Book 3.5: Chapter 17
“Your majesty, we should begin our final attack.” The empress silently looked at the luxurious chess piece ivory and gold in her hand. She ignored Kurt who entered and spoke. She instead gently placed the chess piece down and asked Alice who was siting opposite to her: “Alice, if my army isn’t able to fight their way to stand before your king, should I……”
The empress grabbed the last metal king chess piece between her fingers and placed it before the Alice’s king. She then kicked away her king, placed her own king on and asked: “Get the mighty king himself to enter the battlefield, kill all the pieces blocking his way and then kill the enemy king?”
Alice laughed and pushed aside the empress’s chess piece. She then picked up the empress’s knight and placed it in her king’s position. She then gently said: “A king of one nation does not kill the king of another. The purpose of a king is to get his soldiers to bravely kill the enemies. Your majesty, a vanguard being caught in a trap is something only a knight would do.”
“Impressive, Alice.”
The empress gave a nod of approval and then swept away the chessboard before. An enormous sword underneath the chessboard was revealed. The sword looked very ancient, and was very wide. In terms of length, it was almost taller than Alice. It was almost as thick as a rock. However, the blacksmith sharpened the blade to the point where it could easily slice through anything without effort. The empress picked up the sword like she was holding a dinner knife and casually stood the sword which looked like it was a hammer intended to be used to assault a small city up. She then: “Alice, I’m giving you a weapon to destroy this world. Go and completely destroy those three star fortresses. I shall allow you to take a Valkyrie squad with you.”
“Understood, your majesty.”
Alice stood up and tippy-toed up to touch the handle of the sword. The enormous sword and her body ratio were completely off. She looked like a Barbie doll with a metal hammer. It was a weird combination. But the Barbie doll easily picked up the enormous sword. She held it in her hand like a hat, and then dragged it along as she exited the tent.
The empress seated herself one seat behind on her throne and put one leg over the other. Castell handed her a cup of wine. The empress narrowed her eyes, looked outside and then asked: “Castell, make a bet with me. How long do you think it will take for Alice to destroy the three star fortresses?”
“I… I think it will take her about an hour and a half?”