Chapter 4: Picking a Fight with a Noble
Hey guys~! Sorry this is pretty late. Mega busy. I had eye surgery, so couldn't use the computer for two weeks. Then, my cousins from California came over. Anyways, this is a short Author's note so enjoy :) Thanks to all who reviewed, by the way!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ZERO NO TSUKAIMA!
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Mizuki
"Wake up..." I heard a soft and gentle voice say to me. I refused to listen to the voice's wishes and continued to sleep. "Wake up..." the voice continued a little more louder. The owner of the voice, I'm guessing, shook my shoulder but I refused to wake up.
"No! Let me sleep in!" I turned my back on the person. Wrong choice, I guess. Because the next thing I knew, I found myself falling face-first on the floor.
"Baka familiar, I said WAKE UP!"
Rubbing my head, I turned around to see a boy by the bed I was just sleeping on. He looked very pissed. If looks could kill, I would've dropped dead the second I turned around.
Still half asleep, I rubbed my eyes and asked, "Wha- Who are you?" Suddenly, the events of yesterday came rushing to my mind.
That's right. This annoying, tiny boy, Ansel, is apparently my 'master'. He summoned me from my home world to here in a place call Halkeginia. All on my birthday. My parents are probably worried like crazy, they probably notified Ryuu-nii and Seiji-nii in college as well. Arisa is probably standing all alone at the bus stop, that is if she's deciding to go to school. My picture is probably going to end up on a milk carton or on fliers around town. Unconsciously, I began to grip the necklace my parents had given me the day before.
But that's besides the point. The point is this little demon just kicked me out of bed!
"Oh, that's right..." I muttered unenthusiastically. Ansel sighed and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Since you are new to this and apparently an idiot," Insert a vein popping from my head here. "then I'm not punishing you as badly. Now, change me!" Not with this again. "Clothes are in the closet and fresh underwear is in the bottom drawer." I stood up, dusting my clothes off, not really processing what he just said.
"Hai, hai-wait, what? You want me to change your underwear as well?" I almost fell from how ridiculous that sounded.
"That's right." He does know I'm a girl right? RIGHT? No, wait. He compared me to a dog and a tree, of course he doesn't think I'm a girl! "Hurry up! We are going to be late for breakfast!" I gulped, deciding I should tell him. Hopefully, I'll get out of this with minor injuries.
"Look, " I was getting angry. And boy, I know this will not end well. "I'm sick of tired of you treating me as some slave! Sure, I may not have been the familiar you have wanted, but that doesn't mean you have to treat me like this. I'm a GIRL! Change your own clothes! Your arms and legs don't seem broken! Have some damn decency!" I threw his clothes at him. Calm down. You know better than to be angry. Even if he's attitude is annoying as hell, being angry will not help.
It was silent, Ansel had a shocked expression as he looked at me. His eyes were wide a bit, his mouth slightly agape. I guess, he was astonished with my courage.
His lip twitched. Oh, I was in for it now...
"Such a disrespectful tone to use in front of your master!" Ansel said with a menacing glare. "As punishment, you get no breakfast!"
Oh, that's it-! "You know what? I don't care! I bet you weren't even planning on giving me any anyways!" The anger was still boiling inside me. "People are never going to like you if you treat them like this!"
He was angry, definitely. From the way his lip twitched along with his right eye, I knew he wanted to strangle me right there on the spot. But I didn't care. Instead, I turned grabbed my bag and hat and headed toward the door. Slamming the door behind me, I began to walk the halls, searching for a way out.
Back inside the room, Ansel stared at the door. He was angry- no, he was above angry. He was furious. Ansel clenched his fists so tight that his knuckles turned white. He was glaring at the door as if wanting it to melt to the ground.
Ansel calmed himself down, but suddenly felt himself feeling guilty. I mean, it was his fault, wasn't it? He shouldn't have treated me that way. He knew that I was right; I may be his familiar, but I was still a girl. It's just... He couldn't help it. Ansel was always shy around girls, and girls usually didn't talk to him unless they were insulting him. He's grown used to insults that kindness from others got him embarrassed. So to hide the embarrassment, he uses a harsh and cruel persona.
"B-baka, understand my feelings as well..."
Ansel sighed again and started to get dressed. He was going to be late; he'll have a chance to apologize after classes were done.
As I walked the halls, the students were staring and whispering. They were all staring at me. It was very uncomfortable. Every student we passed just started whispering, while giving me stares. It was a cross between a stare of respect and a stare of astonishment. To try not to stare back, I looked around the hall.
I couldn't help but think that I was in Hogwarts. I mean, its like they filmed the Harry Potter movies here! Even the students look like they could have been in the movie itself. I wouldn't be surprised if one of them really did have a lightning bolt scar on his forehead.
And their hair and eyes! It's like they had white hair when they were born then suddenly a rainbow threw up on them. Even Ansel hasp that pink strip on his bangs! I don't know whether or not if that's natural or he just dyed it that way! And don't get me started about his eyes. A reddish-brown with a slight tint of pink. Weird...
My thoughts trailed to my 'master'. Maybe I was a little too harsh. When I get mad, I can't control my mouth. It just happens. Even back in Japan. The girls in school didn't like that I told them off. I'm just too honest. Maybe I should apologize to him. But he's probably at breakfast or in class. Can't bother him now. Might as well wait for him in the room. Wait, do I even know the way back to the room? Oh crud.
I was too lost in thought that I didn't notice someone in front of me. Next thing I knew, I was falling on my behind from impact.
"Ah! I'm so sorry!" said a panicked voice. I looked up to see a boy with midnight blue hair and hazel brown eyes. He had a panicked look He was tall, wearing some kind of butler outfit. Let's not forget to mention cute. Very cute. Wait, bad thoughts, go away. Curse my girl mind.
I could feel a blush creep onto my cheeks. "No, I wasn't looking where I was going." I said looking down at the ground. I looked and saw that the guy had also dropped the basket filled with clothing, only most of the clothes were on the floor. He was on his knees picking them up. "Oh, let me help you."
The guy looked up at me, surprised at my offer. "No, it's fine. This is my job." I shook my head and began picking up the clothes anyways.
"No worries. It's the least I could do since I bumped into you." I replied as I helped him put the clothes in the basket.
Once all the clothes were picked up, the guy picked up the basket. "Thank you."
"No problem." I said with a smile. I got up and dusted myself off. I extended a hand to him. "I'm Kuronuma Mizuki." Why the need for my whole name? No idea.
He looked at my hand nervously. Noticing that he won't take my hand any time soon, I pull it back to my side. "That's such a... Unique name." I could tell he was just trying to be polite.
"It's fine. I'm guessing my name is weird in this world." he nodded before adjusting the basket in his hands.
"My name is Benjamin. Ben, if you want." the guy, Ben, said with a gentle smile. I blushed a bit, not knowing why. Why am I blushing? He's just smiling! It's normal for people to smile. "So, Miss Kuronuma-"
"You can just call me Mizuki." I saw him blush a bit too.
"F-forgive me. I am not used to calling nobles by their first name." he replied as I laughed.
"I'm not a noble." I told him. In Japan, we don't have social status. We are all equal. I'm not sure what I really am, being a familiar of a noble and all. "What is it with the 'noble' and 'commoner' thing anyways?"
"Nobles are those who can use magic." Oh, well that makes sense. "Sorry for misunderstanding. I just assumed since I had not been informed of a new maid joining the staff..."
"I'm a noble's familiar." I corrected with a wince. It's like saying I'm a noble's pet dog.
Ben's eyes widened as he gasped, almost dropping the basket in the process. "Y-you're the human familiar. Mister Hiraga's familiar! I-it is an honor to meet you!" Ben exclaimed bowing slightly. I was confused. What's so great about being a human familiar anyways? I heard they were rare, but what's so special about it? And this treatment he's giving me is making me uncomfortable.
"Why are you bowing?" I asked.
"Because you are the familiar of THE legendary heroes' son!" Ah, that's why... "You should be respected as a noble. Basically, you are of high honor." Ben explained still slightly bowing. Well, that would explain the staring and whispering. My cheeks flush from embarrassment.
"I-it's fine. You don't have to bow for me. Even though I have an honorable position, I am still like you." I explained, waving my hands in front of me.
Ben stopped bowing, but gave me a confused expression. "But I'm a commoner..."
"Yeah, but we are still both human. Doesn't that mean we are equal?" I tilted my head to the the side. "If I were to cut you, you would bleed red blood, right? And if I were to do the same to myself, we would both bleed red. No matter what status we are, we are still humans." I explained. I'm really starting to hate the social status. Ben's panicked voice in the beginning makes sense now. Thinking I was a noble, he thought I would have scolded him.
That's just plain wrong. Commoners shouldn't live in fear of the nobles. Just because they can do magic doesn't give them power... Wait, that doesn't make sense. Of course they have power because of magic, but that still doesn't mean they should abuse that ability!
Ben stared at me, dumbfounded. "You are planning to cut me?" My eyes widened as I vigorously shook my head while waving my hands. I just noticed how threatening that might have sounded. Ben then chuckled. He must have just been joking. "You are a very brave person, Mizuki-san."
I smiled at Ben. "Nah, just someone who believes in equality."
After that amazing speech I just made, my stomach just had to make itself known. Really, stomach? You just had to ruin my moment.
I blush in embarrassment as I stared at my stomach.
"Did you not have breakfast, Mizuki-san?" Ben asked as he tilted his head.
"No. Ansel took away my breakfast for talking back to him." I explained, still a bit embarrassed. "Man, I haven't eaten since breakfast yesterday."
"That won't do. A lady like yourself shouldn't be left to starve." Ben smiled kindly at me. "Then before we do the laundry, how about we go to the kitchen? There are probably leftovers from the nobles." Ben explained as we turned the corner.
I stared at the high class food in front of me, practically drooling. Sure, it was only leftovers, but they were high class nonetheless. I didn't even know people eat like this for breakfast!
"I'm guessing you don't have food like this from where you come from." Ben said, noticing my dream-like expression.
"We do, I just can't afford it." I took a seat at the table, my eye glittering with happiness. "Itadakimasu!" I exclaimed out of instinct to myself as I dug into my meal. I felt slightly weird using a fork, seeing as I usually use chopsticks, but I'm not so foreign to it.
"What does that mean?" Ben asked as he took a seat in front of me. I look up from my food, swallowing the pieces of meat in my mouth.
"Where I come from, it means 'Let's eat!'" I explained before going back to my food. Seriously, the food is fit for a queen! And oh my god, is this lobster?
"Where exactly do you come from?" Ben asked as he tilted his head to the side.
"Well, what I'm guessing, I'm from a different universe. I come from a country called Japan." I explained, taking a sip of my water. I wonder what's going on in Japan. My parents must be worried sick and my brothers too.
I took a bite of the still-warm bread, catching the stare of Ben- wait, stare? Why is he staring at me? Is there something on my face?
"Why are you staring at me?" I asked, feeling a blush coming on. Man, I hate that I get embarrassed easily.
Ben blushed a bit as well. "Ah, gomen. It's just that your clothing is quite... Peculiar." he explained as he inspected my clothing. So, they don't have clothing like this? Then again, I bet they don't even know what Kohl's are either.
"Well these clothes are pretty normal where I come from." I explained. And the conversation went on from there. We talked about multiple things like where I come from, the different technologies of my world, and other random things that popped into mind. We were still talking when Ben and I went to do the laundry (well, Ben did the laundry, while I just watched). I offered to help, but he said that it was his job. I did, however, get him to agree to me folding them.
As we were folding in the laundry room (which only has this huge basin in the middle of the room with a washboard and a clothes line), I felt the ground rumble and heard some sort of explosion. The tremor made me fall out of my seat. I rubbed my side. "Itai... What was that?"
Ben, who looked unaffected, just chuckled at my reaction. "It is quite normal here, so I am used to it. But that was one of Mister Hiraga's failed attempts at magic." Ansel? Was he really that bad? I don't know whether or not I should tease him about it or comfort him. I mean, he has such a big title around here yet he fails to excell in magic. Now I understand why he was called Zero yesterday. It makes sense. I'll talk with him later.
"Woah, you did this?!" was my reaction when I entered the ruins of the classroom. I excused myself from Ben and asked for the directions of the classroom. I found Ansel in there sweeping in the middle of the room. Everything was either singed or turned to ashes.
"Shut' up." was all Ansel said as he continued to sweep the ash. I sighed and looked around the room. I took one of the extra brooms by the door, sweeping the ash to the rest of the pile. "What are you doing?"
"What I'm doing is helping you out." I replied nonchalantly. "I mean, I thought that was obvious when I picked up the broom and started sweeping."
"Such a sarcastic familiar..." Ansel muttered as he pouted a bit, making him look very adorable. If he heard me say that, I would definitely be in pain for the rest of the day.
It was silent between us, and let me tell you, it wasn't a comfortable one. No one spoke- no, it was more of no one knew what to say. Sure, I love silence, but it gets boring every now and then. Maybe I should apologize now. Yes, that's what I'll do.
It seems that Ansel also decided that it was the right moment to apologize because we spoke at the same time.
"Hey-"
"You know-"
We both stare at each other. I let out a nervous chuckle. "Go ahead."
"No, say what you want to say." Ansel insisted, obviously a bit embarrassed. There was a tint of blush on his cheeks as he stared at me. He looks like a kid who did something bad, but won't tell his parents. Innocent and nervous.
"No, no. It would be rude of me to intervene on what my master was going to say, now wouldn't it?" I stated with a smirk. I know, I know, I'm making it worse. It's just that teasing him feels a bit fun. I would have laughed in his face if I didn't know his anger problem. I'll just snicker in my mind.
"Fine. I was just g-going t-to..." Ansel trailed away, mumbling the last part. His face was turning red, and he was avoiding to make contact with my eyes. He fiddled with the handle of the broom and stared at the floor. He looks absolutely adorable! I have the sudden urge to hug him now.
"To?" I pushed, a small smile forming on my lips. He's embarrassed; it's so obvious. I've narrowed down the top three choices of Ansel's reaction. Ansel is either A) very prideful, B) not used to apologizing, or C) not good at talking to girls. Something tells me it's all of the above.
"T-to..." he became flustered, and I knew he wanted to hit me. The way he was now gripping the broom handle gave it away. Taking a deep breath, Ansel composed himself. It surprises me how fast he can gain some confidence and compose himself. "I'm sorry, okay?" he finished, gently.
Okay, that surprised me even more. I thought he was just going to yell: 'I'M SORRY, YOU STUPID FAMILIAR!' or something like that. I never expected him to actually calmly apologize. I was actually expecting him to apologize then keep hitting me until I even forgot the apology.
Shaking away my surprise, I smiled. I was going to reply with 'See? Was that so hard?', but I decided against it. Now was not the time to get cocky. "I'm sorry too for saying such mean things."
"Why?" Ansel mumbled. I raised an eyebrow as I tilted my head a bit.
"Why what?" I asked, completely oblivious to his embarrassment.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" Ansel was getting irritated I knew that. Was he not used to people being kind to him? Boy, I knew that feeling very well. But that's not the point. "I was always hitting you and calling you an idiot familiar! You have no right to treat me so kindly!"
"So, you want me to treat you badly?" I laughed a bit. This guy... It's not my fault. I'm always been a kind and forgiving person. I don't dwell on the past so much. "It's just how I am. People have a reason as to why they treat certain people. You were obviously not used to kindness."
It was kind of funny to see Ansel's face flush a bit, but I kept myself from laughing. He would think that I was insulting him or something. "H-how-?"
"It was pretty obvious since the students call you Zero." I explained. I remembered passing the halls, people muttering, 'Zero's familiar'. The explosion definitely answered my suspicions. It wasn't that hard to connect the dots. Speaking of explosions... "By the way, how did you create such an explosion?"
"It always happens when I try to use magic." His face suddenly had a dejected look on his face. He looked like a kicked puppy. He laughed bitterly. "Who would have thought that the son of the two legendary heroes would be such a failure, right?"
I was flooded with sympathy for Ansel. Not because I pity him, but because I know how it feels like to not be able to reach high expectations. I would tell you, but that's a story for another time. Right now, I should say something to cheer him up.
"But if you think about it, this was a huge explosion. It could cause a lot of damage if used for combat." It was true. The explosion basically destroyed the room. I'm surprised that the ceiling and floor was still intact. "Sure, you might not be able to do the spells you are being taught right, but, with some practice, you could show those people that you're not a failure. Before you know it, you'll have all those people who mocked you practically kissing the ground you walk on!" I joked. It seemed that the joke worked because he laughed, a genuine laugh. I smiled, laughing along with him, at least that worked. I noticed that he never really smiles or laughs. He usually is smirking or frowning. This was a genuine laugh, and it was adorable.
"I haven't laughed since childhood." Ansel said, still slightly smiling. "Thanks."
"You look better when you smile, you know that?" I stated, oblivious to the fact that I made him blush a bit. God, I'm so dense.
"W-well, I never really had a reason to smile much..." Ansel began to fidget. "As you can see, people don't treat me so kindly here, and I don't do the same either."
I nodded my head in understanding. "Ah, yes. Your temper problem."
I think that struck a chord. "I do not have a temper problem!" His voice slightly raised. Realizing his mistake, he tried to cover it up with a cough. "I do not have a temper problem..." Ansel just basically proved my point.
Smirking, I cross my arms over my chest. "You do realize that you just proved my point." Ansel frowned at me- no, he pouted at me. I must have said this a couple of times now, but he is just so adorable! The urge to hug him is still there, but I had to resist. It would be plain awkward if I just hugged him for no reason.
"Shut up." He looked away, the blush still there. Seriously. If I didn't know any better, I would have thought he was a little kid. He sure is as short as one, I'll tell you that.
Ansel is like 4 ft. 10 in., while I'm like 5 ft. 4 in. That means I'm 6 inches taller than him, which is pretty embarrassing since he's a guy, AND he's a year older than me. He's probably irritated because of this.
Why do I keep getting off topic? Sorry, this is not the point...
"See? This is why you have no friends. You refuse to admit your problem." Wow, since when did I become a therapist? No, real question is, why do I sound like one? This is comfort not counseling!
"I have friends!" It was my turn to be confused. I haven't seen him talking to anyone or being friendly.
"Really?" I asked, showing my disbelief. Ansel puffed his cheeks like a little kid being blamed for something he did not do.
"Yes! They are just away for awhile." Right... I'll asked about that later...
Shaking my head, I stated, "But besides that, just know that you're not alone any more."
Ansel looked confused. "Why is that?" What a naive guy, doesn't realize what he has in front of him. I almost laughed at his clueless face. Ansel should know this better than I should: a familiar is supposed to protect its master no matter what. They are bound together with an unbreakable bond. That's why I shouldn't make enemies with him. I'm bound to him with an invisible chain. Might as well accept my fate as a familiar.
"Because you have me. Your familiar and friend." I replied, confidently, giving him a reassuring smile. He looked shocked and confused.
"Friend...?" He said it as if it were foreign to his tongue. The corners of his lips tilted upward to a small smile as he nodded. "Yeah, I guess you're right."
How did I end up in a situation like this?
I dodged the sword that was plummeting towards me. It made a small crater in the ground. This isn't supposed to be happening. The students here are supposed to respect me not fight me.
It all started after Ansel and I finished cleaning the classroom...
I was walking the halls once again. A teacher had wanted to speak to Ansel. I remember seeing him from the summoning. What was his name again? Cobalt? No... Collin? No, that's not right... Colbert! That's it! Colbert-sensei.
Anyways, I was out in the courtyard. It seems that some of the second-year students are here with their familiars. Though, their familiars are very strange. I mean, I swear that guy has a floating eyeball as a familiar. And a dragon! There are dragons here too! Somehow, the possibility of me being in a coma at the hospital and this being all a dream is still believable.
As I walked around, I noticed Ben serving the the students. I waved at him, while he did the same. Must have been the wrong move at the time because someone bumped into him, making the cake he was holding on a platter fell on a girl. The girl had her blond hair in two pigtails, tied together with red bows and light green eyes. She wore a white button up blouse, a black cape, a black skirt (a skirt that was too short for normal), black knee-high socks, and black Mary-Janes.
The cakes fell on her head and on her clothes. The girl screeched, and Ben immediately panicked and began to apologize.
"So sorry! Please forgive me, Miss Gramont!" It looked as if Ben shrunk away as the girl stood up, her face red from anger.
"Sorry? There's icing in my hair! And my clothes! This is a new blouse!" the girl yelled, reaching for her wand.
"Forgive me. I was pushed and- and-"
"You clumsy commoner! You shall get what you deserve!" Lifting her wand, she was clearly about to use her magic on Ben. Not if I could stop it.
I dashed towards them and got in between them. I grabbed her wrist, which held the wand. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." I stated calmly.
The girl narrowed her eyes at me. "Let go of me! You may be a human familiar, but that doesn't give you the right to talk to a noble that way." Noble? Who gives a crap! Nobles can go eat my shorts!
"So what? I could talk to you however I want to talk to you!" This girl is pissing me off. So conceited, I want to rip her face to shreds. Wait, no. Calm down. You gave up violence a long time ago. Calm down.
"Do you know who I am?" the girl yelled angrily. I furrowed my eyebrows.
"Am I supposed to?"
"Of course! I am Maria Margot la Montmorency de Gramont!" So, her name was Maria. Okay, I still don't get why her name was so important.
"Whatever." I replied, looking bored. I had already let go of her wrist and was just staring at my runes as if it were the most important thing in the world (which was, but I didn't know it at the time).
"Such disrespect!" She then gave me a 'hmph'. "Well, that's to be expected of Zero's familiar. Ansel the Zero, who can't even do a simple spell without it blowing up in his face." she mocked, giving a cocky smirk. I grit my teeth.
Calm down. You don't need to stoop to her level. Calm down. Cal-
"Ansel is just a failure. Very pathetic." Oh, that's the last straw.
Raising my hand, I struck her right in the face. You could almost see my hand print on her face, red and almost bruised. I must be losing my touch; I was going for a punch, but a slap works too. My face was cold and stoic, but you could see the anger in my eyes. "Never talk about Ansel that way."
Caressing her now-red cheek, Maria was displeased with my attitude toward her. "Why, you little-! You'll pay for what you did!"
"Oh yeah? What are you going to do about it?!" I taunted, crossing my arms over my chest as I glared at her. She reminds me of those stuck-up, snobby girls from my world that I hate so much.
Maria was so angry at my arrogant personality that it looked as if steam were coming out of her ears. "I CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUAL!"
I took a step back, obviously not expecting her to challenge me to anything. Especially a dual. I mean, she probably doesn't even know how to fight. I expected her to just flip her hair and walk away. That's how the girls in my world do it.
"Wha- a dual?" I asked, showing my confusion. I don't think I like the sound of that...
"Yes, a dual! I'll show you who's more superior-!" Suddenly, a guy, who I guessed was her twin since they both looked alike, covered her mouth with his hand.
"Maria! What are you doing!? You know better than anyone to never challenge a dual to a human familiar! Don't you remember father's story?!" the guy scolded Maria as he chuckled to me nervously. "Forgive my sister, human familiar. She's just a-"
"Mizuki."
"Huh?" He looked at me confusedly as I rolled my eyes.
"Don't call me 'human familiar'. I have a name and it's Mizuki." I explained as I crossed my arms.
"You can't talk that way to a noble!" Maria yelled. Okay, she's getting on my nerves. We already established (in my mind anyways) that I wouldn't hurt people any more or start any fights. Fighting will lead to bad memories. I swore that I would never fight any more. Sure, I slapped her in the face, but that's it. I will not participate in any fight.
"Do you think I care if you're a noble or not?!" Stay calm, you don't want to cause trouble here. It'll be bad for you, and Ansel will get angry. "And I will not participate in your 'dual'."
Maria was smirking. Her face was smug as if she won some competition that I didn't even know we were having. "Who knew that human familiars were such cowards!" Cow-WHAT?! "Then again, it's Ansel's familiar we're talking about."
I pushed up my sleeves. That's it! This girl's a goner! "I am no coward! I'm sure as hell could beat the crap out of you!" I was ranting again unconsciously. As I said before, when I'm mad, my mouth has a mind of its own. "I accept your stupid dual!"
And that's what happened. If I had known that she wasn't the one who was going to fight me, I probably wouldn't have had my hopes up for a winning chance. Who knew she was an earth mage that could create earth valkyries? I certainly didn't.
I dodged another hit that was aimed for my head. Couldn't I have been given a weapon? Sure, I was good at hand-to-hand combat, but it's hard to find an opening when you're being attacked by a being that's going so fast that you couldn't even see it! If only I could- Wait! There it is! An opening!
I ducked down and slid, the blade of the sword so close to my face yet missing. I immediately stood up and spun kicked the valkyrie's back. It fell to the ground, dropping its sword. I grabbed the sword quickly and stabbed it in the back. It turned to dust as soon as the sword made contact.
The students that seemed to crowd around us were all shocked. I could see Ansel in the crowd. He looked surprised and... Worried? I guess he cares after all. I also saw that Maria had a baffled expression. Just as I saw Maria, a thought came to me. She didn't hold back. She seemed to be planning on killing me. That valkyrie had one thought on his mind and that was to kill. If it wasn't then it wouldn't have had a sword to begin with. I was getting angrier by the minute as these thoughts were in my head.
"Who's next?" My voice seemed to get lower, the aura around me grew darker. I could feel the adrenaline pumping through my veins.
"Enough! Maria! You know that having battles in the courtyard is forbidden!" I heard Ansel yell as I saw him come between Maria and I. For some reason, I'm beginning to feel numb. My head is starting to hurt as well. I could barely hear the conversation Maria and Ansel were having.
"Battles between nobles! They still did not forbid the rule of fight a familiar!" Maria countered. Ansel clicked his tongue, muttering something that sounded like: 'Seriously, didn't they learn from last time?'
"Still, it's not right! So leave my familiar alone!" Ansel snapped. Was he defending me?
"This is between your familiar and I! Stay out of this!" Maria yelled. My head was hurting, the yelling was making it worse.
Awaken your power. A voice said inside my head. I'll tell you one thing: it was not my voice. The voice was soft and gentle, yet had this dark tone to it. Let me free.
I closed my eyes. For some reason, in my mind, I could see a girl. It was that little girl from my dream a few night ago! Except she looked older, about my age.
"If it involves my familiar then it involves me as well!" Ansel yelled not moving away from his place. This angered Maria even more, she gritted her teeth.
Summoning another valkyrie, she pointed at Ansel while screaming, "Get out of my way!" The valkyrie dashed toward Ansel, its sword ready to pierce Ansel.
Accept your destiny as the legendary familiar and awaken your powers!
My eyes snapped open, but were no longer their usual bright purple color. Instead, they were crimson red, almost like the color of blood. My body moved on its own, running in front of Ansel and blocking the valkyrie's hit. I wasn't controlling my body any more. My arm should have had a baggy sleeve from my jacket, but instead the sleeve wrapped around my arm perfectly. I knew immediately that this was no longer my body.
Well, it was MY body, it just wasn't the one I was used to seeing. I used my sword to push the valkyrie down to the ground; it turned to dust as it fell.
My lips began to move, and the voice that had came out was definitely not mine. It was darker, scarier. "You dare try to harm my master?"
"M-Mizuki?" I heard Ansel stutter out from where he sat on the ground. I'm guessing he fell when I ran in front of him. I ignored him and continued to stare at Maria.
"Where is the human familiar? Who are you?!" Maria yelled trying to stand her ground. However, you could see the fear in her eyes.
I, or at least the person who is controlling my body, kept a calm face on. "I am the human familiar." The person gripped the sword. I stood tall and confidently.
Maria paled, taking a step back. "W-what?"
Even though I have no idea who is controlling me nor do I know what I'm going to say next, for some reason I feel as though this was a hidden part of me that I always knew I had just kept inside of me all this time. That probably doesn't make any sense, but it's what I felt at the time.
The controller (I'm calling the person who is controlling me that right now) stared down at Maria intimidatingly. She frowned at her, eyes narrowed and filled with hate. The controller spoke, her tone icy and cold. The threat brought chills down everyone's spine.
"I am the Soul of God, and you may not lay a hand on my master."
Yes, I am leaving you with that. I gotta say, this is the longest chapter I have EVER made. Again, sorry for updating really late. I'm very busy. Hopefully the next chapter won't be so late.
~Superbluestar428
