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AN: Well, this was done out of boredom so check it out if you want.
It was...strange to say the least, his current situation. Actually, it wasn't a strange as it possibly could be, he had faced much stranger, with most of them being worst, situations than his current one.
'It seems I have been brought here to battle, interesting to say the least, especially if I have been summoned into 'that'...no, whatever I have been brought into is far too different...what I feel around me is too different to be 'that'. So what was it then? What could have caused such a thing as this? If my lessons are to be believed, especially anything I learned of summonings, what is before me should be impossible. Very much impossible if all those lessons were to be believed, especially from someone so well versed in magic. Though this could be an exception? Perhaps the world is not as I think it is? Gaia may be weaker or simply uncaring here, they may simply allow things like this to happen?'
'But, if that was to be believed, if it was true then that would mean...'
"I am...the...no..impossible, truly it is impossible for such a thing to exist!" whatever the man within the smoke was speaking, it was an after thought to the people around him, many much more interested in the shaking figure in front of them.
"Hahaha! Zero fails yet again!"
"Yeah, she couldn't even do something so simple without blowing something up!"
"No wonder she's a Zero, she's barely a Noble as it is!"
"You should go to the commoners Zero...NO! You're not even on their level!"
"I bet she's di..."
"SILENCE!" a wave of heat suddenly traveled through them all, silencing all of the figures as the man responsible turned eyes comparable to an inferno on those that had spoken.
"All of you," his voice was a deadly whisper, a promise of punishment in his voice. ", if I hear any of you speak such things again about Ms. Valliere I promise you I will make you regret coming to the Academy."
The man let fires begin coalescing around the staff the man held in a death grip, wisps of flames seeming to take shape before dispersing into the air as the man slammed the end of the staff into the ground again.
"NOW! Apologize to Ms. Valliere or I shall begin your punishments here by a duel!" the man finished his statement by leveling his staff at the group, flames now surrounding the end of it and threatening to be unleashed in moments if his order was not followed immediately.
"We're sorry Ze..." the group of teens began, shaking as they turned to the still shaking girl, bowing slightly to the pink haired girl in front of them.
"Ms. Valliere's proper name, not that horrible nickname you cowards have given her!" the man bellowed, the flames along his staff now taking on the form of a serpent, teeth bared and coiled to strike at the group.
"...Louise, we're sorry for calling you Zero! Please forgive us!" the boys were a sobbing mess now, tears streaming down their faces while one figure walked out of the group of similar dressed teens and towards the shaking girl, the shaking growing progressively worse and worse as she looked at what was in front of her. Nothing, nothing except for smoke.
"My Rose, please do not cry. Such a fair maiden such as yourself should never have a tear stain such beauty." the boy seemed to ignore as the shaking grew worse as he approached, wrapping his arms around the shoulders of the pink haired girl. "Please, do not wound my heart and cry my Rose."
'Hmm, it seems this smoke will never go away it seems.' the man rose to his feet from his kneeling position, observing the blurred outlines he could see through the smoke and the conversations he had managed to hear as he ad attempted to wait out the smoke. 'It seems I will have to head out and see what is beyond this smoke myself.'
The elegant gleaming silver armor they wore seemed to now take on a shine, leaving the almost dim state it was in, as the man rose to his feet, a truly majestic blade in hand but now sheathed into an equally majestic sheath at his waist as with a wave of his hands, the helm he wore seemed to fade away into dust, revealing spiky white hair that the figure combed back with on hand, a plan forming as they allowed their truly monstrous energy to be released, blasting away the smoke around him and revealing the pink haired girl struggling to hold back tears as she was held against the chest of a blonde teen, his eyes once warm and caring as they were focused on the girl, now raising and locking with his own, a warning clear in them as they leaned their head down to speak with the girl in their embrace.
"My little Rose, it looks as if you have called forth a Familiar." the blonde gently released the now shocked pink haired girl, staring in shock at the knight clad in silver armor, eyes the color of blood locking with her own as the knight took a single step forward, blue wisps of energy still swirling around his body, an after effect of whatever he used to clear the smoke from around him. The knight's armor seemed to dissolve as they walked, slowly coming apart into silver dust that seemed to disperse in a gentle breeze.
In mere moments the knight was left with only what he wore underneath, a light grey dress shirt with a black vest over it and black dress pants and polished shoes. Moving one hand up, they straightened the pitch black tie wrapping around their neck and paused in front of the pink haired girl, blood red eyes looking her over in curiosity before they seemed to find what they were looking for.
With such an air of nobility and power, the knight's next action shocked all those present as he gently lowered himself to one knee on the ground as he bowed his head to the girl.
"At your summoning I have come forth, to act as both your blade and as your shield for as long as I must, to both protect you and to destroy you enemies. To complete this contract I ask of you a single question, are you my Master?"
"..are you my master?" the pink haired girl could hardly believe what was happening, she had truly summoned something but...but...
"Hah, the Zero summoned a commoner!"
Cruel laughter filled her ears, the one sign that she was actually a Mage and all she did was summon a commoner with Magic armor. Something ridiculous compared to something like the salamander that Kirche had summoned. Even now the Germanian girl was walking up to her, an arrogant smirk on her face as she looked over pink haired girl and the commoner she had summoned to be her Familiar.
"Well, well, well, looks like you live up to your name Zero, a Familiar with zero worth for someone like you, a failure." the busty red head gestured to the salamander at her side as she barely held in laughter. "I, on the other hand, summoned Flame, a salamander." a gleam was in her eyes as she saw the girl's shaking worsen as she adopted a curious look. "Truly through, I guess I'm just wondering how long it is before your 'knight' decides he wants to leave, probably by the end of the day once he hears how much of a failure you are, Zero. Frankly, I'm sur..."
"Enough!" the blonde pulled Louise against him turning her away from the red head with one hand as with the other he drew a wand modeled after a rose, one suddenly blooming as he was seemingly preparing to use it.
"Watch your tongue Zerbst, do not dare to insult such a fair young lady as Louise for I swear, if you bring her to tears," the blonde flicked the wand modeled after a rose, still holding it towards the ground but the threat was clear. "I will do what is necessary to stop such a thing on such a beautiful flower."
"Oh Guiche, would you really choose such a girl over a real woman like me?" Kirche's once mocking smirk changed into a flirtatious grin, the Zerbst heightening its effect by leaning forward slightly, putting her rather large chest in full view of the now named Guiche. "You truly aren't thinking she can..." Kirche paused, her flirty grin quickly fading as she rose back to er full height, her mocking grin returning full force. "Oh, I see why you're defending Zero now, she must he spreading her legs for you like any failure would, no wonder she's stayed in this school so long, the Garmont family is keeping her here. Perhaps even more through? Zero is quite the failure but I can see what some of you may see in someone like her, someone so pathetic all they're good for is spreading their legs like a common whore."
"You...you dare insinuate such things Zerbst!" an irate Guiche stepped forward, anger visible on his face while he gently pushed Louise behind him while he glared at a smirking Kirche who merely rose one finger, making a 'come hither' motion with it and one Guiche was glad to take as the rose adorning his wand seemed to die but before a single petal could fall from the wand, a serpent of flame coiled around both, an enraged man stepping forward as the several students he had been disciplining for their insults to Louise lay crumpled on the ground, twitching at some minor illusions the man had crafted around them and leaving them terrorized for their bullying.
"Enough of this, both of you back with the other students and Louise," the man spoke in a harsh tone to the two almost fighting students before turning to a still distraught Louise, his eyes warming as his voice took a much gentler tone. ",please finish the Springtime Familiar Summoning ritual, there is no point in delaying it Ms. Valliere."
'Hmm, it seems I have been ignored.' the knight was actually used to such things, he had faced them many times and had eventually gotten used to it, people rarely paid attention to him when his Queen was always the true reason they were there. 'I suppose my new Master is not very well versed in summoning a Servant...or is this just another game by It, attempting to seize my power or perhaps leave the Queen vulnerable? No, I am in the end unimportant, my fellow Knights will continue to protect the Queen in my absence. As of now, my Master is my new commitment and if my Lady truly needs me she shall call for me using 'that'.'
When the red headed girl had approached, the knight had ignored her, expecting her to perhaps speak some ill words but his Master had yet to agree to the contract and such he had no need to intervene. Of course, his Master also seemed distraught about his summoning, something not uncommon in her situation if she truly did not know who had answered her call. When his already distraught Master had almost began to cry when the boy named Guiche pushed her behind him to deal with the bullying red head, he had been ready to rise but felt it would be right to let the approaching man, perhaps the teacher from the looks of it, deal with the problem to avoid any potential incidents. He truly did not wish to kill someone mere minutes after his summoning.
"...finish the Springtime Familiar Summoning ritual, there is no point delaying it Ms. Valliere." those words drew his attention, he rose to his full height and with a pointed cough he gained the attention of the teacher and, more importantly, his summoner.
"I agree with your teacher Master, please affirm your acceptance of the contract so I may fight by your side." the knight folded his arms behind his back as he stepped forward, slowly so as not frighten his Master, and once again kneel before her.
"What?" Louise stepped back from her kneeling Familiar, honestly confused at his words but Professor Colbert stopped her, stepping past her while hiding the short girl behind his body, his staff filling with Magic as he prepared for the worst.
"What are you speaking of?" Colbert was honestly curious, to him there was only one way to create a bond with a Familiar contract and that was with a simple kiss, something that was odd but had come from Brimir himself so it was hardly thought of as needing change, the Founder knew what was best for his people and created the greatest way to bind Familiars for them.
"I spoke to my Master not you." the knight ignored Colbert, focusing on Louise as she stepped out from behind the professor. "To finish the contract all you must do is speak acceptance of it, acknowledge yourself as my Master and I shall become your Servant as it should be."
"What?" Louise was horrified, taking several steps back. "That goes against a tradition created by the Founder himself, such a thing would..."
"Louise, accept it." Colbert's interruption pulled Louise out of new hysterics, the professor locking eyes with the knight Louise had summoned. "I think this is not an average Familiar as we all would like to think."
"But...professor..."
"Master, please accept it. I will not ask much of you but this is something I must compel you to do if we shall claim victory." the knight bowed his head to the pink haired girl. "I swear to protect you with all of my power if you shall accept the contract, I shall ensure we obtain a great victory."
The knight locked eyes with a hesitant Louise, one obviously conflicted but after a moment she seemed to come to a decision, one that would change her life forever, as she let out a deep sigh. Pink eyes met crimson and slowly Louise nodded, hesitant but feeling something, something urging her to accept the contract her Familiar had spoken of, to simply accept it, accept her Familiar and his power.
"...I...I accept."
The knight rose to his full height than, his armor appearing in a flash of light as Louise screamed, red light flashing across her body even as Colbert allowed a serpent of flames to leap forward, screaming in anger as he targeted the knight. A gleaming silver sword cleaved his spell in half, scattering the flames as the knight rushed towards his Master, his sword falling out of his grip in his hurry to get to his Master as the knight simply ignored it, instead grabbing the collapsed girl and lifting her into his arms.
"Master, what is causing you this pain?" the knight struggled to hold onto the withering girl, the red light growing in intensity as it's rays burned through her clothes, the knight observing them traveling across her entire body very quickly. His panic instantly evaporated once he saw the markings, sighing as a golden light seemed to cover him before it looked to break away, taking a solid form wrapped in a soft glow that amazed those nearby simply by observing what was clearly a gift from the Founder himself.
"My Master, I must apologize for this pain you are suffering." the knight's face, for the most part expressionless, was now caring, his once almost emotionless eyes now showing a caring light in them as the golden object that formed in front of him moved, slowly turning into golden dust that was seemingly absorbed by Louise, instantly stopping the girl's shaking. "I see now what has happened and promise to stop such a fate from befalling you. I shall do whatever I must to stop such a thing, I will not fail you my new Queen."
"What did you do to her you..." Colbert did not manage to finish his sentence, the Magic filled staff he pointed at the knight proving to be his undoing as the knight didn't even bother turning to face him, the sheer amount of power he suddenly released enough to bring the professor to his knees at the sudden change in the air. His students were worse, all of them dropping unconscious almost instantly and the panicked professor managed to fight through his sudden Magic filled air and instead slowly rise to his feet.
"Stop this...please!" Colbert struggled to stand but his care for his students, despite their attitudes most of the time, pushed him forward even as he leaned heavily on his staff. "My...my students...th..." even his will couldn't keep him from falling, such a thing stopping him before he could finish as he dropped to the ground, barely conscious by the time his limp body hit the ground.
His last image was of the knight, ignoring him and his collapsed students as he walked away, carrying the now asleep Louise off to the Academy in the distance, his gleaming silver armor blinding to the barely conscious Professor. But it was his words, the last words he spoke that terrified Colbert.
"My Queen..."
'No..I'm sorry Ms. Valliere..I failed yet again...'
AN: Well, I guess I want to know how it was. Good? Bad? Needs some more work? But don't really ask any questions as it was left intentionally vague at most parts so they would be questions on what was happening, questions I like answering later in the story.
Peace.