[center][h1]Duchess of the Ensollian[/h1]

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	[color=757163]The twilight of morning waxed long, stretching into the horizon of eternity. The great and towering Pools of Oraff-Zept that ascended high into the heavens poured their fresh bounty into the Ensollian Sea. The Wise One, great and powerful Duchess of the Ensollian, stood upon the face of the deep blue ocean basin on her eight inhuman legs, staring down the great Destroyer clad in black—the Leviathan. [color=white]"Do not do this evil thing, Suunei. Thy lust for power hast blinded thee to the consequences!"[/color]

	The great and terrible beast grinned wickedly. [color=violet]"Not power, dear deluded Suunei. Now that I have awakened from my slumber, I reclaim what is rightly mine! The Ensollian and all its bounty is mine, and to whom I willeth to give it!"[/color]

	[color=white]"Wilt thou plunder all the oceans in the world, foul beast?!"[/color] the Wise One accused the great towering reptile. [color=white]"Behold, the very source of all the world's waters, even the holy Pools of Oraph-Zept, do thine eyes look upon with the greed of Zagnath!"[/color]

	[color=violet]"How long wouldst thee shore them up behind these towering walls?!"[/color] the Destroyer roared in reply. [color=violet]"I give them back to the lands! Behold how they die around you—soon to be black as mine own scales! Thou knowest well, if thou art wise, that the world of mortals oughtest be green!"[/color]

	[color=white]"The 'gift' thou offerest is destruction!"[/color] the Wise One protested. [color=white]"Thou wilt drown the world!"[/color]

	[color=violet]"Dost the generosity of a god frighteneth thee?"[/color] the Leviathan mocked, placing a massive clawed foot upon the great Wall of Separation between the Ensollian Sea and the Twin Continents. [color=violet]"Thou art a fool, and an impostor besides! Thou art no Duchess, but a Deceiver!"[/color]

	[color=white]"Thou art no god, wicked one,"[/color] the Wise One countered, ignoring the beast's insult.

	[color=violet]"I see no other gods up here,"[/color] the Serpent replied, mocking as it laid a claw upon the high pools. [color=violet]"Oraff-Zept is not here. In his absence perhaps it seemeth good to thee for to take his seat for thyself? Thou keepest it well. Yet now it is I, even I who will ascend on high."[/color]

	The Wise One narrowed her eyes at the Leviathan. [color=white]"So, it hath come to this. Forgive me, Suunei."[/color]

	[color=violet]"Challengest thou me?"[/color] the Destroyer crowed. [color=violet]"It is treason, then,"[/color] she growled, her wide maw dripping with the craving of flesh.

	The Leviathan would not see reason. The Wise One conceded naught.

	The battle for all of Constantia had begun.[/color]

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	[color=757163]The Leviathan advanced with her massive black claws. The Wise One, true to her name, descended into the deep below. [color=violet]"Thinkest thou to hide from me?!"[/color] The towering reptile circled the great Pools of Oraff-Zept, such was the scale of her being. The Ensollian waters raged, crashing against the great Wall with such force as to hail torrents of water upon the habitations of the shore-dwelling mortals.

	Hidden in the deep, the Wise One spotted a weakness from below and struck true with a stream of chilled water. The Leviathan screeched in rage, whipping around and stamping down with her feet. Her great tail whipped around and errantly lashed out at one of the Pools, chipping the divine saucer of life-giving waters, its perfectly uniform cascade faltering.

	[color=white]"Fool! Thou committest abomination!"[/color] the Wise One's eyes widened in horror as another strike came.

	[color=violet]"Come out, thou impostor!"[/color] the great Serpent demanded, circling the heavenly Pools with her back to the great Wall. [color=violet]"I shall drain the whole of the Ensollian if I must!"[/color] Making good on her threat, she thrust a titanic foot back, removing a block from the great Wall as easily as she might level any city built by mortals.

	The waters of the Ensollian thrashed, pouring over onto the dry lands and revealing the Wise One's flattened form on the floor of the deep. [color=violet]"Thou art cornered at last, foul witch,"[/color] the Leviathan hissed, leering down at her prey.

	[color=white]"Have at thou, then!"[/color] the Wise One bellowed back.[/color] [color=white]"I am the regenerating shield of Oraff-Zept! Duchess of the Ensollian! I will never fall!"[/color]

[hider=The Duchess Speaks][center][youtube]https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=EceRuTBhTdA[/youtube][/center]

	[color=slateblue]"What in the hells, you two?!"[/color] [color=757163]The True Duchess spoke with a voice like thunder, instantly drawing the attention of the Wise One and the Leviathan, who stood frozen in her divine presence, clad in pure white. [color=slateblue]"It's too early in the morning for these antics,"[/color] the goddess sighed, covering her perfect face with a dainty hand, lest the two Elder Beings perish from the radiance of her holy indignation. With a single wave of that hand, the great Wall and divine Pools of Oraff-Zept were repaired as easily as any common stone.

	[color=violet]"Ahn-Oraff in the flesh!"[/color] the Leviathan hissed, drawing back. [color=violet]"So, you— ...[i]thou[/i] callest for backup."[/color] The Leviathan narrowed her hungry eyes at the Wise One.

	[color=white]"No, thou foolish Serpent,"[/color] the Wise One replied calmly. [color=white]"Thou callest her wrath from on high with thy boastings and thy thrashings. Thine own hand hast seen thee undone."[/color]

	[color=violet]"I see—but I cannot fall here. I must make my retreat,"[/color] the Leviathan declared.

	But it was too late to make supplication with the Duchess. [color=slateblue]"I haven't played with you nearly enough, I see,"[/color] she replied with a voice as even as the scales of Ahn-Dami. [color=slateblue]"Come on, missy. It's cold out. Let's get you suited up."[/color]

	[color=violet]"[i]Bruja![/i] The blackness of my scales is perfect! No! I will not be made to wear the many colors of wretched mortals! Thy promise is warmth, yet thy offering is a prison of humiliation!"[/color] the Dragon cried.

	[color=white]"Methinks thou doth protest too much,"[/color] the Wise One replied.
	[color=slateblue]"Methinks thou doth protest too much,"[/color] the Duchess replied.

	[color=white]"Dost the generosity of a god frighteneth thee?"[/color] the Wise One replied, mocking and mischievous. She locked eyes with the Duchess, and they both nodded. It was a temporary truce, then—for the greater good of sealing away the evil Leviathan.

	[color=violet]"Thou darest bring light to my lair! Thou must die!"[/color] the Destroyer cried, fearful and thrashing.

	[color=slateblue]"Really, now. Why do you always make this fuss? Once you get it on, you always love it,"[/color] the Duchess cooed. She pursed her lips, her inhuman limbs lifting up Mr. Snickers' Ugly Prison Vest while her manicured hands sought out the Dragon's face to placate her.

	[color=violet]"No! Mine heart detests it truly!"[/color] the Leviathan protested, snapping her jaws at the Duchess—but her razor-sharp fangs could not so much as pierce her divinely annointed skin.

	[color=slateblue]"See? Look at those excited little nibbles. Good girl,"[/color] she cooed soothingly as the Wise One crawled upon the Leviathan's back and secured the vest around her body. [color=slateblue]"I'll forgive you for breaking the fountain for attention. Let's work out those zoomies."[/color]

	[color=violet]"Ah..! Divine grace,"[/color] Minerva the coldfire wyvern cried, a tear in her eye. [color=violet]"Forgive me, mother. I have sinned,"[/color] she rumbled, lowering the weight of her chin upon Duchess Solari's mighty shoulder.

	Hui Mei the Wise land octopus watched from the deep as the holy mother bestowed her forgiveness and love upon her Suunei, satisfied.

	By a narrow margin, the Battle for All Constantia had been won.[/color][/hider]