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STAGE TWENTY-THREE >> The Ant Queen Part Three

This is a work of fiction. All of the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents in this story are all products of the author's imagination used in fictitious manner. Any resemblance to an actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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[TW: This part contains content that some might find disturbing, reader's discretion is advised]

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Wanderer watched in horror as she witnessed Princess being swallowed whole by the Ant Queen. Everyone was busy with their own battles that no one had taken notice of this until they all heard her scream.

"Princess!"

The first thing that they all questioned among themselves was if the captain died. But, they weren't being pulled back to the headquarters which means Princess was alive.

Alive or not, Wanderer swiftly took three and four of the warrior ants surrounding the Ant Queen before going directly to her. The creature staggered at the blow of the Masamune blade, cutting through one of her antennae.

The Ant Queen yelped in pain but activated her own fortification magic when she detected how strong the other was. Those bloodshot eyes fixed their gaze on Wanderer, who stood there staring back at her fearlessly.

"Give her back," she uttered with clenched teeth.

The creature's ear-splitting cry made them all cover their ears but Wanderer ignored this, instead, she charged toward the creature and the blade of her sword met the sharpness of the Ant Queen's sting.

CLANG!

It was like the sound of two powerful swords clashing, Sable's jaw dropped as he watched the fighting but Wanderer's expression was unreadable. If there was any fear, then she might be hiding it perfectly, because there was none on her face right now.

What was there though, was a hard glint that resembles the dark eyes of the person behind that avatar.

"GIVE-HER-BACK."

There was venom in her words and her expression was cold like a dead fish.

Wanderer was also emitting a dark aura that her teammates gasped upon seeing.

"Calm down," Spectre called out. "Princess is still inside her stomach."

Sure enough, Wanderer's gaze went straight to the swollen stomach filled with her babies. Somewhere, deep within her body was that person, and without wasting more time, Wanderer sliced her way through disregarding the refined stings in the Ant Queen's arms that were now stabbing her down.

But it doesn't matter how fast the Ant Queen moves because the Wanderer managed to dodge all of her attacks until she was now facing her belly. Touching it with her hand, she felt it moving as though trying to seek something. Before she knew it, their fingers met and Wanderer couldn't help but smile.

Using the Masamune, she tried to carefully poke a hole in the belly making sure it wouldn't hit the person inside. Green liquid begin to seep in and the Ant Queen shrieked, her minions and warriors went to her rescue but the other members blocked them and the fighting commenced and if possible, worsens.

But Princess wasn't completely helpless inside, and being swallowed was no fun either. Her other sword was left outside but she still has the wakizashi and with her thoughts filled with nothing but to get out of the forsaken belly of hell, she slashed the stomach open and pushed her arm out.