Of a diameter and height about twice the length of a football pitch, the spherical living hall they entered into was bounded by a tainted chameleon glass wall that display rain drops seemingly rolling down on it in a manner that makes one think rain is falling on it outside.
Moreover, the smooth circular floor of shiny and glossy pitch-black wood they are standing on was sectioned into an inner circle and an outer ring by a thin circular stream of blue water that correspond to the hanging edge of a gallery that is hanging above them and at the halfway point of the two hundred meter tall living hall.
Skylar took off his eyes from the dimly glowing red chameleon glass floor of the gallery that barely lits up the outer ring of the floor below it where they stand as his head was raised. He sets them on the transparent thin water curtain that is falling vertically from the outer edge of the gallery into the thin circular stream below it.
"Mmm..."
Having had his feel, he look to his side at Empress Diana who got his message. And then responing to it, she resumed her walk, sustaining her unusual quietness as she leads the way towards the water curtain that surrounds the inner circular part of the living hall beyond it.
"Diana is there something you wanna ask me?"
Almost reaching the thin stream in front, Skylar who has been looking at the sparse but well groomed exotic plant lifes occupying the outer ring part of the hall, making it seem like they are walking between a ring-shaped garden, set his eyes on the back of Empress Diana leading the way in front of him with Ling walking alongside him.
"My lord indeed. I am confused..."
Responding, Empress Diana slowed down her pace, and after a short few seconds, Skylar and Ling caught up with her; and they all reached the water curtain that parted automatically, revealing a two meter long bridge stretched over the thin stream and thereby connecting the hall's outer ring to its inner circle they are heading to.
"My lord... Do you know the toughest experience level anyone can choose is the impossible level?"
"Mm mm. I know."
Skylar nodding his head as he answered, the two stepped on this specially designed bridge made of chameleon glass, except for Ling who jumped over it and sprinted off.
"My lord, do you also know the most dangerous spawn points for this level of difficulty are the regions with the darkest shade of green on the map?..."
Having left the outer ring part of the wooden floor that is situated right under the gallery, and stepping onto its circular center part of diameter about a hundred and thirty meters; Skylar having heard Empress Diana, lifted his head towards the ceiling of the living hall. A circular ceiling about hundred meter above the hanging edge of the circular gallery—hundred meter from the floor, makung the room total height 200 meters—its edge aligned with, and therefore aligning with the thin stream that bounds the circular inner part of the floor he is now standing on with Empress Diana by his side.
Is that me?
Displaying every now and there on the ceiling he is watching is a live image of himself that seems to appear like he is peering down from above and making eye contact with him with a smug grin in his face.
They get almost everything wrong about me. I don't grin like that, and that neck. Nah.... This must be a patch work... Not as good-looking as me.
Looking away from the ceiling kind of satisfied with his evaluatuon, his eyes caught a black tree with glowing red fruits that is rooted at the center of a pool of a diameter of about forty meters— a pool situated at the very center of the inner space he is standing on, which is also the center of the living hall.
Moreover, to the left and right of this tree responsible for the dim illumination of the hall, and at exactly where they form an equilateral triangle with it as they are located very close to the thin water stream behind it is a cylindrical shape cubicle each; with each made of transparent crystalline glass wall and a top made of black wood, making both look like what seems to be an elevator to the gallery.
"Where to?"
Skylar as he inquired, shifted his gaze from a circular sofa set that is located close to the front of the pool and a few steps away in front of them, towards the right side of the pool where a red box-shaped and relatively short cubicle is.
"Follow me, my lord."
Empress Diana taking the lead, Skylar who is now looking at the pale face of Aya in his hand followed right behind her—one step at a time, as both head towards the red cubicle, which inside of it he can sense Ling's presence.
...
"Here we are, my lord."
Sliding the glass door of the four meter tall, wide and long wooden cubicle to the side, Empress Diana paused beside its three meter tall entrance, expecting Skylar to go in first, so that she can come inside after him.
But seeing Skylar who was about to drop Aya after considering the narrow width of the entrance that will not let them in since Aya is being carried Horizontally in a princess carry, her bow-shaped raspberry colored lips parted again.
"My lord, i suggest you release her bindings... The blood queen i know will definitely choose to remain your prisoner of her own free will, than to remain in that state any longer. She is annoyingly straightforward."
"Mmm...You are right."
Nodding his head in agreement, Skylar smiled warmly at her, a smile that made her blush as she felt overwhelmed by his acknowledgement, his stare and smile included.
"But before that, let's ask her?"
Now, turning to look at Aya in the eyes, Skylar loosened the spiritual binding on her, just enough to make her speak.
"I will stay, release me."
She didn't delay. Her raspy and boyish voice hastily gave Skylar the confirmation he wants, and Skylar already agreeing with Empress Diana grinned and completely undo her bindings, freeing her after what seems to be a very long time to her.
"Bathroom?"
Still in his arms, Aya directed her question to Empress Diana standing in her line of sight. And Empress Diana who clearly heard her showed her a puzzled look, obviously implying she doesn't understand her request.
"Where is your bathroom? I need one."
"Ha! You meant that... I understand."
Aya's unique eyes that is on Empress Diana who is replying her demand as if her reaction is not really genuine, completely turned red as the red pigment from the red inner ring of her pupil flooded its black outer ring.
Wow!.. So beautiful. Her face is not that emotionless after all. I gotta note this... Complete red is anger.
"You take that elevator... and when you exit it, if you look closely—you will see the outline of a door on the wall in front of you, push it... There is..."
*Swish* *Swish*
While Skylar watch her unique eye with fascination and before Empress Diana could finish speaking, Aya straight from his arms in two zapping steps— one landing her on the elevator Empress Diana pointed to—the one closer to them—and the second landing her on the chameleon glass balustrades of the gallery; left, thereby cutting off Empress Diana's words.
"Can't she use the elevator?"
Empress Diana face pouted as she watched Aya jumped from the top of the gallery balustrade to its floor; her tall, svelte, curvy and busty figure, disappearing from view as she has probably reached the door she mentioned in a single bound.
"Hihi.."
Skylar who also watched as she disappeared out of sight chuckled—amused by the sight of a transluscent liquid dripping down the surface of the glass balustrade where she recently jumped off from.
Then having solve the problem of difficult entry, he entered into the cubicle, and Empress Diana who happens to be blushing a little bit from embarrassment because of her girly reaction just now, followed after him.
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This place is very warm and cozy...
"Ling... Are you sleeping?"
"Meow... Gotta conserve energy, Lord."
Inside the relative small cubicle, its colors, white, and the floor and walls one can rest on- well upholstered and fluffy as if its made of the finest wool; Skylar as he crawled past Ling to a corner beside her, glanced at the shining white ceiling of the cubicle which is responsible for the white and cool illumination of its interior.
Then reaching very close to that corner which is on the left side of the entrance and opposite it; Skylar took his spot there, and as he turned around, sitting on his buttocks, he watched Empress Diana who has also entered, walked up gracefully to a spot opposite him that is separated by a long and floating wooden box on top of which drinks and refreshments where laid.
How do this people know my preference for food. So fishy..
Skylar eyes lit up as he saw a cake sitting on a plate on the suspended table. He didn't wait any second as he stretch for it, taking it and putting it on the laps of his stretched legs.
"Diana, now tell me about it? That spawn point thing."
"Yes, my lord."
Empress Diana who has settled into an easy pose replied Skylar as he took a bite of a piece of the cake he took with his bare hand.
"My lord, can i ask if you know about the four major zones?... The white zones which is the safe zone and thier surroundings very close to them. The green zones, those a bit more dangerous than the safe zones. The red zones, the frighteningly dangerous zones. And lastly, the black zones, the most dangerous zones, also called the forbidden zones."
"Mmm mmm. I know."
Skylar nodded his head, and about to put another bite of the cake in his mouth, he looked her in the eyes and asked, "What about the darker thing you mentioned?"
"About that my lord. If you look at the green and red zones on the map, you would notice they have very light to very dark shades at different spots..."
Hearing this, Skylar willed in his mind, making his player interface displayed the familiar 3D map of the simulation in front of him, and zooming in on the very edge of this map, where BRAVE which is the location of all the safe zones and the only part on this seemingly infinite map with red and green zones is, his eyes caught a green zone with shades just like Diana mentioned.
"The lighter shades means they are less dangerous than the darker shades. Its like the green and red zones are further divided into sub layers by those shades..."
At this point at which Empress Diana paused briefly; Skylar willed, his interface going off, and then he dipped his hand into the cake he has been eating as he awaits her continuation.