185 Ruler's Influence

Shijian walked past the kneeling people and transformed into her human-form. "Master Ming, you can release them from the trance by focusing your mind at them and say 'release'."

"What? Master? Who are you?" Ming said as he whirled around, gazing with puzzlement at this unfamiliar beast who became a woman. 

"You better release them first, Sire." Shijian calmly said with a voice as soft as the wind.

"Oh… ah yes," Ming said, trying to shake from the confusion this new person brought to him. "Release." 

The group caught a breath and pondered why they knelt but curiously regarded the gold-shaded eye, dark-brown skinned lady, wearing a bronze-colored bun of hair on her head, who sauntered toward Ming with her chin up and back straight. Her every step emanated the dignity of a majestic being than being a woman.