Well jeez, it's future story time! Part 4 of the crossover is going well, lots of progress and a thiccc one at that! But I wanted to give you fine folks a little bit more story, so if the wait is kinda long we can do this to spice things up.

Also really vibing with Star Rail, kinda tempted to write something but you'll see if I do… or won't see if I don't… Eh we'll see.

Now for the normal can of beans! I do not own the Legend of Heroes series or anything in it! Just a few Oc's and ideas behind the story!... Yes I did copy this so what!

'Thinking'

"Letters"

(Whispers)

"Talking"

Change of time/Pov

Septian Calendar: May 27th,1210.

Time: 4:30 PM

Location: South of Isthmia Forest.

On the road leading to Saint-Arkh, just south of Isthmia Forest. A blue haired woman stands by a tree while overlooking the main road, just behind her are multiple Erebonia tanks, armored cars and Soldats. This woman is Laura S. Arseid, a member of Class Seven and currently aiding in the defense against the Dominion.

After Ordis fell the Dominion quickly took most of the coastline, most of the Empire's forces moved in to push them out, but were quickly repelled or destroyed.

For the defense of Saint-Arkh the 17th Armored Division set up a defensive line along the road leading to the city, while the 8th and the 7th took part in building up the city's defenses.

To assist the 17th Division, Laura took it upon herself to help them out while the rest of her friends helped on other fronts.

As she stood there staring off into the distance, a soldier came running up to her. "Miss Arseid! Dominion forces were sighted heading towards us!"

"So begins their assault… Thank you for notifying me, I'll head to my post then." She makes her way towards the frontline and waits behind all the tanks and Soldats.

'I will hold the line here and keep this evil at bay… For Gaius, Musse and my friends I will not falter today!' She pulls out her sword and takes a deep breath, as she exhales the first sound of battle starts as the tanks start firing at the Dominion forces in front of them.

She stood there along with other soldiers, waiting for the enemy to get closer. The battle seemed to be in their favor, that was until a large red wave of some kind of energy washed over the Soldats, cutting them all in half as well as anything that happened to be their height.

"What the hell was that?!"

"A-Are we going to lose?!"

"Jimmy! No…"

Everyone's morale quickly fell, even those in the tanks, all the Soldats were destroyed, what remained of the tanks were quickly being destroyed by smaller versions of the red wave and the Dominion's own tanks.

"Are you going to falter!" The soldiers looked up to see who yelled, Laura walked forward then turned to face them all. "I'll ask again. Are you going to falter?! If we don't stand our ground and fight then our nation, our friends and family will fall! Hear me sons and daughters of the Empire, stand with me and fight, fight alongside me, so we can push back this evil and see the ones we love smile again!" She raises her sword up high then points it towards the battle.

"Let's fight for not just ours, but everyone's future!" Everyone yells out as they rush forward past her, giving the best war cry they can give.

As Laura starts moving forward with them, something jumps over all the wreckage and lands some distance behind her. Quickly turning around she sees a large man wearing heavy plate armor with a white cape attached and a large great double bladed war axe in his hands, he turns around to face her.

Most of the armor is stained with blood and dirt, it also doesn't extend outwards like some other armors do, and yet he seems bigger than anything around him, the most eye-catching part about him is his helmet which is in the shape of a face that shows no emotion, and yet it has black eyes.

"You must be Laura S. Arseid, correct?" He speaks in a calm and mature tone.

Most of the soldiers stand around him and point their weapons at him, but Laura motions for them to go and join the fighting, which they all nod before rushing off. "That I am, and you are?"

"My name is Osiris, Second Knight of the Dominion and in command of the southern Empire attack group. Laura S. Arseid, I have come to fight you in one-on-one combat." He shifts his hand and brings his axe out in front of him.

"I do not use a sword, but I hope that won't get in the way of our duel." Something in the back of Laura's mind tells her to run away from this man, but she ignores it and grips her sword tighter.

"Why do you wish to fight me? Is there some other motive for this?" He turns around and faces the direction of Saint-Arkh.

"I have heard you are an excellent warrior, and if you win this duel, then I will hold my assault until you get the civilians away from the city. If you lose, then I might let you live." Laura stares at him, wondering if his words are true, before she has any more time to wonder, a loud explosion happens from the battle behind her which shakes her from her thoughts.

"I accept the duel then!" Osiris nods and brings up his axe over his shoulder.

"Then we shall begin… NOW!" They both rush each other and clash, at first Laura is able to dodge his slow attacks and counter, but his armor is thick and sturdy, so her attacks bounce off of him.

He swung his axe down right where she was standing, as she dodged she saw his other hand come towards her face and punched her, knocking her back a few steps.

She recovers and dodges his swing again, bringing her sword up in front of her then above her, she brings it back down in front of her. "Behold! The soul of Arseid… NOW!" She comes at him faster than he ever expected. Within an instant he feels multiple hits over him which brings him to his knees, looking up he sees Laura standing in front of him.

She holds her sword behind her, and it looks like a blue aura surrounds it, then within a flash she brings it forward and delivers three slashes which explode on impact. After the dust cloud goes away, Laura looks on as Osiris is still kneeling on the ground, his armor is dented where she had made impact and she can hear him cough.

"You are strong… But, I'm not done." He stands on his feet and rushes Laura before she could dodge, their weapons clash, and he easily overpowers her with his strength, knocking her to the ground.

"I'm sorry, but don't worry, I'll make this quick." He brings his axe above his head, but before he could bring it down, he starts getting shot from behind.

"Laura, you alright?!" Looking behind Osiris, Laura sees Fie standing on top of a small hill.

Turning around, Osiris stares at Fie, not bothering to dodge or block her shots.

Standing up, Laura stares at Fie in shock. "Fie?! What are you doing here, you must leave now!"

Fie runs past Osiris and stands next to Laura, still keeping her eyes on Osiris. "I'm here to help, we got word one of the Knights could be heading here, so I came here to help… But it seems I was too late."

"Fie Claussell, while not a proud warrior as Laura here, you too are a great fighter… But a fool to come here, as you won't leave this place alive." He lets his axe hang down from his hand as he starts stepping closer to them.

"Let's do this, Laura… Together!" Fie looks over at Laura, who is still unsure, but upon seeing her friend's smiling face, she nods and brings her blade up in front of her.

"You're right, let us bring this man down and survive!" They both ready their weapons as Osiris stops and looks on at them. They watch as with his free hand he undoes the straps on his heavy armor, slowly they watch it hit the ground, the impact of it makes them realize how heavy that armor is.

He now stands in a mix of leather and chainmail, his helmet still on. The leather on his chest has the Dominion emblem on it in a mix of white and black. "Our time is up it seems… Guess I should end this." He jumps forward and goes for Fie, she dodges his first attack by his axe, but her head is grabbed by his free hand and he slams her into the ground, causing a small crater to appear.

Before Laura could move in to help he swings his weapon at hers, causing it to be sent flying away. He then kicks her in the stomach, almost making her vomit in the process.

After a few moments she recovers somewhat only to notice that he is staring down at her as his soldiers surround them, watching everything unfold. 'N-No, is everyone dead?'

"You have lost Laura S. Arseid. But you did impress me somewhat, your friend however didn't, but do not worry just yet." He helps her to her feet and holds her steady. "She still lives, but your next choice could change that." He lets her go and walks between them both.

Laura stands there on wobbly legs, as she stares at Fie who's lying in a small pool of her own blood, but still breathing. "F-Fie…"

"You must choose. Option one, you both die by my men right now." Some of the nearby grunts laugh and shift their weapons. "Option two, you will be able to leave this place alive as I will not bother with you anymore, but your friend will die."

Laura takes a step towards him and yells out. "Like I would abandon her! I'll choose death over leaving her behind!" He holds his hand out to silence her.

"Let me finish. Option three, she gets to walk away alive, but you will stay here and will become my squire." Laura doesn't see it, but he pulls something out of one of his pouches that sits on his hips and holds it in his free hand.

"W-What…? You want me to join you?!" Laura stares in shock as he doesn't budge to look at her or Fie, Laura's gaze rests on Fie's body and slowly her hands ball up into fists "...Isn't there another way for us both to live?!"

"We aren't like those you faced before, we will kill you and your friends without a second thought, so you're lucky to even get my mercy like this." His tone is still calm and he still doesn't bother looking at her.

His grip on the item he's holding tightens and a small trail of smoke slowly leaks out and covers the area around Laura, yet she doesn't notice. "If Fie will live then I'll do it, I'll join you… But you won't get me to do any of the vile things you do, not ever!" 'Wait… why am I…'

The cloud around her thickens as Osiris smiles under his helmet. "Your will is strong, I'll take great pleasure in crushing it into dust!" His hand tightens around the item which Laura finally took notice of.

"W-What is that thing? And why is my head hurting this bad!" She gets on one knee and clutches her head.

"This is a gift from my lord, it will break anyone's will and make them agree with my own will. If anyone is worthy of its use, it's you, truly a fine woman and warrior." He then holds it up high and crushes it in his hand.

"Your first order Laura… Kill your friend Fie Claussell." Laura stops what she's doing and looks up towards where Fie is at, glancing at her sword not far away she gets up and walks towards it. 'NO! Stop it Laura! You mustn't follow his orders!'

She reaches down and picks it up, clutching her head the entire time then she turns to walk towards Fie. "N-No… I can't, why is my body moving on its own!"

"You should have fled the moment you saw me, also never trust a word we say, for we will stab you in the back." He puts his axe down where the blades are in the dirt so he can put his hands on top of the handle.

Laura gets closer to Fie as she starts waking up. "L-Laura… Are you there?" She holds her head as she slowly gets up.

Laura grabs her sword with both hands and raises it high above her. "Fie… I'M SORRY!" Fie turns to see Laura's sword coming down at her, and then it all goes black for her.

Laura's blade cuts right through Fie's body, cutting from her left shoulder to her right hip, Fie's lifeless body falls to the ground with a thunk as Laura stands there holding her bloody sword. 'Fie… I killed her… hehe, haha.'

"Well, Laura? How do you feel now?" Osiris asks full well knowing what her answer is. Laura looks on at the body of her fallen friend, her will power was crushed by the man, yet something else was crushed. Her mind, whatever that stuff did to her, made her go insane.

"Haha… HAHAHAHAHA! Why did you make me do this?! It feels… good? Yes it feels GOOD!" What remains of the cloud disappears into Laura as she stands there laughing.

"A bit much, but this will do nicely… Now then your next task is simple." She looks over at him with an evil smile on her face, one that looks hungry for more blood.

"Damn, she looks really messed up." A cheerful sounding man says from somewhere in the crowd, Osiris turns around to see the person that spoke up.

"Lance… I thought you were up north, what brings you here?" A man with short black hair walks out of a small crowd of soldiers, he is wearing a black sleeved button up shirt with only the middle buttons buttoned up and underneath a dark red shirt, he's wearing black dress pants and dark red shoes.

Lance walks towards Osiris, glancing at both Laura and the corpse of Fie he sighs. "So you finally used that ball the boss gave you huh?" He turns to look at Laura and stares at her smiling face.

"I think you should get her under control before sending her on any tasks, it would be like sending Crest on a scout mission, nothing would get done." Lance puts his hands in his pockets as Laura slowly walks towards him.

"You think I can't handle it?! Take THI-!" Before she could finish a sudden kick by Lance to her stomach shuts up her and makes her kneel on the ground.

"The task I have for her is simple and I'll make sure it gets done, so for now I would like you to leave." Osiris says in a matter-of-fact tone before helping Laura up.

"Whatever, and here I thought it would be fun over here… Anyway, be seeing you." Lance walks away as Osiris watches him leave.

Some time later, on the outskirts of Saint-Arkh.

As one of the patrols walked around the west gate they noticed something shiny near some of the trees, they went to inspect it only to discover Laura's bloody blade implanted into the ground with Fie's lifeless head on the handle, her hair flowing as the wind kicked up.

News of this traveled to the rest of Class Seven and other allies, but they had only assumed that both had died, not that their beloved friend had fallen into the depths of darkness.

Laura S. Arseid had died along with her friend. What was born that day was a brutal monster that would kill anything it was ordered too. Laura Vanguard was born, and would be one of the most dangerous people the Dominion had outside of the Knights.

But most people only know her from the title she was given. The Cardinal of Darkness.

Well… sorry not sorry. I will say it here, Laura is my most disliked member of class 7, but I'm going to make her better… also sorry Fie fans just needed Laura to lose her mind, no love is lost I hope…