Vote hasn't changed. Erin leads by four. Noah and Eliwood each have one. Dusty has zero, alongside the three mysterious votes opinions. If you guys want someone else to win, vote.
Now for the final part of the Tournament arc, which leads into final arc, and then we will finally have our timeskip. Also A certain event planned out as well. Expect That will be all.
Disclaimer: Has not been repaired, but a timegate that leads to a previous chapter.
Chapter 35
Knighthood
I stared into the crowd in the arena. Most of the Shepherds walked into the field. The only ones missing where Maribelle, Lissa, and Sully.
"Can't we fight you all in teams?" I looked at the crowd of shepherds. Seriously we have eight people against way more.
"No," Chrom raised his sword.
"Well then," I readied to my swords
"This is the end of your story," Dusty sent a blast of fire right at the shepherds.
"DODGE," Robin yelled at the top of his lungs. The shepherds scattered around the field. Noah and Link drew their bows and started firing randomly into the crowd.
"In such a wounded state, I will only hinder my comrades. Logic dictates I withdraw..." Miriel retreated from the field with a arrow in her neck. I really think that one came from Noah.
"Owowow! This is hurting WAY too much! I'm going home...," Nowi fled from the fight.
"This is my favorite part," Stahl charged right at us.
"Not really," Charlie swung his hammer and sent Stahl into wall.
"Teach just got tenure," Vaike swung right at us.
"Nope," Dusty stabbed him right in the chest, and then her pegasus started to pound of him with its hooves.
"We're doing ok," I scanned the field. Vaike started to limp off the field. Three shepherds were down.
"Yeah," Erin readied her lance as Panne in her demon bunny form charged her.
"Gregor SMASH!," Gregor swung his axe, and sent Erin to the ground, while Panne pounced on her.
"Leave her alone," I charged right at Gregor slamming into him.
"Now to face maker!," He yelled again, and swung his axe. I raised Oblivion to block it. He swung his shield, and I moved to block with Oathkeeper.
"I won't lose to you," I pushed more power into my swords, but I couldn't break the block. Gregor was increasing his strength.
"I've got you," Link fired another arrow. Only for it to burned right out of the arrow.
"Checkmate," Robin smirked at him.
"Little help," I shouted at my comrades.
"I said I would help you," Link charged forward, only to get hit by a axe from guess who. Yup, Frederick.
"Did you?," Frederick glared at him.
"I've going to enjoy this," Link glared right back at him, and spat out some blood. He went right at him. His sword on Frederick's axe.
"Get off," Erin pushed Panne off of her with the end of her spear.
""I'll end this now!," Sumia flew right at at her. Erin held up her shield expect it was missing. Ok have they been getting criticals this whole time? Because if they are this is going to be hell?
"I'll end this," Noah appeared in some smoke, and slashed right at Gregor.
"Thanks," I moved my hands.
""Die! With magnificence!" Virion screeched and aimed an arrow at us.
"Nope," Dusty rode up and kicked Virion right in the head.
"Are we winning this?" I looked around.
"Don't know. Charlie still fighting his first opponent," Noah shrugged.
"Great," I looked at him, and suddenly felt a rush of wind. I looked in front of me to see a red haired pegasus rider.
"You were doing ok out of there," Cordelia swung her spear, and sent me flying to the ground.
"Did you have to that?" I looked up and she held her spear to my chest.
"Yes," She pulled me into a kiss, and then kicked me.
"Ouch," I looked at her.
"Don't hold back ok?" Cordelia stabbed her spear right in my left shoulder.
"I don't want to fight you," I looked at her.
"But you have to," She pulled her spear out.
"Cordy," I scanned the field hoping one of my allies could help. Erin was dueling it out with Sumia, Panne, and Lissa. Noah was duking it out with Robin and Chrom. He was holding his ground, but he couldn't hold them off forever. Dusty was dodging spells from Ricken, and arrows from Virion. They were keeping her from even focusing. Charlie was fighting. Stahl and Gregor, Thaja had disappeared from the entire fight. I think she had to retreat. Link was the only one who had one fighter.
"It has to be this way," Cordelia charged at me, and I swung to block. She kept charging at me, but I kept blocking. "Fight me. Ron please"
"I'm sorry," I pushed my sword, and she fell to the ground. I held my sword to her neck.
"Alright I give up. You beaten me. I can't take any more," Cordelia laughed, and stood up.
"What?" I was surprised by that. She is not easy to beat.
"I did my best, but that wasn't good enough. I'm leaving now," Cordelia turned away, and then turned right back.
"Is this a trick," I was really confused.
"No, but remember I'm betting on you my lightning swordsman. Also you might want to go after Anna. She'll keep healing the shepherds with her fortify staves," She whispered into my ear, and then turned away.
"Ok?" I watched her walk away really confused. Did she just throw the match? I'm lost. Whatever probably should focus on the healer"Guys hit the healer,"
"I've had enough of you," Link held his sword and it glowed in three lights. One green, blue, and red. He spun the sword, and two attacks came from it. One fiery blaze, and a blade of wind. Also I felt a healing light come over me. The two elemental attacks slammed over the shepherds went slamming them to the ground.
"What was that?" Robin looked at us.
"That was Link's power. He got the smash ball. So he hit you with a Triforce slash," I grinned. Frederick was still standing, but Anna had fled from field. No healer, We can drain them of their health.
"Really?" Link looked over at me.
"Had to," I smirked.
"Now, I'll show you what it means to face Doomhammer," Charlie spun his hammer and slammed his hammer and the arena shook for a second.
"And Charlie's doomed you all. DOOM!," I glared at our opponents, only to see Chrom's angry face.
"Now I'm angry!" The paladin glared at me. Yes Chrom reclassed to a paladin. I think he got the second seal from Anna. She'll sell her own kidney for gold, and I'm not kidding. She actually tried to sell her kidney. No one bought it.
"Checkmate," Robin glowed in a blue light. I think he's activating Ignis. Oh Shit.
"This is the end of your story," Dusty held up her tome and fired a lightning bolt.
"Arcwind," Robin fired a blast of wind. It went right past Dusty's attack, and slammed into her exploding on impact.
"Why did I explode?" Dusty crumbled to the ground.
"Erin we might need heals," I looked on in shock. Dear Naga. He one shotted her.
"Your end has come!," Chrom rushed at her slamming her to the ground with the falchion and left a crater.
"Well he fucked with the white mage. Doesn't he know you're not suppose to fuck with the white mage?" I looked at my comrades.
"I'll get him, ya hear me," Donnel charged at Chrom. I forgot he was fighting with us.
"Now the jigging is up," Gregor slammed his shield into Donnel, and sword at the same time.
"We ain't doing so well," I looked in shock. We were down to four people, and we aren't really in full strength.
" That's the understatement of the year," Noah held his bow, and aimed an arrow.
"You're finished," Chrom slammed into Noah before he could even fire a arrow. Did He get even faster? Did Robin use the Rally Speed skill? Does he even have the Rally Speed Skill? Did he pair up?
"Uh," Noah crumbled to the ground from Chrom's sword blow. The air rushed out of his lungs.
"I'll finish you," Charlie raised his hammer.
"Time to tip the scales," Robin blasted him with a lightning bolt. It slammed into Charlie, and he went into the wall.
"Veteran," I looked in shock.
"This is just great," Link readied his sword.
"Together," I crossed my swords.
"Let's try it," Link charged and I followed behind him. I swung my sword right at Robin, only for the grandmaster to draw a silver sword intercepting the blow.
"I won't give up," I spun Oathkeeper to slash him, only for a steel spear to block it. I looked up and saw Sumia staring at me. "Figures,".
"You're done," Robin held up his arcfire tome, and blasted me square in the chest. I went flying to the ground.
"Argh," Link slammed into my chest.
"That's not fun," I pulled him out.
"We've lost. We can't win," Noah struggled to get up.
"They're too strong," Dusty crawled up to Iris.
"We had no chance," Erin got on her knees and fell back down.
"I've got no hearts left," Link reached for his sword, but couldn't reach it.
"No more support," Charlie leaned on his hammer.
"No, We can't give up. We came here to be knights, and I'll be damned if I walk away here anything less then a knight. I'm a hero, and heroes never lose," I struggled to my feet.
"You know-," Erin started to say.
"Including them. I'm not giving in, I'm not backing down, and I'm not giving up. I will win," I gripped my sword tightly.
"Well might as well keep going until I'm done," Noah stood back up.
"I'll never abandon my friends," Dusty gripped her spear.
"Since I have to heart left to fight. Might as well use it," Link readied his swords, and shield.
"Cause you're a Hyrule warrior?" I looked at him.
"Yeah," Link smirked to my comment.
"I'll protect my friends, that's what I do," Erin drew her halberd.
"I'm here to support you guys. Let's do this," Charlie placed his hammer on his shoulder.
"Ya all see these stars," Donnel didn't move.
"You think you can stop us. We just beat you before. Haven't you learned your lesson yet?" Robin held his sword.
"Yeah I've learned my lesson. I've got to put my whole heart into this. This is all of our dreams, and I won't let it end here. I won't let it fall. But you've got a lesson to learn now. You gotta learn you don't piss me off. The flame that burns in my heart! Never giving up, and that's why we're not gonna lose! Don't give up on your dreams! That's right, don't cry! Keep moving on. I'm going to crush anything in my way. Now I'm going to shout it out with my raging spirit. HERO KNIGHT DRIVE," I shouted to the sky. The power rushing into me. My form changed. I didn't gain the armor from before. Instead my jacket changed emerald green, and lightning formed around me. I spun my swords, and they glowed with lighting fire. Thought Oblivion seem to have gotten longer.
"You can win Ron," Cordelia cheered from the stands.
"I'm breaking my limits," I charged into battle. The air rushed from behind me, and Gregor was the first in my path. I swung my swords, Gregor crumbled to the ground.
"Gregor done now," Gregor crumbled to the ground.
"Teach got tenure," Vaike charged at me. I slammed oblivion into his axe, and it went flying out of his hand.
"Look like Teach got just teached," I slammed Oathkeeper into Vaike, and he went down.
"Lame," Noah said from somewhere behind me.
"This is my favorite part," Stahl charged at me silver spear in hand.
"Mine too," I blocked the spear, and slashed him with downward slant.
"Pick a god and pray," Frederick charged at me, with his axe. CLANG! Link's goddess sword intercepted the axe.
"Not by Din's flame, Nayru's Love, or Farore's wind will I let a son of a bitch, massive OCD, whiny bitch, annoying servant, a creep, a bad knight, clueless prick, and crutch harm a damn hand on my friends. Triforce SLASH," Link roared and swung his sword. He broke the parry and a light stunned Frederick. Link charged with a flurry of sword strikes. I swore I saw several triangles glow.
"Thanks Link," I continued to charge at the shepherds.
"Die with magnificence," Virion aimed an arrow.
"Not happening," I slashed like through Virion and he crumbled to the ground.
"I'll end this," Sumia charged at me.
"Sorry not happening," Dusty's spear went right at her. They were gliding through the sky striking at each other.
"My turn," Panne charged at me.
"Sorry not happening," Erin swung her halberd into Panne.
"Checkmate," Robin fired a lightning bolt towards me.
"Check again," Charlie slammed his hammer into the bolt.
"I'll stop you," Ricken threw a wave of wind.
"Try me," Noah slashed the wind out of the sky.
"Chrom its, just you and me," I jumped into the air, and did a flip, clashing my swords into his sword and shield.
"So it will be," Chrom broke the parry, and we clashed our blades. Sparks flew, and I felt the power of his blows. My swords shook from the pain. Even in this form. With all this power Chrom still has more power then me. I kept swinging my swords. Faster and stronger. I had to be faster, and use more strength. I won't give up.
"Gah," Chrom slashed me, and I brought Oblivion up to block only to find it spinning out of my hands.
"Great," I jumped into the air, and caught Oblivion in a back flip.
"Aether," Chrom jumped into the air, and did that spin move from the arena chapter. He slammed the falchion into me, and left a crater in the ground. The Hero Knight drive faded from me, and I stood back slowly. It wasn't skills that gave the power boost to Chrom. He was leveled up. This isn't the game. One unit can't get all the exp this time. We all are getting exp. Risen attack several areas at times. Chrom already gotten to paladin state. That means he already maxed out the stats he had in Great Lord. He's already promoted twice, and I'm still in my hero rank. I don't know when Chrom promoted to a paladin, or what his stats are. He's far above my level. Even if with Hero Knight's power increases me to my max stats in what class I'm am. He's on a whole new tier. I couldn't solo this.
"I'm sorry," I collapsed, completely out of energy. It be a couple of minutes before I fall asleep.
"This is tournament has ended. Now Ylisse has its new knight. Rise Ron, Noah, Erin, Dusty, Link, Charlie, Donnel, Tharja," Chrom looked at us.
"What?" I looked at him, thinking I heard him wrong.
"Sweet," Charlie grabbed Tharja into a hug, and kissed her. She kissed him back.
"Yeah. The shepherds were going to become knights regardless of this tournament. Plus you were graded on what you did. You passed. You showed honour, teamwork, and skill. You passed the tests. No one said you had to win. I'm still more confused why you signed up for this," Chrom looked at me.
"I can explain that," Cordelia jumped down from the stands, and perfectly got the landing. She's really is perfect. She walked right towards us.
"How?" Chrom looked at her. Is she even able to talk to him?
"Well it was my idea. I signed him up. He was so worried about feeling inferior from all recent losses he has had. I thought if he went through it he would get his lightning back," Cordelia looked at the Chrom. Well she did it.
"We all were in on it. Cordelia asked us to help him. So he have a team to back up. We need about the knighthood. We just wanted to help our friend," Erin spoke up.
"Your bonds are strong," Robin looked at us.
"Huh?" I was kinda losing it. I'm trying not to fall asleep. "Sorry I kinda lost you. Really tired here," I looked at him.
"He said everyone's bond was strong and it I have a idea to wake you up," Cordelia smirked and kissed me.
"They're going to be going that for a while," Noah smirked.
"Also I got a gift for you," Cordelia pulled away, and handed me a box.
"Thank you," I opened the box, and noticed a book. The title of it? Sword art Online Volume 1. "THANK YOU,".
"You're welcome," Cordelia smiled her pretty smile. 'its a complete set,"
"Hey no thanks to us," Noah gave a smirk.
"Thanks, Erin, Dusty, Link, Charlie, Donnel, and Tharja," I smiled at my friends.
"Smart ass," Noah grinned getting the joke.
Author's Notice: That's the end of the tournament arc. The final arc pre-timeskip is next. Which will include the weddings, and some other things. Probably be another two weddings.
Now the event I was talking about. A FAQ for the characters and writer. You ask questionings, as long as they aren't spoilers. I'll answer some of the questions at the end of each chapter.
Also I'll try to get the chapters out as quick as I can. Since My semester in College is over. I more free then usually, but I do have to worry about work. Till next time.