New author's update: from a suggestion from a friend, I decided that it would be a good idea to write full length chapters (~5000-8000 words) and split them up into smaller chapters ~2000-3000 words each. So for my readers that enjoy long sessions, you get 2-5 chapters to read and for my readers that read slower or enjoy shorter chapters they exist now. If you read my other stories, you'll notice that for the new LOZ book coming soon that it will be down like that as well. I haven't decided when I will transition that way for Yu-Gi-Oh! But it will be done also… and when I do the rewrites for them as well I probably will start it up with that and have parts so the chapter names stay the same. Anyway, this author's note will be on all the chapters up to and including chapter 11. (yes, this four chapter thing turned into 11 chapters.) I also did some serious rereading and corrected any mistakes such as cane instead of came and what not. I hope you guys enjoy. :)
Any author's notes at the end of the first four chapters will appear in chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 if they exist respectively. There won't be any other ending author notes for chapters 5-11. Thanks.
Chapter 9
The broadsword of the behemoth almost hit its mark when a bright light came from its tip and the whole thing shattered in his hand. A ripple effect came from the point and around her. My hand felt hot as I looked at it and realized it was the same bright purple color that had rippled around her. Did I do that? I turned to the door with all the men that were trying to get in. I thought about a wall and a bright purple wall formed blocking the people who came at it. Their weapons shattered when they hit it. I flinched in pain as I grabbed my shirt where my heart was. Whatever it was, it was good as long as I could deal with the pain. Each hit in attempting to get through the wall sent a pulse through my chest and my head. The men that were in the room were still in shock and I decided to deal with them before they noticed. I didn't know how long I was going to be able to keep up the wall or Emmeryn's protecting bubble. At least it was breaking their weapons making them useless to deal with me. I stabbed into their dominate shoulders making the two of them drop their weapons and I stabbed their knees dropping them to the ground. I kneed the first guy as the other crawled out of the room. I turned to the behemoth, but he was already gone. I sighed, at least he was the type of guy who needed a weapon or he wouldn't fight even though all he had to do was sit to kill them. I continued that as the other guys came into the new open door and I kicked, stabbed, punched and poked as one by one they came in. Way easier to deal with than two or three at a time. At one point, there was a close call came and a purple sphere came from my hand and sent the guy flying out the door taking two with him. It was amazing, but it took a lot of energy. I really wasn't comfortable about doing that again any time soon. Eventually, there weren't any more of the men attacking. They were strayed about the floor or long gone probably crying and wishing they were dead because a little girl beat them up. I turned to Emmeryn wiping blood from my face. I winced slightly as I hit a cut on my face.
"I think… I think… we are good to go…" I said breathless as the wall I had made in the opened door way fell. A weight came off my chest.
"That was amazing. You took out fifteen of Gangrel's army."
I looked around at the few bodies that were there. "Only fifteen! I thought there was fifty."
"It might have been twenty, but the one guy you poked in the eye came back at least five times."
I sighed. "This is why not being able to kill purposely sucks. Now, let's go before more guys come… I don't think I'll be able to deal with another army today."
She put on her shoes as she nodded and we walked towards the stables. It was silent minus her shoes before she said something. "How did you do that?"
"I don't know. I panicked and now you have a force field." I answered her. The pain in my chest was gone, but it a minor pulse still danced in my head very softly, but it was hard to think straight nonetheless.
"What is it?"
"I don't know. My mind is all fuzzy and I can't think straight." I repeated out loud. Another thing I left out was that my vision was almost going from fine to slight disorientation. I wasn't attempting anything else until I figured out what it was unless I had to.
"It's not magic…" She pondered. "Hit me with the rod."
"I'm not hitting you."
"Alright, just touch me with it then."
I looked back at her and we stopped for a moment so I could touch her with one half of my broken rod. It didn't shatter as the blood on it touched her skin.
"That's interesting." I stated an idea came to mind. "Don't take this the wrong way, but think of me as an enemy for a moment as I throw a tiny pebble at you."
She nodded and I picked up a tiny rock off the floor and tossed it at her leg. It didn't go through as it shattered to dust.
"Ha! As I thought, you control what goes through. Anything unexpected and injuring will be blocked, but anything else you think isn't will be."
"That is… is… I don't know how to describe it."
"Emmeryn," I started seriously. "This thing is a shield and I swear I will hold it up whatever this thing is for as long as possible. I promised Chrom I would do everything in my power to keep you safe in his place and this is within my power. If that means a month, then so be it. This thing is a failsafe if something does happen so you won't be killed or tortured by those who wish to harm you."
"You shouldn't; I can tell it's draining you."
"So what?" I bluntly put out my answer. My speech from before was slightly cheesy and I felt embarrassed for putting it out that way. I changed my approach. "You have people that are in your care and that do care about you. You have a future planned for everyone, a future of peace. I'm not exactly all that important in the grand scheme of things. If I have to walk around with no strength or die for it then whatever." That was also cheesy as cheese, and that's pretty cheesy. I sighed. "Look, your family took me in a little more than twenty-four ago like I was a part of your family. Allow me to do what family does for each other and let me keep my promises to Chrom and you."
She looked ready to start crying as a smile was placed on her face. "Thank you, Mychaila."
"No, thank you." I answered as I turned back to the direction we were going. "Now all we need is a miracle and we should be good."
We started walking again and walked outside to the stables to find all the horses were slaughtered.
"Who would have thought that you would make it here?" The king with red hair asked as he came out of the shadows. A woman with a very slutty, black outfit stepped out beside him. "I'm actually a little surprised if not shocked."
"Surprise," I told him sarcastically. There went our miracle, wait, there never was one. "Now, how about you just move along. You go back across the border and no one has to get hurt." He started laughing like he was hearing things wrong. "A translation then, you do you and I'll do me and we won't do each other. Okay?" He was intimidating, especially next to that woman.
"Cocky little one aren't you." the woman responded slyly. There was a bit of charm to her voice that made her seem nice, but she was obviously the bitch of the school. "How about you stand down and come with us and no one dies?"
"What's with the recruiting? He asked already and the answer is still no. Stop asking, it's like being in a book or something."
She smirked as black flame danced on her fingers. She attacked with a sickly feel of magic that looked powerful. I responded instinctually in the way I really wasn't ready for yet. A sphere followed by a wall of the purple light. The sphere took out half the magic and the wall blocked the rest of it and I dropped the wall to save energy.
"What on… he he, oh now this is just precious."
"Aversa, what the hell was that?" Gangrel hollered.
"That, your Highness, is a little art form called aura control. Only aura users can use it." The woman answered with a sly grin. "I've never met one let alone killed one before. And I've killed lots of things."
"Aura users?" I repeated. The words felt fake on my tongue like some mythical thing that just shouldn't be used in real life. "Whatever, just get out of here. You can't do anything to harm Emmeryn."
The man laughed again. He flipped emotions like a coin in a coin toss. "Now that is the best thing I've heard all day."
"It's true," Aversa said with a snarl. The king stopped laughing. "This child has created an aura shield around the Exalt. Any harm that would come to her would only be destroyed including poisons in food to venom from serpents."
"Kill the girl then." He growled.
"You could try." I told him adjusting my two halves of my rods as the memory, or research I should call it, on aura came to me. I felt slightly powerful, but at the same time completely astounded. The memories that came weren't from my own use from what I could tell, but from articles and bits and pieces of random information. "But then you would have to deal with a pure essence that had no body to slow it down, will power of sorts. Am I right, Aversa?"
"Unfortunately," Aversa hissed. I smirked; she obviously didn't like my tone or my response.
"Are you telling me, that this child, has just checkmated us?!" The mad king demanded.
"Just placed us in check, your Highness." The woman chuckled as more magic, a different color, danced on her fingers. I took a step back slightly. She was definitely scarier of the two. "She can't hold it up if she is almost dead and out of juice,"
The woman fired the attack and I jumped to the side out of the way. Hopefully with all this commotion, someone would come and help us out. It's not like there was an army waiting for them.
"Quick little kitten aren't you?" Gangrel commented as he raised a jagged sword and lightning came from the sky just missing my foot as I barely moved out of the way. My hair stood on end. "Well come on!"
