The Virtual Realm (Imitai Book 4)

Chapter Nine

We departed from Oasia following an awkward ending to our visit. Despite having to travel with a rift inside my group we managed to gain ten-thousand more troops. Since we went by five divisions, I had them split and merge into the five. Mainly to interact with the other kingdoms and strive to work successfully.

Lately, I've been trying to figure out the whole leadership rule, especially after that fight took place!

On another note, it's hard to believe how far not only I have come, but how far the True Knights have come as superheroes. We only had a couple instances where our universal services were needed, but we still had a long way to go. We True Knights were still a group of young ladies trying to get a grip on our lives.

Even with all the wartime beneath our belts, we remained the same girls from Earth with the same feelings and attitudes.

While I simply stayed laid back, Asami continued to be a knowledge pursuer, Ashley continued to be a hardheaded rebel, and Vesta kept up her fiery personality. Estella however, was all cool and only questioned my authority when she felt it were necessary, like when Vesta and my aunt had their little fight. I have to agree that was the worst time to argue.

Slowly but surely the climate cooled down. Plains emerged. Kingdom after kingdom we went.

Each one was as medieval as Pripo but had their own designs, banners, and color schemes. Buildings did not share the same materials either. One had a brown rock while another was built off cement.

I don't know how, but it seemed a little stronger than the third one which had smaller stones keeping the homes together while the only fortified building with large rocks was the castle.

Now with thirty-five thousand troops, we were slowly but surely making our way to The Underworld. With all the manpower and skilled infantry of unique battlefield abilities, we were sure to surprise Hades. The devilish man would be up in arms over trying to uphold his threat upon this realm.

"I feel like we're in Oklahoma or something," I said, walking by the crops. "At least I know this place is mimicking Earths' and not Ashan's."

"That's because Earth is the center of the universe," Empress Pedonia told me, smiling as she walked beside me. "Thou art lucky to be born and grow up on thy planet."

I looked at her, confused. "Didn't Earth get invaded and nearly destroyed?"

Which was true. Earth did not have the military power or the technology to fight Generia. What made me so lucky for living and growing up on the planet in the first place?

One thing was how I almost died in a stampede. Then all the events which happened afterwards leading to my release from a hospital in New York. People were angry at all sorts of people starting with my mother, and I remember having to mention how upset she was over me and Asami staying on Ashan when we should be trying to diplomatically find a solution.

"No," she replied, smiling. "Earth is seen as the divine planet in the world of Ashanian Monotheism. Ask thy mother when thee leaves this realm. Thou must know a lot of positive changes hath been bestowed between Earth and The Allied Planets."

We continued to walk the plains for miles. In this time, Lorenza's religious background helped to ease the length of our walking trip. Many of the soldiers treaded on farmland, but none of it was even real. For some reason everything in this region was translucent and unbreakable. Nevertheless, I paid no attention as I told Empress Pedonia what I knew.

"What is thy religion then?" Empress Pedonia asked me. "Does thee go to church?"

I shook my head. "Last time I remember my foster mother never had me follow her religion. She told me God will decide where I go when I'm old enough. Never asked my mother Empress Yuruca. She's been too busy trying to work on rebuilding the damaged Ashan."