Queen's Blade
Chapter: 9
A surprise visit
Only four days were left...
Elina who has recovered and has a repaired weapon from Ymir, begun with some sparring against Ymir.
By the guarding glances of Claudette, Frorel and the man who took care of her as she was injured from Echidna. Everyone of them was standing in the yard, without the man, he was on the castle wall and was busy with his own business talking with three other people. But of course he was watching two beauty's, fighting each other.
The fight was actually quite simple. Elina wanted to test her new weapon and since that there was something on Ymir, that started bother her. She used more strength than she actually should.
Elina evaded every attack from Ymir's heavy axe, but she found that her attacks were strong. Maybe too strong or maybe it was her imagine or the after effect from Echidna's attack. But than she suddenly noticed, that her weapon was now much lighter, than before. What ever Ymir done with her weapon. Elina was sure that nobody would defeat her anymore.
And because of this reason, she wanted to test it even more, so she attacked Ymir. She let her weapon spin in her hand to distract her and made a counter attack, but Yimir dodge it. And she made an attack than to do the same thing, maybe more to give Elina a lesson. But this time Elina could not dodge or evade it, so Elina fall to the ground with her butt, jumped off and was standing again on her feet, now she was really pissed. She could not stand it, that a little girly brat was able to beat her. She then began to prepare, her final attack. She jumped into the air. To gave Ymir the last blow, but instead she land in front of her and used her leg to kick her. Ymir who fall on the ground exposed her panties as she fall on her butt.
Elina herself stood in seductive pose to her side, which allowed her soldier's, who stood on the wall to see right into her big chest
"WHERE... DOES A BRAT LIKE YOU BECOME A COMMANDER OF ANYONE! VILE WOMAN!" Ymir begun to yell at her
"SHUT UP! AND DON'T BE GETTING AHEAD OF YOURSELF ANY FURTHER! YOU BRATTY HAG!" Elina begun to yell back
And than the both begun to attack again but this time with no mercy...
"ENOUGH!" Suddenly a blade fall between the both. And both jumped scared back. "You both have lost the reason for this match... Everything would be lost, having you both being injured four day's before the battle..." Claudette respond angry as usual
"Ngh..." both girls respond in fear
"I..I'm so sorry, elder sister. I was so unsightly..." Elina apologized.
"I was also a hot head there. Sorry... Thunder General." Ymir apologized too
"Hmm... It's fine if you understand." Claudette stated in an understanding tone
Later Frorel took care of the injuries from Ymir, as she sat against a tree and Frorel stood next to her.
"OWW! CAN'T YOU BE A LITTLE MORE GENTLE, LITTLE BOY!" Ymir begun to yell at Frorel
"Ahh! I'm sorry!" Frorel begun to excuse too
"You need to be a little more passive there... GEEZ!" Elina snapped as she walked towards to the both
"HMPH! It's a scratch from that faint! You cheated for a bit, as you kicked me to ground!" Ymir begun to yell at Elina
"Hey... I actually got a strong weapon." Elina answered sarcastic without a respond on Ymir's discomfort
"Maybe.. it depends on the one who made it?" Ymir snapped back with a question
"Well you thought me how to use my new weapon. So guess you did a good job with it." said Elina as she reach out her hand towards Ymir
"Huh?" respond Ymir as she noticed Elina's hand
"So..." She suddenly grabbed Ymir's hand were Ymir's gauntlet was "What is this...?"
Elina rises up Ymir with just one hand in the air and a clearly angry face.
"OWW! Will you let go!" Ymir begun to struggle and to cry, because of what Elina just did was very painful for Ymir "It's a gauntlet passed down through the dwarf clans! Magic power was placed in it, to augment one's strength..." Ymir confessed through the torture by Elina
"What? It was you who was cheating! And you say I am cheater!" Elina got even more angry now
"I...I WASN'T CHEATING! IT'S A FORM OF DEFENSE! IT'S A CRYSTAL WITH THE TECHNIQUES AND WISDOM OF THE DWARF CLANS! LEMME GO!" Ymir yells towards Elina
"BE QUIET!" Elina yells again back and let her go, which let Ymir fall once again on her butt
Claudette could not stand this fighting. She just wished that Elina was a little calmer.
"In any case... I had put you through so much trouble, Madam Ymir." she turned her attention towards the dwarf
"Oh? Oh yes, General Claudette." Ymir begun to whip her tears away as she turned to Claudette.
Ymir stand up and begun to thank her for the request with hearts in her eyes
"Same here. I thank you for that request. I put my workmanship into it from the money that you donated for it."
In the same time Frorel brought the first aid stuff back on his place. It seems this kind of work make him happy. And so Ymir continued...
"At the most... 'In a one on one battle, if our weapons were to be broken, we cannot have our opponent submit' That is the iron law of the dwarves clan. We have our pride and so we won't cut corners in our manufacturing! HA HA HA! That reminds me, General! Lately, there has been a decrease in orders coming from the Earl... You're not going to strengthen your arms?"
"Ahh.. We are strengthening our arms... We're just not buying them from the Iron Mines." Claudette respond sharp
"W...WHAT WAS THAT! But..." Ymir fall to the ground and was in the middle of her depression.
Elina who was listening the whole time was thinking about the dwarf race. That she should take them not easily and was surprised that the Iron Mines such has such secret magic power and that they are even able to create such form of defends...
Suddenly Claudette spoke to her and took her out of her thoughts
"I'm putting you into consideration on our current case as well... Then I'll put a small consideration in this..." Claudette turned to Elina and suddenly Ymir took Claudettes hand in gratitude...
"OHH! You can count on me! A customer is always good!" Ymir was so happen that she begun to cry...
"Mmm... So then... I want you to get to adjust the soldiers weapons too. Of course, you'll be paid from a separate account... Is that a problem?"
"Not at all! This will be a cinch! Just you watch!" Ymir respond
The wind was howling around the areal and Elina begun again to think. She was watching the two and somehow saw these two stand together. Was painful for her. Maybe it was just her imagination but. Maybe she was jealous or not? But she suddenly begun to cry out after her..
"Elder sister! DON'T SPOIL HER TOO MUCH..."
"YOU! BE QUIET!" Ymir begun to scream back
- A few days later -
Ymir was on work, just like Claudette wanted. And she was finally after days of work on the last blade. And Elina sat against a tree and was reading an old book about legends, old kingdoms and mystic relics.
"Phew... This is finally the last one..." she put the blade aside and begun to rub her forehead "It is what I expected. It was wise to check the weapons of the armory here to and from the soldiers who stayed here." Ymir was totally satisfied with her work "It's thanks to that, that several days has passed! That reminds me, the meals at your place are great. It's thanks to that my skin is all glossy!" Ymir begun to wink towards Elina
Which quick snap back..
"What did you come here for? Taking this place as its your home!"
"Now now.. I improved the weapons for the guards that you lead as well. So NO COMPLAINTS!" Ymir begun to yell
"Yeah yeah..." Elina repeat
"That reminds me... It's about time." Ymir said as she wash her hands
"For what...?"
"Before I came here... I looked up on some news on Queen's Blade from the ironworks crystal ball..." Ymir looked into the sky "It seems like no more entries are being accepted, only one person took her entry. And the mages of the imperial court are busy in town to... And there is that rumor..." Ymir said as she was watching into the sky. "We'll be contacted soon as well..." was the last thing Ymir said
"Hmm...Hmmm." Elina was tired from listening but she saw something strange what took all her attention "Huh...?"
And suddenly she saw leafs falling down in front of her and she looked up, what she than saw made her to grab her weapon and to do a pierce attack, to dodge the attack from another spear and as both weapon hang on each other, Elina begun to yell against her unknown enemy.
"WHO ARE YOU...!?"
"Your reaction time is rather quick. 82 points there." the unknown person respond with a calm female voice
Elina could get herself free from that attack and jumped back as the unknown woman jumped on the ground in front of her.
"Kuh...!"
It was a elf woman with long hair and a red hat.
"On the other hand..." she suddenly begun to talk with a surprised Elina "That little one which was knocked down..."
Elina watched behind her and saw Ymir lying on the ground
"Hold on... Ymir!" Elina called out to her.
"Zero points for her." the woman said again in a calm manner
A girl was sitting on Ymir and was laughing with a red face and Ymir herself was unconscious, then she saw something what she rather not wished to see. The girl which sat on her wasnt wearing any panties. And exactly that was what Ymir saw.
"Nowa get off of her. There's a painful look on her face." the elf woman said
And than Nowa noticed it..
"AH!" Nowa stood up and begun to shake Ymir awake "AHH! THIS IS BAD! MISS YMIR'S EYES HAVE GONE WHITE, CAPTAIN!"
"Hey... Don't shake her." the elf woman spoke quick as she saw how Nowa begun to shake Ymir
Ymir suddenly restored her sense and remembered the girl Nowa as..
"Huh? The no panty girl...?"
Elina herself could not believe what was going on in front of her..
"...?"
Suddenly she begun to cry and got the attention of the three
"WHAT THE...? CAPTAIN? WHO ARE THESE TWO? YMIR!"
Elina could be heard everywhere in the whole estate, from every soldier and even from her sister Claudette.
After Elina calm down and Ymir was awaken again, she begun to explain to Elina who those two girls were...
"Now now... sorry, madam Elina. It seems like I have guests... So not amusing." somehow it was embarrassment for Ymir to see Nowa again. "I see. And you are madam Alleyne then."
"Battle Captain Alleyne of the forest Elves." Alleyne introduce herself
"Yep! She's Nowa's teacher!" Nowa jumped towards Alleyne and begun to hug her
But Nowa and Alleyne begun to ignore Elina and turned to Ymir.
"You helped Nowa. You have my thanks." Alleyne shows her gratitude towards Ymir..
"Ohh... You're polite..." Ymir respond as was she a little child...
And Elina again got mad
"What the... Why... why would a guest of Ymir intrude and suddenly pick a fight with me? I don't get it. What are those soldiers doing!"
- A few minutes earlier -
Only two soldier were on their position. And even those both soldiers were bored. Suddenly they heard something, a rattle in the trees.
"Did you hear something?"
"Nope..."
Those both soldiers sight
"This job is so boring..."
"Yeah. But we are surrounded by beautiful woman."
"You mean General Claudette and Lady Elina?"
The other soldier just nod and continued
"Yeah. Did you saw how General Claudette moves, so elegant. I can't believe that she never had someone she was in love with."
"You forgot that she is a harsh person especial if it goes about her sisters."
"Maybe, but did you saw how Lady Elina eats her sausages? How she put them into her lovely mouth, that looks like if she would lick your..."
"Ugh! Stop you sound like a pervert.." the other soldier interrupted his sword-brother
As Elina thought about the guards, Alleyne turned to her.
"Sorry about earlier. There was something evil about you. Forgive me." Alleyne begun to excuse
"Like hell you're apologizing...!" Elina got angry like a wild animal.
Nowa suddenly run towards Elina and begun to speak.
"I'm... sorry, Miss! Nowa asked her captain. I wanted to come here no matter what."
Elina looked surprised at Nowa, and Alleyne continued.
"We first visit the Iron mines in the mountains and they said that you were away."
"Yes. We heard that you came to the Vance Earl's mansion." Nowa continued "If that was the case, then I wanted to see Miss Ymir no matter what!"
From those words Ymir begun to cry and she used a handkerchief to whip the tears away.
"You really... Say things that will make some one happy, Nowa... I want you as a grand child!"
Suddenly Nowa took her weapon out and show it to Ymir
"Queen's Blade is going to start soon, right? So I thought I can have you a look at my weapon first! The tip was chipped the other day."
"OHH! Let's see now." Ymir was smiling
Since Ymir love weapons and new stuff she happily took care of Nowa's weapon. Alleyne was watching the whole time and she just simple smiled and begun to think on Sylphi, then she, Nowa and Sylphi become close friends over the last weeks. After his death.
"Hey, are you in the tournament too?" Elina suddenly begun to ask Allenye
Alleyne herself turned her attention to Elina.
"Yes... You too, you lowly human...?" she asked her in exchange
Alleyne could not stand Elina, the reason for that was to her unknown.
"Don't call me that! And yes" she respond
"How odd... Queen's Blade started 120 years ago. It's quite rare for a human from the Vance house to take part in it, especially three."
"Huh? You say it like you've seen it. How it begun..."
Alleyne begun to smile. And Elina begun to think how old is this Elf girl. And suddenly one thing was clear for her, this elf girl had lived a long live.
Suddenly someone begun to call out for Elina.
"LADY ELINA!"
It was Frorel who carry something in his hands.
"What? Has something happened? You're in a panic."
"Ahh! Umm! It's this... It's a letter from a messenger of the royal kingdom!"
All of the sudden Elina's attention went to Frorel who begun to read the letter
"Ahh! It's information given to fighters who will soon fight. I'm listening." Elina said
"Ahh! Of course! But..." Frorel noticed that Alleyne was listening and she quick turned her head away.
"Hmm?" Elina noticed it to "It's not a problem having her listen to this. Continue."
"..." Alleyne begun to listen again and felt a slight unwelcome feeling
"Of course... First, is the day of the match. It'll be tomorrow afternoon starting from today."
Just as Frorel wanted to read who will be Elina's first opponent. The yard was filled with lough of two girls. It was Ymir who was checking on Nowa's weapon.
"Lady Elina will be fight in her first round against Miss Nowa. The guardian of the forest, the half elf girl."
As Frorel said Nowa's name all the attention went to Nowa next to Ymir.
"Hmm?" Nowa noticed it
"Hmm? What's wrong, Nowa?"
End of Arc 1
To be continued...