Since I joined AFTER Raiser left (I think), I can't say much.
Also, I finally posted UYD on FFnet, under the title "Artifacts:
Here's the link:http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8354019/1/Artifacts
"So, that's what happened, huh?" Carim took a sip of tea as she listened to Tre's recounting of what happened. "The third king was reborn, huh?" Putting down her tea, she sighed heavily as she held up her stack of cards. "I really wish that she hadn't shown herself."
"Why?" Tre tilted her head and looked at the cards. "Something you saw?"
"Yeah, I wasn't sure what it meant though." Sometimes she wondered just why the visions couldn't be more specific.
"What did it say?" Tre tilted her head and Carim sighed again as she stood up. "What?"
"It gives me more room." She smiled at Tre as the cards suddenly floated upwards and surrounded her. Taking the one in front of her, Carim began to read.
"In a time long past, rulers of three fell, one by one, until none were left.
In the current time, they will rise again.
Unseen by many, feared by all.
The rulers shall answer.
A new day shall fall.
The scion of gold changes all."
Tre blinked as the cards stacked themselves on Carim's hands again. "Any thoughts?"
Carim shook her head. "Since Einhart's revealed herself, I'll go ahead and contact Nanoha. If something does happen, she deserves to be warned ahead of time." After all, if she held back this information and Nanoha found out, well, Carim was pretty certain that the church would be the center of a new glass lake when all was said and done.
(---)
"Nanoha's not here right now." Fate said as she looked at Carim. "But, thank you, I'll have this relayed to her. And, Carim, tell me, this prophesy you got, are you sure that it's those three? There are many descendants of Ancient Belkan royalty that live here.
"Yes," Carim nodded at that. "I do hope that this is just coincidental, but you have to remember, the Saint Kaiser, the Hegemon Emperor and the Dark Ruler of the Underworld were the three famous kings from that time. Though, like I said, I might just be paranoid, but then again..."
'Coincidence doesn't exist in our lives." Fate interrupted her, rubbing her forehead. "Coincidence, unfortunate timing, some greater power manipulating everything, it doesn't matter. I just don't believe that anything's coincidental when it comes to my family."
Carim nodded to her, understanding as well. "Considering how many disasters your family has been at the center of in your life..."
"Or were connected to in some way," Fate bit her lip. "We'll keep an eye out, but if it's what you say it is..."
"Don't worry, Fate," Carim smiled at her. "I believe that you and your family will do everything in your power to make sure that nothing bad happens. When the time comes, do what you can to help, but pray for the best."
"Of course, thank you." Fate smiled as the screen turned off. "What a mess..." She rubbed her forehead and walked to the kitchen. "What's going to..."
"Fate!" Fate looked up and smiled as she saw her familiar walk into the house. "Hey!"
"Arf!" Fate knelt down and opened her arms as the young-looking girl ran up to her and hugged her tightly. "Mmm! I missed you. How is the rest of the family doing?"
Arf smiled, her eyes closed while her tail waggled behind her. "Missed you too, Fate. Mom and dad are doing fine, Cinque likes to work at the shop and Dieci had to stop working there."
"Oh? Why?" Fate asked as she stood up, still hugging Arf.
Arf let out a pleased sound as Fate slipped an arm under her legs to keep her from falling down or squeezing the blonde's neck too tightly. "Whenever Dieci worked, all the boys would try to hit on her and never buy anything. Mom finally told her that she didn't have to work there anymore."
Fate sweat-dropped at hearing that. "Mom fired Dieci?"
"It wasn't Dieci's fault, the boys knew when she'd be working and then they'd crowd around her and keep her from working. Wendi stops by in the morning and hangs out with Dieci all day, except when mom wants Dieci to work on some magic."
"Please stop talking about that, Arf," Fate blinked and let go of the hug, though she still held onto Arf, as she looked at the doorway, "I don't really like talking about that, you know." Dieci said while rubbing the back of her head and blushing.
Smiling, Fate put Arf down and walked over to the younger girl. "How are you?"
"I'm fine." Dieci smiled at Fate. "Wendi keeps me busy. Thanks for asking... Auntie." Seeing Fate blush made her giggle. "I was hoping to check on Arashi or spend some time with Nanoha, if that was okay."
Fate smiled at how nervous Dieci was looking. "You're family, unless the door's locked and no one's home, you're always welcome here." She put an arm around Dieci's shoulders and walked her into the house. "So, you wanted to practice some magic?"
Dieci nodded as Fate let go of her shoulders and motioned for her to follow. "Um, Fate, I ws wondering... Um... How did you deal with boys when you were growing up?"
Fate tapped her chin. "Well, I never had to, really..."
"She was too busy with Arisa and Nanoha to notice too many boys, even if she got a dozen love letters every day." Arf giggled as Fate's face turned red.
"Yes, well, what did you want to ask, Dieci?" Fate tried to ignore the way that Arf was giggling at her.
"Uh, how do you deal with boys when they get grabby?" Dieci blushed as Fate and Arf both looked at her in concern. "Nothing bad happened! Wendi got me away from them before something did, but, the boys start talking about stuff and they compliment me and then, I feel a bunch of people start grabbing my rear end and... Then Wendi's pulling me away from them and I'm not sure what to think."
"Well, so long as nothing bad happened..." Fate sighed softly and put her hands on Dieci's shoulders. "As for dealing with grabby boys, remember this, Dieci. If they touch you and you feel uncomfortable with it, tell them to stop. If they don't stop, you're allowed to hit them with just enough force to let them know that you mean it. If they still don't stop, feel free to beat them to a pulp." Fate gave her a rather unsettling smile, "and if that doesn't work, blow them up."
"Huh? Fate, um, this isn't like you." Dieci really started to sweat when Fate gave her a sweet smile.
"Sorry, I was emulating mother." Fate giggled at the look Dieci gave her. "Anyway, I do agree with her on that, though. Dieci, if they're giving you too much trouble, give them a good smack..."
"But, if I lose control..." She didn't want to think about it. It was the biggest reason why she didn't like confrontations. If she lost control of her strength or abilities...
"Then work to control them." Fate said softly, causing Dieci to look at her, startled. "Nanoha, myself, Yuuno, Hayate and her family, we all have to control our powers very carefully when we face humans. Our spells are so dangerous that one small mistake and we'll have a bunch of dead bodies on our hands."
"How do you handle it?" Dieci asked Fate, her body trembling softly. "How do you handle the fact that you have all this power that wants to unleash itself and destroy everything?"
Fate smiled at her niece. "That's what I have Nanoha and Yuuno around for." Dieci blinked at her and Fate cleared her throat. "Um, sorry, I shouldn't have..."
"They're stress relief." Arf giggled and Fate twitched, glaring at her familiar. "Hey! Not my fault that you three are never quiet."
Fate rubbed her forehead. "Yes, Dieci... It's more than just stress relief as Arf put it." She stepped outside into the back yard. "Whether sparring, just being together or other things, we help each other. Just knowing that we can rely on each other helps a lot."
"It's... A lot of pressure, isn't it?"
Fate nodded at Dieci. "Yeah. So..." Fate gripped Bardiche and smiled at Dieci. "It's a large back yard, the walls are reinforced against most magic. I'll help you train your magic." Dieci looked at her in worry and Fate just grinned. "You forget, Dieci, I've trained with Nanoha, Yuuno, Hayate, Signum and Vita most of my life. I've helped Arashi, Erio and Caro out at times with their magic. I know how to help you control your power so it's not building up to such dangerous levels."
"Is it safe?" Dieci took a deep breath as Fate called up her Barrier Jacket. "I mean, this is..."
"Nothing is safe, Dieci." Fate said as she gave the younger girl a sharp look. "One of the first things I learned after meeting mother is that something that looks harmless, like a woman who happens to be your opponent's mother, can turn out to be the most dangerous thing in the world. So, it's okay. We're just going to work on control and letting you understand your power easier, okay?"
Dieci nodded at her. "Thank you."
"Now then, first thing you need to do is..."
(---)
"So, you had an exciting day, I take it?" Quint smiled at Nove as she led Einhart into the house.
"It was interesting..." Nove turned and gave Einhart a glare. "And why didn't you tell us that you're living alone?"
"I am fine, I've been alone for at least two years now." Einhart's eyes widened as Nove was suddenly in her face. "Y, yes?" She asked, her face instantly going red as Nove flicked her forehead. "What was that for?"
Nove flicked Einhart's forehead again, getting a yelp from the girl. "One, you're an idiot if you think we're going to let you live by yourself ever again, and two, you didn't tell us."
"But..." Einhart let out a gasp as Nove grabbed her sides painfully and picked her up. "Uh..." Her face was almost glowing in embarrassment by this point, "please put me down?"
"Listen, Einhart, even if you've been alone for awhile now, that doesn't mean you have to stay that way." Nove gave her a smirk as she tried to squirm away. "So, from now on, you're going to live here!"
"E... Eh?!" Einhart stared, flabbergasted, wondering why Nove would bother with her.
"You better do what big sis Nove tells you." Quint giggled as Nove almost fell over. "After all, if you try to leave, she'll sick Subaru on you and then you won't get away."
"M...Mom!" Nove turned, her face red as she tried to glare at her mother and failed as Quint continued to giggle at her.
"...Big...sister?" Einhart looked at Nove. "...But I'm almost as big as she is."
Quint lost it at that and had to grab the counter to keep from falling over as she laughed. "That's, hahahaha, not what I, hee hee, meant."
"Hey!" Einhart looked up as a young boy popped his head out from the living room. "Do we have another big sister now?"
"Um, well..." Einhart was finally put down by Nove and she blushed as Aston and Cecilia ran up to her and started calling her big sister. "I... I guess so..."
"Great!" Quint smiled as she stood up and clapped her hands together. "When Ginga gets back, Nove, myself and Ginga will go to your place and help you move all your stuff over here."
"But, that's not..." Einhart raised a hand and tried to protest as the twins grabbed it and led her through the house. "That's not..."
Nove sighed and shook her head. "Welcome to the madness, Einhart. Your stay will be a long one." Still, she couldn't help but smile. It would be nice to have more sparring partners around when she wanted to get some practice in. Well, that and she liked the thought of being a big sister again.
Things were going to be interesting at least.
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"So, that's what happened, huh?" Carim took a sip of tea as she listened to Tre's recounting of what happened. "The third king was reborn, huh?" Putting down her tea, she sighed heavily as she held up her stack of cards. "I really wish that she hadn't shown herself."
"Why?" Tre tilted her head and looked at the cards. "Something you saw?"
"Yeah, I wasn't sure what it meant though." Sometimes she wondered just why the visions couldn't be more specific.
"What did it say?" Tre tilted her head and Carim sighed again as she stood up. "What?"
"It gives me more room." She smiled at Tre as the cards suddenly floated upwards and surrounded her. Taking the one in front of her, Carim began to read.
"In a time long past, rulers of three fell, one by one, until none were left.
In the current time, they will rise again.
Unseen by many, feared by all.
The rulers shall answer.
A new day shall fall.
The scion of gold changes all."
Tre blinked as the cards stacked themselves on Carim's hands again. "Any thoughts?"
Carim shook her head. "Since Einhart's revealed herself, I'll go ahead and contact Nanoha. If something does happen, she deserves to be warned ahead of time." After all, if she held back this information and Nanoha found out, well, Carim was pretty certain that the church would be the center of a new glass lake when all was said and done.
(---)
"Nanoha's not here right now." Fate said as she looked at Carim. "But, thank you, I'll have this relayed to her. And, Carim, tell me, this prophesy you got, are you sure that it's those three? There are many descendants of Ancient Belkan royalty that live here.
"Yes," Carim nodded at that. "I do hope that this is just coincidental, but you have to remember, the Saint Kaiser, the Hegemon Emperor and the Dark Ruler of the Underworld were the three famous kings from that time. Though, like I said, I might just be paranoid, but then again..."
'Coincidence doesn't exist in our lives." Fate interrupted her, rubbing her forehead. "Coincidence, unfortunate timing, some greater power manipulating everything, it doesn't matter. I just don't believe that anything's coincidental when it comes to my family."
Carim nodded to her, understanding as well. "Considering how many disasters your family has been at the center of in your life..."
"Or were connected to in some way," Fate bit her lip. "We'll keep an eye out, but if it's what you say it is..."
"Don't worry, Fate," Carim smiled at her. "I believe that you and your family will do everything in your power to make sure that nothing bad happens. When the time comes, do what you can to help, but pray for the best."
"Of course, thank you." Fate smiled as the screen turned off. "What a mess..." She rubbed her forehead and walked to the kitchen. "What's going to..."
"Fate!" Fate looked up and smiled as she saw her familiar walk into the house. "Hey!"
"Arf!" Fate knelt down and opened her arms as the young-looking girl ran up to her and hugged her tightly. "Mmm! I missed you. How is the rest of the family doing?"
Arf smiled, her eyes closed while her tail waggled behind her. "Missed you too, Fate. Mom and dad are doing fine, Cinque likes to work at the shop and Dieci had to stop working there."
"Oh? Why?" Fate asked as she stood up, still hugging Arf.
Arf let out a pleased sound as Fate slipped an arm under her legs to keep her from falling down or squeezing the blonde's neck too tightly. "Whenever Dieci worked, all the boys would try to hit on her and never buy anything. Mom finally told her that she didn't have to work there anymore."
Fate sweat-dropped at hearing that. "Mom fired Dieci?"
"It wasn't Dieci's fault, the boys knew when she'd be working and then they'd crowd around her and keep her from working. Wendi stops by in the morning and hangs out with Dieci all day, except when mom wants Dieci to work on some magic."
"Please stop talking about that, Arf," Fate blinked and let go of the hug, though she still held onto Arf, as she looked at the doorway, "I don't really like talking about that, you know." Dieci said while rubbing the back of her head and blushing.
Smiling, Fate put Arf down and walked over to the younger girl. "How are you?"
"I'm fine." Dieci smiled at Fate. "Wendi keeps me busy. Thanks for asking... Auntie." Seeing Fate blush made her giggle. "I was hoping to check on Arashi or spend some time with Nanoha, if that was okay."
Fate smiled at how nervous Dieci was looking. "You're family, unless the door's locked and no one's home, you're always welcome here." She put an arm around Dieci's shoulders and walked her into the house. "So, you wanted to practice some magic?"
Dieci nodded as Fate let go of her shoulders and motioned for her to follow. "Um, Fate, I ws wondering... Um... How did you deal with boys when you were growing up?"
Fate tapped her chin. "Well, I never had to, really..."
"She was too busy with Arisa and Nanoha to notice too many boys, even if she got a dozen love letters every day." Arf giggled as Fate's face turned red.
"Yes, well, what did you want to ask, Dieci?" Fate tried to ignore the way that Arf was giggling at her.
"Uh, how do you deal with boys when they get grabby?" Dieci blushed as Fate and Arf both looked at her in concern. "Nothing bad happened! Wendi got me away from them before something did, but, the boys start talking about stuff and they compliment me and then, I feel a bunch of people start grabbing my rear end and... Then Wendi's pulling me away from them and I'm not sure what to think."
"Well, so long as nothing bad happened..." Fate sighed softly and put her hands on Dieci's shoulders. "As for dealing with grabby boys, remember this, Dieci. If they touch you and you feel uncomfortable with it, tell them to stop. If they don't stop, you're allowed to hit them with just enough force to let them know that you mean it. If they still don't stop, feel free to beat them to a pulp." Fate gave her a rather unsettling smile, "and if that doesn't work, blow them up."
"Huh? Fate, um, this isn't like you." Dieci really started to sweat when Fate gave her a sweet smile.
"Sorry, I was emulating mother." Fate giggled at the look Dieci gave her. "Anyway, I do agree with her on that, though. Dieci, if they're giving you too much trouble, give them a good smack..."
"But, if I lose control..." She didn't want to think about it. It was the biggest reason why she didn't like confrontations. If she lost control of her strength or abilities...
"Then work to control them." Fate said softly, causing Dieci to look at her, startled. "Nanoha, myself, Yuuno, Hayate and her family, we all have to control our powers very carefully when we face humans. Our spells are so dangerous that one small mistake and we'll have a bunch of dead bodies on our hands."
"How do you handle it?" Dieci asked Fate, her body trembling softly. "How do you handle the fact that you have all this power that wants to unleash itself and destroy everything?"
Fate smiled at her niece. "That's what I have Nanoha and Yuuno around for." Dieci blinked at her and Fate cleared her throat. "Um, sorry, I shouldn't have..."
"They're stress relief." Arf giggled and Fate twitched, glaring at her familiar. "Hey! Not my fault that you three are never quiet."
Fate rubbed her forehead. "Yes, Dieci... It's more than just stress relief as Arf put it." She stepped outside into the back yard. "Whether sparring, just being together or other things, we help each other. Just knowing that we can rely on each other helps a lot."
"It's... A lot of pressure, isn't it?"
Fate nodded at Dieci. "Yeah. So..." Fate gripped Bardiche and smiled at Dieci. "It's a large back yard, the walls are reinforced against most magic. I'll help you train your magic." Dieci looked at her in worry and Fate just grinned. "You forget, Dieci, I've trained with Nanoha, Yuuno, Hayate, Signum and Vita most of my life. I've helped Arashi, Erio and Caro out at times with their magic. I know how to help you control your power so it's not building up to such dangerous levels."
"Is it safe?" Dieci took a deep breath as Fate called up her Barrier Jacket. "I mean, this is..."
"Nothing is safe, Dieci." Fate said as she gave the younger girl a sharp look. "One of the first things I learned after meeting mother is that something that looks harmless, like a woman who happens to be your opponent's mother, can turn out to be the most dangerous thing in the world. So, it's okay. We're just going to work on control and letting you understand your power easier, okay?"
Dieci nodded at her. "Thank you."
"Now then, first thing you need to do is..."
(---)
"So, you had an exciting day, I take it?" Quint smiled at Nove as she led Einhart into the house.
"It was interesting..." Nove turned and gave Einhart a glare. "And why didn't you tell us that you're living alone?"
"I am fine, I've been alone for at least two years now." Einhart's eyes widened as Nove was suddenly in her face. "Y, yes?" She asked, her face instantly going red as Nove flicked her forehead. "What was that for?"
Nove flicked Einhart's forehead again, getting a yelp from the girl. "One, you're an idiot if you think we're going to let you live by yourself ever again, and two, you didn't tell us."
"But..." Einhart let out a gasp as Nove grabbed her sides painfully and picked her up. "Uh..." Her face was almost glowing in embarrassment by this point, "please put me down?"
"Listen, Einhart, even if you've been alone for awhile now, that doesn't mean you have to stay that way." Nove gave her a smirk as she tried to squirm away. "So, from now on, you're going to live here!"
"E... Eh?!" Einhart stared, flabbergasted, wondering why Nove would bother with her.
"You better do what big sis Nove tells you." Quint giggled as Nove almost fell over. "After all, if you try to leave, she'll sick Subaru on you and then you won't get away."
"M...Mom!" Nove turned, her face red as she tried to glare at her mother and failed as Quint continued to giggle at her.
"...Big...sister?" Einhart looked at Nove. "...But I'm almost as big as she is."
Quint lost it at that and had to grab the counter to keep from falling over as she laughed. "That's, hahahaha, not what I, hee hee, meant."
"Hey!" Einhart looked up as a young boy popped his head out from the living room. "Do we have another big sister now?"
"Um, well..." Einhart was finally put down by Nove and she blushed as Aston and Cecilia ran up to her and started calling her big sister. "I... I guess so..."
"Great!" Quint smiled as she stood up and clapped her hands together. "When Ginga gets back, Nove, myself and Ginga will go to your place and help you move all your stuff over here."
"But, that's not..." Einhart raised a hand and tried to protest as the twins grabbed it and led her through the house. "That's not..."
Nove sighed and shook her head. "Welcome to the madness, Einhart. Your stay will be a long one." Still, she couldn't help but smile. It would be nice to have more sparring partners around when she wanted to get some practice in. Well, that and she liked the thought of being a big sister again.
Things were going to be interesting at least.
Me: Those prophecy means trouble... Of all kinds.
Reia: At least Carim will not be in the receiving end of a Dragon Slave level spell...
Sarah: They might as well add to their memorandum that who ever tick off the White Devil, directly or indirectly, will be "Befriended"... with maximum power, absolute destruction imminent.
Amy: Fate's advice sound reasonable, Dieci. Expect the "Nanoha and Arisa" part.
Me: Well... it's not her fault that Dieci inherited more than her Mother's Chaos Magic.
Amy: Heh. At least she'll not have a hard time attracting some guys to date with, if she wish to.
Odin: you have passed the point of no return, Stratos. Bear with it till you got used to it.
Val: Welcome to their world, Einhart.
Me: I wonder that that prophecy have to do with Vivio, Ixy-
Ixpellia: It's Ixpellia.... *sighs*
Me: *shrugs.* Ixy and Einhart.
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Darwin's nominee are best for laughs.
MGLN "Befriending" shows love thru superior firepower (Zenryokou Zenkai!)
Gundams are your worst nightmare in the battlefield.
SRW beats all foes.
JAM Project pwns all!!!
And I can't still make fanfic without restarting from the start when new ideas comes in...
Was fun while it lasted. See you guys around, sometime.
O_O
Just don't Isolate yourself from us, man...
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Darwin's nominee are best for laughs.
MGLN "Befriending" shows love thru superior firepower (Zenryokou Zenkai!)
Gundams are your worst nightmare in the battlefield.
SRW beats all foes.
JAM Project pwns all!!!
And I can't still make fanfic without restarting from the start when new ideas comes in...
Was fun while it lasted. See you guys around, sometime.
And thus is ends.
Take a break, maybe write a few shorts in addventure or just pure omake materials for stories here. You've stuck with Shadowverse for awhile so enjoy some creative time off from a serious writing en-devour until your muse decides to whack you over the head with another story idea.
Enjoy a bit of a break and don't be a stranger in these parts.
It was two days later when Quint pulled Einhart aside after breakfast.
"Is there something you want?" Einhart hoped that Quint wasn't angry at her. After just a couple of days at the Nakajima household she was finding it rather pleasant, even if Subaru could be noisy, she was fun to spar against, seeing as she never truly quieted down and never stopped smiling.
When Einhart learned that Subaru was good friends with both Vivio and Ixpellia, things made a lot more sense, though why the middle Nakajima sister was so friendly with Belkan royalty, Einhart had no clue. She wouldn't be surprised if Subaru was supposed to be destined to unite Ancient Belka but had been born in the wrong century to do so.
"Actually, Einhart, I've been talking to the Yagami family about something." Quint chuckled as Einhart blinked in confusion. "While I know you don't need one, I've gone ahead and requested a device for your own use." She put a finger on Einhart's lips, causing the poor girl to blush hard. "Listen, you're very skilled and you know how to use your magic well, I won't argue that. However, from what Nove told me, you want to have a rematch with Vivio, correct?" She pulled her finger away as Einhart nodded. "Nove told me, you're more skilled than Vivio is, but it's pretty hard for you to harm her."
"The Saint Armor was present in the past as well. The previous Kaiser was a nearly unstoppable force of nature because of it." Einhart knew that it didn't prevent her death, though Klaus was never certain as to what killed Olivie off in the past. "I should be able to adjust for it."
"Perhaps," Quint nodded to her, "however, Vivio has a device of her own, which allows her to fully access her power as the Saint Kaiser." Smiling as Einhart bit her lip lightly, Quint turned and called up a video screen. "So, after thinking about it, I decided to ask the best experts on Belkan styles to help design a device for you."
Before Quint could make the call, Einhart blinked as she caught sight of a small fairy-like creature flying towards them. "Hello, Sylph."
"WAGH!" Einhart blinked as the unison device suddenly jumped into the air and hit her head on the ceiling. What made it more impressive was the fact that Sylph was already in mid-air. "Owwie... Oh, Einhart, hello."
Einhart nodded at the device as Quint smiled and made the call. "So, tell me, Sylph, what were you doing?"
"Just coming in, but, I was thinking... Um..." Sylph fidgeted slightly. "You see, I'm..."
"Hey!" Sylph was interrupted and she and Einhart turned to look at the screen. Einhart's eyes widened as she saw two girls, one with silver hair and blue eyes and the other with blue eyes and red hair, on the screen. "So, this is Einhart, huh?" The one with silver hair grinned as she looked at the girl through the video screen. "I heard you're a really good fighter."
"I guess word gets around." Einhart said softly. "Um, this is about a device, right?" Both girls on the screen nodded. "Well, I would rather not have one."
Sylph looked startled at that and sighed softly before floating away while Quint, Agito and Rein Zwei were focused on Einhart. 'Should have known...' She thought to herself while slipping out of the room.
"Why?" Agito tilted her head. "There's no downside to getting a basic device at least."
"Most devices are staves, spears or swords. None of which would work for my skill-set. I do not see myself having a watch or even rings."
"Well, there's been some advances in device technology lately. Besides," Rein Zwei shrugged at her, "even Raising Heart," she nodded as Einhart's eyes widened, "so you know of that device?"
"One of the few ancient relics that predates even Ancient Belka. My ancestor met someone who had a sword named Raising Heart at one point."
Rein Zwei tapped her chin in thought. "Hmm... Well, it is a device that can become any weapon its master wills it to become." Which was rather odd, since most devices had a single form and could shift parts to become a variant of their basic form. Raising Heart was one of the few devices that had ever existed that could take any form the master would will it. Then again, after learning about the Knight Valkyrie Armor, it made a lot more sense, since the device was meant to work with several other devices that could take different forms. "Anyway, even Raising Heart was designed to be a support unit, it wouldn't be hard for us to make something that would not impede your abilities."
"Yes, well..." Einhart looked down. "I do not know... Even if it was something like a metal glove, it would still affect how I perform."
"How about making a device like Vivio's?" Quint spoke up, causing Einhart to look at her in surprise. "I don't know much about the details, but it is a support device, plus it doesn't get in the way when she uses it." She giggled when Einhart stared at her. "Nove does spar with Vivio and gets to see the device in action."
"I see," Einhart thought about it for a moment, "so, what about this device?"
"Well, it would be a support device, mainly to help support your body, make your style of combat easier, plus it'll help you use your spells easier." Rein Zwei smiled at her. "It'll take us a few days, but we'll just use the data Shari had when making Sacred Heart and modify it for you."
"We'll need more combat data though." Agito pointed out. "So, it might take more than just a few days. But," she winked while pointed a finger upwards, "it should be less than a month. Spar with Nove and Vivio as often as possible and get us as much information as possible."
Einhart nodded and looked at Quint. "I think Nove talks too much."
"Don't hold it against her." Quint said as the screen turned off. "I made her tell me everything and report every little detail concerning you."
Einhart tilted her head as Quint walked out of the room. "Why?"
"Because I'd like to know more about her cute little sister." Quint smiled as she walked out, knowing that Einhart was blushing. That girl was so easy to tease, it was almost a crime.
"Hey, mom..." Nove was looking a little upset and confused, which wasn't too unusual for her, but something about this seemed off. "Why'd Sylph come out of the room looking upset?"
Quint just tilted her head in confusion.
(---)
"Figures..." Sylph sighed as she sat on the roof of the Nakajima house. What were the odds of finding someone who might be really compatible with her and actually want to use her? Then again, what was the point of wanting her? She was pretty damaged, even if she had her mind back, she still was missing so much from her past. "Still wouldn't mind a real master." She pulled her knees up to her chest and lowered her head, trembling.
"Here you are." A familiar voice spoke up. Sylph didn't even bother uncurling herself as she felt someone sit next to her. "Nove was worried about you." There was no response from the Unison device. "So, what's wrong?"
"I want a master." Sylph finally answered as she lifted her head and looked at the person who was sitting next to her. "Subaru... I think Einhart might be good for me."
"Are you worried about leaving?" Subaru asked and lightly swung her legs over the edge of the roof. "I don't think she will, not for awhile yet." Teana still lived with them after all. "Or is there something else?"
"She doesn't want me." Sylph slumped as tears welled up in her eyes. "If she doesn't want a device, why would she want something like me? I'm damaged and..."
"Okay, that's enough." Subaru sighed and rubbed her forehead. "Hey, Sylph, come on, don't get so down." If anything, the device looked more depressed as Subaru tried to cheer her up. "Hmm... OH! I know! Sylph, come on, I wanna try something. Can you unison with me?"
Sylph wondered what Subaru had in mind before nodding. "Unison... IN!"
There was a flash of light and Sylph disappeared, bonding with Subaru's body. "Wow, I didn't think it would work." Subaru giggled as she felt Sylph's power flowing through her. "Feels a little off though."
"I was able to bond with your mother," Sylph's voice came from inside of Subaru's head, "so why couldn't I bond with you?"
Subaru grinned and called up Mach Calibur. "Well, I need to test something. Mach Calibur, let mom know that I'm heading to the training park."
"Alright buddy."
"Won't you get into trouble for using your device outside of the park?"
Subaru grinned and shook her head. "Only if I use my magic. Let's go!" She cheered and rushed forward, only to crash into and through the outer wall. "Oooh..." Subaru did a couple of dizzy spins as she tried to shake off the results of that experiment. "Okay, note to self, Sylph lowers wind resistance."
"Oww... What happened?"
Subaru shook her head as her hair, which had turned green from the unison, fluttered in the morning breeze. "This is what I wanted to work on. Alright, let's try that again." Gathering her bearings, Subaru faced the direction of the park and took off running down the street. "WHOOO HOOO!" She was already fast normally, but being able to run without much in the way of wind resistance was just incredible. "This is awesome!"
Subaru let out a small grin as she felt Sylph's mood turn from dejection to something close to happiness. "...Why do I think I'm forgetting something?"
(---)
"MOM!" Cecilia yelled as she looked outside. "There's a Subaru-hole in the wall!"
Quint sighed as she walked outside. "Nove, come and give me a hand getting the wall off of the side walk. Subaru will fix it when she gets back."
"Alright." Nove said as she walked outside and stared. "...How did she manage to make a hole that looks like her?"
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It was two days later when Quint pulled Einhart aside after breakfast.
"Is there something you want?" Einhart hoped that Quint wasn't angry at her. After just a couple of days at the Nakajima household she was finding it rather pleasant, even if Subaru could be noisy, she was fun to spar against, seeing as she never truly quieted down and never stopped smiling.
When Einhart learned that Subaru was good friends with both Vivio and Ixpellia, things made a lot more sense, though why the middle Nakajima sister was so friendly with Belkan royalty, Einhart had no clue. She wouldn't be surprised if Subaru was supposed to be destined to unite Ancient Belka but had been born in the wrong century to do so.
"Actually, Einhart, I've been talking to the Yagami family about something." Quint chuckled as Einhart blinked in confusion. "While I know you don't need one, I've gone ahead and requested a device for your own use." She put a finger on Einhart's lips, causing the poor girl to blush hard. "Listen, you're very skilled and you know how to use your magic well, I won't argue that. However, from what Nove told me, you want to have a rematch with Vivio, correct?" She pulled her finger away as Einhart nodded. "Nove told me, you're more skilled than Vivio is, but it's pretty hard for you to harm her."
"The Saint Armor was present in the past as well. The previous Kaiser was a nearly unstoppable force of nature because of it." Einhart knew that it didn't prevent her death, though Klaus was never certain as to what killed Olivie off in the past. "I should be able to adjust for it."
"Perhaps," Quint nodded to her, "however, Vivio has a device of her own, which allows her to fully access her power as the Saint Kaiser." Smiling as Einhart bit her lip lightly, Quint turned and called up a video screen. "So, after thinking about it, I decided to ask the best experts on Belkan styles to help design a device for you."
Before Quint could make the call, Einhart blinked as she caught sight of a small fairy-like creature flying towards them. "Hello, Sylph."
"WAGH!" Einhart blinked as the unison device suddenly jumped into the air and hit her head on the ceiling. What made it more impressive was the fact that Sylph was already in mid-air. "Owwie... Oh, Einhart, hello."
Einhart nodded at the device as Quint smiled and made the call. "So, tell me, Sylph, what were you doing?"
"Just coming in, but, I was thinking... Um..." Sylph fidgeted slightly. "You see, I'm..."
"Hey!" Sylph was interrupted and she and Einhart turned to look at the screen. Einhart's eyes widened as she saw two girls, one with silver hair and blue eyes and the other with blue eyes and red hair, on the screen. "So, this is Einhart, huh?" The one with silver hair grinned as she looked at the girl through the video screen. "I heard you're a really good fighter."
"I guess word gets around." Einhart said softly. "Um, this is about a device, right?" Both girls on the screen nodded. "Well, I would rather not have one."
Sylph looked startled at that and sighed softly before floating away while Quint, Agito and Rein Zwei were focused on Einhart. 'Should have known...' She thought to herself while slipping out of the room.
"Why?" Agito tilted her head. "There's no downside to getting a basic device at least."
"Most devices are staves, spears or swords. None of which would work for my skill-set. I do not see myself having a watch or even rings."
"Well, there's been some advances in device technology lately. Besides," Rein Zwei shrugged at her, "even Raising Heart," she nodded as Einhart's eyes widened, "so you know of that device?"
"One of the few ancient relics that predates even Ancient Belka. My ancestor met someone who had a sword named Raising Heart at one point."
Rein Zwei tapped her chin in thought. "Hmm... Well, it is a device that can become any weapon its master wills it to become." Which was rather odd, since most devices had a single form and could shift parts to become a variant of their basic form. Raising Heart was one of the few devices that had ever existed that could take any form the master would will it. Then again, after learning about the Knight Valkyrie Armor, it made a lot more sense, since the device was meant to work with several other devices that could take different forms. "Anyway, even Raising Heart was designed to be a support unit, it wouldn't be hard for us to make something that would not impede your abilities."
"Yes, well..." Einhart looked down. "I do not know... Even if it was something like a metal glove, it would still affect how I perform."
"How about making a device like Vivio's?" Quint spoke up, causing Einhart to look at her in surprise. "I don't know much about the details, but it is a support device, plus it doesn't get in the way when she uses it." She giggled when Einhart stared at her. "Nove does spar with Vivio and gets to see the device in action."
"I see," Einhart thought about it for a moment, "so, what about this device?"
"Well, it would be a support device, mainly to help support your body, make your style of combat easier, plus it'll help you use your spells easier." Rein Zwei smiled at her. "It'll take us a few days, but we'll just use the data Shari had when making Sacred Heart and modify it for you."
"We'll need more combat data though." Agito pointed out. "So, it might take more than just a few days. But," she winked while pointed a finger upwards, "it should be less than a month. Spar with Nove and Vivio as often as possible and get us as much information as possible."
Einhart nodded and looked at Quint. "I think Nove talks too much."
"Don't hold it against her." Quint said as the screen turned off. "I made her tell me everything and report every little detail concerning you."
Einhart tilted her head as Quint walked out of the room. "Why?"
"Because I'd like to know more about her cute little sister." Quint smiled as she walked out, knowing that Einhart was blushing. That girl was so easy to tease, it was almost a crime.
"Hey, mom..." Nove was looking a little upset and confused, which wasn't too unusual for her, but something about this seemed off. "Why'd Sylph come out of the room looking upset?"
Quint just tilted her head in confusion.
(---)
"Figures..." Sylph sighed as she sat on the roof of the Nakajima house. What were the odds of finding someone who might be really compatible with her and actually want to use her? Then again, what was the point of wanting her? She was pretty damaged, even if she had her mind back, she still was missing so much from her past. "Still wouldn't mind a real master." She pulled her knees up to her chest and lowered her head, trembling.
"Here you are." A familiar voice spoke up. Sylph didn't even bother uncurling herself as she felt someone sit next to her. "Nove was worried about you." There was no response from the Unison device. "So, what's wrong?"
"I want a master." Sylph finally answered as she lifted her head and looked at the person who was sitting next to her. "Subaru... I think Einhart might be good for me."
"Are you worried about leaving?" Subaru asked and lightly swung her legs over the edge of the roof. "I don't think she will, not for awhile yet." Teana still lived with them after all. "Or is there something else?"
"She doesn't want me." Sylph slumped as tears welled up in her eyes. "If she doesn't want a device, why would she want something like me? I'm damaged and..."
"Okay, that's enough." Subaru sighed and rubbed her forehead. "Hey, Sylph, come on, don't get so down." If anything, the device looked more depressed as Subaru tried to cheer her up. "Hmm... OH! I know! Sylph, come on, I wanna try something. Can you unison with me?"
Sylph wondered what Subaru had in mind before nodding. "Unison... IN!"
There was a flash of light and Sylph disappeared, bonding with Subaru's body. "Wow, I didn't think it would work." Subaru giggled as she felt Sylph's power flowing through her. "Feels a little off though."
"I was able to bond with your mother," Sylph's voice came from inside of Subaru's head, "so why couldn't I bond with you?"
Subaru grinned and called up Mach Calibur. "Well, I need to test something. Mach Calibur, let mom know that I'm heading to the training park."
"Alright buddy."
"Won't you get into trouble for using your device outside of the park?"
Subaru grinned and shook her head. "Only if I use my magic. Let's go!" She cheered and rushed forward, only to crash into and through the outer wall. "Oooh..." Subaru did a couple of dizzy spins as she tried to shake off the results of that experiment. "Okay, note to self, Sylph lowers wind resistance."
"Oww... What happened?"
Subaru shook her head as her hair, which had turned green from the unison, fluttered in the morning breeze. "This is what I wanted to work on. Alright, let's try that again." Gathering her bearings, Subaru faced the direction of the park and took off running down the street. "WHOOO HOOO!" She was already fast normally, but being able to run without much in the way of wind resistance was just incredible. "This is awesome!"
Subaru let out a small grin as she felt Sylph's mood turn from dejection to something close to happiness. "...Why do I think I'm forgetting something?"
(---)
"MOM!" Cecilia yelled as she looked outside. "There's a Subaru-hole in the wall!"
Quint sighed as she walked outside. "Nove, come and give me a hand getting the wall off of the side walk. Subaru will fix it when she gets back."
"Alright." Nove said as she walked outside and stared. "...How did she manage to make a hole that looks like her?"
Me: Who gave Sylph too much caffeinated foods and drinks?
Iris: I really wonder if she's one of those shirking violets types....
Elane: If she stayed a few more moments, Sylph might heard the reason why Einhart don't want a device.
Me: Man.... After Subaru's Unison with Sylph and realized she passively reduce wind resistance. Cecilia's shouting about a Subaru-hole reminds me of George of the Jungle.
Odin: That's one way to leave an "impression" somewhere.
Me: As for me, Love that classic "impression" making anyways...
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What kind of wall? A Normal one or the 4th wall? XD
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Darwin's nominee are best for laughs.
MGLN "Befriending" shows love thru superior firepower (Zenryokou Zenkai!)
Gundams are your worst nightmare in the battlefield.
SRW beats all foes.
JAM Project pwns all!!!
And I can't still make fanfic without restarting from the start when new ideas comes in...
"So," Rein Zwei looked at Agito, "what do you think..." Her voice trailed off as she heard something crash to the floor behind her. Turning, both Agito and Rein Zwei looked at Hayate as she grimaced and rubbed her belly. "Daddy?"
"I think..." Both Agito and Zwei blinked at the rather unusual faces Hayate was making as she twitched while standing and holding her belly. "I think... Um... Can you... Get... Reinforce... The baby wants to..."
As she started to take deep breaths, Agito zipped off, yelling for anyone in the house to get to the living room. "REINFORCE!! SIGNUM!! SHAMAL!! ZAFIRA!! IF YOU DON'T GET OUT HERE NOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NEW BABY IN THE LIVING ROOM!!"
"I didn't..." Hayate was panting between breaths, "mean it... Like that... Agito."
Reinforce was the first into the room and over to Hayate's side in an insant. "Are you sure?" Hayate was gasping and nodding rapidly. "Alright then, Signum, you'll need to get us there."
"Why me?" Signum asked as she had several bags under her arms. "What's wrong with you?"
"She has my hand and won't let go." Reinforce muttered as she held up her hand to reveal Hayate squeezing it. "I thought you weren't supposed to squeeze until later?"
"Feels... Weird..." Hayate whimpered and looked at Reinforce. "Scared..."
Everyone in the house were then treated what had to be the most interesting sight ever...
Reinforce looking nervous and worried. In all the time any of them had known her, that wasn't a look they had really seen on her face.
Signum looked at Shamal as she was getting the car keys. "No you don't." She marched over to Shamal and grabbed the keys from the blonde's fingers with her teeth. "I'm driving." It was a little weird seeing the keys flap as Signum spoke, but Shamal kept herself from commenting, seeing the look in Signum's eyes.
"I do know someone who could get us to the hospital in record time." Shamal commented as she took some luggage from Signum. "Or at least, Hayate and Reinforce."
Signum thought about it for all of four seconds before paling and shaking her head. "No, no, hell no, there is no way that you are getting your boyfriend to drive Hayate to the hospital. We want the baby to be born, not have Hayate have a mis-carriage due to fear and stress."
Shamal twitched at what Signum said. "I've only had a couple of dates, he's not my boyfriend." She grabbed the luggage and stormed off to the car. If Agito hadn't come in yelling at them, she probably would have chewed Signum out for a bit more. "Zafira, can you call Vita?"
"Already did." The large man said as he put more stuff into the trunk of the car while Hayate was helped into the back seat. "Agito, Zwei and myself will catch up, Shamal, you and Signum get to the hospital first."
"Actually, Zafira," Shamal gave him a dirty little smile, "why don't you go with Signum? I know someone who'll give me a ride."
Zafira nodded and got into the car after closing the trunk. Signum gave Shamal one last look as she got into the car and took off. She could find out what was going through Shamal's mind later, right now, she had to get Hayate to the hospital.
"Come on," Shamal smiled at the two devices, "we'll catch up with them in a little bit."
Both Agito and Zwei blinked in confusion and hoped that Shamal wasn't going to drive them. Oh, she was a decent driver on the streets, when she didn't somehow miss that the light in front of her was red, nearly hit a car, truck or random pedestrian that was trying to cross the street at a crosswalk. And the less said about Shamal's parking ability the better. Rein and Agito shuddered as they remembered what happened the last time Shamal tried to park in a nearly full parking lot.
Bumper cars were safer than that.
Shamal pulled up a video screen and smiled as she saw who answered. "Hello, Amitie. Before you ask, no, nothing's wrong. Say, is Kuma around? I need to talk to him."
Amitie just tilted her head and blinked.
(---)
"ALRIGHT!" Kuma let out a yell while shifting gears and tearing down the highway. In the back of his car, Kyrie, Amitie, Reinforce Zwei and Agito were strapped in tight. Well, Kyrie and Amitie were, Rein and Agito were in their smaller forms and hiding between the girl's breasts and trembling at the speeds that Kuma was tearing down the highway. Shamal sat in the passenger seat. "The real secret to everything in life is that speed equals things getting done and the more speed you put into something the faster you can do things. I find that just standing around and waiting does no one any good at all, so, full speed ahead ladies! Hahahahahahaha!"
"Oooh! So much fun!" Kyrie grinned as Kuma took a turn so hard that she would have flown into her sister had they not been strapped down. "Can we go faster?"
"Well, if that's what you want..." Kuma's eyes narrowed while he grinned savagely and hit a button. The car suddenly lurched forward at such speeds that everyone was forced against the backs of their chairs. "WHEE HEE HEE! Look at that! Estactic! Fantastic! I LOVE it!"
Shamal shivered as she heard his voice go up in pitch, which happened when Kuma started to really get excited. "We there yet?"
"Hmm? Well, I'd have to say..." Kuma smirked as he hit the breaks, turned the car sideways and shifted out of drive. "Yep!" He chuckled as the car's wheels hit the side of the curb, tilting it upwards before settling it back onto all four tires. "AH!" Kuma jumped out of the car and held his arms straight into the air. "Two minutes and four seconds, my fifth best speed ever. I love it! Ten more seconds to live!" He turned and blinked behind his sunglasses. "Um, are you two okay?" He asked as Rein and Agito were both on the steps to the hospital, kissing the ground. "What's with them?" He asked as he walked up to Amitie, Kyrie and Shamal. "You'd think," there was a crashing sound and Kuma turned to look as his car suddenly fell apart. "Well, it only fell apart this time."
"He's a maniac!" Agito whimpered and hugged Rein Zwei.
"Let's go inside." Shamal shook her head as she walked up the stairs. Besides, the less people were looking at what was going on, the better it would be for all of them.
Kuma sighed, oh well, he'd take care of it later. He didn't feel like removing the car from the street at that moment. He blinked as Amitie smiled at him while holding her arm out. "Amita?"
"I want to see the baby." Amitie said as she ran up to him and grabbed his arm. "Come on!" She ignored the way Kuma laughed and pulled him into the hospital. "Do you think it's here yet? I hope not. I've... Um..."
"Never seen a new born?" Kuma asked, getting a nod from the elder Florian sister. "Well then, how about we visit the maternity ward? You can see a bunch of babies."
"I'd like that." Amitie smiled as they entered the building.
Shamal looked back at them and sighed softly. 'Why did those two set me up on a date with Kuma?' Oh well, she wasn't upset. The man was nice to be with, and she did like taking rides in his car. At least she didn't have to worry about others teasing her about her driving abilities.
It didn't take them long before Hayate was wheeled past them, followed by Reinforce. Shamal looked back to where the wheelchair had come from. "Signum..."
"...I'd ask how you got here so fast..." Signum looked at Kuma, "I think I know."
"If it makes you feel better, you were right." Shamal fell in step with her fellow knight. "If Hayate had been with us in Kuma's car, I have no doubt that she would have been under more stress. I guess I was just insulted by you grabbing the keys before I could offer them."
Signum sighed softly and nodded. "My apologies for not asking."
Before Shamal could reply, the doors practically burst open and a frantic-looking Vita stood there, looking around wildly. "Did I miss anything? Has Hayate given birth yet?! Is she okay?" She spotted Signum and Shamal and ran up to them, ignoring Kuma, Kyrie and Amitie, "tell me! What happened?"
"Calm down, Vita," Signum smirked at Vita's obvious worry, "we just got here. Hayate's only going through the first parts of labor..." Something then occured to her. "...Does anyone have any idea how long it takes for a baby to be born?" She started to sweat-drop as Vita, Zafira, Kuma, Kyrie, Amitie and even Shamal all shook their heads negatively. "Just great. I knew one of us should have gone when Lina was giving birth to Arashi."
(---)
"Come on, Father." Aria said as she helped Gil walk through the hospital. "We don't wanna miss Hayate's new baby, do we?"
Gil smiled as he put pressure on the cane he was using to walk. While he could get around his house easily enough, he found that his legs were giving him trouble and walking was becoming more and more of a chore some days. Sure, he could use magic to make it easier to walk, but he found that his health was getting slightly better after transferring Aria and Lotte to Filia. 'At least I'm not hunched over.'
"I'll be fine, Aria," he smiled at her and affectionately rubbed her head, getting a blush from the familiar, "I'm far from crippled."
"If Filia hadn't..." Aria sighed softly and blinked when Gil lightly bopped her on the head.
"Please don't prove that you're my daughter," Gil gave her a small smile, "I've got enough regrets for all of us."
"AHHHH!" Both Gil and Aria turned to see Lotte dropping some bags onto the floor. "My shoulders hurt, Lotte!" She teared up as her sister frowned at her. "Come on! Why do I have to carry all the presents up?"
"We decided one of us would help father here and the other one would carry the presents. You got to carry the presents."
"Don't see why we couldn't get Sette, Wendi, Deed or Otto to carry them." Aria puffed her cheeks out in annoyance while crossing her arms under her breasts.
"Because Filia took them and Val out of the city for something special. Said that it had to be done where anyone could see it." Aria shrugged at Lotte's confused look. "I know just as much as you do."
"I wonder what she's teaching them."
(---)
Filia nodded as she looked around. "Alright, Val, this should come easy for you... Otto, Deed, Wendi, Sette, I do not know how easy it will be for you. Considering your natures, you may not ever be able to do this, or it may just take a long time, but I wish for you to see with your own eyes."
The five of them looked at Filia expectantly as she stepped away from them and concentrated.
"Woah!" Wendi's eyes widened comically as Filia suddenly glowed brightly and changed, going from a woman of average height to a full-sized Dragon. "THAT'S your true form?!"
"Yes." Filia nodded at her children. "All Dragons can transform like this. However, as I said, your circumstances are unique, so I cannot say for certain if you'll transform or not."
"How come you neer transformed before?" Deed asked as she went over the transformation in her mind. "Why wait until now?"
Filia actually blushed lightly. "I have no excuse, I should have shown you sooner, but..."
"Even if we had the ability to transform," Sette spoke up, "I doubt that we would have had the energy to transform fully. Even if Otto or Wendi are just using their laser breath, it hurts them to do so, and I tend to get very hungry if I use any Dragon powers for too long."
Otto sweat-dropped heavily. "Sette, you eat more than the rest of us." Sette nodded and Otto actually face-faulted. "Wait, you get hungrier?"
"Yes." Sette looked away from her. "I do not know why, either. But, perhaps mother knows?"
"Ah, well... I'm not sure either..." Filia rubbed the back of her head. "Half Dragons aren't too common, even where I'm from, so I'm doing a lot of guess work, but..."
"Cool!" Val let out a cry of happiness as wings sprouted from his back. "I got wings now!" His eyes widened as black, feather-like scales grew over his arms and his fingers changed into claws. "Woah..." His eyes lit up as he looked up at his mother in happiness. "This is neat!"
There was a sudden flash in Valgaav's mind as something came to him.
"Damn, Mazoku..." A gruff voice coughed as he looked up at a very tall man who was grinning at him. "Go ahead, finish me off."
"Now why would I do something stupid like that?" The man with long red hair grinned at him. "You want your revenge, don't you, young Val?"
"As if I could get it... If I could, I'd swear loyalty to anyone."
"Well then," the man grinned as he pulled out a long sword and pulled Val up to his feet, "allow me to kill you and give you my name... From now on, your name will be... Valgaav!"
The sword puncturing his chest didn't bring him any fear or sorrow. Instead, all he felt was...
Relief.
Even as black magic poured into him, twisting his body and soul, he still felt nothing but relief for what was happening.
After all, the gods had abandoned his people. His own kind were betrayed by their allies. Why not become evil itself? At least he knew what he was getting into ahead of time.
"Val!" Filia had returned to her human form as she saw him suddenly stagger and fall over, shuddering and whimpering. "Val. It's mommy, okay?"
"M...Mama?" Val looked around, fear in his eyes. "Why... Who was that guy with the sword? And why did he name me... Valgaav?"
Filia's eyes widened, before she sighed. "...Val... No matter what, I still love you." He blinked at her in confusion as she sat down and looked at her four worried daughters. Well, it was a little hard to tell with Sette, but she still seemed concerned about what happened. "Val, you... You know you're an Ancient Dragon..." He nodded and she sighed again. "Back, just after I was born, my people, the Golden Dragons under the Fire Dragon King, Vrabazard, betrayed the Ancient Dragons, murdering all of them... Except one. A little Dragon named Val..."
"..Me?" Val stared in shock. "But, but, but..."
Filia looked away, shame and disgust covering her features. "I would not know of this until a thousand years later. But, before you were to join the rest of your people, a Mazoku by the name of Gaav, one of the strongest Mazoku in our world, found you and turned you into a Mazoku like him. A thousand years later, you would finally have a chance to have your revenge on my people... On the world..."
"NO!" Val jumped away from his mother, tears forming in his eyes. "That's not true! You're lying!"
"Val..."
"NO!" Filia held out a hand and watched, helplessly, as her boy suddenly turned and flew away at high speeds, leaving her alone.
"Why?" Filia asked herself softly as tears welled up in her eyes. "Why is it so hard to tell him?" She looked up and blinked a few times. "...Where did Sette go?"
(---)
"No!" Val's voice rang out throughout the trees as several things crashed around him. "NO! I didn't do that! Why would I do that?! WHY?!"
"Val." Val spun around and glared at his tall sister. "Please, calm down."
"Calm? CALM?!" Val screamed and punched a nearby tree, causing it to topple over. "I nearly killed mom! I nearly killed the world! How can I be calm?!"
"Because, you are Val, not Valgaav." Sette shrugged as if it was completely natural. "You love to play with your friends, rough house with myself and Otto, your baby sister adores you, the maids like you and Amy-mother and father love you. If you were Valgaav, they would be afraid, right?"
Val blinked at Sette. "...Why? Why would I do that though?"
"Because," Sette walked over to him and knelt down, "you did not have mother to take care of you when you were younger. Now you do. And we will not let anyone hurt her, our sisters or our other parents, will we?"
Val shook his head and hugged Sette. "Thank you. Um, is mom mad?"
Sette hugged him back and stood up. "I think she is nervous that you are. Perhaps, when we get back, we should have a large steak dinner to relax over."
Val laughed at the suggestion. "But you like your steaks really bloody."
"It is... Quite delicious that way." Sette nodded as she carried her little brother back to the others. "Are you okay now?"
"Yeah..." Val hugged her again. "Thanks, sis."
Sette nodded, a small smile on her lips. "You are welcome."
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"So," Rein Zwei looked at Agito, "what do you think..." Her voice trailed off as she heard something crash to the floor behind her. Turning, both Agito and Rein Zwei looked at Hayate as she grimaced and rubbed her belly. "Daddy?"
"I think..." Both Agito and Zwei blinked at the rather unusual faces Hayate was making as she twitched while standing and holding her belly. "I think... Um... Can you... Get... Reinforce... The baby wants to..."
As she started to take deep breaths, Agito zipped off, yelling for anyone in the house to get to the living room. "REINFORCE!! SIGNUM!! SHAMAL!! ZAFIRA!! IF YOU DON'T GET OUT HERE NOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NEW BABY IN THE LIVING ROOM!!"
"I didn't..." Hayate was panting between breaths, "mean it... Like that... Agito."
Reinforce was the first into the room and over to Hayate's side in an insant. "Are you sure?" Hayate was gasping and nodding rapidly. "Alright then, Signum, you'll need to get us there."
"Why me?" Signum asked as she had several bags under her arms. "What's wrong with you?"
"She has my hand and won't let go." Reinforce muttered as she held up her hand to reveal Hayate squeezing it. "I thought you weren't supposed to squeeze until later?"
"Feels... Weird..." Hayate whimpered and looked at Reinforce. "Scared..."
Everyone in the house were then treated what had to be the most interesting sight ever...
Reinforce looking nervous and worried. In all the time any of them had known her, that wasn't a look they had really seen on her face.
Signum looked at Shamal as she was getting the car keys. "No you don't." She marched over to Shamal and grabbed the keys from the blonde's fingers with her teeth. "I'm driving." It was a little weird seeing the keys flap as Signum spoke, but Shamal kept herself from commenting, seeing the look in Signum's eyes.
"I do know someone who could get us to the hospital in record time." Shamal commented as she took some luggage from Signum. "Or at least, Hayate and Reinforce."
Signum thought about it for all of four seconds before paling and shaking her head. "No, no, hell no, there is no way that you are getting your boyfriend to drive Hayate to the hospital. We want the baby to be born, not have Hayate have a mis-carriage due to fear and stress."
Shamal twitched at what Signum said. "I've only had a couple of dates, he's not my boyfriend." She grabbed the luggage and stormed off to the car. If Agito hadn't come in yelling at them, she probably would have chewed Signum out for a bit more. "Zafira, can you call Vita?"
"Already did." The large man said as he put more stuff into the trunk of the car while Hayate was helped into the back seat. "Agito, Zwei and myself will catch up, Shamal, you and Signum get to the hospital first."
"Actually, Zafira," Shamal gave him a dirty little smile, "why don't you go with Signum? I know someone who'll give me a ride."
Zafira nodded and got into the car after closing the trunk. Signum gave Shamal one last look as she got into the car and took off. She could find out what was going through Shamal's mind later, right now, she had to get Hayate to the hospital.
"Come on," Shamal smiled at the two devices, "we'll catch up with them in a little bit."
Both Agito and Zwei blinked in confusion and hoped that Shamal wasn't going to drive them. Oh, she was a decent driver on the streets, when she didn't somehow miss that the light in front of her was red, nearly hit a car, truck or random pedestrian that was trying to cross the street at a crosswalk. And the less said about Shamal's parking ability the better. Rein and Agito shuddered as they remembered what happened the last time Shamal tried to park in a nearly full parking lot.
Bumper cars were safer than that.
Shamal pulled up a video screen and smiled as she saw who answered. "Hello, Amitie. Before you ask, no, nothing's wrong. Say, is Kuma around? I need to talk to him."
Amitie just tilted her head and blinked.
(---)
"ALRIGHT!" Kuma let out a yell while shifting gears and tearing down the highway. In the back of his car, Kyrie, Amitie, Reinforce Zwei and Agito were strapped in tight. Well, Kyrie and Amitie were, Rein and Agito were in their smaller forms and hiding between the girl's breasts and trembling at the speeds that Kuma was tearing down the highway. Shamal sat in the passenger seat. "The real secret to everything in life is that speed equals things getting done and the more speed you put into something the faster you can do things. I find that just standing around and waiting does no one any good at all, so, full speed ahead ladies! Hahahahahahaha!"
"Oooh! So much fun!" Kyrie grinned as Kuma took a turn so hard that she would have flown into her sister had they not been strapped down. "Can we go faster?"
"Well, if that's what you want..." Kuma's eyes narrowed while he grinned savagely and hit a button. The car suddenly lurched forward at such speeds that everyone was forced against the backs of their chairs. "WHEE HEE HEE! Look at that! Estactic! Fantastic! I LOVE it!"
Shamal shivered as she heard his voice go up in pitch, which happened when Kuma started to really get excited. "We there yet?"
"Hmm? Well, I'd have to say..." Kuma smirked as he hit the breaks, turned the car sideways and shifted out of drive. "Yep!" He chuckled as the car's wheels hit the side of the curb, tilting it upwards before settling it back onto all four tires. "AH!" Kuma jumped out of the car and held his arms straight into the air. "Two minutes and four seconds, my fifth best speed ever. I love it! Ten more seconds to live!" He turned and blinked behind his sunglasses. "Um, are you two okay?" He asked as Rein and Agito were both on the steps to the hospital, kissing the ground. "What's with them?" He asked as he walked up to Amitie, Kyrie and Shamal. "You'd think," there was a crashing sound and Kuma turned to look as his car suddenly fell apart. "Well, it only fell apart this time."
"He's a maniac!" Agito whimpered and hugged Rein Zwei.
"Let's go inside." Shamal shook her head as she walked up the stairs. Besides, the less people were looking at what was going on, the better it would be for all of them.
Kuma sighed, oh well, he'd take care of it later. He didn't feel like removing the car from the street at that moment. He blinked as Amitie smiled at him while holding her arm out. "Amita?"
"I want to see the baby." Amitie said as she ran up to him and grabbed his arm. "Come on!" She ignored the way Kuma laughed and pulled him into the hospital. "Do you think it's here yet? I hope not. I've... Um..."
"Never seen a new born?" Kuma asked, getting a nod from the elder Florian sister. "Well then, how about we visit the maternity ward? You can see a bunch of babies."
"I'd like that." Amitie smiled as they entered the building.
Shamal looked back at them and sighed softly. 'Why did those two set me up on a date with Kuma?' Oh well, she wasn't upset. The man was nice to be with, and she did like taking rides in his car. At least she didn't have to worry about others teasing her about her driving abilities.
It didn't take them long before Hayate was wheeled past them, followed by Reinforce. Shamal looked back to where the wheelchair had come from. "Signum..."
"...I'd ask how you got here so fast..." Signum looked at Kuma, "I think I know."
"If it makes you feel better, you were right." Shamal fell in step with her fellow knight. "If Hayate had been with us in Kuma's car, I have no doubt that she would have been under more stress. I guess I was just insulted by you grabbing the keys before I could offer them."
Signum sighed softly and nodded. "My apologies for not asking."
Before Shamal could reply, the doors practically burst open and a frantic-looking Vita stood there, looking around wildly. "Did I miss anything? Has Hayate given birth yet?! Is she okay?" She spotted Signum and Shamal and ran up to them, ignoring Kuma, Kyrie and Amitie, "tell me! What happened?"
"Calm down, Vita," Signum smirked at Vita's obvious worry, "we just got here. Hayate's only going through the first parts of labor..." Something then occured to her. "...Does anyone have any idea how long it takes for a baby to be born?" She started to sweat-drop as Vita, Zafira, Kuma, Kyrie, Amitie and even Shamal all shook their heads negatively. "Just great. I knew one of us should have gone when Lina was giving birth to Arashi."
(---)
"Come on, Father." Aria said as she helped Gil walk through the hospital. "We don't wanna miss Hayate's new baby, do we?"
Gil smiled as he put pressure on the cane he was using to walk. While he could get around his house easily enough, he found that his legs were giving him trouble and walking was becoming more and more of a chore some days. Sure, he could use magic to make it easier to walk, but he found that his health was getting slightly better after transferring Aria and Lotte to Filia. 'At least I'm not hunched over.'
"I'll be fine, Aria," he smiled at her and affectionately rubbed her head, getting a blush from the familiar, "I'm far from crippled."
"If Filia hadn't..." Aria sighed softly and blinked when Gil lightly bopped her on the head.
"Please don't prove that you're my daughter," Gil gave her a small smile, "I've got enough regrets for all of us."
"AHHHH!" Both Gil and Aria turned to see Lotte dropping some bags onto the floor. "My shoulders hurt, Lotte!" She teared up as her sister frowned at her. "Come on! Why do I have to carry all the presents up?"
"We decided one of us would help father here and the other one would carry the presents. You got to carry the presents."
"Don't see why we couldn't get Sette, Wendi, Deed or Otto to carry them." Aria puffed her cheeks out in annoyance while crossing her arms under her breasts.
"Because Filia took them and Val out of the city for something special. Said that it had to be done where anyone could see it." Aria shrugged at Lotte's confused look. "I know just as much as you do."
"I wonder what she's teaching them."
(---)
Filia nodded as she looked around. "Alright, Val, this should come easy for you... Otto, Deed, Wendi, Sette, I do not know how easy it will be for you. Considering your natures, you may not ever be able to do this, or it may just take a long time, but I wish for you to see with your own eyes."
The five of them looked at Filia expectantly as she stepped away from them and concentrated.
"Woah!" Wendi's eyes widened comically as Filia suddenly glowed brightly and changed, going from a woman of average height to a full-sized Dragon. "THAT'S your true form?!"
"Yes." Filia nodded at her children. "All Dragons can transform like this. However, as I said, your circumstances are unique, so I cannot say for certain if you'll transform or not."
"How come you neer transformed before?" Deed asked as she went over the transformation in her mind. "Why wait until now?"
Filia actually blushed lightly. "I have no excuse, I should have shown you sooner, but..."
"Even if we had the ability to transform," Sette spoke up, "I doubt that we would have had the energy to transform fully. Even if Otto or Wendi are just using their laser breath, it hurts them to do so, and I tend to get very hungry if I use any Dragon powers for too long."
Otto sweat-dropped heavily. "Sette, you eat more than the rest of us." Sette nodded and Otto actually face-faulted. "Wait, you get hungrier?"
"Yes." Sette looked away from her. "I do not know why, either. But, perhaps mother knows?"
"Ah, well... I'm not sure either..." Filia rubbed the back of her head. "Half Dragons aren't too common, even where I'm from, so I'm doing a lot of guess work, but..."
"Cool!" Val let out a cry of happiness as wings sprouted from his back. "I got wings now!" His eyes widened as black, feather-like scales grew over his arms and his fingers changed into claws. "Woah..." His eyes lit up as he looked up at his mother in happiness. "This is neat!"
There was a sudden flash in Valgaav's mind as something came to him.
"Damn, Mazoku..." A gruff voice coughed as he looked up at a very tall man who was grinning at him. "Go ahead, finish me off."
"Now why would I do something stupid like that?" The man with long red hair grinned at him. "You want your revenge, don't you, young Val?"
"As if I could get it... If I could, I'd swear loyalty to anyone."
"Well then," the man grinned as he pulled out a long sword and pulled Val up to his feet, "allow me to kill you and give you my name... From now on, your name will be... Valgaav!"
The sword puncturing his chest didn't bring him any fear or sorrow. Instead, all he felt was...
Relief.
Even as black magic poured into him, twisting his body and soul, he still felt nothing but relief for what was happening.
After all, the gods had abandoned his people. His own kind were betrayed by their allies. Why not become evil itself? At least he knew what he was getting into ahead of time.
"Val!" Filia had returned to her human form as she saw him suddenly stagger and fall over, shuddering and whimpering. "Val. It's mommy, okay?"
"M...Mama?" Val looked around, fear in his eyes. "Why... Who was that guy with the sword? And why did he name me... Valgaav?"
Filia's eyes widened, before she sighed. "...Val... No matter what, I still love you." He blinked at her in confusion as she sat down and looked at her four worried daughters. Well, it was a little hard to tell with Sette, but she still seemed concerned about what happened. "Val, you... You know you're an Ancient Dragon..." He nodded and she sighed again. "Back, just after I was born, my people, the Golden Dragons under the Fire Dragon King, Vrabazard, betrayed the Ancient Dragons, murdering all of them... Except one. A little Dragon named Val..."
"..Me?" Val stared in shock. "But, but, but..."
Filia looked away, shame and disgust covering her features. "I would not know of this until a thousand years later. But, before you were to join the rest of your people, a Mazoku by the name of Gaav, one of the strongest Mazoku in our world, found you and turned you into a Mazoku like him. A thousand years later, you would finally have a chance to have your revenge on my people... On the world..."
"NO!" Val jumped away from his mother, tears forming in his eyes. "That's not true! You're lying!"
"Val..."
"NO!" Filia held out a hand and watched, helplessly, as her boy suddenly turned and flew away at high speeds, leaving her alone.
"Why?" Filia asked herself softly as tears welled up in her eyes. "Why is it so hard to tell him?" She looked up and blinked a few times. "...Where did Sette go?"
(---)
"No!" Val's voice rang out throughout the trees as several things crashed around him. "NO! I didn't do that! Why would I do that?! WHY?!"
"Val." Val spun around and glared at his tall sister. "Please, calm down."
"Calm? CALM?!" Val screamed and punched a nearby tree, causing it to topple over. "I nearly killed mom! I nearly killed the world! How can I be calm?!"
"Because, you are Val, not Valgaav." Sette shrugged as if it was completely natural. "You love to play with your friends, rough house with myself and Otto, your baby sister adores you, the maids like you and Amy-mother and father love you. If you were Valgaav, they would be afraid, right?"
Val blinked at Sette. "...Why? Why would I do that though?"
"Because," Sette walked over to him and knelt down, "you did not have mother to take care of you when you were younger. Now you do. And we will not let anyone hurt her, our sisters or our other parents, will we?"
Val shook his head and hugged Sette. "Thank you. Um, is mom mad?"
Sette hugged him back and stood up. "I think she is nervous that you are. Perhaps, when we get back, we should have a large steak dinner to relax over."
Val laughed at the suggestion. "But you like your steaks really bloody."
"It is... Quite delicious that way." Sette nodded as she carried her little brother back to the others. "Are you okay now?"
"Yeah..." Val hugged her again. "Thanks, sis."
Sette nodded, a small smile on her lips. "You are welcome."
Me: Hayate? Giving Birth?
Iris: Medic! er... oh.... She's already in the hospital...
Reia: Can I ride with Kuma next time?
Sarah: You and your love for fast vehicles...
Reia: hehehehe...
Rein Zwei: No more....
Agito: Please?
Odin: Bare with it.
Sarah: Anyways... The past stays with the pas, young Val.
Me: At least you got a loving family with you now.
Elane: Sette's the youngest, right?
Me: Among the cyborgs, yes.
Elane: Looks like Big Sister instincts for Val has awaken.
Odin: Like any other older siblings who cares for their younger members of the family.
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2012-07-24, 22:53
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