The Name of The Empress is...

*"Well, from my point of view... You look Amazing! Obviously because of the clothes I made."* -Steve

"**The Name of The Empress is...**" is the 4th chapter of The Dark Empire.

## Official Synopsis

In this chapter we see Alice's progression in controlling her powers by trainings arranged by Steve, with Axel spectating as well.
We also get introduced to Alice's new nickname and look.

## Plot

The Chapter starts in Steve's lab. It appears that one day has passed after the events of the previous chapter.

Alice thought of training her time-controlling powers, and Steve decided to help her with that. He set a machine that shoots multiple bullets at the same time, aiming it on Alice. He asked her if she is ready, to which she responded with a preparing agreement. Axel was wondering if it was dangerous, worried, but Steve explained to him that she will not take a lot of damage due to her body being made out of Dark Matter.

Steve explains to Alice how the mechanism will work and what she has to do. Axel notes that the bullets would travel very quickly through air, and it might be too late to stop them once they were fired, but Steve once again assures him that Alice will be fine. Meanwhile, Alice was preparing mentally.

After counting to three, Steve pressed the button, making the machine shoot the bullets. Alice then saw the bullets travel very slowly through the air, and realised that she is controlling time again. She then stopped time completely and moved all the bullets on the ground.

Axel was amazed, and Steve was pleased with the results of the training. Steve then got up from his chair and threw a memory card at Alice, who caught it afterwards. He tells Alice that she has to go back in time and give it to him. And so she did, widening her eyes and making the clocks go counterwise.

Steve was in the middle of the explanation of the first training, but then noticed that Alice had his memory card. He quickly realised that she came back from the future and informed Axel, who was confused, of it. Steve inserted the card into his computer and played it. Both him and Axel then gave the same reactions that they gave after Alice stopped the bullets. Steve said that they were finished with the training for now, and Alice raised her hands, as a victory pose.

Steve then tells Alice that he has a gift for her, making her curious. He then shows her that he made clothes for her, noting that they are partially made out of Dark Matter. While Alice went to try them on, Steve and Axel discussed what would happen if she did not like them. After that, Alice returned, wearing the clothes that Steve made. Steve and Axel said that the clothes looked amazing.

Afterwards, Steve suggested getting Alice a name for an empress. Alice remembered her parents and noted that they might be worried about her, and that it would be weird for them to find out that their daughter became an empress.

After a bit of silence, Steve suggested some names, which Alice disagreed with. Then, Axel suggested the name "Kronoa", which Alice seemed to like. They then chose the suggested name, and Alice raised her hand up and exclaimed that their legacy begins. On this moment, the chapter ends.

## Features

### Characters

* Alice Kuraiokami
* Steve
* Seno
	+ Axel Gray
* Alice's parents (mentionned)

### Locations

* Steve's Island
	+ Steve's Island Lab