Here are some notes:
-There will be many Tales of Shadows references, such as spirit-powered blastia.
-There are more Entelexeia on Terca Lumires, some aggressive.
"Perfect timing!" Lloyd exclaimed. Gino and Anya were checking out the Black Knights' base. They had just finished and were in the hangar, the Mordred and Tristan parked next to each other.
"What is it this time?" Gino sighed. Whenever Lloyd stopped someone, it wasn't good.
"Show it to him, Earl of Pudding," Rakshata said, twirling her pipe. Lloyd glared at her.
"Would you shut up for once?!"
"Just leave it alone and show it," Cecile broke in. Now Gino was getting curious and Anya just stared blankly.
"This may be my best creation, but I must warn you two and the other Black Knights not to toy with it," Lloyd said, holding up a small metal box with a few red buttons on one side. "Using technology from the FLEIJA, it takes matter from a small area and transports it."
"We're working to increase its range," Rakshata added. "This way, there won't be mass casualties like with the FLEIJA."
"Just wanted to let you know before you go doing something stupid," Lloyd smirked, setting the device down. While Gino and Lloyd were arguing who's the most stupid, Anya wandered over to the object and picked it up.
"Lady Alstreim! What are you doing?!" Cecile exclaimed.
"Just looking," Anya replied dully. Lloyd stopped arguing with the Knight of Three and looked over.
"Please put that down!" he shouted, sweating heavily. Anya just blinked at him.
"Okay," she said monotonously. However, her finger slipped and pushed a button, engulfing most of the hangar in a white light.
"Now what mess are we in?!" Rakshata growled. She and the other four were in a grassy field just outside a city. Large buildings were in it and a castle in the center. Behind it was what looked to be a large sword. The Knightmares showed up near the group, along with pieces of the hangar, which broke apart and fell to the ground.
"The device worked...but it was meant for one-time use..." Lloyd mumbled, dropping his head.
"SO WE CAN'T GET BACK?!" Cecile screamed.
"Just wonderful..." Gino groaned, crossing his arms.
"First, we find out where we are. Then we walk..." Lloyd sighed. A moment later, a purple dog ran toward them. It had a large scar over its closed left eye and a pipe like Rakshata's sticking out of its mouth. On its right flank was a dagger and around its neck was a chain-like leash.
Anya took out her electronic diary and took a picture. "Recorded." Soon, a man appeared. He had long purple- -almost black- -hair and black eyes. He wore black clothing and in his left hand was a white ribbon connected to the sheath of a katana. The dog started barking at them.
"What do you want, mutt?" Lloyd spat, narrowing his eyes at it.
"Don't talk that way to Repede," the man said, taking out his sword. "Now tell me who the hell are you people before I cut you to ribbons." Everyone's eyes widened, except for Anya, who just stared emotionlessly.
"I'm Gino Weinberg, Knight of Three," Gino was brave enough to pipe up. "This is Lloyd Asplund, Cecile Croomy, Rakshata Chawla, and Anya Alstreim, Knight of Six. All of us are Britannian and from the Black Knights."
The man had a confused look on his face and lowered his sword. "I'm Yuri Lowell...I've never heard of these Black Knights; I don't think anyone on Terca Lumires has..."
Lloyd's jaw dropped. "Terca...Lumires? I am a genius! I managed to get us to another world!"
Cecile smacked him. "You shouldn't be too proud of that. In case you've forgotten, we're stuck here!"
Yuri scratched his head. "Um, maybe you should talk to Ioder." He led everyone to the city he called "Zaphias". Gino and Anya left their Knightmares behind. Gino rested his hands behind his head and looked around.
"Man, you're really in the sticks around here," he commented.
"This is the Lower Quarter, where I'm from," Yuri growled. "Got a problem with that, Blondie?" Then he turned around and looked Gino up and down. "You're pretty damn tall. How old are you?"
"I'm 17," Gino replied. Yuri's eyes widened.
"17?! You look a lot older than that!"
"I get that a lot," Gino mumbled. Anya took a picture of Zaphias.
"Recorded."
"I'm not even going to ask what the hell she's doing," Yuri sighed, shaking his head. Repede barked and slowed down so he was keeping pace with Anya to see what she's looking at. Anya gave him a small glance then went back to looking at her diary. As the group went through the city, many people stopped what they were doing and stared, many hushed whispers moving between them. At last, they made it to the castle gates, a girl with short pink hair and green eyes running out to meet them at the gates. She wore a white, pink, and gold dress.
"Yuri! I'm so glad you came!" the girl exclaimed.
"Sorry, Estelle, but I need to see Ioder," Yuri replied. He turned to the others. "This is Estellise Sidos Heurassein."
"But I normally go by Estelle," Estelle added. Then she turned to Yuri and cocked her head. "Who are these people?"
"Well..."
"I see..." Estelle murmured when Yuri finished. "If you want to see Ioder, you'll have to see Flynn first."
Yuri slapped his hand into his face. "Great...I have to see that hardass..."
"I heard that, Yuri." Everyone saw a man wearing armor walking down the steps. He had spiky blonde hair and blue eyes. Around his waist was a white belt and connected to it was a blue sword.
"Gimme a break, Flynn," Yuri sighed, putting his right hand to his hip. Flynn decided to ignore him.
"Your Highness, please don't go running off like that," Flynn said to Estelle, reaching the last step.
"Anyway, these guys needed to talk to Ioder," Yuri interrupted, pointing a thumb to the five strangers.
"Please, Flynn..." Estelle pleaded. Flynn sighed.
"Fine, but two other Knights and I have to accompany them."
"Oh, thank you!" Estelle exclaimed.
"You're a real trooper, Flynn," Yuri added, putting his hand back to his hip. Flynn glared at Yuri as he passed him.
"You owe me for this..."
"You're from another world..." Ioder murmured when Cecile finished explaining. Flynn and two other Knights had escorted them to the Audience Chambers. "It sounds like we'll need a storage facility for these "Knightmares" of yours."
"We'll also need a way to recharge them," Lloyd sighed. "The only way to recharge them is back in our world."
"The mages can find a way to use blastia to recharge them," Ioder replied.
"Blastia?" Rakshata asked, cocking her head. She held her pipe in one hand. Ioder quickly explained to them about the blastia. However, they recently had to make pacts with lesser spirits to replace all but the cores of barrier blastia. A spirit with almost as much power as the elemental spirits would be needed.
"Call in Rita Mordio!" Ioder shouted. A girl with short brown hair and green eyes came in. She wore a red-and-black shirt with pens all over and mismatched socks. A blastia was around her neck. She crossed her arms and glared at Ioder.
"What?!"
"...What a mess," Anya stated simply. Rita glared and held up one hand, a fireball forming.
"Care to repeat that?" the mage growled.
"What a me- -" Gino quickly slapped one hand over Anya's mouth.
"We need you and the other mages to find a way to recharge the Knightmares with blastia," Ioder told Rita, ignoring Gino and Anya. Rita shrugged.
"I'll take a look at them. Not much going on, so I decided to pay Estelle a visit."
"And for just in case, you'll need to fight using weapons," Ioder said to the others.
"Our only fighters are Gino and Anya," Lloyd said. " We can help maintain, repair, and upgrade the Tristan and Mordred."
"I'll fight with a scythe," Gino said. "I'm used to using one, since it's Tristan's main weapon."
"...Hammer," Anya said.
"We'd have to ask Karol for help," Ioder murmured.
"We could send him a letter, but it'll be quicker to send out Judith," Flynn explained to Ioder.
A couple days later, a whale-like dragon with ropes in its mouth holding a boat showed up. When it landed a woman, a boy, and a middle-aged man came out. The woman had purple hair and purple-red eyes. Coming out the back of her head were two light-blue things that looked like feathers and she had pointed ears. She was also wearing very revealing clothing and had a spear on her back. The boy had brown hair and eyes and wore a white-and-green shirt. He had a large bag with the handles of several weapons sticking out. The man had spiky black hair in a ponytail and blue eyes. He wore a magenta button-up shirt and a purple coat over it.
"Judy! I'm glad you came!" Yuri greeted the woman. "I need you to show Gino here to fight with a scythe. He knows the basics, but try to show him more advanced stuff."
Judith nodded. "We heard most of the situation from Ioder." She tenderly grabbed Gino's arm. "Don't be shy now; Come here, cutie."
Yuri sighed and shook his head as Judith tugged the blonde away. He looked at the boy. "Karol, I need you to show Anya the basics of using a hammer. And tell me why Raven's here."
"I jus' decided ta tag along," the man explained. Yuri grumbled something under his breath..
"Can you do it, Captain?" Yuri asked Karol.
"S-Sure," Karol replied, looking nervously at Anya. She was staring at him with her red eyes half-lidded. She followed Karol as he led her away.
"Good job!" Judith praised. She had given him one of her weapons to use as a scythe and was teaching Gino some of her aerial artes. What Gino wondered was whether or not Lloyd, Cecile, and Rakshata could find a way to send them back. "Monsters!" Four wolves showed up, baring their teeth. Judith stepped back and gestured at Gino. "Some training practice for you." Even though it was a simple War Spear, Gino pretended like it was a scythe.
"Luna Crush!" he shouted. The wolf he targeted leaped to the side and lunged at him. Fighting in the Tristan kicked in and he spun around, bringing the spear down and slicing it in half. At the same time, another wolf on his other side leaped at him and he rammed it with the butt of the spear. While it was dazed, Gino finished it with Rising Moonlight Havoc. The remaining two wolves leaped at Gino from behind and he spun around, swinging the spear and cutting one wolf and making it crash into the other.
Gino saw by the slice in one wolf's flank he hadn't cut it deep enough. Both leaped at him and he used Dawn Moon to finish the one he'd cut. The other sank its fangs into his arm and refused to let go. As Gino struggled, Judith killed it with Raging Luna Storm and got it off Gino's arm, seeing blood run down it.
"As you know, spear fighters or scythe fighters can't do much in close-quarters. Great job, but you should have Estelle take a look at that."
"Just like this," Karol said, demonstrating the technique again. He gave Anya a Wood Maul and she mirrored the move. The pink-haired girl was learning fast, and it scared Karol.
"...What else?" she asked emotionlessly.
"Not much else...Ah! Monsters!" Karol screamed. Three Bees showed up. Karol ran behind Anya. "Ever since we defeated the Adephagos, monsters have appeared where they shouldn't!" A Bee flew at Anya. She swung the hammer and swatted it down. The other two flew in and Anya crushed one while the other stung her. She didn't show much pain and used the hammer to smack it away. While it recovered, Anya killed it by smashing it.
"Done," she said simply. Karol stared jaw-dropped.
"Unbelievable... You finished it so easily..."
"This sting hurts," Anya said, looking at her injury.
"...You sure aren't showing it..." Karol murmured, sweatdropping. "Estelle can help it. Let's head in for now."
That was chapter 1. From here on, the story should get more interesting since that was just the beginning.