Me: All right, if you've seen my profile, my labtop is busted, so I'm now using my mom's labtop. I am super sorry for the delays guys, but I promise, during summer, I'll try and update as much as possible :I
Marta: Um. Wow. I have nothing to say to that. Oh! This is also chapter 10! You've made it to your first 10 chapters!
Me: Hey! You're right! I would like to give a thanks for all of the support I've gotten so far on my fan fiction. It really makes me feel loved that you guys have been reading. Also, a shout out to Kisdota-The Freak Gamer. He's been my first fan, and has stayed loyal. Thanks dude!
Marta: *Reads comments* Aha! Someone else thinks you're a pervert and evil!
Me: *Monocle fall* Well! You have not seen what's in store for later. And so I'm a pervert, so what. The 1000 review things is my edge :3 Its my trademark, so too bad. And believe me, once things get heated up, I will do some insane stuff. Anyways, once again I apologize for the long delayed wait. Also, sorry for the really long A/N, but this is my 10th chapter, so I wanted to celebrate. You guys understand, right? Right? Right, ON WITH THE CHAPTER!
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Chapter 10: And Mizuho comes to an end.
That night, Emil literally could not stop freaking out. Marta had been kidnapped, and Emil could not think straight from all the pressure. That, and Sheena had beaten his head in a good few times to try and calm him down, which probably made him much worse. Emil, in his hand, held onto the note that was attached to the shuriken under Marta's pillow. Along with it, there was one of her flower hair clips. //A/N: I forgot to include the flower hair clip in Chapter 9. Gomen// Emil simply sighed, as Sheena gave a concerned look.
"All right Emil, time is of the essence right now. We can't afford to waste anymore time here, we have to think up a plan, and fast! But this is going to be difficult."
Emil ended up grabbing his head, as he simply punched the floor hard, until his knuckles began to bleed a bit.
"I feel so pathetic right now. I was supposed to protect Marta, but I got so hell bent on learning a Mystic Arte to protect her, I ended up doing the opposite! I ended up failing her."
With that, Sheena gave another slap towards Emil's face, but her eyes were slightly wet with tears, as she looked at him.
"Don't you think I feel guilty too?! I'm the one who forced you to train all that time. If I had just let up a bit on you, maybe this wouldn't have happened."
Emil shook his head, as rubbed his now sore, and red cheek.
"Its not your fault. I wanted to learn that technique in the sake of protecting Marta from all harm. Now I can't even do it, and I lost her. But I'm going to save her! That's a promise!"
Sheena wiped her eyes, as she nodded, giving a determined look towards Emil.
"All right, I have an idea. It may be crazy, but there's a possibility it'll work. But there's one thing I need you to do."
Sheena went into a back room, where she pulled out a very large, and heavy looking barrel. She quickly busted the thing open, as she held in her hands, black powder, as she smirked. Emil sweat dropped, looking at the side of the barrel, and what it said. He couldn't exactly read it, due to it being in a different language, but he could pretty much determine what it was.
Meanwhile, at the hide out of the kidnappers.
In a dark room, Marta was tied to a chair quite firmly, as her dress was slightly torn, and was covered in dirt. She was missing one of her hair clips, as she began to tear up a bit.
"Emil…please help me…"
Just then, one of the kidnappers gave an evil smirk, as he looked at Marta, tilting her chin up to meet him at eye level.
"Hey boss. She's a cute one! Is it all right if I have a bit of fun with her before we kill her? Such a waste to just do her off without getting something in return."
The boss of the operations, wearing a very dark robe, turned his head, as he gave a disgusted look.
"What the hell is wrong with you? It doesn't really make a difference whether you do so or not, but for Martel's sake, I'm in the room as well. It doesn't matter anyways. Once we get the deed to Luin, we'll just end up killing Sheena."
Marta looked in shock and horror at the fact the man was going to betray Sheena and end up killing her, despite the fact she'd completely hand over Luin to them. In a fit of shock and almost rage, she blurted out.
"SHE'S GIVING YOU MY LAND, YOU DON'T NEED TO KILL HER!"
A kunai was thrown at Marta, lightly cutting her face, as she looked in fear at it. The blood trickled down her cheek, as the man gave her a dark look.
"Look at the position your in right now, and consider keeping your mouth quiet. If you so even tell Sheena about this, then we'll have no choice but to kill you."
Approximately two hours later…
They hadn't chopped anything off Marta yet, due to the fact the man had decided to leave her be until then, just for the sake of trust. Just then, a what seemed to be bomb of purple smoke appeared in front of the man, as Sheena stood in front of him.
"A note that only a summoner could read. It was extremely difficult to create, but it would guarantee no one would know about this. Now, the deed?"
Sheena brought out a sort of tattered looking piece of paper, as she held it out. At the last moment, she pulled it back.
"Why go through with this? Why do you want the deed to Luin?"
The man smirked, as he chuckled, looking towards Sheena.
"Its simple. Because Mizuho NEEDS power. We're picked on by other countries. We don't have anything. If we can control the major kingdoms, Mizuho will never have to worry about wars or anything! We'd dominate!"
"I'm not going to let that happen!"
Just then, Sheena threw the rolled up tattered piece of paper towards Marta's direction. Just then, the paper had transformed into Emil, as the man near Marta nearly panicked. However, Emil just went right through him, as he then realized.
"It was only a shadow clone! But then-GAH!"
Suddenly, the REAL Emil fell from the top of the building, and onto the man, as he quickly untied Marta. Marta immediately threw her arms around him, tears in her eyes. Emil blushed a bit at this, but hugged her back, as he looked at her.
"Get out of here, now! I can handle them!"
Marta nodded, as Emil made a path for Marta, cutting away at miscellaneous guards there for Marta to run past. Suddenly, all that was left was Emil and the last standing man. Behind him were a running Marta and Sheena, as Emil stood in his way.
"If you want those two, you'll have to get past me first!"
The man smirked, as he looked towards Emil.
"Very well. Then in all fun and good, I'll introduce myself. Just call me Mukuro." //A.N: A cookie to who ever gets that reference//
Emil just took his stance ready, his sword in hand.
"Emil Castagnier, a knight sent to protect Lady Marta from any and all harm, and I just plan on doing that!"
Mukuro nodded, as he drew out a large trident looking weapon, aiming it at Emil, as Sheena and Marta ran off.
"Very well. I'll remember that name when I dig your grave!"
And with that, the two warriors clashed weapons, while Sheena and Marta made their get away. About 20-25 minutes later, Sheena and Marta had arrived just outside Sheena's home, out of breath, and looking exhausted and tired. Marta looked behind her, to see if Emil was around. She really began to worry.
"What happened to Emil?! Is he still fighting?! I hope he's all right…"
Just then, in the distance was a shadow of a man, as Sheena looked ahead. For a moment, she felt happy, tapping Marta's shoulder.
"Marta, look! Its-"
Her happiness soon faded, as she found it was Mukuro, and in one hand, held the unconscious Emil, bloody and battered. Mukuro threw him aside hard against a fence, as Marta looked at the scene in complete and utter horror.
"Emil! What did you do to him?!"
Mukuro simply smirked, as he looked at the princess and the leader.
"I defeated him in a fight, what else? Well, now that he's out of the way, I should probably dispose of the two pieces of trash before me. I guess I'll start with our oh so wonderful leader, who apparently doesn't care for the safety of her people."
Sheena quickly got out two talisman cards to try and fight him off, but Mukuro disappeared in a flash, reappearing behind her, he cut her back very badly with his trident. Sheena's eyes were wide with shock, as she coughed up blood, Marta nearly passing out from seeing this sight.
"Really now. Is that the best you can do? I should have just disposed of you earlier. Once I become the new leader, I'll make Mizuho the strongest country ever. The world will fear our name, and it'll be all thanks to me. Now for the princess."
Mukuro slowly walked up to Marta, as Marta picked up some rocks, trying to throw them at him. Mukuro simply continued to walk in front of her, until he brought a hand up to her neck, lifting her in the air. Marta gasped for air, as she tried to claw her way out of his grasp, as Mukuro chuckled.
"Really, its no use struggling, you're better off dead anyways."
Just then, Mukuro felt something on his leg, as he saw that it was Emil, grabbing hold of him, in attempts to try and save Marta.
"Let…her go! I…wont let you hurt her…"
He said weakly, as Mukuro just looked at the pathetic sight. He immediately raised his foot, and stomped hard on Emil's head, forcing his face in the dirt, as he laughed.
"Really, do you think you can defeat me? My men have been monitoring you with Sheena, and we've noticed that you've been trying to learn a Mystic Arte!"
He then gave a powerful kick to Emil's face, sending him flying, as he continued to laugh.
"A Mystic Arte can't simply be LEARNED! You have to have power in order to achieve it! Any great amount of power needs you to be strong! And look at you. You can barely stand up on your own, what makes you think you can defe-"
Just then, Emil forced himself up. His face was a bit swollen from the kick, as he had to use his sword to balance himself up. He coughed up blood and dirt, as Marta shut her eyes, trying not to see Emil in this state.
"You're wrong. A Mystic Arte isn't all strength. And I'll prove that to you right now!"
Mukuro began to chuckle, which then erupted into laughter. He laughed hard, as he continued to squeeze on Marta's fragile neck.
"YOU?! PROVE ME WRONG?! I'D LIKE TO SEE IT. COME ON BOY, SHOW ME THIS SO CALLED MYSTIC ARTE YOU'RE SO PROUD OF!"
Emil slowly lifted his sword up, as his balance was extremely wobbly. His vision was really fuzzy, and it was so hard to aim for him, but he had to. Suddenly, a dark aura surrounded him lightly, as he breathed heavily. His body couldn't take it, but he had to do this. He closed his eyes tightly, and rested his mind, thinking to himself.
Come on Emil, you have to do this! Marta is in danger! You have to protect her! You have to win, you have to win!
Just then, the aura around Emil intensified, as Mukuro looked at this scene. Throwing Marta aside for now, he took out his trident, as he looked at Emil with a hard look. Seeing this, Sheena noticed Mukuro was right in front of her home. Sighing, she looked at Emil.
"Emil! If my house is destroyed in the process, at least beat him first!"
She said, trying to pull herself back up from Mukuro's first attack. Hearing Sheena, Emil nodded, as the aura around him did nothing but grow even bigger. Mukuro, seeing this, was actually a bit wide eyed, seeing this spectacle. Just then, the aura began to wrap itself around Emi's sword. Emil, in one powerful swing, sent all the built up Aura towards Mukuro's direction, but for a split second, his eyes turned red. Seeing his eyes, Sheena immediately panicked slightly, recognizing this Mystic Arte. As the Aura began to hit Mukuro, he did his best to block against it, only to have his trident shatter, and have about half of Sheena's home obliterated in the process. Mukuro now laid on the floor, in even worse of a mess then Emil, but he smiled and laughed. Emil inched his way closer to Mukuro, as Mukuro laughed.
"Well well. Looks like you proved me wrong. Oh well, this is the end of me. Enjoy the festival…Lord Ratatosk…"
Emil looked confused at Mukuro, who eventually closed his eyes into an eternal slumber. Lord Ratatosk? Who was that, but mainly, Marta and Sheena both looked at Emil in shock. As well as about 50 villagers who had seen the fight go on. Soon, people had thrown Emil in the air in joy, seeing such a bold fight, as Sheena just stared, horrified.
Ratatosk? What's going on…?
The next morning, Emil looked almost like a mummy, covered in bandages, while everyone helped rebuild Sheena's destroyed house. At this point, Emil's entire torso was covered in bandages, his arms, and his face had a few bandages on them too, but Marta insisted on more.
"I'm just afraid of the bandages falling off! Let me put on more, just to be safe!"
Emil laughed nervously, as he tried to stop Marta.
"Marta, its fine! Anymore and I'll look like a mummy! Besides, tonight's the festival, right Sheena? Sheena?"
Sheena was in deep thought about what she saw last night, as she over heard Emil. Snapping out of it, she smiled and nodded.
"Ah, yeah. Its gonna be a real blast tonight! Let me get ready first, then we'll meet at the festival."
Sheena went into the remains of her room, as she picked up a small book. Looking at it for a few minutes, she threw it aside, and released her pony tail into its natural long haired form. Coming back out with Marta and Emil's kimono's, she smiled, as she looked at them.
"All right, tonight, we party! Because we have a second reason to celebrate. Emil, I'm sure you'll like it."
Emil was a bit curious as to why, when the night time eventually rolled in. There was a new monument in the village, as a large sheet covered it. It was removed to show a gigantic statue of Marta and Emil together, as Emil just looked at it in shock, while Marta's eyes brightened at it.
"Oh my goodness, its amazing!"
That night, the partying went on with every single person in the village, with Emil, Marta, and Sheena enjoying their selves. During a night of dancing, Sheena got out a talisman, as she tapped Emil's shoulder.
"HEY EMIL! THANKS FOR HELPING ME OUT! AFTER SEEING YOU PULL OFF SUCH A MYSTIC ARTE, I'VE DECIDED TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING! IT'S A SPECIAL TALISMAN! IF YOU EVER NEED ME, WRITE MY NAME ON IT, AND I'LL BE THERE IN A SECOND!"
Emil could barely hear her due to the celebrations going on, but he managed to make most of it out, as he put it away for later. Sheena smiled, before going back to the dancing, lost in her thoughts.
Hopefully, I can help out before something bad happens…
After the celebrations, Marta and Emil were sent on their way back to Luin. With a new power in Emil's hands, what new tales would unfold for our knight? But until then.
MIZUHO - THE FIRST ARC, IS FINISHED!
Mizuho - End
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Me: What a way to end it 3
Marta: That was an amazing chapter, I wont lie
Me: I know, and the 10th chapter too is where the fun happens. Anyways, I'm so sorry for the delay, I PROMISE I'll update more often. Or at least try =w=
Emil: Well, you should I guess
Me: Anyways, there's gonna be a few more arcs I have planned, and they're all going to be amazing. Believe me. Anyways, thanks for reading up to this point, I love you all 3