Zechs stepped through the marble doorway to find himself in the oh so familiar School Dojo, he couldn't recount the amount of hours he'd spent here, training his skills with a sword. "So you came" a single boy stood at the centre of this large expanse, a Crimson-haired boy. He still wore his uniform, or at least most of it, he'd discarded his Jacket and thrown his tie on one of the railings and held within his right hand was a Bokken.
"Who are you really?" Zechs asked as he stared down at Chase, the Boy merely shrugged.
"I am Chase Steiner, heir to the Steiner family, have you heard of us?" Zechs' eyes narrowed,
"No are they important in some way?" Zechs moved to the outer area of the Dojo, dropping his jacket and yanking his Tie off. "You could say that, We are one of the biggest Martial Arts Schools in Elrios, Actually I don't think we've been defeated by any other yet" Zechs picked up a Bokken from the side, He wasn't entirely sure why Chase held a Bokken but he sure as hell wasn't going to take a Shinai to fight one.
"What ever that's not what I meant, You called me an Ankor, How do you know that name?" Zechs approached the Crimson haired boy and as he did he felt every single hair on his body stand on ends, This boy was dangerous. "Watch out Kid, I'm sure you've noticed but this guy.. he isn't normal, actually he's like you, an Ankor only weaker but in your current state he's miles ahead of you" Chung spoke to Zechs and the young Prince could feel the Presence of the Warrior King behind him.
"Fight me, And I'll explain everything" Zechs Gritted his teeth and took up a stance, Chase scoffed at the sight "You expect to beat me with like that?" Zechs was stood in an unbalanced pose, his left arm before the right and his Bokken pointing towards the side. "Don't worry, I'm not top for nothing" Chase rolled his eyes and assumed his stance, A passionate flame burned in his eyes. His stance was more defensive, he held his wooden blade before himself and his left hand was also before him.
A Childish grin appeared on his face as he dashed at Zechs who held his blade up in response, the two swords hit each other and that was when it happened, Zechs found himself back in that strange world. The dojo looked entirely different from before, the walls were a strange red, not black but a deep red"See? an Ankor should be able to control when he enters The Demon realm, yet obviously right now you cannot but don't worry though,I'll teach you, this will be a good lesson for you" Chung's voice was sincere and Zechs felt relieved to know he wasn't going at this alone.
When his vision cleared Chase' eyes were staring into his own, the Bokken he held pushing against Zechs' own wooden blade and Flames began to dance in the Crimson Boy's eyes, Causing Zechs to jump backwards and now, Chase was in full view. "Are you really one of the Champions?" Chase asked and Zechs frowned. Champion. That single word echoed round Zechs' head, a part of him recognised that term, it yelled at him I am one! Yet he didn't even know what Chase meant, apparently the Crimson haired boy picked up on this and grinned, his eyes began to glow, his right eye Amber, his left violet, these eyes matched his arms, they too had changed colour and flames of their respective colour danced along its surface.
"Oh, and your Guardian can come out now I know he's hiding " Chase casually declared and a dark shadow dropped out of the rafters, this figure was wearing White armour however most of it consisted of light-weight cloth and padding. Zechs immediately recognised this was Chung, but also at the same time realised this was a different appearance from the first, and he even knew what this was specialised in, assassinations.
This was the other side of the Warrior king, of the White-Wolf. He was the Deadly Chaser, if he found a target, it meant their days were numbered, he'd get the job done no matter how much trouble he had to go through, no matter how difficult it was for him on a personal level, Zechs couldn't remember what caused Chung to become this
back when he sat on the throne.
"So your Zechs' Guardian, quite fitting with him being your descendant" Chase chuckled and two animals appeared, a Bird and a Wolf. "These are mine,Meet Dusk" he pointed to the wolf before crouching down and brushing the animals luscious Purple fur. the bird then perched on his shoulder, it was a gorgeous bird covered in Blazing Amber feathers"And this is Dawn, these are my Guardians" The prince raised his eyebrows "you can have two Guardians?"
"Why do you sound so surprised, you have three after all" Zechs was taken back, 3 Guardians? But I thought Chung was my only Guardian "Well, that's not entirely true, Warrior King here is your only Guardian, but he has three different forms he can take, these forms are taken from when he was alive, when he reached the pinnacle of power and technique in whatever respect he was focusing in" three forms three forms.. So I've seen Iron Paladin from his early years, Deadly Chaser from middle years and so they only leaves... Tactical Trooper.
Chase dashed at Zechs and swung his sword which Zechs somehow managed to parry away, a smug grin appeared on Chase's face "you know, I could probably just kill you now and tak your spot as a Champion" The young prince grit his teeth. "Or maybe.. I could break you, take you back to your sister and say I saved you from a gang of thugs, I'll spend sometime with her and eventually make her mine" this time Zechs glared at Chase, small sparks began to ripple across his skin, racing towards his right arm and concentrated there. "You will never. Ever. Lay a single hand on Ellie" he growled, all the Sparks shot onto his Bokken and somehow it began to change, it's blade turned to a pale Blue blue almost white, but this wasn't a simple colour change, the Bokken itself became a true sword, it's weight had increased several time, or at least, that's how Zechs felt it, in truth he didn't even find it heavy, but a part of him knew it was heavier.
It's hilt was a simple cross guard with a blue stone set into the middle, this stone absorbed all the Sparks that rippled across his body and stored it within. "Oh, looks like you can do something after all" Chase threw his own Bokken to the floor, he held his hand outwards and Amber flames began to accumulate, at first they had no form, purely s raging fire but as more and more gathered they took shape, they became a sword. "bring it" that single phrase set it in motion, Zechs roared and charged forward, the tip of his blade dragged along the floor creating azure sparks. By the time Zechs was in range to deal anything Chase's blade had formed but, but they didn't mean he was going to use it, he spun on his heels and cracked The Prince round the face with the side of his feet. This impact caused an explosion of Lightning and Flames both Amber and Violet
Chung was watching on the side lines, stood by the two other Guardians Dawn and Dusk "is you Ankor usually like this?" The wolf sighed, a childish voice then came from deep within his throat "he's testing the kid, he actually likes the guy but it's something he had to do" Chung ran his hand through his ceme blonde locks "So... He's a level 2 Huh" This time it was the Bird that spoke "Yes and honestly, he has the skill equal to most known level 3's" this time the White Wolf raised his eyebrows "how many level 3's do you know of?"
"Only 3 of the 10 that should be in this word, although the general appearance of you means not only a fourth has appeared, but all level 3's currently exist in this world."
"And why is that?"
"You should know as well as me, You're the King,while you were never the leader of El-Search; you are the King and they report directly to you, and are also your Royal-Guards . So what else does it mean when you appear? That it is safe for you to appear , because all of them are here to protect you" A slight grin appeared in the past King's face They know to much he thought and returned to watching the two Ankor's go at it.
"Zechs! Your one of 10, your what we call level 3 Ankor's, also known as a Champion by the old " Zechs dodged Chase's strike as the Crimson-haired boy continued to explain "I am a level 2 Ankor, so I can only traverse two different planes, The human realm, Elrios and the demon realm Asiah,But you on th other hand, You can traverse three! Elrios, Asiah and Null, The Spirit-realm"
Chee Swung his arm again and Zechs turned to stone, his arm fixed before Chase's blade. "You've been testing me"
"Ehh?" Chase fell out of his rhythm, the Chase from before had disappeared and he looked at Sechs as though the boy was crazy, and then sighed "God damnit I failed.. Look, I was supposed to bring out your abilities, it can only happen when you think you can die" The Sparks on Zechs body had long but dispersed yet his Bokken was no where to be found, the same as his new sword "the Bokken became your weapon, a materialisation of the soul, Every Ankor has one but that's not important, each have their own unique qualities, yours seems to be controlling Electricity however...I can't see how, it's not magic or anything like that-"
"Zechs soul is attuned to the Vigil Armour, something like my Freutneir" Chung cut in. The Assassin walked over to the toe boys slowly followed by Dusk and Dawn "the Vigil Armour is unique, it allows the owner to control electricity" Chase looked thoughtfully at Zechs
"Can you equip the armour" The prince shook his head
"Only one Guardian Stone works-"
"What did you say?!" Chung burst out, he looked at Zechs seriously " I thought this was just a problem with your stone, but if all of them but one aren't working... Then it must be a problem with the Centre..."
"Hang on hang on" Chase cut in "Do you know where the Guardian Temple is?" The Warrior King stared back at Chase with a blank look. "I was the King of Hamel, of course I know where the bloody temple is, as all Guardians from my time knew " Chase was taken back by the King's bitterness, Did I touch a nerve?
"Look, Chase we need this Kid ready for whatever is coming our way, That means we gotta go see why his Stone ain't working, he's a novice but then there's you, will you lend me a hand?" Chase sighed "I suppose I have to, when are we going?"
"Just as soon as the Kid get's rested up, he's forcefully made a connection with his armour, that's not something the Human body should be able to withstand"
"It isn't?" Chung sighed.
"Think about it this way, his body essentially gained another Guardian for the short time" The Crimson haired boy's eyes widened, There's a reason only 10 Level 3 Ankors exist, it puts way too much strain on the human body to Ankor 3 different spiritual bodies, and then on top of that is there abilities which place even more strain and then there is one very simple fact, for the Guardians to sustain themselves the Ankor must constantly feed them Mana "He has the potential to become a fighter with enough skill and power to rival my Quantum Ballista"
Chase was left with a gaped mouth, The White-Wolf's Quantum Ballista was essentially a tactical-Nuke
"Yeah, that strong"
A/N: I hath retuned!
Chase: Took you long enough
Zechs: *Nods*
me: Shush before I call ellie
Anyway, Im so sorry for the wed lay but first there was Christmas and new year where my girlfriend kidnapped ke to grind out new chars on Els, then there were my Revision for my Mocks, hopefully I'll get back to regular updates maybe once a week but idk at this point.
Hopefully I explained Ankor's well enough in this chapter but if enough people want it I will write a fact file on them for the next chapter instead of continuing the story.
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