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Chapter six~ The Meeting Where Someone Almost Died.

Lady Cygnus sat in her throne, and all the knights bowed to her, but not Will. I stared at him with anger in my eyes, trying to make him drop to his knees under the weight of my gaze. No such luck

"Why should I bow? She is not my Empress." William hissed, causing Eckhart's glare to harden.

"This is a perfect opportunity to use him. He is not one of us, but at the same time he is. We can bend him any which way we please-such as sending him to the Black Mage's lair and using him as a spy." Lady Cygnus rambled.

"You're f*cking hilarious." William scoffed, and Eckhart growled. Will turned his head, smiled, and stuck out his tongue. "Geez Eck, I know I'm pretty but you don't have to stare." He mocked. That's when Eckhart lost his cool. He lunged at Will, arms out and teeth bared, and tackled him to the floor. The unsuspecting William had no time to counter, but was still able to defend himself from Eckhart's clawing hands which aimed for his eyes. They barrel-rolled around on the floor for about three seconds before Mihile stepped in to intervene. Mihile grabbed Eckhart by the shoulders and ripped him off of Will, still clawing furiously.

"Calm yourself, Eck!" Mihile yelled, and Eckhart stopped, recollected himself, and turned back to Lady Cygnus.

"I guess it is a good thing that that is not the plan." Lady Cygnus mumbled.

"My Lady, are you trying to say that you already have a plan devised?" Irena asked once they were settled.

She nodded. "As you may know, right now, Hilla is our main priority. Phantom, his warriors, my chief knights and I will be taking care of her. As for my other knights, we will be putting them into groups of six to ten people, having one from each class and another member of their own choice."

"Such as…?" I asked.

"Such as an Explorer, a Jett, a Cannoneer, an Angelic Buster, a Resistance member, an Aran, an Evan, or a Mercedes." She replied.

"How in the world did you get any of them to agree to this?" spoke up Oz.

"Quite simply, in fact. The Explorers, Jetts and Cannoneers were very willing to help. They would never turn down an opportunity to take down the Black Mage. The Angelic Busters did not have anything too important going on, so they had no problem accepting our plea. The Resistance members, also, are severe enemies of the Black Mage, and would love him dead just as much as us. The Arans, Evans, and Mercedes are also assisting us because of their hatred as well." She explained.

"What about the Kaiser, Luminous and Dual Blades?" Hawkeye questioned.

Lady Cygnus looked down and sighed. "Unfortunately, the Kaiser race has problems of their own they are dealing with, and cannot spare any troops for assistance. The Luminous, however, are too unpredictable to have around anyone. The Dual Blades and Knights have never gotten along since THAT was created." She gestured towards my brother, and Hawkeye nodded in understanding.

Will was looking down, eyes closed in thought. "I just have one question." He piped up, not moving. "Isn't this the same plan that got the Lightwoods, Wrights, McCrearys, Rials, Galbraiths, Chevelles and Haynes before us murdered?" he interrogated.

Lady Cygnus stared at him with a hopeless gaze. "Yes, Will, it is, but slightly revamped. Back then, they were permitted 20 per team. We do not have enough knights for that now."

"So why are you going with the same plan? Do you want to get us all killed again? Because surely you're going to put Caddie, Fukayna, Brittney, Freya, Seth, Alec, Digger and I on the same team… aren't you, Cygnus?"

"How do you know all of their children's names?" she snapped.

"Brittney Wright, the Wind Archer. Freya McCreary, the Blaze Wizard. Seth Rial, the Thunder Breaker. Alec Galbraith, the Dawn Warrior. And of course, Digger Hayne and Fukayna Chevelle, the Night Walkers. You can surely say I've done my research on this subject multiple times." He looked up, wearing a smirk. "I mean, come on, I'm not that stupid. I know the Lightwoods aren't dead, either."

I froze and stopped breathing momentarily. Our parents weren't dead? What did he mean by that? "The Black Mage turned them. They're members of darkness- but they willingly went. You were greatly upset by the betrayal of your toughest knights, weren't you, Cygnus?"

"Yes, but I-"

"So why are you putting the children of the traitors with the children of your strongest knights? Aren't you afraid we would betray you too?"

"ENOUGH!" Cygnus roared.

"I know your real plan." He continued, and now he had all of the Chief Knights paying close attention, hanging on his every word. No one moved to stop him from his interrogation of the Empress, for they had never heard her yell, or seen her so upset. "You're hoping to kill off all of the strongest knights, and use the two remaining Lightwoods to the Black Mage's advantage, aren't you, Cygnus? Or should I say… Hilla?"

Dear Readers,

I have some very unfortunate news. The real Nate and I have separated, meaning we are no longer friends. I am very sad about this, and I find it tough to write about him this story. This Fanfiction was supposed to be based off of Me (Cadiera) and Nate as the main romance couple, but I don't think I can with him... gone.

I don't believe I'll be continuing this story because of our painful separation, unless you truly want me to, then I'll get over it.

Until then, this is the final chapter.

There may never be a next time...

XxNanamixX