Ascension of the Monster Queen

Nessa knew Yanka was a bit sneaky when it came to training, but she also knew that Aion and the others couldn't train the easy way, so she got up and went to Aion with the others and patted Aion on the head, and he smiled at her.

"You guys want to get stronger right?" She asked.

"Yes, we do," He responded.

"Good then you should know the easy way won't help that much, not against Yanka, to get what you want, sometimes you have to work very hard, harder than others or usual, but if you truly want it, you have to give it your best shot," She said and Yanka smiled at Aion sighed then raised his sword up and pointed it towards Yanka.

"I get your message my lady, we won't give up either," Aion replied and Nessa chuckled then looked at Yanka who smiled before bowing his head and she went back to sit down on the rock.

"Are you ready?" Yanka asked and Aion's eyes narrowed as he looked at him.

"Yes," Aion responded.

"Then come at me," Yanka said, and Aion rushed towards him before disappearing with the others, and Nessa smiled as they reappeared behind Yanka, but he caught up to them and hit them into the tree with his sword.

"Ouch," Aion exclaimed.

"You've all gotten faster; all you have to do now is keep practicing," Yanka replied as they looked at them.

"He is correct; if you were up against someone who underestimates you, you could win; you guys should keep practicing, got it?" Nessa inquired as they tared at her, and Yanka smiled.

"She's right, you guys can get a lot better than you are right now, if you're willing to take a beating," Yanka added with a smirk, and Aion nervously smiled.

"We understand, lady Nessa, and we will keep trying no matter what," Aion replied, and Nessa chuckled as Yanka looked at them.

"Did you hear what I was saying?" They jumped as he asked, his eyes glowed red.

"Yes, we heard you, we heard you clearly, master," They responded and Nessa laughed as they rushed off and Yanka chuckled before looking at her.

"Do you think I'm being too harsh on them?" He sighed as she approached him and asked.

"No, you're not being too harsh on them Yanka, this is the only way they'll learn, you should know by now, they are a stubborn bunch, once they have made their minds up, to be honest, they won't back out, they will see it through, you have gotten yourself a few good yet stubborn students, train them the way you think is best," He sighed in relief as she responded, then stretched off.

"Thank you, lady Nessa, also are you here to train today or do you want to take a break?" He asked.

"I don't know, do you think I should take a break from it?" She asked and he sighed.

"That's up to you to decide, but it will be good for your body, you've been training hard these past few days, do what's best for your body, you are a girl, there's nothing wrong with breaks," He responded, and she sighed, looking up at the night sky and closing her eyes as the cold wind brushed against her face, and he smiled, seeing how relaxed she was.

"Fine, I will take a break just for today, though, tomorrow we will get back to training, how is that for you?" She asked.

"Perfectly fine, come to me when you are ready," He responded and she smiled.

"Got it, shall we head back?" She asked as she heard the ringing of a bell and her eyes narrowed as she looked around but saw no one then sighed.

'Am I imagining this? Or is he really here?' Nessa wondered as Yanka glanced at her.

"What's the matter, lady Nessa?" He asked.

"Nothing at all, I thought I heard something, did you hear a bell ringing or something similar?" She asked as he closed his eyes and listened to his surroundings carefully.

"Nothing like a bell, is everything all right?" He inquired, and she sighed.

"Yes, everything is fine; let's just head back," She replied as she walked away, and they both returned to town, where they noticed the others placing food on the table by the tent, and she smiled.

"Guys," She said and they looked at her with smiles on their faces.

"Are you going to join us for dinner again tonight?" Liya asked as they fixed their gaze on her, and she smiled.

"Sure, I will join you guys," She responded.

"Good, come on," Dalia said as she pulled out a chair, then Nessa sat down as Liya took out her food and placed it before her.

"Thank you," Nessa said.

"You are welcome," She replied before Nessa poured herself a glass of juice to drink, wondering whether she heard a bell or not.

"Lady Nessa, you seem a bit lost, is the food not good enough?" Liya asked and Nessa smiled at her.

"There is nothing wrong with your food, Liya; I was just thinking about something; don't worry, your food is delicious as usual.'" Liya smiled as she responded, and Nessa began eating her food.

"Lady Nessa, how was training?" Riki asked and Nessa looked at him before smiling.

"I didn't train today, I watched Yanka teach Aion and the others," She responded.

"How did that go?" Riki asked.

"Better than expected, right?" Yanka asked.

"Even better, they are learning, but will take a bit more time, they were determined, they don't want to be left behind," She responded and Riki smiled.

"Well, that's understandable, a lot more goblins want to train as well, I overheard them talking," Riki said.

"Well, they can start training, there is no problem with that, it's going to be better that way, as long as they know to defend themselves, we won't have to worry so much," Nessa replied.

"True, especially now that we are growing, it's better if they know to defend themselves even if it's for just a bit" Dalia added and they agreed and then continued eating their food.