A/N: This next chapter where it more focuses on Lene and Seed within their continuous blossoming romance and the surprise attack from Matilda at the hands of the Silverian Army led by Adelbert.
Chapter 19: Battling Silveria: Sigurd's Sacrifice
Seed was taking a shower while cleaning himself up and it was his first time. He looked back at the times when he currently worked as a 3rd General when Jowy takes the reign as both the Commander in-chief and the King of Highland as he thought.
It was a rough work for me and Culgan do all our works. I'm just being a second person to react at things. All I do is just yelling at spat at anybody while I'm eager to fight somebody.
Just then, Lene was taking a toothbrush in a towel and seeing her natural beauty and the background song of "Somebody's Me" has been played. He was attracted to her sexiness and her body as he thought about this.
It's weird for me to see Lene like this... I've never seen a feisty princess like her was so beautiful in person. Anyway, I guess I've done enough for this shower.
He finally closes the shower faucet as he gets the towel to cover himself and Lene looked at him after taking a toothbrush.
"How was it?"
"It was fine, Lene. I kinda massage my shoulders when the water drops are fast." Seed answered calmly and he arrogantly shows his hair to her. "How do I look, Lene?"
"Dream on, Mr. Hot-Tempered Casanova... Why would I answer if your hair is always fringy?"
"Hehe... Don't tell me that you like slicked haired handsome guys." Seed giggles to know that Lene likes handsome men in a slicked back as he teases her. "You even interact with other cool guys like me being a fringy guy and I feel jealous. It fits my style for a fringy guy like me."
"Whatever you say, Seed. Why don't you get dressed and get some sleep? I need to take a shower too."
As Lene goes to the shower as she removes the towel and fall off and takes the shower. Seed smiles as he looked in the mirror to dry up his hair with a towel as he thought.
So this is why Lene likes that ugly bastard Stefan... She was into slicked back men. I guess my hair got pushed down by the water and because I'm a fringy guy. Looks like I'm already adjusting myself at their future world and I'd never experience their modern country just like our beloved country in Highland. Forgive me, Lord Jowy and you too Culgan. I think I would love to take care of a feisty but a naked princess.
"Uhm, Lene... is it okay if I join in?"
"Are you crazy!? You already did that to me when I take skinny dipping in the ocean and now this...!" Lene said trying to shoo him.
"Don't be so sensitive... we're already grown up adults." Seed reacted while raising his brow and gave her a mischievous smile. "Maybe I would massage you up while you're in there. I'm not gonna do something dirty."
Lene rolled her eyes when he spoke that. He went inside the shower as she feels his masculinity in him while blushing to see him.
"You're nuts, Seed..." Lene commented to his actions as he massaged her shoulders with a clean soap as she feels his hard hands and it was enough for her to get massaged. "Uhhh... I've never seen you were massaging me."
"I told you... I'm not going to do something dirty." Seed replied with a mischievous smile on his face and Lene was shocked when he did it. She then faces him and both stare each other between their eyes as he leaned her to the shower wall. "I'm not shy when I do this, Lene..."
Lene smiles when he leaned her to the shower wall as Seed slowly kisses her and both are making out inside the shower until she tells him.
"I think I'm starting to ask about you, Seed. About your life..."
Seed then stops when she said it as he turned around and replied.
"I'll tell you about it, Lene... Since I massaged you then you do mine is that okay?"
"All right... you said that." Lene smiled mischievously as she massages Seed's shoulders and back but accidentally removes the towel on his waist and it was fall off into the floor only for him to gave her an angry reaction for making him naked until he groans in pain when she hardly massages his stiff shoulders.
Afterwards, both are in bed with their sleeping clothes and this is how Seed tells her about his life.
"I grew up as a peasant within the Highland Kingdom and I became exceptionally skilled in both swordsmanship and the Rune. I already told you that my Flowing Rune is my forte. Until, I was recruited by the Highland Kingdom and both of my skills are put up to a good use when I finally rose upon my ranks within their militia. I became a Captain under Solon Jhee's command and Culgan was his Vice-General until he was executed for his failures by Luca Blight and this is how I promoted as a Vice-General and Culgan is taken over Solon's role as a General. When Lord Kiba and his son Klaus defecting into Lord Riou's side, I was the one taking over his place as the 3rd General of Highland and me and Culgan had pledge allegiance to Lord Jowy who is now the commander of the Highland Army until his ascension as King."
"..."
"I know I was confident to defend my beloved country but Culgan and I we failed when both of us defeated by Lord Riou and his group in a very hard battle and died from our wounds."
"You fought well, Seed. Now I understand of why you loved your homeland so much. That man you were saying is trying to make your country takes the right turn to be fallen. And that's why Higheast City and it's palace had already been abdicated in royalty for the past several years."
"You mean it was abdicated? No way..." Seed said surprisingly.
"My father learned so much about history, Seed. It was abdicated after the Higheast Rebellion where Highland loyalists are sided with the southern Harmonian troops to invade the Higheast Province in order to reclaimed by the entire land but they failed when they were pushed back by the Dunan Republic in order to secure the entire province." Lene said telling him and he realizes that other Highland loyalists are more greedy enough to get their land and he made up his mind while looking at Lene.
"Lene... I... Since you and your father and looking after the Higheast Palace to reclaim your kingdom in Silveria, I want the Higheast Province to become a better country like Muse, Greenhill and Matilda did in your time."
"..."
"After all our adventures... we always be together in our missions and travels. Is it okay if I would be your boyfriend, Lene?" Seed smiled finally asking her to become her boyfriend which Lene smiles since he truly cares for her and being protected by him as she responds.
"Yes..."
Seed excitedly smiles that he is finally to be with her as he hugged her amorously as Lene whispers him.
"Shhh... everyone is asleep, Seed."
"Ohhh... sorry..." Seed silently apologizes and he kisses her gently finally accepting him as her boyfriend.
Few hours later as Seed was asleep, Lene's Divine Dagger Rune was glowing and Lene wakes up. Behind her, the woman appears again who is the gate keeper.
"The incarnation of your Rune is the only one to stop against the other incarnation Runes that will keep the balance of this world."
Lene looked to see her again and looking at her Rune glows continuously and seeing their world is in grave danger.
"What are you saying? You mean this my Rune is against the other incarnation Rune where my half-uncle had wielded."
"That Rune he carries it was the incarnation of the Sovereign Rune and also inherits the power of the Front Gate Rune own by my sister, Windy. With that Rune he carries, both souls of Barbarossa and my sister are inside of that Rune and the host would be slowly possessed in whoever uses it."
"..."
"The Front Gate Rune and my Back Gate Rune once it became whole, it will become a Gate Rune." The woman said telling her. "Listen, there's no turning back on the fight and you can't throw it away. Your Rune is the only one to guide you in the final battle and your own destiny."
The woman soon disappears and Lene looked at her Rune which is no longer glowed and seeing what her destiny is.
"My destiny... what is my destiny awaits me..."
Suddenly, an explosion occurs within the town as she looked at the window, it was caused by a surprise attack led by Adelbert and the Silverian Army. Lene was horrified by and she wakes Seed up.
"Hey, Seed... you need to get up! Someone is causing a surprise attack on the town!"
"Huhh... What!?" Seed immediately gets up and seeing the town was burning as he angrily clenches his fist seeing that it was done by Doug. "That shitty old fool was behind this!"
The Silverian Army attack the entire town including it's citizens as Adelbert and Ross arrive the scene. Meanwhile, Sean and Asher looked to see the damage they have made.
"So the big bad bastard is behind the surprise attack. I think it's about time to settle this matter." Sean said as he gets a stick on his pocket to form his Tokkosho as Asher wielding his shotgun as his Lightning Rune carries on his right hand.
"It looks like they were trying to assassinate Sigurd. I'm gonna aim their heads as the rest of you would follow him."
As the other citizens are evacuating from the fire, Mason is battling against the Silverian as Sean throws one of the swords from his Tokkosho to blow them away and Mason was relieved to see him.
"It's you..."
"Where's Sigurd...?"
"He's trying to battle the big guy." Mason replied until one of the soldier attempts to strike on them but was blasted away with a single shot. Both noticed it was coming from Lene using her left double-sided tonfa.
"Sean, Mason... are you two okay?"
"We're alright... we have to find Sigurd and fast."
Sigurd then battles Adelbert in a sword fight and seeing his weapon is larger than a normal sword as the blade of his sword is about to destroyed. Adelbert smiled maliciously to see his defeat until burning flames are on the ground, creating an explosion to knock him away. Sigurd noticed Seed's presence as he arrives in time to save him.
"Thank goodness you're here."
"Guess that your sword is about to rust." Seed commented about Sigurd's weapon and he angrily faces Adelbert. "Your weapon is twice the size as Rowd's sword. Maybe just maybe you're being ordered around by your bootleg shitty boss who burned this town into the ground with your dirtbags."
"You red-headed son of a bitch?! Your words are far enough and you keep disrespecting our King. I'll crush you!" Adelbert gritted angrily over Seed's horrible remarks as he readied his two-handed sword.
"Be serious, you giant sasquatch! You really think you can hit me with that!?" Seed sadistically taunts on Adelbert causing him to attack him with his blade as he dodges most of his sword attacks much to Sigurd's shock.
Seed then draws his sword to block Adelbert's sword turning into a sword and Rune fight. Adelbert casts his Grand Tremor from his Mother Earth Rune to make Seed dodges the magic which Adelbert attacks him to make him block with his sword.
"Tough luck you red-headed brainiac!" Adelbert taunts him as Seed gritted to shove him away, almost knocking him down. Seed casts Silent Lake from his Flowing Rune to seal the rune casting by forming a giant blue orb that surrounds them. Therefore, Asher shoots most of the soldiers with his shotgun using energy blasts caused by his Lightning Rune and seeing Seed battling against Adelbert. Adelbert tried to casts most of his Runes but to no avail as Seed arrogantly taunts him.
"What's the matter!? You sasquatch... can't cast your Rune?"
"Why you?!" Adelbert then tried to attack Seed once again as they clash their swords. Adelbert knocks him on the ground then tried to attack as Seed grapples him down. Adelbert tries to attack him again only to be knee smashed by him and knocks him with the back of his sword.
"Now that we're even..." Seed stated as Asher arrives to casts Adelbert with Lightning Rune, allowing Seed to use his Thunder Blade within his Rune Combination by raising his sword in a flash of lightning and defeating Adelbert with a thunder sword strike.
Lene and Sean's group along with Mason arrive to see them and Adebelt was heavily injured from Seed's attack.
"Are you all right, Sigurd?"
"Yeah... I'm all right..."
"The princess is here, huh... Here's a gift for my King!" Adelbert the strikes Lene with his sword only for Sigurd to block her and was impaled by his sword much to their horrible shock and Sigurd falls down to the ground, lifeless.
"Sigurd!" Mason screams in anguish as the remaining Matilda soldiers are battling the Silverian army and Lene was horribly surprised that he rescued her and Seed had seen this.
"This guy is nothing more but wasting his breath. The King will be so proud that I killed him, haha!" Adelbert boasted for killing Sigurd causing Seed to get furious and attempting to hurt Lene on the spot.
"You may kill the Matilda leader right on the spot and you attempted to kill Lene, you deluded sasquatch! I'm gonna knock you out, you son of a bitch!" Seed angrily casts Deep Impact from his Flowing Rune to form a deluge creating a giant tsunami to knock Adelbert in a greater distance.
"UWAHHH! I'll be back!"
Seed became exhausted and comes to Lene's aid who is crying over Sigurd's corpse and Mason was distraught over the man's loss. Both Asher, Sean and Rowan watch as it begin to rain. They noticed Lene's Rune is lighting up as it resurrects Sigurd using Heaven's Gospel from her Divine Dagger Rune knowing that Sigurd is not yet ready to die. Seed realizes that Lene is the true key to stop the blood war.
