Sudden attack!

Suddenly a large familiar sword crashed through our table! We all leapt from our seats and raised our weapons ready to fight! Standing beside the destroyed table holding the massive broadsword was no other than Beidou!

“How’s it going, Traitors!” Beidou announced.

Suddenly every female around us began to screech an inhuman voice and some began to surround us! Panic ensued among the other male guests as female soldiers, female adventurers, waitresses, maids and random women nearby suddenly turned on them screeching and attacking without warning! They spit black mud out of their mouths at the males to restrain them in their sludge! Beidou’s female crew members soon appeared too screeching inhuman cries and surrounded the five of us hissing and with big eyes looking in different directions.

“You five are wanted for treason against Liyue and are under arrest by orders of the Dark Empress!” Beidou announced.

“What are you talking about?!” I said clenching my bow.

“The Dark Empress, Ningguang, is aware of your defeat Yelan. We know you follow the false leadership of Shenhe!” Beidou said as she tightened the grip on her own sword and swung it over her shoulder.

“I have done no such thing!” I lied to her without flinching.

“You have one chance to comply to the Dark Empress’s will. Drink from my breasts and the five of you will be released.” Beidou said as she pulled down the front of her top revealing her breasts.

I looked over to Mistress Shenhe. She looked angry and furious that her plan and she and her followers had been discovered.

“There’s no use in pretending anymore my dear Yelan.” Mistress Shenhe announced and stepped forward towards Beidou. “What if we refuse?”

“You don’t get to!” Ningguang’s voice rang out.

We all turned towards the stair way up to the Wanshuu. There walking down the stairs was Keqing, Ganyu, the Traveler Lumine, being led by Ningguang in her dark blue orchids evening gown. “How’d she get get up there?” Was all I could think.

“You see surprised to see me, Yelan, Shenhe.” Ningguang said as she reached the final step and began to approach us. “Lumine has been using ancient teleportation devices scattered throughout Teyvat connected to the Statues of Seven, to get to places. Since she’s now mine she’ll be the key to the expansion and consolidation of My Dark Empire, for which I will rule as the Dark Empress.” Ningguang caressed Lumine’s face and pulled her into a deep kiss and exchanged saliva and tongues in front of us.

“What do you mean Your Dark Empire?” Shenhe raised her spear towards Ningguang.

“Deep in the Chasm where Yelan was first taken over by Us, there lay a chamber where My Emperor laid dormant and gifted Us this power. Upon showing our loyalty he gifted Me the right to rule and to take the surface of Teyvat for Myself, for Us…” Ningguang walked behind Lumine and began to grope her from behind which she happily moaned. “As the Chosen One to Rule as the New Dark Empress you must submit and accept me as your Empress and join my Dark Apostles as Lumine, Ganyu, Keqing and Beidou have.”

“And if I refuse?” Shenhe glared at her.

“Like I said before you don’t get to.” Ningguang released Lumine from her grasp. “Cease them. Try not to damage their bodies, once they submit and join our ranks we don’t want them to be injured.”

Surrounded nearly on all sides by Ningguang’s drones and Beidou a small gap had been formed behind us along one of the railings on the deck towards the border with Mondstadt only the waitress Yuhua and Xi the maid stood between us and freedom. Using her spear she turned around and struck down the waitress and maid drones standing in our way to our only hope for escape.

“Run for the border!” Shenhe shouted at us.

We immediately turned and jumped past the incapacitated drones and upon hitting the ground the five of immediately ran!

“After them!” Beidou shouted with her sword raised.

All of the women turned drones not currently restraining one of the males present released a inhuman screech and broke into a sprint after us with Beidou at the lead. Like wild animals without any understanding of self preservation they kept and climbed over the railing and began sprinting after us across the Bishui plains!

Crossing over the last bridge before reaching the Stone Gate there was nearly 50 of Ningguang’s drones chasing us. The guards at the Stone Gate where all male and looked confused as we ran up the entrance of the Stone Gate through their checkpoint into Mondstadt! We where too quick for them to even react.

Construction was currently being done on improving transit between Mondstadt and Liyue leaving explosive barrels filled with pyro slimes laying around along the canyons walls preparing to demolish and expand the pass.

The hoard of drones crashed into the checkpoint behind us overwhelming the border guards and the random bystanders and merchants who suddenly found themselves attacked by random women hissing and screeching while following the Pirate Beidou! Chaos soon ensued at the border crossing under the Stone Gate as Beidou and the hoard of drones where temporarily stopped just long enough for us to gain some distance while preoccupied trying to restrain the people there and **** their way through the guards.

“Yelan shoot those explosive barrels once we get past them!” Shenhe ordered.

“Yes Mistress!” I readied my bow to shoot!

Yanfei, Mona and Hu Tao made it through the main segment of the Canyon followed by Shenhe. I sprinted past all of them and stood ready to shoot. When all of them passed by me I raised my bow towards the explosives and fired! The arrow flew straight and true and struck the explosives immediately setting off a chain reaction! The pyro slimes inside began to explode one after another!

The canyons walls began to shake and an avalanche soon began collapsing the canyon walls down blocking the pass with rocks and debris! The border crossing between Liyue and Mondstadt was now effectively blocked until the rocks and debris could be removed which could potentially take months.

We continued to run not daring to look back until we had cleared the pass! When we stopped running we found ourselves amongst the vines of a winery. We had made it to safety!

We sat down and took a few minutes to catch our breaths and process everything that had just happened.

“What are we to do now Mistress?” Mona asked finally able to breathe.

“We must build up our forces to defend ourselves against Ningguang and her ‘Dark Empire’.” Shenhe stood up. “We will start by establishing ourselves here! In Monstadt! This is our former home territory after all and Ningguang will probably be busy consolidating her new ‘Empire’ at least for the time being.”

“I’ll need to establish a new network here.” I told Shenhe. “I’ll try to contact Sasha before Ningguang can get to her.”

“Very good. Mona try to figure out a way for us to even the odds with Ningguang.” Shenhe ordered Mona.

“Yes Mistress.” Mona said happily.

“Hu Tao and Yanfei I’ll need you to look for potential recruits to join us and also a means of obtaining funds.” Shenhe said as she looked over to them.

“Of course My Mistress.” The two said kneeling before Mistress Shenhe.

“Now then let’s go! If we disable the statues of Seven then their teleportation network in Mondstadt should go down if what Ningguang said is true.” Shenhe said as we all began to stand up. “We will dominate our former Homeland and consume it for ourselves!”