The next morning came. And it was time to head to geofu. I can only hope i'm not too late. Everyone was already awake…except kaguya. I opened the door to her room. Only to see her and modeus cuddled up together with each other.
"Way to claim that booty. My apprentice." i said with a smile. I shook him to wake him up. "As much as I hate to interrupt this moment of love between you and the priestess. We got shit to do. So up and adam." i said. Modeus looked to kaguya and blushed.
"C-can you wait outside?" modeus asked. Clearly embarrassed.
"Sure." i said with a smile. I stepped out. I would love to tease him about getting that kaguya booty. But my mind is on one thing only….claudia. I know she's the strongest of the princess knights…but vault knows all of their weaknesses….and even the most trusted people joined with him…graves maybe a war hero. But after so many gave into to that temptation…i have my doubts. That's why we need to hurry.
geofu/Baul pov.
"I will not fall to you!" the princess knight Claudia yelled as she charged at me. Normally i'd cut her down. But that old man graves wanted me to bring her in alive. Don't know why. After all. If you leave someone you betrayed alive. They'll be coming for your head. Seems stupid. But i'm not complaining. After all. She's the bait i need to lure in my former master. So after blocking her sword swing with one of my swords. I summoned another. And knocked her out with the flat end.
"Nice work baul. Seems like vault didn't summon you for nothing." graves said. As he walked side by side with monsters. "Bring her to the cells." graves said.
The dungeon.
I walked side by side with graves. Over to claudias cell. I saw her husband. Klaus gagged and held down. By two men pointing spears at him. "What is this about?" i asked.
"I'm going to show my son what a true man looks like. As i do what he can't do." graves said with a horrible smile. I was not liking where this was going. He opened her cell and walked in.
"Why did you betray us?" claudia asked.
"Claudia…bear my child." graves replied. Both me and her were shocked.
"Do you have any idea what you just said? I would rather bite of my tongue and die! I'm Klaus's wife!" Claudia yelled.
"Then that impotent son of mine is no longer useful to us." graves said as the two men moved their spears closer to his neck. I couldn't stomach this any longer. This piece of filth wanted to rape his step daughter while her husband. His son watched. This was new level vile.
"Fuck this." i said. I cut down the mercs holding the spears. And then i pushed graves into a wall. And put my swords in a scissor formation around his neck.
"You traitor!" graves yelled.
"Better that. Then a pig like you. Thanks for the new personnel low. Raping your step daughter while your son. Her husband watched. To think a knight would be this much despicable piece of human trash. And i say goodbye and good riddance to your legacy." i said as i closed my swords. Decapitating him. I threw his corpse out of the cell. And then picked up klaus and threw him in the cell with his wife. I threw a case in there. And locked the cell.
"If Deimos arrives. Give that to him." i said as i walked away.
Deimos pov.
We arrived to geofu. Same business as usual. Kill every monster and bastard then head for the fort. After the clean up was done. We approached the fort. However a swordsman with two swords approached us.
"Baul…" modeus said. And sure enough. He was right. My other apprentice. The one that was obsessed with surpassing me.
"My other apprentice…is claudia safe?" i asked.
"Despite her vile filth step father trying to rape her while her husband watched…she'll be alright." baul said.
"So even the great great knight graves levantine gave into temptation…" i said with disgust. Everyone besides olga and chloe was shocked.
"Yes…and he paid the ultimate price for it." baul said with disdain.
"So you killed him…thanks for that. Never liked that old fart anyway." i said.
"You know why i'm here." baul said as he readied his swords.
"Yeah…" i said as i turned to my allies. "All of you. Go save claudia and klaus…this is between me and him." i said. All of them looked like they wanted to argue…but they realize we have no time. So they nodded and ran on ahead. I summoned rebellion and yamato. "Time to see if my past self's training was any good." i said.
I clashed swords with baul for a good three minutes. I managed to chip his armor. While he got a good cut on my face.
"Looks like my past self's sword work wasn't that great…how about making this a bit more fun for me?" I asked. He was coming with rapid swings. I managed to block a good chunk of them. But a few got past my guard. Leaving me with a few cuts. After baul screamed with rage at me. I got an opening as he charged at me. I stabbed rebellion threw his stomach. He fell to his knees as he bled on the ground.
"Was that all you got? What a letdown." i said.
"I must not…lose here." baul said as he struggled to get up…"i lost…everything…my home…my friends…i didn't realize until it was too late…i threw everything away…for this fight…which is why…i will not lose here! I will surpass you!" baul yelled as he transformed into a tall white demon.
"Go ahead…if you can." i said. With a grin. Our swords clashed more. The force of it was causing the ground and stones wall to break. He jumped up high. And came at me with his swords in a scissor formation. This was a fatal mistake. I broke through his swords and impaled him with rebellion. That was the fatal blow. As his blood poured all over my jacket and sword. And his body burst into flames.
I heard footsteps behind me. And saw that everyone was back…alongside claudia and klaus.
"Been a while. Sir deimos." claudia said.
"Yeah…" i said melancholy.
"What's wrong?" prim asked.
"...i know he went crazy…but still…i feel like i just cut down my own son." i said.
"Master deimos…I thought he was long gone…but there were still traces of the man that i trained with…hearing he killed graves when he tried to violate claudia…proved that the knight that you trained was still there." modeus said with a sad smile.
"Yeah…he regret the path he chose. He told himself. That by the time he realized his path made him lose everything…it was too late. This fight with me was all he had left….glad i was able to grant him his dying wish…" i said. I turned around to them. "No time for the blues now. We're close to ken. Vault is most likely heading there now. We need to get moving if we want to save celestine. And stop kuroinu's vile plan." i said.
"Sir deimos wait!" klaus yelled. He then handed me a case. "That swordsman told us to give you this." klaus said. I opened it. And found a big silver double barreled revolver…it was a gun i worked on before my demise. The demon gun. I pulled it out. And i soon heard luu luu whistle.
"Didn't think it was possible for a cannon to fit in one hand…but you guys never cease to amaze!...can i borrow that the war is over?" luu luu asked.
"Only if you give it back." i replied. We began to walk away. But then i looked at baul's swords. "Maia…i want you take baul's swords…think if it as a way to honor him." i said. She nodded. And pulled the swords out of the ground.
"Now these are some nice swords!...thanks deimos!" maia yelled with a huge smile. I smiled back…claudia has been saved…now all that's left is ken…the final battle is approaching…soon vault…you will pay for your betrayal…driven by lust and greed…both you and the monster inside you will meet your end at my blade…
