The Immortal of Zero

Chapter VI: Derflinger is what?

(A/N: Don't worry. I won't leave the Sword of Gandalfr out of the picture. *grins* He will just make a grand appearance with this one to the next chapter. I don't think he will like it though, considering that there are also talking weapons inside the Gate. I will feel pity for him though. *smiles evilly*)

"Holy Magic Ministry?" asked Kai, after a few moments. Holy Magic Ministry was the establishment his father created. He had become Minister for only a few months before the war against Ryu-Kai.

"Yes. There are other beings with me, and the one who looks like you called me Nate." said Louise, trying to remember her dream.

"You were witnessing my memories. From the day I left the Ministry." said Kai simply. "The one who said the name 'Nate' was my older brother, Darkwing."

"There was a bald Devil-"

"Marvolo Voldemort."

"-and the one who was chased by your brother-"

"Arthur Mundus."

"-and the one your brother got mad to for not attending-"

"My younger brother Blitzkrieg."

"-and about your father's condition-"

"My father Kaiser Deathstone, didn't see me off either." said Kai, with a finality in his tone. Louise looked down, ashamed that she brought up the subject, thinking it was a painful subject to him.

"I'm sorry. I must have brought up a depressing memory for you." said Louise, as she hung her head down.

"Don't be.. It's all in the past now." said Kai bluntly. 'She had witnessed my memories as though it were her own. I don't want her to witness what I had become during the fight with Ryu-Kai, even though there's nothing I could do about it.'"Anyway Mistress, do you have any idea what today would be? Because I was walking past hallways this morning, and I heard the student were excited than usual." he added, changing the subject.

"Huh?" Louise stared blankly at the window, then back at her familiar, comprehending the words he just said, then she remembered: The Day of the Void. "Oh crap! I forgot about today!" said Louise, as she tried to dress quickly, oblivious to the fact that Kai was still inside her room. "Today's the Day of the Void, and the Princess of Tristain is coming!"

"Then I will wait outside for you Mistress." bowed Kai, as he went out of the door.

After they were outside(Louise being in her mage uniform), they head towards the Academy gates, where a large crowd of students, were awaiting the arrival of their guest, excited. Soon, a Royal Carriage stopped by the Academy's gates, and the driver jumped off the front, before opening the door of his carriage. A young woman stepped off the transport, smiling at the students and the professors that went out of their way to greet her. She had short-purple hair, with a crown on top, signifying her status as royalty. She wears a white-long gown that can distinguish as a fairy tale princess, only with less vulnerability than the usual stereo-type ones he know off. Then Headmaster Osmond and Mr. Colbert accompanied her into the Academy, as the crowd of students dispersed.

"I couldn't help but notice, are you feeling alright Mistress?" said Kai finally, after a few moments of silence, as Louise stood rooted at the spot.

This snapped Louise out of her trance. "Who? Wha-? Where's the Princess?" she said, looking around, thinking that the Princess had already left, though the Royal Carriage was parked by the horse-shed, but she doesn't notice it being there.

"She had been accompanied by the Headmaster and Mr. Colbert inside the Academy, preferably the Headmaster's Office." said Kai.

"Then let's go back to our room." she said suddenly, but Kai notice the disappointment in her voice, before she left the grounds back to her room. Kai just stood there, contemplating what just happened.

'Mistress is feeling down. I wonder what could have done that to her? I remember her in a panic when she remembered that the Princess of Tristain was going to visit. She's even perked up as usual too. Could she have a connection with the Princess? Well, she is a member of the Valliére family, so it's no surprise that she could have a few royal friends.' thought Kai, frowning until he heard a voice in his head, much unlike his own. 'Well, you should comfort you master. You are her familiar after all.' Kai froze, then looks around, trying to find the source of the voice, much to his disappointment. "What was that?"he muttered to himself, before going back to his Mistress' room.

Later that night, Louise was sitting at the chair by the mirror, Kai was busy consulting a book about the History of Brimir, when all of a sudden, the door opened, and the last this both of them knew, Louise was hugged by a familiar person; the Princess of Tristan.

"It's been a while Louise Françoise!" The person said, moving towards the risen student and hugging her, leaving the cloak and hood to flutter to the floor. Kai, for his part, looked up to see the visitor. He knew if there are any hostile individuals approaching the room from 100 meters away. "Louise…Louise…" A second after that, Louise lightly pushed the princess to arm's length before kneeling before her.

"Your highness, you shouldn't come to such a low-class place."

"Please, there's no need for formality between us, Louise Françoise." Henrietta said. "We're friends."

"Your kind words are too much for me your highness." Louise said, holding a hand to her heart.

"Excuse me." Kai interrupted lightly, giving the princess a light bow. "You know the princess Louise?"

"Yes. I had the honor of being the royal playmate." Louise replied.

"Can't you just say we were childhood friends Louise?" Henrietta admonished. Her eyes were wet, and her hands clasped before her. "I've wanted to see you for so long Louise."

"Your Highness," Louise said concernedly, rising.

"I'm sorry." Henrietta wiped at her eyes. "Ever since my father died, I haven't had anyone I could speak with openly."

"You can speak with me any time, Your Highness." Louise offered.

"Thank you Louise...and who is this kind sir?" Henrietta gestured to Kai. "Your lover?"

"N-no he isn't?" Louise blushed a furious red.

"I am not." Kai said. "I am Louise's familiar. Kai Deathstone."

"Pleased to meet you, Sir Kai."

"Likewise, I'm sure."

The next day, Princess Henrietta have created a Modeling Contest for Masters and Familiars. She thought of this as a way to make the bond between the Master and Familiar go deeper, much to Louise's displeasure.

"Wh-why are w-we entering the c-c-c-contest?" spluttered Louise, as she was trying to struggle out of Kai's grip for the few minutes now, but Kai didn't let her go. "I know t-that the P-princess w-want us to b-bond, but is it n-n-neccesary to d-d-d-d-do it?"

"Mistress, the Princess made it obligatory for the Masters with Familiars to bond with each other." said Kai, looking away, still holding her arm to prevent her from escaping. "Even though it's neccesary, I don't like it either more than you do. I hate going on stage." he added, his head down.

'He doesn't like this either.' thought Louise, as she gave up trying to get away, much to her familiar's surprise. 'Maybe I can do this with him. He may be a great familiar, but he has his weakness.' "Then why don't we do this together? I'm sure we can pull this through." she smiled at him, which he blushed slightly.

"Err... thanks." said Kai, as he let go of her hand, when he felt that she wouldn't run anymore. He was intrigued by her sudden boost of confidence.

(A/N:I decided to skip most of the contest because it's such a pain to describe their looks in front of an audience, except for Louise and her Familiar.)

"Well, it's our turn." said Louise nervously, thinking that this was not a good idea after all. She was wearing a glittering light-blue gown, and a silver tiara with diamonds around it, though everything that she wore was hidden under a crimson hooded cloak.

"Nothing we can do about it now." sighed Kai, also wearing a hooded cloak. She didn't see what was her familiar wearing, because they had used separate tents to change their outfits.

Henrietta was excited to see that it's Louise's turn to take the stage, and sure enough, two hooded-cloaked individuals walking at the platform. The taller figure whispered something to the younger one, before that person took out a wand, the wind blew up from below them, and making their cloaks come off. Louise was mock-chanting, as though she was the one calling the wind, and her familiar, Kai had Zatetsuken in his hand in front of them, gesturing protecting his Mistress. What Henrietta was awed at was the fact of what they're wearing; Louise was wearing an exact light blue version replica of her Royal garments, complete with her Tiara, as Kai was wearing his black leather trench coat look, his silver-white hair glittering in the sun, and even though the mismatched eyes were back, he still looked perfect, even better when he made a face that indicate a grinning determination to protect Louise. The wind then died down, after Henrietta stood up, then applaud the stunning image before her. The Headmaster followed after her.

The next day, they had accompanied Princess Henrietta at the castle, intending to visit the Armory, contrary to Kai's request of enhancing the weaponry of the Royal Guard.

*Flashback*

"You have earned the right to name your prize, Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière." said Henrietta that night, back in Louise's room.

"N-n-no, your h-highness. I d-don't have the right to get anyt-thing from you. Y-your c-compliments are e-e-enough f-for me." stuttered Louise, crumbling under the presence of Henrietta. Even if they're childhood friends, that does not mean anything in status.

"How about you, Sir Kai? What would you request as a prize?" asked Henrietta, turning to the familiar, with a smile on her face.

"Could you invite me to your Castle Armory? I would like to enchant your weapons there." said Kai simply.

"But surely there is something that would interest you better than that." said Henrietta, but Kai shook his head.

"Your highness has already graced us with her presence twice. It is enough that I should return the favor." smiled Kai, making the young Princess and his Mistress blush at his warm smile.

*Flashback End*

"I still can't believe that he became your familiar Louise. For a moment back then, I though he was a member of the Royal Guard." whispered Henrietta to Louise, as they strode by the hallways of the Castle, with only Kai behind them both.

"He says that he's an Immortal Devil Knight." Louise whispered back. Henrietta gasped; not only that her friend's familiar is a human, he's like almost a living replica of Brimir's power himself. She swore that he's emanating power even if he's relaxed. Louise then began to tell what happened at the Academy, from the day of Louise's summoning of him, until the Princess' arrival to the Academy.

"Do you think you can make him be a member of my Royal Guard?" said Henrietta, after giving much though on the matter. But before Louise could say anything else, they had arrived at the Armory doors. The only thing they noticed out of place, is that they heard a voice from inside the Armory. And to make matters even weirder, it was the same voice Kai heard in his head before. 'Now, I'm going crazy... Is it just some coincidence?' he thought, as he opened the doors, because Henrietta looked too weak to open them. The voice went silent.

"Did you two just heard that voice earlier?" said Henrietta, and the two nodded in reply. "We should look for the person who owns that voice. He maybe had been trapped here." she added, as Kai went inside and looked around in the dark. The two girls couldn't go inside because of three reasons; One: Because the place was too dirty for ladies to come in; Two: Because it was too dark for them to see anyway; and Three: They're too scared that they might injure themselves.

Kai returned to them, bringing a rusty Bastard Sword with a guard near the hilt. It looked like it's mouth. "I didn't know that your family was into Artifacts, your Highness." he asked, as he examined the sword. "I sensed a magic aura in this sword."

"HEY! I have a name you know!" said the sword suddenly, using the guard as it's mouth. The two ladies jumped, and Kai almost dropped the sword in alarm. "Watch it!" flinched the sword.

"I apologize. I do not know such a magical sword like you existed in our Armory." said Henrietta, after both girls regain their posture.

"Well, I would have been freaked out by- Wait, is the one who holds me, by any chance, a Gandalfr?" said the sword, sensing Kai's aura, but the wielder stood silent, not replying his question.

"That's not important right now. You should introduce yourself by telling us your name!" snapped Louise.

"Whoa.. Easy there lady! I'm not that strong... at least not yet.. Anyway, the name's Derflinger. Derflinger the Spear. Nice to meet'cha." said the sword.

"But you don't looked like a spear." said Kai, frowning.

"What do ya mean...Ohhh... That bastard Brimir! He transformed me again! So, I'm now a sword now, like you said." said Derflinger hesitantly.

The three nodded in silence.

"AAAAARRRGH!"

(A/N: Poor Derflinger.. I added that the sword originally was a Spear during Brimir's time, before the Void Sorcerer morphed him into a sword without him knowing it. Maybe it's for the convenience of the first Gandalfr...)