The Immortal of Zero
Chapter X: The Plot before the fall
That night, after they have checked in on a local inn of Albion, Kai sat up on his bed, frowning. He and Louise shared the room, as he doesn't trust Wardes sleeping alone with Louise, and Louise knew how protective her Familiar is. He then consults his weapons inside the Gate through Derflinger's connection.
'So, have you analyzed the aura of Wardes' Knights?' he thought.
'We have yet to identify the Knight's real forms. I do not know if it's the Gate's doing, or they have adapted on hiding their true aura, and planting a false one.' replied Alastor.
'How about we challenge these so-called "Knights". Even if someone could hide their true forms, they can't hide their fighting style.' added Nevan thoughtfully.
'That's right.. Nobody can hide their own fighting style, no matter who they impersonate. Why didn't I think of that?' Kai facepalmed.
'Apparently, you are too busy trying to avoid hearing from Wardes' so-called "Heroics"...Kami, that really gave me migranes... His voice actually got in here, he's more annoying that those damn scimitars!' snarled Alastor. 'Yamato-sama hasn't even began to speak, and that prick Viscount's monodroning pissed him off.'
'Wait, how can you know what Yamato is thinking? or even feeling for that matter?' the familiar raised an eyebrow.
'Easy. Even though Yamato-sama is the stoic type, his aura can change pressure and density, depending on his mood.' laughed Ifrit.
'Shut it, you perverted...' growled Artemis.
'Oh, come on! You know that's true!' grinned Ifrit. Cerberus gave a silent chuckle, as Alastor, Derflinger, the Demon Scimitars, and Pandora roared in laughter. Artemis was seething in anger.
'Calm down! All of you!' snapped Kai, silencing his weapons. 'Ifrit, you know how Artemis is! Stop teasing her!'
'Sorry Boss. Artemis is cute when she's flustered.' said Ifrit sheepishly. The other weapons, excluding Artemis, who blushed, were thinking along the lines of 'Ifrit's got a crush on Artemis?' and 'Never knew the fiery one was into girls.'. Kai facepalmed again.
"Kai?" the familiar seemed to have been diverted from his...err... meeting.
"Yes Mistress?" said Kai, smiling at her.
"Are you alright?"
"I am fine, Mistress.. I am contemplating on what is taking the prince from revealing himself to us?"
"I see.. So, what do you think of the Viscount and his Knights?" asked Louise. Kai seemed to be thinking with two thoughts.
'I can't tell her about my suspicions about that Wardes and his Knights, but I can't deny what they are wearing beneath inside their appearance. Even though they're exerting bad vibes, they also seemed to be teeming with skill beyond their years... well, except for Wardes, who seemed to be using his political influence rather than battle experience.' Kai thought.
"Well, except for his last performance the last time we met, Wardes seems to be holding the strength that can hold the kingdom together." If he can lie, he could lie well, because anyone who had experience with this things like this can't detect any lying in his voice. "The same with the Knights that he accompanies with. They only reveal their skills when the situation demands it." This time, he didn't lie, because he felt familiarity with the Knights, one that evoke intimidation and rage.
"Well, I'm glad that you both seemed to be in an understanding with each other." said Louise, relieved. She wouldn't allow a fight between her fiancé and her familiar. She knew that, even if Kai held back in a duel with Wardes or any of his Knights, it would end up an international incident in Albion, not to mention Kai would accidentally sink Albion to the ground... literally.
"If I may ask, Mistress... Viscount Wardes wants to challenge me into another spar, though he didn't say anything. Although not as a grudge, but he felt that I needed more training because of my position as your Familiar." said Kai, though in a half-lie. The whole truth is that Wardes still has a grudge against him, and was using this training as an alibi. "He also wanted his Knights to be trained by me, as he had admitted that I am better at swordsmanship." he added, this time lying through his teeth. He wanted to reveal the Knights' true identities before meeting Prince Wales, before anything bad happens.
"All right.. You have my permission to have a training duel with the Viscount." said Louise. Kai bowed, then left their room.
Viscount Wardes was having a VERY bad day.
He couldn't be with Louise because of one reason. Kai.
The familiar didn't want him OR his Knights near the third daughter of the Valliére Family because it's his duty... but he knew that it wasn't the only reason that Kai doesn't want him near her..
He knew about his intentions during the first time they met. He wasn't also enthusiastic when his master found out that...he...would be joining their mission to deliver some stupid letter to the Prince of Albion. So the master enlisted the help of three individuals; individuals that the master said to have powers rivaling the enigmatic familiar.
And now, Kai wishes to face him AND his knights into a spar.
If what his master had said is true, the only one Knight is on par with Kai. Throw is the two more, then it's farewell to the only problem to their plans. He grinned.
'So, if I accept his spar invitation, and he ended up facing all three of my 'Knights', then he's toast, and Louise will be under my control... A perfect plan!' he thought, smirking at the plan he thought of.
Even though he agreed to his invitation to a spar, he can't shake the feeling of doom emanating from the enigmatic familiar.
He just hoped that he would lived to see the day Tristain wiped off the map
"So, what do you think? Should you three challenge the Familiar?" said Wardes, looking at the three armored 'Knights' that accompanied them.
"Hah! As if this 'mysterious' Familiar is a threat to us three." scoffed one of them. This Knight had a red ponytail on the top of the helmet, and a strange blood-red pair of eyes behind the visor.
"Shut it! You should know better than to underestimate him! Do you remember what he did to us during the War of the Immortals?" snarled another one, this one a female voice. She had flowing light biege hair behind her helmet, and a sapphire blue glow from behind the visor.
"You mean that he killed our masters, who was serving the Immortal Emperor himself? OF COURSE I REMEMBER IDIOT!" roared the last Knight. This female Knight had pale green ponytail on her helmet.
"SILENCE! WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR SILLY SQUABBLES! If you would rage like immature children, take it out on that Familiar!" roared Wardes, at the three of them. Bad choice, as the Knight Captain was flung backwards, hitting a tree thanks to the red ponytailed 'Knight'.
"No. YOU LISTEN TO ME AND LISTEN WELL! We are only here for the deathstone! We are NOT your pawns in any way! Do you understand?" snarled the red ponytailed 'Knight', now wrapping his hand on Wardes' throat, threatening to break it to half. Wardes nodded frantically, trying to make it that he understood everything he just said.
"Good. Did he say where we would spar? Or did you mess THAT up as well?" grinned the Knight with the pale-green ponytail.
"N-n-n-no! He said that you will spar at the outskirts of the city. To p-prevent collateral damage. B-b-before sundown." whimpered Wardes.
"I see. Good work, Wardes. It seems you aren't so useless after all..." said the Knight with the light biege hair, as the Red-Ponytailed Knight beheaded the Viscount from behind. "...as fertilizer."
"Why did we join that organization again?" asked the pale green-ponytailed Knight, taking off the helmet. She had short Sapphire-blue hair, eyes that match the ponytail of her helmet. She also carried a weapon that looks the same as Kai's Dragonheart. Her name is Charisse Stardust, former Gunblader of the Ministry of Holy Magic, until she betrayed the Ministry because Kai had "betrayed" her and their friends.
"It's to kill the Deathstone." said the Knight with the red ponytail, before removing the helmet. He has fiery-red short hair, eyes like liquid blood, and a scar in both his cheeks. He carries a silver sword that looked like Alastor. His name is Timotheo Firestar, also former Gunblader of the Ministry. He was the one who killed Kai's foster parents under Ryu-Kai's orders.
"You know, this is gonna get boring. We needed that idiot to keep up the facade, but I guess He already knows who we really are." said the last Knight, removing her helmet with the blue pony-tail. Her name is Charissa Earthshaker-Firestar, also former Gunblader of the Ministry. She was the "brains" of the group after Kai defeated Ryu-Kai. "So how are we gonna fool that Louise brat about Wardes?"
"Simple. We don't. We will have to tell that pint-size brat that Wardes took off for something important. As for the dead man's master, the one who hired us, we'll tell him that Wardes has proved his usefulness to the very end after fighting Kai foolishly." grinned Timotheo darkly.
"Now THAT'S how you use that useless brain of yours, Timo-chan." sneered Charissa, teasing her husband in a fake loving tone.
"Are you saying I'm dumb, bitch!" roared Timotheo, his face red in anger and humiliation.
"Oh no.. You're not a dumb bastard... You're a dumb AND a brute bastard." cackled Charissa, which made Timotheo even furious.
"SILENCE! We don't have time to indulge petty squabbles like toddlers! We have a mission!" barked Charisse, which immediately shut them up.
'Soon, We will avenge the Immortal Emperor and have your head, Kai!'
A/N: Sorry for the delay. It is rather difficult to string the story together with the new characters.. I'm not talking about the dreams that Louise kept having, but the four characters, three of them associating with the evil organization. Please give me reviews to have your opinion. No flames, since I'm a novice to story-making stuff.