The second black Waltz and answers are coming, hope you all enjoy.
(Chapter Five: Black Mage… Golems?)
Entering the room again, Erik followed by Zidane entered only to see Garnet by herself waiting. Zidane, seeing her, asked her: "Did you wait long? I asked Vivi to head back. He should be back soon. How do you like this village? Pretty different from the castle, I bet."
Frowning, remembering Vivi instantly vanishing on them, Garnet replied: "Yes. The kids are very energetic, and there are so many things to see. I've never walked around so freely before in my life! But… Where are all the adults?"
Nodding his head, Erik replied: " Yeah only the Innkeeper and the shopkeeper are here. And every child in the village is mainly doing the day to day chores around here. Plus when I saw you and Vivi at the windmill, I turned to leave, but when I turned back to look at him, he vanished. I should have seen a sign of him leaving though. Something is very off here. We need to find Vivi."
Garnet then said: " What about Steiner?"
Shaking his head Erik said: " Will find him later, right now we need to find Vivi."
Arriving at the windmill farm, the trio looked around and heard the sound of kweh and Erik said: " A Chocobo."
Using Aura Whisper and the duo saw his eyes gain a gaming aura in them surprising them he said: " On of my skills, it's not a combat skill though. More like a tracking skill and… shit I see him."
Garnet then asked: " Oh really, where?"
Pointing down he said: " Below us, it seems he is trapped. The ability shows me a being's aura whether it be magical or spiritual."
But then they heard sniffling coming from a small metal pipe. Zidane rushes over and says: "Vivi… Vivi, is that you?"
They heard: "Zidane?"
Garnet then asked: " Vivi, where are you?"
Erik then said: "Can you move or see anything?"
Vivi then said: "No, they told me to stay here and put a barrel over me."
Erik twitched and he hoped they prayed because, if they were slavers or child abusers or use children as sex slaves, bitches were gonna die and real fast. Garnet then asked: "Are you hurt?"
He replied calmly: "No."
Zidane then said hastily: "Don't worry, we'll get you out. We'll hurry, so stay where you are, okay?"
Garnet looked at them and asked: "What's going on in this village...?" Erik frowned and said: "There's gotta be a way into the underground somewhere. Let's look for one."
Zidane headed inside the windmill barn and noticed an oddly stacked pile of hay. Walking over toward it he examined around it and saw with a fake covering of hay was a hatch. Pulling it up revealed a ladder down into a basement. He felt a cool breeze and he said: "I think I found something!"
Erik dropped a pallet as Garnet came around from the backside and both found him and Erik said: "Really, a fake cover. What's next, a bookshelf or a secret wall lift?"
Garnet giggled and arrived down below what looked to be a massive storage system with tons of boxes and barrels stacked on shelves. Zidane then said: " This isn't...just a regular underground storage facility."
Dagger then asked nervously: "What's going on?"
Looking over they saw small huts with a few of the Chocobo in an isolated pen. Erik then heard mutterings and grabbed both of them and hid behind some boxes as he perked out and saw some men walking and talking. A Man then said: "Why is it moving...? Is it true that the mayor's brother found it?"
A Young Man then said: "I guess they reconciled. His brother's one of us now."
Another Man then said as he moved some bags of grain: "...wasn't he on the old lady's side before?"
Another young man who had a bucket in hand said: "Oh, about abandoning the farm? He probably only said that because he was fighting with the mayor. Who cares? We need more workers anyway. Hey, let's put this in today's shipment."
Erik and Garnet both twitched hearing this. As the first man then said: "I guess the guys at the castle will take care of it."
Garnet/Sarah thought: 'The Castle… !?'
Erik stroked his chin and said: " Shipment, what shipment?"
The second Young Man laughed and said: "Yup. We're only in charge of production."
Erik saw Garnet looking at the symbol, it was the symbol of the Alexandria army. Another Man then said: "Come along, now. Hurry up!"
The group saw one of them pushing a barrel and Erik saw it, sticking out of the top was Vivi's hat and Erik said: "This is just getting weirder and weirder."
She nodded and said: "Did you see the large barrel next to the shed? I've seen the exact same pattern on some of the barrels at the castle. This place must have some kind of connection with Alexandria Castle. I must know what it is! So please... I beg of you both, don't cause any trouble just yet."
Both nodded and Zidane said: " But I will start trouble if Vivi is in danger. Agreed?"
Nodding her head, Erik said: " Stick to the shadows and the spaces of the barrels and boxes. Now let's find Vivi."
Getting out from cover as three guys walked back up the ladder they headed deeper inside. Heading deeper inside the place and found a Moogle trapped within a barrel named Kumop and exchanged letters that Vivi had placed in the storage subspace that the group had been using that Erik set up. Seeing some guys coming they climbed up some crates and saw them pasted and Erik found an Iron Helmet casual tucked away, storing it away, jumping down Zidane found a Leather wrist brace in an opened chest that wasn't closed or locked and they continued deeper. But then the group started hearing loud sounds and they wondered what it was. But following the path and missing the rest of the workers they saw a massive machine with a few Chocobo running on wheels. Zidane then asked: "
Zidane then asked: "What the heck is that?"
Hearing the sound of crying, he walked over and pushed an empty barrel off of one of them and found Vivi's and he shouted: "I found him!"
Erik grabbed the top of the barrel and yanked it off revealing a frightened Vivi who looked up and Erik smiled. Grabbed the small mage and pulled him out and he asked: "You okay pal. But what happened?"
Nodding his head Vivi was sat down and said: "After you left, some men kidnapped me and brought me here. They told me to stay put. I was so scared... I didn't know what to do. They asked me 'Why were you outside?' and then they said, 'The cargo ship isn't even here yet.' I didn't know what they were talking about, so I didn't say anything, and then they said, 'Let's put it in today's shipment.'"
Dagger then asked: "And they put you in that box?"
Vivi nodded and said timidly "...Yeah."
Zidane then said with a smile: "Well, I'm glad you're safe. Listen, Vivi. You gotta do something next time. You should try - screaming back or whatever."
Vivi tilted his head and asked: "Screaming...?"
Zidane nodded and said: "Yeah, like… Get off me, you scumbag!"
Vivi tilted his head and watched as Erik smacked Zidane upside the back of his head and looked at him, Erik then said: "Vivi, that will hardly ever work. You have to beat them with this" he tapped his head and said: "Use your head and find an angle you can work with. Screaming won't help you if you and the attacker are alone and no one is around."
Nodding his head, Erik looked at the machine as it was sucking in the mist, and is pumping out large egg shaped pinkisj white rocks and he said: "Let's check this out, we might find out more answers."
Vivi nodded his head and said: "... I want to know more as well."
Zidane then asked: "Is that... an egg? Is this machine... making eggs? This isn't a Mist engine, but there's Mist coming out of it..." Erik then said: " No, it's a machine making something… but what?"
He walked over to were the conveyer belt was going and he pointed in that direction and said: "Come on."
Entering the next area, Erik reached for his weapons and then said: "Get ready, and Vivi put the Feather cap and the leather wrists on, trust me."
Nodding his head as he did and felt a new spell. His hand gained a frosty look for a split second and emerging from the mist were ghosts and vice. Smirking a battle insured and the sound of battle echoed throughout the chambers. By the time it ended Erik smirked as he sat on a pile of Vices and said: "Well that was a surprise. Let's keep moving."
Entering another area they froze and saw the eggs go into a contraption and much to everyone's surprise, black mages, taller and larger than Vivi with a purple/black outfit, are attached to an upper conveyor belt, and are being carried around, like ties on a tie rack.
Zidane then said in shock: "They're… some parts are different, but..." Erik looked at Vivi who saw them and said: "Wh-What is this...? Are they...dolls?"
Erik shook his head and said: "No atronachs, meaning they are golems. Seems they are dormant and have no mind or will of there own."
Erik and Zidane ears twitched and both grabbed the other two and dived into a pile of hay and Erik mad a shushing sound as someone walks in and says to a guy behind him: "Hey! Did you say something?"
A worker came over and said: "Nope. Not me."
The Young Man then said: "Okay. Never mind. It's almost time. Hurry it up, will ya?"
A worker laughed and said: "I hear ya!"
As the group walked away, Erik noticed a clipboard, sneaking over toward it and saw a blank piece of parchment under it with the page before having an update on how many of those Black Mage Golems were made. Taking a pencil and rubbed the blank page and saw a rubbing of the page before he nodded and slid it in his journel. Zidane called out seeing a tube with a set of barrels going up it and he said: "Erik, come on this is an express elevator up!"
Nodding he rushed over and the group was sucked up to the surface. Meanwhile at the runway, Steiner was trying to coax the aged pilot into taking him and Princess Garnet back to the castle, but to no avail. But after the pilot told him the airship was outside and told him he was green as a pickle when it came to discovering what is right and what is wrong. Steiner cheered and said: "Ah! It is indeed the cargo ship! Now I can take the princess back to the castle! Now I must think of a way to get her on the ship…" feeling movement from the ground he said: "Wha!?"There is something coming out of the ground!"
Meanwhile near the small farmland on the other side of the village. A doorway leading from the underground is open, and a chocobo, carrying a carriage which is supporting a barrel, exits the doorway, while two people are standing around, untying the barrel and joining it with some of the others which are already out. Hidden amongst the barrels and boxes was the group as a man said: "I wonder what they're gonna use them for?"
A Man nodded and said: "We've been making lots of 'em since they set up the factory six months ago."
A Young Man then said shrugging his shoulders: "Who cares? This is a piece of cake compared to farming. Better money, too."
They then noticed Steiner running toward them and booked it after shutting the door behind them. Emerging from the wagon was Erik who saw Steiner and he said: "Steiner… better be careful… something is extremely wrong here. Inside these barrels are golems that look like Vivi all knowing mid to high tier spell, according to this paper I have."
Handing him it, he saw it and scanned it and said: "What…" Erik then said: "These golems have no mind or free will… they are practically war machines."
He pulled out a sealed envelope with the royal seal on it and said: " While I was out look for the others in the village I swiped this from the mayor and read it. Seems the Queen had set a few golem factors at nearby farms and settlements for something and this one just hit it's five thousand mark."
Steiner read the letter and his eyes widened and he saw Erik helped Garnet and the other out. Garnet then said: "I don't know what to say Vivi. I never knew anything about was going on at the castle…" Erik tossing Steiner the Iron Helm and said: " For now we have bigger issues… we have to get to Lindblum and fast, if this is what I think it is. Regent Cid must be made aware. He was close to your mom's ther and father before this."
She nodded and Steiner then heard: "Yo, Rusty, do you know where the airship's going?"
Steiner remained silent for a moment and said: "Alexandria… but… we are taking it to Lindblum."
This surprised Garnet, he must've been really shaken up. But then a shadow zips around them and something hovers before them and the group saw it, another taller version of Vivian wearing a ragged blue robe, with a red pointy hat, the robes sleeves were long and he had two horns coming out above it's eyes and they went behind him. The black Waltz then said: "Princess Garnet, the queen is waiting for you at the castle!"
Zidane clenched his fist and shouted: "You were all sent by the castle!?"
Steiner looked at him in surprised and said: "What? What are you talking about!?"
Zidane said in fury: "You were all unconscious from the blizzard. He said he was a Black Waltz!"
Erik nodded and said: "Yes, no way anyone would know we would have to cut up Ice Cavern but those who had known we would crash in the Evil Forest!"
Black Waltz No. 2 laughed and said: "Are you the one who defeated No. 1? I am Black Waltz No. 2! My power, magic, and speed make me far superior to No. 1! Resistance is futile! Come, Princess. The queen awaits!"
Garnet shouted in defiant: "No! I will not return to the castle."
Black Waltz No. 2 raised his hands as they caught fire and said: "Come with me, or you'll regret it!"
Steiner cried out trying to stop this: "Wait! I, Steiner, shall escort the princess back to the castle!"
The Black Waltz laughed and hurled the flames at the village and set them on fire surprising them: "You think I care? I won't let you stand in the way of my mission!"
He lunged but was blasted back and away from the village by Erik, who tossed Steiner the Iron Helm who put it on and they got better suited up. They rushed after him and saw him crashed near the airfield and drew their weapons as both sword wielders wielded their iron swords and everyone looked serious. Seeing the flames were being doused he snarled and said to the mage: "You've fucked up now mate, you think it's funny endangering others. I'll show you why you don't fuck with a dragonlord!"
Soon a bright light envolped him as he went into his trance form surprising everyone. Unlike Zidane who looked more apeish, Erik was something else. His clothes morphed as he wore black khaki pants, a black haori with a metal dragon skull pauldron on his left arm as he wore a high collared thick leather vest. With his gauntlet armed exposed except dragon scales lined it and two small horn sprouted from his head and four dragon wings and a tail sprouted from his back and both swords merged as one giant iron dai-katana. Aiming his blade he said: "Let's dance!"
(Play Bones by Imagine Dragons)
Waltz roared and hurled fire balls at them. But Steiner and Zidane grabbed the two mages and moved aside as Erik tanked them and he kicked off leaving a dust cloud and slashed at the flying mage who barely evaded in time as the blade cut his arm, but didn't cut deep. Steiner rushed and came in with a sideswipe Minus Strike as Erik flew upward and nailed the mage. Black Waltz was flung back but he hurled a fire ball nailing the knight who brought his arms up and shielded himself. But he saw Zidane coming from behind and swiped a steepled hat. No. 2 knocked the thief aside and was nailed by Vivi's blizzard, he turned and hurled his own at the mage, but he countered it with his fire ball destroying it.
Garnet had finished casted shell on everyone thus fortifying their resistance to magic. Erik flew in and released a new attack, one that can only be done in his trance form. And slashed upwards with a heavenly striker that hits hard and steals an item, as he stole the leather plate he wore. No. 2 roared out and blasted Erik back with a massive fire ball that was bigger than a door and had two melon sizes fireballs orbiting it into his chest. Zidane came from behind and doubled stabbed the flier in the back making him cry out in pain. Vivi fired a bolt of thunder at Steiner sword who charged and slashed the winged mage clipping it's wings.
Steiner had finished using Cure on Erik who flew and did another special attack, crosscut he slashed in a cross formation before ending with an x-fornation that nailed the wing mage. Steiner and Steiner nailed him with a minus strike. No. 2 flew at the Princess seeing no option of beating them, but Erik came down with a falling stab as his trance ended reverting him back and his sword pierced the mage's heart making him cough up. Sighing as the mage twitched for a second he yanked out his sword as the mage was done and down.
(End)
Garnet then asked it: "Black Waltz No. 2… Did my mother really send him to capture me...?"
Before it could reply its body began evaporating into mist leaving behind a robe and a hat. Steiner came over as he winced from the slight burns and said: "It can't be! There is no reason to trust the words of some bandit. He was just another criminal, scheming to use the princess for some evil deed."
Garnet then asked them: "Have I not been careful enough?"
Steiner then said trying to convince her otherwise: "Your noble upbringing cannot be disguised so easily."
Zidane scoffed and said: "That's not true at all. You haven't been watching. Dagger is trying really hard. You're the one with the problem! Walking around, yelling 'Princess!' everywhere..." Erik then said wincing slightly: " Enough, before we commender this thing as mainly everyone in town is trying to assess the damage, we should rest before departing tomorrow. The ship is grounded till otherwise."
Vivi then asked: " How can you be so sure."
Erik pointed to the ship had been hit by a few stray attacks and was being patched up and he said: " No. 2 didn't want us to leave so easily and made sure any attacks would also prevent us from leaving or if he succeeded and grabbed you Sarah, thankfully I dropped in at the right time."
Everyone chuckled and giggled at the pub and he said: " We will leave tomorrow morning and head for Lindblum at sunrise. That ship will not reach Alexandria. So we get cleaned up, new clothes and so on."
They all nodded and returned to the village unaware of a third winged individual watching them with the two jesters closely as behind them a voice said: " Your brothers have failed you golem, if that lad is not slain soon, your Queen will no longer have me as an Allie or regrain her youth."
In the council chamber the royal family saw Erik knock the winged mage off the ship after cutting one of its wings off and sheathed his blades. Tiberius Septim the Emperor and the true son of Talos looked at his son with utter confusion. He had his son seeming talking to his gauntlet and it responded back in a language utterly foreign to him as it sounded like multiple different voices. His wives Ambriel, daughter of Pelagius the Mad, Rigmor of Bruma descendant of Titus Mede the first, Serana Volkihar a daughter of ColdHarbour and Mirai the legacy of Miraak watched with their daughters. Rigmor, the Empress of Cyrodiil and Tiberius daughter, the second oldest of the children named Kintyra Made-Septim the supposed legit chosen Empress of Tamriel looked like her mother, but had a more feminine face and body, but had some muscle to her body and long golden hair. Next was Ambriel and Tiberius' daughter, one of the three step-triplets along with the other two sisters born a year after Kintyra who was born on Erik's birthday. Her name was Katariah, named after her grandmother who had her mother's face but it was paler and her eyes were sea green with her hair being dirty blonde. Next was Lamae, daughter of Tiberius and Serana the fourth eldest as Katariah was the middle child.
Unlike her siblings she had snow white skin and hair with red eyes showing her vampiric heritage and was a carbon copy of her mother but had her father's ears, eyes and nose. And last was Mirai and Tiberius daughter, the youngest of them, she wasn't blonde but had black hair and yellow eyes. Her name was Alessandra, from Tiberius' mother, Saint Alessia. The family watched as Erik showed signs of bloodlust and the thrill to kill someone. Mirai saw him look there and gave a knowing smile as he knew someone other than who he was talking to watched him. She said: "What has happened to him, he was a sweet boy who hated violence and killing in all forms."
But then the flames burst into blackness and they saw it. Sitting on a throne of ebony with the Amulet of King's in hand turning black was a long figure as a helmet sat on his lap and shadows concealed his face. But the image zoomed out to reveal the Imperial Palace in ruins and the bodies of the entire legion and Akaviri forces in such gore and state were unidentifiable. The figure had flaming orange eyes and shadows counseling his hands, but a massive sword in one hand with skulls engraved into it. But surrounding him were their heads and above was a burning body of Salaquine as she screamed and cursed to be trapped in the body and the figured laughed before crushing the amulet and erasing it from existence.
Soon the turned as they heard: "This is a possibility for him, my son."
Serana shouted: "Are you say that was…" another voice then said as emerging behind him was Saint Alessia in her mortal form as she said: "Yes, Akatosh had seen what triggers him snapping. The loss of his wives and unborn children, the loss of what helped him keep his humanity gone."
Wulf said: "His first wife was killed… by one of your daughters."
The sisters froze and looked at the image of there severed heads and paled. Tiberius shouted: "What?!"
Alessia said: "Akatosh knows what will trigger for one of them to take his wife's life. Jealousy, arrogance and pride."
Lamae and Kintyra flinched hard, they were always jealous of him for being the better sword fighter or magic user. But then Alessia said: "His second wife was killed by… an Allie.*
Wulf then said: " His third wife was executed for something she did not commit. And then his final wives, all killed because you let it happened, all of you."
Alessia then said: "Akatosh called him the true "Shezarrine" and also called him "Oblaandopah" if he was pushed toward it. The one who would single the final days of Nirn if drove to it, and as you see now, he does. The lands of Tamriel destroyed…" the flames showed the ten planes of oblivion vaporized leaving Azura, Hircine and Sheogorath alone and they saw it, the Aether gone and Sovengarde crashed down onto Skyrim, red mountain erupting and taking all of Morrowind with it, the see claimed the Summerset Isle, High Rock crumbling into the sea, hammerfall becoming a poisonous cloud that was also acid and a thunder storm constantly having thunder and lightning everywhere.
They watched in horror at this, but Valenwood was a giant flaming tornado, black marsh dried up as all the moisture was stripped from everything, both plants and animals. The sisters then saw him kneeling before the graves of his family with one person hugging him as she only had one limb and in her arm was a child. But what showed was a fat worse for Akaviri no sun light, no vegetation, monsters raping and devouring the Ashen, the Tsaeci Ka Po'Tun were skinned alive for their skin, the Kamal turned completely into frozen statues and being shattered, and the Tang Mo were ripped apart by hooks attached to their bones and tanked apart. Then he stabbed the heart of Lorkjan as glowing veins spread across Nirn and the planet exploded and Ambriel said: "He… he… he… " Alessia said: "Embraced his heritage of having daedric blood, Sheogorath had kept this a secret even from Mora and Boethiah of his time coming into power after slaying Jyggalag. Only Meridia knew of this, the Pinder Family has ties, blood ties with Sheogorath all the way to the sisters."
Then it made since, his laugh when he was in pain, why it was a madman's laugh. The blood of the mad god, something had to be done, something must be done, no something will be done and they will prepare for it.
Relics and Targets:
Frenzy, Domination, The Evil Eye, Brown Hive - location: Gaia, target: Hakon.
Lightning, Halo, Elemental Armor - location Terran, target: Sir Cedric
Shield, Staff of the Overlord, Blue and Green hive - location: World of Light, target: Cryos.
Slow, Azure Sword, Overlord Sarcophagus - location: World of Light, target: Lady Clarissa
Fire, Mace of the First Overlord, Infernal Armor, Helmet Red Hive - location: Endiness, target: Inferna
Power drain, Salamander, Wolves, Spiders - location: Endiness, target Sparkles.
Power Drain, Petrify, Sword of Life-Steal, Location: New World, target: Malady
Overlord Wives/Mistresses
Garnet Til Alexandros/Sarah - Mistress
Overlord Concubines
Freya Crescent
Beatrix Steiner
Okay so something just was odd. I just refreshed my fanfic and both of my stories Xiaolin and Origins just vanished. I even checked on the sight for my shit and it was gone and was not showing in my deleted stuff. I don't know what this shit is, but it's bull shit and I do not have any god damn backups. So yeah, I had to get the sisters new names. Also if you think I'll allow this chaotic and crisis dark future coming to past, possible as things will happen yes, but happening no.
