Author's note: Nothing new, but as always, thanks for waiting!

By the way: here are the names of the weapons of the MHN:

Marie: Soul Calibur

Helen: Scarlet Lance (decorated with red swirls)

Lydia: Azure Bow (bows are colored blue)

Elizabeth: Jade Daggers (hilts are green)

Isuzu: Kogane (golden scabbard)

Also, this battle simultaneously happens, just so you know.

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As the moon began to set, Lydia had been considering the thought of going all the way again. This time, it was with Patroklos, and since she had heard from Elizabeth about his first time with her, she couldn't be any more happier.

Having remembered her tryst from Pyrrha a month or two ago, she was confident that her skills in seducing would be on par with Isuzu's. Leaving her room and heading to Patroklos's, she knocked on the door a few times.

"Hello?" she heard him ask.

"It's me, Lydia. Would you mind if I pay you a visit?"

"Nope."

Lydia smiled, before opening the door and entering inside. "Seems to me that it's another typical day in the life of all of us, right?" she asked.

"I guess so." he said, closing the door behind them. "So have you come to talk to me about something important?"

"Well...you know what happened some time ago, when I gave you a little 'lip service'? Only for Marie to nearly barge in and ask what the hell was going on?" Lydia told him.

"Yeah, I remember."

"Which I might ask; do you wish to have a little fun so as to pass the time?"

As she asked that question, she got into Patroklos's lap with a noticeable yet seductive grin. He blushed at her words, but remembering what happened between him and Elizabeth, he was more than happy to allow her.

"Sure. As long as nothing gets in the way." he replied.

Lydia leaned in to kiss him deeply, allowing him to return the kiss. Though one of her hands began trailing down his covered crotch, he took charge as he pressed her down on the bed.

"Allow me to return the favor." he told her.

Once he said those words, he took his time undressing the burgundy-haired girl. As he stripped her bare before his very eyes, he saw that she was quite slender, with her breasts small yet perky.

Claiming her lips in another kiss, one of Patroklos's hands reached for her twat. As his fingers started sliding into her, his other cupped and squeezed one of her tits.

Lydia blushed as her head tilted to the side, letting his lips reach the nape of her neck. Her soft moans, as well as her writhing body, were not only the work of the youth's, but were enough to arouse him as well.

"Enjoying yourself down there?" she heard him ask.

"Oh, yes...I-I am...the same can be said for you, right?"

She had referred to the erection that was slowly building up underneath Patroklos's clothes. Taking her words to heart, he stripped in front of her, so that he would eventually be clad in only his briefs.

Lydia had barely enough time to admire the honed muscles of his body, as she was too caught up in her own pleasure. As she was growing wetter, he went down to in between her legs.

His tongue began darting inside of her, prompting her to run her fingers through his locks. Occasionally bucking her hips, she would get the feeling that he was just as skillful at oral sex as much as Pyrrha.

"Oh...!"

Her brown eyes as widened as her peak would soon hit, and her juices spilled forth. Patroklos would instantly taste her, admiring as to how sweet she was before he looked up at her as she began to recover.

"So how was that?" he asked.

"Mm...you know, that...that actually felt good. For your first time doing this, you sure know how to hit the right spots."

"Really?"

"Of course. And I've a feeling you're hard as a rock now, are you?"

Hearing Lydia's inquiry, Patroklos removed his briefs before her, and leaned down to kiss her yet again. The two began shifting their bodies, so that he was now laying on his back, and her on top.

As her hands began stroking his shaft, he shuddered at her touch. She could only smile as he was now hard before her eyes, before lowering herself down.

Lydia moaned softly as Patroklos's length filled her to the brim, before she whispering in his ear, "Enjoying yourself so far?"

"Yeah..." was his reply before kissing her full on the lips again.

Taking notice, she added her tongue into the mix, much to his surprise. Given that she was better at tonguing her partner, he was eager to learn the ropes from her.

His large hands reached for her buttocks, grasping them as he thrust upwards into her. If she could drive Pyrrha over the edge, then it was clear she'd do the same with Patroklos.

"Oh, bloody hell...you're as big as I expected you to be!"

Hearing her words in his ears prompted a nod from him, and as he continued ramming into her, now at a more faster pace. His grunts were in tandem with her sweet cries of bliss, as their coitus grew more intense and their limits were approaching.

"Patroklos...FUCK!"

Lydia clung to him, almost like static as she moaned his name. Taking it as a sign that she had already had her orgasm, he grit his teeth as he pumped into her a few more times.

Finally, he'd pull out and express onto her backside and ass. As she rolled off of him, she grinned as she kissed him yet again, albeit briefly.

"So how'd you like that?" she asked.

"I thought you were incredible..." he replied.

Lydia smiled, before snuggling next to him. Unfortunately, it wasn't long before the sound of frantic knocking broke them out of their afterglow.

"We've gotta go! They need our help!"

The voice belonged to, no doubt, Marie. "Aw, crap..." Lydia muttered under her breath as she began to clean herself up and get dressed.

"I guess we better get moving!" Patroklos told her as he followed suit.

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Afterwards, they left the room together. Finding Marie, the rest of the Mad Hearts Neo and even Pyrrha, the leader said, "So glad you'd answer the call! Schwarzwind's base is being attacked by Nightmare and his forces!"

Patroklos nodded, and said, "Then we better hurry before he destroys them!"

Marie nodded in agreement, before they all headed out to travel to the base in question. Pyrrha, however, was feeling very uneasy as to what would await her.

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Eventually the group made it to Schwarzwind's grounds, where Nightmare had just dealt with several soldiers. He was getting closer to Siegfried, but before he could, he would have Hilde or perhaps the MHN to take on.

He turned to see the quintet, as well as the Alexander siblings standing before them. "A-ha...you are the one chosen to take up after me!" he exclaimed.

The Mad Hearts Neo were initially confused, but were aghast when they realized whom he was talking to. Pyrrha's blood boiled as she glared at him, and said, "I will not wield Soul Edge!"

"Oh, you're just too chicken to be as maniacal as Nightmare, huh?" Tira's voice rang out, which prompted her to take notice as well.

She grinned as she allowed a malfested minion to fling Pyrrha up on its back as she exclaimed, "Let me go!"

"Time to show her the ropes on what she can possibly do with Soul Edge!" Tira said with a grin, and the minions were assigned to return to Nightmare's home.

"Pyrrha!" Patroklos exclaimed. "You won't get away with this!"

Several more malfested wound up approaching the Mad Hearts Neo, and as all five girls brought out their weapons, something else happened. Freyja materialized, now in her battle clothes of blue and black, and wielding fairly large gauntlets on her hands.

"Patroklos!" she called out. "Take care of Nightmare while we deal with his goons!"

He nodded, before unsheathing Soul Calibur out. Nightmare has also brought out Soul Edge, and with its evil eye glaring at him for a moment, the first attack commenced.

Successfully cutting through him, he grinned as Patroklos received some considerable damage. Regardless, though, he wound up parrying an incoming attack from him.

He would then fight back, with his sword slashing several times onto Nightmare's upper body. Performing another combo, he was confident that he'd subdue the demonic fighter with his allies.

It didn't take long for their swords to collide, with Patroklos attempting to get past his defense. Unfortunately, Nightmare broke through, Soul Edge striking him in a series of hits, nearly destroying the young man's armor.

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As for Marie, she tore through one enemy with Soul Calibur. With each slash of her sword, she would then perform her Critical Edge.

This time, there was no interference, as she arose and finally descended. Her weapon cut into him, and with him now dead, she turned to see how the others were doing.

Freyja had demonstrated her fighting prowess with her gold gauntlets, known only as Virtue and Vice. Though she had taken a few hits from her enemy, she struck back with her fists hitting him, almost lightning fast.

As her torc around her neck glowed, she would unleash her Critical Edge: several uppercuts that were as powerful as they normally were. She then turned to see Marie, who smiled alongside her as they continued to brawl.

Several arrows had been shot from Lydia's bow, to which her opponent had some of the arrows pierced through his body. He tried to lunge for her, but she did her Critical Edge, and he was literally shot down to death.

Elizabeth, on the other hand, was face to face with not one, but two malfested. As she was able to effortlessly kill one with her daggers by throwing them into his eyes, she followed it up by taking both out and stabbing him with them.

The other malfested would catch her off-guard by grabbing her, attempting to choke her. Thankfully, she was able to sink one of her daggers into his arm, and with that, made one last move.

That was her Critical Edge: she began cartwheeling towards the enemy, before her weapons cut through him several times. With him down, she watched as Isuzu dealt with her opponent.

She grinned as she tore though him, and was able to block an incoming attack. He would take several fluid hits from her katana, before

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Just as Nightmare was ready to kill Patroklos, though, Athena had to step in and fight him. Unleashing her rapier, the Holy Pantheon, she stabbed him several times, which prompted him to growl in anger.

Slashing her with Soul Edge, Athena had taken a fair amount of damage. Luckily, Patroklos got up, and was ready to join forces with her.

Hit after hit, the Holy Pantheon and Soul Calibur's combined powers nearly overwhelmed Nightmare. However, their last attack was parried by his weapon.

Instead of attacking, however, he told them, "Consider this a draw...Yet you haven't seen the last of me!"

"Where's Pyrrha?!"

"She's safe with us. Slowly but surely, she will inhabit Soul Edge for all its worth!" Nightmare replied with a hidden smirk.

"What?!"

Patroklos's question was left ignored, as Nightmare and his henchmen took off. Despite being a draw, everyone seemed happy to know that he was temporarily stopped.

And yet the Greek man grit his teeth, muttering to himself, "We'll get you back, Pyrrha...I promise!"

"I'm certain she'll free herself." he heard Siegfried speak to him as he, Hilde and Tristy arrived on the scene. "And yet we'll all have to play it by ear and see if she'll either escape or gain Nightmare's trust by force."

Patroklos sighed, looking up at the sky, hoping that it would be possible that Pyrrha would escape them.

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Coming soon: Chapter 12 (or maybe a side story in which we see Lydia's reaction to Pyrrha's abduction)!

With love for my fans,

Chrissy