Chapter 32: Heartful Cry
The blades were clinging loudly throughout all of the Castle... Everyone in Gainos could hear the fight going on loudly which caused fear in the hearts of the people. Lightning struck down the tower which caused a large explosion on the inside!
Claudette slashed down hard with the wind pressure clearing out all the smoke... Seeing those two sisters defeated on the ground, but there was someone else. She stood in front of the two with her hands on her hips. This person cause Claudette to widen her eyes before calming down with a smile. "Never thought I would see you here."
"Sorry I'm late to the party... Nanael has the worst travel agent." She said before cracking her knuckles. "I swear, this castle is like a damn maze to me, but when we came in something pulled us in and got us separated."
"And that leads to you being here... Right, Naomi?" She grinned before walking down the steps of her throne.
"Are we gonna hug and kiss or are we gonna fight?" The two charged at each other with lightning and fire in the palm of their hands! Even though Naomi was fast, Claudette's strength was greater than before! Her Ignis Gauntlets were revving up to the challenge in front of her! She connected her flame surrounded fist on her blade as they glared at each other. "I guess this is what it feels like to be in the Queen's Blade?"
"Correct, but the Queen's Blade no longer exist!" She pushed her back with all her might that caused her to be in the air for some time! "LIGHTNING STRIKE!" She summoned a dozen bolts of lightning out of her blade that aimed at Naomi!
"OVERDRIVE!" She called out with three hatches opening on both gauntlets, shooting out ruby flames that covered her fist. With every ounce of might she punched the lighting out of her way as it shot back right at the Queen!
In one slash the lightning vanished before her as she smirked. "You still have the fire in your eyes it seems."
"Thanks, but no hard feeling when I mop the floor with your ass." She said before getting into her stance. "And when this is all done... Juan is next on my shit list!" In no time with her speed, the Flame delivered a hard punch right to The Queen as she was sent straight into the air as she slammed right into ceiling before Naomi jumped up by grabbing her heel! "You're grounded!" She shouted before throwing her hard onto the ground to where Claudette landed with grace!
She only smirked before snapping her fingers to cause confusion for her opponent. "You're caught!" Naomi looked down to see her blade was stuck on the ground! The sound of thunder clapping boomed as a large power of lightning crashed through the roof of the castle!
Her screams of pain where heard loudly as the Shai Fang sisters woke up to it... Naomi landed the ground with a large thud before standing back up. "Shit... That actually hurt..."
"Do you submit?"
"Does this look like a submission match?" She asked the Queen who only chuckled. "Cause last time I checked this was a fight! I didn't do MMA for nothing..." She got in position before starting again!
Inside the inner sanctum of the castle stood many. The crowd chanted loudly through the stadium as both The Dancer and The Assassin fought! They were quite evenly matched with the fact that both knew different fighting styles... But something bothered Luna Luna. This woman's scent smelled corrupted... "What are you?" She asked in her stance.
Anarista only licked her lips before cracking her knuckles. "Like you need to know..." She slammed her foot onto the ground as it started rise quickly! Her power was too great a mere person! She saw the ground rise to her face as she was about to be hit... But felt something push her away...
Luna Luna only blinked before seeing that she was near the wall on a different side of the arena... But there was something in front of her. More of someone. "Sorry, but I'm tagging myself in." She said spitting out a piece of wheat. "So, you're that traitor I read about..."
"And who are you?" Her vision caught every piece of her... But what stuck out more... Was how her arm was a blade! "A demon?"
"Back then you could consider I was..." She said before her arm morphed to normal. "But now I'm just a simple mother who lost her way..." The woman acted like she was being dramatic in a play. The act pissed off the assassin as she charged in without hesitation! The white haired woman simply dodged without a trace of her existence, but felt something on her. "Oooh. A nice pair right here!" She was groping her! "A good pair for someone who killed an airheaded princess... Right... Anarista?"
She slipped out of her grip with the lost of her top, but didn't even need it. Shame was for the weak. "How do you-"
"Know about how you killed Menace all those years ago? Well... It started out 4 years ago when I fell through the ground and-"
"Enough!" She shouted at her.
"How rude! You asked me but now you're just being ill-mannered!" She said turning around with her arms crossed without a peak of what the other one was doing. The woman simply jumped over Anarista before she felt a sharp kick hit her right in the back of her skull! "Wow, you seriously never fought a ninja before?" She asked before morphing her arm again. "The name's Shizuka... And in this case, Shizuka Valentine!" Shizuka bowed honorably before turning around to face Luna Luna. "So, you the new fiance? Wow, Juan sure has a good eye." She said looking at the Dancers breast. "But, keep out until I finish this. 'Kay, Sweetie?" She winked before walking to the assassin.
Anarista slowly stood up with her guard now improving. "I'm gonna have to go all out! This bitch can see my moves! I just know it!" She studied her opponent carefully until she felt another presence come near! She ducked just in time to see a Hinomoto style blade swiping at her but only cutting some strands of hair! The Assassin moved out of the way to witness who tried to attack her! "Another one from Hinomoto?!"
Her eyes didn't play tricks as she saw a Priestess wielding two blades. "Shizuka, is this-?"
"The very same, Lady Tomoe." Her arm became a blade. "Anarista... The one who betrayed Menace..."
"That bitch..." Anarista cursed. "I am the one... I killed her... I enjoyed it... But my people suffered! Her leadership was like that of a child! People were dying! Children fell ill!"
"That was back then." Tomoe said as she channeled her aura into her blade. "Menace may have been inexperienced at first, but she is a great Leader now!" The only thing she could hear was the sound of laughter coming off the woman. "Why are you laughing?"
"That ditzy girl a great leader? Don't make me LAUGH!" Her eyes became yellow as a strange corrupted aura surrounded the assassin! "When I'm through with you... I'll make sure she never wakes up!"
"Lady Tomoe, here she comes!"
"Shizuka, please guide me!"
"I'm here too!" They both turned towards the voice, seeing Luna Luna in her stance carrying her ring blades. "Juan Honey needs us... And I won't keep him waiting!" Tomoe's eyes widen when she heard that name. If he's here, then something must be a foot!
Speaking of him... Things weren't as good as some might think. "Damn she's good." He smirked as he hid behind a boulder with Sigui standing tall with flames surrounding her. "You know, you remind me somewhat of Nyx!" He shouted at her before making his move. "Only a little though!"
"And what makes you say that?" She asked before seeing something being tossed in the air... She saw it was one of his hand cannons he calls a 'gun' for long range. It caught her attention before seeing Juan coming in with what seems to be a powerful slash! The force of the blade made her dodge in the nick of time!
She had to back flip out of the way to get some distance between the both of them. As he was about to charge in, he felt a familiar presence... He backed off to see a portal open with a beautiful woman stepping out... "Oh my! What is this place?" That voice was all too familiar with him. The woman looked at her surroundings only to see one thing that made her smile brightly. "JUAN!"
"Mel-MMPH!" He was interrupted with his wife smothering him with her large breast.
"I'm so happy to see you again! There are many things you missed! For starters: You missed our little boys first words!"
"WHAT?! You gotta be kidding me! You know how long it took for Sonata to speak?! How could I miss Sayo's? Aw man..." Juan sighed looking down. "I'm a horrible Dad..."
"That's not true." The Lovely Wife placed his head in her large assets as she patted his head. She gazed around to see another woman standing there who witnessed the scene. Her eyes were widen like she saw something spectacular! "Oh, who are you?"
"Lady... Melpha..." Sigui placed her weapon down as she bowed gracefully to a Master of God's Love. "It's an honor to meet you! I'm the Inquisitor of the Church,"
"Sigui." She finished her sentence as Melpha walked towards the Sister who stood up straight. "Please, do relax My Dear." Melpha cupped her cheeks who brought her head down to her chest as she laid a kiss on her head. "Light shines brightly through you... But..." But? "A strange aura surrounds you as well... An aura of distrust, anger and pain!"
"W-what?" She couldn't understand what she meant. "What do you mean?"
"I'm saying that you haven't mastered the arts of Light just yet." Melpha said with a heavy heart. "However..." The Archbishop pulled out her flail and shield with Sigui tensing up! "That doesn't mean you can't master it now!"
"Whoa! Melpha, you sure?!"
"Have full confidence in me My Dear!" Melpha said kissing her husband. "I promise, I shall be fine." The Rebel only sighed before bringing her in closely with a grin.
"I love you so much." He said while kissing her with tongue this time as he cupped her rear. The scene caused Sigui to blush at the scene. They stopped with Melpha getting a breather as her husband running straight at the Inquisitor who prepared for a strike... But received something more. She felt a peck on her cheek with Juan jumping on the wall to enter a window inside the castle!
Melpha only giggled at her. "Are you prepared, Lady Sigui?" She asked with a bow as the two were now locked in combat! Sigui spun her staff with a large blast of her blue flames being fired right straight at the Archbishop! However, she simply walked through them without any problem! "Holy Pose:" Something she has never seen before happened right in front of Sigui's eyes! A brand new pose?! Melpha laid on her back with her legs spread wide for all to see, her right hand was down to her crotch as her index and middle fingers made a gate like it was opening something with her left hand cupping her breast where she felt her heart beat rapidly! "Commitment!" A large blast hit Sigui hard to the point where it ripped off her robes to show her white panties with little white crosses that covered her nipples. A large blush was visible on her face, but not from being nude... It felt like a fire was going through her body!
Melpha stood back up with ease as she was surrounded by an incredible aura. Sigui could only prepare for the worst at the hands of a Master!
"Dammit!" Yuit shouted trying her hardest to fight off against her enemy! Elina was a force to be reckon with when her anger was set to a new level! She slashed in many ways right through the Automaton's clothing that it was hard to keep up with her! "Guess I gotta go low..." She saw that she was coming, but had came up with a plan... A better plan of attack! Vante held her arms behind her having a honest smile on her face. "3... 2... 1!" In a quick motion, she ordered Vante to stick out her leg that it tripped the Captain!
"WHAT?!" Was all the words she said before falling hard on the ground! The dirt maybe be soft, but it doesn't excuse the fact that it hurt! She rose up from the ground with her blood beginning to boil! "WHAT THE HELL KIND OF TACTIC WAS THAT?!"
"NOW!" Vante shot forward at full speed that she delivered a hard punch straight into Elina's gut! She was sent flying into the tree that she bounced off of it! Her body landed on the ground to clutching her stomach from the force of the blow. "How do you like that?!" Yuit teased with her tongue out.
Elina rose up with a smirk. "I could ask you the same thing...!" In a quick moment the control panel was taken away from her to see that her blade was in pieces that were connected to a wire!
"W-What?!" The Captain used the little elf's head for a spring board landing right by her weapon! "Oh come on! Not again!"
"Time to go to bed!" She took the control pad to use it on Yuit who backed away from Vante. Vante looks at Yuit who starts to worry, but saw her wink at her. "DIE!" Before she could even press a button, something interrupted her! "AH! SON OF A BITCH!" Her grasp on the pad was let loose when they saw something hit her hand. "WHO DID THAT?!"
"I did..." What appeared from the shadows a women with an angry expression on her face. "It's been a long time, Elina."
Elina growled at her before calming down with a smirk to replace her expression. "You got a lot of nerve stepping into this castle." She said with a mocking voice. "What, are we short on staff?"
"You sure you want to talk to me like that?" She asked with a confident smile. "Don't you remember, I'm married to Juan? Technically I'm the Queen along with others... That means you work for me."
"Yeah right!" She chuckled. "Why would 'I' the daughter of a royal family work for a poor person?"
"Because I'm not also just married to Juan... I'm married to Leina."
"W-WHAT?!"
"Oh yeah..." Nyx started walking forward. "I know more about Leina in the past couple of years more than you ever did... How she was happy, her time with Claudette, why she hated the Countess title and my oh so favorite..."
"Shut up...!"
"How when you grew up with each other you would do nothing but bitch and moan about you not being with her... How she never liked the fact that you would always just get what you wanted like the spoiled bitch you are!"
"Shut up!"
"And believe me when I say I got to know her." She gave her a smirk getting close to her. "Everything about her... Eve-ry-thing~! To the point where I played with her every night..." It was to the point that Nyx started to make very lewd gestures to the Captain. "I loved when she would scream my name when we used special 'tools' whenever Juan was training. It was fun when she would scream my name..."
"SHUT UP!" Elina charged in at blinding speed! "YOU BITCH! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" As she aimed to slash at her throat, something stopped her! Her eyes witnessed flames stopping the blade from reaching it's target like it was a shield! "WHAT?!"
"Oh and how can I forget the way she uses her tongue?" She grabbed her by the arm to pull her down that she dropped her weapon. "Like... THIS!" In an instant Elina found Nyx's lips on hers! She used her tongue to overpower Elina's to the point that she couldn't do a thing! She stopped her actions where Elina backed away...
Her hand rested on her lips... Her blood boiling at Nyx's action! "You! YOU...!"
"Do I have your attention now? Good!" Her expression was anger as a flame lit inside her. "When we last fought, I relied too much on Funikura... But not anymore." Nyx took off her earring to then throwing in the air! It shattered in many pieces with a flame that was circling her body to snake it's way around her arm. She placed her arm forward where the flames went to her open palm for her to close it tightly with the fire stretching out! The flames died down to show that she held a staff.
The staff was a fade of many colors that were blue, red, orange and yellow. The top was decorated like a phoenix on top with its feathers coiling around a beautiful gem that held a fire inside of it. She twirled it around before slamming the bottom on the ground with beautiful flames shooting out that circled the two! "Whoa... Who is she..." Yuit asked herself watching the fight happened.
"Y-You're nothing but a peasant!" Elina shouted getting ready for battle! "I am Elina Vance; Captain of the Assassin of the Fang! Daughter of Count Vance! Sister of Queen Claudette!" The Captain ran at the girl with all her speed. "JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!"
Elina slashed at her with Nyx blocking her attack with her staff! The two butted heads glaring at one another! "I am Nyx; The Phoenix Queen!" She shouted pushing her back before kicking her in the head! "DAUGHTER OF A LOVING MOTHER YOU TREATED LIKE DIRT!" Nyx let loose her rage with the tears streaming from her eyes! She swung her staff to the side as a barrage of fire balls were shot out! Elina used enough of her stamina to dodge them all to find away out of this mess! However she found herself stuck!
She witnessed flames grabbing her ankle like it was a whip! "WHAT?!" She didn't know what to think of this before being lifted off the ground! Nyx was the one held the flame whip in her other hand before swinging in a motion to throw her to one side! Elina felt the impact hard with her body bouncing off the wall and onto the dirt! "Dammit...!" She cleaned off the blood that was coming from her mouth.
Nyx stood there in front of Captain who witnessed her full potential. She was chanting a spell with bright runes appearing under her with the staff in the middle, seeing the display actually SCARED her! The pyromancer opened her eyes glaring at Elina who started to panic! "I am Nyx... Mother of Sonata Valentine... Wife of the Nephilem and Rebel Juan Valentine! THAT is who I am!" Just then the staff started to surround itself in flames as something spectacular appeared! The flames started to take shape into a large bird, spreading out it's wing for all glory to shine from it. When it died down, standing there was the legendary creature... The Phoenix! "I will make sure you NEVER forget!"
"D-Damn you!" Elina shouted before charging in! "I WON'T BE BEATEN!"
"You already have..." Nyx declared pointing a finger at the General. The Phoenix did what it was told, covering itself in the Fires of Beauty. The Phoenix has it's eyes set on Elina, screeching out loudly! Everyone in the Castle and even in Gainos heard it!
Juan stopped in his foot steps as his ears weren't playing with him... They were here... "Good grief..." He smirked before running down the hall.
"What the hell was that?!" Eli asked himself, but due to his distraction he was stabbed through the stomach! "GAH!" He felt his body being picked up before being thrown away! He clutched his abdomen seeing his best friend with cold eyes... Why... Of all things it had to be this?! Eli's head was running through emotions right now. Everytime he would slash down at him, he would hesitate...
Aeton starred at him with cold eyes. They spoke for him... The eyes were like a farmer looking at a pig who took pity on them before they butchered for food! "Is this all you're capable of? It saddens me..." He walked towards him slowly before raising his blade which caused Eli to panic! "Good bye." The blade came down with every second passing getting more worse!
He had no choice but to do it! Eli reached deep down in his soul to transform! The transformation made his aura explode with Aeton caught in it! He stumbled far back, seeing the now transformed Eli standing there with anger in his eyes! "Aeton... Don't make me do this!" He pleaded with all his heart, but was only given a power slash that he blocked with quick reflexes! The two clashed together at an intense rate!
Their blades hitting every second with sparks flying off! Aeton pushed him off with his balance unstable while using this advantage at his hand. He grabbed Eli's face to soar into the sky, only to soar down and crash him down right into the ground! He started to stomp his boot with enough force that caused a spider web of cracks to appear. Eli's anger was at it's peek, but his eyes witnessed Aeton rising up into the sky to then bring down his sword for an impalement! With the blade close to his face, he managed to block it by catching the tip of his sword in his teeth! "W-WHAT?!"
He clamped down on the blade with much force that it shattered the tip! Eli used all the strength in his body to give one punch to the Knight in front of him, sending right in the air! His body rose up from the ground to see Aeton standing back up... The two glared at one another before charging in once again! The blades were swung with great strength that it caused them to start heating up red like they were in a black smith forge! Both of them tried to push the other one back, but they broke apart to see that Aeton had an opening! Eli wasted no time as he delivered a hard punch right in his face!
The Knight was flown back to landing on his back! He stood up very woozy like to coughing up blood! They glared at each other with eyes full of hatred... They gripped their blades tightly as they started to charge in! However, a loud scream interrupted the fight... The two knew that voice... Standing there was Eva! "E-Eli...?"
"EVA!" He walked slowly to her, but she took a step back. "Eva... It's not... I..." What could he say? What she was seeing was a demon. One here that was fighting her brother... The demonic energy in him started to die down, seeing this made Aeton gain the advantage! He tackled Eli to the ground, causing his anger to boil!
"EVA! RUN AWAY FROM THE CASTLE!" Aeton shouted to her, but was still shocked. She saw the animalistic eyes in Eli... But she knew those weren't his real ones. When she was about to speak...It felt like something was pulling her in. She looked back to see a portal as hand started to grab onto her body! "EVA! NO!"
Eli looked to see her being taken away just like Nowa! "Eli! Aeton!" Before they could even do anything, she was sucked in!
"EVA!" Eli shouted, punching Aeton off him with immense strength! He ran to where the she was, wanting to reach out... But was too late! "DAMN IT!" He punched the ground hard enough to show a web of cracks appearing. Now was not the time for doubt or regret... His transformation ended, looking at Aeton who was picking himself up. "Where did they go?!" The Knight walked to the other who was now in normal form. "Aeton! Tell me!" He grabbed him by the collar, but saw that he was coughing up blood... Too much blood!
The Knight screamed in pain, before something came out of his back! It swooped at the Knight to only catch it! A stringer? He pulled it as hard as he could seeing blood being shot out of Aeton's back, but there was something else! He saw it... The black shell it was covered in, the red eyes it held... The menacing aura... This was a demon! It tried to pounce him, but his reflexes were better! He managed to grab hold of the strange thing seeing it for the first time.
Eli crushed it in his hand to the point it stopped moving, to then throw it onto the ground. Looking at it closely seemed to be something made of nightmares. Its black armor covered from head to toe, the body resembled a demonic spider as the tip of its tail looked like a cross. "What the hell is this?" He asked himself before the creature tried to pounce him again!
With enough time, he stabbed it through its belly before it turned into dust... The winds blowing it away, or he hope it would never return.
Somewhere else she sensed it... Sitting at her throne room where she saw witnessed the scene of new people being broken. She loved it all. Seeing them being broken, their spirits being given to her and how amazing it was to take their bodies for herself. She loved it all... If only she could say the same for Leina. However, something else was afoot. "I see..."
"Is something wrong, Milady?" Mime asked her who was given a head pat. "M-Milady?"
"Do not worry, My little ones..." She gave a smile. "It's just someone has disappointed me." Her thoughts became anger, knowing the fact that her parasite has been destroyed. She rose up from her throne which shocked everyone in the room. Leaving everyone behind, it seemed she needed to take care of something. "Time is precious..." She announced before opening a portal of darkness. "With such precious time, I must see how the Prophecy is coming." She stepped through the portal with her thoughts occupying her everything in her mind."That damn Knight... To think he could best the other even with my magic..."
FLASH BACK
It happened right there at the spot on where Claudette told him about Eli. "I've been informed that he has been using some demonic power..."
"What?!" Doubt. Disbelief. Those are what Aeton was thinking. Even if Eli were to use such demonic abilities, he must of had a good reason. "No. I refuse to believe that..."
"I understand that it's hard to bear, but please know..." Claudette placed her hand on his shoulder, but at that moment... Something escaped from her palm. A small creature skittered around Aeton's back until it disappeared into him body only to leave behind a small ripple. "Take some time to think."
"I-I will..."
FLASHBACK END
"No matter. He will die soon anyway." She chuckled without a care in the world.
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"What the hell was that?" Eli asked himself before turning around to see Aeton bleeding badly! "Aeton!" When he went to his side, everything about him... It was a pain. "Aeton! Come on! Stay with me!"
"E-E...li..." His eyes were blank... Nothing but coldness was in them. His pulse was fading away... But his mouth formed into a smile. "What's with the look...?" He smirked with a chuckle. "If anything... I should be the one... With that look..."
"Man... Look at us..." The knight looked down while chuckling. "We messed up... Didn't we?"
"Like the time in the orphanage...
"In the kitchen..."
"Like how we set the table on fire?" Aeton asked with given a nod. "Or how about the time we were in the forest?"
"When we put tree sap on one of the kid's head?"
"Or the time we destroyed the Christmas tree?" They both laughed at the same time. But, that laughing turned into a violent cough. Aeton's blood shooting out... "It's fine..." His hand reached up with Eli grabbing tightly... "Eli, take care of her..."
"I will..."
Aeton looked up into the sky... He could feel The Sun's warmth on his skin, with the cloud parting ways for him. "This is my fate..."
No pulse... No movement... No breath... Nothing... There was nothing left. The only thing you could hear was the wind blowing silently... With a Devil roaring that was filled with pain, loss and grief... That was all you could hear on that day...
TO BE CONTINUED!
Where the fuck am I in life? I'm sorry for all the trouble about this. I wanted to get this done as soon as possible, but my job was keeping me busy. Also the fact that I needed to watch a shit ton of new anime, along with playing some new games I got! Trying so hard to beat Bloodborne, I was able to beat and complete Senran Kagura Estival Versus (So many Waifus!) There's also the fact I need to get the new Star Fox Zero for my Wii U, I need the Fire Emblems (both) and more games to come. I'm hoping to get my hands on Persona 5 and Kingdom Hearts 3 when they come out.
Anime-wise, I've only been watching JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Diamond is Unbreakable and I'm fucking loving every minute of it with Josuke. I'm just hoping to get my hands on the manga in the fucking far future. Because if what I heard is true, then we'll be getting hard covers of Stardust Crusaders, but I'll be getting the paper back ones too. I need to find a bookshelf...
You guys gotta tell me: What anime are YOU watching?! Tell me what it is and I'll check it out!
Anyway guys, that's all I got for now. I'm exhausted so I'm headed for bed... After I watch some anime, Power Rangers/Sentai, and binge watch DareDevil. GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE!