Mystic Blade of the Forgotten Era (Neo Knights
for short =P)
Consider this a bonus, no…not kidding. This
is based off the very first character I bothered roleplaying with online. The name? …Too obvious, I won’t even have to hand it over.
Characters:
Not ALL of them will have a description. A
long list of characters are gonna be on here anyway.
Bit Aeonus, widely more
known as Bit
Age: 16 (first half of the story), 24
(second half of the story)
Gender: …Gimmie a break. He’s Male =P
Bit happens to be a mage (eventual mage
knight then paladin) who started off as a wanderer seeking adventure. Though he
started off rather naive and egoistic without much knowledge besides defending
innocents, he soon learns it’s not the people around him who hold the fate of
the principality as well as the entire world.
(Sa)Sami
Age: Not mentioned
Gender: …Obvious
The queen of Samia. Rather serious but not
easily prone to anger, she defends her kingdom as well as she possibly can
before a sudden attack on her kingdom occurs.
Fenix Fiafy
Age: 22 (Second half)
Gender: Male
Fenix happens to be one of the Neo Knight
Trio members; he joins up with Bit and Miguel on the quest to find the
legendary tri-elemental sword that banished Tejadarus in one attack. Unlike
Bit, he does not have an ego; rather he’s uptight but kind. However, he’s also
prone to make a lot of mistakes. He hails from Narenthon.
Miguel Portomio
Age: 21 (Second half)
Gender: Male
The only close friend Bit knew as a
teenager that wasn’t part of the Neo Knight Trio, Miguel became a pirate after
turning 18. However he isn’t exactly the bad kind of pirate, he raided
abandoned ships and found treasure inside, which he then in turn donated to the
poor. He’s usually found around the
Galahad
Age: 23 (Second half)
Gender: Male
The other member of the Neo Knight Trio,
Galahad hails from Vicienta. He’s known as the great Knight Czar, and played a
critical role in many of the wars within in the principality. However, the
murdering of the king eventually made him rebel against his old kingdom. Why?
You’ll find out…
Sizaro
Age: 14 ((though he looks like he’s 7))
first half), 22 (second half)
Gender: …Despite his looks will really make
you go O_o, he’s male
The Duke of Serisata once hailed from a
kingdom totally unknown to the principality. It was here where a rumored
permanent formchange occurred. (Most of you who are part of the SysISC already
know this, so don’t spoil it =P.) His sister turned evil from this and snatched
the cherished blade of his parents away from him and ran off. He no longer can
wield the legendary weapon that was taken from him. He became the duke after
being taken there by his uncle, who also then died. He was mistakened for a
little girl, so he was wrongly called the Duchess at first until it was cleared
up. Serious, but very self-centered at times…which could pose to be something
bad especially if there’s an enemy around or if there has to be any fleeing
involved. He’s a close friend of Bit.
Tantrum
Age: 21 (second half)
Gender: Male
A mercenary, but his role
is left unclear…
Paola, Katua, and Est
Ages: 22, 20, 18 (Second half only, but a
lot of references to one of ‘em are in the first half alone.)
Gender: All are female
The Pegasus Knights from
Nightshade (known in SysISC by another
name, and if your RP with me once and a while, you might know the other name)
Age: Unknown
Gender: Male
An assassin who wanders around the land;
nobody knows about him…yet. Except for the fact he has three damn names. Yes. THREE.
Shift
Age: 19 (Second half)
Gender: Male
A shapeshifter who goes under
apprenticeship of Bit to become a knight, however he has one major flaw: HE HAS
A RIVALRY WITH XENON.
Xenon/Ferratis
Age: 21 (Second half)
Gender: Male
Shift and Xenon have quite the damn
rivalry, but they still work as a good team. He was first discovered by Bit
impersonating a certain orange-haired person, but didn’t do quite well. His
impersonation powers however grant him the ability to use the powers of the
person he’s impersonating, which proves invaluable. Serious, but nevertheless,
has an interesting background. Hails from Vicienta.
Zell Mirokanai
Age: 18 (Second half)
Gender: Male
A knight again, who joins up with Bit; but
he’s a bit of an idiot. If you thought Tantrum was bad…
Xiamara
Age: 18 (second half)
Gender: Female
Trapped in the mountains, not much is known
about her save she is a sole survivor of a once glorious army.
Navvare
Age: 22 (second half)
Gender: Male
Infamous “Crimson Swordsman”, he suddenly
appears in the principality. He may be known as a killer, but he has no
intentions on harming women. He does not join up with Bit however, due to some
of his own personal issues.
Prologue: The blade
upholds its cause
(Its 1329, not long after an incident
involving the duke Sizaro and his sister Malessia occurred. The entire
principality and its kingdoms are now at war with each other, trying to find
out who the hell was behind such an evil incident…
But a certain person
stands out from this chaos…
Bit Aeonus, the 16 year old wanderer who’s origin is not even known by anyone within the world at
the moment, seems to find himself a target by the kingdom. A friend of Sizaro,
they find him the best person to blame because he uses magic; which at this
point in the principality, is strictly forbidden to use.
He also seems to stand out just from
talking about a certain group of weapons, which are considered just a mere
myth. He has not had a good past behind him however; he doesn’t even know his
parents, and his short 3’8” appearance at such an age is ridiculed.
The young wanderer is seen in
Bit: They don’t really
seem to understand all these events at all.
(As soon as he hears that, he hears the
yelling of a few people behind him…)
Commoner1: HOW DARE YOU
TAINT OUR
Bit: …I don’t see why I
have to be viewed as a bad guy >_<
Commoner2: We don’t like
you here, simple as that. Just DIE already
Bit: That’s it…
Commoner3: What’re ya going
to do, huh? Stupid midget..
Bit: *unsheathes his sword* Siz was always
my friend, and then you go around saying otherwise?! I’m only 16 yet i’m
already being treated like a criminal!
Commoner1: Then this is
the day we finally rid of your evil kind!
Bit: If the world is destroyed within the
next six months, don’t dare blame me. I care about everyone around here, and
being cast away like this is not a good thing at all.
(The wanderer dashes at the first commoner,
and spins his sword clockwise into him. Suddenly the wound glows in an eerie
yellow)
Commoner1: What?! *notices the blood coming
out from the wound* AGH! *collapses within seconds of being attacked*
Bit: I didn’t want to hurt any of you,
but…you made me do so. I’ll fight for my friends!
Commoner2: YARGH! *slams
his axe into Bit*
Bit: AGH! *holds his right arm*
Commoner2: If only I
didn’t hit his arm and hit his heart!
Bit: …*takes into the air* Look, I hate
this as much as you do. But you seem to have apathy toward people like me…
(Within seconds Bit suddenly levitates into
the air…his foot ready. He flies at the second commoner and kicks him right in
the stomach)
Commoner2: …>_<
*falls back and crashes into a tree*
Bit: Look, why are we
fighting like this?
Commoner3: You’re a threat
to this entire continent!
Bit: Elaborate…
Commoner3: …
Bit: That’s what I thought, listen to
me…many people have been disappearing, rumored to have been killed by a few
demons or kidnapped. Look, if we’re going to fight like this…all of our lives,
while you and I witness people being killed off in this pointless war when the
real antagonists wander off, will you let it permit?
Commoner3: What the heck
are you saying?
Bit: The entire principality is NOT MEANT
TO BE FIGHTING! As the last words I heard from one of my parents were…”Friends
don’t fight against friends. They help them…”
Commoner3: …So you’re saying that-
Bit: Please, go. If you all don’t want me
that much to help innocents out around here, fine. I just won’t be there if
things fall into chaos and all the kingdoms in this principality fall.
Commoner3: Fine! Everyone!
Fall back…
(The small group of
people finally leave the forest, leaving the wanderer at peace…)
Bit: Miss, I understand we’re too young
but…I just want you to take care of your dear green-clad knight. You might only
be in training, but you’ve caught my eye. As for this principality…they’ll
learn what i’m worth.
(He wanders out of the forest…and toward
the Samian desert)
(What might be the fate of this young man,
anyway? He feels as if he has some sort of destiny. Will he find out who he is?
Find out on the next episode of Neo Knights.)
Chapter 1: Look Out! Its another trap…
(Bit once more, is seen wandering into the
desert. Normally the Samian desert would actually be very quiet, but…
As of late, its
been bustling with activity, mainly illegal activity. Many mercenaries have
ransacked the abandoned castle, known as Serentia. Many of its treasures have
pretty much been taken away just in the past year alone.
Our young adventurer continues to venture
through the desert, left only to wonder.)
Bit: Damn! There’s no
place to even find peace around here!
(Suddenly a hand grabs onto Bit’s
shoulder…according to what he knows, this was who he considered his enemy ever
since that incident only around 3 years ago.)
???: So I found you! About
time…now you get to meet the fate of your-
Bit: …If you learned about
me in that way, its best to go away.
???: Yeah right…one day, you’ll
have to bow to me, you stupid brat!
Bit: Say that to that kid
who had to witness that incident…
???: Well, your still young…hahaha
Bit: *closes his eyes*
(A sudden glow emits from him, however he
doesn’t even know what’s going on. The young wanderer suddenly yells, as he
gets engulfed in an eerie blue aura)
???: …What the hell?
Bit: *voice changes* I
TOLD YOU TO LEAVE ME ALONE!
???: …So be it
(Suddenly the skies turn dark,
apparently a weird glowing area of light appears right in front of the unknown
person. However, Bit doesn’t seem to have a look of fear on his face at all. He
begins to chant up a spell…just about as intense as what seems to be going at
him)
Bit: Reflectio!
(Bit closes his eyes as a sudden breeze
blows through the desert, some of the sand gets picked up and blown westward. A
weird green-colored mirror appears and is followed up by a sudden light show…)
???: …
Bit: …
???: WHAT?! How did it NOT work?
Bit: *grins evily* You’re
just as I sensed, fool. I may not know your name yet, but I know how dumb you
are to think that i’m just like Siz…
???: …
Bit: And now…
(Suddenly the wanderer’s eyes emit a
strange, blue glow…seeming as dark as the night sky. He slowly raises his hand
above his forehead and yells out a shattering cry.)
Bit: MINDSHATTER!
(The area suddenly seems to freeze for a
split second, then turn blue as the unknown figure
seems to look like they shattered. But in reality, they still are standing
there once the area returns to its normal existence.)
???: *steps back slightly* ?!
AGH! I can’t use my magic at all…
Bit: Now I can finish you
(But before Bit even manages to finish his
sentences, the unknown figure’s already gone. The only thing Bit managed to see
was what he thought was some sort of time warp. Bit suddenly feels the strange
aura and voice change go away, somewhat clueless on
how it even happened.)
Bit: …I wonder if I may see that odd person
again. I feel as if she had a slight connection with what happened to Siz.
But…not even I can be sure…
(The view suddenly shifts to inside the
throne room of a castle; orange/red emblems, with fire marked on top of them,
are visible everywhere. A king is spotted on the throne, with an angry look on
his face.)
King Verticius: Damn it! Is there any way
we can stop that pesky runt from exploiting our plans?
Advisor: There’s apparently no way, sir.
You know that lady we relied on to start up all this chaos?
Verticius: Yes?
Advisor: She’s gone,
nowhere to be found. I’ve even sent some of my best men out to find her, and we
can’t trace a single step.
Verticius: *slams his right hand on the
throne* Damn it!! How old is this runt, anyway?
Advisor: …O_o Not even 18
yet, sir.
Verticius: You’ve gotta be kidding me…how
the hell-
Advisor: Not even I know how this is going
on, sir. I just know that first that our plan to finish him off at Luna Forest
failed, then the lady that came around here is also gone.
Verticius: …Damn, well how about that young
girl. Has she been getting her training?
Advisor: Yes sir…even though she seems to
be one of our worst dragon riders, still enough to be formidable.
(Suddenly, the door to the throne room
bursts open. A young girl, with silverish blue hair walks in. She happens to be
carrying a sword that’s emitting a scary black glow from the blade clear down
to the hilt. The advisor and the king finally shut up when she begins to
speak.)
Malessia: Were you looking
for me, sir?
Verticius: Yes…exactly who
I was looking for
Malessia: But why?
Verticius: …*facepalm*
Malessia: Well…?
Verticius: *gets off of his throne* Look,
listen. We’re after a little runt and that big little brother of yours…
Malessia: ^_^ But that trinket looks cute
on him! Ah well…can I at least put him on a wall when i’m done?
Verticius: As you wish.
General!
Gawain: Yes sir?
Verticius: Take this girl and the rest of
the dragon rider regiment to Serisata. We’re gonna take out two pests tonight…
Gawain: Alright sir!
(The general, who seemed to just suddenly
appear, departs with Malessia. The king sits right back in his throne, laughing
his head off…)
Verticius: At least those
pests will die! And Vicentia will be mighty again!
(The view shifts back to Bit, who
apparently found his way to the rumored “desert castle in the Samian desert”,
which is commonly known by the Samians as Serentia. At even a young age, this
castle has been of interest to the young wanderer. But at the very moment, he
already hears screaming…)
Bit: This ISN’T usual!
What the heck’s going on here?
(Before Bit can even take a breather, a few
Samian knights already hear him! O_o)
Knights: You! Over there!
Show yourself!
Bit: …Crap
(Seeing how much of a risk he’d take just
figure out who’s in the castle, Bit quickly rushes behind a sand dune. The
knights seem so inexperienced that they don’t even notice him move at all.)
Knights: Hey…where the
heck did that kid go?
(Bit makes a sigh of relief as he looks at
the castle…)
Bit: Close call, now I
better rush in there >_<
???: *stops screaming* ! Is that
who I think it is!
Bit: Shhh…
(Bit rushes into the castle, finally
learning who was screaming all this time o_O)
Sizaro: Bit?
Bit: …Siz! What kind of
trouble did you get yourself into THIS time?!
Sizaro: …Bit! >_<
Bit: *sigh* I never remembered you like
this when we last met. But that was before you got cursed, according to what
you say.
Sizaro: I dunno, it seems to have an effect on my own thinking! >_<
Bit: Look…we’ve known each other since we
were just kids, alright? If I gotta pull you through all this crap, then i’ll
do so.
Sizaro: But! I can’t even use a sword
decently anym-
Bit: That’s because you only knew how to
use the Tyfling, Siz. If you really want me to teach you how to use a sword
again, I won’t mind. Remember, we use to get each other out of our crazy soap
operas.
Sizaro: Soap- UGH!
Bit: I
know, I know…
Sizaro: So…how are we
going to get outta here, anyway?
Bit: The sun’s setting,
Siz. Lets make a run for it…
Sizaro: And why are you
wearing a tunic?!
Bit: Its not
better to explain that pink trinket yet alone frilly dress, Siz. Just follow my
blasted lead already…
Sizaro: *sigh* Alright…
(The duo exit Serentia castle, only to
notice that compared to earlier, there’s no knights at all wandering around the
desert, yet alone mercenaries. The problem is that Siz is lagging way behind
Bit, and getting him annoyed…)
Bit: I really HOPE you haven’t dumped
training to fight, Siz. Because you WILL have to run faster than that!
Sizaro: >_< I’m
trying to keep up…
Bit: *sigh*
Sizaro: So where to now?
Bit: The only way we’re bound to get
anywhere safely is go south through the desert…
Sizaro: But, we don’t know
any mercenaries around here…
Bit: Consider this a gigantic surprise,
Siz. I know a few of these mercenaries…
Sizaro: No way!
Bit: Yes way, we just have to head further
south. Samian knights do not patrol the south Samian desert at all. In fact its probably the most barren land this side of the Sulu.
Sizaro: …Wouldn’t that
take us to Neo Grandbell?! >_< NO! BIT!
Bit: Nope, the Merishi triangle actually is
filled with many, many mercenaries. The only way we both will be safe is
heading there.
Sizaro: Bit, but why-
Bit: Look, its wrong to leave a friend to
suffer like that. I already read about a plan for Vicienta to assassinate you.
Sizaro:
!
Bit: But enough chat! Lets go!
Sizaro: But I gotta head back to Seri-
Bit: They’ll KILL you.
Sizaro: …Fine
(Bit grabs Siz and pretty much drags him
south, going further into what was considered very populated. The southern half
of the Samian desert is actually very barren, almost nobody really travels
through here because its very hard to avoid the chilly
west wind from the
The view yet again changes, to Serisata;
which is the water kingdom, has its sincere but sometimes harsh population.
Right to the east of the kingdom is the very violent Sulu Sea, which separates
Serisata from Seika. Its very hard to cross, and
nobody so far has crossed it safely without being swept away or drowning.
Malessia and Gawain seem to be talking with
each, both of them equally pissed about the situation.)
Gawain: Ugh! I thought he
would be here!
Malessia: Well, looks like
we both missed our target General.
Gawain: Gimmie a
break…will you?
Malessia: Why?
Gawain: My son, Galahad…really needs a good
influence. A failure like this is a bad influence to him.
Malessia: …
Gawain: I HATE having to
report back, but we must. All units! Retreat!
(What appears to be a huge army of dragon
riders suddenly take into the air, and fly southwest, back to their
(What will Bit and Siz find that’s so vital
in the Merishi Triangle? More backup? About the plans of
assassination? Or will they suffer a painful fate…? Find out on the next
episode of Neo Knights.)
SFX Girl: No fair! NO
FAIR! I NEED TO PWN THE DIRECTOR! >:D
Director: *snoozing*
SFX Girl: *grin* Perfect
Chapter 2: The Triangle
and the Trio
(Bit and Siz finally arrive at the Merishi
Triangle…this triangle consists almost nothing but mercenaries. How they get to
Samia, where they almost all get hired, is beyond a mystery to a lot of
people…but many have speculated that they do cross the southern Samian desert
and its harsh conditions.
Seeking refuge, the wanderer Bit also
wishes to seek a few friends of his. Rumors have led him to believe they happen
to be doing business right here. He remembers them as the Kuans, as that is
their family name.
However, Bit’s long yet unnecessary trip to
Akanea has still occupied his mind. The certain Pegasus knight he met up with
and became friends with is still stuck with him as a memory.
Nevertheless, Bit wanders around the
“triangle grouped villages” with his pal, trying to find some help.)
Bit: For once, you’ve been
keeping up well…
Sizaro: Is this their
place, by chance?
Bit: Yep. Stand back!
(As crazy as the wanderer is, Bit just
takes a few steps back, starts running and flings himself right through the
open window.)
Sizaro: O_o I don’t get
why he just doesn’t knock.
(Several minutes later, Bit is seen
wandering around the brick house, and finally greets Konorade, who’s in shock.
Like Siz, Bit’s known Konorade Kuan for a long time, so they also happen to be
close friends. Konorade, his younger brother Eddy, and their youngest sister
Cherry all are mercenaries, though Cherry is very new to such a lifestyle.)
Konorade: Next time
Bit…please, use the door. o_o
Bit: Alright then, I just
hope everyone’s been okay since I last left.
Eddy: We’ve been fine, Bitters. Nice and p-
Cherry: Eddy! You ate ALL
of the food this time!
Eddy: I can’t help it if I
make you look like
Cherry: Meanie!
Bit: Whoa! Calm down you two…I came because
I really need help, and so does my friend.
Konorade: What do you
mean?
Bit: You know the duke of
Serisata?
Konorade: Don’t you mean
DUCHESS? O_o
Bit: No, he’s really a
guy…despite how odd he looks.
Eddy: That dude? …Well
Cherry: I dunno, I think
we’ll have quite a blast actually ^_^
Bit: How long have you three been bumming
off here ever since your parents died, anyway?
Cherry: >_< A whole
year, Bit. Its been miserable…
Bit: You’re only 14, Cherry. I understand
its hard b-
Cherry: Look! I just want
to have some fun, okay?
Bit: …*deep sigh* You’re right.
Eddy: *random* I did gain
about 20 lbs though…
Bit: Eddy, one thing I have to note to you.
Please don’t deplete our supplies…not even I know how much
help we can get. I’m still too simple to handle this well.
Konorade: Its
alright, but we may as well get going. You do know the Neo Grandbellian
government want our heads right?
Bit: For what?
Cherry: Just because our parents died, and
they want us to train under them! I hate ‘em, Eddy hates ‘em…we ALL hate ‘em.
Bit: Agreed…those cold
hearted- *interrupted by Konorade*
Konorade: Whatever
happened to the ruler of Grandbell, anyway?
Bit: Konorade, he’s now the duke of
Serisata. I know it’ll take a lot of explanation.
Sizaro: Bit! Bit! Can’t we
just get going already?
Bit: Agreed. You three
won’t mind heading out with us, right?
Konorade: Seeing as i’m 2
years older, I may be of assistance.
(Bit begins to think about how he’s a good
leader all of a sudden…for just no real appropriate reason at all.)
Eddy: Ah, why not? They can’t hurt me! N-
Cherry: Okay >_< But
its best I don’t get hurt, you know
(The redhead wanderer finally turns to
Cherry, and finally says..)
Bit: Cherry…you’re parents would’ve never
allowed me to not watch your back, so I will, okay?
Cherry: …
Bit: Siz! Get yourself ready. This is going
to be a long journey already…this war’s going on, and we have monarchies after
us like mad.
Sizaro: Now what?!
(The silverish blue haired duke sighs, and
kicks some dirt up. Apparently he’s annoyed at the fact he just can’t head back
home. But Bit simply ignores it, because he knows none of them can afford to be
attacked at all.)
Bit: To the Samian desert again, my friend…it’s
the only way. We go any further south and we could face a lot of trouble along
the way.
Konorade: Bit’s right…lets get moving there.
Eddy: Then where to from
there?
Cherry: I know! Lets head to Samia!
Bit: Are you crazy?
Cherry: No…I just have a feeling that
something weird’s going to happen. Its always been the
case when you’ve been around us, Bit.
Bit: …I see…well…its just
coincidence. At least in my mind.
(The group of five all ready their weapons,
Cherry having a nervous look on her face, her short saffron hair seeming to
stand out from everyone else and their hair. Eddy’s short brown hair and
Konorade’s long amber hair definitely stand out from the silverish blue and
crimson hair colors of Sizaro and Bit. But nevertheless…despite the differences
in looks, they don’t waste their time as they head north toward the southern
Samian desert once again.
But Sizaro, always curious
of Bit, begins asking questions to him again.)
Sizaro: Bit..?
Bit: What is it, Siz?
Sizaro: Why are you only
3’8”?
Bit: That’s beyond me right now, okay? My worry is for one, your safety, two, those three living on, and
three, stopping this stupid war and make them all realize who the real
bad guy is!
Sizaro: Who IS the real
bad guy of all of this warfare, anyway?
Bit: It’s going to take a lot of
explaining, but you know one of those shadowy figures you were describing the
night after you got cursed?
Sizaro: Yes?
Bit: I seemed to find that person…and beat
her. I don’t know how I did it…but its-its as if…
Sizaro: What?! How-
Bit: Not even I know right now. There’s
just something odd inside me…I can feel it, it flows through me.
Sizaro: …Bit, this puzzles
me.
(As the five head into the desert, what
will await them? And who was this mystery person Bit referred to, anyway? Find
out on the next episode of Neo Knights.)
Chapter 3: Light and
Darkness
(The 5 person group travels across
Bit however, despite being
his young age…already begins to sense something)
Bit: …Everyone!
Sizaro: What?
Bit: Look out!
(Right when he says that, a barrage of
arrows fill the desert sky)
Cherry: EEP!
Konorade: …Not again, this
is the fourth time they did that.
Eddy: Is it because i’m
too damn big?
Konorade: Despite you’re pressing 350, this is no time to laugh. GET OUT OF THE WAY!
(The 5 of them scramble to get out of the
way, but Siz gets hit by the arrow. At this point he yells as loud as he can.)
Sizaro: OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Bit: ?!
Siz!
Cherry: Did he say sis?
Konorade: …
Sizaro: Quit joking and
keep moving. I’ll be fine!
Bit: Damn morons… *drags
Siz as he leads the others to the castle*
(Meanwhile…deep within the
Nightshade: …Fools. I am
after that stupid kid wearing that pink trinket. Move or die!
Soldier: What the hell is your business
here, and who are you?
Nightshade: …Must I seriously have to tell
you *readies the two swords* As I said, either you
move, or you die. Its that simple!
Soldier: …
Nightshade: Guess that means yes! *slams
the swords right into the soldier, then pulls them out*
Well, how do you like the reaper coming to
you, hm?
Soldier: …
Nightshade: You want more? *stabs the
soldier twice in the back, then slits his throat,
causing a lot of blood to flow out slowly. Then he follows with a deathblow to
the heart. The soldier dies after a few minutes* Hmph. That worked well…now to
find the duke of Serisata and make him taste the strike of Midnight once and
for all.
(Back to the others, Siz is badly hurt and
all, while Bit begins to complain on it getting colder. Apparently they really
are heading toward not Samia, but the desert castle which has been frozen over
for centuries and is now called the
Bit: Serentia…ugh, its
getting DAMN cold.
Sizaro: Bit! Why are you complaining? It
isn’t that bad?!
Eddy: Of course it isn’t! Of course…we ran
out of food did we-
Konorade and Cherry: EDDY!
Eddy: Oh yeah, that’s right. I ate it all.
Cherry: You pig!
Bit: Can we stop trying to get into a fight
among ourselves here?
Sizaro: Can someone just heal me here?
>_<
Cherry: *tries to chant up something* Just
hold still, okay little girl?
Sizaro: I’m a guy!
Cherry: Wait…that’s right. o_o *raises her
hands into the air*
(A bright aura surrounds Sizaro as his
condition seems to improve while being in it. However, the true healing power
doesn’t come until it seems to start raining on him.)
Sizaro: Phew…it still hurts, but- Thanks
Cherry: No problem! ^_^
Bit: Lets not take
too long. I understand my teeth are chattering and I happen to be shivering,
but we have to get there before they follow us.
Konorade: They’re really persistant, huh?
Cherry: That’s a no brainer, bro.
Eddy: Wait up!
Sizaro: You’re really bad at running,
aren’t you? I can’t even walk fast with these tiny footsteps!
Bit: CAN WE JUST GET IN THERE ALREADY?!
Cherry: Whoa. He’s really shivering. XD
Bit: Ehm…well…ummm- ^_^’
Cherry: =P
(Bit, Siz, and the three others finally
approach the frozen landscape, which oddly ends right where the sand begins.
The
Sizaro: I guess this is where a seal to
keep the principality protected from any sort of time warps getting in?
Bit: *facepalms* That’s
just a myth. After all, how would have I got into a fight with someone earlier
that came from an- *shuts up*
Sizaro: !
Konorade: Everyone. Out of the damn way!
(All of the group
barely manages to dodge a blur that was trying to run right through Bit,
however the person stops and begins wishing he had cheese…)
Bit: O_o?
Sizaro: Whoa, who the hell is this guy?
Bit: I have no clue at all, but…
(The man who tried attacking them stands
tall with his shoulder length blue hair and blue eyes. He wields a weird
looking sword, which apparently has two tips, while the hilt resembles a
crocodile in a very odd way. He manages to get up but appears hesitant on
attacking the group, as if there’s two sides of him.)
???: I’ll kill you all- But I need
my swiss cheese first. ;.;
Bit: …
Konorade: Isn’t that…?
Eddy: THAT’S THE GUY WHO STOLE ALL THE
CHEESE LAST TIME!
Konorade: Dude, he has split personalities…
Cherry: He isn’t so bad after all despite
he tried killing us. o_o
???: *snaps out of it* Hm? Whoa,
where the hell am I?
Bit: What the hell’s your name, anyway?
???: My name is Cirrus, the
mysterious swordsman who travels the world in search of an assassin, who
happens to be my rival. I kill only those who have been judged as guilty…
Bit: I see, and you appear to be rather odd
for such a person as well.
???: And whats your name, young
child?
Bit: ! I’m not a
child. My name’s Bit!
Cirrus: *shocked look on his face* I never
thought such a highly regarded person would be so…well, small.
Bit: Figures. It’s getting damn cold in
here and we’re probably being pursued. Anything to note while
we’re here?
Cirrus: This use to be a glorious castle,
but now its frozen over due to some sort of influence that has happened since
Neo Grandbell came into existence.
Bit: Was this influence the reason why it
froze over and crap?
Cirrus: To an extent, yes and no.
Bit: Explain why…
Cirrus: There’s also a curse that’s been
placed on this castle. I suggest you explore it however. You seem to be the
only one that can stop the chaos within the principality. But, be warned…
Sizaro: Why?
Cirrus: Once the task of stopping it is
done, its more likely the true source of what has been
happening will reveal itself. And it’ll take more than just a sword and weak
magic to stop it.
Bit: Fine then *looks at everyone else* Everyone! We may as well explore this damn frozen place and
find some clues on who the hell are after us.
Sizaro: Ummm…Bit…?
Bit: What?
Sizaro: They might reveal how I got here,
too…
Bit: . . .
(As Bit’s group begins exploring the frozen
castle Serentia, what will they manage to find? What is Siz trying to say? Are
there secrets behind everything that’s been going on for the past few chapters?
Find out on the next episode of Neo Knights.)
Chapter 4: Siz and the mysterious child
(Bit and his group manage to wander around
the frozen place once known as Serentia. According to Cirrus, the place is
cursed. The actual curse however, just hasn’t ever been mentioned at all by
anyone, not even the mystery swordsman himself.
The young, small guy begins to look around,
shivering crazily as he does; as he thinks of what could be found here.
But, he nor his comrades know what could be
in store for them…as they-)
Bit: Grrr…this is just becoming too much. I
wonder if everyone else is okay.
(However, Bit spots nobody behind him at
all. He begins to feel discontent as he looks around the large castle, all
alone, not expecting what could be next.)
Bit: *anime sweatdrop* G-G-Guys?! Cherry? Konorade? SIZ?! …Ugh, damn it! We must’ve split up back at the throne
room. This…isn’t good at all.
(What he says manages to hold true as they
split up. Meanwhile, on the other side of the castle, the others search around,
not only for Bit, but also to figure out what the hell is this castle’s
significance. However, they’ve put themselves in quite a trap. Just say they
fell down a-)
Sizaro: *yelling down the pit* ! Ugh! What did you all get yourselves into?
Konorade: *yelling up at Siz* Can you just
help us OUT of here? We shouldn’t have trusted Mr. 350 over here!
Eddy: Shut up!
Cherry: Get off my back, please! >_<
Konorade: Do as sis says, dude. Get off her
o_o
Eddy: *notices he’s sitting on Cherry*
Whoops! Alright *gets off her*
Konorade: Get us out, Siz!
Sizaro: Okay…*tries to chant up a spell but
part of him gets dirty and he stops* Ack! I can’t get this all-
Cherry: *anime vein* DO YOU SERIOUSLY CRAVE
TO BE LIKE THAT? QUIT LIVING LIKE A PRINCESS AND JUST CAST IT ALREADY!!
Sizaro: ! I’m no
p-
Cherry: THEN DON’T GET ME TO REPLACE THAT
TRINKET WITH SOMETHING YOU OBVIOUSLY HATE!!
Sizaro: *jumps back in shock* EEEK!
*hesitant* Okay okay, geez! *chants up a spell* Time to go up! WARP STAFF!
*raises a staff up into the air*
(As soon as he finishes the spell, a
pentagram manages to surround the three and get them out of the pit, landing
them safely.)
Konorade: Phew…about time Siz. That took
you a damn long time to notice.
Cherry: He’s always that slow, brother.
Eddy: I could’ve got out myself! >:O
Konorade: Eddy, I know by now that it was
too deep for us to get out of; even for you.
Eddy: I suppose so >_<
Cherry: *evily grins at Siz* Though it would still suit him well…
Konorade: What did you just say?
Cherry: Umm…nothing ^_^’
(Back with Bit, who still seems to be
wandering on his own aimlessly…)
Bit: This is just getting weirder and
weirder by the second…I just hope the others are fine.
(But before he could move any further, he
hears a few footsteps heading his way. “Who or what could this be?” fills his
mind.)
Bit: ! Ugh! Such horrid timing indeed. An adversary!
???: You called? Bwhahaha.
Bit: …Just another fool.
???: Hm?
(The odd looking knight rushes at Bit and
slashes, only to notice the small fighter to easily get out of the way.)
Bit: Too slow, whoever you are *slashes ??? with his sword*
???: Ack! *stabs Bit*
Bit: *grins as he looks at the stab wound* You’re just lucky, kid *chants up a spell*
???: Who’re you calling kid when
you’re 6 years old?!
Bit: That…is quite a horrible assumption.
You can’t beat me, and i’ll prove it right here. ELECTROPLOSION!!
(Suddenly a blast of lightning comes about
4 feet above Bit’s head and directs itself at ???,
causing an explosion in the very process.)
???: Agh! I’ll kill you!
Bit: You just haven’t learned, have you?
*pulls back his right arm which he forms a bronze orb of energy in*
???: *rushes at Bit*
Bit: *sighs* Must it really end this way
*swings his arm forward, sending off a beam of energy at ???*
(As the beam hits the unknown person, they
fall over, not dead, just knocked out badly by the beam. Apparently Bit was
holding back as he didn’t want to kill anyone.)
Bit: This is just sickening me by the
minute! What kind of stupid war is this?
(As the scene shifts to the others, who are
still wandering, Sizaro seems to feel a familiar presence around the castle. As
a result he begins to feel nervous as they continue searching for Bit.)
Sizaro: This place…its…its…-
Cherry: Whats wrong, Siz?
Sizaro: I’m sorry, its
just that i’m getting a whole lot of bad memories coming back to me about here.
Konorade: Care to share these…experiences?
Sizaro: I’m sorry loyal friend of Bit, but…its too hard for me to share them.
Cherry: Why?
Sizaro: You see, I
had to regain my m- nevermind. Something bad happened on that night.
Cherry: What night?! Please tell me!
Sizaro: Its sadly
something only Bit, someone else, and myself should know. But i’m glad you’re
curious about that fact, dear cleric.
Cherry: Well…
(Before Cherry could continue, someone
blurs in and almost strikes Siz in the neck, but Siz manages to dodge this time
around.)
Nightshade: So, I finally found you! AND
THOSE PESKY WANTED BRATS TOO! Guess I get to kill you all right here! *takes
out swords*
(But before the assassin can even take a
step to any of the four, Cirrus appears all of a sudden as a strong gust of
wind blows in the way of the four heroes, then blocks ‘Shade’s way)
Cirrus: I’m not letting you touch these
innocent people, Nightshade. If anything, its time I kill you.
Nightshade: Like you could, Mr. I ran off
and went shopping.
Cirrus: This time, that isn’t happening.
*readies his sword* Go! GET MOVING BEFORE HE
Cherry: o_o’ But-
Cirrus: I’ll be fine, mistress. You just
take your friends and get the hell out of this room as soon as possible!
Konorade: Alright…lets
go everyone!
Sizaro: I-I’m scared already! >_<
Konorade: The sooner we move, the sooner it
goes away.
(Konorade eventually drags the other three
out, well, besides Eddy, who slowly follows the others.)
Nightshade: You fool!
Cirrus: *slashes at Nightshade’s right arm*
You know very well now that you can’t win, Nightshade.
It will be me or someone else who will lead you to your downfall.
Nightshade: *stabs Cirrus twice in the
stomach* Hah, so you may think foolish one. But in the end I will be able to
rule this place once I kill off all that get in my way.
Cirrus: *strikes Nightshade down with a
single swing of his blade* That kid, girl, boy, or
whatever. I know you know about him. And why’d you kill those soldiers, hm? For amusement? It shows how unjustified you are!
Nightshade: Erp…
Cirrus: Game over! *holds sword at ‘Shade’s
neck*
Nightshade: I will say nothing, fool. To
the goddess I go! *disappears*
Cirrus: *sheaths his blade* Coward…
(Heading back to Bit, he continues to
wander aimlessly, then he spots a very odd room as he continues to
shiver…apparently it has a statue of a large spear in it as well)
Bit: Nova’s Domain…eh? And this spear is…?
(Before he could really move any further,
he notices a child appear behind him, silent as ever. As he notices her
approach him slowly, and apparently in some pain, he
manages to turn around.)
???: …Is this the guy m-
Bit: Perhaps this is the other one who Siz
tried describing to me?
???: …I dunno, he doesn’t look
as harmful as she described him, but…
Bit: Do I sense hesitation?
???: …
(The young girl tries using something on
Bit, apparently the same odd glowing light trying to surround him. But instead
of trying anything tricky, he doesn’t move at all. Apparently the same move
used a few days ago did absolutely nothing.)
Bit: I’m sorry, but that won’t work.
???: It…had no effect…o_o
(Then Bit tries to attack the young girl,
but he notices a large cut on the girl’s right arm. As his eyes go from angry
to a sad look, he takes a few steps back and puts the sword away.)
???: …
Bit: I…I can’t just do that. I mean…
???: Are you-
Bit: I’m familiar with who you are. I know
you’d find it weird for me to not attack you, but…I know you don’t really want
to.
???: But I was one of the people
that d-
Bit: I know what you did, okay? But could I
hurt such a person that did not do such intentionally? Heck, you’re hurt right
now! I won’t…
???: But why spare me? I thought
you wouldn’t have even held back like that. Though…
Bit: *sigh* This
whole war makes no damn sense.
(Before either of them
could respond, a blast of lightning heads toward the statue. Bit manages to throw
himself in the way.)
Bit: ! Urgh, so I
wasn’t alone after all. *turns to ???* Look, I know
you’re tempted to warp away, but don’t. Not only are you hurt, I have a bad
feeling of the consequences. Don’t even speak of me to her, alright?
???: …
Bit: We’ve gotta get moving. Apparently the
castle has been infiltrated!
???: But, why are you doing this?
And who are you?
Bit: Lets…just
save the names for later, okay?
???: *sigh* She was wrong after
all…
(He hesitantly leads the girl out of the
room, completely unaware if he really could trust her, but either way, he
wasn’t just going to hurt someone who doesn’t want to do what they might’ve
been told to.
Meanwhile…)
Sizaro: Damn it Bit, where the hell are you?
Konorade: We’ll find him eventually, but
heading here was a pretty bad thing to consider.
Eddy: Not for me!
Cherry: Eddy, just wait, okay? I have a bad
feeling we might run into someone a lot worse than that guy back there.
Sizaro: Until then, we may as well search
for Bit, that and be careful.
Konorade: If we ever end up in a battle,
leave things to me. I won’t be afraid to attack.
Sizaro: Alright. I’m a little weak anyway!
>_<
Konorade: Just train some more and you
might get some strength, dude. I could picture a weird pink-clothed person such
as you doing serious harm if you did.
Sizaro: Really?
Konorade: Trust me…
Eddy: He’s right. And bulk up!
Konorade: Not as much as you, Eddy. But I
guess…
Cherry: Or you could just be defensive like
I am! ^_^
Sizaro: Staves! >:D
Cherry: Yes! You’d look cute with one! XD
Konorade: Why not he be
all three?
Eddy: That would be weird, brother…
Konorade: Ah well, let him choose his path.
He’s still young, somewhat…o_o
Cherry: *mumbles* Though
if he lost that trinket for a t-…nevermind. =X
Sizaro: Lets keep
looking for Bit. But I won’t mind taking all your suggestions at all.
(With Bit stuck with someone hurt, the
quartet lost, and Siz having weird thoughts as if he were stuck in the form
he’s been in all of his life, what the heck will happen to the now separated
group? Will they find each other again? Who is the girl Bit didn’t attack? Is
Bit setting himself up badly in the long run? Find out on the next episode of
Neo Knights.)
Cyril: Just keep an eye out, because who
knows when more weirdos will show up. Guaranteed. =X
Presto: Just allow me to crank up my SNES
again.
Cyril: You’re a rather odd one…
Chapter 5: Assassins of Midnight and Wind, and the
one caught in between.
(Right in one of the rooms of the castle,
Cirrus stands all alone. Appearently there’s something bothering the
blue-haired, sword-wielding assassin.
He mumbles about whether or not Siz and the
others are safe as he glances around…)
Cirrus: Nightshade…why did you side with
her, hm? Such an unjustified fool…somehow I suspect he also took someone and
pulled them into this chaos too?
(Meanwhile…in another part of the castle…)
Bit: I know this is a rather stupid thing
to ask, but what is your name?
???: Its Koria. But why didn’t you
try hurting me?
Bit: I won’t hurt someone already hurt, and
I saw that hesitation. You did not mean to come around and try attacking me,
and I know you didn’t mean to trap my friend in his current form.
Koria: Is your name…Bit?
Bit: …As I would hate to say, yes.
Koria: …
Bit: Brrr…
Koria: You’re shivering…o_o
Bit: I can’t help it! >_< *teeth
chatter*
Koria: *mumbles* This
is just getting weird…
Bit: Don’t see me as an enemy, since I
refuse to hurt you even in the future. I can just sense something awkward about
all of this…
Koria: …But
Bit: I know you’ll get in trouble for this,
but someday we’ll meet again.
Koria: I hate to say this, but can you stop
shivering?
Bit: Well…
Koria: *snicker* For
someone mother brought up in a discussion I don’t know how you could be a
threat.
Bit: >_< Wha?
(After Bit seemingly got
owned discussion wise, on the other side of the castle, Siz and the Kuan trio
keep searching for him. While Konorade keeps trying to assure the group
he’s fine, Siz stays in a panic.)
Sizaro: But who knows? Those two might’ve
found a way to transform him by now!
Konorade: Whoa whoa whoa, what the hell are
you talking about? From what I know Bit is damn invulnerable to such stuff.
Sizaro: But-
Konorade: I know you’ve been a friend of
his longer than I have, but seriously, he’ll be fine.
Sizaro: Still, they c-
Konorade: Bit isn’t like us, Siz…he’s
somewhat unique in a way, at least in the way he fights. Don’t be so worried
about it.
Cherry: Yeah! Lets
just try finding the way out of here or something!
Eddy: Umm…Cherry. We might find it better
to find Bit first…
Konorade: He’s right. But this castle is so
damn huge; where the hell could he be?
Cherry: Maybe he’s hopelessly being grabbed
and tickled by enemies! >:D
Eddy: Bit isn’t that stupid to let that
happen. O_o
Konorade: Cherry, that’s what you do. Always. I don’t even get why o_o
Cherry: Its fun!
Konorade: *sigh* Always the wild type.
Well, we better be careful, who knows if we’ll get busted or find that assassin
again.
Eddy: He’d probably make me lose 175 pounds
in one slice.
Konorade: Well, for someone heavily
armored, that might help a little on your movement.
Eddy: …Maybe! >_<
Sizaro: *mumbling* But he doesn’t get it;
we can’t trust anyone suspicious…
Cherry: Siz, calm down.
Sizaro: How crazy are you?!
(Meanwhile, in yet another part of the
castle…Cirrus wanders all alone, mumbling some odd things under his breath.)
Cirrus: Muse…that bastard will pay for her
death. *grasps onto his odd looking sword* Nigh- I
mean Procyon. You will so damn pay for killing her. She was too innocent and
unknowing of life at her age! I don’t care what alias you will use now, I will
remember you as what I just said. *snaps* H-Hey! I need to find my ponyyyyyyy.
>_< *runs somewhere around the castle aimlessly*
(Apparently Cirrus’ “other self” showed
itself. He seems almost like two different people in one. Despite nobody knows
its cause except himself, its been a key part of his personality…perhaps a key
to who he was before he decided to kill while being careful who to kill at the
same time.
But it takes only a matter of seconds for
him to return to normal…)
Cirrus: ! Agh…what
was that in my head? Muse…Muse! Why? *sigh* Those memories still haunt me to
this day…but somehow every time I think of killing him I just end up possessed
all of a sudden. Hmm…perhaps I have a lot to learn.
(But before Cirrus gets any further, Bit
and Koria appear behind him…)
Cirrus: Hm? Bit.
How’d you manage to find me?
Bit: What were you saying back there?
Cirrus: Ehm…nothing…
Bit: Mmm, I understand its
probably something hard to figure out.
Cirrus: Why is that girl behind you? Do you
not know-
(And before he finishes, Nightshade shows
himself, two swords in front of him, ready to try and kill all three of them…)
Nightshade: WHAT?! Why the hell are you
next to the enemy?!
Bit: *blinks* If you’re well enough now, go
ahead and warp away. Do not forget…
(As soon as he finishes, Koria
disappears…leaving two assassins and a young mage all in the same room.)
Nightshade: I finally found you! Now I
happen to just be a step away from the one I have to assassinate!
Bit: I don’t think so, if anything there’s
no way you’re getting past me!
Cirrus: No Bit, run away-
Bit: Cirrus, I know you really want this to
be your own fight, but in the end, I have my reasons to fight him too. Please
spare yourself from such mental torture.
Cirrus: As you wish…
(Cirrus leaves after mumbling about why he
should’ve taken on Nightshade himself, appearing rather pissed. Bit grins as he
looks at the assassin…)
Bit: If you really seek to kill me that
bad, then go ahead and try it!
Nightshade: Damn stupid kid…*readies his
swords*
Bit: I might be small,
I might be short, but hah.
Nightshade: You might be skilled, but do
you even have the skill to defeat me?
(Nightshade immediately strikes Bit’s right
arm, but thankfully it was just a strike and not a stab.)
Nightshade: Damn! But how the hell does
that work? Most people his size are DEAD by this time.
Bit: Its my turn!
*slashes ‘Shade with his sword*
Nightshade: *grins as he gets hit by the
slash, which seems to have done nothing* What the hell
was that, a stick swing?
Bit: *sighs, and begins to chant up a spell
while holding his right hand*
Nightshade: Hmph. *swings his swords at
Bit, but he manages to jump back in time* Almost got you!
Bit: Almost? I’ll show you almost! *holds
up his right hand*
(Suddenly five fireballs begin raining on
Nightshade…as they all hit the surface, the ground below Nightshade catches on
fire, engulfing him in the flames from the result of all the fireballs.
Apparently the assassin just cannot take
the flames hitting him, but what do you expect when you’re not wearing armor?)
Nightshade: *yells*
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Bit: *snickers, lowers right hand* Relax.
That was too much for you to handle. Say hello to the charred world for me.
Nightshade: *falls over, all well…burned
up*
(Instead of just putting the sword of his
away right away, he spins counterclockwise and holds his sword at Nightshade’s
charred self.)
Bit: Don’t even try it, you with no cause.
There is no way you will win…
(After Bit gets a little too well,
egoistic, the others find themselves in yet another bad situation right in the
middle of a room with some stuff carved in stone. Oddly enough, unlike the rest
of the castle, this part actually looks rather recent)
Cherry: Ack! It’s a blasted ice golem!
Sizaro:
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!
Eddy: Don’t worry Siz, we can beat this
monster. We just need to work together!
Konorade: I suppose so, but we better take
it out quick before it gets a chance to crush us.
(The trio stands in a weird stance, glaring
at the golem as they seem to be coming up with something…)
Cherry: Fire Ball! *sends off a few
fireballs at the golem*
Eddy: *takes his lance out* Yah! *slams it
into the golem*
Konorade: Neo Slash! *slashes the golem*
(But the golem just smacks all three back,
showing its been damaged but it hits a hell of a lot
harder than they can…)
Konorade: Ugh! Sword beam!
(Konorade pulls back his sword and swings
it forward, sending off a somewhat slow beam at the golem. The hit causes the
golem to flinch at least.)
Konorade: Ugh! Its still
up and walking. We need much more than just us.
(Oddly enough, Siz seems to be chanting up
a spell as he holds both of his hands in front of his mouth, seeming to have an
odd pose overall…)
Cherry: Didn’t a certain…girl
mentioned a lot by some people who visited here casted magic like that?
Konorade: O_o Do you mean-
Eddy: No way! He might be connected to this
place!
Sizaro: *stops chanting* LIGHTNING!
(Suddenly a burst of holy energy traps the
golem as it begins to really damage and also knock over the golem…)
Konorade: Whoa?
Sizaro: *returns to his normal standing
position* I…did it?
Cherry: Siz! Thanks for saving us back
there!
Eddy: I didn’t expect that to happen…
Sizaro: ^_^’ But…how? I’m suppose
to…be weak. I didn’t even learn that from my mother! O_o
(Konorade glances up at one of the walls
where he spots a girl carved in casting a spell…then below it where he spots a
carving of two women apparently hitting a young boy with something, causing him
to change in form. Above both of them is a carving of a long haired man and a
girl with pigtails as well as ribbons in her hair…
The end result is Konorade taking a few
steps back with a shocked look on his face.)
Konorade: Siz…does this look familiar to
you?
Sizaro:
o_O! F-F-*shuts up*
Konorade: o_o’ I would say that is a yes.
(Thankfully the four don’t have to search
anymore as someone just walks in front of them. Its no
other than…)
All: BIT!
Bit: I’m sorry it took me so long…*looks at
the wall* HOLY-
Sizaro: No, I don’t think-
Bit: Siz, I hate to say it, but don’t lie
to me. I know it resembles you in a way.
Sizaro: You’re right. But I’m not saying
anything for now.
Bit: As you wish, dear friend. Everyone,
lets get out of here. Before we get ourselves into more
trouble.
Konorade: Glad to see ya again…
Bit: Glad to hear that too, Konorade. But
we better bail out now.
(But before they say anything, Siz manages
to spot something…)
Sizaro: !
Everyone! Under these carvings is an exit! It might not look like it, but…
Bit: I can sense it…lets go
(As Bit and Siz lead the trio out of the
castle, the five begin pondering where they should go.)
Sizaro: I suggest we head back-
Bit: I hate to say it, but that’s a bad
idea…
Konorade: Should we head to Samia?
Bit: o_o’ S-Samia?! Queen
Sasami and Princess Ophie? Are you sure?
Konorade: Why not?
Bit: …You’ve made a good point,
I seem rather popular there, at least in the arena.
Cherry: Bit, quit bragging about how good
you are there; else it’ll be you and not Siz that I end up dressing to my
liking sometime soon!
Bit:
…o_o’ (Aw geez…)
Eddy: Can we stop talking and get moving?
Konorade: Even the slowpoke has it down,
lets head to Samia.
(The five head to Samia, the
Chapter 6: The Conclusion of the Evil Parasite
(Bit, Siz, and the rest of the group reach
Samia. According to records that exist from long ago, this kingdom is actually
home to the Lightning Blade, Siergedge. It currently is being ruled by the odd
queen Sasami.
Meanwhile…in the throne room of
Vicienta…Malessia, the king, and a young orange haired boy are all in there.
The boy just sits there in fear, while the young girl and the king argue.)
Malessia: I have to try again? But-
Verticius: Yes, go…kill them all if it’s
the last thing we do! For the glory of-
(But before the young girl can even get
assigned anywhere, Cirrus appears out of nowhere as a slight breeze enters
through one of the windows…)
Cirrus: I won’t allow you to go any
further. Let that goddess know that this girl deserves her true life back!
(The king seems alarmed as he looks down at
the shoulder length blue haired assassin…because after all, he too has blue
hair…)
Verticius: No…it can’t be!
Cirrus: Bastard! You let that cold-hearted
moron go in and kill our sister. There is no damn way I will forgive you; you
know that?!
Verticius: Cyril…
Cirrus: No, there are no bloody regrets. I
will have to kill you!
Verticius: Does it-
Cirrus: You hired him. You wanted them
dead. You, of all selfish bastards, wanted the throne so damn bad you couldn’t
wait. All I can say is, fuck you. I didn’t need it, I
was worried about our ill sister, and here you were, just recklessly ascending
to where you are now.
Verticius: I exiled you…I killed you! You
shouldn’t be here!
Cirrus: *grins as he takes out his sword* You have made…a grave mistake.
(The king immediately rushes at Cirrus and
stabs him, hoping he would hit him right in the heart this time. After all,
this was the same way he finished him last time.)
Verticius: This time you will meet your
grave, Cyril!
Cirrus: Verticius, you…shall…die!
(The assassin immediately slashes at
Verti’s arm, causing a pool of blood to soon form under the king. Apparently
the inflicted attack was meant to do that much damage…)
Verticius: !
Cirrus: I knew you were also trying to kill
my son, isn’t that right?! Well, you selfish bastard?! Is it only because he
was second in line for the throne because I left and everyone presumed I was
dead? I also heard you treated him like a rag…it shows the responsibility you
have!
Verticius: Because when I win over Bit and
his pathetic group, I will have obtained eternal life!
Cirrus: I don’t think so, brother. If
anything, this shit will end right here. I won’t care if the kingdom will turn
against me for such a decision. It was justified, so I am not afraid!
Verticius: But aren’t you going to play
with your teddy by now?
Cirrus: Forget that side of me; its dead right now. DEAD, YOU HEAR?!
(The angry assassin immediately throws off
his mask and stabs the king in the chest. Immediately the king responds with a
fierce stab to the left arm…)
Verticius: But he has orange hair, unlike
our traditional blue. It’s considered a crime in our family to have that!
Cirrus: …Only when you came around. You
killed our father too…
Verticius: But why kill me? Why not kill
Procyon and get it over with?
Cirrus: Trying to play scapegoat, eh? You
both plotted to kill off the whole royal family just for you to gain the
throne. As I said, brother, I will have to kill you.
Verticius: On the other hand, it will be you
who dies!
(Verti rams into Cirrus, but Cirrus
immediately rips through Verti’s chest with his sword. Then he slams half the
sword through him. The king finally falls…dead. His ascending has been ruined.
But his successor would be his son, who might…)
(The young girl and boy just sit there in
awe, the boy giving an odd look to Cirrus as if he were someone very familiar
to him…)
Cirrus: No…look away...
???: …F-
Cirrus: Don’t say it now!
???: …
Cirrus: First you told me about Lord Siz,
then the slaughter of my family, except this bastard, and then about Bit and
his…well, beliefs. My son…if you…have to kill his son, then don’t stop
yourself! He has started this corrupt affair. Let his second son know that he
was just trying to take over the whole principality in the first place.
???: …
Cirrus: I’m sorry that you had to witness
murder, the bloodshed, the corpse, everything. If you don’t want to follow the
way of the sword, then don’t. You, unlike me, have a long life ahead of you.
???: …
Cirrus: *mumbles* Muse, I have not yet
avenged you…
Malessia: Was that truly necessary, Lord
Cyril?
Cirrus: …Miss, if there is a place inside
that corrupt heart that shines, it will tell you to spare him.
(The blue haired assassin immediately
disappears, as if nothing had happened…)
???: …=\
Malessia: I’ll kill him anyway…
(Outside of Vicienta, Cirrus wanders
aimlessly, talking to himself…)
Cirrus: Muse and I were well when we wed.
She had orange hair…I had blue hair. The odd end result was the son had orange
hair, and had an odd tendency to act and use abilities of just about anyone. I
named him…Xenon…
(The assassin disappears again…as for the
rest of the group, what are they up to in Samia? Find out on the next episode
of Neo Knights.)
Chapter 7: The bright, eerie, glow…
(In Samia, Bit and the others enter the
arena. While Bit happens to be bragging about his opponents and how he beat
them all, Siz and Cherry seem poised to smack him upside the head with his excessive
chatter.
However, Konorade isn’t listening at all,
as he seems to notice something rather different about the arena…after all, it
doesn’t look anywhere like how it was described to him a few months ago.
Eddy…is really just eating something at the
moment. It appears to actually be a piece of paper.)
Eddy: *munches* Hey! This tastes good!
Bit: O_o *looks at it* It doesn’t matter
much…that map after all…has nothing but Q’s on it.
Cherry: Isn’t that-
(Bit manages to stop Cherry from finishing
the sentence while being tempted to read a book he just picked up…)
Bit: No need to say it, Cherry.
Cherry: A book? AGAIN?
Goodness…stop reading for once!
Konorade: Give Bit some credit, Cherry.
He’s actually managed to resist reading ever since we left home.
Cherry: …You’re right on that, it has been
a while. But it’s still annoying! >:O
Bit: …*anime sweatdrop*
Eddy: Can I finish eating this?
Bit: Go ahead. We have little use of it,
anyways. o_O
Konorade: Isn’t that a map?
Bit: What use is a Squire’s map if you
can’t read it and it’s not even of the area we’re in?
Cherry: Don’t you know who made it?
Bit: …
(Meanwhile, Siz manages to look into what
is suppose to be a battlefield. After screaming, he
runs back to Bit and tells him there happens to be a warp down there!)
Sizaro: That warp!
Do you know what that means?
Bit: *facepalm* That
goddess never learns her lesson, does she? Goddamnit.
Everyone, are you ready for battle?
Konorade: Hell yes!
Bit: Good, because we’re sure as hell going
to have quite a large one shortly!
Eddy: Why did you ask?
Bit: *points to the battlefield* See that
blue warp?
Everyone else except Siz: …
Bit: I thought so too! We better not let
our guard down! Lets go! That Shadow Goddess is
getting it!
Everyone else except Siz: Who?
Bit: You’ll find out shortly!
(The young mage seems to recklessly lead
the others down into the battlefield. Down there they meet up with…well…guess
who?)
???: You again! And you’ve come
with help! And the brat!
Sizaro: !
Bit: *grins* Isn’t
your name N-
???: ! Hey! You won’t dare speak of my name
here!!
Bit: You fail to realize that I happen to
know of your daughter, and my ties to here are a lot stronger than you think.
Are you sure your stupid transformation powers are a match for us? Especially me?!
Konorade: (There goes him bragging again…)
Sizaro: Bit…!!
Bit: Siz! It’ll be fine!
???: Who to attack now?
Cherry: !
Bit: You aren’t going anywhere, stupid. I
suggest you surrender now.
???: …
Bit: I guess that means “No.” Get ready!
Sizaro: Can we stop this army nonsense and
just fight her already?!
Bit: You’re right, Siz…
???: *grins* You made a grave
mistake!
(The goddess seems to be preparing for a
dark magic spell. With haste, the mage immediately slams his sword into her, hoping
to disrupt her from casting the spell.)
???: !
Bit: *pulls his sword out of her* Not this
time! You aren’t getting anything off…
Sizaro: *chants up a spell* Fire!
(A fireball appears in front of Siz, but
she manages to move out of the way without any hesitation. Siz then seems to
whine…)
Sizaro: I can’t believe I missed! Cheater!
???: *smirks*
Konorade: Triple Ray Slash!
(Konorade immediately pulls back his sword
and attacks her three times, each slash manages to make contact…the slash marks
then begin to glow as holy magic begins to do its damage.)
???: What the? Grrr! One of you has
to pay!
(She seems to be preparing something as she
then takes aim at Konorade…)
Bit: ! You are not
getting him with that move!
(The mage seems to be chanting up a
spell…the skies seem to cloud up and the ground heats up too. O_o)
???: About as overconfident as ever…
Konorade: Bit! What the hell are you doing?
(But before Konorade can finish, she uses a
spell on him, hitting him with dark magic…however, Bit was just in time to
react)
Konorade: Damn it! This HURTS! *falls back*
Bit: It’s about time I overpower you again,
stupid antagonist. Taste the wrath of a combined dual spell! Electroburn!
(An explosive lightning bolt hits the
goddess, which then triggers a pillar of flames to start up where she’s
standing as well. Needless to say, looks like Bit’s opponent is a little…eh hem…crispy?)
???: ?! x_x’
Cherry: What? I didn’t get to do anything!!
Eddy: What do you mean, sis? Now you can!
Cherry: What?
(Eddy walks up to Cherry and whispers
something into her ear. Immediately responding, she just walks up to ??? and hits her on the head
with her staff. Soon afterward though, she’s gone…again…)
Bit: ! Grrr…we’ll
meet again, N-
Konorade: What was her name?
Bit: N-Nothing. It’s okay…I really don’t
know her name.
Eddy: Are you telling the truth?
Bit: I would say, but I can’t…
Sizaro: Can we stop the talk? We have to
try finding out what’s going on with the Principality. And why Sasami has a
crush on Bit!!
Bit: Siz…
Sizaro: What?
Bit: Shut up.
Sizaro: ;.;
Bit: Aye…I caused him to cry o_o
Cherry: You meanie!
Bit: Hey! I’m not mean at all!
Cherry: We’ll see about that! >:O
(After Bit and Cherry get into an argument
about how Bit is currently being mean, Konorade finally interrupts after about
half an hour. That was quite wise; those two could argue all day if they wanted
to…)
Konorade: Lets
keep looking around Samia. Perhaps we can enter the castle now.
Bit: Yes. This arena should be back to
normal shortly. Lets hurry on.
(While Bit leads his group out of the
arena, what are they looking for? Does Cherry know too much? Was Bit really a
“Meanie?” Will they run into any more potential members of their group? Find
out on the next episode of Neo Knights.)
Chapter 8: A little jealous, aren’t we?
(Bit, Siz, Konorade, Eddy, and Cherry all
follow out of the arena. Bit seems to be reading a weird book again, one about
magic and the variations of certain spells; some he already has.
Konorade doesn’t seem to mind what’s going
on, especially since he finds his younger friend as a bookworm; he was just
surprised it took this long for him to finally read a book since they left his
home.
Siz is just following while mumbling how
much fear he has on their last encounter, mainly since he thought they could’ve
been goners.
Eddy is barely resisting an urge to eat
something…mainly because he knows he has absolutely nothing to eat at all.
Cherry seems to be plotting to catch Bit’s
attention. Cherry has had an obsession of “pwning” Bit, as she calls it, where
she just transforms him into whatever she likes. She even came up with one
herself to turn him into. Such a fact has made sure Bit has was
constructing a medallion to defend against such unexpected moves. But so far
she’s hid every book from him about it, so he can’t ruin her fun. The medallion
is only 20% complete.
Apparently Bit isn’t paying attention to
any of them as he continues reading. However, he pauses for a second as he
spots a tall woman not too far from him. “What the…? Who the heck is this?”, he mumbles, completely unaware he could’ve met her before
when meeting up with another old friend of his.
…Through a time warp?
He never told anyone about that! Not
even the effeminate Sizaro knew about it. He hid that fact so well.
As they continue…)
???: Stop!
Bit: …
Cherry: Bit! Didn’t you just hear her?!
Bit: *still reading*
Cherry: Oh…that’s it! I’m sorry, but I will
have to do it!
Bit: Do what?
Cherry: *raises staff* THIS! >:D
(Bit would try to dodge, but since Cherry’s
spell is an aura, he can’t get out of the way. The end result is him ending
wearing white robes and his sword is replaced with a staff. The red hair is now
a lot shorter, about the same length as Cherry’s. Now he has an irresistible
urge to suck his thumb, and does so.
At the same time, Cherry gains Bit’s outfit
and sword, and her hair is about as long as Bit before
he got hit. She just smiles innocently.)
Cherry: Aw! I told you my Power Exchange
spell would do wonders against you! I even can alter your personality until it
wears off! >:D
Bit: *muffled* Meanie! *sniffle*
(The tall woman finally finds the group, a
relieved look on her face. She then notices Bit.)
???: Heh? What happened?
Cherry: It was playtime, and I beat him!
<3
???: XD Goodness sakes, have some
mercy on him next time.
Bit: *stops sucking thumb* Ari-Ariphin? Is
that you? =X
Ariphin: Seriously miss, return him to
normal. Its amusing but I can’t stand seeing him like
this.
Cherry: *frowns* Aw!
(She then swings her copy of Bit’s sword
down which causes the aura to strike Bit again, in effect, this reverses the
spell. So the two now look the way they were before she used Power Exchange…and
sadly can’t use it anymore for another week or so.)
Cherry: =\ Here ya go!
Bit: Phew, thank blasted Terra for that
one!
Ariphin: Wait, who is that?
Bit: Nevermind. Were you looking for me, by
chance?
Ariphin: Well…
(Suddenly Konorade just
blirts out something…)
Konorade: You! Can we have a friendly
battle?
Ariphin: …
Konorade: *sigh* Damn! I wanted to see how
good you really are.
Bit: Whoa, calm down Konorade.
Eddy: It’s a response of his. If he sees
someone that looks worthy to fight him, he tries to challenge them.
Cherry: Yeah, Eddy is right on that one.
Ariphin: I’m sorry, but I will have to
refuse such an offer.
Konorade: *blinks, nervous look on his
face* I always wanted to see how good these Duelists really are. Someday maybe…
(Meanwhile…Nightshade and Malessia are in
the same room, apparently in a dungeon of some sort. They’re just arguing on
who they are loyal to…)
Malessia: You fool! Don’t you know how
betraying her is a bad idea?
Nightshade: Miss…
Malessia: I will remain loyal to her and
finally kill my brother! You hear me?
Nightshade: You don’t get it, do you? Don’t
you know Lord Celice would be mad at you if he heard that?
Malessia: …Who is that?
Nightshade: I admit that I kill for the
hell of it. But if I didn’t respect your parents I surely would’ve killed you
by now too!
Malessia: …
Nightshade: You aren’t a true ally, I can
tell by now…
Malessia: Shut up!
Nightshade: Go tell it to her already. Tell
her that you are doomed to fail because of your bond!
Malessia: What?!
Nightshade: You see,
Siz and you are…bonded. If you kill him, you will ultimately-
Malessia: …
Nightshade: *sigh* Shadow goddess, I admit
I do wish to kill those two, but I will do so on my own. And then you!
(Back with Bit and the others, some sort of
messenger runs up to Bit to tell him something. Apparently the guy is holding a
message that was suppose to be sent to him.
Sadly…almost all of it is in Q’s. o_o)
Messenger: It says that a suspicious man is
blocking the way to the
Ariphin: !
Bit: Hm?
Messenger: He looks rather…controlled if
you ask me.
Bit: Its no joke after all…*mumbles* I knew
you were up to something. You can’t fool me. First your daughter and now this
man…quit interfering. Why do I feel as if you drove this principality into war?
And why?
Sizaro: Hm?
Bit: Its nothing, Siz. We need to come up
with plans before we go anywhere though.
Sizaro: Where should we head?
Konorade: I think I just spotted an inn not
far from here. Should we rest there, Bit?
Bit: That doesn’t like a bad idea. We can’t
intervene until we have all the energy we truly need for this one!
Cherry: Can I sleep in Bit’s room again?
Konorade: You surely know how to annoy Bit
at inns, don’t you?
Bit: *mumbles* I know someone worse…but she
makes sure I can’t find my stuff when she’s done afterwards, too.
Cherry: Yep! ^_^
Eddy: We’ll just sleep on the floor!
Konorade: Are you crazy, Eddy? We’ve done
that enough before we joined up with Bit!
Sizaro: Can we stop discussing such? We
need rest, we’ll get it!
Bit: Yeah, lets
go…damn it. Why does it feel cold now?
Cherry: *giggles as she keeps tapping Bit
with her staff* Hehehe…
(While Bit and the others head to the inn
to rest and prepare, what was Nightshade talking about to Malessia. Was what he
was trying to say about Siz and Malessia actually true? What kind of dastardly
plan does the shadow goddess have now? Will Nightshade finally kill Bit and
Siz? Find out on the next episode of Neo Knights.)
Chapter 9: The Man behind the Wall
(Inside Vicienta’s dungeon, where
Nightshade and Malessia were finished talking just a few minutes ago, a young
man with waist length marine blue hair and brown eyes, having a sword sheathed
on his back and wearing light blue armor approaches Malessia, who is still in
the room.
He’s also constructing some kind of
medallion, which is suppose to block almost any attempt to harm the wearer, and
prevent them from any form of transformation…
Well, except for one move; and that was
actually intentional.
Who was this man?
His name was Quesstice Lunaw, who is rumored
to also be the crowned prince of Narenthon. So far he’s come up with stuff such
as super strong alloy swords, which he called the Neo Sword, and is now working
on what he calls the “Bronze Medallion of Protection”. He’s also a friend of
the Kuan family, and was rumored to have a slight crush on Cherry. Hence his
construction of the medallion had a flaw.
However, he’s also been with Neo Grandbell,
mainly making faulty weapons and armor to work against them without
telling them it was faulty.
When he approaches Malessia, he finally
tells her something…)
Quesstice: Mademoiselle?
Malessia: What is it?
Quesstice: I have resigned my position.
Please let Mistress N- I mean, your master know that I no longer want to have
anything to do with Neo Grandbell.
Malessia: WHAT?! Then I’m gonna have to-
Quesstice: So you figured it out why, hm?
You will not know where the Duke of Serisata is, mademoiselle. If you really
want a fight, it’ll go too fast.
(The silverish blue haired girl just
grinned innocently as she pulls out a sword, a dark aura coming off the blade…)
Malessia: Exactly how do you expect it to
go fast? You will die right here, traitor!
Quesstice: I know some of what you consider
myths to be true, and if I have to reveal it right here, then so be it. But be
aware the goddess will be on the losing end.
(Quesstice grins innocently as he pulls the
spear that was hidden on his back, the spear suddenly causes a gust of wind to
blow at Malessia as the tip glows an eerie green color…)
Quesstice: I know the secret to the Yuusha
weapons, miss. I suggest you run away to your mommy unless you’re that
determined to kill me!
(The girl’s eyes suddenly grew wide in
fear. Was this a weapon that was mentioned across the land? She gazed at the
spear, which seems capable of piercing anything it can hit. This…was the Wind
Spear Partisan. But wasn’t it sealed until chaos filled the land? Was something
chaotic going on now? Needless to say, she slowly stepped back and
prepared to attack Quesstice as she kept thinking about this…)
Malessia: The…P-Par-Par-Parti-PARTISAN?!
We’ll see about that!
(Ignoring her fear, she runs at Quesstice
and slashes him. He falls back, feeling some pain but a grin fills his face as
he pulls the spear back…)
Quesstice: Mademoiselle,
that was a horrible move. Now, go run to your mommy! TRI-SHOOTER!
(The spear glows and sends off three large
green triangles at Malessia. She tries to move out of the way but trips over
Quesstice’s shoe and gets nailed by all three triangles. Thankfully none of
them are exactly deadly…)
Malessia: OW! Damn it…I have to kill you-
Quesstice: I refuse to let you, and I
refuse to kill you. *picks up Malessia* Listen, just rest here, okay? I know
you still want to kill Siz so bad but…
Malessia: Why are you giving me sympathy?
Quesstice: Do you think I love war? Despite
I make all these tools of it? I do not, and I fear your master is who made the
late King of Vicienta to consider war against the principality. But now he’s
dead…
Malessia: *silent* …
Quesstice: I am in no means a warrior. I
only carry these weapons to keep them from any potential threats to this world
and would use these weapons for evil!
Malessia: …*seems to have a sad look on her
face*
Quesstice: Now if you excuse me, please
heal…and do not kill him. For if you do, you will also kill yourself…the young
priestess expects me.
(He quickly runs out of the dungeon, hoping
to bail out of the castle as quickly as possible before he gets caught for
perhaps treason, since after all, he intentionally gave them crappy weaponry
and armor, as well as a crappy base. Is Quesstice going to give this medallion
to Cherry? Will Malessia understand a single thing he said? Why did Quesstice
deceive Neo Grandbell? Find out on the next episode of Neo Knights.)
Chapter 10: The X’s and the O’s: Prepare for
Attack.
(Bit’s group finally enters a inn in Samia, apparently all exhausted since it took a
long walk to actually get there. After all, Samia is a rather large kingdom…
The party splits up, Cherry gets her own
room, the brothers get their own room, while Siz and
Bit take the last remaining room…
Siz seems to be sleeping, but as to be
expected, Bit is reading while sitting at a desk. Yes…again, he’s reading
something. This time though, it seems to be about a certain battle that took
place many many years ago.
Needless to say, Bit finds out also about
some events that happened around the year 1049 as well. This manages to
intrigue him for a little bit…)
Bit: These names…? What the hell?! So
she’s-
(The young mage seems rather shocked by
what he was reading “N-No way! How the hell is she still alive after this long?
Perhaps there’s a secret? Maybe it’s an act of time travel? Ugh! This makes no
sense to me!” is all he can say before he goes back to reading. For once, he’s
reading something interesting…
After four hours however, Bit manages to
fall asleep. Someone sneaks into Siz and Bit’s room and manages to cast an odd
spell on Bit. What the heck did it do? Well, there’s no real hint until
morning, when everyone wakes up…)
Bit: *wakes up, somehow still in his chair
from last night* What the heck? Hey! These wings serve
no purpose! I do not need them at all!
(The mage now seems pretty damn angry, and
busts out of his room. What does he see out there? Just say its one giggling
Cherry…)
Cherry: =P You should’ve stayed up! Fairy
wings fit all too well with your small stature!
Bit: Twice in two days? This is no time to
do such a thing! Get rid of them, now!! >:O
(Of course, before he can try yelling at
Cherry again, she just waves a finger of hers in disagreement…)
Cherry: No! ^_^
Bit: This is a horrible time to do this…
Cherry: Gimmie a break, Bitters. Siz and
the others will wake up and we can discuss our plans while I flick your wings!
^_^
Bit: Cherry…>_<!
Cherry: What?
Bit: Why did you have to do that? And does
that mean you’ll promote a young teenage girl I admit I have a crush with to do
the same thing?
Cherry: Ummm…^_^ I won’t say!
(She just winks at Bit and poses with her
staff, while Bit seems a little concerned about what he read about last night.
As he’s doing this, he tries to figure out how these wings work…
Of course, things can sure get worse for
the 16 year old. The others arrive! =X)
Sizaro: Heya Bit! *blinks*
Ariphin: What kind of crap is going on now?
Bit? I never seen him look this
funny. O_o
Konorade and Eddy: XD
Bit: Can you just shut up? We have to think
up a plan to deal with that controlled guy nearby
(The still embarrassed mage escorts the
others to the bottom floor, and into what appears to be the kitchen. There they
try and make something while Cherry seems more focused on annoying Bit for the
time being…)
Bit: Yeesh! It’s too cold! >_<
Cherry: >:D
Scream higher!
Bit: …Oh geezus. What’re ya trying to do?
Cherry: I’m just being silly, Bitters.
(Speaking of cooking…guess
who the heck is cooking all the food. Horribly…)
Eddy: Hm…it’s all done!!
Bit: Phew…finally. I hope you didn’t burn
all the food. As I was saying earlier, we have got to come up with plans about
the controlled man blocking
(Before Bit continues, he notices an odd
looking knight busting through the inn door and giving him a message. Without
even a slight word, he runs off as quick as he
arrived.
The mage then stops, and decides to read
the message.
Dear Bit,
Somehow the King of Vicienta managed to
come back from the dead. The bad part of this is that almost nobody could stop
him as soon as he tried to attack Vicienta. Heed my message, sir…you will need
it. I will try killing him again shortly, but I might not know how much has
been added to him, it’s as if he’s being controlled.
Oh yeah, and I have a message from a girl
three years younger than you: If we ever meet, the first thing I will do is
make it hell for you to do anything!
Nevertheless, what I said is all that truly
matters right now. Hehehe…now if you excuse me I better find something fun to
do!
Sincerely,
Cirrus
This evidently shocks him, but he then
carries on with what he was suppose to say as Cherry tries to take the message
from him. )
Bit: According to this message, the one
resurrected happens to be the late King of Vicienta…
Konorade: What?! But I never heard that he
even died to begin with. Who the heck managed to kill him?
Bit: Cirrus managed to, actually.
Cherry: Doesn’t he have a slight
personality problem that would’ve kept him from pulling that off?
Eddy: Actually…you know at times he can
manage control over himself. It’s just unpredictable when that can
happen.
Sizaro: *screams* That
means he could be after us!
Bit: To be honest, I really am not afraid
of him at all. He’ll be a piece of cake!
Konorade: You and your damn ego, Bit. =\
Eddy: We’ll find out, and if Bit’s wrong,
can Cherry do something to him permanently so he can’t brag anymore?!
Cherry: That would be fun! >:D
Bit: . . . Rest assured I won’t be
wrong here, Eddy. >:O
Ariphin: *sighs*
Sizaro: I’m sure he knows what he happens
to be doing for now, everyone. Shouldn’t we try heading there now?
Konorade: We haven’t even eaten breakfast
yet! Lets at least eat before we get anywhere.
(Bit slowly nods as he grabs one of the
pieces of the roasted chicken and tries to eat it. Needless to say, his
response basically tells everyone else to not eat breakfast this time around…)
Bit: This is burned! ICK! NASTY! Umm, guys,
I suggest we just get moving now. Eddy, your cooking skills are complete crap!
Sizaro: XD Worse than his handwriting. Or
Bit’s wings that don’t fit his character!
Bit: Hey, shut up Siz!
Sizaro: Owwwww! >_<
Eddy: Fine then! =\ Lets get going to the
mountain range!
Bit: This will be one hell of a long walk…
Sizaro: Can’t you just warp us there?
Bit: They’ll get too suspicious!
Sizaro: *anime sweatdrop* But it’s faster!
We’ll get it done before they notice!
Bit: We’ll discuss it as we go along, okay?
Otherwise, we may as well walk there…
(Bit immediately takes the others out of
Samia and take the very long route to the
Chapter 11: They just disappeared…o_o
(It’s been two weeks since they left the
inn, as well as well, Bit’s quiet place he considers a room with books. As they
continue on the route to the mountain range, it appears that almost nobody
happens to even be there. Bit tries to hide the wings, but Cherry just has fun
whapping him on the head to make them pop up again while Siz is just looking
around. Then again, they might be getting some rather lousy company…)
Bit: Ow! Stop it Cherry! We have to find
out if the King is still here!
Cherry: >=<! I can do whatever I
want!
Sizaro: About the King…
Bit: What is it, Siz?
Sizaro: It appears he left way before we
got here!
Konorade: *anime vein* !
DAMN IT!
Bit: I seriously need to return to normal,
unless someone wants a popsicle…
Cherry: But you look cute in it! >:D
Bit: …Knowing the way you are. =X
(The young mage picks up Cherry and hugs
her, apparently to try and get her to make him return to normal. But this
didn’t do anything…)
Cherry: Thanks, Bit! ^_^
Bit: …o_o’ Can you return me to normal?
Cherry: Not until we find that King! >:O
Besides, you’re cute when you shiver.
Bit: How the heck am I cute when I shiver?
It’s embarrassing!
Konorade: Bit never took the cold well…
Sizaro: Yep! Remember the time he
accidentally fell in a frozen lake? He screamed so loud I thought it was Cherry
for a second there.
Bit: Can you all please shut up? This is
actually serious business. I’ll just be glad when we finally crush the king.
???: Not so damn fast, idiots!
Bit: …!
(Nightshade immediately runs at Bit, but
the young mage casts Inferno. Seven fireballs go flying at Nightshade and catch
him right on fire.)
Nightshade: OW!
Bit: And just who the hell do you think you
are, murderer?
Nightshade: So you are Bit…
Bit: Glad to see you actually heard of me.
Now I may as well finish you off before it begins to snow.
Nightshade: Why was Koria with you last
time?
Bit: That is none of your business. Why did
you have to kill have of Samia’s army?
Nightshade: Gimmie a break, kid. I love to
kill. That seems to be the way I live life!
Bit: …Could you at least pick on the damn
bad guys around here?
Nightshade: You fool! The nobility is
exactly what is evil around here. Once I happen to be through with them, I can
finally have the whole world to myself!
Konorade: Procyon, eh? We were good
friends, until you decided it was fair to side with the goddess herself.
Nightshade: …I’ll kill you…
Konorade: Come on, Procyon. Pray that it
actually means something!
(The assassin immediately attacks Konorade,
hitting him in the left shoulder. But this doesn’t immobilize him at all as he
uses Ray Slash on Nightshade. His sword begins to glow in a bright pearl color
as he slashes Nightshade right in the face. Quickly the green haired assassin
winces in pain…)
Nightshade: Where the heck did you get that
skill?
Konorade: I learned it, stupid… -_-'
Bit: *sigh* Nightshade. I pretty much know
I hate you by now; you may as well surrender unless you really want to be
blasted away. That, and tell us where the hell the revived king is…
Nightshade: …Don't worry about it…
Bit: What?!
Nightshade: Well, Mr. Tooth Fairy, I killed
him again, okay? And I may as well do that to you so you can have quite some
humiliation in your burial!
(The young mage grins, but apparently he
realizes an ability he has. He quickly closes his eyes; as soon as he does…the
wings disappear…at the same time his sword flies out of the sheath and into his
left hand. At this point, he grabs it.)
Bit: No. How about…you die first? At least
you will have the right to remain silent.
Nightshade: …
(The others immediately try to join in
attacking Nightshade, but a majority of their attacks miss.)
Nightshade: Idiots! I’m too fast for the
crap you happen to be using!
Bit: Too slow!
(The mage immediately swings his sword and
sends off an odd sword blade shaped projectile at Nightshade, nailing him right
in the chest, right where he got slashed actually. The assassin immediately has
a shocked look on his face…)
Nightshade: I couldn’t dodge that?!
Sizaro: ! *chants
up a spell*
Eddy: I guess not. But now I know what to
use on you!
(Eddy takes out his hammer and jumps at
Nightshade. Siz immediately casts Elthunder on it and causes the hammer to get
all jolted up. But this apparently triggers an odd team attack as he smashes
the hammer right on Nightshade’s head!)
Nightshade: x_X *falls over* That was just a little too much…
Bit: Phew…we may as well get going since
he’s out, right?
Cherry: >_< No fair! You ruined the
wings!
Bit: I had to look okay for battle, damn
it. =\
Cherry: >:O
POWER EXCHANGE!
Sizaro, Konorade: …Heh, oh crap…
Ariphin: o_o' Here we go again…
(It’s pretty much all like last time again,
even with Bit sucking his thumb. =X)
Cherry: There. Now you paid for that!
Bit: Meanie! I’m gonna cryyyy! >_<
(And he starts…and she laughs, then she
puts Bit on her left shoulder.)
Konorade: Did you seriously have to be that
cruel?
Eddy: Some things never seem to change…
Cherry: *looks at Bit* Aw, calm down.
You’ll not lose someday. Wait, you can…revert-
Bit: !
*immediately transforms back to normal and hops off Cherry’s shoulder* Phew!
Cherry: Fo- Aw damn…
Bit:
Cherry: =\ Could I at least pet your hair,
Bit?
Bit: I’m not a kitty. O_o
Cherry: Please?
Bit: Okay, I won’t mind it. As I said, we
really need to get going…
Cherry: Yay! ^_^
Konorade: *smiles* We
need to try and cross through
Sizaro: Of course!
Bit: You do know I can fly, right?
Cherry: Fly me on your back! ^_^
Bit: …o_o Well, umm…I can also teleport us
up if you need me to.
Sizaro: How the heck is that possi-
Bit: I’m not going to discuss my powers
here, Siz. We’ve got to cross that mountain and reach Neo Grandbell. Maybe we
can find our foes there.
(However, before he gets too far, he
manages to spot a familiar person in front of them. The rest are just plain
puzzled, but not Bit…)
Bit: *mumbles* Koria?
Ariphin: Hm? Who did you just mention?
Bit: Eh? Nevermind…
(Bit quickly moves ahead to figure out who
it really is, while the others follow him. With the King of Vicienta dead
again, and Nightshade appearing to be a true enemy, what does Neo Grandbell
have in store to try and stop Bit and co.? Find out on the next episode of Neo
Knights.)
Bit: Well, well, well, what do we have
here?
Zefie: …Sir, can you please shut up? =\
Bit: *seems to poof* …What the? I DO NOT
WANT A ‘FRO!
Chapter 12: The Long Path Ahead
(Bit immediately keeps gazing ahead. But
before he lets the group go any further, he quickly tells them to…)
Bit: Everyone, stay put for now…
Sizaro: Why?
Bit: I’m just going to find out who’s in
front of us, okay?
Konorade: Alright…
(Bit quickly approaches the person in front
of him, who actually happens to be Koria…)
Bit: Koria?
Koria: Bit, I know you’d like to talk with
me about now. But I need to seriously get going.
Bit: …Already? But…I-
Koria: Look! Don’t worry about me for the
moment. Climbing this mountain was a horrible idea. Either you seek shelter now
or stop and head back as soon as possible.
Bit: Or…?
Koria: Don’t be so stupid. =\
Bit: I hate to say it, but my group has no
choice but to keep going.
Koria: Then you better not keep wandering
through aimlessly. Now if you excuse me Bit Aeonus, I have to get going. This
is not the time to keep asking me questions.
Bit: *sigh* As you
wish…farewell…
(The young mage quickly heads back to the
rest of the group as she teleports away again. Apparently a not very happy look
fills her face. But since he didn’t go so far, pretty much everyone noticed
him.)
Sizaro: Who was that, Bit?
Bit: Don’t worry about it for not, Siz…we
may as well proceed.
Sizaro: But, that look, that person…
Konorade: I’m sure there are reasons they
just suddenly left, okay? Don’t worry about it.
Ariphin: Well Bit, seeing her might mean
trouble…a lot of trouble.
(Right when Ariphin says that, the ground
begins to shake violently and infrequently. However, the shaking just seems to
increase as time passes as well…)
Eddy: What the…! Everyone, be careful!!
Sizaro: Why?!
Bit: It appears someone or something
started a damn earthquake…! Everyone, take shelter!!
Konorade: What about you?
Bit: …I’ll be fine. Just…go!!
Sizaro: Bit! But…why?!
(The young mage seems to force the others
to head underground, while he on the other hand stays right where he is.
Suddenly he jumps into the air as he begins to glow blue. Once the glowing
stops, he seems suspended right in the air, as if he never was meant to fall in
the first place.)
Bit: *mumbles* This
earthquake is not going to work, foolish one. I’m not an average person in any
way.
(He just stays in the air and flies up
about two feet, glaring around as the ground continues to shake. At this point
he seems to have a worried look on his face.)
Bit: They all have to suffer like this? How
ruthless…we have to stop them from continuing to turn this principality into a
wasteland.
(After about half the day passes, the
shaking finally stops. Apparently now the mage is filled with quite a bit of
sadness since he fears none of them really came out alive at all.)
Bit: Are they still…here? I hope so-
???: Thought Beam! I just have to do
this, silly Bit! =P
Bit: ?!
(Guess who, Bit? And you know what, since
he was thinking of someone in the past. And since that move turns you into whatever
you were thinking about…)
???: XD!
Bit: …That can only be…
Cherry: I’m alive! The rest are just
asleep, blast it. Besides, haven’t you noticed it’s
evening?
Bit: Wait…I…
(Since Bit got pwned, he falls right out of
the sky. Funnily enough, Cherry catches him with ease.)
Bit: Can you quite pwning me like that?
>_< I
hate it when you do that!
Cherry: But you’re so small it’s easy to
catch you now! =P
Bit: >_< Why do you always have to
pwn me, anyway?
Cherry: *smiles innocently* Well Bit, you
want to know why? Then can we talk for the rest of the night? ;)
Bit: *nervous look on his face* S-Sure…
Cherry: *taunts* Nice outfit. =P
Bit: >_< Can we just talk now and end
this…?
Cherry: You shouldn’t have thought of me so
much, Bit. Because you’re basically a younger me right now. =X
Bit: Well…I really can’t help that I have
so many people on my mind, even if they really are almost all girls younger
than me.
(While Cherry and Bit seem to be just
alone, Bit’s worries have at least been relieved to a good extent…but what
about his concerns about Koria? What will those two talk about, anyway? Find
out on the next episode of Neo Knights.)
Chapter 13: What is her reason?
(It’s 9 pm, pretty
much the others are asleep…somewhere there in the mountain range. Cherry just
takes Bit and sits down inside one of the caves, apparently amused but also
nervous at trying to tell Bit a few things. Bit on the other hand, is just
wondering when she’ll revert him because of the sole
thing he knows: They’re close to enemy territory. There’s no hint on when
they’ll be attacked.)
Bit: Well…why do we have to talk? Why do
you enjoy seeing me pwned like this? *tapped by staff* Ack! Cold!
Cherry: Well…you want me to be honest,
right?
Bit: *shivering* Yeah…
Cherry: You’re always getting into battle
and risking yourself before anyone else. Not to mention you always seem to
study at the worst times! Can’t you just stop for a second and rest? Why else
did I reduce you that far down in power?
Bit: …Cherry…
Cherry: Please. I’ve been so worried about
you since we first met.
Bit: It’s partially my origin, okay? Don’t
take it as your fault. =\
Cherry: And what else can I say? You’re
like a child when you shiver, dear Bit. =X
Bit: …Well…I know. But, if you’re trying to
express strong feelings of love-
Cherry: What?
Bit: Go ahead, but it would be not worth
trying to reveal on the battlefield. We have to end this war; you know that as
a fact, right?
Cherry: Of course! But you’re always fighting, always studying
now. What happened to the Bit I use to know?
Bit: Cherry, i’m still the same person,
okay? I know i’ve just grown a little older and haven’t gotten taller at all
since we’ve met, but i’m worried about everyone too as well.
Cherry: *sighs* Even…me?
Bit: Yes, that is true. I’m worried about
someone even more though, so I hope I didn’t break your heart.
Cherry: ! What!
But…who? It can’t be the enemy, right?
Bit: It isn’t, don’t stress yourself over
that….it’s just someone younger than me with a pegasus.
Cherry: Well, you didn’t hurt me at all.
But can you at least take it easier?
Bit: You really treat me a lot like my
mother did…but I don’t mind it so much.
Cherry: When’s the last time you’ve seen
her?
Bit: …A long time ago is all i’m going to
say, okay? It was before we met…now please don’t make this seem like another
soap opera, okay?
Cherry: I’ll try not to. But can I at least
fix your hair first and change you back tomorrow?
Bit: …*sighs and smiles* That’s
what I like about you, even in some of the darkest times you try to be bright.
Go right ahead.
(While the two still seem to be talking
with each other, the silence of night continues to fill the somewhat screwed up
mountain range. What will Bit do next with his group? Will Night be there to
get in their way? How hazardous is heading into Neo Grandbell, anyway? Why does
Bit not like soap opera-esque situations? Find out on the next episode of Neo
Knights.)
Chapter 14: Fiery indignation…
(Outside the Neo Grandbell castle,
Nightshade immediately finds Night so he can voice his opinion on the recent
plans to try and take out Bit and co. before they get past the mountain range…)
Night: Fool…if you sneak up on them like
that, you’ll easily be found and beaten quickly.
Nightshade: You only say that because Bit
beat you so easily…
Night: So you might think…well explain why
you have failed to kill the duke?
Nightshade: That brat is always there to
fry me, and his friends! -_-
Night: Hmph. I thought so, either you
follow the plans or you’re on your own. And I really don’t care what happens to
you on your own.
Nightshade: …
(He immediately teleports away, apparently
pissed off…
As for Bit and the others, they are still
there on the mountain range. Bit manages to revert after Cherry falls asleep, then picks up a letter off the ground. At this point, he
reads the letter since everyone else is asleep.)
Bit: *reading* …I really wish this whole
war would end. I don’t want to know about anyone else dy- wait…*pauses for 5
seconds* WHA? Who the heck’s Quesstice? And a…medallion…
(The young mage smiles at the fact. Finally
what has kept him from avoiding pwns is gone, so he thinks. The bronze magic
medallion has arrived right with the letter. O_o)
Bit: I hope the others do wake up soon. I
sense danger might just arrive…
(Thankfully, right after he says that, the
others seem to finally show themselves. Apparently they’re quite shocked that
Bit’s okay, but their celebration’s pretty much cut off by an army heading
right their way!)
Sizaro: Damn it!
Ariphin: Hey, you can expect this to happen
sometimes.
Bit: Eh? Save your strength, I can take
care of this all by myself!
Eddy: How so?
Bit: *begins chanting a spell*
Konorade: o_o' Whenever
Bit’s casting a spell, it’s always trouble. Everyone, stand back!
Cherry: It can’t be that bad, silly
brother! =X
(Bit finally raises his casting arm, which
seems to cause the area to become colder quickly. The shivering of Bit is quite
evident while the others pretty much can’t take it either. Finally the mage
slams his arm forward, causing a wave of cold wind to freeze over the part of
the mountain the army’s trying to climb, and freezing some of them to boot…)
Bit: *finishes* Brrr…! But…that had to be
done. Say, anyone up for sliding downhill?
Konorade: You crazy?!
Bit: ^_^' Well, it’s not like these idiots
can climb up here. That army’s poorly equipped.
Sizaro: He has a point. Whoever is the
commander must be an idiot, I only see daggers in
their hands.
Konorade: Don’t go judging so quickly…o_o
Bit: Ehm…I kinda froze them? Notice how
they aren’t moving to us at all?
Cherry: Popsicles! ^_^
Bit: Unless you guys want me to teleport
you down, which I can, we can just walk right over them. o_o
Ariphin: …o_o
Sizaro: What are we waiting for? Let’s go!!
(But before they can move,
Nightshade poofs behind Siz and grabs him!)
Nightshade: Idiot! It’s time for you to
die!
Sizaro: !
>_<
Bit: Not so fast, idiot assassin. Firstly,
i’m quite sure you work for that goddess. Secondly, you’re gonna have to get
past me to go anywhere; and I really do mean, anywhere.
Nightshade: You’re that brat that easily
trashed Night!
Bit: *shrugs* Only
because she had to be unjust to one of my friends. And i’m pretty sure you’re
just an idiot in the way. So get out of the way!
Nightshade: *takes out both swords* How
about no?
Bit: *takes out his sword, then raises his
casting arm* How about…yes? =P
Nightshade: …!
(Nightshade immediately rushes at Bit,
trying to nail him right in the throat. However, Bit easily flies to the right
of Nightshade’s attack, and slams his sword into Nightshade’s right side.)
Bit: They said you were fast…
Nightshade: What the…!
Bit: My thoughts exactly…you flat out suck.
You may as well take your rookie self and go on home. There’s no way you can
defend your honor for the pathetic Neo Grandbell that threatens the
principality.
Nightshade: *nails Bit in the stomach*
Bit: …Ow. Well, whatever. I’m not sure how
you kill all those people. But pretty much you suck against me.
Konorade: -And there goes his ego again…-
(Bit just sweep kicks Nightshade, stomps on
his stomach, and holds his sword to 'Shade's neck. He then smiles…)
Nightshade: What the?! But your so small…
Bit: That would be irrelevant. Surrender
now…
Nightshade: Damn it! How can I report to
her like this?
(Nightshade immediately disappears, leaving
Bit’s foot off the ground for a bit. In this case he loses his balance. O_o)
Cherry: =P *helps Bit back up*
Bit: o_o'
Sizaro: Nice tactic there, Bit. But you’re
too small to get that to work easily.
Bit: Maybe I can still grow. Just don’t
know how. But we don’t have the time to discuss this! Either we’re going down
or we’re staying here.
Sizaro: Eh? Let’s go!
Eddy: Agreed!
Konorade: Just don’t raid stores for food
while we’re there, okay?
Eddy: …=\
Bit: May as well make this quick *raises
his hand into the air* Teleportatio!
(Bit immediately warps the others as well
as himself closer to Neo Grandbell, where they keep walking. Was Nightshade
really that pathetic? Will Bit face him again? How about the others? Will they
get another fight to deal with? Find out on the next episode of Neo Knights.)
Chapter 15: “That Duke sure has his issues.”
(Bit and co. are
teleported by him right in Neo Grandbell, in the small town called Sernath.
Oddly the town seems rather beautiful for one built by the enemy. There are
mirrors all over the place for some bizarre reason. Of course…if you break one,
you might not exit the same way you did when you arrived.
Konorade and Eddy look around, while the
group apparently is holding Siz by both of his hands and being dragged away
from all the mirrors in the town. Bit just looks at Cherry and smiles…)
Cherry: Hehe, you look a little cheerful
today. What’s gotten into you?
Bit: Eh? Nothing, really…I just realize how
close we are to them and how quick we could be able to take them out.
Cherry: You mean if we can, the problem is
if Siz can ever keep his face away from the mirrors!
Sizaro: C’mon! I wanna see myself in the
mirrorrrrrrr! >_< *hopelessly trying to break away*
Bit: Siz…please calm down. Else you
probably will blow our cover. You do that and we’ll be in serious trouble!
(Siz starts squirming wildly, just trying
to break free from Cherry’s and Bit’s grasp which seems to be just like being
chained up to a wall. So pretty much, he’s not going anywhere anytime soon.
Ariphin immediately turns to Bit and asks
him a few questions, apparently a little bit thrown off by Sizaro’s awkward
behavior.)
Ariphin: Erm…Bit?
Bit: What is it?
Ariphin: What’s the name of his sister? I
wonder if they switched roles or something…
Bit:
His sister? Her name is Malessia. Why do you ask?
Ariphin: There’s just something awkward I
can see in Sizaro, it’s as if whatever happened to him couldn’t have been done
alone.
Bit: Well, that’s true…I know exactly who
were responsible for Sizaro’s and Malessia’s current forms.
Ariphin: Who?
Bit: …I won’t say right now, okay?
Ariphin: …
(The rest of the group blinks and notices
the sun going down a little earlier than usual. Bit pretty much interrupts at
this point.)
Bit: I know this is a weird time to tell a
story…
Konorade: Hm? Well explain why the sun just
went down and it’s only noon.
Bit: Well, you see everyone. The region
past the Adelaide Mountain Range is called the “Shadow of Adelaide”. You do
know what that means, right?
Sizaro: Not at all…explain. O_o
Bit: There are only 7 hours of daylight at
this time of the year in the Shadow of Adelaide. That and…damn i’m cold. X_x
Cherry: Bit, continue! >:O
Bit: Fine, fine…just keep quiet will you?
Anyhow, in those 7 hours of daylight, the sun might occasionally turn purple
due to the strange minerals inside the mountains themselves. When it’s night, you will find no place ignored by rain or snow,
or heck, high winds even.
Ariphin: Okay, now that’s just…weird.
Sizaro: Purple sun…? O_o Is
it me, or is this region outside the principality the weirdest i’ve ever seen?
Konorade: Siz, i’m not surprised by your
facial expression right now. Probably due to that color, we need to also be
especially careful as we can be attacked at just about any moment.
Bit: That’s one thing I just forgot to tell
everyone.
(Right when Bit finishes, everyone seems to
notice an odd purple glow emitting from the sky. Some cursing is heard from the
party as all of a sudden, a golem with a sword pops up from a mirror struck by
the light…)
Eddy: Guys! It’s an Ice Golem!!
Bit: …A golem? Here? Of
all places…
Sizaro: Everyone! These mirrors seem to
change into golems if struck by the right light!!
Cherry: O_o
Bit: Is this whole place a damn death trap?
I hope everyone’s ready!
Konorade: …o_o
Eddy: …Golems…
Cherry: …
Konorade: Yeah!
Bit: *pulls back his sword* Guys! Don’t
just stand there! We can’t beat these guys if we don’t try something!
Konorade: You’re right, Bit…
Eddy: Quadruple Stab!
(Eddy starts stabbing away with his lance
into one of the golems. The stabbing is apparently very quick considering Eddy
seems to be leaving blurs with it. However, the lance seems to just do
absolutely nothing to the golem…)
Konorade: Eddy! There’s no way that will
work!
Cherry: O_o It’s
made of solid ice!
Eddy: You’re right. Then why are we just
trying to attack it physically?
Sizaro: Because we don’t use magic?
Cherry: You silly trinket girl- I mean boy!
You and I use magic, and so does Bit! =X!
Bit: *blinks* Guys…let’s stop fighting like
a bunch of freaked out kids and just get this over with! O_o
(Apparently Bit’s words immediately fire up
Siz, as he already begins to chant up a spell. Before Bit or even the others
pretty much get started, Siz raises his casting arm.)
Sizaro: Spiral Flame!!
(He immediately fires off a spiraling blast
of fire right at one of the golems. The blast of flames
surround the golem and seems to just melt it after about 20 seconds.)
Sizaro: Yay! Now back to looking at my
mirrors. I must look pretty! >:O *runs off*
Bit: Siz! You idiot! Get back here!
Cherry: *facepalms* Well, if one person
runs off, the others have to do all the dirty work.
Bit: *sigh* Too true, Cherry.
Cherry: *giggles as she comes up with an
idea* I know! Last person to finish their spell has to have their hair in
pigtails and do whatever the winner says for the rest of the day!
Bit: What? I never win at that! That’s just
cruel!
Cherry: *smiles* But it works!
Bit: *sigh* Fine…but I better win this
time.
(Both of them just start chanting a spell
at the same time, Bit seems to be chanting a lot faster than her…or so he
thinks. Cherry immediately unleashes her spell…)
Cherry: Rapid Flame!
(Cherry shoots off four fireballs at the
remaining golems, then shoots four more. But Bit quickly interferes…)
Bit: Neo Inferno!
(Bit quickly sends off four blue fireballs,
which pretty much melt the golems right on contact…)
Bit: Yes! They’re done!
Cherry: But I win! ^_^
Bit: What?! I dealt the finishing blow!
>:O
Cherry: *giggles* Remember, it doesn’t
matter who hits them last. It matters on who hits them first! And besides, I
think you need a break! ^_^
Bit: …Oh crap…
Ariphin: Bit, you seem hopeless in trying
to keep yourself out of trouble. And Cherry has a
point…you always seem to keep yourself busy.
Bit: Wait! It won’t work!
Cherry: How so?
Bit: *smiles as he raises the medallion
he’s wearing* Just try it, silly!
Cherry: Okay…! Desire Ray! ^_^
(Cherry shoots a ray from her staff at
Bit…and while Bit tries to use the medallion, the ray just seems to completely
ignore the fact it’s there! And he just ends up the way he would be if he would
get Power Exchanged, minus the thought control. =P)
Bit: …o_o’ *looks at Cherry* Hey…you’ve
gotten taller…
Cherry: XD Nice outfit! Nice hair! ^_^
*picks Bit up* Now now, Bit, I advise you stop fighting for the rest of the
day, don’t read, and just look pretty while walking right next to me. Okay?
Bit:
…o_o’ Eh? No no no…
Cherry: Please?! >:D
Bit: *sighs* Okay okay! But can we find
Siz, and hopefully no enemies will catch us?
Cherry: Don’t worry! I can fight well with
magic, remember? I even froze you once! ^_^
Bit: Cherry…you’re making me blush…o_o’
Cherry: Aww…*pokes Bit* XD
(Meanwhile, obviously not far from the
others…)
Sizaro: *_*
Konorade: *grabs Siz as if he were just a
mere crate* Listen you, we gotta get moving. I know you seem to love gazing in
the mirror at yourself, but…
Eddy: Save the talk for later, we need to
catch up with those two!
Konorade: Say, Eddy…
Eddy: Yes?
Konorade: Did you figure out the only
reason why Cherry pwns Bit is to keep him from fighting so much?
Eddy: Of course, I already knew that
anyway. He always gets into a fight when it’s unnecessary.
Konorade: Hah, I find it funny.
Bit: >_< *yells at the others* What are you all waiting for? Lets
go!
Konorade & Eddy: Alright! *forces Siz
to nod “Yes!” while still gazing at the mirror*
(Apparently they finished off the weird ice
golem army, but things could just get weirder from here? What other traps await
our heroes? How many times Bit is going to get owned during this trip, anyway? Is Siz and his fascination with mirrors really going to slow
down the group? Find out on the next episode of Neo Knights.)
Chapter 16: La lame du minuit
et de son dernier stand
(As Bit and the others continue to travel
toward Neo Grandbell, Cirrus wanders around a town, everything seeming to glow
all of a sudden in the town he’s in. However, the winds are beginning to pick
up extremely fast as the blue haired assassin looks around town He notices a
small army in front of him, armed with spears that happen to be pointing at
him…)
Cirrus: …! What the hell? Argh! This is not exactly what I was expecting
here…I guess the wind really isn’t working in my favor today.
(He grasps onto his Midnight Blade…then
looks right at Nightshade who happens to be leading the army, along with
Malessia at his side…)
Cirrus: You! Explain why you must use that
girl for your own bidding!
Nightshade: Idiot, Night allowed me to try
and find those twerps and kill them.
Cirrus: Feh, you guys suck. I think i’m
gonna kill you all before you kill them.
Nightshade: *narrows eyes* So you think, Cyril…
Cirrus: Procyon, you were a fool. Today I will
kindly remind you exactly why you should not be standing here at this moment.
Nightshade: *readies swords* Hmph…
Cirrus: *readies his sword* How about you
stop saying such simple things and prepare yourself?
(Nightshade immediately sends the army at
Cirrus, but he seems to have been ready for this army all along…so he then
pulls back his sword and swings it in front of him.)
Cirrus: Crimson Wind Slicer!
(The wind begins to pick up as debris fly
off the ground and are sent flying at the army; the debris being flung so fast,
they apparently act like tiny blades.
The end result is pretty much devastating…)
Malessia: *holds her right arm which was
hit by some of the debris* Agh!
Nightshade: Damn it! You just had to ruin
my plans, did you Cirrus?
Cirrus: Trying to pull a 20 on 1 on me or
something? Such a fool you are, Procyon.
Nightshade: *clenches his fists and
immediately strikes Cirrus with his swords* That’s it.
DIE!
Cirrus: Ugh…*pauses for a second* Hah! You
just hit me in the shoulders really hard with those swords, but do you honestly
think i’m afraid?
Nightshade: I’m a lot stronger than I was
before, stupid.
Cirrus: Charon Judgment Day! *slams his
sword into Nightshade, which happens to blow him 6 feet away from Cirrus once
it makes contact with him for more than 2 seconds*
Nightshade: ARGH! Retreat!
(Nightshade and his army disappear, while
Cirrus slowly falls to the ground in extreme pain…)
Cirrus: He must have gotten a lot stronger.
But I think I know exactly why…
(Cirrus raises a hand of his, causing
Quesstice, who was following behind him all that time, to finally stop hiding.)
Cirrus: Quesstice Araw! Do me a favor…
Quesstice: What is that, sir?
Cirrus: You do know Bit Aeonus, right?
Quesstice: Ah, my friend’s best friend who
she constantly has fun with?
Cirrus: Yeah…whatever. Anyhow, send this
letter I wrote a long time ago. It came from
Quesstice: Is it for what I think it is?
Cirrus: …Take a guess, Mr. Inventor. Take a
good guess what it’s about…
Quesstice: The Siergedge…! As you wish,
sir.
(Quesstice runs off, leaving the injured
Cirrus to just lay there to tend to his wounds.)
Cirrus: I’ll kill him someday, and I know I
won’t die here today. However, I doubt I will communicate with those who need
me anymore. *snaps* This…sucks…
(With Cirrus apparently out for the time
being, what will Bit and co. do against the apparently “New and Improved”
Nightshade? Will Quesstice reach Bit in time with the location of the Lightning
Sword, Siergedge? Or will they have headed too far in to actually retrieve it
by that point? Find out on the next episode of Neo Knights.)
Chapter 17: Another of her desires
(By the time everything dealing with Cirrus
ended, it already is night time. Everyone except Bit and Cherry are asleep
again, and things just seem to start up once again.)
Cherry: Bit…^_^
Bit: What is it, Cherry?
Cherry: I’m glad to see you not fighting
for once…I know that wasn’t the real you.
Bit: Cherry, I understand you really don’t
want me to fight, but as long as things remain unstable here, I really can’t
avoid it.
Cherry: Well…
Bit: Now can I return to normal now?
Cherry: *pokes Bit* It’s okay, silly. There’s 15 hours left in the day because you
said there was limited sunlight.
Bit: What! Agh!
Cherry: ^_^’ Just keep me company and it
will go by fast. Trust me? *smiles*
Bit: *smiles back* Why should I trust you?
I’m stuck in a form that looks like you and can’t fight in it.
Cherry: *grabs Bit and hugs him tightly* XD
Aw, get over it silly. Nobody will attack us from here. We’re too cute to be
attacked. They’ll run away crying from guilt! >:D
Bit: XD Please, try not to crack my sealed
up image open.
Cherry: You were fun when you first came,
Bit. Why shouldn’t I?
Bit: *smiles, then pokes Cherry lightly* We’ll still be friends. And right now this seems kinda fun.
Cherry: *tickles Bit* Yes…=P
Bit: Ah! Hey! No fair! I’m ticklish no
matter what!
Cherry: Hehehehe! XD *pokes*
Bit: o_o’ Ah!
Cherry: I win! *giggles*
Bit: But this is not even a contest!
Cherry: *picks up Bit and sits him on her
lap* Sure it’s not a contest. But I still win since you can’t do much to me
here. =P
Bit: Are we going to really do any fighting
at all?
Cherry: No! You know what I said! =P
Bit: o_o’ So what
will we do once I drive the goddess and Nightshade away?
Cherry: ^_^’ You’ll
have to be around me for a whole week, because I don’t know if i’ll ever see
you again once we’re done. ;_;
Bit: …*wipes away the tears* Fine, i’ll not
go to bed yet. Don’t want to make you feel lonely, after all.
Cherry: Hehe, good. You better stay up,
besides I won’t even let you sleep *pokes with staff*
Bit: Ah! Too cold! >_< *pokes back*
Cherry: Nice feeling…^_^
Bit: What the? How can you handle the cold?
Cherry: I use mainly ice magic, silly. =P
Bit: No wonder you have so much fun with
me. X_x
Cherry: You can’t take the cold. =P *forms
some snow via magic and dumps it on Bit’s head*
Bit: Hey! No fair! >_<
Cherry: I don’t want to imagine you trying
to throw snow around if you can’t take that well…XD
Bit: o_o’ Can you stop?
Cherry: Okay, why don’t I try lighting a
fire and you can sit here for the rest of the night? =P
Bit: …O_o You’re
kidding, right? Seriously…I don’t want to be sleeping on a white cloth that
took a while to clean.
Cherry: It’s okay. You’re already wearing
white thanks to my Desire Ray! *giggles*
Bit: Aye…whatever. O_o
(Bit falls asleep on the cloth with Cherry
apparently patting him on the head and falling asleep as well. Will this be
hopefully the last of his worries? When will Quesstice arrive with the news of
the Siergedge? Find out on the next episode of Neo Knights.)
Chapter 18: War in the Pocket
(Bit finally wakes up normal, and gets off
the cloth. Apparently things have been relatively quiet after half a day has
passed. Then the others wake up, apparently unsure on what to do next.
Quickly, the young mage spots Quesstice, a
very tired one at that, approach him with the letter Cirrus had.)
Bit: The Siergedge is now available for me
to use? Well then…thanks a lot Quesstice.
Quesstice: Eh…it’s no problem. How’s that
medallion?
Bit: Good, but useless against someone.
Quesstice: That’s because her stuff can get
through intentionally. =P
Bit: Why?
Quesstice: Have to let someone do what they
wish, right?
Bit: x_x’!
Quesstice: *runs off*
Bit: Wait…well, damn it…
Konorade: So…we’re on our own to attack Neo
Grandbell, huh?
Ariphin: I’m pretty sure that’s the case.
Bit: Yes, you are. It’ll be pretty hard to
go through there without getting lost, though. I’ll see you guys eventually
there. But for now, I have to retrieve the Siergedge.
(The mage teleports away, leaving the
others to wonder a bit…)
Sizaro: I hate to say it…but we have to go
in and attack.
Ariphin: …
Konorade: Alright. But don’t let your
liking of mirrors get in the way, okay?
(Ariphin seems to be thinking of something
while Konorade leads the way to Neo Grandbell, and the
many small castles inside it. However, this also ends up getting her lost from
the rest of the group. Nobody seems to notice until Siz finally speaks up.)
Sizaro: Where did she go?
Eddy: These paths must be very confusing if
we lost her…
Cherry: o_O’ Well, why are we waiting for?
I’m sure we can get attacked any moment!
Konorade: Don’t rub it in, okay? I’ve dealt
with another damn encounters in a day.
(As the group minus Bit and Ariphin enter
into Neo Grandbell, what enemies will get in their way? Where did Ariphin go?
Will Bit be back in time to try and seal the fate of the principality? Find out
on the next episode of Neo Knights.)
Chapter 19: The Not So Spectacular Four
(Minus Ariphin and Bit, the remainder of
the group seems to wander aimlessly in Neo Grandbell.
Compared to the principality, this place is
a lot darker. There is just no telling whether it’s day or night anymore. In
fact, there are no clouds here to speak of here.
Sizaro seems really nervous as he follows
behind the others; Eddy having to keep him restrained from running off.
Apparently, the duke is just plain freaked out…but the actual cause is
unknown.)
Sizaro: Eek! This place gives me the
creeps! Someone is trying to stab me! Help me!
Konorade: O_o Eh? What the heck is wrong
with you?
Sizaro: GET THAT SWORD AWAY FROM ME!
Cherry: …O_o
Eddy: I don’t get it either…
Konorade: This definitely just came out of
nowhere, and i’m beginning to become rather suspicious. Do any of you sense
anything?
Cherry: Not at all, Konorade…
Sizaro: Quickly! Stop it from hitting me!!
Konorade: …Wait a second…
Eddy: What is it?
Konorade: I suggest you be careful right
around now!
(Right when he says that, there appears to
be someone rushing right at them with a huge saber.
The person looks somewhat familiar, at
least to Konorade.)
Konorade: Eh?! Issar? What the hell are you doing here?!
Issar: I’m just
carrying out orders, stupid.
Konorade:
…That’s not the kind words I was expecting at all…
Issar: In other
words: By the order of Neo Grandbell, I must kill all of you.
Sizaro: He seems
to only care about orders…
Konorade: *to
Siz* It’s always been that way for him. *to everyone else* We
have no choice, everyone. We gotta beat the crap out of this guy!
Eddy: Okay!
Cherry: I
figured as much…~_~
Issar: Heh? I
really doubt you’ll get anywhere; this is the end for all of you.
(Issar rushes at Konorade with his saber,
apparently trying to chop his left arm off. However, Konorade easily jumps out
of the way from his old friend that none of the others figured out at all.)
Konorade: You
really are just as much of an overconfident person as you were years ago.
Triple Ray Slash!
(Konorade’s blade glows in a bright pearl
color as he slashes Issar three times with it, however, Konorade seems to be
attacking so fast he’s about to use another attack.)
Konorade: Sorry,
but we really need to get going and figure out who’s behind all of this. I
won’t have to knock you out if you tell us where our dear antagonist is?
Issar: Nowhere
in sight…
Konorade: I
recommend you do something right now before you wind up killed, Issar: Avoid
this entire part of the war and go home.
Issar: What?!
Why?!
Eddy: From here
on out, it’s too dangerous to be overconfident. The enemies get a lot tougher,
and you could get betrayed at any moment if you decide to continue to swear
allegiance to Neo Grandbell.
Issar: …
Cherry: They’re
right, you know.
Sizaro: I don’t
see how you can trust such evil fiends!!
Issar: …Fine,
but you better do something for me, okay?
Konorade: What
may that be?
Issar: …Tell Bit
that he better knock Nightshade out of power as soon as possible. Either that
or he might figure that out the hard way; I really am not sure.
Konorade: We’ve
lost him and someone else already to other circumstances, but i’ll do my best
to try and tell him.
Issar:
Okay…thanks. I guess I better get out of here before things get any worse.
*walks away from the others and down the way the others came in*
Cherry: What
should we do now, big brother?
Konorade:
Continue trying to find Ari, really. She just disappeared on the way here.
Perhaps there was a split path?
Sizaro: Guys…lets
not worry about it. >_<
Konorade: Why?!
Sizaro: The
person she may end up encountering will do their best to kill me!
Cherry: …Siz. We
won’t let you die. Heck, I can’t let you die! *hugs Siz tightly*
Sizaro: W-Whoa!
Calm down, Cherry!
(With Siz and company still trying to find
Ariphin, where the heck could she be at this time? Will Bit be able to end this
conflict in time before they are found in Neo Grandbell? Find out on the next
episode of Neo Knights.)
Chapter 20: Behind the Darkest Exterior
(Ariphin apparently lost the main group
back at one of the paths that led to Neo Grandbell and its many castles.
However, she doesn’t seem to really focus on this fact at this point…
Finding out a little bit more about Siz has
kinda occupied her mind for a while, that and perhaps some other worries about
some of the others. She finally manages to snap to her senses.)
Ariphin: What
the?! Where the heck am I? …Okay, I really don’t like the looks of this. I
think I just lost everyone else back there.
(She continues to look around, apparently
puzzled on how she even really ended up here to begin with.)
Ariphin:
Hm…anyone there at all? It’s as if I
drifted away so much, there’s basically nobody here. o_o
(Something seems to be flying her way…a
dragon knight with silverish blue hair, armed with a weird looking sword, dives
down at her…)
Malessia: You!
Where is Sizaro? I must kill him!
Ariphin: …Excuse
me? I’m not going to say since I don’t even know where he is.
Malessia: Fool!
I guess I have to kill you!!
Ariphin: ...You
must be who Bit spoke to me about.
Malessia:
Aeonus! That fiend! I’ll kill him too if I can find him! But first…whoever’s in
front of me is to die if they can’t help me!
Ariphin: …
(Malessia immediately attacks Ariphin with
her sword, only to get knocked off her dragon by Ariphin. The dragon flies away
in fear…and Malessia can’t really figure out why…)
Malessia: Wh-What?! Come back!!
Ariphin: You
made a big mistake in picking a fight, Malessia.
Malessia: Now I
have to fight fair…
(Ticked off, she slams her head into
Ariphin. While she can’t really get out of the way, she does glare at
Malessia.)
Ariphin: You
don’t get why you can’t kill your brother, do you? Well?
Malessia: …Urgh…why
can’t I win? Die! *attacks with her sword again* Necromyfling! Show this fool
what I happen to be made of!
(Instead of landing a hit on Ariphin,
Malessia finds herself shrieking in pain from a counterattack landed by
Ariphin. The sword falls to the ground, in pieces…and Malessia falls to her
knees once she realizes her sword is broken as well as her right arm.)
Malessia:
W-What?! How’d you…
Ariphin: =\
*sighs*
Malessia: Urgh!
No fair! I can’t win even now?
Ariphin: I
really don’t get why you want to kill your brother, but you really just learned
one thing today: You picked a bad time to fight.
Malessia: …*out
of nowhere, in a completely different voice from what she was using earlier* They went that way *points east*, just be careful as they
might already be alert and notice you trying to get into the heart of Neo
Grandbell. All that’s left of them is the weird rock things and
Nightshade…power-hungry…fi- *collapses*
Ariphin: o_o'
Malessia! Are you okay?
Malessia: I’ll
be fine…if I actually attack again in the near future, just remember who I really
seem to be inside. Thank you…*loses consciousness*
Ariphin:
*blinks* There must be something I don’t quite understand here…I really do hate
having to leave a person behind, but I have to catch up to the others.
(Desperately trying to find the others,
Ariphin decides to head east and hopefully run into them. Is there more to what
the already complicated Sizaro-Malessia connection has? Is there something
about the weapon Malessia uses? Will Bit ever come back? Find out on the next
episode of Neo Knights.)
Chapter 21: Midnight has Passed
(Bit teleports into
Bit: Hm? What’s
wrong, Queen?
Sasami: I can
just sense it…
Bit: Explain!
What is this thing you sense?
Sasami: The assassin
has seized power of Neo Grandbell and is proceeding to attack the principality
with everything he has.
Bit: *notices a
cut on the queen’s dress* ! Did he try to kill you
too?
Sasami:
Yes…surprisingly enough
Bit: I just
don’t get this…wasn’t this her-
Sasami: She was
only a puppet, Bit!!
Bit: . . .No way…you’ve got to be kidding me…
Sasami:
Nightshade was responsible for many of the deaths in the principality, and you
do know that. I do know you also don’t really like the person who employed him much…
Bit: Well,
yes…for reasons I know too well.
Sasami: All I
can say is…you better pick up the Siergedge as soon as possible. Find Princess Ophelia
and she should hand it to you.
Bit: As you
wish…
(He immediately walks up the stairs to the
second floor, and tries to figure out which room she’s in. After all, he knows
already that she doesn’t seem to care about which room she sleeps in…)
Bit: Princess!
Where are you? I need the Lightning Sword right about now, before things become
any worse in the principality!
Ophelia:
Bittles! >:D *glomps*
Bit: Ah! Not
now! I- I mean!
Ophelia: o_o'
But-
Bit: I know, but
the principality is in danger right now. Though, I am glad to meet you again…
Ophelia: Oh
yeah!
(The princess takes out an odd jagged sword
with electricity engulfing the blade, in fact she even
has trouble holding it…)
Ophelia: Kyaaa!
Take it, quickly! >_<
Bit: *takes the
sword away from Ophelia before she fries herself with it* Thanks…don’t worry;
this sword won’t hurt me when I use it.
Ophelia: WHAT?
O_o
Bit: It’ll take
a while to explain, princess. I’d love to chat with you some more, but to my
knowledge, I gotta stop the Midnight Assassin from getting anywhere near here.
Ophelia: …Good
luck. =\
(Bit teleports right to Neo Grandbell,
hoping he can finally end the madness that could ruin the Principality of
Domionica…)
Bit: Okay…I know
he’s around here somewhere. *yells* You fiend! Come
out right now!
(Suddenly, the ground begins to shake, and
some huge shadows seem to get closer to Bit…)
Bit: …W-Wha?
(4 huge golems appear around Bit,
surrounding him…and apparently won’t let him through at all!)
Bit: Okay, this
is getting stupid. Idiots! Get out of the way! You dare threaten what good
cause there is left!
(Bit barely dodges an attack by one of the
golems, which he then slashes back with the Siergedge. Apparently…it has no
effect whatsoever!)
Bit:
Grrr…special golems, eh? I have no time for such childish games! Inferno!
(Bit sends four fireballs at one of the
golems, engulfing them in flames…but nothing else really seems to happen…)
Bit: …Neo X-
(He gets punched really hard by one of the
golems, and barely manages to stay on his feet as the golem proceeds to try and
rip him apart.)
Bit: Urgh! Who
the heck made these? They’ll pay for this! I won’t allow myself to die right
here!! Stupid golems!!
(Bit gets punched again, and apparently
seems knocked out from just that one attack…or so it seems. He barely gets back
up and begins to chant a spell.)
Bit: So if those
spells don’t work, why don’t I try…this? PEARL CANNON!
(Bit sends a barrage of holy magic into the
golems, pretty much causing all of them to get badly damaged and fall over from
just one casting. But then again, Bit really isn’t very far from being knocked
out as well. He continues moving, trying to ignore the pain in just about every
part of his body, mainly done from just the golems attacking him…)
Bit: …This is
too much damage. But I will do my best to defeat him…
(Bit holds the Siergedge in front of him,
just hoping he can learn how to use it in time. He enters Neo Grandbell,
apparently greeted by someone he knows that seems to be hiding right now.)
Koria: Bit! You
don’t look like you faired so well back there.
Bit: Why are you
hiding? I suppose there has been some kind of order carried out to capture you.
…As for back there, I was just attacked by a whole bunch of golems that I
barely defeated. Don’t worry about me too much.
Koria: …
Bit: You don’t
seem to look so great, either. It appears someone attacked you not very long
ago. =\
Koria: But…-
Bit: It’s okay, I really can’t talk to you too much longer
anyway. I fear Nightshade will attack at any moment. I have to crush him while
I happen to have any energy left.
Koria: But if
you fight him in your current state, you’re bound to die against him!
Bit: I’ll be
fine… don’t worry. But I do wish to see you again in
the near future. All I can say is: get out while you still can.
Koria: Why?
Bit: I know
exactly what will crush Nightshade, and I happen to know what attack it is. I
never used it for a long time because I accidentally leveled an entire town
with it. Thankfully, nobody was hurt…
Koria: …Well, I
may as well go anyway. Just be careful with whatever you’re trying to use.
(She disappears again; Bit clenches his
fists as he glares at the largest castle in Neo Grandbell.)
Bit: Okay…I may
as well proceed to do this. *jumps off the ground and flies at the castle* Yah!
(Bit uses his abilities to fly to
immediately enter one of the castle windows. But he really doesn’t spot anybody
yet that can actually attack him.)
Bit: You coward!
Show yourself right now!! I won’t let you hurt Queen Sasami any longer!
(Bit immediately heads to the top of the
castle, where apparently enough, he’s waiting…)
Nightshade: Hahaha!
You’re too late, stupid mage!!
Bit: I really do
think otherwise, Nightshade. You’ve pissed me off, and thanks to you doing
that, I really can’t allow you to go anywhere but down!!
(Bit readies his Siergedge as Nightshade
tries attack him with both of his swords. He angrily swats Nightshade away with
the Siergedge, the blade beginning to shock him on contact.)
Nightshade: OW!
What the heck is that?
Bit: None of
your business, coward! Now explain to me why you try to kill innocent people
for nothing more than your own gain! Sir, you’re worse than the person I tried
to crush to avenge my friend! You are just a cold-hearted fiend! Now why don’t
you taste how pissed off I am?
(Bit focuses energy into his sword for 2
seconds, and then releases it, causing him to spin counterclockwise and attack
Nightshade with a cyclone of electricity along with the blade itself.)
Nightshade:
Urgh…I think you will die here anyway, foolish mage. I’m near impossible to
defeat at my current stage of power!!
(Nightshade immediately jumps up and tries
to hit Bit in the back, which does connect. But despite all the major pain, it
really just seems to piss off Bit a lot more.)
Bit: Big
mistake, foolish assassin. I won’t allow myself to die anytime soon to such
evil…!
(Instead of the last time he tried it, he
appears to have a lot more control. Bit begins to end up emitting an eerie blue
aura around him as he slowly floats off the ground. The skies around Neo
Grandbell begin to cloud up all of a sudden, as Bit begins to focus energy in
his right hand…a white orb of energy is beginning to gather in that hand.)
Nightshade: !! What the…?
Bit: …
(His eyes glow a dark blue, then end up a
crimson color as the charge is complete. He aims his hand right at Nightshade,
the charge seemingly heating up the air around it…)
Bit: Okay
Nightshade…i’ve seen it all from you, and i’m seriously not impressed by such
idiocy and selfishness. Feel my wrath, my pain, from this hurting soul! *yells*
QUADRA PULSAR ENGULFER!!
(The mage immediately fires off the huge
white orb of energy at Nightshade, which makes a very annoying screech as it
travels through the air, which begins to end up heated from the attack. The
assassin tries to move out of the way, but it’s too late as the attack makes
contact. As soon as it does, most of Neo Grandbell is engulfed in the attack as
well. The result is simple as the forced of attack rips the area to nothing
more than shreds, and knocks out Nightshade in the attack.)
Bit: I really
hope you’re happy with your fate, Nightshade. There’s only one person left I
know I have to defeat. But for now…perhaps things can be at peace here…
(He immediately teleports out of the ruins,
barely having any energy left…did everyone else get out of Neo Grandbell alive
before Bit used the Quadra Pulsar Engulfer? Find out on the next episode of Neo
Knights.)
Chapter 22: My Dear
(Bit teleports to the outskirts of Neo
Grandbell, and then collapses. Surprisingly enough, everyone else happens to
find him in just a matter of seconds. So that pretty much shows that they got
out alive.)
Cherry: Bit!
>_<
Konorade: Bit!
Are you okay?
Sizaro: No!
Don’t tell me Nightshade actually killed him!!
Eddy: Stupid! He
wouldn’t be here if he weren’t alive, that and I am sure he’s why we had to run
out of here a lot faster.
Ariphin: That
weird white engulfing move of energy was a pain to get away from, but I
managed.
Bit: *wakes up* That was my doing, yes…
Ariphin: OY!
COULDN’T YOU HAVE BEATEN HIM IN SOME OTHER WAY? SOME OF US WERE BARELY ABLE TO
GET OUT OURSELVES!!
Cherry: Relax,
Ari. He knew that if he left Neo Grandbell intact, they might possibly just get
somebody else to take power and it would continue trying to attack the
principality. He did what was right…
Bit: I apologize
for that attack being too much…
Ariphin: Oh? It’s okay…by the way Siz…
Sizaro: Yes?
Ariphin: I did
have to deal with your sister back there, but something weird happened when I
broke her weapon.
Sizaro: O_o What happened?
Ariphin: She
seemed to…return to normal or something. But somehow she’ll probably end up
having it repaired and end up turning evil again.
Sizaro: …I
know…I really hate having to deal with that as a fact. Bit, if we ever find her
again, could you break that weapon?
Bit: If I can, I
will. What did she sound like?
Ariphin: …o_o'
Once I crushed her sword, she apparently didn’t want to fight anymore, let
alone fight in the first place.
Bit: Was the
sword perhaps the Necromyfling? If so…the effects of that cursed weapon are
what drive them crazy. In Malessia’s case…
Ariphin: Now
that Neo Grandbell is gone…we probably part ways for now, huh?
Bit: I guess
so…we have our ways. But we might end up finding each other again someday. I
just hope it isn’t on the battlefield, if it is, I guess we have no choice but
to continue to press on for the sake of keeping the principality safe.
Ariphin: …
Cherry: We
really have to go different ways? But I don’t wanna leave! >_<
Bit: Cherry…I…
Ariphin: I
guess…I will be heading off now. Take care of Siz, Bit.
Bit: Ariphin,
you take care of yourself too. I do wish to see you again; perhaps it won’t be
long when we do.
(Ariphin waves to everyone and walks
off…nobody really does know where she’s going…
A messenger rides on horseback to Bit and
delivers a message to him.)
Bit: Hm? What’s
this?
Messenger: For
once, a message not in Q’s, sir. Read this message from the Queen of Samia.
Bit: ?! I’m going to be knighted in a month…? Well…I…
Messenger:
Farewell…
(The messenger rides off…and Konorade looks
around, not really confused as he knows what to do, so does Sizaro.)
Sizaro: Bit, I
will go back to Serisata for now. Hopefully everyone can appreciate me for
once…
Bit: Good luck,
Siz. I’m sure you won’t be attacked for a while…but keep yourself trained well;
I have no clue if we’ll be fighting again soon.
Sizaro:
Umm…could you do me a favor, Bit?
Bit: What is
that?
Sizaro: Could
you teleport me there? I’m bound to get lost by just walking…
Bit: *shrugs*
Okay
(Bit immediately uses his magic to teleport
Sizaro to Serisata, while he looks at Konorade, Eddy, and Cherry…)
Konorade: Let’s
go back to the Merishi Triangle…I really don’t see where else we could go.
Eddy: I suppose
so…
Cherry: NO! I
don’t wanna leave him. =<
Konorade:
Cherry…? But…
Cherry: I want
to be with Bit until the week he gets knighted! >:D
Bit: But…Cherry,
you’ll be…
Cherry: Aw come
on, you never seem to play with me anymore.
Bit: …Is that
the only reason?
Konorade &
Eddy: *laugh at Bit* Goodness Bit, well, we’ll be going now.
Bit: Wait! No
fair…I…!
(Konorade and Eddy head North
while waving to Bit and Cherry.)
Cherry:
*giggles* Hey Bit! You know what? I need to make you pay. =X
Bit: Aw come on!
I was busy, and I happen to be in a little bit of pain.
Cherry: ^_^'
It’s okay; I can easily solve that pain problem. You just have to be around me
until you get knighted. :D
Bit: By healing,
right?
Cherry:
Nooooooooo! >:D
Bit: …
Cherry: COLD
MORPH! ^_^
(Cherry traps Bit in a
block of ice, then smiles at him…she then transforms Bit, then melts the
block of ice.)
Bit: AH!
>_< COLD!
Cherry: Cute!
^_^ *glomps Bit*
Bit: …Cherry!
Why? O_o
Cherry: Because
you’re supposed to be cute now that we’re done with battling! ^_^
Bit: But this is
no fair. This is exactly what your Power Exchange did last time!
Cherry: Mini-me?
>:D I’m fine with that! ^_^
Bit: >_<
Well…fine, I guess I don’t mind this either.
Cherry: ^_^ You better be able to bear with this for a month.
Bit: I’ll
try…lets just hope there’s no battles by that time.
Cherry: There
won’t be! They’ll taste my staff for all I care *playfully whaps Bit*
Bit: Eep! Cold!
;.;
Cherry: Don’t
worry; I won’t be using that on you again. You’re so cute when you shiver,
though!
Bit: >_<
*clings* Well, fine, you win.
Cherry: Aw! :D
(The battle is at an end for now, but what
to expect? Find out on the next *cough* season of Neo Knights.)
Est:
Next season? No! I wanna be shown now! *chases Bry*
Bry: Argh! Keep
that kit away from me! Wait…she’s too cute to run away from. *stops*
Est:
Found ya!
Chapter 23: The “Neo Knight” Bit
(It’s been 8 years since the conflict in
the Principality of Domionica ended. Things have changed a lot apparently, Bit
is now a knight, and has found many friends willing to help him in the form of
a “person who can’t draw or write worth crap”, a “person who loves walking
through water”, a “complete idiot”, a “shape-shifting klutz”, and a
“flirtatious trio of Pegasus knights”. The trio was invited to his kingdom by
no other than Bit himself, apparently having a crush on the youngest sister of
the group.
Bit, Fenix, and Miguel formed a group
themselves…called the Neo Knight Trio (Despite the fact that Miguel isn’t
really a knight at all). However, the now knighted Bit hasn’t seen most of his
old friends in a while, and there have been rumors of a new conflict beginning
to surge.
For now, Bit seems to be sleeping
peacefully. It is a rather clear night, the full moon brightening up the night
sky. But in his bedroom is…)
Est:
Hm…this should do perfectly once he wakes up in the morning.
Bit: *continues
to sleep, apparently not noticing a thing*
Est:
=P! Bitsyyyyyyy! I hope you love this look once you wake up in the morning. It
took me about two hours to put it on you. Tee hee! =X
Bit: You must be
kidding, how do you expect me to put up with this silly outfit?
Est:
…Aw come on! =<
Bit: Why me?
Est:
*messes up Bit’s hair* Simple, silly…you were the one that let me here, so I
don’t see why I can’t. =P
Bit: …=X? Aw
crud…
Est:
Yes! =P
Bit: But…I can’t
stand this!!
Est:
Aw…you’re blushing, Bitsy the silly Knight!
Bit: …!
>_< Hey! I’m not red as a strawberry yet!!
Est:
You’re too late on saying that!! XD
(Bit looks at Est,
then tries to ignore the “silly yet adorable” outfit Est has bothered him about
in the past week. Obviously, he’s been bored enough to read while there’s
hardly been any fighting to speak of. Then again, now he has company…)
Est:
Well, Bitsy?
Bit: …Hm,
perhaps there can be something I can embrace out of this.
(Bit holds Est
closer to him, and then kisses her on the lips while looking into her pink
eyes. What he doesn’t expect is that Est pulls him in
and kisses him back.)
Est:
XD Awwww! I can just see the point of blackmailing you now!!
Bit: …Oh, please
don’t Est! >_< I’ll honestly do anything to keep
you from doing that!
Est:
Even stay in that?
Bit: …Crud.
Est:
I win! =P
Bit: You always
win at thinking, I always win at fighting. X_x
Est:
But that’s what rocks! That and you’re still blushing! =P
Bit: …>_<
Stop rubbing it in!
Est:
Bit…
Bit: Yes, Est?
Est:
Mind if you don’t read today as we try figuring out more about each other? I
can appreciate the cuteness on your face!
Bit: You just
had to take those words out of my mouth, Est.
(As the two really don’t seem to be doing
much besides Bit trying to find a way to get himself out of a slight problem,
is anything going to happen anytime soon? Find out on the next episode of Neo
Knights!)