Note: Everyone, I have not forgotten this story. I'm very very very very very very very sorry to those who are waiting for my update. It's just that, well lets just say, many things happened that caused me to stop writing this fic of a while and due to that stupid occurrence I have to get my inspiration back by viewing my previous work and using a new fic to stimulate my imagination XD. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter. Please feel free to leave a comment or suggestion or maybe even a request of what to happen next. I take your suggestions seriously, really believe me XD.
One last thing before we go on with the story. I don't think I'm ready for a beta so I'm just gonna ask if other people here are willing to give me a hand. (uhm.. maybe like a buddy system? XD) Well, that is all and on with the story.
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Yuuri can't believe that Wolfram actually chose not to come and be locked to his room. It was just un-Wolfram like. But still he was having a bad feeling about it the moment the blonde refused to come with him. A vibe was telling him that if he let Wolfram go, he won't see him again in a very long time.
Yuuri shook his head the get rid of the scary idea. He was disappointed to say the least. He never expected Wolfram to act that way.
But still he has to focus on saving Haraitee first. It was his duty as the maou. He carries on his shoulders the responsibility to ensure the safety of the countries allied with them. The issue with Wolfram would have to wait.
But even if his travel would have to come first, he did not take any chances. He posted guards at Wolfram's room and asked them to never let the blond out of the room until they return. Of course, servants such as the server of food will be the only ones allowed to enter the chamber. Yes, Yuuri did not allow Wolfram to dine with his family, even Greta. But he did allow for them to dine together under the condition that it is within Wolfram's room. It was the punishment Yuuri bestowed upon Wolfram for answering back and choosing to stay in the castle.
Usually it would be Yuuri to insist that Wolfram should stay. But this time, he has the urge to drag the blonde with him in his expedition. But BOY was he WRONG on expecting too much! He can't believe that they had a fierce fight over the same reason he long ago hoped for the blonde to volunteer on his own (to stay behind). He can't come to the understanding that he actually anticipated and insisted that Wolfram to come with him this time. It was just unlike him.
OH YES! OH YES! It seems he was being paranoid and he have a vague consciousness about it. He was becoming overly strict with the blonde.
'There's no way Wolfram would ever disobey an order coming from the maou. Its just his nature to be obedient………. But still… he did… brush of my order in our conversation a minute ago…sigh No! I shall not doubt Wolfram's loyalty! I know he will never (again?) betray me! NEVER! I'm sure of that! He's my friend! Best friend in fact!' Yuuri held his head up high.
He was sure 100 percent that what occurred just moments ago was due to the heat taking over his friends head. He was sure that the heat was just too much for the blonde to handle on that certain day.
His confident stature was suddenly pulled down by a frown now adorning his innocent face. 'Who am I kidding? It's obvious something is up. I have to talk to Wolfram when we get back.' Yuuri thought with determination in his eyes. He was going to set things straight with his fiancé. 'I really should fix everything when we get back. Both Gwendal and Gunter and even Conrad were showing some signs of being worried"
Conrad was closely observing his godson. He saw the changing emotions that was showing itself on his face. Yuuri was being very unstable these past few days. He is not even sure it's safe to take his eyes away for even a minute. He's afraid that his godson might do another rampage all of a sudden. He can't afford to let something like in the office of the maou happen ever again.
Conrad felt the angry maryoku filling the room just before his brother left. It was giving him goose bumps by just remembering it. It was a very close call to all of them. If the maou did fully awaken during that time and lost control over his power then surely every one of them in the room would have been dead by now. He needs to have a word with his baby brother when they get back from this mission. Wolfram was acting absolutely strange all of a sudden.
'To think he would even bluntly disregard His Majesty's orders…. ' Conrad really can't believe what took place in the maou's office. It was very scary that it made his spine tingle with a bit of fear. The maou was absolutely enraged with Wolram's answers. It wasn't even a joke on the blonde's part, he was dead serious.
Conrad was really ready to cut down even his own brother at that very moment. 'My responsibility as a soldier comes first…' Conrad was very disturbed. He knows that the possibility of his worst fears and nightmare might just come true too soon.
Flashback
The moment Yuuri fainted in Conrad's arms Yozak ang Gisela came running in from the door. The medic immediately rushed to the king's side to check for any damages. Gwendal was standing to a frantic Gunter who looked like he was about to faint himself. He was confused whether he should be annoyed or laugh at Gunter's expression. But the rational side of him won (meaning the stoic side of him).
"Gunter this is no time for panicking! His majesty must be rushed to the infirmary to be well examined by Gisela if there are any injuries that needs to be taken care of." Gwendal said with his oh-so-famous composed voice. He then turned to Yozak to address him.
"Yozak, have you seen Wolfram before you entered this room?" the voiced was laced with a mixture of emotions. It was both angry and sad.
Yozak identifying the emotions decided that it was not the right time to be fooling around with his commander's moment of vulnerability. 'tsk tsk the blonde surely did SOMETHING big to make his brother like this' in his mind, he can just imagine what the blonde did and shake his head in disapproval.
"Yes commander, we saw His Excellency rushed to the other side of the hall. " Yozak said in his ever cheerful tone completely masking his feeling of pity and worry for his superiors.
"I see then I think I better talk to him. Get going and bring His Majesty to the infirmary" Gwendal said as he went out the door, directing his last command to both Conrad and Yozak.
End of flashback
'I'm pretty sure he went after Wolfram..' Conrad thought.
Conrad was never the dense or the idiot type when it comes to his family.
He did felt the supporting aura Gwendal was giving to Wolfram in tormenting the king. And in addition to that he saw the small smirk that was playing on Gwendal's lips just as Wolfram was continually disobeying Yuuri. It was a very small smirk that was even barely seen by Conrad himself. It would not be visible to a stranger, that's for sure. A person has to be someone who had spent a lot of years around the stoic man to be able to see such a little change of expression.
He never imagined that there will come a time that he will actually have to choose between his godson and brother. He just sighed to that thought. He already knew whom he will have to serve if that ever happens. He just hopes that Wolfram will find it in his heart to forgive him if that time were really to come.
He continued his rumbling in his head. The thoughts that crossed his mind are the same things that are happening around them. Even if the events are crooked now, Conrad can see that the outcome will be just the same if things get worst between his brother and king.
'I'm ready to give up everything just for the sake of his majesty, even my life and ...my family.' Conrad had already an idea of what was going to happen the next time such incidents were to happen again.
In Conrad's mind he pictures the scene wherein Wolfram being very stubborn was pulling on the last nerve of the maou and he (Conrad) will step forward to silence his Maou's aggressor, his own blood related brother, permanently. Then Gwedal having more attachment to their baby brother will also step forward to defend him (Wolfram). In the end, Conrad knows that there is no other way in ShinMakoku or on earth to end their battle without killing his older brother.
Conrad has to admit that Gwendal have, in his own terms, reasons being able to be in the military, head of the Voltaire house, and advisor of the maou. He (Gwendal) was one heck of a Mazoku. Conrad now wonders how his brother was able to balance his time, even having an hour or two to knit and help (help, meaning being forced by) Anissina on her crazy inventions. A sweat dropped on that thought, but the humor only took a fraction of a minute to ease Conrad's agitations. Soon he was again back to his grave train of thoughts.
In conclusion, Gwedal was strong, very strong in fact. He was considered as the Lion of Lutenburg only because Gwendal was never given a chance to fight on that. Even on the fighting competitions that the maou had suggested, Gwendal only stood on the sidelines to watch. He has no more reason to fight or to prove himself.
"He is well respected as it is. Some of the soldiers in the castle and even the countries allied to us find Gwendal more of a threat than the maou himself. Gwendal is one POWERFUL enemy. He can take on several countries at once and still emerge as victorious. And to top it all of, he holds in his hands the power to mobilize the whole army both in ShinMakoku (the biggest capital in existence) and in Von Voltaire territory also known as the Dragon's lair1'.Conrad's brow was now knit together in his effort in thinking of what was to come.
'But still despite all that, I think I cannot stop fate. Gwendal and I might meet in the battle field one day. It will be inevitable if events such as those (the fight between Yuuri and Wolfam) were to repeat again.' It was becoming his habit to sigh. Well, with the flow of circumstances, it was the only thing he could do right now.
' My older brother's reason to fight huh?…. sigh to protect the remaining dignity of our little brother….' A far away look was plastered on his face.
'while mine?…lowers his head in thought ... it is to defend his majesty from any form of danger… which encompasses the burning rage of Lord Gwendal Von Voltaire, my brother'. Whatever happens, Conrad had made his decision. He will stay by his king's side and protect him.
His knitted eyebrows caught that caught the attention of Yuuri. Yuuri squinted his eyes in question. Conrad was staring at him but when he lookd at him, Conrad made no reaction in seeing him.
He decided to speak up to get his attention. "Oi Conrad! What are you thinking about? You seem so serious all of a sudden." Yuuri was as usual… clueless.
"oh! Your majesty! I'm sorry I didn't mean to stare into space… smiles his trade mark smile"
"eeehhh??... what were you thinking about? It seems you were so serious in thinking which I presume to be something so important that I have to call you to get your attention" Yuuri said in a whine.
"Oh! I was just thinking how relieved we were when you woke up from your sleep."
'oh yeah! I remember! Gunter almost sent me to the world of the dead with his unstoppable bear hugs. Geez, his hugs will kill me someday!' he sighed as he remembered the events that took place when he woke up from his slumber.
Flashback
"Heeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiikkkkkkkaaaaaaa!!" Gunter cried like a woman who just lost his bread winner husband.
"Gunter if you continue to whine like that you might cause His Majesty a pair of deaf ears" Conrad teased.
"But CONRATO! You of all people, the second son of the 26th and previous Maou, Lady Cecilie Von Spitzberg are not worried with the health of our beloved maou? The 27th Demon King of Shin Makoku who has the purest of hearts, strong belief of peace and friendship that causes for him and all of his subordinate to always see the justice in everything our strong, brave, understanding, and beloved Maou does to the people he govern and to the people and countries who are allied with our mighty Shin Makoku wherein the world started from the defeat of the-"
"Gunter! BREATH! YOU. NEED. TO. BREATH. You're turning purple in delivering your speech non-stop" A sweat dropped on Conrad's head as he interrupted the lavender haired advisor whom he saw to be panting from the deprivation of air.
'Your obsessive love for Shin Makoku will kill you someday my friend and I don't mean on the field like all of us. The way I see it, one faithful day we will just see you laying your head on one of the table in the library lifeless. It will be a stupid death, from my point of view, to die because of forgetting to breath. Ahe..he…hehe…' Conrad was smiling awkwardly towards his companion.
"uhhmm…ugh…" Yuuri was already stirring. The two adults immediately forgot about their current conversation and focused their attention to their king.
"Your Majesty!"
"Heika, are you okay?" Conrad asked in his king in a worried tone. Despite the fact that Gisela, who just left moments before he and Gunter started talking, told them not to worry and that nothing serious happened he still feel the need to ask their king personally of what he might be feeling at the moment. He was worried since he knows that it had been ages since his king actually fainted. The amount of Maryoku he released in the office room was only 1/8 compared to the previous events with the Soushou and the forbidden boxes.
'So why now? Why did his majesty collapsed and fainted like that?' Conrad was asking himself but he knew he could never give an answer. It was not him who was experiencing the said phenomenon. But still, being a keen observer of the things happening around him, Conrad could say that his king had gotten stronger and that he would not faint with a small releasing of maryoku.
'Maybe it's because of that?' Conrad's definitely NOT blind. He saw it. He saw the merging of two souls. He saw the way the maou and Yuuri merge into a single being and tried to reach out to his little brother. There was a mix of hopelessness and power in those (the Maou's and Yuuri's) eyes. It seemed as if the feeling of anger reached the maou causing all the commotion in the office. But Conrad was sure that there was also single time wherein the feeling of Yuuri reached the maou causing the two entities to merge. One with immense power while the other with immense emotions raging through his whole being.
For Conrad it was scary. He was scared for Yuuri to go through that experience again. 'He already stopped fainting quite a while ago. I don't want him to always faint when he turns into maou.' Conrad was very very concerned with the well being of his godson, that's for sure. After being solemn about his train of thoughts he was snapped out of it by a loud squeal of delight not too far away from him.
"HHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEIIIIKKKKKKAAAAAAA!! I'm SSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDD!! You're alright!!" Gunter launched himself to a still very confused and not-so-awake Yuuri. By instinct, Yuuri pushed Gunter off of him and jump down from the bed to a corner in infirmary. He (Yuuri) was now wide awake. He was shocked out of his wits.
Gunter now massaging his aching bottom was slowly crawling towards his king asking if he was hurt in anywhere. Conrad sighed. He was very stupid to space out and not guard Gunter with his actions. It was obvious that their king was traumatized with the sudden hug of death. XD
He slowly approached the two. "Come on Gunter, his majesty seems to be quite surprised with your sudden atta- uh, I mean hug." Conrad immediately corrected his supposed to be mistake when Gunter flashed him a teary-eyed face that signals the coming of many tears to come.
"Heika, is it true? Are you avoiding me because I am no use to you anymore? Did I displease you that much to throw me off the bed and into the floor?" Gunter's voice was now bordering between crying and whining.
"uhmm.. ano.. its, its not that…" Yuuri was not close even close in finishing his sentence when Gunter (again) launched himself to him in a very tight bear hug while screaming a very loud "HEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKKKKKKKKKKKKKKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"
End of Flash back
'Ahehehe… can't believe I was able to live through that!'. He laughed awkwardly. He didn't notice the concerned eyes of his companion.
'I think Gunter's spending too much time with Wolfram. He (Gunter) even learned the trick Wolfram always uses to get what he wants from me. He thought as he shivered in remembrance, 'ahh… the teary-eyed puppy dog face'.
It was very effective, in fact Yuuri had always pretend to be asleep when the blonde came to their room whining. When he started to hear the whine, Yuuri was sure there is something in Wolfram's mind and that he will demand it and using his perfected technique the teary-eyed puppy dog face. In every argument they had the past years, it always ends the same. Yuuri bending (unwillingly) to EVERY whim of Wolfram.
Yuuri sighed. But after a moment, his reminiscent expression changed. It became all serious and determined. 'In anyway, I have to fix the trouble between me and Wolfram. When I get back we will have a veeeeeeeery looooooooooong talk'
In Blood Pledge, the said blonde was already packing his things to leave and attend to the meeting. He was being very stubborn and he knows that fact. But still he will attend the meeting of the nobles in the Von Bielifield lands and he is ready to take the punishment that will be given to him once he got back from the Von Bielifield lands. He was also ready to face his 'family' and talk (for once).
'No more burning, nor screaming. I will make this meeting go as smoothly as possible.' It will be a VERY tough task on Wolfram's part since he was the one who was giving all the patience he has in his body (which in the author's opinion, not so many XD).
'I will make this work because if not then the punishment that I will take will be for naught.' He was determined and ready to face his darkest nightmare.
KyouKaraMaou
In the same forest where voices was once heard, a twinkle from a star? Is it a star?
A smirk? What is that?
"My oh my, it seems like my prince will be coming here soon." A transparent figure was holding a peculiar tablet. A stone tablet in fact. Scribbles were written all over it. It can't be read, since the writings are all messed up. But still the figure continues to hold it tightly in its arms. The phenomenon seems to be off since in an eye of a stranger the figure would be a…… ghost.
So how can a … ghost hold something?... A twinkle from the tablet is the only answer to that question since it seems like it made the figure smile. Well, that is if you can see a ghost smile.
Singing light and cold voices fade into the distance as the wind swayed the trees in the forest and took with it the fading figure that once again left the tablet alone in that inhabited cave.
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The End
Well, what I meant was the end for Vortex of fire: Stone Tablet, meaning there will be another Vortex of fire: (whatever topic that story will revolve this time). Well, that is if you still want me to make one. Am not very sure but if you want you can leave a comment and let me know what you think thanks. It will really help me a lot.
Oh and those who are interested in helping me. Thank you very much, please just leave a comment and your email and I will send you a message. Thank you… hope you enjoy this arc. I will sure to make more if you want.
Here are some explanation before I jump into formulating my next vortex of fire:
1Dragon's lair – the Von Voltaire army is known to be like this because of the fact that the army consists not only by the most strong and talented swordsman but also by the 2nd most powerful batch/level of element wielding Mazoku.
Note: There will be levels of Mazoku Wielders. Poorest – NoBiel Average – BielFuerte Excellence - BielSupreFuerte