A/N-so yea...i have not been keeping up with my promise of updating biweekly. just so hard for me to keep up with college. work keeps piling up that i had to ignore this for the time . please read and review, all characters belong to their respective owners.
The week has been pretty normal for me, as I wasn't given any tasks to do. Most of what Tabitha does is wake up, read, shower, read, go to class, read, eat dinner, read, sleep…wake up. I was kind of sad living like this. The only exciting part was a week ago when Louise instantly started crying in front of me when I first saw her. Tabitha gave me a bitter face, thinking I did something weird to the poor girl. i gave Tabitha the I swear to god i didn't touch her expression. After she stopped crying, she started blushing before running away, in which Tabitha dropped the face and just ignored it. I'm starting to wish that I got my old way of living, in where I get to fight every other day just for the hell of it.
Anyways just yesterday, someone broke into the schools vault and robbed something called the staff of destruction. Tabitha gave me the option to "volunteer" to help find this culprit because Tabitha happened to be a prime witness to the crime scene. Apparently, Louise and some girl were arguing that Louise should just dropout and marry someone to save her shame of not being a true noble. Tabitha who happened to be near by, decided to handle the matter so she could keep reading in peace. Right when the two girls were going to fight, a huge shadow overshadowed the girls, as a giant earth golem broke into the vault and made off with the staff of destruction.
I was in the kitchen of the school while all this was happening. Talking with the chef to see the progress of Guiche. I find it weird though that the chef kept praising me for beating the noble, calling me "our sword" and giving me whatever food I wanted. the guy went so far that he attempted to kiss me. in which a nice little threat solved the problem. As soon as i found out what happened,i was forced to go to the principals office.
After meeting the principal to talk about what they saw. Tabitha, kirche, and Louise all volunteered to catch Fouquet and to bring back the staff.
So now here we are, going with a woman named Longueville who somehow found the whereabouts of Fouquet. After traveling by carriage to the site, we got off the carriage, walked our way to the last known place that the criminal was which was deep into the forest.
"This was the last known place Fouquet was seen" the green haired woman said as she pointed to a small abandoned house in the middle of the forest.
"So who's going in first?" Louise asked in a whisper to the group.
"The one with the most reflexes" Tabitha said in her calm usual voice. The other girls nodded while they at looked at me. Honestly, why do I have to go, just because I'm the only male in the group doesn't mean I have to do all the dangerous stuff.
"Fine, but here's the plan" I looked at everyone just to make sure they were listening to me.
"In the case that something life threatening is going to happen, someone needs to snatch the staff of destruction while the rest of the us fight. You got that?" everyone nodded.
I went inside the house only to find the place empty with broken wine bottles and scrapes of leftover was pretty dark, but there was no one hiding inside this place.
"It's clear!" Soon, everybody followed me inside except for one person…
"you guys check the house,it'll check around the forest for any more leads"lougueville stated making her way to the trees.
"ok,but don't get caught out by him"I stated concerned for her safety.
"it'll be fine but thanks for your concern"with that,she vanished into the evergreen forest trees.
Looking around,Tabitha soon found a black box hiding under a cloth. "found it"Tabitha stated as she wiped away the dust from the box.
"Is this really it?".wondering how a staff shaped like that could even function,which was rectangle shaped.
Tabitha then open the box,showing off the inside of the box to Kirche. Wow...I'm stupid,face palming myself for not noticing it was just a box.
"yes,this is the staff,I've seen it once during a tour of the vault"kirche nodded.
"can I see it?"my interest was peaked at just what this staff looked like,walking towards Tabitha.
However a large sound of earth being moved started coming from outside the house.
"what was that!?"Louise was about to leave the house to see what was making that sound. However before she could leave,the roof of the building was ripped straight off and showed a giant earth golem.
"it's a earth golem"kirche shouted before firing a powerful looking ember spell at the thing,however this just proved how useless it was on earth as it only left scorch marks on tried her luck as she tried freezing the golem only to meet the same fate as kirche.
"retreat"Tabitha stated as she went to the right with Kirche,the staff in her hand. I started pulling Louise's hand while thinking of a plan. There was no way in hell I could control a minion with this kind of size but the golem was chasing after Tabitha and Kirche as they got on the blue dragon Tabitha called slyphid. i couldn't tell if the golem could cast earth spells like some other minion i knew.
I could use my second strongest spell,but that would risk killing all the minions around here which would be a death sentence for Tabitha and Kirche who were trying to outfly the golem with the blue dragon,what to do,what to do...
"Over here!"Louise shouted,letting go of my a chant she fired off a spell from her wand,shattering the surface of the golem's chest.
"what do you think you're doing!you can't kill it!"I was getting worked up on the fact that golem would be more agressive now. The golem stopped going after Kirche and Tabitha,and started turning to our side.
"No,If i can defeat it,no one will call me a zero ever again"she was pointing her wand again preparing her next attack.
"stop being stupid,Your'e going to di..."My anger was getting the better of me,which resulted in my magic levels rising dangerously to the point where my dark emotions spoke out.
"kill them all!release their blood and feed us their souls!"a psychotic voice called to me as i started sensing the insanity within me !I can't turn here,not yet...
My lust for blood shed was near its peak,had Louise noticed my shadow,she would've have noticed the smile and laughter look as green eyes glowed from it with sinister intent.
"But I'm a noble,Nobles are people that never run from their enemies"Louise tightened her grip on her wand,determined to fight to the death if necessary.
"um guys"the startled imp was getting worried.
I had to relive some madness or else I be might accidental kill Louise.I smacked Louise with my backhand forcing all my thoughts of death and madness to calm me down.
"are you done yet?"i said panting heavily from my self control.
"yes"she mumbled as small watery beads formed in her eyes.
"i just want to be respected"she whispered as her tears spilled heavily.
"and were dead"the imp deadpanned as i noticed a hovering shadow above us.
"oo shit!"I grabbed louise,bridal style with the imp on top.
"dark spell:shadow dash!"I sprinted like a car before escaping the edge of the golems foot where the field was crushed with a enormous force.
I kept sprinting,but not as fast as before.I ran as fast as i could to the trees,where we'd be safe for the time being.
putting Louise down, i asked if she was fine
"yes i'm fine,just a bit shaken up"Louise stated while she was gasping for air,she never experienced going that fast before.
"it seems i can't defeat it without using a dangerous spell,so i'm relying on you louise"i stated calmly to erase calm myself.
"huh?what do you mean your'e relying on me?Louise asked confused
"i think you can defeat the golem,but first..."i quickly snatched the wand off from Louise
"wah?Give me back my wand!"she said trying to her wand back even though i was holding it above her,too tall for to reach.
"listen i want you to focus your magic on the golem without your wand"
"but...i can't use any magic without it"louise stated nervously
"i can use magic without a wand as i..."i stated trying to make a point.
"your'e a noble!?"Louise interrupted loudly,which alerted the golem to where we were as it made its way to us.
"later,Now focus your magic on the golem's feet"i said as i grabbed her hands and directed it towards the golem,while all this was happening Louise was blushing furiously.
"na...na...not like i can do ma...magic"Louise was stuttering trying to stop blushing. Zaros ignored the stuttering focusing on surviving first.
"Ok,if i'm right about this..."noticing the distance was closing between the golem and us."I want you to say,Arcane spell:arcane arrows!"i was hoping she cast the spell as i let go of her hands,Other wise Tabitha is going to come back to see something gruesome.
"Arcane spell:arcane Arrows!"she shouted as she pointed her finger at the golems feet.A stream of purple orbs came out with a powerful force,destroying both of the golems feet.
"he..hey!I did it,did you see that"She was shouting with joy as she hugged Zaros,not noticing it's feet was regenerating
"Ok,now finish it by destroying it's body"i said relieved but also scared of the reality that Louise was a arcane user,i might actually die then if i lose my self control.
"Arcane spell:Arcane arrows"she unleashed a barrage of purple glowing orbs directly towards the body of the golem,destroying it i noticed a few of the arrows going towards the trees and hitting something as i heard a scream of pain before something fell down.
Following the path of the offtrack orbs,i found a green haired woman who was unconscious below a tree.I guess the arcane arrows tracked her magic signature the first time,then the second time it tracked her and hit her.
"well i guess she was controlling the golem"I was impressed,she was powerful no doubt...wait a minute,she looks familiar as i recalled i saw that green hair before.I pulled the hoddie off the woman and saw miss longuevulle. i was shocked that we got tricked by our very guide,well whatever as i sighed at our stupidity.
"hey zaros,what type of magic was that?"i heard Louise call out from behind me.
"remember the lesson last week when you blew up the classroom."Louise nodded embarrassingly."that was a arcane flash you attempted to do,but because you had a wand,all that power was being concentrated on a very small spot.
"but what exactly is arcane anyways?I never even heard of it before in school."Louise was completely dumbfounded by this type of magic style,worse was its weird nature of not needing a wand to cast spells was preposterous.
"lets go home first then"Zaros started lifting the unconscious woman."Hey kennen,what was that spell that made traveling easier for arcane Thomas"I really didn't want to carry this woman all the way to the master and the other girl most likely abandoned us to die while they secured they secured the staff...tsk...
"uh you mean arcane portal?Shouldn't you be asking him"the little imp pointed louise.I couldn't help but snicker at turned into a full out laugh.
"stop that!"she growled before smacking me so hard that my eyes started turning blurry."ow!"that hurts,but i guess that was payback so it's even...
"sorry,anyways lets get going,cast arcane portal"i said seriously now that i got some sense slapped into me.
"how do i cast that?"she asked,obviously never casting arcane.
"right,right,I guess you think of a place you want to be,i dunno?"i shrugged,if it was a element that i could use,i would tutor her.
"um, spell:arcane portal!"she pointed her index finger forward,which a purple oval appeared.
"were jump on the same time,since this thing takes a long time to recharge"remembering since this was one of arcane Thomas's weakness when he just used it to dodge a we jumped into the portal we appeared in a room,Louise fell on the bed with the woman while i feel on the it this hurts,i felt my chest and legs feel numb.
"why...did i have to fall on the floor"i said trying to push myself up,but sensing the pain come stronger.
"Shut up!Now explain arcane magic now!"she growled at me.
"ok,ok!keep your voice down."i said as i uncovered my ears when she yelled.
"ok,There are a total of 11 elements despite what your teachers control one of the top 2 strongest elements,arcane."i said making sure she understood the severity of her magic."Every spell,no matter element,has a building block that leads to another like the saying goes "easy to learn,hard to master".It's extremely hard to get pure magic like arcane since it can easily be influenced to become anything else say earth or fire."Louise was digesting what i saying and was about to ask a question but i stopped her.
"Don't worry about it,Kennen will teach you all the arcane spells..."wait...dammit!we forgot kennen!
Meanwhile in a forest,a huge explosion took place which obliterated all the trees and dirt away,leaving a huge crater the size of a stadium in it's place.
"well whatever,it'll sure he'll spawn. now lets gets to report this criminal scum"i carried the woman and with the help of Louise,went to the principals office to report what happened. when we opened the door,we saw Kirche and Tabitha talking to the principal on getting reinforcements when i spoke.
"What?your'e planning our funeral already?"i said as i put the woman down onto a chair.
"Louise,Zaros,You're alive!"kirche yelled as she hugged the both of them. kirche was an enemy to the vallire family however,She felt guilty leaving them behind to secure the staff of destruction.
After Osman heard the lie that Louise distracted fouquet while i knocked her out,Mr Osman congratulated the group for a successful mission.
"A job well done,Fouquet will be handed to the authority's and the staff of destruction will be stored back into the vault.I will request that to the court that you all be given the title of chevalier .As for Tabitha,since you already have the title,I will ask for them to give you the elven medallion.
"um,mr Os..."Tabitha was about to say something but was interrupted by Kirche and Tabitha.
"Really!"the girls stated excitingly
"Yes each of you have earned it"The principal nodded
"um..what about Zaros?"Louise asked out of curiosity.
"i'm afraid he wouldn't get anything but really,why are you concerned about someone else's familiar"Osman stared intently at Louise.
"It doesn't seem fair to the person who actually took down Fouquet" She covered her life pretty well,However her body was not good at lieng as her blush was slightly noticeable.
"eh,it's fine,I just want to go rest"i said turning to Tabitha.
"Oh right!I almost forgot,Theres going to be a ball tonight,and you girls are all going to be the main event,so go prepare and dress up.
The girls bowed before leaving the office,I directly followed we got to her door i asked in a aggressive tone "Hey Tabitha"
"hmm?"she asked puzzled,as she opened the door to her room.
"Would their happen to be a reason why you left Louise behind?"Looking directly at her back to see any body language.
"I had faith in you that you would take care of Louise and handle the situation."Tabitha finally unlocked the door,when Zaros went inside the door,he saw something weird. she was smiling at him
"thank you for being bait".Although the girl got her point of being truthful,i couldn't help but feel hurt,not like she really cares for you zaros. not even my parents cared for me as i recalled that they abandoned me in a orphanage.
10pm-vestri court
It was cold outside,the wine i was drinking was sweet but it also helped me stay warm. the person next to me was guiche,who i "asked" to accompany me while i skipped the ball.I was never one for attending any events,However when it came to the Arcanist event,i was always forced to go.I didn't like the attention of people as they would most likely abandon me once they found out i was a monster.
"Hey guiche,"I asked dazzled. for some reason the alcohol in this place was much stronger than at my old home. i wondered if it was because of the rich magic in the air.
"Yes master"Guiche awaited my orders with his black possessed eyes.
"How does it feel to be loved?"I asked,touching on a question that would bother me if i was sober.
"it feels...good. the emotion you get when some one cares about your well being,who feeds you when you are sick or injured,hurts you when you're doing something dangerous or stupid...
"ok enough!"I said,my throat was hurtingknowing that no one cared for me,my parents abandoned me,i was robbed from a orphanage,i was forced to fight or die,and now im a slave to a heartless girl.
"Join me guiche"i said shoving the bottle to the boy. Guiche did as he was told. Heh,what a good slave. i got the bottle back and drank,My eyes started feeling blurry until the shadows took them over.
Now that guiche saw his master fall,he had completed his mission. he took off his cape and covered Zaro's body . walking back towards the building,he knew there was a lot of work to be done after the ball party and the commoners would need help in cleaning up after the event...
10:30PM
Once Zaros woke up,He noticed there was cold water everywhere on his face,leaving him ventilating from the shock of it.
"he...Hey!"I looked to see the culprit to give him a piece of my mind.I heard someone giggling a bit before the person gained their compusure. i saw behind me to see tabitha who was shining on her dress which looked like ice as the light reflected off her dress.I couldn't tell if the wine made my face blush or if it was my body betraying me.
"you look beautiful,but what are you doing here. Isn't there a ball your supposed to be attending?"I asked while robbing my the back of my head. i was grinning like a idiot.
"was bored"she said sitting next to me. my entire body felt like it was heating up. what the hell is this!?I've never felt like this before,so why am i acting stupid when i'm with her!
"Guys want me to dance with them"she said sadly."i don't like attention"she said looking at Zaro's in the eye.
"so your'e really a noble?"she asked me in all seriousness
"no,to be be honest i'm a mage from a different world"I said. why am i telling her the truth?was it the wine or my feelings?must be the wine,i can't possible love her,I only knew her for a week!
"do you want to go back?"she asked as she leaned closer to my face.
"I...I don't know"To stay here would mean risking the lives of everyone,the only real restraint was Louise but even she couldn't hold me back for long before i'd overwhelm her. if i go i do go home though,It'll always be fighting to survive since there was no magic on that island,until Arcane thomas killed us off to make way for the new Arcanists.
"then tell me about your old life"Tabitha said determined to find the best solution's. for the first time i noticed the ice in her eyes melt into water ,unexpectedly she kissed my forehead to show she meant it.
And so i talked into the night about my old life,Tabitha smiled as she enjoyed my stories of fighting and surviving. About the Christmas holiday and the Halloween event.I guess living here it's not so bad here after all...
Hooray!A new chapter,hope you enjoyed,made it long as well in case i have to handle college .it''ll try to keep my promise and upload biweekly. Remember read and review.