Volume 3 Teaser 3

And another month passes. The rewriting process is done and I'm nearing the final chapter of volume 3, which is 100% new. 

For those who have read the RR version, which I assume is everybody who also reads what I post here , the following teaser will open some eyes and maybe mouths. And once you read the book, you'll find that some important story elements are diverging from the RR version beyond reconciliation.

While I can't say that the end result of both RR and the books will be vastly different, the journeys leading up to them already are. That's why, if you want more of Chaos, her harem, or other characters that may have fallen short on RR, I truly recommend you to read the books.

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"What is this...?" Hestia's shaky voice reaches me, and I see that she, wholly uninterested in our reunion with the dark elves, has walked ahead to open the door to the next area. Something on the other side seems to have shocked her.

"What did you find?" I quickly join her and peer over her shoulder. That's when I see what she's referring to; the hall before us is filled with lifelike golden statues. They stand, sit, cower or kneel, wearing expressions ranging from courageous to terrified.

I push the door open all the way and walk into the hall while looking around in a stupor at the sheer amount of statues. What kind of artist would put time into making such a collection?

And with this exact question, another thought forms in my mind instead: They were live humans once, and something turned them into gold. This could be a unique type of magic or even the power of a curse. There are still too many things I don't understand about either after all.

"I have a bad feeling about this." Asoko comments while eyeing the golden face of a man in plate armor, eyes closed and shield raised to block something he wasn't sure he could withstand.

"You sure this place is abandoned?" I glance at Adano but then fully turn to stare at him. His cold smile sends a shiver down my spine, and I feel that something is wrong with this situation.

"Have you heard the legend of the Golden Queen?" He asks in the tone of a priest speaking of their god.