As the next month came and pass. Everyone was discussing about the assassination. Even if you didn't have the ghost of the goddess in your head. Telling you the future. This plot is clearly a lie. Why have a plot to kill the archbishop written down? You'd ever to be a complete moron…or this is just to distract the knights. While you do something else. Thanks to sothis. I know that their plot is to steal the sword of the creator. But we can't just say that outright. We've got to leave crumbs of info to avoid suspicion. As i was enjoying my lunch of derdiu-style fried pheasant. I happen to overhear an argument between sylvain and ingrid. Poor girl. It's obvious she likes him. Why else would she clean up the messes created by his skirt chasing. Instead of just watching the chaos. For a guy who constantly flirts with any girl he finds. He's quite dense when a girl has legit feelings for him. Then again. He's dealt with nothing but floozies that only wanted him for his sweet sweet birthmark. The crest of gautier. This system has to be changed.
"When you were eight! You came on to my granny! My sweet sweet granny!" ingrid yelled. I nearly spat out my lunch from laughter.
"Come on! I was eight and she was gorgeou- that was a long time ago!" sylvain yelled. The other students were talking. I was too busy trying to hold in my laughter.
"When you were ten. We went to that harvest festival and you started making eyes at a scarecrow!" ingrid yelled. And that's when I lost it. I bursted into laughter.
"Wait a second. That was an accident….a tragic tragic accident." sylvain trying to defend himself.
"I'm dying…" I said as I tried to stop laughing.
"When you were fifteen. You sought. Relentlessly I might add. To involve yourself with lord gwenadals daughter. Who do you suppose made peace to the furious lord despite having nothing to do with it? Hm? Me. always me. Always for you. Everytime." ingrid said.
"This conversation is over!" sylvain yelled.
"My point is this has to end. Not later. But now." ingrid demanded.
"Fine. i promise i'll try to change. are you happy now? And stop laughing natsu!" sylvain yelled.
"Or what? You'll try to fuck me like you did that scarecrow?" i said as i continued laughing my sides started to hurt.
"Well at least he's having fun…" athro said with a sweatdrop.
"Natsu! Language!" edelgard reprimanded me. The month went on. Eventually the end came. And we came to the conclusion that the holy mausoleum. will be unguarded during the rite of rebirth. Byleth told this to seteth and we got the go ahead. We went down. And sure enough. They 're a bunch of people here. Men from the western church. But something's off. Originally we'd be facing the death knight. Jeritza's bloodthirsty alternate personality. But he's not the one here now! Makes sense. Edelgard most likely didn't give the order this time around. But the new guy makes jeritza look like a puppy. That tattoo going from his right arm up to his right cheek. And the power I'm sensing…this guy's an armageddon knight! His hair is snow white like athro's but his eyes are violet. Wielding a long sword with a demon skull with horns on it's hilt. If that vile blade was in the hands of someone other than an armageddon knight. It would corrupt them. I can feel the evil coming from that blade.
"Who is that?" byleth asked. Shocked as i am.
"Yoshanai! Prove your strength and scatter these fools!" the leader yelled.
"If they get in my way. Sure. but my business is with natsu!" yoshanai yelled.
"What!? Who are you!?" i yelled. Did i know this guy? He clearly has beef with me. But why? And why does my head hurt when i try to remember? My thoughts were interrupted when yoshanai charged at me. I quickly summoned my inferno axe to block the blow.
"It is true! You have reincarnated. I was really let down when bokun killed you. But you've reincarnated. That is good…because now i get to kill you!" yoshanai yelled. What is he talking about?
"Athro! Shujinko! We'll deal with this guy! Everyone else. Focus on the others!" i yelled. Me. athro. Shujinko. Surrounded yoshanai. While everyone else focused on the western church.
"A knight of the summer clan. Arashi clan and kotta clan working together? How unexpected. But it won't make a difference." yoshanai said. as he charged at me again. But he was so focused on me that he didn't see athro and shujinko coming. Leaving an x slash on his back. He retaliated by throwing ice spikes at them. I tried to hit him with my axe. But he blocked with his sword and kicked me across the room. He then threw a dark ball at me. I managed to dodge. But the place it hit made a big impact. Like a miasma used by a mage that pounded a thousand spirit dusts. He aimed his sword at me. Going for a stab. But i dodged and slashed him across the chest with my axe knocking him to the floor. I then used my strongest light spell. Rexaura on him to prevent him getting back up.
"Tch…too much of a coward to face me one on one…you win today natsu. But next time…it'll be a fair duel! And this battle between us. Will finally end!" yoshanai yelled. He then teleported away. I recognized that teleportation spell anywhere. He's with those vipers! Now i have a reason to kill him! As i looked around the battlefield the western church soldiers were down. However. The leader cracked open the coffin. And pulled out a sword from it….that's the sword of the creator! No doubt.
Byleth quickly ran up and knocked the sword out his hand easily. And grabbed it. It quickly grew red. A sign that the wielder is compatible. She quickly struck down the mage with it…it's back in it's true wielders hand…now byleth can deal some real damage.
"are the intruder's here!? Oh…looks like you have this under control." catherine said as she and a bunch of knights of seiros appeared. She ordered the knights to gather the stragglers. We then left. After that we left the mausoleum. But i noticed athro and catherine giving each other the stink eye…yeah those two hate each other. But honestly. Catherine really is a blind idiot. Totally bought by that kind mother facade. To not see the prejudice and psychotic mamas girl who's awful leadership is causing Fodlan to burn. Who's blind to that.
And a good proof of rhea's psychopathy happened with the captured western church men. They were immediately put to the axe. No trial. And we're told that this is their "atonement" what a load of crap. She's just getting rid of anyone who would dare question her. When i returned to my class room. Everyone asked me about my history with yoshanai. I told them i don't know because i can't remember. Alot of them were willing to believe me…but hubert didn't. Always the skeptic.
Late at night. I head to a rendezvous with byleth athro and shujinko for our next move. I saw that athro and shujinko were there. Byleth hasn't arrived yet.
"Wonder what's taking the professor." athro said.
"Probably being hit on by claude." shujinko said dead pan. As we waited. I felt a dark presence behind me.
"So yoshanai failed to kill you devils? I'll finish what he started." a voice said behind me. I turn around to see a one eyed agarthan…one i was all too familiar with. The bastard who pretended to be edelgards uncle. The same one who i threw a lance at. And took his eye…
"Thales!" i yelled as i summoned my axe. "This time…i'm going to take alot more than just your eye!" i yelled. Bloodlust flowing through me.
"No you won't. You fall here devils!" thales yelled. As he threw a dark ball at us. I blocked it. It was powerful. But i reflected it.
"Seriously? That old trick again?" i asked sarcastically. To see him grinning. The floor beneath gave way. And we all fell.
Byleth pov.
"Thales!" i yelled as i drew my sword.
"Your devils are gone fell star. It'll only be a matter of time before you fall as well." thales said as he teleported. I looked down the hole my students fell down…I know where this leads. To the abyss. They're still alive. I just hope the ashen wolves don't give them too much trouble.
The abyss./natsu pov.
Ugh…my head…i quickly opened my eyes to see a hole of light far into the ceiling. We must have fallen pretty damn far down. And judging from the sunlight. We were unconscious for quite a while. I looked around to see athro and shujinko also waking up.
"You two alright?" i asked.
"As good as i can be." athro said.
"Sore…but fine." shujiinko said. He then looked up to see the hole we fell through. "Looks like we're not getting out the way we came." he said.
"Looks like we have no choice. But to explore the place but to find a way out." i said as we then made our way through this maze. Hoping to find a way out.
? pov
I saw three new thieves. Entering the abyss. I then went back to my classmates to tell them
"What have you got Y?" B asked.
"Three new thieves. Probably looking for an easy score." i said.
"Let us teach this ruffians to never come thieving in the abyss!" C yelled.
"Not interested. But i guess we got to do it. Coming S?" H asked. Only for her to keep sharpening her sword. I swear that thing must be sharp enough to cut through steel by now.
"S?...s?" h asked.
"Come on slayer!" B yelled. She turned around.
"I thought i made it clear. That i'm not playing that stupid codename game. But thief hunting huh? Fine. who's the unlucky chumps." slayer said.
"Follow me." I said. We then hid as we saw the three intruders wondering.
"So that's the thieves. Alright! Time to show them why they call me the king of grappling!" balthius yelled.
"Wait!" slayer yelled stopping us. She then jumped from her hiding spot. And walked calmly to the intruders.
"Hey you three!" slayer yelled.
"Who the hell are you?" the girl with snow white hair asked.
"I'll answer that if you answer my question. Are you thieves?" slayer asked.
"What is she doing?" hapi asked.
"What could we want to steal from this garbage dump?" the orange haired boy asked.
"Okay. so you're not thieves. My name is slayer nashi. A classmate of the fourth house. The ashen wolves." slayer said.
"Ashen wolves? Wait, there's a fourth house? How come none of us had heard?" the brown haired boy asked.
"We're meant to be like the abyss itself. A secret." slayer said.
"Abyss? Is that the name of this maze?" the snow white haired girl asked.
"Yep…speaking of the ashen wolves…you can come down! They're not thieves!" slayer yelled. Seeing as how we had no choice we all came down to where slayer was.
"If they are not thieves. Then why on earth are they here?" constance asked.
"Not by choice. Some one eyed gray skinned prick. Hit us with a ball of dark energy. Natsu here managed to block it. But it still damaged the ground enough for it to collapse. Causing us to fall down here." the snow white haired girl said.
"You guys have been down here for quite a while. So can you lead us to the exit?" the orange haired boy asked.
"If you're not here to steal from us. Then sure. My name is yuri leclerc nice to meet you." i said.
"The name's balthius von albrecht. The king of grappling!" balthius yelled.
"My name is constance von nuvelle. But call me "my lady"" constance said. They all gave her a deadpan look.
"Name's hapi. Don't make me sigh." hapi said.
"Okay…my name is natsu summer tachinowarui. Vassal of the adestrian princess edelgard. I hope we get along." natsu said.
"My name is athro diamond kotta. Vassal of the prince of faerghus dimitri. My sword is yours. Until we get out of this underground network." athro said.
"Shujinko garu arashi is my name. Bodyguard to the last child of the Ordelia family. Lysithea. Thank you for your assistance." shujinko said.
"Alright. Follow us." i said as i showed them the way out.
? pov.
"Those three threaten our future plans…if you wish for us to help in reviving sitri…you will eliminate them." i said
"...alright…this is for her." aelfric said. I doubt the chalice of beginnings will work. But if it means getting rid of the devils. Then so be it…
