Hikikomogomo: Remastered

Disclaimer: I do not own Yggdra Union or any of the character's in it in anyway. And so on and so forth.

Chapter 1 - A witch's boredom

Rosary chewed on the feathered tip of her quill absent mindedly as she looked over the book on her desk. She had been working on recording the history of the 'Yggdra War' for the past few months since the end of the war. It was proving to be far more difficult then she thought, if merely because she hadn't experienced the war from the start. She had to write the book with blank pages for the accounts from Milanor and Yggdra about the start, and of course would probably then have to rewrite the whole thing to make it look all good. It really was a very boring, dull task but it at least kept her busy.

The witch nodded and put away her quill and ink well, leaving the book open so it would dry as she got up to stretch. Judging by the sun's position she guessed it was probably about noon… Means her lunch should be on its way by now. Or someone was about to get set on fire.

As if on cue there was a knock on her door, "Come in." stated Rosary simply as she walked to the small table in her room to go take a seat as one of her witches opened the door carrying a silver tray with tea and food on it

The maid witch clearly didn't seem to like her job, and who could blame her? They were meant to be witches after all not maids but Rosary felt it was easier to just let all her witch apprentices be her maids as well. Very cost effective. The apprentice placed the tray on Rosary's table and quietly dismissed herself from her room as Rosary took the cup of tea and sipped it thoughtfully. Maybe she needed to go take a vacation. There hadn't been any messengers from Paltina for some weeks now and it worried her, Yggdra always liked to keep in touch with her friends and Paltina was hardly far from her domain…

"Wonder where I put my broom…" she mused aloud as she set her cup down and started to eat her lunch

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"You're doing whaaaat!?" shouted the apprentice witch in surprise as Rosary casually looked through another chest for her broom

"Where did I put that thing… Know it's around here somewhere…" mused the scion as she ignored the apprentice as she moved to check her closet

"Lady Rosary are you even listening to me!?"

"Oh I am. I'm just not paying attention to you. There's a very clear difference. Now please quit shouting, it's very distracting."

"It could be dangerous out there and you want to go out on your own? Think this through Lady Rosary!"

"Dangerous? The worst that's left around here are just some bandits and they're no threat… Quit being such a worrywart." dismissed Rosary with a wave of her hand as she reached into her pocket and pulled out the card within waving it, "Besides I've got a few cards with me still if I need it. And plus I need to leave you all behind to keep an eye on things. I trust I can trust you yes?"

The apprentice witch sighed and slumped her shoulders, "Yes Lady Rosary, nothing bad will happen in your absence. Your broom is in the storage closet down the hall."

"See? Was that so hard? I'll be back before long. Maybe a month or two might be good…" mused the scion aloud as she left down the hall

"She really is quite the handful…"

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Rosary lazily looked up at the sky, her hands folded behind her head as she was resting on her broom, one leg lazily hanging off the side. Normally this would be incredibly dangerous for someone to do, since the chances of falling off were pretty high, but Rosary had gotten very good at it. She was after all about the best witch around… If she wanted she could probably reach Paltina a lot faster if she simply flew higher but there was some complications with that.

One if she managed to fall she'd likely die. There was also the fact bandits could see her from miles away and that could cause unwanted problems… There was also the fact breathing was a lot more difficult higher up so the scion would just have to settle for floating above the path to Paltina. Far faster and easier on the body then walking. As she floated along the witch mulled over the fact that the messengers from Paltina had stopped so abruptly, they used to arrive at least weekly if not several times per week. Then suddenly they just stopped showing up…

She did know things hadn't gone exactly as Yggdra had planned, the girl was sweet and all but she was horribly naïve Rosary had to admit. While Yggdra's dream of a "world without borders" was certainly a nice thought it really was just that - a thought. Although Bronquia had been defeated and was no longer a problem that didn't mean it was a simple fact of rebuilding from then on. Bandits thrived in chaos and the collapse of the Bronquian Empire left plenty of chaos and opportunity for the bandits to thrive and build, not to mention the Empire itself still had some bits that refused to accept their defeat and offered resistance. It wasn't all bad since the close of the war though, after all with the Undine's treasured gem returned by Nietzsche the Undine nation wasn't going to interfere, although it was still far too shaken by the death of its queen to offer much in the way of aid. Of course things weren't going too badly in Rosary's domain either, the White Rose domain hadn't suffered too much and was running smoothly although having to control the Black Rose was a bit more difficult but there wasn't much resistance so much as a lot of overall dislike. She was sure it would pass in time. Either that or she could maybe toast a few of them and that might get them in line but that should be a last resort… Regardless all Rosary could think was that perhaps there was something pressing going on at the castle that had interrupted Yggdra's constant flow of communication. Maybe it was something she could help with so she could get her pen pal back…

The trip wasn't too horribly long, perhaps only a few hours, and as Rosary drew down the hill that would take her to the eastern side of Paltina she halted in her 'footsteps', so to speak. She sat up on her broom and peered out at the horizon with a frown. There was some commotion coming down that way… From the sounds of it a rather large one actually. That was unusual, there wasn't any festivals or anything so what could it possibly be…? Straddling the broom instead of laying down on it she sped up her pace down the hill path and skidded her broom to a halt as she finally could see what was going on.

It was a battle.

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Yggdra Yuril Artwaltz was the current Queen of Paltina and the last of the royal line. But right now that all didn't matter - it never really did in the heat of battle. Despite Durant's insisting she couldn't sit this out, she had fought her whole way through a war and she had no intention of letting her soldiers die in her place because she was to sit on her throne and give orders. She abhorred violence but there was no real other alternative, the bandits refused to negotiate.

She had to admit it was shocking to see the bandits launch their raids against the castle, their numbers were few and they lacked any way of actually breaching the castle's walls or gate, yet they continued to attack day after day. There was the option to merely let them crowd outside the castle walls but Yggdra wouldn't have any of that, that would leave them free to pillage the countryside and innocent people would die because of that cowardice. So every time they came, she would lead the troops into battle. Every time they would win. But every time the bandits just kept coming. It was really a mystery of how their numbers seemed to limitless, but that wasn't Yggdra's worry at the moment. Survival was.

Without the Gran Centurio the Queen of Fantasia had spent her freetime learning to fight with a much smaller blade instead; she had quickly learned the Gran Centurio was exceedingly light for a blade of its size and she had no chance of lifting any kind of sword that large without the aid of magical enchantments on the blade, something no one could do anymore. But even without it her combat senses had hardly dulled, she hated to admit it but the war had left her very skilled in the ways of combat.

Yggdra's sword slashed into a bandit's chest leaving a red gash in his chest and free flowing crimson liquid to stain his shirt and her blade; a side step of an axe blow and she lashed out again and severed a bandit's axe-hefting arm. The screams of combat erupted around her, she originally could pick out the screams of death so easily but now it all melted into a single sound and all she could pick out of it was the sounds of her soldiers. She knew Durant never strayed from her side and the Third Cavalry was nearby, Cruz was in command of the archers perched atop the castle walls safe from the majority of the attacking forces, and she knew even Mistel was somewhere in this battle, likely not only showing off her tactical prowess but her skill with her scythe.

The blonde's sword locked with a bandit's axe with a loud clang as she could feel the force of the impact slam into her smaller and frailer body, in comparison to the bandit's tall and muscular form. She winced slightly as she kept the axe from sliding down into her skull, there was a scream as a lance pierced the man's side and he collapsed the ground as an armored knight rode past, his lance stained red with blood. She would've at least said "thank you" but she knew who it was and knew this wasn't the time, she spun around to lash out at her next foe… Only to watch as he yelled as his side was engulfed in fire. Yggdra gave a startled gasp as she looked about to see a white-clad, brown-haired woman waving her hand at a group of bandits who promptly were slammed with a wave of fire.

"Rosary!?" gasped Yggdra despite knowing her voice could never possibly carry that far across the battlefield, Rosary was about the last person she expected to show up at this point

But she didn't have the time now to wonder what Rosary was doing here, there was still a - suddenly she froze up and fell to her knees coughing violently. She managed to weakly look up at a bandit poised to strike in her moment of weakness, she felt like time had stopped for just a moment… Then suddenly the bandit fell to the ground with arrows his chest as an armored knight rode up to her side to defend her.

"My Queen are you alright!? Are you hurt!?" remarked the armored knight worriedly, even with his visor down his voice instantly marked him as the Commander of the Third Cavalry Durant

She coughed violently again and shakingly got to her feet, she nodded weakly but it was obvious Durant knew otherwise as he signaled for a knight to come to his side.

"Please my Queen, we'll take care of this. Don't worry about us, we couldn't bare for any harm to come to you."

"I… understand. Please be… Safe everyone…" gasped Yggdra weakly as the other knight neared and she took his outstretched hand and saddled up to be taken into the castle's gates

"For the Queen! Drive these invaders away!"

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Author's Notes

Well I'm back! Yes I'm rewriting Hikikomogomo in it's entirety. While some things may be similar in some regards it's going to pretty much turn out differently. I've made a forum for my works so please if you have questions put them there so I can answer them. To reach it go to 'Forums', 'Games', 'Yggdra Union', and then 'Sweetberry Works'.

Thanks and please review.