Angel Monarch

When Cassandra Evolved to Stellar, she also changed races, fully becoming a succubus.

Her power over illusions turned into an extremely strong weapon, while her beauty became unmatchable and borderline dangerous.

She constantly needed to suppress her allure aura, so people wouldn't fall in love with her just by batting her eyelashes once.

Cass's hair stayed purple, but now it grew beyond her waist. The light fractured upon hitting the purple river flowing down her back, creating a mesmerizing illusion of rainbows.

Her bright pink eyes seemed to pierce through every being's soul, gauging their deepest desires.

Behind her back two large, dark purple, bat-like wings spread, similar to Leslie's own demonic ones. She had similar horns as well, albeit smaller, and more cute than dangerous.

Near her backside, a long, dark purple tail moved seductively. It had no dagger-like protrusion at its end, but it wasn't any less deadly than Leslie's.

Upon appearing, everyone's heart rate rose, and they all looked away with heavy blushes.

Vicky alone remained unfazed. She was just stunned by her Aunt's beautiful face. Even without makeup, Vicky had seen no one even remotely as gorgeous.

She wore a long, flowing dress made of some glass-like material. It was partially see through, which defeated the purpose of a dress in Vicky's opinion, but it also blurred everything…

The dress revealed all of Cass's body and also hid it in plain sight.

Still, no matter how much she blurred it, her protruding assets couldn't stay hidden, no matter the fabric used.

"Damn David! I'm quite jealous of you!" Said Percy loud enough for everyone to hear.

Morren didn't even glance at her boyfriend, and instead nodded in agreement, "Me too! Do you want to swap some time?"

This jolted Percy from his reverie, igniting a new dispute between the 'happy' couple.

Both Vicky and Cass laughed at them, which further brought everyone back to reality.

"What do you mean, you've been here for a week? I never opened a portal for your return."

Vicky sounded confused. Even as a Stellar, Cass couldn't have come back from Antarctica, since the Mediterranean Ocean stretched between them. That's over 10.000 kilometers!

Cass just glanced towards David with a cunning smile and waited for her man to explain.

"After reaching Stellar Rank, Cass unlocked a lot of new abilities, using her illusions. She could leave illusory avatars wherever she desired, and change places with them any time… She didn't arrive here a week ago, in a way she never truly left!"

Everyone's eyes widened in surprise at hearing David's words.

"But wait! If you were here this entire week, why have you stayed hidden?"

Asked Vicky, while the alluring woman giggled, causing a blush wave amongst the people.

"Because I wanted to observe you alone for a bit… And it isn't my fault you hadn't noticed me! I was one of the maids who watched over little Nick! I was also the soldier you gave the letter to!… Why didn't you recognize me, eh?"

Vicky just stared at her aunt in disbelief. None of the maids looked like Cass, so she obviously used illusions, but she explicitly remembered giving the letter to the female soldier.

As the memory of that day popped into Vicky's mind, she finally remembered why that man and woman seemed familiar… They were Yvonne and Yannick, Thea's older brother and sister!

Just by looking at them, it wasn't easy to figure out. They both had the height of Thea's family, Yannick being around two meters, while his sister was ten centimeters shorter. Their facial features also reminded Vicky of Marc, their father.

The way they carried themselves, though, their jovial attitude was the opposite of their mother's Luzia's or their little sister's Thea's. Those two always moved with serious expressions and perfect dignity.

Yannick and even more Yvonne weren't like Thea. They seemed to constantly joke, tease and generally annoy each other, like any true siblings pair would.

Yvonne was the oldest out of the four siblings. She was born shortly after the Apocalypse.

With her 1,9 meter height and powerful body, one could even mistake her for a man, but her face showed great natural beauty.

Her long metallic gray hair followed to her mid-back, firmly held together in a ponytail.

Two fierce, piercing gray eyes stared at her surroundings, as if waiting for a hidden opponent's attack.

On her face, a permanent grin spoke about her personality and hidden degrees of lacking sanity.

Her brother, Yannick, seemed more of a silent type.

His most prominent feature were his eyes, which stayed closed constantly. However, the lack of sight didn't impede his movements at all, which made Vicky curious.

She could do something similar using her Locator passive ability. It wasn't quite seeing, more of feeling everything everywhere in a wide range.

Other than his eyes, nothing he showed nothing too prominent. His face held the beauty of any Transcended, his build was lanky in a way feminine. Atop his head, long, black, disheveled hair flowed down to his shoulders.

The two Transcended noticed Vicky's stare, and they both raised eyebrows simultaneously. It looked especially ridiculous with Yannick's closed eyes.

"Is there something you need, Princess?" Asked Yvonne with a small, kind smile.

The officials sent by the Antarctican and South American city-states looked at Vicky with newfound interest. Somehow, they only just realized who she actually was.

Yvonne glanced at the dozens of strangers, her smile widening a bit. What Vicky mistook as kindness was the exact opposite, but through her cunningness, she hid her real intentions well… But not well enough…

Vicky took one step, teleporting before the sibling pair.

The surrounding room turned awfully quiet, everyone watching the interaction between them with deep curiosity.

Right now, nobody other than Cass truly understood the changes Vicky went through during the year. But she didn't plan on interrupting the scuffle about to unfold!

Vicky mirrored Yvonne's previous smile perfectly as she stared up at the tall siblings.

"You two should've really learned from Luzia and Thea! When they learned about my real identity, both begged me to spare them, while you dare to mock and insult me?… I can't decide if you truly have missing gears in your skull, or you just pretend to be so degenerate!"

The insults and threats hit home as Yvonne's face turned red from blind rage. She acted purely on instinct and anger, without any planning or reason.

Her right arm shot forward just as a slender longsword appeared in her palm.

Vicky watched as the blade's point approached her neck, but she didn't even blink or do anything to evade the weapon.

It closed in, but just before it could've made contact with her skin, a golden spear stopped it.

A moment ago, just when Yvonne's sword appeared, Astrid flew unnaturally quick, and summoned her own weapon. With her spear, she blocked the deadly blow.

Yvonne blinked once in surprise, realizing the huge mistake she made. She tried taking a step back, but upon glancing down, she saw her legs turn to stone.

The petrification grew up her waist, nearly touching her internal organs. Luckily for Yvonne, Kim could now control and even reverse its disturbing effects.

As the tall woman's terror grew, she noticed a long, black scythe blade in front of her neck. A dark green smoke oozed from the weapon, giving her the imminent feeling of death.

"Now, now, attacking the Princess? I thought you were better than this Yvonne… Are you perhaps a traitor?"

Cass's illusory voice echoed in everyone's ears, while her mouth didn't even move. She just continued observing the amusing scene with a calm, mischievous smile.

After Cass's words, Vicky quickly concluded the situation.

With a swipe of her hand, Vicky opened a few portals, teleporting Astrid, Kim, and Lucy further away. She also dismissed the petrification, which surprised even Kim.

During the past years, she met people and monsters immune to petrification, but she never seen anyone reversing its effects so easily… Even Harold needed time to fully heal Agnes!

Vicky took one step forward with narrowed eyes. Yvonne's heightened anger ended fast, and she even took one step back out of fear.

The little Princess stared into Yvonne's metallic gray eyes. She watched the offender squirm under her gaze, then, with a haughty expression, she finally spoke.

"Yvonne, for your offence today, I revoke your invite from attending the Peacemaking Celebrations with us in New Constantinople! Yannick and the rest of the family can come, especially Thea, since we are good friends!"

The room became silent once more. This time, though, instead of fear and curiosity, pure shock took hold of everyone.

Vicky's intense stare had previously unnerved the envoys, but now they looked at one another in confusion.

By their knowledge, Vicky was a Princess of the Angelic Order, and Yvonne had just tried murdering her. This was an offence punishable by death, or at least it should've been.

Yet, Vicky just basically uninvited her from a party as the punishment…

Even Vicky's old friends looked at her with bewildered eyes. The little white-haired girl wasn't the person they left here a year ago.

Yvonne and Yannick appeared most perplexed. Neither met Vicky before, so they didn't know what to expect, but she certainly wasn't the small, kind girl Kim and Sam always talked about.

To them, Vicky seemed like a regal ruler stuck in a thirteen-year-old girl's body.

Even the way she carried herself had no signs of a meek, anxious girl. Instead, she resembled a proud leader, experienced beyond her years.

While everyone still looked at Vicky, Cass's booming laughter dispelled their shock.

In that moment, the final person walked through the portal…

Breathing heavily, Agnes looked over the situation in confusion, then with an angry expression, she turned towards Damien.

"Thanks for waiting for me!" She shouted sarcastically, while holding onto her protruding belly.