Chapter Fourteen

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Lylia looked around the domed room she had just entered in awe. "Selena, what is this place?" she asked. The room they had portalled into was majestic. Dimly lit, the room was panelled with timber. The only downside, Lylia observed, were hints of reddish-brown dirtying the walls. She shuddered to think what might have happened there.

Selena replied, "We are in the Abyssal Palace. I shall bring you to see your new mentor soon." After that, Lylia followed Selena through some winding passages and knocked on a majestic, gold-framed door.

"My queen, it is I," Selena called.

"Enter," a voice responded. Selena swung open the door to reveal a beautiful yet intimidating woman with whitish hair and large, blood-red wings. Lylia looked at her with a sense of trepidation.

"Welcome, Lylia, Little Wizard," she purred. "I am Alice, Queen of the Apocalypse. I shall be your mentor in the art of Alien Space Summoning and how to harness the great power-" she gestured to Gloom, who had backed into a corner, "-of that thing which you have summoned."

Lylia looked at Gloom and shrugged. "If you won't hurt me or control my actions, then sure," she said nonchalantly. Alice grinned an evil grin. "Let the training begin!"

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