Mystic lands of the muse

When Syvil saw that Sylvia was giving her hand, Syvil had second thoughts. Though, Syvil just sighed and just accepted her elder sister's offer soon.

Sylvia raised her little sister from the ground using her hand of finesse. Then, Sylvia went behind her young sister and patted her shoulders,

"Now why don't you introduce yourself to my new companions. Hm, my cute little sister?"

Syvil just looked away,

"Tch! Kay."

Silence was in the air as Syvil didn't open her mouth. Genocide, Thelamia, and the little ball kitten were just dumbstruck.

Sylvia noticed that her little sister wasn't moving an inch. She felt that her little sister had stage frights again. Thereon, she just introduced her young sister to her companions in her own way,

"Everyone, this feisty little girl is my little sister."

There, Thelamia witnessed the full appearance of Syvil. The Goddess perceived that the nervously shaking Syvil was similar to the appearance of Sylvia, although Syvil looked younger.

Syvil was also shorter. She was comparable to a young girl in her early teens. She fluttered her wings that were made out of feathers.

Genocide's attention was caught by the dusty brown hair of Syvil, as her hair was darker than Sylvia's. Not only that, he observed that Syvil was braver in her auracompared to the bombshell Sylvia.

Genocide stared at her for long, while he was scratching his lower chin,

Syvil got uncomfortable.

"Could you stop looking at me like that?"

Sylvia just giggled.

Spheera witnessed that Syvil was clothed in garments who hailed from a tribal village.

Her clothes were weaved by the thick skin of a jaguar and seamed with feathers of a great eagle. More so, she was also wearing wooden sandals with feathers attached.

Genocide was done analyzing the petite body of Syvil. Suddenly, he remembered something and made a mild gesture,

"Oh yeah, since you're Sylvia's little sister, why don't you escort us to your Harpy den?"

Syvil just scoffed,

"Hmph! Why should I?"

Suddenly, Sylvia wrapped her arms around her little sister from behind. Then, she embraced her young sister as she was a clingy elder sister,

"Awwww, you don't want me to return home my little sister?"

Syvil got annoyed by the squeeze of her sister and tied to break free,

"Alright alright geez sis! Stop hugging me!"

When Thelamia witnessed that the two sisters had a solid family bond, she giggled softly.

Genocide noticed that the Goddess was somehow entertained. He made a grin as well, but he didn't have evil intentions somehow.

Sooner or later, they were escorted by the harpy girl Syvil through the ascending cliffs. As they reached the highest range, they arrived at Harpiel Highlands that was located at a plateu above the clouds.

Syvil acted as a newbie tourist to them,

"And we're here. Welcome to Harpiel Highlands. I think that's what they say."

Thelamia's eyes observed that the homes of the harpies were small huts made out of hay and strong lumber.

She felt that the monsoon gales were cold as well. She glanced above.

There, she noticed that there were people with wings who had almost the same clothing as Syvil.

The harpies soaring above noticed Sylvia from below,

"Is that Sylvia?"

"Apparently, she is!"

Soon, the harpies flocked around her from above.

Instead of the usual festival, Thelamia and company were seeing a beaitful dance of feathers along the breezing winds.

While they were dancing above the skies, Sylvia made a heartfelt smile, as their falling feathers falling were creating stardust into the place below,

"The gales of sparkles. Now I feel truly at home."

The place was blanketed by the night sky.

All of the harpies were now strolling along the village.

Thelamia and the others were done eating their meals. They were now about meet the chieftain of Harpiel Highlands.

When they were at the entrance of the hut with raven feather decorations, Genocide shoved his hand near to Thelamia's face.

The Goddess was dumbfounded.

Genocide just made a businessman's grin,

"Oh yeah, sorry Thamy but..."

Then, he clasped his hands,

"It'll get political and confidential from here on out. So you can't join us."

Thelamia just nodded calmly,

"Yea, I understand. Besides, there's a rule that Goddess can't join-in into any mortals' politics, unless they were in political position to do so, like Julie did."

Wait, did this Goddess just tell something reasonable? Is the world about to end? This can't be happening! The world must've been turned upside down for this Goddess to say something logical.

As for Genocide, he just sighed,

"Goddess Julieth, my mom huh."

Though, Syvil gritted her teeth when she overheard those words from Genocide,

"The Goddess of Destruction herself, right?!"

Then, Syvil just went ahead and entered the important-looking hut.

Sylvia just patted Genocide's left shoulder, as he shouldn't be bothered by the grudge of her little sister.

Genocide nodded.

Sylvia and Genocide followed Syvil afterwards.

While for Spheera and its master, they stayed behind. When Spheera and Thelamia were all to themselves, Thelamia pouted and became irrittated,

"Nnnnnghh! Like I said, a Goddess can't join into any kind of politics, but that doesn't mean she can't listen or even see it! Hmph!"

Spheera just rolled its eyes as its master was acting immaturely again,

"And Thamy's up to no good again."

Inside the hut of the chieftain, Genocide glanced around. He saw that the whole place was made of lumber but they were stacked with bricks. Thereon, he perceived theat the whole place was comparable to an igloo, but made of wood.

Though, he looked dubious when he couldn't see the chieftain, so he asked Syvil,

"By the way, who's the chieftain or Harpy Queen of this village currently?"

Syvil went to the front. She held her hips and made a proud smug,

"Hm hm! She's standing right here!"

Then, she pointed at his face,

"And that's me! You VAMPIAN MONSTER!"

Genocide wasn't fazed, rather he looked satisfied when he heard those words,

"Oh okay, guess this will be easier for us."

He catched his breath and continued with gestures afterwards,

"By the way, we brought Sylvia here, because she is now free from the imperial kingdom's clutches. She will now live alongside with her own kin once more."

Then, Sylvia took a seat at the nearby woven chair.

She brought out her fan and made a gracious action of a poised lady holding out her fan, covering her mouth.

Although, Syvil wasn't filled with glee, instead she looked skeptic and crossed her arms,

"Hmph! Is that so. I'm sure there's a catch!"

Genocide made calm gestures, disagreeing of what she had said,

"No-no. Me and the kingdom are letting her free without any cost. The treaty or agreement you'd call in your terms is a seperate manner."

After that, he offered her a black scroll with a golden ribbon attached. Syvil snatched it from his hand. Then, she skimmed through the scroll's contents out loud,

"The kingdom of Vampia yada yada. Provide security and assistance blah blah. Promising bond between two nation blah blah. Kingdom would like to purchase..."

Suddenly, Syvil's eyes went wide, as she continued to glance through the contents,

"PURCHASE 300% ORIGINAL PRICE of CRYSIM crystals procurred by the Harpiel Highlands if they have any supply ready?!"

Her eyes became wider and wider as she read more,

"Last part is...most of all, the crysim crystals procurred by Harpiel Highlands can still be sold to other nations even."

Syvil stopped glancing through the scroll. She moved the scroll away. Her eyes stared at Genocide abruptly, as she was filled with skepticism,

"Are you sure this is from the imperial kingdom itself?! What's going on here Vampian dog?! Are you a spy!"

Genocide just laughed and slapped his own laps,

"Gahahahahah! Nah, I'm no spy. Rather, I think the kingdom wants to destroy itself."

Then, he pointed out,

"And no spy would say that."

He walked around Syvil afterwards,

"Think of me like, a REBEL inside his own land."

He crossed his arms and became serious,

"But that agreement is legitimate, as signed by the Supreme Generia and the Queen...my mother and father."

Syvil facepalmed as was getting more and more stressed, while she kept hearing Genocide's statements. Even in her own thoughts, she was about to flip the tables,

"Sigh, why'd they send a joker to us, are they messing with us?"

Who knows.

Sylvia crossed her legs and suggested to Syvil surely,

"Well, just by hearing the info from that scroll, it does sound promising. And yes, I strongly agree that the Harpiel Highlands should take on this offer."

The next moment, Syvil smacked the table behind her. She aimed a fiery stare at her elder sister afterwards,

"SIS HAVE YOU GONE INSANE?!"

She shoved her hand with force and continued to express her deep hatred,

"Accept the agreement and continue the relations with those Vampian savages?!"

Her hand pointed at Sylvia's mechanical wing,

"After what they did to your wings?!"

Sylvia just made a sarcastic smile of an esteemed lady of magical tricks and fanned herself,

"That was just my suggestion, my little sister. Ufufufu!"

Syvil stood up strong and pointed at Genocide straight in the eye,

"YOU! What did you do to my sister?!"

Then, she continued to burst her rage,

"You broke her sanity didn't you?! You monster!"

Although, Genocide doesn't know of what she was talking about. Though, he didn't reply to the searing statements of Syvil's blade tongue,

Syvil's rage snapped.

The next moment, she tried to unleash her weapon, yet Sylvia already pointed her bladed fan at Syvil's neck.

The air went stagnant as the tense vibes of of two sisters agonized each other.

Though, Genocide didn't move an inch.

There after, Sylvia gave her little sister a cold stare of the abyss,

"If you dare to even wound master Genocide, I won't go easy on you. Even if you are my little sister, Syvil."

Syvil didn't unsheathe her weapon. Instead, she became pissed of her own sister,

"CAN YOU EVEN HEAR YOURSELF SISTER? MASTER GENOCIDE?! YOU'VE GONE CRAZY!"

Sylvia raised her eyebrow,

"HE WAS THE ONE WHO SAVED ME FROM MY SUFFERING, my little sister."

Genocide was stunned when he heard those compliments from Sylvia.

Sylvia overheard the crowd of men talking from outside. Thereon, she shifted her look at Genocide,

"Master Genocide? If you please? Our fellowmen might need help. As I could hear something going on outside."

Genocide just scratched the back of his head and nodded with a grin,

"Oh yeah! Sure thing my one winged-lady."

Then, he left on his way and did as he was told.

Sylvia just brushed her hair, as she could see Thelamia's pink hair peeking from the entrance. Sylvia just raised her chin with a smile on her face.

Then, she hollered over Thelamia,

"And I could see you're still there eavesdropping on us GODDESS THELAMIA."

Thelamia appeared from the entrance. She just bonked her head with a silly look on her face as her cover was blown. Afterwards, she went inside and joined Sylvia and Syvil.

Sylvia took a deep breath and put down her fashionable weapon.

Thelamia sat beside Syvil and Sylvia in which they had formed a triangle of sitting people.

Sylvia fanned herself and made a sinister smile of a corrupted priestess once again,

"Now, do the two of you want to know how was my life in the kingdom of Vampia? Ufufufu!"