Chapter 20: Old friends... New enemies...
Gainos... Many legends were born here... However, secrets are also held in the walls of the castle. Many don't know what happens in the castle, but they know that they feel... Fear. Life seemed great in Gainos, but the corruption is also in secret... Everybody is not aware of this... And for what they weren't aware, was that of a warrior in the making.
"L-Like this?" The voice of a beautiful woman's voice was inside a lab. In that lab was not just her, but also someone else...
"Your underwear too." Ymir informed the innocent maiden.
"WHAT?! N-No!"
"Are you going to keep me waiting?!" Ymir snapped at her as she shook in response. "Good..." Her gaze turned to see a pile of armor... The vibration armor that was in development, is now about to be in perfection.
Mirim stripped down as she unwrapped her chest bindings, with them being released. Ymir saw these and was quite impressed on the size. Mirim started sliding her panties down her legs, as she was completely naked. However, she covered herself as she felt very embarassed. "Um... Miss Ymir? What is that?" She asked.
"It's the Hyper Vibration Suit."
"What does that mean?" Mirim asked, completely confused.
"Let me explain." Ymir said as she stood up from her chair and walked up to Mirim, making full eye contact. "This suit of armor is powered by the crystal, and with it will create a special force field to deflect any attack. It's the the ultimate armor!"
"Hold on! I can't be a warrior!" Mirim said to the dwarf.
That's when Ymir had to pull out a good excuse... "You're doing this for your family, Mirim... Don't do it for me, or for the Queen..."
Mirim thoughts were once swirling in confusion, but now found a good understanding. "Okay..." Mirim stood till as Ymir placed the pieces of the armor on the girl. Mirim was dressed like a warrior, but blushed on how revealing it was. The suit seemed heavy at first, but was actually quite light on the body.
Ymir was on the higher part of the room, distanst from Mirim as she was wielding her black axe. "The crystals produce a powerful barrier against those who attack you. The more the person attacks you, the stronger the force field becomes."
"What should I do?" Mirim asked. Ymir only smirked as she held up a remote switch.
"Just stand there and look pretty!" Ymir pressed a button on the control, as the crystals began lighting up! Mirim however felt a strange feeling in her body! She didn't know why, but she couldn't stand up straight! "HERE WE GO!" Ymir threw the axe straight at Mirim with full force, not holding back an once! That's when a red barrier shielded her, but gave her that strange feeling again, only more stronger! The axe was thrown off as Ymir saw it coming! She dodged it as it impaled the wall behind her! She was impressed.
"I can't... Take it!" Mirim fell on the floor, cooling down from the things that just happened... Ymir however was smiling.
"This is too great!" Ymir said to herself. "And now... All those books and reports Ymir kept... All lead to this!" Ymir(?) grabbed the axe off the wall as she walked up to Mirim. "You are here by branded a Warrior, Mirim!" Ymir(?) said to her. "I have faith in you... Although, it seems you're a little too sensitive to the armor."
"Thank you... Miss Ymir..." The dwarf pressed the button to stop the armor as Mirim was free for a bit.
"Take a rest for a while, because I need to freshen up." Ymir said as she left the lab, with Mirim getting up and sitting on a chair, lazily drifting to sleep for a nap... She could use one after all that. Outside the door is where Ymir(?) stood, looking out to the window as she took a breather... "Oh man... I can't take this nonsense..." That's when her body started turning all pink, transforming into our favorite busty pink bunny girl, Melona. No guards were in sight, so this was a good sign to revert back. "I almost had my head taken off! Jeez!" She sighed, but then started to chuckle. "I just gotta try harder..."
Melona entered the room again, being silent. But her ears heard the sounds of someone sleeping peacefully. Her eyes saw Mirim sleeping with no harm, as she only smiled at her. Who knows on what might happen next?
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Well, with Eli it was pretty much different. The young knight travelled, but now had a new companion with him. "I see... You're a Knight for Queen Claudette?"
"Yeah. It's pretty amazing to be Captain too." Eli said to his new companion. "I'm still surprised I'm seeing a warrior from the last Queen's Blade Tournament." He said to the half-elf. "I hardly recognized you, Nowa."
"I've been getting that a lot lately." She giggled. Out of her cleavage appeared Ruu as he jumped onto her head. "Ruu however never changed." A sound came from the monkey to show it was laughing, even though it didn't show it.
"I can see that." He smiled. The two finally came across the outskirts of Gainos. It took them a day to get there so Eli could report. "I'm pretty sure you remember Gainos."
"Yes! But..." Nowa looked at the castle and the town. "It looked to have changed since the past 4 years."
"Yeah. But it's still the same out Capital." The both of them walked through the town with many people looking at the Captain. That's where he spotted some soldiers, but it looked like something was causing a ruckus. "What's going on?!" He asked the soldiers.
"Oh! Captain Eli!" The soldier he talked to held her sword tightly. "It seems a bunch of bandits have snuck in!" She informed.
"What?! No way!" Eli grasped his sword tightly, ready to fight. However the soldier in charge stopped him. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, Sir! But they have some women and children hostage!"
"I can take them..." Eli said to the soldier as he walked into the building. He saw the bandits looking at him as they all carried a weapon. His eyes examined the place, seeing a woman behind the shelf were the drinks were, as her clothes were ripped and torn. One of the bandits had a blade to one of the hostages throats, groping her as she was in tears. The children were tied all together with a bandit holding a mace. "By Queen Claudette, you are all under arrest!"
"Get him!" The one in charge said as they all charged at the Captain. Eli smirked as he still had his hand grasp tightly on his sword, but his other was free.
"I'll take you all down with one hand..." The one with the mace slammed his weapon down, but missed the Captain. Eli kneed him in the face with a kick to the ribs! The next held two knives in his hands, thinking it would be quicker. He slashed in many directions at the Captain but he grabbed his wrist, twisting it to throw him off balance. He gave a shout of pain but that didn't stop the Knight. Eli threw him out the window with everyone seeing the sight! They saw the Captain inside, with everyone watching.
The bandit that held the woman stood up to the Captain as he was ready for a fight. Eli kicked him in the throat that caused him to stop breathing, then tossed him aside. The blade he had spun in the air, but he kicked it at the direction of the children, causing them to flinch. But they felt loose... They opened their eyes to see the rope was cut! "Go on kids, get outta here." He smirked at them. The kids smiled at the Captain as they left the building to be back with their families. Eli walked up to the women and guided them out safely, ordering some of the guard to grab a blanket so they could cover up.
Nowa smiled at this, seeing how brave he was! "That's all." He informed the soldier.
"Yes Sir! Well tie the bandits up."
"Good. Bastards should've known what was coming to them." Eli stated as the soldiers took them away.
"Oh, Sir, I was given a letter from one of the maids to you in case you came back." A soldier with black hair said to him. He took the letter to see a stamp mark of his design on it... It was from Eva. The Knight opened it to read it, with Nowa butting in to read it with him.
Eli, how are you? Hope you're doing okay. Aeton is training the other soldiers, but for some reason, he has become very... Aggressive lately... I can't figure out why though. However, he's still my big brother so I still serve him his favorite tea every day.
Hope to see you soon.
-Eva
"Who's Eva?" Nowa asked him.
"A childhood friend of mine." He answered. The two walked the streets of Gainos as they made it to the Castle. The guards stood in place, as they were Full Fledged Knights from the Knights in training program Eli took. They wore the same armor like the ones from the Kreutz Castle riot. Completely covered, nor did they talk. "Eli, Captain of the Knights reporting in..." He said to them as they let him in. Nowa was walking, but they all pointed their weapons at her! Swords, maces, lances, you name it! "Hold your weapons!" Eli ordered. "She is a friend! She has permission to enter!"
They all stood back in line, not one sound came from them... The Captain was very confused... When he first entered, everyone talked, everyone had a fun time, all of them were loud... But no one talked again... Right now he focused on reporting in. The Knight walked the Halls with Nowa, who was enjoying the sight. It was then he came across the courtyard, seeing Aeton there with Eva talking to him. Many of the soldiers were there too, and members of the Assassins of the Fang.
"Swing! Thurst! Elbow! I want to see you sweat! I want to see you broken!" He shouted at the soldiers and the Assassins.
"Aeton!" He heard his name being called as the Captain look to see the other Captain. "I see you're breaking their backs."
"Eli! It's good to see you again!" Eva said as she hugged the Knight, but something about the sight made Aeton feel angry. He didn't know why though.
"Eli, how was the mission?" Aeton asked him. "I heard demonic power was seen outside of the forest..."
"Y-yeah. But nothing to worry about it." He chuckled nervously. "Oh, Aeton, Eva." He got their attention. "I like for you to meet someone! This..." He showed the beautiful half-elf. "Is Nowa, remember? From the last Queen's Blade Tournament!"
"It's nice to meet you." The half-elf bowed to the Captain and the maid. "I've only been in Gainos once, and it's still beautiful since the past 4 years." She stopped bowing to them as she smiled.
"It's an honor to meet you." Eva said as she took out her hand for a hand shake. Nowa accepted the gesture, but Aeton cringed at the sight of Nowa. He was puzzled though. The Captain just decided to ignore the cringing and tried to be friendly to the half-elf. "Aeton, something bothering you?" His little sister asked him. "You seem pale."
"No. It's nothing." Aeton said to his little sister, making her concern for him. "Anyway, it's a pleasure to see you. You're very... Different."
"Yeah, it's all the training I've been doing." Ruu jumped off Nowa's shoulder and landed in Eva's shirt. The maid was laughing from being tickled by the monkey. "Ruu! Get out of there!" The monkey stopped as it appeared out of Eva's collar, jumping out then landing on Eva's head. Ruu examined the place as he looked at Aeton, holding out his hand to him. Aeton lightly placed his fingertip in the monkey's paw, causing the animal to make a sound of joy. "He can make friends quite easily."
"I can see..." Aeton said to her. "Well, please becareful..."
"I will." Nowa said to the Captain as he walked off. This was fun, wasn't it? "Do you mind if I train with some of your soldiers?" Nowa asked Eli as he nodded... This was gonna be interesting...
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After the other time, Juan and Annelotte were travelling together. "Your wife... Was quite a person..." She said as she remembered not too long ago what happened.
"That's Nanael for ya. She's mostly like that, but that's pretty much why we love her." He said with a chuckle. "Sad though, I wanted to hold my daughter more."
"While your angel wife kept groping me? I don't think so..." She said with a frown. They kept walking through the path, still on their journey. Every second passed where they wouldn't get a chuckle out of something or an argument. But they would always end with something they could agree on. "I see... So Nanael was born with her wings like that?"
"Yeah... But I promised her to be her wing. That way we can fly together." Annelotte saw how much Nanael means to him. "I'm just glad I got to see her again." He smiled.
The Princess Knight knew how happy he is to know that his wife is okay. But that moment had to wait, as the two began sensing something... They looked behind to see no one, but then... They saw it... Soldiers armed and ready to fight! "Damn! How did they find us?"
"Possibly that Knight we faught sent out a search party..." Juan gave a high possible answer. This wasn't gonna be good...
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However, a town near them named Sorol was in an uproar. But in a good way. "Extra! Extra!" People gathered around two people. One was a little elf, sitting on a maid's shoulder. It was Yuit and Vante! "We've got tons of big news going on today!" She announced making everyone's attention on her. "Is the strange light that people have seen caused by the strong Warrior of the Moon?! Not to mention that in the Calibara Forest the mist is gone thanks to a Legend!" Everyone gasp at this. The news she told to them seemed very strange indeed, but quite interesting also. "ALSO! BIGGER NEWS! They say the King's Spirit has been sighted with a Beautiful Warrior everywhere! What is going on?! Are they intimate?! OR! Is it all just a legend?! Buy a paper to find out!"
Everyone piled up and bought a copy from her, with Yuit getting gold, silver and bronze coins! She made a good profit today. The elf and the automaton sat outside the town, with Yuit counting how much money they earned. "The people want big stories, Vante." Yuit said to the maid. "So it's my job to provide them with it. I don't know if I'd call it honest journalism."
"Gaaoo." Vante made the usual noise she would always make. Yuit jumped off the rock she sat on, full of excitement and motivation.
"Let's go Vante! Our next place is Gainos! Let's go find Mirim!" Yuit was full of adventure now! As she was about to take off, she saw something in the trees... "What's that?"
What she saw was a dark skinned woman wearing a revealing outfit. Tentacles came out of her hands and back... It was Luna Luna! The Dancer giggled in happiness as she finally saw someone... "I've found the both of you... Juan Honey...Big Sister Annelotte." What she saw was this. Soldiers surrounded them heavily armed, but the two were ready to fight. "All I gotta do is pretend I ran into them and have a fateful reunion!" Luna Luna started laughing in excitement of her plans. "Lun lun. Lun lun."
"Hey you." Yuit got the Dancer's attention. "You got some strange things coming out of you." She pointed out the obvious. "Mind if I research them to get more infor-"
"STOP! YOU TWO ARE UNDER ARREST!" Their eyes looked at the direction to see Annelotte and Juan running away from the soldiers! The elf's eyes widen in shock to see the both of them again.
"It's Big Brother! And Juan!" Yuit hopped on Vante's shoulder as they went at full speed ahead to catch up to the two! "Big Brother!"
Luna Luna saw this, but was completely confused by this. "Big Brother?" She questioned this... She didn't know which one she was referring too.
"You! In the trees!" A soldier made her flinch, but she was terrified to now see 10 to 14 soldiers standing there! "Are you with them?!"
"Oh geez! Why did i have to be like this?!" She had no choice but to fight! Luna Luna jumped down from the tree as she landed on one soldier with a kick to another. She used her tentacles to wrap around them as they didn't like where this was going... "Drown in pleasure..." Her body was covered in an aura that made the soldiers feared. And somehow excited.
However, everything back at Gainos wasn't too thrilling there as well... Inside at the top level was a meeting with the Queen, Elina, Melona disguised as Ymir and Mirim. "The Ultimate Armor?" Elina asked the dwarf.
"That's right, and the Ultimate Weapon. It predicts the enemy's movements and attacks automatically. The Hyper-Vibration sword, The Infinite Slasher and the Hyper-Vibration shield." Ymir took out the remote control with Mirim preparing for the worst now. She hit the button with Mirim feeling the vibrations again. "You will now witness the perfection... Of this armor, My Queen."
"T-The Queen?!" Mirim was stunned to see Queen Claudette, the beautiful Queen... Sitting on her throne. The young woman felt the vibration take control as she looked to bow to her in respect. Claudette however, found this interesting though.
"Perfection? I don't think this'll be useful in any fight!" Elina remarked at her, but Ymir smirked.
"Would you like a chance to fight, Elina?" She asked the Leader of the Fang.
The blonde gained a grin on her face. "I accept your challenge." Elina gripped her weapon, ready to fight.
"Wait..." Claudette spoke that made their attention on her. "What is your name?" She asked as the Queen stood up.
"M-Mirim... Your Highness..." She spoke.
"Mirim. I want you to stand." Claudette ordered, with Mirim trying her very best. "Please... Stand up young one..." Elina eyes widen as she looked at her older sister, questioned why she said that. Mirim began to stand up as the Queen lifted her sword. "I wish to test this armor." Mirim was now ready for the test. She shot out a powerful lightning blast that caused Mirim to slam through pillars with Elina smiling at this. She knew no one could withstand a powerful attack... But then... Mirim stood! Not a dent or bruise!
"I... I can't take it anymore..." Mirim sat on the floor to take deep breaths from what happened. Claudette gazed at the young woman, interested in this armor. That's when the Queen started walking towards her with Elina about to stop her, but was stopped by Ymir. Claudette stood tall with Mirim in fear.
"Stand, Mirim." Claudette said to her. "You are a warrior now... Embrace it." The Queen walked back to her throne as she sat down.
Mirim however... Felt like she couldn't do it... After everything Mirim was back in the lab as she tried hard to take off the suit! It didn't budge, not one bit. "I can't be a warrior!" She still struggled.
"I can only remove that armor." Mirim saw Ymir standing there with a frown on her face. As she was about to speak up, Ymir interrupted. "Mirim, if you don't do as I say I will not pay you." The dwarf left the room leaving the girl to think of what to do...
"Miss Ymir! We have urgent news!" A soldier came by as the dwarf only sighed. "We have located the Kreutz Knight! And the King's Spirit!" That's when her eyes widen, but remained calm.
"Where are they?" Ymir asked.
"We have information they were with a little elf and her automaton, not very far from Sorol!" Mirim overheard... She couldn't believe it...
"I see... Any news of the Phantom Warrior?"
"No ma'am... But we will try..."
"You are excused." The soldier left the dwarf as Ymir went back inside the lab. When she did, Mirim was no where insight! She examined her surroundings as she saw one possible means of escape... The roof... The windows were open... "Mirim..." Ymir reverted to pink goo as it transformed back to Melona. "Dammit! I gotta find her!" Melona ran out the door and transformed into a soldier so she wasn't spotted. But... Where is the real Ymir?
Back at the Courtyard, we see that Eli is sparring with Nowa. "Good! Now, how about this?!" Eli's feet looked like he glided across the floor as she made one full swing at Nowa. The half-elf jumped over him as she thrusted her staff into his leg in a quick second! The Knight tumbled onto the floor! He tried to get up yet he couldn't! He could not feel his leg. He looked up to see Nowa with her staff near him... "I admit defeat."
"You fought with skill, grace and well balanced speed." Nowa said as she spun her staff in skill and stabbed the ground to show she stopped. "Still, you could use some improvement. So... 75 points!"
"What?" Eli was puzzled.
"Oh! Sorry..." Nowa bowed to apologize. "I kinda got that from my old Teacher..." She rose up as she looked at the sky. "I wonder how she's doing..."
"She must be great. After all, she did teach you some awesome moves." Eli said as they continued to spar. Eva was at a table pouring some tea for someone...
"Eli's training is coming along, don't you think," She looked at the person. "Miss Ymir?" This was the real Ymir.
"Yes! I have to say, the blade he wields has to be one of my best ever!" She started laughing. That was her signature hearty laugh. "I hope to improve further!"
"By the way, Miss Ymir?" Eva gotten her attention. "Where is Miss Eilin?"
"Oh, I gave her a bit of a mission. Nothing too dangerous though."
"That's good!" Eva said to her as Ymir took a sip of her tea. "Do you like it?" The maid asked the Iron Strategist. The dwarf smiled at her.
"Yes! It's quite lovely, and the taste is not too bitter and not too sweet." She complemented. "Please, have a seat, Eva." The maid did, enjoying the time with the dwarf. "So, how do you and Eli know each other?" She asked Eva who looked at the knight with a smile.
"It started... When we were kids..." Eva began to tell Ymir of her memories. "Eli was... Different. He had vague memories of his family, a mother and father with two older sisters. However... He can't remember what happened... He just remembers a spider-like demon attacking."
"A spider-like demon?" Ymir asked.
"Yes... When ever he tried to remember, he always gets these unbearable headaches... I would always try my best to help him..." She gained a frown on her face, and lowered her head. "He would began to scream and yell strange things... I hear them clearly in the back of my head... I hear, "Free me! I want to see the people I love again!" or "I wish to see my sisters..." and so on and so forth..." Eva explained. "When he did... He would get this... Darkness in his heart and be stronger..."
"Hold on, he would get stronger?" Ymir asked her.
"I can tell by those words he's been through a lot, but he can't remember his memories..." Eva told the dwarf. "But, no matter what, he always protected me."
"When you were kids?"
"Yes... He always did. You see... We lived in an orphange, but the man who ran the place was corrupted." Eva placed her own cup of tea down, continuing to watch Eli spar with Nowa. "Everyday, he would torture him and abuse him, but left us alone. The only people to care for Eli was this kind lady who loved him like a son, and me and my brother."
"I see... So, you guys had each other's backs, huh?"
"Yeah... Even on that one night." Ymir was interested in this... "You see... It keeps replaying in my dreams. It's vague, but I remember parts of it." She began to explain. "It happened when Eli came running down the hall and rammed into me. He told me I was in danger so we headed to where Aeton was, hoping to leave. We didn't make it, and so we were captured..."
"Please... Tell me more." Ymir wanted to hear everything.
"Well... I don't like to remember it..." The maid's hands clenched tightly on her dress. The dwarf saw this as she felt bad...
"It's okay... You can stop..." She retracted, hoping that she wouldn't hurt her.
"No... I need to get this off my chest." Eva took a deep breath as she continued. "When were caught, they dragged us out of the building. Eli was pulled tightly on his hair, he was in pain... For me? I was assaulted, my clothes being ripped off and slapped across my face... Dark memories for me..." Ymir could not believe what she was hearing... Eva, who looked all happy, actually dealt with something like this. "Eli was still being beaten... But then, it all changed... His body started being covered by a light... He punched the man hard as he blacked out, and the man that had me captured, he killed him. He did it by ripping his heart out with his own hand... Crushing it in his face..."
The dwarf spitted out her tea, unbelieved that this happened. "Seriously?!" Ymir asked her.
"Yes... And you see, what I saw was inside his heart... The darkness he kept inside for so long, he released..." She remembered it clearly, but began to faint! Ymir came to her side as she smiled at the dwarf. "I'm fine... But, I can't remember much after that." She said to her. "Now tell me, Miss Ymir." Eva said sitting back down. "Why did you ask me that?"
"Well..." Ymir blushed a bit. "It's just, Eli is something special, you know?" She asked her as she looked at the knight who was on the ground with Nowa pinning him down. "I remember when I first met him... He was so kind to me, and didn't treat me like a little kid."
"Really?" Eva asked her.
"Yeah! Before the Queen's Blade tournament, everyone treated me like a kid!" She got upset. "After it, I was still treated like a kid... But Eli, he didn't..." She smiled. "When we met, we kinda bumped into each other. He bowed to apologize, and didn't even ask to help, he just did. We shared a hot meal together and had a nice conversation. We spilt the bill... What he said to me was this. "I know you can pay for yours, so I'll pay for mine. " He made me smile." Ymir felt her heart pound. "He knew I was older then I looked... I asked him about my age, and he said, "You're a dwarf, right? So you must be really older than me." That made me happy."
Eva could tell Ymir was very happy as she smiled at her. "Eli has very good eye sight and sharp instincts."
"Yes... And he complemented me aswell... He said, "You're very beautiful. I bet you're the true Steel Mountain weapon, beautiful and amazing to look at." Is what he said to me." She giggled. "Kind of a flirt."
"That's Eli." Eva said laughing a little. "He's very kind to everyone. Even when working, he's still kind."
"Yeah..." Ymir looked at the knight, but couldn't help but blush. It was then Ymir slapped herself hard that made Eva puzzled why she did that. "I'm alright! I-I better get to work!" She walked away laughing nervously. This was the real Ymir... She was in the hallway now, as she slapped herself again, hard enough to make a print on her face. "What's wrong with me?!" She asked herself. "Why was my heart pounding like that?!" So many questioned ran through her head. "Oh well... I should visit Cattleya... See what's been going on." Ymir headed to her room as she started packing for a little trip. She looked up in her lab to notice something. "Weird... I don't remember the window being open." She said completely confused.
"Miss Ymir?" Anarista called her name. "You're still here?"
"Don't worry I was just about to leave!" Ymir said to the Assassin. "Now, I'll be away for a bit, so take care!" Ymir left the palace as the guards saw her off. She passed the silent knights, but was confused why they didn't wave good-bye... "Wow... They know how to do their duties..." Ymir said impressed. She exited the city, but one thing was gone... Her cart! "No way! I thought I finished it days ago!" She sighed in annoyance. "Man, those so-called soldiers need to get their act together!" The dwarf complained as she began to walk. "Well... It is good exercise." Ymir saw the bright side of it. She began to travel to Vosk, to see a friend and competitor of weaponry.
However, the fake Ymir was still inside the town, tracking Mirim... "Dammit! Mirim, where are you?!" She used the cart Ymir needed, with a map that tracked Mirim down. Mirim tried to run away, cloaked to avoid eyes, but it back fired.
"I can't do it!" She thought. "I need the money... But if I have to fight Yuit and Vante... I can't!"
"Look!" A man said as his eyes gazed at Ymir.
"Is she a Beautiful Warrior?" Someone asked.
"She's so pretty!" A woman complemented her, causing Mirim to trip! She was caught off guard.
"That really hurt..." Mirim said as she stood up and ran away. Mirim kept running until she tripped again! "This armor won't let my body do what I want it too!" She struggled again, wanting this all to be nothing but a nightmare.
"Are you alright?" She heard a voice. The young girl looked up to see a beautiful nun, smiling at her. Mirim's smile returned, feeling hopeful now. The both of them walked into the church as Sigui came to her aid.
"I just don't know what to do..." Mirim said to her.
"God saves all his children my friend. So please, tell me what is troubling you." She had a trustworthy spirit that Mirim could sense... She knew Sigui was dependable.
"Okay." She nodded. "Well Actually..." As she was about to speak, something happened... A strange sound came from under the cloak Mirim wore.
"What is that sound?"
"It's... Uh...!" Mirim could not speak, stepping back minimally until she fell. That's when she held onto parts of her body, feeling the vibrations from the suit going through her body! "Stop it! No...!" Mirim tried her best to endure but failed.
"What's wrong?!" Sigui asked her, who was still having trouble. "Has a demon possessed you?" She asked her, hearing the crying of Mirim... "Foul demon! I shall remove you from this innocent soul!" She began to strike Mirim with all her might, but the suit's forcefield blocked the attacks! "This is some power!"
"Stop it! The more you hit me, the more powerful it gets!" She begged, but Sigui thought it was only the so-called demon talking.
"A pesky demon... Very well then!" Sigui lit up her staff, as it was swirled in holy flames!
"Stop! She's mine!" Sigui and Mirim looked at the doorway to see the figure of Ymir, standing there. "I'll be taking her back." She ordered. Mirim looked at Sigui, looking terrified like she just saw something that was the most unholy...
SIgui knew what she had to do. "Hold on." She announced as it caused the Iron Strategist to give her attention. "This is a sacred church. You cannot do whatever you please here without permission." Ymir had to think of something.
"I see..." She said, before bowing in a politeful manner. "Then, Inquisitor Sigui, will you please let me have her?" She asked Sigui, having a stare down with her... The air intensified with utter silence... That's when Ymir smirked... "Mirim, please come here." The young girl only thought about this for a moment... She did it. Sigui was questioned why she did though, seeing the young girl exit the church with Mirim. "We're heading out, to defeat Annelotte!"
Sigui's eyes widen... "Annelotte..." Sigui remembered their fight... Her senses felt disturbed...
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With our group of four however, things were also at the worst. Annelotte, Juan, Yuit and Vante hid in a pound, and it was a good hiding spot too. "Did you find them?!" A soldier asked one.
"No! They're not over here!"
"Let's go! They might've headed more up north!" They heard their footsteps disappearing from their hearing... They all sighed in relief.
"They're gone..." Annelotte felt great now. "We're safe, Yuit."
"I still can't believe you were a girl all along Big Brother..." Yuit looked at the knight's breast, still thinking it was unbelieveable.
"So stop calling me Big Brother." Annelotte said to the little elf, who just shook her head with a smile.
"No, I won't stop." She said to the Knight. "It wouldn't be logical if I called you something else..." Yuit gave a chuckle until she started to shed tears... "Big Brother..." Yuit hugged Annelotte, crying in her breast. "I missed you so much!"
"I get it!" Annelotte said, blushing as the elf smiled her. She gave a deep thought as she looked at Yuit... "Do whatever you like..." She said as Yuit jumped up and wrapped her arms around her. Juan smiled as he placed his arm on Vante as he smiled at her.
"Don't you just feel all warm and fuzzy inside?" He asked her as she made a sound in agreement.
"Big Brother, I thought I would never see you again..." Yuit began remembering... When she was a child. "The day I left the Kreutz castle, I wanted to say good-bye... But I couldn't..." She held onto a special note for her.
"I'm sorry." Annelotte put her down, with the elf still keeping that smile of hers.
"It's fine!" She said placing her head inbetween her breast. "I'm here with you now..." The knight wrapped her arms around her, embracing the elf. They stopped hugging with Juan stepping out of the pond.
"Come on, let's get out of this before we catch a cold." The Rebel gave a hand to Annelotte who held onto Yuit. Juan pulled them up as he grabbed Vante's arm and pulled her up next. "Everyone good?" He asked as they nodded.
"Come on, let's go." Annelotte said as they walked.
Back at the sight with Luna Luna though, she was beat. All the guards were down, seeing that she was victorious in the end. "Aw... Now I have to find Juan Honey and Annelotte again..." The Dancer started walking away, to find them. But she thought of another way to track them. She placed her hand on her nose, using the tentacle as an item to help her senses... "THERE!" She smiled happily. The Dancer ran to the path of where Juan and Annelotte were. She jumped in a tree to see the group walking to a fork in the road.
Luna Luna heard their conversation."This is where we seperate..." Annelotte said to them. "Where are you going, Yuit?"
"To Gainos!" She answered. "I have to get back my Mother's wizard stone, and take back my friend..." Yuit looked determined, with Juan and Annelotte noticing this. "How about you?"
"We're headed off to help more people." Annelotte answered. "Before we fight the Queen, we must help those in need..."
"If you guys ever hear about the Ragged Warrior and King's Spirit, that means we're still fighting!" Juan stated as Yuit nodded. "Take care you two."
"Be careful..." The two left the Elf and the Automaton.
"See you later! Big Brother! Juan!" They waved good-bye to them... Luna Luna giggled as she jumped off the tree quietly.
"With them gone, I can finally have my fateful reunion with Juan Honey and Big Sister Annelotte!" She ran to down their path, but kept hiding in the trees. The Rebels walked down the path to anywhere near, but... Something was buzzing in their ears... That's when they saw someone running at them...
"Hey... She looks familiar..." Juan said, but something made him draw out his sword! Annelotte had the same senses. She felt her pendent glowing dim, but knew it was meant to fight! The young girl jumped in the air and slashed down at Annelotte, blocking the attack with her blade! Annelotte pushed her off as she landed perfectly.
"I'm sorry!" She said as she charged forth. "I need to defeat you, so my family can eat and live! So please surrender!" Juan blocked the attack this time, but something was strange... Was she seriously this strong?! He has never met a human so strong that he could barely push back... He was able to, but the warrior did another slash at him! Annelotte this time blocked it to save his life. "I'm doing this for my mother!"
"What the hell?!" Juan asked himself. He slashed at her with as much force to throw her back.
"Please... Surrender!" They saw the tears in her eyes. "I need to do this! I'm very sorry!" The Rebel and the Knight blocked her attack, but they both got on one knee! This was insane! They needed help...
Yuit and Vante though... They were okay with nothing to worry about. "Vante, when we find Mirim, I'm thinking of getting some good food to eat. All three of us!" She smiled. Mirim pulled out her leather wallet, untying the string to poor some of the money she had in her hand to count, but something also landed in her hand... It was something she tied for Annelotte... "I forgot to give this to Big Brother..." She opened it to reveal... A flower. A camelia. "A camelia represents victory and pride... Perfect for Big Brother." As she was about to close it, yet a wind blew gently, but the flower turned into specs of lights. "Big Brother..." Yuit felt her senses coming in. "They're in danger! Vante! Let's go!" The two went in the other direction to their side! Hoping they were okay!
Speaking of them, things weren't okay! Annelotte threw a thrust of her sword at the girls breastplate, but was pushed back! The girl slashed down at her, but only hit her breast plate that caused her breast to be exposed! The warrior was about to throw a final attack, but Juan blocked, yet something happened... His balance was thrown off as the sword she wielded slashed him on the chest! "JUAN!" Annelotte caught him as she saw his cut on his chest... It wasn't deep, but still needed to be treated...
"JUAN HONEY!" Luna Luna saw he was hurt! Yuit came in just in time to see the warrior attacking the both of them!
"Big Brother! Juan!" She grabbed out the remote control of Vante. "Missile Punch!" Vante's hand shout out of her arm as it aimed at the warrior... She looked at this for Yuit's eyes widen... "Mirim..." It was her friend.
"JUAN HONEY! ANNELOTTE!" Luna Luna jumped off the cliff to where the two were. The missle made direct hit at Mirim, but the force field caused by her armor made a giant explosion happen! Mirim was sent flying off somewhere far from them! The dirt and dust from the explosion dissapeared, as Annelotte got a clear vision of Yuit standing there with Vante... With Luna Luna however, she was back to being the Sun Dancer again... "Huh? How did I get here?" She asked herself.
Yuit however, was completely confused by this. She looked lost in thought... Some time passed as Juan was bandaged up, and the sun was going down. "Who was she?" Annelotte asked.
"That was Mirim, my friend..." Yuit answered. "The one I've been looking for..."
"Why did she attack us?" Juan asked. "Do you think she..."
"NO!" Yuit shouted at him. "Mirim would never do something like that!" She protested at the Nephilem. She looked down at the floor... Wanting this to all be nothing but a dream... "Ymir did this! She knew Mirim needed the money, and stole the wizard stone too!"
"The power she used... Must've been through the wizard stone." Annelotte hit the mark. "Let's go... To Gainos..." Annelotte declared as Juan smirked at this.
"Let's crash a party..." He said as the wind blew at them, causing their clothes to be pushed in the breeze... To Gainos... To the next part of their journey. "Um, hey Annelotte." He got the knights attention.
"Is something bothering you, Juan?" She asked him for he gave a nod.
"I must be imagining things but..." He thought about this. "I thought I saw Luna Luna jump down..."
"Really?" She asked him. "It must've been from the bleeding. You might have hallucinated a little." It sounded logical... Juan simply shook it off as he ignored it now...
"Still... I wish she was with us..." He said with a sigh. If only he knew...
END
Hey guys! Sorry I didn't get this up a few days ago. I was vactioning in my hometown, but I'm back! So I'm trying my best to update sooner than later! That way I can prepare for a lot of other things. That and I got alot of games to complete this summer. I wish I could list them, but I cannot...
Anyway, some questions, but I don't feel like answering them today. Maybe another day, alright? Also, I love the positive feedback from you guys, it means a lot to me. Also, since it's Summer break, I'm hoping to finally be a Senior in my highschool and finally graduate! Maybe I'll take some classes after graduation... Maybe. Also, here's the Swamp Witch's lines. Enjoy them.
When someone encounters the Swamp Witch.
The Swamp Witch to Warrior of Light - "Welcome to your end..."
The Swamp Witch to Garland - "A knight who is already corrupted."
The Swamp Witch to Firion - "Roses will soon wither..."
The Swamp Witch to The Emperor - "You cannot control me!"
The Swamp Witch to Onion Knight - "How adorable... Let me corrupted you child."
The Swamp Witch to Cloud of Darkness - "Clouds can also be destroyed..."
The Swamp Witch to Cecil - "Darkness is never used for good!"
The Swamp Witch to Golbez - "Show me more Darkness!"
The Swamp Witch to Kain - "Your death shall bring joy... To me..."
The Swamp Witch to Bartz - "I shall bring an end to your positive attitude."
The Swamp Witch to Exdeath - "Death is unavoidable, even for you..."
The Swamp Witch to Gilgamesh - "Is that a sword or are you excited to gaze upon me?"
The Swamp Witch to Terra - "Death is part of life... Don't fear it..."
The Swamp Witch to Kefka - "Oh, now I feel excited from your aura!"
The Swamp Witch to Cloud - "Despair is where you belong."
The Swamp Witch to Sephiroth - "An angel's death is something amazing."
The Swamp Witch to Tifa - "Do you really think you can win with brute strength?"
The Swamp Witch to Squall - "Loneliness leads to death more quicker.
The Swamp Witch to Ultimecia - "I shall bring the Death of Time itself!"
The Swamp Witch to Laguna - "Did my appearance arouse you?"
The Swamp Witch to Zidane - "I shall steal your life."
The Swamp Witch to Kuja - "A finale... It's perfect for you."
The Swamp Witch to Tidus - "Let us play, for your life."
The Swamp Witch to Jecht - "Must I corrupt a father now?"
The Swamp Witch to Yuna - "You have summoned your death..."
The Swamp Witch to Shantotto - "Mmm... Now you might be a worthy adversary!"
The Swamp Witch to Prishe - "Brute strength cannot work on me."
The Swamp Witch to Vaan - "Allow me to let you fall..."
The Swamp Witch to Gabranth - "It's time for you to be judged."
The Swamp Witch to Lightning - "You will die in the abilities you possess."
The Swamp Witch to herself - "Did you really think I can be tricked, Melona?"
The Swamp Witch to Chaos - "I shall bring your Death... You fallen god..."
The Swamp Witch to Spiral Chaos - "It seems this one can't die easily..."
When The Swamp Witch encounters someone.
Warrior of Light to The Swamp Witch - "What... Is this?!"
Garland to The Swamp Witch - "I shall smite you and your curses!"
Firion to The Swamp Witch - "You can't make my dream wither!"
The Emperor to The Swamp Witch - "You bloody witch... I will destroy you!"
Onion Knight to The Swamp Witch - "A true knight never gives up!"
Cloud of Darkness to The Swamp Witch - "You are... Like us."
Cecil to The Swamp Witch - "I will destroy your corruption!"
Golbez to The Swamp Witch - "Darkness is part of us all."
Kain to The Swamp Witch - "I can still fight..."
Bartz to The Swamp Witch - "You can't curse me."
Exdeath to The Swamp Witch - "Your curse will be handled by the Void!"
Gilgamesh to The Swamp Witch - "WOW! You just took my heart!"
Terra to The Swamp Witch - "NO! I won't end anyone's life!
Kefka to The Swamp Witch - "OH! Now WE can be true partners!"
Cloud to The Swamp Witch - "I will find my way out of despair!"
Sephiroth to The Swamp Witch - "A curse? How simple..."
Tifa to The Swamp Witch - "Get out you Witch!"
Squall to The Swamp Witch - "I have trouble with one Witch already!"
Ultimecia to The Swamp Witch - "Time cannot die... Nor be cursed."
Laguna to The Swamp Witch - "Cramp! Leg Cramp!"
Zidane to The Swamp Witch - "Whoa! Talk about bold!"
Kuja to The Swamp Witch - "Musicals fit anyone. Even a witch."
Tidus to The Swamp Witch - "Death isn't fun!"
Jecht to The Swamp Witch - "Well, this is gonna be interesting!"
Yuna to The Swamp Witch - "What are you...?"
Shantotto to The Swamp Witch - "A Witch who causes death? I laugh with a stitch!"
Prishe to The Swamp Witch - "I'll make a curse on your face!"
Vaan to The Swamp Witch - "Place a curse on me? Yeah right!"
Gabranth to The Swamp Witch - "I shall punish you, you unholy Witch!"
Lightning to The Swamp Witch - "I'm already cursed..."
Chaos to The Swamp Witch - "I will obliterate you!"
And that's all... Jesus Christ that was hard work... Welp hope you guys like it. I'm gonna go take a nap, play some Final Fantasy, some Ninja Gaiden and maybe do some other stuff. Motivation is hard for me... Laters!