*Dong!* *Dong!*

The sound of bells tolling in the sky could be heard. Ten large grotesque eyeballs were flying through the air with wings made of flesh. They looked like a science experiment gone wrong. What made things worse was the powerful pressure they gave off. The Demon Queen of Lightning felt like she was going to be sick. The weight on her shoulders was crushing her.

“Hurry and get inside!” The guard quickly pulled the Demon Queen of Lightning into the domed city. The Demon Queen of Lightning felt as if she was passing through a membrane, and the weight on her shoulders disappeared. 

She let out a sigh of relief as she looked around and was stunned at what she was seeing. She was standing on a ledge, and below her was a massive city. There were tall buildings and strange carriages flying through the air. She had never seen such a thing before. What’s more, was that she could tell all these people were much, much stronger than her. She had no idea where they came from, but their power was even stronger than the dragons she had fought.

“Miss, what’s your name?” The guard asked after he began to relax. He was stiff all the way until the doors closed only then did he know they would be safe. 

    “My name?” The Demon Queen of Lightning knew she could not say she was a demon queen, so she said: “Ning…. My name is Ning.”

“Then Ning, I do not know where you came from or who you are, but as of now, you should have realized that a woman can not travel on the overworld. If you do, you will be nothing more than a feast. You have to use the underground railways if you wish to travel elsewhere.” The guard explained.

“I-I see….” The Demon Queen of Lightning, now Ning, had no idea about any tunnels, but she was glad about one thing. She was glad she made it to this city before she ended up dead.

“We will need to get you registered with the protection agency. They will set you up in a dorm. Women are protected as precious jewels, so do not worry about being mistreated.” The guard replied with a smile.

It did not take long before Ning was ushered into what she learned was called a flying car and sent to another building. She looked out the window curiously at the city. Many flying cars flew by, but the thing that attracted her attention the most was what she learned was called holographic images. And the bright flashing lights, which were called neon lights. If Desaray was here, she would see this city as a futuristic kind of cyberpunk type city. The guards each had metal implants and even metal appendages.

The flying car came to a stop on a platform where a woman stood waiting, and behind her, many other girls in black suits held strange weapons, which Ning would come to learn were called Phase Rifles. 

“My name is Linda and I am in control of the Tower of Eden. Please follow us so we can register you.” Ning nodded and was swiftly ushered away. The group of females holding weapons surrounded her and Linda and quickly made their way passed the closed doors. Only then did the stern looks on Lind’s and the group of females ease up a little. 

“Sorry about that. We have to put on a show, or we will end up looking weak. Some people in the upper echelon want to make us women breeding mules. This is why the Tower of Eden was constructed, and now every city had one. It is to protect the women who are not married. While women are indeed treated quite well. There are still those select few. Since our numbers are much smaller than the male population, we work even harder to keep what we have going.” Linda explained.

“Umm… why is this place like this?” Ning asked. She was very confused as to what was going on. “I just came to this land not too long ago and found it to be surrounded by a barrier?” 

“Yes. In order to keep the so-called angels locked in, there is a barrier surrounding our continent.  Come take a seat. I will explain to you what our world Eve is actually like.” Lina pulled Ning over to a couch and sat down. They were quickly served some team and snacks as well. 

“I do not know how you entered this place, but this continent is a place where humans are locked in an endless struggle with the so-called angels. These angels appeared over two hundred years ago. They began to spread across the world, and after almost destroying the world, we humans began to push back until they were contained here on this continent. This continent is called The Lost Garden. 

“Its true name has been lost, but the reason it is now called The Lost Garden is because there is no saving this place. We humans can only live underground. The angels do not die. When the humans of the outside world put up the barrier, they did not care about those who were left here. So we had no choice but to slowly work together and build up what we have now.” Linda replied but paused as she reached up and touched one of Ning’s horns. “These horns are so realistic….”