Angel Monarch

Kim stood alone on the grassy field as the four Transcended approached her. They were all similar in their ugliness, but their bodies differed a lot.

The furthest to the right was tall and thin. She held a glaive with a serrated blade at its end, and she wore some kind of body armor that only protected her chest and nether area. Most of her skin was showing, which was very dumb in Kim's opinion.

The one next to her stood even smaller than Kim, and she looked much more robust than the first. She held a battleaxe, which was larger than her small stature. Monster skin formed her armor, and she used the creature's face for a helmet.

On her right walked one of the fattest person Kim had ever seen. The ground trembled with each step the fat goblin took. She held a large whip, which she cracked loudly in the air. A strange black, plastic-like outfit contained her whole body.

The one on the left was the most normal out of the four. Her face wasn't as ugly as the rest, and she was the only one who wasn't grinning from ear-to-ear. In her hand, a lone sword rested, and she wore a simple leather armor for defense.

Kim's focus instantly landed on this female. From her movement, it was easy to tell that she was the strongest out of the four.

The females stopped a few meters away from Kim and looked back at their owner. He shouted something in the goblin language while staring at Kim.

The female on the left translated it. "Change back into human and beg for mercy. My Lord doesn't want to kill you, and if you try anything, you will meet a fate much worse than death or slavery."

Her voice was a monotone, and human-like. Her translation and talking pattern was much better than any goblin Kim had heard before.

It took her a few seconds to realize her situation. She could've tried to fight these four, and maybe she could've won, but one mistake would equal a death sentence.

She also had to account for the Warlord, who was a lot stronger than she could manage.

For now, she needed one thing and one thing only... Time.

Her twin short swords dissolved into green fog, and her snake tail turned into a pair of slender legs. The snakes on her head changed back into a shoulder length green hair. The scales on her body turned back into her usually pale skin.

She then began to re-summon her clothing, but before she could've, the tall goblin grabbed onto her hair and tossed her right before the Warlord's feet.

By the time she reached the ground, her armor covered her nakedness, but her face still landed in the dirt. With a small groan of pain, she climbed to her feet... Or at least tried to.

A firm foot kicked into her spine, and she went back onto the ground. The foot stayed on her and kept increasing the pressure until she couldn't breathe.

All the goblin females snickered, but the male's booming laughter was louder than any of them.

He spoke a few words, which Kim didn't understand, but soon a clear female voice spoke right into her ear, translating it.

"Be honored, tiny one. You are part of Warlord Oirim's harem. He will bless you with the same gift as he blessed me! Be grateful for the change that's about to begin, and fear not. Everything is going to be okay."

As these words resounded in Kim's head, a deep shiver went over her body, and she started trembling from fear. She knew something horrible was about to happen, but she remained firmly pressed to the ground.

She heard movement in front of her. The bone throne creaked as the Warlord got to his feet. He took two small steps, and Kim saw the male's large boots in front of her face.

Around her all the females chanted something, and the female goblin, who didn't look like a goblin, translated... "New Sister."

Kim's head was pulled up by her hair, and she stared into the Warlord's glowing light green eyes. Bright green energy enveloped his right hand, and he slowly moved it toward Kim's terrified face.

She tried to move and lash out, but the other harem members held her still. It was reaching, coming closer with each moment, and just as it was about to touch her face, Kim saw a weird reflection in the Warlord's eye... It was a giant whitish-blue saber-tooth tiger, about to devour his face.

The male instantly jumped back, and Damien only managed to bite down on a fat goblin. The female exploded under the pressure of his jaws, and he spit out the remains.

The large tiger stood in front of Kim protectively. She was still recovering from the initial shock of the encounter, and from the terror which still had a firm hold on her heart.

A strange armor covered the gigantic tiger, chilling the surrounding air. It was green from all the goblins he had killed while coming to her rescue.

The females were momentarily shocked; then, understanding the situation, they attacked together with angry screams and shouts. Some of them even seemed to cry while they attacked Damien.

He growled at them with revulsion, then turned this area of the battlefield to ice. Kim didn't even process what happened. She was trying to get to her feet, when she slipped on the ice turned grass.

Luckily, she got her hand up in time, so she didn't hit her head.

With a bit of effort, she climbed back to her feet and looked around. The battle lines had moved away by a lot, so they wouldn't be able to help the Warlord in time.

Close to Kim, there were two ice sculptures, which were the tall and thin, and the short and robust goblin female. Each sculpture broke into tiny pieces with a gentle tap.

A sudden scream of anger diverted her attention, and she saw a whip aimed at her face. Kim tried to lean away, but her feet still weren't used to fighting on the ice, so she slipped.

The whipped cracked above her head so loudly that Kim gasped in pain.

She tried to scramble to her feet, but the fat goblin was already about to crack open Kim's head with the whip.

Somewhere behind her, she heard electricity, and she smelt ozone in the air.

The fat goblin looked confused for a moment, then her eyes widened as the lightning arced her way. Kim saw the thick bolt move towards the female and hit her square in the chest.

For a moment, Kim saw the goblin's skeletal structure, then she saw her flying away. By the time she hit the ground, she was dead.

Kim heard loud footsteps rapidly approaching, but was pleasantly surprised to see their owner. Astrid ran to Kim in her giantess form. Her enormous feet moved along the ice with ease, never slipping or slowing down.

She leaned down and grabbed Kim with one hand, pulling her up without effort.

Behind her, the twins were running too, but they were much worse on the ice. They kept slipping and sliding.

"Thank you... For the rescue... Fuck me... That asshole was about to turn me into a goblin, I think..." said Kim, her voice heavy with fear and relief.

She couldn't see the others' expression, but they looked to be terrified by what they heard. One of the twins seemed to want to ask something, but before she could, a loud bang brought their attention away.

The four of them turned towards the sound, where the Warlord was fighting with the giant Tiger and a colorful flying figure. They were throwing everything in their power against him, but the male just laughed it off.

"Can you help them?" asked Astrid, while watching the fight with angry eyes.

Kim remained silent as her sight was fixed on the fight.

Damien summoned a few hundred ice spears behind him and launched it all at the Warlord. At the same time, Cass locked him into an invisible box, with thorns on the inside, so it would stop his movements for a moment.

The Warlord stared at them with a wide grin, then his body turned ethereal for a moment. Only a greenish outline was visible, and he soon appeared outside the box.

With his long and slightly curved sword, he cut towards the approaching projectiles, and each of them exploded into splinters.

He laughed with madness and rage, then pointed towards Kim and shouted a few words.

In that moment, the four of them saw that several female harem members had survived. There were five of them, including the woman who translated to Kim.

Astrid grabbed Kim by the shoulder, and said with a serious voice... "Try to help the two Transcended, we will take care of these bastards!"

Kim wasn't so sure that the three of them could defeat all those females, but they didn't have time to argue. What she knew for sure was their need for the Stellar to die or leave.

She spent a precious second to turn towards the walls and saw as the waves of goblins and monsters were already below them.

With a deep, calming breath, she turned away from the city's doom and focused on the task needed to be completed...