Everything had gone according to Elise’s plans. Or at least she seemed to think as much.
Hee hee, not bad, princess! To think you’d steal the power of the gods!
It was clear to Elise that Lithisia had taken at least a fraction of Alan’s powers. The self-proclaimed miner’s power had been scattered throughout the world, and none other than Princess Lithisia had once gathered it at the Shopalace. As far as Elise could tell, the princess had used the orbs to stage a coup against her master. She no doubt planned on taking her master’s place, much like Elise did.
It was the perfect opportunity. In other words, if Elise could become Lithisia—I’ll finally become a being who surpasses God-class entities!
That being said, she couldn’t just become Lithisia right away. If she tried to do it the easy way, she’d be blocked by that weird brainwashing like she had before. That experience had left Elise with numerous mental scars, including some truly perturbing thoughts about shovels.
That was why she had hidden in the curtains of the once-was throne room, quietly waiting for her moment to strike. She had known that eventually, Alan himself would come and do battle with Lithisia. That would be her chance.
And just as she theorized, it all came to pass. This brought her to the present moment.
You hesitated!
Up until now, Lithisia’s incredible mental fortitude had protected her from Elise’s machinations, but finally, she showed an opening.
Lithisia wasn’t sure if she should take the full power of Alan’s child-making Wave Motion Shovel Blast. In that moment, she was just a regular maiden. Both physically and mentally, she was weak. Seeing her in this vulnerable state, Elise’s eyes sparkled more brightly than any orb.
“Lithisia, I will take everything from you!” Elise leapt from behind the curtain toward the princess, and there was nobody to stop her.
Why?
KA-CHOOOOOOOOM!
“Huh…?”
Elise turned toward the light blue stream of light hurtling toward her.
The very special Wave Motion Shovel Blast landed a direct hit.