's been against them for millions of years and stole their Minor Realm? Or against the entire world that persecuted them?
"Why wouldn't the Azure Tree Realm Master intervene then? Isn't she hiding them here?" Tia asked.
She caressed Katherine to sleep while stroking her head on her lap.
"Maybe they're keeping it a secret from her, too." Evelynn narrowed her eyes, "We can only know for sure after I ask them directly. Hopefully, they stop what they're doing and come under my jurisdiction. Otherwise, if they did something stupid, I really won't hesitate to leave them be to suffer from the hands of fate."
She heaved a breath, recollecting herself, "In any case, even if they need to use Fahzi, they need to restore his royal bloodline first. He has been stripped of it from the time he was a baby, after all."
Myria and the others all nodded. They decided to wait and see. Ultimately, it was Evelynn who needed to make the decision.
A day later, three women and one man came rushing in.
Evelynn frowned. She recognized them as the other Legs since they were all Mid Stage Autarchs.
They were dressed in similar bandit clothes. The four of them all went down to their knees and cupped their hands.
"Empress Evelynn, please help us restore order to the clan."
"The two old Ancestors are not sane. They are trying to leave and wage war with the Pyraxis Ember Arachnid Clan and reclaim the Minor Realm that once belonged to us. However, it just wouldn't work since we would be targeted by all powers even if he managed to beat them."
"Even Fahzi is going to be drained of his royal blood to support this endeavor."
"…"
Evelynn gazed at them as she narrowed her eyes.
Could this mean their hypothesis of having a massive hex formation was true?