The Queen's Defeat

"Watch out!" Neal could only scream as he saw what Queen Selene was about to do, attempting to alert his team members. But it was too late.

The wind picked up as the light radiated brilliantly around Queen Selene's palms. In an instant, before the Gem Shroud member could react or evade the incoming attack, a crystal sentient serpent, approximately 10 meters tall, shot out from the light. 

It pierced through the gut of the Gem Shroud member, completely shattering him and tearing him apart, dividing his body into two.

Seeing that one more of her attackers had fallen, Queen Selene shifted her focus to the remaining seven, who had retreated to a safe distance. With a tone of weary certainty, she addressed them, "Since you're here to kill the royal family, I assume you've brought something or someone capable of such an act." She shook her head as if foreseeing the outcome.