Hey guys MT here!

I'm SOOOOOO sorry that I didn't get a chapter out last week. I was sick and barely managed to get out a chapter for my other series, which wasn't even a full chapter, and just decided to wait til I was better for this one.

I am releasing this chapter today and will be releasing another one of friday/saturday as per usual.

Anyways let me leave you guys alone and ENJOY!

Edited 11/5/14

Chapter 10

The next morning…

"Mnhhh…" groaned Louise as her eyes cracked open and burned in the morning sunlight. Louise flinched at the light but noticed that she was very stiff and couldn't move well. She pondered for a moment, still in a drowsy state, and remembered that she had saved Saito the day before from Toriyama and fell unconscious afterward.

It was then that she noticed soft breathing, sounding next to her. Louise struggled but managed to tilt her head to look in the direction of the sound, only to find Saito, hunched over on the bed, fast asleep.

He must have been here since I got hurt… thought Louise, a smile forming on her face at the sweet nature of her husband. She managed to stretch her hand out and caressed Saito's cheek.

"Saito," Louise managed to say, weakly. She was lacking in energy since she still had lost a lot of her blood. She had also noticed that she wasn't in pain but put it off as something Saito must have done.

Saito's body shifted at the sound of her voice and her light touch before she could see his eyes slowly crack open. Saito blinked a few times before his head lunged up to look at Louise. Saito smiled when he saw his wife looking at him and he immediately lunged at her to hug her.

"Louise…" said Saito as he smothered her.

"S…Sai…to," groaned Louise as she scrambled for air. As much as she loved his hugs, she wasn't planning on dying for one.

"Sorry," said Saito as he quickly got off of her. "How do you feel?"

"Tired…a bit sore…How did you defeat Toriyama?" asked Louise, curious about the fight and eager to prevent Saito from getting stressed over her health.

Saito stared at her after hearing her question and sat back down in his chair as he thought about how to reply. Louise stared at him a bit confused at his state but remained patient as she waited for his answer.

"I'm not sure," Saito finally said. "After you got hit, I completely lost it. I'm surprised I didn't kill him where he stood."

Louise stared at him, a bit surprised by his answer. "What…exactly happened?"

"My runes kind of glowed in this reddish tint and I started chanting in some language I wasn't sure about and I completely went crazy on him. I was just barely conscious enough to know what was going on but I have no idea where that power came from," explained Saito, a bit confused.

Louise continued to stare at him, still not comprehending what happened, but she smiled at him and managed to work up the energy to slide a hand onto one of his that was on the bed. Saito glanced up at her from his pondering position and stared into her eyes.

"Don't worry about it now. We'll get there, together, at some point," said Louise, still weakly but with as much heart as she could muster up. Saito paused for a second as he processed her words and then smiled at her. He grabbed her hand in his own and leaned over to kiss her, lightly.

"Thank you, my love," said Saito in a calm voice. Louise smiled at him, happy she could calm him down. "I'll go and tell the maids that you're awake. You should get some food and water in you. We're going back to Tristain today."

"Alright," Louise said as she watched him go. As soon as he closed the door, her smile faded as she became a bit lonely. Even though it would only be for a few minutes she didn't feel well and Saito helped her feel better. Louise's thoughts were interrupted as she heard the door creak open and noticed a head pop out from behind it.

"Mrs. Louise?" asked the chestnut-color haired girl.

"Come in," said Louise, a bit disappointed it wasn't Saito.

"Hello, Mrs. Louise. My name is Gwendolyn di Bellerose di Albion. I am your junior in Void magic, please take care of me," said Gwendolyn as she bowed.

"Oh, you are the new Void mage?" asked Louise, curiously. As she inspected Gwendolyn, she noticed her chestnut colored hair and light freckles which plagued her cheeks. Her hair was pulled back behind a bandana and neatly flowed down her back to the back of her knees. She wore a simple off-white blouse and dull red skirt which stretched down to her knees. She didn't wear a cape, surprisingly, which represented that she was a mage and noble. The thing that caught Louise's eye was Gwendolyn's beautiful eyes which gleamed in a sort of cyan and aquamarine combination. They glittered in the light and almost seemed to glow compared to the other colors that surrounded her.

"Yes, ma'am. I have been trained, here in Albion, by one of the late Pope's good friends who had experience in dealing with my kind of magic. He has been secretly training me since the late Pope's death but I am still far from being good at it," explained Gwendolyn, sheepishly.

"Did you heal me, by any chance?" asked Louise, not able to ask too many questions in succession due to her exhaustion.

"Y-Yes, ma'am," said Gwendolyn, a bit embarrassed.

"I think you did very well. I have almost no soreness. Good job Gwendolyn," said Louise, happily. Gwendolyn blushed, violently, at the compliment and Louise chuckled, lightly. "Can I call you Gwen? Gwendolyn is a bit of a mouth full."

"W-Why yes, Mrs. Louise. You can call me whatever is easiest," said Gwen a bit surprised by the attempt at familiarity.

"Good, then you can just call me Louise. You are around 17 or 18, right? There's no reason to be so formal," said Louise, a bit more relaxed than her normal self.

"I-I'm 18 as of last week. Also, t-thank you for letting me be familiar," said Gwen, still nervous. Saito and two maids came in with a cart of food and drinks for Louise and himself.

"Getting to know your senior, Gwen?" asked Saito after noticing her presence.

"Y-Yes, Saito," said Gwen, while blushing. Louise frowned at their obvious closeness and noticed the look Gwen gave Saito. Her thoughts were dashed, though, as Saito presented her with scrambled eggs and porridge for her to eat. Being drained of blood and not eating for almost half a day can leave a girl famished. She immediately worked up what strength she had to begin eating and gulped down some water and juice to moisten her dry throat.

"Saito, did I ever mention that I loved you?" said Louise with much more energy than before. Saito smirked and kissed her on the forehead before pulling out a plate for himself, which contained bread with some butter, eggs, and ham. Gwen and the maids wandered out afterward, the maids to get back to work and Gwen because of the awkwardness she felt hearing Louise so blatantly tell Saito she loved her.

"Mr. Chairman, we just discovered what the writing in the book is!" shouted one of the researchers in Rivendell's main library. The Chairman of the library, and the overweight council member who Louise and Saito met, flew over to the researcher.

"What have you discovered?!" shouted the Chairman in surprise.

"It seems to be a language used by a race in the far east. We can send a group over to try and contact one of their own to assist us," said the researcher.

"What kind of people are they, son?" asked the Chairman.

"They are the Valkyrie of the east. The great magical race who were said to be the third race allied with Brimir," said the researcher.

"The three great races…the humans, whom Brimir was one of, the Dwarves of the far north, and the Valkyrie who were exiled to the far east not long after his murder," said the Chairman as he pondered the thoughts. "Is it possible to gain a contact?"

"Yes, sir. We can send a ship their way, immediately. They have not been hostile to us over the millennia so we assume that they would not be unwilling to come and assist us," said the researcher. The Chairman nodded and the researcher was out the door in seconds.

Seems the mystery will be uncovered soon, thought the Chairman while he wore a serious look.

The Great Brimir, he who was forced out of his homeland after its takeover by elves. Then there were the three great races, who challenged the elven supremacy. They were: the Dwarves of the far north, the greatest smiths in the world and the most intelligent of the races in doing work without magic, their technology far superior than any others; the humans who were capable of wielding a wide variety of magic which included that of the four elements, fire, water, wind, and earth, their ingenuity and quick thinking made them formidable against others; and the Valkyrie of the far east, the race with the greatest magical understanding of any race, they are said to be heavenly beings because of their flawless use of magic and their seemingly endless supplies of magical energy, none surpass the Valkyrie in magical understanding, usage, and technology. When the Great Brimir was murdered by his familiar, Sasha, the three great races split apart. The elves were pushed out of the homeland of the Great Brimir and the humans settled there and founded Tristain, Albion, and Gallia, among others. The Dwarves chose to move far up into the frozen mountains of the north where ores and stone were plentiful for their smithing. The Valkyrie, though, were cast out by the humans to the lands beyond even the elven lands. The humans disliked the winged creatures because of their high attunement to magic which was very similar to the elves.

It has been some millennia since the Valkyrie have interacted with the humans or Dwarves but they are still known to exist and have probably created some of the greatest magical technology in history.

Julio set down the book he was reading which was written nearly two thousand years ago. He had a deep frown and a disconcerted look on his face as he processed what he had just read.

"Hmm…" Julio said as he thought about it. He knew that there was no such thing as teleportation magic between the elves or humans so he tried looking towards other races. He knew that it couldn't be the Dwarves due to their lack of magical prowess. The fairies and nymphs are peaceful races and have had relatively good relations with the humans. There was only one option left, and that was the Valkyrie.

"Sir?" asked one of the servants after he noticed the disconcerted look on Julio's face.

"Aelius, get me a hold of Henrietta and the headmaster of the Magic Academy," said Julio, sternly. I hope I'm just over thinking this, thought Julio as his servant ran out.

So? How did you guys like the ending?

I know this was a bit short but I tried to end it nicely with a little story I came up with.

I hope you guys like my story so far and please feel free to let me know about anything you think I should change to conform to the manga a bit more.

Anyways until next time...byeeee :D