The days were passing at the Dublin ranch, Akko was training and working at the same time in the place, which she was getting used to the new place and soon she would be able to become a great warrior in that time, discovering new things in how to take care of a ranch, but soon she would have to leave and that exit came on a trip, at Chelsea's request she will take the first trip to the kingdom of Wediburgh, being accompanied by some of the ranch workers who went at the request of the eldest.
Akko was already finishing packing her bags, it was still early in the morning which would give her enough time to get to the kingdom of Wedinburgh by night, she would be accompanied by Megan, one of the ranch workers who always travels, which Atsuko was excited about, after all it would be her first time out of the ranch and she couldn't wait to see what the kingdom of Wedinburgh was like.
"Here it is, all set, now you better leave now, keep an eye on the path, Megan will guide you Akko, by the way also be careful, thieves may appear or monsters along the way so always keep your eyes open" Said Mrs McLaren.
"I've barely trained and I'm going to have to get my hands dirty?" Kagari said.
"Well you can already be fast enough and attentive for that, Megan will drive the wagon and you are watching the way, remember to be attentive, including your bow can also be useful, then just arrive in the kingdom of Wedinburgh and get the necessary information, newspapers, papers, news, in addition to selling everything you have in the wagon, except for your travelling provisions" Said the older redhead.
Chelsea strokes the head of the two who then say goodbye to the owner of the ranch, then climb into the wagon, Akko goes to the back of it where there is even a place for her to stay and watch in case a thief comes, while in front Megan was driving the wagon to the kingdom of Wedinburgh.
(The kingdom of Wedinburgh, I can't wait to visit there, maybe I can meet the queens, then I can become a warrior, finally I'm more free, it was a wonderful week even at Mrs McLaren's house, but at the same time it's hard my body is hurting a lot).
"HeyAkko, just to remind you here, don't stay away from me when we get to the kingdom of Wedinburgh, it's very big there and be smart about who wants to sell you things, because they will spend your Rupees without you realising, ignore everyone if possible, be sure to watch out for thieves" Megan said.
"It's all right, I can take care of myself, I listened well to Mrs McLaren's instructions, I'll manage here, will we be able to meet the queens if we go there?" Said the curious girl with crimson eyes.
"Unfortunately not, we're not going to arrive on the day of the royal parade, apart from that we're only going to sell the things and leave, nothing much, we're only going to stay a maximum of two days, so much so that Mrs McLaren gave us rupees to spend two nights in the city, if we can't sell everything, we'll go back home" Said the blonde girl who was continuing to drive the cart along the way.
The way was even a little boring on the road that leads to Wedinburgh, since there was no thief, no creature, no hindrance just boredom in the most, so much so that they did not even stop for lunch, they were eating on the way, while the wagon was moving, seeing some wagons passing by the side.
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Night was about to fall and a group of three men came riding towards the wagon, they were armed with swords and were coming to approach the two girls, but Akko soon took the bow and aimed at one of them hitting well to knock him off the horse while the other two made the wagon stop and went down with swords in hand.
"You can stop there, two beautiful girls like that, with so much for us, if you want to leave alive you can spend everything and you too" Said one of the thieves.
"Man they knocked Garbo down, they're armed" Said the other thief.
Akko and Megan leave the wagons armed and go towards the thieves who dodge their hits while the other fallen thief was still being stunned on the ground because of the sword, the pair of girls is already aiming the sword at both who are already entering combat.
(Come on Akko just put into practice everything you have learnt)
One of them goes up to Akko and she goes in the greatest calm dodging him going with the sword, to the point that she only feels the blade of the small sword passing by and there she feels the opportunity to attack and when taking a deep breath she gives only a blow on the back of the first thief and then kicks, while Megan was struggling with the second thief who was attacking her.
"Ahhhhh, these girls can fight, quick Dundee let's get out of here, or they'll kill us" Said the first thief with a wound on his back.
"That's it, you suckers run," said Atsuko.
The thieves are retreating after being attacked and frustrated from being attacked by the duo, especially Akko who managed to wound two of them who are wounded going away from there, in this the two return to the wagon and Kagari even surprises that she can be fast like that against a group of thieves and dodge so lightly, much because of training with Chelsea.
"Woah, you're really fast Akko, you saved us, we were going to leave as slaves here, but luckily you can save us from the worst" Said Megan.
"I was already anxious to put my moves into practice, come on, the castle is already in front of us and it's huge, the walls, everything is giant, this city must really have a lot of things" Said the anxious Kagari.
They arrive at the city gates, where they soon introduce themselves to the guards who release the two to pass through the walls of Wedinburgh and thus access the inside of the city which Akko was enchanted, it was huge, full of several corridors, stalls, houses, it seemed alive, the children running through the dusk, playing, cuccos walking through the streets, wagons walking through the place.
"We arrived, welcome to Wedinburgh, now we just have to settle in a hotel and rest, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow is a working day, we will still walk all over the city, good that there is even a stable in the hotel where we are going, which will serve to keep the horses stored" Said Megan.
"Wow, this is wonderfully big, I can't believe I've seen such a big city, it has everything, wow I want to walk a lot here" said the anxious Akko.
"For now it's just work, but maybe one day you can get to know me better, now let's go, the hotel is nearby" said the blonde.
The horses are left in the stables just like the wagon with the cargo and so they are already leaving some money to spend the night in that hotel and go up to where there are beds, which Megan simply throws herself on the bed and goes resting, Akko just looks out the window seeing the city corridor where she was, seeing some people having fun, strolling there.
"You really want to go for a long walk, don't you? "I'm going to have a bath, take a break because I need a bath and so do you, after I finish mine it's your turn" said Megan.
"You can go, I want to admire more of this city, it's huge, it's wonderful, I've never seen a huge place like this, I only heard in the old newspapers that it was the largest city in the kingdom of Hyrule, wow there must be more than a thousand people here - Said the impressedAkko while looking in the window and the blonde went to bathe leaving the brown-haired one admired the landscape.
"Why don't you take a walk outside?" A person arriving at Atsuko's side of the window asks.
"I can't, my mistress said I have to stay with my friend here" Kagari said.
"Ah, come on, I know a cool place where we can go from here in the city" said the dark-haired girl with red locks.
"And I can't just accept things from strangers, I hardly know you" said the brown-haired girl.
"Oh but I'm not a stranger, I'm Marianne Leclerc, I'm the daughter of the hotel owners, come with me and we'll go for a walk" said Marianne, pushing the crimson-eyed girl to walk outside.
"But what if my friend finds out?" Akko said.
"I'll leave a note, you want to walk around the city don't you? I know it from top to bottom, let's go for a walk and enjoy it, since you have to work tomorrow and it's going to be a bit boring, I know you want to, I was looking out the window admiring the city" Leclerc said.
Even reluctant Kagari eventually accepts, she goes looking at the note "I went with your friend for a walk in the city, don't worry, she will come out of this alive, I am the daughter of the hotel owners, I guarantee she will have a good time... Marianne Leclerc" as she finished writing, Akko went with her things outside the hotel and was already feeling anxious, taking a deep breath of the air and then wiggling her nose at the strong smell of horse faeces.
"It's not the best place to do this, since our hotel is right next to the stable, but come on girl, what's your name by the way" Said the curious dark-haired girl.
"My name is Atsuko Kagari, but you can call me Akko" said the brown-haired girl.
The two were walking through the corridors of the city, where they enter a tavern, in it they already take the opportunity to eat something and are delighted with the variation of food, such as drinks, in addition to the music that played in the place, which the girl with crimson eyes, was beginning to enjoy living a moment there.
"Wow, I've never heard these songs before, they didn't play in the village where I came from" Atsuko said.
"Oh it's common here, you always play that one in this tavern, where are you from girl, you look like a Hyllian from Arcturus by your accent and also by your clothes, the blonde I know is from Dublin ranch, you must have come from there too right?" Leclerc said.
"I'm from the village of Luna Nova, today I work at the Dublin ranch, I really hope this doesn't get me a scolding from Mrs McLaren, I don't want Megan to tell her that I made that slip" said the worried Kagari.
"Ah that's the least of it, after we eat I'll introduce you to some really cool places in the city and then we'll go to my favourite place, I'll take advantage of the evening to go there in a better way, you'll love meeting my friends that I'm going to visit" Marianne said.
"I hope so, since I'm in trouble anyway I'm going to enjoy it" Said the girl who was drinking that drink that tasted bubbly in her mouth in that tavern that was the biggest success for the taste and the bubbly shape that stayed inside the mouth, in addition to the refreshment.
Akko was continuing to stay in that tavern with the friend who was doing there talking more about her, also listening to the songs, she was feeling very alive, something she hadn't felt for a few days, more free and loose.
Meanwhile at the hotel Megan was getting out of the bath already in her sleeping clothes and is faced with Akko's absence and also with the letter written by Marianne where she sees what happened, getting a little frustrated expression.
"I knew this girl was going to get away from me, I hope Mrs McLaren doesn't come to give me a scolding, I'm going to have to find this girl, but I think I'm going to trust the brat, she also often takes Holly for a walk in the same way, but now Akko is going to be strange" Said the blonde who then sat down on the bed and started reading a book.
Megan was giving a rest, without having the notion of what was still to come with Akko aprontantando with Megan, the two ended up eating the food and drinking something similar to a soda and then went out to the outside of the tavern, where they went strolling to the city centre, in that square they saw the statues of the queens which caused a strangeness in Atsuko.
(Wow, one of the queens is very similar to Mrs McLaren, maybe it's just the statue, it would be strange for her to be so similar to Mrs McLaren, I don't even know the colour of the queen's hair, anyway I want to have fun here in the city).
"You're going to stand there Akko, come with me, let's play a little here" Marianne said.
"How do you play that?" said the confused Kagari, seeing that the children were playing a game that used a kind of ball.
They were throwing the ball to each other trying to hit the other side having a risk marked on the floor and with that the brown-haired girl was understanding a little and was entering the game next to Leclerc, it was a
game similar to burning that was being very fun for the crimson-eyed one to see that she had fun in that without being ignored despite being very clumsy.
It was a quick game just to show how the game was and that way it was enough for Hyllian of Luna Nova to love playing it even more because she was not expelled, which then she was taken to another part of the city.
"Come with me Akko, there's still a lot of cool stuff to show you" Marianne said.
"Calm down, we are going through everything very quickly" said Akko.
"Ah it's because there's a lot, a lot, I hope you or Holly come more often, I already liked you" Leclerc said.
They arrive where there is a kind of entrance to a hole where the dark-haired one enters without hesitation, while Atsuko is a little reluctant, takes a deep breath, sits near the entrance, but is pulled by her friend where she enters a room where there are several porcelain vases, she is confused, until she simply sees the girl with red locks breaking one of the vases.
"What? What are you doing?" asks the curious Kagari.
"Let's see who breaks more of these pots, don't worry there's magic here, you'll see something really cool" Marianne said breaking another pot.
"So I can break it?" Asks the crimson-eyed one reluctant to pick up a vase.
She picks up the first pot and throws it forward and hears the noise breaking which she is very relieved, it seemed that a huge weight came off her, which Akko was starting to do the same as her friend there was doing, breaking one pot at a time, she was having fun while throwing the pots in front of her and seeing them shattering into several pieces, which was something very fun in the end.
"This is really nice, I was always punished for breaking the pots like this, but now I'm really feeling rewarded for it" Said the happyAtsuko who was enjoying breaking each of the pots.
"I love doing this every day, I only come here to break the vases, it's really nice to do this" Marianne said having a lot of fun.
"I should do it more often, I like it, I can be clumsy here" Kagari said feeling therapeutic.
"Did you count how many vases you broke?" She asks Leclerc and the brown-haired woman shakes her head in denial.
They are breaking the vases almost all one by one, destroying in place that was getting only with the pieces of porcelain accumulated to the point of creating a half white dust around, the two were having fun with all that confusion and were already finishing the vases to break, they were already getting tired of breaking all that in that room, until there was only one last one left, they took it together and threw it on the floor which then lay down in the middle of the rest of what the vases were.
"Didn't I tell you this is fun?" Said the dark-haired one.
"It just won't be fun if they catch us" said the crimson-eyed girl.
"Just look at this then" said the girl with the red locks.
Those remains of the vase were coming together floating as if it were magic coming together in one in a very strange way, which was making an amalgam of something, then they were creating some effects of lights, where they went each one to a specific corner where they were separating and then forming the completely rebuilt vases which was very impressive Akko being amazed to see more of the magic in front of her, it was a more powerful magic than she could think.
"Woah, how does that happen?" Said the impressed Kagari.
"Oh that's because we're at the home of the astrologer Ursula Callistis, she's the best in the whole town, come with me, let's go and see her, you'll love looking at the stars with the huge telescope she's got in her hands" said Marianne.
They went up the stairs inside, where they saw a normal house, then they went up to where a higher place looks like a dome, there was a woman with glasses with very long blue hair tied and thrown over her shoulder and beside her another woman with much shorter lilac hair, with a fringe half thrown over her forehead, they were together working on something and soon they notice the presence of the two.
"Have you been breaking vases with your friends again Marianne?" Ursula said in a very calm voice.
"And who is that girl with you? She looks like a Hyllian from the outside, from the clothes I'm guessing she's from the Dublin ranch" said the lilac-haired girl.
"Ah that's Akko, she came from the village of Luna Nova" said Marianne.
"Luna Nova!" The two older women are shocked to hear those words.
"And how did you get out of there at that age? Who are you?" said Callistis, going to ask some questions.
"I am Atsuko Kagari, but you can call me Akko, I am a warrior from Luna Nova and I was chosen by Woodward in the mission to save Hyrule" Said the girl even puffing her chest confidently.
"Oh Luna Nova, I used to be from there but left 10 years ago, I'm Ursula Callistis the Wedinburgh Astrologer, this is my wife Croix Meridies, we both work with the Queen, my wife makes some bizarre equipment and I look at the stars, I could notice that the constellation of Claiomh Solais suddenly from a few days ago one of the stars ended up shining stronger, it is very peculiar, I am more curious to know about your departure from Luna nova, it is not just anyone who leaves there, even more a chosen warrior" Said the curious Ursula who was already giving Akko a place to sit.
"This is a long story, I came from there inspired to find the heroine from 10 years ago, and I followed my journey stopping here, I went through a whole ordeal, so far I only received this sword and a bizarre staff that becomes a bow when I speak a few words" Kagari said showing the staff to the two.
"Woah, wait a minute, this staff has the same distribution of spheres as the constellation of Claiomh Solais, look at that Ch... Ursula my love" said Croix impressed.
"I'm going to have a look at the stars, speak the words, I remember I saw the stars blinking even stronger at times it's bizarre" Said the blue haired one looking in the telescope.
"Noctu OrfeiAude Freator" Said the Hyllian of Luna Nova who went about making the staff into a bow.
Meanwhile in the telescope the star of the constellation shone brighter when just the crimson-eyed girl uttered the words and after that an expression of shock came with the two older women as they noticed that this was not a simple staff, they even tried to pick it up but ended up getting something like a shock when trying to hold it, as if it was gripped only by the brownish girl's hands.
"This is the legendary Claiomh Solais, this is the sceptre of the Croix legends, the legend said that the hero who bears the Claiomh Solais will define the fate of Hyrule and will bring peace back, this girl... She is the bearer of Claiomh Solais, she was chosen, it is the sign we needed, you two need to tell the queens immediately, unfortunately it is already night and we cannot leave our laboratory, they need to know about it, by the way tell more about you Akko" Said Ursula shocked.
Akko is all shocked, it was such sudden information she takes a deep breath, drinking that tea given by the two girls of the place and she had no dimension of what was happening, while Marianne was floating with everything without having any idea what they were talking about. That innocent staff had a very peculiar connection with the stars and it wasn't just anything, it could signal that something great might be coming in this world.
She explains her story to the two girls at the telescope who are shocked by everything, understanding more clearly what had happened, because it caused the brown-haired girl to end up being chosen to be the bearer of the scepter that she had no idea had such importance.
"This is a very serious matter girl, you may only be 14, but what you have in your hands is the fate of Hyrule, I'm even impressed that Woodward chose you for this fate, not even when I... I mean, not even Chariot ended up being chosen to carry this thing, you can be sure that it is no small thing that is in hand, I will be very brief about the legend of Claiomh Solais, it seems that it is now real, then you and Marianne go to the castle of the queens, the girl here knows the best way to get there, she needs to know immediately the situation we are in" Said Ursula the two girls who are getting very confused with all this.
"Sit down and listen because this is of great importance and you are really lucky, aren't you Marianne, you always seem to end up helping us with things, do your parents know that you are escaping here and also to the royal castle?". "I'm sure not, I hope you don't get into too much trouble, you're lucky that the queens love you, especially for being one of the princesses' best friends" said Croix.
"I just found her coming and wanted to call in to play, is she that important? Is she like the chosen heroine you guys talk about so much, is she like Chariot? Is she like Queen Laura?" Marianne, all confused and innocent, asks and the two older girls nod.
"Now please both of you pay attention, this is important for you to know, 1500 years ago nine witches had sealed themselves to protect Hyrule and thus keep Ganondorf's magic and power lower and thus allow the hero Link to defeat Ganon once and for all, but they also created the Claiomh Solais, a powerful scepter that is linked to the stars, which would be used to remove the nine from the seal and so together they would give the power to defeat Ganon outside the seal, his magic would take 1500 years to be able to become more powerful than Ganon's and only the hero could have this power in hand, after finding the seven words, which are scattered in dungeons throughout the land of Hyrule, by finding the seven words you will already have the power to break the seal of the nine witches, but for that you will still need a lot ahead, it seems that the time has come, Ganondorf will arrive at some point and may cause a great war, the future of Hyrule is in your hands Akko, you may think you are not yet capable, that you are a weak little girl, but I trust you, we will go together to navigate the dungeons and find the seven words that will activate the Claiomh Solais at full power, you will be huge and bring peace to our land" Said Ursula and so Akko was shocked, she felt important, it was not just a small thing, it was something that defined the future of witches.
"Me? So you mean I can change things, I can become a great hero like Chariot?" Said the innocent Atsuko.
"You will be bigger than her I guarantee, but before all that, go to the queens, they can help, give training, they can give better weapons, because this sword of Arcturus and the shield of Arcturus do not hurt even a fly, you would need the master sword, but it is only possible to get it with the four pendants of courage united, only the hero could have it in hand, apart from that there is still the legendary sword of Claiomh Solais, but it could only be revealed after the seven words, its power is so great that it is like having the stars in your hands" Callistis said.
"So I have to go to the queens? But how do I do that? I'm just a girl who came from the ranch, I don't know if the guards will let me spend even more of the night" Akko said, scratching the back of her head.
"Leave it to me, I know the way to the royal castle, I always go that way when it's night, I'll take her with me for you Mrs Croix and Mrs Ursula, you can be sure she'll be safe" said Marianne.
"We trust you Marianne, we are sure you will make it to the castle" They both said.
The two girls were soon leaving the building of the telescope that was on one of the edges of the city, which Akko is even impressed with the height of the tower they were in, she is already getting apprehensive about having to visit the royal castle even more because the night had just fallen at that time, while at the hotel Megan was already worried about the non-return of Akko and Marianne who were still in the city.
(To think I was just an ordinary girl that no one gave a damn about in Luna Nova and here I am going to see the queens in person, I'm finally going to have this privilege, I had no idea my staff was this powerful, now I'm really a warrior with a witch, how cool).
"Here we are, from here on there is no way to pass the guards have already blocked the exit to the royal castle, but don't worry, there is a passage here, where we stop just inside one of the towers that leads to the castle gates, come with me" Said Marianne.
The two walked through the city, where they entered another tavern and in this tavern, Marianne asked Akko to give 10 Rupees to the owner of the establishment that opened the way for both to go down to a trap door, from there they jumped and fell into a kind of corridor in a cave, which they were already being attentive on the way.
"Now we just have to go straight, the owner of this tavern always charges 10 Rupees for me to do this path, from now on I have to practically turn around unfortunately, but I already know the way, I know how to pass without being noticed by the guards and enter the castle to where the princesses are, if we reach them we will be safe" Said Leclerc.
"Too strange, how do you know from here?" Akko asks.
"I'm always walking all over the underground here, I like to explore, I know where every tunnel in Wedinburgh will lead us, besides that Queen Laura told me that it was where she used to hide and surprise in a surprise attack, since the enemies were thinking that they were about to invade the castle when several soldiers come out of this tunnel taking Appleton's soldiers from behind and thus guaranteeing the victory of our kingdom, you will enjoy meeting the queens, they seem full of security with guards, but inside the castle they are the most peaceful people in the world" Said the dark-haired one.
"I just hope we don't get expelled even more because I don't even know how I'm going to prove that I'm the heroine or if they'll believe what that Ursula said, she even looks familiar, you know, her eyes remind me a lot of Chariot" Kagari said.
"I don't even know who this Chariot is, but they must be similar, look I'm sure they will know, anyway I was going to take you here, I wanted you to meet the princesses, it may seem that because they are princesses they are petty and spoiled, but in reality they are wonderful people, they are really sweet" Said Marianne.
They venture into the cave where they come across a ladder that they climb up and in this way they come across another cave and then they are kind of pulling a door from a false bottom that they open and come out inside one of the towers from where it is part to guard the castle gates.
Akko travels to Wedinburgh, where everything turns out to be quite unexpected as she is taken on a tour of the town with the daughter of the hotel's owners, eventually discovering a few more things about Hyrule's future as she visits astrologer Ursula Callistis and her wife Croix Meridies, revealing more of what the bizarre staff was.
See you, city witches...