Queen's Blade Rebellion

In this part, what happened to the continent after the last Queen’s Blade and who is the new queen is revealed. Enjoy!


–The Queen’s Capital City, Gainos.

It has been one year since the end of the previous queen Aldra’s eight years of government.

Queen’s Blade, the battle for the queen’s seat, the hegemony of the continent. In the final match, the “Haunted Queen” Aldra was defeated by a single beautiful warrior.

However, the beautiful warrior who defeated Aldra didn’t take the queen’s seat but left it instead.

And who became the new queen was the “Thundercloud General” Claudette who had been defeated by the contest winner in the semi-final match.

She was adored by the populace and everyone accepted her coronation with anticipation.

In fact, with the abolition of the aristocrats, the populace was released from their heavy taxes and dispute in various places was suppressed in a blink with a powerful army organized under the Queen’s direct control.

Everyone saw hope in the reign of Queen Claudette.

However, that was for only one year.

In only one year, the peace the people always yearned for was fragile and collapsed in the end.

When the lid is taken off Claudette’s reign, the strength of her military expansion surpasses the previous queen’s.

The opposing aristocrats are held down by force and trampled on, and across the continent burns the flames of war.

Then finally Claudette made an announcement.

She said she’s the queen that shall rule the continent for the eternity–

That meant the abolition of Queen’s Blade and the beginning of a rule by fear.

A hero that can oppose the Queen won’t appear anymore.

Many challenged the queen hoping to defeat her.

Among them were those who disputed the queen’s seat in the last Queen’s Blade with Claudette.

However, all of them were either defeated or imprisoned.

Then there’s no choice but to obey the strongest. By covering the ears, shutting the mouth and being obedient, at least the life can be spared……

Among the populace the atmosphere of waiver and apathy spread like a disease.

The beautiful knight Annelotte reaches the Capital of Gainos in time for the Queen’s speech. Enjoy!

Soldier: “Her Majesty the Queen shall speak!”

That’s the Queen’s residing castle in the center of the Capital of Gainos.

The soldiers are queued in a perfect line and holding their swords high like giving praise to the queen.

The people were prostrating in the dirt and without a single stir they endured it until the end of the ceremony.

Just then, as if looking down on the populace from the castle’s terrace, the Queen appeared wearing a black robe.

At her side, a dwarven girl and a twintail blonde woman await.

As if she was avoiding the sunlight, Queen Claudette’s face was covered with a hood.

Claudette: “My faithful people…… Another sprout of rebellion was crushed.”

As if it resounded from the bowels of the earth.

A cold and almost inhuman-like voice.

The foolish and greed aristocrats who defend only their own interests. They still don’t even try to understand that peace shall only exist under the rule of the Queen.

Magnified by sorcery, the Queen’s word coldly spread among the populace.

Claudette: “The order given to you is only one…… Obey me. By doing so I’ll allow you to live.”

Soldiers: “Long life to Her Majesty the Queen!”

The soldiers raised their voices in unison. Almost like a beast roar, that was their praise to the Queen.

Populace: “Long life to Her Majesty the Queen!”

As if acting in concert with the soldiers, the populace spoke in resignation.

Ruled by power and terror, in the Capital of Gainos the cries for the Queen resound.

Annelotte: “I object those words!”

That voice was a sharp slash cutting through the homophonic play of thousands of people.

The plaza subsided as if water were thrown on it and a loud huff was going towards it.

Annelotte: “Thundercloud Queen Claudette! I’ll put an end to your tyranny!”

Claudette: “……Hum.”

The populace took the shining pale horse for some kind of apparition and ran away all at once.

However, without fear the soldiers who gathered under the Queen fixed their formation as they’ve always practiced.

Soldier: “Don’t go near to Her Majesty the Queen!”

The soldiers carrying spears blocked Annelotte who was riding Ambrosius.

Lining up horizontally, they pointed theirs spears to pierce Annelotte’s hips while she is mounted in her horse.

Annelotte: “Don’t you even think you can stop me with it! Ambrosius!”

As she shout, Ambrosius, the horse from the Underworld, kicked and jumped from the ground.

Jumping over the spears about the size of two adult men, it rushed into the plaza with the same vigor, drawing closer to Queen Claudette.

However, at that time there were already a second and third lineup of soldier before Annelotte.

Annelotte: “Not yet!”

Annelotte cut through the sheaf of spears thrust at her.

The swarm of soldiers were scattered by Ambrosius’s kicks.

Like a tidal wave, Annelotee and Ambrosius were swiftly defeating the soldiers.

Soldier: “Damn you! Cavalry, charge!

Understanding that the infantrymen could not stop her advance like raging billows, tens of horsemen rushed towards Annelotte.

Annelotte: “In that case……!”

Annelotte’s sword released a light and in a swing its form changed to a lance like flowing water.

Annelotte: “Don’t you even think you can beat me and Ambrosius in a cavalry battle!”

Like the ground exploded, the dirt wreathed up as Ambrousius accelerated at once.

The rushing Annelotte and her favorite horse went through the Queen’s Cavalry like a bullet, drawing even closer to Queen Claudette.

Annelotte: “Queen Claudette! Be ready!”

Annelotte threw her lance towards the Queen who was looking down from the terrace.

Like being sucked in, the lance went straight toward the Queen’s chest without changing its course.

Annelotte: “(I got her!)”

However, the point of the lance didn’t reach the Queen.

Claudette: “Hum…… A fairly good performance.”

Without moving a step, Claudette stopped the lance with her bare hands.

Annelotte: “……Ugh!?”

After losing her only chance, irritation was clear in Annelotte’s face.

At that moment, a metal net thrown from somewhere entangled Annelotte’s body and she was pulled from the back of her horse.

Annelotte: “Uwaah!”

Knocked down to the ground, Annelotte was confronted with the point of the spears with an anguished face.

The last part of the first chapter is the first face-off between Annelotte and Claudette. Enjoy!

This way I’ll be skewered–

In the moment Annelotte gathered her resolve.

Claudette: “It’s alright, leave her.”

Jumping down from the terrace, Claudette landed in front of Annelotte without making a sound.

Almost like she controlled the gravity.

Claudette: “To think you were able to come so far by yourself……”

After saying that, the lance rolled to Annelotte. Like finishing its duty, the lance returned to its previous sword form.

Claudette: “A magic sword that changes form and a horse from the Underworld, eh…… You have some quite interesting things.”

Annelotte: “……What are you planning?”

Claudette: “On a whim, I thought about giving you a chance.”

Annelotte: “What……”

Claudette: “You want my head, don’t you? C’mon, you can try.”

For whatever was she planning, the Queen made her soldiers step back and confronted Annelotte.

That’s probably a trap–

However, a chance like this might not come again.

Annelotte took her sword and stood up.

Annelotte: “My name is Annelotte, the only child of Margrave Kreuz and the last remaining of his Knights.”

Claudette: “Kreuz……? I was sure his heir was a man.”

Annelotte: “That doesn’t make any difference now. The Margraviate of Kreuz is no more.”

Because you burned everything to the ground–

Holding her anger, Annelotte swallowed those words.

Claudette: “Hahaha…… Sure, that’s right.”

Annelotte: “Draw your sword.”

Claudette: “……No, that’s not necessary.”

Through the opening of her hood her mouth turned into a crooked sneer at Annelotte.

Annelotte: “You’ll regret those words!”

With the sword readied, Annelotte charged towards Claudette.

As cavalry battle with spear is Annelotte’s speciality, she thrust at the queen combining the speed and power for a one-hit certain kill.

However–

Annelotte: “Huh……?”

Claudette disappeared in the instant the point of the sword touched her robe.

Claudette: “I see, that’s a good move for a human.”

After the Queen whispered closed to her ears, Annelotte’s body was hit by a lightining.

Annelotte: “Aah!?”

Zap! Annelotte’s body bent backwards like a bow and like that she collapsed in the ground on her knees.

Annelotte: “Ah…… Agh…… Ugh……”

Looking down at Annelotte gasping painfully, Claudette smiled pleasantly.

Claudette: “What’s wrong, is it already over?”

“Thundercloud General”. That’s how Claudette was called for manipulating freely the power of the thunder.

Now that she became queen, she didn’t lose that power, but instead it became even stronger.

The purple electricity running on the surface of the robe was like a ill†omened serpent raising its head.

Annelotte: “D-damn you……”

Standing on her legs unsettled by convulsions, Annelotte once again held her sword in position.

Claudette: “Do you still stand up, woman?”

Annelotte: “Of course…… A knight won’t bend on his knees until his life comes to an end!”

Claudette: “Is that so……”

Annelotte rose her sword.

Claudette: “Then I’ll give you a humiliation more painful than death.”

From the hand sticking out from the robe ran once again a lightning.

Annelotte: “Aaaah!”

Held by the lightning, Annelotte’s body stiffened.

The muscles became flaccid and Claudette slowly came close to Annelotte who was still standing, unable to even fall down.

Claudette: “What’s the matter? The queen you want to kill is right before your eyes.”

Annelotte: “Ah……Aah……”

Claudette: “Hum, she’s still conscious…… Good, seems like I can enjoy it.”

With one hand, Claudette raised Annelotte by holding her neck.

Annelotte: “Ugh……A…..gh……”

From her open mouth, Annelotte let escape a painful moan.

Claudette: “What’s wrong, can you only drool sloppily from your mouth?”

Claudette’s fingers was little by little digging in the white nape of the neck.

Annelotte: “Ugh……Ah……”

Claudette: “Hahaha…… You look like an dog wanting food.”

Annelotte: “(D…… Damn you!)”

Turning pale, Annelotte’s face warped in rage in an instant.

Claudette: “Otherwise it wouldn’t be fun.”

With her empty hand, Claudette teared off Annelotte’s breastplate.

The well-shaped bulge spilled before her eyes.

Claudette: “No matter how you look at it, isn’t it a woman’s body? Why have you pretended to be a man until now?”

Annelotte: “S-Shut up……”

With anger and shame, Annelotte’s cheeks turned deep reed.

Annelotte: “(Only a bit more and the body numbness shall disappear. I have to endure until I can swing the sword again……!)”

Annelotte was desperately enduring the shame but the public interrogation in front of the populace and the soldiers continued with obstinacy.

Claudette: “What isyour motive? Answer me.”

Annelotte: “Augh–!?”

Claudette’s fingertip stretched towards the tip of Annelotte’s nipple.

Claudette: “Without haste…… I’ll expose your secrets.”

Annelotte: “Aaaaaaaah!”

A lightning spout from her fingertip.

Compared to the previous lightning, its power was considerably suppressed.

However, the pain running from her sensitive part was something Annelotte never felt before.

Annelotte: “Aah! Augh! Gaah!?”

Lightning continuously ran through Annelotte’s nipple.

Although Annelotte thinks it’s unsightly to scream, a shriek escaped from her mouth against her will.

Claudette: “Quite a stubborn girl. It’s starting to get fun……”

Unable to oppose, Annelotte could do nothing but endure the torture.

However, even so, at least the spirit didn’t gave in.

Annelotte: “(This…… Like this…… I can’t lose like this!)”

Already losing the senses from her limbs, she was unable to tell if she was still hoding her sword, but even so she struggled to thrust it with her last strength.

Claudette: “What……!?”

The sword only grazed the face concealed by the hood.

However, in Claudette’s cheek a single red line was carved.

Annelotte: “(I lost…… Does my destiny end here……)”

Will she die here?

However, there’re no regrets. Because she fought like a knight and will die like a knight.

Lying down unconsciously in the ground, a spontaneous smile appeared in Annelotte’s face.

Claudette: “It has been a long time since someone was able to hurt me…… I’m regretting more and more having to kill her.”

Running her fingertip on the scar in her cheek, the Queen crooked her mouth.

Claudette: “Send this girl to the prison.”

The soldiers raised roughly the powerless Annelotte who was lying down.

Claudette: “She doesn’t seem to be a normal girl. I’ll discover her identity without haste. Right, there’s someone suitable for that job…… Hehehe.”

A low laugh spilled from the inside of the hood.

That was a wicked laugh, unfitting for the one who used to be called as the general with will of steel.

In front of the Queen’s overwhelming strength, Annelotte was defeated miserably.

The scene was witnessed by many people, soldiers and warriors.

For them, Annelotte wasn’t an object of ridicule or pity.

They only felt something in uproar at the bottom of their souls.

Without knowing that was a new light of hope……

End of Chapter I

Story: Tomohiro Matsu, Illustration: Tsurugi Hagane