Ascension of the Monster Queen

While they were on their way, Nessa tapped Isamu on his back and he looked at her as she pointed by a stream near and enclosed waterfall and he smiled, then stopped and she jumped off of his back before jumping into the water and he laughed.

"Wanted to freshen up?" He asked and she smiled at him before nodding.

"Yeah, I want to freshen up, can you stand guard?" She asked and he nodded before turning away from her, blocking the entire waterfall with his body as she began taking her bath, relaxing her body under the water and she exhaled deeply.

"Are you feeling more relaxed lady Nessa?" He asked and she smiled as the cold water flowed down her body.

"When I am done, you can freshen up as well, that's if you want to, of course," She responded and he sighed.

"Yes, I think I will, this water feels good, oh and I wanted to tell you that in about an hour or so we will be arriving at the capital city of this kingdom, where you want to go, you reached a few hours earlier before the third day reached," He said and she chuckled.

"That's good and it's all thanks to you," She replied.

"You gave me a drive to get there sooner, lady Nessa, is this only about an alliance?" He asked.

"No, it's not just about that Isamu, there is something that I have with me, I got it from a stranger and I just found out, he is from this kingdom, something is not right with this kingdom, I came here to find out more as well, the one that gave me the thing was their king and he died right in front of my eyes with his wife, the king and queen, just like what the king told us, except they didn't just died, they were murdered by the one in black, what I don't know though, is why he killed them, what was the reason?

Though, I intend to find out because I have what once belonged to their king," She responded and his eyes widened.

"That's just sad; there must have been more than one reason or reasons why they killed those people, took them away from even their families; I think I understand what you're saying; do you think it could all be connected, am I right?" He inquired.

"Yes, I do think that it's all connected one way or the other because it is the very same guy in black, they people of this kingdom have a new leader now, there is something else to all of this and I want to know why," She responded and he stretched off.

"Well, I will be right here with you all along so you don't have to worry, I will protect you from any harm," He said and she smiled.

"Thank you, that's good to know, I am counting on you," She replied and he smiled.

"You won't regret it, my lady, at least I hope you don't," He said and she smiled.

"Pretty sure I won't," She replied.

"Let's hope so," He said as she exited the water, dried off, then got dressed after which she approached him and he glanced at her and she patted him on the head.

"You need to relax, I feel fresh and nice, you can go ahead and have a nice dip as well," She replied and he nodded before wrapping his tail around her waist and throwing her up in the air and she gasped as he threw himself back in the water, causing a huge splash and she chuckled as he looked at her and caught her with his tail then gentle placed her back on the ground and she smiled as he dived down within the water and she sat down on a rock before taking out things for them to eat.

When Isamu finished freshening up, he stepped out of the water, and she smiled as her eyes glowed orange as his body began to heat up, and he looked at her before bowing his head when she finished drying off his body.

"Thank you," He said.

"You're welcome, come on, eat with me, and then we'll leave, but when we get close to the city gate, you'll shrink into a small form, and I'll carry you, got it?" She asked.

"Got it, that's good with me," He responded and she smiled then gave him his food before he drank water and she took her food then both of them began eating.

A while after they finished, Nessa made sure she had everything back in her bag and when she saw that they had everything, she jumped onto Isamu's back and he looked back at her as she smiled.

"Are you ready for take off, lady Nessa?" He asked.

"Yes, I am ready," She responded as she held onto him, then he took off and she smiled.

On their way to the captial, Nessa saw how many villages they passed and they were all nice and had a bit of a modern touch to them, which she liked and the people were shocked to see the size of the fox that passed by them but they didn't make a big deal out of it.

Upon nearing the capital, Nessa got off of Isamu and he looked at her then she patted him on the head and he looked at the capital which looked nice even from a mile away.

"Now, are you okay with shrinking?" She asked.

"For your sake I will so I am fine with it, you don't have to worry about little things like that, lady Nessa, let's get going or we will be later than normal people, we took a while at the waterfall after all," He responded and she chuckled before sighing and patting him on the head.

"All right, I'll transform now, but you still have to be careful even though I am here, got it?" He inquired, and she smiled and nodded, and he transformed into a smaller version of himself, which she lifted up in her arm and passed her hand on his head before continuing on her journey to the capital.