Life as a Royal's Breeding Partner

Chapter 66 – Starting the Attack

Chapter 66 – Starting the Attack

*** Goddess of Power ***

That didn't go as planned—a bit of an understatement, but true. I did find that her angels no longer disobey her or try to control her. Actually, I did get everything I wanted and then some—just not in the way I wanted to do it. But now I wonder if she's gone through and figured out who all her children are. She would get a nice following of her children if she reached out to them.

The bigger problem will be telling Justice that dear Mother is pissed and working on something. I doubt she did that ritual for my benefit. Sure, it shows she is using her power again and forcing me to carry her child. But getting another Goddess to walk into her domain again will be hard. She wouldn't waste a ritual using two Goddesses like that.

Well, whatever, I've got my answers. I'll let Justice know and back off. Thanks to Mother, I'm going to be a Mother. It's not something I can be too mad about. It's hard for a Goddess to get pregnant without my Mother's help. So if you get one offered up, you've got to take it, even if it is a bit painful.

Mother couldn't you have gone a bit softer on your daughter's first time?

"Justice I got the answers you wanted," I shout out. This time, I stay on the edge of the domain. I don't feel like being subject to another Goddess's ritual today.

"Good, come on in. There's no need to act like strangers here," she says, appearing before me.

"I'm fine right here. Mother is more active, as you likely felt. She got her angels in control now, not even hesitating to start up the ritual. Now I'm going back home. I've got a nursery to build."

"She got you pregnant?"

"Yes. I expect you to not get in the way of my temples. Your quest is what made them appear in the first place. Goodbye." Without waiting for a reply, I leave.

*** Yuki, a few days after ***

"Have you scoped out the branch this time? They have more guards now, it seems," I say.

"Yes, two guards. Still, just six assassins are stationed in it. Dumb strength mage to run it. Single handler," she rattles off as we walk through the city. I use a little sound magic to mask our conversation. It is getting late, so there aren't many people on the roads, but there are also fewer random noises to cover our conversation naturally. We've already disguised ourselves as normal wood elves.

"Good, mine is the same, just an earth mage instead. Our goal here is to get it done quickly but make it look like we wanted information. We ..."

"I know Yuki. I know. You've repeated this every day. I'm not Alzi. Hell, even Alzi can remember basic information. I've done this before. I just need to do the same thing, just play around a little less in case there is an overseer who comes by to check on the branch."

"Sorry, I just don't want to mess this up."

"I'll get mine done. Just worry about your own. I'm to the right here. See you after this, Yuki."

"I will. I've done this before as well. Good luck, Nakuma." We go our separate ways down two back alleys. Not that we are sneaking into the buildings. This was just the best spot to split up if we were going to walk together at the beginning.

I didn't hesitate to just cut the poor woman's head off and rush to the closest assassin. The half-orc is fumbling with her sword as I reach her. With a single swing, I get my goal of an assassin and the handler dead before the leader charges up from the basement.

I rush once again to the next target hoping to surpass the goal, but the basement door burst open before I can make it two steps.

I dive into a roll as spikes fly at me from the newcomer. The assassins rapidly organize themselves: three mages and two warriors, four mages, including the leader.

"Bitch why are you here killing us?" the leader spits out, joining her assassins.

"Why do you kill others?" I say as I activate another skill. One to remove all sounds in the area. The only thing we can hear now are the sounds our internals make. Blood rushing through our ears with each heartbeat. Our lungs expand with air.

I had to practice under this condition for over a year before I could move around easily. I'm able to close the distance to the warriors. Their skills are enough to keep me from getting a killing blow in—just some cuts and scratches. Taking a hop back, I return everyone's hearing and follow up with a loud slap, forcing everyone but the leader to their knees.

I dodge another spike and take another head; just one more warrior left. I start my sleep skills up, letting out a little lullaby. All of the mages are able to cancel the spell with some version of dispel. But the last warrior is hit hard by it, giving me the opening to finish her off.

Just four mages, three of which have failed to use a single spell in all this.

"How have three of you failed to use a single spell or skill against me?" I ask. They've been backing up the entire time; only their leader stood her ground. Do they even have a class? They do look a bit flat.

"Shut up bitch!" one of them screams.

Some spikes get sent my way again, followed by a spike trap, where I landed from my dodge, catching a bit of my leg. Painful but does little else to me.

I send out a scream, causing the background girls to clap their ears in pain. The leader once again stands strong. I keep the scream up and rush the leader, careful of any traps she may have placed between us. She launches back a steady stream of spikes at me, keeping me away from her but letting me slip past her and to her useless backup. They've fallen to the ground, so I just pick them off, leaving just me and the leader.

"Why did you let me kill them?"

"They were in my way just as much as they were in yours, and it's better you do it than me."

Her stupid spikes start up again. A steady barrage of spikes sent at my head forces me to move constantly. They move fast enough that I can't close the distance, and without my illusions, I'm limited in tricks to confuse her.

In the middle of my planning, I find what she means by in the way. Spikes start shooting out from the walls, going every which way. Each praying, I run into them. All the while, the bitch just sits there, waiting for a spike to hit something. Blood still flows out of my first injury, though it is just a dull pain right now.

While dancing has gotten my endurance quite high, I can't keep this up forever. Somehow, I've got to make progress towards the mage. I guess we could see who last longer, her mana or my stamina. But that seems like a dumb gamble. I may not even make it long enough to find out who lasts. Plus, she may get back up.

I guess I just send random shouts at her and hope one gets the spikes to stop.