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Fouquet and The "Staff of Destruction"
(Kito's POV)
Forest nearby the Academy, Tristain
We've been traveling in this wagon for an hour but we haven't seen this 'shack' that Miss Lounge mentioned back in Prof Gan-Osmond office back in the Academy. yet this thing(the seat) is killing my butt holy shit.
"So guys, why didn't I got any notice before that you were coming with?" I said
"Because Marco didn't told us, but Joseph did, he's guard from the second forces" explained Brian
"Yeaah we found marco fell asleep on his desk again, seems like he forgot to tell us" Mentioned Vanessa, well thank you again Josh, at least I got friends now.
"So what's the task then?" Tom said
"Umm…it's a shack deep in a nearby forest, she said that nearby villagers saw a suspicious activity and movement in the forest which lead to the shack just right after the incident that happen yesterday" I said , everyone nod their head. From my point
of view, what I see we were pretty much armed with… decent guard equipment.
It's not like we were some special force from the academy who were send on a mission to retrieve a special objective from the hand of the enemy, we're just a bunch of chosen guard who were send to get back an unknown staff that we never even seen before.
I open my backpack and grab a chocolate Bar that I bring back from japan
"Huh? Kito what's that?" ask Stephanie
"Oh this? This is a chocolate, you want some?" I offered her, after that I opened the chocolate wrap, she seems doubt about it but also a bit curious
"Hey don't worry it's sweet!" I offered her again, then finally she grab a piece and start eating
"hmmmph! Wow it's very sweet!" glad she seems to like it
"Huh really? Kito mind if I take a bit?" Vanessa join in
"sure no prob!" then she start taking a bite, "Wow it's delicious!" the two sisters like it.
Then Thomas want some as well, and I also offer some to Vasquez and Brian, but Brian doesn't seems to be interested in this choco bar, but I still offer him as well "Brian want to try some?" I said "well…alright then? Sure!" he start taking a bite too
but without the expression like the others did "How did you make something like this?" Vanessa start asking hysterically "I-I didn't make it, I bought it from a store back in my world, this is a normal snack for everyone in my world!" I said
"So everyone in your world eat this every day!?" Said Thomas
"Well not really, this is a snack, not an everyday food and beside a few people also don't really like chocolate at least there are more snack from the world where I came from" I explained.
"Woow man! back from where you from must be a great land with a lot of good foods or snacks!" Vanessa said in excitement "I want to go there" her sister said, I wish I could to Vanessa…I wish I could take you guys as well.
"Hey everyone We are here!" Miss Loungeville wagon stopped and shouted at us "the shack is nearby!" she said Loudly
Well if the fouquet is around here somewhere, wouldn't it be dangerous to shout like that? "Come on! We've got to get moving" Brian said as he land his feet down the ground. Followed by me and the others.
"So now where to?" Brian said to Miss Loungeville
"Follow me" she seems suspicious as hell…"At least give us some point" Said Brian
"Are you doubting me?" Miss Loungeville said "No I don't, I'm just making sure we know where exactly we are walking into" Brian seems doubt about her though,
"Hey let's not start an argue here" Saito came in their both way "Easy kid we're not, but I was just asking which way is the shack from here"
"Oooh and that's why I ask you are you doubting me?" she said again I agree that this woman seems suspicious but neither I or brian or the others can assume that she have anything to do with this incident without a proof
"Hey we're here to search for that staff, not to argue about an unknown shack in the middle of the forest, let's just get that staff and take it back to the academy soon as possible before that Fouquet know us here!" said Thomas finally open his mouth
for good.
"Fine…if you seems to be well-informed with this situation then lead the way Miss Loungeville" Said Brian
"That's what I'm intending to!" she said and turn her way, we followed behind her
I think Brian Is also suspecting Miss Loungeville for being suspicious, but I wonder about what the others think as well…
- 30 Minutes Later –
"We're here" Miss Loungeville raised her hand giving signal to stop, we all stopped and saw an abandoned shack in the middle of the forest,
"What kind of person who build a shack deep in this forest anyway?" Tom said
"Don't know, don't care" Said Vasquez.
"That shack, do you think the Fouquet is in there?" I asked
"I don't know…let's hope she's not" Wished Vanessa
it would be a problem if we breach inside and found her with the staff. I mean we didn't even know what is she doing with that staff and things would turn bad right?
"Alright! You all go on ahead I'll scout the surrounding area to make sure everything is safe" Said Miss Loungeville, she took a steps away from us and leave the rest of us with these Academy students, at least I got Saito here with me. "Now what?" ask
Saito "umm…We'll follow Brian lead I guess" I said, I had no idea what's next
"Alright, Miss Valliere and the rest of academy student, with all respect please stay here fo- wait where did they go!?" he(Brian) didn't realized the three students has gone already, "They're on ahead!" Shout Stephanie as she point toward their directions
"Whaat the hell?! Guys chase em, that's too dangerous!" he said at us, "sigh, here we go!"
We approach the shack from the front door and rushing to stop the three nobles student who were sneaking around approaching the abandoned shack, "Thomas! the door, open it!" said Brian as he nod "On it!"
*Bam* the door is open, as Brian aim his flintlock pistol inside right away just to find nobody's inside that shack just Emptiness…
"well, I don't know what to say…" Thomas step inside carefully with the rest of the Academy students behind him "you don't need to, she's not here Brian, what do we do?" said Vanessa, Brian cross his arm, thinking what should he do
"there's no place to hide either…it's just a normal empty house" Said Saito, I've gotta to agree with him right now "he's right Brian, maybe we should just call miss lang- umm…what's her name again?" I said "Miss Loungeville, L-o-u-n-g-e-v-i-l-l-e, got
it?" clear Thomas
"Geez man I got it, it doesn't mean you have to spell it for me, anyway where is she?" I said
"She's outside watching around, should I called her?" answered Louise "please do so miss Valliere" Answered Vanessa
"everyone there's might be something around here somewhere" encourage Stephanie
"sigh…alright even though it might be useless" Said Saito as he start searching around, the place's full of dust and it's pretty dark also so we can't really see around very clearly.
"Staff of destruction" The blue haired girl mention, turning our attention at her as we gasp in surprise that she already held the item that we've been looking for "Whoa! Y-you've found it!" Thomas
"Excellent! Now we just need to call that Loungeville and retrieve this thing back to it-"*Scream*
"What the hell!?" I said "Louise!" Saito said as suddenly the roof were tear off apart by an giant arm made of rocks from the ground, it's the same golem that I met yesterday "GOLEM, take cover!" Shouted Brian
"…Nied is Har" Tabitha cast a wind spell onto the golem just to find it doesn't work, followed by Kirche with her fire magic spell but ended up the same "W-wha!?" Kirche
"Everyone take cover get clear!" Brian shouted as he grabbed the two students outside of the destroyed shack through the back door, me and the rest followed behind him "Where's Louise!?" Saito said, he tried to look around and he found Louise only to
be standing behind the golem with her wand up in the sky, her mouth open and "Fireball!" that didn't go well.
Instead of a fireball, Louise spell only cause an explosion on the back of the giant Golem. the good thing is, it cause a bit damage to the golem, and the bad thing is… It turn its attention to Louise. "Louise!" just when its foot about to stomp Louise
on the ground, Saito run and grab her
"Holy shit, Guys get out of there!" I shouted, Those two are in Danger they don't have anything to Fight this Gigantic Rock Thingy! That thing foot stomp and the ground causing a huge ground shake
"I'm on it" the Girl with blue hair steps up and call a blue dragon of her, "I'm going to get Louise and her familiar out of there" she said, so she grab on to her dragon followed by her red haired friend.
"Alright then, as soon as you got them, get the hell out! You got that?" Said Brian, she answered with a nod. "Alright Vanessa! Try to get that thing attention we need to buy sometimes!" Shouted Brian
"On it!" she said, *BANG* she shoot her musket into the Golem eyes, cause a bit of stun but not enough. Damn it! If only we had an RPG or something highly Explosive!
"Come on let's go!" Tabitha's Dragon reach Louise and Saito, but then Saito hop off and try to face the Golem leaving Louise and her friends. "What the!?" Thomas Stuttered
"Tch, this thing sure makes me want to do something about it…Don't Underestimate me you dirty pile of Dirt!" he Yelled. He charged with his Golden Sword on his hand "Saito! That's a Fucking Golem you can't kill it with a Freaking Sword God damn it!" I
yelled.
Vanessa, Brian, Thomas and everyone is trying to do their Best, we weren't had enough firepowers so only Brian and Vanessa who had a firepowers at the moment, the rest of us can only stand, throw some rocks or shouted at the golem. I can't believe I can
only stand here frozen and still not be able to do something…
Well it's always like this though…I'm always like this, things I thought and things that happen in the reality aren't always like what I expected. And I'm not that person who always willing to help a person who's in trouble anyway…a strangers getting beaten up or a woman getting robbed, I'm not the type of person that would help the beaten up man or the one who will chase down the robber, I'm just a person that would just simply…walk away.
"KITO!" Brian Shout at me in front of my face "What the hell is wrong with you!?"He's mad at me "S-sorry…I-I just-"
"Forget about it! Just listen we need to help Saito to take care of that Golem, I want you to go in there and try to take him out of there Right away, you got that!?" I nodded and run my away across the field. I'm not that person…but not for today I guess!
I draw my sword and run across the field, with the training I had and practice, I've never run this fast in my live. Saito seems to broke his previous sword and now he's using the sword on his back and it's Talking!
The Golem swing it hands "Saito watch out!" He dodge the swing backwards like a trained swordman even though he never used a sword before!
"urgh…that thing arm is big!" he said, I finally catch up to him "Saito! Are you sure that sword going to work!"
"I don't know but I felt lighter and much more aggressive with this sword, just like when I fight Guiche!" he said
"Don't space out kid, that thing is coming again!" as suddenly his freaking sword just speak "What the-" I was surprised not because of the talking sword on his hand but because he manage to strike the golem and cut its arm to pieces.
Strike by strike was given but the Golem just regenerate itself by collecting it remains on the grounds, "Damn it I can't lose to that thing but I can't win either if this is happening" then suddenly Louise hop off from the blue dragon with a the thing
they called staff of destruction but that couldn't be…
"Louise! And that thing is…" Said Saito "Yes, staff of destruction or…at least it's what they called" I said, she landed with a kind of magic safely and start swinging the staff which happens to be a fucking M72 Law Anti-Tank Weapon!
"Oh no…" I faced palm "What Is she doing!?" Said Saito "Don't just stand the- Watch Out!" The Golem swing it hands toward him, I quickly put on my shield and push Saito away, unfortunately it send my away
"KITO!" I crashed on the ground rough and hard but still had my consciousness "Just get to Louise fast!" I shouted, then I look at my left arm and saw my broken shield…damn it, it could almost killed me.
(Saito's POV)
I just saw my friend been tossed away by this freaking huge Golem, thank god he's alright then I run my way to Louise as fast as I can
"Louise!" I shouted and grab the Rocket Launcher on her hand "This isn't a magic staff, this is a thing from my world called…a ROCKET LAUNCHER" *Boom* the rocket I just shot hit the golem in the back and tear it apart "That…did it" I was relieved that
thing's finally destroyed
Then I just realized that Louise is staring at me, I return her smile with mine I'm just relieved she was okay "Glad you're okay Louise" I said
"Hey asshole, don't just get into some romance thingy suddenly after you saved the girl you dumbass, what about me?! I saved your life once again god damn it!" I heard Kito coming through the dust and smoke from the explosion toward us
"Glad you're okay too Kito" I said, he smiled in relieved as well
"Everyone! Are you alright!?" Brian and the rest of his team run toward us in a hurry after they sawed the Golem has torn apart "We're fine, Kito's might need some treatment though"
"No it's Okay I'm alright…" he said, I can see he's trying to hide his pain though
Then the medic of their team who seems to had her medical kit with her start checking on Kito's wound "You shouldn't just say it's okay like that! you just got swinged by a giant golem Kito…"
"But I'm alright Steph, my shield is broken but I'm Alright" Answered Kito, then he tried to stand up, so I helped him.
"easy…easy" said Thomas as he helped Kito as well
"Well-well I'm impressed.." Miss Loungeville appeared as she grab the Rocket Launcher from the ground
"Miss Loungeville! Where have you been?" Asked Louise
"The staff of destruction describes it well enough, it blew my golem into dust" she said
"What? My Golem?" Kirche was Shocked
"No way…You're Fouquet?" Said Saito
(Third Person's POV)
Somewhere inside the Forest, Halkeginia
Miss Loungeville aka The Fouquet has revealed itself as the two same person, she have summon the golem she had summon again back in the academy to test out the power of the 'Staff of Destruction' or it is what they call it. Turn out the staff was actually
an M72 Law Anti-Tank weapon from earth.
"What The hell?" Thomas, Vanessa, and Stephanie look shocked but Brian, Kito and Vasquez has already suspecting Miss Loungeville for being suspicious and they were right
"I knew it you had something to do with this all along" Said Brian to the Fouquet
Kito Clench his both hands and grinned his teeth, if only he saw her face back there, he wouldn't have to come all the way here to find out who's behind the hood aka Fouquet.
"God Damn it" cursed Kito
Then Saito turn quickly to grab his derflinger from the ground "DON'T MOVE!" Warned Fouquet as she aim the Rocket Launcher at him and everyone else.
"Huh, stealing this thing wasn't a big matter but I was in a bind because I couldn't figure it out how to use it, I thought that if I brought someone from the Institute it might help me to solve it" She explained
"I thought that it would be a waste when students came instead of instructor but looks like the familiar standing there could pull it off, just expected from a Gandalfr" Said Fouquet
"Gandalfr…" Said Louise
"Stand down Fouquet, lower that weapon if you don't want to get hurt" Warned Brian as he stepped forward in front of the students and everyone else
"Huh? Are you stupid? You're the one who supposed to back off, don't you see I'm wielding this staff but… either way you're all going to die anyway so… Farewell" said Fouquet as she press the Trigger on the Rocket launcher only to find out it didn't work
"What?!"
Then Brian Suddenly Rush and hit The Fouquet with his sword butt stock and put her in custody
"She's done" Said Brian ordering his team to secure the Fouquet, Vasquez and Thomas rushes in quickly as everyone was cheering and relieved it is over
"Unfortunately It is a single used weapon from my world called The Rocket Launcher" Explained Saito
"or The M72 Law Anti-Tank weapon to be exact!" added Kito
"Yeah…So this ends our job then?" Said Saito as he stood up and carry his derflinger
"Then lets head back then!" Said Brian to everyone
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Osmond Office, Tristain Academy of Magic, Halkeginia
"We have handed Fouquet over the palace guards and the Staff of Destruction is once again secure in the vault, that puts an end to the matter. You are all the quest of honor for tonight banquet." Praised Osmond from his desk.
Everyone who got involved in the retrieval of The Staff of Destruction are gathering inside the Osmond Office, The three students Louise, Kirche and Tabitha are lining up in front of Osmond Desk while Brian and his squads are lining behind the Students,
Saito were standing right beside Kito.
"The palace thinks very highly of this incident. I am sure they will reward the three of you as well." Said Osmond
"A reward from the Palace? Amazing!" cheers Kirche happily
"Three? That means Saito and Kito's friend are…" Louise said
"Unfortunately your Familiar and the Main Forces guard aren't a Noblemen" Said Osmond
"I see…" Said Louise.
Kito's wasn't really surprised with the difference of treated between Commoners and Nobles but he wasn't pleased as well. "Hmph…" Muttured Kito
"It doesn't matter do we got a reward or not Miss Valliere, It is our Job to serve the Academy and The Tristain as a Guard in any kind of situation." Said Brian to Louise professionally. Vanessa and the others agreed as well.
"Yeah and I don't really care about that, instead me and Kito want to ask about something" asked Saito
Osmond nod his head and asking for everyone to leave, leaving Kito, Saito, Professor Colbert and Osmond itself inside.
"Professor, we're not from this world, we were unintentionally summoned here by Louise" Said Saito, surprising Professor Colbert.
"And the Staff of Destruction are weapon that exist in our world, It's called the Rocket Launcher" Explained Saito
"Or the M72 Law Anti-Tank weapon to be precise" add Kito
"Anti-Tank?" wondered Colbert
"I-It's a lot of explanation Professor, I'll explain later and the things that we actually want to ask is where did you find it Professor?" Asked Kito to Professor Osmond
"I see…so that's what it is…The Staff of Destruction or the Rocket Launcher is a memento from a certain man. I believed it's been thirty Years, He saved my life from a dragon using The Staff of Destruction, He's dressed in a peculiar outfits that I've
never seen before. That man was heavily injured by the time he had saved me so I brought him back to the Institute, and gave him our best care but…" Stopped Professor Osmond closing his both eyes in mourn
"…He passed away?" asked Saito
"Yes he passed away and in the end, I never figured out who he was, or where he came from." Said Osmond " The man had two Staff of Destruction with him and a bag full of things belong to him, I buried the staff that had saved me along with his bag in
his grave, and I offered the second one to the Palace" Explained Osmond.
Colbert was astonished with the story behind the Staff of destruction but Saito and Kito face was fill with disappointment
"Damn it! I thought I finally found a lead way to finding my way back…Damn it!" Said Saito, clinching his fist. He's mad and disappointed in the same time after listening to Professor Osmond explanation along with Kito about the Staff of Destruction.
But Kito's in the other way was having a deep thought as his finger was rubbing his chin.
"Professor! Do you know where is that man graves are?" Asked Kito
"Yes I know where it is"
"Then please allow me to go there, show me the way please!" said Kito as he bow in front of him
"Fine I'll tell you" Answered Osmond as he took out a letter and start writing an address of the location of the graves along the location of the man's grave itself as well.
"Kito? What are you doing?" asked Saito after Osmond gave Him the Letter filled with address
"I'm looking for an answer, I'll be right back shortly" He said "Professor Thank you very much" thanks Kito
"You're very welcome Kito" Answered Osmond, Then Kito's left the Office along with the Address he got from Professor Osmond.
"What is he going to do?" Thought Saito
Academy Guard Field, Halkeginia
Kito ran his way back to his barracks with the Address he got from professor Osmond on his hand, feeling of excited and curious fill his heart and mind, questioning about the man Osmond mentioned, the man who take the Staff of Destruction or The M72 Anti-Tank
weapon into this magical world.
He wants to ask Brian permission to use a horse or anything to get to the address that professor Osmond told and written on the letter his holding into.
"Brian?" Said Kito after he opened the Barracks door as he saw everyone's chilling out with their Own Activity
Vanessa's Cleaning her Musket, Vasquez and Thomas are playing chest while Stephanie's watching them, and Brian is Reading books. After Kito called for Brian everyone turn their attention at Kito, staring at him In wonder
"What is it Kito?" Asked Brian, the other are looking at him awkwardly, and Kito obviously felt awkward as well
"Umm Can't we talk for a sec?" he said
"Sure, Vanessa don't do anything stupid while I'm away!"
"Yea yea yeaa sure" she said as Brian left with Kito
"So what is it?" asked Brian as they are outside
"Listen Brian I need a Horse or anything, I've just asked Osmond about where the Staff of destruction came from and He said he got from a certain man, a Man that must have from my world, he bring two of the Staff and one is still in his grave, buried
with his body along with his personal bag. So I need to go there and find an answer, Help me will ya?" Asked Kito for permission after he explained about the staff of Destruction Origin
"Whaat? You can't be serious about that Kito, you're gonna dig up a man's grave? That's ridiculous. And beside… It's already noon by now, even if we make it up there it's probably dark already when we return" He said, Kito's face turn into disappointment
"…Brian I know that this might be crazy but I need to, this one of my chance to find a clue or anything about how I ended up here, there's got to be a thing or two… please…I have to return" Said Kito, Brian face is persistent but he's actually felt sorry
for Kito
"Let him go Brian!" said a certain old man who's actually Marco
"Sir?" Brian questioned
"This is one of his chance to find out how he ended up here, and there's probably something that he could reveal from the man that he mentioned, Right Kito?" said Marco
"Yes that's right" answered Kito
"So as your Chief I'm giving you command to let him go" he said, Brian expression chance into some kind of an acceptance from a father
"Alright then… you can go Kito, just be careful, Use the Stable and get a horse, you know how to ride it do you?" he asked
"Yeah I do, I Used to ride it with my dad back In japan so I know how, Thanks!" he said as he left for the stable
"I think you should come with him Brian" said Marco
"Me?"
"Yes, he's mentioning about the man who knows and took the staff of destruction into Halkeginia, Maybe he got an answer for you as well" said marco
"I know but sometimes…I'm having a bad time thinking about my past back then" Said Brian as his face turn into a mourning face full of guilty and sadness
"I know it's hard but at least you could find some knowledge about it, just go with him…this time just do me as a favor Brian, You might still had a chance" he said
"Alright then…I'll be going" Brian gave a salute and left for the Stable leaving Marco in front of the barracks door
"Hehehe… wish those two will be alright, they had a long Journey ahead Sasha…" Thought Marco as he look up the sky as the wind breeze and catching a shiver his spine "Brrr…I should go inside maybe Vasquez had some drink to spare" he thought as
he opened the door.
At the Stable
"Hmm which one is it?" Kito is confused on which horse he should pick, because there are a lot of horses in the guards Stable but he doesn't know which one is it would be fit and would follow him if he ride them
"This one Kito" Said Brian as he opened a Stable and took 2 Horses out
"Eh? Brian?"
"What? Don't want me to come?" he said
"No it's not that, just why did you?" Asked Kito
"Huh If I didn't come with you, you would probably still confusedly picking a horse and I bet you would get lost out there, beside…this is Marco's favor so you better thanks him later" he said
Kito nodded his head gratefully, He pick a White horse as Brian pick a dark Brown horse. They get on their each Horse and start taking their way through the Gate heading for the Answer that was hidden under the dirt of the man who originally had the Staff
of destruction.
Brian and Kito head toward the Gate and stopped in front of the gate
"Brian! Where did you want to go?" asked a Man in his middle age, he's a guard who's named Faero
"We're heading for the Cemetary in Terbes" he said
"Cemetery? Did someone died or something?" He wondered as his eyeball widen up
"Well 30 years ago actually" said Kito
"Oooh that's pretty old thought, alright then. James! Open the gate" he shouted
"Aye sir!" answered james as he opened the gate
"Thanks pal!" thanks Brian at Faero
"No problem! Be careful out there" he said as the two guard left the Academy with their horse, heading to the cemetery in a Village, a small village in Tristain who's known for its farm and the peaceful life but with history lies deep inside, and Kito
and Brian were heading there.
Chapter's Complete! Thanks for reading this story so far, I hope you like it and don't forget to follow the story for more update in the future because I will surely update this one, and btw I just graduate Middle school so I've got a lot of times to write! See you in the next chapter.