Chapter 4. Derflinger.
Who was this man ? Where did he come from ? How did he managed to beat noble so easly ? Louise was thinking about lots of questions to ask her familiar. The first question was...
"how did you do that ?" "Do what ?" "Guiche. How did you beat him that easly ?" "He was weak and arrogant. Duel was easy." "why so brutal ? You could have killed him!" she demanded."I didn't tryed to kill him. It was a lesson for him: Think first and then act." he said it so calm like it was usual situation... Commoner beat almost to death noble..."never before commoner would ever defeat noble... Expecialy without any weapon.""It's always time for the first time." 'interesting say.' Louise thought. "Next question is, where did you come from ?" 'where did I come from...'
Argent D'Nur. The place what once was his home. The place where he haded everything... But Demons took it from him...
He have no home. He lost it. Now there's just a memory, that will disapear sooner or later...
"I'm Sorry, But that's the question I would rather not aswer for." "Why?" Louise asked him... Actualy a bit conserned. "Let's just say, no matter where I came from, this 'where' is gone." he said it without emotions, but Louise noticed, what there was the mixation of the pain and hate in his eyes. She could only gess about trough what he had to come trough... "I'm sorry to her that... Who are you ?" "as I told you before, call me Doomguy." "No, I got it. I mean who are you exacly ? Noble ? Solder or who ?" He was the space marine before the Night Sentinels... After them, he became the shadow of his own self."I'm a knight... Or at least was a knight." "You there dishonered? For wich one kingdom in Halkeginia you were served to before?" "None. I'm not from Halkeginia or this world actualy." "what? But how is that posible? There's no such thing as a different world!" she denied. "There is a different worlds. Countless a would say... And somehow you managed to drag me from one of them. Heh, who could have gess what an obvious exit would have turned out to be the way of your becoming a slave to some girl..." "I TOLD YOU BEFORE WHAT FAMILIAR IS NOT A SLAVE! AND YOU SHOUL.." She was interrupted."Now girl... Shut. Up. And listen. To me."he made his voice chilling. Louise was scared a bit. 'Rule of Steel. Rule of Steel.' : "I'm a slave to noone. I'm a being with my own will. I'm not going to spent my time with some arrogant brat who doesn't know how to treat people properly." "And what you gona do without me ? If you're realy not from this world, then you probably don't know what do to. you're gona die day later" she tryed to convince him."I've been trough worse than simple death. And beleave me, for one day of talking with other people, I know enough about this world to start a new myself." Doomguy said. He is not going to back down from his words. He will leave her... If she don't tell him the truth... "I... I'm sorry. For the way I treated you. You're just was my first success in magic... And I... I was afraid what you will leave me. And I will be again the Zero Louise..." she started to cry. "Zero?" "Zero magic. Zero talent. Zero chest. Zero sucsessful spells. I'm full Zero." 'so, that's why you're such a bitch...' "If what you say is true, then I'll agree to be your familiar, but with 3 conditions." she was happy to know what he will not leave her, but what's the conditions? "name them." "1) I'm gona protect you. Nothing more. Nothing less. It means don't make me do the servant's/butler's work. 2) do not treat me as the 'lesser than human' being. This is gona be like equal parthership. 3) Stop being so arrogant, Or you end up like that blondie." he then moved his hand for a handshake."Deal?"conditions wasn't hard... Though she now understand, what she doesn't have any influence on him. But that was better than nothing. She took his hand for a shake. "Deal." after that, he started to put his armor on. "I'll walk around for a while and then return to do my guard duty." Doomguy told her and then walked outside the room. then Louise noticed something...
The mark on his helmet was simular to the mark from her dream... Could it mean...
She shock her head from those thoughts and was preparing herself for a sleep.
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Outside
Doom Slayer was looking into the night sky: 'Indeed, this place is beautiful. There's a lot of fresh air, Good views. I gess it's nice world for starting a new life...'
'Snap out of these thoughts you f***ing idiot.' Doomguy mentaly swore on himself. His purpose is to destroy the forces of evil, To not let anyone else suffer because of the demons... Not again.
"Hello Doomguy." Siesta greeted him with a smile, and also draged The Doom Slayer away from his thoughs. "Greetings Siesta." he greeted her back. "What are you doing her all alone ?" "Just enjoying the fresh air." he said with a helmet on. She giggled at that. "Could you Follow me to the kitchen please ? I have something for you." "Sure. Why not ?"
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At the Kitchen.
When our couple was coming closer and closer to the kitchen, they heard laughting and story telling: " hahaha... And then... Then he said "Is that your best ? Kid... You dissapoint me." that noble probably was scared till the end of his life" finished the big one.
"Matreau, this is the person who defeated that noble." Siesta introduced Doom Slayer. At the kitchen's everyone was stunned to see a 2 meters tall man in green futuristic armor. "Wow... I heard you are a big... But didn't expect you to be that big." Materu said. "Your reaction is completely fine. You all can call me Doomguy." "Doomguy huh ?" Matreau took a moment to think about that name... "Interesting name... Anywhay, what did we wanted to say ? Oh yeah. We invited you to the kitchen so we could thank you for beating up that noble brat." he showed the table with a lot's of food. There was some soup, bread, wine to drink and some cookies. Those people Don't know what he doesn't need to eat at all. "Thanks, but there's no need for that. I'm not hungry." "You won't know until you start eating.""Well, if you insist..." he started to put his helmet off. Female Servant's was in awe. He was handsome for his age and male part seen a look of the warrior in his eyes. Doom Slayer sat on the table and started to eat his first spoon of soup...
The soup was amazing. Add to it also the fact what he wasn't eating for eons. The tear of joy started to go from his left eye and he took pretty fast another one spoon of soup, and another, aaand another... Then he simply droped a spoon away and took a bowl of soup to drank it. "Wow... You are a hungry one i see." Matreau said a bit surprised. "Shit... Your soup is AMAZING. Another one please!" he made the order like people do in restorant. "Anything for our Knight." "Our Knight?" Doomguy asked a bit confused. "You are the commoner like us, but You have the best equipment of the knight and the fighting skills you showed off against that brat was perfect. And finaly, you are the first commoner in the history who actualy beat the mage. Expecialy without a weapon or armor. That's why we granted you the name 'Our Knight'". he explained with a smile. "He is just a Kid. Stupid, Arrogant and unskilled Kid. That's why he lost." "The words of the ture warrior indeed." Materu noted to everyone.
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After the meals, he was taking the walk with Siesta. She is an interesting person to chat with. "Come to talk with us more oftenly. We are your fans." She told him. "I will Siesta. I will. Now, I gess I need to return to Louise." "Okay. Goodnight Doomguy.""Goodnight." 'nice girl.' he thought to himself and then went back to Louise room.
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When he was halfway to Louise, there stood a red lizar with a fire on the point of it's tale. 'someone's familiar maybe' he wanted to walk it around, but it simply wasn't leting him pass. "If you don't wan't to turn into the shish cebab, get the f**k out of my way. "this lizard understood the threat and was more cerful now. It was making some weird sounds and move it's head like saying 'follow me'"you wan't me to follow you? Alright. But if that's the trap remember - shish cebab." the lizard nooded at the respond and they went together to the 'finish line'.
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The lizard led him to some dark room. 'I new it was the trap' he mentaly shouted. He was about to put out his chainsaw to gut that f***ing lizard, but then he heard a familiar voice said "~come in~". Voice wasn't sounding threatening, but still he don't trust it. He made a few steps straight and then room became a little brighter with some candles. You could said there was a 'romantic atmosphere'... But the Doom Slayer found it a bit odd. "~Welcome to my room Knight from far lands... Or should i call you Doomguy ?~" Readhead said to him playfuly. She was dressed in the pretty atractive way... But again, Doom Slayer found it odd. "Doomguy is fine... But why are you invited me to your room ?" "Ah forgive me, my runic name is the Arden... Almost like a torch what burn's out fast. You see, when You defeated Guiche, you started the flame in my heart. I fell in love. Yes, in Love... With you." 'So she want to f**k with me huh ? I knew there's something off...' "uhh... It's cold out here. Why don't you come a bit closer and warm me.." she said, trying to reach his helmet with her hands, but he gently moved them away."Sorry babe, but you're not interest me in any way." Doomguy said and then turned to the doorway. "What ? But..."
*closing door*
Kirche was shocked. "what did I do wrong ?" she asked her familiar. "He is hard to get... *Cooky/(sexy?) laugh* It's alright, than harder to get, than pleasant it's gona be... you will be mine Doomguy." she said in determined yet sexy tone.
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At Louise room.
"Where you've been ?" Louise asked him curiosly. "Sorry. Some red lizard with a burning tale stood in my way and led me to some dark room...""You was in the Kirche's room ?!" she yelled."If you're talking about Redheaded succub, then yes. I just left that room." he told her. "What ? Why ?" she asked with a bit of shock."She is simply not my tipe. That's all." That was the first time someone is actualy Ignored Kirche. Maybe he wasn't that bad as she first thought. "Sorry, but I didn't found any bed for you yet. Yo'll have to sleep somethere else.""No need to worry about that. I doesn't sleep. Like ever." "What do you mean 'you doesn't sleep'?" she asked a bit confused. "this is the story for another time. Now go to sleep." he told her, sat on the chair and started to do his guard duty. "Okay. Aaahh... Goodnight..." Louise yawned and went into the deep sleep. "Goodnight."
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"Where am I?" Louise was again dreaming. Again the horrible place with ocheans of blood, temples made of bones and a lots of monsters...
The Voice apeared again and started to tell the tale.
"Tempered by the fires of Hell, his iron will remained steadfast through the passage that preys upon the weak." she saw a lot of people (or creatures ?) who was screaming. They begged for the end of their tortures and suffering.
"For he alone was the Hell Walker, the Unchained Predator, who sought retribution in all quarters, dark and light, fire and ice, in the beginning and the end, and he hunted the slaves of Doom with barbarous cruelty" The armored figure took monser's head and smashed it by his knee. Rushed to the next one, broke it's leg and then hit it by that leg. Then he took his big red shining sword and started to slice and dice more cretures.
"for he passed through the divide as none but demon had before." Demon ? That's the name of those creatures ?
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Louise haded a nightmare in Doomguy's opinion... 'Maybe I should wake her up?' he thought to himself. "Hey. Wake up" he shaked her.
"Ahh" Louise made a short scream. She was heavily breathing.
"Nightmare?" he asked though he knew the answer. "Yes. Wait... What time is it?" after that question, he looked at the window."I gess it's the morning" "Oh crap. I'm gona late for class." she started to dress herself up. "Relax, you're not late. Others just started to get out of their rooms. I'll wait for you outside." he said and left.
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10 minutes later.
Louise and Doomguy sat on free places and was waiting for the lessons to start.
"~Hello my Darling. You left so fast yesterday. I didn't even managed to showed you how strong my passion to you...~" Kirche greeted Doomguy playfuly. He was about to answer, but was interrupted: "Finaly someone didn't fell for your breasts you hunger for man..." Louise couldn't put the last word. "Well, It's expected to hear it from a washboard like you." Kirche insulted her. 'Realy? Arguing because of such nonsence like breast size and male count? Are you all 15 - 17? Wait... *mental facepalm* They are 15-17.' he just remembered it. "Why you..." Louise stoped herself because the door opened and the teacher came into the class. "We'll discuss it later Zero. Darling." she said the last part playfuly.
Teacher was middle aged woman who wore purple robes and a witch's hat. She came to her place at the senter of the classroom and introduced herself.
"Well this Springtime Summoning Ritual seems to be a success and I enjoy seeing the new familiars that show up. Ah of course! Where are my manners? I am Chevreuse of the Red Clay and today you will be learning about the uses of Earth magic." she greeted and noticed a man in a green advanced armor. As she was informed - he was the familiar of Louise Valliere. He was looking dangerously... She snaped herself out of her thoughts and continued.
"Now, many mages seen to think what the earth magic is weak, however it is one of the most commonly used elements. We use earth magic to shape our buildings, in war we create golems to fight for us." then she draw her wand and started to chant some spell on stones next to her. They turned into some shining stones. 'Huh... Brass' Doomguy noticed. "For example, I used a transmutation spell."
Kirche rased her hand and asked with a bit of hope: "Is that a gold ?"
Chevreuse expected that answer and said: "I expected that question. No, that's not a gold, since I'm only a trangle class mage... But the square is able to create gold." After that, Kirche sat, pleased by an answer. "Now, is there anyone who would like to try that spell ?" teacher asked. Then she looked around and noticed a girl with a pink hair, who was taking a notes. "Miss Valliere, would you like to try that spell ?" she asked. Every student hide under the tabels. "Please, don't ask her to do that." some of the students said. "She always fail even with a simple spells." "Nonsence. I heard from the headmaster what she is a hardworking student. Now, would you try miss Valliere ?" teacher asked again. Louise took a deep breath, came to the stones and started to cast...
*explosion* 'that's how she fail usualy? Then they should afraid of her. Not mock her.' Doom Slayer thought to himself. "See, that's why we told yoo not to ask her." green haired guy said. "As it was expected from Louise." "onse a Zero always the Zero." they kept mocking her and Louise was becoming more reder and reder... 'Alright, that's enough'
*Loud Bang*
Doomguy took his Double Barrel and shot in the roof. Everyone went quiet afterwards. "Now listen all of you, if anyone else is about to mock my master, I will personaly blow the head of that stupid morron. Was I clear in my formuling?" he made his voice a bit threatening. Everyone took a look at the roof, then they all instantly nooded in agreement. "Good. Excuse me miss. You can continue with your lesson now." he said it like he was some gentleman. Chevreuse was stunned a bit. "Uhh... Thank you familiar. Now, lets..."
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After the class.
"Thank you for stoping them from mocking me." Louise thankfuly said to the Doomguy. "Don't mention it." he said with a smile. "You know, maybe I should repay you? How about by a sword? We can by it in the Capital City of Thristian." he doesn't need a sword. He have his chainsaw... Though he have a limited fuel for it. So, maybe he should look for the other mele weapon? Just in case at least. "I gess I'll need a mele weapon. Just in case." "Good. Then let's head in there." while they was walking to the exit gates, Louise just remembered something... "Emm...Doomguy, from where did you get that musket?... If you don't mind me asking." "It's not a musket. It call's a 'Double Barrel Shotgun'. About from where did I got it... It's from my 'endless pocket'. I can carry a lot's of weapons and don't even feel their weight in there."Louise wated to know how does that work exsacly, but she got an answer before she could even ask it:"If you want to know how does that work exsacly, i don't know myself... But it's working and that's important."
Academy's Gates.
"how far until the Capital City?" Doomguy asked "2 hours on the horse." Louise said. "Two hours? That won't do."Doomguy picked Louise in bridal style and said:"I Recommend you to hold tight." "what are you doo...?!" he sprinted on the 55 miles/hour speed. (Limit is 80 miles/hour)
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30 minutes later, they was at Capital City.
So, Doom Slayer and Louise came at some shop... There was a bunch of rusty weapons, web and shit. 'Yea... Shopkeeper have a lot's of clients indeed.' Doomguy made a mental sarchasm.
"Hello. What bring's noble like in such a huble shop like mine ?" Shopkeeper asked. "I'm here to buy a sword to my bodyguard." shopkeeper looked at the tall armored being... He was sweathing... Couldn't say why. This 'bodyguard' was giving him lot's of chills. "Okay, how about this one ?" he showed them a standard iron sword. "I require something bigger and thicker..." "but miss..." "I said, I require something bigger and thicker!" she yelled. "As you wish miss." 'nobles...' he smirked. Few minutes later, shopkeeper returned with some fancy sword. "Here. This sword was made in Germania by the best alchemist." "how much for that sword?" "4p00 gold coins." "4000 gold coins ?! You could have bought a house with an amount like this!" Louise said surprised.
Meanwhile with a Doomguy:
'I feel like this drunk granpa want to f**k us up.' Doomguy awared himself. He took a look at the sword. 'It's gold. Mixed with a brass gold.' he wanted to make sure what this 'sword' - is the pease of shit. "VEGA, could you scan this junk?" after that, he heard som bip sounds... "This weapon is made of gold and a mixation of a brass. Also, it doesn't have anything special. No sights of argent energy at all." 'yep. I was right. Shopkeeper wanted to f**k us up.' "Shopkeeper... Do you understand what lying to your customers won't do to you any good ?" the shoopkeeper became pale... He got him in that one. "So, if you don't want hear more rumors about what kind a dealer are you, then we are gona take one weapon for free... If I find something aroud this crap."
Shoopkeeper didn't said anything. He already have a problems with a customers, so he just have to deal with it... But this armored man was freaking him out.
Doomguy started to look around the shop. 'here's only a junk'... Then his eyes was on the barrel of rusty swords. He came in there and took some one bladed sword. Well balanced, thought, and sharp. Rust was the only one problem, but with some 'Hell Runes' he can actualy clean him out of the rust. Then VEGA started to scan a sword: "iteresting. It apears what this sword has almost exact capabilities like the 'Praetor Suit.' This weapon is able to consume argent energy and also release it." 'finaly, something close to my previous sword. (Crusible)' Doomguy noted.
"I gess I'll take this one... The only one worthy of being considered as a 'weapon' in the shop of yours." he said. "As you wish mister. This sword is yours for free." shopkeeper said nerviosly."Now let's go." Doomguy and Louise left the shop. Shopkeeper sighted in relief. 'Finaly they left.'
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Outside
"Doomguy, why did you chose that pease of junk ?" Louise asked. "This is the only one good weapon in this shitty shop. Sharp, well balanced and tought to break. Rust is easy to clean, but I took that sword because it's able to consume an argent energy.""An Argent what?" she asked confused."Shit, i mean 'magic'." he corrected. "Ooh... Wait, How do you know what it's able to consume magic?" 'should i tell her about VEGA?' he thought. "Okay... I have a Sentient Intelligense in my armor. He is useful in almost any sort of situation." "Sentient Intelligense? What is this?" her question disapeared whe she heard the next words from familiar's dirrection: "Hello. I am VEGA. A Sentient Intelligense asighted to Mars. For Now I am a companion of the 'Doom Marine' in his 'Praetor Suit'" VEGA said. "'Doom Marine'? Is that how you call my fami... How you call Doomguy? Why?" she again was confused. "He was named that way by the Marines back in UAC station because of his way more advanced marine armor and for the fact what he was brought from..." VEGA was interrupted. "VEGA! Maybe you tell her all details later?" he was serious. 'This girl doesn't need to know everything... Yet.' "I am sorry miss, but I can't tell you more information without the Doom Marine's premision" VEGA explaned. "Please, Doomguy, give him a premision" Louise actualy was curious. "Louise, I will tell you everything myself... When the time comes. But right now, let's head back to the academy." Doomguy said and they went back to the academy the same way they cam into the Capital City... They sprinted away into the sunset.
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Hour later in Louise's Room.
"~Darling!~" Kirche with a Bluehead girl came in the room. Kirche was holding a golden sword. 'Oh please... Not this succub again...' Doomguy begged. "I brought a gift to you? Do you like it? I was made in Germania by the..." "Best alchemist... Yes we heard that load of bullshit from a shopkeeper. If I haded a house and I would care about making the interier better, then I would take this sword and put it on the wall... But if look of this as on the weapon... It made of gold mixed with brass. Bad materials to made weapon of. It will break when I made the first hit." Doomguy explained to her. She was dumbfouded. (I wrote it wrong yes?) "See Kirche? He doesn't like it. Now get out of my room!" Louise yelled. "At least I can spare some money for something non-cheap... Unlike you Zero." she insulted. "How dare you insult me?!" they started to glare daggers at each other...
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"SHUT A F**K UP YOU C**TS!" said a Voice form Doomguy's Location. "C**ts?" Louise asked angrily when looked at Doom Slayer's location. "Now now Zero, Darling would have never said something rude like that... Plus voice was different." Kirche defended him. "Sword." Bluehead simply said.
"You two waked me from my sleep. Aaahh... I've seen such a beatiful nests of female..." sword said sleepy. 'Talking sword? That's something new.' Doomguy noted. "A talking sword? Well Louise, you always get into something weird." she jokingly said. "Shut up Kirche!" Louise yelled.
"Wow... What a power you have here. Even if you couldn't be a user, you still would a strong one eh?" sword commented. "User?" Doomguy was confused. "seens you don't know your true power yet... Anywhay, nice to meet ya. I'm a legendary sword Derflinger. But you can call me Derf." Derf introdused himself. 'Well, now I'm gona have a company when I return in Hell.' Doomguy noted."So, Nice to meet you Derf. You can call me Doomguy." "Doomguy? Heh... I like that name partner." then there was another voice from Doomguy's helmet "Hello. I am VEGA. A Sentient Intelligense helping the 'Doom Marine' in his journey." VEGA greeted in his usual stile. "Woa... Who said that?" Derf was surprised."Oh yeah, this is VEGA.He is good at scaning stuff and giving info about envirement." "Nice to meet ya too then. You can call me Derf VEGA." "Likewise mister Derflinger. Likewise."
"Sentient Intelligense? This is something i never heard before... Double trouble Louise." Kirche teased again.
"Brimir, why always me?" Louise asked sadly.
To be Continued...
Author note: Doom Slayer have a 149/150 points of armor, 200/200 points of health, all weapons with all upgrades and full mastery over them. All runes are opened, but in Halkeginia he have only 3 runes: Rich Get Richer (unlimeted ammo for almost any weapon (exept from chainsaw and BFG - 9000) while he have more than 75 points of armor), Ammo Boost (more ammo after perfoming 'Glory Kill' and the small chance of geting ammo for BFG - 9000), Armored Offensive (armor plate's drop after glory kill). Gandalfr rune doesn't work on Doomguy's weapons. (Since he is already a master in their usage + plus it doesn't work when he hold Derflinger. (He was wielding sword for eons before the Blood Temple fell on him...)) P.S. sorry for some (many) letter mistakes.