Chapter 15 Saints and Djinn
Isaac and Byleth were led down to the Cathedral by Seteth and Flayn.
"So, today is Saint Macuil Day?" Isaac asked
"That is correct. While being a devout follower to the Church of Serios is not a requirement for our staff, we would like our facility to at least be knowledge about it." Seteth said
"But for Saint Macuil's day, we have a short service in is honor and a hymn." Flayn explained. "What about you Isaac? Do you have someone to worship in Wayward?"
Isaac nodded. "There is a being called The Wise One. He is the guardian of Vale and protector to the secrets of Psynergy."
"Interesting." Flayn said 'But that name does sound a bit familiar.' She added in her head
Seteth said nothing.
"Regardless, it looks like the service is going to start, so let's go take our seats." Flayn said.
The service went on rather smoothly. Isaac noticed some of his class here like Lorenz, Lysithea, and laude, though Claude looked like he really wasn't paying attention, much to the frustration of Dimitri who was sitting right next to him. Edelgard was a bit further away, but it was unknown if she was actually paying attention or just faking it.
Still, Isaac did learn about Saint Macuil from Rhea's sermon. He was apparently well skilled in magic, and his skills in tactics were unapparelled. Even serving as the tactian in Serios's army during the war against Nemisis.
'I wonder if there are any books about him in the Library? I could use some more knowledge on tactics for my class. Maybe I can ask Tomas for help. Or heck, Lady Rhea or Seteth could probably know a lot being the leader and right hand of this religion.' Isaac thought.
Then came the singing. Isaac whispered his singing since he wasn't good at it. Though Flayn who was next to him sang pretty well, so his voice was thankfully drowned out. Lady Rhea was an amazing singer, though Isaac could also hear Doretha and Manuela singing louder as well, and both were amazing. Annette was right behind him, and she seemed to be singing well too, but it was hard to tell over everyone else's singing.
With the sermon done, Isaac headed out to get ready for class like everyone else.
After class:
"It's right up ahead sir." A knight said leading Dimitri to a storage. After the service, Dimitri overheard a problem with some food missing from the storage room, so he offered to help.
Dmitri opened the door and to his surprise, there was a Venus Djinni munching on a peach. Its ears and spikes were combed down with the points bending downwards. It's tail was in the shape of an arrowhead.
'I don't believe it. I found a Djinn!' Dimitri inwardly cheered before he shook his head. He did have a job to do. "Excuse me uh, Djinn." Dimitri said getting its attention.
The Djinn stopped eating to look at Dimitri in surprise. "Wait, did you just call me a Djinn?" It asked
"Uh, yes? That is what you are, isn't it?" Dimitri asked
"Well yes, but you're the first person to know that. Every other person I met called me some kind of monster that would make big money or something." The Djinn said. "What do you know about Djinn?"
"You are creatures made entirely of Psynergy that can assist Adepts like myself. You in general are a Venus Djinn." Dimitri said
"Wow. You actually have some brains there." The Djinn commented. "Name's Pewter."
"I am Dimitri. Mind if I ask why you are eating our food?" Dimitri asked
"I was hungry." Pewter answered like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"I was told that Djinni don't need food." Dimitri said
"We don't, but that doesn't mean we don't enjoy a good bite every now and then." Pewter said
"I see. But, you are stealing from us. Tell you what, why don't you come with me, and I will get you some food." Dimitri offered
"You're an adept, right?" Pewter asked
"That is correct." Dimitri nodded.
Pewter shrugged. "I guess. Raise your hands."
Dimitri did, and the Djinn jumped into the air, turning into yellow orbs. The orbs circled around Dimitri and went inside him.
"That was weird." Dimitri commented. "But at least I finally got a Djinn partner." With that, Dmitri left to find his professor.
That evening:
Edelgard met up with Hubert outside the Monastery.
"Were you seen?" Edelgard asked
"You should know that answer more than anyone else my lady." Hubert said. "I even made sure that Professor Isaac was fast asleep before I left."
"True enough." Edelgard admitted. "Let's be fast. We can get in trouble if we are spotted out here at this time, and we are nowhere near ready to proceed with our goal." Edelgard said.
"Yes. According to the report I received, a Djinn was spotted not too far from here." Hubert said
Hubert lead the princess to a small clearing in a nearby forest where a Mars Djinn was spotted.
The Djinn was orange with a yellow belly. It had a spikey head and a fan-like tail.
Edelgard slowly approached the Djinn that was snoozing, but her steps woke it up. In a fit of rage, it attacked
"Give me a hand Hubert. We need to end this quick before the noise catches a guard's attention." Edelgard said readying her axe.
"Indeed. That Gatekeeper is very observant." Hubert said.
The Djinn unleashed a blast of fire at the two who dodged the attacked. Hubert shot a blast of Mire at the Djinn which caused it to stutter and Edelgard struck it with her axe, causing the Djinn to fly into a tree.
"Ouch. What did you do that for? I was having a nice dream!" The Djinn complained
"My apologies, but you attacked us." Edelgard pointed out.
"Well, what would you do if someone approached you while you were sleeping?" The Djinn asked and Edelgard had no retort.
"Well anyway, I apologies, but I was hoping that you would lend me your power." Edelgard asked
"You're an adept?" The Djinn asked
Edelgard nodded. "My name is Edelgard Von Hresvelg. I am the princess of the Adrestian Empire and a Mars Adept. May I ask your name?"
"Call me Chili." Chili said.
"Chili. Nice to meet you. I do ask of you to please lend me your strength to fight for a new world." Edelgard asked
"Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt. Okay." Chili said. "Raise your hands."
"Raise my hands? Like this?" Edelgard asked raising her hands.
"Perfect." Chili said. It busted into multiple red orbs that flew into the sky, and then went into Edelgard.
"That was…interesting." Edelgard said
"I hate to interrupt my lady, but it seems the Djinni's light show caught the attention of some guards, and they are heading this way." Hubert warned.
Edelgard nodded. "Very well then Hubert. Take us out of here." Hubert nodded and teleported the two back into the monastery as the guards appeared.
"Nothing here." One guard said
"I know I saw some lights. It looked like fire." Another said.
"Probably a monster with that Psynergy stuff nearby. We'll need to discuss this with the Archbishop tomorrow and strengthen defenses just in case." The first guard said.
Today was the 27th of the month This upcoming Saturday that was four days away was the scheduled date for the missions to occur. According to Seteth, the scouts reported back on time, so Saturday was the day that all three classes would embark for their first assignment. However, today was Mercades's birthday, and Byleth decided to emulate Isaac and celebrate it in a different way. She talked to Annette and found out that Mercedes likes sweets, so a little tea party with her and Annette sounded like a great way to celebrate it.
"Thank you for inviting me professor." Mercades said as she sat down.
"Well it's your birthday and I felt the need to do something special for it." Byleth said
"Still, I wish the others could be here." Annette said
"I know, but Dimitri is trying to learn more about his new Djinn, Dedue and Felix are trying to find one for them, Ingrid is busy training for the mission and Ashe is…" Byleth listed
"He's helping some of the merchants with a thief." Annette pointed out.
"It doesn't matter. I did get a happy Birthday from each of them, and some even gave me gifts." Mercedes said
"Well that was nice. Though next time I should try luring them like Isaac did." Byleth said
"I'll give you a hand." Annette laughed. "Hey I know, when we celebrate my birthday, we can have a cake for both of us."
"That's nice of you Annie, but it's not needed." Mercedes said
"Still though Professor, I didn't know you knew how to cook." Annette said
"I wouldn't call myself an expert, but when you live on the road, it's a skill that is practically required." Byleth said
"Anyway, I have to admit professor, when I first saw that you were going to teach us, I had my doubts." Mercedes admitted.
"Why's that Mercie?" Annette asked
"Well, I thought you were too young. We're all around the same age and you have to admit that it is quite strange." Mercedes pointed out
"Yeah, Isaac was saying similar things when we got the job." Byleth said
"I also had my doubts on Isaac too. Especially after the mock battle." Mercedes added. "With you though, your performance in the mock battle showed that you were skilled and I definitely see that you are quite mature for your age. You are strong willed, encouraging, and you go to great lengths to care for your students."
"Isaac definitely had a rough outing with his students, but I do believe that he will get better soon." Byleth said
"I do admit that he is very caring and mature as well…But still…" Mercedes said
"He will be fine Mercedes." Byleth assured.
"Well, if you think so, then I will wait and see." Mercedes said taking a sip of tea. "Still, to be teaching two classes."
"He does very well in Psynergy class. After all, he grew up all about it. He's honestly the best choice to teach it." Byleth said
"Hey, at least Caspar won't accidentally burn rooms down again." Annette laughed
"Now if only we can help you stop burning the kitchen." Byleth said taking a sip
Wait...did you just tell a joke?" Annette gawked
Djinni Fact of the Day:
Flint: Hey there boys and girls. Today, I get to talk about one of my own elements.
Name: Pewter
Attribute: Earth
Stats: HP +10 / PP +3
Origin: Golden Sun Dark Dawn
Original Location: Given to you by Laurel in Kolima Woods
Flint: So, what do you bring to the table?
Pewter: I give the usual boast with the power of Venus, but I can also drop the enemies defenses sometimes. But that's not important. You want to know the most important thing about me?
Flint: What's that?
Pewter: I CAN TALK!
Flint: ?
Pewter: I'm the only one in the frantise that can talk outside of giving adepts tutorials. That alone make me unique among Dinni
Flint: Now if only someone can work on his manners.
And that's a wrap!
Apologies for the wait. The Holidays were not fun. (Outside of the actual dates of course) It was busy and I didn't have as much time as I wanted. That and this chapter was pretty tricky.
I wanted to do more with the service at the beginning, but I kept hitting a roadblock which is why it happened so short. Heck, doesn't help that Macuil has probably the least said about him out of the four Saints. Heck, even Indech is given a bit more info in Seteh's support with Bernadetta.
Regardless, I gave Edelgard and Dimitri their own Djinni finally. As for the rest, they will start getting it after the first mission is done with.
Speaking of the first mission, I have one more chapter I want to do before I get to that. So it's coming. Though there is a poll on my profile. Check it out.
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Also, Happy 2020 everyone!