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Part 2

"Has anyone seen Soren," said Stefan as he walked into their camp. "Last I saw him," said Jill, "He was in the library researching." "He's not the only one missing," said Volke, "Heather's gone too." "I saw her at the library too," said Jill. "Why would she be at the library," said Fiona. "Someone's hiding something," said Stefan, "I could tell when Elincia was speaking. Her voice was wavering; something's wrong."

"You won't get away with this," said Soren. He was sitting in a dungeon in Castle Felirae. "Why," said Ludveck, "What could possibly go wrong?" He turned and walked out. Heather remained. "You weren't lying," he said. "What," she said. "When you said you were sorry," he said, "You weren't lying. What's really going on?" "I'd love to tell you," she started. "Go ahead Heather," said a man in the shadows. Lord Renning stepped out. "For possibly the third time in my life," said Soren, "I'm confused." They told him everything. "What," he said, "and Queen Elincia knows?" "Yes," said Renning, "She's the only one. As soon as Ludveck approached me, I told her." "And as soon as Ludveck hired me to kill Renning," said Heather, "I told him." "That is…," said Soren, "genius, stopping the enemy by allying yourself with them." "This plan only works if it's kept secret," said Heather, "so for the time being, you're staying in jail."

"Queen Elincia," said Volke as he walked up behind her in one of the halls of Melior Castle. "Sir Fireman," she said, "Can I help you?" "Actually," he said, "I was wandering if you saw Soren anywhere." "No," she said, "Did something happen?" 'We don't know," he said, "He's been missing for two days. He was last seen in the library. Heather is also gone." "Really," said a voice behind them, "I guess that could mean that Soren is with Heather." They turned around to see Lord Renning. "I'm sure that's the case," said Elincia. "I suppose," said Volke, "Well, sorry for taking your time." He bowed. "That's fine," she said. "Lord Renning," said Volke as he bowed. He turned and walked down the hall. 'They are hiding something,' he thought, 'but what?'

Elincia and Renning continued walking. "I take it by your choice of words that Soren was captured," she said. "That's what I said," he said. "Does he know," she asked. "Yes," he responded, "We told him. He's being held in Castle Felirae. We'll have to rework the plan." She nodded.

In the dungeons of Castle Felirae, Soren sat in silence, pondering what he would do next. 'I suppose I'll have to wait until they make their move,' he thought, 'I just hope they move soon.' The sound of the door closing at the end of the hall distracted him from his thoughts. He opened his eyes and peered into the darkness to see who his visitor was. "I'd heard that Ludveck had captured someone," said the man that remained in the shadow. Soren's eyes got wide. "That voice," he said, "It can't be." Ashnard stepped out and continued, "But who would have thought that it would be my son." If it was possible, Soren's eye's got wider. "How do you know that," he said. Ashnard smiled, "I paid a visit to your mother. I wonder if the wound I inflicted killed her. If that brat with my sword wouldn't have intervened, I would have conquered Goldoa." By now, Ashnard's smile had turned into a scowl. It was Soren's turn smile, "I see Skylar ruined your day." "Is that his name," Ashnard said, "and he's a friend of yours." "Yes actually," said Soren, "and if he annoys you, that makes me happy." "Let's stop talking about him for now," said Ashnard, "Let's talk about you. When I saw you for the first time eight years ago, I never would have guessed that you were my son." "I never once thought of you as my father," said Soren, "Truthfully, I was content in not knowing my parents. Now that I do, nothing has changed. When I was born, you both abandoned me. I grew up as a slave to an old woman who hated me. When she needed money, she sold me to a sage. He only kept me because he needed an apprentice. I was truly alone in the world until I met Ike. He was the first person who treated me like a human, unlike you. You treated me as worthless when I didn't possess any power." "But I was wrong then," Ashnard said, "I heard that you are potentially the strongest sage on Tellius. Let me tell you a secret, you aren't the only half-breed abomination born from my seed. In fact, other than you, I've met three of them already." "What," said Soren. "You know them too," he said, "That friend of yours, Skylar, is the son of the late Hatarian queen that I held captive until she escaped. His companions, the twin mages, they are my children from when I forced myself on that Heron princess." Soren sat down and absorbed what he just heard. He mumbled, "Skylar, Kira, and Akari are my brothers and sister." "I'm sure you must need some time to accept this," said Ashnard, "and as much as I'd love to torment you further, I must go." He turned and walked back into the darkness.

Stefan approached Elincia while she was in the garden. "Pardon me Your Majesty," he said, "May I speak with you please." "Of course Sir Stefan," she said. She turned to her guards and nodded. They turned and left. "I'm sure that Volke already asked you," Stefan said, "but are you sure that you don't know where Soren is." "As I told Volke," she said, "I don't know." Stefan looked her in the eyes and smirked. "Drop the charade," he said. Her eyes got wide. "I know that you're planning something," he continued, "I'm also positive that it involves Renning and Heather, and now Soren. I'm not worried though; Soren can take care of himself. My concern however is that he is unarmed." He pulled three tomes, Rexcalibur, Tornado, and Blizzard, from his bag. "I also have a distinct feeling that I won't see Soren again until after you make your move against Ludveck," he continued, "When you see Soren, give these to him." He handed her the tomes. She nodded s she took them. "I'm sorry that I can't tell you the plan," she said, "but please keep the fact that you know a secret." He nodded. "And remember that when we fight Ludveck," she continued, "Nothing will be as it seems. When the time comes, can I expect your support?" He nodded. "Thank you," she said, "Now, I have urgent matters to attend to, so if you're finished, please leave." He bowed and turned to leave. Elincia let out a sigh as she looked at the tomes that Stefan gave her.

Elincia walked into the throne room and sat down. She held her forehead as though she had a headache. "Are you alright," asked Geoffrey as he walked in. She smiled and nodded, "I guess that I'm a little stressed right now." He walked over, knelt down on one knee and kissed her hand. "If you want," he said, "I can alleviate some of that stress." He kissed a little higher on her arm. "Geoffrey," she said. "Yes my love," he said. She stood up and pulled him into a kiss.

Elincia awoke the next morning and sat up in bed. She looked over to find that Geoffrey was already gone. "Today," she said. She got dressed and made her way to the throne room. When she arrived, she saw that Lucia, Geoffrey, Bastian and Renning were all there. After she sat down, she said, "I've decided. We will attack Castle Felirae today. Geoffrey, mobilize the Royal Knights. Lucia and Bastian, you two send word to Sir Stefan." They all nodded and left the room. Elincia turned to Renning. "Are you sure that you're ready," he asked. She nodded. "Right then," he said as he stood up. They walked out to their mounts.

In a matter of two hours, the royal knights, Queen Elincia, Renning, Bastian, Lucia, and Stefan's army were outside of Felirae Castle. "I figured that they were going to attack soon," said Ludveck to Ashnard, "I think it would be best that you stay out of this fight after you got those injuries in Goldoa, and besides that, I don't think that we should reveal your existence yet." Ashnard nodded. Ludveck turned to Izuka and Oliver, "Are you two ready?" They both nodded and walked out to meet their attackers.

Outside, Ludveck's rebels and Izuka's monsters were in various positions throughout the grounds. "What are those things," asked Lucia. "Monsters," said Stefan, "I'm not sure where they came from, but they attacked us in Navassa." "Why didn't you tell us that," said Geoffrey. "At the time," said Volke, "We didn't think they were related to Ludveck or Izuka." "Do they seem related now," said Geoffrey. "Enough," said Elincia, "Whether they knew or not is beside the point. The thing we need to focus on now is defeating them." Ludveck and Izuka walked out of the front doors. "This will be the final battle," he said, "You will die, Elincia Riddell Crimea." "Silence traitor," yelled Geoffrey, "or you will die by my lance." Ludveck glanced at Renning, and he gave a slight nod. Elincia saw it. "Knights of Crimea," she said as she raised her sword, "Attack." The sides clashed. The sound steel clashing rang through the field. Elincia and Renning rushed towards Ludveck. When they reached him he said, "Brave of you to face me head on." "I will not stand by and let you steal the throne," she said. "Unfortunately for you," said Ludveck, "It's two on one." "What," she said. Renning swung his sword at her. She raised Amiti and blocked. "Lord Uncle," she said in a surprised voice. He raised his sword again and swung. She blocked with her sword, but the force sent her flying through the doors. Ludveck turned to Renning, "I trust you to finish her." "Of course," he responded as he rode in after her.

After he rode in after her, Renning stopped and dismounted. "Are you alright," he said to her, "I'm sorry that I hit you that hard." "I'm fine uncle," she said, "It had to be convincing. I'm going to go look for Soren. Here, take this as proof that I'm 'dead.'" She handed him Amiti. He nodded as he turned, "Be careful." "I will," she said as she pulled the brave sword that was hanging from her belt before disappearing into a dark hallway. Renning rode out of the castle. Once he was outside, he raised the Amiti over his head and shouted "Queen Crimea is dead." At once, the fighting stopped. "Duke Renning," said Geoffrey shocked. Bastian and Lucia were equally as shocked, as were the rest of the royal knights and Stefan's army, save for Stefan himself. The swordsman that was fighting Geoffrey took the pause as a chance to knock him off his horse. "Surrender now if you value your lives," said Ludveck. The monsters surrounded them. "Damn it," said Stefan, "Geoffrey, they have the upper hand now. Call it." Geoffrey nodded, "Knights, lower your weapons." Everyone threw their weapons to the ground. As Renning walked by, Geoffrey asked, "Why?" "I did what needed to be done," he replied. Stefan wasn't paying attention to the exchange; he was more focused on the swordsman that de-horsed Geoffrey. He made his way over to him slowly. "I thought I recognized that swordplay," he said, "What are you doing here?" The swordsman smirked.

Inside the castle, Elincia made her way to the dungeons. When she arrived, she found Soren sitting in meditation. "Soren," she whispered. He slowly opened his eyes. "Queen Elincia," he said, "What are you doing here?" "We attacked," she said, "I came in here to rescue you." She pulled out and handed him the tomes that Stefan gave her. "Stefan told me to give these to you," she said. "So he knows," he said. "Not entirely," she said, "He knew there was something, but he didn't pressure me into telling him." She picked up the keys that were lying on the table and unlocked the cell door. "Halt," said a voice from behind them. They turned to see four armed guards. The two closest to them ran forward with their swords drawn. Elincia brought around her sword and cleaved off the one soldier's arm, followed by his head. Soren sent a tornado spell into the other. The last two guards rushed forward. The guard closest to Elincia raised his sword. Elincia moved to block. The guard's sword fell, not at Elincia, but at the other guard, chopping off his arm and then his head. A look of shock fell onto Soren and Elincia's faces. The guard just smiled and then spoke, revealing that the guard wasn't a man, but a woman, "I see you still have your head in those books, Soren." She removed her helmet to reveal long blue-violet hair. "Mia," said Soren. She rushed over to him and threw her arms around him and said, "I missed you so much. I can't believe it's been five years." "I missed you too," he said as he wrapped his arms around her. "Isn't that touching," said a deep voice from the shadows. Soren spun Mia around behind him and launched a tornado spell at the man. The wind hit the sword that glinted in the dim light. "Elincia, Mia," Soren said, "Get out of here now." "Who is that," said Elincia, the grip on her sword tightening. "Is that," said Mia, her own grip tightening. Ashnard stepped out of the shadows. "No," said Elincia, "You're dead." "Boss took you down," said Mia. "The blue-haired whelp killed me, yet I am still alive," said Ashnard with a twisted smile, "How can that be?"

Outside, Ludveck and Renning were walking around the corral of war prisoners. "What should we do with them," said Ludveck, "King Renning?" As they walked past Bastian and Lucia, they glared at him. "I shudder to believe that you could have partaken in this most treacherous act Lord Renning," said Bastian. "I can't believe you would slay your niece," said Lucia. "I did what needed to be done for Crimea," he said as he continued walking. Ludveck glanced around and saw Heather. He nodded. She jumped out of the tree and landed behind Renning on his horse. She lifted her knife and held it to his throat. "What is the meaning of this," said Renning. "You don't honestly believe that I went through all of this trouble just to hand the kingdom to you," said Ludveck, "Finish him Heather." She nodded.

The action outside stopped as one of the walls of the castle exploded. "What the…," said Ludveck. Heather lunged herself at the duke. He held up his shield and knocked her back. "I see," he said, "You were actually working for him. I guess if you need a job done, you have to do it yourself." He raised his Tomahawk and swung it at Renning. It met a sword. The swordsman that Stefan had approached earlier, stood between Ludveck and Renning. "Who are you," Ludveck shouted. The swordsman reached up with his free hand to remove the brown wig he was wearing to reveal short blue hair. "I'm sorry Duke Ludveck," said Chaos' Vanguard, Ike, "Your rebellion ends here."

A few moments prior to the aforementioned scene, Soren, Mia, and Elincia stood at the ready to face Ashnard. "Fools," said the former mad king, "Do you seriously think that you can do anything to me?" "Tornado," said Soren, and a swirl of wind hit Ashnard, "Mia, Queen Elincia, run." They nodded and the three of them ran up the steps to the main hall. Elincia jumped onto her pegasus. Ashnard ran up the stairs behind them. They stood at the ready. Elincia pulled on the reins, and the winged horse took flight. She held out her sword and said, "Stun." She did an aerobatic flip and slashed the mad king. "Astra," said Mia, and she let loose with the five hit combo. "Flare," said Soren, "Blizzard." The large wind magic, slammed into Ashnard, and its remnants hit the wall, causing it to collapse in what seemed like a large explosion. "Get on," said Elincia as she flew her pegasus to the ground. Mia jumped on behind her, and grabbed Soren's hand as they lifted off.

Ludveck glanced at the hole in the wall as Elincia, Mia, and Soren flew out on Elincia's pegasus. Following them was Ashnard. "Fool," said Ludveck. Ike swung his Ettard, but Ludveck blocked with his shield. The royal knights and the rest of the captives picked up their weapons and resumed their onslaught against the rebels and Izuka's monsters. Stefan picked up his Vague Katti and ran over to where Ike was battling monsters. "I knew that was you," Stefan said. "Of course you would recognize that swordplay," said Ike, "You're the one that refined my swordsmanship." Across the field, Geoffrey and Renning were fighting a large group of monsters. "So," said Geoffrey, "Whose side are you on?" "Yours," said Renning as he cleaved a Mauthe doog in half, "Sorry for the deception, but it was the only way our plan would work." "So I take it that Elincia's fine then," said Geoffrey as he decapitated an Entombed. "Of course," said Renning, "Did you really think that I would kill the only family that I had left?" "I wouldn't say fine," said Lucia, "Look." She pointed over at Elincia, Soren, and Mia. "Who is that that they are fighting," said Bastian, "He seems frighteningly powerful and frighteningly familiar." "I don't know," said Renning, "I didn't see him at all while I was working with Ludveck."

The battle was winding down. Ludveck, Izuka, Oliver, and their forces retreated to the main exterior fortification. Geoffrey and the Royal Knights, Renning, Stefan and his army, and Ike were in formation, ready to deliver the final blow. Elincia, Soren, and Mia were taking turns attacking Ashnard, with little success. Ike looked over to them and said, "There's no way." "What do you mean," said Geoffrey. "The one that they're fighting," Ike said. "No way," said Stefan. "Is that…," said Lucia. "Yes," said Ludveck, "That is Daein's former king." "How is that possible," asked Ike. "Wouldn't you like to know," said Izuka. "I believe that this battle has gone on long enough," said Ludveck, "Izuka, get us out of here." Izuka nodded as he raised his Rewarp Staff. In an instant, Izuka, Oliver, Ludveck, and Ashnard were gone. The royal knights finished off the remaining monsters and rebels.

Two days passed. Stefan's army, Ike, Mia, Elincia and her subjects were gathered outside of Castle Melior's gates. "Do you really have to leave so soon," asked Elincia. "Yes," said Ike, "Mia and I have to get back to headquarters." "And my group will go with you," said Stefan, "Our compatriots are also on their way there." Ike nodded. "After that," said Stefan, "I guess we'll continue looking for Izuka and Ludveck." "Finding Ludveck is the job of the Royal Knights," said Geoffrey, "but we'll have our hands full arresting all of the Senators that sided with him. Makolov, Marcia, and Astrid, I want you three to go with Stefan." "Sir," they said in unison. "Thanks for that," said Stefan, "We could use the help." "I also have a request," said Ike, "The Greil Mercenaries are spread pretty thin right now. I'd like Oscar to come back." "Very well," said Geoffrey. Oscar rode over to them. "Good luck everyone," said Elincia. Ike and Stefan nodded before turning to leave.

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