Sorry Guys, that this has taken so long for me to put out, but my computer has not let me open word documents for the last three months
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I will explain the important parts in this story when it becomes relevant
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Warning: Trigger Warning: Instances of Suicide
Disclaimer: I own nothing
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She closed her eyes, everything slowly drifting away as the darkness take her. She reflects on her life, how it was good overall, with few regrets coming to mind. Along with that, she can't contain how happy she'll be that she can see Yuno, Keeno, Yue, Shizuno, and Satsuki again. Her body goes heavy and she can feel her life after all this time, finally slipping away
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"You gonna buy an appa or what?"
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A silver haired woman opens her eyes, her dark gold pupils surveying the area
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"...What?"
"An appa, you want one or not? one copper for two"
"Um...no, thank you"
"Then clear out, I've got a business to run"
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She walks away, very confused, and lost. She looks around, trying to take note of anything, before swiping her hand as a screen appears
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Welcome to your new life Alice. Your servant, Demiurge, you should thank him for this, if you ever see him again of course
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Alice thinks for a moment, remembering that the last time she saw him, he had learned she was dying, she shook his hand, and there was a brief pulse of magic
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"Demiurge, you really shouldn't have" Alice says, shaking her head as another screen appears
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Course, your the magic that caused your Resurrection/Reincarnation wasn't perfect, you lost most of everything, stats, skills, race, inventory
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Alice pales, before waving her hand, trying to open a portal, only for nothing to happen, she tries again, her pale skin going white as she realizes what it means
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"...I'm...stuck here. Skills"
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Skills:
[None]
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"...No..." she whispers meekly
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She walks through the street, hollow look on her face
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"Inventory"
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[Excalibur Morgan] - Weapon
[Wiene's Gem] - Artifact
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She pulls out the weapon, she pulling it from its black sheathe, staring at the greatsword, its black coloring offset by the blood red runes along the blade, giving it an ominous if not evil vibe, she places it back in the sheathe and attaches it to her hip. Someone bumps into her from behind
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"Get out of the way" a high voice says
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Alice feels a blade dig into her back before being twisted. She falls to the ground, bleeding out due to the loss her gamer skills
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"Sorry Demiurge, it seems I wasted your second chance. At least I can finally rest" Alice says closing her eyes
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Alice looks around, darkness and black smoke as far as the eye can see. A black shadowy hand comes close to her, up her body, holding her heart. She sees a female figure entirely made of shadows, two white orbs for eyes
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"I love you" The shadowy female whispers
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"Hey kid, you gonna buy an appa or what?"
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Alice opens her eyes, still feeling the pain in her back, looking around, she realizes something
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"No...please God, not this. Skills"
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Skills:
[Return by Death] - Passive - Max
- Returns the user to a 'Save Point' after death.
- Save Points represent important events, and will only change after another has passed
- Current Save Point: [Appa Cart: Point of Rebirth]
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Alice looks at the screen, then at the blade in her inventory, and without any hesitation, brings it out and stabs herself through the stomach with it
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"Hey kid, you gonna buy an appa or what"
"...Why..."
She takes the blade out of her inventory and does it again
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"...Why..."
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"...Can't..."
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"...I..."
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"...Just..."
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"...Die..."
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"Hey kid, you gonna buy an appa or what?"
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Alice takes her sword out, and looks at it for a moment, before attaching it to her side and walking away. She sidesteps a girl wearing very little, as she runs away
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"Okay Alice, stay calm, its not your fault, or Demiurge, it was the Magic. Magic was the cause of all your problems"
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As she tries to rationalize her resurrection to herself, she inadvertently causes her abilities to stay inactive, allowing this negative mentality to flourish
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"Hey, is there a problem?"
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Alice looks at the red haired man, a strange sword at his hip
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"No, I think it was just a scuffle"
"Oh...I'm Reinhard van Astrea. I'm one of the knights, off duty right now though"
"Alice"
"If anything happens..."
"I'll tell you"
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Alice walks away and watches as the girl ducks into an alley, Alice follows her, intent on a bit of revenge, and as a screen appears. She swipes it away, intent on ignoring them, as she walks a phrase continues to echo in her head
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'Magic is the problem, it causes all my problems'
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That one screen she swiped away might have changed her mind, at least on something
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Mental pollution has caused class [Alter] to form
Cause of mental pollution has caused class [Wizard] to form
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"Cough up whatever you got"
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Alice looks at the scene, as the young girl is surrounded by three guys, two tall and one short
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"Get out of my way" she says, pulling out a knife
"A fighter, we may just have to enjoy this one a little" the middle one says, licking his lips
"Damnit" Alice mutters under her breath
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She walks forward, pulling out her sword and pointing it at the three, the red runes glowing ominously as a small layer of black energy seems to lightly cover the blade. Alice stares distastefully at the blade before focusing on the thugs
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"Hey, let her go"
"You one of the knights or something?"
"Not even close"
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The young girl takes advantage of the current lack of attention and slips away from the thugs and behind Alice, holding onto her sleeve
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"Thanks" she mutters quietly, and Alice's features soften
"Now, we're getting out of here"
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Alice backs up, the young blond haired girl following her, both their eyes never leaving the thugs
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"Hey, give me back what you stole"
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The blond widens her red eyes, and looks around
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"Come on silver, follow me"
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The small blond rushes forward, jumping onto the wall, pushing off it, and using that to hit another wall, and land on a rooftop. Alice looks back, seeing a girl in white running after them and decides to go with the flow, following the blond thief. The two move along rooftops and soon enough, they end up in the slums of the city, ending up at a bar, where Felt knocks on the door
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"To the giant rats?"
"We give poison"
"To the great white whale"
"We lend a fish hook"
"To our most honorable great dragon"
"We say 'Burn in hell'"
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The young blonde walks in and Alice follows. Alice looks at the large dark skinned man that ushers them in, keeping one eye on Alice
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"It went alright, got cornered in an alley though, silver here saved me"
"Silver?"
"Hmm, its your hair color, and I needed to call you something in the moment"
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Alice pulls a strand of hair to her eyes and sees that it is in fact silver
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"Stranger and stranger..." she mutters
"How old do I look to you?"
"16-17 maybe. those yellow eyes of yours make you seem a bit older though"
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Alice thinks to herself, wondering how she got to this state, before dismissing the useless thought, more focused on the moment
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"I wanna thank you for saving Felt, is there anything you need?" The tall old man asks
"I'm homeless, can I stay here?"
"Sure, you can sleep with Felt"
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Alice puts on a weak smile and thanks them, as Felt talks to her
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"So Silver, where are you from?"
"Honestly, I don't even know. I just woke up here"
"Woah, you might be from the other side of the waterfall"
"Felt, those are just stories"
"Come on Old Man Rom, this is exactly like the story of that guy who founded Kararagi"
"Anyway, what were you stealing?"
"Hmm, just this thing" she says, pulling out a cloth, revealing a strange insignia
"And how much is it worth?"
"Dunno, the client'll give me ten holy coins though" she says, holding out ten fingers
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Alice nods her head as Felt rambles on, picking up bits of information in between the useless ones
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The current city they are in, Lugnica, is in the middle of a royal selection, determining the next ruler due to the death of the royal currency of the world was pretty straight forward:
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1 copper($1)
25 copper is equal to 1 silver coin($25)
20 silver is equal to 1 gold($500)
2 gold is equal to 1 holy coin($1000)
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There were affinities in this world that allowed one to use magic, you could have more than one, but it was rare. Your gate, that is to say the channel through which Mana flows, uses your affinity and together they produce spells. Alice had no intention of finding out how to do so, but it was good to know stuff like that
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There is a knock at the door and Felt goes to answer it, bringing back a woman with long black hair wearing a revealing outfit. Alice looks at the woman, feeling the killing intent under the surface, knowing it would not take much for this person to kill someone
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"There are several outsiders here"
"Yeah, well it'd be trouble if you bilked on me. We weaklings have our own brand of smarts"
"I know the older man, but who is the girl?"
"Alice, though I seem to go by Silver lately"
"My name is Elsa Granhiert"
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As they all sit at the table, Elsa brings out the money and Felt tries to overcharge the previous price
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"I went through alot of trouble to get it. She chased me, and I was almost assaulted in an alley" she says, fake tears welling up in her eyes
"I suppose it does warrant an increase, how about twenty, for such a good job" Elsa says, laying a sack of white coins on the table
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Old Man Rom counts them and places them back in the sac
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"Twenty, exactly"
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Felt looks up eagerly, pulling the cloth from her vest pocket, showing the black insignia with gold markings and a red Gem. Elsa holds out the money and Felt holds out the insignia. Right as the two are about to exchange, the doors burst open, revealing the silver haired girl in white
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"There you are, give me back my insignia"
"Your a persistent one aren't you, look its nothing personal, just a job" Felt says as Elsa reaches into her pocket
"Down" Alice yells tackling Felt
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The two look up, and Elsa is holding a purple Kukri knife, slashing through the area the two were just standing
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"You saved my life" Felt says hugging Alice
"Its nothing personal elf, I just want to see what your insides look like"
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Elsa lunges forward after the elf girl, causing Alice to curse, pick up her sword and lunge forward, barely meeting the Dagger as it would have hit the girl
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"Felt, go get help"
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The red eyed girl rushes outside, screaming for help, as Alice attacks the black haired dagger wielder, the silver haired elf firing chunks of ice at Elsa
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"Your pretty good, are you one of the knights?"
"Second time I've been asked that today, I'm probably the farthest thing from a knight"
"Indeed..."
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Several deep cuts appear on Alice's body, bleeding profusely
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"...They certainly would not have lasted this long"
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Elsa dodges another large blast as Alice swings her sword, the black miasma around the sword growing, as her anger grows
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"I won't die here. I refuse to lose here"
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Alice's sword is completely covered by the black energy, instinctually, she raises it above her head, bringing it down, causing a burst of energy to rush forward and hit Elsa. Alice watches as a small pillar of dark energy shoots up, hitting and breaking through the ceiling, going up about 20 meters before dissipating
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"Damn magic, always giving out at the worst time. So many problems" she says, falling to the ground, unable to move due to Mana Exhaustion and excessive bleeding
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The elf girl drops to her knees, using her magic to try and heal Alice
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"That was certainly impressive, though that was it, I believe"
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Elsa emerges from the crater, her wounds superficial at best. Old Man Rom swings a large club, Elsa parrying it with her dagger and grazing his neck, causing blood to spurt and him to fall to the ground as well. The silver haired girl finishes up on Alice and goes over to Rom, beginning to heal him
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"Now then, I believe this is the end"
"...I would agree with that"
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Everyone looks at the newcomer, wearing all white clothing, with short red hair, and a sword on his waist. Felt stands behind him
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"Reinhard?"
"Hello again Alice, I saw the light in the sky and came running. Sorry I got here a bit late"
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Reinhard looks at Elsa, not drawing his sword. The two stare each other down for another moment before Elsa charges
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"I would rather not resort to using violence on a woman"
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He stomps his foot, a shockwave forming a dome of air around him, stopping Elsa, before he kicks her to the side
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"Look at you, your just as good as the rumors say, maybe better"
"I hope that I can meet your expectations"
"Aren't you going to use that sword on your hip? I'd love to experience its legendary sharpness firsthand"
"This sword can only be drawn when its truly needed. The fact that it has not yet left it's sheathe means this is not one of those times"
"I believe you underestimate me"
"Truthfully, its an upsetting judgment for me as well"
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Alice looks at her sword, feeling strangely possessive of the blade she hates, before gripping it by the handle and tossing it to Reinhard
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"I want that back"
"I shall endeavor to accomplish that task. Thank you for loaning it to me. I will take you on with this instead, any objections"
"Of course not, its wonderful. Wonderful. Do entertain me please"
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Elsa rushes forward, Reinhard stands there, the blade in his hand glowing a bright black color. Elsa swipes at him with her dagger and Reinhard swings the sword, cutting off the blade of the dagger, catching it between his fingers
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"If you've lost your weapon I suggest you surrender"
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He tosses the hiltless blade, hitting a wall, as Elsa rushes forward
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"No way that's her only blade Reinhard"
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Elsa takes out another dagger, swiping at Reinhard, who backs up, dodging the strike
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"I'm impressed you know that, but I have more than two fang's I'll have you know. You wouldn't mind if we started again would you?"
"If I deprive you of all your weapons, would you surrender?"
"If I lose my fangs I'll use my claws..."
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Elsa jumps onto the railing, running across it
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"...If I lose my claw's I'll use my bones..."
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She hits the walls, bouncing back and forth
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"If I lose my bone's I'll use my life, that's how a bowel hunter fights"
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Elsa speeds at Reinhard, him blocking it with the black blade, the Miasma returning to it. Alice watches as he blocks each of the strikes while Elsa attacks more and more. In the air around the place, black balls of light appear
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"And he's not even fighting at full strength"
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Alice looks over to the elf girl, watching the fight as well, her magic still healing Rom
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"If he fought at full strength, all the Mana in the area would go to him, and my spirit arts wouldn't be able to heal. I need you to tell him when I'm done"
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Alice watches and the moment the last gash is healed, she looks to Reinhard, who seems to be even more in tune with her sword than she is. She can hear the whispers in the air, the black balls of light speaking the name of her sword, waiting to be used
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"Call out its name Reinhard. Unleash its power"
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The room grows cold as a large blue aura appears around Reinhard
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"Oh, what are you going to show me?"
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Reinhard raises the blade above his head. Dark energy covers the entire blade
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"You face the bowel hunter, Miss Elsa Granhiert"
"Of the Master Swordsman's Line, I am Reinhard van Astrea. Excalibur Morgan!"
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He brings the blade down, the blast of energy blowing out the entire bulding as a pillar of dark energy shoots up into the stratosphere. Alice surveys the damage, looking at the true power of her sword
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"You certianly saved us Reinhard"
"It was all this friend of yours, I found her, quite frightened and desperate, she asked for my help so I came here"
"Its you..."
"Hang on, if she hadn't brought Reinhard here, I don't think we'd be having this conversation"
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She stands up, her body weak and tired. A loud ruckus is heard and they turn to see Elsa rushing from a pile of debris, dagger pointed at the Elf. Alice looks around, picking up a steel sword, she pushes the girl out of the way, and raises the sword, blocking her stomach as Elsa slashes with her dagger, pushing her back and into the wall
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"That girl got in my way again"
"That's enough Elsa"
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Reinhard blocks her path, Elsa throws her dagger at Reinhard, the spinning blade curving unnaturally around his body and getting stuck in a wall
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"I will disembowel every last one of you in this room, but until that point, take care of yourselves"
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Elsa jumps onto the railing of the second floor, before jumping on the roof and disappearing into the night
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"Are you alright?" Reinhard asks the elf girl
"My being alright is not the most important thing right now. Are you alright? That was far too reckless" She asks rushing to Alice's side
"I'm good, tougher people than her have tried to kill me"
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Alice holds her head, the pain of being thrown into the wall not dissipating
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"Why did you risk your life for me? I don't even know you"
"My name is Alice, how bout you?"
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The girl laughs, smiling at her, shaking her head
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"Emilia, my name is Emilia, thank you for saving me Alice"
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After several moments, Reinhard looks at the sword on the ground, before turning back to the two girls
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"I'm impressed that you can even stand Alice, especially when your out of Mana"
"Pain is relative...especially to someone like me" Alice says, the last part only a whisper
"You have a strong sword Alice, not many have stood up to my full power" he says, holding out the sword for her to take
"Its pretty much always been with me, though it changed into this only recently. That steel sword, I'm surprised it was there, I was sure I was going to get split in half"
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Reinhard, curious, picks up the steel sword and holds it out in front of him. The blade splits horizontally a large piece falling off as the two look to Alice
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"Of course, why does this always..."
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Her stomach opens up and blood pours out as she falls to the ground, looking at the worried looks of the two as she closes her eyes. As she falls unconscious, a single thought enters her mind, causing her to sigh and be filled with a bit of horror
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"This is my life now, isn't it"
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"There, she should be fine now" Emilia says, finishing healing her new friend
"By the way Miss Emilia, what's your relationship with Alice"
"Acquaintance, though after saving me I think we're friends now"
"What do you propose we do with her then, I could take her to my home as a guest, at least while she's healing" Reinhard says as Emilia shakes her head
"I'll take her home with me, that way I can figure out more about her" Emilia says remembering her words
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"Pain is relative, especially for someone like me"
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She wasn't meant to hear that line, yet she did, and it made her sad
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"What will become of that girl and the old man"
"In an official capacity, I cannot overlook what they've done, but it just so happens that I'm off duty right now" he says as Emilia giggles
"Why aren't you a bad knight" she teases
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Emilia goes to Felt, they talk about their families, and how little of them they have, before Felt holds out the insignia, the red gem glowing softly
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"I'm afraid you're going to have to come with me. Sorry Miss Emilia, but I'm not going to be able to keep my promise at this time"
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Reinhard puts his hand in front of Felts face and soon she falls unconscious into his arms
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"That move wasn't very knightly either. This isn't just about my insignia is it?"
"No, I'll be calling on you again sometime soon. Take good care of Alice. She's been through a lot, you can see it in her eyes"
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The moon shines through, and Emilia and Reinhard look up at it, the red headed knight smiling mysteriously
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"This may be the last time we can gaze calmly upon the moon"
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Inside of the green gem on Emilia's chest, a small cat like spirit looks at Alice
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"What are you? I can sense it, whatever it is inside you, you'll be powerful soon, though how you use it will determine the course of events for our world"
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And thus we end Chapter 1 of the now book 3. What did you all think?
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I do apologize once again if I've lost some followers because of this, I don't intend for such an event to happen again
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What did you all think of my minor inclusion of Fate/Stay? There's going to be more, but spaced out and used sparingly
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