Nanoha FanFiction Discussion

[Tiresias]

Originally Posted by RadiantBeam

Is that a challenge?

...why not?

Originally Posted by Moczo

Tiresias... buddy, friend...

Have you learned nothing of how she operates?!

Shhh, I'm trying to gauge the extent of her abilities, this is a delicate process! For (faux) Science!

...alright I confess, I actually wanted her to torture someone else instead

Originally Posted by Yasanagi

Spoiler for More MD thanks to viewing Nanoha movie:

It was peaceful and quiet in her quarters with the only noise being the light humming of the ship’s engines vibrating through the walls. Of course, Sette knew such silence wouldn’t last since Material-L wasn’t the type of person to sit there quietly like an obedient girl.

“So what’s it like?”

“Hm?”

“The eye patch, Sette-chan!” exclaimed the Fate replica. “Seeing with one eye and stuff!”

“Actually, even with the patch on, I can still see with my left eye. There’s no change in my depth perception,” replied the Combat Cyborg. “In a sense, it’s like a monocle.”

Rai had a small pout upon hearing that. “Really? And I had such an inspirational speech ready for you too in case you were going to scream ‘Despair! Seeing with only one eye has left me in despair!’”

“…… I should have known you were going to say something like that.”

“Still wanna hear my speech anyway? I really worked hard on it!”

Sette merely sighed in annoyance. “I can’t stop you anyways so do as you wish.”

Material-L grinned before clearing her throat. “First things first: don’t think of yourself as handicapped. Think of yourself as handicapable! Even though you may have lost an eye, that doesn’t mean you can stop being badass! Take that Sagat guy from Street Fighter. He’s only got one eye and yet he still keeps top tier status!”

It didn’t take long for the pink haired woman to tune out her companion and try conversing with the Azure Grimoire’s AI. ‘You never answered my question earlier. What is Aura Magic?’ Since she’s going to be down for a bit, she might as well try and figure out what she was getting herself into.

Aura magic is a style of magic that one uses to enhance your own physical abilities to a degree. A true master of Aura Magic can control their bodies perfectly.

‘Perfectly?’

Well, if you lost an arm, you could regenerate it without taking much time to do so. Also, you can buff up certain physical aspects of your body while inflicting status ailments on your enemies.

‘So, it's just a style of magic to enhance your physical abilities?’

That's just the basics. At the highest levels, you'll find that even the laws of reality are easy to manipulate to your own whims. Of course, reaching that level would take many years, if not decades, to do so. There are also other limits but you'll find out on your own as your skill improves. For now, you should know that you cannot affect ordinary metal, certain creature species...

‘Metal? I have metal circuits in my body. Would that not interfere with the Aura Magic?’

JD sounded rather surprised by that. Huh… no wonder the integration process is taking so long. Just to clarify, the metal that’s a part of your internal body won’t interfere with the Aura Magic but if you are attacked by a weapon made out of normal metal that is not enchanted in some way, that would be disruptive to your aura.

‘That’s a rather odd weakness...’ She paused for a moment before asking her next question. ‘What about combat applications?’

Any attack spells with this system would strike the aura of a person before their body.

‘Aura?’

Every living being has an aura to it. It determines our magic abilities.

‘So, it's like a Linker Core then.’

I don't know what a Linker Core is but if this Linker Core is the source of magic that feeds into your aura, then an attack on the aura would also be an attack on the Linker Core in a way.

‘In a way?’

All magical spells amplify the aura around the user based on the mana that is used to power the spell. Most of the time, it’s invisible to the naked eye.

“Sette-chan, you aren’t listening!” wailed Rai, snapping the Combat Cyborg out of her telepathic conversation. “Ah, geez… and I was just gonna start telling you the juicy stuff on why I recruited you!”

“Really?” asked Sette in her usual neutral tone.

“Yep! I told you back in that kitchen that there’s a source pulling the strings behind a lot of events in this universe. A source that has vast influence over the way things unfold. We’re going to go after those sources, Sette-chan!”

“An assassination mission?”

“No! Massive befriending!” There was that super mega happy grin along with that weird eerie glint in her red eyes.

“…… I don’t follow.”

Material-L immediately got into her ‘informative’ lecture. “The source can be divided into primary and secondary influences. The primary one is Masaki Tsuzuki. Of course, the problem is that he’s very elusive. Hardly any photos of him! Once we manage to pass the Final Frontier, I was thinking of knocking down the Temple of Seven Arcs to force him out but that’s still not exactly a guarantee. So our next best bet is Nana Mizuki who screwed the lives of both you and me. Easily recognizable but she’ll be tough to approach.”

“In what way?” Sette had obviously given up trying to make sense out of what the blue haired woman was saying.

“The thing is she can assume multiple identities! Like being a vampire with duo personalities, a Magical Girl with a Super Silhouette form or an Elf Princess armed with a weapon that can act as a gun, sword AND a guitar! And if that’s not hard enough, we have to deal with her army!”

“An army?”

Rai was glad that her sidekick was getting involved in the planning. “Yes, an army… and by army I mean Production Assistants... and by Production Assistants I mean underpaid interns...and by underpaid interns I mean her fans. We’ll have to deal with her fans!”

Sette could practically feel the headache forming. “So we have to deal with an army of cooling apparatuses brought to life by a spell designed to make inanimate objects serve as foot soldiers?”

“…… sure, let’s go with that!”

“I find your lack of sanity highly disturbing.”

That deadpan comment was more than enough to get Rai to lose herself in endless giggles.

Wait. Aside from weakness to metal, Aura Magic is disturbingly similar to Eclipse...

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by Yasanagi

Spoiler for Usual MD update:

When Sette came to, she found herself lying on the bed in her quarters. She also felt some sort of odd sensation hovering over her left eye. ‘This is…?’

“Sette-chan, you’re awake!” exclaimed the excited voice of Material-L.

She tried flexing a muscle but found that her body was not responding. “I… can’t move…?”

“Apparently, the magical device that Material-L has found is undergoing some sort of reaction,” said Material-D. “Unfortunately, I do not have any data on this particular device to explain what is happening properly.”

Before the Combat Cyborg could ask for clarification, she heard someone speaking in her mind. It was a similar voice to that of Pandemona’s but with a slightly higher pitch. Sorry about that. There’s still quite a bit of work to be done.

‘You are…?’

Forgive me for not introducing myself earlier. My name… well, to properly pronounce my name would require you to rip out your tongue and stitch it back on in a certain way so you can just address me as JD. I am the Artificial Intelligence programmed to assist the master of the Azure Grimoire.

“What’s wrong?” asked Material-S. “You are making some strange faces.”

“This device is speaking to me telepathically. Please wait a moment,” said Sette before she resumed conversing with her new device. ‘Can you explain to me what you are doing?’

First, the Grimoire needed to directly interface with your brain to begin resequencing the nervous system to match your specifications and to enable you to properly utilize Aura Magic. This is why it has taken on the form of an eye patch which is covering the left eye.

‘Specifications? Aura magic?’

You wished to return to peak combat condition. And in addition, you wished to be fit enough in the event that you had to take on… seven opponents at once? JD paused for a second. Just who are you planning to fight anyway?

‘It is merely a precaution for the worst case scenario.’ After all, she would have to deal with all seven sisters who crossed over to work for the TSAB and their affiliates sooner or later and she wanted to be ready in the event that they try to rush her down simultaneously.

Ah. In that case, the whole process will take a few more hours. Once you have regained mobility, I will run a few simulations so that you can get used to your new reflexes and start learning how to make use of what the Grimoire has to offer.

“Jiiiiiiiiiiiiii~”

“Would you stop doing that, Material-L? It’s giving me a headache,” complained Yami before switching her glare over to the bedridden Sette. “Well? Is this ‘device’ giving you problems?”

“Negative. It is merely completing a process so that it properly integrates with my body. However, I will be incapacitated for some time,” replied the Combat Cyborg.

“So there was nothing to worry about then.” Seikou found a sense of relief in that since it wouldn’t be something else to bother Yuuno.

“What a waste of my time,” grumbled the Lord of Darkness before she let out a small yawn and departed for her own quarters. “I am going to get some rest. Material-L, you can watch over your ‘sidekick’. Material-S, you can take the bridge.”

“Understood,” said the Nanoha replica. “Rai-chan, I’ll leave things here for you.”

The blue haired woman gave a clumsy salute. “Roger!” As soon as Seikou left, she resumed staring intensely at her sidekick. “Jiiiiiiiiiiiiii~”

“Can you please stop that?”

**********

‘If anything, I cannot complain too much about this new development. A new servant who has been able to unlock a strange new ability…’ Yami smiled at the thought of her inner court expanding. ‘I wonder… what would be the optimum number of servants?’

She already knew that she wanted to cap the number where the marginal benefit that a new servant brought would be equal to the marginal cost (which in this case would be the living and work expenses that would undoubtedly be incurred). But measuring the value per servant was a whole new field that she was ill equipped to handle. Perhaps that peon would be able to lend her a hand with that.

‘The peasant…’ She stopped for a moment and her eyes darted to the only closed door in the corridor. ‘Just what is wrong with him? His lack of composure is an embarrassment!’

It didn’t take long for Material-D to change her direction and stop in front of the closed door. She pondered on how she should approach this while retaining the gracefulness that royalty commanded. ‘Blast the door down? Command him to open up? Knock politely?’

Then she paused for a moment to think about why she felt like talking to him in the first place. The whole composure thing she thought up earlier…… that just felt like an excuse to go visit him in the first place. Why was that? What was this burning need to thoroughly make him understand that he belongs in her court?

In any case, the only way to properly resolve that need was to earn his loyalty properly. That would mean removing that enchantment she had used earlier. It was going to be an annoying uphill battle since she knew that the peon would lash out at her. ‘Honestly, he better be worth this effort in the end.’

What effort?

Yami was a bit startled on hearing the voice of her device so suddenly since she was certain she hadn’t established a connection. Then again, it’s not like it’s that difficult for the device to initiate a connection by itself. ‘The effort of talking to the peon and restoring him to his previous state so I can properly win him over as my subject.’

I don’t understand what you’re trying to do but this is obviously a result of fatigue. Go to sleep and forget about this.

‘I’m not content to let this slide-’

Go. To. Bed.

She didn’t have time for a retort as she felt that powerful migraine again. Like a sledgehammer going all out inside her skull. ‘What is…?’ She was about to collapse when she was caught by the Starlight Destroyer.

“Are you alright?”

“…… g-guh…” Yami couldn’t even respond properly. All she wanted was for that damn pounding to stop.

Originally Posted by Yasanagi

Spoiler for More MD thanks to viewing Nanoha movie:

It was peaceful and quiet in her quarters with the only noise being the light humming of the ship’s engines vibrating through the walls. Of course, Sette knew such silence wouldn’t last since Material-L wasn’t the type of person to sit there quietly like an obedient girl.

“So what’s it like?”

“Hm?”

“The eye patch, Sette-chan!” exclaimed the Fate replica. “Seeing with one eye and stuff!”

“Actually, even with the patch on, I can still see with my left eye. There’s no change in my depth perception,” replied the Combat Cyborg. “In a sense, it’s like a monocle.”

Rai had a small pout upon hearing that. “Really? And I had such an inspirational speech ready for you too in case you were going to scream ‘Despair! Seeing with only one eye has left me in despair!’”

“…… I should have known you were going to say something like that.”

“Still wanna hear my speech anyway? I really worked hard on it!”

Sette merely sighed in annoyance. “I can’t stop you anyways so do as you wish.”

Material-L grinned before clearing her throat. “First things first: don’t think of yourself as handicapped. Think of yourself as handicapable! Even though you may have lost an eye, that doesn’t mean you can stop being badass! Take that Sagat guy from Street Fighter. He’s only got one eye and yet he still keeps top tier status!”

It didn’t take long for the pink haired woman to tune out her companion and try conversing with the Azure Grimoire’s AI. ‘You never answered my question earlier. What is Aura Magic?’ Since she’s going to be down for a bit, she might as well try and figure out what she was getting herself into.

Aura magic is a style of magic that one uses to enhance your own physical abilities to a degree. A true master of Aura Magic can control their bodies perfectly.

‘Perfectly?’

Well, if you lost an arm, you could regenerate it without taking much time to do so. Also, you can buff up certain physical aspects of your body while inflicting status ailments on your enemies.

‘So, it's just a style of magic to enhance your physical abilities?’

That's just the basics. At the highest levels, you'll find that even the laws of reality are easy to manipulate to your own whims. Of course, reaching that level would take many years, if not decades, to do so. There are also other limits but you'll find out on your own as your skill improves. For now, you should know that you cannot affect ordinary metal, certain creature species...

‘Metal? I have metal circuits in my body. Would that not interfere with the Aura Magic?’

JD sounded rather surprised by that. Huh… no wonder the integration process is taking so long. Just to clarify, the metal that’s a part of your internal body won’t interfere with the Aura Magic but if you are attacked by a weapon made out of normal metal that is not enchanted in some way, that would be disruptive to your aura.

‘That’s a rather odd weakness...’ She paused for a moment before asking her next question. ‘What about combat applications?’

Any attack spells with this system would strike the aura of a person before their body.

‘Aura?’

Every living being has an aura to it. It determines our magic abilities.

‘So, it's like a Linker Core then.’

I don't know what a Linker Core is but if this Linker Core is the source of magic that feeds into your aura, then an attack on the aura would also be an attack on the Linker Core in a way.

‘In a way?’

All magical spells amplify the aura around the user based on the mana that is used to power the spell. Most of the time, it’s invisible to the naked eye.

“Sette-chan, you aren’t listening!” wailed Rai, snapping the Combat Cyborg out of her telepathic conversation. “Ah, geez… and I was just gonna start telling you the juicy stuff on why I recruited you!”

“Really?” asked Sette in her usual neutral tone.

“Yep! I told you back in that kitchen that there’s a source pulling the strings behind a lot of events in this universe. A source that has vast influence over the way things unfold. We’re going to go after those sources, Sette-chan!”

“An assassination mission?”

“No! Massive befriending!” There was that super mega happy grin along with that weird eerie glint in her red eyes.

“…… I don’t follow.”

Material-L immediately got into her ‘informative’ lecture. “The source can be divided into primary and secondary influences. The primary one is Masaki Tsuzuki. Of course, the problem is that he’s very elusive. Hardly any photos of him! Once we manage to pass the Final Frontier, I was thinking of knocking down the Temple of Seven Arcs to force him out but that’s still not exactly a guarantee. So our next best bet is Nana Mizuki who screwed the lives of both you and me. Easily recognizable but she’ll be tough to approach.”

“In what way?” Sette had obviously given up trying to make sense out of what the blue haired woman was saying.

“The thing is she can assume multiple identities! Like being a vampire with duo personalities, a Magical Girl with a Super Silhouette form or an Elf Princess armed with a weapon that can act as a gun, sword AND a guitar! And if that’s not hard enough, we have to deal with her army!”

“An army?”

Rai was glad that her sidekick was getting involved in the planning. “Yes, an army… and by army I mean Production Assistants... and by Production Assistants I mean underpaid interns...and by underpaid interns I mean her fans. We’ll have to deal with her fans!”

Sette could practically feel the headache forming. “So we have to deal with an army of cooling apparatuses brought to life by a spell designed to make inanimate objects serve as foot soldiers?”

“…… sure, let’s go with that!”

“I find your lack of sanity highly disturbing.”

That deadpan comment was more than enough to get Rai to lose herself in endless giggles.

Yeah, I really do not care about this Sette storyline. It just feels so out of place.

I think you're over doing Rai's fourth wall breaking. Stuff like that is best for just quick one liners, not multi paragraph long rants. It feels forced and over done. That line about the cooling apparatuses was funny, though

[RadiantBeam]

Originally Posted by Tiresias

...alright I confess, I actually wanted her to torture someone else instead

*checks list* Actually, I haven't tortured Miyuki in a good while, now that I think of it... and Vivio's do for some mental anguish come next chapter of LDG, so you have that to look forward to.

[Nanya01]

Posted All Good Things and the Epilogue to FF.Net

The Epilogue has a special thank you for certain people.

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Posted All Good Things and the Epilogue to FF.Net

The Epilogue has a special thank you for certain people.

Problem: While you removed Cinque's kiss, you still left in "Strange, the desire to get another kiss from him wasn't there anymore."

And I'm glad I could help Thank you for providing us with this story.

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by 00-Raiser

Problem: While you removed Cinque's kiss, you still left in "Strange, the desire to get another kiss from him wasn't there anymore."

And I'm glad I could help Thank you for providing us with this story.

ACK! *Fixes*

Thanks for the catch.

And I'm glad that you enjoyed it.

[Nanya01]

Season 1

A's

Jump

New Parts 1-10

New Part 11

New Omake 2 and 3

New Part 12

Spoiler for Blood That Flows - New Part 13:

"Lina, dear." Lina turned as her mother came back into the room, looking concerned. "Can you come here?"

"Sure." Lina nodded as she left the room.

"I'm coming with." Luna spoke up. "I want to speak to you about something."

As they left, Zelgadis shook his head. "No one answered my earlier question." He looked at Shiro, then Chrono, then turned his head to look at Arf. "Just why was that girl so terrified?"

"Nanoha." Shiro spoke up. "Please call my daughter by her name."

Zelgadis nodded at the man. "My apologies for that." He wasn't worried about what the man could do to him, Lina was a different matter all together, but it paid to be polite at the very least.

"As for what happened," Chrono spoke up and sighed, "I can't tell you all the details, but back on her home world, Nanoha, Fate, Yuuno and myself ended up dealing with some powerful enemies at the time. During the fight, something happened that caught the attention of a powerful Mazoku, Lina said that he was a lord."

"A lord?!" Zelgadis and Amelia gasped as they looked alarmed and Chrono nodded, sighing softly.

"The lord and his... Priest, yes, I believe that's what she was, anyway, the two of them targeted Nanoha and tortured her mentally for a time before they finally decided to use her directly."

"But, Miss Lina's daughter?" Amelia looked troubled as Chrono nodded. "Why? No Mazoku does things without a reason and..."

Chrono held up a hand. "I'm sorry, that's not my place to say. If Lina and Nanoha wish to tell you all the details, they will. But when it was said and done, Nanoha was a horrible wreck and Lina blames herself for what happened."

Zelgadis nodded and shook his head. "I see." He could understand not wanting to talk about things. He never liked talking about his own problems very much.

(---)

"Mom?" Lina blinked as her mother opened the door to her old room silently and she smiled as she saw Nanoha sleeping, her face buried into Fate's chest as the blond girl hugged her in the front, and Yuuno hugged her from behind. The two were still awake and gave them a pointed look. Nodding, Lina stepped back and closed the door. "Let her sleep."

"But they..."

Lina shook her head and sighed. "Nanoha has terrible nightmares at times. They've been getting better, but last night was a pretty intense one." Plus just getting to sleep took her daughter hours most nights. She did find it interesting that when Fate or Yuuno was in bed with her, Nanoha fell asleep almost instantly. Six months just wasn't enough time to fully recover. Hell, it had taken her almost three years to get over being separated from her world, and she thought that had been fast.

"I see..." Her mother sighed as she looked back at the room. "If it helps her."

"Sis..." Lina turned and saw her sister looking at her, frowning slightly. "Can we talk, just the two of us?"

Lina jerked her head. "Outside then."

Watching her daughters leave, she sighed heavily, wondering why things had to be so tense between them.

(---)

After they stepped outside and away from the door, the two sisters stopped and stared into the air for a little while. "What is it, Luna?" Lina asked her sister as she looked at the Knight of Cephied rather tiredly.

"...You changed. You used to be terrified of me." Luna sighed as Lina gave her a flat stare, completely unflinching. "I thought you died off for real." She shook her head as her sister turned away and looked at the sky. "I never..."

"I know." Lina said softly. "I know you cared about me, but I was stupid as a kid and after what you did, I was scared stiff of you. Honestly, I thought you'd be more angry at me for doing what I did and..."

"You idiot!" Luna growled and grabbed her sister, spinning her and hugging the redhead tightly. "Of course I'm angry at you! But I'm more upset that you went away like you did!"

Lina's mis-matched eyes were wide in shock as her sister hugged her. "...Sis?"

"I was stupid, and I was scared that I would never get to see you again." Luna trembled slightly. "Even now, it feels like I'm dreaming and that you're really gone and..."

"Excuse me." Lina pulled away from the hug and punched her sister in the jaw hard enough to send Luna falling to the ground on her ass. "That help?"

Luna groaned and rubbed her jaw. "Yeah, actually, it did." She blinked as Lina outstretched a hand to her. Grabbing it, Luna smiled at Lina, got up and hugged her again. "It's good to have you home, baby sister."

"Heh, I'm the older one now, Luna." Lina chuckled softly as she hugged Luna back. "You're going to have to convince mom and dad to have another kid if you want to call someone your baby sister from now on."

Luna shook her head. "No... You're always going to be my baby sister." Tears fell freely from her eyes as the two continued to hug. "Even if you're older than me."

"Nnngh... Damn." Lina sniffled slightly. "You're a sap, you know that?" Lina broke the hug and smirked at Luna. "I guess we may just have to tell mom and dad to have another kid, otherwise people will find it weird that you're calling someone older than you your baby sister."

The two looked at each other for a moment, before laughing and smiling.

[shiroi mahotsukai]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Season 1

A's

Jump

New Parts 1-10

New Part 11

New Omake 2 and 3

New Part 12

Spoiler for Blood That Flows - New Part 13:

"Lina, dear." Lina turned as her mother came back into the room, looking concerned. "Can you come here?"

"Sure." Lina nodded as she left the room.

"I'm coming with." Luna spoke up. "I want to speak to you about something."

As they left, Zelgadis shook his head. "No one answered my earlier question." He looked at Shiro, then Chrono, then turned his head to look at Arf. "Just why was that girl so terrified?"

"Nanoha." Shiro spoke up. "Please call my daughter by her name."

Zelgadis nodded at the man. "My apologies for that." He wasn't worried about what the man could do to him, Lina was a different matter all together, but it paid to be polite at the very least.

"As for what happened," Chrono spoke up and sighed, "I can't tell you all the details, but back on her home world, Nanoha, Fate, Yuuno and myself ended up dealing with some powerful enemies at the time. During the fight, something happened that caught the attention of a powerful Mazoku, Lina said that he was a lord."

"A lord?!" Zelgadis and Amelia gasped as they looked alarmed and Chrono nodded, sighing softly.

"The lord and his... Priest, yes, I believe that's what she was, anyway, the two of them targeted Nanoha and tortured her mentally for a time before they finally decided to use her directly."

"But, Miss Lina's daughter?" Amelia looked troubled as Chrono nodded. "Why? No Mazoku does things without a reason and..."

Chrono held up a hand. "I'm sorry, that's not my place to say. If Lina and Nanoha wish to tell you all the details, they will. But when it was said and done, Nanoha was a horrible wreck and Lina blames herself for what happened."

Zelgadis nodded and shook his head. "I see." He could understand not wanting to talk about things. He never liked talking about his own problems very much.

(---)

"Mom?" Lina blinked as her mother opened the door to her old room silently and she smiled as she saw Nanoha sleeping, her face buried into Fate's chest as the blond girl hugged her in the front, and Yuuno hugged her from behind. The two were still awake and gave them a pointed look. Nodding, Lina stepped back and closed the door. "Let her sleep."

"But they..."

Lina shook her head and sighed. "Nanoha has terrible nightmares at times. They've been getting better, but last night was a pretty intense one." Plus just getting to sleep took her daughter hours most nights. She did find it interesting that when Fate or Yuuno was in bed with her, Nanoha fell asleep almost instantly. Six months just wasn't enough time to fully recover. Hell, it had taken her almost three years to get over being separated from her world, and she thought that had been fast.

"I see..." Her mother sighed as she looked back at the room. "If it helps her."

"Sis..." Lina turned and saw her sister looking at her, frowning slightly. "Can we talk, just the two of us?"

Lina jerked her head. "Outside then."

Watching her daughters leave, she sighed heavily, wondering why things had to be so tense between them.

(---)

After they stepped outside and away from the door, the two sisters stopped and stared into the air for a little while. "What is it, Luna?" Lina asked her sister as she looked at the Knight of Cephied rather tiredly.

"...You changed. You used to be terrified of me." Luna sighed as Lina gave her a flat stare, completely unflinching. "I thought you died off for real." She shook her head as her sister turned away and looked at the sky. "I never..."

"I know." Lina said softly. "I know you cared about me, but I was stupid as a kid and after what you did, I was scared stiff of you. Honestly, I thought you'd be more angry at me for doing what I did and..."

"You idiot!" Luna growled and grabbed her sister, spinning her and hugging the redhead tightly. "Of course I'm angry at you! But I'm more upset that you went away like you did!"

Lina's mis-matched eyes were wide in shock as her sister hugged her. "...Sis?"

"I was stupid, and I was scared that I would never get to see you again." Luna trembled slightly. "Even now, it feels like I'm dreaming and that you're really gone and..."

"Excuse me." Lina pulled away from the hug and punched her sister in the jaw hard enough to send Luna falling to the ground on her ass. "That help?"

Luna groaned and rubbed her jaw. "Yeah, actually, it did." She blinked as Lina outstretched a hand to her. Grabbing it, Luna smiled at Lina, got up and hugged her again. "It's good to have you home, baby sister."

"Heh, I'm the older one now, Luna." Lina chuckled softly as she hugged Luna back. "You're going to have to convince mom and dad to have another kid if you want to call someone your baby sister from now on."

Luna shook her head. "No... You're always going to be my baby sister." Tears fell freely from her eyes as the two continued to hug. "Even if you're older than me."

"Nnngh... Damn." Lina sniffled slightly. "You're a sap, you know that?" Lina broke the hug and smirked at Luna. "I guess we may just have to tell mom and dad to have another kid, otherwise people will find it weird that you're calling someone older than you your baby sister."

The two looked at each other for a moment, before laughing and smiling.

Is this the begining of your second onslaught then Nanya?

The conversation between Lina and Luna at the end there tugged at my heartstrings (I'm a real sucker for touching moments). The whole Nanoha nightmare things sends shivers down my spine, I can still see that girl snapping, I really can.

[Moczo]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Season 1

A's

Jump

New Parts 1-10

New Part 11

New Omake 2 and 3

New Part 12

Spoiler for Blood That Flows - New Part 13:

"Lina, dear." Lina turned as her mother came back into the room, looking concerned. "Can you come here?"

"Sure." Lina nodded as she left the room.

"I'm coming with." Luna spoke up. "I want to speak to you about something."

As they left, Zelgadis shook his head. "No one answered my earlier question." He looked at Shiro, then Chrono, then turned his head to look at Arf. "Just why was that girl so terrified?"

"Nanoha." Shiro spoke up. "Please call my daughter by her name."

Zelgadis nodded at the man. "My apologies for that." He wasn't worried about what the man could do to him, Lina was a different matter all together, but it paid to be polite at the very least.

"As for what happened," Chrono spoke up and sighed, "I can't tell you all the details, but back on her home world, Nanoha, Fate, Yuuno and myself ended up dealing with some powerful enemies at the time. During the fight, something happened that caught the attention of a powerful Mazoku, Lina said that he was a lord."

"A lord?!" Zelgadis and Amelia gasped as they looked alarmed and Chrono nodded, sighing softly.

"The lord and his... Priest, yes, I believe that's what she was, anyway, the two of them targeted Nanoha and tortured her mentally for a time before they finally decided to use her directly."

"But, Miss Lina's daughter?" Amelia looked troubled as Chrono nodded. "Why? No Mazoku does things without a reason and..."

Chrono held up a hand. "I'm sorry, that's not my place to say. If Lina and Nanoha wish to tell you all the details, they will. But when it was said and done, Nanoha was a horrible wreck and Lina blames herself for what happened."

Zelgadis nodded and shook his head. "I see." He could understand not wanting to talk about things. He never liked talking about his own problems very much.

(---)

"Mom?" Lina blinked as her mother opened the door to her old room silently and she smiled as she saw Nanoha sleeping, her face buried into Fate's chest as the blond girl hugged her in the front, and Yuuno hugged her from behind. The two were still awake and gave them a pointed look. Nodding, Lina stepped back and closed the door. "Let her sleep."

"But they..."

Lina shook her head and sighed. "Nanoha has terrible nightmares at times. They've been getting better, but last night was a pretty intense one." Plus just getting to sleep took her daughter hours most nights. She did find it interesting that when Fate or Yuuno was in bed with her, Nanoha fell asleep almost instantly. Six months just wasn't enough time to fully recover. Hell, it had taken her almost three years to get over being separated from her world, and she thought that had been fast.

"I see..." Her mother sighed as she looked back at the room. "If it helps her."

"Sis..." Lina turned and saw her sister looking at her, frowning slightly. "Can we talk, just the two of us?"

Lina jerked her head. "Outside then."

Watching her daughters leave, she sighed heavily, wondering why things had to be so tense between them.

(---)

After they stepped outside and away from the door, the two sisters stopped and stared into the air for a little while. "What is it, Luna?" Lina asked her sister as she looked at the Knight of Cephied rather tiredly.

"...You changed. You used to be terrified of me." Luna sighed as Lina gave her a flat stare, completely unflinching. "I thought you died off for real." She shook her head as her sister turned away and looked at the sky. "I never..."

"I know." Lina said softly. "I know you cared about me, but I was stupid as a kid and after what you did, I was scared stiff of you. Honestly, I thought you'd be more angry at me for doing what I did and..."

"You idiot!" Luna growled and grabbed her sister, spinning her and hugging the redhead tightly. "Of course I'm angry at you! But I'm more upset that you went away like you did!"

Lina's mis-matched eyes were wide in shock as her sister hugged her. "...Sis?"

"I was stupid, and I was scared that I would never get to see you again." Luna trembled slightly. "Even now, it feels like I'm dreaming and that you're really gone and..."

"Excuse me." Lina pulled away from the hug and punched her sister in the jaw hard enough to send Luna falling to the ground on her ass. "That help?"

Luna groaned and rubbed her jaw. "Yeah, actually, it did." She blinked as Lina outstretched a hand to her. Grabbing it, Luna smiled at Lina, got up and hugged her again. "It's good to have you home, baby sister."

"Heh, I'm the older one now, Luna." Lina chuckled softly as she hugged Luna back. "You're going to have to convince mom and dad to have another kid if you want to call someone your baby sister from now on."

Luna shook her head. "No... You're always going to be my baby sister." Tears fell freely from her eyes as the two continued to hug. "Even if you're older than me."

"Nnngh... Damn." Lina sniffled slightly. "You're a sap, you know that?" Lina broke the hug and smirked at Luna. "I guess we may just have to tell mom and dad to have another kid, otherwise people will find it weird that you're calling someone older than you your baby sister."

The two looked at each other for a moment, before laughing and smiling.

"Sis..." Lina turned and saw her sister looking at her, frowning slightly. "Can we talk, just the two of us?"

Lina jerked her head. "Outside then."

Unless Lina's having a very strange conversation, I'm assuming one of those is meant to be 'Luna'.

Other than this one misplaced letter though, very good chapter! I basically agree with what's been already said: the Lina/Luna conversation is really heartwarming, and does a lot to drive home that even though they might not get along all that well under normal circumstances, they are sisters and they love each other. As for Nanoha... poor thing. Six months isn't enough to get over what she's been through, so it's realistic, but that doesn't mean I don't feel bad for the poor dear.

Looking forward to the next part!

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by Moczo

Unless Lina's having a very strange conversation, I'm assuming one of those is meant to be 'Luna'.

Other than this one misplaced letter though, very good chapter! I basically agree with what's been already said: the Lina/Luna conversation is really heartwarming, and does a lot to drive home that even though they might not get along all that well under normal circumstances, they are sisters and they love each other. As for Nanoha... poor thing. Six months isn't enough to get over what she's been through, so it's realistic, but that doesn't mean I don't feel bad for the poor dear.

Looking forward to the next part!

yeah, one of them is Luna. Luna's speaking in the first line, Moczo.

Just that Lina turned to look at her.

[Moczo]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

yeah, one of them is Luna. Luna's speaking in the first line, Moczo.

Just that Lina turned to look at her.

Aaaaaaaaah. And now I feel dumb!

[RadiantBeam]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Posted All Good Things and the Epilogue to FF.Net

The Epilogue has a special thank you for certain people.

Oh hey, wasn't expecting to be mentioned there.

You did good, Nanya. I'm sorry that I left when I did, but you brought the story along very well by yourself and gave it a good ending. Awesome job.

[Endscape]

Excellent work as usual, Nanya. Day in the Life was a great fic, one of the best I've ever read and I'm glad to see you've done the ending so well.

[Nanya01]

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The next morning...

Zelgadis rubbed his eyes as he walked out of the house. "Morning, Amelia." He nodded to the princess, who was sleepily moving towards the outside as well. There hadn't been much in the way of talking, though Zelgadis did want to have a sword fight against Lina's husband. If he was any good with the blade he held, it could be an interesting fight.

"Mr. Zelgadis, why are you up so early?"

"I did say that I'd help teach them Shamanism magic." He drawled out. "And I wish to learn that transformation spell that the girl used." The two stepped outside and Amelia blinked as she saw the kids, all of them, using various spells while Lina over-looked it.

"Miss Lina?" She gasped as she saw Yuuno fireballing a tree. "What?!" She was about to do something when Lina turned and shook her head. "But, Miss Lina!"

"It'll be fine, Amelia." Lina smiled at her softly. "Take a close look, don't you notice something?"

Zelgadis frowned as he looked around. "Huh, everything looks... Off for some reason."

Lina nodded and told the kids to stop for a moment. "Yeah, it is off. Apparently these kids know a spell that makes it so that we can use magic freely without worrying about destroying everything."

"Could have used that in the past." Zelgadis muttered softly. "So... About this transformation magic."

Lina grinned at him. "Not a problem, this should be fun."

(---)

"Xellos..." She looked at her servant. "What news do you have?"

"It seems Miss Lina Inverse has returned."

Zelas raised an eyebrow at her servant. "Indeed. I did not know that the Lord of Nightmares was in the neighborhood of returning people back to life. Should we be worried that our esteemed Hellmaster is going to return?"

"I doubt it." Xellos said as he looked at her while she took a drag from a cigarette. "Her aura is both far stronger and leaks out Chaos itself."

"Indeed." Zelas raised an eyebrow as she held a goblet of wine in her hand. "I suppose this changes our plans for that remnant."

Xellos shrugged at that. "Perhaps it does. She was traveling with some people that I have never seen before."

"I see." Zelas turned away from him. "Do what you need to, Xellos."

"Of course." Xellos smiled as he disappeared.

Zelas narrowed her eyes at where he was. 'Just what are you thinking, my servant?' Oh well, he was nothing if not loyal.

(---)

Xellos reappeared just outside of Zephilia and blinked, well, as much as he did, as he looked at the distortion field around the city. "Huh, a local time-space distortion, huh?" Interestingly enough, it didn't seem like it was dangerous to anyone. "This just gets better and better." He grinned and floated up to a tree and waited. He was sure that he'd get an opportunity to get close to her soon enough. He had something to confirm.

(---)

"So, Hellmaster's executioner returned?" She turned to her General, who was kneeling and nodding to her. "Riksfalto, are you sure?"

The one-eyed Mazoku nodded to her master. "Yes, Lord Dolphin, I'm sure it was her. Metallium's pet seemed interested in her."

Dolphin sighed and turned around. "Huraker!"

A woman in fancy robes and ash-colored hair looked at her master. "Yes?"

"How goes your project?"

She smirked. "Oh, just fine. I may have to scale back my operations though if what I heard comes to pass."

"Do what you need to." Dolphin turned away from Huraker and frowned, wondering just what was going on. It felt like the winds of change were coming.

"Excuse me, master." Dolphin turned to Huraker, who was holding a box to her. "I believe that these will be good for you."

Dolphin blinked as she took the box and opened it up. Her eyes widened and sparkled in delight. "CHOCOLATE!" She squealed and dove into the treats with abandon.

Riksfalto stared at Dolphin and grabbed Huraker, teleporting both of them away from Deep Sea Dolphin. "Are you INSANE?! You know that our master isn't allowed to have chocolate!!"

Huraker shrugged, oh, she knew that. "Anyway, I have places to go and people to screw over."

As Huraker disappeared, Riksfalto sighed, wondering just what was going on. "I HATE subterfuge! Why can't everything be straight forward?!"

So, I'm still not sure which path to go yet.

[shiroi mahotsukai]

More and more different forces seem to have plans for our heroes don't they? Makes me wonder what everyone and not jus Xellos is doing now, it's all getting interesting...again.

[Nanya01]

Just a short.

Spoiler for Breakfast:

"Nanoha-mama!"

Nanoha groaned and opened an eye as she saw Vivio wrapped up in some blankets. "Vivio?"

"I made a fort, but then I moved and it all fell down and I don't think you want to go into the kitchen right now."

Nanoha blinked, several times, before getting out of bed, putting a robe on and heading to the kitchen. She wasn't sure what to expect, it could be anything.

When she got to the kitchen, she stopped, her eyes wide as she saw what it was. The counters were a mess, covered in eggs, milk, flour... But on the table...

"Vivio..?" Nanoha blinked as she turned around, seeing her daughter smiling at her nervously. "...You made breakfast?" The eggs, the pancakes, and the drinks on the table were really messy, but it didn't look like anything was burned at least.

"Uh huh... But then all my clothes were messy, so I grabbed some blankets and..."

Nanoha started laughing and knelt down to rub her daughter's hair and coughed as the two of them were suddenly covered in flour. "...I think you need to learn some restraint for cooking." Vivio giggled nervously as the two sat down to eat breakfast.

Despite the mess, the stuff was pretty good.

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Just a short.

Spoiler for Breakfast:

"Nanoha-mama!"

Nanoha groaned and opened an eye as she saw Vivio wrapped up in some blankets. "Vivio?"

"I made a fort, but then I moved and it all fell down and I don't think you want to go into the kitchen right now."

Nanoha blinked, several times, before getting out of bed, putting a robe on and heading to the kitchen. She wasn't sure what to expect, it could be anything.

When she got to the kitchen, she stopped, her eyes wide as she saw what it was. The counters were a mess, covered in eggs, milk, flour... But on the table...

"Vivio..?" Nanoha blinked as she turned around, seeing her daughter smiling at her nervously. "...You made breakfast?" The eggs, the pancakes, and the drinks on the table were really messy, but it didn't look like anything was burned at least.

"Uh huh... But then all my clothes were messy, so I grabbed some blankets and..."

Nanoha started laughing and knelt down to rub her daughter's hair and coughed as the two of them were suddenly covered in flour. "...I think you need to learn some restraint for cooking." Vivio giggled nervously as the two sat down to eat breakfast.

Despite the mess, the stuff was pretty good.

Heh, like Nanoha has any right to talk about restraint

Cute short.

[Nanya01]

So, what path am I taking?

...

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"Hey, mom..." Nanoha smiled at Lina as they finished their training for the day and the field shrank down. "Mind if we go looking around?"

"That's fine." Lina nodded and looked at Zelgadis, who was still working over the transformation magic. "Just don't wander out of the village, okay?"

"Okay!" Nanoha smiled and ran off, Fate, Yuuno and Arf following her.

Chrono shook his head and shrugged, oh well, he was curious too. "Excuse me."

As she watched them leave, Amelia turned to Nanoha with a look of wonder on her face. "They learn fast." Heck, the most she did was help that Yuuno boy refine his healing magic, since Zelgadis and Lina were teaching them various attack spells.

Lina smiled and the two stopped as Zelgadis let out a yell. They turned and both stared as his skin smoothed out, his hair softened and his clothes seemed to deflate slightly. "Zel?"

"I... I did it!" He started chuckling as he felt his face. "Unreal." It had been so long since he felt something other than hard rock on his face. "I... I can..."

"Don't get too used to it, Zel..." Lina shook her head. "While it's true that you were able to shift forms thanks to Yuuno and Arf showing you that, your true form is the Chimera. It shouldn't be too hard to keep yourself looking like that." Heck, she had no idea how far the transformation went, considering Yuuno was only as heavy as a normal ferret when he was in that form. "But if something happens that dispels magic, you'll be back to your Chimera look in an instant."

Zelgadis grumbled, but nodded, that made sense at least. "Alright." He may not have looked too different that he did when he was a Chimera, but he was normal again! Or at least as normal as he could have been. This was the best day of his life! His eyes widened for a moment. "I won't be used as an anchor ever again!"

As they watched Zelgadis start laughing to himself, Lina and Amelia sweat-dropped heavily. Who knew being a Chimera had such an effect on his personality?

"I think Mr. Zelgadis is too happy."

"I'm worried that something's going to happen to screw with him." Still, it was nice to see Zelgadis happy.

...

So why was she worried that the world was going to explode?

(---)

"Feels like I stepped back in time." Yuuno commented as he and Fate walked down some of the streets. "I mean, really far back in time." Heck, even Ancient Belka and Al Hazard, from what he knew, had better levels of technology than this. Even the most rural worlds in Bureau space were more developed than this place was.

It was... Rather refreshing actually.

Fate smiled as she looked the place over. It was nice. Arf had disappeared somewhere, thought she was certain that was because that "Spot" person was bothering her. At least Arf didn't seem to mind, otherwise her familiar would have done something a bit drastic to that wolf person. "I wonder how long we'll stay here?"

Yuuno shrugged, though now that there was a way here, he wouldn't mind coming back every so often, at the very least, he could study all the variations of magic, dig up something that was destroyed and find out the whole history of everything that happened here.

Fate frowned lightly. "Just where did Nanoha go off to?"

(---)

"OOOOH!" Nanoha squealed as she saw some really pretty flowers near the edge of town. "So pretty." She had never seen these before, and was rather surprised that they existed at all.

"My, my..." Nanoha's eyes went wide as she heard a voice from nowhere. Standing up, she looked around, before gasping as a purple-haired man in a black outfit, carrying a staff and looking at her through closed eyes, appeared close to her. "Looks like I was right."

Nanoha trembled, the feeling she was getting from him. "Raising Heart!"

"Set up."

The man gave her a confused look as she called out her device and pointed it at him. "You really should put that thing away. You could poke an eye out with it."

Nanoha couldn't stop herself from shaking, she could just tell. "You... You're a Mazoku, aren't you?!"

He looked rather stunned at that. "Oh my... What gave me away?" Nanoha didn't answer as she fired a volley of Axel shooters at the Mazoku. "Now, now..." He grinned and flicked his wrist, causing the attacks to dissipate. "Enough of that. I don't want to fight, just talk."

"So... Who are you?"

He grinned at her and bowed. "I'm Xellos, the Trickster Priest. But, as for you, I was right." He started laughing and slapped his leg as he doubled over.

Nanoha wasn't sure what to think, but she blinked in confusion as she looked at him. "Um... What?"

"You're Lina Inverse's daughter!" Xellos managed to get out between laughs. "Who would have thought that the little girl who put me in headlocks and caused terror wherever she went would have a daughter?"

Nanoha stared stupidly, even as she slowly lowered her weapon. "Uh... What?"

Xellos chuckled and stood straight up. "Oh, nothing, nothing at all." As he faded, he gave a parting shot to her. "You should learn to control that Chaos power you have, otherwise every Mazoku will come for you."

"What do you mean?!" Nanoha called out.

"That... Is a secret."

Nanoha looked around and gulped before recalling her device and running back to her grandmother's house. This was... She stopped and blinked, what was this? Despite being a Mazoku, the guy didn't seem as... Mean as Death Bringer and Alicia had been.

"This is confusing..." Nanoha pouted as she continued to make her way through the town.

(---)

"What do you want?" She turned to see the one-eyed, green-haired general grinning at her. "Riksfalto..."

"Now now, Sherra..." The other General grinned at her blue-haired counterpart. "Would it kill you to smile?"

"Unless I'm fighting, I don't really care." Sherra rolled her eyes and sighed. "Lord Dynast has put his own plans on hold right now. There's nothing to do."

"Well, you do know that Xellos is interested in something right now." She grinned more as Sherra's face darkened. "So... Considering what's going to happen, want to... Mess with Xellos' plans a bit?"

Sherra thought about it, and when Riksfalto explained, she grinned and nodded. "Oh yes. But, why help me? Your master and my master aren't close, unlike your master and Lord Zelas are."

Riksfalto grimaced. "Let's just say that... Despite my master and Zelas being friends, I don't like Xellos."

Sherra smirked, she didn't like Xellos either. "Alright, I'm in. But if Zelas gets mad, this is your fault, remember that."

"Of course." The two disappeared from the mountains that they were in.

(---)

"So, you say that she returned?" An upset man looked at the one who gave him the news. "You're sure?"

"Yes." He nodded to the one who spoke. "However misguided your revenge may be, Valgaav, remember that we need the weapons of light."

"Don't worry." The green haired man grinned as he looked at the Lance in his hands. "I'll help you get what you want, you just get me a clear shot at her."

"Very well." The pink-colored Shinzoku nodded to the hybrid.

"Soon, Lina Inverse, soon..." Valgaav grinned to himself.

(---)

Meanwhile, a majority of the world away...

"Milady?" A young boy with a rather muscular body, spiky blue hair wearing brown boots, green shorts and a white coat looked at Hurauker as she walked out from behind a tree. "What brings you here?" He asked, gripping his large sword, Banisher and looking at her in concern.

"It seems... The end of the world is coming." Huraker sighed softly. "Even the mightiest Gods and Demons cannot stop what is going to happen."

"That's wrong!" The boy frowned at her. "I'll do anything for you, Milady! Anything!"

"Really?" Huraker smiled softly as she pulled out a gem. "This gem will take you across the oceans, Lyos. It won't activate for a few more days, but if you are there, I know that the world can be saved."

Lyos nodded as he took the green and purple gem from her. "How do I use it?"

Huraker pointed towards the ocean. "In three days, stand with your feet in the water, then use the Banisher and the power you have as the Knight of the Aqualord, and you shall be taken across the planet, to meet your destiny." Sure, Huraker would have rather have dealt with it here, but she didn't know if the world was going to survive or not. Oh well, it would be interesting to see if this boy could manifest what little power the Water Dragon King left behind in him.

As Lyos ran away, Huraker grinned. "Just you wait and see, world... Once I have the power of a fully mature Knight of the Aqua Lord, I'll have everything." She started laughing even as she disappeared into thin air.

Oh, this was going to be so much fun.

Spoiler for well...:

My muse went "I WANT IT ALL!"

[shiroi mahotsukai]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

So, what path am I taking?

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"Hey, mom..." Nanoha smiled at Lina as they finished their training for the day and the field shrank down. "Mind if we go looking around?"

"That's fine." Lina nodded and looked at Zelgadis, who was still working over the transformation magic. "Just don't wander out of the village, okay?"

"Okay!" Nanoha smiled and ran off, Fate, Yuuno and Arf following her.

Chrono shook his head and shrugged, oh well, he was curious too. "Excuse me."

As she watched them leave, Amelia turned to Nanoha with a look of wonder on her face. "They learn fast." Heck, the most she did was help that Yuuno boy refine his healing magic, since Zelgadis and Lina were teaching them various attack spells.

Lina smiled and the two stopped as Zelgadis let out a yell. They turned and both stared as his skin smoothed out, his hair softened and his clothes seemed to deflate slightly. "Zel?"

"I... I did it!" He started chuckling as he felt his face. "Unreal." It had been so long since he felt something other than hard rock on his face. "I... I can..."

"Don't get too used to it, Zel..." Lina shook her head. "While it's true that you were able to shift forms thanks to Yuuno and Arf showing you that, your true form is the Chimera. It shouldn't be too hard to keep yourself looking like that." Heck, she had no idea how far the transformation went, considering Yuuno was only as heavy as a normal ferret when he was in that form. "But if something happens that dispels magic, you'll be back to your Chimera look in an instant."

Zelgadis grumbled, but nodded, that made sense at least. "Alright." He may not have looked too different that he did when he was a Chimera, but he was normal again! Or at least as normal as he could have been. This was the best day of his life! His eyes widened for a moment. "I won't be used as an anchor ever again!"

As they watched Zelgadis start laughing to himself, Lina and Amelia sweat-dropped heavily. Who knew being a Chimera had such an effect on his personality?

"I think Mr. Zelgadis is too happy."

"I'm worried that something's going to happen to screw with him." Still, it was nice to see Zelgadis happy.

...

So why was she worried that the world was going to explode?

(---)

"Feels like I stepped back in time." Yuuno commented as he and Fate walked down some of the streets. "I mean, really far back in time." Heck, even Ancient Belka and Al Hazard, from what he knew, had better levels of technology than this. Even the most rural worlds in Bureau space were more developed than this place was.

It was... Rather refreshing actually.

Fate smiled as she looked the place over. It was nice. Arf had disappeared somewhere, thought she was certain that was because that "Spot" person was bothering her. At least Arf didn't seem to mind, otherwise her familiar would have done something a bit drastic to that wolf person. "I wonder how long we'll stay here?"

Yuuno shrugged, though now that there was a way here, he wouldn't mind coming back every so often, at the very least, he could study all the variations of magic, dig up something that was destroyed and find out the whole history of everything that happened here.

Fate frowned lightly. "Just where did Nanoha go off to?"

(---)

"OOOOH!" Nanoha squealed as she saw some really pretty flowers near the edge of town. "So pretty." She had never seen these before, and was rather surprised that they existed at all.

"My, my..." Nanoha's eyes went wide as she heard a voice from nowhere. Standing up, she looked around, before gasping as a purple-haired man in a black outfit, carrying a staff and looking at her through closed eyes, appeared close to her. "Looks like I was right."

Nanoha trembled, the feeling she was getting from him. "Raising Heart!"

"Set up."

The man gave her a confused look as she called out her device and pointed it at him. "You really should put that thing away. You could poke an eye out with it."

Nanoha couldn't stop herself from shaking, she could just tell. "You... You're a Mazoku, aren't you?!"

He looked rather stunned at that. "Oh my... What gave me away?" Nanoha didn't answer as she fired a volley of Axel shooters at the Mazoku. "Now, now..." He grinned and flicked his wrist, causing the attacks to dissipate. "Enough of that. I don't want to fight, just talk."

"So... Who are you?"

He grinned at her and bowed. "I'm Xellos, the Trickster Priest. But, as for you, I was right." He started laughing and slapped his leg as he doubled over.

Nanoha wasn't sure what to think, but she blinked in confusion as she looked at him. "Um... What?"

"You're Lina Inverse's daughter!" Xellos managed to get out between laughs. "Who would have thought that the little girl who put me in headlocks and caused terror wherever she went would have a daughter?"

Nanoha stared stupidly, even as she slowly lowered her weapon. "Uh... What?"

Xellos chuckled and stood straight up. "Oh, nothing, nothing at all." As he faded, he gave a parting shot to her. "You should learn to control that Chaos power you have, otherwise every Mazoku will come for you."

"What do you mean?!" Nanoha called out.

"That... Is a secret."

Nanoha looked around and gulped before recalling her device and running back to her grandmother's house. This was... She stopped and blinked, what was this? Despite being a Mazoku, the guy didn't seem as... Mean as Death Bringer and Alicia had been.

"This is confusing..." Nanoha pouted as she continued to make her way through the town.

(---)

"What do you want?" She turned to see the one-eyed, green-haired general grinning at her. "Riksfalto..."

"Now now, Sherra..." The other General grinned at her blue-haired counterpart. "Would it kill you to smile?"

"Unless I'm fighting, I don't really care." Sherra rolled her eyes and sighed. "Lord Dynast has put his own plans on hold right now. There's nothing to do."

"Well, you do know that Xellos is interested in something right now." She grinned more as Sherra's face darkened. "So... Considering what's going to happen, want to... Mess with Xellos' plans a bit?"

Sherra thought about it, and when Riksfalto explained, she grinned and nodded. "Oh yes. But, why help me? Your master and my master aren't close, unlike your master and Lord Zelas are."

Riksfalto grimaced. "Let's just say that... Despite my master and Zelas being friends, I don't like Xellos."

Sherra smirked, she didn't like Xellos either. "Alright, I'm in. But if Zelas gets mad, this is your fault, remember that."

"Of course." The two disappeared from the mountains that they were in.

(---)

"So, you say that she returned?" An upset man looked at the one who gave him the news. "You're sure?"

"Yes." He nodded to the one who spoke. "However misguided your revenge may be, Valgaav, remember that we need the weapons of light."

"Don't worry." The green haired man grinned as he looked at the Lance in his hands. "I'll help you get what you want, you just get me a clear shot at her."

"Very well." The pink-colored Shinzoku nodded to the hybrid.

"Soon, Lina Inverse, soon..." Valgaav grinned to himself.

(---)

Meanwhile, a majority of the world away...

"Milady?" A young boy with a rather muscular body, spiky blue hair wearing brown boots, green shorts and a white coat looked at Hurauker as she walked out from behind a tree. "What brings you here?" He asked, gripping his large sword, Banisher and looking at her in concern.

"It seems... The end of the world is coming." Huraker sighed softly. "Even the mightiest Gods and Demons cannot stop what is going to happen."

"That's wrong!" The boy frowned at her. "I'll do anything for you, Milady! Anything!"

"Really?" Huraker smiled softly as she pulled out a gem. "This gem will take you across the oceans, Lyos. It won't activate for a few more days, but if you are there, I know that the world can be saved."

Lyos nodded as he took the green and purple gem from her. "How do I use it?"

Huraker pointed towards the ocean. "In three days, stand with your feet in the water, then use the Banisher and the power you have as the Knight of the Aqualord, and you shall be taken across the planet, to meet your destiny." Sure, Huraker would have rather have dealt with it here, but she didn't know if the world was going to survive or not. Oh well, it would be interesting to see if this boy could manifest what little power the Water Dragon King left behind in him.

As Lyos ran away, Huraker grinned. "Just you wait and see, world... Once I have the power of a fully mature Knight of the Aqua Lord, I'll have everything." She started laughing even as she disappeared into thin air.

Oh, this was going to be so much fun.

Spoiler for well...:

My muse went "I WANT IT ALL!"

Wow, everyone's planning something it seems, this will the most comfusing Xanotos Pileup ever. Also we didn't learn a thing about what any of these plans are did we? That was sneaky.

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Originally Posted by Nanya01

So, what path am I taking?

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Find out for yourself.

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"Hey, mom..." Nanoha smiled at Lina as they finished their training for the day and the field shrank down. "Mind if we go looking around?"

"That's fine." Lina nodded and looked at Zelgadis, who was still working over the transformation magic. "Just don't wander out of the village, okay?"

"Okay!" Nanoha smiled and ran off, Fate, Yuuno and Arf following her.

Chrono shook his head and shrugged, oh well, he was curious too. "Excuse me."

As she watched them leave, Amelia turned to Nanoha with a look of wonder on her face. "They learn fast." Heck, the most she did was help that Yuuno boy refine his healing magic, since Zelgadis and Lina were teaching them various attack spells.

Lina smiled and the two stopped as Zelgadis let out a yell. They turned and both stared as his skin smoothed out, his hair softened and his clothes seemed to deflate slightly. "Zel?"

"I... I did it!" He started chuckling as he felt his face. "Unreal." It had been so long since he felt something other than hard rock on his face. "I... I can..."

"Don't get too used to it, Zel..." Lina shook her head. "While it's true that you were able to shift forms thanks to Yuuno and Arf showing you that, your true form is the Chimera. It shouldn't be too hard to keep yourself looking like that." Heck, she had no idea how far the transformation went, considering Yuuno was only as heavy as a normal ferret when he was in that form. "But if something happens that dispels magic, you'll be back to your Chimera look in an instant."

Zelgadis grumbled, but nodded, that made sense at least. "Alright." He may not have looked too different that he did when he was a Chimera, but he was normal again! Or at least as normal as he could have been. This was the best day of his life! His eyes widened for a moment. "I won't be used as an anchor ever again!"

As they watched Zelgadis start laughing to himself, Lina and Amelia sweat-dropped heavily. Who knew being a Chimera had such an effect on his personality?

"I think Mr. Zelgadis is too happy."

"I'm worried that something's going to happen to screw with him." Still, it was nice to see Zelgadis happy.

...

So why was she worried that the world was going to explode?

(---)

"Feels like I stepped back in time." Yuuno commented as he and Fate walked down some of the streets. "I mean, really far back in time." Heck, even Ancient Belka and Al Hazard, from what he knew, had better levels of technology than this. Even the most rural worlds in Bureau space were more developed than this place was.

It was... Rather refreshing actually.

Fate smiled as she looked the place over. It was nice. Arf had disappeared somewhere, thought she was certain that was because that "Spot" person was bothering her. At least Arf didn't seem to mind, otherwise her familiar would have done something a bit drastic to that wolf person. "I wonder how long we'll stay here?"

Yuuno shrugged, though now that there was a way here, he wouldn't mind coming back every so often, at the very least, he could study all the variations of magic, dig up something that was destroyed and find out the whole history of everything that happened here.

Fate frowned lightly. "Just where did Nanoha go off to?"

(---)

"OOOOH!" Nanoha squealed as she saw some really pretty flowers near the edge of town. "So pretty." She had never seen these before, and was rather surprised that they existed at all.

"My, my..." Nanoha's eyes went wide as she heard a voice from nowhere. Standing up, she looked around, before gasping as a purple-haired man in a black outfit, carrying a staff and looking at her through closed eyes, appeared close to her. "Looks like I was right."

Nanoha trembled, the feeling she was getting from him. "Raising Heart!"

"Set up."

The man gave her a confused look as she called out her device and pointed it at him. "You really should put that thing away. You could poke an eye out with it."

Nanoha couldn't stop herself from shaking, she could just tell. "You... You're a Mazoku, aren't you?!"

He looked rather stunned at that. "Oh my... What gave me away?" Nanoha didn't answer as she fired a volley of Axel shooters at the Mazoku. "Now, now..." He grinned and flicked his wrist, causing the attacks to dissipate. "Enough of that. I don't want to fight, just talk."

"So... Who are you?"

He grinned at her and bowed. "I'm Xellos, the Trickster Priest. But, as for you, I was right." He started laughing and slapped his leg as he doubled over.

Nanoha wasn't sure what to think, but she blinked in confusion as she looked at him. "Um... What?"

"You're Lina Inverse's daughter!" Xellos managed to get out between laughs. "Who would have thought that the little girl who put me in headlocks and caused terror wherever she went would have a daughter?"

Nanoha stared stupidly, even as she slowly lowered her weapon. "Uh... What?"

Xellos chuckled and stood straight up. "Oh, nothing, nothing at all." As he faded, he gave a parting shot to her. "You should learn to control that Chaos power you have, otherwise every Mazoku will come for you."

"What do you mean?!" Nanoha called out.

"That... Is a secret."

Nanoha looked around and gulped before recalling her device and running back to her grandmother's house. This was... She stopped and blinked, what was this? Despite being a Mazoku, the guy didn't seem as... Mean as Death Bringer and Alicia had been.

"This is confusing..." Nanoha pouted as she continued to make her way through the town.

(---)

"What do you want?" She turned to see the one-eyed, green-haired general grinning at her. "Riksfalto..."

"Now now, Sherra..." The other General grinned at her blue-haired counterpart. "Would it kill you to smile?"

"Unless I'm fighting, I don't really care." Sherra rolled her eyes and sighed. "Lord Dynast has put his own plans on hold right now. There's nothing to do."

"Well, you do know that Xellos is interested in something right now." She grinned more as Sherra's face darkened. "So... Considering what's going to happen, want to... Mess with Xellos' plans a bit?"

Sherra thought about it, and when Riksfalto explained, she grinned and nodded. "Oh yes. But, why help me? Your master and my master aren't close, unlike your master and Lord Zelas are."

Riksfalto grimaced. "Let's just say that... Despite my master and Zelas being friends, I don't like Xellos."

Sherra smirked, she didn't like Xellos either. "Alright, I'm in. But if Zelas gets mad, this is your fault, remember that."

"Of course." The two disappeared from the mountains that they were in.

(---)

"So, you say that she returned?" An upset man looked at the one who gave him the news. "You're sure?"

"Yes." He nodded to the one who spoke. "However misguided your revenge may be, Valgaav, remember that we need the weapons of light."

"Don't worry." The green haired man grinned as he looked at the Lance in his hands. "I'll help you get what you want, you just get me a clear shot at her."

"Very well." The pink-colored Shinzoku nodded to the hybrid.

"Soon, Lina Inverse, soon..." Valgaav grinned to himself.

(---)

Meanwhile, a majority of the world away...

"Milady?" A young boy with a rather muscular body, spiky blue hair wearing brown boots, green shorts and a white coat looked at Hurauker as she walked out from behind a tree. "What brings you here?" He asked, gripping his large sword, Banisher and looking at her in concern.

"It seems... The end of the world is coming." Huraker sighed softly. "Even the mightiest Gods and Demons cannot stop what is going to happen."

"That's wrong!" The boy frowned at her. "I'll do anything for you, Milady! Anything!"

"Really?" Huraker smiled softly as she pulled out a gem. "This gem will take you across the oceans, Lyos. It won't activate for a few more days, but if you are there, I know that the world can be saved."

Lyos nodded as he took the green and purple gem from her. "How do I use it?"

Huraker pointed towards the ocean. "In three days, stand with your feet in the water, then use the Banisher and the power you have as the Knight of the Aqualord, and you shall be taken across the planet, to meet your destiny." Sure, Huraker would have rather have dealt with it here, but she didn't know if the world was going to survive or not. Oh well, it would be interesting to see if this boy could manifest what little power the Water Dragon King left behind in him.

As Lyos ran away, Huraker grinned. "Just you wait and see, world... Once I have the power of a fully mature Knight of the Aqua Lord, I'll have everything." She started laughing even as she disappeared into thin air.

Oh, this was going to be so much fun.

Spoiler for well...:

My muse went "I WANT IT ALL!"

Yay, Xellos, my favourite Affably Evil Mazoku has appeared before Nanoha. And I can`t help but think that huraker is very cute, even though i know how cold-hearted she can be.