Holy crap! It's chapter forty! Go crazy! AAAAHHHHHHHH! Just lose it. AAAAHHHHHHHH!
Seriously, I can't believe I have managed to go on this long. I had the feeling I would finish, but if I think that then I usually don't. It's just a habit I guess. However, all you beautiful people made it to where I did this. Kudos to you all! And another kudos to those new followers and favoriters!
Wishindo: You would? Huh, you are right about the never knowing until I try thing. I might just do a chapter on Harry Potter and see how well it works some time. I'm sure others would somewhat enjoy it. After all, it's like you said, it has over eight hundred thousand stories. There is bound to be some people that'd enjoy it.
Chapter 40: The Power Of Wind
"What the hell did you say to me?" The duke questions sounding pretty angry.
"I said to shove it up your ass." Yuudai repeats. "You could be god for all I care and I'm still going to tell you where to shove it."
"This is family matters. You have no place in getting involved." He states about to let his anger get the best of him.
"I'm her familiar, so I think this involves me quite a bit." Yuudai retorts. The two get in each others face.
"Give me one good reason I shouldn't have you executed." The duke of the La Valiére name says.
Louise's heart stops at those words. Her familiar's next words are going to determine his fate. She knows her familiar well enough to know he isn't going to respond well. Especially to a death threat.
"I'd kill anyone you try to accomplish that." He answers sending the entire room into even more shock.
The duke grips his staff from the side of the table. Yuudai activates his ring's power to change his hair into strips of light blue while leaving the rest black in response. The family, besides Louise, gape at the transformation. It is at that point, the duke looks at his ring.
"Where did you get that ring?" He questions adding more hostility to his voice. "That belonged to prince Wales of Albion."
Yuudai clenches his fists. "He gave me the ring when I met him." He answers making the duke's eyes widen. "He died in front of me after I took a near fatal wound for him."
"Show me this fatal wound then." The duke orders not wanting to believe him.
Yuudai pulls his shirt up showing the scar where he was impaled by Wardes. The man gapes at the scar. He expected a bruise or something, but instead it is a wound he should have been killed by. Yuudai lets his shirt back down wordlessly.
"You...you should have died from a wound like that." The duke, Centurion, claims. He steels himself. "Seeing as Wales entrusted you with the ring and you nearly died for him, I'll let you off the hook this time. Just don't get in the way again or else I won't so forgiving."
Yuudai says nothing glaring at Centurion walk out of the room. The room stays silent for minutes letting all the information sink in. This teenage commoner has met Wales, fought for Wales and earned the ring that Wales wore as a family heirloom. They never imagined the mouthy boy would have such a backstory.
He turns to look at Elèonore. The girl doesn't flinch, but there is obviously more respect in her gaze. "Do you still want to have a go at me?" He asks without any emotion in his voice.
She stays silent for a moment thinking about it. "No...if Wales trusted you then...I have no right in whipping you." She states.
"How disappointing. I was actually looking forward to showing you up." He says letting the power up go away. He starts walking out. "I'm going for a walk around the castle you call a home, Blanc. Want to tag along?"
Her heart beats faster than ever before. He stood up for her like nobody ever has before. Nobody ever did like him. Without speaking, she runs after him. Her mother and sisters don't attempt to call for her. It's not that they're afraid of him, but they would rather he not go off on them in case they provoke him even more.
Cattleya smiles at the boy though. She's glad her sister met him. Her theory of her love for him grows even more. Only an idiot wouldn't notice her love for him. She does, however, get up to follow the two.
After a few minutes, she catches up to the two. "Louise and Yuudai." Cattleya calls out once she sees nobody else around.
The two stop to turn around to her. "I was wondering when you planned on speaking up, Cat." Yuudai states attempting a small smile for her. There is no reason to be mean to the nicest girl in the castle.
"You two don't really have much time, but leave the castle grounds." Cattleya instructs them.
"Why?" Louise decides to ask.
Cattleya smiles brightly at her. "I know how much going means to you. I hate the war and am against you going, but you deserve to do what you want. You're not a little girl anymore." She explains to her.
"Assuming we decide to leave the castle ground, what would we do?" Yuudai questions.
"Once there, hide in from site in some bushes by the main road. I'll be sending a carriage driven by the maid brought with you." Cattleya explains to him.
"Got it." Yuudai says. "Thank you, Cat."
"Just make sure to protect my cute little sister, Yuudai." She tells him getting Louise to blush.
Yuudai laughs feeling amusement course through him even after what had just transpired. "Don't you worry about that. I have been risking my life for Blanc for months. I won't ever stop."
"Then may the founder's divine protection be with you and Blanc." She says smiling at Yuudai as if he is family himself. Yuudai raises an eyebrow as Louise blushes more hearing her nickname from Cattleya's own mouth. "I hope you don't mind me using that nickname."
"Actually, I don't mind." Yuudai replies. "You are going to be the only other one that calls her that though."
Cattleya giggles being pleased by his response. "Thank you so much, big sister. This means so much to me." Louise thanks sincerely. She then hugs her getting a hug back.
Yuudai stands back smiling at the scene. Two sisters that love each other enough to go to this kind of risk. It isn't very common since the rest of her family doesn't seem as nice. The two pull away from the hug. Cattleya then looks at Yuudai opening her arms.
His cheeks then blush a small bit. "Come here. You are my brother now." She states as if it is nothing short of the truth. He reluctantly hugs her as she hugs him back. Louise laughs at the scene since he looks so uncomfortable. The two pull away from the hug. "Now get going you two. I'll have the maid sent out soon."
The two nod rushing off. Yuudai picks Louise up surprising her jumping out the closest window. This shocks Cattleya causing her to run over. She looks out finding the two safe and carefully making their way to the road. (This is where the story takes a change. From love between Saito and Louise to unbreakable bonds between Yuudai and Blanc)
Later
The two near the drawbridge feeling relieved. They have made it safely. The two are about to walk through over until they notice it is up. A bad feeling crawls up down Yuudai's spine. He turns around to find the duke, dutchess, her sister Elèonore and a lot of the servants walking up to them.
"How did we not notice this sooner?" Louise questions getting a shrug from Yuudai.
"You directly disobeyed my order, Louise." Her father states stopping some yards away. "For that, you are to be locked up in the tower for five months. As for you, commoner." His voice takes a dark tone now. "You just tried to run off with my own daughter after my warning I gave you. For that, I'll have you beheaded."
Yuudai just sighs along with Louise at the same time. Louise seems to be picking up on his habit of sighing. "This seems to be kind of sudden." Yuudai states honestly. "I'll still beat you all down if I have to, but if anyone tries to kill me or imprison her I'll flat out kill you."
"You dare threaten our lives so blatantly?!" The duke questions finally aiming his cane at the boy.
Yuudai uses the ring's power and quickly runs at the duke without a word or threat. He then lands a punch against his chest sending him into others and backflipping back to Louise's side all in a second. The whole crowd erupts into an uproar. The boy physically assaulted the duke!
The duke gets up with a furious gaze directed at the teen boy. "You'll be pleased to know that you won't die yet. Not before I have you beaten for months until you beg for death." He growls beginning to chant a spell.
Yuudai puts his hand behind his back summoning his dark gun. Louise sees this not fearing her father's assault to come. The duke finishes his chant summoning a massive ball of fire. How ironic.
His eyes catch sight of the wind symbol on his gun. The memory of the birth of it comes back to him. He never did figure out what it does. Louise gives Yuudai a worried look fearing the incoming fireball now. Who wouldn't? It's as big as a boulder.
He wills the wind symbol to work making the gun turn into wind. The wind takes the shape of the gun. Using his Gandalfr power, his mind fills with information of its capabilities. He points it at the fireball then drops the gun. It turns into a gale of air manipulatable by himself.
He swipes his hand to the left telling the air to attack the fire from the side. From that move, the entire thing is put out in an instant. Everyone gapes at that as Yuudai grins excitedly. He now has a new toy to experiment with. He then pushes hand towards the crowd making the air knock everyone off their feet to the ground on their back.
Using the opportunity he created, he forces the air gun back into the rune and grabs Louise in one arm then uses his ring's power to boost his jump to the top of the bridge. He proceeds by jumping across the large gap landing on the other side. Yuudai doesn't stop to admire his work since Siesta is pulling up a carriage not driven by a horse. It is being driven by a dragon.
She is shaking a bit. "Hurry and get in!" She tells them seeing the two disappear.
He is suddenly next to her with his blue streaked hair taking the reins from her. "Sorry, but you seem too frightened to be driving a freaking dragon. Siesta looks into the carriage to find Louise sitting their not even phased.
He starts having the dragon fly into the sky. As he is having the dragon fly, he tries to figure out the dynamics of it all (Seriously, how would this work? If it walked on the road, it'd cause problems. If it flew, wouldn't the carriage fall due to it not having the proper aerodynamic properties? Oh well. Let's call it magic).
Siesta grabs hold of Yuudai in fear. She is looking down seeing the distance between her and the ground looming below. All that is between her and the ground is on the carriage, after all. Louise doesn't blame the girl. That doesn't mean she approves of it though.
She wouldn't mind holding onto Yuudai at that point. Her opinion of the situation is the same as Siesta's. Being so far up and Yuudai driving with his power active is not comforting. He's acting as if they could be shot out of the sky. She doesn't show her worry opting to act a bit more like Yuudai. In the fearless aspect.
"So I'm curious, what did you do back there." Louise asks Yuudai. In all the time they have known each other, she had never seen him do that.
"I used a power that I forgot I had. It's something from back when we first met Wales." He tells her. He then sighs. "I'll have to experiment with the power for a while to see its full capabilities, but other than that, it is still a mystery to me too."
"How do you know how to fly a dragon?" Siesta questions next.
Yuudai lifts his hand that has the Gandalfr rune on it. The rune is glowing signifying that it is telling him how to work everything.
"I thought it only works on weapons." Louise states.
"It is a dragon. It breathes fire, has razor sharp teeth and razor sharp claws. What part of that doesn't scream weapon?" Yuudai asks rhetorically.
"Then shouldn't you know about your new power?" Louise questions deadpanning at him.
He deapans right back at her. "Quiet young one. It's your bedtime." He tells her comedically.
End
That is done. Pretty quick if I must say so myself. What do you all think?
I finally gave a purpose to the thing from so long ago. I almost forgot about it. Did any of you? I hope it didn't disappoint you all. There may or may not be more plans to expand on it for. The air gun...let's see what it makes of itself.
Without much else on my mind, thanks for reading, favoriting, following, reviewing and have a great day/night/morning!