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Chapter 10: An overdue homecoming.

"Talking"

'Thinking'

" Non Human Talking"

' Non Human Thinking'

*Technique*

" What is it? What is it?" Kirche asked as she rushed to her Darling's side to see what he had to reveal.

" It's a bill?" Tabitha calmly stated to shock those around her.

" That's it... a bill?" Montmorency asked with some depression.

" What is he billing you for?"Guiche asked.

"Some Molotov Cocktails I bought from him...and some other stuff." Saito said with a nostalgic smile as he remembered using the Merchant's flaming bottles of death. He had been shocked to see the merchant of all people being attacked by zombies in the world he resided in. Mainly due to the fact that in video games no one ever hurt the merchant. Saving the man was easy, setting up a payment plan was the hard part. Saito had wanted to somehow constantly keep in contact with the creepy yet resourceful man. Since the merchant wasn't one to be tied down Saito literally had to pay them man to learn about his next location. Saito didn't mind if he had to pay a small tribute since the merchant had fun things to use. Like Molotov Cocktails, which he used to finally obtain his revenge on the zombies that mocked him.

" Yeah those were fun." Saito said before wishing he had saved some for when he really needed it. But setting on fire multiple attacking mobs of angry dead guys was just too much fun. Now that he thought about going through a crate worth of the bottles in a single day was probably not his best decision. That and dancing around their flaming corpses while gloating about the undead being noobs compared to his skills. Derflinger made sure to store the memory of Saito acting like a ten year old playing the Halo Series online. The enchanted sword couldn't believe how easily someone could horribly butcher any language while gloating about their victories.

The eyes of the Gandalfr grew as he saw what else was inside. ' No way.' Saito thought before a smirk grew on his face. The items promised to be just as fun as Molotov Cocktails, now all he had to do was find more angry dead guys.

The following day they left with a feeling of peace embracing them. Unknown to them the magic of Tarbes's Forest did wonders to their bodies. It was one of the many factors that allowed Saito to level up so fast.

" Just past these trees is Tarbes." Saito said with a smile as they saw blinding light in front of them. Saito was a bit shocked when he found out the woods were big enough to allow Sylphid to travel with a reasonable amount of peace. Although the friendly dragon wasn't flying, it was one of the reasons why he had to slow down the pace from the day before. Dante didn't mind since he hardly felt his master's weight. He did grew annoyed of the Mages acting like they were on a picnic and not preparing to fight for their lives. The horse felt that these humans were very stupid and in some cases stupider than his master.

" Finally." Montmorency said as they passed through the forest. Their eyes grew with disbelief at the sight they saw. The large village near the border of being a city was under attack. They could see the men of the nearby Duke chasing after the commoners while the Knights of Tarbes defended them.

" You guys head north and assist the evacuation. I'm going to draw their attention." Saito ordered before a wall of earth appeared before Dante.

" I'm coming with you." Guiche said making Saito shake his head.

" Take those supplies to a Knight named Richard or a Mage called Jacob. Follow the villagers and make sure those supplies reach the proper knights. It won't be long before you join me in battle." Saito said before Dante to their shock broke through the weak wall of dirt. The Hell Stallion galloped at full speed preventing anyone from arguing with Saito.

" We must hurry." Tabitha said making the others do as Saito ordered.

" Prepare to die scum!" A knight said to an armed teen of Tarbes. Only to suddenly be trampled by Dante. The group of Tarbes citizens looked on with disbelief as the black horse rose to its hind legs and drove its hooves into the skull of two men that had charged.

" Is everyone okay?" Saito asked as he got off his friend and rushed to the group.

" Saito!" A preteen yelled as her and a few children latched on to him.

" It's good to see you again and the best part is you came just in time." The badly armed knight said making Saito nod his head.

" Any casualties?" Saito asked.

" Not that I know off, but many injuries. The Duke attacked without warning but we did see a messenger bird come from the capital and head straight to the Fortress of Tarbes. Alice had gotten a bad vibe and you know how accurate she is." The teen said making Saito growl.

" It just had to be an information leak... I'm going to have to request a better investigation from the court." Saito growled before removing himself from the children.

" Make sure to follow standard procedures. I'll buy you all the time you need." Saito said before seeing the group flee. He turned and rode Dante to the next battle.

" Something isn't right." The Duke of Tarbes said as he watched over the battle from his castle. An extremely powerful and enchanted telescope in his hands.

" What do you mean my liege?" A knight asked making the Duke frown.

" Send more men to Tarbes... the battle should have been over long ago but something tells me it isn't." The man said making the Knight nod his head before rushing to accomplish his orders.

' Perhaps Ward was correct in saying that Tarbes wasn't as helpless as I originally thought.' The Mage thought as he glared at the village that refused to obey only his rule instead of the Kingdom,. He couldn't understand why those peasants refused to live in luxury under his command, instead they picked pain and starvation just to remain loyal to two women that had no real power in his eyes.

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" Ahhhh!" A few men screamed as they were attacked with different magic spells. Salamander jumped off Sylphid and released a breathe of flames upon a few archers on top of a building. A knight screamed as the ground under him collapsed and left only his head exposed.

The commoners couldn't believe their eyes as a new force appeared and began to help them escape.

" Do not waste your energy on powerful spells. Keeping them back is more than enough." Tabitha said before sending a wave of ice crystals to a few of the attacking men.

" Who are you people?" John asked as he helped carry his injured friends.

" We came with Saito in hopes of preventing this." Kirche said before sending a ball of fire at the feet of a horse making it fall over.

" Saito-san? Is he here?" Siesta asked making the mages notice her.

" Ahhhh!" A yell of pain was heard before they saw a cyclone of wind appear and send fifteen men into the air.

" Looks like that is your answer." Richard said as he appeared with a few Knights of showed signs of battle as they finished escorting the last of the civilians from their section.

" Are you Richard?" Tabitha asked making the man nod his head. The mages had run into a few other knights but had yet to find the men they needed to.

" These are supplies Saito brought from the castle to overthrow your former Duke." Tabitha said as she removed a tarp to expose many potions and many more suits of armor and different kinds of weapons.

" That's a lot of enchanted weaponry." Jacob said as he came out a wall of flames and approached the cart. " No doubt they are treasures Saito collected during his journey."

" When were these things loaded? Last night I checked the cart and no such weapons were in it. The armor and potions yes, but not the weapons." Guiche said making the knights of Tarbes smile.

" Did Saito wake you up?" Richard asked though he already knew the answer.

" Yes... he must have done it when we were all asleep." Guiche said before having Richard grab a broadsword.

"We need to continue towards the escape point. The faster everyone is safe the faster we can assist Saito in this battle." Richard said before making his men form a rear guard to escort the supplies and the villagers. The mages were a great help since it got rid of the enemies long range support. Tabitha took the to air with her familiar and helped bring any villagers that were lost. Salamander went with her to help protect the people of Tarbes.

" I think that's the last of them." Saito said as he rode on Dante. Some blood covering his clothes but none of it his.

" We need to continue to the east of the village there is more villagers there that need help." Derflinger said as they saved the few that were left behind. Saito had taken his first human kill that day after finding three men rapping an attractive and now single mother. Her four month old child was soon recovered out of a can of garbage the attackers had thrown her in. Lucky for the child she had landed on some old blankets and showed no sign of pain other than being scared out of her newborn mind.

Saito had carried the broken mother with him before he found a group that took her off his hands. After that event and seeing the true evil in the heart of his enemies, it created a change in Saito. A change that would begin to fit his new image. A change that will go well with the future the Court had planned for him.

" Lets go." Saito said making Dante charge. To the horror of a group of horse men the Hell Stallion went smashing into two of their steeds. Dante's power and speed was more than enough to trample his enemies and their rides. It's armor cutting into anything in its way before it could harm it's owner. Saito had slashed four men as he rode on his friend. Being able to use both hands allowed him to deliver his entire power into his swings. Saito jumped off Dante as a few arrows flew his way. He spun and deflected the attacks before landing on the ground.

" Saito!" A female yelled with joy. Saito instantly recognized her as Jessica.

" Who the hell are you?" The leader of the horsemen asked only to have something pierce his chest. He looked at the blade size hole and then at the young swordsman.

" I don't give my name to dead men... it's nothing but a waste of time." Saito said as he swung and slashed at two men that tried to sneak up on him.

" Saito..." Jessica said with disbelief as she saw the kind young man viciously slash his way through his opponents. It didn't take him long to defeat the twelve figures holding her and twenty of the villagers captive.

" Can all of you travel?" Saito asked making Jessica look at the ground with shame.

" I can't." The teen said making Saito look at her.

" She nearly escaped once but was hesitant... they broke her legs. We patched them to the best of our abilities." A man said as Saito looked at the bloody rags wrapped around Jessica's legs. The mistreatment on his friend by the attacking force making the young man fill with rage.

" Partner, use one of the elixirs Osman gave you. With the wounds being this fresh it might restore her ability to walk. It won't be instant but it's better than nothing." Derflinger said making Saito snap out of his thoughts and rush to the injured woman. The use of the Elixir would leave him with one more, but he didn't care. The health of his friend was far more important to him. Especially when it was someone Siesta cared so much about.

" Saito don't you need those?" Jessica asked as she remembered how important and expensive the potions from the academy headmaster were. Not to mention she feared he would need them if he got injured in the battle. She knew her village needed him to be able to fight more than it needed her to walk.

" Not as much as you. Tarbes and the fairies will be lost without you." Saito said as he brought out a potion from one of his pouches.

" Now drink." Saito said making Jessica shake her head and closer her mouth and eyes. She knew if she looked at Saito she wouldn't be able to deny what he ordered. But her need to keep everyone she loved safe by not being a burden on the Swordsman gave her the strength to refuse the generosity of her friend.

" Damn it." Saito said making Jessica wonder why he gave up so soon, it brought a bit of sadness to her heart. To her shock she felt a hand behind her head before something warm touched her lips. She let out a moan when she felt a hand caress her breast. Before she could react a sweet tasting liquid flowed into her mouth. She instantly swallowed it before the lips of Saito moved from hers.

" Don't make me ever do that again." Saito said before he lifted the blushing Jessica bridal style. " Everyone in Tarbes is important to me. Especially someone that might one day become family to me by marriage. I'm not going to allow you to hurt Siesta by being difficult." Saito said making Jessica lower her head in shame at the pain she had almost caused her cousin..

" Do me a favor Dante and take her and the others to the shelters. They will lead you to them." Saito said before he got a nod from the horse. He quickly placed Jessica on Dante's saddle before she could complain.

" Go." Saito said as the villagers ran next to the horse.

" Saito!" Jessica yelled as her raven colored hair flowed in the wind. She worried about the man that carried her cousin's love. She had felt no emotion from his lips when they touched hers. He had taken the quickest and easiest way to get her to drink the potion without complaint.

" I'm sorry, but I got other things I need to do." Saito said before rushing to the next group of enemies Derflinger pointed out.

" Face my wrath cowards!" Saito yelled as he jumped off a building with Derflinger. He split a man in half before charging his next target. He tilted at an angle allowing a mace to fly by before digging Derflinger into the stomach of the scum before him.

' It's not just rogue knights attacking.' Saito thought as he looked at the mercenaries that the Duke of Tarbes had hired. He smirked as his enemies surrounded him, they were seriously underestimating his power. He couldn't blame them since he knew that few had any idea of what the Void magic had turn him into.

A blast of high powered winds later and Saito stood in the center of fifteen dead bodies. His eyes grew with disbelief as he heard a familiar roar. However this time it was followed by four more.

" No..." Saito gasped with disbelief as he turned towards the origin of the roars..

" Orcs!" Derflinger said before five large beings came out of the forest he had just traveled. Each one carrying a crude weapon. " They must have been attracted to the blood and magic that is starting to fill the air due to the battle."

" Damn it!" Saito yelled before rushing towards the beast. He sheathed Derflinger and drew his Blacktail. A clip was spent into turning one of the Orc's head into swiss cheese. His attack brought the attention of the four remaining monster making them rush him. He smirked before turning and running into the center of the village. He could hear their heavy steps grow closer as he moved at a speed they could follow.

Once he reached the center of Tarbes he discarded the empty clip and reloaded. As the large beast arrived he drew Derflinger with his right hand and held the Handgun with his left. He couldn't help but smirk as the stupid monsters came to their death. It wouldn't be a repeat of his first battle. When he first arrived to Tarbes he was nothing more than a novice dealing with intoxicating gifts he knew nothing about. Now he had spent many months training and spilling blood to learn what his body can do. To tame the energy stored within his body. He was now an experienced fighter, not of master quality but enough to be trusted with most missions.

A roar of battle flowed from Saito and the Orcs before he charged them. His gun blazing as he reduced the gap between them. He jumped into the air and slammed Derflinger into the chest of the first Orc. The speed and power he gained from channeling KI allowed him to knock the creature back making it fall on its kin. Saito rushed as his blade tore into the flesh of the orc. He jumped onto the second one and quickly drove the blade into it's neck. A blast of KI later and the head was violently erupted from its body. Saito then rolled as a club smashed into the body of the dead orc. He quickly jumped back and slashed at the arm trying to grab him. It fell in half before its owner let out a pain filled roar. Saito quickly kicked off the ground and then the side of a building before flying towards the face of the farthest Orc.

* Judgment Strike!* Saito yelled as his reach extended and pierced into the face of the green beast. He let out a battle cry as he swung his sword making the orc gain a slash since the KI buried in it followed Saito's movements.

" Partner!" Derflinger yelled making Saito instantly block a hit. Saito was sent towards a building but landed on his feet before launching himself at its attacker. His blade clashed into the club of the orc and both fought to overpower the other.

" Damn it." Saito yelled as he was launched back and landed on the ground with a skidding stop. He quickly rolled to dodge a stomp.

*Rock Splitting Wave!*Saito yelled as he slashed off the leg of the Orc that tried to turn him int a pancake. It roared as it fell to the ground faster than a bad game of Jenga. Saito quickly rushed and buried Derflinger in the back of its skull. He jumped with a smirk as the cracked club landed on the fallen orc. It killed the heavily injured beast but not before shattering. Saito had quickly reloaded before shooting with master level accuracy at the confused and weaponless Orc. It stumbled back with its waving arms. One limb caught the half splitting face of the last orc before slapping the remaining half off. Saito took a deep breathe when he saw none of his opponents trying to get up. He twirled the Blacktail in one hand before securing it in its harness, then he flicked Derflinger free of blood and sheathed his enchanted friend.

" Holy crap!" A voice said making Saito turn with his blade. A small smile grew on his face as he saw the armed men of Tarbes and his magic using friends. They rushed to his side while taking in the damage he had caused the large and normally terrifying beast..

" Is everyone okay?" Saito asked making the knights look at him with disbelief.

" Worry about the others later Darling, what were you doing take on those Orcs on your own?" Kirche said as she began to check Saito for any injury. " We heard them and rushed to help you as soon as possible."

" I'm fine Kirche and this isn't my first time fighting something of their level." Saito said as he brought out a health potion and drank it. He needed all the strength he could get to fight. His wounds thankfully were minor but he was getting a bit tired.

" How did you do that?" Guiche asked after his mind finished going over everything it saw.

" Seems like we got more guest heading our way." Richard said when a whistle came from a few archers on top of a building.

" A second wave?" Saito asked with a serious tone making his armored friend look at him.

" The third actually. The first one was taken care of quite easily, but the second one came from the opposite direction and caught us off guard." Richard said making Saito nod his head.

" The village has suffered enough, its time we take this fight somewhere else." Saito said making Richard and his men to smirk.

" To battle!" Richard yelled as Saito instantly hopped on Dante's back. The rest of the knights charged after the galloping Dante while the mages traveled on horses.

" I can't believe so much damage was caused to such a beautiful place." Montmorency said as they rode through the village. Although Tarbes was a town for commoners it was well taken care of. The people had pride in their homes and did all they could to improve it. Their results had helped turn the place into a tourist spot for the summer thanks to the beautiful forest and mountains that surrounded it.

" This is only the first face of war, and I have no doubt Saito has seen many more this night." Jacob the Combustible said as he looked at the young swordsman that lead their assault.

" Calvary!" An enemy knight yelled making spear users to step forward to counter the charge. Saito responded by standing on Dante and closing his eyes. He jumped into the air as golden energy wrapped around his figure and sword.

* Blade of Chrono!* Saito yelled as he landed out of the reach of the spear men with Derflinger stabbing the earth. Enemies and allies alike looked on with disbelief as the ground instantly erupted in front of Saito. Pillars of Dirt and Stone began to smash and pierce through Saito's enemies. The Gandalfr jumped onto Dante as the beast charged into two armored men. They saw Saito begin to hack at the men at Dante's side while the Hell Stallion showed no sign of slowing down. The Knights of Tarbes took advantage of Saito's distraction and began to cut through the enemies in front of them. Tabitha and Kirche took to the air once more and began to use combination magic to bombard from the sky. Jacob was using a special form of magic fighting he invented to cause explosions at the feet of unsuspecting men. Guiche and Montmorency worked with a few knights to keep him safe.

" Retreat!" A man yelled as the men of the corrupt Duke began to flee.

" That's enough Saito!" Richard yelled as Saito finished unleashing a clip into the fleeing enemy. Each one of his shots had brought down someone planning to hurt his village and the people that had taken him in while the world turned its back on him.

" It's not enough... it won't be enough until that bastard is dead." Saito said as he rearmed his gun and sheathed Derflinger. He was grateful a knight had picked up his discarded clip and was now able to load it for later.

" We need to rest Saito... the men are tired and there is a few injured. Not to mention your friends are burned out." Jacob said making Saito calm down and look at the force that followed him. There was no casualties thanks to the advantage they had from using KI but a few had injuries that would make it hard for them to fight.

" We are going to rest for an hour. Those that can't continue are to return to the village and await our return." Saito said making Richard and Jacob smile.

" I see the court has finally start to notice your value." Jacob said as he pointed towards the pin the Queen had given him.

" Hai, her majesty gave me this before seeing us off." Saito said as he sat down in the temporary camp they made.

" The duke won't be happy that we drove his men off. No doubt he will be waiting for us to come a knocking." Richard said making Saito smile.

" I'll make sure to bang as loud as I can when I get there." Saito said making his allies confused.

' This battle has to end by tonight that way I can head to Albion and catch one of the ships.' Saito thought as he drank some water and snacked on some jerky.

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" I hope Saito and the others are fine." Siesta said as she helped nurse the injured with her cousin. Jessica had come to visit since word of Robert searching for Saito reached her ears. Scarron and his fairies had been shocked when the spy leader and his men appeared at their Inn wondering if they knew where the young man had gone. Naturally it wasn't as a pleasant surprise as when Messenger birds arrived with gifts. The long raven haired teen had been sent by Scarron to tease Saito for sending the fairies new outfits and lingerie to go with it.

Siesta was not happy when she learned about the kinky gifts her Saito got for the attractive girls that worked for her uncle. She would have made a scene if two more messenger birds hadn't appeared with not only three beautiful dresses for the maid but also some lingerie Saito really wanted to see Siesta in. It's not that Saito is an open pervert, but when he ran into a merchant with a Sailor Scout uniform he just couldn't help himself. Before he knew it the poor guy had nearly purchased the former maid a dresser worth of new clothes. To save his dignity Saito had the transportation company send out his gifts at different times. Apparently it was a program that Nobles had set up for when they go see their secret lovers while keeping their marriages safe. But more importantly it prevent Saito from looking creepy in the eyes of Siesta and those that knew him.

" There's nothing to worry about, Saito is leading our knights and has one Square class Mage and four more mages to help him." Jessica said with a smile, it soon found it's way to Siesta before the younger cousin fantasized on how she was going to welcome her boyfriend back.

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A blood hungry roar filled the air as the force from Tarbes reached the Fortress. A massive beast flew from behind it's stone walls and began to descend upon them.

" Oh... Shit... I'm guessing none of you knew he had a three headed dragon that makes Sylphid look like a Gecko." Saito asked the knights of Tarbes as the massive beast hit the ground. Its weight and power making a small quake once it landed.

" Not good." Tabitha said as a sign of fear and uncertainty filled her face.

" Darling maybe now is the time to return to the castle for help." Kirche said making the Gandalfr nod his head. The force turned and rushed far from the fortress in hopes of finding some way to survive.

" What the hell Saito?" Guiche yelled as the Japanese swordsman jumped off Dante and rushed towards the three heads that released three streams of flames.

" He's buying us time, don't stop!" Jacob yelled before they took one last look and saw the young man suddenly get engulfed by the flames of the A Class Monster.

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GatsuBerk: Read and review and all that good stuff. Don't be an ass because I'm not forcing you to read. I write this for fun and don't care about grammar and spelling. The reason Saito seems stronger in my story than in Cannon is because he isn't stuck behind a desk learning things he can't do, nor is his body being constantly abused by a pmsing pink haired mage. I gave Saito his war horse because I need him to be able to travel fast between Tarbes, the Capital and any other place I need him to use. I made Dante bad ass in my mind because I grew up with my own horse that was kept in my great grandfather's ranch. I come from a very rich family in Mexico which makes it equal to an upper middle class family in the states. So we had enough money in the ranch for me to keep my horse to myself. It was my riding horse and no one else. I know this for a fact since I'm my great grandfather's heir, he had his own horse since he could ride just like I gained my own. Its family traditon, so I'll you know that its fun as hell being six years own riding your own horse when your cousins are stuck with lower breeds. And god forbid the wagons pulled by donkeys. The ranch is in the state of San Louise Potosi ( Hopefully I wrote that right.)... anyway there is a lot of mountains around the small town along with terrain that prevents most cars from passing. Maybe off road vehicles can get by but not family cars. In fact the area had just recently gained electricity in the last few years. Long story short horses are badass if it's your own and properly bred. Which is why I gave Saito a horse instead of some other magically enhanced beast. FOr those thinking he is receiving too much too soon just think about what would have happen if I gave him a dragon, or a griffin or maybe some kind of battle cat or worl... how do you like those apples?... To the person that question the Queen's actions during her youth or her orders for Saito to bed Saito look up how many nobles in our history has kept concubines, and other forms of sex slaves. Hell Saito in one episode of the Anime had to save Siesta from such a fate in case you can't remember.

For those that think I made him too strong too damn fast I would like to offer this explenation that I hope you would have come up with on your own. Saito isn't stuck behind a desk with Louise learning something he will never get. He's been training in mastering his given abilities. He's drawing techniques he saw in manga, and games to see what he can do with his KI. He has Derflinger helping him become a more skilled fighter, he would spar with professional knights to gain experience. And in case you didn't make the connection there is a level system in this story. Yes leaving up is a hard thing to do in any game, but if you spend enough time in one area killing low level beast you will be able to milk it until you see no real change. When I play role playing games I enjoy more the discovering of new lands, gaining new weapons and armor, messing with skills, customizing my characters, and the mini yet annoying quest that pop up to take up time, rather than just plowing through the story line.

In my story Saito has accepted the fact that he can't get home. But he also knows that fighting for him is a lot easier than learning how to farm so that he could make a living with in Siesta's village. Plus he's been fighting mindless beast, nothing that could really push his skills to its limit. And just to be safe I wish to tell you readers that I'm following the anime instead of the manga. Since I haven't read that yet.

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But I'll the better person and Apologize to those that don't like my version of Saito. Its the way I wrote him, if you don't like oh well, I'll keep updating this story until I set up an update that gains no views and no reviews.

Those wondering about the harem will have to wait since I'm starting to rethink my plans on it. But I will say that Louise will have no part, I repeat no part in that. So yeah... Lataz