Chapter 4 The Fate of fire
"Well I must say the devastation and disappointment on their faces is something that I think both me and you should revel in for what they have done. What do you think Illya?" Edward states almost manic in voice from the panic he has inspired after the death of Sakura. "Hmm, maybe we should do some more preparations for the dismantling of my beloved Nii-san's life. Yes, yes that would be a wondrous time. Now come on Berserker katsudon awaits!" Illya replies with her voice which tapers off to be like an innocent child when referring to Berserker and her beloved katsudon.
Rider and Edward are cooking with Leysritt in the kitchen to make the creme de la creme of katsudon that the Einzbern estate has ever had. The cooking is quiet but there is some nice small talk between a few of the people in attendance. Most prominent being the cooking conversation correlating with two individuals, a monster who seeks to do anything to protect those she cares for and a man willing to do the same to please those he cares for. "Rider, when you were on the shapeless isles you did anything you could do to make your sisters happy no matter the cost right?" "That is correct Ed-sama, why do you ask?" "Well its just that I feel even when I do everything I can for those that I love, I feel like I get so cold and emotionless that even they get frozen or caught in the crossfire." "Huph, Ed-sama you must be aware of how my story goes, how I protected my sisters from everything that the mortals who came to our island tried to do right?" Ed nods and Medusa continues "Well eventually it came to it that I, well, killed them out of love. so that they didn't have to be associated with a monster who wasn't the sister that they loved and teased. The point I'm trying to get to Ed-sama is that I lost myself in that cold emotionless role as protector and I see you heading down that same route for Illya. So my only advice is to remember to be the person that they love at times and not just the protector of them." Edward makes to respond when a loud crash is heard in the main entrance. Everyone in the kitchen makes a sudden dash to the loud sound where a king makes his abrupt appearance.
The golden king of heroes has crashed the celebratory feast for he was not invited so he invited himself. Illya and berserker, as well as Edward and Rider, rush to the entrance hall to greet the unwelcomed guest. The fight ensues and though it looks to be a tie, maybe even going in the defenders favour, a planned shot by Gilgamesh is aimed at Illya when neither Rider nor Berserker could get to them in time. Edward is able to shove Illya out of the way for the most part but just changes place with her for the Mach 10 spear that flies through his lungs. As he dies choking on his blood he gives Illya a somber smile, as our protagonist awakens from his dream with a start and surrounded by sweat.
Ed is breathing hard at the feeling of almost choking to death, he composes himself and makes his way to his and Grovers shared bathroom. On his way there he spies the time and see's it's 6:30 am 'good Grover wont be awake for a while he thinks'. He splashes cold water on his face to make sure that this isn't the dream world and gazes in the mirror. His icy blue eyes stare back at him with his disheveled wheat blonde hair made a mess from the night. he thinks of all the recurring dreams he has had, Fuyuki has made his top 3 for dream places he hates. His mind drifts back to what he has done in his dream world, Killed Sakura, someone who was friend a few nights back who he helped get out of the pit that Zouken had made. It's times like these where he loathes how certain dreams always railroad him to certain conditions and endings. As master of rider in that war he understood that he was forced to align with Illya for this adventure in Fuyuki. He could not stay with Medea and Kuzuki but to help Illya in the war was his main prerogative when he was master of rider. That time a few nights back he and Sakura stayed with Medea and Kuzuki at Ryuudou temple and…. 'No' he thinks don't dwell on your dreams, put on your mask and keep up the act.
It's 7 o'clock when Ed decides to wake Grover up for breakfast at the mess hall. Grover moans something about about breakfast enchiladas being a great invention, and how he should be the great pioneer of them as he spouts his million dollar idea, he walks to the bathroom to get changed and brush his teeth. Ed yells to Grover that he's going to try and find Perse and that he'll meet him in the mess hall, Grover mumbles something unintelligible but affirmative in nature. Ed then remembers exactly what happened yesterday with his math teacher and him spying a conversation between Grover and Mr Brunner. He meets Perse at the intersection of the dorms and the mess hall and informs her of the conversation bits he overheard on his way back to his room. "Ed, I know you mean well man but Demigods really? That's pretty far fetched." Perse states as she chomps down on some scrambled eggs. "Is it as far fetched as our math teacher literally being from hell and us making them into shiny gold dust?" Ed replies with his best attempt at the patented Perse stare of 'the deadpan'. She nearly chokes on her eggs before she takes a sip of her water trying to hold back the giggles of her friends attempted glare as she says "Point taken." "Right well final exams are encroaching on our position so my 'Egg-Headed' ally dost thou care for aiding me in our studies so we are not expelled from school merely not invited back?" "Not the way to tell someone they have egg on their face Ed and, yes I'll help you study so that we may fail but as friends." Persephone states with a deadpan stare that is becoming her patented look which turns into a cheeky grin at the end of her statement as with a napkin she cleans off the egg that was eggs-posing the bad puns Ed makes.
The next week of Yancy academy is spent with our troublesome trio studiously studying for exams which they get a remarkable 75% on whilst the dastardly duo decide upon what to do with their demigod parentage mildly revealed. They think 'Well we'll enjoy the summer and take it easy then figure out how our godly guardians will effect our lives from now on.'
