KING OF BEASTS (Hiatus)

The light of the heavens fell upon the Moon Queendom, the blue sky expanding over it, and the sounds of the inhabitants going about their business began to heighten. The Queen awoke with the bright rays of the morning. Her sleep had been disturbed by the machinations of the giants that roamed her Queendom, of course it was only through her good graces that they were allowed to do so.

When she had awoken she saw one of her watchers, a giant of a woman with large horns on either side of her head, who would often come to feed her in the morning. She looked similar to the Horn-Milk, but no, she was a different woman. It was hard to tell all these giants apart from one another, usually.

She allowed the woman to feed her for some time, and once she was dressed and decent, she marched out of her palace. Her palace was made out of powerful pipes that joined together near the top that even she couldn't destroy, and heavy cloths that refused to give even to her might strength.

One of her trusted guards was standing outside and began to follow her as she began to look over her Moon Queendom. There were various members of society here, the great many giants that roamed the land made up the majority, though there were many others of her size as well.

She was a tall and mighty Queen, though she sometimes only reached the knees of some of the giants, and some of them were even taller than that!

Then she saw her brothers, a pair that were of her royal line, twins though they were quite the opposite of one another.

"Sister! You have awoken," one said. He was called Big Horns and Big Mouth, though she of course only called him Bouthzar. Boutzar thrust a fist into the air in a symbol of their greeting.

Then there was the other, a meekly fellow who was called Little Soul, though she called him Souzri. He waved meekly towards the Queen. As long as he remembered his place…

The pair were also flanked by similar giant guards, those sworn to protect the royal family. Their stomachs were different to her own, they were made of something hard and shiny.

"I have," the Queen said. "Come! Let us walk about the Queendom and survey the people's work!" she exclaimed as she marched confidently through her Queendom.

There were many like her, but there were others too. Those of good and regal bearing and then those of the No-Horns. No-Horns were just as the name suggested, those without horns. Her own were great and powerful, whereas her siblings had horns that were less so. The No-Horns were welcomed in her society, as long as they worked.

She went about checking on her subjects. Some were in heavy armour going around to make sure her Queendom was safe. There were those that worked in the dirt and brought back delicious fruits and vegetables, though she herself had never managed to do so; These were the food-magicians.

Yet there was another set of food magicians as well, as there were a pair that worked and made lots of food from the fruit and vegetables. They would put them in a large bowl over the hotness and then much later there would be delicious food that was hot. She sometimes would eat them, as long as the food was a sludge. Solid food was for the giants after all and that was far beneath her station.

As she surveyed the Queendom, her brother squealed aloud. "Souzri! Get a hold of yourself! What is the matter?"

It was then she turned to see it.

It was a round creature the size of her foot, but quick and agile. It had a rounded shell across its back, which had made it hard to defeat, and countless number of legs on either side. It was the colour of deep mud on a rainy day.

A baggu.

"Step back Souzri! I will handle this!" the Queen exclaimed as she marched forth, ready to face her foes.

It was Bouthzar that had moved quickest though, charging up towards the creature. He tried to stamp on it, but the creature was too quick and nimble. It managed to slip away from him and the brother tumbled aside, bringing a great shame to himself.

"Darn it!" Bouthzar stood on shaking legs and readied himself.

"I said I would handle it!" the Queen snapped at her brother. She turned to face the creature, with its shell and it's infinite nimble legs. It scuttled about and then began to dart away.

“Come back here and fall to my horns!” The Queen exclaimed as she charged for the creature, which had walked onto the wall beside them. Her horns were ready to gouge the creature when she was hoisted up by the giant guard who kicked the creature away with a heavy boot. It disappeared, out of sight, lost to the Queendom to harass others.

Rage filled through the Queen as she snapped her head to look at the guard who had stolen her prey. "You!" she snarled. "How could you?! You are but a guard for me! Do not take from me my honour! I will speak with the Horn-Milk and the Zero-Horn about your insolence! Their wrath will show no mercy!"

The giant ignored her frustrations and carried the Queen of the Moon Queendom to the nearby palace, where inside awaited the Horn-Milk. Yet the Queen did not stop with her cursing or her enraged jabbering, for she was going to give this guard a good talking to.

Horn-Milk looked to the guard and spoke in the tongue of the giants. Of course the Queen hadn't learnt such a tongue, she was far too busy with governing and looking to see how her Queendom was progressing. There had been a few issues recently and Zero-Horn had left a long time ago on some business.

"I say! You must banish him away at once! He had stolen my prey and my honour! What shame is this?!"

It was then that the Horn-Milk pulled out her breasts and brought them to the Queen's mouth.

"I'm not hungry! I am angry at the-"

The Queen began to suckle on the teet of the Horn-Milk. The delicious liquid, the milk as it was called, filled through her body. Her eye lids began to close as she drank with milk, the warmth filling her completely. Then the blackness began to seep in with the coos of the Horn-Milk.

When she was done with the meal she allowed the Horn-Milk to carry her around. The Horn-Milk spoke with the Queen in the giant's tongue. She would only really catch a few words, though she snapped up often when she heard her name.

"Haioo Runar, cin ieeou sii tah wuves," the giant said.

Runar turned to look when she heard wuves. The wuves were great big creatures of cloud, and she then marched over to one and lay against them. They were the best of blankets. The creature’s breathing then slowly rocked her to sleep as she buried herself into it.

"Runar keeps trying to hit her head across things," Lana said.

"We'll, she is his child after all," Heria replied.

Lana sighed. "I know she's going to be a biter too."