Archer was flying around the Nether Realm, hunting packs of creatures. He was sitting on an overhang, admiring the creepy-looking scenery. As he sat there, he saw some flying creatures in the distance circling a large tree.

Getting curious, he jumped off the overhang and started flying toward them. When he got closer, he cast Element Bolts made from lightning before sending them flying at the creatures.

The bolts soared through the air, struck each one, and exploded into a blood mist, causing the others to fly toward him. Archer quickly cast Crown of Stars, which started to fire violet motes at the incoming creatures.

After doing that, he started hovering and took a deep breath. He let out a roar that brought them to a halt, forcing them to hover in mid-air so he could scan them.

[Nethertalons]

[Rank E]

He looked at the dozen or so beasts and growled at them before offering them a choice. ''Serve me or die.''

The Nethertalons looked at him and nodded, causing him to smile. So he continued. ''Go to your nests and recruit more of your kind. If you fail to return when you hear my roar, I will kill you all. Now go.''

When the creatures heard him, they all nodded and flew off, wanting to get away from this monster. Once he was done with the birds, he turned to the tree and wondered what was in it.

So he descended to the forest floor and saw a massive nest under the tree. He wondered what creatures lived here, but he didn't have to wait until some weird acid flew at him. Archer Blinked out of the way and saw a creepy-looking black ant appear out of one of the holes.

His keen eyes saw grotesque, monstrous ants emerging from the shadows. Their gnashing mandibles and spiky exoskeletons gave them a nightmarish appearance. When one emerged from the nest entrance, he scanned it.

[Nightmare Drone Ant]

[Rank F]

That's when he saw many more crawling out of more holes, but he activated the Aura Detector and pinpointed the Ant Queen deep in the nest. He decided he wanted these creatures in his monster army as they could reproduce in the domain once he created an area for them.

Now that he knew where the queen was, he killed the ants he saw and entered the nest. Archer cast Blink to move faster through the tunnels; after an hour of Blinking through the tunnels and killing any ants that came close.

He soon found the queen's chamber and saw bulky-looking ants defending a half-human, half-ant woman. While looking at them, he scanned the bulkier-looking creatures because he grew curious.

[Nightmare Praetorian Ant]

[Rank SS]

The woman had long, silky black hair and bright blood-red eyes, and the top half was a human while the bottom half was an ant. He shook his head and spoke. ''Ant Queen. If I'm correct, is this world dying?''

When Archer spoke, something launched itself at him, but he sidestepped the creature and grabbed a hold of it with his tail. He slammed it down so hard that it dazed the thing; Archer held it up and got a good look at it.

It was a skinny humanoid ant with scythe-like arms. It looked like a mix of a human and an ant, but I scanned the ant.

[Nightmare Assassin Ant]

[Rank B+]

Archer's expression shifted from stunned to a more sinister smile, tinged with excitement and a hint of plotting. As the queen and her praetorian ants caught sight of this shift, a shudder ran through them.

But she didn't sit still as she ordered some of her warriors to attack this strange intruder. That's when three ants lunged at Archer. When he saw this, he laughed to himself and cast Element Bolts into the ants' heads, causing them to drop to the ground dead.

More appeared and attacked him, but he bobbed and weaved around the attacks before killing all but one. He grabbed a hold of the thing and scanned it.

[Nightmare Warrior Ant]

[Rank A]

Archer crushed the thing before throwing its corpse to the side and looked at the Ant Queen. ''Can you understand me?''

The queen looked at him with worried eyes but nodded, causing him to smile even more. ''Can you speak?''

She looked at him and spoke in a heavy accent, but he had no problem understanding her. ''Stop killing my children. They are just protecting me.''

Archer nodded and glanced around, his eyes landing on a nearby boulder. He went over, sat down, and pulled out some bread. As he started eating, he could sense more ants circling him, but he remained unfazed.

Focusing his mind, he put Jade's lesson into practice, letting concentration override distraction. After closing his eyes, he let his Aura run wild, extending to the circling ants. His felt like a predator was watching them.

The ants fled closer to the queen. Archer looked at her and warned. ''Tell them not to attack. I'm just here to talk.''

She gave him a nod as she made a weird noise, and the ants backed off, making Archer smile. He finished the bread before speaking. ''So, ant queen. This world is dying, are you aware?''

The queen looked at him as she answered. ''Yes. The land is dying, and food is hard to come by.''

Archer nodded before standing up. He looked around the chamber and turned to her. ''Do you have a name? I don't want to keep calling you queen. It's weird.''

When the queen heard him, she shook her head and wondered why he had asked. But Archer just smiled before giving her one. ''From now on, your name will be Vivienne.''

She looked at him with narrowed eyes. ''Why are you naming me as a weird Netherfolk child?''

Archer feigned being offended. ''You offend me. I'm not one of these creepy creatures. I am a handsome white dragon.''

Vivienne looked at him with question marks over her head, Archer chuckling as he explained. ''I can give you and your children a home, but you must fight for me whenever I call?''

She narrowed her eyes before speaking. ''Where is this home you talk of? This world is dead.''

''I have a place where I can create a home for you and bring all the Netherbeasts from this place so you can still eat,'' Archer spoke as he pulled out another piece of bread.

Vivienne looked at the strange boy, and one of her children warned her against the deal, but she asked either way. ''You only want us to wage war for you?''

Archer smiled when he heard her before answering. ''Yes. If you do, I'll give you a safe place for you and your children. I'll also ensure you have loads of food, but you must swear an oath to be loyal to me and my family.''

When the ant queen heard this, she grew curious and thought for a while. She looked at the boy and saw no lies, so she gambled.

"Okay, I will join you, handsome white dragon," she said, confused, as she assumed that was his race's name.

With laughter bubbling, Archer introduced himself, springing to his feet as he approached Vivienne. ''I'm Archer Wyldheart.''

She looked at the boy and nodded, but before she could speak, he took out some bread and handed it to her. Vivienne took the bread and ate some. When she tasted it, her eyes widened, and she looked at him in surprise. ''It tastes so nice.''

Archer took out some more and gave them to her. The other ants saw this and were confused until she told them that he was their master now, and they got back to work.

He finished his food before asking. ''Have many Netherbeasts attacked the colony?''

Vivienne nodded as she explained that many creatures attacked her children and tried to get to her. But thanks to her warriors, they failed and were driven away. While Archer was listening to this, he sat down next to her and scanned her.

[Nightmare Ant Queen (Vivienne)]

[Rank: S]

Archer saw she was powerful but shrugged as he was happy they were in his new monster army. That's when she stopped talking and looked at one of her children; Vivienne turned to him and asked. ''More invaders are coming. Can you help us?''

He looked at her with a grin before stating as he leaned back with a relaxed sigh. ''Once you swear the oath to become fully mine in mind, body, and spirit, I will help, my little ant queen.''

Vivienne looked at the sneaky boy and didn't know how to react, but suddenly, her children's warnings grew.

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