Hey guys MT here

Sorry I'm a bit late with the new chapter. My schedule got a bit clogged up because I went to a technology convention on Friday. It was amazing.

Anyways this chapter may be relatively strange because I wrote this chapter during 4 different sittings so the flow got really messed up

Moving on, ENJOY!

UPDATED 8/5/15

Chapter 14

The next day…

"FIREBALL!" shouted Louise as she shot out a soccer ball sized fireball from her wand. The group watching applauded Louise's achievement before she waved them to go quiet again. Louise began to chant her Explosion spell and after she finished she opened her eyes. "EXPLOSION!"

A normal sized explosion blew up a nearby boulder. Everyone applauded again, with surprised looks on their faces at Louise's achievement to not only be able to use fire magic, but to be able to freely switch between Void and a nature element in such a short time.

"Louise, that's amazing, you can already go between elements in such a short time of training," said Tiffa, overly excited by her senior's progress. Gwen was also in the background, admiring her senior's amazing progress. Considering Gwen had only recently gotten a hold on her Void magic she wasn't very confident in being able to branch out any time soon.

"Well, as a member of the Vallière family I have to show my worth as a noble. On top of that I wanted to learn the spell that has tortured me since I was a first year," said Louise, at first puffing out her chest in pride and then sighing in relief as her torment was finally over.

"Louise, if you're going to start with fire-element spells, I could help you out," said Kirche while twirling a strand of her hair with her finger.

"I don't know…I still don't like your dirty Zerbst descent. All I need is for you to try and steal my husband," said Louise, a bit of annoyance in her tone, before she clung to Saito's arm. Saito broke out into a blush, still not used to the prospect of hearing Louise call him her husband.

"Oh please! Why would I steal Saito when I have my Jean?" said Kirche before clinging to Mr. Colbert who was standing, idly, next to her. Mr. Colbert became a bit flustered by her sudden closeness but accepted it much more willingly than prior.

"Hmmm…" said Louise, doubting Kirche's trustworthiness. "Alright."

"Yay!" shouted Kirche in excitement.

Everyone laughed a bit at her reaction and proceeded to start up several conversations. In the midst of the chaotic chattering, Gwen managed to pull Saito away for a word.

After the two were far enough from the crowd, Gwen turned around and let go of Saito.

"Saito, you have been with Louise for a long time, am I correct?" asked Gwen, a bit of nervousness in her voice.

"Yeah, getting close to 3 years now. Why?" asked Saito, curiously. He watched Gwen writhe about in nervous way as she struggled in finding words.

"U-Umm…well if you have been watching Louise practice with her Void all this time, could you…maybe…help me train? Alone?" said Gwen, hopeful eyes looking at Saito.

Saito's heart was pierced, easily, by such innocent and adorable eyes and he immediately became a bit nervous.

"S-Sure, I mean I can't help you as well as Louise but I know enough to get you along," said Saito, uncomfortably, as he rubbed the back of his neck. Gwen's face brightened up at his acceptance and she immediately threw herself on him in a hug.

"Oh thank you, Saito! Thank you so much!" shouted Gwen, excitedly. Saito, meanwhile, was extremely flustered by the hug and could feel Gwen's healthy bosom pressed against him.

"Sai~to~" said a demonic singing voice. A shiver ran up Saito's spine and he jumped in place. Gwen released her grip on him before he turned around. He found a demonic Louise, flames and lightning erupting behind her. She was tapping one end of her wand in the open palm of her left hand and facing his direction with a twitching eye.

"L-Louise, my love, is s-something wrong?" said Saito, innocently, and shivering in fear.

"I-I thought w-w-we were done with you being an u-u-unfaithful dog?" stuttered Louise. Saito could almost feel the tension in the air. It was almost tangible. Even Gwen was beginning to drift from the two tense lovers.

"Louise?" said Saito, nervously. Louise faced Saito, a vein popping out of her temple. "Honey?"

"EXPLOSION!" shouted Louise and Saito immediately cringed in fear as he prepared for the explosion. After a couple seconds he looked up at Louise, confused by the lack of his being blown up. Louise was standing with her wand pointed at him with a devious grin on her face.

"W-Wha-?" said Saito, completely confused by his situation.

"Heeheeheehee! You should have seen the look on your face!" shouted Louise as she laughed, loudly. Saito wasn't sure if he should be happy that he wasn't blown up or scared that his wife may have lost her mind. "I'm sorry…I'm sorry. I wasn't planning on blowing you up because I heard her asking you for help, but I wanted to see your face when you were scared like that."

Saito sighed in annoyance and rose up to his feet. By now Gwen was already long gone and the young lovers were all alone.

"Not cool, Louise," said Saito with an annoyed tone. He glared at Louise who looked at him innocently. She noticed his glare, which made her uncomfortable, and, after confirming they were alone, she ran over to him and hugged him tightly.

"Oh come on, Saito. I just wanted to mess around with you a bit," said Louise, innocently. This is so out of character for her, thought Saito to himself as he looked at her with an arced brow. Louise continued to look at Saito with an innocent look which melted Saito's heart and he wrapped his arms around her.

"Just don't do it again," said Saito before he kissed Louise, lightly.

"I love you, Saito," said Louise, lovingly, after they broke their kiss. She kissed Saito again and then they broke once more.

"Love you, too, Louise," said Saito before they kissed again. It seemed that today may have been a repeat of yesterday's make out session…or not.

"Saito! Come on we're gonna have a drink to celebrate!" shouted Guiche as he walked over. He walked around the corner of the building and found the two in the midst of a make out session. "Ah! I'm so sorry!"

Guiche blushed and began to leave before Louise called out.

"Wait! It's not what you think!" shouted Louise, thoroughly embarrassed.

"A-Are you sure?" asked Guiche, still flustered from seeing the two.

"Y-Yeah, anyways you said a drink?" said Saito, trying to distract Guiche.

"Ah, yes! We were going to drink in the warehouse to celebrate your and Louise's progress," said Guiche, the previous dilemma forgotten.

"Let's go, then," said Louise, also eager to forget the previous dilemma.

"My Lord, are you sure it's alright for you to inform the people about Stradinir's death?" asked Toriyama, curiously. He and Lord Ivarod were on their way to the balcony of the castle which overlooked the courtyard. Ivarod had called for the Valkyrie to come to the palace for an announcement.

"Why of course. I plan on using this dilemma to strengthen the resolve of the people so that we can finally begin the campaign," said Ivarod, a sly grin on his face. Toriyama paused as he processed the words and a grin formed on his face, as well.

"My Lord is quite devious, though that is probably why I have given you my loyalty," said Toriyama, slyly, as the two turned the corner, nearing the balcony.

"Hahaha, you praise me, but in truth if you had not informed me of Stradinir's disappearance I would have never known he had gone to the human's land," said Ivarod, cheerfully, obviously relishing in the murder he had committed.

"Lord Ivarod!"

"Our King!"

"Ah, seems we are already nearing the balcony. I can hear the cheers of your people," said Toriyama, his grin faded as his face grew serious. "Shall I wait inside so as not to draw attention?"

"No," said Ivarod, calmly, drawing a confused and surprised look from Toriyama. "The people know of my abilities as a Void Mage and I believe it is time for them to learn about my familiar."

Ivarod cracked a grin at Toriyama and it was returned. Before they walked out of the balcony, Toriyama stopped, causing Ivarod to stop as well.

"Thank you, my Lord, for allowing myself to be known and protected in this country," said Toriyama as he kneeled down in front of Ivarod. Ivarod smiled at him with a heartfelt smile and put a hand on his shoulder, causing Toriyama to look up at him.

"My child, you are like a son to me. I have raised you for many years and I am very proud of you. May you continue to serve me as you have until now," said Ivarod, happily. Toriyama's eyes became glassy at the heartfelt comment and he rubbed his eyes in embarrassment. "Now rise, and let us greet the people."

Toriyama nodded before he rose and the two walked outside. The light nearly blinded them both as they walked from the dim hallway into the bright sunlight. The two walked to the end of the balcony and a roar of cheers could be heard from down below. A ridiculous number of Valkyrie stood on the ground below, and some may believe it neared a million.

"Lord Ivarod!"

"Long live the king!"

Ivarod's smile faded and he put up a hand signifying silence. The crowd's cheers died down into silence as they, eagerly, prepared for their king's words. Ivarod attached a device to his neck which had a glowing half-sphere shape on a leather strap. He twisted it and looked out onto the crowd before taking a deep breath.

"My people!" shouted Ivarod, his voice booming to a level inconceivable of a normal person's voice. The device was some sort of amplifier that used wind magic to increase the volume of his voice. "I have called you all here for three reasons! One, is to announce the death of our greatest scholar and the brother of the king passed, Stradinir the Third!"

Gasps could be heard and the crowd began to gossip amongst themselves as to the cause of his death. Valkyrie could live to almost 300 years old and Stradinir had only been around 237.

"Now, you may be wondering what could have happened to him, and I will tell you! Stradinir was murdered! He was called by the humans who tricked him into thinking they had some valuable knowledge to exchange with him. He chose to ignore the laws about going to the human's realm and they murdered him, in cold blood, while he was there," said Ivarod. Anger began to erupt from the crowd, their hate for the humans growing larger than it had already been. "I have discovered this information due to the fact that my familiar found that Stradinir had gone missing. Yes, my familiar," Stradinir pointed to Toriyama. "He is a human who I found when he was a small child. His family was dead and he had a strong hate for people in his heart. Once I became a Void mage, I made him my familiar and he has assisted me in performing small scale attacks on the human's strongest."

The people's anger had diminished when Ivarod began to speak again and it spiked when they heard that Toriyama was a human. They were about to jump at the young man before Ivarod continued. By the end of the explanation, the Valkyrie were much calmer about Toriyama, some even respected him for what he had done.

"Now, my citizens! I have gone through two of my three topics. The attack the humans performed on one of the royal family was a heinous act. The third topic of this meeting is this: war! The humans have not only kept us from their lands for nearly seven thousand years, but now they have murdered one of the royal family. Their crimes shall not go unpunished! We will wipe out the humans and take the land that the Great Brimir had bestowed upon us prior to his death!"

A roar of cheers erupted from the crowd. The volume was enough to shatter your eardrums and Ivarod and Toriyama stood on the balcony with enormous grins.

"NOW MY CITIZENS! GO AND PREPARE FOR THE IMMINENT WAR!" shouted Ivarod over the crowds cheers.

"Soon it will all be mine!" said Ivarod to himself, Toriyama standing behind him with a devilish grin.

So? I was really happy with how the Ivarod part came out. I really wanted to catch the energy as they moved towards war.

Essentially, though, the war won't be happening for quite a few chapters as I have to build up some other things and tie up loose ends.

I hope you guys liked this chapter and please REVIEW so that I can fix any mistakes or add anything.

Anyways, until next time...byeee :D