The Ballad of the Sword Maiden

(through out the chapter, they'll be nothing but instrumental music and no dialogue)


Winter Schnee, Odette Odile Ocea, and Iris Bifrost are holding up their respectful swords; Elsa and Anna (Sabre and smaller saber), White and Black Swans (rapier and saber), and Artemis (moplah swords), towards to one another.

Winter is wearing her Volume 3 outfit.

Odette Odile Ocea wearing a black and white half 'n' half look, sweater turtleneck, tights, and heels. Neutered Swan Faunus, wings.

Iris Bifrost wears a mixture of Greek dress with furs and hide, belts with multiple hidden knives, and strap heels. Peahen Faunus, tail.

Standing still as the director with both hands up in the air to pause them like actors holding position. Turning around to let the actual stage actors to watch the "professional choreographers" to show the actors on what to do in the play of; The Ballad of the Sword Maiden. The director then hand signal to start.


[Background: The Academy]

All three women start clashing while circling around each other. Winter spins around for a slash. Iris leaps over and landed between both Winter and Odette to open up her peahen tail to hit both of them. Both of them rolls over.

Odette saperated from herself and Odile during the peahen tail split due of her Semblance, Swan Personality Disorder, which Odette is pure white with White Swan and Odile is all black with Black Swan.

Iris withdraw her tail to engage with Odette, Winter and Odile. Odile with a radical style compared to Odette ballerina style. Winter is nearly back-to-back with Iris, she open up her peahen tail then sneak attack both Winter and Odile who twirl around with Odile going back into Odette. Both Winter and Odette team up against Iris who managed to hold off against both younger swordswomen, using only one Artemis with Winter and Odette only using Elsa and White Swan in return. Both Winter and Odette spin around each other to trade places, but Odette kicks Winter out of the stage.

The director stood up and pause the "performance" to let other stage performers to watch the professionals doing what to main actors had to perform.


[Background: Snowfield of Atlas]

The stage crew pulled Winter to the back which confused her, to let Odette and Iris stay on the stage with a lighting effect of light blue from a dark blue background of sunsetting. The director unpause it.

Odette and Odile saperate for the advantage with Iris brings out her second Artemis. Running between them with a circle single leg slide kick then hold up both Artemis swords to counter both Swans.

Snowy effect showcase.

Iris and both Swans tend to dance around as ballerinas on the ice. Iris and Odette are keeping it on the ground while Odile use the swords to leap over Iris and continue on using the number games on trying to keep the advantage. Iris managed to disarm Odette then kicks the Black Swan away. Iris backflips then pump kicks Odile back to a glacier prop, and while looking at Odette, she swiftly goes for the backhand strike while opening up her peahen tail to cast an illusion towards Odette to keep her in place.

Before making the final killing blow, Winter came from the side to use her Gravity Glyph hold her in place. Winter runs up to Iris to continue their sword fight. Odile use a stationary Iris as a pole to kick Winter then merge back to Odette. Odette then leave the stage to grab her weapons.


[Background: Desert of Vacuo]

The production stage crew were forced to improvise, thus they're using the running treadmill effect with a background change of the desert.

Winter and Iris start running for a bit till Winter rolls forward to catch Iris off guard by going for a low swing to the legs. Iris rolls over as the treadmill went back under for the regular platform.

Treadmill went back under.

Winter and Iris continue to clash swords with Iris gaining the advantage. Winter tries to hold Iris back but noticed Odette is coming from behind. Odette leaps between them while Winter and Iris goes for a high-low swings. Dodging between with a midair roll. Odette engage both women with Odile saperate from behind then grab her hand to slide her between the legs and both Iris and Winter. Odette and Odile keep switching targets due of using one sword each while both Winter and Iris are using dual swords. Odile balance off the Black Swan to kick Winter back then sits over Odette shoulders. Iris goes for a swing onto Odette, but she's merge upwards to Odile to step on the Artemis. Odette swings out a punch onto Iris. Swinging out, she surprised both Odette and Winter with her hidden knives. Both women are blocking all knives with their swords.

Catching them all off guard to use her Semblance by opening up her peahen tail to create the illusion of an actual desert.

Getting a few slices then quickly heal from the knives till both of them moved out of the way to avoid a heavy Artemis strike from above. Both Winter and Odette gang up by quick strikes to trade places. Defending herself while twirling. Iris shiftly moves backwards to grab all of her knives then continue on battling with both of Artemis swords to combat against Winter and Odette then Odile been added back into the mix. Winter cartwheel during a sword hold up then dropkick both Swans out of the stage then kip-up to duck from a swing from Iris then hold each other by their swords.

The director raised his hands up to tell both Winter and Iris to hold still while the stage crew are quickly moving the props around.


[Background: Forest of Vale]

Two carriages are moving from behind the fight to be set in the middle.

Both Winter and Iris walking back onto the first carriage and on top while continue on fighting while carefully avoiding the wires that are holding the carriages.

Both carriages moves forward on the stage on the treadmill earlier for start making a moving effect.

Odette starts running to the back, but been running on the treadmill from earlier, making it into a chasing scene. Leap onto the back of the second carriage.

Winter rolls Iris onto the second carriage while Odile leaps out to stomp Iris down then handstand over Winter's back. Iris is about to join them, but Odette trips her down till Iris kicks her back, hanging back the legs. Winter and Odile fight on the first carriage. Iris looks down to fight a hanging Odette. Odile managed to trip Winter off the first carriage, stage behind, to let Winter roll behind the two carriages and rolls all the way back.

Iris kicks Odette off to join Winter but shattered to rejoin with Odile. Turning around, both Iris and Odette engage with Odette back roll flips Iris onto the first carriage. Winter is running behind the second carriage, Odette then cuts the strings to cause a carriage crash onto Winter off the stage. Odette turns around, Iris shoulder lifts her up then slams her down through the ceiling and into the seats. Both of them engage more of a fist fight till Odette kicks Iris through the stage front door to knock her onto the treadmill to roll off the stage, side.

The director wants a fast improvised stage change with the crew lifting up the first carriage with Odette in it. The stage performers are terrified over the idea of going through the dangerous stunts.


[Background: Mountains of Mistral]

Multiple props with mountain tops with stairs behind, and a tower on the far side

Winter rolls back into the stage with Iris, already in engage in combat. Odette leaps off the carriage and landed on the top of the mountain. Both Winter and Iris noticed Odette inviting them up. Winter tries to go up, but Iris pulls her down to go up to challenge Odette. Winter follows behind. Iris being boxed in by both women with no leverage. Odette grab hold onto Iris wrist then swings inside to use the stage wall to kick Winter off the mountain prop. Barely saving herself by using the Gravity Glyph to stay on the mountain prop side then Odette activated her Dust heels to combative Winter on the side.

Iris push the side mountain prop then use her knives to chop down the town bottom to come down onto the mountain prop. To keep the prop stable, she pierced the bottom sides to make them stable. Curve diagonal platform. Winter leaps forward to grab the prop tower to stand while Odette used her upper body strength to roll back onto the mountain top platform. Winter is in the middle to clash with all of her swordswomen rivals. Both Winter and Odette sometimes goes on the mountain side to stand to try to get the higher advantage onto Iris. Both Winter and Odette switch positions on occasions to gain the upper advantage. Iris wall run then pull Odette off but also brought down the mountain prop stage due of her heels. The prop stage landed onto everyone else.

Winter got through first then Iris. Both of them standing on the broken prop stage. Both Winter and Iris about to engage but the director pause them to let the crew to remove the mountain prop away from the fight. Winter is completely annoyed by the whole situation till the director let them resume.

Winter and Iris clash with Iris using both Artemis while Winter is using Elsa alone. Iris is slightly getting more advantage till the hold up. Winter cartwheel then headbutt to knock Iris back. Grabbing Elsa, Iris using her knives to protect herself. Odette is waiting from off the stage ladder to wait for the right time. Winter ducking then kicks one of the knives away then used the hilt to hit the jaw. As a defense mechanism, using her peahen tail to cast her Semblance. Quickly close her tail to grab her Artemis swords but before going for the kill, Winter cast a summon while being in caught by Iris' Semblance to bring out Fenrir the Beowolf to cruch the midsection of Iris. Stabbing the head and neck of the Fenrir to destroy it. Both Winter from the front and Odette from the back, high-low slash to break Iris' Aura to knock her out of the fight. Winter placed the Gravity Cuffs onto Iris then shoves her off the stage.

The director pause them to let the stage change. Most of the performers are applauding of Iris performance.


[Background: The Moonlight Lake]

As they're making the stage change for multiple props that resemble of Swan Lake. The director let them resume after multiple backup dancers had join the audience.

Only both Winter and Odette are the only ones left. They lift up their swords up to their faces then swift to the side. They clash fencing style with ballerina style with twirling and spinning. Odette managed to get Winter onto the back of a pillar prop. Winter goes around then make a few swings at each side. Odile and Odette go at each side to go for a high slow strike. Winter roll through then fight both Swans with Elsa alone. Midair roll then leg slide kick to trip Odile down onto Elsa. Odile shattered to return to Odette to continue their sword fight around the lake props. Winter got close enough to grab the arm for a Judo toss. Odette kicks Winter off. Grabbing their swords. Odette runs up to Winter for a slash then going for the hidden blade attack. Winter managed to counter both strikes. Going low, Odette handspring back then stomp onto Elsa then smack Winter back to slide Elsa away. Using both Swans to try to go for the killing blow. Winter using self-defense techniques block each strike while going up on the steps then leaps over to roll down on ground level to grab her swords. Using her Semblance to summon Nevermores for multiple attacks onto Odette. Blocking each strikes, using both Swans to defend herself as she runs up to Winter. The moment Odette makes the killing blow, Winter makes a quickdraw strike while Odette goes for an X strike. Both of them withdraw their weapons with Winter down on her knees. Odette Aura broke and collapse down. Winter barely stood up to look at the stage. Winter grab a knife to throw up on the curtain call, then placed Elsa down and bows as the curtain falls.