In Japanese, gomen n'sai means sorry….so gomen n'sai for the short chapter,
everyone! (But I really, really, REALLY hope you like it!)
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1 CHAPTER 5: HER NAME IS REVEALED
Umi was torn between conflicting emotions, but anger placed itself next to her confusion and she asked fiercely, "Who are you?"
The girl looked up, and, her eyes still holding tears, she quietly announced, "Let me pass, please, Umi."
"If you move, I'll – I'll have to kill you!"
The sadness in the girl's eyes deepened, but she closed them, raised her right arm, her palm open, and uttered a single word, "Escudo!"
Wind pelted the three around the girls as pure white light gathered in the single upraised hand and took the shape of a sword, and then, as the wind died, a sword as magnificent as the Magic Knight's was clearly seen in the girl's hands. It was almost the exact same sword they had seen her carry when she had appeared in the Magic Knights' room.
"I'm sorry," the girl apologized, and Umi's eyes widened as the girl knocked her sword out of her hand with a strong thrust of her own sword, and the impact made Umi fly backwards and land hard on the floor.
"Ms. Umi! Are you all right?" Fuu inquired, rushing over to her fallen companion.
Clef was astonished, his mind racing for answers. The girl from before would have to pass him in order to reach the room where Hikaru was in, and she was running towards him now. "Stop right there!" Clef ordered, the top of his staff glowing.
The girl froze as a jet of blue light shot straight at her. In a split second, she leapt out of the way right before it hit her, and landed just in front of Master Mage Clef.
"Ow…" she grimaced, gripping the shoulder she had rammed into the hard floor and attempting to rise without injuring it further.
Holding his staff in front of him, ready for action, Clef spoke. "I'm asking you who you are," Clef demanded so viciously Umi and Fuu were startled. Clef himself was surprised: he was never so harsh with ANYONE.
Rivers of shining tears flowed down the face of the girl crouched in front of him, but she whispered, so that all could barely hear, "I am Mikoto, the Magic Knight of Hope."
Umi and Fuu's eyes widened with surprise, but Clef looked so shocked he was almost dazed. At this time, the girl let out a tormented cry, shoved past Clef, and laid her palm on the door where Hikaru and Presea were located.
The door instantly disappeared, giving her free entrance into the room within. Umi, Fuu, and Clef, who still looked out of sorts, watched in silence as she walked through the door. Presea, kneeling next to Hikaru, who was half-floating above the ground and surrounded in a shroud of blackness, looked just as surprised as Clef, and gazed at the entering Mikoto.
"Who are you? How did you get in here?" Presea challenged.
Mikoto looked straight at Presea and answered, "I am Mikoto, Magic Knight of Hope." Presea's eyes widened, but Mikoto continued, "You HAVE to help Hikaru. She MUST NOT lose to her own heart. Tell her Nova is a part of herself…and guide her through the labyrinth in her heart. I will strengthen you as much as I can, so do not, at all costs, break away from the bond you and Hikaru share at this moment. Help Emeraude's wish to be fulfilled…please don't fail!"
"W-what? Princess…Emeraude?" Presea questioned in awe, but Mikoto had already closed her eyes. Presea looked away from her and instead concentrated hard on Hikaru as she felt powerful strength flow from Mikoto. Then, she plunged into the battle for Hikaru's heart.
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Same as usual: Please review, even if this IS a short chapter! Thank you for reading!
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1 CHAPTER 5: HER NAME IS REVEALED
Umi was torn between conflicting emotions, but anger placed itself next to her confusion and she asked fiercely, "Who are you?"
The girl looked up, and, her eyes still holding tears, she quietly announced, "Let me pass, please, Umi."
"If you move, I'll – I'll have to kill you!"
The sadness in the girl's eyes deepened, but she closed them, raised her right arm, her palm open, and uttered a single word, "Escudo!"
Wind pelted the three around the girls as pure white light gathered in the single upraised hand and took the shape of a sword, and then, as the wind died, a sword as magnificent as the Magic Knight's was clearly seen in the girl's hands. It was almost the exact same sword they had seen her carry when she had appeared in the Magic Knights' room.
"I'm sorry," the girl apologized, and Umi's eyes widened as the girl knocked her sword out of her hand with a strong thrust of her own sword, and the impact made Umi fly backwards and land hard on the floor.
"Ms. Umi! Are you all right?" Fuu inquired, rushing over to her fallen companion.
Clef was astonished, his mind racing for answers. The girl from before would have to pass him in order to reach the room where Hikaru was in, and she was running towards him now. "Stop right there!" Clef ordered, the top of his staff glowing.
The girl froze as a jet of blue light shot straight at her. In a split second, she leapt out of the way right before it hit her, and landed just in front of Master Mage Clef.
"Ow…" she grimaced, gripping the shoulder she had rammed into the hard floor and attempting to rise without injuring it further.
Holding his staff in front of him, ready for action, Clef spoke. "I'm asking you who you are," Clef demanded so viciously Umi and Fuu were startled. Clef himself was surprised: he was never so harsh with ANYONE.
Rivers of shining tears flowed down the face of the girl crouched in front of him, but she whispered, so that all could barely hear, "I am Mikoto, the Magic Knight of Hope."
Umi and Fuu's eyes widened with surprise, but Clef looked so shocked he was almost dazed. At this time, the girl let out a tormented cry, shoved past Clef, and laid her palm on the door where Hikaru and Presea were located.
The door instantly disappeared, giving her free entrance into the room within. Umi, Fuu, and Clef, who still looked out of sorts, watched in silence as she walked through the door. Presea, kneeling next to Hikaru, who was half-floating above the ground and surrounded in a shroud of blackness, looked just as surprised as Clef, and gazed at the entering Mikoto.
"Who are you? How did you get in here?" Presea challenged.
Mikoto looked straight at Presea and answered, "I am Mikoto, Magic Knight of Hope." Presea's eyes widened, but Mikoto continued, "You HAVE to help Hikaru. She MUST NOT lose to her own heart. Tell her Nova is a part of herself…and guide her through the labyrinth in her heart. I will strengthen you as much as I can, so do not, at all costs, break away from the bond you and Hikaru share at this moment. Help Emeraude's wish to be fulfilled…please don't fail!"
"W-what? Princess…Emeraude?" Presea questioned in awe, but Mikoto had already closed her eyes. Presea looked away from her and instead concentrated hard on Hikaru as she felt powerful strength flow from Mikoto. Then, she plunged into the battle for Hikaru's heart.
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Same as usual: Please review, even if this IS a short chapter! Thank you for reading!