Looks like my reviewers had as much fun reading the last chap as I had writing it. That makes me happy.
Loki- May has a connection to Zane and will make more appearances later. That's all I'm going to say.
FF-KH-Anime FREAK- There will be Ryan+Mia fluff in this chapter.
Disclaimer- I don't own Lunar Eternal Blue
The Devil's Knighthood Chapter 7 The Softer Side of the Big Bad Wolf
Ryan was at the Guild entrance with an amused smile on his face when Mia approached him.
" What's so funny Ryan?" She asked.
" Ali and Alex are at it again." He said. It had been weeks since he arrived at the Guild and managed to talk to Mia without blushing, but his feeling for her grew every day. He pointed at two mages who were shouting at each other.
" They both want to go to extra circular classes, but couldn't agree on one. Ali wants to go to Air rip theory class, while Alex wants to learn Levitation. The problem is the classes are at the same time at opposite ends of the Guild. So they tried pulling each other in the direction they wanted but since they were still bound to each other they went nowhere, so now they're yelling at each other." Said Ryan.
" Is that why you're here?" she asked.
" No I was going to the library but this more entertaining." He said. Zach approached them.
" 100 silver says they snap this week." He said, smirking.
" As junior premier I'll have to say it's against the rules to bet on a couple under the wing of the Nakudoues." Said Mia.
" You're no fun." Said Zach. Suddenly a girl walked up to Ryan. You could say she's never heard of the word 'modesty'.
" Hey Ryan. Wanna go out tonight?" she asked. Mia felt a surge of jealousy pass through her.
' How dare she ask him that! She only interested in him because he beat Zane! But why am I so angry?' she thought. Ryan politely declined. For some reason this made Mia fell immense relief. The showy girl glared and walked away angrily.
" Hey bro, why is it that no matter how beautiful a girl is, when she asks you out you say no?" asked Zach.
" Because they ignored or teased me when I was new. They only know me as the kid who beat Zane, not as Ryan." He said. Mia couldn't help but feel admiration for him.
' Besides, there's only one girl I want to go out with.' Ryan thought. Little did he know someone else was thinking the same thoughts.
Guild spell practice room.
The Guild Spell Practice room was for beginners or people who wanted to work out. Here they could practice the most powerful spells without causing harm to anyone. The stone used to make it had been imported from the Blue Star. Over the years some people moved back to Blue Star where Althena's children had lived before Zophar, although the Star Dragon didn't like it, his tower had become a vital trade route between Lunar and the Blue Star.
" I still can't believe I lost to that Newbie! It should have been an easy win!" shouted Zane. He was hurling huge spheres of water at the dome shaped walls of the room in an effort to cool down.
" Now Mia will never want to be my girlfriend!" he continued complaining.
" Calm down Zane, Your still 1 in my book." Said a girl in a crimson robe. Zane smiled.
" Thanks May." He said and gave her a quick hug before leaving. All of his adoring female fans deserted him when he lost to Ryan. Only May stayed by him. He was headed home when he saw a small group of people wearing all black armor place something in an alley. He waited until they left to retrieve it. It was a black stone with a skull within a shield on it. He took it to the Premier.
" Where did you find this !" Lemina demanded.
" I found it in an alley close to the Spell Practice room." Said Zane. " What is it?" he asked.
" It's a time delayed spell, most likely poison by the mark on it. There might be more of these." Said Lemina. She called all the elite Guild mages together and gave them a mission. Find every tome-delayed spell stone. Zane was looking the alley he was first in when he heard a muffled sound. He followed the sound. May was struggling against the black armored warriors! They had already gagged and now where tying her up. There were six of them total.
'No problem.' he thought. He materialized two ice lances, one in each hand, he came out from behind his corner and threw them, pinning two of them to a wall. The one that had May ran while the other three attacked Zane.
Meanwhile
" Hey Mia where are going?" asked Ryan.
" I'm looking for a black stone with a skull shield on it." Said Mia.
" I'll help." He said. During their search they felt a power level shoot up.
" Zane must be practicing." Said Ryan.
" But we shouldn't be able to sense him from inside the Practice room. Besides he doesn't go that high for practice." Said Mia. They decided to follow his energy. They saw him form two ice lances then go around a corner. They followed him and saw May being taken away while Zane was fighting the other three.
" You go after that other one. We'll handle these guys." Said Spirit. Zane nodded, and ran. Ryan drew his Pole Arm, while Mia got her staff, it was crystal with a rainbow jewel on top. Ryan engaged a one of the black warriors, this one was taller then him and used a large board sword. Mia went up against a smaller opponent, this one had a scythe. Spirit faced a foe his size, this one had a bow and arrow. The tall warrior brought his sword down on Ryan, he jumped to the left, slashed at the warrior's side and jumped away again as another swing was taken at him. He pointed his blade at the warrior and fired a heat beam from it at the warrior's legs. The warrior blocked with his sword, but then was hit in the head with a fireball, which knocked him over. Ryan pounced and brought his blade down at the small space between the warrior's helmet and chest plate.
" You lose." He said.
Mia had created an air shield around herself, whenever her opponent attacked; the blade was pushed aside by the winds. Mia then pointed at the ground beneath the warrior with her staff and raised it up. The warrior was imprisoned within a cage of rock.
Spirit pointed his palm at his enemy and launched several fireballs. While the warrior was busy dodging them, He got close and reached into their mind and shut it down.
" Why did you tell Zane to go ahead? Why not one of us?" asked Ryan.
" Zane cares deeply for that girl, he just doesn't realize it." Said Spirit.
" You did your soul reading thing?" asked Ryan.
" Yep."
With Zane
Zane was running as fast as he could, He couldn't let that black scum hurt her. The warrior was in his sights, but couldn't use a spell for risk of hurting May. He suddenly got an idea. He focused on his water magic, trying to will it to become a bolo( a rope with a rock or some other weight at both ends, used for throwing.) It was much more difficult to make weapons out a liquid like water rather then a solid like ice. But he didn't care about that now. He put all his concentration into his new weapon. The water began to take shape, loss it, get it back, until finally it was in the right shape. He threw it at the Warrior's legs and managed to ensnare him. Zane caught up and grabbed May from him, and freed her.
" Thank you so much." She said. Hugging him.
"Now to take care of him." Said Zane. But as soon as he said those words the warrior exploded in a blaze of electrical energy.
" What was that?" asked Zane. May smiled Evilly.
" Just a little something I slipped into it's pocket while they were carrying me." She said. They headed back to the Guild.
"Zane, thanks again for helping me." Said May.
" What are friends for?" Said Zane.
'I'm still a 'friend'.' Thought May sadly. They arrived at Vane.
" Looks like your mission was successful." Said Spirit.
" I could've done without you." Zane insisted. May lightly elbowed him. " But thanks anyway."
" The Elite Mages recovered all the time-delay spell stones. We think it was the Devil's Knighthood." Said Mia.
" Of course it was." Said Zane. He and May walked to the Guild.
" What's the story with him and May?" asked Spirit.
" They got here together, and have been close ever since, May seems to want to be closer, but Zane doesn't realize her feelings." Said Mia.
" Poor May. She's hung up over that jerk and he doesn't even know it." said Spirit. The three of them walked back to the Guild.
Loki there's your info on May. I think the next chapter will be back on Ali+Alex. Please Review.
