<h4>Chapter 355: Beheader of the snake queen.</h4>


    Sudden movement of the tail startled everyone and they jumped back.


    "It’s just spams." Cosmos assured them. "No matter how powerful she was, she cannot regrow another head."


    Cosmos was sure that the original cobra king which Anita Nithercott and all the mages hired by her father had killed was somewhere cheering at this very moment. It had been beheaded in the same way she had been beheaded.


    Perhaps if the two ever crossed paths, it would ask her, "When you had me beheaded and chopped up for parts, did you ever think that you would suffer the same fate?"


    Rnd approached Sigrid and checked on her. He calmed down when she assured him that she was more then fine. Only then did he look at the body of the serpent again.


    "Next time, I would rather not y the sleeping prince in the bed with a serpent drooling over him." Rnd groaned, frowning in disgust. "Lord mage, get that vile thing out of my bedroom. And someone get me a new bedroom."


    "Is everyone alright?" Sigrid raised her voice. "Who needs urgent medical care?


    Everyone looked at Veylin, he was the one whose bones had been heard cracking. They expected him to be on theying on the ground, half dead. Instead, there he was--broken ribs, blood dripping from the sides of his mouth. He was already on his feet, trying to pull a fang from the mouth of the dead serpent queen.


    "How are you able to stand?" The lord mage asked him.


    Veylinughed, but it sounded more like harsh wheezing. "I have been through much worse situations. Now will someone help me out. I need a keep sake or nobody will ever believe that I was among the brave that killed the serpent queen who terrorized empires. She was not just a problem in Medoris."


    "I want one too." Lord Paxton, eyed Sigrid’s hammer with interest. If anything could help him get a fang, it was probably the seven foot tall hammer.


    "I want the skin."


    "I want the eyes."


    "I want some blood."


    Everyone was moring for a piece of the snake queen.


    Sigrid pped her hands, demanding for their attention as if they were her students. "I will do all the chopping myself because I want to carefully study her anatomy. Now, everyone should return to their homes or rooms. Thank you all for participating in the mission. You can get your rewards from the organization. I promise that it will be very special rewards."


    "Wait, Siggy..." Elowin started.


    "Veylin." Sigrid called in a stern voice.


    The shadow mage knew what she needed immediately. He pulled them into his shadow, leaving behind only Cosmos.


    Thest sound she heard was a screech from her mother about her snake head.


    In their absence, Sigrid got to work. She had to skin the serpent, take it’s eyes and bones and everything that the bank wanted. With the help of Cosmos and magic, it was easy to do.


    It still took her two hours to get it all done and when she was finished, everything was delivered to bank. With some gold, she bought reced serpent parts with some magic. She knew Elowin would not let go of those eyes.


    ***


    Unaware of what fate had befallen her sister in the royal castle, Akia was still sleeping, dreaming of the moment when she bested Sigrid. After she married Rnd, she would ruin that arrogant queen and put her a dog leash.


    She was also unaware that Northern Medoris had opened its boarders and soldiers of Eldoria were making their entry, led by Lord Ethan Ridley himself.


    Flying ships had also touched down in the capital, bringing merchants that hade with wares and snacks to sell. Among the merchants were spies, sent by Sigrid’s organization and secret mages.


    Lord Alexander had twenty houses is the city and all of them were filled to the brim with foreign guests.


    ***


    Back at the Thorin estate, the family was in a state of sleeplessness. Lady Iryne Thorin, the beheader of the snake queen was regaling those that had witnessed her moment of glory with all the details.


    In her version of the story, she had not just beheaded the snake but she had also struck the final blow which finished off the ghastly beast.


    Like a theater actress, she was on her feet, twirling, raising her hands and moving them in all directions. "She said, you have not seen thest of me."


    Lord Paxton and his oldest son traded disbelieving nces. The serpent had said no such thing. She had been hissing and screaming.


    Duchess M was already yawning. "So you hit the serpent queen on the head with a hammer that is ten times your size and as tall as the heavens?"


    Lady Iryne nodded.


    The duchess looked at her husband. He shook his head, what his daughter-inw was iming had not happened.


    Even though he had witnessed the battle by peeping through the wall and he had not seen the fight very clearly, his eyes had been clear when it came to the person that struck the final blow.


    Sigrid suddenly appeared in the middle of the living room. Cosmos appeared five seconds after her, carrying two big boxes.


    "How...." John looked around. How had they appeared out of thin air? They had not even used a magical fire or anything as a means of teleportation.


    Lady Iryne, with her hands on the sides if her waist and her chin pointing upwards heroically was pleased to see her daughter. "Sigrid,e and tell your grandmother about my heroic deeds. Assure her that that I am the beheader of the snake queen."


    "You are doing a great job on your own mother. I brought the things everyone wanted." Sigrid announced. She looked at the shadow and gestured for Veylin to show himself and take his fang. "Secrecy people, remember that this killing is a secret. We do not want Akia to know just yet that we killed her sister."


    The division of the snake parts started. Sigrid did not participate, she teleported back to the royal castle to find her husband.


    He had not slept a wink since she disappeared but chosen to retreat to take a bath and wash off the serpent stench. When he was finished he retreated to his study.


    He was very d to see her "My love, you have finished dealing with that disgusting thing." He walked stood up, walked to her and embraced her. She smelled as fresh as a daisy and it ddened his heart. If he got one whiff of dead serpent, he was sure that he would vomit.


    "I saved you a fang." She told him.


    Rnd shuddered. "Thank you but I think someone else would love to keep that memento. I already have a memory of those fangs and snake eyes dangling over me." He moved his hands, hugging her even tighter. "From now on, you will have to hug me even tighter at night and give me more kisses so that I do not have bad dreams."


    She drew her upper body back a little and asked, "Should I hypnotize you and make you forget the memorypletely?"