The Lamia Queen

by Summer Waves

Chapter 8

The next six years were very hard for Shiny Wrap and Book Knowledge. Raising a queen was difficult especially when she made all the rules. Especially when she refused to go to bed and made many official royal rules regarding bedtime only to forget about them the next day. Learning Ponish was easy enough thanks to Beauty Eyes's huge intelligence. Beauty Eyes did indeed grow into a remarkable queen for her empire.

With Book Knowledge's help, she learned their history, and how to control her powers. Then the day came when she was seven years old. She was practicing her powers of hypnosis on a lone sheep in the library, then she saw something.

"H-Hey Book Worm look at its eyes," said Beauty Eyes very excitedly. Book Knowledge chuckled a bit at the nickname his queen gave him, due him always having his nose in a book when he was not needed.

"Yes, yes what is i…" Book Knowledge looked at the sheep's eyes it was indeed a sight to behold. The sheep's eyes were flowing with gold, cyan, green, and brown spirals in its eyes. Then he looked at his queen's horn indeed her horn had gained four gems on her horn one color for each spiral on the sheep's eyes. The first gem was gold, the next was green, then cyan and the last was brown.

"Oh my queen you have come of age you have gained your true power, you now can create your colorful spirals in your eyes" exclaimed Book Knowledge.

"I-I-I-I can YES YES YES YES YES. I have read so much on what happens with these spirals I can't wait to try this OUT...wait I don't have to" exclaimed Beauty Eyes very very excitedly.

"Hmm… can I have a volunteer?" She continued in a sly manner.

"N-Now m-my queen y-you k-know that I-I am loyal t-to you b-but I d-don't want to be h-h-hypnotized again" replied Book Knowledge in a very frightened tone.

"Relllaaaxxx Book Worm I meant the sheep," said Beauty Eyes.

Book Knowledge let out a relieved sigh glad he was not going to be a plaything of a seven-year-old.

"Well then would you like some help on your new power, specifically controlling it" said Book Knowledge trying to keep his eyes off Beauty Eyes considering that she has not stopped the spirals from her eyes but it was getting harder and harder seeing a bit of it at the right angle and consistently seeing her eyes glow making him want to look and see the source of glowing.

"Oh yes I do believe I will need some help on how to control my spirals, and understanding on how it all works," Beauty Eyes said while Turing her head to make eye contact with Book Knowledge completely forgetting about her own spirals. As soon as they made eye contact Book Knowledge became entranced with the spirals coming out of Beauty Eyes's eyes. After a few seconds, the spirals started to reflect in his own eyes and a Ping was heard in his head.

"Ummm Book Worm y-you okay w-what happened" asked Beauty Eyes very confused.

"I became hypnotized by the spirals in your eyes my queen" responded Book Knowledge in a mindless tone.

"Oh I'm sorry I totally forgot I didn't mean to do this," said Beauty Eyes.

"Although he is very happy right now," she thought.

"Hmmmm."

"That is okay my queen I am very much enjoying this" replied Book Knowledge.

"I know but you didn't want this in the first place so I umm command you to tell me how to stop my spirals and to snap you out of this," she said somewhat timidly.

"Yes, of course, my queen all you have to do is command me to wake up, and for your eyes just do what you usually do when stopping how hypnotic your normal eyes are," he said. So Beauty eyes did what he did and ordered him to wake up. Book Knowledge woke up immediately shaking his head to regain all of his consciousness.

"I-I'm sorry Book Knowledge I-I didn't mean to hypnotize you i-it was a-a mistake," she said. Book Knowledge chuckled.

"Don't worry my dear I know you meant no harm and now I know you actually know my real name," he said playfully. Then they both burst out laughing Beauty Eyes pulling Book Knowledge into a hug. After about a minute Book Knowledge looked down at his queen with a smile on his face.

"Hey, can I tell you a little secret, my queen."

"Sure Book Worm shoot" replied Beauty Eyes.

"Weeelllll I accidentally did the same thing to my parents when I came of age and thank god I was not the queen and could not hypnotize other lamias but if I could it probably would have ended in disaster cause I was five" explained Book Knowledge.

"Huh so I guess I am not alone I was just the only lamia who could actually pull it off" replied Beauty Eyes jokingly.

"Haha yes yes you were," said Book Knowledge.

"So for your coming of age celebration would you like the usual or something… different" asked Book Knowledge.

"Umm yeah, I will have the usual but a… different color scheme… if you know what I mean," Beauty Eyes confirmed.

"Yes I do believe what you mean I will start making the preparations now and I suggest you go tell your parents," said Book Knowledge.

"Yes… I will… tell them" Beauty Eyes replied in an evil slyly tone.

"I…" Book Knowledge was about to say but then a BAW interrupted him.

"Oh, right the sheep," they both said at the same time.

"Eeh don't worry about it I have some room for a snack right now," Beauty Eyes said.

"Well… okay," Book Knowledge replied now being distracted.

"Well we shall see each other soon my queen now I must take my leave," he said now slithering out of the library.

"Goodbye Book Worm" Beauty eyes dismissed. "Now that I am alone let's have some fun," she thought looking right at the sheep still having spirals in its eyes. She quickly wrapped it in her coils unhinged her jaw and swallowed it whole. "Now to tell my parents," she thought slithering out of the library towards her parent's room.

After a few minutes, she was at their door. After knocking she heard her parents say come in. She slithered in and said.

"Hey Mother, Father I got something to tell you. Her parents shot each other a worried look and quickly made it in front of their daughter.

"What is my daughter is something wrong," Shiny said in a worried tone.

"No nothing is wrong… actually, something amazing just happened" said Beauty Eyes activating her spirals and looking up at her parents.

Both of their eyes opened up wide by both surprise and subconsciously having the colors already affect their mind by making them want more. Although they became very weak against her previous hypnotic ability they have never seen the spirals before so they had more resistance then they usually had. Shiny who had more of a will than most and started to slowly turn her head away. Beauty Eyes did notice however and said in a rather evil manner.

"Mother pllllleeeeeaaaassssee look me in the eyes when I am trying to show you something" Shiny's head snapped right back to her daughter's eyes as she told her to. With the last remaining part of her will, Shiny spoke.

"P-P-please… s-s-s-stop" then her mind went blank with endless waves of bliss washing over her.

"Oh fine I gueeeess" Beauty Eyes spoke, giving a little fake pout.

"Wake" she commanded. As soon as she did her parents blinked the colors in their eyes disappearing with each blink. Then when they both gained all of their consciousness they looked at each other then back at their daughter anger apparent on their faces they both gave each other knowing glances and turned to their daughter raising themselves towering over the queen making sure she knew that they did not care she was the queen they were her parents and should at this moment be feared. Beauty Eyes lowered at this hating when her parents were mad at her seeing their angry stares.

Even though she was the queen and still had all the power she was scared these were her parents they gave her life, they taught her about how to be a good queen, she hated to see them so mad, a few rings a fear escaped her eyes for she still had to learn how to control them especially when emotion took over her being.

"My daughter" Shiny spoke slowly wrapping her coils around her daughter.

"WE ARE SO HAPPY THAT YOU FINALLY CAME OF AGE" she shouted her tone now as proud and happy a parent can be. As she threw her daughter up in the air and caught her again in her hooves.

"Y-you are n-not m-mad, " asked Beauty Eyes meekly asked taken aback by the sudden change of her mother's tone of voice and the atmosphere of the room.

"OF COURSE" Wrap shouted taking her from Shiny and giving her a tight hug.

"You finally came of age we could not be more proud. But we are annoyed we did not enjoy the prank you pulled although we knew it was meant to be harmless you should not mess around with the power you now possess especially when you just got them, although we are proud you shall not have dessert tonight," spoke Wrap still hugging her daughter but making his words final.

"Fine" complied Beauty Eyes accepting her dessert less dinner tonight.

"Well Book Worm is already planning the party can I go tell Who's now?" Asked Beauty Eyes.

"Yes but be careful remember do not use your gaze so recklessly," said Shiny.

"Okay" replied Beauty Eyes. While her father set her down. Rushing out to find her longtime friend to tell him the news. She looked for a servant or page to ask. But today was a Sunday and not that busy because most lamias had an off on Sunday.

But soon enough she found someone.

"Ahem, do you know where Who's would be at this hour" making her presence known to the Lamia who was caring for some plants.

"Do you mind I'm working here go ask some…" she said in an annoyed tone as she turned around and suddenly fell into a bow as she recognized the Lamia before her she held that bow frozen in fear she just rudely spoke to the queen.

"M-my queen… p-please, forgive me… I d-did not r-realize it was y-you who asked please forgive my insolence" the Lamia asked terror radiating from her voice, and her coil trembling in fear. Beauty Eyes sighed she did have this kind of interactions before, she knew every Lamia was scared of what she could do to them and now not that they knew it even more.

Now she could mold their minds by rewriting their memories, and desires.

"Rise my subject do not be afraid of what is your name," she said obvious care in her voice. The scared Lamia rose not making eye contact with the queen but relaxing a little because of her tone.

"M-my name is Who's hooves can care for the beauty of nature, o-or Nature Care f-for short my queen" Beauty Eyes lifted Nature Care's head with her hoof to meet her gaze.

"Do not fret for I am not a cruel queen I care for my subjects it was an honest mistake that I honestly get a lot it is not your fault you were consumed by your work. It just shows that you are dedicated to your craft" said Beauty Eyes tenderly her words seeping in the Nature Care's mind truly stopping her trembling now.

Nature Care smiled knowing she was not in trouble and her queen cared for all of her subjects, unlike the last queen.

"Now please tell me do you know where Who's would be at this hour Nature Care," the queen asked again her caring tone never faulting.

"Umm, I do believe that he should be in the kitchen right now." Replied Nature Care with newfound pride that her queen actually used her name.

"Thank you that will be all I shall not disturb your work anymore." Said Beauty Eyes letting her hoof slide under Nature Care's chin back to her side.

"By the way, your name fits you, your work is suburb" Nature Care blushed she couldn't help it, she took great pride in her work and blushed whenever someone complimented it Especially someone of great importance did. Nature Care's gaze moved up and what she saw filled her with dread but she bowed again as the queen slithered away.

"Oh I could have been in huge trouble there she has come of age" she though trembling at the thought of being hypnotized and for the rest of the day she felt shaken to the core. Beauty Eyes slithered away heading down to the kitchen but her trip was cut short when she slithered into Who's.

"Who's" she shouted embracing him he entranced back.

"My queen" he replied he playfully said going into a silly quick bow. Beauty Eyes playful punched his shoulder in response.

"Oh quit it," said Beauty Eyes.

"Haha I can always get a reaction with that," he said then he looked up and saw her horn.

"Oh Wow, y-you Came… OF AGE" exclaimed Who's.

"Yeah I did let's go" replied Beauty Eyes. Dragging him with her, up the stairs into a small crack in the wall through some abandoned corridors up a few more stairs and finally through the door that leads into a balcony garden up high in the castle. This is where the pair first became friends.

Author's Note:

Wow, this one was a big chapter I really hoped you guys liked this one, Beauty Eyes just hit a big milestone in her life she got her full hypnotic abilities. Also, the next chapter is a how Beauty Eyes and Who's met but you didn't hear that from me, bye.