[shiroi mahotsukai]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Man, listening to "Till All Are One" by Stan Bush does things to my head, I swear.

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Stretching her arms above her head, Vita groaned slightly as she felt her back pop slightly. "Wow, was stiffer than I thought."

Behind her, Signum tapped Vita in the middle of her back, causing the redhead to turn to look at her. "I'd see Shamal later, I think your back is slightly out of alignment."

Vita grumbled, but nodded, she did feel a little off between her shoulders lately. "How'd you know?"

"Shamal and I have similar problems at times." Vita blinked at the swords woman. "A downside of being human, I guess, we've got years of using heavy weapons and being able to throw our bodies into everything we do, and now we're human..."

Vita nodded at that and sighed softly. "Signum, I was wondering, I never hear you talk about it, but, the past, what do you remember of it?"

Signum blinked at Vita and closed her eyes. "Lots of memory comes to me, but I think you want something specific, what is it?"

"I never knew you before we were servants to the book, I was just... Kind of curious about who you served as a Knight and what you remembered about the people you were around."

Signum closed her eyes and thought for a moment. "It's been a long time, Vita." Her eyes snapped open as she recalled a very early memory. "...Vita, you said that we never met until..."

"Until we were part of the book, why?" The redhead looked at Signum in confusion.

"...I think I need to sit down." Signum didn't like that memory that flooded into her mind.

Vita blinked and followed Signum into the living room. As she walked in, she took a look around the house, it wouldn't be long until they were going to leave for Mid-Childa and leave this home.

"As for your question, what do I remember about the past..." Signum trailed off as Vita sat down across from her. "I was a knight in service of one of the many kings of the time." Vita blinked as Signum's cheeks were tinged a bit pink. "I recall that I was a bit more to the king than just his personal knight, but, that's not really important right now." She gave Vita a flat look when the busty redhead started to giggle at her. "Alright, fine, from what I can remember, he was amazing, now zip it." Vita nodded, still grinning at Signum.

"Anyway, the man was a king, but an excellent fighter." Signum looked at the table as her mind took her back. "I was a little girl when I first met the king, when he was a knight. I wasn't quite the strong woman I am now."

"You weren't?" Vita blinked and Signum shook her head.

"I was a twig, smaller than you were when you were a child... And a slave."

Vita stared at Signum.

*Flash...*

The small girl with dirty pink hair stared at the man who displayed sword skills she had never imagined were possible as he slaughtered the last of her captors. Her eyes widened as he walked up to her. Whimpering, she put her hands above her face and tried to make him go away, not strike her down like he did to the others.

"...My king ordered me to slaughter them and everyone who was helping them. He did not tell me about their slave operations." The knight sounded remorseful. The next thing she knew, the chains around her ankles were shattered.

The girl looked at him in shock.

"You're free to go, little one." The man, he was a giant compared to the small pink-haired slave girl, smiled and turned to walk away.

The next thing he knew, his legs were being grabbed, turning to look down, she looked up at him. "...what?"

"Teach me." She said softly, causing him to raise an eyebrow.

"You want me to teach you how to use a sword?" She nodded and he smiled, kneeling down and gently picking up the girl. "...First thing we need to do is get some food into you. A twig of a girl like you won't be much of a sword fighter if she's too thin."

The girl nodded at him.

"What's your name?" When the girl was silent, he nodded. "Very well... I'll name you then." She blinked at him. "...Signum." Holding her by her sides in front of him, he nodded and smiled at her. "Yes, one day, you'll be the feared Knight Signum, who will crush those who oppose you."

The newly named Signum smiled softly and nodded. "And you are..?" She noticed for the first time that he had a thick beard on his face, scars on his forehead and long, dark blonde hair.

"Sen." He smiled at her. "But when we're in training, you will call me 'master'."

Signum nodded. "That won't be a problem, master."

Sen chuckled softly as he pulled Signum against his body. "I would normally make you walk, but right now, haste is more important."

Signum nodded as he ran with her in his arms.

*End Flash...*

"For the next ten years, I was his apprentice, until the day that I was knighted." Signum leaned back against the couch. "I had little idea that he was actually the king's son until he became king and made me the general of all his troops."

Vita stared at Signum. "That is... Um... Wow..."

Signum smirked at the redhead. "Not all of us have a good life, Vita." She sighed and leaned back.

"So, why did you make that deal with the book?"

Signum closed her eyes and thought for several minutes. When Vita was about to ask again, she spoke up. "When I said he was amazing, I meant it... Both as a warrior, and as someone that I gave my heart to." Signum looked at Vita, who had a stunned look on her face. "Seeing him cut down in front of me was more than I could take. I sold my soul then and there for revenge." A melancholic look crossed her face. "...If I could remember more, I sometimes wonder what Sen would have said to me about that choice."

Vita had nothing she could say. What Signum told her was... Pretty hard to take in.

"Vita, if you ever end up finding someone that you want to be with for the rest of your life, don't follow the path that I did." Signum watched as Vita nodded and got up to go to her room, before sighing. "You're a sister to me, Vita." Signum muttered to herself. "I don't want you to be hurt like I was."

This chapter and last but I'm too lazy to multi-quote so. I always wondered about Jail's gloves and what they really were but that sounds highly plausable. As for Levi it seems more and more people are getting suspicious of Quattro and her activities lately, I wonder if the doctor will start to suspect.

And as for this chapter, that was quite a nice story until the end, then the guy is killed, should have seen it coming really but still nice to see a sound piece of advice like that taken to heart.

I want Skyward Sword so badly, but I have to finish Christmas shopping first.