Hello people! Sentinel07 here with the third Paralogue chapter.
Thanks to everyone who enjoyed the last chapter. I'm glad that it was well-received.
Italics means a character's personal thoughts.
Bold and italics refers to quotes using telepathy.
Make sure you keep reading those AN's at the bottom for anything that might be upcoming.
Disclaimer: I don't own Kid Icarus or any other referenced video game or anime.
Now, let's begin!
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Paralogue 3: Noire, the Angel of Death
Noire looked over the Realm of Oblivion, watching over its citizens. They were the same as always; no real sign of daily life. It often made her wander how she was even born.
"They're all alive, and yet they aren't alive. Such a sad place." muttered Noire with a hand over her heart. Right then, she tensed up a bit as a presence inside her spoke up.
"You're babbling to yourself again. You need to stop that if you're going to get anywhere." spoke a feminine voice from out of nowhere.
"Quiet down Fimbulvetr. You shouldn't speak up like that." chided Noire, although the tone sounded more like pleading than demanding. The voice shut up after that. Noire sighed; she hated having to carry a living weapon around like this.
"Noire." Someone one spoke from behind her. Noire turned around and saw Amiti behind her.
"I have orders from Lord Kronos.
(LINE BREAK)
Dark Pit surveyed the Centurions, watching them work out in the courtyard. As the captain of the guard, at least for now, he wasn't going to tolerate slacking.
"Come on! I'm not seeing enough bench reps!" he ordered at a Centurion Strongarm bench pressing.
"Yes sir!" said the Centurion. Dark Pit nodded as he kept watching them all.
Meanwhile, Aki was just finishing washing his face and getting out of the bathroom. As he did, he saw Pyrrhon along the way.
"Ah Pyrrhon, nice to run into you." said Aki. Pyrrhon smiled and raised a hand for a high five.
"Lovely morning, my friend! Don't you just feel invigorated?! Pyrrhon feels like this will be a great day!" cheered Pyrrhon.
"Well, we could use an optimist." muttered Aki.
It had been about a month since that battle at the Gardens of Elysium. Everyone was so busy now. Eres and Arlon had gone to the Overworld Sanctuary, as Eres needed to keep the Earth alive long enough until they came up with a way to bring Viridi back. With Yggdrasill destroyed as well, they needed to do something.
Anyway, Phosphora had decided to stay with everyone in Skyworld. She and Aki often caught up on past events, while Aki also tried teaching her some of the things Thor taught him. It was perhaps the most serious Phosphora had ever been about learning anything. You could tell that she was motivated to make up for what happened earlier.
A little bit after Aki arrived with Pyrrhon, Dark Pit took him to see the Lightning Chariot.
*****Flashback (A little bit after Aki arrived) *****
A couple days after Aki arrived in Skyworld, Dark Pit took him to a hanger which housed the Lightning Chariot. Aki wanted to see it, hence why Dark Pit was doing this. He awed as he first set eyes on the sight.
"The design is superb, as one would expect from Dagran." said Aki, confusing Dark Pit.
"Dagran?" he asked. Aki nodded.
"Yes, Dagran the Brave. He was one of Asgard's finest warriors. I believe you all knew him as the Chariot Master?" suggested Aki. Dark Pit nodded at that.
"Ah yeah, Pit told me about that. He said that he had to scale his tower and battle him to get the Lightning Chariot, which resulted in his death." muttered Dark Pit. Aki nodded solemnly.
"I figured as much." Started Aki again. "Dagran was the greatest general Asgard ever had. He was practically my Dad's right hand man in the old days. You see, back then, Asgard was involved in numerous wars. Countless people died, including many of Dagran's friends. We won the wars, but he was scared beyond reasoning, both externally and internally. He was never quite the same after the wars ended."
"So what happened?" asked Dark Pit.
"One day, he left, just like that. Dad wasn't too surprised though. He had expected him to do that. Dagran wanted to live out his remaining days in solitude, along with his steeds; Phos and Lux." explained Aki before looking at Dark Pit.
"Speaking of which, I'm grateful for your friend, Pit, for finally laying his soul to rest. He went through so much; I bet his soul had deteriorated much by then." muttered Aki. Dark Pit gave him a snarky grin.
"Guess I'll let Pit know when we finally catch him."
*****End flashback*****
Palutena and Medusa often discussed plans in the central hall, trying to limit the amount of destruction the Legion of Time was inflicting upon the land. Surprisingly though, they had yet to face any of the Great Generals at this point, and there was no Einherjar or Monoliths in sight either. This worried Palutena that they were holding back their more powerful forces. Medusa hypothesized that they were looking for something, but no one could really come up with a good answer for that.
Of course, many of them had difficulty trying to adjust to Pyrrhon. Aki explained what had happened. He found Pyrrhon drifting alone at the edge of space, apparently having separated from the Aurum along the way. Aki apparently gave him some energy to wake him up and gave Pyrrhon a strong pep talk, having heard of the events of the Aurum war.
Prometheus went in and out, often trying to find out whatever he could. He was back to his lonely ways though, as he still hated being in a group. Pyrrha and Luna often tried to train together and help out in any way possible. Pyrrha's arm had fully recovered now and she was more than angry enough for some payback.
Iris went back and forth between Skyworld and the Underworld, having to keep an eye on Thanatos and Pandora. She had considered bringing both of them up to help fight, but eventually decided not to. Someone needed to keep the Underworld in order while she was fighting the war.
"So, you adjusting to the place? You haven't burned down anything anyway." said Aki.
"Of course, Pyrrhon is always careful." smiled Pyrrhon.
"Sure whatever." smirked Aki. They had all tried to obtain whatever information could lead to either Pit's location or whatever they could use to defeat Kronos' forces. The regular Legion of Time forces were getting a bit easier for the group as they got stronger, but it was only a matter of time before their heavy hitters came up to bat.
However, everyone was shaken out of their thoughts when an emergency alarm resounded throughout Palutena's Temple.
(LINE BREAK)
"What's up Palutena?" asked Dark Pit as he ran into central hall. Palutena was looking over a reflecting pool.
"Looks like we have our first Great General sighting! One of them is leading a group of Time soldiers near the Valley of Hope." said Palutena. Dark Pit came over and looked at the vision of the area. He could see the Great General surrounded by Time soldiers. However, he couldn't make out any details, as the vision was kind of blurry.
"So, who is that?" asked Dark Pit. Palutena shrugged her shoulders. However, right at that moment, Prometheus and Phosphora came into the room, looking into the pool.
"I don't recognize that person. Whoever they are never showed up in front of Viridi." said Phosphora.
"Noire." spoke Prometheus.
"Noire?" asked Dark Pit.
"Yes, she's the only female in the Great Generals. I've never seen her face-to-face, but that figure is definitely not Eldran or Amiti." spoke Prometheus.
"So, who is this Noire?" asked Palutena. Prometheus sighed at yet another explanation.
"I don't know much about her, but I've heard of her. She's known as the Angel of Death among the Legion of Time." explained Prometheus, catching Palutena's eye at his statement.
"She's an angel?" she asked. Prometheus shook his head.
"Not in the literal sense. It's just her title." said Prometheus. "From what I hear, it's because she's normally like an angel, but in battle, she's an avatar of death."
"Sounds like a real character." said Dark Pit. "Well, whoever she is, I sat we find out who she is. I'm going out there."
"Are you sure Dark Pit?" asked Palutena. "If she's really a Great General, she might be as strong as Eldran."
"Well we've been training for something ever since that battle. If Pit were here, he'd go straight in no problem. So let me go and handle this." said Dark Pit, as serious as he ever was in his life. Palutena sighed. There wasn't going to be any arguing with Dark Pit. He also had a point; if Pit were here, he'd do the exact same thing.
"Fine, but at least take someone along." said Palutena. "Prometheus, you should go with him, since you know more about the Great Generals than we do."
Prometheus groaned, but he nodded anyway. She had a good point.
"I'll go too!" called a female voice. They all turned their heads and saw Luna running up to them, appearing battle ready.
"Good, the more the merrier." smiled Palutena. "All right, if you're that ready, then go!"
(LINE BREAK)
Before long, Dark Pit was flying through the air with the Power of Flight. He was glad that he didn't have to use the Dragoon for once, even if Palutena was controlling his flight path. Prometheus and Luna flew alongside him.
"You know, the fact that you two don't have wings and can fly is really annoying." scoffed Dark Pit.
"Quit complaining." spat Luna. Dark Pit didn't say another word about that subject.
"So Prometheus, anything else you know about Noire?" asked Dark Pit.
"Not really. There is one other rumor though. She supposedly wields a very strange weapon. I hear that she's an archer, but her weapon is….unique." said Prometheus.
"Unique in what way?" asked Luna.
"If I know, wouldn't I have said it by now?" Prometheus smirked back at them, making Luna pout.
"Well, then this should be interesting. I'll finally have a real battle with a Great General." grinned Dark Pit. Luna sighed to herself. These boys were looking forward to this way too much.
Anyway, not much else was said as they flew along towards the Valley of Hope. Dark Pit recognized the name. It was the place where this all started; where Pit first met Prometheus and started this whole story. As they approached the area, Dark Pit could see the Legion of Time monsters flying around. However, he couldn't see this supposed Angel of Death.
"I'm going to look for Noire. You two take out those monsters." commanded Dark Pit.
"You got it!" saluted Luna. Prometheus scoffed at taking orders, but he raised no objections as he readied Helswath. With that, Dark Pit turned to the right and began looking around, preparing his Silver Bow just in case.
As Dark Pit flew to the side, Prometheus and Luna dived right into the horde of Time soldiers, who growled at their presence and began to attack.
"What? No hello?" smirked Prometheus as he slashed one monster to bits. "Alright, who's next?"
(LINE BREAK)
After the Power of Flight ran out, Dark Pit landed and began to walk around the valley. He didn't see any such person around the Time monsters, so he imagined that he would have to look on his own. He wasn't too sure though. Palutena's vision was quite blurry, and he didn't exactly have an accurate description of the girl.
However, in the end, as he began to turn a corner, he wouldn't need to worry.
"Noire, I sense a wonderful soul arriving." spoke a feminine voice that sounded evil.
"Noire?!" thought Dark Pit as he looked forward. He saw a small figure about 20 yards away, back turned to him.
"Be quiet Fimbulvetr." spoke Noire. The tone of voice wasn't exactly commanding, more like a child trying to sound in control. The girl slowly turned her head towards Dark Pit. He tensed as he got a good look at the Legion of Time general.
"Hmm, she's actually not bad looking. A little too skinny though." thought Dark Pit. "Palutena, do you sense anything?"
"I'm sensing something weird. I feel two presences where she's standing." said Palutena.
"Two? But I only see one." said Dark Pit in confusion.
"Could she be…..? No, it can't be." said Palutena. "The only answer I can think of is that there's something inside of her. A powerful force."
"Something inside her? You're kidding." said Dark Pit.
"No, she's right. There is something in me." Dark Pit turned forward to see Noire standing two feet away from him, speaking in a solemn tone. Dark Pit gasped in surprise and flipped back a ways, collecting himself after seeing that.
"Woah, how did she get to me so quickly?" asked Dark Pit, Silver Bow at the ready. Noire was still standing there, just looking at Dark Pit with an unreadable look on her face. Dark Pit began to wonder just who she was.
"Are you afraid?" she spoke softly. "You should be…..Ugh!"
Suddenly, Noire began tensing up, her body beginning to spasm a bit. Truthfully, Dark Pit was starting to get a bit frightened. This was spooky even for him. He heard Noire twitch and moan, which slowly grew into discomforting groans. She staggered back and forth, her hands coming to her head as she briefly groaned in pain.
"Ahh…Ah…ugh…Ahh…Ahhhh." she groaned.
"What in the world is going on?" asked Dark Pit. However, he noticed something. The air around him was beginning to feel denser, as if this girl in front of him was unleashing some major magical energy. It felt like light, and yet it also felt….evil.
"Ahhhhhhh….Ughh…Ahhhh!" Noire groaned louder, as her body contorted, something beginning to form through her back, as if something was growing insider her. Dark Pit didn't know what to think.
"Hey, are you alright….." he started, right before Noire let out a deafening scream.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" A white mass of energy formed around Noire, coming right out of her back and manifesting above her. Dark Pit was in shock and awe at what he was witnessing. The form above Noire began to solidify, a pair of arms and hands forming. At once, a feminine head formed, with a mane of white hair flowing out. A face appeared on the head, feminine in appearance and staring evilly at Dark Pit. After the being fully materialized, Noire's screams finally died down.
"What…did I just see?" asked Dark Pit, finding no words to describe what he just saw. The white being then looked at Noire, putting one hand forcefully on Noire's head.
"Ouch, that hurts. Don't do that." spoke Noire. The being just smirked.
"Don't be such a wuss." said the being before grinning at Dark Pit. "He looks strong. Perfect for us."
"I don't know Fimbulvetr. You know I'm not good with boys." said Noire with an insecure voice.
"Fimbulvetr?" thought Dark Pit. "Palutena, have you heard of Fimbulvetr?"
"Only in legends. It supposedly is a weapon with its own will. It's known as the Star Bow, and it is also said to feed on human souls." said Palutena. That last part caught Dark Pit's attention.
"Wait, it's a holy bow but it consumes human souls?! That makes no sense!" yelled Dark Pit.
"You know, you shouldn't talk behind people's backs." Dark Pit looked forward to once again see Noire right in front of him. Surprised but not as much as last time, Dark Pit slashed forward with his Silver Bow, landing a direct hit on Noire's chest.
"Got'cha!" cheered Dark Pit. However, something was off. Looking at where his weapon hit her, he only saw a small trail of blood; his weapon barely hurt her at all.
"Oh no." spoke Noire in a solemn tone. "You can't hurt me with a weak attack like that."
Grunting, Dark Pit landed a kick right on Noire's chest, sending her back a bit. That last remark didn't exactly make him feel good.
"How's this for weak?!" yelled Dark Pit as he charged forward, unleashing multiple arrows from his bow. Most of them impacted Noire, causing her to grunt in discomfort. A tiny trail of blood flowed out of her mouth.
"Well, at least I got some damage." muttered Dark Pit. However, Fimbulvetr seemed unamused.
"Interesting show, but hardly enough." Fimbulvetr then turned to Noire. "Let's get him Noire."
"Right." spoke Noire. At that, Fimbulvetr condensed into another mass of energy as Noire lifted her right hand into the mass, as something began to form around it. Suddenly, a bow formed around her hand, the remaining energy flowing into it. The bow was white in color, with two star-like designs at the ends where it met the bowstring. The arc of the bow further extended beyond those star designs in long stands of energy, becoming almost as long as Noire herself. Energy surged around the tip of the bow.
"Wow, that thing looks menacing." spoke Dark Pit as he prepared himself again. Just as he spoke, Noire aimed her bow straight at him.
"Do I really have to?" she asked.
"Stop whining. If you don't win, you're not getting dinner tonight." spoke Fimbulvetr from inside the bow.
"What? You can't do that! I can't deal with being any thinner than I already am!" said Noire in possibly the biggest outburst she had yet, although there was a considerable amount of fear in that tone.
"Um, are you going to fight any time now?" asked Dark Pit, smirking at her in his usual tone. However, right as he said that, something flashed on Noire's chest briefly. Before he could ask what it was, Noire met him with an angry look.
"INSOLENCE! You dare tell me when to fight! I'll have your head!" she roared at him, firing her arrow straight at him. As Dark Pit tried to recover from the outburst, he sidestepped to barely dodge her powerful arrow.
"Woah! Did her personality just do a 180?" Dark Pit didn't have much time to speak after that, as Noire was already in front of him again, firing another arrow that grazed his leg. Grunting, Dark Pit rolled to the side, blocking a frontal strike from Noire.
"Get him Noire!" cheered Fimbulvetr.
Dark Pit pushed Fimbulvetr up, aiming for a direct slash at Noire. At that moment, Noire ducked, aiming a sweeping kick at Dark Pit's legs. The attack connected, causing Dark Pit to use his balance and fall to the ground. Noire grabbed Fimbulvetr at the center and separated her into twin swords, trying to impale Dark Pit. At the last second, he rolled over, dodging the first strike. However, Noire lashed out her second sword, cutting into Dark Pit's left shoulder.
Grunting in discomfort at the strike, Dark Pit staggered to his feet and flipped into the air, firing more arrows at Noire. She sidestepped them, although a few grazed her right side as she reconnected Fimbulvetr and fired arrows herself. Hers had real force behind them, as Dark Pit learned as one fierce arrow impacted his shoulder.
"Argh!" grunted Dark Pit as he fell back to the ground. He was getting nowhere against this girl. Noire was relentless. Where did this side of her come from? What happened to the meek girl from before?
"Just who are you?!" asked Dark Pit. Noire scoffed and glared at him.
"Foolish question! I am the Angel of Death, you fool of a man!" Noire roared as she readied another arrow, this one larger than the others. "Stardust Arrow!"
Dark Pit rolled to the side to dodge the blunt of the arrow, although it still grazed his leg, causing him to grunt in discomfort. He had to really get an advantage against this girl. She had speed, power, and dang good accuracy to boot.
"Where is your courage little man?! Fight me before I remove your tongue from your craven mouth!" Noire jumped into the air and fired at Dark Pit, causing him to roll out of the way before she made a porcupine out of him.
"We've got him on the run!" cheered Fimbulvetr, clearly enjoying the heated battle. Noire separated her back into swords and dove down on Dark Pit, trying to impale him upon the ground. Dark Pit jumped back to his feet in time as Noire's attack impacted the ground. Briefly stunned, Dark Pit landed a punch to Noire's chest, trying to knock her enough to get his balance. However, it didn't work as Noire recovered and grabbed his leg, twisting him in mid-air and blasting him with a shockwave, sending him flying into the ground as he created a 30-yard long trail on the ground. Staggered, but not out, Dark Pit got back on his feet, panting from exhaustion.
"Angel of Death…..how fitting." muttered Dark Pit as he got back on his feet. He was feeling pretty battered, but nothing really bad. He had fought through worse in the past.
But he couldn't even begin to understand this girl. Her personality changed in the blink of an eye, and with that powerful bow helping her, she was a force of nature.
None the less, Dark Pit charged at Noire. She fired another arrow at him, to which he was able to dodge with an air roll. He dashed over to her, landing a punch on her face. Maybe that would do some damage.
"Finally, a hit." said Dark Pit.
"You're hurting me too?" Suddenly, Dark Pit was again looking into Noire's soft eyes; the eyes he saw at the beginning. What was going on? With no time to ponder that question, Dark Pit began slashing with his bow, as Noire tried to block them.
"Noire, don't just take it. Fire back!" yelled Fimbulvetr.
"But what am I supposed to do?!" replied Noire frantically.
"Kill him! Take his soul!" cried Fimbulvetr.
Ignoring their conversation, Dark Pit landed a kick on Noire's midsection, following it up with a roundhouse kick that sent her flying across the battlefield. Finally making progress, Dark Pit began dashing towards her as Noire tried to pick herself off the ground. She stared at him emotionlessly.
"That won't always work." she spoke. Dark Pit ignored her and fired arrows as he charged. Noire blocked them with Fimbulvetr as Dark Pit charged in close. A few arrows impacted her, leaving Dark Pit a clear shot.
"Got'cha!" he cried as he attempted to slash her. However, right before he could, Noire grabbed him by his neck, growling at him.
"WRETCHED MAN! I am not some ant! The Angel of Death requires satisfaction!" she growled at him as she threw him aside. The crazy side of her was back.
Dark Pit again picked himself off the ground. "Oh come on, what is up with her?" he asked futilely.
"Enough of you! Time for you to taste hell, mortal! HA HA HA HA!" she exclaimed as a hexagonal glyph appeared around the tip of Fimbulvetr, beginning to brim with energy. It looked like thousands of arrows all being stored at once. Dark Pit realized too late what that meant.
"Uh oh."
"Now, to the abyss with you! TERMINAL JUDGMENT!"
At once, thousands of arrows erupted from Fimbulvetr's glyph, surging right towards Dark Pit, causing an explosion upon contact.
(END)
Boy, what a battle huh? Probably one last Paralogue before we finally reach Part 2.
Yes, my name for the Chariot Master is Dagran the Brave. Even he's going to have some more depth later on, because I'm just that awesome.
Anyway, character bio time! Now we take a look at our remaining Great General: Noire and Fimbulvetr.
*****Noire and Fimbulvetr*****
Age: Noire appears around 14 years old appearance-wise (about 40 years old in real time). Fimbulvetr doesn't really have an age.
Appearance: Noire is of average height (a tiny bit taller than Pit) and has a lean figure. She has short auburn hair, barely reaching her shoulders. She wears a purple and red sleeveless top and skirt. She wears a black long-sleeved top underneath her sleeveless top with archer gloves on her hands. She also wears black leggings with equally colored boots to match. Her boots reach just below her knee and sport
Fimbulvetr is a white color and appears as a strong and feminine figure.
Japanese seiyu: Yuki Matsuoka (Noire) and Mie Sonozuki (Fimbulvetr)
English VA: Michelle Ruff (Noire) and Tara Platt (Fimbulvetr)
Bio: Noire is the youngest of the three Great Generals. Unlike the others, she's a naturally born Temporian; meaning that she was born through natural birth rather than through the Realm of Oblivion. As such, she was coveted by Temporian scientists and experimented on constantly. Normally, she is a sweet girl who honestly doesn't like is a so-called spirit of light that takes delight in killing.
*****End bio*****
Well that's all for now. Stay tuned for the last Paralogue next chapter. We'll wrap up anything else from Part 1 or these Paralogues and then get right to Part 2, which will introduce a new main character along with Pit.
Sentinel07, out!