Chapter 1. Birth of a new witch
Shock.
I heard the woman tell us her story. I had no idea. How were we supposed to know? How was I supposed to know?
Fear.
I hesitate. I quiver. I don't want to do it! I don't want to! Don't make me do it! Please! I don't want to do it! Don't look at me like that! I'm not the person you want me to be! I'm not a legend. I'm just a kid! I'm just a stupid kid! I don't want this! I'm begging you! Don't make me kill you!
Desperation.
She begs. She pleads. She wants this. This is her wish. Her one and only wish. She is the princess, we are her knights. Her "Champions". Her "Legendary Magic Knights". This is our destiny that we agreed to. This is the destiny that we swore to so many people that we'd fulfil. It is her wish to die. It is our destiny to kill her. I scream.
Hate.
I hate this. I hate the sword that I am wielding. I hate the spirit that I am bonded to. I hate the strange girls who were brought here with me. I hate the ones who put their faiths in us. I hate the Pharle for making me this sword. I hate the Madoshi for giving us this quest.I hate the priest for not killing us sooner. I hate the princess who brought us here. I hate this system for imprisoning her like this. I hate this whole world for being so beautiful and so cruel at the same time. And I hate me.
Yes. the one I hate most of all is me. The Magic Knight. The girl warrior from another world. The red knight. The fire knight. The knight of Rayearth. I hate me. I despise me. I'm a killer. A moster. I'm no different from those disfigured creatures that I've been cutting down all this time. That I've been cutting with this sword.
This sword... Made from Escudo.
A sword that evolves and takes power and shape from my heart. It cuts lives. It is a blade meant to cut lives.
It was created for a magic knight. It was created to cut this woman. I point it at her heart.
My sword...
My heart...
It cuts through her like nothing. It was created to cut through her. It only did its job. It did it well.
No!
Rejection.
I feel like I'm being pushed out. What's going on? What's happening? Why am I falling? Why? What's happening? Please! Don't leave me!
My eyes snap open. I'm falling. There's a light. I see somebody in that light. For a brief second. Only her face.
Then she's gone. The light took her away.
I'm all alone. I'm falling down.
Falling down where? Where is this?
My mind asks a thosand questions at once.
Where am I?
Why am I falling?
Where am I falling from?
Then I ask the question that scares me the most. More than the imminent fear of falling to my death.
Who am I?
I can't answer this question. I don't know. I don't remember anything. All I remember is...
I remember killing that person. Emeraude. Princess Emeraude.
Because I'm her knight.
Because It's my duty.
This is my absolute first memory. I killed Princess Emeraude.
My second memory. That girl. That light.
I don't know how I know her. I just know that I know her better than anyone. Her name...What's her name?
I feel the name. It's on the tip of my tounge. So close. I know it. I feel it. It's more important than my name. My name-If I had one to begin with- doesn't exist. But it's her name that I want to remember. I know it! I remember it! Her name...
I manage to whisper the name. My first word.
"Hikaru"
This is the first word that I ever spoke. This is the last word before I hit the ground.
The sharp rocks pierce my back. The impact shatters my bones. But I don't scream. I don't yell.
I'm not about to sully her name by making such a pathetic noise right after saying it.
I just lay there. In pain. But I smile and think of her name.
The pain isn't so bad anymore.
*Hello! This is Phlox. This first chapter was my take on Nova's birth. We know she split from Hikaru's heart and then got adopted by that old witch Debonair (who will appear in the next chapter) but the whole process was never really explained. This whole story will be first person. maybe switching from Nova to Hikaru sometimes but still mostly Nova. And it won't end adorably like it did in the anime. Nope. I got way more in store for the pink haired devil girl. This is my first fanfic so don't be too harsh. Please?
Also, the name of the chapter comes from a song of the same name. I thought it fit.
