White Knight Chronicles of the Queens Blade

by EvaShinobiKaiserKnight

When Geonet shut down its servers for the second and final time... me and my friends thought that was the end of our Chronicles. The journey we had... the laughs we shared the friends we made. But as the game shut down we find our self in a new world on a continent called Gainos. It is here our Chronicles will live again as we traverse and become the greatest of heroes. Now VERTO!

9. Chapter 8 Warrior Spirit Ignited Resolve

White Knight Chronicles of the Queens Blade

ESKK: Here we are a new chapter please enjoy it folks ok.

*Insert White Knight Chronicles Opening the Travelers

-Oh so quietly-

The song began as the scene showed a sky view of the Vance Estate from a large hill before it was followed by the Queen's Capital.

-Eyes of the angels open wide, Aria-

The scene then showed Elven Forest, and then the Dwarven Mountains as dwarves were seen mining while the Elves were farming before topping it off with and airship flying away with flapping wings like a bird.

-To a world yet unseen by you-

The scene showed a young Leina walking around the Vance Estate with Elina before passing by her mother's armor and stopping. It was followed by an image of Risty in her burned down home from childhood, and finished with Claudette looking at her mother's grave.

-Arise! The journey's begun!-

The song began to pick up as it showed Aster, Kaguya, and Dilan with their guild while holding their weapons of choice before images of passed members appeared to be replaced with Leina, Risty, and the Floor Guardians. Soon the White Knight appeared with its eyes flashing to life as the scene with each guitar drop changed to different images and locations all filled with adventures and battles. It then topped off with Aster, Kaguya, and Dilan facing Solaris and Kira in mortal combat. It was then joined with Leina and Claudette glaring each other down ready to fight as well with Leina holding a spinning top like item and Claudette holding a card in one hand and a top of her own hanging from her belt.

The scene then hit the max when it showed The White Knight facing the Sun King while the Moon Maiden and Dragon Knight faced the Black Knight. It then followed up with showing Aster without his helmet as images of the White Knight in action flashed behind him before ending with the White Knight drawing its blade.

-Heaven is spilling her heart around-

The scene started with Aster as he was doing his day to day stuff from reading reports, accepting Quests, and just relaxing with a map of Gainos behind him. Then Kaguya walked behind him and patted his shoulder as it changed again.

-Open your palm and see what you've found-

The scene then showed Kaguya with her daily activities as she was working on strategies, training, and just plain hunting for game. Then Dilan jumped on her back smiling like the goofball he was.

-Somewhere in the fog, a moment we forgot-

The scene showed Dilan running around in a slight panic before showing him in battle spinning his spear around before topping it off with him snoozing a bit. It then showed Leina walking behind him with her hands behind her back as she smiled a bit.

-Remember my darling you're loved but you're lost-

The scene showed Leina walking about a bit before showing her training and with her sword as it seems she was training with Aster as he showed her sword play before it changed again.

-Raising your hands to a beckoning sky-

The scene showed General Kira walking forth with the Black Knight behind her as she glared from her armor that made it seem she was a man and not a woman.

-Splinters of light are burning your eyes-

It then showed Solaris sitting on his throne, casting is spells in battle, and even playing with his Knights Ark bored out of his mind. It then showed images of the enemies from Solaris to Kira in her armor, Welbellia with her magic active petting her familiar Hades bug, then to Melona, followed up by Airi, then Menace, then Liliana, and finally topped it off with his own floor guardians who protect Valgander.

-Wounded and blind-

The scene then showed Leina in a noble lady dress and Aster in a suit of his own as they danced around a bed of water in a waltz each step taken causing the water to glow.

-And pining for… The gaze of a mother-

The dance was accompanied by images of Aster's new and old friends as well as the warriors who would be both friend and enemies during the Queens Blade Tournament. It then tipped off to Kira in a showgirl dress of the time as she was dancing in a similar manner to Kara in the original White Knight Chronicles. Btu as she danced the scene switched between herself in the armor accompanied by Solaris and Claudette fighting Aster, Leina, Kaguya, and Dilan switch back and forth constantly.

-No, no you can't go back-

The scene then showed images of each Guardian as they were either arguing, laughing, or fighting before showing the same thing for the Flames of Yshrenia own Guardians.

-Don't you dare and try to go back-

The scene then began as Aster was walking with Kaguya and Dilan as they glared upon the oncoming foes as it began a montage.

-Step by step you're all alone! Walking towards tomorrow-

The scene hit the peak as it montaged to every monster in this world as the scene then topped off with Aster stabbing the dagger into the slot on his gauntlet, Kaguya pulled the arrow on her Knights Ark, and Dilan with the Dragon themed lasso belt wrapped around his waist making a Kamen Rider Pose. "VERTO!" They called out and in turn summoning their Knights.

-I follow you beyond the clouds-

The scene showed Aster raising his left hand summoning his Knight Armor. It then showed Dilan crossing his arms over his head before bringing them down as his Dragon Knight Armor rose up behind him. Then it showed Kaguya bowing for a moment before the armor rose up revealing the Moon Maiden while Kaguya stood up straight like a magician of sorts.

-I search for your love in my dreams-

The scene then split into three as it showed the White Knight ready as it slashed through a Grand Gigas. It then exploded behind him bested by the Pale Warrior.

-Seeking west end wind, East End Sea-

The scene then showed Dilan in his Dragon Knight Incorruptus armor as he stabbed through a giant frog creature with his Trident ending it with ease.

-We have one, one destiny-

The scene was soon followed up with Kaguya in the Moon Maiden Incorruptus as she fired an arrow torts the moon which then returned but as a thousand magical arrows that rained down upon her foes taking out many of them at once.

-The traveler walks alone searching for me-

The scene then showed the three Knights facing down the forces of Solaris and his new Yshrenian Empire as the three took a battle stance. Solaris then put on his Sun Kings mask ark as Kira had her Ark out before putting on the mask and drawing the blade respectively. "Verto." The two villains invoked as they summoned their Knights and in turn the eyes flashed to life while they took a battle stance.

-Never end-

The song began to reach its end as soon the scene showed two new knights one clearly female and the other being the basic male build up as the female one shared a resemblance to Leina's mother Maria. The armor was one that had a mask over the humanoid face as well as a sword and shield in her hands but also had parts of Leina's own armor mixed in as well.

The opposing one was clearly based to be a leader of sorts with Thunder striking around it as it glared at the new Knight. Soon all the Knights were gathered as what was once five Knights had become seven before they soon charged at each other to being a grand battle.

The song came to an end as the airship from the beginning flew off to the distance torts parts unknown. But to this a new Chronicles has begun… a new war a brand new White Knights Chronicles.

*End OST

(Start Village Nighttime)

In a village at night a woman who was gifted in her breasts and curves was working on one of her current commissions. Her hammer hit the heated blade as with each hit the metal clanged and her massive breasts bounced. The boy with her simply observed while he held a rope before the woman held the weapon to be to the fire. The boy then pulled the rope as the glasses wearing woman saw how the flame heated the blade up. The woman once she got it how she needed dipped the sword into the water allowing it to cool the sword down.

She then held it up with pride as she saw another well-made sword in her hand. "It's done." She announced showing the sword for all to see.

(Nearby)

Nearby a loli Dwarf was fighting off another warrior with an eye patch and blue hair as her large axe managed to knock back the woman with ease. The Dwarven girl slid back as her camp fire rested nearby burning on. Her opponent then roared out and swung her blade only to be blocked by the axe weapon as she growled trying to overpower her foe. "Huh I guess that sword was made pretty cheap after all." The girl said before her massive right gauntlet released steam giving her both cover and a boost. She then roared out and broke the sword with ease as the opposing warrior was knocked back by the attack. "My steel mountain weapons are far better than your blade." She boasted but just then a spear flew in stabbing into the ground.

Not just any spear one she knew very well as she looked and saw Dilan standing on a ledge smiling down on her with his helm removed. "Isn't that line the same one you used when I broke your spear, Ymir?" Dilan asked as he smiled down to the girl now named Ymir.

"Lord Dilan?!" Ymir called out before bowing to show her respect to the man who had bested the best Steel Mountain had to offer.

"So what brings the Steel Princess Ymir down from her Dwarven Shop to this small village?" Dilan asked as he looked to her. Dilan had already granted Elina the Guild Ring and had parted with her at Eden to continue traveling with Tomoe and Shizuka. She'll meet up with them later but for now Branwen and Usher was staying with her as she performed needed duties for New Eden.

"Our sales have been down and I was told Cattleya the person who owns this shop here has been stealing it." Ymir said as Dilan saw this line of thought before.

"So you want to test Steel Mountain ore against the weapons made by this woman?" Dilan asked looking over to the shop down below.

"Yes." Ymir said as Dilan looked it over and had a small flashback.

(Flashback)

Dilan ran through the crowd as he heard a commotion as he was dealing with a few things in his village after the world shift and saw what was happening. Dwarves were arguing with the frogs as Dilan ran over to break it up fast before a fight breaks loose. "Hey what's the commotion?!" Dilan called out as the NPC's back off as the Frogs did so as well.

"Oy boss ya made it." One of them called out as Dilan looked about.

Dilan then looked to the dwarves lead by Ymir before speaking. "I'm the leader of this village here. What's the problem?" Dilan asked as he looked about.

"I'll tell you." Ymir was heard as she glared at them. "For starters your village is on Dwarven lands! I don't know how you managed to build it so fast but you're in the way of valuable Steel Mountain ore!" Ymir yelled as Dilan looked to her before looking to the frogs and miners.

"Lord Dilan we found this metal here during our duties and we knew not what it was." The Forman said as Dilan nodded in understanding.

"Not like these midgets could forge something to match our weapons." A frog said as Dilan heard this.

"How dare you, you slimly little amphibian!" Ymir yelled as Dilan cut in on this.

"We're sorry for our intrusion but we are just as lost as you are." Dilan confessed to deal with the problem at hand.

"Then pack up your bags and leave these lands now!" Ymir yelled but Dilan then sighed.

"Sorry but we can't... and you can't just expect me to force these people to leave their homes and lives." Dilan said as Ymir glared as she looked to his spear and shield.

"Are those weapons those toads forged?" She asked as she had a compromise.

"Yes... you want to test my weapons against yours." Dilan said as Ymir smirked in response.

"Yes." She replied as Dilan sighed.

"Very well if I win we get to stay and we'll keep to our own mining and you keep to yours and if you win we leave." Dilan said as Ymir nodded.

"Seems fair." Ymir said as everyone backed up to give the two space.

Dilan got ready and soon Ymir charged in only for Dilan to block it with his shield. He didn't even struggle as she tried to get her weapon to budge. Dilan then out his spear and shattered the axe blade with ease. "Did I win?" He asked as Ymir was wide eyed at this.

The dwarves whispered amongst themselves as Dilan had an idea as he picked up the broken axe. "Toads... rebuild the weapon and improve on what was already there." Dilan ordered surprising Ymir. "Sorry about your axe I sometimes forget my own strength." Dilan smiled as Ymir heard this but the Dwarven law was absolute and she conceded to them for now unaware this was the start of a beautiful friendship and partnership.

(End Flashback)

"I see." Dilan said before sighing to this. "I need to see her also I got word the Dwarves still can't pull of the special order I made." Dilan said as Ymir cringed as this commission Dilan asked for was the toughest yet because it would seem Steel Mountain metals were unable to handle what was being built.

"But with time." Ymir tried but Dilan smiled to her.

"Look there's no shame in asking for help." Dilan said putting a hand on her should causing Ymir to blush. "Plus I'm meeting my friends here and I'd like to introduce you." Dilan smiled as Ymir smiled back.

"Ok." She said as the armored hand made her legs shake in arousal trying to figure out what it was made of.

In turn the two headed off to turn in for the night to get some sleep.

(Scene Break the Next Day Weapon Shop)

It was business as usual in this village as merchants sold their wears and haggled prices as nearby was a weapon shop that was home to a possible innovator. Inside the shop was Rana the young boy from before as he had his head on his arms as he watched the shop. He looked to the door worried for his mother as he knew she would be back soon, he just didn't know how soon.

"She's been gone a while I hope she gets back soon." Rana said as he waited for his mother while watching the shop.

"Oh my, aren't you a spoiled little boy." Came the voice of a customer as Rana looked and saw Echidna as Rana was surprised by her as he then looked down to her crotch and saw the snake as it moved and hissed at Rana which Rana stepped back just in time to see Echidna lean over the desk causing her breasts to jump as she looked to Rana. "There's a girl named Leina she came through here." Echidna asked as she needed to find her.

(Meanwhile with Asters' group)

Aster, Kaguya, Alleyne, Nowa, Marianne, Leina, and Nanael were seen walking down the path or in the angel's case floating as they made their way to Village of Vass. They were meeting with Dilan there and making the final leg of the journey together after all.

Nanael started whining and started to fall behind as Kaguya notice this and said, "Nanael, hurry it up, your falling behind again."

"Ah, these mountain trails are the worst, I'm so sick of them," Nanael said as Aster stop for a moment and said, "What matter does it make when you're not walking, you have wing you can fly and hover with, if anyone should complain it's us walking on the ground."

"Yea Nanael, you need to get with it," Marianne said as she was walking on the ground like the rest of the group, as she may can fly but she need to work on her legs muscle as she can't skip "leg day".

"We're trying to get to Vast as soon as possible." Leina said with Aster finish saying for her, "And meet up with Dilan, and meet this renowned weapon smith named Cattleya. Did I remember that right?"

"That right, to see her skill in blacksmithing is like, with Leina's sword needs fixer upper, its perfect," Kaguya said as Leina held up her mother sword and saw all the chips and dents in it as she said, "That right, and I hope she can do it."

"Right, but you know, I can give another sword that would last longer if needed," Aster said as he offer Leina one of the guilds weapon, and he had one that could be perfect for her to help her train up more faster than they could with that weapon, as Leina said, "I know, but I rather keep my mother sword with me and wield it in her honor."

"That sound so noble of you to do Leina," Nowa said as Alleyne nodded to that as she does agreed as using a weapon that belong to someone else to honor them but there another reason as she said, "As well using a weapon you well familiar, to the shape and weight of it, you can win many battle with a weapon you know well enough than using a weapon you not familiar with at all, unless you're a master of many weaponry like Aster."

"Thanks Alleyne," Aster said with a smile as he may train with many weapon before, but he can't take all the critic as it also thank to Wizel giving him the ability to master any weapon, as a voice call out to him saying, "I thank ye master."

Aster give a nod to this as he is giving a silent 'Your welcome' to Wizel, as he may not speak up as much, but he good company to talk to when needed.

"You better off getting a new sword anyway with that thing looking as it is," Nanael said as soon an argument broke out between Leina and Nanael.

Coming up the mountain trail behind the group, the woman the group was looking for, Cattleya was coming up to the group as she heard the commotion going on as she look ahead and saw the adventurer group, as she assume seeing Aster and Kaguya Mithril plate.

They gotten new ranks after the undead attack and a few high level quests done for the adventurer guild, their hard work was paying off for them, they were just a few giant monster short of just skipping over Orichalcum and reaching Adamantite rank.

With Cattleya looking over of what was going on as she saw Leina holding her sword out as it was being wave around with Aster trying to pull Leina away with Kaguya doing the same with Nanael but have no result to it with Cattleya said, "Is that?"

As the two keep arguing, no one seem to notice Cattleya walking up to them as she says to them, "Excuse me. Excuse me!"

Everyone stop all at once as they turn to who just spoken as to Aster and Kaguya surprise when they saw her, their eyes automatically when to the woman's chest area as she started saying to them, "Sorry to interrupt, my name is Cattleya and I am a weapon smith, if you wouldn't mind I would like to take a look at that sword."

To Aster's and Kaguya's mind as they thought at the same time, while Leina said to her while they thought, "She/Your Cattleya?!"

"That right," Cattleya said as she suddenly bend over to look at Leina's sword as her assets were pulled with gravity but still keeping perfect shape to them, as everyone said, but Alleyne, "Oh wow."

Aster thought, "Holy shit, they are like huge milk jugs that I just want to suck on them like a baby."

Kaguya thought were as well, "If I wasn't Bi I might have just turn lesbian for her."

To both Kaguya and Aster saw the perfect MILF looking woman before them, with Alleyne didn't know to be jealous or envy of the woman, with Marianne getting a good idea of where their minds were at, she smile and thought, "I wonder how I could play this out with them, heck maybe I should start my trade with Kaguya early, given everyone a chance to have fun."

(Back at the shop)

Rana was nervous as Echidna sat upon the front desk as Rana looked away. "So you're telling me Leina hasn't visited this shop yet." Echidna said as she moved a bit to move her leg over to the other.

"Uh yes." Rana said as being his age he was of course shy around people like Echidna.

"Well I'll have to wait for her to show up." Echidna said as she moved off the table and began walking to the side of the shop.

That was when the door was opened as it was accompanied by the sound of an axe as Rana looked and saw a Dwarf girl holding a large axe in her hand and a large gauntlet over her right hand. Next to her was Dilan as the "We're looking for Cattleya the Weapon Smith, is this her place?" The Dwarf girl asked as she looked to Rana.

"Y-yes it is." Rana said shyly as he looked to the Dwarf girl.

"Good does she take commissions?" Dilan asked as he walked in leading Ymir seeing as he broke her axe before he got to tell her what to do.

"Oh um yes she does." Rana said as Dilan nodded and then walked over to the front desk and put blueprints on the table. "My group and I are currently recruiting some of the best smiths in the land to build this." He said putting the schematics for a Knights Armor onto the table as it showed a comparison between a human and the Knight. "Do you know when your mother will be back?" Dilan asked as Ymir was surprised seeing as she was going to do her whole thing but it seems Dilan wanted this thing forged.

"Oh um I'm not exactly sure she went into town to sell some wares so... if you can wait a bit she'll be here soon." Rana said as Dilan nodded to this before his eyes trailed over to Echidna and then her crotch where a snake rested.

"Ok Ymir you may want to wait outside... snakes and you don't get along." Dilan said gesturing to Echidna's crotch area where much to Ymir's shock a snake rested.

"Oh um sure." Ymir said making a break for the outside to wait for Cattleya.

Dilan then looked over to Echidna and then decided to speak. "So... you're that woman Kaguya hired to give Leina a reality check?" Dilan asked as Echidna smirked.

"Well then it's a small world after all." Echidna said as Dilan smiled a bit and began whistling that Disney ride of torture 'It's a small world,' before snickering a bit. "Why do you ask?" Echidna asked as Dilan looked to her.

"You still working for the Vance who hired you first?" Dilan asked as Echidna then smirked a bit.

"We will have to wait and see wont we." She teased as Dilan sighed a bit. This woman clearly has no idea who she's tangling with when it comes to strength.

"Just a heads up if you're up to something we will have problems." Dilan warned her showing he was not one to let his friends get hurt especially for someone like a mercenary.

Rana gave a smile back as he didn't want anything bad to happen, then footstep came up as a voice said, "I'm back." As the trio turned to the doorway as it was Cattleya as she saw what kind of happen but not really understood what happen as she asked, "Did something happen?"

Rana jump up and said, "Mommy!"

"Cattleya is here." Ymir called as the group walked in. Alleyne then saw Echidna and the two glared at each other showing the two knew each other.

"Well didn't expect to see you so far away from the forest." Echidna said as Alleyne glared back.

"Times are changing so my hand was forced." Alleyne responded glaring at Echidna before the Mercenary's view went to Leina and Kaguya.

"Well it's been a while since we last met, Leina and Kaguya." Echidna greeted as Leina remembered her.

"It's you." Leina said as she saw her here and remembered the mud match from before.

Of course Echidna was more interested in the Knights power and if this group was recruiting others to help forge it... then Echidna might have to let them do so. After all this is a once in a life time opportunity for her.

(Scene Break that same Evening)

Everyone was sitting at Cattleya's table, with the table itself was big enough for them but not a lot of chairs, luckily Aster, Dilan, and Kaguya gotten their own chairs, with Nanael, Marianne, and Hachiel were out on the town getting some supply for the entire group.

Dilan and Ymir were sitting at one end of the table away from Echidna, Aster was sitting next to Alleyne with Leina next to her on the other side of Alleyne.

With Echidna who was at the other end of the table sitting near Aster, with Kaguya sitting next to her is Nowa with sitting next to her with Cattleya and Rana taking the last two seats as Cattleya held Leina blade and inspect it.

"I had a feeling you were the Count's daughter, it make sense to me now this sword is in your keeping," Cattleya said as she lower Leina's sword a bit as Aster look to her and asked, "So what the story behind the sword sense you seem to know it well?"

"Well, my husband Owen forged this sword, it was a special commission count Vance granted to create for Lady Maria," Cattleya said as Leina seem surprise by this as she never thought her father would do such a thing and said, "My father wanted it made?"

Leina thought back looking to her mother's armor for the first time as she said, "I only know it as my mother's sword, her favorite."

"It could be because it was a gift from your father to her, as it would make sense as she would cherish something from someone she loved," Kaguya said as Echidna spoken up saying, "I guess a master doesn't choose her tools after all, look of how you mistreated a fine sword."

Before Leina could say a thing as Aster spoken up defending her as he said, "Well nothing will last forever, weapon do wear down before they are of need of repair or re-forge if shattered even after being maintain. A fine sword it is indeed, but those nick and dent aren't from being misused, just used a lot I should know, I seen her use it in combat, and train while she use it, as it's her trusty weapon, even if she was given a chance to trade it, she would still keep it."

Cattleya smile to that as Aster understand the meaning the use of a weapon as Aster took a drink from his glass before he put it down and eyed Echidna with a look as he went on saying, "And also a master may choose his weapon, but also they must prove to it as well, if the weapons is or were alive, remember that."

"Oh, that look your giving me, gives me chills throughout my whole body, I very much like it," Echidna said as she lick her lips to Aster, as interested she is in Leina and the power of the knights, there something about Aster she likes very much, as she notice Alleyne reaction to this as she give frown and tighten her grip around her fork.

Echidna knew Alleyne enough, small thing like she just did never really much get under Alleyne skin, unless she was talking about her, and when she talking to Aster like she did… she thought, 'Oh the virgin combat master had a thing for him too, oh how delightful.'

Kaguya look at the scene carefully as she notice something as when Cattleya mention her husband, she saw no other male in site and she had a few question now that she knew it was her husband that made Leina's sword, and soon asked, "If it not too much trouble to ask, but where is your husband by the way? I wish to ask him a few question about something about Leina's sword that he may know more details about."

Cattleya look sadden with Rana having a similar look as she said, "I'm sorry, but… my husband went missing two years ago, I'm afraid."

Almost everyone was caught by surprise by this as Aster saw the pain in her eyes and can only guess what could have happen and said to her, "I'm sorry to hear that, I understand what it like to lose someone close to you."

Leina is surprise by this as Kaguya is also surprise by this as well as she didn't expect Aster to say such a thing as Cattleya look to the pale warrior and asked him, "I'm sorry to hear that, but who was it?"

Aster took a breath as he put down his fork and took a breath as he said, "My mother, as when I was young, my father left us and we had to live on our own, but I was too young to do any work, so my mother did many jobs, day and nights, as the year went by, all the stress and work she done was too much… and died from exhaustion as I found her… lying on the floor of our home."

Aster mind flash back to that time as he remember seeing his mother on the ground, as it seem she was cooking for them of Aster favorite of foods… but seeing her on the floor Aster… no Alex call out to her, screaming out before people came and took her away.

Aster shed a tear to that memory, as he wipe away the tear, he didn't notice his hand was freezing the table as he stood up and said, "Excuse me… I need some air."

Aster soon walk outside with Cattleya was sadden to hear such a story from a Young looking man like Aster, even Rana felt sad for him as Kaguya bow her head down with Dilan doing the same.

"Shouldn't we to help him or something?" Nowa asked as Kaguya said to her, "There nothing we can do right now Nowa, as Aster need time to heal, so just leave him be for the time being until he come back in, but he would be still be in a the same mood, but he would be focus."

"That sad to hear, him losing his mother like that… I guess he and I are more a lot in some ways," Leina thought to herself as she remember as she was told of her mother's passing, unknown what cause it but it was during her adventuring last she heard.

Alleyne had a look of pity on her face as she look towards the door aster walk out of, with a chilling feeling she didn't pay attention, with the small ice patch Aster made causing a chill in the air, with her nipple harden under her leaf bikini with Echidna saw something she was surprise to see what was poking under Alleyne's top as she smile to this.

"Anyway." Kaguya began as she and Dilan took charge while Aster was out. "Sorry to sound insensitive but we'd also like to discuss the commission Dilan requested for us." Kaguya said pushing the schematics over to Cattleya as she and Ymir looked it over together. "Many blacksmiths couldn't do what we requested claiming the task was too great or they didn't have the proper metals for it." Kaguya said as Cattleya looked it over with an intense look. This commission was truly a challenge seeing as even Ymir much to the Dwarf's pride could not do it with Steel Mountain Ore.

"I can see why." Cattleya said as she already noted the problem instantly. "It's not just the size with it collapsing on itself but also the metals itself." Cattleya said as she then looked to the group. "Its core is one of the problems it acts as a self-sustaining core using the user as said core I'm to assume the user offers their soul to this armor to give it power to fight and in a sense the armor becomes the user's body during use." Cattleya began as Dilan nodded.

"Yeah it's done by means of contract or pact between the two." Dilan confessed to which Cattleya nodded to this.

"OF course, and though my motto for the shop is good quality weapons at an affordable price this sort of commission will require the aid of an alchemist of great skill and expertise. It's the only way to make an ore that can handle the strain and even more to give it power." Cattleya said as she looked over the requirements for this.

Even Ymir was shocked as she never thought about this and from what they were saying this sort of forging would require a lot of coins and such. "If you desire such a commission then I'm afraid it may take quite a bit of Gold to do it." Cattleya said as she wanted to accept such a challenge honest she did but to utilize her skills for something like this which will no doubt have many trial and error would require more gold then they may be able to give.

Kaguya and Dilan looked to each other before nodding and in turn Kaguya took out a bag of sorts. She then placed it on the table surprising everyone as it was opened revealing priceless jewels inside it that seemed to glisten and glow in the light. "Will this suffice as a deposit or invoice?" Kaguya asked as even Cattleya was caught off guard. These two clearly wanted this armor forged and she looked it over unaware of how much these jewels were worthy. Clearly these were acquired in dungeon runs and such as she even noted Gainos Gold inside the pouches as well.

"Perhaps but as I said we will still need an alchemist of great skill for this." Cattleya said as it was true seeing as she would need to contact every Alchemist she knows to help with this and even then it may not be enough and require her to give a full refund.

"I can provide the Alchemist." Kaguya said as Dilan was wide eyed to this knowing exactly WHO the Alchemist was.

"You don't mean... HER do you?" Dilan asked as Kaguya then stood up clearly meaning her. Much like how Dilan had created Tom Kaguya had also created an NPC for the Guild.

"I can have her here by morning if that helps." Kaguya said showing she knew exactly who to contact for aid in this commission.

"It depends if she's up to the task." Cattleya confessed knowing such a commission will still be of great difficulty.

"Don't worry she will be." Kaguya confessed knowing this NPC very well. After all Dilan's assumption was correct for Kaguya did create this particular NPC after all. "I shall return by morning with the Alchemist I know exactly where to find her and a short cut to get to her." Kaguya said as she also hadn't been in contact with this NPC of hers. But then again being as she is the Head of the R&D for HOLY it wasn't farfetched as to why she didn't keep in contact with her.

Once Kaguya left it was clear she meant what she said as she took leave but left the Jewels and Gold behind. Once she did this Dilan then cleared his throat a bit knowing how Kaguya could be all business somehow. "So I need to ask, were you by chance known as Cattleya the Giant Slayer?" Dilan asked before he saw Cattleya stop eating after wiping out Rana's mouth who finished eating.

"Yes... was I that obvious?" Cattleya asked as Dilan turned his head to this.

"No it's just I have an ability to see people for what they truly are and I see the aura of a warrior about you." Dilan said looking Cattleya showing liars couldn't lie around him. "But you really weren't trying to hide so it's not much use anyway." Dilan confessed as he sat there.

"I heard the rumors but it still surprises me." Echidna confessed as she looked to Cattleya with a smirk. "Cattleya the Giant Slayer is now a humble mother and a weapon smith." Echidna said as Cattleya smiled kindly to them all.

"Your right there was a time they called me that." Cattleya confessed to which Leina paid a great deal of attention to.

"Giant slayer?" Leina asked as she stopped eating and in turn Dilan let Echidna do the explanation.

"Everybody's heard of Cattleya the giant slayer who wields a massive sword with ease." Echidna said as she seemed to be aware of more than she let on. Dilan saw this as well and noted how it seemed Echidna was interested in the Knights power in more ways than one. "They still tell stories of hear teaming up with Owen the Dragon Killer. Maybe it was inevitable they got married." Echidna said as she then smirked to Dilan at this. "If you ever meet him Damian boy I suggest you be ready for a tough fight Mr. Dragon Knight." Echidna said as Dilan then went wide eyed having a small flashback to another person who called him the same thing long ago.

'Impossible... is she?' Dilan wondered realizing why his powers were going off around Echidna... she wasn't who she said she was not truly.

"I still can't find the words to describe it but we were made for each other somehow." Cattleya said as she began to recount her tale. "We both retired and opened up a weapon shop. And thankfully we were blessed with a child and now our shop is thriving." Cattleya recounted but Dilan noted the longing in her tone.

"What a wonderful story. Two people risking their lives fighting together, falling in love, and then having a family." Leina summarize as she clearly enjoyed the tale that was told.

Cattleya chuckled amusingly at Leina's interest before speaking once more. "I have no doubt that someday you'll share the same fortune as me Leina." Cattleya said as Leina smiled to this hoping that was the case.

"Really you think so?" Leina asked as Echidna smirked a bit more torts Dilan in this regard.

(Scene Break that Evening Echidna)

Echidna was seen walking outside the house to a private location. As she walked her snake moved up her leg and to her face before looking at her with a piercing gaze. She went wide eyed for a moment and then sighed as a spell was broken for her at the exact time she needed it. She then looked around making sure she was hidden well enough before she began to use a skill very few have. "Message, Gila-Marsh." Echidna spoke as she did the same movement that the others had done for such a spell. It went through which she was fortunate she did. "Hello dear... it's me." She began unaware of Dilan and Aster both using their stealth skill to observe her. "I got news... the rumors were true The Soldiers of HOLY and the Flames of Yshrenia are here." She spoke showing she was speaking to someone on a private chat. "Yeah with this 8 out of the 9 has been accounted for." She said before chuckling a bit. "Should we get ready for the first true guild Summit then?" She asked as Dilan listened with Aster not too far away.

"I see... it's for the best anyway seeing as the Guild Ragnarock is still unaccounted for." Echidna spoke as the two boys paid close attention. "Understood I'll keep you posted." Echidna said before chuckling a bit. "Also I can hear Victoria in the background tell her to go to bed or else the next time I'm there I'm selling all her toys." Echidna said before smiling hearing a child's laughter on the other side. "Ok goodnight... I'll see you soon." Echidna said before hanging up and sighing before turning to where Dilan and Aster were hiding.

"You two can come out now I know your there." Echidna said before the two walked out. "I'm guessing you heard everything and it was Little Danny who figured me out?" Echidna asked as she used Dilan's old pet name in Geonet.

"How long?" Aster glared wanting answers right now.

"How long the Echidna of Gilgamesh was here or how long I was aware of you guys?" Echidna asked as Aster and Dilan both knew who she was. The outfit and form may have changed but they should have known it was her from the start.

"How long have you been here, why didn't you contact us sooner, Emilia?" Dilan asked glaring at Echidna or Emilia.

"Hey little Danny boy didn't we agree not to use or RL names when online or in character?" Echidna teased but Aster released a burst of cold air in response. "Geeze no need to be so uptight... truth is my husband and I as well as out guild have been on this world for a few centuries now and in that time we've been able to ingrain ourselves into this worlds society." Echidna spoke as she looked to the two.

"Considering you and your hubby were Pay-to-Win players I find it hard to believe you were chosen for this, Ecchi-Nina." Aster said but Echidna smirked a bit at Aster using Echidna's old character name.

"Well frost boy seeing as I was a Corporate Big Shot in my old world I had money to spare." Echidna said as she then smiled a bit. "But I gotta admit the stress of such a job is something I didn't miss when I arrived here." Echidna said to which Aster glared further.

"Talk." Aster said wanting answers.

"Fine I'll be blunt we were all there when Geonet shut down for good spending the final moments there and no doubt like you we woke up in our characters with no access to the GM or the VR Goggles Icons." Echidna said but she wasn't done. "We later learned we weren't the only ones who made it here and thus we all began to blend in playing key roles in this world hidden from prying eyes." Echidna spoke a bit walking to the side. "We were all scattered across different lands from here in Gainos to even Hinomoto but we all arrived at different points in time and in locations far from each other." Echidna spoke further with a chuckle. "From what I gathered we were almost deliberately placed on the map in locations that associated to the 9 Realms of Yggdrasil of Norse Mythology, particularly if my hunch is right your Guild Hall is located in the Vance Lands." Echidna said showing what she had gathered thus far.

Aster stayed quiet to which Echidna knew that was correct. "Don't worry our guild used to be close allies so I won't snitch." Echidna said walking away a bit. "But I also noted that you are also suffering from the side effects from the merge with your and the resulting arrival in this world." Echidna said as Aster nodded to this.

"Yes... Dilan isn't acting as his normal self from both RL and from what I knew him in Geonet, the same with Kaguya, Solaris, and Kira." Aster said noting all of this being a constant.

"Yes well it's not that the shift brought out our inner demons or heroics but it's our characters bios that's to blame. We all made them to be people we either wanted to be in RL or as complete opposites of ourselves." Echidna spoke using her knowledge from centuries of being on Gainos to piece it together. "Solaris as Sora never killed in RL and if he did which was only once and in self-defense he was sickened by it, but here he doesn't seem to mind or care about it and does it as needed." Echidna spoke as she then went to Kira. "Kira was always a kind sweet girl yes she hated most men save for few that include you two and Solaris and in RL she was friendly to everyone but when she arrived here it seems she is on the ledge of becoming the Bellatrix to Solaris Voldemort." Echidna recounted as Dilan snickered a bit.

"Harry Potter reference." Dilan joked only to be elbowed boy Aster in response.

"Last question." Aster began as he looked to his fellow Supreme Being who has no doubt improved since being on Gainos for so long. "When should we expect the summit to begin?" Aster asked desiring to avoid a Guild War.

"Well since none of us have located Ragnarock or any of its members... probably right before the Queen's Blade Begins." Echidna estimated before having more to add. "And that's assuming one of the others Guild don't try something that would spark another war." Echidna said showing it was her best guess at the moment.

"Very well." Aster said before adding more when he heard about Victoria. "I see you and Gila-Mesh have managed to star your family." Aster said as Echidna smiled a bit.

"He goes by Gilgamesh now but yes seeing as we were trying to start one in our old life after I was a Department Head in my old life we were financially stable enough to do so and handle it. We were lucky to have been able to do it here instead so stress didn't kill me somehow." Echidna said as she smiled thinking about her little Victoria seeing as she and Gilgamesh already had the names thought of, Victor if it was a boy and Victoria if it was a girl. Plus seeing as she and her husband had been into BDSM back in their old life and they wanted to have kids she feared that her only stress relief in BDSM wasn't going to be done like they used to. Seeing as she was the sub and he was her DOM them, having kids while still doing that would risk scaring them for life if they made a mistake and the kids walked in on them somehow.

"I see." Aster said happy to see Ecchi-Nina and Gila-Mesh or Echidna and Gilgamesh get their happy ending. "So I'm guessing the name change was an idea from Overlord?" Aster asked as Echidna smiled to this.

"Obviously enough." Echidna said seeing as no one would take them seriously with names like Ecchi-Nina and Gila-Mesh. "But let's try to keep this all to ourselves after all you've all felt it haven't you?" Echidna asked as Dilan nodded knowing what she meant.

"Another Great Guild War is coming... the question being asked is when it will come and how it will be sparked." Dilan said as the way he spoke was like it was inevitable.

"Exactly." Echidna said knowing full well they had to tread carefully from here on out. Otherwise if they don't... this Guild War may be the end of everything they've come to know and love. "Best we head inside I'm to assume you let Kaguya know about this?" Echidna asked as Aster nodded.

"We'll have to." Aster said as Echidna nodded to him.

"Of course." Echidna said knowing full well what powers may very well be at work here.

(Meanwhile at a small camp)

Tomoe and Shizuka were sitting by a camp fire as they had camped here for the night. As they sat by the fire Tomoe sensed something was nearby as Shizuka was trying to sleep. "I sense a strange animal is near us." Tomoe said as she looked to the distance.

"Hey don't worry about it we got this Rune thing set up so we're good." Shizuka said knowing they had to meet up with Dilan on the road. "Now if only he remembered to give us the map." Shizuka sighed as she saw by the fire as the stone spun suspended in the air by magic.

"I know that your right." Tomoe said knowing for the good of Hinomoto Tomoe must become the next Queen. Shizuka sighed knowing that their path was to get to Gainos but Shizuka was wondering what Dilan was doing right now.

"Looking for a map?" Came a new voice as Shizuka and Tomoe looked and saw none other the Risty there as Shizuka saw her looking down on them. "I can sell it to you for the right price." Risty said as she looked to them. "This one won't come cheap." Risty said as she held a map to the Queen's Capital.

"Or you can give it to them free of charge." Kaguya said as she walked in as they all recognized her.

"Kaguya." Risty greeted seeing the Warg here.

"No time for pleasantries Risty I need the Runic Stone." Kaguya said pointing to the stone in question seeing as she needed to transport to the Guild Hall to pick someone up.

"Ok be my guest." Risty said as Kaguya was her superior after all especially since her Guild has been rebuilding the Orphanage.

Kaguya nodded and entered the rune and once she chose her destination vanished in a flash surprising the two there.

(Scene Break Kaguya)

Kaguya arrived at the Guild Hall and use the ring to instant travel to another Floor Guardian's sector. Once there she saw it hadn't changed much as she saw beakers filled with bubbling liquids as it was like a science lab in here. She even saw what appeared to be corpses of Gainos local monsters no doubt dissected for in depth study. She passed by the two toads who assisted their R&D head (Seeing as the original was gone) as said toads were arguing like those two Galvin from Ben 10 Omniverse.

"Lulu Psychic Mantis." Kaguya greeted as a shadow visage rose up from the darkness with glowing soulless white eyes. "I need you to help me build a Knight and luckily you'll be working with two master Blacksmiths and the toads for this... are you up for it?" Kaguya asked as soon the eyes were joined by a wide grin filled with fangs as the entire visage just screamed insanity and evil. Kaguya knew her creation didn't need to speak as the grin alone was all she needed to know that Lulu was in by means of loyalty to the Supreme Beings of HOLY and her creator most of all.

(Meanwhile back at Cattleya's house)

The group was given a place to stay for the night. Nowa and Ymir would be staying in Rana's room while Echidna, Alleyne, and Leina would share another. Echidna had been putting on an act since she first met Leina and had hoped Kaguya would at least figure it out as she had purposely left no room in suspicion at the start. Yes Kaguya caught her off guard before but it was to be expected from the Mystic Archer of all people. The boys were given a spot in the shed seeing as room was limited. Aster had used Giant Thrasher to make a seat so he can sleep against it while Dilan had a bed roll ready.

He realized he forgot to give Tomoe and Shizuka a map and hoped Kaguya would cross paths with them to give them said map or at least directions. Elina was already making her way to the Queen's Capital while Branwen remained in New Eden. The guild was already made aware and of course the NPC's celebrated his might as a supreme being for summoning and taming the beast that carried the city upon its back.

Meanwhile in her room mother and blacksmith was in her own night gown as she looked to Rana as Nowa was on his side sleeping herself. Ymir was nearby sleeping against her battle axe no doubt deep in dreamland herself.

(With Alleyne and the girls)

Leina, Alleyne, Echidna, and Nowa were sharing a room as Nowa shared Echidna's bed and Alleyne shared Alleyne's bed. Echidna knew why Alleyne didn't trust her or like her. After all she managed to ingrain herself with the Elven folk before Alleyne later caught her talking to an 'outsider,' about the Elven people's stats. Alleyne was no doubt sleeping with one eye open knowing Echidna may very well try something not like she cared at the moment.

Nanael opted to go to sleep as the young angel was asleep as there was a blush on her face and a perverted smile as well. "Oh Leon I didn't know you could be so kinky." Nanael said as she seemed to be in one of her special dreams again.

Alleyne had seen it from the beginning Cattleya though she had given up the adventurer's life and taken the life of a blacksmith and mother Alleyne knew she could never forgive herself for her lack of resolve. "Leina... can I ask you something?" Alleyne began as she was prepared for bed.

"Of course, Alleyne." Leina said as he looked.

"What will you and Aster do once you find Risty? Alleyne asked as Leina looked down.

"I'm not sure exactly but I know I'll figure it out once I get there." Leina said as Alleyne looked to the mirror. "Why do you ask?" Leina asked as Alleyne looked with an answer but it was Echidna who answered.

"You naive girl." Echidna began as she smirked a bit from her bed.

"Cattleya she is unable to forgive herself, not out of a mistake but out of the fact she lacks resolve." Echidna said as she drank some tea. "See about two years ago her husband Owen vanished no one knows where he is or what had happened to him but Cattleya doesn't go looking for him because if she chooses to search for him she would put her sons safety at risk but if she remarries for the sake of her son she would never forgive herself for giving up on Owen." Echidna said as she looked at the tea which had her refection in it. Not like she could blame Cattleya in all honesty. Being a mother, herself if something like that happened to Gilgamesh she'd probably due the same.

(With Cattleya)

Cattleya looked at her son as she saw how close he and Nowa had gotten. Of course this brought her sadness as the two were like siblings but without Owen her son would keep being alone. "My dear please hurry back home to us." Cattleya said as she put her arms on Rana's bed with her breasts right on top of them and her head on the breasts. "I'm so lonely and so is Lana." Cattleya said grieving over her missing husband.

(Scene Break Early Morning Girls room)

Echidna got up and smirked as she removed Alleyne and Leina's shared bed sheets. In doing so she saw the nightgown Leina as dressed in no doubt borrowing it from Cattleya. "It's not every day we run into each other." Echidna said as she licked her lips a bit. Back in her old life all she was and had to be was business and finances. The only stress relief she had was in Geonet and when she and her husband had their BDSM evenings.

The morons she was forced to work with as well as the deals and such she had to make with rival companies and sub-companies made her life very stressful. But Victoria was her pride and joy and ever since she melded with her character upon arriving on Gainos and becoming Echidna the Veteran Mercenary it was like the stress of her old life was just a minor annoyance. In the office she was considered a demon and a sadist and here she made it very much true in more ways than one. Mind you she still got to enjoy their nights of BDSM but this time she didn't even have to worry about Victoria walking in on them. They may not look it but the NPC's made excellent baby sitters and nanny's when asked. Plus seeing as Victoria was her and Gilgamesh's sole heiress they took that job like it was a duty from god.

To think she was able to play this role so well for so long the miracles of Elven Longevity at its finest. Unlike in Geonet she has had time to perfect her skills and know how to hold back her power unlike the Flames and HOLY whose leadership despite their best efforts and use of items were leaking power by the gallons. Anyone who could sense it would no doubt tell they were trouble but despite this she found it interesting. She was interested in the Knights power because the Knights hadn't been seen since before the Flames and HOLY had arrived in this world. She wanted her own armor but lack of Wi-Fi and a business trip stopped her plans from acquiring it. She still had her armor from White Knight Chronicles 2 Geonet when it was on PS3 but with the updates she saw no reason to bring it back out and with how strong she was she even saw less reason to bring it out unless the other Guild stirred up trouble.

But she cut her own musing short as she began to get to work on messing with Leina and Alleyne seeing as the three Angels were currently sharing a bed right now.

(Scene Break that morning)

Echidna was taking her leave as she look and saw Aster and Dilan up and about as the two looked to her. "I'll be sure a message is sent out to you when the Summit will begin." Echidna said before she left knowing full well she had given them a lot to thing about for one evening. Not that she was complaining mind you seeing as this would give her time to see what Leina is made of. The girl was interesting but Aster had first grabs on her so she was not one to get involved unless she had to.

The two nodded to her and in turn Echidna left knowing the next time they meet it may very well be at the summit between the 8 Guilds that had arrived on this world so long ago.

(Later outside)

Echidna walked outside before looking to the house covered in the morning fog. Looks like I'll have to postpone by fun until next time." Echidna said before she began to walk away. "All I have to do now... is wait and see what her answer will be." Echidna said taking her leave as she did promise to see Victoria as soon as possible. She had to make sure daddy's little girl wasn't spoiled by daddy to much since mommy needs some time with her.

She then stopped and sensed it as she then smirked in response. 'Well a trip down memory road.' Echidna said as she sensed a familiar aura nearby. It was a surprise none of them had bothered to increase efforts of locating the other Guilds or Geonet players or some reference to them in history.

(With Kira in the windmill)

Kira was wide eyed when she saw Echidna exit the house where her two targets laid in wait. Her brother Solaris had given her a mission to locate any blacksmith of great renown and either bring them to heel or dispose of them. She didn't hesitate to carry out that order but needless to say she was in shock when she saw Echidna walk in knowing exactly who she was. "Ecchi-Nina." Kira gasped as the Guild Echidna Vi Gilgamesh want amongst the big three but it was well up there.

Kira saw her brother may have been right that they were not the only ones who made it here. This in turn proved that their efforts in letting others know they were here has met with success. But then came the problem she was a powerful player and thus Kira knew that it may be only the strongest had made it here and Ecchi-Nina and Gila-Mesh were two halves of one whole a power couple as it were. Kira made note of this so she may inform Solaris as soon as possible. But first she had a job to do and she will see it to completion even if it kills her.

(Later that morning)

Kaguya was due to arrive soon as the group had been hanging around the main shop. Cattleya was repairing Leina's sword as promised but at the moment she and Ymir was looking upon Aster and Dilan's weapons. "Amazing." Cattleya said as she saw Aster's go to weapons as well as Dilan's Dragoon Spear. "Never have I seen weapons of such powerful force and yet elegant design." Cattleya said as she and Ymir observed them all.

"Yeah the runes and carvings on them are works of art." Ymir agreed as she looked to the sword while Cattleya hugged the Giant Thrasher between her breasts.

"Such nostalgia." Cattleya mused as the Giant Thrasher was possibly a worthy rival to her Giant Slayer.

"I also possess a Dragon Slayer Sword in the vaults though I don't use it as often as I used to." Aster said as he took his weapons back nearly having to pry the Thrasher off from Cattleya. "It took me a bit of time to find the right weapon that would work for me." Aster said as he sheathed the two swords on his person.

"I can see that." Cattleya said as she then calmed herself a bit. "But despite that with such powerful weapons surely these Frogs could, forge what you desire." Cattleya said as the payment was made already and it was worth a lot from what the local jeweler had told her.

"Perhaps but problem is they have no clue how to work with Alchemy of this level hence why I Came to you two. Despite not being alchemists yourselves you had both been placed as ones of great repute for the weapons in which you forge." Aster said as he needed their skills for this task.

"I see... well I'd like to meet this Alchemist Kaguya spoke about before committing to such a project." Cattleya said and soon as if on que the door opened and Kaguya walked in with all eyes on her.

"Good you're all here." Kaguya said as she entered the store with a cloaked figure accompanying her. "This is the Alchemist who will be assisting you with the project should you accept." Kaguya said showing the cloaked figure who gave off an ominous aura to her. She looked to them as her eyes glowed an unholy white color while her face was hidden by the shadow of her hood.

The ominous aura was heavy here as Cattleya found herself carefully moving Rana behind her to protect him, Nowa was almost shaking as if expecting a fight, and even Ymir was getting ready for a possible pre-emptive strike. The figure grinned her fanged grin again as she looked to them all and just as everyone was expecting an attack the figure vanished leaving her cloak behind. What they saw next was a woman in a dress as she had goggles that zoomed in on the weapons in the room as she had a huge grin on her face hidden behind a glowing face mask.

The mask then retracted showing a girl under it as the glasses zoomed out and also retracted as she revealed to be a Warg. "Such quality I dare say these weapons could rival my assistants work!" Lulu said as she smiled big time. She then vanished again as everything tried to keep up with her. She then took Ymir's axe and inspected it next. "This axe was clearly made from Steel Mountain Ore not a single trace of Alchemy is found, oh and the designs on the hilt and pommel did you forge this yourself?!" Lulu asked as the way she talked made it seem like she was high on sugar.

"Oh yes of course glad someone recognized true craftsmanship." Ymir boasted but then noted her Axe was missing.

"I must say it's almost amongst the top 20 most exquisite weapons I've seen yet." Lulu said swinging the axe to get a proper feel for it. "Its accuracy is atrocious but it's to be expected from a battle axe of this size." Lulu spoke as Kaguya smiled to her NPC creation.

"Lulu! Lulu breath!" Kaguya ordered as Lulu then calmed down and breathed a bit.

"My most, humblest of apologies Milady Kaguya but learning new things I cannot help but get so excited." Lulu said with an apologetic bow as she smiled to her lady and creator to whom she owes her very existence to. She then turned her attention of those who were unware of her identity. "Greetings my name is Lulu Psychic Mantis an Alchemist, Warg, and the head of the Soldiers of HOLY's R&D section at your most, humblest of services." She said bowing to them as her dress left everything to the imagination as it was a combination of a lab coat and an alchemist garb. Her hands were in black gloves as it was clear this woman was one who sought knowledge judging by the books hanging in a knapsack at her waist.

"It is nice to meet you Lulu, my name is Cattleya, and this is my son, Rana," Cattleya introduce both her and her son to the Warg as Rana wave his hand shyly at her as Lulu look to Rana and said, "Ah, he look so adorable, and to his body shape and skin tone, he seem quite healthy, and would be quite bold later on in life if you know what I mean."

Kaguya started to feel regretting bringing her in as she wasn't just a technology she was interest in, but bio as well as Lulu went on saying, "With his physical being quite well, that speak character to the person who take care of him."

Lulu turn to Cattleya and get a good look at her physical shape as her goggle scan Cattleya entire body, including around as she said, "I applaud to you madam, the way you take care of yourself as well, strong arms, legs, and your breast, they are a very impressive size for you, I never meet an Amazon Viking class like you before."

"Ah thank and, a what?" Cattleya said a little blushing about her breast while looking confused of what Lulu said to her, as Kaguya jump into this as she keep forgetting Lulu can also see the class a player is, but didn't take into consideration that other people here may have the same thing as she quickly gotten to lulu and put a hand on her mouth as she said, "Ah sorry about Lulu, she like to talk without much thing first, but the Amazon Viking is a title or many titles, that my friends and I use to label people to the way they dress at time, and you are a mixture look of amazon that meaning a strong woman, and a Viking that… wear not much armor."

She was about to say Viking are half naked people or seemly half naked, but she wasn't going to tell that to Cattleya, but she is impress to hear such a combination with Cattleya, as it seem she is like a tank to say.

Cattleya blink to that and said, "Oh, I guess that is okay, I never been one to wear armor, they hurt my joints at time and too constricted around my… chest."

"You don't have to worry about that, as I don't judge you, and beside not every armor is meant for everyone, for me I don't like heavy or leather type armor and prefer light cloth armor as it helps with my combat abilities with a bow and arrows," Kaguya said as she came to Cattleya side and told her that, and with her character class she couldn't wear heavy or medium armors anyways only light chain mail and cloth for her.

"Hey can we get back to the project already?" Ymir said with Lulu look to her and examine her as she said, "Hu. Never meet someone like you, a dwarf berserker, small and hot headed. I wonder of Lord Dilan has ask you to court him yet? I know he loves your type and size."

"What did you call me!?" Ymir said as Kaguya held her back and said, "Calm down Please no need to get angry. Lulu, stop observing people and start helping with the current project that I brought you in for."

"Oh sorry, Mistress Kaguya, I got a little side track," Lulu said with Cattleya said, "Its fine, but anyways I want to ask you about this, as is there anyways we can keep all this together, to joint and fitting are easy to do, but keeping it together long enough to set it all in."

"Oh that easy, with the right marital, we can create a knight armor easy, but it's the inner working we should be focus on mostly, as it's the most complex part of it as see this," Lulu said as she brought out an outline of a knight with its inner showing as Lulu show this and said, "The skeletal structure is the most difficult to put together, as this is the basic form of it but we're talking about a jigsaw that's a giant human size, the best idea to do is start from the bottom and upwards."

"And how do you suppose we do that?" Ymir asked still in a bad mood after what Lulu called her as she didn't like to be label like that. With lulu looking at her strangely and said and sang a bit in the middle, "You don't know? I thought everyone know, as the toe bone connected to the foot bone. Foot bone connected to the heel bone. Heel bone connected to the ankle bone, and so on!"

"I get it, we not making a huge suit of armor, we making a completely metal golem of sort, that so much simple to think of while working this," Cattleya said as she glad that Lulu is helping them, even if she is a bit off.

With Kaguya, she glad lulu can help them now, as unlike Dilan's creative NPC that a represents his side of anime series, mostly of Jojo, but her was representing her nerdy side that can help with situation such as this, and she didn't know what Aster NPC represent for him as… she never figure his out much, but shake her head of those thought as she said, "Well sense you guy are now getting along with lulu and may work well together for now on, I'll leave you three alone and let you talk and work on the project. Nowa lets go."

"Coming big sister," Nowa said as she follow Kaguya as she glad to be spending more time with her now.

"Kaguya we need to talk." Aster said as he looked to Kaguya who saw the tone and look he made.

"Understood." Kaguya said as everyone began to go about their day as normal.

Once they were alone Lulu smiled and pulled out the blueprints. "Now then the first and most important bit we need to work on is the core itself that is where the Knight would draw its power and must be the most protected at and with it the Ark associated with it." Lulu began getting down to business as it was clear they may need Rana to watch the shop for a bit.

(Later outside)

The trio were gathered as seeing as Leina and Alleyne were both still asleep Nowa was sent to spend time with Rana until Kaguya was done with the others. "Say what?" Kaguya asked as Dilan nodded.

"Yeah Echidna is Ecchi-Nina from Geonet." Dilan said as Kaguya then looked away a bit.

"Cleaver girl." Kaguya said as Aster was surprised by this.

"You suspected?" Aster asked as Kaguya nodded.

"Yes I detected trace elements of magic on her. I disregarded it since Ecchi-Nina was a warrior class not a magic caster." Kaguya said as she remembered when she first met her. "She must have had her memories sealed so she can approach us without arousing our suspicions." Kaguya deduced as it made sense with all things considering. "So any plans to approach this?" Kaguya asked as she has been made caught up with what she missed.

"We wait for the summit invitation and go from there." Aster said as it was their best course of action right now.

"I suppose that's best for now." Kaguya said as Dilan nodded to this.

"I guess we wait things out for now." Dilan said as he sighed a bit scratching his head a bit. "Jeez this is going to get troublesome fast." Dilan said before getting up. "I'm going to check out the local Adventurer's Guild see if we can find some jobs to take." Dilan said as Aster agreed for now.

"That would be wise." Aster agreed as he nodded to this. After all they still needed to spread their prestige because despite the 8 possible 9 Guilds of the Great Yggdrasil 9 being on this planet they still needed to consider the possibility of unaligned Players or lesser Guilds being here as well.

"Well I'll go take a nap." Kaguya said as she needed her rest for a bit.

(Scene Break Sophia Location unknown)

Sophia was seen walking the plains outside the Hall as she went for a good bout of air. Despite their fortress being hidden thanks to Yuto they still needed to know the land better. SO far she had discovered spies roaming outside Lord Aster's village as a faithful servant of the Supreme Beings of HOLY she would know well to allow such being to escape.

But as she walked through... she stopped as she then turned around for a moment. She then felt a force moving torts her one she did not know. She got ready for the worse and when it attacked... she never saw it coming. All that was seen was a shadow followed by a bright flash of light and Sophia cry of shock as she was hit by some sort of magic.

(Scene Break Kaguya)

Kaguya's eye shot open as she was sitting outside the shop resting a bit. That was strange almost lucid on her part she knew her character stats better and also passive abilities... but she never thought to check if some of those abilities had changed somehow. One of those abilities being an ability called Future Sight which activates in battle giving her an edge with accuracy and evasion.

"Strange." Kaguya said as this may warrant further research. She then saw Cattleya with a drink as she offered it to Kaguya.

"Here you must be thirsty." Cattleya offered as Kaguya nodded and took the drink.

"Thank you." Kaguya said taking the drink. "So I assume you have some progress with the order?" Kaguya asked as Cattleya nodded.

"Yes it's thanks to Lulu that the progress was made." Cattleya said as Kaguya heard this. "Despite the skeletal structure there seems to be a need of magic circuits and other such things to be made. Luckily Ymir and I can forge such things and Lulu can use Alchemy and magic to enhance or enchant the items to be installed into the Knight." Cattleya said as she looked to Kaguya. "If this is successful then the Knight will be ready in time for the Queen's Blade Tournament." Cattleya said as this got a smile to Kaguya's face.

"Good thank you." Kaguya said as this was some good news.

"Anyway I need to go real quick no doubt Aster is once more deep in pondering." Kaguya joked as he walked away as her eyes drifted to Cattleya's rack. Kaguya needed to leave less she finds herself in an awkward situation seeing as the moisture between her legs was getting damp for her right now.

"Of course." Cattleya said unaware Kaguya was attracted to her.

Cattleya smiled as she had a small break so she grabbed the broom and in turn began to sweep up. Lulu was apparently going to call her assistants from her lab to retrieve whatever material's they may need. So right now they needed to wait... but it would seem her wait may come to a halt as she began to sweep. She swept for a bit before she hear footsteps... then from nearby Kira appeared as she looked to Cattleya with a glare.

"I'm assuming your Cattleya correct?" Kira asked as she glared at Cattleya.

"Oh um yes your right I am." Cattleya said as Kira walked around a bit before continuing.

"And the Steel Princess Ymir is inside as well if I am correct?" Kira continued as Cattleya nodded once more getting nervous.

"Yes but as of right now the shop has received a major order that is taking much of my time as is. If this is by chance an emergency I would be happy to accommodate you." Cattleya said as Kira glared at her.

"I see..." Kira began getting ready for what was to come. "And was this commission made by a trio of adventurer asking for a giant you once thought as a suit of armor?" Kira asked as she glared at Cattleya.

"Oh um yes but how did you know?" Cattleya asked as Kira then sighed in frustration.

"If that's the case then sorry." Kira began as she began to draw her sword. "You shop is about to go out of business." Kira said causing Cattleya to go wide eyed in shock to this.

A battle was about to break out and she knew if the shop was destroyed Rana would be in danger.

(Scene Break inside)

Leina and Alleyne were still asleep as it was clear they were quiet tired and enjoying a soft bed... that was until Rana and Nowa ran to the guest room as they started knocking on the door as they shouted, "Leina/Captain!"

Nowa open the door as she rush in with Rana beside her as the boy said, "Leina you got to help us."

"Kira is outside causing damage and attacking Cattleya!" Nowa said to Alleyne as they both spotted them on the same bed as they got up with Leina said, "No oh Cattleya!"

Alleyne rush up and said, "We must get going." And with that the two jumped up very much as nude as the day they were born as all eyes were on them. Rana's face began to turn red as Nowa was suffering the tomato face event. When Leina realized what was wrong she covered herself up in a panic as did Alleyne though more controlled.

"SHUT THE DOOR!" Leina ordered while covering herself up.

(Outside)

Kira swung her Muramasa down upon Cattleya who blocked it with a spear but the attack was a powerful one forcing her to step back. "Fall!" Kira roared out as she took a battle stance and charged in with a stabbing motion. Cattleya was forced to dodge the attack before Kira began an onslaught upon the weapon smith who dodged and avoided Kira's attacks as best she could. But Kira's blade got a blow in as the attack caused one of Cattleya's breasts to fly out bare for all to see.

Aster, Kaguya, Lulu, and Ymir ran out to see what the chaos was and saw Cattleya was here. Not only that as they saw to their shock that Kira was here as well attacking Cattleya as Dilan then ran in from afar to see the event. "What's happening?" Dilan asked and in turn Kaguya pointed over to the fight and saw the chaos. "Doh." Dilan said realizing what was going on right now.

"Cattleya are you alright?" Leina asked as she saw the weapon smith was in danger.

"Why won't you take your death without struggle? I'm even providing a handicap to make this interesting." Kira said as she glared at Cattleya and pointed her sword at her.

"Please I have done nothing to my knowledge to wrong you. I have no reason to fight you." Cattleya said as Kira's sight then went over to the shop where Rana stood next to Leina.

"No reason to fight you say?" Kira asked as she had an idea she did hate doing this the easy way. "Then how about I give you a reason to fight me?" Kira said as she pointed her sword to the shop or more specifically Rana. "Fight me with everything you have and I'll consider sparing your son." Kira said as she smirked to Cattleya causing all eyes to go wide in shock.

Kira or her RL self, Kara wasn't one to kill people not even children. But here she felt that both her race and her character bio had a hand in her sadistic nature. She didn't kill without reason if a death serves to further her and Solaris goal or if someone stands in her way then they will die. And lucky for her the threat got the reaction she was hoping for from Cattleya.

"You wouldn't are you truly that heartless?!" Cattleya called out as Kira scoffed a bit.

"No I'm demi-fiend there's a difference." Kira corrected her as it made sense certain races had with them a trait that set them apart from other races. For Undead they did not feel remorse for those they kill and for demi-fiends they are creatures of three things, pleasure, combat, and adaptability.

"Demi-fiend?" Alleyne asked as this was the first she heard of such a race.

"A Demi-Fiend is basically a human who forsaken their humanity in favor of being something inhuman." Kaguya began as she looked to Alleyne. "The requirements of being a Demi-Fiend isn't like ones when becoming a vampire or a werewolf where all it takes is a single bite. A Demi-Fiend only has one requirement and due to this their numbers are few. They must forsake humanity when humanity has betrayed them by a crime that proves the evil that lays in the hearts of all men." Kaguya explained as then Aster spoke up.

"While Demi-Fiends live near eternally they can be killed but the basic aspects of a Demi-Fiend is something that proves what it is, a human who has nothing left to live for and nothing left to loose would give up everything that made them human, any light in their soul is offered in exchange for becoming a Demi-Fiend. They have souls don't mistaken but their souls is corrupted and warped by vengeance that the only loyalty or sense of love they feel is for those like them so yes Vampire, Werewolves, and even mindless monsters. They despise humanity so much for their betrayal that they curse it all even." Aster noted as Leina had no idea Kira was such a horrifying yet tragic monster.

"The Demi-Fiend is prove of one thing that below the shell of a monster... is the cries of a child begging for death." Kaguya said quoting Hellsing for that comment.

"Leina you have to help or my mom will die!" Rana called out but Aster sighed in response.

"No." Aster said as he got ready to jump in as needed. "She needs to find her resolve once more... the one she lost when Owen went missing." Aster said knowing full well this wasn't going to be a simple task.

"But." Rana began as Kaguya smirked.

"Leina find something Cattleya can use... it shouldn't be hard to miss." Kaguya said as she had snooped around the other night and found it there.

"Wait." Leina said as she looked to the others as she had one more sword to fall back upon. Thunderclap her sisters sword she knew it's not her own but right now she was limited on options to which Aster nodded to this.

"I got it then." Kaguya said as she went to get Cattleya's weapon the Giant Slayer.

(Kaguya)

Kaguya was walking down the stairs and smirked when she saw Leina's sword being repaired still. She then walked over to the tarp before she removed it revealing what was under it. "There you are." Kaguya smirked as she saw the weapon in question knowing Cattleya would need it in this battle.

(Back with Kira vs Cattleya)

Cattleya roared out and attacked Kira who then smirked and swung her blade causing the spear to spin away and stab to the ground nearby. In turn Cattleya was disarmed of her weapon as she saw Kira was more powerful then she anticipated. "Heh is that the best you can do Cattleya. I expected more from you." Kira said as she took a battle stance one more.

"Mommy!" Rana called out as he ran to Cattleya and hugging her.

"Oh Rana please go back inside." Cattleya urged as Kira glared at the scene.

"No I'm staying with you." Rana called out as Kira then scoffed.

"Pathetic." Kira said as she then took a battle stance. "You had your chance boy now you'll regret it." Kira said as she got ready to end this.

Soon thunder was heard and Kira was forced to dodge an attack from Leina who was wielding Thunderclap. "Stay away from them monster!" Leina ordered glaring at Kira.

"No... As you say I'm a monster and I'm simply doing as monsters do." Kira said taking a battle stance again. Leina then roared out and attacked as the sword produced thunder wildly showing Leina was not used to such a weapon. Kira avoided the attacks with ease but saw how wild Leina was with it and scoffed a bit. "A warrior who charges into a battle with a weapon not her own has no right to be in the Queen's Blade!" Kira roared out switching out Muramasa with her Hellfire Sword. She then charged at Leina and easily disarmed her cutting the flow of the thunder as Leina cried out in pain from it.

Leina cursed herself but as she went to get up she gasped in pain as she saw her hands. They were burned and scarred a bit showing what happened when she entered without practicing with Thunderclap first. "Case and point." Kira said as she glared at Leina. "Now Cattleya I'm starting to get annoyed either pick up a weapon or choose who dies amongst you." Kira said as she had no problem orphaning Rana. Create an Avenger to hunt Kira down to avenge his mother's death only to be defeated after she toys with him for a bit.

'I... I can't.' Cattleya thought as she couldn't do it knowing Kira was forcing her hand. 'If I fight my son's life will be dragged into an unending feud but if I enter the Queen's Blade there's a chance I might be able to find Owen somewhere.' Cattleya thought while looking to the sky a bit.

"Hey Cattleya!" Kaguya called out as she was holding a weapon in her hand one Cattleya was familiar with. "If you want to save your family's life... then fight with this." Kaguya ordered as she looked to Cattleya.

Cattleya's eyes were widened as she saw the weapon in question. "The Giant slayer." Cattleya said as she then put Rana down and hugged him in turn.

"Cattleya." Kaguya said as she then stabbed the weapon to the ground near the mother child duo. "When Owen vanished you lost your resolve and your warrior's spirit went dormant." Kaguya said looking upon the smith. "You must reignite those flames do not remain immobile holding onto a fleeting hope. You must forge your fate in the fires of Destiny and with those flames write your Chronicles." Kaguya said as she looked down to Cattleya before tipping her top hat to her. "This is your Chronicles and you decide how it ends." Kaguya said as she looked to the blacksmith, warrior, and mother.

Alleyne quickly gotten to Leina and pull her to safety a she and Nowa started right away to treat her hands with the elven medicine, with Rana keep hugging onto his mother's as she said, "Mom, you have to fight her."

Cattleya surprise to hear her son say such a thing as they pull apart from each other as Rana said to her, "As long as I be with you, there nothing I have to fear, so please mom, fight her, beat her, make father proud."

Aster could not help but smile to Rana, the strength that little boy hold within him as he saw the spark within Cattleya eyes, as now it's time to see if that spark ignited the flame within her.

"Rana," Cattleya said as she smile to her son, and soon held him in her other arm as she use her right arm to reach out to Giant slayer and lifted it up with ease with one hand, with a magical aura around her was sent into the sword itself as the wrappings around it torn off of it reviling Giant slayer in all of its glory.

Aster gives a whistles to this, seeing such a weapon like Cattleya's giant slayer, no doubt it was on the same kind of weapon from Geonet with an original style to it, and it just added more sexiness to Cattleya, in his point of view, with Kaguya smiling to the site of that and said, "She found her resolve and her warrior spirit is awoken once again."

Kira didn't expected this as she felt Cattleya aura, her resolve, it was stronger than she taken granted for, and the sword as well… something she fearing.

Lulu came out of the workshop and saw what was going on and saw Giant slayer as her goggle extended with one of the lens crack a bit and scan over Giant slayer as her mouth gap to it as she said, "Its-its-its-its! A Legendary tear weapon! The size, the build, the power…. It' over level 99!"

"What over level 99?!" Dilan said as Kaguya face palm with Aster groin a bit, as the two just shouted out loud without thinking as they wanted to keep the secret of them using their avatar bodies with lulu and everyone else is an NPC, but lucky the 3 girls were too busy to hear them as Alleyne and Nowa were treating Leina's hands, with Leina herself wasn't focus on everything else.

With Aster look to Kaguya as he said while whispering to her, "You just had to code that into her?"

"Well it wasn't my proudest moment, I shouldn't have listen to Dilan suggestion," Kaguya said as she whisper as well, thinking back when she first made lulu, she should have kick Dilan out of her creative space.

Cattleya swing her sword around a bit to remember the weight of it as she pointed it out Kira as she said to her, "Cattleya the weapon smith accept your challenge."

With the angels as they were awake the entire time, woken up from Leina's shouting as Nanael saw an opportunity as she about to take advantage of it sense Cattleya accepted Kira's challenge as he said, "Alright! The angel Nanael is here to take care of this! May this battle-

"Whoa there Nanael, not so fast," Marianne said as she pulled Nanael quickly before she could call a match as Nanael said to her, "Hey what's the big idea?! I called it this time!"

"Nanael, as much I like you, I have to tell you, this isn't a legal match due to the threat present on another person that close to the selected warrior, It invalid the purpose of a Queen's blade match if it was force upon them in such a way," Marianne said with Hachiel looking over her rule book as she said, "She right, as it says article 3: A Queen's blade match cannot be called on if one selected warrior threaten to harm another person that close to another selective warrior."

"Ah Come on! You ruin my chance you black knight bitch!" Nanael yell out with Kira just ignoring her as she didn't care at the moment, as her focus was on Cattleya and her sword.

'Wait giant slayer... isn't that from the 5th expansion of White Knight Chronicles?' Kira thought as she got ready for the worse. 'How did she acquire that weapon... she was once an adventurer that can be confirmed... something isn't right about this.' Kira thought as she then switched over to Muramasa.

"Queen's Blade or not... I was ordered to prevent anyone from forging the Knight Arcs that includes you." Kira said as she charged her own magic as two forces of magic got ready to attack.

Kira then charged in as Cattleya saw it a mile away and saw the movement was well trained. Kira was clearly a master sword bearer and a seasoned veteran in the art of killing. 'Owen if you can hear me wherever you are this is for me and Lana this is our story!' Cattleya mentally cried out and got ready. She then charged in as Muramasa and the Giant slayer met half way. Muramasa was caught in the gap of Cattleya's sword. Cattleya roared out and in turn Kira was forced to jump back from an attack of magical origin.

Kira landed with ease and saw the crater left behind as all was surprised by this. "Amazing." Leina said as she saw what had happened here.

"Damn." Kira growled as she got back up to her feet. But before she could attack again Aster had his Leoimperilous drawn and at her neck with Kaguya pointing an arrow at her and Dilan with his spear at her.

"Going to do it this time?" Kira asked as she smirked at them.

"No we're offering you a trade leave these people and any blacksmith or alchemist in peace and in return we shall impart information to you." Aster said as Kira glared at the group in response to this.

"And what can you offer me in exchange?" Kira asked as she glared at them.

"Information on the other Guilds." Kaguya said showing Kira who now was interested judging by her wide eyes to this.

"I'm listening." Kira said as the deal was struck.

(Scene Break Later that afternoon)

After Kira left with information she kept her word and left them all be for now. Thus they were all gathered save for Ymir and Lulu who were currently inside at the moment.

"Thank you." Aster said as Leina took her sword in her now bandaged hands the sword now fully repaired.

"Of course. I readjusted the center of balance just slightly I can feel a bit of my husband's spirit when I was repairing it." Cattleya said before smiling a bit. "There's no other blade like it promise to treat it well." Cattleya requested as Leina nodded to this.

"Yes." Leina responded as the awesome trio were back together again.

"As for your commission it will take some time though I can promise you it will be ready in time for the Queen's Blade." Cattleya said as Aster nodded to this.

"That is all I ask." Aster said and just then an explosion was heard inside the forge with Lulu and Ymir yelling in shock from it. All eyes were on battle station but instead a singed Lulu and Ymir walked out.

"I knew that was a bad idea!" Ymir called out as Lulu laughed it off.

"Worry not! Most alchemy and science are simply trial and error!" Lulu boasted as she then calmed down a bit. "Though we will need a stronger forge if we wish to make progress." Lulu added as Kaguya then sighed and face palmed herself.

"We put this off for too long then." Aster said as he knew it was time they gathered once more.

"Yeah it's time we bring in new blood." Dilan said knowing Cattleya will need their Guilds Forges to make the commission.

"Cattleya if I may bother we have a superior forge that you could use for the commission and will pay double the original price." Aster said surprising both Cattleya and Ymir.

(Scene Break on the road)

"So we need to meet up with Risty, Tomoe, and Shizuka at the rune spot and in turn head to the guild hall for our recruitment ceremony." Dilan said as Lulu, Cattleya, and Ymir traveled with some summoned drones of Lulu's who were dragging the Knight to be on a large cart.

"Of course." Kaguya said as Leina was off the combat roster until she can get her hands patched up. But as they walked they didn't have to go far as they saw the floating spinning rune stone ahead as it was that of a save point back in WKC 1, 2, and Origins.

"Took you long enough." Risty responded as Shizuka and Tomoe had to agree a bit.

"Sorry about that... ladies." Dilan smiled as Aster agreed with this.

"Come on." Aster said as they soon entered the runic seal before they all vanished from sight.

(Scene Break Guild Hall)

"Now then get the forge and lab prepped for Cattleya and Ymir to use, and make sure the Guardians gather at the throne room it's time we perform a." Aster began but upon opening the door they saw, Fey kneeling submissively to them with a solemn looked to her.

"My liege as much as it brings me joy to see you all return I'm afraid you had arrived during a dire time." Fey began as she then looked to her lords and mistress. "Sophia Blooddriver has betrayed The Soldiers of HOLY." Fey said to which everyone was wide eyed at what they learned just now.

"What?" Dilan voiced in shock as they knew the NPC's and knew none of them would even humor such a thought.

(TBC)

ESSK: Ok I hope you all enjoyed the new chapter. Now then you all know the deal leave a review on your way out and again ja-ne.