Authors note: Sorry for the delay guys. I have a hard time uploading the story due to being busy and lack of internet because of the pandemic now. But I finally manage to upload one and I hope you guys enjoy reading it. Now onto the story...

Chapter 12:Skies Of Zero

(Louise Manor ,Tristain)

At Louise manor formerly count Mott's mansion, Saito is currently on the main desk in the study room scurrying and meticulously reading some document papers from the files left by the former owner of the estate while Louise sits on the corner gazing at the window outside with a solemn look on her face.

"Too many rats needs to rat out in the hole but that won't take long."Saito commented to himself while reading some papers regarding about the sympathizers of reconquista here in Tristain. Saito then stops reading on the files and sighs pinching his nose. He looks at Louise still at the window looking sadly outside.

"Partner, this is not the time to quit yourself down. We have a lot of things to do."Saito said to her.

"But how! Our last mission was a whole lot mess and we didn't even saved prince Wales by the hands of a traitor."Louise said back emotionally. It was yesterday after their diplomatic mission in Albion and Louise has been depressed since that prince incident.

"That was unexpected partner, our sole mission there was to send the letter and we did what the princess told us to do. Although I have a suspicion that viscount is a traitor."Saito countered.

"You already suspecting him and you didn't take any action about it!"Louise blamed.

"As I told you it's just a suspicion, if we confronted him in that situation there's a high possibility that our mission will be compromised. And most of all, if we attack him for just suspecting him without clear evidences it will backfire on us bigtime."Saito countered.

"I'm just taking a safe haven and the best option and timing to avoid making things even more complicated and lead to worst scenarios."Saito added as he pointed out.

"But still...we failed."Louise said solemnly.

"Cheer up partner, this is not the time to be depressed. We need to prepare ourselves for the incoming doom."Saito said and Louise confuse from the last sentence.

"Incoming doom, what do you mean?"Louise skeptically asked.

"Reconquista invasion."Saito flatly answered.

"You mean...RECONQUISTA WILL GOING TO INVADE HERE?!"Louise blurted out in shock.

"HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE?!"Louise asked him now in alarming state.

"Don't you heard what the now roasted Wardy said? Reconquista will invade all of Halkeginia and that obviously includes Tristain, since this nation is the nearest country to them it will be the first in their sights, this country is a good strategic point for foothold if they want to conquer the entire continent. So it's not surprising if they launch an invasion here in the near future."Saito explained. Louise now is worrying a lot from what she heard.

"What are we going to do if that happens, there's no way Tristain could stand alone without aid from the other nation."Louise said in worry.

"Not by now, because Tristain has finally have something to defend itself."Saito said it aloud.

"Huh?"Louise confused on what he said, Saito raises his eyebrows.

"Don't you get what I mean partner?"Saito asked and suddenly a shinobi appears out in the shadows and kneels down in front causing Louise to yelp in surprise.

"Commander, your presence is requested at the base in the afternoon, there will be transmission meeting and it says it's important."The shinobi informs.

"Okay, I'll be there soon."Saito replied.

"Hai."The shinobi nods and disappeared once again back in the shadows. Louise regain her composure and said.

"You know Saito, you should teach your men how to knock in the door."Louise said.

"Shinobis main specialty is stealthing, it's impossible to change that attitude of them. So get use to it."Saito replied to her and she groans.

"Augh...just next time tell them to know me first before they startled me like this."Louise reminded.

"Noted."Saito wavely respond. Then a knock on the door was heard.

"Come in."Louise is the one who responded to the knock. The door opens and Siesta enters the room.

"Ah miss Siesta, your on time. Here's your dayoff approval, already signed by your contractor."Saito handed out a piece of paper and Siesta gradually accepts it.

"Thank you for giving me this freetime milady, Mr. Saito. I really appreciated this."Siesta gratefully said.

"You deserve it after all your good hardwork here, and you also requested it in the first place right master?"Saito said and look at Louise.

"Yeah, you said that it's harvest season in your village and you need to help your family there to the field."Louise respond.

"Yes milady."Siesta replied.

"So when do you leave?"Saito asked.

"It's today now mr. Saito, I just need to pack up my things before I go."Siesta answered and Saito nodded.

"Good then, I'm going to prepare the transport."Saito then said caught Louise attention and surprises Siesta.

"M-mr. Saito you don't need to do that."Siesta was about to protest when Saito beat her to it.

"Please don't say no to my generousity miss Siesta, in fact I have an intention to go in your village in the first place."Saito countered.

"I-is that so mr. Saito, then I'm very thankful for your kindness."Siesta then politely bows.

"I take my leave now, I need to prepare for my departure."Siesta takes her leave and Saito nods. When Siesta leaves the room Louise confronted him.

"Oi Saito, what are you going to do there, are you doing something again without me involved?"Louise asked annoyed that her familiar is up to some business again without her.

"Your coming along with me partner because this time it's matters about the security of this nation and I need you out there."Saito said to her, Louise tilt up in her seat.

"Really?!"Louise shot up.

"But, what Siesta's village had to do with the safety of Tristain."Louise then asked in confused.

"I'll tell you once we get there."Saito replied as he stands up and neatly arrange the stack up papers in the desk.

(Soviet Construction Yard Base Command, Tristain)

A collective jawdrops was greeted in front of the construction yard as princess Henrietta's convoy arrives at the soviet base. Henrietta and her musketeer corps was awed at all the marvelous structures they're seeing around when they arrived, Zaric steps in front of them.

"Z-ZARIC...W-WHERE ARE WE?!"Henrietta asked still stammered at the sightings around.

"Your highness. This is the new era of power in where I came from."Zaric respectfully replied as she spread her arms wide.

"Alright introductions aside, your highness let's proceed this talks inside. There's a lot of things we need to discuss and I'm sure you have a lot of questions on me."Zaric then said to her, Henrietta regains her posture and speaks to her familiar.

"Yes and I need you to answer all of this."Henrietta said in serious tone.

"Indeed your highness."Zaric replied and they all proceed inside the construction yard.

(Meeting Room, Soviet Construction Yard Base Command)

Everyone take their seats but not all took as few of the musketeers choose to stand especially Agnes who stands at the princess side. Henrietta sits at the office type chair which seems comfortable for her than any chairs back at the palace, facing the table and on the other side is her familiar Zaric sitting on the opposite side.

"So what do you want your highness, coffee, tea, or hot chocolate?"Zaric asked offering some drinks.

"Enough of that Alena just explain this everything to us now!"Agnes said getting impatient but still in a professional tone.

"Relax we'll go there, I'm just offering you guys some good warm drinks while we were discussing."Zaric eases her and Henrietta answers.

"Just tea is fine."Henrietta answered.

"Always liked a good tea your highness, very well then."Zaric then press the button of the speaker placed beside her on the table.

"Send some teas for all the guests here."Zaric said to the speaker and then presses it once again.

"Okay, while we're waiting for the teas let's start this meeting."Zaric announced and started to speak first before anyone could do.

"First of all, if you want to ask me about this place, this is my base and how I build all of this. Well, it's all thanks to the marvels of advancement in my world called technology, and about that it's too complicated and no matter how I explain it you couldn't understand it so don't bother to ask."Zaric explained before any could asked about it. Everyone became speechless and no one tried to asked regarding everything they saw today.

"Okay, let's get to the main topic."Zaric announced to start the meeting.

(Village of Tarbes, Tristain)

The village of Tarbes, Siesta's hometown village located at the western boundaries of Tristain. A typical peaceful village with farming livelihood as their main resources. But today, it was a different day as some unknown visitors arrives at there village with strange looks and forms.

A couple of defender cores arrives at the area, some entering the village and some proceeds to the outskirts. At the wide terrain in the west side outside the village, Saito was currently checking the area for armory's deployment along with Louise who was peeking at him operating at the touchscreen pad.

"Ummm...Saito, what we are doing here?"Louise asked bit skeptic.

"We're here to set up our defensive perimeters for deployment of our defender turrets in preparation for the possible reconquista invasion."Saito replied to her still computing to his touchscreen.

"I see, but why Tarbes?If we are going to defend Tristain why not the capitol, it's more important to defend it isn't it not?"Louise asked regarding about it.

"Yes the capitol is more important but why waiting them there to come if we can stop them here, especially in order for reconquista to reach there they need to pass this area. Once they enter the borders through the skies obviously by airships, this place is the first one of unlucky villages that will be pillage by the invasion. We must prevent the enemies to gain a foothold here or anywhere in Tristain."Saito explained everything to her.

"I see..."Louise finally understands it, she kept quiet for a moment until she speaks.

"Saito...is there anything I can help?"Louise asked if she can contribute in protecting her country.

"Of course partner, that's why you're here. Come on."Saito lead her to a spot.

"I need you to create deep trenches here using your explosion magic."Saito said pointing at the spot.

"Is that it?"Louise confusingly asked.

"For now."Saito answered.

"Okay then, leave it to me!"Louise gratefully said as she will be useful for protecting her country especially for the princess even in this small contribution after for what she believes a failure mission in Albion. Louise start to create deep trenches using her explosions while Saito instructing the defender cores to the deployment spots. After everything was finished and in good position, they decided to take rest at Siesta's house as Saito is not finish yet, he's still need to deploy defenses inside the village.

"Thank you for letting us stay at your home sir."Saito bowed in front of Siesta's father.

"A-ah it's nothing sir Saito you don't need to do that. I was the one who supposed to thank you for all you've done for my daughter, she told me everything you did for her."Siesta's father said to him.

"Is that so, but still thank you for your generosity sir. Me and my partner really appreciated this, right partner."Saito still giving his gratitude of thanks and looks at Louise.

"Ah-of course, thank you for welcoming us here."Louise respond.

"It's nothing ma'am, thank you for the help you gave to my daughter."He said as he bowed in front of Louise. Just then Siesta arrives from the kitchen.

"Father, food is ready."Siesta said to her father.

"Ah what a good timing Siesta. Milady, sir Saito we're inviting you to eat here. Please don't say no to my offer, this is my only way to repay you for all the good things you did for us."Siesta's father urge to offer and doesn't want declining.

"Well...if you say so then we gradually accept it."Louise sweatdropped as she accepted it.

"Who says no to a food after all."Saito joining the fold.

They went to the dining table and Siesta places the foods as they all sitting to their respective seats, everything is on set and all is preparing to eat.

"Thank you for the food(Itadakemasu)."Saito, Siesta and her father said in unison with their hands in praying fashion which gained some attention between them.

"Mr. Saito, your also doing that before you eat?"Siesta's father asked him.

"Yeah, it seems you guys also."Saito replied.

"It's already our habit to do it before we eat since the time of our great grandfather, he said that it has been part of their tradition from where he came from."He explained to Saito regarding about it.

"Me too, I'm also surprise that mr. Saito has the same habit when I saw him always doing that before he eats in the academy's kitchen."Siesta also commented.

"Wha-so that's why you're always missing during mealtime because you're going there!"Louise suddenly blurted out after hearing it.

"Don't sweat it partner, it's not a big deal be blabber about so instead fill your mouth with some food here."Saito replied to dismissed it so they can start eating which Louise accepted as she's also wanted to eat now.

After finishing a good meal, Saito was about to have a talk with Siesta's father when suddenly they heard a commotion outside. Then a knock on the door was heard, Siesta was about to approach the door but her father is the one who opens it.

"THEY'RE HERE,THEY'RE HERE!"An average man was greeted in font of him after he opens the door.

"Calm down, what is it?"Siesta's father calms down the man and asked.

"The dragon raiments,they're back!"The man said in disturbing voice.

"Dragon raiments?"He said confusingly and then widen his eyes in realization.

"Father..."Siesta said worriedly when she heard it.

"What's going on?"Louise voiced out as she and Saito approached, the man saw them and immediately said.

"Lady Louise, sir Saito we need your utmost help, the dragon raiments are here once again in our village!"The man said in worry.

"Dragon raiments?You mean reconquista is already attacking us now!"Louise blurted out in shock, Saito turned grim to hear that.

"Please hurry, we need your help now!"The man said in hurry. Saito suddenly issued an order.

"Louise, miss Siesta you need to stay there, sir I need you to keep an eye on them."Saito said to them.

"Wha-Saito, your NOT going to leave me again this time, YOU HEARD ME?!"Louise protested.

"Louise I need to confirm if reconquista is really here now, if does we need to evacuate the civilians first before we fight them."Saito explained to her.

"Sir, what about you?"Siesta's father said to him.

"I'll be fine, I need to move now."Saito replied as he go along with the man outside, as he was about to move out Siesta calls out on him.

"Mr. Saito."Siesta calls out, Saito stops on his tracks and turns to look at her.

"Hm?"Saito raised his eyebrow to her.

"Take care."Siesta softly said to him. Saito smiles and give her a thumbs up.

"I'll be alright."Saito replied, Louise just frowned from their conversation and Saito proceeds to move out.

'Reconquista is already here? But they're too early. How they manage to mobilized there forces that fast and how they manage to slip through our radar without being detected? If does so, the command must notified me by now.'Those are thoughts that running through Saito's mind now.

Many people outside stared in awe and the same time terrified at the sight of the three flying metal birds for what they believe the dragon raiments hovering around the village. Saito arrives at scene and saw the dragon raiments they're talking about. He looks indifferent in his reaction and then sighs in relief.

"Thank goodness."Saito mutters in relief and approach the scared people.

"People of Tarbes there's no need to panic, those dragons flying above us is on our side, I sent them here to patrol the whole area."Saito announce in front of them. After they hear that, they began to calm down.

"SAITO!"Louise shouted from behind. Saito frowns seeing her running to his direction with Siesta behind.

"How many times I told you that you stay out when it comes to this kind of situation."Saito said in a mad tone crossing his arms.

"I told you also that I will not stand there waiting for you. I've been training for almost a month so that I can fight alongside with you!"Louise retorted back. Saito just facepalmed as he knows that this will not go anywhere if he keeps argue.

"So...where are the enemies?"Louise then asked.

"Just a false alarm, look."Saito replied and pointing up to the sky. Louise looks up and saw a jet tengu soaring above.

"Hey, isn't that one of those flying metal constructs I saw back in the base a days ago?"Louise identified the flying machines.

"I sent them here for patrol. Man this is my fault, I should've notified them to contact me once they arrive. I only told them to go here to patrol the area and no need to tell me that they've arrived. The civilians will not freaked out if I should known that."Saito said and groans for this predicament. Siesta on the other stared at the flying tengus with awe and surprise.

"So this are the dragon raiments my great grandfather rode before but this raiments are different from the one he rode."Siesta muttered under her breath with her voice slightly but clearly heard by Saito.

"Alright since this is only a false alarm let's head back to our respective homes shall we?"Saito announce and everyone go back to there houses including them. Back at Siesta's house, Saito approach Siesta to talk about something.

"Miss Siesta."Saito calls her.

"Yes mr. Saito?"Siesta respond.

"Could you tell me what is this dragon raiments you guys are talking about?"Saito asked.

"U-ummm well mr. Saito it's a bit long story so..."Siesta replied but trailed off.

"Hmmm it seems like it's a long discussion. Let's sit first and continue this talking at the table."Saito offered and then they take their seats at the table, Siesta then narrates her story about the tale of the dragon raiment.

(Royal Palace of Tristain, Tristania)

Henrietta the newly crowned queen of Tristain was on her study room. Sitting on her chair in front of her desk currently looking at the letter that Germania sent. After the meeting her familiar organized at the soviet base, she returned to the palace but not with her musketeer corps as they all left to Zaric's base for training for the new firearms her familiar presented. With only Zaric accompanied her back to the palace, Henrietta was then called by her mother queen Marianne after she arrived to meet her at the palace garden. There her mother said to her that she is going to step down from the throne and wanted to pass it to her as the line of succession. Now as the newly appointed queen she faces a complicated situation eventhough she's not officially announced to be a queen yet because it was too sudden and no enthronement ceremony was held due to the crisis her nation was facing as her country is in a threat of an invasion on Albion that according to her bestfriend's familiar is possible and a letter of marriage proposal from the germanian emperor in exchange for guaranteed alliance in protection against Albion arrived.

In desperate measures, Henrietta thinks that she needed to do this in order to save her country from danger if it means marrying the emperor who is 2 decades older to her. Knowing that she will be the next queen of Tristain, the emperor wasted no chance and grab the opportunity to take her and she knows it. Since prince Wales is already dead there's no reason for her to decline this proposal, it was very painful for her to learn that the one she loves is now gone after that disastrous diplomatic mission in Albion which proved out that the viscount who's one of the people her familiar listed on it's suspected traitor list is really a reconquista agent. She needs to be stronger and brave this time as the whole nation was now on her shoulders.

"Zaric...are you sure that it's okay to reject their proposal of alliance?"Henrietta asked her familiar.

"Yes, there's no need for Tristain to be aided by some other nation especially if there's some other self interest aligned."Zaric replied.

"But if I decline this,Tristain will leave open for reconquista to takeover. We have no means of capability to protect our nation against any invasion."Henrietta protested worriedly.

"Indeed, Tristain has no means to protect itself against any invaders because of it's small military manpower but that will be solve from now on."Zaric replied.

"What do you mean Zaric?"Henrietta skeptically asked.

"I will use my assets to defend Tristain in the time of possible invasion."Zaric replied to her.

"You mean...your secret base that you showed to us earlier?"Henrietta asked her about it.

"Yes, you see that I have some things to back up my claim. Just trust me into this."Zaric said to her. Henrietta ponders thinking about it and then she looks at her familiar.

"Okay, I'll trust you into this. You never failed me once so I'll leave everything to you."Henrietta decided to put her faith to Zaric. Though there might probably a chance that this time maybe they can, also this is the chance to test out the capabilities of her familiar's arsenals.

"Thank you for your trust, expect a good results from me."Zaric replied assuringly.

(Outskirts Village of Tarbes, Tristain)

Morning rises at the village of Tarbes, Saito along with Louise currently escorted by Siesta to the location of the dragon raiment. Yesterday, Siesta said to them about the tale of the dragon raiment in their village. It's about her great grandfather that rode the dragon raiment when he first arrived in the village. Saito was bit skeptical about it and said to Siesta to draw a picture of the said raiment. As Siesta showed her drawing of the raiment Saito widen his eyes a bit in surprise seeing the details of the raiment, it has horizontal wings, cylindrical shape body with a nose at the top of it that seems like a propeller. It seems he was gazing at the blueprint of a ww2 fighter aircraft.

'Only one way to find out.'Saito on his thoughts wanted to confirm if this raiment is what he think it is.

Trudging there way inside the cave that will lead them to the raiment's location, Siesta guiding the way while holding a lamp to illuminate there path followed by Louise then Saito from behind when suddenly Saito halts and spokes.

"Wait..."Saito suddenly said makes Siesta and Louise stops from there tracks and turns to him.

"What is it Saito?"Louise asked in confuse looking at Saito who is now narrowing his eyes at the other direction.

"We're not alone here."Saito respond still glancing at the certain direction and a fireball appears there flying towards them. In quick reaction, Saito grab both Louise and Siesta and drag them behind a big rock in the corner. But the fireball intentionally misses them and hits at the other side. A voice of a man then rangs out after that.

"Get out of this place you thieves, I'll never let you have the raiment!"A familiar voice spokes out.

"That voice...HEY MR. COLDBERG!"Saito identifies the voice.

"That's just my warning, get out of here or else-wait...mr. Saito?!"The man reveals to be the academy's professor mr. Colbert familiarizes Saito's voice. Then a figure of a bald man with eyeglasses emerge from the shadows holding a staff.

"Mr. Saito, is that you?"Colbert said while approaching.

"Yep I am professor. I'm with my partner and Siesta over here."Saito replied also pointing at Louise and Siesta behind.

"Professor? What are you doing here?"Louise asked the professor confusingly.

"Miss Louise, I'm also asking the same question."Colbert replied back.

"DARLING!"An unwanted voice of a tanned skinned germanian was heard.

"Ah dammit."Saito mutters in exasperation, seeing the tan germanian running towards him.

"Of all people why is she here!"Louise added blurting out in irritation seeing her most hated rival. Saito sidesteps to the side avoiding Kirche's pounce which successfully executed making the big breast woman kiss the ground again.

"Owww, HEY you did it again! I just wanted to hug you, what's wrong with it!"Kirche pouted.

"What are you doing here Zerbst, still not giving up?!"Louise irritatingly said.

"Oh hey there Louise, well it's just a coincidence that we're here. We are on a treasure hunting you know."Kirche replied and then three people approaches to them.

"Louise, Saito? What are you guys doing here?"Montmorency surprised to see them while approaching together with Guiche and Tabitha.

"Well what a surprise, we never expect to see you guys here."Guiche also said while Tabitha still the same, didn't say any word.

"Y-you guys, you all here?"Louise was surprised to see all of them.

"Looks like the whole gang is complete." Saito commented then turns to Colbert.

"By the way mr. Coldberg what is your business here, wait...are you here for the raiment isn't it?"Saito asked Colbert and guessed the professor's intention of coming here.

"How did you know about the raiment?Colbert said in surprised.

"Because you mention it when you warned us and mistakenly identified us the thieves. It also happened that we're searching for it."Saito answered to him.

"I see..."Colbert mutters and then replied.

"Yes I'm here to find the raiment. But wait, why you guys also knows about it?"Colbert curiously asked.

"We just happened to know about the raiment because the family that owns it is acquaintance of ours."Saito answered him and look at Siesta which Colbert follows his gaze.

"Mr. Saito, you mean..."Colbert was about to guess it but Louise beat him to it.

"Siesta's great grandfather is the one who rode on the raiment when it arrived here."Louise revealed to them causing a surprise looks on everyone.

"Ehhh, a commoner owns a very rare treasure? Impossible."Guiche said disbelievingly.

"Is that true miss Siesta, your family owned the raiment?!"Colbert asked hopefully to Siesta, finally his searching for years will be possibly bear fruit. Before Siesta could reply Saito interferes.

"Okay okay, we can resume this chit chat while walking, let's get out of this shady cave first."Saito butted in and all agreed to him as they all anxiously can't wait to see the raiment.

(Moments Later)

The group finally reaches their destination. After they exited the cave that will lead to the location of the raiment, they've been greeted by a peaceful forested place and at the end of the road is a big wooden storehouse covered in foliage and vines.

"Okay we're here."Siesta announced as she face the group in front of the storehouse double doors.

"Is this were your great grandfather stored the raiment miss Siesta?"Colbert asked Siesta. He was very enthusiastic about Siesta's great grandfather's origin. According to Siesta her great grandfather is came from a land very far away here, but Saito unknowingly to them had a guess on it. He just need to see this raiment.

"Yes, this is where my great grandfather stored it."Siesta nodded. Colbert approaches the double doors and see it was locked.

"Hmmm...it seems that this lock is reinforced with magic."Colbert commented.

"My great grandfather hired a mage before to restore the raiment and protect it from any thieves."Siesta informs to him.

"I see...don't worry miss Siesta I can manage to open it, it'll just take some seconds for me to open this."Colbert said and began to unlock the door using magic. While waiting for Colbert to open the doors Saito notices Tabitha was not with them and saw her at the back standing in front of a big rock, Saito then approaches to her.

"You saw something?"Saito asked Tabitha as he's now standing beside her. Saito then looks on where she's looking at and their he saw a big rock embedded in the ground like a tombstone. Saito scrutinizes the rock and saw something etch on it. He scrubs the dust on the stone that covered the inscribed symbols and widen his eyes in surprise to see the very familiar japanese characters written downwards. On the other hand, Louise notices that Saito was not on her side and saw him with Tabitha at the far back. Curious, she approaches them.

"Saito, what are you staring at the rock?"Louise curiously asked as she saw him gazing at the stone with surprise but Saito didn't response to her like he did not hear her.

"Sargeant Takeo Sasaki."Saito muttered as he read it. He was quite surprise to see it but slowly everything will be clear to him but that's until he saw the raiment.

"Alright, it's unlocked now!"Colbert voiced out which makes the three turns their attention on the rest of the group at the storehouse entrance. Colbert then slowly opens the doors and they all enters the building with Saito, Louise and Tabitha following from behind.

"It's seems so dark here."Kirche commented seeing some poor illumination inside.

"Hey, is that the raiment?"Guiche said pointing at the large object sitting idly at the center. Despite with a dim place inside they can still clearly see something there. Colbert approaches the raiment and touches it.

"So this is the raiment...it's skin, so cold."Colbert commented as he touches the raiment's wing.

"Wait...it's made of metal!"Colbert then realizes as he rubs the smooth metal layer of the raiment.

"So this is the raiment? Seems like really an odd dragon to me."Montmorency shared her view on the alleged raiment. Everyone of them seems quite skeptical at the form of the rumored raiment except to the former imperial commander who is now staring at the raiment with wide eyes. Louise seeing the raiment didn't seem surprise but familiarizes it, seemingly resembles the one she saw back at the base but in different design. She then looks at Saito and notices his surprise reaction and decided to ask.

"Saito, is something the matter?"Louise asked him worriedly. Saito didn't respond but closes his eyes and let out a small chuckle. He now understands why Siesta's facial features seems familiar, the same black hair and black colored eyes like him and she has a bit of an asian looking face.

"Fufufufufu."Louise now confused as to why her familiar let out a chuckle like that.

"Another one of my theories has gone correct. I'm always hitting a jackpot since I came here in this world."Saito mused as he approach the raiment and touches it, then his runes on his right hand glows. Information flows down on his mind as he recognizes the raiment.

"Perfect, I've never thought in my life that I'm going to see an outdated aircraft from my homeland."Saito said as he rubs the smooth layer of the aircraft.

"Saito, what are you saying?"Louise heard him out and skeptical on what he said as she approach close to him.

"Nothing, I just found out that this raiment is came from my world."Saito replied nonchalantly which causes a surprise to everyone.

"EHHHHHHH!"Everyone reacted in surprise.

(Imperial Construction Yard Base Command, Tristain)

The zero fighter aircraft who was known as the dragon raiment has been now safely transported to Saito's base. At first, Colbert wanted to take it at the academy for research but Saito offered him a better place to conduct it, since he knew Colbert could be trusted well and being a good acquaintance in the academy he bring him along to the base. An unmeasured shock and amazement appeared in the professor's face the moment he arrived at the base. Being bewildered, he bombarded Saito with lots of questions but Saito eases him and just told him to ask the engineers about it. After leaving Colbert with the engineers at the mecha bay factory where the zero fighter has been stored for inspection or rather possibly for further innovations, Saito proceeded to the command room at the imperial construction yard for this afternoon meeting with Louise.

"Ummm, Saito there's only two of us here."Louise was confused about being only the two of them currently present.

"Yes, but the meeting we are having is live meeting."Saito replied.

"Live...meeting?"Louise was confused.

"You will know it in the meantime. "Saito just replied and after a moment the large monitor in front of them blared to life and the image of an imperial soldier appeared on the screen that make Louise almost yelp in surprise.

"Sir, there's an incoming transmission from the soviet base."The imperial soldier on the screen informed Saito.

"Okay, patch me through it."Saito replied and the soldier nods and in just a short moment the image switches into a different view. Louise was caught surprise to see the person in the monitor, it was Henrietta sitting at the table along with Zaric sitting near the screen.

"YOUR HIGH-HENRIETTA-SAMA!"Louise blurted out in surprise to see her bestfriend at the large monitor also shared the same reaction to her.

"LOUISE, IS THAT YOU?!"Henrietta also surprise to see her.

"SAITO WHAT IS THIS, HOW HER HIGHNESS IS INSIDE OF THAT THING?!"Louise demanded as she turns to Saito.

"It's a kind of a live communication device where we can communicate people while they're on the other side or different place."Saito explained in simple.

"Oh, so how is it works?"Louise asked.

"Sorry, I don't have a time to explain that. Let's proceed to more important matters now shall we?"Saito brushed it aside as he doesn't want to explain it any further, they need to discuss some important in this meeting rather than some unimportant stuff. Back at the screen, it seems Zaric is also explaining it to Henrietta but also didn't want it to explain any longer.

"Alright, it seems everyone is ready, let's get this meeting started."Saito announced and the meeting begins. There they discuss about the preparations for the defences and security of Tristain against reconquista invasion forces and other related matters. The meeting then finally concluded when the night falls.

(Allied Construction Yard Base Command, Albion)

"Sir, reporting in."A peacekeeper saluted in front of Stanford as it was hastily entering the war room where the officers are currently held a meeting about their next offensive strike.

"At ease, what is your report?"Stanford returns the salute and asked the peacekeeper.

"Sir, we've detected the largest ship of the enemy forces leaving the port of Plotsmouth accompanied by a hundred of dragon riders. We pinpoint their track and they're now heading towards Tristain."The peacekeeper informs.

A wide smirk formed at Stanford's face the moment he heard the report. Seems everything is under his favor. Now the next operation will be easy as taking a candy to a kid. With reconquista's forces in the port town reduces in half, it will be a good chance of opportunity that he will not let slide.

"Good, thank you for the report you've given to us. You may leave now."The peacekeeper saluted and leaves the room. Stanford then turns to his officers and said.

"Gentlemen, it's looks like this operation will become a walk in the park."Stanford stated to all of them.

"Now then, let's continue this planning in our next offensive."Stanford then said as they proceed on their meeting.

(Tristain Academy Of Magic, Tristain)

After the meeting was successfully finished yesterday, Saito back at the academy and was busy as usual training his poor trainees that was now increasing in numbers with a newly added one named Gimli, a coolheaded wind mage kid. Saito gives a smirk on him as he was struggling to catch it's breath while running as he thought before that this was an easy training because all you need is run while watching Guiche did the same before around the school grounds who was now practicing swinging swordstick in the sidelines along with Louise.

While watching the training, his comms suddenly blared to life.

"Sir this is imperial command we have an emergency!"His base command suddenly reported.

"Base command what is it?"Saito replied in serious tone.

"We've detected a large enemy airship entering Tristainian airspace with a company of dragon riders numbering in hunderd plus. They will reach Tarbes in the afternoon base to their speed ."The command reported.

"So, they're finally made their move huh..."Saito mutters and then said.

"Base command, initiate the operation plan now. Send out the defence forces that we established to be sent here. They will arrive there early and have enough time for deployment before the enemy arrives."Saito issues an order.

"Yes commander."The command replied then off the comms. Saito then quickly approaches Louise to inform her about the situation.

(Tristain Royal Palace, Tristania, Tristain)

A meeting was held inside the palace with all the highest ranking official nobles including in the tristanian military along with the acting but soon to be appointed queen Henrietta De Tristain. Zaric is also present at the meeting as she is also part of the military command much to the discomfort of the noble generals, also the same for Zaric as she only thinks them as inexperienced arrogant useless ass jokes who only do nothing but screaming and blabbering to each other as they are planning about the preparations against the incoming reconquista invasion. Even Henrietta who still inexperienced in handling this kind of situation can't find a way to intervene, she now thinks that her mother was too sudden by her decision.

At the middle of the meeting, Agnes suddenly rush inside with an alarming face as she hurriedly approach towards Henrietta and whispers something to her which widen her eyes in shock. At the same time, Zaric's communication device beeps which means the base contacted her. She frowns when she heard what is it.

"Are you sure?!"Henrietta asked the aide to be sure. Agnes nods in response.

"Yes your majesty, our scouts reported it." Agnes replied worriedly. Henrietta turned serious after this confirmation.

"Thank you for your report Agnes, you can go now."Henrietta dismissed her and Agnes bows and take her leave. Henrietta then face back to the people present in the meeting.

"To all of you here I've have received a bad news, our scouts spotted the large enemy ship Lexington with a company of dragon riders crossing our borders and now approaching at the village of Tarbes far west location of our country."Henrietta informs them and a shock faces of nobles was a response.

"What, is that true your majesty?!"General Gramont exclaimed in shock.

"Yes, our scouts confirmed it."Henrietta replied.

"They already made their move, and a company of dragon riders. How can we counter against that?"Another general spoke in worries as being Tristain is lacking air power and only griffins is their only means of fighting against any kind of enemy air assets but against the dragons with superior strength and speed...

"I think we should just surrender."General Duroc suddenly suggested and a gasps of shocks was he receive by the other nobles. Some murmurs arise among the nobles present about his shocking suggestion.

"What did he just say?"

"How did he just say those things about surrendering, has he have no honor?"

"Maybe he lost his bravado when he's beaten up by a commoner."

"Yeah, for us nobles that was humiliating. The first noble in the history that getting owned by a peasant."

"WHAT, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!"Among the murmurs, Louise father Duke Valliere blurted out on him.

"Duke Valliere, if you see our situation their is no way we can win against them. I'm just choosing a wise decision to avoid the inevitable. I'm sure they will spare us if we surrender without resistance."General Duroc defended his suggestion. But Zaric narrowed her gaze on him. This was a surprise, most nobles in this world are too arrogant that thinking surrendering will shame their honor but him being one of them suddenly suggesting of surrender?

"Are you hearing what are you saying, how can you sure they will spare us if we surrender? Surrendering is not an option! I'm an anti war activist but I am not going to bow down and handover my nation into some warmongers."Duke Valliere stated his objection.

"I agree with Duke Valliere there, we will fight and show them our honor no matter what the odds we are facing."General Gramont agrees and then turns to Henrietta.

"Your majesty, please allow me to lead our forces to meet the enemy there."General Gramont requested a permission to lead the army.

"No, I'll be the one leading our army there."Henrietta rejected the permission and voluntarily announced to lead their forces which surprises them.

"Your majesty?!"Mazarin was bit surprise to hear it.

"As the queen of this country it's my duty to protect my people so I'm going to lead my forces there against the invaders."Henrietta said with resolve for everyone to hear. A collective nods was a response to her decision.

"If so then your majesty, please at least allow me to accompany you there."Gramont pleaded.

"Okay, I'll allow you to accompany me."Henrietta gives him the permission.

"If any of you have no questions then I announce this meeting is adjourned."Henrietta announces and everyone exits the room, leaving Henrietta and Zaric alone.

"Zaric, I'm looking forward for your assistance there in the upcoming battle. I hope that with your help we can repel the enemies will come."Henrietta said to her.

"I can assure you that we will win this."Zaric replied to her with a nod.

(Imperial Base Outskirts, Tristain)

A flat wide area just outside the imperial base, an antique ww2 zero fighter was on standby with some engineers along with Colbert currently working a final inspections on it. Saito was inside at the front seat checking on the controls and panels while Louise just looking idly at the sidelines. Just ago when Saito informed her about the reconquista invasion forces now making it's move and begins their attack towards Tristain today. A messenger timely arrives at the academy sending an emergency news about the incoming attack and in dire need of every people who can fights against the invaders because Tristain is lacking a fighting force to begin with. Guiche as the son of a general voluntarily comply with the conscription of mages and now among the volunteer students that will sent to battle. Saito didn't like the idea of sending minors into war but it can't help for them as this nation is facing a dangerous situation. Him and Louise then hurriedly back to the base for their own preparations.

"Are the newly attached guns is on good condition and operational?"Saito asked the engineer.

"Hai, everything is in good sir."The engineer replied.

"Good, now we're good to go."Saito was satisfied by the reply.

"Wait Saito, I want to come along too!"Louise suddenly said. Saito looks at her for a moment and nods.

"Alright, get aboard partner." Saito extends his hands towards Louise and the pinkette grabs it and Saito pulls her in at the back seat. Saito has intended to let her come with him because she might be helpful in the upcoming battle. Her explosion magic is a great help since it can be compared into an explosive arsenal that can wipe out anything. If she added into a plane, she will become a great firepower.

"I wish you all luck there, may Brimir guide you two into battle."Colbert said his good luck to them.

"Thanks prof."Saito gives him a thumbs up and began his flight checking.

"No worries professor, we can surely drive those savages back!"Louise assuringly said with determination. And just a few moments and the engine roars.

"Woohoo, this is a fight I'll never forget in the coming milleniums!"Derflinger excitingly said and Saito just smug.

"Alright, let's get this plane soar the skies once again!"Saito declares as the plane started to run at the wide flat land and slowly ascending towards the sky with the engineers saluting at the vanishing figure of the fighter plane while Colbert just watching the scene of the raiment flying away with a goal to save his nation...quite ironic is.

(Village Of Tarbes, Tristain)

A pleasant afternoon for the village and the season of a good harvesting. The reason why Siesta requested a day off to help her family for this year's harvest. But it all interrupted when a group of people in red uniform along with the group of female musketeers suddenly arrived and instruct them to evacuate the village. They told them that they have been ordered by her majesty to send them to a safety location because Albion would come here to invade and this place will become a battlefield.

This brought fear to the people of Tarbes and many of them started to panic but the red soldiers manage to ease the tension and escorted them towards the bunch of weird big looking horseless carriages(Bullfrogs) that waiting idly in line positions. At first they are reluctant to get inside but the musketeers assured them and guide them in.

After all the villagers have been aboard the bullfrogs, it immediately leaves the village carrying all of the villagers away towards the designated secured area, at the forest where the soviets encamp. Zaric who is managing the encampment was now conversing with one of the female musketeers.

"We finally evacuated all of the villagers there."The female musketeer reported.

"Good work, now all we need is to wait for the enemy to arrive and caught them in ambush."Zaric said and started establishing their battle plan.

Moments later, the scouts informed that the enemy forces is now on their vicinity.

Above the skies, general Conrad Malfoy the noble general with a rank of a marquis leading the expedition forces was on the edge of the giant wooden battleship Lexington watching the scenery of the country that they're going to conquer while sailing towards Tarbes. Planning to make the village to be their forward base in the mainland to invade Tristain. A perfect place for ransacking additional goods and supplies to maintain their war effort. He alone would do the task to takeover such a small nation but this is a privilege that he grab just to raise his social standing. At first, Cromwell wanted to personally lead the invasion but due to the rebellion suddenly broke out he decided to stay to deal with it. Because of this, he has the chance to hog all the glory.

"Hey what is that?!"One of the crews of the ship yelled out he pointed towards the village. The general also look at the direction of the village and saw some numerous objects approaching at very fast speed towards them.

"What is that, an enemy attack?"Before he could reply even further, the objects that appears to be some small metal rods suddenly struck some dragons and explodes in contact turning them into clouds of red dusts.

"WHAT?!"The general exclaimed in shock. Seeing some of his dragon corps being killed by an unknown type of magic was unexpected. More and more of this magical rods arrives and struck down another group if his dragon riders decimating it's numbers tenfold, some of them tried to dodge it but those things seems chasing them and always found their marks. The general being an experienced veteran of the recent albion civil war didn't let remain himself from shock immediately let out an order.

"QUICK, all dragon knights attack the village and destroy the enemies that firing on us there!"The general shout out an order and all of the dragon riders speed towards the village but as they getting close their numbers are reducing gradually as many rockets pounded each one of them. They afraid that before they reach the village, their numbers will reduce in half.

Saito and Louise arrives at the area just in time that the defender turrets launch it's attacks against reconquista invasion forces.

"Seems like they're already started."Saito then activated his comms and speaks to the line.

"To all tengu squadrons this is commander Saito, you have my permission to engage. Eliminate all dragons in your sights!"Saito commanded.

"HAI!"A collective positive response was all he heard at the other side.

Suddenly out of nowhere, a group of mecha tengus that are hiding in the forested area around emerges upwards transforming into jet tengus and immediately fly towards the battlefield to engage the enemies. This is the force he sent first on standby to defend the village.

"Now then partner, are you ready to kick some reconquista collective asses?"Saito asked Louise as he glance back at the backseat.

"YES, let's do this!"Louise replied with determination in her eyes which Saito notices and grins slightly to it.

"Good then, IKUZO!"Saito said as he accelerated the zero fighter towards the battle.

The dragon knights struggles to approach the village as the intense rocket fire coming from the defender turrets slowly decimating their numbers. Even though they manage to reach the village and saw their foes that turns out to be some sort of turrets spewing out this magical rods that hitting their ranks.

"WE'RE ON RANGE, ATTACK THOSE STRANGE TURRETS BEFORE THEY WIPE US OU-WHAT THE..!"The lead dragon knight shouted his orders but abruptly stops as he witnesses his fellow dragon knights was being suddenly shredded to pieces by a strange rapid fire. Then something passes on in an insane speed above them.

"WHAT IS THAT?!"One of the dragon knights yells. Then without warning another rapid fires slaughtered the dragon's ranks, falling them one by one like flies.

"An enemy dragon?!"The leader mutters in shocked then a dragon knight suddenly reported.

"Sir, some unknown dragons are attacking us!"As the knight reported a group of mysterious shadow-like giant metal birds suddenly passes swiftly on them.

"QUICKLY, ALL OF YOU SCATTER AND TAKE OUT THOSE BASTARDS!"He let out an order but a response he heard was the agonize screaming of his knights.

"AAAAAAAAAARGH!"

"HEEEELP!"

"NOOOOOOOO!"

He looks around only seeing his entire army of dragon knights being helplessly massacred by the unknown enemies. Their whole ranks started to plunge into chaos, even their dragons are now begin to panic and they're unable regain control of it. Magical rods pounding them unceremoniously, strange very fast dragons feasting them like a cornered prey while spewing out streams of musket-like fire that shockingly strong enough to pierce through the dragon's skin. His men tried to retaliate but their efforts are all futile, their enemies didn't give them a chance as they relentlessly pulverize by enemies unstoppable attacks while some of them tried to flee but being chased down and killed. For him as a proud dragon knight, the strongest and a symbol of a nation's might being humiliated like this in a battle is never been imagined but now it's happening in front of him.

'HOW DID THIS TURN OUT?!'He thought wildly as he can't accept this predicament. Completely blank, he clenched his scabbard hard and let out a loud roar and mindlessly charges onwards. His sights locks to the most peculiar one amongst the enemy steel dragons and he assumes it to be the leader. He attempts to chant a spell but he was suddenly riddled with shots by the plane he was targeting along with his dragon. As he falls he saw the very dragon that shot him flew above him shadowing the sun with it's unique shape but what's surprising is it's elongated wings didn't flap, that's the only thing he thinks before his demise.

"Wow, this flying lizards was outmatched by your planes partner!"Derflinger commented seeing a one sided battle between the dragon knights and the jet tengus.

"No sweat, they've just happened to be in the bad side of the situation."Saito simply replied while evading and shooting down some dragons in his target sight like he was just playing a video game. Just recently, one dragon just dared to attack him head on with a war cry but like any other dragon he shot it down before it could attack, just a foolish one picks a fight with an armed steel warplane straightly with his puny flying reptile.

Louise at the backseat silently witnessing this battle but on the inside, she was astonish to see this. The dragon knights that supposed to be the symbol of power of a nation in Halkeginia and the prominent force to be reckon with was just nothing in front of this flying steel dragons that her familiar made. She never thought that this things would be this powerful enough to overwhelm a whole army of dragon knights with just 9 of this.

"Commander reporting in, all hostile air assets have now eliminated."One of the tengus reported at Saito's communication.

"Very well, proceed to the second phase."Saito acknowledges and ordered to proceed to the second plan. He then turns to Louise who he notices that was on her stupor.

"Hey, Earth to Louise are you there?"Saito called her out and Louise snaps.

"Huh...oh Saito what is it?"Louise back to reality asked.

"We were going to deal with that flying ship, I want you to prepare your explosions to that thing so be ready."Saito instructed her.

"Understood!"Louise with a full resolve gripping her wand tightly said. Saito nods and returns his attention in front. All of Saito's air squads including him are now launch their way to the enemy's airship.

"HOW DID THIS HAPPEN, JUST WHO ARE THEY?!"General Malfoy exclaimed in pure shock, he never once imagined, witnessing his whole army of dragon knights numbering in hundred will be mercilessly slaughtered by the hands of those flying metal dragons which mobility and power surpasses their own. According to the intel, Tristain only has griffins as air assets at their disposal who are far more weak than dragons so where did these things come from?!

"SIRE, THOSE STEEL DRAGONS ARE COMING!"A ship crew shouted and saw those accursed metal monstrosities are now targeting the Lexington.

"HURRY, GATHER ALL MAGES AND ARCHERS HERE, WE NEED TO PUT DOWN THOSE MONSTERS BEFORE THEY SANK US DOWN!"He shouted his orders onto one of the standby crew and it immediately leave to issue his commands.

"YOU, TELL THE ARTILLERY MEN TO MAN THE CANNONS AND FIRE THE ENEMIES APPROACH!"He ordered another crew and hastily replied.

"YES SIRE!"He then rushes to relay the orders. He gaze back at the incoming enemies with anger and hatred.

"You bastards dared to humiliate me...I'LL MAKE YOU IMBECILES PAY!"The general enrages, no one angered him like this before and he'll make sure that they will regret this.

"Commander, movements from the deck of the ship. Archers and fancy robe people identified as mages are making some defensive formations."A tengu pilot reported in.

'Hmmm, it looks like they're gonna defend their ship down to the last man.'Saito ponders and then release out a command.

"Tengu squadron assault their formation and prioritize taking down those in fancy robes."Saito command.

"Hai!"They all replied in unison and executed their assault.

"Now then, let's take care of those cannons."Saito said as he spotted the artilleries emerges out at the side of the ship.

"Partner on my signal, use your explosions to blow up those cannons."Saito still focussing on the battle said to Louise.

"Yes, let's do it!"Louise respond readying her wand.

(At The Main Road To Tarbes)

Meanwhile, a large army of tristainians numbering in hundreds are marching and finally arrives at the area, but what greets them was a fierce battle between reconquista invaders and an unknown party that currently rampaging the enemy ship.

"What is going on, what are those strange flying dragons?!"General Gramont asked in surprise that someone is attacking their supposedly opponents. Henrietta, the one who leading the army looking a bit surprised as well but she remembers what Zaric says.

"Are those strange flying dragons are with Zaric?"Henrietta mutters to herself.

"Your majesty, something is coming!"A knight shouted and pointed towards a certain direction and surprises them to see an odd looking cart with two people riding on it approaching to them without any horse pulling it. The knights quickly reacted and make a stance between the queen and the arrivals. The mysterious cart stops a few meters and a person wearing a strange simple looking helmet on a sidecart disembarks.

"WHO ARE YOU, IDENTIFY YOURSELF!"A knight shouted at the person who is now slowly approaching to them and stops a few distance.

"STOP RIGHT THERE!"The lead knight yelled as he sheathed out his sword and pointed it towards the stranger and the other knights did the same. Henrietta seeing the features of the mysterious person, she notices it's figure is feminine and the uniform she wears screams familiarity to her.

"WAIT, ZARIC?"Henrietta suddenly said and the woman wore out her helmet. Now, clearly seeing her face and red curly long hair.

"Your majesty."Zaric replied as she revealed herself and the knights and other soldiers gasps.

"Isn't that... the commoner commander?!"A knight said in shock. All of them surprises to see the famous peasant familiar that manage to rose in the rank of a commander after a duel with a noble. The very person who did the impossible possible.

"Zaric, what is happening here?"Henrietta without wasting time suddenly asked.

"As you can see your majesty we've already launched an attack at the enemies ship."Zaric replied to her.

"WHAT?!HOW DID YOU-"Gramont exclaimed in shock but the queen raises her hand to stop him.

"General, there is no time for that."The queen said and the general quietened, then Henrietta looks at Zaric.

"Zaric, can you enlighten me about the situation?"Henrietta asked her about the current happening.

"Yes." Zaric replied and then briefed them about the situation.

(At The Battle)

The battle intensifies with the invaders are in the pressure as they mercilessly gunned down at the deck with the jet tengus, hunting them like a prey on the ground. And it gotten worse when some unknown adversaries firing them from the ground.

"WHO THE FUCK ARE THIS INSURRECTS?!"General Malfoy yelled on top of his lungs in pure anger and frustration. The albion's great battleship Lexington who also the flagship of the whole albionese fleet was helplessly pounded by the sheer force of both jet tengus and AA assault units(bullfrogs and flak troopers) that appeared out of nowhere firing them down under with relentless fire. A hopeless situation was bestowed upon him and his men. He was now in dilemma and cries and panic was the only thing he hears.

"BOOM!"

Another blast of explosion shaking the whole ship as the side part of the ship where the cannons are located exploded to bits by an unknown attack. The enemies targeted it to effectively disabled the ship's fighting capability and now most of their cannons are destroyed and some are unable to use, it even dealt a massive damage to the ship. Him and his mages magic is useless as it cannot even reach it's enemies and so fast that his mages already been killed before they could release out a single spell. But now there's only one thing he knows, the foes that attacking them is definitely not Tristain. It's impossible for such a weak nation to possess this kind of monstrosities. Just, where this things come from?!

"EXPLOSION!"Louise yells as an explosion engulfs the side of the ship.

"Great job Louise!"Saito praised her and Louise just awkwardly blushing from his praise.

The cannons are completely obliterated thanks to the explosion magic Louise throws at the enemy as per Saito's signal commands. Louise was very enthusiastic to her mission as she gave a chance to fight for her country and to help her majesty. An achievement that every young noble of her age wanted to achieve, especially her.

They've been targeted the enemies artillery to disabled the enemy's firepower so that the soviets ground forces could strike without worrying of the retaliatory strike from the enemy. An effective plan that prevents the enemy to counterattack. At the middle of this battle, Zaric contacted Saito through the comms.

"Saito, a griffin squad sent by her majesty are now arriving to give you some assistance."Zaric reported through the comms.

"They've already arrive huh...thanks for the info Zaric."Saito said and change the line to contact all of his squad.

"This is commander Saito to all tengu units, reinforcements has arrived. A group of griffons will come and will provide some helping hand. Cooperate with them as soon as they arrive."Saito instructed his squad and they replied in positive unison.

"SAITO I HEARD IT! Is Henrietta-sama already here?!"Louise hearing it suddenly asked.

"Yes and she sent some griffin cavalry to aid us."Saito replied to her and a lit up joy was written in her face.

"So let's finish this battle now. We have find the location of the windstone that making this ship floating and destroy it."Saito said and Louise seriously nods. It's time to bring this ship down.

"GRIFFONS INCOMING!"Yelled in horror of one of the crews. The general widen his eyes in shock as he spotted a squad of griffins charging towards them joining the fight alongside their enemies as they are now rampaging their ship to wreckage. The general was already look beaten and his clothes was tattered and mess up. The ship's condition was almost nearly destroyed, littered pieces of shattered pieces of wood around along with bloodied lifeless bodies of his men. Him and his remaining men had been struggling by the endless fierce attacks of this metal dragons. Many of his soldiers had been killed without remorse and most of his mages was annihilated by a barrage of musket fire that strong enough to penetrate even in the wind shield casted by mages. But, now another group of impudents are joining in, marking their fate.

'What is this...you mean that this abominations is with the TRISTAINIANS?!'The general thought in shock. It didn't take long as the griffin knights started their attack by chanting spells to decimate their forces and as a result, total chaos reigns supreme.

"No, this can't be happening, we're supposed to be the victors here. Brimir was supposed to be on our side!"He was now hysterically thinking about this. He cannot accept this fate. How could this all happen? He was completely blank and doesn't understand all of this now. And then suddenly, the ship was shaken by a huge explosion and the next thing happens was this whole battered ship is started to fall down from the sky. It seems that the windstone inside have been seized by the explosion.

"NO, THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! I CANNOT ACCEPT THIS DEFEAT!"He screamed in pure defiance up to the heavens for this failure and even cursing the founder for this fiasco as the ship is crashing down embracing the ground beneath.

(Aftermath Of The Battle)

The battle concluded with reconquista's crushing lose. The tristainian troops are currently busy scurrying around the area of the fallen ship for any survivors of the wreckage. They manage to found some few enemy survivors and immediately restrain them. Some have injured and needed medical attention, that's what they agreed to do and Zaric's units will be the one to tend those who wounded. Although it's a bit frustrating they didn't have a chance to taste a battle especially general Gramont who was expecting it but nonetheless, captain Napoleon and the griffin knights is the only group given a chance for it so not all the credits goes to the two familiars.

Among the wreckage of the ship, someone rose out at the pile of wooden chunks. It was general Malfoy, he manage to survive thanks to his wind magic that he casted on time before the ship crash to the ground. He crawled his way out with dizziness from the freefall he experience. He gets a hold at the wooden pillar of the ruined ship and tried to adjust his senses. As he regained his sense he looks around his surroundings, there he saw the tristainian soldiers searching around the wreckage and they already captured most of his surviving forces. He became aware of this, he gnashed his teeth in pure anger in this predicament. If not to those mysterious supporters of Tristain, invading this country will be a walk in the park. His anger grows even more intense when he remembers that but suddenly change into surprise when he saw someone at distance. A woman with a purple hair clad in a maiden armour with a cape, she is currently talking to a woman with red long hair wearing an odd looking uniform. His eyes widened, no mistaking it, it's the tristanian princess!

"Zaric, on behalf of my country, thank you for your help. We express our utmost gratitude for it."Henrietta expresses her thanks.

"Your welcome your majesty, it's my own volition to he-WATCH OUT!"Zaric screamed and she suddenly tackles Henrietta out of her position. Suddenly a gust of cutting wind passes through from where the queen was standing before. The people around saw what happened and have a both mix of surprise and shock faces. Zaric then look at the source of the attack and there she saw a man holding a scabbard wand and it's clear as day that he is one of those survived enemies.

"RESTRAIN HIM!"General Gramont yells to his men to subdue the enemy that attack their queen. Before someone could do something, a young man suddenly jump in action. Running towards the enemy with a his sword alongside his two summoned mini golems(valkyries). The enemy general saw him coming immediately started chanting to cast another spell but the young man beat him to it as his valkyries goes behind him and he jump backwards and step unto the hands of his golems and the golems throws him forward up in a spring effect. Flew in a speed enough to caught Malfoy off guard. He readied his sword to slice the general and without giving him a time to cast he have no choice but to block the attack with his scabbard and clashes with it in a loud clang.

The young blonde landed and immediately tip the feet of the general with his feet to loose it's balance. As a result, the general falls to the ground with a thud. The reconquista general tried to stand but he was stop by a sword pointed in front of his face.

"SURRENDER NOW!"Guiche boldly declares while his two valkyries do the same. The general nervously sweating but at the same time angry and frustrated at this failure attempt. Not a long moment until the knights also arrives and quickly pinned him down, confiscating his weapon and tied his hands at his back. General Gramont approaches and place his hand on his son's shoulder.

"Well done my son, you really surprise me there."Gramont praises his son. Guiche on the other hand just embarrassingly smile while he rubs the back of his head.

"YOU BASTARDS, DO YOU KNOW WHO AM I?! I'M GENERAL MARQUIS MALFOY! YOU SHOULD SHOW SOME RESPECT TOWARDS ME!"The general shouted in his demand in anger of being treated harshly. Gramont raised his brow, surprise by this revelation.

"So that means my son captured the enemy leader?! Hahahah this is bliss, I'm really proud of you my son!"Gramont praises his son even more.

"T-thanks father..."Guiche could barely reply from embarrassment.

Agnes along with some of her musketeer corps hastily runs to the queen to check on her while still on their task of searching some enemy survivors but cancel it after they heard what happened.

"Your majesty, are you alright?!"Agnes approaches with a worried look.

"I'm alright Agnes, thanks to Zaric I was safe."Henrietta assured her but Agnes still complaining in sorry about not being here to protect her. Zaric on the other looking at Guiche and rub her chin.

"Looks like Saito really trained him sufficiently."Zaric mutters as she thinks about increasing the intensity of training to her recruits.

The battle was finally ended. There's a few who manage to survive from the invaders that they recovered and restrain including their leader. Those who wounded has been tended at the soviet encampment(separated from the evacuation site). They maybe manage to stop the invasion but it doesn't mean that reconquista will stop at this. It possibly they will try it again in the near future so they will need to prepare or launch an invasion at Albion to finish them once and for all. But little did they know that some powerful faction out there is on the move to crush the same enemy.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Finally, the end of the first arc, the three familiar arc. This will be the way for the next arc which is focuses on battle between the albionese freedom fighters(allies) and reconquista forces. It's time for the freedom army to kick some ass! The next one will be a prologue or a spoiler for the next arc. Hope you enjoy this.

(Allied Construction Yard Base Command, Albion)

"Are you sure you can save him?"Stanford asked Tiffania.

"Yes, I can."She replied determined.

"Tiffania, you can't!"Matilda objected.

"Big sister, please let me help. I need to save him."Tiffania pleaded to her big sister Matilda.

"But you know who he is, HE'S THE PRINCE! He is the brat of the very person that ruined our life along with our bastard father!"Matilda countered with a tone of hate in her voice.

Inside the emergency room, Stanford along with Tiffania and her big sister Matilda are in argue about something. Separated by a reinforced glass, he looks at the unconscious patient lying on the bed with some medical apparatus attached to the person while some medical engineers monitoring it's condition. According to the engineers he was in a state of coma and a high possibility that he will never wake up. He was recently in a critical condition after being taken a fatal wound on his chest but thanks to the medical advancement and technology they manage to get a hold of him, but still being impaled by a sword at the center of the chest is seriously a mortal damage. Many blood had been lost to him causing his brain to seize in function. They only luckily manage to transfer some blood unto him after they found a blood type match for him, thankfully but it wasn't enough to save him. Currently ,only machines are the only ones that sustaining him some life which means he is now beyond saving.

"Have you forgotten what they have done us!"Matilda added.

"But big sister..."Tiffania tried to reason but her sister is really against it. That's when Stanford interfered.

"Miss Matilda it's her decision to help. Whatever happened in the past is no relevant to this situation."Stanford said to Matilda.

"What are you saying?! I've decided to work with you guys but helping a member of the royal family is a NO to me!"Matilda countered still against the idea of her sister saving the prince.

"But it's still her decision to whether she help him or not."Stanford still pointed it out and Matilda just bit her lips to it in annoyance.

"Now miss Tiffania, what is your decision?"Stanford then turns to his elf master.

"I've already said, I will help. I believe that the prince has nothing to do of what happened to us in the past"Tiffania stated her belief.

"Tiffania...!"Matilda could not believe to hear that from her.

"Alright she's decided, no more objections. So miss Tiffania, how can you do it?"Stanford asked her about it. Tiffania then shows her hand with a ring.

"I will use this."Tiffania presented to him a ring with a blue gemstone kind attached to it.

"This is a heirloom from my mother. It has a power to revive someone or make them come back to life."Tiffania stated the power her ring possess.

"What...?!"Stanford stunned from what her master claims. A power to resurrect the dead?... that's ridiculous! But he is in another world where magic really exist so this might be possible though...

"So can you...really bring him back to life with that...?"Stanford asked unassured.

"Yes."Tiffania seriously replied and Stanford saw it.

"Okay then..."Stanford calls out one of the engineers to escort Tifania inside the room where the prince is. Both Stanford and Matilda watches as Tiffania holds the hand of the prince and the ring suddenly glows a bright light engulfs the entire room.

TO THE NEXT ARC...

Alright that's it folks. SEE YOU IN NEXT CHAPTER!

Next chapter: Siege At Plotsmouth