I know! I'm dead!!! I'm so sorry…I didn't mean to be this evil! I've just been lazy. Please forgive me! But the bad part is that I can't remember where I was going with this story O.o Well, I guess that's my punishment for waiting so long.
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This fanfiction is dedicated to Orimoto Izumi.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
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Disclaimer: I don't own Magic knights, but Iantion, the 'dark man' and Mython are my characters.
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Never Known
Chapter III – Someone knows
Taking one turn, then a flight of stairs, and then another turn. The castle was a maze and someone could easily get lost in here for years. Every hallway looked the same as the next. There was no way to tell them apart except for the scenery change seen through the window. Every widow showed a different angle of Cephiro and it's wonders.
Umi, Hikaru, Fuu and Ascot walked down one of the longer hallway until they came close to a closed door.
-Knock-Knock- "Clef?" Ascot called as he knocked on the white door.
There was a long pause before a response reached them. "Enter." Ascot opened the door slowly causing it to make a squeaky noise. He cringed at the high frequency sound and walked inside with the girls behind him following his suit. The four pairs of eyes scanned the room finding no presence of the mage.
"Clef?" Ascot called again while looking behind piles of books. He remembered how he would hide behind them during hid-and-go-seek with his friends when he was smaller.
"Over here Ascot." Said a voice. The girls and the summoner looked in the origin of the voice finding it to be a large stack of books at the far end of the library. Ascot walked over to the hidden mage and peeked over them. There was Clef looking as if he got no sleep at all for as long as he had been born. "What do you what, Ascot?" asked a very grouchy sounding Clef. He didn't bother to look up form the book as if he would die if he did.
Ascot cleared his throat before announcing the arrival of the guests. "The Magic Knights are here." Clef quickly rose from his spot and glanced over to the girls standing beside the doorway. He nodded to Ascot in approval and turned his attention his friends.
"Hikaru, Fuu, Umi, It is wonderful to see you again." He said in a calm voice.
"And it's great to see you too again Clef!" Umi smiled.
Clef gazed at the blue beauty he had missed for so long and with the realization his thoughts he shook his head and tore his eyes from her. "How long will you plan to stay this time?"
Fuu was the first to answer. "Well Mister Clef, we wanted to stay for no longer then a day or two at first, but miss Hikaru said something was wrong here. In this new condition I propose we stay until we can make sure Cephiro is alright and then we may leave."
Clef looked at Hikaru with saddened eyes. "You can tell something is wrong with Cephiro, Hikaru?" She nodded. "You're right." He said bluntly. The girl's eyes turned to shock. 'What was going to happen to the beautiful world now?'
"What's wrong Clef? What is wrong with Cephiro?" Hikaru desperately pleaded for an answer. Clef looked to the floor. He felt so ashamed for asking for help from these innocent girls once again, but he knew it had to be done. They had to fight and they had to be given the burden of their world.
During his mental guilt trip he felt something…something that wasn't there before…it puzzled him, so he channelled his powers to identify the source…it was Fuu! He frowned and shot Fuu a questioning stare before telling Hikaru the truth. "I don't know. That's what I was here in the library for." The girls looked as if their world was smashed before their eyes. "But I do know some information." He reassured them. "I will tell you later, once I have more information. Now go relax. The other's will want to see you as well." The girls sighed in relief to know that the master mage was on the job.
Ascot, who was silent the whole time, was shocked as the girls were with the news. He proceeded out the door with his three friends behind him. "Wait Fuu." Clef called to her. "I need to speak with you for a moment." Fuu looked at from her friends to the mage. Hikaru and Umi shrugged and closed the door leaving Fuu and Clef in the library. Once Clef was sure that no one was in hearing rang he began. "Is there something you wish to tell me Fuu?" Clef paused and stared at the blond female in front of him.
"You know, don't you." Fuu stated more then asked.
Clef sighed as his theory was just proven correct. "Yes. But I don't think Umi and Hik-"
"Please don't tell them mister Clef."
"Why not, Fuu?" Fuu remained silent. "Very well. I will not say anything for the time being. But I highly recommend you do. Why don't you want to tell them?"
Fuu thought for a moment. 'Why don't I want to tell them?' she asked herself. 'Am I scared? Embarrassed? Ashamed?' She didn't even know herself. Clef nodded in total understandment of her condition. He walked back to the pile if books in the corner and continued his reading.
"You should go see the others now. I'll join you as soon as I can. You already know where you're rooms are, and close the door behind you." Fuu looked at her shoes as if they held her interest. She walked out of the dim litted room, shutting the large door behind her.
She walked down the similar hallway as before, passing the scenery of the world she had come to love. 'Why don't you want to tell them?' It repeated in her head like a broken record player. She didn't know the answer and she wished she did. She suddenly stopped and looked out one of the widows. In front of her was the world that she had to help. The world that seemed so vulnerable at times. And she was its protector. She sighed deeply as she placed her forehead on the clear glass. She began to relax for the first time in days. The cool surface soothed her and the lighting of the room calmed her to her place of tranquility.
She was at peace and so she didn't see the shadow sneaking up behind her. A hand quickly grabbed her waist and another over her mouth when she tried to shriek. Her eyes widened as the reflection in the glass showed her the 'object' that had trapped her.
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"Damn! Damn! Damn it all!!" Clef cursed as he threw another book against that wall. He wasn't finding anything about the condition of Cephiro and he wasn't about to send the Magic Knights into battle again without them knowing anything about their enemy. He felt like a failer. "What's wrong with Cephiro?" he asked out loud not expecting an answer, but ended up with one.
"I know what's wrong with this world." Said a deep and masculine voice. Clef stoop up from his desk and pushed off the books off it to get a better view of the one who claimed to know the answer to his question. He gasped when he saw the figure. "It is good to see you again Master Mage Clef." Said the dark man (same as the one in the last chapter) standing before the very shocked Clef.
Once Clef got his voice back he crocked the words he tough he would never utter again in his life. "Gunlet?" The dark man responded by taking a step towards the light and out of the shadows he was hiding in. He was very tall, even compared to Lantis. He stood tall as he could as if to show off his respect for the old mage. His flaming red hair matched his armour. And his armour was an incredible story by itself, showing all the colours of blood, making it appear as if it was made of the same substance. His face was sharp and looked as if he had been in many battles judging by the battle scars.
Clef smiled warmly. "It is good to see you again, my old friend."
"As you Clef. But unfortunately this is not a social call. As you must know by now something is shattering Cephiro at this very moment." Clef's smile faded from his face and was replaced by a serious expression.
"Please, tell me what has happened!"
Gunlet answered in the most emotionless voice. "Mython is escaping. He's back master mage. And he's a step ahead of us, he has marked his chosen and he will soon have his revenge." Clef fell silent to the words spoken.
"no…" he whispered. "He can't…"
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Okay yay!! I want to say sorry once again, especially to Kitty Kat. I'm so sorry! I can't make promises but I'll try to update by the next two months...I know I'm slow :(
Gunlet? What information does he hold? Who is Mython?! Who's got Fuu?! And when will the next chapter be posted?!!!