Les Guardiens de ordre: a story of loyalty, honor and love
AN: Again, the next chappie, mou! The next chappie will come out longer than the rest since it is a battle scene and I'm not really good with battle scenes… I'm not sure… Shinta vs Hatred, or Shinta vs Saitou and Dark? Help me decide ne? Thanks!!! Here's the next chapter and by the way thanks for pointing out my mistake at the last chapter! Typo error… ehehehehe… /swt
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Chapter 8: Choosing sidesFate is cruel
I have no right to be happy
To choose one from the other
To rip my soul from my body
"Are you guys seeing what I think I'm seeing?" Kitsune whispered to the huntress and wizard sitting beside her. The other two turned to look at what the elder wizard was talking about and their jaws nearly touched the ground at what they saw. Their guild master was training by the shore, not a rare sight since he always train there, but what had shocked them was the silver haired priestess that trained with him.
Misa blinked as she tried to keep her mouth from falling to the floor. "I cannot believe this…" she whispered, still not recovering from her shock.
"Believe it." Came the chuckling voice behind them
All three heads turned to see Sano chuckling behind them with Shino. Sano grinned at them and wrapped his arms around his girlfriend. "He. Guess I was right when I said that he finally found his soul."
Kitsune looked at the blacksmith whose arms were wrapped around her waist. "What do you mean?"
He merely smiled and shrugged his shoulders, "Nothing. When I first saw that girl, I knew that she was going to be the one to break that icy exterior of that assassin."
Hiko frowned, "Change? Icy? Nothing changed with him… except for that fact…" nodding his head towards the two training side by side, "that they haven't screamed or killed each other, and the fact that Shinta is training her…"
Sano looked at the young wizard and back at the pair. "Hnnn… now that's an interesting question…"
Shino shook his head and prepared to return back to their castle. But before he left he told them, "Shinta is training her, because had seen an untapped skill from that priestess…"
Misa turned and ran towards her boyfriend, wrapping her arm around one steel covered arm, she tugged on it. "What do you mean by that, Shino??"
The others followed the knight, eager to know what his explanations were. "Haven't you noticed? Who of you have trained with that priestess for more than once?"
Everyone looked at each other and knew what their answers were. "We all have…" Kitsune answered him "But what does that have to do with anything?"
Shino looked at the wizard, "Has she been reading your book of spells? Or have you been teaching her about wizardry?"
Kitsune looked confused, "No. I haven't… but I do recall remembering her borrowing my book of spells. I didn't give it much thought though… besides, she's a priestess, she can't possibly use my skill as a wizard."
"Hnnn…" nodding towards Misa and Sano "The two of you trained with her as well?" With two affirmative nods, he asked them next, "What have you noticed with her skills, her fighting techniques?"
Misa and Sano frowned and thought about anything different with their priestess as they trained. It was Misa who first spoke, "Weeelll, I do recall one incident, but I didn't dare tell anyone about it because you guys may just think that I've gone crazy…"
"What is it, Misa?" Hiko asked her
""Well, this might sound weird but… when Mizu and I have been training at Glast Heim, she used a skill that I knew was only reserved for wizards and mages…"
"Whaaat???"
Misa scratched her head sheepishly, "Soul strike."
Kitsune stared unbelievingly at her, including the others except for Shino. "She did that???" Sano said incredulously
The huntress could only nod. "How 'bout you minna?"
The rest frowned and shared each of their own experiences with the silver haired mistress after they were finished, Shino looked at them. "Now you have the answer to your question."
Sano dropped weakly to the sandy beach, "Shit. I don't believe it…" looking up to look directly into Shino's icy blue eyes, "Are you trying to tell us that she can copy and manipulate our skills to use it for her advantage?!" at the dark head knight's affirming nod, he closed his eyes and swore as he dropped back on the sand.
"Then we're in deep shit."
Hiko flopped back down on the hot sand beside him. "Why are you saying that?"
"Because kid, she's a member of the les guardiens, whatever happens, I'm sure her loyalty is to them. And if the guardiens attack us, she'll fight by their side no matter what…"
Misa glared at him, "Why would she do that?! She's a part of this guild now!"
Sano stared at the huntress above him, "Are you sure about that, Misa? Last time I checked, Shinta just kidnapped her and she's staying here with us because she can't leave, and that means she's a prisoner here."
Ame bit her lower lip, "Why did we have to kidnap her in the first place anyway…" she whispered.
Everyone looked at the young wizard. Shino looked at her and back to the still training pair before answering, "Apparently, the Eternal Abyss guild had found out about the les guardiens priestess' skills before anyone else and decided to get her out of the way."
"But why choose us? The could have just kidnapped Mizu all by themselves and save us all this trouble." Hiko grumbled
"Because they know that we're the only one's who can get past the Les Guardiens castle guards without anyone noticing." Came the stark answer.
Misa hugged herself, "It's not fair…it's not fair... just when things are starting to get peaceful and fun around here…"
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Shinta entered the castle gates with a very sleepy priestess in tow. Biting back the urge to chuckle out loud, he steeled himself to look impassive as he turned to look at her. "Go back to your room and take the rest of the day to rest… you'll need it for tomorrows training."
Mizu looked like she was going to drop any minute now from exhaustion. She groaned out loud… "More training????" she shook her head tiredly before she slowly went to her room. Just as she turned from the corridor and out of earshot, he talked to someone hidden in the shadows.
"Is there something you want to talk about, Shino?" cold and neutral
Shino stepped out from the shadows. "I just received some news…"
"Hnnn…"
"The Les Guardiens are going to attack us at the upcoming guild siege…"
Shinta turned to look at the knight before he nodded. "Assemble the others. We'll have a meeting within an hour."
An hour passed by and Shinta stood quietly as the door closed behind him. Eyeing his guild mates, a hush befell on the room as he made his way to his seat.
"I gather that all of you now know why this guild meeting has been called?" at each nod, he continued. "The Les Guardiens de Ordre will be attacking our castle at the next guild siege, and if I'm not mistaken, they'll be here to get Mizu back. I called on this meeting to remind you start preparing yourselves for this attack… I assure you… it will not be pretty."
"What about Mizu? What side will she fight?" Hiko asked him
Shinta looked thoughtful for a while before he answered in his usual monotone. "It shall be her decision. Whether she joins us… or be against us." This he told them as he turned towards the back door and stared directly into quiet blue eyes.
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Mizu paced back and forth across her room, fully armored and dressed for battle, the young priestess had a haunted look in her eyes. Today was the day… the guild siege… looking out her window, she could see the members of the Les Guardiens preparing themselves to attack the castle, she could clearly the guardiens guild master, Hatred, sitting tall and proud on his peco-peco. The rest of the members fully armed and ready.
Mizu shuddered. Shinta had come by earlier and told her that it was her decision. He would not interfere… but… she knew she couldn't leave her newfound friends… not when she has finally found her soul. She sighed and turned to look at the guild formed outside the castle doors, she stepped back and leaned against the wall and slid bonelessly to the floor, tears falling down her cheeks.
"Oi… missy…"
Mizu gasped as she felt a large hand rest on her shoulder comfortingly. Looking up to meet understanding brown eyes, she shuddered and cried her soul out to the blacksmith that had befriended her.
"Don't worry missy… everything's gonna be alright… whatever your decision may be… we understand… alright?"
The priestess merely nodded miserably, unable to look as he stood up to leave her, she raised her head just before he closed the door. "Sano?"
Popping his head back in her room, he eyed her questioningly, "A?"
"Take care… please… all of you take care… please tell that to Shinta as well…" she whispered
Sano merely nodded and closed her door quietly. Mizu eyed the door for quite a while before she buried her head in her arms and cried.
What the hell am I supposed to do… I know I should be happy that my guild mates are here even after all the trouble I've put them through but… I don't want to abandon the people who befriended me in my time of sadness… she sobbed even more… God help me… I don't want to choose between them… don't force me to choose… she covered her ears as the gates of the castle opened and the sounds of battle echoed throughout the castle.
The battle has now begun…
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again… revies pls???? Revie revie revieeeeeee…..!!!! /wah