Chapter 27
Fiorentin and Cenia looked at each other. Their stances covered almost both their faces, except for their eyes. Cenia looked deeply into the former princes eyes, she could see something unusual there, but she couldn't tell what. The same goes for Fiorentin, she locked her eyes into her opponent's eyes. She felt something different, she didn't feel evil unlike when she stared towards another Valdomirs' eyes.
Cenia's eyes, were somehow noble. Fiorentin didn't feel anything bad from her, she was very honorable as a swords woman. Quietness fell between the two, even Frea who was just looking could felt their pressuring presence. "Maybe this won't be a long battle" The soul linker said to herself.
As a cold wind struck in front of the ritual chamber, the two dashed and their swords met.
CRAAANK!!
The crashed sound of their swords shaking the entire floor. Fiorentin knight's robe whirled away as the effect of the crash. Frea widened her eyes as she saw the two swords woman swung their respective weapons again, making another crash sounds. "Wow, what an impact!" The leader of Palamedes thought to herself.
The two swords continued to clash violently, making loud crash sound each time they met. As the barrage sword play progressed, Fiorentin started to pushed Cenia. But Cenia didn't want to be pushed back. She countered every attacks Fiorentin gave her smoothly, and quickly pushed back Fiorentin's sword play. The former princess surprised to found out that her enemy was very skillful.
Fiorentin stepped up her pace, countering Cenia's attack back and smoothly repeated her barrage sword play, as her attacks managed to slowly sent Cenia several steps backwards. Cenia's calm face slowly turned into a worried face, she started losing her coolness as the lord knight attacks got the best of her.
As Fiorentin gave her one hard swing which Cenia countered, Fiorentin found one chance of an opening as Cenia's Schewizersabel was on the air for just one second, leaving the wielder vulnerable. Fiorentin Quickly slashed her claymore and hit right on Cenia's left stomach. "Akh!" The swords woman muttered as her blood splattered on the floor.
She slowly stepped backwards as her left hand grab her wounds. Judged by the look on her face, it was painful. "Wow, nice blow!" Frea muttered to herself seeing Fiorentin. The former princess slowed her pace and stopped. "Frea, if you don't mind please go to the ritual chamber and save Sohee, ?She is a female monk with bells on her hair, I'm sure you'll recognize her the second you see her. The swords woman here won't be able to hold you for now." Fiorentin asked the amazed Frea.
"OK. Aren't you going to come with me?" Frea agreed. "I have some business to be taken care of with her." A short reply from the Sagramore leader. Frea understood and ran inside the ritual chamber as Fiorentin turned her attention to the bleeding swords woman.
"Impressive, very impressive for a swords woman. How could you pull up such fight against a lord knight? Are you really a swords woman?" Alexandria politely asked. Egnigem Cenia surprised to hear the question. She didn't answer the question at first. But finally,
"What? Why are you asking me a question? Don't you want to finish me off when you have a chance?"
"Yes. But you also got me a chance to prepare myself before, right? Let's call it an even. And not to mention that you are so noble"
"Thank you. I believe it's proper to be noble as a swords woman"
"Exactly. Now, answer me."
"....Yes, of course I'm still in the swordsman class as a swords woman. Can't you tell from my clothes?"
"But your skills? I've never seen a swords woman could swing her sword that smooth. Except the last move, you were flawless."
"I've been trained by the great Lord Knight Seyren. Such skills were not impossible to achieve under his guidance."
"Lord Knight Seyren? Never heard of him."
"....Even the great Alexandria never heard about them. I guess their existences are truly a secret, then."
"They? What are you talking about?"
"....Valdomir Kingdom powers lied in their thousand of monster soldiers, I presume you know that already. Since you already fight them for more than a year."
"...Yes"
"Their greatest assets are their five guilds, led by five guild leaders, all of them are monsters."
"I'm aware of that fact..."
"But among thousands soldiers of Valdomir, there are four human warriors who stood above the monsters. Their powers are incredible. They hold the highest rank equal even to the guild leaders. They are known as The Quarter Kings".
"The Quarter Kings? I've never heard of them."
"Of course. Even among the Valdomir soldiers only several people on the higher ranks would know about them. Lord Knight Seyren is one of The Quarter Kings. He is known as The Reaper."
"...I see. Judging by his name, he seems so strong, isn't he?"
"Unquestionably."
"OK. Are you going to continue this fight or will you surrender?"
"I will not surrender. I will not tarnish the name of Great Lord Knight Seyren."
Egnigem Cenia stood up and put a stance again, ready to presume the fight. Fiorentin took a stance too, following the swords woman. All of sudden, Egnigem Cenia sword's started to generate electricity. It's the power of the Schweizersabel. "Lightning? Is that the power of her sword?" Fiorentin carefully stepped backwards seeing the magic.
In mere blink of an eye, Cenia already stood before her and gave her a slash. The surprised Alexandria blocked the attack, only to have some taste of the lighting, flowing through the Schweizersabel roght to her Claymore and electrocuted her.
"Aaaah!" She screamed as the lightning struck her. She tried to pull her claymore back, but Cenia chased her and cornered her to the dungeon's walls. And sparked the lightning on her again as their swords met. "Aaah! God!" Fiorentin screamed as the lightning struck her again. She struggled to free her sword from the Schweizersabel touch, but the electric torture quickly paralyzed her. Cenia didn't show any mercy as she chanted, "Lightning Bolt!".
"Aaaaaaaahh!! Aaaaakh!!" The former princess screamed louder than before when the lightning bolt hit her. Cenia slowly pulled her sword as Fiorentin fell to the ground. The former princess drop her claymore, she panted for air. She felt like she was roasted alive. "I was careless! I should have aware of that kind of power!" She muttered slowly as she tried to get up. Cenia looked down at her with merciless eyes.
GLAAAAARR!!
Suddenly they heard an explosion from the upper level of the dungeon. "What is that?" Fiorentin asked in surprise. "It must be Lord Gloom Under Night rampaging up there." Cenia calmly answered. "What? Isn't Elraven up there? I have to..ukh!" She muttered when she felt pain on her right hand.
"Was it that painful? Let me get you another one, lightning bolt!!" The swords woman chanted and hit the former princess with another lightning shock. "Aaaaah!" Fiorentin screamed again. Cenia giggled as she saw the lord knight crawled painfully in the ground. Cenia quickly chanted another lightning bolt, and hit her enemy again with the magic spell. Fiorentin wailed another scream, but Cenia didn't stop. She hit another bolt and another one after that. She didn't care even her enemy was screaming in pain.
After a dozen bolts, she finally stopped. Fiorentin laid motionless in the ground with her eyes opened. Egnigem Cenia knew her opponent is still alive, she could hear her breath. It was a painful and heavy breath. "So persistent, aren't you Alexandria?" The swords woman started talking. "If you just die peacefully, you don't have to suffer like this." She continued to no answer.
"I've heard that the whole Midgard are dying for Sagramore's help, for your help. Valdomir is quite aware that the great Alexandria is the former princess of Prontera Kingdom. Although this fact wasn't really spread among the Valdomirs. When I finally met you in person, I couldn't believe what my eyes saw. Alexandria is a young girl. During our fight, I saw courageousness in your eyes. I have never though I would ever see that kind of eyes from such a young girl. But I also saw another thing, I saw a burden. A big burden" Fiorentin still didn't give an answer.
"The whole Midgard hopes' lie on you. What a burden, I presume. It amazed me that you could live with that kind of burden in your eyes, in your heart. But in fact, you're not strong enough to carry the burden. I'm only one of the commanders in Lethe Guild. Lord Gloom being the guild master, he is more powerful than me. Although I hate to admit this, Lethe Guild is the weakest of the five guilds. Erebus guild is the strongest. Not to mention Valdomir still have The Quarter Kings. And above all others, Valdomir still have our emperor Albert Gahn, protected by his Four Shields. Can you really fight us all by yourself and win when you can't even stand against me, Alexandria?"
"No..you..are wrong" A weak reply came as Fiorentin slowly grab her Claymore and tried to stand up. "Didn't you..just say...can I fight them alone? If you really..ask me that question..then the answer is no" The former princess continued. "Huh? Is that an honest answer? How surprising.." Cenia replied with an awkward expression on her face. "But, bad for you I'm not...alone. I have my comrades. So, I can fight them. I can fight the whole Valdomir, because I'm not alone, not anymore." Fiorentin with smile on her face.
"How can you be so sure...about that?" The swords woman asked again. "A friend of mine reminded me, about the people destined for me. Destined to fight alongside me, to live around me, maybe even to die for me. In return, I must do the same for them. Because they won't let me feel lonely, so I won't betray their beliefs, their hopes. I'll protect them, because that's what important for me. That's...my belief!" Fiorentin continued as she took a stance and whispered, "Concentration".
As a glowing aura started surrounding the former princess, Cenia took a stance too. "Two hand quicken" Fiorentin whispered again. She generated another lightning on her Schweizersabel. This time, she generated a lot of lightning. So much even her sword started to looked like a sword made from lightning. "Two hand quicken" Cenia whispered. "So, she could do that, huh?" Fiorentin though to herself seeing her enemy. "Me too, I believe on him." Cenia softly said when she looked at Fiorentin.
"I believe on master Seyren. I'll do anything for him, even sacrificing my life." The swords woman continued with smile on her face. "Even if it means killing innocent people like Valdomirs did during the war with Prontera 5 years ago?" Fiorentin straightly asked. "Yes, anything. Because he saved my life. I'll do anything for him. Even though it's wrong a thing to do. Because all I have..is him. Don't you feel the same? Because all you have is...your comrades."
Fiorentin somewhat understood her opponent's feeling, her opponent's belief. Although she would never agreed about Valdomir killing her people. They locked eyes for one last time. After a moment of locking eyes, they moved in a demon speed. They moved so fast even their shadows barely able to follow them. They swung their respective swords and,
TRAAAAAAANK!!!!
A loud sound shook the entire dungeon as Claymore and Schweizersabel clashed. The grounds were shaking as a result of the clash. Fiorentin and Egnigem Cenia found themselves facing each other backs. They could barely breath or move. "Ukh..." Fiorentin slowly muttered as she fell on her knees. The Schweizersabel's lightning managed to struck her. But she smiled seeing her Claymore had a stain of blood across its body. She knew what it meant. Blood sprayed from Egnigem Cenia's upper body as she fell to the ground and drop her Schweizersabel. The Claymore perfectly hit her and severely wounded her. "I...lost" She slowly said as Fiorentin approached her. "Yes. But you pulled up a great fight" The former princess gave a smooth reply.
"I...did? Coming from...Alexandria, that's somewhat...great...."
"That was great. I've never though someone from a swordsman class could beat the hell out of me."
"I'll take that...as a compliment..."
"....I see. If you have any last wish, say it now. I'll listen."
"Will you...take the Schweizersabel with....you? I'm sure...she will be happy...to find a new master..."
"I will"
"Thanks....I have no regret...fighting you. It's an honor...and what makes me...even happier is...until the end I...could be useful....for him" Egnigem Cenia weakly said as tears start flowing in her eyes and she finally died. Fiorentin somewhat sad seeing her opponent's death. "May god, have mercy on your soul" She whispered as she closed Cenia's eyes and took the Schweizersabel.
She stood up as she remembered, "Oh, yeah. What about Elraven? And that explosion a while ago? I hope he's okay."
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Yes!! I finally made a long battle for Fiorentin!! Hooray for me, hooray for me!! Now, no one will ever call me racist again!! Wohooooo!! I hope this chapter delivered and I've finally done my homework for a swordsman class battle.
Next chapter will be Elraven vs Gloom Under Night & Sniper Cecil. I'll try to make the battle longer than this!! I hope it will work, because I don't find it hard to make a long battle for Elraven. Hope u enjoy reading this, please review!!
See u next chap!! ^_^