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The Legend of the Knight Princess
Chapter 4: Legacy of the Titania
The group had finally made it to Tazuna's house when a golden glow enveloped Hikari and her Caliburn vanished and her armour returned to the way it was causing everyone to look at her.
"It isn't the material blade, it's a Noble Phantasm. The Armour, from what I can understand is a generic armour for the sword and will adapt and change to fit me in particular. The sword was my mother's at first so it fits her currently. I give it a day before it changes to fit me." Hikari explained causing everyone to nod as they entered the house.
"Tsunami, I'm home and these are the brave champions to protected me." Tazuna called into the house with a smile.
A beautiful woman with long midnight blue hair, wearing a pink t shirt and a blue skirt walked into the hall.
"Welcome back father. And thank you for keeping my father safe everyone." Tsunami said smiling.
"Just doing our duty Ma-am. Though a thank you is always nice to hear." Arturia replied smiling while Tsunami welcomed them in.
As everyone sat down at the dining table, Hikari sat locking her fingers together and rest her chin on them.
"So Hikari, please explain, how did you meet your grandfather?" Arturia explained while everyone looked interesting.
"When the Kubikiri Honcho came down on my shoulder, I thought I was going to die, regardless of the Avalon. I closed my eyes and when I opened them, I was laying down in the court yard of Camelot's castle, near the alter of Caliburn." Hikari explained.
"When I looked around, I saw a man in white armour with platinum blond hair and green eyes. Like Mom's. He looked at me, then the Caliburn, then back at me and smiled. He said, his name was Uther Pendragon, my grandfather." Hikari said smiling.
"That definitely sounds like my father." Arturia said smiling.
"Hm, He said I have a destiny to fulfil. That God her self saw fit to outfit me with a weapon to guide my on my path to becoming the Knight Princess that I was always meant to be." Hikari said.
"Knight? Like in fairy tales?" Tsunami asked tilting her head to the side.
"I guess in a way, most fairy tales stem from legends of the old kingdoms, such as my mother, Though since Archer and my mother are summoned, I can't say their names." Hikari said.
"Hm, Camelot and Caliburn... I remember a child from another world show up in a kingdom to the west, Tristain, outside the elemental nations. Saito I believe his name was. They say, he spoke of old legends of his world and one of them was of Camelot... wait, You King Arthur?! Arthur was a woman?!" Tsunami thought out loud.
Everyone face palmed. "What the bloody hell were the odds of that?" Hikari asked, his eye twitching.
"Let's just hope it's not common knowledge." Shirou said calmly.
"Oh it's not, but I think I also know who you are as Saito travelled her long ago." Tsunami said.
"Hm?" Shirou asked, not liking where this was going.
"His name was Saito Shirou Tosaka. He claimed his mother was Rin Tosaka. And he spoke very highly of you, Shirou Emiya. And don't worry, he didn't talk about this to everyone, it seems that he knew of some kind of prophecy and didn't want to risk the Magus' safety by letting everyone know his origins." Tsunami said.
"Makes sense. How did he get into this world?" Hikari asked.
"That's the thing, he was summoned as a familiar to a young mage years ago. I don't know her name though but he was her familiar, apparently he was something called a Gandalfr." Tsunami explained.
"A weapon master for all intents and purposes. Gandalfrs can use any weapon they lay their hands upon easily. Though they're so rare among familiars in the mage nations that they're believed to be nothing more than and urban myth." Kakashi said.
"Anyway, best we stay hushed on this. No need for the wrong people to hear who's with us." Hikari said calmly.
"Agreed, so we should rest and then tomorrow we'll plan for this mission." Arturia replied.
"Then I'll scout the island and see how bad the situation is and what we need to do." Shirou said as he exited the house.
"I will be finishing dinner in an hour, how will we know?" Tsunami asked worriedly.
"I'll pulse my prana to signal him." Yugito said.
"I'll check the smiths to see if any weapons can be made, even if they're only basic ones." Arturia said as she exited the house.
"Very well, I need to commune with my grandfather to find out how long exactly until my Caliburn armour adapts to my soul." Hikari said going up stairs.
"Then Yugito, Sasuke and I will remain on guard." Kakashi said calmly.
Up stairs
Hikari was just about to enter the guest room when she saw a boy walking by with his head down.
"Child, is something the matter?" Hikari asked.
"Why do you fight? You're just going to die, no one can kill beat Gato." The child said coldly.
"Gato is a midget and a coward to lets his thugs fight for him. As for why I fight, it is simple. I fight to protect those who cannot do so them selves. In times or darkness, it takes the warrior of justice to bring the light. If I don't fight the evil of this world, then who will?" Hikari explained.
The child said nothing.
"I will not claim to know what you are going through because I don't but I can tell Gato has taken something or someone from you." Hikari said, causing the child to flinch.
"Child, your home will be free, if we fail here, then Konoha will be able to accuse Gato of murdering a clan heiress, let alone 2 of them, and I am royalty, another war crime. If Gato kills us, it will incur the wrath of the entire force of Konoha's military. Gato will die, and your lands will be free, one way or an another." Hikari explained.
"How do you do it? How do you fight, knowing that you may die?" The child asked trying to hold back tears.
"I go into battle, afraid of death, yes. But I go into battle knowing that I have aught I need to protect. People who need help. I could never live with my self if I turned my back on them. To protect the innocent, that is the way of a Knight." Hikari said calmly as she set a hand down on the child's shoulder.
"I can see a fire in you, you hate Gato, yet you fear him, this is understandable, but Gato is but a little pig, in reality. Without his army to protect him, he won't be so brave or smug anymore. We will prevail as evil is always destined to be vanquished." Hikari said smiling at the child.
"Who are you?" The child asked.
"My name is Hikari Pendragon Emiya, squire of Konoha, soon to be a full fledged knight. Yours?" Hikari answered.
"Inari." Inari said looking up at Hikari, a new found hope in him.
"Tell Inari." Hikari knelt in front of him. "If it's not too much trouble, what happened?" Hikari asked reassuringly.
"Gato... He killed my father. When Gato first came to our island, my father tried to stand up to him but he couldn't do it. They hurt him, after that, they brought him into the streets and they..." Inari couldn't finish.
Hikari's eyes softened and she hugged the child. "I'm sorry for your loss. Rest assured, my by honour as a knight, and in the name of my grandfather King Uther Pendragon, Gato will answer for all the pain he's caused." Hikari assured him adamantly.
Next day
Hikari sat up on her futon, staring at the wall as closed her eyes, thinking about Nami No Kuni.
"Gato... You will pay for your avarice." Hikari said coldly as she got up and began putting on her armour.
Soon afterwards, Hikari exited the room and went down stairs to find everyone at the table, everyone was interestingly enough, surprised.
"Hikari!" Inari greeted smiling.
"Morning Inari. Everyone." Hikari greeted with a nod.
"Well, the situation calls for planning." Shirou announced.
"Agreed. Hikari, your father just finished the report, it looks like Shirou will be hitting the various camps while we're here, it'll draw attention away from me while I train 5 volunteers for the militia, they will train recruits when the mission is over. Also, Kakashi will train both Yugito and Sasuke, since you've no interest in the ninja's path." Arturia explained.
"A shame, since she's the Fourth Hokage's dau, err legacy." Kakashi said eye frowning.
"Blame Kushina. I'm an Emiya and a knight now." Hikari grunted.
"I'll be here to guard the family. Mom will train the militia on the bridge. That way, they can protect the crew." Hikari suggested.
"A sound plan, Gato will probably come after Tsunami and Inari, with you here, they'll be safe." Arturia said calmly.
"Then let's get to it. I was suppose to commune with grandfather the other day, but never got around to it, so I'll do it after breakfast." Hikari said while everyone nodded.
1 hour later
Hikari was currently sitting on her futon, meditating when she once again found her self in Camelot, this time in the throne room with Uther sitting in front of her.
"Ah my grandchild, it's good to see you again." Uther said as he stood up and hugged his granddaughter.
"And you, grandfather." Hikari replied smiling.
"I presume, you're wondering about your Caliburn armour?" Uther asked.
"Hm, it seemed... off when I first wore it, like it was meant for someone or something else." Hikari said.
"Mm, tell me Hikari what did you assume the armour to be?" Uther asked.
"It appeared when I gained Caliburn, I assumed it was a Noble Phantasm." Hikari answered confused.
Uther smiled.
"Actually it was something else entirely, but good guess." A voice said behind Hikari.
Hikari turned around and took a step back in surprise.
In front of her was a woman with long red hair like Kushina's, She had brown eyes as well, but what really surprised Hikari was that the woman was wearing the same armour and clothes as her.
"So." The woman smiled. "You my descendant." The woman said curiously.
"My name is Erza Scarlet. The wife of the Sage of Six Paths." Erza said calmly.
"My ancestor?" Hikari asked shocked.
"Yes, Hikari, and we have much to talk about." Erza said calmly.
"As you may have noticed, our armour looks the same, this is slightly influenced by you summoning a Saber which was influenced by my requip magic which flows through you." Erza explained.
"Requip? What is that?" Hikari was looking at her right hand.
"Do you remember summoning the Caliburn, or putting it away, like it vanished in a golden light?" Erza asked.
"Yes." Hikari replied.
"That was requip magic. When I first lost my magic, I was able to do something that most people don't survive, I melted down all my magic armour and weapons and syphoned them all into my blood stream, the first blood line limit was my magic. Though, because of the biju's taint, for nearly a hundred years, no one could use magic anywhere in the world. Until my husband died and he dispersed the first biju into nine. There were the tailed beasts." Erza explained.
"How was the first biju created, where did it come from?" Hikari asked trying to take in what she'd been told.
Erza closed her eyes. It was so long ago, a dark mage, had developed some sort of rune matrix to syphon magic and inject it into himself, he sought to be the ruler of this world by taking all the magic of the world for him self. In a sense, he was a human lacrima. A vessel for magical energy." Erza explained.
"However, the magic was too much, his body couldn't handle it, he lost all reason and his body was transformed into a monstrosity, the likes of which this world had never known before. This was the Ten Tailed Devil. The Juubi no Akuma." Erza said sadly.
"We were robbed of our magic, powerless to face the demon. But, powerless though we were, we knew what was need, we faced the demon. All the guilds, light and dark, the councils, the knights, everyone all united against a common enemy. The Juubi no Akuma." Erza continued.
"The battle was horrendous, we lost people by the millions, and just when all hope seemed lost, my husband felt something, energy, similar to magic yet so much different, rising up from the earth. Our magic kept it contained, kept it from entering us, kept us from using it." Erza said smiling.
"My husband stood against the demon as it's youkai flood his body, he felt information flood his mind as though the last bit of humanity within the dark mage was showing him how to stop the demon. And in that moment, my husband channelled the energy into a single spell or as you call them, jutsu, massive in power, and he sealed the demon within his own body, however, when his death neared, he could find no other solution than to disperse it into the 9 Tailed Beasts." Erza explained.
"This in turn, seeded magic back into the world, allowing the existence of magi once more. However, chakra by then already had taken root in all things and it was all people knew any more. For much of the world, the age of magic had past. But As you've heard, there are still lands where magic is used. Now you have awakened my power as well, the first in our line to do so since my day." Erza finished.
Hikari just stared at her wide eyed. "Wow... If I hadn't summoned mom, I'm not sure I'd have believed it. And for me to inherit old magic..." Hikari said shocked.
Erza simply nodded. "The armour you uncovered was in fact not a combat based armour, it was my guild's farewell and honour armour. Over the course of this week, I will show you how to use the fullest extent of your abilities, for all your weapons and armours." Erza explained before waving her hand, causing Hikari to glow.
When the glow faded, Hikari now stood in silver armour, with wings spreading out from her shoulder blades and hips, she also had a winged circlet and a white dress.
"This will be the first armour you will learn to use, Heaven's Wheel." Erza instructed.
1 week later
Hikari currently sat in the living room sharpening her sword, speaking with Inari about the old world nations and arts while Tsunami was making lunch.
Earlier that morning, Kakashi, Yugito and Sasuke had gone to the bridge along side Arturia and the 5 militia were asked to remain in the village to keep the village safe. Shirou had done exactly as he had claimed he would, hitting all the slave camps and facilities, rescuing scores of slaves both labour and sexual. He destroyed facilities for narcotics and weapons trafficking and was making Gato's day a royal pain in the ass.
Suddenly Hikari stopped sharpening her sword and stood up, holding Caliburn at the ready.
On ques, a pair of samurai entered the house with katanas.
"Well well, if it isn't the little sword girl." The first samurai said smirking at her while Hikari's eye narrowed.
"I think she needs to get down where she belongs." The second said doing a "plow motion to his groin."
Hikari said nothing as she requiped into her Heaven's Wheel armour.
"Well aren't just the slu-"
Hikari interrupted the "men" by slashing her Caliburn and 1 of her swords across their groins, cutting the little samurais off and then silenced their pained screams by stabbing her Heaven's Wheel sword into each of them.
"Sorry you had to see that." Hikari said to Tsunami and Inari.
"I'm okay with it, they would have hurt mom if you didn't do that." Inari said shaking.
"You have a suit of armour and are holding 2 large swords and they tell you to so erotic things to them and they call you a slut..." Tsunami said bluntly as she gave the 2 corpses a WTF look.
"They're mercs, not many are very smart to begin with. Any way, Gato likely won't know his abduction failed, though just in case take this." Hikari said as she gave Tsunami one of her HW swords.
Hikari then flew to the bridge as fast as she could.
It didn't take long for her to reach the bridge, however her ice widened when she heard Erza's voice in her mind at seeing ice all over the bridge.
"Something the matter?" Grandmother?" Hikari asked calmly.
"That ice, it's Ice-Make magic." Erza said worriedly.
"Someone you know?" Hikari asked.
"Maybe." Erza replied as Hikari set down and sat Sasuke on one knee, riddled with needles while Yugito wasn't doing much better, both of them inside a dome of mirrors.
Looking out to the water, Hikari saw Arturia fighting a dark purple haired woman, reminiscent of Anko Mitarashi. She had a red shirt with a white jack and black jeans.
"Ur. She was Grey's teacher back in my era, how is she here?" Erza said worriedly.
"She must be the Caster Class that was summoned, hm, summoners resemble their summoned, Sasuke and Yugito are fighting a hyouton user then. Better yet though, why is she fighting us? We're all on the same side." Hikari replied.
"Save your friends first, I advise the Flame Empress, it's fire magic and fire sword will work well here." Erza instructed.
"Agree." Hikari said as she requiped into her Flame Empress armour and leaped toward the mirror, slashing her Flametongue at the mirrors melting them entirely.
The hunter ninja appeared in front of her. "How? The boy's fire jutsu had no affect yet, your spell destroyed my mirrors instantly..." The hunter said, hiding her shock.
"Magic is more potent than chakra, especially old magic, call off Ur, we're all on the same side here." Hikari said as the hunter took a step back.
"How?" The hunter asked.
"I have connections, now call her off, or I'll hack off your arm and claim your seals, we need all 7 heroic spirits to stop what ever threat is heading our way." Hikari ordered as she readied both the Caliburn and the Flametongue.
The hunter stared at her for a second before she looked to Ur.
An unspoken message was passed and Ur leaped to the hunter's side.
"Smart move, Gato would have likely betrayed you in the end Mother, can you stop the fight between Zabuza and Kakashi?" Hikari asked as Arturia nodded and went to the two ninjas.
"So then... 3 united, four to go." Hikari asked.
"You're Saber, the girl, I'm guessing is the Archer I saw earlier, I'm Caster. I know what is needed of me. However, we were going to kill Gato either way and gather the money for the rebellion in Kiri." Ur said smirking.
"Now then, how did you know my name?" Ur asked.
"My ancestor, a member of Fairy Tail, Erza Scarlet is able to commune with me. She was also a close friend of your student, Grey." Hikari explained.
Ur nodded smiling at that.
"They've stopped." Arturia said as she approached them. "And we have company."
Hikari looked at the end of the bridge and found a half pint little man with an army of thugs, bandits and mercs behind him.
"What? All of you are still alive? Some demon you were, then again, I wasn't going to pay you any way. Kill the men, take the women, and the one who brings me the head of the bitch who broke my arm get's to break the blond in!" The man yelled at his army.
"I'll handle this." Hikari growled.
Stepping forward Hikari glared at the army, and more so as Gato.
"Gato! God is pissed off at you! And I'm here to make you pay!" Hikari yelled as she requiped out over 70 swords.
"You think mere parlour tricks will scare me you slut?" Gato growled at her.
"Mm, no but this will." Hikari said as she launched the swords as the army, wiping them out.
"Now Gato. Judgement." Hikari snarled as she requiped into her Purgatory armour.
Hikari then hefted her Shadow Slayer sword and began walking toward Gato as the man coward in fear while Hikari's eyes glowed menacingly.
Upon reaching Gato, Hikari raised her sword upon her head.
"Wait! Please, I'll give you any thing, money! Power! Men! Women?" Gato tried desperatly.
"Anything?" Hikari asked as everyone frowned.
"yes anything!" Gato repeated, suddenly feeling a glimmer of hope that he'd live.
"I want you to burn in a dragon slayer fuelled fire in hell for all the lives you ruined, the people you murdered. Monster!" Hikari yelled as she brought the Shadow Slayer down on Gato, ending his life.
Hikari then requiped back into her knight regular armour and turned back to everyone else.
"Hm, from here on out. Nami no Kuni is a free nation one more." Hikari said smiling while they all heard cheering from the entrance into town and saw everyone there.
Hikari stared at the crowds and smiled.
"That might not have been chivalrous, by it was justice pure and simple." Hikari said calmly as she turned to walk toward the crowds, the other following her.
2 days later
Everyone had finally recovered and it was time to return to the village, it was agreed upon that with Ur as the Caster Class, The rebellion would succeed with her leading the charge, afterwards, Kiri and Konoha would ally in preparation for the coming battle.
Now the Konoha team 7 stood leaving the bridge while Zabuza and the villagers decided to name the bridge. The Great Pendragon Bridge.
Okay maybe a cheesy ending, Berserker though, you can bet there's going to be a fight. I don't think I need to hide who Rider's summoner is and who will be summoned, I think I clued that in the previous chapter.
As for Hikari's relation to Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail. I had a few reasons.
Reason 1, Lancer is summoned by Hitomi, Hikari's twin. Lancer is ... ...
Erza bears a slight resemblance to Kushina in appearance so I figured blood relation.
I walked to put in how chakra came to be and how Hikari a 3 day old baby summon Arturia, a first class servant, hell, how a baby summoned at all.
Current summoner / servant match up.
Hikari – Arturia Pendragon Saber
Haku – Ur Caster
Yugito – Shirou Emiya Archer
Hinata – Rider
Hitomi – Lancer
Gaara – Berserker (Lancelot, or Lu Bu, or Hercules)
Sasuke – Assassin (debating between Hanzo Hattori and Assassin's creed)