As Aurianna had gathered her courage to speak, Eva tilted her head to one side, watching her with interest. "So, what's on your mind, Aurianna? You seem like you want to tell me something," she asked, a teasing edge creeping into her voice.
"Eva," Aurianna called out, her voice laced with curiosity, "I've been wondering if you have any goals or aspirations of your own?"
A mischievous snicker escaped Eva's lips, betraying her amusement at Aurianna's inquiry. "Oh, my dear Diamond," Eva replied, her voice dripping with playful intrigue, "so you're interested in delving into my affairs, are you?"
"I'm trying to be nice here!!" Aurianna yelled.
Eva's wicked grin remained fixed on her face as she calmly stated, "I've already achieved all of my goals." A chilling image flashed before Eva's eyes of two Regals who resembled the twins that had killed Gray Diamond. They were visibly shaken, their weapons clutched tightly as they panted for breath.
The rage in one of the boys' eyes was palpable as he snarled, "If you unleash that attack, you'll also injure yourself just as much, and you'll never be able to reach the same level of power again!" Eva, appearing as a teenager, regarded them with a cool detachment, seemingly unfazed by their anger.
Her golden clock eyes glimmered brightly as she exclaimed with a wicked grin, "It would be worth it to annihilate over a hundred tier 1 Regals!" The two boys were quick to retort, their voices rising in unison, "You bitch!"
Eva's voice echoed through the darkness, thick with the weight of a long-festering rage. Her golden eyes burned like molten metal as she clenched her fists, her knuckles turning gold.
"You pathetic bastards have no idea how long I've been waiting for this day," Eva snarled, her voice dripping with venom. "The day I finally make you all pay for what you did!"
The word "Law" blazed across her eyes, written in a script that seemed to pulse with an otherworldly energy. With a fierce intensity, Eva brought her hands together in a sharp clap, and a massive burst of golden light erupted into the heavens, enveloped it in a devastating explosion.
The force of the explosion was so devastating, that if tore through the fabric of reality itself and leaving nothing in its wake but a void of blackness. As the dust settled, Eva stood amidst the ruins of her enemies, her eyes still glowing with an otherworldly power.
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Eva's smile was cold and calculating, her golden eyes glittering with a dark intensity. "Since, I have accomplished all of my goals," she said, her voice sweet and calm. "Now, I shall lend my support to both of my masters and help you two girls achieve your goals, whatever they may be."
Aurianna smirked, her eyes flashing with a fierce determination. "Just make sure you don't slow me down," she chuckled pridefully.
"I won't master," Eva said with a wink.
Eva reached out and patted Aurianna's shoulder, surprising her with the sudden physical contact. "My masters are the most important people I have left," she said, her voice tinged with emotion.
Aurianna's eyes narrowed suspiciously. "You're acting weird again, Eva," she said, her tone cautious.
"Get some rest, Aurianna," Eva said warmly, gently brushing her hand over Aurianna's eyes. Almost immediately, Aurianna felt her eyelids droop, and she sank into a deep, peaceful slumber.
With her master safely asleep, Eva's thoughts turned to her duties as her caretaker. "I must do more research on this world and Leila's world, so I can aid them better," she mused, her voice filled with determination. "After all, I have a new responsibility to take care of these girls after all. So even though I don't want them to take super shortcuts I'll just aid them a bit."
She raised her hands, and a soft glow emanated from her fingertips. Suddenly, a group of tiny, palm-sized versions of herself appeared, each one grinning and bouncing around with excitement. Thousands of them, appearing and hovering in the air around her. They chirped excitedly in a language only Eva could understand as more continued to appear out of her hand.
"Pidi, pidi!" they chanted in unison, egging each other on. Eva grinned and addressed them, "Okay, my little friends," Eva said to them, beaming. "I need you to go around the world and gather as much knowledge about this world as possible. Leave no stone unturned!"
The miniatures nodded in understanding and, with a chorus of, "Yes master! Yes, master!" flew out of the window and into the night. Eva watched them go with a smile, knowing that she had the best possible team on the job. And the new mini versions of Eva who just appeared seemed to know their new orders and flew through the windows and followed the others.
Eva sat back on the bed with a grin on her face and surveyed the room. "Well, that was easier than I expected," she said to herself. "I guess now all I have to do is sit back and wait."
"I guess I should remove the illusion I placed on those shadow guards outside Aurianna's room,"
With a mischievous glint in her eye, she reached out and dispelled the illusion she had placed on the shadow guards outside Aurianna's room. "I don't want them getting too suspicious," she explained to no one in particular.
Turning her attention to Aurianna, she noticed that the girl was shivering slightly. Without hesitation, she leaned over and pulled the blanket up to cover her more snugly. "There, that should keep you warm. You ate too much of those monsters, so the after effects won't be so good," she whispered, a soft smile on her lips..
With Aurianna now comfortable and asleep, "While the Pidis search for the information, I'll just take advantage of the opportunity to explore the castle a bit and see what other secrets this place has to offer," she mused to herself.
With that, she floated up from the bed and phased through the walls like a ghost, making her way deeper into the castle's labyrinthine interior. She passed through doors and hallways, "I wonder how many strange and wondrous things I would find along the way."
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As the moon began to rise on the horizon, the Pidis took to the skies, their tiny mechanical wings beating furiously as they soared through the air. Their mission was clear: to gather as much knowledge as possible about the world around them.
Some of the Pidis flew low over the rugged terrain of Sandeph, their sharp eyes scanning the lush, and thriving landscape for every sign of life. Others soared higher into the sky, their keen senses able to detect even the faintest details from miles away as they canned the entire continent. All the Pidis dispersed in different directions in order to complete their missions.
As others flew over the seas, their eyes glowed gold, casting a warm, comforting light over the dark, churning waters below. They dived in and scanned the ocean floor, looking for every sign of life or hidden secrets that lay beneath the waves.
But it wasn't just the continents and sea that the Pidis explored. Some flew high into the clouds, their tiny bodies disappearing into the misty white expanse above. As they flew through the countries in the clouds, they noticed strange and exotic races unlike some people had seen before.
Undetected by the inhabitants, the Pidis continued their mission, scouring the landscape for any information that could be useful to their master, Eva. They observed the different races and customs of the people, noting the similarities and differences between them.
High above the clouds, a country of towering sci-fi towers loomed in the distance, its metallic spires rising high into the sky, like the fingers of some colossal machine reaching for the heavens. The towering structures stretched as far as the eye could see, forming a maze of metal and circuitry that pulsed with the energy of a thousand machines.
As the Pidis drew closer, the true scale of the country revealed itself. Each tower was a masterpiece of engineering, a towering monolith of gleaming metal, glass, and circuitry. The buildings were so tall that they seemed to disappear into the clouds, their tops obscured from view.
The country's architecture was truly a wonder to behold. Everywhere one looked, there were intricate designs and patterns etched into the buildings' surfaces, with glowing neon lights and holographic projections dancing in the air. The streets were lined with bustling crowds of mechas and cyborgs, their metallic bodies gleaming in the artificial light of the city.
The mechas and cyborgs that inhabited the country were a diverse group, with a wide range of designs and functions. Some were humanoid in shape, with sleek, polished exteriors that shone in the light. Others were more utilitarian, with bulky frames and heavy armor plating that made them look like walking tanks.