On that day, Ulysis committed a genocide that eradicated more than sixty percent of the Coryl population, and she did all of it without ever needing to move from where she had been standing. The remaining Coryl that had managed to survive the genocide had been put to work building monuments and castles in Ulysis’ name. Currently, the world of Zeryln had been renamed into ’Ulysis’, and there were statues and large pyramids that bore Ulysis’ likeness that had been built all around the world.
Inside a well-decorated cavity on the tip of a large pyramid that overlooked a slave camp, Ulysis reclined lazily in a lounge chair as she watched her slaves working below. The Coryl were all burly creatures with great strength and endurance, but anyone who watched the Coryl slaves working in the camp would be able to see that their very spirits had been broken. The legs of the Coryl slaves had been chained together, and they were forced to travel in a long line with large stone blocks strapped to their backs. The slaves were taking the blocks from the stone mines on one side of the city towards a building site on the opposite side of the city where another pyramid was being built for Ulysis.
Ulysis had a facial structure and demeanor that was similar to those of the Egyptian pharaohs from Earth. She was thin and tall with sharp, piercing eyes and a slender build. She was currently wearing a white garment that showed off some of her milky-white cleavage and one of her long pale legs, and she was being fanned by one of the female Coryl slaves beside her. There was a male slave on his knees to her left, and he would occasionally feed her a sweet red grape that grew exclusively on Zeryln. But even though she was living like a literal queen, there was a look of absolute boredom on Ulysis’ face that showed that she was not enjoying herself at all. If anyone asked Ulysis why she had come to this world and taken over the people, then she would give you a simple answer that was shocking in both its simplicity and brutality. Ulysis had only done all this because she was bored, and she thought this conquest would bring her some excitement. And although it did, that excitement only lasted her for a few years before it slowly vanished into nothing and left her in a state of perpetual boredom once again. Now, thirty years later, Ulysis could tell that her time on this world was nearing its end.
But even though she had only done this to get rid of boredom, that doesn’t mean she didn’t have a goal that she was reaching for. Ulysis’ goal was something that she refused to rush, and she knew that patience was the only way to complete it properly. So while her other plans were being executed by her minions, Ulysis was spending her time in this world and enjoying the servitude of the—
Crunch!
The air around Ulysis seemed to suddenly freeze as a crunch echoed from her mouth. Ulysis moved her tongue through her mouth slowly to search for what she had chewed, and she spat out a piece of seed that had been in one of the grapes. The man beside Ulysis was shaking! His eyes were wide in utter despair as he stared at the seed that Ulysis just spat out, and he could feel his heart beating like a drum against his chest! There were more than ten servants standing around Ulysis to serve her, and every single one of them felt their entire body lock up in fear at that moment! It was almost like they wanted to vanish! They all knew what sort of person Ulysis was, and even though a piece of seed in a fruit shouldn’t be a big deal, they knew that something like this was enough to bring down her wrath on each of them!
Ulysis’ silver eyes slowly trailed towards the man holding the bowl, and she saw his entire body shaking in fear as he stared at the ground! Ulysis slowly sat up and leaned back against the recliner while crossing her long, pale legs, and when Ulysis spoke, everyone flinched.
"Who was in charge of deseeding my grapes?"
No one answered for a long moment, and Ulysis’ face darkened before it suddenly relaxed into a tired look as she let out a sigh to the side. Honestly, it was so difficult finding good slaves these days.
"You can all die now."
"!"
All the servants felt their eyes widen as desperate looks came over their faces, and the man holding the grapes suddenly looked up at Ulysis with a look of desperate fury! The man’s body seemed to move without him thinking at all as he tried to lunge for Ulysis in anger! He would kill her! He would fucking kill her! But before the man could even take a step, the ground opened under the feet of all ten servants, and they were suddenly plummeting into darkness!
"ARRRHHHHH!"
Their cries could be heard as they all fell into the pits, and the cries were suddenly cut short as the ground slammed shut and crushed them all to paste! Useless scum. Ulysis would have spat at the stupid servants if she didn’t think it was so far beneath her. Instead, she simply turned away to look at her other slaves working on the pyramid. Ulysis clapped her hand twice, and the door behind her opened to reveal a new group of ten servants that walked into the chamber on shaky, nervous legs. There was no blood on the ground and no sign of the previous servants at all, but all the new servants could tell that their predecessors were dead. And a single mistake was all it would take to join them!
Ulysis was about to lie back down, but she hummed when she felt a magical presence poking against her senses, and she let out a huff before finally sitting up and allowing the magical presence to enter her world.
Rip!
A dimensional tear opened in front of Ulysis, and out of it stepped a short man wearing a trenchcoat. There was a hood obstructing his features, and his back was arched in a way that made him look like a walking mouse. The man fell to his knees once he was in front of Ulysis, and he quickly leaned down and kissed Ulysis’ pure white feet.
"Your loyal servant has returned, mistress."
Ulysis hummed as she leaned her head to the side, and she spoke softly.
"How did it go?"
The man chuckled eagerly!
"It went well, mistress. The Arcane Attribute of [Land of Lost Shadows] has been absorbed by the mage holding the Attribute of the [Wandering Shadows]. You are truly the greatest mind in the Primordial Expanse, mistress! Your plan has gone off without a hitch, mistress, and now it is only a matter of time before we can strike!"
A smile slowly bloomed on Ulysis’ face, and if not for how twisted she was as a person, then anyone would have thought that she had one of the most beautiful smiles to ever exist. Ulysis raised her leg and rubbed her sole on the face of the mouse-like man, and the man seemed to grow redder as he started to desperately breathe in the scent of Ulysis’ feet! Ulysis ignored the pathetic act as she spoke softly.
"That crazy woman, Evon. She’s been a sore sight for the past few years, so it’s good that I finally got rid of her. Now all that’s left is for the wielder of the Shadow Arcane Attributes to find the final Attribute. Once they find it, I’ll finally have everything I need, and the real fun can start."