Deep within the mind of Saito were the memories he had when on Earth. Although the exact details were disappearing by the month in tone of the current architecture, Saito experienced happiness in this little realm of his own regardless.
"Hmm… I wonder why I'm here right now, that knock out poison must have been a strong one." Saito said curious as to why he is in his own mind. "Ehh, I guess I'll just enjoy my time here until I wake-" He stopped when the surrounds around him quickly changed to an unknown landscape. "up… Alright, Derf, you got me, what do you want to say to me?" Saito chuckled thinking his sword was behind the changing of the landscape. In front of him was a person who looks very familiar to him but it just could get the name of it. He bit his lip as the name was right in front to him but it was driving him crazy. The figure in front of him seemed smaller than the Gandalfr, short blonde hair and a cloak which seemed similar to his own when he was a chevalier. He held a book that seemed exactly like the Louise held during the early days of his time on the planet. "Wait… that book, the cloak… This can't be Brimir?" Saito said aloud but the figure in front of him didn't react to said voice. "Why am I dreaming of this, I never have seen him in person or wanted too either." At this point, a weapon thrusted through the body of the supposed Founder who fell onto his back and grip the blade of the sword which only cut his hands.
"Why…" Were the last words that was said as the person holding the sword twisted it which destroyed what was left of the heart as the Founder died on the ground. Saito looked closely and saw that it was an Elf, and one who had even more revealing clothes than Tiffania. She wore two pieces of clothes which covered her womanhood from all. She pulled the sword out of the body and immediately Saito recognized that it was his own sword Derflinger.
"What the hell is going on, Derf said that his job was to help the void mage and her Gandalfr. Does that mean that she-"
"Is the Gandalfr as well, you are correct." A voice came from behind Saito as he turned his head and saw said woman who just thrusted the sword into the young man. Saito quickly shifted his head back and saw the sword wielder still there and turned it to see the woman in front of him was the same person. "My name is Sasha, the familiar of Brimir and the first ever Gandalfr. She said raising her left hand to she the man in front of her the runes on her hand. Saito lifted his own hand and the patterns matched exactly.
"How is this possible, why are we able to speak like this in my mindscape."
"That will have to wait until the end Saito Hiraga."
"I am guessing you have a reason for dragging me from my own dreams and into this event in history that is seemingly nonexistent. In any book I've read" Saito said as Sasha walked up to the man and the two sat down next to each other as the world changed once more. This time is was of Brimir in what appeared to be his studies and with a very unsettling grin on his face. Sasha's face remained unchanged by the scene taking place.
"He was planning on eradicating the entire Elven race to take back his home, The Holy Lands as humans called."
"Because the Elves basically kicked the Humans out of it I assume?" Saito ask as Sasha nodded to the question.
"The Holy Lands are the place where Brimir spent his childhood until he was forced out, at that point on, he deemed that he and his successors are to take back his homeland, no matter the price."
"So that's why the relations between our two races are very dismal at best, every person on the throne in any country has that natural dislike for Elves then."
"Everyone except you." Saito turned his head to the female. "You are the only one who can unite the races of Elves and Men and bring about the way to peace. Anyone else who would even think of attempting such a move would never succeed because of the natural dislike of Elves in them."
"What do I need to do?" Saito asked, wanting nothing more than equality to the people of the world, no matter race or gender.
"First, we unlock the full potential you have as the Gandalfr." Sasha said as she placed her left hand on his and began chanting in a language Saito suspected was Elvish. Suddenly the runes began to shine brighter than they have even before followed by a rush of energy through his body. "There, now you are a true Gandlafr, just like me."
"What are the differences from before?" Saito asked looking at the runes as it appeared that there seemed to be added details to the lettering but did not affect the spelling.
"Unlike normal summoning, the Gandalfr must go through one more test before he or she may be bestowed the true power they may possess. You now have the ability to use magic of all five elements along with-'
"Wait, all five, that including Void?" Saito asked not believing what he heard. Sasha nodded at this and continued her sentence.
"All five of the elements are yours to use at their most pure state, they are Dragon Fire, Ocean Water, Gaia Earth, Sylph Wind and God's Void." She said holding her index finger out and a small fire appeared at the tip of the finger. Moving it to in front of her, a wave of unbelievable fire which Saito has never seen before shot out of the finger which Saito clapped to.
"Wait, if you could do this before, why did you use Derf at all?"
"That is because when I passed from this world, I was trained by the creator of this planet on how this ability is used. Originally, the job of the Gandalfr was to fight alongside the void mage with magic but something went horrible wrong with the Gandalfr creation due to a mistake which resulted in the runes giving powers whenever they are holding a weapon. When I learned of this, the Creator allowed me to appear in your psyche and give you the ability that was originally posses to be ours.
"Why do I have a feeling that you are saying all this good stuff but you are holding back the main reason you are here." Saito said as the female chuckled.
"You remind me of myself when I was a familiar. Yes, the reason I am here is to tell you the future." Sasha said as Saito shift himself to the standing female. "Louise, your former master is leading this revolution, you already know this. However, if you fall on killing her before your time is up, the Pope of Romanlia will exterminated every single soul who is fighting against their governments. The problem is not the extermination; but it is that a good portion of the revolters are Elves and if they are killed by the Pope's command, it will spark a conflict that will utterly destroy the world was we know it."
"So your saying that to prevent the genocide of the Human and Elven race, Louise must die." Saito said getting to the point of this matter.
"To prevent a war from sparking, you must do what I did to Brimir. Saito, the Gandalfr, must slay the Void mage Louise."
"I had a feeling you would say that. You are bring this up because I failed to finish it with her aren't you?" Saito rose to his feet and stood apart from the woman. "Is there no other way than her death, can't I just persuade her to stop. I mean, killing one person will only cause more anger and justify their claim even more."
"It is better than doing nothing, unless you want to cause a war between your country and Romanlia over the dispute of whether the people should be exterminated. That will only weaken your side and allow any dictator in the revolution to invade your land with little resistance."
"You say this little you understand everything, like I am doing the same thing you did for the same reason. I will find my own way for everyone to live in happiness, even if it kills me dang it."
"And with that thinking, it just might very well." Sasha muttered under her breath at the sight she was seeing. "We both know something must be done, I am just here to gift you the tools to change the future however you wish, do not disappoint me, you are my legacy now and I leave everything to you. Look to the palace of the holy to reach enlightenment." And with that, her being began to evaporate as his world began to go along with it. Saito then opened his eyes and saw that he was in a bed with Imrahil and a few other men of his higher ranks guarding the room. He rose from the bed and removed everything that was helping him recover.
"Imrahil, can you grab Henrietta and just her for me please?"Saito asked as a couple of the men were shocked that he was able to move in the bed without any trouble. The Captain however chuckled and figured that this was normal.
"As you wish sir." And with that, Imrahil left to retrieve the Queen leaving the King with his guards.
"You are dismissed, please leave." Saito gave the order as they followed it to leave the man alone with his sword. "Derf, you have a lot of explaining to do with Sasha."
"So you know do you…" The sword asked already knowing the answer since he felt the presence of his previous master in the body of his current master. "I figure you either want to start training with the elements or you are planning on going somewhere."
"The latter; the former can come later." After Saito finished his sentence, Henrietta entered the room with Imrahil behind him. "Lock the door, we need to talk." Imrahil did as he was ordered and lock them four souls in the room. "What I am about to say stays in this room unless you are talking with anyone in this room alright?" Saito told the adults who nodded at the man in the bed. "Alright… Henrietta, the deadline the Pope gave use, do you remember how long it was?"
"Three weeks, but why do you ask, you were there are well?"
"Because, we need to mobilize every regiment we have in that time and be ready for war at a moments notice. " This sentence shocked his wife and caused a raised eyebrow from the Captain. This was out of the ordinary for the man who wanted to prevent war and the Imrahil knew this.
"You mind telling us why we would do such a thing, the problem of the other countries have not reached our doorsteps yet sir?" Imrahil asked as Henrietta was still in shock from what her husband just said.
"The problem isn't the countries revolting, it's Romanlia that I am worried about."
"Sir if I may speak freely."
"Go ahead."
"I think you might have hit your head before being knocked out, Romanlia is our only ally and we are preparing to go to war with them? Not only does this seemingly break your way of philosophy but it makes me worry about the future."
"And I am glad you realize that. Imrahil, Henrietta, I met with the Founder's Gandalfr and she told me of what is going to happen in the near future. If we fail at bring Louise down, The Pope will extermination the entire population revolting, a portion of them being Elves which would cause a world war that could kill everyone if not handled with care. No one would win in this." Saito turned his head to his wife and lifted her chin up to see her crying. "Dear, I don't want any of this to happen but if things go from bad to worse, we must prepare for the worse." The Queen lifted her head up and wiped away the tears from her face.
"You are still the man I love and not the power hunger men of the court." Henrietta said hugging her husband who returned it.
"And I always will be the same person. Imrahil."
"Yes sir?"
"I personally want you to go through the entire army and find anyone who might be being a spy. I leave the details to you. As for your reason, tell the leaders of the armies that it is an order from the crown." Saito said as Imrahil nodded.
"May I leave and begin?"
"Two more things and you may go. First is that I am able now to use magic from all five elements in its most pure and strongest state."
"Including Void Saito?" Henrietta said as Saito nodded to his wife to answer the question.
"Including Void, Sasha gave me the knowledge to use it however I wish. And second, I am going to be going on a little trip."
"And where would that be dear?"
"Romanlia, I have a little errand to take care off. Henrietta, I want you to take command of the country and put it into a state of emergency so you can assume control over the army while I am out. The only thing I advise you do not do is use anyone regiments until Imrahil has gone through them. Also, I will only allow you to use ten units, two of which will be a unit of Special Operatives and Dragon Knights and the other eight are of your choosing. Do whatever you have to do to get Louise back here alive." Saito gave his military orders to his wife who was relieved that she would not have to risk the marriage over this matter. "Imrahil, you may leave and begin your assessments."
"Of course, have a safe journey Saito sir." And with that Imrahil left to begin the work on the army his way.
"Saito, how long do you plan on being gone?"
"I hope to be back in three days if I do not run into any problems." Saito held the arms of his wife together and stared into her eyes as she did the same. "I want you to promise me this, if something happens to me; promise me you will not let our daughter experience anything involving what will transpire in the coming weeks and months."
"I will promise nothing." Henrietta said but as Saito was about to speak, his wife put a finger on his lips to silence him. "Because I know, you will return and we will continue to be a loving family, even in the presence of war and genocide."
"Always a way with word you are dear." Saito smiled as the two kissed held each other in a tight embrace not wanting the other to go away. This continued as the two began to have some adult fun on the mattress Saito was sleeping on not too long ago.
Author's Notes – I really was kicking myself in the ass on whether to give Saito magical powers but I finally decided after 2 days of debating to go ahead with it. It will make the series more interesting having Saito have different possibilities for fighting then just hack and slash. (Which I personally would do over magic.)
Also, this chapter is basically going to be a split of into two different sections. One with Saito and his little trip to Romanlia and the other with Henrietta and Imrahil with trying to deal with Louise. (Ya, good luck with that you two, you'll freaking need it.) It will go back and forth between the three until they reunite but how we will see.
Anyway... ya, I got nothing, need to study for my college finals.