Chapter 11: Aile's Compromise
Black Knight sighed as Aile is the only girl who can hear him. He looked at the area he is in and Aile came back. He tried to attack but the barrier kept hurting him. Aile looked at him with worried eyes.
"Stop you will kill yourself like that," said Aile. Black Knight looked at Aile and just sat near a wall.
"Why do you care about me? I am just," said Black Knight as Aile looked at him and saw his eyes for the first time. The crimson color of his eyes were not blood red but crimson red. She looked at him in the eyes as she saw Black Knight. Black Knight kept staring at Aile as he can't stand looking at Aile.
"You are not a killing machine. You like everything living needs a chance. Chance to be free and not in a boundless chains," said Aile. Black Knight had enough and tried to slash her but he hurt himself worse as he was sparking and bleeding. Aile rushed to him as she picked up some cloth and wrapped around him.
"I do not get you. You can be feisty and yet you are caring in the same time," said Black Knight.
"There is a time where you have to fight and yet there is a time where you can't. If you look around you will see people that are either reploids or humans tend to fell in love and brings beauty to the world. Love and nature is what brings people together in a union," said Aile. Black Knight looked at Aile.
"I cannot get out of here but I can lend you my power whenever you want it. However, if you are out cold and that stuff. I will kill everything around without your permission. The reason why I saved your sanity from that guy is because I want my revenge and if you can beat the hell out of him telling me how to get out then we can on our different ways and I can finally kill those around and may let you life for last," said Black Knight.
"Very well you and I keep that truce however, It may change during over time," said Aile.
"Deal," said Black Knight as he and Aile disappeared. Aile had woken up and looked at her sister in a different Armor.
"Are you ok? You have me worried there," said Alouette. Aile looked at Alouette and smiled.
"I am fine. Dang, I missed killing my target," said Aile. Alouette looked at Aile with a smile.
"Well that is good. I am Alo- I mean Gale," said Alouette as she tried to make a codename for herself.
"Black Knight. Though I have to go and take care some unfinished business," said Aile as she was about to walk off.
"Hey Black Knight. Have you seen my friend around she have left a long time ago I just do not know where," said Alouette.
"She was taken by Chrono. She will come back. Just Chrono needs to hide for the fact my target is looking for them," said Aile.
"Chrono? Wait the pink reploid with a huge glaive. She may have some connection with-" said Alouette as Aile left her sister and head to the realm she saw. Alouette found her portal and ran to it.
"Hey wait up," said Alouette. The two started to move and they reached to a point where they saw Priestess lying down as she had markings of her own suit data around her body. Alouette looked horrified. Aile looked at Priestess as she was like this.
"Priestess," said Alouette as she cannot say a codename for Priestess since her body revealed with her data of her body suit like this.
"She is in a transitional coma. If anything, she may not come back out anytime soon," said Aile as Black Knight feed that information to her.
"Transitional Coma. Did that happened before," said Alouette. Aile looked at Alouette.
"I was like that for 800 years. They found out that I would not only kill anyone that is identify as a maverick but I would kill anyone that gets in my way. Even those maverick hunters," said Aile. Black Knight looked shocked inside of Aile's head as he watched her in his power.
"So what change your mind and not killing everyone," said Alouette as she know she is not dead. Black Knight smirked as Aile looked at Alouette.
"Right now I am after my target then after that I am going back what I was going to leave off starting with you," said Aile. Alouette looked at Aile with a shock as she kept following Aile. Black Knight smirked at Aile.
"I thought you would not going to kill people," said Black Knight at Aile's head. Aile sighed in her head and faced Black Knight.
"I am using your identity for now. Until they found out that I am Aile then I have to explain the situation," said Aile inside her head.
"You are getting too much information about me. I should kill you when I am free," said Black Knight.
"That is if you get free. Remember we still have that deal. If you went back then I could force you out of my body," said Aile.
"Yeah I know. Do not rub it in my face," growled Black Knight. Aile sighed again in her head.
"Ok you have your person now I am leaving," said Aile. Alouette gale winds blocked the pathway.
"I am sorry but I need your help to get her back to-" said Alouette as Aile comes up with a sword.
"If you do not want to die then disperse your winds. Wind rider. I do not have time to deal with a scum like you," said Aile. Alouette becomes fearful as Aile want to let her go but she still have to play Black Knight's roll. Alouette did so and Aile left. Alouette then sighed in relief until a data of thorn bushes become as tall as trees blocking. Aile and Black Knight finds this frustrated as Priestess was behind with her gun. The data on her body transformed her body to the bionic armor.
"Threatening a friend of mine will cost a price," said Priestess. Aile pulled out Black Knight's sword and looked at Priestess.
"Another pest who wants to waste my time," said Aile. Priestess fired her shots and trapped Aile in a force field of electricity. Aile focus her energy and break the electric force field in half and burned any plants along with it.
"Time for you to feel the redemption of-" said Priestess as she got knocked back as well as Alouette. Aile got her sword ready.
"This is getting interesting. Black Knight helping these people or if you are Black Knight," said Vern. Aile looked at him with pure hatred.
"That will not know even if you are at the bottom of your grave," said Aile as she gave a huge swipe. Black Knight looked at Aile as she started to get his basic attacks and his more advance attacks for using his data less than a day.
"That is nice. You are a quick learner. Not only that you can use all of my attacks without having some backfire," said Black Knight.
"I am still using your data. So it will take a while for me to get off of it and use the power on my own," said Aile to Black Knight. Vern kept dodging and know from the fight the person is more random and skilled. Vern looked at Aile.
"Well this is interesting. You are not Black Knight due to the fact he would not be this skilled in a battle. Then again you are that girl I can tell. Well you may have Black Knight's power but you are really not him. So away with you," said Vern as he cornered her with every attack. Black Knight looked pissed.
"THE HELL HE SAID THAT! OH! WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE I WILL MAKE SURE HE DIE BY MY BLADE!!" shouted Black Knight as Arwen tried to held her ear as Black Knight took over her body. Aile was set aside. Black Knight have attacked Vern's little trap and attack full swing. Vern smirked.
"Oh now you attack like-" said Vern as he had no time to react as he tried to escape. Vern again saw death coming as he escaped again. Priestess and Alouette saw the brutality that Black Knight have done and wondered who was the other one. Black Knight's power dissipated and Aile was shown. Priestess and Alouette looked at Aile in shocked.
"AILE!" shouted Priestess and Alouette in unison. Aile did not respond as she only can hear Black Knight.
"Heh! You did great for a girl," said Black Knight, "However, knowing what you know from me will cost your life."
"I will tell you this. This is only the beginning. I have a feeling that we will be in this situation again," said Aile to Black Knight.
"Heh. I just waited for my time to be free but in the meantime I use you like a marionette puppet," said Black Knight.
"I beg to differ," said Aile as she finally got up. Priestess and Alouette looked at Aile.
"Do not worry. In the meantime those people know who you really are," said Black Knight. Aile growled at Black Knight as she woke up.
"Huh…" moaned Aile. She looked around and find she is in an open space with Priestess and Alouette in different armor.
"Priestess are you ok?" asked Aile. Alouette smile but tried to keep herself as Gale.
"I am fine. Can you explain something for us?" asked Priestess. Aile knew it would cause an explanation.
"You want to know about Black Knight the reploid I managed to fuse with right," said Aile. Priestess and Alouette looked at Aile confused.
"Black Knight is a reploid 800 years ago before the cyber elf wars. He was created to destroy mavericks. Instead he would destroy anyone in his path. He have been isolated for over 800 years. Until he found me and fused with me. He still cannot leave his confinement but managed to give me his powers temporarily," said Aile, "However, he control my body when he feels like it." Alouette looked at Aile in shock as well as Priestess.
"However, people cannot tell the difference between both of you if you both kept on fighting. Though your fighting styles can be told but then again it is not far off. The only true way is if we pissed you off. Black Knight would kill us while you won't," said Priestess.
"Though either way we take a good gamble. So when you are in that form we only give directions where to fight but for actual tell we will leave you be. I am not going to die like I was about to and from the personality he is not a person to mess with," said Alouette.
"Yeah but you do not know that I can act like him too," said Aile. Alouette looked at Aile.
"That would be helpful but would confused both Priestess and myself," said Alouette.
"I think it would be wise since she is fused with him and act like him without telling us that it is herself. We have to think ahead," said Priestess.
"He is not much of a talker outside so I can do that for him. However, do not be harsh of the threats I gave I am only acting like him," said Aile.
"Um… That is nice," said Alouette as Aile walked up to Alouette and smiled at her.
"Though I can tell you are under there sis. Just you have a nice codename for yourself. Gale is a good codename for you," said Aile. Alouette blushed as Priestess sighed.
"I guess so. Since we know that Aile and Black Knight are almost the same and Alouette picked the codename Gale. I would picked a codename for myself. Flora," said Priestess.
"Flora??" asked Alouette and Aile in unison. Priestess looked at the two as they can tell she is nothing but thorns and vines like a flower can grow in her.
"I see. Either we can called you rose bush or flora. But flora sounds better then," said Alouette.
"Though keep Black Knight a secret from people. I would want to deal that matter myself," said Aile.
"No problem sis. We will not want Black Knight to be exposed yet. Unless Vern pops up again," said Alouette. Aile looked at the two.
"Ok then follow me. Hopefully we can run into Athena soon," said Aile as the other two followed her to the unknown area.