Heart of the Second Vance Adventurer
"Please sit right here. Meow." Anya guild the three to an empty table.
"Umm, this place doesn't look much." Elina commented as they sat down.
"Looks can be deceiving as they say." Michel pointed out as Anya handed them their menu.
"And besides, we won't know for sure until we try out the food." Claudette added.
"Hey, did one of those girls said her last name is Vance?" Bell asked Ryuu to make sure he heard that right.
"I believe so, if I recall correctly, Leina has that last name." Ryuu said.
"She does, that means those two must be her sisters." Bell surprised and hurry on cleaning the dishes.
"You know, Mister Cranel, I can finish cleaning the rest while you go talk to them." Ryuu offered knowing that Bell would want to meet them.
"No, no, I promised Syr (against my will) to help with the dishes and I'm gonna do it." Bell said, not being the kind of guy to not help out a friend.
Meanwhile, the three are waiting for their food to come while they have their drinks which Michel just ordered an apple juice for himself while Elina and Claudette have a little wine.
"So, even though if I join a Familia with all the skills and power I have, I will have to start at level 1?" Claudette asked.
"Yep, at least that's what my mommy told me, and you have to work hard to level up too." Michel nodded.
"Sounds like a buzzkill if you ask me." Elina stated her opinion.
"Maybe to some, but that just how it is, and you can even unlock special skills during your adventuring in the Dungeon." Michel mentioned.
"I guess that is a good thing, I wonder what kind of skills I would get if I joined one?" Elina asked.
"Too bad you'll never get the chance because we are here to find Leina and bring her home." Claudette reminded Elina of the mission.
As Syr came to serve the food at the table where the two Vance sisters and Michel are, Bell just finish cleaning all the dirty dishes with Ryuu and walk out of the kitchen meeting up with Syr.
"Hey, mind if I help you with that?" Bell asked.
"Oh, Bell, I had no idea you wanted to feel more of me." Syr teased.
"No, no, it's noting like that!" Bell gasped blushing, then held a plate of food from Syr.
"Come on, silly. These are gonna get hungry if they don't get their food." Syr said as they walk to the table.
"Here are your meals, we hope you enjoy your time here." Syr said.
"You know, Michel, we're open during nighttime." Syr reminded the little boy.
"I know, but I always love the food here so much that I end up coming here every day and cooked with Mamma Mia." Michel chuckled.
"So, I heard." Bell said surprising the boy.
"Bell! I wasn't expecting to see you here, is it your day off from the Dungeon?" Michel asked.
"Yeah, and I also wanted to these two here." Bell answered looking at Claudette and Elina.
"Buzz off, little boy. If you want to impress me, then just to dress better." Elina mocked though Bell isn't fazed by it.
"Elina, be nice." Claudette glared.
"I'm sorry about her, she tends to be ride to others who aren't at least nobles or look decent enough to speak to her." Claudette explained about Elina's behavior outside.
"Wait a minute, Michel just said that your name is Bell, right?" Elina realized.
"That's right, my name is Bell Cranel and I just thought you two might be relate to Leina." Bell said then immediately got grabbed by the shirt from Elina with a serious angry face.
"Where is she you damn rabbit!" Elina shouted in rage.
"I heard you forced Leina to live in an abandoned home that is probably full of dust and spiderwebs and other disgusting things!" Elina scared Bell as she shakes him.
"W-We clean the place up a little!" Bell stuttered.
"Well, Leina won't have to worry about any of that anymore once we take her home." Elina stopped smiling as she dropped Bell.
"Wait, take her home?" Bell puzzled.
"We came here to bring Leina back home for she is the heir to the Vance family back in our homeland, she must take the title as it has always been, and she WILL do it to perform her duty." Claudette explained.
"Odd, Leina never mention any of this to me or Goddess Hestia." Bell wondered, thinking she must have a reason of giving up all that to be an Adventurer. Only that her mom was an Adventurer.
"Look, I don't care if your group has a Goddess because I'm going to bring Leina back home so we can cuddle our bodies onto each other and enjoy a passionate night together!" Elina said erotically.
"(I think I just figured out one of the reasons why Leina left.)" Bell thought sweatdropped.
"Aw, it's so nice that you care for your sister so much." Michel smiled, innocence from what Elina is really thinking.
"Besides, while this adventuring in the Dungeon may seem fun to some it is a waste of time pointless trying to reach the bottom and Leina needs to wake up and answer to the responsibly as the heir." Claudette stated strongly.
"Now hold on, I have you know Leina really loves being an Adventurer when she first came here and enjoys every moment of it. You don't even know what kind of woman she is right now!" Bell snapped at Claudette, and she responded with a fierce electric aura.
"While you maybe a fellow member of an adventuring group, but this only concerns of the Vance family, and you need to stay out of it." Claudette glared at Bell making him feel a little scare.
"(She's almost like a monster from the lowest floors.)" Bell thought feeling his body shaking in fear, but he gathered ever courage in his body and look back at Claudette with a brave face.
"Then talk to her tomorrow." Bell said.
"Tomorrow?" Claudette wondered what he meant.
"Right now, Leia is training with a strong warrior and will be back tomorrow. You can ask Leina then and you will see her answer." Bell explained.
"No! I can't wait any longer, I want to see her now!" Elina demanded.
"I don't know she is with the trainer right now, but I do know that she'll come back to our home tomorrow morning." Bell said.
"Very well, we will wait for tomorrow and if Leina refuses to come home, I will take her back by force." Claudette determined.
"Ma'am, I really don't want to cause trouble for others including those who are close to my friends like you being Leina's sisters." Bell clutched his fist.
"Then you should not stand in my way." Claudetter stands up glaring down at Bell.
"Excuse me, if you two are going to cause trouble then take it outside." Mia scolded with her fierce aura.
"Sorry, Mamma Mia, I was just leaving." Bell quickly rushed out.
"Uh, he certainly run fast like a rabbit." Elina commented.
"(Leina, I wonder how strong you are since coming here?)" Claudette thought asked as she gets the meal she ordered.
(Morning)
At the top of city wall with the sun raising, Bell is clashing his knives against Ais as he does his best to block them while Irma is watching, and then was able to counter her strike to swing his Hestia Knife at her, but Ais reacted faster and hit him on the stomach.
"You just counter, you haven't done that yet." Ais pointed out.
"You're right, I did." Bell realized.
"That's it for your training then." Ais declared.
"Well done, you managed to improve a little. That alone should be enough for you." Irma said.
"Thank you two so much for these past few days." Bell bowed.
"And thank you, Bell. That was fun, do your best out there." Ais smiled making Bell blush a little.
"I'm also impress that you didn't kiss us on the cheek again like last time." Irma mentioned making Bell embarrass and Ais blushed a little on the cheeks.
"I hope things will be settle soon." Bell said confusing the two girls.
"Yesterday, I met with two of Leina's sisters who came here to forcibly take her back home and to become a high noble or whatever." Bell explained.
"Sounds like a complicate family issue." Irma stated.
"It is and I'm worry that Leina will go home with them, and I might never see her again." Bell worried then Ais place her hand on his shoulder.
"I believe it will be fine, Leina loves being an Adventurer here, right?" Ais asked.
"Of course, I believe she loves it more than anyone in the world." Bell proclaimed.
"Then you have nothing to worry about. Leina will show how strong her will is to her sisters." Irma said walking away.
(Hestia Church)
Bell made his way back to the church hoping to beat Claudette and Elina there while hopefully waiting to Leina to come back very soon, but he gasps upon seeing Claudette and Elina outside of the church with his fellow members, Goddess, Melpha, and Michel is there with them too.
"Hey Bell, these ladies said their Leina's sisters coming to take her home." Risty said.
"That's a lie, right?" Lili asked.
"She is coming home, and we'll be one big sisterly family again!" Elina shouted.
"Unfortunately, they are Leina's sisters and Claudette thinks Leina needs to take the throne of her noble family." Bell informed.
"You do know that taking her against her will is consider abuse." Hestia scolded Claudette.
"Call it what you want, I'm just following orders from our father and Leina is to be the Duchess of our homeland." Claudette glared.
"That won't happen, Claudette." Leina said.
Everyone turns to see Leina wearing her armor with Echidna behind her and it appears she has a slight aura around her, almost she has become a new woman for the past couple of days with Echidna.
"Leina! It's you!" Elina rushed to Leina hugging her.
"It's good to see you too, Elina though I wish this was on a friendly term." Leina glared at Claudette.
"I told you many times that I wanted to experience the life of an Adventurer like our mother had." Leina said to her older sister.
"And she died in that life instead of staying retired like she was supposed to." Claudette talked back.
"But mother died loving what she loves doing and shared those stories with us because it's a life we can choose for ourselves, yet you're too stubborn to see that." Leina argued.
"You're the one being stubborn and selfish for leaving home a little over a month ago, and now it's time to stop playing and come home." Claudette pulled out her sword, Thunderclap emitting the electric shock.
"No, Claudette, I am not going home and I'm going to show you that I am not the same weak girl from before." Leina unsheathed her sword.
Claudette's eyes widen of shock that she could have sworn her mother Maria is right here in front of her, but it was just an imagine and Leina greatly resembles her.
"Wow, Leina look just like our mom just now." Elina realized.
"Hey, if Claudette is the older sister, why doesn't she take the damn throne?" Lili asked.
"Because Claudette is an illegitimate daughter, so she decided to become a soldier of our home's army and earned the title known as the Thunder Soldier." Elina answered.
"I bet it must've been hard for her growing up like that." Michel concerned holding Elina's hand which strangely she didn't mind.
"Uh, she's a tough woman." Elina shrugged.
"Okay everyone, be quiet. The fight is about to start." Echidna announced.
Meanwhile, up in the air is Nanael flying down deciding on visiting the church to see how Hestia and her little Familia is doing then saw Leina is about to fight someone.
"Hmm, I wonder what's going on down there?" Nanael asked as she flew down.
Back with Leina and Claudette, everything went silence as the two female warriors are staring intensely at each other with their swords pointing forward at the battlefield as they wait for the right moment for either of them to make the first move.
Then a tiny piece from a ruined structure fell and hit the ground.
(Music: Queen's Blade Battle Theme)
Leina and Claudette charged at each other creating a strong shockwave from the first collusion as they appear to be even and Leina manage to push Claudette back a foot or two much to the Thunder General's shock. Claudette pushes the sword to the side and swing her large sword to slash down at Leina though she blocks it with her shield and move backward letting it hit the ground, Leina use that quick opening to move to the left side and attack her older sister but is blocked.
Claudette wasn't expecting to see Leina has gotten stronger since the last time they saw each other and even withstand her strength.
"Whoa, I never knew Leina was this strong before!" Elina shocked.
"Probably because you never gave her the chance to prove herself to be a strong warrior, but I doubt she would ever unleash that potential at your home." Hestia stated.
"How dare you, shrimpy Deity!" Elina insulted.
"You better watch yourself, cat freak!" Hestia mocked her that because of the cat ears on her head.
"Please Leina, win." Bell prayed.
Leina and Claudette clashes their swords fast trying to land a strong blow on each other though they kept block and countering each other's moves, which is a big surprise to Claudette as she knew that Leina could never do any of this right now. What's more is that is looks she is able to see through her moves like she can predict them before she could make them, even her first younger sister's strength is new to her whenever their swords clash.
"Surprise, aren't you? You should have known that I have been watching you training back home the entire time, memorizing the moves you always practice and how you fight." Leina mentioned before pushing Claudette back with her continuous strikes.
"I've always look up to you, that you were always the strongest and the bravest, I wanted to be just like you when I got older." Leina said.
"Which is also why I wanted to beat you because you're amazing!" Leina shouted and slashed at Claudette, destroying her right breast armor plate.
"No way, she actually landed a hit on Claudette!" Elina gasped.
"So, it would seem you have gained some strength during your time here. Something you wouldn't be able to do back home." Claudette admitted.
"But let see if you can withstand this!" Claudette spiked electric sparks around her sword and crashes at Leina.
Leina blocks the attack though the electric current sparks through the defense and zaps her painful before being sent flying several feet, but the middle Vance sister got back up and slashes at the Thunderclap sword as her body starts to glow. Claudette parry several of Leina's attack and kick her away, she chases after her younger sister to land a blow while there's an opening, but Leina quickly recovers and block the strike to the side and jumps over her. Leina lands right behind Claudette and spins around fast to side slash only for Claudette to block it and push her back, then Claudette unleashes a lightning bolt which Leina narrowly dodges it and another one though got shocked by a third one.
"As always, your lightning strikes are strong." Leina groaned in pain.
"All who face my lightning shall fall, but it would seem you're the first to get back up after the first hit." Claudette said.
"Claudette, I am not going back home and to make you see how much I love Orario. I am going to give you everything I got!" Leina shined strongly from her Maiden Heart.
"Then I shall respond with my strongest attack!" Claudette raised her sword at the sky and thunderclouds appear above them.
"Okay, that's something." Nanael surprised.
Leina and Claudette prepared themselves to unleash their final attack while sudden memories of each other growing up together and the moment to today, and now the battle of sisters will be concluded.
"Dragon Tail!"
"Thunderbolt Strike!"
Both sisters unleash their attack at the same time for the final clash.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
The battle between Leina and Claudette is about to reach a very big finish as things between sisters are more intense than the normal ones, let's hope Leina will win this or else it's goodbye adventures with Bell.
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