"General Dragias… the cruel hearted general of the Magi, an evil army that wants to achieve something evil… Who is this Dragias? The one who murdered my father… Dragias is also a man of few words… There must be a secret that Dragias holds…" Cisna's voice narrated.
Chapter 3: The Black Knight: More Otherworlders!
The blue haired girl still has her katana near Leonard's head, ready to chop it off if Leonard tried anything funny. "Who are you, girl?" Eldore demanded.
"My name is Junko Hattori and I'm here to kill the one who can transform into the White Demon." Junko growled. "What are you talking about?" Alice demanded.
"Don't let his innocence fool you! The White Demon is an evil monster that caused so many suffering to my world!" Junko shouted.
"Wait! What did I do to you and your world?" Leonard demanded. "That's not your concern, White Demon! Now prepare to die!" Junko was ready to slice Leonard's head off, but Leonard was quick and curled into a ball and kicked Junko in the chest, making her back off a little bit.
"Damn you!" Junko gritted her teeth angrily as she pointed her katana at Leonard. Leonard wasted no time getting out his sword. "I don't know what's going on, but I haven't done anything to you or your world!" Leonard shouted.
President of Class-A: Junko Hattori
"Have at you!" Junko shouted as she and Leonard clashed swords. They clashed swords for about 40 seconds till Leonard got the upper hand and slashed Junko five times. Junko growled as she leaped into the air, Leonard was confused, but gasped as Junko slams her foot down on his face, knocking him to the ground. "D-Damn…" Leonard muttered as he got up and wiped some blood from his face. Junko charged up with energy and charged at Leonard, Leonard blocked her blows and slashed her three times with a upper slash. "Leonard!" Yulie shouted worriedly. "Whoever this Junko is, she seems to have a grudge against Leonard for some reason!" Tomoe gasped. "We got to stop this fight somehow!" Mai stated. "Right… That Junko girl needs convincing." Eldore nodded. Junko leaped into the air again, Jean drooled as he saw Junko's panties, Leonard blushed at the sight of it, but dodge rolled out of the way, as Junko slams her foot down into the ground, resulting in a huge crater. Leonard saw this as his chance and rushed at Junko and slashed her three times. Junko attempted to slash Leonard, but he did a back flip and charged at Junko and slashed her three times. 'No way! Not even Akuto Sai was able to withstand this long when I first thought him! Who the hell is this White Demon!' Junko gritted her teeth as she slams her katana down on the ground, making dust appeared, Leonard covered his eyes, but he heard Junko approaching him and Leonard dodged her slash and slashed her three times. Junko slashed at Leonard multiple times, but Leonard dodge them and slashed her three times. Leonard and Junko clashed swords again and it was a power struggle.
"Stop this fighting right now!" Zoey shouted. "Yeah! Leonard isn't a bad guy! He helped saved the Kingdom of Balandor from the Magi!" Maron added. That caught Junko's attention.
"R-Really? The White Demon did saved a kingdom?" Junko asked confusedly as she stopped what she was doing. Leonard sighed in relief as he puts away his sword. "Yes, we saw what he did as the White Knight and now he's on a mission to rescue the Princess of Balandor." Eldore stated, folding his arms. Junko sheathed her katana.
"But… I thought the White Demon is evil and cared only about the destruction of multiple worlds…" Junko stammered. "Whoever told you that info, it may or may not be true. Leonard has a pure heart and was able to control the White Knight." Eldore stated.
"Hmm… I want you to tell me about your mission, okay?" Junko smiled slightly. "T-Thank you, Miss Junko." Dizzy bowed politely.
The party sat down and explain to Junko about their mission.
"I see… So these Magi guys kidnapped the Princess of Balandor and you're chasing them?" Junko asked as she ate a berry Yulie gave her. "Yeah. With the Knight's power, we will be able to save her. But the thing I don't get is, Juno, is why you called the White Knight the White Demon?" Leonard asked.
Junko looked down. "I… will explain later about that, give me some time. And sorry I attacked you…" Junko then looked up with determination and stands up. "Leonard, everyone… I will join you on your quest to rescue Princess Cisna, by my honor of Class-A President, I will lend my blade to your cause!" She proclaimed.
"Yay! We got another ally!" Maron cheered. "Now that we cleared this mess out, can we please head to the Nordia Tunnels?" Alice complained. Yulie giggled. "Okay, be patient, Alice. It's not far from here."
20 minutes later, they finally arrived at a huge tunnel with mine cart tracks. And by the looks of it, it hasn't been used for years.
"This must be the way in. Look how big!" Leonard gasped in awe. "People whispered about the Nordia Tunnels, but I'm about to walk through them!" Yulie nodded. "Come on, let's go." Leonard stated.
"Wait. Before we go in, we should set up camp here and rest our bones a while." Eldore advised. "I don't need any rest. Come on." Leonard frowned. "Don't throw your life away, Leonard!" Mai scolded.
"Listen to Mai, Leonard. When I'm tired, my magic grows weak. You think we can get through the tunnels without my spells?" Eldore advised. Leonard blinked. "Idiot! He has a point! I bet the same goes to your White Knight. If you're tired, you can't transform!" Alice growled, whacking Leonard on the head. Leonard rubbed the back of his head where it hurts and muttered "Fine…"
Night has fallen and the party have built a campfire, eating their dinner. Suddenly, a bird's chirp occurred and the bigelow flew down to Eldore's arm. Eldore looked at it with a smile.
"It seems we have established a connection with Princess Cisna. Foz, show us." Eldore issued. Foz nodded and flew to the ground and emitted a hologram of Princess Cisna. "That's Princess Cisna? Wow…" Dizzy gasped in awe. Leonard got up from his seat and walked over to the hologram. "Princess!" Cisna looked around in surprise. "Huh? Hello?" Cisna noticed Foz. "A bigelow! Then someone out there must be able to see me." Cisna saw Leonard and the party.
"You're safe. They didn't hurt you." Leonard sighed in relief. "Leonard… Is that you!" Cisna gasped. "Yes, yes I'm safe." She assured them. "They have me locked in this room, other than that… Please, tell me, how are my people?" Cisna asked. Eldore stepped forward.
"They are in good hands. Everyone is preparing for Your Highness's return. We have been sent ahead to rescue you. Worry not." Eldore bowed politely. Jean drooled at Cisna's sexy body, but Alice noticed that and drop kicked him to the ground. "I see…" Cisna nodded.
"Princess…" Leonard began. "Where are you? Can you tell us about your surroundings?" He asked. "Well… I see sand, endless golden sand. I think we must be flying over a desert." Cisna described.
"A desert…? The Lagunish Desert?" Eldore thought out loud. Cisna was started by something. "Someone's coming—" Before she can finish, the hologram disappeared. "Wait! Princess!" Leonard gasped, his eyes filled with sadness.
Meanwhile… on the Magi's black monoship…
Cisna turned around to see Dragias and Belcitane walking up to her. The two failed to noticed the bigelow flying out of site to avoid being seen.
Dragias glared at Cisna. "And how are we today, dear Princess?" Dragias asked heartlessly. Cisna gasped as she saw him, her father's murderer. "You monster… Murderer. I swear, you will pay!" Cisna spat vemouslessly. Belcitane laughed amused. "She certainly a feisty one, our little guest is. But really now, you're in no position to be issuing threats." Belcitane chuckled darkly.
Cisna was silent as Belcitane twirled his moustache. "In fact, my dear, you're going to assist us in our little project." He stated. "Me? Help you? I don't think so…" Cisna frowned. "Oh yes. Truth be told, you've already been of great assistance to us. You see, it was you who released the power of the Knight" Dragias stated evilly, Cisna gasped.
"Ah, but don't you remember? When you were down in the treasure vault, and surrounded by danger, a spell came to your lips unbidden, out of instinct. That secret royal incantation broke the Knight's seal. Ring any bells, Princess?" Dragias glared. Cisna gasped as she remembered what happened that broke the Knight's seal, it was her who broke the seal.
"That's right. To save your own life, you unleashed the power of the ancient civilization of Yshrenia. The Knight is free, and now it is just a matter of time before its power falls into wiser hands. If our scriptwriting god wills it, that is…" Dragias raised his hand and clenched it evilly.
"No… that's impossible." Cisna stammered. "I don't know what you're talking about." Cisna reasoned. "Perhaps you don't, but the memories of the Athwani are in your very flesh. Also, there are two others who shared the same memories of the Athwani, and they came through the Knight Gates into this world. Like it or not, Princess, you and those two are the key to gaining control of our world and countless worlds and you belong to us." Dragias stated evilly. Cisna looked down and said nothing.
Back to the party…
The party were looking over a map of Leonard's world. "Alright, if they're in the desert, there's only one place they could be heading. The town of Albana, right here." Eldore pointed to a town on the map. "I heard that the Cataclysm unearthed some ancient ruins near there. Perhaps that's what they're after?" Eldore guessed.
"If we're going to Albana, we'll have to pass through the Nordia Tunnels and cross the Lagnish Desert." Yulie figured. "Indeed. But tonight, we sleep." Eldore nodded. "We'll enter the tunnels first thing tomorrow. Good night." Eldore stated.
"Master Leonard, do you need some extra covers?" Iroha asked. "No, um… Iroha right? I'm fine." Leonard assured her. "Cisna…' Leonard whispered.
The next morning, the party entered the Nordia Tunnels, to Alice, it's a good excuse to study its rock formation. "So this is what it looks like inside…" Leonard commented. "These enormous tunnels link Greydall Plain to the Langish Desert on the other side of the mountains. Something about the stench coming off the walls makes the beasts mad with anger. We'd best forward with care. Everyone ready now?" Eldore asked.
"It's my job to protect Master Leonard. I will follow him till the end of his quest." Iroha stated. Everyone else nodded.
Suddenly, Jean heard a childish scream, a female scream to be exact. His eyes widen in shock, he knows that voice! Without hesitation, he ran off. "Jean! Where are you going!" Zoey gasped. "After him before he gets himself killed!" Eldore hissed. "Come on, Zoey!" Alice shouted, Zoey nodded as they followed him deep into the tunnel, but before they can reach him when he entered the doorway, the floor give away and they fell down a hole, screaming.
"Zoey! Alice!" Yulie panicked. "Oh no… Eldore, what should we do?" Dizzy stammered. "We'll head down through one of the elevators west inside the tunnels. We have to take this little detour to find Zoey and Alice, then Jean…" Eldore sighed. "Alright." Leonard nodded as they take the west route to the elevator.
(With Zoey and Alice… cue dream sequence…)
We see two young girls in a royal kitchen, a young woman with green blue hair and wore royal clothes that made her look like a queen was making something. The two young girls were watching her bake cookies. The first one has pink red hair similar to that of a certain person while the second one has silver hair like Alice has, they both wore royal clothes that princesses wear. The woman smiled as she got the cookies out of an ancient stove. The two girls looked at each and smiled as they enjoyed the cookies their mother has baked for them.
"Hey! Wake up!" The dream sequence ended.
Zoey and Alice slowly stirred as they got up and rubbed their heads. They noticed a girl who has blue hair, has a heart hairclip, she wore skimpy white clothes with a belt like thing with a bottle of some sort of milky liquid in it, and are those angel wings sprouting from her back?
"Mgghh… What happened?" Alice moaned as Zoey got up and helped her up. "How should I know? You two fell through the ceiling in these tunnels, what are you trying to do, collapse them?" The girl sneered.
"Watch it, ya feathered freak! We were trying to catch up with an friend of ours till the freaking floor give away and we crashed landed here!" Alice growled, she glared at the angel girl.
"Hah! Better watch what you say, ya stupid monkey! Cause I am an angel from heaven! The great Nanael!" Nanael struck a pose. "Wait… Heaven? And judging by the clothes you're wearing, you must have come through the Knight Gate through this world!" Zoey exclaimed.
"The Knight Gate? Is that what that stupid portal that dragged me into this crazy world is called?" Nanael blinked. "We came through the Knight Gate as well." Alice stated firmly.
"Nanael? Is everything alright?" A voice asked, Nanael, and the two girls turned to see a woman with black hair tied in a ponytail, wore glasses and she has a huge body, she also has a little boy with him who wore purple skimpy clothes like his mother and a fine headband, he hid behind the woman. "Oh, um… I found these two kids laying on the ground, so I uh… helped them up. Cattleya!" Nanael grinned nervously.
Cattleya walked up to the two. "Are you two alright?" She asked in concern. "Yes. We are. And you are?" Zoey asked. "My name is Cattleya, and this is my son, Rana." Cattleya smiled. Rana peaked his head from behind his mother and hid back. "Since we crashed here, we should look for our friends." Alice stated, still staring at Cattleya's huge body. Suddenly, Leonard and the rest of the party came in.
"Zoey! Alice! You two alright!" Leonard shouted in concern. Nanael noticed Leonard and 30 seconds later, her eyes turned into hearts as she flew towards him and wrapped her arms around him.
"Well hello, handsome! Say, what's a brave looking man like you traveling with a bunch of old codgers and stupid monkeys?" Nanael smirked. "Uhh…" Leonard sweat dropped. "Hmph!" Yulie placed her hands on her hips in anger, an anger vein on her forehead. "You haven't changed a bit, Nanael…" Tomoe shook her head and smiled. "Huh?" Nanael noticed Tomoe and gasped. "Tomoe! It's you! Uh…" Nanael smiled nervously and sweat dropped. "I didn't mean you, honest!" She panicked. Eldore sighed. 'This could take awhile…' He thought to himself.
Meanwhile… back on the black monoship…
In General Dragias's room, Belcitane came in. "General Dragias, our pursuers have entered the Nordia Tunnels. It seems this might be our chance to reclaim the Ark of the White Knight." Belcitane smirked evilly. "Oh?" Dragias asked, amused.
"Nordia is a dangerous place, inhabited by powerful and vicious beasts. They will not have an easy time reaching the far side. If you were to wait by the exit, you could catch the lot of them at their weakest…" Belcitane suggested.
"Are they so powerful that I must deal with them?" Dragias questioned. "The boy was able to defeat Pyredamos, was he not? We should not take any chances." Belcitane frowned. Dragias laughed evilly.
"You are right. Very well, I shall greet them personally. Then, they can taste the might of Ebonwings, the knight-lord of darkness!" Dragias turned around and walked in true villain fashion. "Hmhm. My general is most wise." Belcitane smirked evilly.
Back at Balandor Castle…
"Impossible!" Cyrus slams his fists down on the table. "But why?" He roared. "We know that Faria will attack us sooner or later! It's vital that we strike first!" Cyrus growled. "No, now is not the time for that. Our first priority must be to rescue the Princess and restore the monarchy." Sarvain glared at Cyrus. "I think you're forgetting your place, my good captain!"
Cyrus sneered. "Sarvain… You speak as if you've become the King!" Cyrus mocked. "I could say the same thing about you, now couldn't I, Sir Cyrus? Listen to my advice, friend. Your hatred for Faria is beginning to cloud your judgment." Sarvain stated calmly.
"Keep your advise, 'friend'! I will act as I see fit!" Cyrus growled angrily as he storms out of the meeting hall.
"What should we do? If we let him go, we risk losing everything." Sarvain's advisor asked in concern. "Nonsense. One man alone will not stop us." Sarvain smirked. "But just in case, keep him under surveillance." He ordered. "As you command." His advisor nodded.
Outside the castle, Cyrus and his men were walking towards one of Balandor's gates. Cyrus turned around and sees the castle, a flashback occurred.
A young Cyrus was standing before King Valtos. King Valtos smiled and said "You must be our young hero. I am told you are the one who found the queen's necklace. Thank you, lad." King Valtos said gratefully.
"You have recovered something that is greatly treasured by my family. We owe you a great debt." King Valtos smiled at his wife, the Queen. Cyrus was at a lost of words. One of the Castleguard patted him on the back. "Well? Say something." He asked politely.
"It's all right. I think we owe this young man a reward. Is there something you desired, my boy?" King Valtos asked. Cyrus meekly shook his head no. "I see… Well how about this?" King Valtos stood up from his throne. "From now on, I give you permission to call me 'father'. In return, will you promise to work hard for Balandor?" King Valtos asked with a heart warming smile. Cyrus gasped in awe.
"Your Grace!" The Castleguard gasped. "You're going to make this child a vassal?" He asked. King Valtos walked over to Cyrus and puts his hand on his shoulder. "Look at him. Look at his eyes. Do you see anyone in this castle with eyes clear or as bright? Someday, this child will protect this realm. I am quite sure of it." King Valtos turned to Floraine with a smile. "Look Floraine, my queen. You see it too, don't you?"
Queen Floraine nodded with a smile and said "Yes. I do." Cyrus gasped in awe. The flashback ended.
Cyrus looked at the castle with sad eyes. "Your Grace… Father… You were wrong. I protected nothing." Cyrus said sadly, a tear fell out of his eye. "Nothing at all." Cyrus and his men walked towards the exit to the road leading to Faria.
Back to Leonard and the party.
"Haha! This is great!" Leonard grinned as he stabs a Magi swordsman, blood fell out of his wounds as he fell to the ground, dead. A girl with pink hair and wore battle clothes got out twin swords. "Jean!" She shouted. "Right!" Jean nodded and casted a healing spell on her, her name is Cute, the one Jean and Tomoe were looking for. Cute yelled out a battle cry and slashed two Magi soldiers, killing them. Dizzy dodged arrows fired at her by the Magi and used her fists to beat them to death. The rest of the party finished off the rest of the Magi. The party saw that Jean was trying to rescue Cute from the Magi stationed here, they rushed in and helped him and Cute.
After introductions, the party were almost near the exit to the Languish Desert.
"Wow, so you're trying to rescue a Princess?" Cute asked. "Yes. We need to rescue her at all costs. "Oh please, you should forget about her and go for real women, like me." Nanael commented rudely. "Nanael! That wasn't very nice!" Cute gasped. "But she is sexy…" Jean smiled perventedly, Cute whacked him on the head. "Pervert…" Cute muttered angrily. Leonard saw the exit. "I see the exit!" Leonard shouted.
"Huh? Who's that?" Cattleya blinked, Rana hid behind his mother. A lone figure was walking towards the ledge. "It's him!" Leonard frowned as he gripped his sword. "That's the guy who do in the King?" Nanael squealed, her eyes turned into hearts again. "He's my type of guy! Mysterious and charming!" "Nanael! Don't flirt with the enemy!" Tomoe gripped her katana.
"So we meet again." Dragias said darkly. "You scum! Give us back the Princess!" Leonard demanded. "Yeah! Yeah!" Maron nodded with a frown. "Oh I'm afraid not. On the contrary. I believed you have something for me. The Knight's Ark belong to us. A worthless thing like you has no right to claim it." Dragias pointed his finger at the heroes. "Hand it over, boy. Now!" He issued.
"Not until you release the Princes, ya bastard!" Alice growled as she got her guns ready Dragias laughed darkly. "You seem to have mistaken this for some kind of negotiation." Dragias leaped into the air and landed before the party. "Enough talk! We'll settle this with out blades." Dragias drew out his blade.
Black-Clad General: Dragias
"Let the Princess go!" Cattleya yelled as she lunged her sword at Dragias, he dodged it with ease. "Mom! Be careful!" Rana shouted. Dragias tried to punch Cattleya, but Mai punched him in the chest, knocking him back a little bit. Tomoe and Nanael clashed swords with Dragias. "Sorry, even though you're a handsome guy in black armor, I had to defeat you!" Nanael said meanly. "You think I'm a man?" Dragias said angrily as he kicked Nanael in the chest, knocking her to the ground. "Engarde, evildoer!" Tomoe shouted as she and Dragias clashed swords for about 50 seconds till Dragias got the upper hand and slashed her three times. Cute and Iroha charged at him, but Dragias did a spell that blew them back with wind magic. Yulie fired three shots at Dragias, but he dodged them with ease. Alice fired gunshots at Dragias, but he dodged them with amazing spell. Maron swiped at Dragias, but he knocked her away. It was then Leonard and Eldore clashed swords with the black murderer.
They clashed for about 2 minutes till it was a stalemate. Dragias snorted. "Very well. It's time to bring this absurdity to a close." Dragias then brought a black sword with a unqie design and began to chant.
"O Dinivas, deliverer of dark and dread, ruler of the ancient shadows… grant me your power! Verto!" The black sword began to spread its wings and Dragias transforms into a black clad Knight with a bird helmet and black and red wings. It is know as the Ebonwings, the Black Knight!
"What the hell?" Junko gawked. "How the? Is this a villain a Knight too?" Eldore gasped. "What do we do?" Yulie asked worriedly.
"The Black Knight… otherwise known as 'Ebonwings' in the Dogma Legend…
"Leonard! Fight Knight with Knight!" Zoey shouted. "Gotcha! Verto!" Leonard yelled as he transformed into the White Knight. "Whoa!" Rana gasped in awe. "C-Cool! I knew my future husband is able to do that!" Nanael cheered. Cute gasped as she sees the White Knight. 'I feel like… I seen that thing before…' Cute held her head in pain as she sees a vision of fields in flames and five giant shadowed figures marching towards an army.
Ebonwings: Black Knight
"Now we're talking! Knight Vs Knight!" The White Knight shouted as he and the Black Knight clashed swords for about 60 seconds till the Black Knight stab him in the chest. "Ugh!" The White Knight grunted, but he slashed the Black Knight three times with his sword. The Black Knight retaliated and slashed him three times. 'Damn! I need to think of a strategy! Wait… I got it!' The White Knight slashed the Black Knight three times on the legs. "Ugh!" The Black Knight grunted as he kneeled down. "Quick! Let's help Leonard!" Alice shouted as she fired gun shots at the Black Knight, giving him some damage. Nanael made multiple versions of her sword appear and they fired holy beams of light which hit the Black Knight for bigger damage. Junko charged at the Black Knight and slashed him five times. The White Knight charged at the Black Knight and slashed him three times, ending the fight.
The Black Knight kneeled on the ground. "Astonishing. His power was already growing… And all I've accomplished by fighting him is to give the wretch more battle experience." The Black Knight stands up and spreads his wings and flew away into the exit. Leonard reverted back to human form and kneeled. "Bastard…" Leonard spat.
"It seems you're not the only pactmaker." Eldore frowned. "Just what happened here?" Dizzy asked nervously. "The Dogma Legends speak of five Knights, and those Magi already have one of them. It appears they want the whole collection for themselves. Gods help us all if they managed to get it." Eldore muttered.
"What will happen if the Knights come together?" Cattleya asked. "It'll bring about the Final Awakening, just as foretold in the last verse of the Dogma Legend. Though exactly what that is, I cannot say." Eldore stated his theories. "The Final… Awakening?" Yulie asked, slightly scared of what will happened if that does happened. "I wouldn't worry…" Leonard said serious. "They'll never get my Knight. I swear it." Leonard clenched his fists.
To be continued…
Next episode…
Cisna: Leonard and his party cross the Languish Desert, where they find more of Jean and Cute's friends, only one actually, Ymir, the Steel Princess. Then, when they finally arrived at Albana, they are attacked by thugs lead by a mysterious dancer named Kara. Next time on White Knight Chronicles Heroes: The Mysterious Dancer of the Desert. Don't let evil get the best of you, White Knight!
