Welp folks here's the next chapter. This one will feature the palace inside the 'Absolution' star ship. just to give you a general idea of how big this ship is, the lake it was hidden in is twice the size of the Melromarc capital city so you can imagine how huge this thing is, and yes there is a palace onboard the main 3 star ships which are 'The Absolution', 'The Ascension', and 'The Platinum Terra' is the largest ship, which is the size of the state of Texas. I will have them all do a tour of 'The Absolution' once the wave and the first battle with Motoyasu is over. This chapter is also formally introduce Pallanus (7 knights), Tamamo No Mae (Monster Girl Quest), Kamito Kazehaya and his familiars Restia and Est (Seirei no blade dance), and Assassin of Black (Fate/Apocrypha). Raphtalia and Atla will also receive some special training from Pallanus, Tamamo and Kamito. Kirika, another OverSeer may make an appearance here, still haven't decided and Daymond will also tell of some of his true powers. So yea, before the wave hits, Raphtalia and Atla are going to be strong enough to basically take down the entire Melromarc royal guard on their own. They still wont be able to go toe to toe against someone like Glass or Fitoria, at least until they complete their training, but I've got something special for the Glass battle. Lets just say that Daymonds true familiar is going to make an appearance.
"OverSeer's Secret, The True power revealed."
"Umm, Master Daymond?" called Atla
I turned back towards her as she began to speak.
"I know you said that you didn't exactly have a normal life." she said as she stared in shock at what was in front of her along with Raphtalia.
"YOU DIDNT MENTION YOU LIVE IN A PALACE!" she shouted upon seeing the Japanese styled palace.
"Oh this, this is one of the secondary palace's. The main palace is on a ship much bigger then this." I replied
Raphtalia looked at me as if I was crazy.
"You have something bigger then this! What is this thing anyway?" questioned a confused Raphtalia.
"It's one of my main star ships, it's called 'The Absolution'. A star ship is a ship that can not only fly but it can fly higher then the sky you currently see." I explained
"What the! how is that even possible?" questioned an even more shocked Atla.
I chuckled at their reactions as we entered the palace...and were immediately greeted by the 1st brigade royal squadron and 1 of my 5 generals, the 4 star general, Pallanus. Pallanus was dressed in her awakened outfit from 7 knights and boy did she have a dignified and regal feel to her. Truly one worthy of the 4 star general title. Second in command of the entire fighting force. The 5 star general was currently out on 'The Malteese' star ship, my first general, the infamous Ainz Ooal Gown. I actually fought against him before and needless to say, he gave me as much of a fight as Nyx herself. I haven't had that much fun in years, even though our fight resulted in the collapse of 2 different dimensions, which I had to fix.
"Master Daymond has entered. Salute, Arms." Pallanus called as her and the knights went to a salute position.
"At ease." I called as I saluted back, causing them to go to parade rest. It was then that I noticed a new face among the knights. I walked over and recognized her as one of the villagers I saved back in the world of Akame Ga Kill. She was now a 2nd lieutenant and despite me standing in front of her, she kept her composure.
"I'm surprised to see you decided to join one of the royal guard Isera." I said
"Thank you Sir Daymond, it is an honor." she spoke, causing me to sigh.
"Isera, you don't have to push yourself you know. I am perfectly aware of everything you have been through." I said
"I am sure sir. You have done soo much for me and my friends and I can think of no better way to repay your kindness for taking us into your care." she answered with a smile.
I smiled at her and put my hand on her shoulder.
"You've really grown up Isera, I'm sure that everyone would be proud of what you are doing." I said as she nodded in approval.
"Thank you sir, for everything you have done for all of us." she said
"SANCTUM FOREVER." The knights all shouted at once which caused me to raise an eyebrow before I turned to Pallanus.
"The entire knight squadron saw something called Black Panther and came up with that." she answered without me having to ask.
"Haha, I see." I said with a chuckle
"Pallanus please accompany us to my chambers, also Shadow, you can move away from Raphtalia and Atla, they aren't going to hurt Mefmera." I said
At that, Raphtalia came face to face with a cloaked woman wearing some kind of bird mask over her face as she turned around. She wore black and some rather skin tight and revealing clothing. At her sides were multiple combat blades and a crossbow as well as some throwing knifes. Raphtalia almost fell backwards before preparing to draw her blade.
"Raphtalia wait! she's my guard." said Mefmera as she stopped Raphtalia from drawing her blade.
"Her names Shadow. She's basically my shadow. She hides in the darkness and protects me should something or someone attempt to endanger my well being." said Mefmera.
"I...didn't sense her presence at all." said Atla
"Nether did I." said Raphtalia as she eased out of her combat stance.
"She's mastered masking her presence and striking from the shadow's. She is also a former assassin." I said as my eyes suddenly darted to a dark corner behind me.
"Speaking of assassins..."
Just as I said that, a sort of purple combat knife found its way in front of my neck but before a kill shot could be delivered I quickly grabbed the hand on the knife and pulled the person that tried to kill me from behind in front of me and held them in mid air. It was a cute young girl with silver hair and emerald green eyes. She had a couple of scratches on her face and she was wearing some rather revealing clothes. Pallanus was the first to speak amongst us.
"So that's where she was hiding. I had a feeling she snuck in here earlier." she said
"Black, don't you ever get tired of this? I mean every time you see me it's the same thing." I asked as I held the girls knife in the air with her still hanging on to it.
She gave me a cute smile before answering.
"Sorry, we just needed to move around some." she said
I gave her a small glare before sighing, putting her down and rubbing her head.
"Good thing your cute." I said as she smiled as I rubbed her head.
"Now, where's your mother?" I asked
"Oh, she's using the casino in area 4." she answered
"Of course she is." I said to no one in particular.
"Master Daymond." called Atla
"Yes."
"She just tried to kill you and your treating it like it happens everyday." she said
"That's because it does whenever she's around. That child is no ordinary child. She is known as Jack the ripper, more commonly known as the Assassin of Black. She was an amalgamation of spirits of dead orphaned girls, but after a weird accident that was triggered from Sir Daymond infusing his powers into her being she became an actually living breathing human being however she still retains her abilities and her connection with her original master, who she calls mother, and due to Sir Daymonds power link she is basically his daughter now." explained Pallanus.
"DAUGHTER! HOW THE HECK DID THAT HAPPEN?" questioned Raphtalia.
"Really long story, I'll explain that one later." I said as I felt Black pull my cloak.
"I want a ride." she said
With that I shrugged and knelt down as she hopped on my back and wrapped her arms around my shoulders as she nestled close to me. It was at that moment I caught whiff of a familiar scent.
"You used Mefmera's shampoo again didn't you." I stated which earned me a chuckle from her.
"You always said it smelled really good." she replied.
'This kid wants nothing but attention and affection. Although, I understand exactly why.' I thought to myself.
"Shall we proceed to my quarters?" I asked as I turned back towards the group.
"Umm Master Daymond, is it safe to have her clinging to you like that? she did try to cut your head off a minute ago." questioned Raphtalia
As we proceeded to my room Raphtalia and Atla asked questions ranging from how something this big could actually fly and how there is an actual city on the ship, which Pallanus explained for me. We then came to a halt in front of two large platinum doors.
"Here we are ladies, welcome to one of my personal quarters." I said as I opened one of the doors.
Atla and Raphtalia looked in awe at everything in the room. It was bigger then the palace's throne room. The walls were platinum colored and the floor was a white marble coloration. There was a bed that looked fit for a king and queen, a large half circle couch in front of a near 72 inches flat screen. On the far left side of the wall was some kind of extremely advanced looking computer system and some unplugged gaming consoles. On the right side of the room, floating on different pedestals were my most prized weapons. Atla quickly ran inside in awe before running towards the pedestal that held Shadow's Innocence on it.
"This sword, I can feel sooo much energy radiating from it." she said as before looking at Platinum Dramic.
"But this one...it feels like its leagues above it." she said
"Good eyes and senses there Atla. Those are Platinum Dramic and Shadow's Innocence. My two most powerful swords." I said as I walked up beside her.
"I can feel a massive amount of magical and some unknown energy all around both of these blades." she said
I nodded as I turned back towards the group. As I was about to instruct them to sit down somewhere, I sensed something behind me. I turned around to see Atla reaching for Shadow's Innocence.
"ATLA!" I shouted
She looked at me but too little too late as she gripped the blade by its handle. The light from her eyes suddenly left her and her hair turned black as her clothing changed from white and green to red and black as her eye developed a malevolent look.
"Shit, Pallanus!" I called out
"On it sir." she called as she summoned her blade and stabbed it into the ground.
As she did that, Atla raised Shadow's Innocence over her head preparing for what seemed to be an attack. She was stopped as chains appeared out of nowhere and held her in place. Using speed that could be seen by human eyes, I moved past Atla behind her and pinned her down as I grabbed Platinum Dramic and prepared to remove Shadow's Innocence's influence.
"GigaFreeze!" I said as I slammed Platinum Dramic into Shadow's Innocence.
A bright light lite up the room as Shadow's Innocence lost its color. Atla's eyes and her attire changed back to normal as she looked up at me as I got off of her.
"Huh! umm, what just happened there?" she questioned
"You picked up something really dangerous and got put under it's control." I replied as I took the swords and put them back on there respective pedestals and the color returned to Shadow's Innocence.
"Wait, I remember touching the katana. Is that sword cursed or something?" she asked
"Kind of. I'll explain that later, its a really long story." I said
After that I instructed her and Raphtalia to sit on the couch. Mefmera sat with them and Pallanus chose to stand. Shadow had left the room and Black was playing with the switch in the corner of the room while eating some ramen.
"Okay now, is there someplace specific you want me to start?" I asked
"Just who exactly are you Master Daymond?" asked Raphtalia
"Ahh an easy one. I am Daymond Sanctum, the OverSeer of the Platinum Sanctum." I replied
"OverSeer?" questioned the confused Raphtalia.
"Platinum Sanctum?" questioned Atla
"An OverSeer is an Alcalde of power chosen by the goddess known as 'Lady Infinity'. Sanctums are the powers that we specialize in and the dimensions we control. Mine is void, also known as Platinum." I said
"Umm, what's void?" asked Raphtalia
"It's basically everything, but at the same time nothing." said Black
This seemed to confuse Atla and Raphtalia even more so Mefmera took it from there.
"What she means is that Void is a everlasting existence. It cannot die but it cannot live. It is everywhere but at the same time nowhere. In short, those who can use void can have control over anything, depending on their natural given strength." she explained
"That's right and since my strength is void itself, I'm pretty sure you can guess what that means." I said as I looked at the two
They seemed to think about it for a moment before I look of realization crossed over Raphtalia's face.
"Master Daymond, is it possible...that you...can use every known form of magic?" asked a stunted Raphtalia
Atla's eyes widened as she looked over towards me to see a smirk on my face. I brought up my left hand and in order on my fingers, I conjured up fire, earth, water, light and dark magic.
"That's right. I can also do a lot more." I said as I dispelled the elements and picked up Platinum Dramic, surprising Atla but not so much for Raphtalia.
"Wait, I thought the shield hero couldn't use any other weapons besides the shield." said Atla
"And normally they cannot, however my powers allow me to bypass those restrictions and make use of all weapons. I also have impossible speed, strength, intelligence, clairvoyance, flight, the ability to teleport between dimensions, alter the cause and effects of reality or alter reality itself and open up dimensional rifts, and that's only a few of my powers. Also that GigaFreeze move I used on Atla. I can also use that to freeze the functions of an entire dimension. Basically, if not used properly I could stop time for that dimension." I said
"Wait, if you could do all this then why don't you just do that to stop the waves?" questioned Atla
"I can't use most of my powers outside the ships." I replied
"Huh! why not?" asked Raphtalia
"Because this worlds energy flow is highly unstable. If he uses his powers outside the ships then he runs the risk of destroying the foundations of this dimension, which would lead to all life here in this dimension being wiped out along with this plan of existence." answered Mefmera.
"So basically if he uses his powers outside, it runs the risk of everything dying." said Black
Atla and Raphtalia looked on in shock at what they heard.
"Hold on, what makes the ship so special? and you said ships so that must mean there are others right?" questioned Atla
"Sharp as a katana there Atla. You see, the ships are my own creation and thus were created using energy from my Sanctum so they can conceal my powers so they don't interfere with the flow of the outside world. and yes there are other ships. 20 in total." I said
"THERE ARE 20 OF THESE MASSIVE THINGS FLOATING AROUND HERE?" shouted Atla
"Not here, only 3. This is the middle sized one out of the 3. There is another ship currently flying in the stratosphere and heading for Siltvelt called 'The Scion'." I replied
"The Scion is more of a military classed ship. One of Sir Daymond's largest fighting forces is aboard that vessel." replied Pallanus
"So, where are the other 17 ships?" asked Raphtalia
"Most likely still connected with Anterivias." I replied
"What's Anterivias?" asked Atla
"It is our home planet located in the furthest reaches of the dimensional space. The only way to get there is to travel through the void sea created by Lady Infinity." answered Mefmera
"Yep, which in tur..." I stopped myself as I remembered something important.
'Crap, I forgot about those guys.'
"What's wrong dear?" asked Mefmera as she noticed me stop.
"I forgot about the queens agents, the shadows." I replied
Mefmera quickly stood up as she summoned for Shadow, who appeared out of nowhere.
"Should I send Shadow after them?" she asked
"No...actually yes, have her follow them and see where exactly they go and how they get around." I said
With a nod of her head Shadow disappeared from the room to carry out her assignment.
"What happened?" asked Atla
"Some agents from the queen. They saw the ship." I said
"Wait, isn't that bad?" asked Raphtalia
"No, the queen is actually one of the very few people from this world that I would even consider letting on board any of my ships." I replied
"Master Daymond, you have all this foreknowledge and power yet you remain humble. Now I have one last question about you. Well more specifically about the 3 of us." said Raphtalia as she referred to herself, Atla and me.
All eyes were now on Raphtalia, wondering what she was about to ask.
"Master Daymond, Why are you even trying to save this world? You owe our world nothing yet you still choose to assist in saving it. Why? and why did you save me and Atla." she asked
All eyes were now on me as I turned towards the window over by Black and looked into the direction of the castle.
"The reason I saved you both and the reason I am helping this world is simple. I maybe powerful, but by no means am I a degenerate scumbag like the 3 heroes church." I replied
"You even know of the 3 heroes church?" questioned Raphtalia
"Yes, I am also aware of what they are planning and I will deal with them personally when the time comes. Now Atla, I have a question for you." I said
"Me?"
"Yes, you see, due to unforeseen circumstances some of the current timeline events have been altered. In the timeline that I saw you did not end up with this slave trader although you did still have your illness. I am curious as to how you ended up with him but my question for you is...is Fohl still alive? I asked
Atla's eye's widened in shock before a sad smile crossed her face.
"Hehehe, you really are something else master...my brother is still alive. We were separated when a group of Melromarc soldiers invaded our home." she said
'Those thugs again! why am I not surprised.'
Atla looked down at the floor from the couch, obviously worried about her brother.
"Atla, were going to find your brother, I promise." I said
Atla looked up at me with a small smile.
"That's just like you to say Master Daymond." she replied
"Now I have a question for the both of you." I said, drawing their attention
"Now that you have heard what it is I have to say, what is your decision?" I asked
Raphtalia was about to speak but I stopped her.
"If you decide to leave then I shall respect your wishes and release you both. If you choose to stay I will protect you and ensure you receive proper training. It will be tough but your teachers will be the absolute best." I said
Raphtalia stood up and said proudly.
"I am your sword Master Daymond and I will go wherever you may go." she said
Atla stood up and with the same kind of determination said this.
"I too am your sword but I will also become your shield as well Master Daymond."
I smiled at this as I hugged both of them.
"Welcome to the family." I said
"Glad to be on board, so when do we start training?" asked an eager Atla.
"One of your instructors is standing right here. Pallanus, if you would."
"Yes Sir, your training will commence tomorrow morning once the sun rises. For now, I will introduce you to one of your instructors. It appears that Lady Tamamo has stepped out." she replied
"Lady Tamamo?" questioned Raphtalia
"She is one of the other wives." said Mefmera, causing Raphtalia's jaw to drop.
"Hold on, that thing about multiple wives is true?" questioned Atla
"Yes." replied Mefmera
'Then I still have a chance.' thought Atla
"Umm Atla, I can also read minds." I said causing Atla to make a startled cat noise.
Me, Mefmera, Black and Raphtalia chuckled at Atla's reaction when the doors opened to reveal a young man who looked to be about 16-18 and two rather small girls with him. The one to his left had long silver hair and the one to his right had long black hair.
"Colonel, glad to see you." I said as I saw him
"Thank you sir. I assume these two are the ones that we will be training?" he asked
Raphtalia and Atla looked at the newcomer with curiosity before Pallanus spoke.
"Atla, Raphtalia, alongside me and lady Tamamo, this is Colonel Kamito Kazehaya and his familiars Restia and Est. We will be supervising your training." said Pallanus.
I nodded in approval as I spoke.
"Kamito is one of the best magic swordsman I have seen in awhile and Tamamo is a specialist with Earth elements. Atla, once Tamamo returns you will be doing most of your elemental training with her." I said.
"Sir Daymond, I have a request." said Kamito
"What would that be?" I asked.
"I stated that Atla has some experience with katana's, so if possible, when she returns, would it not be best to have her learn from general Minamoto-San?" he asked
My face turned blue at the mention of the 3 star general. Minamoto-No-Raikou, one of the most proficient weaponist I have seen. I encountered her in the Fate world along with Black and Siegfried. It is true she is a great fighter but the reason I don't wont Atla or Raphtalia too close to her without me around is due to her strong motherly personality. I am kinda concerned that her strong motherly personality could interfere with their training. In fact, there was a situation awhile ago where most of the sky dragoons brigade was soo infatuated with her personality it caused a riot for her attention which I personally had to step in and quell.
"I prefer you to do the best you can, besides you know exactly how I feel about Raikou and her personality." I said
Kamito's face also turned blue as he seemed to remember the Sky Dragoon riot.
"Oh yea." he said
"We're still finding destroyed parts from that riot." said Restia
"And that happened 2 years ago." quoted Est
"Umm, I'm afraid to ask but what happened 2 years ago?" asked Atla
"Oh, a riot broke out in one of the fighting forces thanks to Raikou." I replied
"Yep, that was sure chaotic and fun as well." called a new voice
We looked towards the source to see a beautiful well endowed blonde hair fox woman with 9 flowing tails and a strong magical aura around her. She smiled at me as she folded her fan. A smile which I returned back.
"How was your trip Tama?" I asked
"Oh about the usual. Although, Alma Elma didn't make the job any easier." she said with slight annoyance.
I merely shrugged, fully aware of Alma's personality and how she only wants to enjoy her way of life.
"Okay Raphtalia, Atla, this is Tamamo-No-Mae, your 3rd instructor and 1 of my wives." I said
"Okay, how many wives do you have?" questioned Tamamo
"Okay there's Mefmera, Tamamo and Alma Elma." I replied
"Okay, so that's 3." she replied
"Yep, although a friend of mine has 9 wives." I stated
"NINE!" shouted Atla
"Yep, and Issei, another one of my strongest fighters has more then 12." I said
"TW-TWELVE!" shouted an absolutely stunned Raphtalia.
"After awhile you get used to it." I said as I looked outside to see it was night time.
"Okay you 2, you should both get some rest. Your training starts tomorrow." I said as I stood up.
"Pallanus, will you take Atla to their room? there's something I have to show Raphtalia." I said
-Skip to medical building-
"Master Daymond, why are we in a hospital building?" she asked
I turned to face her as we stopped in front of the 'priority' room.
"There's someone here you need to see." I said as the guards moved and I opened the door.
Raphtalia stepped in and her eyes widened in absolute shock at what she saw. On the bed, hooked up to multiple machines was a young blonde tanuki demi-human girl. she looked slightly malnourished but she seemed to be recovering fairly as she slept. Raphtalia couldn't believe her eyes. She thought for sure that she had died that day yet here she was. I walked beside her and looked at the young girl.
"If I had gotten here sooner then she wouldn't have had to go through with this." I said, causing her to look at me then back to her, tears falling.
"She's been here ever since I first got here. When I remembered what happened I sent Eden to rescue her and Lucianna has been taking great care of her since, also I received word that Keel has been rescued as well and is being transported here too for treatment." I said causing her ears to perk up.
"Their alive...their both alive." she said happily as tears rolled down her face.
I turned towards the door to leave but spoke to her first.
"I'll leave you to say what you have to. Get some rest when your done. You've had a long day, one full of surprises." I said as I walked out.
Raphtalia kneeled down and held her friends hand as she smiled.
"Your really alive...now we can truly make our wishes come true...the shield hero is everything you and I dreamed of." she said as she held her friends hand close to her head.
"Keel will join us again soon...well be back together...Rifana-chan."
I stood outside the room on the wall as I stood up, one thought went through my mind as I glared out the ships dome at Castle City.
'As long as I am here, I will not allow innocents to be hurt and the corrupted shall face their just punishment. I will see to that personally.'
Chapter complete. I decided to keep Rifana alive because I liked the concept of her character plus, she is going to be involved in some huge development for both Atla and Raphtalia later on. No, Rifana will not be a fighter and neither will Keel but just be patient and watch how it turns out. the next chapter is going to be a time skip and go right into the wave and possibly the duel with the spear hero. The time skip will be over Raphtalia and Atla's training but in battle you will see exactly how much they have grown. So look forward to the next chapter people. Also as for where the other two star ships are, The Malteese is out by Faubley and The Zion is over by Siltvelt in order to help combat the waves. Also, Black, Issei and Vali will provide small assistance in the first wave as well. As for what happened when Atla tried to pick up Shadow's Innocence, it basically took control of her entire being and turned her into a killing machine with powers on the level of a demi-god, trust me, that won't be the last time you see that form either, believe that. Until the next chapter,
Daymond Sanctum, signing out.
