So this won't only be a story regarding Wolfram and Yuuri's relationship development. Hopefully, I can give Gunter and Conrad some new partners. I know you might not like it at first, since Conrad belongs to Julia and whatsoever. But, why don't we move on and try and see if this can be an interesting development? I'll also crack jokes worth laughing at. So, please watch out for puns and exaggerated reactions! Especially between Yuuri and Wolfram! ;)
Chapter 1: Transported to another foreign world?!
While walking down the corridor in his usual uniform, Yuuri was only taken aback when he was dragged into a black abyss by a large pair of hands. Wolfram had instinctively drawn his sword, but after realizing a weapon is useless for the current situation, he, instead, dropped it and took Yuuri's hands tightly to pull him back. A large clang echoed throughout the corridor as the bladed metal hit the marbled floor.
"Günter! Conrad! Help!" the struggling, young knight could only shout for assistance as his strength became less and less helpful.
"Wah! Wolfram!" Yuuri yelled in distress. Half of his body has already passed through the dark, swirling portal. It somehow reminded him of the time whereby he had had to stuck his hands in the gigantic waterfall to symbolize his inauguration as the new king of Shinmakoku and was suddenly sucked in without prior notice.
"Wimp! Do something to help yourself!" a grunt escaped Wolfram's throat as he strived to pull Yuuri back. The force sucking Yuuri was already increasing bit by bit.
"I can't!" Yuuri shouted.
Footsteps pattered from a distance and Günter and Conrad came rushing in. "Your majesty! Your majesty!" a distress look was marked on both the faces of the young king's subordinates.
Günter, wearing his usual robes that covered almost his entire body, had come running forward. He, with Conrad, grabbed a part of Yuuri and tried pulling him back with their combined force.
"What on shinmakoku is going on in here?!" Günter exclaimed.
"Our priority right now is His Majesty! No matter what happens we must not let him be sucked in!" Conrad exclaimed, his face twitching under the pressure.
"I told you all so many times not to call me that! Especially you, Conrad!"
"How can you be thinking about that right now?! Can't you see how hard your position is right now! Mind yourself for a minute, Yuuri! You're our king for Shinou's sake!" Wolfram told him in his usual scolding voice.
"This isn't working out! We must get someone else to help or we'll all be—wahhhh!"
Without another word, the strength of the other side increased and they were all swallowed with no second thoughts.
"Conrad! Wolfram! Günter!" they heard the fading voice of Gwendal as they were all blanketed in nothingness.
Hood scratched his head as he looked down at his small, child-like hands and flashed all of his brothers a worried look. "Oh-oh," he exclaimed in a squeaky voice. "I think we dropped them!"
"This is bad," his fellow goblin said. "Zyke-sama wouldn't be happy about this."
"Waaahhhhh! We're doomed!"
Among the group who suddenly found themselves falling, Yuuri was screaming the loudest. Conrad and Günter, who were unintentionally dragged along, chose to keep everyone together to prevent a single person from being separated.
"You're the maoh, Yuuri! Do something about this!" Wolfram yelled, clinging tightly to the young king who he himself was wiggling unstoppably.
"Why do I have to be responsible for this?!"
"It's because you were the one who got us into this situation in the first place!"
"Hey! Who chose to hold me and attempt to pull me back? Wasn't it you!"
"We must do something immediately before we fall. Otherwise, survival can't be guaranteed." Seriousness scrunched Günter's face. He had no clue what to do, but it is now up to him to try and come up with something that will lessen the urgency of the situation. After all, he could be considered as the smartest one of them present-aside from the Double Black Sage, who is currently missing in action.
"See there!" Conrad pointed ahead of them. They were falling through thick, misty and dark clouds. The ground was quickly approaching, making Yuuri scream even louder.
"Wahhhh! This is the first time I felt like peeing in my pants since the middle grade!"
"Don't worry, Yuuri!" Wolfram suddenly blurted. The young king gave him a look of confusion as his face came close. He stared at the glassy pair of emerald eyes gazing sadly at him and blushed madly. "If this is the end, I'm glad I could see you one last time." Tears sprung from the corner of Wolfram's eyes.
Yuuri cringed as goosebumps rose on his skin. It appears to be another confession from the bishounen ex-prince. "What the heck are you talking about?! Sprouting that nonsense!"
Wolfram angrily spanked the back of his head. "You wimp! Why are you ruining the atmosphere?!" he screamed.
"It's because you are saying weird things again!" Yuuri wailed. "I'll be having nightmares before I die!"
"Enough! No one in here will be dying. No matter what happens, we will come out of this alive!" Günter remarked determinedly.
Conrad looked ahead with wide eyes. "Looks like that won't be necessary." he said.
Yuuri, Wolfram and Günter followed where his gaze was pinned and could only allow their mouth to drop as a girl with plumed, golden wings flew on the same speed as them. She smiled at them warmly before gliding near and holding out a hand.
"Grab onto each other and take my hand." they were all reluctant to follow. "Hurry, before it's too late."
They all complied, clinging tightly together while Yuuri took the hand of the girl. A pained grunt reverberated on the back of her throat as she tried to carry them all. "I can't do this. The weight's too much for my wings to carry."
"I'll let go so as to let His Majesty survive." Conrad suddenly quipped.
"What?! No! Conrad!"
Even before Yuuri could say anything, Conrad loosened his grip and allowed himself to get taken away. He gave them his million dollar smile before disappearing completely.
"Brother!" Wolfram shouted, staring at the spot where he disappeared.
"This wouldn't be enough." she said. "Please give me your hand," she extended her other hand for Günter to reach. "I don't want any one you to die anymore, so . . ." He didn't make any hesitance to do so, and suddenly all of them were carried with the wind.
Sweat trickled down her forehead as the winged girl struggled to remain suspended in the air. They were slowly approaching ground, gliding speedily through the dark skies. It wasn't long before they plummeted and harshly landed on the ground, rolling across the sharp-bladed grass field.
Yuuri grunted in pain as he rolled continuously with Wolfram desperately clinging on his shoulders. "Wah!"
Once they stopped, Wolfram pushed Yuuri off him. "Wimp! Get off me!" the blonde knight sobbed violently as tears welled from his eyes.
Yuuri hurriedly stood back up on his feet. A sharp jab of pain struck his chest as he remembered the noble sacrifice Conrad had done. "Conrad," he whispered in sadness and he began crying himself.
The winged girl was writhing in pain. Her wings were badly twisted on her back. Feathers were scattered everywhere, stained with droplets of blood.
Günter rushed by the side of the young maiden and laid her head gently on his lap. "Are you okay?" he worriedly questioned. "Your wings. They're . . ." he was horrified to even describe the state they were in.
Bright, golden eyes looked back up at him. Günter could see the disappointment twinkling in her gaze. "I'm sorry about your comrade." she whispered. "In spite of how much I try to save people's lives, some are inevitably lost."
"No, it isn't your fault." Günter reassured her firmly. "Lord Weller made the decision himself."
The sound of large, flapping wings echoed from afar and they all looked up at the sky. There, now with faded golden wings flew gracefully from above. It was seen that Conrad was held safely inside the arms of another girl, in bridal style.
"Your Majesty!" his usual, charming and gentlemanly smile lifted the corners of his lips.
Yuuri choked on his own tears as he happily stared at Conrad, who fortunately was still alive. Wolfram rushed forward as they landed gracefully, Conrad being lightly set down on his feet.
"You suicidal idiot!" Wolfram yelled. "Don't make me worry like that!"
Conrad could only chuckle lightheartedly while rubbing his nape.
"I was ready to die for His Majesty's sake."
"Aneeka!" the other girl who saved Conrad had her wings retract on her back. She ran towards the direction of their winged savior and wasted no time to take her hand into hers.
"Sister," she whispered weakly. "You saved him. I'm so glad. At least no one died."
"Oh my," Conrad gaped. He stared at Aneeka in shock.
Yuuri sauntered forward and looked down doubtingly at her broken wings. "We're so sorry. This is our entire fault."
"It's a small sacrifice," the girl said meekly. "Compared to what your friend had done to let you all survive."
"Seriously, you're so reckless." she made her lay on the ground flat on her stomach. She gingerly placed her hand on Aneeka's wings and gave it a gentle push.
"Ah! I can't!" she screamed in agony.
"Try! It'll be over in a minute."
"Urgh," Aneeka gritted her teeth as her wings slowly vanished on her back, leaving an intricate tattoo of folded wings.
"Whoa," Yuuri said.
Aneeka sighed in relief, closing her eyes. "Could you help me carry her?"
Günter nodded fervently and took the maiden into his arms. "I'd be honored." he said.
"Rest, Aneeka." her sister soundly advised. She reluctantly complied and fell asleep almost instantly. "This is bad. The wound on her wings is severe." she sighed. "I did tell her not to act so impulsively." she muttered, rubbing the bridge of her nose. "Anyways," she took a deep breath and whistled fiercely. "I have to take her back to the palace."
The neighs of horses echoed from a distance. Conrad, Wolfram, Günter, and Yuuri looked around with faces of confusion, wondering where the source of the sound came from. "You're looking on the wrong place." the girl informed.
They all diverted their gazes to the sky and spotted a pair of horses with a chariot in their back-flying. All their mouths dropped.
"Is this the first time you ever saw a Pegasus? It's pretty common." they all watched the flying horses land expertly and smoothly with not a single failure or imperfection.
"Pardon me for asking but," Günter started. "Where exactly are we? This isn't Shinmakoku, is it?"
"Shinmakoku? Oh, you mean-" the girl paused. "This is bad." she said. "Hurry! You all must come with me immediately." she ushered Günter, who was carrying Aneeka, into the chariot and beckoned the others to do so as well. She made sure to hop in last, but Conrad, being the gentleman he is, courteously asked her to ride in first.
She sat down comfortably and whistled. "Back to the palace." she told them. The chariot was then yanked off of the ground and took off the sky.
Wolfram covered his mouth as he felt the bile rising to his throat. He ran to the side of the vehicle, vomiting violently.
"Ugh," Yuuri said in disgust. "I guess being sea-sick for him is not much different from being in the sky." he thoughtfully stated.
Günter looked down at Aneeka, sleeping soundly within his arms. "Thank you for saving us, we are forever indebted to your sister. Me, especially." he said.
"Aneeka has always been a risk-taker." she said. "As her older sister, I often feel like having a heart attack."
"Still, I want to thank you for saving my life as well." Conrad piped up, smiling gently.
"It's the least I can do."
"Excuse me, but . . . you haven't answered our question yet." Günter started.
Wolfram was busy puking his guts out, he couldn't make a decent conversation.
"No use crying over spilt milk." she whispered. "You're in Tengoku."
"Tengoku?"
"I haven't heard of this place before."
"It's because it doesn't exist . . . in your world."
"What!" Wolfram's face looked green. "You mean we aren't in our world anymore?!" he eventually fell back to vomiting.
"Is this Earth, by any chance?"
"No. As I told you, this is Tengoku."
All of them looked flabbergasted.
"Man!" Yuuri smacked his forehead. "This is the second time I'm transported into a foreign world!"