Nanoha FanFiction Discussion

[Jimmy C]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Blood That Flows - A's Part 1

I just remembered, there's one other I wanted to ask. How did Lina and Shiro come by the Takamachi name in this AU? Originally, Shiro took his wife's family name. But that doesn't apply here.

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by Jimmy C

I just remembered, there's one other I wanted to ask. How did Lina and Shiro come by the Takamachi name in this AU? Originally, Shiro took his wife's family name. But that doesn't apply here.

Ah...

...

Gee, I'm not sure.

Never really put thought into it. I thought that they had a different name, but changed it to Takamachi to avoid their enemies originally.

*Grumbles to self* What I get for not watching the OVA that Nanoha's based off of.

[ninryu]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Just to be funny...

...

I'm not that funny.

So, here's a little something I thought up last night at work.

Spoiler for Just Sit Right Back...:

"Oh! Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale! A tale of a fateful trip!
That started from this Suppol port, aboard this tiny ship!
The mate was a mighty befriender, the captain had long green hair!
Five passengers set out that day, three hours in their care.
Three hours in their care!
*CRACK-A-DOOM!*
The weather started getting rough!
The tiny ship was tossed!
If not for the courage of our fearless crew, the Arthra would be lost!
The Arthra would be lost!
The ship sunk down on this uncharted desert planet!
With Nanoha!
The Admiral too!
The Bridge Bunny and her boy!
The clone mage.
Yuuno and Familiar Girl!
Here on Nanoha's world!"

...

What?

source?

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by ninryu

source?

Gilligan's Island!

[Nanya01]

I cannot STOP MYSELF!!

Part 2 of A's!

Season 1

A's Part 1

Spoiler for Blood That Flows - A's Part 2:

"Well, well..." She smirked to herself as she saw the older woman stop the source of delicious, delicious chaos. "Just who are you?" The little girl could create such chaotic energy, it was incredible, but the older woman. Chaotic energy poured out of her like a continuous stream. Granted, it was more directed and much more... Refined than the younger girl's, but that just spoke levels of experience to her. "Well, whatever." She snorted as the two chaos sources and those other magic users disappeared in a flash of light. "Mid, huh?" She shook her head, though that blond girl pissed her off for some reason.

Snorting, she disappeared, searching out those constructs. "I wonder what's going to happen to them..."

(---)

Signum panted as she, Vita, Zafira, Shamal and the book ended up in some alley way in a different city. Maybe. She wasn't sure. Signum groaned and fell to her knees, before giving up and falling face-down, her whole body was in nothing but pain.

She couldn't even hear anymore, though she was certain that Shamal, Vita and Zafira were all in as much pain as she was, probably more in the case of Shamal and Vita. 'Hayate... I'm sorry, I wish we didn't disobey you.'

"Well, well..." The person that had watched the other group leave in the teleportation walked up to the fallen group. "So, I wonder..." She reached towards the Book of Darkness, but stopped as golden lightning crackled over its surface. "Even you, huh?" She shrugged before black energy spun around her body. "Well, whatever, I look forward to seeing what will happen to you... I wonder, will you become an abomination? An out-of-control monster? Something from nightmares?" Or maybe nothing would happen, but she doubted that.

That kind of power was called Chaos for a reason.

(---)

Looking out at the world of Mid-Childa, he snorted. "Worthless... Completely worthless..." He then smirked at the thought of letting certain groups know about some of the Lost Logias that existed just under people's noses. "The fear would certainly be amusing."

Leaning back in his chair, he wondered when he got so complacent. "What brings you here?" Then again, things had settled down in the past 65 or so years. Maybe he could go and stir up some trouble on some administered worlds and see if some civil wars would come from it. Oh well, it was just so boring since the old wars ended.

"Master... It seems that the Book of Darkness has resurfaced."

He snorted, that wasn't anything special. "That accursed thing?" Oh well, the little "gift" that he left in it so long ago had kept it from being a problem for him.

Humans on the other hand? Well, it was a major problem for them. Then again, they were so fragile and didn't live that long.

"Yes, but something interesting has appeared."

Blinking, he spun in his hair to face his underling. "Explain."

"A little girl that released a rather large amount of Chaos magic and nearly killed the guardians of the book. But that wasn't as important as what happened next." When her master raised an eyebrow, she smirked nastily at him, her red eyes practically glowing in glee. "An older woman, with just as much Chaos, but far more refined than that brat showed up and stopped her rampage. The fear, the destructive capacities... It was so lovely."

Seeing her shiver in delight, he shook his head. "You are still young... If you had been here when I made Al Hazard fall, and during the Belkan wars... You would know true delight." But still... "Chaos? You mean... Chaos from Her?"

"Yes! Golden glow, black energy, the utter delight as the world shook and shuddered just from the energy being released. It was glorious!"

He thought about this and leaned back before doing something that would terrify anyone who saw it.

He grinned in anticipation.

Oh, and Blood That Flows is part of the Dragon Slave incantation, don't forget that.

[Jimmy C]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Never really put thought into it. I thought that they had a different name, but changed it to Takamachi to avoid their enemies originally.

That's certainly Shiro's reason for changing his family name. Getting a second wife (Momoko) just made it easier to decide what the new one would be.

What I get for not watching the OVA that Nanoha's based off of.

Hmm, I had the impression you were familiar with the Takamachi family's background already? Including the real relationships between their children.

And what about why wasn't Lina caught in the Mage Prison when Vita cast it?

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by Jimmy C

Hmm, I had the impression you were familiar with the Takamachi family's background already? Including the real relationships between their children.

And what about why wasn't Lina caught in the Mage Prison when Vita cast it?

I am familiar with it, including the real relationship. Kyouya's from Shiro's first marriage, Miyuki is his niece and Nanoha is Shiro's child from his second marriage.

I just don't have all the details so things like them taking Momoko's name slips by me at times.

As for why, um... Damn, no real reason, unless she was and she pulled Shiro with her and didn't think anything of the magic feeling and thought maybe Nanoha was doing something.

Sorry, that one's really a plot hole from me.

[Jimmy C]

If she was pulled in, she'd have been observing the situation.
You may just have to leave this one as is.

[Nanya01]

Yeah, I probably will.

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

*Grumbles to self* What I get for not watching the OVA that Nanoha's based off of.

Actually, it was based off a hentai game originally. The OVA is a sequel to that game.

The game's not in english so no one knows any info from that so I don't know if it's specifically said there that Shiro took Momoko's last name. Indeed I'm sure most assume that Shiro's last name was originally Takamachi since that's a well entrenched cultural norm. But considering how the martial arts school is called Mikami/Fuwa it's possible that is his real family name. Since his sister, who married into the branch family is Misato Mikami, I think it's safe to conclude Shiro's 'maiden' name is Shiro Fuwa and that Momoko was always Momoko Takamachi.

[Diamonds Dream]

Originally Posted by 00-Raiser

Actually, it was based off a hentai game originally. The OVA is a sequel to that game.

The game's not in english so no one knows any info from that so I don't know if it's specifically said there that Shiro took Momoko's last name. Indeed I'm sure most assume that Shiro's last name was originally Takamachi since that's a well entrenched cultural norm. But considering how the martial arts school is called Mikami/Fuwa it's possible that is his real family name. Since his sister, who married into the branch family is Misato Mikami, I think it's safe to conclude Shiro's 'maiden' name is Shiro Fuwa and that Momoko was always Momoko Takamachi.

From what I remember reading things play out like this.

Shiro:Fuwa
Kyouya:Fuwa
Miyuki:Fuwa by mother, Mikami by father, she is Nanoha's and Kyoya's cousin.
Nanoha:Mikami

Takamachi is a cover name.
Of course this was just stuff I found on the Nanoha WMG page, so some of it could be wrong

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by Diamonds Dream

From what I remember reading things play out like this.

Shiro:Fuwa
Kyouya:Fuwa
Miyuki:Fuwa by mother, Mikami by father, she is Nanoha's and Kyoya's cousin.
Nanoha:Mikami

Takamachi is a cover name.
Of course this was just stuff I found on the Nanoha WMG page, so some of it could be wrong

That seems pretty correct except for Nanoha being Mikami. How would that work? Momoko was a world class chef before marrying Shiro. She has no ties to his ninja family (which is all dead save for Shiro and Misato and their kids, btw).

So yeah, Momoko was always a Takamachi and Shiro took her name. Hm, this means that Shiro has two things in common with Gendo Ikari!

[Diamonds Dream]

Originally Posted by 00-Raiser

That seems pretty correct except for Nanoha being Mikami. How would that work? Momoko was a world class chef before marrying Shiro. She has no ties to his ninja family (which is all dead save for Shiro and Misato and their kids, btw).

So yeah, Momoko was always a Takamachi and Shiro took her name. Hm, this means that Shiro has two things in common with Gendo Ikari!

Shiro is her father so technically she would be, even if it was never official. That and I'm spacey today.

EDIT: Yeah, Uhoh...

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by Diamonds Dream

Shiro is her father so technically she would be, even if it was never official. That and I'm spacey today.

EDIT: Yeah, Uhoh...

Shiro is a Fuwa, remember? So yeah, Nanoha does have Fuwa blood in her, but not Mikami.

[Diamonds Dream]

Originally Posted by 00-Raiser

Shiro is a Fuwa, remember? So yeah, Nanoha does have Fuwa blood in her, but not Mikami.

Ughh, see what I mean. Sorry for the mistake, I like I said, I am spacey today. I meant Fuwa. I just have trouble keeping facts straight. Next time I'll make triple sure it doesn't happen.

[shiroi mahotsukai]

Originally Posted by Moczo

... Ladies and gentlemen, I believe things just got complicated. Damn.

EDIT: Also, my new official couple for all of anime is Chaos!Nanoha and Magia Erebea Negi.

I second this.

Originally Posted by WarpObscura

Mmm.

Spoiler for Make some friends:

"What are you going to do?"

The Italian in the white hooded robes stopped short of the doorway he was about to step through and turned to look at his comrade. "Make some friends."

There was a flash and now a man in a similar-yet-different white robe leaned against a wall in a Middle Eastern marketplace. He waited until a bunch of patrolling guards was almost past his position, then stepped forward and put his right hand over the mouth of the last one
while punching the man’s back with the left. Before the guard could resist, a blade sprang through where the robed man's left fourth finger should have been and stabbed into the guard's spine. The robed man gently put his victim on the ground and strolled away calmly.

There was another flash and the view was back to the Italian, who was wearing a different set of robes from the first time. Hidden in a group of gaudily-dressed courtesans, he had his left forearm raised to point at an old man on a ship, with the right arm supporting it. There was the sound of fireworks going off and the old man fell forward-

"Nanoha!"

The sight dissipated, leaving Nanoha Takamachi to shake herself out of her stupor and turn to face her friends. The twenty year-old brunette played with her side-tied ponytail and chuckled nervously. "Sorry."

"Are you still thinking about the coming visitor?" Yuuno Scrya asked.

Nanoha looked at her green-eyed blond friend and wondered how to answer. She had never told anyone, not even her family, about the visions that had once troubled her. They had started after her father Shiro had been badly injured in a bombing. In the days that had followed, the rest of her family had spent time at the hospital where he had been warded, leaving her by herself most of the time. Her mind had brought to the fore sights that she should not have known, centred on white-robed men slaying evildoers. The visions had taken her all around the world, but more often than not reflected a part-Arab during the Third Crusade and an Italian who lived during the Renaissance.

The visions had stopped appearing after she had met Yuuno and gained the magical Device known as Raising Heart, introducing her to a wider inter-dimensional world and the Bureau that watched over the myriad realms. That had been 11 years ago. So why had they returned recently?

Nanoha suspected that it had something to do with the message and the visitor. Scarce a week ago, her father had sent a message to her informing her that a distant cousin of his would be visiting her. He had also hinted not-too-subtly that he had known about the visions.

"Isn't it about time?" Nanoha's other present friend, the red-eyed blonde Fate Testarossa Harlaown, said.

Nanoha looked at the cafe's wall clock and said, "Yes, it-"

"Excuse me?" said a man who had appeared by the table from seemingly nowhere. He looked at Nanoha, then at something on a smartphone, then back to her. "Are you Nanoha Takamachi?"
The three jumped in their seats.

"Sorry, I know I have that effect on people sometimes," the newcomer said. "I should introduce myself." He made a shallow bow, then offered his right hand. "Luis Ramon Columba." Black-haired, brown-eyed, dressed in an unremarkable smart casual outfit, he could have been one of any number of generic civilians. The three of them knew better and Nanoha, finding something about him reminiscent of her visions, reflexively looked at his left forearm.

There was indeed a bracer on it, the inner side of which he was trying to keep out of sight, as if there was something to hide there.

***

A/N: I blame my friend who WMG'd the idea of Ezio being Nanoha's ancestor, based on those two lines that I quoted at the start. Is this a oneshot? I do not know yet, but I have no concrete plans. This was meant as a throwaway to indulge the muse, so I did not bother to shore up any potential plotholes.

I liked that, it makes my mind wonder(always a bad sign) and think up as many situations where that would be useful as I possibly can.

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Just to be funny...

...

I'm not that funny.

So, here's a little something I thought up last night at work.

Spoiler for Just Sit Right Back...:

"Oh! Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale! A tale of a fateful trip!
That started from this Suppol port, aboard this tiny ship!
The mate was a mighty befriender, the captain had long green hair!
Five passengers set out that day, three hours in their care.
Three hours in their care!
*CRACK-A-DOOM!*
The weather started getting rough!
The tiny ship was tossed!
If not for the courage of our fearless crew, the Arthra would be lost!
The Arthra would be lost!
The ship sunk down on this uncharted desert planet!
With Nanoha!
The Admiral too!
The Bridge Bunny and her boy!
The clone mage.
Yuuno and Familiar Girl!
Here on Nanoha's world!"

...

What?

I don't know, it was a little funny, and I have the Giligan's Island theme stuck in my head now.

Originally Posted by Nanya01

I cannot STOP MYSELF!!

Part 2 of A's!

Season 1

A's Part 1

Spoiler for Blood That Flows - A's Part 2:

"Well, well..." She smirked to herself as she saw the older woman stop the source of delicious, delicious chaos. "Just who are you?" The little girl could create such chaotic energy, it was incredible, but the older woman. Chaotic energy poured out of her like a continuous stream. Granted, it was more directed and much more... Refined than the younger girl's, but that just spoke levels of experience to her. "Well, whatever." She snorted as the two chaos sources and those other magic users disappeared in a flash of light. "Mid, huh?" She shook her head, though that blond girl pissed her off for some reason.

Snorting, she disappeared, searching out those constructs. "I wonder what's going to happen to them..."

(---)

Signum panted as she, Vita, Zafira, Shamal and the book ended up in some alley way in a different city. Maybe. She wasn't sure. Signum groaned and fell to her knees, before giving up and falling face-down, her whole body was in nothing but pain.

She couldn't even hear anymore, though she was certain that Shamal, Vita and Zafira were all in as much pain as she was, probably more in the case of Shamal and Vita. 'Hayate... I'm sorry, I wish we didn't disobey you.'

"Well, well..." The person that had watched the other group leave in the teleportation walked up to the fallen group. "So, I wonder..." She reached towards the Book of Darkness, but stopped as golden lightning crackled over its surface. "Even you, huh?" She shrugged before black energy spun around her body. "Well, whatever, I look forward to seeing what will happen to you... I wonder, will you become an abomination? An out-of-control monster? Something from nightmares?" Or maybe nothing would happen, but she doubted that.

That kind of power was called Chaos for a reason.

(---)

Looking out at the world of Mid-Childa, he snorted. "Worthless... Completely worthless..." He then smirked at the thought of letting certain groups know about some of the Lost Logias that existed just under people's noses. "The fear would certainly be amusing."

Leaning back in his chair, he wondered when he got so complacent. "What brings you here?" Then again, things had settled down in the past 65 or so years. Maybe he could go and stir up some trouble on some administered worlds and see if some civil wars would come from it. Oh well, it was just so boring since the old wars ended.

"Master... It seems that the Book of Darkness has resurfaced."

He snorted, that wasn't anything special. "That accursed thing?" Oh well, the little "gift" that he left in it so long ago had kept it from being a problem for him.

Humans on the other hand? Well, it was a major problem for them. Then again, they were so fragile and didn't live that long.

"Yes, but something interesting has appeared."

Blinking, he spun in his hair to face his underling. "Explain."

"A little girl that released a rather large amount of Chaos magic and nearly killed the guardians of the book. But that wasn't as important as what happened next." When her master raised an eyebrow, she smirked nastily at him, her red eyes practically glowing in glee. "An older woman, with just as much Chaos, but far more refined than that brat showed up and stopped her rampage. The fear, the destructive capacities... It was so lovely."

Seeing her shiver in delight, he shook his head. "You are still young... If you had been here when I made Al Hazard fall, and during the Belkan wars... You would know true delight." But still... "Chaos? You mean... Chaos from Her?"

"Yes! Golden glow, black energy, the utter delight as the world shook and shuddered just from the energy being released. It was glorious!"

He thought about this and leaned back before doing something that would terrify anyone who saw it.

He grinned in anticipation.

Oh, and Blood That Flows is part of the Dragon Slave incantation, don't forget that.

DUN DUN DUUUN, were the first sounds I heard when I finished reading this, I'm also starting to get really worried about the Wolkenwriter, they seem like they're on the verge of death with no one to help them.

[SNobleJr]

Originally Posted by Moczo

What can I say? All the posts recently put me back in the mood!

Spoiler for 'Ready, Sette, Go!' Part 5:

-snip-

Spoiler for Author's Note:

A bit short, but this seemed a good place to break it off, and after that last monster I posted I might still be a little burned out. Still, better than nothing, right? Right.

... I probably shouldn't do these author's notes unless I actually have something important to say, huh?

Wendi's a sore loser, isn't she? Although I can understand some of her frustration based on how you had Sette describe that game...

To be honest, I can only repeat myself by now - you have a really good grasp of the characters, and their interactions are a joy to read, as is the oddball humor.

Originally Posted by deathcurse

I loved this part:

Real laughing out loud ensued once I had reached that part :D.

Agreed, I likewise found that line highly amusing.

Sette, dear? You need to learn not to explain the "joke".

Originally Posted by Tiresias

"This concerned me briefly, until I recalled that none of my current mission objectives required giving Wendi aid."

This line just made me want to murder Quattro for what she had done to the poor girl and her empathy. Or maybe dip her into a volcano as slow as possible, just as long as that witch suffer!

I seem to recall that Tre herself pointed it out -rather bluntly- in the first chapter that the whole thing was Quattro's fault. And yeah, it's really quite depressing when one realizes how much she screwed Sette's psyche up. Here's hoping the poor girl can scrape some of her devastated humanity back together.

Originally Posted by 00-Raiser

Okay, so I decided to close that poll I had going. Out of 124 votes, 80 want me gone, 42 (plus 3 from this thread) want me to stay, and 2 don't care. So this goes to show it's not just a vocal minority that hates me, but a clear majority (or atleast a minority that's bigger than the minority that want me to stay).

Basically all this means is that I know to focus on writing for atleast 45 people.

But because I'm a scientific sort, I am curious as to what lengths I would have to go to to make people think better of me. So I put up another poll on my profile asking what changes others want to see made. Obviously if the demands are too ridiculous, I won't go through with it, but if, say, people just want to see me write more NanoFate, I'd be willing to accomodate that.

Once again, I'm giving my vote here due to the lack of an account on the Pit.

Ultimately, I'd say what you write is up to you - it's supposed to be for your own enjoyment, too. If you cave in to the haters and write stuff you're not interested in, it's just going to feel like a chore. And at the very least the local community seems to enjoy your work already.

Mind you, I also support the idea of giving minor characters more love - if you ever get a plotbunny involving them, don't hesitate to put it to paper! (Or keyboard... screen... hard drive... whatever.)

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by SNobleJr

Ultimately, I'd say what you write is up to you - it's supposed to be for your own enjoyment, too. If you cave in to the haters and write stuff you're not interested in, it's just going to feel like a chore. And at the very least the local community seems to enjoy your work already.

Even though the enjoyment of others is always more important than my personal enjoyment, some people just don't deserve the consideration. The poll is mostly for data collection for the sake of answering the question "Okay, lots of people hate me. What sort of rings of fire do I need to jump through and what kind of miracles do I have to perform in order to make them stop hating me?"

Obviously if the only way to be forgiven is to ressurect the dead, then those people are being unreasonable and will be ignored. But if something simple like an apology is all it takes (which in this case it doesn't since I've apologised many times) then it wouldn't hurt to indulge in such a thing.

[SNobleJr]

Originally Posted by 00-Raiser

Even though the enjoyment of others is always more important than my personal enjoyment, some people just don't deserve the consideration. The poll is mostly for data collection for the sake of answering the question "Okay, lots of people hate me. What sort of rings of fire do I need to jump through and what kind of miracles do I have to perform in order to make them stop hating me?"

Obviously if the only way to be forgiven is to ressurect the dead, then those people are being unreasonable and will be ignored. But if something simple like an apology is all it takes (which in this case it doesn't since I've apologised many times) then it wouldn't hurt to indulge in such a thing.

I'm not saying you shouldn't consider what others like at all, but don't force yourself to write something you don't like just to try and please the haters. To be honest, you've just said it yourself: anyone who hasn't already accepted multiple sincere apologies probably didn't deserve them in the first place.

Still, I understand if you're just curious about opinions. Even if the results are so far disheartening...

[Nanya01]

Here's A's part 3.

Season 1

A's Part 1

A's Part 2

Spoiler for Blood That Flows - A's Part 3:

How long was she out? "What happened?" She asked as she lifted her head out of the snow. "NNGH!" Her eyes widened as her body throbbed and flash of memory hit her.

That girl, glowing gold upon the night, before snapping her hands and engulfing her in hellfire.

Grabbing her mouth she hunched over, before vomiting what little contents there was in her stomach. "Oh gods..."

"My head..." She heard Zafira grumble. "Vita!" He was by her side, rubbing her back as she expelled her stomach contents. "...Vita, your body..."

"What?" She looked down at herself. "What about my body?"

"...You're not bleeding..." He then patted himself down and frowned. "Weird... I don't feel in anymore pain." He looked at Signum and Shamal before walking to Signum and helping her to her feet. "How about you?"

"Ugh... Feels like my head was put into a blender, but otherwise, okay." She had some trouble getting to her feet, but otherwise, she was okay. "Shamal!"

The blond gasped as she got to her knees. "Ugh... I feel sick."

Vita growled as she picked up the book and thumbed through it. "The book looks like it's okay." She blinked a couple of times. "Huh, that girl had a lot more pages than I thought."

"Really?" Signum looked over Vita's shoulder. Her eyes widened slightly. "Fifty?"

Vita smirked slightly but looked down at herself. "Ugh... Okay, we need to double check our targets in the future. I don't think we need a repeat of tonight." Vita blinked and turned the page. "Huh, guess it was just over fifty pages." She shrugged and closed the book. "Anyway, let's get back to Hayate before she worries." She blinked as the others stared at her. "What?"

"Your outfit?"

"Oh." Vita blinked, before her eyes widened. "Where's Graf Eisen?"

"Here." Signum held the hammer-shaped pendant out to her. "I picked it up when I grabbed you."

"Thank you." Vita took it before grimacing at her outfit. "Ugh, can't wait to get home, I need a shower."

Shamal nodded as she took the book from Vita's hands. "Yeah." She twitched slightly, her body still felt tingly, and not in a good way. Opening the book, she just wanted to see how many pages had been filled for herself. She scratched her head, there was almost fifty-one pages taken from that girl, before shrugging and closing the book. They were all pretty exhausted anyway, it was pretty easy to lose track of a couple pages here or there.

(---)

"Now, explain to me what it was that my daughter and her friends faced out there." Lina asked Chrono as the two of them, Fate, Arf, Lindy and Yuuno were in the medical bay.

The boy sighed as a video screen appeared in front of him. "Those four, they're the Guardians of a tome known as the Book of Darkness. They call themselves the Wolkenritter."

"Not the first time you've gone against them, huh?" Lina sighed as Chrono shook his head. "Alright, what do you know?"

"There's four of them, they attack powerful opponents, collecting the Linker Cores of their defeated opponents and use that to fill the Book of Darkness."

Lina rubbed her forehead. "Okay, I suppose that's true, but you'll need to slow down a bit and explain what the heck a Linker Core is, how it fills that book and anything about them..."

"Sorry, I just thought you'd want a quick explanation." Chrono shrugged as the video screen turned to a picture of the Book. "Let's start with this. It's name is the Book of Darkness. The Wolkenritter are programs created by the book to protect it and the current master."

"Current master?" Lina raised an eyebrow. "What? It keeps choosing new masters?"

"When the current master dies or the book is destroyed, it instantly reincarnates and chooses a new master. The Wolkenritter are charged with not only protection, but power gathering."

"So, what's a Linker Core then?" Lina rolled her eyes at his stunned look. "Never heard of it before."

"Simplest terms is that it's a magical organ where all our magical power is stored and drawn from." Yuuno took over for Chrono. "Any spells that we know, it's basically like a magical brain located in the chest." He blinked as Lina frowned heavily.

"You say that they use this... Linker Core to fill the book?"

Chrono nodded as a few more images appeared. "If too much is taken from a Linker Core, magic, potential and knowledge... The victim can die easily."

Lina closed her eyes. "So... If the book got its hands on a powerful magic user, the master would have full access to that person's spells?"

"Yes."

Lina bit back a few... Colorful curse words. "Well, that's just... wonderful..." She sighed as Yuuno asked her what she meant. "I mean, I can't fight against these four."

"What?!"

Lina raised an eyebrow as everyone looked at her aghast. "You seriously want me to defend my position, huh?" She turned and looked at Nanoha, who was still out cold on the bed. "Think about it... I'm in my thirties, I have my family to think about... And if the book's master had access to my spells?!" She turned to them, her eyes glinting dangerously. "Imagine if the master had access to the Nemesis Breaker, or any of my other spells. And my knowledge..." The last thing she wanted was something that could steal magic getting access to her Chaos spells. The Ragna Blade was bad enough, but the Giga Slave? That was just asking for trouble.

Lina smiled to herself as everyone in the room shuddered as they imagined the destruction. "Look, I'll be on hand if you want advice or any tips. If you want me to blow them up from a distance, I can do that, but I'm not going to go fight them up close and personal."

Chrono nodded, he could see that. "Very well, as for the Wolkenritter themselves..."

(---)

Slipping out of a portal, she looked around and smirked to herself. Her blond hair swayed in the wind. "Well, master..." Chuckling, she casually zapped an intersection so that all the lights were green and laughed as all the cars crashed into each other, killing a few people, angering others, and causing general problems. "Meh, minor, but I do love how people get so riled up over little things."

Looking around, her eyes focused on sight that no mere human could ever see. "So, where are you, book?" She wasn't going to touch the thing, not even if she had a few Brass or Brow Demons doing the touching for her. Keeping tabs on it though, that was more important.

Plus she wondered how they would feel about the Bureau getting some "anonymous" help knowing where the Wolkenritter were at all times. Grinning, she found her target and took off through the air. She could have just faded to the Astral Plane easily enough, but the feel of wind, it was interesting. Probably a left over from what she was before.

"Too bad I never got to see the wars." Then again, existing for just over a quarter century wasn't a great way to know about the old wars.

She then grinned. "Maybe I can ask master about how he killed the last Saint Kaiser sometime?" That would be fun.

She frowned as she touched down on a rooftop near the edge of the business district. "...What was I doing again?" It took her a moment before she remembered and took off again. "Heh heh, prepare yourselves, little Wolkenritter, as the Priest of Darkness, you'll soon find out why you should fear the things that go bump in the night."

She started laughing, before stopping as she felt a source of despair. Turning, she dropped down into an alley before she chuckled as she saw a mugging happening. "Fear and despair from one is okay, but both..." Her voice took on a deeper and darker tone as she faded into the shadows.

The man grinned as he pinned the girl against the wall of the alley. "Don't worry, no one's coming to save you."

She was about to scream in fear, when a growling noise was heard. Both of them turned and paled in sheer fright as they saw the largest black wolf that either of them had ever seen was standing in front of the alley way.

They both screamed and ran as the wolf barked at them before running after them. As they got out of the alley, more people saw the wolf and started running in fear.

It probably didn't help that there was several wolves heard as the single wolf chased after anyone who was close.

After a few minutes of making the area clear out, and making sure to take bites out of random people's arms, legs and rears at times, the wolf ducked into an alley and disappeared.

On a rooftop several blocks away, the blond reappeared out of the shadows, before falling to the rooftop and rolling around in laughter. "Oh, you humans are so much FUN!"

Oh well, fun time was over. "Back to work." She giggled and took off to her original target. Quick peek in, "tag" the book, then leave and see what kind of chaos she could cause for everyone involved.

Fear, anger, despair, jealousy, all of these were flavors of food for her.