Why does Bell...have the same magic as Silence?
It was a good thing that Riveria didn´t had to play right now, so she and Ais weren´t visible on the mirrors...she was more than a bit shocked...and looked uneasy.
Riveria was a very strong and knowledgeable mage...and she rememberred very well the dark times and their fight against Evilus...especially against the Hera Familia member Alfia, also known as Silence.
She had seen the fight of Gareth and others against that incredible strong mage...and how easily she had smashed him aside with her short chant magic "Satanas Verion". And what Bell had done just now...looked almost exactly like that magic...it even sounded similar.
It was said that each mortal child developed skills and magic on their own, but there were a few "exceptions". Elves were a strong magical and natural race, so they tended to develop elemental or healing magic, or both. The best example were Riveria herself and Ryu.
People of the same race or even the same blood also tended to develop similar skills, like Tiona and Tione.
So why...can he do this? Is it just a coincidence? They don´t look so similar...well she had silver hair...and Bell´s is white...hmmm.
Riveria was more curious than worried.
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"Ottar?"
"I have seen it, lady Freya."
"Quite familiar, don´t you think?"
"Indeed."
Against his will, Ottar swallowed slightly. Not because of the memory directly, but what it meant for Freya. Back then when Hera and Zeus prepared to take on the three great quests, they requested help from Freya. But doing what another god wanted from her...especially a goddess...wasn´t quite to Freya´s liking.
So Hera had suggested a competition to Freya. Freya had picked her strongest child back then...Ottar...and he was allowed to pick one member of the Zeus or Hera Familia to duel against. Zeus´ captain Maxim, a level eight...or Hera´s captain...the level nine Empress were out of question. So Ottar had challenged the level seven mage, known as Silence...she went by the name Alfia...to a duel.
To call it short would be like calling water a bit wet...Alfia had used her super short chant magic "Satanas Verion" and smashed Ottar into the next building before he could even raise his weapon. Since Freya had lost she did as Hera said and stayed within Orario to protect it...and other things.
Ottar never forgot this duel...it was probably even more vexing to him than any other lost fight...and he lost often against members of the two top Familias, since he often challenged them to fight...to get stronger. Up to this day Ottar believed one thing...he was at the top of level seven and often called a monster...but the people who called him that never saw real "monsters"...the Zeus and Hera champions were on a whole other scale.
And yet...even he didn´t knew that Alfia had never fought with her real strength against him... But the sight that Bell had the same magic...and was a level seven...it only increased Ottar´s desire to fight against him in a training...he still had to wait until the festival ended.
"Hmmmm..."
"Lady Freya?"
"It´s okay, Ottar...but could you bring me some water, please?"
"Right away, lady Freya."
"You are such a good child."
"I am a grown man..."
"Awwww...you are so cute Ottar."
So Ottar went to get water for Freya...she had forgotten to specify which kind of water she wanted...so Ottar ran to the dungeon to get her the special water...Freya would have to wait until the stage play was over before he returned...
But the water was quite delicious and his effords to make her happy only let it taste better. And what Freya really looked forward too, Demeter would soon be finished with raising vegetables and grapes, that were only watered with this special water.
The wine that came from these grapes would be made by Souma...it should be...divine. The vegetables...she had plans for that.
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Unseen by the audience, Amid ran into the cloud of dust that spread fromt he destroyed gate, she found Gareth and Tione quickly, using her healing magic just in case. She really was the angel of Orario...
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Hmm...
Loki frowned while she looked at the mirror...that magic just now looked really familiar.
"Alicia?"
"Loki?"
"Say, among the documents that we have from the Hera Familia...are there by any chance some picture albums and or documents about her children?"
"Uhm...I...guess...a few should be there...why?"
"I need to look some things up later...maybe talk to Freya."
"O...kay.."
The mirror still showed Bell...and Loki rememberred a certain child of Hera...one with silver hair...she knew that this child had a similar magic spell. And Bell had asked Freya about Alfia´s name...Freya even mentioned the sister Meteria.
Who...are you...Bell..
Not that Loki didn´t trusted him...but an idea built up in her mind...could it be?
I need to look that up...it just can´t be! Or can it?...
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"Big brother! You saved me!"
Lefiya threw her arms around Bell´s neck and burried her face into his neck...everyone could see that her ears were bright red...Lefiya had not much problems to touch Bell anymore...but hugging him like that while all of Orario watched...that was something else.
"Fina, are you okay? Did they hurt you?"
"No, thanks to you."
"Then it is good."
Bell patted her head for a moment...now Lefiya got really red in her face...as an elf this qas quite embarrassing.
Welf tried his best to not look too shocked, it was his first time seeing Bell´s new spell himself. While they walked inside, Amid joined them again, a bit dust and dirt had settled down on her white clothes, but not too much.
"Be aware my friends, who knows what vile monster we will face! Over there! There is the entrance to the castle!"
They were in the castle´s courtyard, the light dust was driven away by wind...not natural wind.
Bell and the others stopped when a figure appeared from the side...Finn. Instead of looking into their direction, he walked towards Tione and crouched down next to her. Amid had moved Gareth around so that he was lying on his back, Tione sat half knocked out, leaned against the wall she was smashed into, even being healed by Amid, getting squashed between Gareth and a wall...Tione couldn´t get up.
"My...prince..."
She weakly looked up to Finn´s face...his was stiff.
"What did he do to you...my love..."
Finn gently carressed Tione´s cheek with his hand. The way he moved and behaved was part of his role...he improvised at the moment since it wasn´t intended for Tione to get knocked out...but the worry about her was real.
"I´m sorry...I can´t...fight..together...with you..."
"It´s okay...you don't disappoint me."
"*Sniff* I wanted to be yours...fight with you...die with you...my prince..."
He gently cupped her cheek with his hand and smiled to her, his expression was filled with love. Many people in the audience were touched by the clear love between these two.
"I will avenge you, my love...we will be together...forever."
Haaaaa! The captain wants to marry meeeeee!
Even with her body so beaten up, Tione´s heart jumped and her thoughts whirled around. Well they actually had planned to marry in the future...but Tione was Tione.
"Wait here for me, I will be back shortly."
"Yes...captain..."
Many lines that were supposed to be spoken between the "Handsome Prince" and the "Pure Succubus", were suggested to Hermes by Tione. She wanted to show to all of Orario her strong love with Finn...now she couldn´t do that.
But Finn´s improvisation...made up for all of it. As careful as possible, Finn placed his left hand on Tione´s stomach.
"The proof of our love will continue to grow..."
Then he kissed her.
Lefiya´s eyes widened.
Don´t tell me...Ms. Tione is pregnant?!
Of course she wasn´t, despite being an amazoness, Tione wanted to wait to give her chastity to Finn until their wedding night...she was actually pretty shy and romantic about that fact.
Finn separated himself from Tione and got up. A spear was on the ground next to Tione, both were supposed to use a spear in the show fight. Now Finn picked up her spear and held his own in his left hand.
"You there...Hero...you have hurt my subordinate...my love...you came to defeat our queen...this will not happen."
He raised his head lightly and the light from Hermes´ mirror let Finn even look more handsome. Later Hermes would use magic tools to produce pictures from the stageplay, the power of the mirror was part of it.
A very fearsome amazoness demanded that only she would get the pictures of Finn...
Bell moved forward and raised his sword. Lefiya, Welf and Amid were supposed to hold back and being "wounded" from the fight before.
"Our only concern is the demon queen, let me through and we don´t have to shed blood."
Finn showed him a fearless, handsome smile.
Unnoticed by the actors, women in the audience started to cheer for Bell or for Finn...some even for both...the fact that two handsome, strong adventurers would fight...it was quite nice. Hermes was a genius...he had prepared different kinds of "fanservice" and not all included bare skin.
"Fina, Smith, Saint, go on you three...the Ice Queen still awaits us! I will deal with him alone!"
"Good luck, brother!"
Amid and Welf followed Lefiya to the castle gate.
Finn smirked. "Do they know what they are running into? The Ice Queen is quite strong."
In his mind, Finn chuckled...Riveria would fight with all the strength of a mother whose daughter they were trying to take away from her. The thought that Riveria would become a kind of mother in law for Bell amused Finn.
Do you really know what you are going into...Bell?
Nevertheless, Finn wanted some fun of his own, so he raised up his two spears...he would go all out.
Tione looked weakly from the side...and smiled about the scene before her...this was what told her that Finn is the one...her one and only love.
"Demonic spear, pierce my brow and take this blood offering!"
He held one spear behind him, the other at the front. A small magic circle formed for a second in front of his face.
"Hell Finegas!"
Finn´s eyes glew as red as Bell´s and he screamed at the top of his lungs. With a fierce roar that no one would have ever expected from a Prum, Finn jumped at Bell and attacked him with his spears. Bell readied his sword and ran forward too.
Tione had only eyes for Finn...to see these two fight like that...she couldn´t help her thoughts.
Do you see that Ais? How much Bell loves you...b-but the captain still is better! I believe it!
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The mirrors showed various scenes at once. One that Finn and Bell were fighting with fierce vigor, another showed Lefiya, Welf and Amid running. A third showed Syr sitting down at a piano, Ryu next to her raised her violin and they played another theme...meant for the fourth mirror...it showed Riveria.
With the help of magic items, a small snow storm roared in Riveria´s chambers and outside of her windows. The light, the music and the snow created an isolated atmosphere.
"The hero´s companions run to face the Ice Queen, to clear the path for our hero, once he is able to defeat the handsome Prince...will they do it? Can they defeat the cold beauty? They will face the Ice Queen...she who rules over cold and snow...a snow storm surrounds her chambers as usual...she is truly a mighty mage.
But why does she act the way she does? Is she maybe mad...or sad? Because of a certain someone?"
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Riveria looked out of her window, she didn´t seemed to notice the cold in her rooms...far away were the Beol mountains.
She talked to herself, but not in her usual manner.
"The snow glows white on the mountains tonight..."
Many people in Orario...especially the elves...would start to cry from joy...Riveria...started to sing with a soft voice. Doing that in front of all of Orario would normally be a no go...but for her little Ais...she would do it.
"Not a footprint to be seen..."
Her eyes wandered down to the courtyard, where Finn and Bell clashed with each other, she knew how much Finn had looked forward to that. Riveria looked up again and watched over the whole castle...the lone castle of the demon queen.
No one normally came here...no one visited...
"A kingdom of isolation..."
Her eyes wandered up to the roof...the demon queen´s rooms were up there.
"And it looks like...you´re it´s queen..."
The snow storm around Riveria´s rooms got more intense...she heard hasty steps from the stairs.
Riveria´s eyes wandered down and she looked like she was sad...as if she had failed someone...a certain someone. Her role was described as the "mother figure" of the demon Queen.
"Your wind is howling like this swirling storm inside...couldn´t keep it in...heaven knows I tried..."
She raised her voice a bit and she sung with more energy.
"You don´t let them in...don´t let them see...try to be the good queen you always had to be..."
A tear ran down Riveria´s cheek...she looked really sad about the demon queen´s loneliness.
"You conceal, don´t feel...you don´t let them knooooow...but he will knooooow!"
Riveria now cried like a mother who was sad about failing her daughter...failed to bring her happiness.
"Let it go!...Let it go! Don´t hold yourself back anymoooore!"
The audience really loved to hear Riveria sing.
She was interrupted by the door getting pushed open, Lefiya, Welf and Amid came inside.
"I-Ice Queen, we are here to defeat y-you! G-Give up and s-surrender."
"Let it go..."
"Huh? D-Do you mean our goal? To free the lands? Or our hope?!"
Riveria raised her staff and it started to glow in bright blue...the last part she had to do gave her problems for the whole month...she had trained a lot in secret...with Ais´ help...since it would hurt less when Ais was the one that chuckled or laughed.
She lowered her voice and let it go deeper...showed all of Orario a truly demonic expression...and her most fearsome, menacing smile.
"Let...it...go..."
Lefiya would love nothing more than to do exactly that and run away...to face Riveria in a magic battle wasn´t something she looked forward to.
"Ice Queen! We are going to stop the Demon Queen! And you will not stop us! Surrender!"
Riveria continued to sing, in a more queen like manner.
"I don´t caaaare! What you are going to saaay!"
She waved with her staff and a wave of snow washed forward to the three. Ursu refused to come out of Welf´s sword again, she had faced one Loki Familia member and she was scared enough for the day...she only lent him her flames.
Welf hammered down his sword but there were only a few flames, while Amid searched for shelter behind him, Lefiya was busy with her own magic. Riveria was very careful with her magic, Amid´s outfit didn´t allowed any mistakes or it would wave up.
"Iyaaaah! It´s so cold! Stop this Ice Queen!"
But Riveria only increased the snow bombardement.
"Let the storm rage ooooon!"
Amid shivered...her outfit wasn´t good for cold environment.
"It´s so cold...I feel weak..."
Lefiya felt similar to Amid. "How can she do that...are you planning to freeze us, Ice Queen?!"
Riveria...smirked. "The cold never bothered me anyway."
"I can´t hold her back, do something Heroine!"
Welf´s arms shook heavily while he tried to block the snow storm that attacked them.
Lefiya´s eyes flashed when she raised her staff.
"Dance around spirit of the atmosphere, lord of light. Contract with the guardian of the forest, and envelop us with the song of the land. Surround us become a great barrier of forest light and protect us - my name is Alf!"
Her staff came down and was about to touch the ground.
"Via Shil-Kyaaa!"
Riveria slightly raised an eyebrow and moved her staff up before Lefiya could finish her chant, breaking her balance with a new wave of snow. A mage´s weakness was getting attacked during a chant...and even while they were in a stageplay, Riveria wasn´t the kind of teacher that forgave a mistake.
Lady Riveriaaaaa! You are so meaaaan!
Lefiya fell down to her butt, the snow whirled around Riveria as she came closer and closer to them. Small shards of ice scratched the skin of Welf, who still shielded Amid...and Lefiya.
Suddenly, light appeared in the darkness of the snow storm in Riveria´s chamber...a light from behind. Amid´s clothes waved up, but the light that came from her blocked every view of her naked skin or her panties.
"Healing droplets, tears of light, eternal sanctuary. Compose a medicinal hymn-three hundred, sixty, and five. The melody of the healer's almanac saves all things. Come, destruction of evil. The burial of wounds, interment of disease. Curses be gone in the light of vitality. In the name of all that is holy - I heal you!"
A circle of about five meter radius appeared around Amid...it was the strongest healing magic possessed by anyone in all of Orario...all of the world.
"Dia Fratel!"
A barrier of light appeared around the circle and blocked Riveria´s snowstorm. The small scratches on Welf´s and Lefiya´s skin disappeared...and it seemed to calm down Ursu too. The audience yelled out and cheered by the sight of Amid...she looked like purity incarnate!
Almost like a goddess with the aura of light around her...a true saint.
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""""""""""Dea Saint! Dea Saint! Dea Saint! Dea Saint! Dea Saint!""""""""""
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Dian Cecht was more than pleased that all of Orario witnessed the awesomeness of his top healer. After the stageplay, many people would pay a good amount of Vals to get healed by Amid personally...and on some days she could be convinced to use her outfit of the stageplay. The mere sight of her gave many people new hope and called them down...since their Saint had come.
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While Riveria was the stronger mage, this was the one magic that Amid was a true master at, and she could easily block that snow attack.
"S-Saint! You saved us!"
"You are amazing, Saint!"
A small spark appeared next to Amid´s right eye as she raised her eyebrow a little bit. "Don´t worry, I´m a pro...I mean Saint."
Bell had heard the first words of her sentence more than one time...it was her favorite phrase when she healed a patient that felt uneasy.
With a fierce roar...which actually sounded kind of cute...Ursu appeared from the sword again and threw all of her flames against the snowstorm of Riveria...who intensified her attack again.
"Give up, Ice Queen! We will defeat you if we have to!"
"I am where I have to be, between you and her...Heeere I staaaaand! And here I staaaay! Let the stoooorm rage ooon!"
Thankfully for Riveria...that was her last line to be sung...even when she did it to make Ais happy...it was quite embarrassing.
The barrier of Amid´s magic was still up and Lefiya started to chant her protection magic again...Riveria wasn´t finished to teach the youngsters something.
"Dance around spirit of the atmosphere, lord of light. Contract with the guardian of the forest, and envelop us with the song of the land. Surround us become a great barrier of forest light and protect us - my name is Alf!"
"Harbinger of the end, the white snow. Blow with the wind before the twilight. Closing light, the freezing land. Blizzard, the three severe winters - my name is Alf!"
Both elves chanted at the same time...but Riveria´s chant was shorter...
"Via Shilhe-"
"Wynn Fimbulvetr!"
A massive wave of freezing air washed forward from Riveria, but also backwards to the door that led to Ais´ chambers.
The question was...could Welf, Lefiya and Amid be called lucky...that Riveria didn´t did that out of fun...but just to teach them something?
Of course she held back, the outcome was written down by Hermes after all.
And the god cried when he saw how much they demolished the castle...by accident...
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"Raaah!"
Finn thrusted his spear forward again and Bell deflected it to the side. It was a really interesting experience to face Finn at his full strength, and even when Bell was the stronger one in terms of status...Finn had much more experience. Bell wasn´t an unexperienced fledgling anymore...but Finn was something else.
Still...Bell was faster than Finn.
The prum wouldn´t be able to bring his spear up in time to stop Bell´s attack. His sword came down and he aimed at a spot that would throw Finn back but don´t hurt him.
Clang!
His eyes widened in surprise, something hit his sword from the side with much strength...it looked like...
A throwing knife?!
"Get your hands off my prince!"
Tione came running from the side, holding her Zolas kukri knives in both hands, attacking Bell with a rapid series of attacks. Finn´s spell had ended and he fought normally again.
That Tione was up again so early meant that Amid´s healing magic had worked well..but...
Woah!
Bell jumped back when a massive hammer smashed into the ground where he just had stood.
"Yer nimble´ boy!"
Gareth joined Finn and Tione grinning, he had taken off his helmet.
Wha-
Fwhp! Fwhp! Fwhp! Fwhp!
Again he had to jump away, a giant two-sided sword flew towards him and smashed into the wall behind him. Tiona had dropped the iron club and got her Urga III from somewhere...actually...all four of them used their regular weapons now!
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"What is happening?!"
Hermes´ expression slipped when he saw the scenery...this wasn´t planned at all! A few gods that knew Hermes well chuckled by the sight of his face...especially Hestia, Loki and Freya.
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"Argonaut! We will stop you!"
Finn tapped his spear against his shoulder and mumbled a bit more quiet, so that the audience wouldn´t hear them.
"Bell Cranel, this is the moment! As promised we will fight you with our full strength, do you dare to face us one after the other? To proof to everyone in the world that you will stop before nothing to get to Ais? Show everyone just how strong you are, before you get to our Princess?"
Tiona grinned while she slowly whirled her Urga around, Gareth looked the same but held his axe still, while Tione walked from one side to the other. One of them was on each side of Bell, in front of and behind him.
Bell´s eyes wandered from one to the other, he would have to face all four, but they gave him the chance to do one at a time. They all wanted to have fun...and for Bell...it was as if he was fighting for the biggest price possible.
Ais...
His eyes flashed and a smiled appeared on his lips when he moved his left hand behind his back into his clothes...and drew Vesta, that was hidden there. Not only the Loki Familia had smuggled their real weapons into the stageplay.
Bell´s next line sounded as enthusiastic as all of Argonaut´s lines...but it was his own.
"Come then...I´ll take you all on at once!"
He didn´t waited, Bell jumped onto Gareth and raised his two weapons. The high executives of the Loki Familia laughed and jumped onto him too.
The audience yelled out again as the clash of four of the strongest adventurers in Orario...against one of the three "Monsters" started.
Now Bell was also allowed to go all out, fighting against four level six adventurers would be tough even for him...if he actually could beat them.
Gong...
Using a one second charge, Bell hammered the nameless sword down on Gareth´s axe and thrusted Vesta forward. The tip of Finn´s spear appeared and blocked the knife, Bell jumped backwards and made a somersault to evade Tiona´s Urga. The Hiryute sisters attacked Bell with enormous speed, showing him the teamwork they were capable of.
Not one of them would have a chance against Bell alone, but together...
But...it wasn´t like Bell was alone completely.
I´m coming for you, my love! Lend me your strength!
Bell was close to the castle´s gate when he got a slight strange feeling...a familiar strange feeling...he was "in range".
With another charge, Bell strengthened his left arm and Vesta, stopping Tiona´s Urga.
"Kuh...you are so strong, Argonaut!"
She actually startled a bit when his eyes flashed crimson...something happened with Bell. Tione´s Zolas´ were stopped by Bell´s sword with right left hand...when a smile appeared on his lips.
"Aerial..."
Huh?!
What?!
His clothes rustled when...white wind...whirled around him...
"TEMPEST!"
With a sudden burst, wind gushed forward and encircled Bell´s arms and legs. He was less than one undred meters away from Ais´ position, and due to their shared skill he was able to use her magic to a certain degree.
"Argonaut, amazing!"
Tiona forgot her role for a moment.
"I am not finished..."
"Huh?!"
Gong...gong...gong...gong...
"Firebolt!"
"Argo Tempest...VESTA!"
Light encircled his arms and legs together with the wind...and his fire. Bell was only able to use Ais´ wind better when he charged himself with Argonaut...and while they had trained both had tried various versions how to use their enhanced abilities...the closer they were, the stronger it got.
The four had to stop for a second and take the sight in...Bell´s "Argo Tempest Vesta" mode was something only Ais knew. All in Orario that saw the stageplay were shocked too. Only two people were not shocked, Ais...and Ottar.
Impressive, Rabbit.
Freya bet that Ottar had clenched his fists...she could feel his desire to run to Bell right now to fight him one against one.
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The surprise of the Loki Familia took 5.6 seconds before they attacked him again...when in doubt... attack! Tione´s knife came down and Bell didn´t even tried to block it with Vesta, instead he blocked with his bracer and a bright golden light flashed up...the "artefacts" he wore were actually part of his "Hero Set".
The amazoness hissed as she closed her eyes, Bell´s burning leg came up and hit her in the side, catapulting her away. He stopped Tiona´s Urga with both weapons at once, not flinching back. She grinned all too happy about the moment, wrestling with her full strength against Bell. Suddenly Bell pulled himself backwards and stopped to block Tiona, the moment she needed to get her balance back was enough for Bell, he whirled around and kicked her back with his right heel.
"Geh!"
She stumbled forward but got back fast enough.
For five minutes, a dance of blades was seen on the mirrors, before the Loki Familia moved to their true goal.
Bell was occupied by Gareth´s wild swings.
"Do you love her, boy?!"
"I do! Now and forever!"
"Will you protect little Ais?!"
"I will!"
Gareth was replaced by Tione.
"Will you care for Ais?!"
"I will!"
"Will you make her happy?!"
"I will!"
Both exchanged a series of wild attacks and blows, before she jumped to the side to make room for Tiona.
"Will you feed her good food?! Become a cook for her sake?!"
"I will!"
"Will you always cheer Ais up and bring her to laugh? So much that she will cry from laughing?!"
"I will!"
Tiona forced Bell to block her sword again, before she jumped up and kicked with all of her strength against Bell´s chest...the fact that her "shorts" were actually a short "skirt"...was what broke Bell´s concentration for a moment.
He staggered back and had to face Finn´s two spears now.
"Will you comfort Ais when she is sad?!"
"I will!"
"Will you stay by her side and give her all the love she deserves and needs?!"
"I will!"
Gareth attacked again and asked him more questions. Each of the four had various questions to Bell on behalf of the whole Loki Familia. The whole thing was Loki´s idea, the "Baptism of the Loki Familia before giving their cute, adorable Princess to the white Rabbit with red eyes!"
The name was too long for the others so they just called it "The Baptism".
"Will you give her lots of children, Argonaut?!"
"If she wants to!"
"Will you always protect and comfort your future family?!"
"I will!"
It was Bell that wanted to proof to every single one of them how much he loved Ais and cared for her, that he would never let her down...and would not get stopped by anyone to get to her.
"ARGO VERION!"
Bell fired the block of sound and smashed Tiona away, before pointing towards the ground in front of Finn´s feet.
"Firebolt!"
An explosion of fire and dust enveloped both of them, but the bloodthirsty rabbit wasn´t done, he moved faster than Finn´s spears, bound them with his weapons and dealt a straight headbutt, letting Finn stagger back.
"Captain!"
With a roar, Tione attacked Bell again, but this time he grabbed her wrists and held them with his left hand...a fact that he would later apologize for...since Tione was very clear about any other man than Finn touching her body.
And just like her sister...
"Argo Verion!"
Bell was able to use the spell as easy as Firebolt...but it was more dangerous in the uncharged state and took more of his mental strength away from him.
"Buhärgh!"
Tione flew backwards...and to her great luck she landed on Finn this time...at least she was happy about that.
Gong...Gong...Gong...
Bell transformed into a whirlwind of blades when he moved around Gareth, attacking and slashing at so many places that he shredded his armor to pieces, not that Gareth actually took any damage from it, only his armor.
His last action was to kick into Gareth´s back and let him stumble forward, eventually he fell down on one knee.
The four adventurers weren´t defeated with just that...but they had reached their goal.
Gareth smiled. "Go to her, boy."
"Go, Argonaut."
"Get her, Bell."
"Make us proud, Bell Cranel."
The four showed him a thumbs up, he had their blessing...he always had it.
The audience was a bit confused over the direction of the stageplay, but it was an awesome sight so it was okay.
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"Big...brother..."
"Fina..."
Lefiya sat exhausted on the floor, leaned against a couch, Amid sat a few meters on the other side at an armchair, Riveria "knocked out" leaned over the backrest of the other couch. The only one that lay on the ground was Welf...well and Ursu.
They didn´t really knocked each other out, they let it look like they fell down exhausted, in a way that would allow all three women to take a modest pose, that wouldnt look indecent.
On his way up here, Lily had given Bell a few potions to heal him completely and regain his mental strength.
"We opened...the way...for you..."
"Are you okay...little sister?"
"Ehe...don´t worry...go...defeat...the Demon Queen..."
"I will!"
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Authors Note: Couldn´t resist that about Riveria... Thank you again for the Reviews. I am trying to get my grammar better, I know that I make quite a lot of mistakes sometimes.
One of the main problems is that I am already two sentences up ahead in my mind, and then I sometimes happen to write a word which I pronounce nearly the same as the word that I mean, because I write to fast at that moment.
Like "He threw it" I write "He through it", has something to do with my german accent enlgish.
So the next chapter is the climax of this ark "Act IV Bell vs. Ais"
It is also the reason why the fights here were kept a bit "short", since both shall have an epic fight. There will be one or two chapters after the climax, before the three slice of life chapters come, then a small ark with about 2-3 chapters, then we move to the Expedition Ark.
About the three slice of Life chapters. One will be a bit lewd and have fanservice inside and be a bit crazy...not as much as the OVA´s...another is meant to be emotional...and the last...just some time between Bell and Ais, to help her with her trauma.