Villain's Valor: A Noble Fantasy Resurrection

"Chosen... a child, really the chosen one of that name..." murmured the young queen to herself, completely impressed...

She moved much closer to Estefany, who for some reason was as still as a statue. The young queen had a serious look as she examined Estefany's entire body...

"Her soul is incomplete, a great void where her true name should be..." After a few more seconds, she stopped looking at Estefany and turned her gaze to me. Continue reading on My Virtual Library Empire

Taking out the artifact that currently remained in the form of two pairs of earrings, the starlight glow reappeared the moment it was exposed, enveloping Estefany's body just as it had a few days ago.

"A true name in tangible form..." The young queen watched as the starlight wrapped around Estefany: "It's calling to her... like a child looking for its mother," she murmured to herself. "But, it's too unstable, trying to force its way in... very bad, it won't work this way, the girl's soul can't withstand such pressure of power," the queen's eyes changed colors in seconds.

Athena stayed silent, listening to her murmurs, but mentally she was completely stupefied. She had understood in seconds just by looking at the young Estefany, like reading an open book: "Surprised?" The young queen asked playfully. "You shouldn't be. That artifact has the complete essence of animal spirits; it's a great call. Look around," she said while extending her hands.

Following her lead, I looked around... all the animals were staring fixedly at the earrings, as if they were in a total trance. The high-blooded animals had rather foolish expressions, staring intently at Estefany, while the only ones whose expressions subtly changed were the pillars...

"An artifact made with the very essence of animals, an artifact with the power to make all possible contracts with any animal, a rather terrifying power, even I don't have such power in my hands... I suppose this artifact was taken from the primal zone." In the blink of an eye, the earrings were in the young queen's hands... Athena didn't even notice... she calmed her nerves: "Yes, this artifact was found by the Sovereign of the Forge..."

"I see... now with everything you've shown... I suppose you want my help for this young girl to assimilate the true name into her soul... Am I wrong?" A playful smile appeared on her lips: "I can feel it, this artifact is quite picky, it doesn't accept any mana that isn't from a magical animal, it's quite stubborn. I suppose your attempts failed, and you sought help."

The young queen placed her hands behind her back: "But I also don't think you came just for this matter," the young girl waved her hands, and in her power, above those delicate hands, appeared a small ball of grass. But if you looked closer, you could see the figure of a young boy with white hair, eyes closed, sleeping peacefully...

Athena frowned... Anthony was sleeping contentedly without a care in the world... in fact, he looked comfortable... she felt a strong urge to hit him...@@novelbin@@

"As you can see, I have some unresolved issues with this young man, no, with his entire family, but especially with him. I have some things to discuss and matters to resolve... I'll try my best not to kill him, but I can't. His bloodline protects him, I can't penetrate the dragon aura... but as you can see, he's in good condition. You're asking me for a favor, but I'm asking you for another. I'll help you assimilate this artifact, but you will give me time to talk with this young man... What do you think?"

"I accept," Athena didn't even hesitate... if Anthony had been present, he would have looked at her with wide eyes, feeling deeply aggrieved with a deep pain in his heart... he might even vomit blood from witnessing such a betrayal...

Athena didn't hesitate for one simple reason... the dragon aura, the true dragon aura is a technique to be feared... Besides, she saw Anthony was fine, even looking like he was on vacation. She didn't think much... assimilating the artifact was more important, but... to be more sure...

"I accept, if Anthony comes out without any physical, mental issues, in one piece just as he is," she said seriously, almost forgetting he was the son of a great duke...

The young queen put a big smile on her lips and nodded enthusiastically: "You said it yourself! We'll just have a pleasant conversation!!"

Looking at the earrings again: "I can feel two more students who are the same as this young girl," she looked outside: "What do you think about having them witness the assimilation, after all, they went through the same thing," she tilted her head...

Athena thought about it for a moment... the hypothesis they arrived at in the empire turned out to be true, with the confirmation of the queen... they could now start devising ways to do the same with the other chosen ones... after pondering for a few seconds: "Agreed, I'll call them."

"No need, leave it to me," the young queen looked outside, and her eyes shone...

"Where am I?!" Persephone looked around with confusion in her eyes...

"What's going on?" Matías similarly looked around and felt anxious...

"Smell of death... very heavy, Urgg!! How disgusting!!" The young queen wrinkled her nose strongly, looking at Persephone... she even covered her nose with her hands...

"Calm down, you two, don't worry, we're going to see something interesting," Athena said with a smile...

The young queen managed to control her emotions and looked at Matías: "A great mirror..." That was all she said...

"Introduce yourselves, you two," Athena said seriously...

"My name is Persephone."

"My name is Matías."

"Nice to meet you!!" They both obeyed after seeing the terrifying look from their teacher...

"Empty souls... I suppose you have their artifacts as well, right?" asked the young queen...

"Yes, I have them in my possession," confirmed Athena...

"For now, I can't think of a way to help the mirror boy... but I suppose it has something to do with light." "On the other hand, the young girl with the smell of death... I can't think of anything either," she murmured to herself in contemplation.