A/N: Hello it's me again and I am sorry I didn't upload as fast I can. Thanksgiving managed to get me in my way. Well what I mean to say I had good time and I hope you had holiday yourself. Now onto business or reviews in this case. Thank you all for reviewing the fourth chapter giving eleven reviews. It also bumped the story 6, 316 views, 66 favorites, and 95 alerts. Thank you all for the support despite it not being perfect story to everyone tastes.
quackerq123- You are correct Blazblue some characters in the Blazblue Universe was added. It was the main inspiration for helping me rewrite this story. I thought I should pay homage to it and add a few for more depth. Fairy Tail tells light hearted story without dark commutations. I will try to change the cannon story around greatly to adjust to make sure the story doesn't go bad. For instance a majority of people use cannon as the basis of the story, which probably bores you a lot. So I am going out the way to add my own extra arcs and character developments. Some of the characters in Fairy Tail receive no love at all. For instance Cana is one that often neglected the most even as a pairing in the story.
Jose19- Thank you for giving me uplifting thought about the original pairing I set out. Lucy is underestimated in the story greatly. She is storyteller watching other's fight and feeling helpless, despite the fact her strength can be up there with Natsu, Gray, and Erza with training.
lincoln time- Yes the medallion spells will be in this story as a secret spells taught by Farore. The Goddess sword itself needs to be infused with the three goddess spells to make the master sword. Meaning Link needs to master them to help them turn into a spiritual fire. Plus the Goddess blade cannot be used by any other person unless the Goddess allows it.
Oowoon- I also agree that Mirajane fits well into Link's personality and behavior well. They both fought monsters in their hometowns before they left. They share many things in common than Lucy and Erza. Mirajane tried being tough for her families sake, while Link endured all these trials to save the future for his friends. In my opinion Erza wouldn't match well with Link's personality. As well Erza had a hard time opening to anyone about her fears until the Tower of Heaven Arc. In relationships trust is one of the essential things needed to keep going. As well Erza pairings dominates most of the crossovers in the section. They practically kill this pairing from being used making it uninteresting. Personally it takes more than the same interest and magic to have relationship.
MangaG- Yes wolf Link will be in this story, he will either learn transformation magic, take over, or receive a magical item that helps him turn into a wolf later down the road. He will form his own team and work with other characters like Levy, Laki, Max, and Mystogan.
Dragdownintotheabyss- yes more Blazblue characters will come, but they won't dominate story I am telling. I will tell you this now Carl will be in this story sooner or later.
Shashenka – Thank you for sharing you love the story, it gives me hope that it is going well.
Now for the guests that reviewed thank you for your input with the story. Lucy and Mirajane definitely can be told with more detail in the story. Lucy hardly had any friends just like Link in the beginning. She might set out earlier out the house to become a mage instead of waiting to be 16 years old. Mirajane can be convinced to partake in missions to gain her drive back. They can easily turn to friendship to love unlike Erza in my opinion. In my mind Erza still thinks back to the days she was a slave. Not letting anyone know the real Erza and how wounded her heart really is. Link's fault is the fact he hated being gullible walking into the trap that hurt all of Hyrule. He wants to take hold of his destiny and become something more than a knight.
We learned that Link was never hailed as hero over Termina as well Hyrule. Learning the way of the sword took a back seat due to the peaceful times. He regretted not being able to find someone worthy to learn his sword fighting skills. Deep down Link worries for his friends in Hyrule and Termina.
Now without distracting you anymore I hope you all enjoy this new chapter. I hope you all read and review so I can at least pump out a new chapter in a reasonable. Hopefully before Christmas comes so you read this and then enjoy the holidays. I remember posting a holiday chapter and no one read it. See you guys this is Kazama signing out.
Black and White
A couple of days passed after the incident with the Black Knight as Konoe sat at her stall. She watched a young boy play with a simple broadsword that had a small lacrima crystal in the hilt. He swung the sword upwards into the air as it created a burst of wind. He smiled brightly seeing he performed actual wind magic giving Konoe a bright smile.
"I can't believe I can use magic." The boy muttered.
"Well it's because you have a good aptitude with magic. The weapon you are using is called the "Arch Enemy Phenomena Weapons'. The weapons use lacrima filled with magical energy to supplement the spell. A converter around the lacrima helps gather eternano particles into the lacrima to help fuel the spell. The problem I encountered with the weapon is the fact that it can only draw on the Eternano particles in one area. They can be used hundreds of times, but unskilled users release all the energy inside the lacrima." Konoe explained.
"Can I buy it?" the boy asked him as Konoe nodded.
"This weapon is not for sale yet. I still need to study what this weapon does to the environment when in more versions of this weapon. Plus I need to approval from the council before I sell this weapon to anyone." Konoe apologized.
The boy gave back her sword with a smile. "Thank you for letting me try out your weapon, I hope the council passes it." He told her. He ran off with his a bag filled with goods he bought from her.
"Truthfully, I think this weapon is bit too dangerous for the general public to have at their disposal. If thousands of people use a similar weapon like this one it will drain Earthland's magic. I will place this in the vault just for emergency when normal people need it to fight for their lives one day." Konoe thought.
Konoe soon saw a familiar face walking through the crowd towards her. She frowned seeing Relius Clover walking up to her with a laugh. "Konoe, I see you did really well with the Magical Convention this year. You sold everything out in a mere couple of days and showcased some experimental magic. I am really impressed to see someone here knows what they are doing." Relius complimented her.
"Relius, I see you decided to join the festivities' for once." Konoe told him.
He gave a light chuckle. "Well I came here on my own accord to see your student and then I was suddenly hired by the Magic Council due to a request by the Minister of Defense. They wanted me to study the miasma you collected." Relius told her.
"Did you find out what it can do?" Konoe asked him.
Relius shrugged. "Mostly, but the miasma throws off the users eyes and ears when released into the air. Only a holy type weapon can disperse the miasma properly. I also proved your theory too, the miasma also disrupts sensory magic is correct. If anyone tries to use the normal sensory magic trying to track him it would be near impossible. You would have to see him from afar or some type of lost magic." Relius explained.
"I see, but I know you are here for something else." Konoe noticed.
Relius shrugged as he nodded. "We may need your precious student's help with the demon since he has some sort of divine protection stopping him. If things get bad we may need him to fight Mordred in combat alone. On top of that we need a magical item that can help us track down the Black Knight." Relius explained as he noticed a frown on her face.
"You are asking an eleven year old boy to face a demon all alone?" Konoe angrily asked him with disbelief.
"Think about it carefully Konoe, humans lack the natural ability to defeat demons on their own. Even if you have a holy weapon, without a proper user they can fall in battle with ease. Your student isn't a novice when it comes to sword fighting. His divine protection will deter Mordred from taking any major action against or drain his demonic powers. You must know that this demon possesses regeneration ability as well the famous "Spell Counter Shield". Defeating would be almost impossible for any mage. I doubt the rune knights and the army can face such a being without running away." Relius argued.
"I will not let him fight such a dangerous being alone, period." Konoe warned him.
Relius shrugged. "Well we best prepare for the King's funeral as well the princess, soon then. I have distinct feeling that the black knight will try to challenge you two again." Relius explained as he walked away from the stall.
The conversation left Konoe in deep thought. "I know this problem with this demon running around the capital is bad. Mordred isn't attacking the general public. I can't get Link involved in this ordeal by fighting something this dangerous. I have no doubt that Mordred wasn't at full power when he fought us. I have no doubt that Link will try to fight the demon to save peoples, though I wonder what he is up to." Konoe thought
Konoe looked up and saw a flash of lightning come down from the sky. She looked confused at the scene seeing the clear blue sky.
"I wonder who is training on the outside of town during the festival." Konoe muttered as she clicked her fingers. "It has to be Link, though he doesn't have any talent to control lightning magic."
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On the outer edge of city on a hill sat Farore who sitting on a quilt having a small lunch. She now wore a knee-length light pink dress that had long sleeves only going to her forearms. She wore brown length boots to compliment the dress. She wore green bracelets around her wrist. She wore a gold round chained belt around her waist. It held onto the purse bearing her symbol as well. She watched Link fall to the ground in pain from the lightning strike.
She gave out a short giggle. "I know it hurts you, but I don't know why it's so funny to me." Farore laughed.
Link grunted in pain as used the goddess sword as a crutch. "It's hurts…" Link muttered as he turned towards Farore. "How long does it take to learn this move Farore?" Link asked her.
"Well your predecessor mastered the moment he first received the ability, though he had help from spirit named Fi. She was his guide and tactical advisor during his journey. So I have to surmise she was helping him control it from the very beginning until he got the hang for it." Farore explained.
Link walked back over the quilt to sit down with her. "By the way what is this magic called?" Link asked her.
"Skyward Strike, it calls down upon sacred energy to envelope the Goddess Sword. It's the base move for allowing you to use the other moves I will teach you in the future." Farore explained.
"What spell would that be called under?" Link asked her.
"Goddess magic, the three spells we left with the great fairies gave you falls under this classification. You might say Goddess Slayer, but don't say such a childish thing until you killed an actual god with this magic Link." Farore explained.
"I heard about Dragon Slayers and Demon slayers eating their respective element to get stronger. What is the difference between the magic you are teaching me?" Link asked her.
"Simple put, the God Slayer magic taught here is an imitation. It's merely what other mortals made with their limited imagination. They try to mimic the abilities of gods and fail horribly at it. In magical terms this ability itself can be countered by other magic's with ease. The only way people can learn such a lost magic are through books no than an actual god." Farore explained carefully. "Absorbing pure sacred energy is impossible together since you have a mortal form. The power itself can empower you're your weapons, and magic's. So why don't you try the move again in focus really hard."
Link got up from the quilt and walked over to the side. He held the Goddess Sword up in the air standing still. Light blue sheen wrapped around the swords edge going to its hilt. As the energy flickered as Link swung his blade. White-blue energy flew out and tore into the sky as Farore clapped.
"Wonderful, let's try using lightning another time after you master this ability okay Link?" Farore complimented. Link nodded sheathing his sword.
"Wait, why were you summoning lightning earlier for me to practice with?" Link asked her.
Farore cheeks blushed for a moment. "I don't know…" She muttered. Link stared at her with disbelieve knowing what she was doing in the first place. "Fine, I thought you would be a natural like your ancestor, Link."
Link shrugged and sighed. "What did my ancestor do a long a time ago?" Link asked her.
"Well he did a lot of things, but he protected the reincarnated form of the Goddess Hylia. He eventually married her when his quest was over." Farore explained. "Well I explain the full story another time in the future what he did, though we have a guest." Farore explained.
Link saw a dark sphere of energy appear in front of them. Konoe jumped out of it with her usual clothing. She stood there with a smile as she put her hands on her hips.
"I figured you would be up here Link, but what about your stall? Did you sell out of everything before you came up here to train?" Konoe asked him as he nodded. She looked over to see Farore waving towards her.
"Hello Konoe, it's nice to meet you in person my name is Farore." Farore greeted her.
"Oh, I actually get to meet someone from Link's country now. So what is going on in his old country that forced him to leave?" Konoe asked Farore with curiosity.
"Well there is a cold war going on with the two kingdoms living next to each other. After a king failed to take the kingdoms treasure it started a conflict with the two. After Link's guardian died I sent him here to Fiore to be safe from the conflict. There was no doubt the army would want his skill with a blade on their side despite how young he is. Link made such good friends with two kingdom rulers it would be terrible if had to choose between them." Farore explained.
Konoe looked in confusion. "I see, but that doesn't mean you are off the hook for this." Konoe scolded her. "You sent him to unknown land without knowledge of it as well supplies."
Farore clapped her hands and bowed. "I am sorry that I did that, but sending him to Fiore was a safe bet. On top of that I only had a short time window to send him here safely." Farore apologized.
Konoe sighed and shrugged. "At least you didn't send him here defenseless." Konoe sighed as she noticed Link was carrying. "Hey Link, where did you get that sword from?"
"From Farore-san," Link replied.
Konoe turned back to her as see her nod. "It's called the Goddess Sword it's a holy blade that was made by the Goddess Hylia. I thought it would be appropriate gift for our reunion together. It was a convenient timing seeing his sword Bellum was taken away minutes earlier when I arrived in town." Farore explained.
"Another holy weapon and it's made from a goddess. That is first time I heard of a goddess type weapon. What does it do?" Konoe asked taking out notepad and pen.
"Well for starters it has the same functions that Bellum had, but it absorbs sacred energy from the heavens itself. Giving it a true power to fight darkness, but it also has another unique ability called dowsing?" Farore explained.
"Dowsing," Link asked a bit confused.
"The technique itself is a treasure seeking tool at first, but it also expands to people as well other things. It can help you track down things that even hide themselves from the naked eye or magic. First you must think of the object in your head as you point the blade in the one of the four directions." Farore explained as Link did so.
"The black knight…" Link muttered as he the blade resonated dimly. Link focused the sword towards the city to it resonate strongly.
"The closer you are the sword will glow brightly. Since the sword's light is dimmed the target is too far away." Farore explained.
"Is there any way to improve this ability?" Link asked Farore.
Farore nodded. "You must create three spiritual fires using the Farore's wind. Then use Nayru's love and Din's fire on the blade. First you must become a master smith and master the spells before even attempting to temper the blade. The tempering process will increase the blades damage and capabilities with each forge." Farore explained.
"Wait you created a spell and named it after you?" Konoe curiously asked her.
"I was named after the goddess silly…" Farore explained as Konoe shrugged finishing her notes. She turned towards Link.
"Link can you tell me why were you looking for Mordred?" Konoe asked him.
"The knights and Rune Knights don't have the means to fight a real demon? On top of it I want to see why he hates this kingdom so much?" Link explained.
Konoe shook her head in frustration. "I always knew you were crazy…" She muttered.
"You mean fearless, besides that a demon is no pushover to fight with. Letting him wonder about can pose a big problem in the future if he attains his goal. What happens if he finally attains his vengeance against the King of Fiore? On top of that what will happen to this country once the king dies?" Farore questioned.
"I am not sending an eleven year old boy to fight a full-fledged demon." Konoe argued.
"It's not the first time Link, has seen danger, but you have to remember that you gave your name to this demon. He sees you two as a challenge or threat to his existence." Farore warned her.
Konoe frowned seeing she was right. "Damn… I forgot about that?" Konoe muttered as she turned to Link. "Change of plans Link, since we sold out on everything. I want to put this new ability of yours to the test."
"We are going to hunt it down?" Link asked her.
Konoe nodded. "We have to hunt Mordred down before seeing he will search for us one day. I want to find the origin spot where he was sealed?" Konoe explained.
Link nodded as he focused his ability the sword glowed dimly. "I detect a faint source coming that way unlike the other signatures." Link pointed out as he was directed towards near the mountain range.
"Farore, we will be leaving soon to investigate the spot." Konoe told her.
Farore nodded with a smile. "I understand and I will be going home soon myself in a bit. Konoe remember only Link's sword can really hurt the demon as well the human side." Farore explained.
Konoe nodded as Link packed up his things. He gave Farore a quick bow to her.
"Thank you for the sword Farore, I will put it to good use." Link thanked her.
Farore giggled panting his head. "I know you will, but please be sure to pace yourself Link. I didn't send you here to Fiore just to die. Try to live a normal life for me, okay." Farore told him as Link nodded.
"Let's get going Link," Konoe told him. As the two ran off towards the mountain as Farore watched them with a smile.
"Nayru, do you think Konoe is a great teacher for Link?" Farore told her. She turned around to see two almost exact carbon copies of her. Nayru had blue hair that was wrapped up in a pony tail. She wore rather plain glasses over her face accenting her light blue eyes. She carried a tome in hand as she read it with a smile.
"Despite her age she is kind, smart, and wise woman and a great instructor for young Link." Nayru commented.
Din had short red hair and fiery red eyes. She carried a golden sword on his hip. "Why did you give him that blade Farore? You do realize Oni can easily destroy that demon.
Nayru waved her finger taking off her glasses. "That mask represents Oni's power only at twenty percent and it's just a remnant of his mortal shell. It was designed for someone with a strong will to wear and wield without being corrupted by a piece of Oni's soul. It also has restrictions placed to ensure Link doesn't use Oni's real power on people." Nayru explained.
"True, his real ability is scary and it's funny to see that Link's title is called the Hero of Time." Din joked.
"There is nothing to joke about that technique that erases a being time away with ease." Nayru scolded Din.
Din shrugged. "Fine, let's go back to the heavens." Din ordered.
"You guys finally come down on the mortal plan and I was going to show you the many sweets that they sell." Farore complained.
"You do realize we are not mere mortals' sister?" Nayru reminded her.
"I know, but you guys haven't even experienced eating a real cake before." Farore pointed out.
Din shrugged. "Why not, we have all the time in the world? I hope you have some money on hand to pay for it." Din asked her.
Farore took out a wallet filled with money from her purse. "Don't worry, Link made sure to give me more than money to buy more clothes and food." She smiled confidently.
"At least your champion is not greedy…" Din annoyingly admitted.
Nayru giggled. "True, so let's not pass the day sulking about the current Tri-force owners. I want to know to see how delicious cakes are." Nayru wondered as Farore waved them to follow her.
"After this we can go home." Farore reassured them as the other two sisters followed them into town.
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Link stood on top a tree branch looking down on the old ruins in the mountain range. He wore a dark color full body suit on his body. He wore white chest plate with Sheikah symbol where his heart was. He wore black cowl over his hand with metal plate with Sheikah symbol on it as well. He wore metallic arm guards, forearm guards and shin guards to help his protect his body. He also wore tabi slippers on his feet to help grip the tree better than his boots. Four steel daggers with the Sheikah symbol were tucked away in leather sheaths that resided on both thighs. He fiddled around with one as he over watched the area.
He saw that several rune knights were patrolling the area as the scientists were collecting research materials around the area. Ice covered the grounds that actually managed to freeze bits of the miasma. The ruins entrance was covered partial by rubble.
Holographic ear piece appeared around his ear. "I see, you have a good vantage point of the area, but why are you wearing ninja gear. I never took you for sneaking around type." Konoe explained.
Link paused for a moment. "A woman named Impa taught the basics before I left home. Besides that the clothes I am wearing are enchanted to help mask my magic energy. I also enchanted to reduce the noise I make. In the future I want to enchant shadow magic when I make updated version." Link explained.
"Why not use the stone mask to cover your tracks?" She suggested.
"The problem with the stone mask I have is the fact it can't make my movements silent or mask my energy. The stone mask also can't mask my movement in water as well protect me from the weather." Link explained. "On top of that there is only so much I can bring in my pouch or my pocket dimension."
"Well your argument does make sense, but I need you to take pictures of the site. I want you to take anything that can yield good results for my research. Be sure to remain undetected as well, I don't want the Rune Knights on our case about entering restricted area. I will also have to disconnect my archive magic so it won't trigger any magical sensors placed around the area. Keep safe Link and I will see you at the Honey Bone Inn." Konoe explained as the archive magic dissipated away.
Link closed his eyes for a moment and then opened them to reveal them. The white of his eyes were purple tinted, while his pupils were filled with red-lights. He saw a rune barrier covering the whole area around the site as he took a light pen.
"The rune knights created standard rune barrier to help protect the site for the scientists', and soldiers'. Luckily the" lens of truth" revealed this to me otherwise I would be immobilize I entered the area. I just need to make a magic circle and push pure magic into overload the barriers rules. Then rewrite my own rules into the spell for a certain amount of time." Link thought.
He managed to finish the seal and placed his hands on the seal. He pushed pure magic into the barrier as it shimmer pure blue for a moment. His runes slipped into the barrier as he looked around to see if anyone noticed. The runes went back to being purple as he sighed in relieve.
"So far so good, all I have to do is remain undetected." Link muttered as he took a camera out of his pouch. He made sure to turn off the flash as he took pictures of the surrounding area. He saw a majority of guards standing inside the outer edge of the perimeter. As well some knights standing by the ruins watching the scientists work. He noticed their tools were not working at all. Some people were coming out the tomb carrying swords and bandages into special boxes. "It seems they are trying to wrap up the research and get out of here."
Link jumped down passing the rune barrier as he landed on the ice softly. He used the multitude of trees to cover his approach. He found a huge patch of the ice containing the miasma within the area.
"If I can't use knifes and regular hammer doesn't work on this ice due to its special properties. It feels almost like Mordred's demon slayer ability, which I find it really strange. If I use Yukianesa's ability and my molding magic principles. I might be able to transfer the ice special properties to the ice I create with it, in theory." Link thought.
He requip Yukianesa and unsheathed blade and slammed it into the ground. He focused magic through the blade to see it resonate through the ice. He managed to form a three ice stones the size of his fist as well release some of the miasma from the ice. He quickly took out a bottle to capture the gas before it dissipated in the air. He placed the bottle in his pouch along with three ice stones he created. He sheathed the sword and attached to the small of his back.
"It seems that using Yukianesa's ability to manipulate the ice was a good idea after all. I just needed a medium to transfer its properties to the ice I created with it. It seems my lessons in learning how to manipulate magic properties has really paid off." Link muttered as he placed the ice stones in his pouch.
He took off running towards the main site to see crates were being stacked by the researchers. Link took a quick look around to see if the coast was clear. He saw the guards at the ruin were watching his direction. He turned to his left seeing an opening in their defense. Link made a quick dash going around the guards' vision climbing up on the ruins. He stood over the entrance where the guards were standing guard. He focused his magic again to activate the runes he inserted within the barrier. As alarm went off scaring everyone on the ground
"We have intruder on the grounds, prepare yourself," A knight shouted. Everyone grabbed their weapons and they ran to forests edge. Researchers were forced into a carriage by other knights. They managed to load all their materials in the carriage. They horses sped of carrying them towards the town to safety. Link jumped down and ran into the ruins undetected, while the guards were dealing with his spell.
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Link walked into the ruins looked like ancient tomb, without a coffin. It had ancient writings on the floor that was written in another language. He took out his video recorder that had a lacrima installed into the side of it. It was installed like transfer device for Archive users to import into their magical database. He took snap shots at the ancient writing sprawled across the floor as he quickly noticed a sword still in the ground. It still had a scroll of paper that was connected to the ceiling. Numerous magic seals sprawled out on the scroll as Link gently pulled it down. He rolled the scroll up and placed into his pouch along with the sword.
He quickly noticed the runes glowing all in the ruins around him. Link looked confused as he deployed Video recorder 3D ability to record everything around him.
Link turned to meet a King with brown and dark brown eyes. He stood at six feet tall as he wore steel armor and a red cape bearing Fiore's symbol. He wore a crown on his head that resembled that was made a crown filled with jewels.
"Ah, it seems we have a noble one that has entered this tomb. The seals must have reacted to you seeing you possess skills of a knight, rune magic, courage, and honor above all else. My name is Arthur E. Fiore the King of Fiore, it is nice to meet you young warrior." The thought projection bowed.
"A thought projection, usually a person has to be alive to create such a thing. The runes must have sealed up a copy of his soul." Link muttered.
"That is correct, though I am much more than a simple thought recording. This magic has recorded my feelings and thoughts just like any living being. I see my former knight has escaped his confinement." Arthur told Link as he turned to the spot on the floor.
"Mordred..." Link muttered.
"He loved this kingdom so much he would die as well become a demon to protect it. Care to listen to an old man's story?" Arthur asked Link as he nodded. The man smiled grimly. "Long ago there was a knight named Mordred he was the best there was. Learning how to become a rune knight and trained vigorously each day. He loved a woman named Cheryl and she was his everything. Demons attacked the Kingdom's citizens as the rampaged through my beloved country. I sent him several knights of the order off to fight the demons to help the people. But the demons were too strong for them all and despite his ability to kill demons with his magic. A demon's curse brought him down in combat and it was terrible. The woman he loved thought he died."
"That doesn't make sense why he has demon slayer magic?" Link asked him.
"Well one demon made him an offer when he was dying, he would save his life. In return he merged with him and teaches him demon magic. It gave him many benefits of being merged with a demon, while being human still. The demon knew if all of humanity strike at demons it would be game over for them. The demon also wanted to absorb other devils powers to grow stronger and control the tribe. The demons needed humans to live since seeing we helped fed of human emotions." Arthur explained.
"Let me guessed he went about the land and countries slaying demons. He became a hero, but when he got back..." Link summarized.
"He was treated like a demon and it was my fault." Arthur admitted to Link. "The demons told me that my knight was possessed. Since his apparent death, Cheryl became my lover and it complications began to arise. I knew he was not all the way possessed so I used her to lure him here. I had my men seal him away and he was outraged with the fact I taken his wife. He said he could separate the demon at any time and the demon would have left peacefully." Arthur explained.
"You knew that he wasn't completely taken over," Link muttered. "Why didn't you let him do that? Why would take a word of a demon? It seems something is missing from your story."
Arthur frowned and sighed. "I sent him out to die so I could make Cheryl my lover." Arthur admitted as the image cried. "I knew he could separate with the demon, because demon was making plans to join his tribe again to reign as the leader of them. They tempted with the fact I can stop the attacks if I stopped demon and Mordred all together."
Link frowned under his mask. "What a coward you were." Link pointed out.
"I know and he will hunt down my descendants for what I have done. I beseech you young warrior, please stop him. Tell him that I am sorry for what I have done to him before you slay him. The demons wormed into my heart and found my deepest desire. They knew I loved the Cheryl and they used it against me. I shouldn't have sent him into the battlefield with the other members of the order." Arthur finally admitted crying.
"I will help stop him, but it doesn't excuse your actions. You sent a man to die and then torture him with the fact he was that the lover of his life was now yours. You didn't have the courage to tell him face to face why this happened. In my book it makes look pitiful in my book." Link scolded Arthur.
"I am pitiful worm am I?" Arthur muttered in disappointment. He looked up at Link. "I can't say I was perfect king, but I did right by his protecting this kingdom. I beseech you for the last time please take up blade and shield to stop Mordred." Arthur pleaded.
"Fine and I will tell him the truth when I see him again." Link promised.
Arthur looked over to a wall as a rune appeared alight, light emerged from the seal. A chest appeared where the rune was as Arthur's image faded away. "In that chest contains the last tome of the Rune Knight secret abilities. It contains one of the mightiest spells the Rune Knight's used it's called "Spell Counter Shield". It's a move that takes time to charge before it can actually be used in battle. It forms a barrier that absorbs the enemies attack and combines it with yours. The stronger it is the more damage you can do to them. Sadly I don't have the patience or the power to learn the technique, but you do. Thank you, young warrior for taking up arms to save this kingdom from a crazed knight. He would want an honorable death then being sealed away." Arthur faded leaving Link alone. The magic runes on the ruins finally died down.
Link walked over to the chest and looked around to see if anyone was coming back. He pulled the chest open and looked inside to see a book. He picked up and smiled happily as he flipped through the book seeing the ancient words. He tossed the book happily and placed into his pouch.
Link dashed out the temple to see everyone was gone. He heard shouting coming from the distance as he smirked.
"Thank goodness that word "Magic Rune Fear" I made can draw upon their deepest fears. Once I leave the area I will dispel my technique." Link muttered running full speed past the barrier. He dispelled his magic as green light wrapped around his body and teleported him away.
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Link sat in his bed inside the Honey Bone Inn as he saw Konoe was studying the things he brought back from the ruins. She looked frustrated with the book Link brought back to her.
"I can't believe these guys; they thought ahead when they helped made this Rune Make magic. The book cannot be read by anyone that doesn't meet the standards of the old rune knights." Konoe complained.
Link turned towards her with confusion. "What do you mean by that?" Link asked her.
"You do remember the glowing glyphs on the ground they served a dual purpose. They helped bound Mordred in his tomb as a supplement form of sealing. The other purpose was to sense out for people having certain attributes and skills. Then it transfers the latent ability to use this special art like any other lost magic. In this case only you are able to read the book without seeing blank pages unlike me." Konoe explained as she tossed Link the book.
He caught and looked at the pages. "Maybe it's to prevent bad guys from using the spell for evil." Link muttered.
Konoe nodded. "That is why the magic ceremony is made to help judge people. It gauges if the person is responsible, righteous, and worthy to use the techniques in this book. I know without a doubt you can read this book without any problems." Konoe reasoned.
Link nodded. "It talks about projecting energy barriers as another form of a shield." Link told her as he read the book.
Konoe sighed in relieve. "At least it's not a lost art anymore, so read up on it and see if you can use one of the moves in the book." Konoe advised as Link nodded.
"By the way was the ice similar to the demon slayer magic Mordred was using in the fight against us?" Link asked her.
Konoe nodded. "That is correct Link; this ice is similar in nature with his magic. Apparently some idiot tried killing Mordred only to fail due to the "Rune Make: Magic" counter abilities. Personally I would like to see if we can find this man and arrest for releasing, but he is apparently long gone. On another note, the rune covered bandages you recovered are useless now to study. They lost their special enchantment to absorb the eternano particles in the air. I can only surmise Mordred will be able counter the same type sealing now. Killing Mordred is the only option left from what I can see." Konoe explained. She crossed her arms and thought about it. "I wonder why he hasn't made a move on the King, yet."
*Boom*
The city shook as the hotel vibrated due to the force as miasma covered the air all around the city. It obscured the smoke coming from the south of the city.
"Don't tell me that Mordred is finally ready to attack the city." Konoe muttered.
Link looked confused. "Why would he attract attention to himself? The number of rune barriers, detection barriers, and men would be too much for him. Demons feared the fact that if humanity actually united to fight them they would be wiped off the face of the planet?" Link asked her.
Konoe paused for a moment. "That is true," Konoe muttered as she thought about it for a while. "Let us get some sleep tonight before we run around the capital tomorrow trying to find him."
Link nodded as he put the book in his pouch for safekeeping. He slipped under the covers going to sleep as Konoe looked out the window.
"If I had more time, I can probably make a countermeasure to Mordred's abilities. Plus I need to test my new tracking lacrima to see if it can find Mordred." Konoe thought.
Link eyes were about to close as he was about to sleep.
"Link," a voice called out in his head as his eyes. He heard Farore's words come into his mind. "He is coming to take the capital by storm."
Link shifted in bed as he waited for Konoe to go to sleep.
…
Outside the south wall of city of the barracks as Mordred sat down in a sturdy metal chair. Flames and miasma chocked the air as bodies littered the ground. He looked at a Rune Knight lying on the ground and shook his head. He picked up the magical staff that one of the rune knights possessed and inspected.
"It's such a shame on how rune knights turned out in the future? I was hoping for a challenge from one, but he brought a staff into battle. How stupid staves were never meant for close range fighting? They act more like the pitiful mages that I hunted down long ago. They use such basic magic consisting runes and magic circles. The army is no good either as well seeing they have no magic or enchanted weapons to back them up. For a country filled with magic I sense laziness coming from the King and this Magic Council." Mordred muttered in disdain. He threw the staff on the ground beside the man and chuckled. "I will settle the matter after I finished with the King soon and then I will go see this Magic Council. The pretend knights will help me pass through the barrier."
Mordred looked up to see a knight looking from afar as he stood up.
"Captain Arcadios, the Black Knight is here!" one knight shouted as others rushed to the scene. Mordred walked out the burning building towards them. They all took all defensive positions as Arcadios arrived to the scene drawing Bellum out of his sheathe.
"Your reign of terror ends here demon!" Arcadios shouted at him.
Relius walked up on the scene with a smile. "So you finally decided to show yourself after your run in with boy with divine protection?" Relius told him.
Mordred charged Relius swinging his blade as Relius snapped his fingers. A huge red puppet appeared besides him jumped forwards. As the claws blocked the blade and countered with its own attack. Mordred jumped avoiding the claw. He looked down to see magical circle appear. Mechanical hand hit him square in his chest knocking into a tree.
"What the-" Mordred muttered as he pushed away from the tree. He looked at the puppet closely now. The doll stood at 6, 10 towering over him as he stood at 6, 1. The doll resembled mostly a woman with blonde hair and piercing blue eyes. The doll wore a red hat, collar, and a dress as she floated in the air. The doll has two big golden rings on each side of her hat. Its hands have sharp, hooked protrusions on the fingertips.
"What the hell am I fighting? It feels like it has a soul within it?" Mordred asked Relius. Relius clicked his fingers making the doll disappear.
"I call her Ignis; I developed her through the use of science, magic, and alchemy. I am surprised to the fact you are not using your abilities, why is that?" Relius asked Mordred.
"I am not a fool who relies solely in my power to defeat my foes. Besides I am still not feeling well and I need some souls to recharge my power after the little incident. Blood Scythe can restore my energy after hitting my foe, but it takes time to recover." Mordred explained admiring his sword. He looked up at them. "I should take seriously, but I have no business with you."
He started dissipating into miasma as Arcadios ran forward striking at him. Mordred easily blocked the attacks. Arcadios striking low hoping to disable him as Mordred dodged it and punched him with his fist enveloped knocking him off the ground.
Arcadios stabbed him and kicked off his knocking Mordred back. Mordred laughed as Arcadios grunted as he charged him.
It began a series of a cat and mouse game between the two. The two were slashing and dodging each other's attack. Arcadios saw an opening aiming for his throat. The blade past through his guard as time looked like it stop.
Mordred caught the blade in his hands preventing the blade touching his throat. He inspected the blade he held. "I see you are using Link's blade, did you ask him to use it?" Mordred asked him.
Arcadios struggled trying to pull the swords out of his grasp. "The Minister of Defense bought it to help safeguard the Kingdom from you? Now my question is how you are able to catch the holy blade with your bare hand?" Arcadios asked him.
Mordred kicked him in his chest sending him tumbling to the ground. Arcadios rolled to his feet positioning his blade to attack.
"So you took the boy's blade from him how shameful…" Mordred muttered.
He saw Ignis coming from his side as he blocked a series of attacks from her. Ignis jumped up and spun as saws like blades appeared on its back.
He grunted as it past the through his shoulder as he turned to swing to see the puppet gone. He was punched in the back by a mechanical arm knocking him into a tree.
"Your strengths range in upfront battles and you tend to take blows to perform devastating counterattacks." Relius explained standing there confidently. "Spell Counter shield is a deterrent move and should not be used so easily. For the question of how he caught the blade it's fascinating in a sense. You suppressed the demon inside using your own runes to avoid holy weapons and magic from harming your body unless they pierce you."
"You are quite correct and it seems you placed holy water in the dolls body. It secretes a good amount without wasting precious water." Mordred explained as he noticed his shoulder burning from the water. "It seems like I have to get really serious.
"Arcadios sir, the seal is set!" a rune knight told him. Rune knight stationed around him and in circle. Arcadios and Relius jumped back. As other rune knights appeared creating a full circle.
Gravity took effect dropping Mordred to one knee. The runes began encircling his body and the ground.
"It seems your invisibility potions have paid off?" Arcadios muttered to Relius.
"It seems so, but something is wrong," Relius noticed.
"Damn I got cocky," Mordred muttered.
"Away with you demon," One knight shouted.
The seals began to fade away catching everyone by shock as Mordred laughed. "What fools you are to think you were trying to create a "Spell Binding Circle"? With your weak and pitiful skills it was unlikely from the beginning." Mordred laughed. He stood up placing his sword on his back.
Everyone looked dumbfounded by the strange events. "What is going on?" someone muttered.
"The ruins had runes written on the ground and the bandages are seals you can't read. I merely rewrote them to look like they were the seals used against me long ago. The seals on the ground were useless seeing it was message from the old King of Fiore. He was trying to warn you fools not to mess with the tomb." Mordred explained.
People were taking steps back now in fear as Mordred waved his sword with dark energy. Arcadios ran up to and cut the dark waved of energy in half. He looked shocked to see the knight standing in front of him. He slashed him across his midsection bisecting his armor. He was about to strike again as he saw Ignis blocked the attack. It swiped at Mordred as he dodged the blow he thought he could evade.
The claws extended into stabbing his left arm damaging it enough to prevent it from moving again. He swiped at the doll to see it create a magical barrier blocking the move. He saw Relius running up to him as mechanical arms covered his arm. He punched him up into the air as Ignis grabbed him and Ignis threw a series of punches denting his armor.
Mordred landed clutching his chest. "Dead Spike!" he waved his sword creating a dark ravenous beast head. It trailed after Relius as he created a magic circle absorbing the blow. He smirked causing Mordred to look in shock.
"Ignis give him a taste of his own medicine!" Relius shouted as Mordred turned around to see Ignis striking him. A dark magic circle appeared around her hand. The doll slashed to see his move Dead Spike come out of his chest.
His stomach and armor was ripped up as he dropped to his knee. Relius walked up confidently to him with a smile on his face.
"What is going on?" Mordred asked him.
"I placed a seal on top of yours to seal to prevent the demon from giving you his powers. Remember all humans have a set amount of time in this world. Your fighting capabilities have dwindled due to the centuries of being locked away in a tomb, Mordred. Ignis finish him!" Relius ordered.
The doll picked the Mordred by the head as space around him shifted around them. Mordred faded into miasma and he dissipated into the air. "What is going on here? I made sure he couldn't avoid my next spell." Relius asked in confusion.
Relius thought about for a moment. He dismissed Ignis as he walked up to Arcadios who was getting treated by medics. "You manage to overpower the demon," Arcadios gasped.
"Something is wrong with this. Why did he attract this much attention and fight with substandard skill? It's like he wanted us…" Relius muttered as runes appeared the town walls. Knights were screaming as Arcadios managed to stand up.
"It was a trap to get us outside the castle walls and we fell for it." Arcadios muttered.
One knight tried used a communication lacrima to see it was scrambled. Miasma filled the air that covered the whole city. The miasma put some of the knights still inside the frozen solid in a stasis field.
"Damn, so the miasma wasn't just to disrupt sensory type magic. It was also puts people in a stasis like effect as well. It looks like the." Relius muttered with fascination. "The council has its own set of unique runes still. Who is left to protect the King if the barrier drops?"
"The Garou Knights are the last line of defense, but Mordred will most likely bypass them all." Arcadios muttered in fear. "I failed protecting the king and the princess..."
Relius stopped to think for a moment. "We were fighting a fake the whole time and he must have snuck in using a transformation spell. He might as posed as a survivor of the attack to gain entry past the initial barrier inside the city." Relius theorized after seeing the medics were not here.
…
Mordred walked past the barrier inside the city with a confident smirk. Medics lied on the ground unconscious as he cracked his neck. "I should thank you all for help sneaking me past the barrier within the city walls. All I have to do is get past the barrier surrounding the castle and kill the royal family." Mordred muttered.
He walked through the plaza without any problems as he stopped seeing someone stand there. He gave a hearty chuckle as he clapped his hands.
"Oh it's you again, my how did you know I was coming?" Mordred asked him.
Link walked out from the shadow of the stall. He wore white vest over his custom chainmail. He also wore black pants and boots having armor plating over the non-flexible joints. He wore the blue cape attached to his shoulder drift in the wind.
"The Goddess Farore said you were coming into town. I knew you would choose the most direct path to get to the castle." Link explained.
Mordred looked around for anyone else. "Is Miss Mercury going to join us today?" He asked Link.
Link nodded no. "Not today I am afraid I came here alone to take you down myself. I made a promise to the old King, Arthur E. Fiore to relay a message as well to you. He was a fool sending you to your death so he can take you away from your lover Cheyrl. The demons used his secret desire to control the King's actions to send you out to ambush. He made a mistake listening to them again thinking he needed to seal you away just to keep his secret." Link explained as he noticed Mordred gripping his fists. Dark energy wrapped around his body.
"You made a promise to that monster, why would you do such a thing?" Mordred angrily asked Link.
"I made the promise since I didn't want innocent people to suffer against your wrath. It's weird isn't it?" Link told him.
"What is weird?" Mordred asked him.
"The same person has sent us out kill a demon, but one of us has become one." Link replied as Mordred gripped his sword.
"I see, you didn't come here for his sake, you came here for the people." Mordred laughed drawing his blade out. The cloud blocking the moon revealed his armored form. "I wonder why you are bravely facing me alone in combat. Surely you must know that you will lose this fight. You are simply far too young still, Link. Don't throw it away for a King who can't protect his subjects as well his people."
"I may have never met the king in person, but taking it out on the old king would have been acceptable. Taking it out on his descendants' is not something a knight does. It was a monster does regardless what they look like." Link told him.
Link stood there with his arms crossed as he requip Yukianesa. Ice enveloped the sword to look like a cross. Ice ring formed around the sword as Link spun grasping it with his right hand. The ice shattered as the moon shined on him.
"If you want to pass you have to go through me."
Mordred ran towards him and slashed down on Link. Link drew the blade out to block the blow. The blow created a shockwave destroying some of the stalls in the area. Link buckled under the force as small crater formed.
"Why would you fight me knowing you are not strong?" Mordred shouted. Link kicked off his armor jumping as he formed an ice five ice blades shooting down at Mordred.
Mordred swiped away with dark energy shattering. He saw Link dashing towards his sword drawn as he clashed with his blade spinning around to slash him.
Mordred moved to counter spinning around to strike Link. His sword found his a barrier the barrier with blue seal with a purple edge. It had sword and book symbol in the middle of it.
"Energy Shield," Mordred gasped in shock. Link spun around aiming as he launched huge blast of ice at Mordred. It froze his arms as Link passed through him slashing his midsection. Mordred jumped away and broke the ice. He released a torrent of dark energy at Link.
Link simply rolled around it and jump up to his level. The two clashed blades as the waves of darkness enveloped the Link.
Ice began to form around the darkness shocking Mordred. Link made a seal under his feet to kick and jump over him slashing his face.
The two landed as Link slammed his sword on the ground creating ice on the ground. Mordred landed sliding back only to get his by ice spikes from behind.
"This won't stop me, Dead Spike!" Mordred shouted.
Link sheathed his sword and dropped into stance. Ice blue aura covered his body as he drew his blade and slashed. Ice enveloped the dark beast coming towards him shocking Mordred.
"What is going you can't freeze my magic with regular ice?" Mordred asked him.
"You do remember I have the holy attribute? The ice looks a bit angelic doesn't it?" Link asked him.
Mordred looked at the ice to holy light coming from it and laughed. He sheathed his blade as waved of darkness covered his fist.
"I acknowledge you are a great fighter, but I have somewhere to be." Mordred admitted as he ran towards Link.
Link dodged the fist as seal popped under Link. Shooting a torrent of darkness at him cutting into his body. Mordred turned punching him straight up into the air.
Mordred quickly inhaled and then exhale. "Demon's Rage," he shouted.
A huge black with a red torrent of energy shot up into the sky. He soon saw Link's body falling down to the ground and landed making a crater.
Miasma covered Link's body was dispelled due to the light coming from his left hand. Mordred walked over to him and kneeled over him.
"I had to use the demon's curse to put you in a temporary stasis effect, but that divine protection still protects." Mordred muttered.
He inspected Yukianesa as he picked it off the ground along with its sheath. "Impressive sword and you even managed to transfer the holy attribute through the blade's ice ability. I am even more amazed that you knew how to perform the spell Rune Make: Energy barrier."
He sat the sword in his grasp he noticed Link was still breathing as he placed the sword in his grasp. He searched through his pouch and he saw a book.
"This brings back memories'…" He muttered as he opened the back of the book.
Mordred Pendragon,
This is hereby given to you by the order of Rune Knights for your service to help defend the people. We hereby grant you the right to train anyone you so choose along with the King's approval. You must choose a warrior with valor, courage, and the compassion to help people. Inside the books gives tells the inner secrets to our arts as well the monsters we faced in great detail.
From the Head Knight
Walter de Grey
Mordred looked at the back of the book and laughed. He placed the book back into his pouch as he stood up.
"Well I choose you carry on the secrets of the old order, Link Kokiri. I think the head knight would have like you. It's sad really to see the man die trying to save us along with the people that day. We fell into the ambush that Arthur set up with the demons." Mordred muttered as he walked away. "Arthur killed the order that day and thinned our numbers to only four men. They hardly knew anything about our special arts."
Mordred walked heading towards the castle as Link's finger's twitched. A small blue fairy with white wings floated over Link's body. She watched the Black Knight walk away from the scene.
The fairy transformed into a human like figure almost resembling a female Hylian. She wore no shirt as her long blue hair covered her breasts and back. She wore a white skirt that barely covered in anything. Ethereal celestial wings shined from her back as several fairies surrounded her.
She wore a small smile on her face. She giggled as the fairies danced merrily around her. She cried as purple tears fell onto Link's body. "You came all this way to see me; you don't know how happy you made me. It seems my words of wisdom will have to set you straight once again." She muttered to him. "Hey listen, sleepy head there is no time for sleeping! You still got a job to do."