Ashen Dragon

"The Eight-armed Mother Goddess is the great Her Majesty Shanee, who resembles a spider, merciful yet majestic. I have always been Her most devout follower, offering Her everything, and She has bestowed divine grace upon me."

"Praise the Eight-armed Mother Goddess! Holy! Holy!"

"Her first pair of arms is the Moon Hand, capable of releasing moonlight to embrace the earth; the second pair is the Night Hand, able to brew darkness and bring slumber; the third pair is the Future Hand, capable of weaving vast webs to decide the fates of all; the fourth pair is the Hand of Chaos..."

The Fallen Elf remained triumphant and fanatical, with fervor in his voice.

"What the hell?"

"What in the world is all this nonsense..." The Silver Moon Elves frowned, puzzled, and began to discuss it among themselves.

In any era, their Holy Tree Mother Goddess never had so-called eight arms, nor the ability to brew darkness or weave chaos.

"Spider Lady, Eight-armed Mother Goddess, Chaos Weaver..."

Catherine carefully contemplated these strange titles and suddenly realized something, muttering, "It's Spider Queen Luo Si, that Evil God dares to impersonate the Holy Tree Mother Goddess! It's blasphemy! Blatant blasphemy!"

She glared angrily at the Fallen Elf, exclaiming, "Don't you understand? There's no such thing as the Eight-armed Mother Goddess. The one you worship is not the Moonlight Goddess, but an Abyss Evil God! The traitor from tens of thousands of years ago—Spider Queen Luo Si!"

The Fallen Elf screamed, struggling vigorously, and roared, "Impossible! You must be deceiving me! I saw the divine form of the Eight-armed Mother Goddess on the Holy Tree!"

In intense struggle, cracks on his skin widened, and dark red poisonous blood oozed out with the sound of tearing flesh.

"Screech—"

The elf's husk tore to shreds, and a half-human, half-spider monster crawled out from the discarded skin, letting out a raspy scream as it lunged at Catherine.

"It's beyond saving!"

"Kill this filthy monster! Protect Her Majesty!"

Rhea stepped forward, slashing diagonally with the Silver Sword, swiftly and cleanly splitting the spider monster in two. Threads of black smoke emanated from the monster's body in the dim twilight.

"Rest in peace, my once fellow tribesman..."

Catherine remained calm and composed, without a trace of panic, merely gazing coldly at the spider corpse before her: "Such audacity, to dare to replace the Holy Tree Mother Goddess with the belief in an Evil God, twisting the minds of our people, corrupting their bodies..."

"Those elders are even filthier, more shameless, and disgusting than I imagined! They no longer deserve to be called Silver Moon Elves—they are a gang of vile fiends!"

The Ancient Gold Dragon circled several times, then flapped its wings and landed with a boom beside the Elf Queen, nodding slightly: "Your Majesty Catherine, knights of justice from all over the world have gathered here. We will fully support you in reclaiming the throne and becoming the true King of Serenia."

Shield Dwarf King Zeen also arrived riding a plate sheep from afar, laughing heartily: "Yes! Your Majesty Catherine, those treacherous scoundrels are not even worthy to be compared to you!"

"I represent the Harpist Alliance to fully support your rebellion!"

"In the name of Heavenly Mountain—"

In the sky, a Giant Eagle circled, letting out a shrill cry. On this desolate battlefield, humans, dwarfs, elves, giant dragons, angels, and other good-aligned divine beings gathered together, surrounding the Elf Queen like stars embracing the moon.

The pure white Unicorn stepped gracefully, treading on a bridge of rainbow light, soaring into the air.

Catherine rode atop the Unicorn, raising the Elf Staff high, her flawless face resolute: "Everyone—the elders shamelessly defected to the Abyss, replacing our faith with the Chaos Evil God, turning our people into half-human, half-spider monsters!"

"This is betrayal! Unforgivable betrayal!"

"Today, on this sacred night of sacrifice, we will reclaim the Holy Tree and let the silver moonlight shine upon Serenia once again!"

With the power of Divine Arts, Catherine's voice reached hundreds of miles away, heard by almost half of Serenia's elves.

A breeze blew, branches swayed, leaves descended gently, and a wave stirred among the Silver Moon Elves dwelling in the forest.

"By Shanee, those decayed ones dared to do such a thing! Daring to disguise an Evil God as our Mother Goddess!"

"Mother Goddess..."

"This is blasphemy against the Divine!"

"Only Her Majesty Catherine can guide Serenia back on track! We must go to help her!"

Those elves dissatisfied with the Elder Council finally found an opportunity to resist. They had long mourned the fall and corruption of Serenia, viewing those elders as enemies.

The elves moved skillfully through the dense forest, evading the tight search of the Holy Court Blade, gathering around Catherine.

Upon witnessing the shocking elf husks and the disgusting spider monster remnants, most elves fully believed Catherine's words.

How could they be the Holy Court Blade! Clearly, they were a filthy cultist infected by the Abyss Monsters!

The Silver Moon Elves raised their weapons high and shouted in unison: "Long live Serenia!"

"Long live Her Majesty Catherine!"

"Eradicate the worms of the Elder Council! Eliminate the corruptors of the Kingdom's high ranks, and let Her Majesty Catherine rule personally!"

One elf knelt on the ground, weeping: "Your Majesty Catherine, you must punish those degenerates! My husband was lured into joining that so-called Eight-armed Mother Goddess Church..."