Silvertree Chronicles Bk. 11

Nova turned from Orea and Orea grabbed Nova and hugged her from behind. She whispered, "I am so sorry for giving you a hard time about finances. We have been struggling. Sure, the shelters feed us but they do nothing for clothes or trying to do business. Most do not have jobs because of the hidden champion and the crackdowns that came."

Nova hugged her back, "The big difference is out there I had nobody to do this simple act and mean it. You did. That is worth more than all the gold in this place." Nova looked at everyone. "Wait here a moment."

Nova walked her down to the wing vaults, "Open the vaults in this area only."

Her mouth fell open at how much was in each of the 6 rooms here.

Nova looked at her, "Tell me that would not corrupt? Close vaults. There are more of them."

Her eyes went big, "Where did all of this come from?"

Nova looked at her, "People he killed and dragons he killed; usually with the help of an army. Killed his Black dragon father even. 40 of them he said."

She nodded, "I could fucking believe it."

Nova thought, "Is there a trophy room in this place?"

She heard Varus'Nor sigh, "Main hall, a hidden door. The next level above is open with pillared supports."

Nova walked back, "Everyone, follow. Open it, Varus'Nor."

The wall opened up and it had a staircase. They walked up and looked at heads everywhere. All had been through a taxidermist.

Nova thought, "Did he do the work?"

She heard, "No he was looking for a skilled one with loose morals for years since his last one died. He kept them in the cold room waiting to find one. It is cool but it is built like a portable hole in the wall. No air when it is closed."

They walked around for a good thirty minutes. Nova looked at them, "This is the fucker I took down."

She walked over to a section labeled 'Bards.' Nova looked at it, "I guess I was not good enough to make the wall."

Aunt Orea shook her head, "No you were better. How did you take him down?"

She sent her the images from pulling his pants down the taste and the feeling of everything said and done.

Orea looked like she wanted to get sick and then did. Then she looked at Nova and nodded, "You didn't make the wall because you were too damned good of an assassin."

Nova looked at her, "This is why no bardic songs about him are out there. None that are spreading. There is one but I have some editing to do before playing that one again. If ever."

She walked back down and everyone followed.

She thought, "We stop over the ocean, I know where his trophy collection is going. Unless they were elven. Then the remains are returned to the families."

Nova heard Varus'Nor sigh. "If they are long dead that might open some very bad wounds."

She thought, "OR provide closure. I will add it to the list of things to talk with the blade holders about. Using a council approach on the matter."

He responded, "Very good idea as it is a concerning matter and should be decided by more than you and I."

She walked up to the control room. "We are approaching the ocean."

She pointed over, "Gods' Eyes. Those connect directly to it and get everything. Alliance Overwatch feeds from this system and gets only a fraction of what is out there. Overwatch gets even less but does not connect to this system. Gods' Eyes data is too detailed and subject to abuse.

Look at what the fuck of a King is doing with Overwatch. If he had this...that would be horrific. That is where the whole corruption aspect of the Moon Blades comes into play. Now, my family, you have seen the monster I killed for more than the Blade Wielders.

Some of those dragons were metallics as well. Somehow, he killed those before they left based upon the dates. That relic slowed his aging to seconds for every day he lived. Likely those who relocated away from their homeland for one reason or another.

Feeding off the energy of the other relics. Tell family, but nobody outside the family that I killed that monster. NOTHING about this base of operations OR what we can see of this world. The base will be known soon enough. Gods' Eyes will be guessed about like it always has been. Alliance Overwatch will be turned over to the new leadership most likely."

Aunt Orea looked at Nova, "We will let them know you live but that is secret. We will let them know you are looking to find a solution to the problems the house is facing. To fix the injustice we have dealt with but you are on a mission for the Gods that is related to our troubles. You have had your own trials and tribulations and had to go through them alone."

Nova sighed, "Thank you."

Nova walked them back to the portal room, "Contact the house. I will portal you in."

She pulled out a crystal, "I am looking to come home."

They heard, "Blocker is off."

It was not Nearon. She waved them back out. They move back into the hall. She sent the portal. She left it there and went to the control room. She had six royal guards and thought, "Deactivate portal. Secure room."

She activated the communication into the room, "You 6 need to decide if you wish to live or die. The room's security has 2 options. One that slams the floor into the ceiling. Pull all of the communication crystals and put them in a dresser drawer. Anyone activates a crystal and you are all dead. I can see when they are activated."

One of the Moon-elves asked, "What proof do you have?"

Nova sighed, "Everyone, sit on the floor." They sat down or crouched. "Active blades." They watched a series of blades slice through the air above them. "Deactivate blades. That is the other security option. I could crush you on the ceiling. I would prefer not to have to kill you."

One walked over and pulled the crystals from the Gold Elves and put them in the dresser drawer. "I saw four of you are Moon Elves in the city guard. You all carry magic suppressing manacles. Put them on the two Gold Elves and I will prove to you exactly what is going on. Sheath your swords."

One asked, "We need more than that."

She thought, "Portal them into the arena, Set spell access to zero."

She called in, "Step out."

They walked into the room and She thought, "Activate portal security crusher. That way they can see their other option."

It went off for a few seconds smashing everything in the 'Royal Suite.' "Stop security. The room you are in suppresses all magical spellcasting ability. Strip the two gold elves down, sheath your weapons, and put manacles on the two gold elves. Else, I can leave all six of you there without food and water. Close portal."

They started talking with each other. Nova opened the door to the portal and waved everyone inside. She thought, "Arena."

They stepped out into the area, all seventeen of them. With 5 Moon Blades out front.

"My family Moon Blade in one hand and a sundering vorpal in the other. I have 8commendations for 6 months in the Military and destroyed another Champion on the field. I am Novella Silvertree, the Champion of Corellon Larethian. Sheath your weapons and strip the 2 Gold Elves. NOW!"

They sheathed their weapons as they knew they were outmatched. They stripped down the 2 gold elves. "Toss over their pants."

They tossed them over and she checked them. She tossed them back, "They can put those back on."

She thought, "Can you display our front view into this room?"

She heard, "Yes. Doing so." She looked at the display of the guys in the room.

"This flying Keep is heading into the Deep Sea region right now. By direction of Corellon Larethian, I am putting the 12 blades back into wielders' hands. I obviously did not die at the end of the war. I recovered the 12 Moon Blades.

You are inside the Keep that held them on the other side of the world. The King is corrupt. He sold the Blades to the monster who had this Keep. For a billion in gold each with an additional 5 billion when he got them all. Do you believe your own eyes? Nobody has to die here right now. I have shown that if I wanted you dead it would have occurred."

They nodded. "The 2Gold Elves remain. Your species has been enabling the corrupted King. Moon elves move up to the other end of the room."

They walked them through the portal and to the other side. She asked, "What is going on at House Silvertree?"

He looked at Nova, "They went to serve an arrest warrant for your Patron. The guard would not open up and when we broke through the portal they had was sealed."

Nova nodded, "Good, I would have been pissed if you succeeded. This way, unseal relic room and trophy room."

She saw they were from all from minor houses by their house pins.

She asked, "You enjoy staying bent over like you are going to take it in the nether-hole bowing to that prick?"

They shook their heads. She asked, "Either of those two from House Goldeagle?"

They shook their heads and one of them spoke, "They pulled all Goldeagle from the guard when they started getting killed by the resistance. No Moon-elf allowed in the Palace District unless requested or they have passes to help guard Gold-elf houses. Not many of those though because of the headaches of being locked up every night. Moon Blade family shop being the only exception, but it is heavily guarded."

She nodded, "We already disintegrated the body of the fucking black half-dragon. I will let you see the other Moon Blades. There were two ways onto this base. One was through a gauntlet of eight tiers of deathmatches to be the one to come up and challenge him. My father came up that way. The other was to be a great performer. I also learned to be a great assassin over the last 5 years."

She pointed, "Everything in the room is a relic and could fuck over your world."

They looked at the wall of Moon Blades yet to be claimed. Goldeagle had put his back in place. They all nodded. She walked out and they followed, "I want to show you what a monster I put down. Close relic vault."

They walked up and 2 walked right back down immediately to keep from getting sick. The other two stood there shocked. Nova looked at them, "Killed all 12 Moon Blade wielders. Their heads are in a cold storage room downstairs. Apparently, his taxidermist died."

They walked down with her. She looked at them, "Seal trophy room. What houses the two Gold Elves from?"

He looked at Nova, "Small ones. All the guards are from small houses. Goldwater and Gold Dagger."

Nova looked at that book really quick. She found the item which was technically items. Two parts to one relic. Nova sighed, "House Goldeagle, House Golden Ear and Golden Lute. The last two sold the two pieces to assemble Bisionus's flute. An elven relic. They each got paid 700 million gold pieces for their pieces. They sold them together. Which means they conspired to sell an elven relic to a non-elf."

She went up to the control room and isolated the main house. They each had scrying protection but not strong enough. She looked in deeper and saw the Patron in one. She looked at the Moon Blade holder, "How would you and 4 royal guards feel about making an arrest? I can put the portal right in front of that door."

They walked down and she set the portal in place." She saw the Patron get up, Open the door, and disappear. One of the guards smiled, "That fuck got me fined half a month's pay. I pulled his communication crystals." She opened the arena for them to put the prisoner.

They came out after tossing him inside and he was naked now. She walked down and looked at him. "You know why you are here Patron Golden Lute?"

He looked at Nova, "Because you have a death wish."

Nova looked at him, "Bisionus's flute. Selling it to a non-elf. Not just a non-elf a black half-dragon."

He looked at her, "You have no..."

Nova yelled over him, "Proof. I have a ledger and the fucking flute. Along with all 12 Moon Blades. Display trophy room to them. That is what you sold it too. That monster which I killed. I will get to the truth with all of you on what you know. I am a powerful psion and the champion to Corellon Larethian.

Depending on what I pull out of your head your house might fare just as badly as Goldeagle. It is being stripped down to the blade wielder. He has already claimed the blade. You do not have a Blade to save your house. Get comfortable for now."

She walked away with him staring in shock. She went up and looked. She hit the higher definition on the display. "That would be the Patron to Golden Ear."

She looked over, "Back in the box. Take some magic suppressing manacles."

She tossed them a set, "Strip this one naked as well." She saw them all inside. She set it two feet in front of him. They reached out and got him." She closed the portal. She looked at the arena, set the portal when they finished. They tossed him in.

She looked over, "Any issues?"

They shook their heads. One of the royal guards smiled, "He wanted to know what in the hell we thought we were doing."

They laughed. Nova smiled at him, "Taking care of those who commit treason by selling relics to a non-elf."

She walked into the relic room and found the flute. She used a blanket and pulled it out. she walked down to the arena, "Just in case you thought I was joking about the flute."

She set it on the ground outside the wall. She pulled up House Silvertree. No sign of guards. She took the portable display with her and went into the room, "Blades stay with the guards."

She handed the display to her Aunt Orea. "The twelve of you need to decide if you are fighting or getting locked in. Locked step to the right." They all moved left.

Nova nodded, "Good, I will send us back."

She pulled up a crystal, "Nova you there?"

She heard her Aunt Jan sigh, "Just barely had royal guards trying to break into my house. I have all of the families on the fourth floor. Guards were breaking down the door."

Nova nodded, "I captured some from Silvertree Estates. We have 4 moon-elf guards with 5 Moon Blade holders. Also, 12 Silvertree mages or clerics with me. Two gold-elf guards and two of the Gold-elf House Patrons captured for selling Bisionus's flute to this fuck."

She gasped, "Did we recover it?"

Nova smiled, "Sitting on the floor outside the magic suppress field we have all of them in. Staring at their undoing."

She sighed, "Teleport to Silvertree I have a portal coming as soon as I see you." She teleported and they portaled in. Jan came in. She returned. "Question, do you have the other blade wielders?"

She sighed, "All but 2, They're with their families on the fourth floor at the moment. The last two are in the dungeon in the Palace.

Nova went to the control room. Nova pulled it up, "Do we know which cell?"

She shook her head. Nova looked, "They have 30 cells with 2 to a cell." Nova flipped the display, "The inn looks clear. Teleport back to the fourth floor and get those wielders. I will come to you."

Aunt Jan nodded. Nova smiled, "Can any of you cast a spell to leave a symbol. Like paint. A black Nova with a double crescent in it?"

Nova got four hands. She nodded. "One will do for the moment. They have to be monitoring different levels. We will try and portal them all out. Starting with the cell closest to the guards. Everyone ready to handle what we get?"

They all nodded. "Aunt Orea you are on monitoring. Everyone else, gather up in pairs. I will do the portals. You get them and take them to the back."

They nodded. Nova took them in and had all but two cleared. She went for them. They cleared one as they opened the cell door. She changed to her human viper and portaled them into the last one. She rolled between the two prisoners as the door opened and cut the head off one of the guards.

She sent Varus'Nor through the heart of the other. She called out, "Symbol!"

She had another 8 guards.

She backed into the cell, "The Dark Nova will come for you!"

One cast a fireball at her and she made to evade it. She looked inside and they had them all. She rolled into the portal and left.

She changed forms, "Are our guys here?"

She shook her head. She nodded and changed back to human. She took them to the fourth-floor War Room right in front of the portal, "Back up everyone. Open portal."

It opened and there were 12 gold-elf guards in the room, "Activate security."

She skewered 5 of them and sent the other 7 scrambled from the attack as the Silvertree mages launched fireballs into the room.

Nova ran in, "Open dungeon. She walked in and had one guard who she cut down before he knew what happened. She walked around the corner and one guy was strapped to a table and another held a knife to his throat.

He looked at Nova, "Move and I kill him."

She commanded him mentally. "Put the knife down, lay on the floor."

He dropped the knife and laid on the floor. She walked over and cut his fucking head off. "Unlock all cells."

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Overwatch was in talks with the King, "We alerted your guards of that strange teleportation signature being in your dungeon. It appeared 30 times, once in each cell!"

One of the guards came running in, "Your Majesty. Some Human woman killed two of your guards. Said the Dark Nova was coming for you."

The person on Overwatch spoke, "Now it is on the 4th floor of your palace!"

The King ordered the guards, "Silvertree has to be involved if they are getting into the War Room. Guards, kill them all!"

The Guards went running for the stairs. He had no mages in his main guards. All fighter types. He did not trust elven mages as much these days and kept their numbers low in the Palace itself. Because he worried Correlon would order one of them to try and kill him. Now he knew it was a Silvertree and it was likely the one they thought was dead. She had the Barons base!

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Nova cut the straps holding the prisoner. she called out, "Move it! This is a prison break out and you are all invited."

She had three of her family mages helping out, "Take all of the bodies and pile them just inside the portal, deactivate security."

Bodies fell. "Status?"

She called out. "They are on the third floor. The rumor was the King stopped keeping other mages in the Palace so they are on foot."

Nova walked in the portal. "Strip all access to the portal but me. Close portal."

She took the portal to the base, "My dear aunt you stay with me to monitor. The rest of you escort these people to the master bedroom. Open that and the dining room. Food and rest. We will deal with restraints when we get back."

She switched it to the throne room. She smiled.

She portaled 30 feet up and pushed out a couple of bodies. She took them out. She looked at his secure shelter home. She put the portal right against the portal, "Seal portal to all but me."

She returned to the portal as two fireballs went off. She kept the height and opened the portal 50 feet up out on the Palace lawn and dumped the rest of the bodies. She checked the fourth floor of the inn and House Silvertree. She placed the portal against the existing portal.

"Open portal shut down all security," She yelled in. "You have two minutes to figure if you want to fight or get locked in."

She changed back to being Nova. She had another five of the Blade Singer, one being Nearon, and two arcane archers running. She also had Monnius there who joined her as he had gotten trapped in the home with his wife, they had relocated the family here when the home got locked down.

She looked at the Patron, "Will be doing this for a month at least. House Silvertree's involvement is known. Strip security access to all but the Patron and myself. All security on. Set portal access to the Patron and myself. I will lock the portal for 7 days. I will be back before then."

The Patron nodded and smiled. "Close portal to all but me for 7 days."