I think you all know what's going to happen. So, stay strong my followers and take hold of something you love. Also, my team in Fates is OP! #Asugi is my boy! Same with Rinkah. Well, she's my girl. I did have my character (Alucard) Marry her after all. Kana has so much strength stat it isn't fair. She's only a basic class right now too. Yeet!
I wonder if anyone thinks Lyze's class is interesting at all. I would have him be my main if there was someone like him. I'm a huge fan of Glass Canons, not gonna lie. Also, I found a much better song for Lyze's theme. It's called Two Steps From Hell- El Dorado. Check it out, because it's awesome! Anywho, let's start.
Lyze woke up with a yawn and not much else. He laid on the couch silently and waited for something to happen. When he realized nothing was going to occur, mostly because it was so early the sun hadn't even risen, he stood. He bent over and grabbed his toes, tugging on them to stretch his legs and back. When he straightened up his back let out a string of pops.
"That's better." He looked around the empty room, letting out a sigh. He walked to the garden, sitting on the sand by the water. He wasn't sure how early it was but didn't see any signs that the sun would be rising soon. His eyes wandered to the water and he felt entranced by it for some reason. He stood, slowly walking towards the water and slowly entering the cold water.
"You are the Ocean's grey waves, destined to seek life beyond, the shore, just out of reach." He spoke so softly he could barely hear himself, despite the sound echoing throughout the water. The ripples had ceased and the water around his legs had turned blood red. The red crept out in snaking lines that had black swirls accompanying them as they went. They didn't spread too far from his legs, only a few feet. He started to walk deeper into the water, creating more of the red water as he went.
Eventually the water made its way up to his neck, though he was in such a trance that he didn't notice. Then he submerged under the water. Everything around him was a red corruption to the peaceful blue that was normally seen in the lake.
"Zu'u los Lazarus, drun do dinok, hon zu'u, briinah Lass." There was nothing that was heard but the faint hiss of water around him. His eyes flashed red and he roared out louder.
"Briinah Lass! Hon zu'u! Tinvaak wah hin zeymah!" There was a hum in the water, then a white light appeared in front of Lyze.
"Zeymah, hi fen bovul. Hi los ni laan het naan lingrah. Bo!" He whimpered and backed away.
"As you wish, my sister." The red became deathly thick and when is dispersed Lyze was gone.
When he woke up he was coughing loudly. He looked around and saw he was under a tree by the water. He could not remember anything that had happened after looking at the lake. As he looked around he could see the sun was beginning to rise. Orange was spreading across the sky slowly.
Lyze rubbed his head in confusion.
"Damn." He looked around, hoping something would give him an answer.
"What happened?" No answer. He stood, brushing himself off before heading back to the palace. When he arrived he instantly saw the servants getting to work. He wanted to help but knew they wouldn't allow him, wither because they didn't want him to strain himself, or they did not trust a Nohrian Ranger. Despite how bothersome it was that most of the people of Hoshido did not trust him, he knew why. They were supposed to be enemies, and yet, here he was helping them, promising their queen to look after her children.
He sat back on the couch he had slept on, but saw someone had taken the blanket and pillow. So he leaned back, watching in boredom.
"Pardon me, are you Lyze?" He looked up to see a man with glasses and his hair tied back. He looked very intelligent to him.
"Yes, and you are?"
"I am Yukimura, chief tactician for Lady Mikoto. Lord Ryoma wishes to see you. I believe he wanted me to send you to the sparring yards. They can be found out back near the gardens. You'll know them by the sounds of pained screams and the sound of steel on steel." With that the tactician walked away.
"Great. What could he possibly want with me?" He rose, then began the walk to where he believed the sparring yards to be. When he reached the gardens he did hear swords hitting sounds and a few pained screams. He had thought Yukimura was messing with him.
"Oh boy." He walked towards the sounds and arrived to see a place where the grass was flattened, weapon racks scattered on the sides and a few benches. In the middle he saw Ryoma fighting a man with a very large Naginata. Lyze settled down on one of the empty benches and watched in silence.
The man tried for a stab, only to get his weapons knock to the side, which allowed Ryoma to rush up and kick the man's knees. When the man started to fall Ryoma slammed him into the ground by doing a downward slash with his training sword. The man groaned before being dragged off. Ryoma turned and saw Lyze, motioning him over.
"I have wanted to see how a Ranger of Nohr fights for quiet a while now. Give me a good challenge, will you?" Lyze chuckled as he grabbed a wooden sword.
"I'll tell you right now, I don't know how a Ranger fights."
"Well, you fight off instinct right? Your training, even if you may have forgotten what it's called and who taught you, is still on there." Lyze thought about if before shrugging.
"Very well, but you're probably going to wipe the floor with me." Ryoma gave a smirk before lowering himself into a stance where his sword was held to his right and at head height, pointed straight at Lyze's chest. The Ranger had his left shoulder forward with his right slightly back, his sword resting in his right hand.
"See, you almost immediately settled into a stance." Lyze smirked before taking in a deep breath and letting it out slowly.
"Ready." Almost immediately, Ryoma charged him, trying for a stab. Lyze brought his right arm around and deflected the blade away and to his left side. He brought the handle of his sword around and slammed it into Ryoma's head, knocking the prince back a few steps. Lyze rushed for a follow up, trying for a two handed over head swing. Ryoma blacked it, knocking it to Lyze's right, where he spun with it and tried to hit Ryoma from the left.
Ryoma barely blocked it and grunted from the pressure. The prince pushed both blades down before slamming his shoulder into Lyze, knocking the Ranger on the ground. He rolled to the side to avoid being stabbed from Ryoma. When he got to his feet and blocked a swing that came at his right. He pushed it down, slamming his fist into Ryoma's gut, before bringing his left free hand around and punching him in the face.
He was surprised at well he was doing until he noticed Ryoma was barely fazed. The prince smirked and twirled his sword.
"You fight well, but you seem to be holding back. Are you worried you'll hurt me?" Lyze growled in annoyance. He rushed forward bending low to the ground, sword trailing behind him. He slammed the blade into Ryoma's shoulder, but was surprised when Ryoma recovered quickly, grabbing the blade, ripping it up and ramming the wooden sword into Lyze's gut.
Lyze bent over and felt a knee connect with his chest. He snapped up and had the wooden sword clothesline his face, knocking him into the air and onto his back with a thud. When he could see straight again he saw Ryoma's blade pressed to his neck. The blade was removed and a hand offered. Lyze smirked and took it.
"Told you." Ryoma chuckled to him.
"You did far better than I thought you were going to do." Lyze glared at him.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Ryoma gave a smirk.
"Nothing at all."
"Right." A servant walked over to them and slightly bowed.
"Breakfast will be served in a few minutes, my lords." Lyze gave a confused face.
"I'm not royalty. No need to address me as such." The butler flinched before nodding to Lyze.
"As you wish." He walked away, leaving Lyze in confusion.
"Are they all like that?"
"Unfortunately."
Lyze didn't know what to say. He had never seen so much food, then again, he had not seen many things that he could compare it to.
"Do you guys always have this much food!?" They all nodded, some of them chuckling.
"This is about how much we had back in Nohr as well. Though, it wasn't this kind of food." Lyze looked over to see Wesley trying his best not to drool on the table. The Wolfkin was having a hard time containing his hunger. Mikoto noticed this and smiled to him warmly.
"You may eat not, Wesley. I can see how hungry you are." The Wolfkin smiled to her, then turned to the food with a feral glare in his eyes. He closed in on some food and sniffed it. He put his plate near it and placed a few pieces of the meat in it. The he was acting made it seem he was way hungrier. Then he switched the plates so his had dozens of pieces of meat on it.
Lyze started to laugh as well as Mikoto.
"We have never had a Wolfkin in our midst. In this how much you all normally eat?" He shook his head quickly.
"I don't eat nearly as much as my other pack mates. I've always been rather... small." Everyone froze.
"If you eat that much for a small one... My god... how much food does your pack go through in a day!?" Wesley scratched his head in thought before shrugging.
"Couple hundred pounds of meat. We'll eat berries if we have to... Though that isn't very desirable. Those types of things don't really agree with us." Mikoto was very interested now.
"How did you find the food to eat?"
"We mostly hunted wild animals. If some people, mainly poachers, came to our mountains then we would eat them. When you have to eat and you're just as much an animal as you are a person, you'll eat almost anything you're served." Sakura was paling at the thought of eating another human.
"I think I need s-some fresh a-air." She covered her mouth and quickly ran away. Takumi placed his hand to his forehead, shaking it back and forth slowly.
"This turned into a disaster mighty quick." Ryoma chuckled loudly.
"I think it's been very interesting, and quiet informational. Now we know that if Wesley gets hungry we can always feed you to him." The company laughed while the archer glared at his brother.
"Or we could feed you to him and see how long you'll last." Wesley had sweat drops going down his face.
"G-Guys... I don't enjoy being used as a weapon to eat annoying siblings... You don't smell very delicious either." Takumi turned to him.
"You smelled me!?" Wesley nodded, huge smile on his face.
"I'm a Wolfkin, we smell everything we come in contact with. The only person I have not received the scent of is Lady Mikoto, because in my pack the scent of the leader is reserved only for friends and family." Mikoto smiled at him.
"Really?" Wesley nodded to her in a very serious manner.
"Scent is an badge of honor, while it sounds weird, it is our way of life. I'm sure you have something you find very important to each of you." The collective group thought about it before nodding. Mikoto stood, walking over to the Wolfkin, holding out her arm.
"You may have my scent, Wesley." The young Wolfkin looked shocked.
"A-Are you sure!? I don't want you to do so because I made it feel like you had to!" She once more smiled to him.
"No, I mean it. Go on." Wesley nodded before sniffing her arm. He did so for a few seconds before taking in a very deep, long breath. He let it out slowly, visibly relaxing.
"You smell like pastries and flowers." He realized how he had said it and scratched his head uneasily.
"Sorry, just like to point out what I smell." Mikoto sat down and a few seconds later Takumi stood quickly.
"Wait a minute! When did you get my scent!?"
"When you were sleeping."
"What!?" Wesley nodded like it wasn't a problem.
"I was patrolling the grounds as I always do. When I passed each person's room I picked up strange scents and investigated. When I saw in each one was a royal member I thought it would be important to take in your scents." Takumi gave an angered glare.
"I thought you didn't take the scent of the leader?"
"You're not the leader. You don't smell wise enough. You smell... bitter." Ryoma started to slouch over the table, trying not to let his laugh sound out.
"Bitter!? I'll show you bitter!"
"Takumi. Peace. You don't have to get upset about everything you know." He groaned before sitting down. Wesley looked around confused.
"Did I do something wrong?" Lyze chuckled, rubbing his temples.
"Not yet... Just don't smell Rinkah. Please, I like having you around and would prefer you don't get burned to a crisp by her."
The square was the same as Lyze remembered it from yesterday. He smiled as he saw people lulling about happily.
"Is everything here so... perfect?" Mikoto smiled for what felt like the hundred time that morning.
"Almost. Nothing is perfect, but on most days, yes. You can stay here you know." Lyze looked at her confused.
"I don't understand, Lady Mikoto." She gestured to everything around them.
"Hoshido is a place for everyone. Especially those lost and in need of hope and dreams. Lyze, you could stay here." He looked around, lost in his thoughts. He turned to her, grinning.
"Thank you, Lady Mikoto. I think I shall. If it pleases you, I would like to be a retainer for Lord Corrin. You know how he has a knack for getting himself in trouble." As if on cue the Nohrian prince fell face first into the fountain in the middle of the square. A laughing Rinkah behind him. Evidently the Flame Princess had pushed him in. Her laughing ceased when a pair of hands grabbed her shoulders and drug her into the fountain.
"You bastard!" There was laughter and after a few seconds even Rinkah was laughing. Kaze was trying to get the others out of the fountain, practically mothering over Corrin, until he was also pulled in. Lyze shook his head, chuckling with Mikoto.
"I know what you mean. I have also talked with Kaze, and he wishes to be a retainer to Corrin as well. Most royals have two retainers, so why not have the both of you be his retainers? It'd be interesting." A gout of water splashed both Mikoto and Lyze.
"And a recipe for disaster." Lyze gave Mikoto a certain look that she returned with a head jerk towards the fountain.
"Thank you, Lady Mikoto. Corrin! Pick a God and pray!"
After they had finished causing a scene in the fountain and dried off, Mikoto had started to address the people around the fountain. She told them who Corrin was, while Lyze watched from a distance. Hinoka had to return to the palace briefly with Takumi so the only ones left were Rinkah, Kaze, Ryoma, Lyze, Corrin, Azura, Wesley and Sakura. She eventually turned to Corrin and smiled. Then Lyze felt it. The dark, unholy presence. He scanned the crowd and saw a man with a dark cloak, wrappings around the outside, his skin swimming with some sort of magic.
Lyze felt his breathing hitch as the temperature seemed to drop almost instantly. He stood when the figure held out his hand.
"No... No no NO!" He started to head towards the shadow man, but the crowd in front of him was keeping him from making any headway.
"Get out of my way!" The sword from Corrin's flew forward and into the man's hand. He stabbed it into the ground which caused a large explosion that destroyed a large portion of the square. Lyze was sent flying from the blow and rolled into a wall. He watched through his shaky eyes as the sword broke into multiple pieces and flew at Corrin. Then his mother jumped in front of the shards and was stabbed. She let out a scream and fell into Corrin's arms. The prince went to the ground, cradling his mother in his knees.
Lyze crawled towards them, tears tugging at his eyes. Then he heard it.
"Mother!" The cry of despair. He saw Mikoto no longer moving, her eyes closed. He felt rage coursing through his entire body. He slammed his fist into the ground, creating a spider web of cracks in it as he stood.
"I'll kill him. I'll rip his head off, gut him. He will pay!" His vision started to turn red as he rushed the cloaked man. Ryoma was next to him. He drew his sword and both his and Ryoma's sword slashed through the cloak.
"Show yourself!" He could hear Ryoma, but only barely. He then saw purple energy forming around Corrin. He watched as Corrin shouted in anger, before seeming to catch fire. His limbs elongated, body seemed to stretch, then he turned into a large white dragon. He bellowed loudly, turning to the destroyed town around him. He roared loudly when his eyes set on something. Lyze turned, barely making out invisible soldier. The shimmering they gave off made them visible, but only just that. Lyze wasted no time, rushing the enemy. His sword was being coated in red and black tendrils of smoke.
"I'll kill you!" When he reached the first enemy, he swung faster then anyone could track. There was a flash of the creature's shimmering blood as he was split in two. Lyze quickly drew his dagger in his left hand, using it to block a blow coming at him from the left. He slowly turned to the beast, his eyes no longer a calm green. A berserk, bloody red. He knocked the man's sword down, plunging his own sword into the chest of the man.
He quickly brought up his dagger, slashing the throat, shimmering blood rained out and splattered the floor. Lyze retracted his sword. He was about to charge the enemy again when he heard a scream. He turned to see Sakura behind Wesley, both were separated and unarmed. Lyze remembered what he had in his pocket. He grabbed the BeastStrune, holding it above his head.
"Wesley! Catch!" The Wolfkin was the stone and held a hand up. Lyze threw it, watching in horror as a blade began its decent towards Wesley's head. When the stone touched his hand there was a grey pulse. The enemies around him were slightly blown back, but still unharmed and on their feet. When the pulse cleared there was a large white and grey monster that was teeming with muscle, bushy fur, striking red eyes, and a large horn in the middle of it's head. The large claws on the huge paws were sharp, the teeth large and pointed.
"My turn." Wesley's voice sounded more demonic, and angry. He roared, rushing at the nearest one. He picked the man up above his head, one hand to one half. Then he pulled, ripping the man in two. He threw the halves at two approaching enemies, pouncing on one and using his teeth, claws, and horn to rip him apart. He turned to the last one near him and roared. He jumped high into the air, raising his fists high above his head. He slammed them onto them man who became nothing more then a pile of shimmering blood. Wesley reared his head back and roared loudly.
Lyze smirked, turning to see Ryoma locked in combat with the one who killed Mikoto. He felt his muscles tightening, then he growled low.
"For Mikoto, you bastard." He pulled back his sword, charging his red, black energy before shooting forward and impaling the man on his sword. He picked the man up with his sword, placing a hand on his shoulder. He pulled his sword out and the man fell to his knees. He then stabbed the sword into the neck, twisting sharply to the left, then the right. He pulled the sword out, spinning and with one swing taking the head off.
He roared at the corpse, though it was not his voice. He looked down to see his amulet glowing red, with the symbol flashing inside. He heard roaring and saw Corrin destroying what was left of the attackers. When he was done he roared into the sky loudly. Then there was a bright blue and white light. Azura was walking towards him, her necklace glowing.
"You are the Oceans grey waves." She started to sing her song and Corrin seemed to be fearful of it. Then he reared back, slashing Azura in the chest. She screamed out, causing everyone to watch to cry out. Then the water returned and the song continued. It sounded pained and was slow, but it went on. Corrin slammed his clawed hands around her neck, closing in as he growled at her.
"If you're going to kill me, at least do it as yourself." Lyze couldn't explain it but when he heard her say that, adding to the fact that Corrin had a hand to her neck he felt like he had to kill the one threatening her. His neck snapped to the right quickly, a loudly crack echoing from it. When he faced back towards Corrin and Azura his face was black and red shadows that seemed to form into a skull shape, black tendrils of darkness slithering around the outside of the skull, seeming to search for something to grab. The shadowy sickness had spread down to his shoulders and upper chest as well, seeming to merge with his armor into the same smoke and tendrils. The larger plates of his leather armor seemed to create more bone like protrusions, one starting on his spine, spikes on his right shoulder, and large tendril ribs on his upper chest.
"Release, Briinah!" He slammed the handles of his sword and dagger together, creating a small smoke burst that cleared, showing the two weapons had merged. He twirled it before slamming his left hand into the ground, causing red and black smoke to burst out and launch him at Corrin. He stabbed the side of the dragon, though his weapons did not pierce the scales of the dragon. They rolled along the ground when Lyze rolled to his feet almost instantly. He jumped at Corrin, preparing to stab him with the dagger side of his newly formed Volgue.
A flash of electricity flew past him as he bent back to avoid it. He turned to see Ryoma glaring at him.
"Desist, Lyze! Do not make me attack you!" Lyze didn't move, the only sounds were the slick almost slurps and hisses from the smoke around his body and tendrils. He nodded, jumping off the downed dragon, his smoke and tendrils fading away. They all seemed to return into his amulet before it let out a red flash, then returning to slumber. Lyze's veins were pulsing red, his eyes bloodshot, black smoke floating out of his mouth as he choked in and out breath. He looked at his hand to see the strange pulsing there as well.
"What's happening to me!?"
"You... are Lazarus... God of War and Destruction." Lyze turned to see Azura walking towards him, using her staff as support.
"And my brother."
Cliff hanger! Don't hate... But leave reviews so I know what I can work on. Seriously, those are important to get and such. You can even say hi and odds are, I'll say hi back. Since this week is mid-terms, and my mom took my laptop, I won't be working on this story (Or any of my others) for at least a week, maybe two if it's that severe. Just hold on tight and I'll try to work on it whenever I get the chance. I promise.
Until then, all of you keep calm, and may the Aura be with you!