"At the dawn of the 5th era, the Empire of Re-Ling seemed to have been restored to its full glory. Its borders spanned from the Shurxin Sea to the Phurong Mountains, and many periphery realms such as Ulma and Ze-Linto had been brought into their sphere of influence. But not all was well beneath the surface - ambitious functionaries, restless vassals and dark cults were waiting for their chance to strike.

One of the first cracks to show was with the succession of Hayma Emil to the Ulman throne in 76. The young princess reneged the oaths of subservience to Re-Ling, citing unlawfulness and the corruption of Re-Lingi ministries who were extracting tribute from the region.

The imperial response was swift: army after army descended upon Ulma, with the goal of sacking its capital Catalay, slaying Hayma and installing a new client ruler. However, none of these armies ever reached their destination - it was as if they had vanished along the journey across the Chaya mountains, and the agents sent to investigate turned up nothing. Exasperated, Emperor Woli requested the help of Lady Liu, head of the powerful Lei clan which commanded a vast trade empire across southern Re-Ling and beyond.

Lady Liu was happy to oblige. Paying visit to Catalay under the pretense of sympathizing with the Ulman rebellion - after all, the Lei clan descended from the Warrior-Empress Khirishan and was respected in the south - Lei Liu was granted an audience with "Queen" Hayma and, once they were in private, devoured her. She could have scarfed her down in front of her guards the moment she walked in, but she found Hayma a morsel worth savouring. That didn't stop her from treating herself to many, many more afterwards, devouring Catalay's defenders and its population as a warning for anyone who ever thought to rebel again."

-Lady Erina Thunderstrike, Varhalian Scholar

Here, we see the Matriarch of the Lei clan, Lei Liu, savouring her prize - the royal upstart, Hayma Emil. The purple-haired elf's rebellion came to an end, inside the digestive cauldron of the smug noblewoman.

And she wouldn't be the only queen claimed by that stomach...

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Description written by  IddlerItaler. The title was inspired by our story A Lamia Assassin's Royal Meal.

Characters in this piece:

-Lei Liu, the voracious human matriarch, owned by me.

-Hayma Emil, the elven delicacy, formerly owned by  IddlerItaler, now owned by Lei Liu.

Art was done by the wonderful and talented  M0re4117 during one of her sketch streams. Thank you very much for this!

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