Aegina Union Episode One: The Valkyrie Bearing Hope
Disclaimer: I do not own Yggdra Union
"Attacking the innocent humans were our greatest mistake, one that would lead to the downfall of the Embellia Kingdom. When we received words that the transmigragem, our only source of reincarnation, was stolen, rage blinded us from seeing the absurdity of the rumor that human blood would bring it back... I was there when we attacked the closest human village we could find...the young, the old, I helped to kill them all...
Our retribution came when the Royal Army arrived under the banner of previously-princess Yggdra Yuril Artwaltz. They demanded answers of our genocide. We fought them but were no might against the bearer of the holy sword. They fought all the way to the Elise, our water capital. There, failed to persuade Queen Emelone from stopping the mad undines, they struck her down. With our Queen gone, the Embellia Kingdom collapsed. The united society of Undine was over.
Hate Queen Yggdra? How could I? These hands of mine were tainted with blood of innocent human. She did what was best for her people massacred by my kin. It was out of her mercy that my kin can still live, why I am still here to remember the days of Embellia Kingdom.
Death was never a question to us undines. When we die we reincarnate. Now that the transmigragem gone, it's most likely that I will fall to this 'Hell' that the humans talk about. Whatever happens, I will accept the punishment that awaits me there.
An undine survivor from the Fall of Embellia. She was taken in by the Royal Army to form the undine forces in the Royal Army's rank.
-WE'LL NEVER FIGHT ALONE-
Hope seemed thin for Aegina and Milanor when they clashed with Fantasinia's Royal Guard led by Russell the Astral Fencer. However the arrival of Imperial Assassin Elena helped to shake the two off the Royal Guards' pursuit. Now joined as a force of three, they planned to ride all the way to East Orlando where they would be able to join up with other imperial assassins and milita.
To reach East Orlando the trio would have to go around the Orlando Lake. When Milanor suggested to rest by the lakeside, little did he know that old grudge awaits him and the holy sword bearer there.
Chapter 4: Old and New Ties.
"...gina."
"... ..."
"...egina."
"... ..."
"Aegina!"
"Who's there!?" Aegina jolted awake as her combat instinct kicked in. She swung the Gran Centurio around in a wide arc that would incapacitate anyone who dared to sneak up on her from behind.
"Woah! Cut in out Aegina!" Milanor shouted after he ducked and rolled out of the sword's reach. Aegina's eyes widened when she realized her mistake and tried to apologize. Tried, her wavered concentration and weak foot work led the Gran Centurio to spin her around instead, her mind barely registered what happened before she crashed, face planted on to the embrace of mother Earth.
"Aegina! Are you alright!?" Elena asked in concern but at a distance. She do not want to suffer the same misfortune as Milanor did after all.
"...Earth to Aegina. Are you alright?" Milanor got up and crouched over Aegina's still body. He poked her cheeks, checking if she's still alive.
It took a few seconds but Milanor finally got her response. "... .. ..Stop that...". Aegina glared. Again tried to glare anyway, her eyes lacked the intensity they needed and looked as though she was whimpering instead.
A pang of guilt hit Milanor in the face. He had been oblivious to the fact that Aegina has been running for her life for a few days straight. The earlier fight with Russell and the Royal Guards must have drained her of her already little remaining energy. He doubted that Aegina would be able to continue on at this rate.
"Aegina. Why don't we camp for tonight? It's another day's journey to East Orlando. We should replenish our energy before we meet up with Inzaghi."
"We don't have the luxury of time for that! I need to gather more allies, unite the remaining Imperial forces and retake Flarewerk. There is so many things to do and time is running out!"
"The only thing that is running out is your energy. You could barely walk straight just now. You are in no condition to push yourself anymore."
"You seems to forget who is the leader here, thief. We march to East Orlando by tonight, that is final!"
Aegina held the Gran Centurio by her side and shouted her order. Her eyes burnt with such intimidation that would have cowered any troops to follow her orders obediently. Elena was preparing to continued the journey but Milanor did not budge.
"Milanor. I told you to-"
She should have been able to see the kick coming. However her strained mind could barely process Milanor's action before she felt the force forcing the air out of her. Another second later Milanor's hands were on her Gran Centurio, seeking to pry it away from her.
"Don't you-"
The moment the holy sword left her grasp, her mind snapped and her conscious drowned into the darkness.
The moment he snatched the Gran Centurio away from Aegina, the Valkyrie passed out like a doll without a puppet master and hit the ground. Elena quickly picked her up in concern, checking for all possible symptoms that caused her to suddenly faint.
Milanor clutched the holy sword with both hands and threw it to the side in disdain. He should have known that the cursed sword has been pushing Aegina to her limit. He should have followed his original plan and threw it down Bronquia's volcano to end its cursed existence for good. Just what made him gave it to Aegina...
"... ...Angel damned Nessiah planned this...didn't he?" Milanor cursed under his breath. He should have known it would not be that easy to get rid of the sword and solve the problem.
"Milanor-sama? Aegina is not waking up."
"She is just that tired. Let her sleep. This clearing is a good place to camp, its right beside the lake too. We will camp here until Aegina wakes up."
Milanor came up to the girls and placed his bag underneath Aegina's head to cushion it. This was the least he could do for her.
"The sun is setting soon. Elena, can you go to the forest and find us some wood to burn for the night? I will stand watch here."
"No problem Milanor-sama."
Elena nodded and faded like a whirlwind into the forest. How Elena does the disappear trick Milanor would never figure it out. He could only conclude that Imperial Assassins were just that awesome.
And I got myself a fanclub full of them. Fate can be amusing sometimes.
Milanor chuckled. Even if its for his own aim, he was glad that he rescued the girls. They maybe the only good thing that happened to him after he left the Royal Army.
Well...there's this girl too...
Milanor crouched over Aegina's unconscious body and stared at her face. He just met Aegina so this was the first time he could see her face up close without being distracted. For a few seconds, he just stared.
Then he played with her hair, his finger coiled a lock of her golden blond hair. He remembered, he used to toy with Yggdra like this. She would blush and chastise him about the proper esquite to treat royalty. He would then ruffled her hair instead and ran, with an angry but laughing Yggdra chasing behind.
Those were the precarious days, a slice of life between an innocent princess and mischievous thief. However it all came to an end when she took up the holy sword.
"Justice lies with the Holy Sword."
His hand clenched into a fist at the echo of the line in his head. He took the Gran Centurio away from Yggdra and ended up giving to her sister instead. Was this really the right thing to do?
Milanor sighed. He probably does not want to admit it as a mistake. However the deed was done and he has to see it through until the end. He got up, he should probably start preparing the camp soon.
When he got up to his full height, he found a pair of distrusting purple eyes staring at him. They were Elena's and she does not look pleased with what she found.
"Milanor-sama, I was just gone for a moment and what do I find when I return? Milanor-sama assaulting the unconscious Aegina. It seems that I have greatly overestimated your self-control."
"Elena!? Since when did you come back!?"
"From when you are playing with Aegina's hair. Maybe I should tell Aegina what happened when she woke up."
"She would kill me. Please spare me that."
Milanor has his head down in shame and put his hands up in surrender, that earned him a chuckle from Elena.
Milanor sighed a brief of relief and chuckled too. Elena's joke seemed to easily released the tension boiled up inside him. He was grateful to her for that.
"Do you feel better now, Milanor-sama?"
"Eh?"
When he looked up, Elena was smiling at him softly. There was no teasing playfulness behind it, just care and concern.
"You looked so conflicted when you stared at Aegina. Something was on your mind, wasn't it?"
"...Are Imperial Assassins suppose to be able to read minds?"
"No, but I would fail as a servant if I can't even read my lord's after all."
Elena said while doing a mocking bow, all the while keeping her gentle smile at him.
Milanor has his hand up to his face, he could not take this much more.
"Milanor-sama, are you blushing?"
"Don't get full of yourself because you caught me at a bad timing! Set up the fire already!"
"Roger that~"
Milanor watched Elena skipping away through an opened gap from his fingers and chuckled. He was lucky to have someone like Elena with him.
He then stared at the sleeping Valkyrie, he took off his cloak and put it on her. With a peaceful mind he joined Elena to start the fire and the first rest he had since a long time.
When Aegina opened her eyes, her first thought was the world was really a beautiful place.
The night sky filled with endless stars that stretched out throughout the horizons. At its center was the moon, glowing the brightest but not outshining its sparkling companions. She was not as artistic as her twin sister Luciana but even she could appreciate night's beauty after going through so much chaos. She would have continued to admire the night if not for that her face felt funny, ticklish even.
Her eyes went down and saw a cloak over her. In fact, it was a very familiar cloak. Not many people have this kind of furry cloak after all.
She slowly got up with the cloak in her hands and looked around. Her memory was fuzzy but recognized that this was where she last lost her conscious. There was an extinguished fire pit in the middle of the clearing. At its side were her two asleep companions, where Elena had fallen asleep on Milanor's shoulder.
Aegina chuckled, it was a cute scene to see a thief and Imperial Assassin snuggling together.
"Glad to see you are awake."
Milanor then opened his eyes and waved at her. He wanted to get up but stopped after realizing he was bounded by his little assassin. He sighed and gave up, remained on the ground.
"Milanor? Aren't you asleep?"
"Just closing my eyes, someone have to keep watch over the night after all."
"Are you sure the reason you are not asleep is not because you have a cute underaged girl snuggling up to you?"
"Okay, now you are making me sounds like a lolicon pervert."
"I can't see how is that far from the truth. You have a harem of underage loli assassins after all."
"... ...Please stop it Aegina, you are starting to make me feel scared-Eep!"
Milanor tensed up when Elena abruptedly shifted and snuggled closer to him, her head fully on his shoulders and her hands loosely wrapped around his left arm. Aegina had to clamp her hand over her mouth to stop her laughter from spilling out.
"You know, I would appreciate it a lot if you would help get Elena off me."
"Why should I? She looked like she was having the best sleep she ever had. Of course, I am not complaining about being put to sleep with a kick. I am not complaining at all."
Milanor could not help but look away guiltily under Aegina's piercing glare. Milanor was the first to break the few seconds of silence.
"I am sorry about kicking you to sleep."
"... ..."
Aegina's gaze softened and she sighed. She could not bring herself to berate Milanor any further, not when she remembered how mean and off she was at that time.
"...I am sorry for shouting orders too. I don't really know what's wrong with myself back then."
"... ...It must be stress that made you agitated. You feel a lot better now, don't you?"
"True, I feel refreshed after a sleep...But I feel that I am lacking something... like something is missing..."
"... ...If its the holy sword you are looking for, its over there."
"Oh that's it! Thanks Milanor."
Aegina skipped over to where she slept and picked up the Gran Centurio. The Gran Centurio felt right in her hands, like a part of her. With it she felt complete.
"I am going to go wash my face by the lake. You should sleep, I will take over you when I come back."
"...Well, it has been a tiring day. I will do just that."
Milanor smiled softly before he nodded off. If Nessiah was here, she would have paid him to use his 'ka-me-ra' magic to paint the picture of Milanor and Elena sleeping together. She might receive a bounty on her head by the thief and an Imperial Assassin but it would be worth it.
Their camp was a small walk away from the Orlando Lake, a short distance which provided quick access to water and enough camouflage to avoid being spotted easily from across the lake. Aegina kneeled by the lake and scooped up the water to splash at her face. She needed that cooling sensation to refresh her face and mind. If it was a warmer day she would have gave in to the temptation for a quick wash up.
She splashed the water on to her face again. Her mind jolted at the freezing touch and warned her that no matter how much she would die for one, a very cold bath was not a good idea.
...Just a quick one?
You will get sick.
Fine! Just the legs then!
...Acceptable compromise.
Aegina took of her boots and socks while humming and hesitantly dipped her pair of exposed legs into the water. A stream of chilling twitches vibrated across her from her toes to her head. She winced at first but her face slowly relaxed. Her legs submerged into the water, refreshing them from the stains of oil and blood over it.
Aegina leaned back and let her eyes feasted on the starry night above. She should really do this more, submerging her legs in the water while enjoying the luminous scenery above. It created a peace of mind. Next time she should bring Milanor and Elena too. Oh! When she broke out Luciana, she would bring her back to the hot spring again! It would be wonderful.
A sense of dread seemingly crushed down upon Aegina,cleared her mind of any entertaining thoughts before her hands reached for the Gran Centurio and she leapt out of the lake. Her body had reacted faster than her mind could comprehend but it saved her life.
Diamond Dust
"O Queen Sisdina please uphold the ancient pact..
Seal mine's enemy's fate with ice!"
A pillar of ice struck right before Aegina and froze the entire lake into ice. Had she not retreated back on to land, she would be stuck with her legs frozen or worse, a swift death by the pillar of ice.
"Who's there! Show yourself!"
Aegina brandished the Gran Centurio and stood her ground. She had been expecting some sort of assassin since it was night. However a silhouette emerged and approached her from the frozen lake. An assassin would not have approached her upfront even if the first attempt failed. Also, assassins have a pair of nimble legs than one piece of fish tail.
It was when the silhouette came into view that Aegina could confirm her suspicion of an undine enemy. The Undine has a purple tied up ponytail and red eyes, she donned a light silver undine armor and held an azure trident by her side. Aegina noted that the undine has the eyes of a warrior, one who had seen her fair share of battles. She was going up against a seasoned veteran, she could not let her guard down.
"My name is Ishiene, an Undine of Kingdom Embellia! I have come for your head, prepare yourself!"
The Undine charged, Aegina held her ground on land and waited to meet her head on.
In a speed seemingly impossible for undine without legs, the undine managed to speed across the ice and struck with the trident. Aegina almost bit her tongue as she hastily parried the trident, barely escaped a fatal strike.
The attack did not stop there. The Undine abused its weapon's length and unleashed a barrage of precise stabs towards her. Each strike left a streak of azure behind before another filled in. The speed and power behind the Undine's strikes amazed Aegina. She has never seen any other trident or lance users who could rival the Undine in such skill and strength. She would not have doubt her defeat if the Undine has the water terrain advantage.
However the Undine does not have it. Furthermore Aegina was the twin Valkyrie of Bronquia, she was an ace herself. Even if she was in a disadvantage over weaponry, she would not back away from a worthy fight like this.
While the Undine's skills in trident were amazing, it however served to make Aegina's sword dance more impressive. In the face of the fatal Trident barrage, the Gran Centurio danced. The Great Holy Sword parried all strikes and kept accelerating to match up the Trident's pace. With skillful wielding, the Great Sword became a shield which protects her from anything that dared to harm her. Aegina was thrilled. This was the first time she went all out against an opponent with the Gran Centurio. The Holy Sword seemed to have a merged will with her own, she could feel herself synchronised with it. She and the Gran Centurio moved as one, parrying all strikes away and awaited for an opening to strike.
"Aegina! Are you alright!?"
Milanor emerged with his Silver Moon in full glory along with Elena behind. The Undine's eyes lit up in surprise and her Trident slowed down. That was all the opportunity she needed.
A loud bang like the sound of an explosion shook the area. The Undine was stunned for a second but she knew the duel was over.
The full might of the Gran Centurio had blown the unexpected Undine's trident away. Aegina then has her sword leveled at the Undine's neck. Weaponless and with a sword at her neck, the Undine closed her eyes in defeat and in acceptance for her inevitable end.
"... ...Utmost impressive. It had been an honorable experience to fight with a skilled undine of your caliber."
Ishiene hesitantly opened her eyes. To her surprise the sword was not by her neck anymore. It now rest at its master's side. Hatred that once clouded her mind cleared up and she looked at the holy sword bearer closely face to face. The blonde girl was smiling nonchalantly at her. It was the very same face that was stained with her Queen's blood when she struck her down. It was the same face she swore that she would never forget and have her Queen's vengeance...
...Huh?
Wait a minute!
This is wrong!?
"You... You are not Queen Yggdra!"
Ishiene's eyes widened up in horror and pointed at Aegina with a finger in accusation.
Aegina had a clueless face. She never had someone calling her Yggdra or even looked alike to Yggdra before. Most people just mistook her as Luciana at times...okay admittedly a lot when they are not in their respective armor.
"Yeah, I am not Queen Yggdra. I am Aegina, the Twin Valkyrie of Bronquia."
"But! But!? Yellow hair! Blue eyes! Most importantly the Holy Sword!"
"... ...My look with hers are just a coincidence!"
Aegina lied. As far as she's concerned though, she never consider Yggdra as a sister.
"Then why do you have the Gran Centurio!? It's Fantasinia's Holy Sword!"
"...I can't tell you how I get it."
She settled for a simple answer. It was not as though she could just tell everyone that Milanor stole it.
The Undine took in her mistake and her disbelief slowly left her face. When her confusion was gone, she became aggressive and glared at Aegina in spite.
"... ...Even if I did mistake your identity, I tried to kill you. Why haven't you beheaded me yet? Are you showing mercy? Or is it that you just want to mock me like the filthy human you are? I rather you execute me here right now than hear your boasting bullshit!"
The Undine shouted hostilely with sharp eyes challenging Aegina to end her. At the sides, Milanor readied his silver moon and Elena aimed her crossbow at her aggressive outbreak.
"Who's the one spouting bullshit here!? Do you really seek to die here, in the middle of nowhere without achieving anything!?"
Aegina raised her voice and swung the Gran Centurio straight for the Undine's neck. The strike should have guaranteed a clean execution.
However in contrast to what the Undine said before, she dodged the Gran Centurio at the last moment. The sword swirled over her head. She held out her arms against the ground before her head hit it. She then lifted up her head, realizing what she had instinctively done.
That was not supposed to happen.
She was not supposed to dodge.
She was supposed to die
She was supposed to be slain by the same sword that took her Queen's life. Her failure to protect and avenge her Queen demanded it.
Then why!?...just why did she dodge!? She has not only failed the Queen! She shamed herself! She betrayed herself! She failed herself!
Still kneeled on the ground, her shaking hand went for the small knife hanging by her waist belt. She has no right to be even killed by the Holy Sword anymore. She should just end herself now.
A firm hand caught hers and stopped her from reaching for her knife. Aegina kneeled before her. Ishiene could see her own reflection in Aegina's pupils. A weak, disgraced undine who should be dead.
Then, she saw Aegina's lips moved.
"When you attacked me, I saw myself in your eyes. I could see the burning hatred for Yggdra within you, a vengeful curse which bounded your soul just like mine. You desire vengeance against Yggdra for slaining your Queen and destroying your Kingdom. Yggdra has defeated my King and destroyed Bronquia, I desire the same vengeance against her. I can understand you. That's because we are the same."
The pair of sapphire blue eyes graced her with a look of understanding and recognition. The reflection of her weak self faded and she couldn't look away from the Aegina's eyes which intensively looked into her soul. She felt naked in her eyes... but at the same time understood. Her unrivaled hatred for Yggdra alienated her from other Undines and drove her alone. In her path for vengeance she was pushed away and shunned. She thought she was fine with solitude. She thought she was fine to be alone.
However before the person who was able to see and understand all of her, she knew she was not fine. She knew she had been locking her heart, letting her hatred to keep her going. Even if she has a grave hatred, she wanted to be understood. She wanted someone to be there for her too.
A smooth touch caressed Ishiene's palm and made her heart skipped a beat. Her grip loosened and the knife dropped harmlessly on to the ground. The soft hand then clasped hers and brought it up, where Aegina let go of the holy sword and with both hands grasped her hand tightly. With demanding but passionate eyes she faced the broken Undine before her and said with a dictative tone.
"I want you. In the same road for vengeance I will take your hand and take you there. It would not matter how much harsher the future will be, we will overcome everything together. I won't let anyone else have you. Become mine, Ishiene. We will be together until the very end."
It was a demand, one which commanded her to swear loyalty and obey. Her voice left no room for objection. It was also an ultimatum,she would die if she does not follow. A warrior of her caliber was too dangerous to be left alone. If she doesn't pledge her service, she would have to die.
Ishiene's heart pounded.
No, it rampaged. Her heart struggled not only against her body but the shackles of the vengeful curse which she had bound herself with. Beneath her broken personality, her heart shook awake when it knew it was in reach of salvation. Against the powerful curse, the heart shook violently.
Her eyes shut and her breathing became ragged but the heart does not care. It raged against the chains binding it.
I will kill Yggdra whatever it takes!
The heart crushed it.
I do not need to be understand! Avenging Queen Emelone is all that matters!
The heart broke it.
I do not need anyone! I can live on alone!
The heart wrecked it.
Ishiene only live to avenge Emelone, Ishiene will die for her too.
The heart swelled in pain, her hands instinctively clutched her heart.
Even seeing her horrible state, Aegina never let go. In her most painful moment, the pair of hand that was grasping hers touched her heart.
A kindred warmth smoothened her pain and stopped the heart's rampage. Her heart beat in peace.
Ishiene only live to avenge Emelone, Ishiene will die for her too.
...Not anymore...
The heart beat against a human touch.
The final curse faded, the human touch scribed another spell instead.
Ishiene opened her eyes.
"Ishiene, are you alright?"
Aegina asked in concern. Her concerned was unfounded when she saw into Ishiene's re-opened eyes. She was not the same Ishiene as before anymore. Her eyes shone with a reborned radiance that she wished to see. Aegina smiled, she had just managed to recruit another ace into her Union.
Ishiene released Aegina's hands to let her stand up and then she bowed. Her hand stretched out in invitation. Aegina recognised Ishiene's intention and stood straight and formally. Elegantly she extended her hand, Ishiene grasped it with care but held it firmly, as though she would never let it go again.
Aegina smirked. She had just managed to recruit an ace Undine with similar hatred against Yggdra into her Union. With this pledge she would gain another ally to get her closer to achieve her revenge.
"I, Ishiene, take you, Aegina, to be my wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish, till death us do part."
Ishiene said her vows and brought Aegina's hand to her lips. She kissed it affectionately and rose, a beaming smile on her face.
Aegina's smile twitched as Ishiene's words slowly entered her mind. She just got her desired pledge. She should be really happy but something just weren't right. Ishiene just pledged loyalty to her, that was what happened right? She meant, how would anything else happen?
She meant, how did it became a pledge of love instead!?
"WhaWhaWhaWhat!? Whatdidyoujustsay!? Didyoujustkissmyhand!?"
Aegina's composure broke down and rambled nonsensical words that only Ishiene, through power of love could understand. Ishiene stared at Aegina, whose face had flushed up red.
Cute...Ishiene thought in her mind.
Ishiene stood proudly and replied to Aegina with a straight face.
"I just accepted your marriage proposal by the Undine way. Do you not like it?"
"No! No, I meant not that no! Nonono! Aren't you embarrassed at all for saying such things!?"
"Exchanging vows is a formal and sacred practice of love. With your two fellow companions as witnesses, our marriage is complete. I am now yours."
"Waitjustamomentthisisn'twhatImeant!"
"Isn't it fine!" Milanor embowed her lightly from the side. "You got yourself a cute undine wife! You don't need to think too much into it, just enjoy the love and move forward!"
"I-I will be cheering you two on!" Elena said.
"Will anyone of you please listen and understand me!?"
Ishiene smiled at the surreal sight of Aegina waving her arms cutely. She could not remember when was the last time she smiled, it does not matter anymore.
Aegina accepted her, gave her a new purpose and someone to live for. No matter what came at them, she would protect Aegina.
Till Death do them apart.
When people considered Fantasinia to be the one who destroyed the Undine civilization, many thought that the Undine would band together and eventually invaded Fantasinia out of revenge. It was a sound thought and anti-undine sentimentalism was on the rise in wary of possible future conflict.
However none of them ever thought that Princess Yggdra then would publically pardoned the undines and granted them refuge in Fantasinia. Where people and undines alike thought that reconciliation between the two species has became impossible, Yggdra's action created the opportunity to mend the two species together again.
Today, Fantasinia owned the largest Undine army and the strongest navy against other oversea kingdoms. They were the water vanguard of the Royal Army and participated in many battles, notably the flooding of Fort Ishnad where with terrain advantage they delivered a swift victory. Despite being formerly enemies, the Undine army is now an inseparable part of the Royal Army.
All these owed to Queen Yggdra who pardoned the undines and Lady Nietzsche who convinced them to join Fantasinia.
"Good evening, Lady Nietzsche. How is Princess Yggdra doing?"
"Ah! Durant-san! Good evening. Yggdra was reading me a story until she fell asleep. She should be sleeping soundly now."
"Thanks for staying close and cheerful to Princess Yggdra. It makes her very happy to have you by her side."
"It's fine. I am happy to be with Yggdra too!"
Nietzsche said after softly closing the door to Yggdra's bedroom. This night it was her turn to accompany Yggdra and she enjoyed the moment. Yggdra was like the big sister she lost. She appreciated every moment she got to spend with Yggdra, least she regretted over the little time she cared to spend with her sister until too late.
"I am glad Yggdra has a close friend like you."
Durant said and hesitated over his next line. Nietzsche sensed this and peered at his face with a blank look.
Durant sighed, he should just said it, even if it was unbecoming of him to say something like it.
"You can delegate your mission tomorrow to someone else. I am sure that Princess Yggdra would like you to stay behind."
"... ..."
Nietzsche continued to stare blankly at Durant with an awkward silence. It lasted for a while, then she chuckled.
"I can't do that, I must finish my mission that is assigned to me. Besides those mercenaries have been a torn on Yggdra's side for a long time. If I leave them be, they might return someday and Yggdra would remember bad things...I will make sure to clean them up tomorrow!"
"It does not necessarily have to be you. I can go in your-"
"Nietzsche-chan! There you are! It's time to sleep~!"
A third voice cut Durant off and a blurry silhouette tackled Nietzsche. Nietzsche was used to her sudden tackles and barely shifted from the impact. She sighed, there could only be one girl who would be clinging on to her and snuggling to her cheeks.
"Pamela... I am talking to Durant, can you please cut it off?"
"Hyuu...Nietzsche-chan is being cold to me! What happened to my cute innocent Nietzsche-chan?"
"She took up the responsibility to take care of you too long... sorry Durant, looks like you have to excuse us. I have to return back to our room or else Pamela won't stop making a scene outside Yggdra's room..."
"Ah!"
Pamela heard her mistake and covered her mouth.
"...Then good night Lady Nietzsche, Witch Pamela. I wish you two a safe trip tomorrow."
""Good night, Durant.""
Nietzsche took Pamela's hand and prepared to take her away back to their room. However just before they left, Nietzsche turned to face Durant again and said with a smile.
"Other than me, Yggdra really likes you too! I am sure Yggdra will be fine without me for a day."
Nietzsche left, leaving Durant with his own thoughts. Holding the hand of her close friend and maybe-little-sister Pamela, she started to plan her move for tomorrow too.
Those who would remind Yggdra of him, Nietzsche will make sure to make them disappear from the face of this Earth.
A/N: Okay that went better. There was initially quite troubles but thanks to lhklan The Unpronounceable for helping me out!
6 thousand words! This fiction chapters are getting longer and not stopping! That wasn't the plan!
As for how did lover Ishiene happened...I don't know. I had some plan to maybe toy with Ishiene x Inzaghi but then this happened. Since it's cool so I will just stick with it XD.
Seven reviews! Thank you very much! I am sorry this is severely delayed! I hope this original omake will make it up to you guys. It was originally written like this before well...it got Veto-ed by Aegina.
Omake
"I, Ishiene, take you, Aegina, to be my wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish, till death us do part."
Ishiene said her vows and brought Aegina's hand to her lips and softly kissed it. It was a soft peck but Ishiene will never forget how it tasted.
With the kiss on the hand done, Ishiene looked up at Aegina with anticipation. Her face flushed red for imaginating how she would taste like. Her tongue subconsciously licked the side of her lips.
Aegina was still smiling. She just got her desired pledge. She should be really happy but something just weren't right. Ishiene just pledged loyalty to her, that was what happened right? She meant, how would anything else happen?
Just how did her recruitment for loyal soldier ended up recruiting a lover instead!?
In any case, Ishiene was looking up at her wagging her tail like a dog waiting for her reward! It would have been cute if not for Ishiene was licking her lips seductively! In fact, she was having rather ragged breathing and a reddened face! My instincts were screaming at me to get out of here before I lost something important! Oh Gran Centurio I can't pull my hand out of her grasp!
Ishiene is shifting closer! I can't budge!
...I have to convince her that it was all a mistake. My innocence is at stake here.
"Is-Ishiene?"
"Ye~Yes Aegina~?" Even her voice was getting ragged and seductive!
"Urm...why did you...you know...made that kind of pledge just now...? You know...fellow women can't get together..."
"It's an undine's wedding pledge where two undine proclaim each other as their wife. You said you want me, isn't that the human way of proposal? It is only fair if I reply by the undine way. Our love transcend human and undine's standard and limitation! Let us seal our pledge with a kiss!"
Ishiene is coming closer! Her eyes are unfocused and scary! Somebody! I meant Milanor, Elena, do something! Milanor why are you shutting your eyes and covering Elena's!? What? Protecting Elena's innocence? What about mine!?
"Don't worry, Aegina. This won't hurt...just a bit."
"No...Nonono..Iyaaaaaaa-"
Milanor really hoped he could cover his ears but alas he couldn't. Both Milanor and Elena stood blindly at the side listening into Aegina's cry until it was overwhelmed and drowned out by, described by Milanor, 'The sound of Oral Exercise' into the night.
After this they have a lot of ********* tonight.
Aegina: Sekai you traitor! You were supposed to delete this!
A/N: Well it's written. Might as well show it as an omake XD.
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