The World Serpent

Deep within the Fortress Bastion of the Occidental Region, Persia was walking through the metallic hallway with a serious expression plastered on her face. Ego and Nyx were walking right beside her as they reached the end of the hallway, which was a metallic door. The metallic door slid open as Ego, Persia, and Nyx entered.

The metallic door closed as the elevator started going down deep below the Fortress Bastion. It took a while, but one could finally see through the destination from the elevator. Nyx was gazing upon a giant basement deep within the Fortress Bastion, and the contents within the giant underground basement were rather surprising for her.

"This is rather surprising. I can\'t believe that there are thousands of battleships lying in wait below the Fortress Bastion. It looks magnificent and grand, which is expected for someone like Older Sister Persia." Nyx smiled upon gazing at the grand scenery of the Azathoth Army or the Azathoth Fleet. 

There were thousands of drones, droids, and many more mechanical robots helping the battleships get ready. After all, it was nearly the time for the battleships to be operational. The elevator landed at the bottom of the underground basement, and the metallic door slid open once again.

The three exited the elevator as they started walking within the giant underground basement. Nyx and Ego were following Persia with confusion in their mind. Persia had a serious and cold expression that didn\'t change during the entire day. It appears that something had happened, which Persia might have hidden.

"Is there something wrong, Sister? You don\'t look good. A problem seemed to have emerged with that face of yours. You don\'t need to hide your problems with your sisters." Ego said with her monotone voice. Persia, who was walking with a cold expression, froze. She sighed and turned her head towards Ego and Nyx.

"I don\'t even know if I could consider it as a problem. Though, I could consider it as an omen. I have a feeling that the Gods above the Realm of Piksyom would strike. I don\'t know when but the severity of their invasion is a thousand times more problematic than the Great War." 

"We are facing against Gods... Who knows how many people they have under them. We can rely on the pressure given to them by the Realm of Piksyon, but they might even have the quantity to invade the Realm of Piksyon. There might even be a possibility that there is a way to stop the pressure released by the Realm of Piksyon, Resulting in them entering the realm with their full power."

Persia explained with a heavy voice. She could feel everything from that nightmare. It was painful. It hurts her heart a lot stronger than expected, The experience of loss, anger, and defeat. She didn\'t even know how she managed to remember all the things that happened in the nightmare.

Hearing Persia\'s explanation, both Nyx and Ego furrowed their eyebrows. Judging from the pained face of Persia, what she saw must have been very painful for her. After all, it was hard for someone like Persia to break such a face. And if she does, then the world would be doomed. 

"It seemed that Sister had a nightmare about the future. We don\'t know if it is true or not, but judging from Sister\'s reaction. It must have been fairly detailed and incredibly realistic. The Information about the Gods is incomplete. We don\'t know their full power or the quality and quantity of their armies. I agree with Sister\'s decision to bolster our army. We might even need to finish the Great War in a month so that we can prepare for the invasion from the outside."

Ego agreed with Persia\'s paranoid action. An omen is incredibly rare for a Great Ruler, and there must be a reason for such an omen. Since the Gods were the subject of the problem, it\'s not that surprising that their invasion would come sooner or later. The only thing they could do was prepare and wait.

"I don\'t know if I could help much but during the recent months. I have been getting stronger and stronger at a fast pace. For authenticity, I can make a real nightmare that would make anyone die. The nightmare can even damage their real bodies." Nyx smirked as Persia and Ego gazed upon her at the same time.

"What? Why are you staring at me with such faces?"

Nyx was confused, but it appears she didn\'t know the meaning of her words. Ego spoke about Persia having a realistic nightmare that might be an omen, while Nyx revealed that she could create a fairly realistic nightmare. Of course, it would be clear that Ego and Persia would give her strange expressions upon hearing her words. 

"Nothing, anyway, we have arrived at the main core," Persia said while staring at a gigantic metallic orb that was levitating from the ground. The core was supposed to be where the connection between Gloria and the Fleet would happen. It was a gigantic nexus network that would be the signal tower of everything operation that happened within the Nation of Azathoth.

"Now that I think about it. Shouldn\'t we have used the Gate to reach this place instead? That would be faster than walking through the hallway, elevator, and underground basement." Nyx had a good question. Persia smiled upon hearing Nyx and answered. "Because I want to take a walk. The answer is as simple as that."

A Silver Gate then emerged right beside them. It glowed radiantly within the underground basement and released a strong pressure that didn\'t have that much of an effect against the three sisters. A beautiful young girl slowly exited from the Silver Gate. She was Gloria, the daughter of the Great Ruler of Azathoth. 

"Gloria, are you ready for it? It is time for you to command the Azathoth Fleet to emerge from the earth and conquer the heavens. Do you think you can handle such a responsibility?" Persia smiled towards her emotionless daughter. She has been with her for a while. She was like the spitting image of Statera, Ego, and Persia. 

Gloria and Persia always ate together, slept together along with Ego, and were always right beside each other. Persia would limit herself from speaking as she might release some words that wouldn\'t be good for Gloria. Gloria was also a fast learner. She understood everything and anything at a fast speed, which was kind of expected.

She understood long ago that her Mother was the Great Ruler of Azathoth. A being above everyone and everything else. She also heard about the rumors about her Mother and couldn\'t help but think of her Mother as someone cool or awesome. After all, even with her emotionless and aloof expressions, she was still a child learning more and more about the Realm of Piksyon.

"I am ready, Mother. I promise that I won\'t disappoint you." Gloria said with her determined voice, which was kind of different from her usual monotone voice. Persia smiled upon hearing the words of her daughter. The first days of raising Gloria were hard but easier than normal. Persia understood that she had to be understanding, and she was given the responsibility of being Gloria\'s guide. 

Persia walked towards Gloria and patted her head softly while having a serene smile. "Even if you fail, I won\'t blame you. Everyone and anyone fails. The only thing you need to do is not make sure not to make the same failure ever again. You can do anything you want with the Azathoth Army. You can try your strategies as long as they work."

Gloria looked at Persia with her Golden Amber and Red Crimson Iris. She couldn\'t help but erupt in a smile and hugged Persia. "Thank you, Mother. I will bring victory over the Major Front in the Nation of Elda. I hope to assist my Sisters with their battle." Gloria said as Persia continued patting her head. 

Nyx and Ego were gazing upon the Mother and Daughter. It has been a while since Persia and Gloria had been together. During that time, Persia\'s mentality has been improving. She was becoming lenient and becoming more patient. She was also becoming more and more cautious. Though, the nightmare pushed her into taking more action about the future. 

The Current Persia in front of them was maturing at a fast speed and was slowly becoming a Great Ruler. Not the World Serpent, or the Demon Lord, but the Great Ruler of the Nation of Azathoth. 

"I hope for your safety and the safety of the Inquisitors. Aunt Ego, Aunt Nyx, and I will have to handle another business for the security of the Realm of Piksyon. Ultimately, it\'s time to meet the Archaeos. After digging more about them, I have a feeling that they would be able to help us against the Gods."

"So, don\'t limit yourself and do everything you think would bring good to the Inquisition and the Nation of Azathoth."

A surprising motherly change of the Great Ruler...

Meanwhile, in the Nation of Elda, within the Southern Outskirts between the borders of the Nation and the Calidus Desert. Everything was burning as dark ashen smoke covered the heavens. Thunderous sounds of Explosions from bombs echoed along with their radiant light. Gunfire, Artillery Rounds, and Engine crackling sounded within the scorched battlefield.

The battle has reached its peak as the Inquisitors were pushing the surviving Great Calidus Desert Army back to where they come from. Along with Elven Support, the battle between Indra Region and the Calidus Desert was becoming an offensive instead of defensive. 

Though, it didn\'t end there. Silver Gates emerged from the skies as Battleships exited through them. It was the Azathoth Fleet aiding to reinforce the Elda Major Front. Atop one of the Class 2 Battleships, Gloria stood and watched upon the scorched battlefield with a cold expression.

"The Fleet of my Mother will bring destruction upon the wretched invaders." 

Well, an apple doesn\'t fall far from the tree itself.