A day had passed since they came back from Garreg Mach. Edelgard was still using her crutch, just in case, even though she could ditch them at any time
She frowned at the news of her Professor reported sickness and that she will replace by Jeralt for a couple of days but she didn't complain but the news about the kidnap of Flayn and Mercedes greatly worry her alongside how Dimitri reacted to the news
During the lesson, she noticed that Dimitri is alone at the corner and that he not focusing on the lesson. She slowly moves towards Dimitri when Jeralt turns around to draw on the blackboard
She leans in and whispered, "Are you alright?"
Dimitri shook his head while not speaking a single word from his mouth
"Very well, meet me at the garden after class ends than we can talk," whispered Edelgard
Dimitri nods as he still refuses to talk
Edelgard silently move back to her original spot without any problems as she waits for class to end
After class ends everyone has to gather around to see who gets picked for which duties they get assigned to
She knew that she won't be chosen for picking weed, attending the stables or patrolling the skies due to her injured leg
Dimitri was about to be selected for stable duties but Edelgard silently ordered Hubert to take his task, allowing them to meet at the garden all to themselves
Edelgard sat herself down while putting her crutch in a leaning way against the table while Dimitri sat on the other side
She sighed "Dimitri, I know what you are going to ask..." she leans in closer to Dimitri "We have to take down Chaos and rescue Mercedes and Flayn,"
Dimitri stayed silent but just nods
"I understand your pain Dimitri and within my heart I do! I hate to say this but...we can't do anything, for now, we just have to hope for the best and that we can find their new hideout," Edelgard cover her face with both of her hands as she took a deep breath
"I know, I am just worried about Mercedes...we already lost one member of the Blue Lions thanks to those dam bastards!" Dimitri was about to slam the table but just stopped in middle air before taking a deep breath "If they dare kill her...I am afraid that I won't hold anything back," said Dimitri with an angry look on his face
Edelgard face turns into a concerned look "I understand but do you think that your past is blinding you from the present?" Edelgard asked
Dimitri lean back "Of course not! I have to avenge them all! We managed to end most of those monster lives but...some of them escape and I...ahh we were so close!" Dimitri looked frustrated
"I know, I understand that feeling...two notable members are left remaining with TWSITD. Chaos and Cornelia." Edelgard twist her neck around for a moment "I highly doubt that Cornelia would take the role of leadership...but Chaos, on the other hand, he/she will become the next leader of the remaining TWSITD," Edelgard lean back on her seat
"Chaos...I swear that I kill that monster!" Dimitri was about to slam the table once more but instead, he just calmed himself
Edelgard shakes her head "Dimitri, I think your flaws lay within your past. You are too focused on avenging those who have already died,"
Dimitri stood up and stared at Edelgard "Are you telling me to forget the dead!"
Edelgard also stood up and stared at Dimitri with a straight face "No! I am telling you that you shouldn't be blind by the dead! You should believe in yourself more!" Edelgard sighed "I...I just don't to ask you to madness like my siblings...I always wanted to avenge my siblings from the very start but I didn't let that blind me instead...I learned that no matter how much I begged, they won't come back...they are dead permanently...all I can do is just...move on and accept reality," said Edelgard
Dimitri just stared at Edelgard "I will never forget the dead and what those monsters did but...very well Edelgard, I try my best to not be blinded by the dead," Dimitri sighed with relief
"Thank you, Dimitri, just don't lose yourself like the time you punched into the ground in the library," Edelgard frowned as she sat down
Dimitri rubbed behind his neck "Oh...that," Dimitri looked away for a moment as he sat down across from her but he soon looked straightly at Edelgard "I am going to be straight about this, I still hold a grudge from the fact that you decide to work with those monsters in the first place,"
Edelgard sighed "I know, but that all under the rug now...anyways, we both need to be much stronger to face Chaos and it, minions. You know my leg is starting to recover and I do need some practice otherwise my skills will be rusty," Said Edelgard
Dimitri smiled at Edelgard "Same here, but are you sure that you can spare against me once more with that...leg of yours?" Dimitri asked
Edelgard looked at her leg for a moment "Yes if there no one else in the training ground," Edelgard stood up
Dimitri nods before standing up as both of them leave the garden and heads towards the training ground or that was the plan until Dedue showed up with a letter in his hand
"Your Highness, a letter from Rodrigue," Dedue bowed handing the letter to Dimitri
Dimitri sat back down in the garden and opened the letter, reading its contents. His face when wide and filled with anger as he threw the letter to the ground "Dam it!" shouted Dimitri as his face is filled with frustration
"Rodrigue failed to kill Cornelia?" Edelgard asked with a worried look on her face
Dimitri nods "I am afraid so, they managed to take out her supporters but...she escaped and not only that, my uncle is dead!" Dimitri frowned as he covers his face with one of his hands
Dedue when outside to stand guard while Edelgard started to comfort Dimitri by patting him on the back
Mercedes was lying asleep on the wooden bed until a pair of Dark Master appeared and dragged her out of her bed
"Huh? Where are you taking me? Mercedes asked as they continue to drag her until they arrived at a steel door
They opened it and quickly tossed her in. She landed onto the stone floor with a thud as she examines her surround were at least four people were staring at her
"Well, I guess we got one more to our team," Said Balthus as he sighed
"Mercedes? Is that you?" Constance asked with a surprised look on her face
Yuri turns towards Constance "Constance? You know this girl?" Yuri asked with a surprised look on his face
Hapi just rolled her eyes
"Huh?" She stood herself up and stared at Constance "Constance...is that you?" Mercedes asked
"It is! It has been a very long time since we have seen each other before you moved away from the Empire and from the school of sorcery," Constance seems pretty happy about it as Yuri smiles a bit at Mercedes
"Well, let me guess, Chaos captured you like the rest of us?" Yuri asked as his face turns into a frown
Mercedes nods "So you were all captured like me," Mercedes frown
"Yea, he/she completely shut down Constance and Hapi magical abilities while Balthus and I got our asses kicked. It like Chaos already knew our every move," Yuri replied as he continues to examine the room
"What going to happen to us?" Mercedes asked Yuri
Yuri struggs "We serve Chaos for now...as if we had a choice in the first place, anyways as along as these collars exist on our necks we can't escape otherwise" Yuri showed the collar on his neck which is shaped like a black ring "...we might as well sign our death warrants because even if one of us dare to disobey or try to escape, anyone that is wearing this collar is going to suffer a long painful death," Yuri frowned as he leans back against the wall
Constance, Balthus and Hapi nods in agreement with Yuri
"I tried breaking them but they must have been enchanted as it nearly impossible for us to break them...and I am supposed to be the King of Grappling," Balthus sighed in frustration
Hapi looks at Mercedes's neck "Wait a min, Mercedes you don't have a collar on your neck," said Hapi
"I know but...he/she is holding Flayn as a hostage. Meaning if I don't serve Chaos, Flayn will be..." Yuri raised his hand interrupting Mercedes
"We get it now, you can't escape nor disobey orders otherwise Seteth sister would be killed off," Yuri sighed once more as he continues to examine the room
"Well...at least we can spend some time catching up," Constance smiles a bit at Mercedes as she sat down
"Indeed we could," Mercedes sat down next to Constance as they started a discussion
After Edelgard calmed Dimitri down they decide to head towards the training ground while Dedue followed along
"Dimitri, are you ready?" Edelgard asked who is still using a crutch to support her legs
Dimitri sighed and nods before turning towards Dedue "Dedue, make sure that no enters unless it Hubert or Claude,"
Dedue bows "Yes your Highness," Dedue leaves the training ground as Dimitri turn back to Edelgard
"So...are we going to duel once more?" Dimitri asked as they both made their way towards the armoury
Edelgard set her crutch against a wall "Yes, we shall until one of use kneels, just remember not to hold back even against me Dimitri," Edelgard smiled at Dimitri as they both entered the armoury and picked up their respected training weapon although Edelgard picked up a two-handed axe instead of the normal axe which has a larger reach and can easily deal massive damage if it hits, however, it doesn't allow the user to equip a shield
"Edelgard? You are switching to a different type of weapon?" Dimitri asked with a surprising look on his face
"Yes, a two-handed axe shows that I must carry more weight on my shoulders when I became Emperor and that I am no longer wielding a shield to hide behind..." Edelgard examines the two-handed axe "No more hiding, no more worries, its time for me to adapt with the present," said Edelgard with a straight look on her face
Dimitri silently nods before making their way back to the training ground across from each other "You know Edelgard, this reminds me of the time we duelled after I..." Dimitri shook his head "Hit you and well I lost," said Dimitri
"Indeed you have, you already lost three in a row, now let see if that streak continues," said Edelgard as she smiles at Dimitri
"Alright, enough talk, let us clash!" shouted Dimitri as charges forward
Edelgard nods "Indeed, let us clash!" shouted Edelgard as they both charged
Dimitri thrust his spear at Edelgard hip but she dodged it by sidestepping it
Edelgard raised her two-hand axe and swings it at Dimitri who just leaped back to dodge the heavy blow from her axe
Dimitri thrust once more hitting Edelgard in the hip making her flinch but didn't do much as she counters once but this time Edelgard swings her axe in a zone hitting Dimitri in her right arm as his face is filled with pain before calming himself down "That hit me very badly in my right arm but...I can't give up...not now," Dimitri muttered in a quiet voice as he thrust once more hitting Edelgard square in the chest making her clinch more than the first hit but still didn't do much
Edelgard looks to be disappointed "Dimitri, I told you not to hold back, so tell me...why are you holding back?" Edelgard asked as they halt their duel for a moment
Dimitri sighed "I...I don't what to hurt you El, after all, you just recovered from your injury against Thales," said Dimitri as his face turns into a concerned look
"I know that Dimitri and I am willing to risk being injured once more just to allow us to improve our skills," Edelgard replied as she raises her axe once more and charges forward swing it overhead as Dimitri sidestepped it before thrusting at Edelgard hitting her once more at the chest
"Very well, just don't hold a grudge against me," Dimitri thrust once more at Edelgard hitting her again in the chest which caused her to stumble back a bit
Edelgard smiled at Dimitri "Not bad...you finally stop holding back...but I am afraid that you were just too late," Edelgard charged forward as she drags her axe across the stone floor and slashes upwards hitting Dimitri across the chest causing him to fall onto the stone floor
"Ahh...dam it, it looks like I lost once more," Dimitri dust himself off as Edelgard extends her hand towards Dimitri
"Yep, you lost once more because you didn't adapt with your tactics or fight style," said Edelgard as she pulls Dimitri back up
Dimitri nods "I think I finally understand what you mean, thank you Edelgard for the duel," Dimitri shakes Edelgard hand
"No problem Dimitri let just return the training weapon before someone notices," Edelgard moved to pick up her crutch as she opened the armoury
Both of them place their weapons back on the racks as they exited out of the training ground alongside Dedue
(Edelgard new promotion exclusive in the 'Golden Route'
Name: Royal Fighter
Class Skills: Axe Mastery+ (Axeflaire and can wield two-handed axes), Charm and Tomeflaire?
Combat art: Depression (Gain 30 hit when using this skill but foes counterattacks will automatically rise to 100% hit rate no matter what, however, she will always make a follow-up attack against foe) (Only works if the foe can counterattack in the first place)
Class Mastery: Vengeance Strike (If the unit receives damage from a foe and the unit can counterattack. Increase this unit attack and hit rate from the damage dealt by the foe. Will active by % chance of damage dealt on the unit and the unit Dexterity combine)
This class can use Axes and Magic?
Foot locked with no extra movement
Class gains: (She will lose the class gains if she decides to class change)
+4 Health
+2 Strength
+1 Magic
+2 Dexterity
+3 Speed
+0 Luck
+1 Defence
+1 Resistance
+2 Charm
Class Growths:
+20% Health
+20% Strength
+10% Magic
+20% Dexterity
+10% Speed
+0% Luck
+0% Defence
+5% Resistance
+10% Charm )