Hello everyone,

This is the beginning of the second part of the story I would like to write. If you haven't read the first part this may not make much sense and will be quite confusing. If you are interested the first part should be read before this. It takes place in a world of my own creation, but borrows characters from Freezing. They have different personalities and feelings, however. For those who have read the first part, welcome back. I will do my best to do my part and entertain you. As always thank you for reading. Lets begin. -V

Freezing

Legendary

"Why is it always you? Why can you not let someone else stand and stay with me?"

"In this world, at this very time if you don't stand for something, then you'll fall for anything."

CHAPTER 1

Freystadt, a northern country filled with frozen plains and snow topped mountains. Six countries ruled over all the land the world had to offer. Midland, the Lowlands, Asakura, De Orleana, Spireach, and Freystadt were their names. Individual countries with equally individual customs, people, and practices, yet unified under a single entity. That entity was a necessary governing force to ensure the worlds continued survival. Without it, the six countries would perish under the weight of the inter dimensional creatures known as the Nova. Their warriors had protected mankind from extinction and as such their rule was absolute. Protected by an army of enhanced warriors known as the Pandora they run the world with an iron grip. They are Chevalier.

"Bring it around on the first monitor." Chiffon said sitting at her desk in the control room.

"Yes ma'am." A Pandora seated ahead of her responded tapping her fingers on a keyboard changing the view on one of the monitors attached to the wall. The room itself required high security clearance to access. On the far end of the room were three rows of four monitors. Each was tied to various drones relaying video images back to them.

Six steel tables were setup in various areas of the room each with a computer station setup to allow whoever was seated to perform their necessary job. The equipment in the room was brand new. Even the room itself had only been finished a few weeks ago. This was the first real usage of the room for what it was intended for.

Chiffon sat at the largest desk in the room which was situated near the center back of the room. From here she could oversee all the other workstations as well as the monitors on the far wall ahead of her. Her eyes darted back and forth over the images displayed on the screens. The wind swept snow that was all too prevalent in Freystadt was making it difficult for her to keep a clear picture. Coupled with the distance from her position at West Genetics and the drones in Freystadt the quality was poor at best.

"Arnette can you clean that up?" She asked towards the Pandora seated just ahead of her. Her bright red hair was up in its usual ponytail as she flipped through a few screens on her workstation.

"The distance and wind are causing it Chiffon nothing we can do on our end." Arnette answered back quickly. Chiffon sighed sitting forward in her chair a bit.

"Figured as much. Thanks for trying. Not like they need us anyway." Chiffon mumbled with a hint of irritation. Arnette leaned back in her chair craning her neck around to look at Chiffon out the corner of her eye.

"Jealous?" The red haired Pandora asked with a slight grin.

"You have no idea." Chiffon answered honestly.

Hundreds of miles away in Freystadt the snow whipped violently across one of the many frozen plains that existed. Normally the only sound you could hear in these areas was the howling of the wind and shifting of the snow. Four flying drones darted across the landscape pushing their miniature jet engines hard to fight against the wind. They circled a section of the plain where multiple large creatures thundered across the land. Creatures that most those in the control room at West Genetics were familiar with.

Months ago the port city of Kaizu in the country of Asakura was attacked by a rebel group called the Novitiates. A group of people who pledged their allegiance to the Nova and fought against humanity to bring the Nova closer to victory. A small group of Pandora and Limiter's from West Genetics stopped the group by killing the man Kyle Monroe. During their time, the Novitiates under Kyle Monroe's leadership raided multiple depots of Chevalier securing Nova genetic material. They used that material to create a multitude of creatures that they unleashed into the world. These creatures in particular had been first encountered by that same strike force in Kaizu. A small white haired Pandora, Attia Simmons, had been the one to bring it down. Now, all these months later Chevalier was still cleaning up the mess.

There was half a dozen of the creatures charging forward in unison. They ran on all fours snarling and roaring with each bound. Horns reached out in front of their heads ready to gore anything that stood in the way. When upright they stood well over ten feet tall and had teeth and claws capable of tearing through steel plating. The drones kept a safe distance away focusing on the charging creatures.

Some distance ahead two figures stood waiting in silence. A shallow line was drawn in the snow before them already being washed away by the wind. They each held a large sword before them pointed out towards the charging beasts. Their heavy cloaks fluttered behind them as they shifted their feet slightly. Both stood side by side in the same stance wielding similar weapons letting the creatures close in.

"Are you ready?" A male voice asked. It was slightly muffled from the face mask he wore to shield himself from the cold bite. A small earpiece picked up his voice transmitting it to his partner beside him through another earpiece.

"I am ready." She responded without a hint of hesitation.

Back in the control room Chiffon rolled her eyes slightly putting her feet up on her desk. She grabbed the bottle of juice sitting beside her and took a drink. A hand rested on her shoulder behind her making her look back. A tall blonde Pandora stood behind her smiling.

"She'll do great. Stop worrying." The Pandora said squeezing Chiffons' shoulder slightly.

"She's jealous." Arnette added without looking back. Elizabeth let a small laugh escape her mouth.

"The Monster of West Genetics is a whirlwind of emotions Arnette. In this case it is especially noticeable. I'm not sure any woman wants to watch their best friend be intimate with the man they love." Elizabeth responded.

"Intimate?" Arnette asked spinning around.

"Fighting beside each other means trusting one another completely. They must work as one. If one fails, they both fail and on the battlefield it means death. They must trust and understand each other completely on a mental and physical level." Elizabeth continued causing Chiffon to puff her chest out.

"Shut up Elizabeth, and don't call me that." Chiffon said angrily, but Elizabeth could tell there was little threat behind the words.

"Relax Chiff, you know by now that he only has eyes for you. Watch them dance." Elizabeth said squeezing her shoulder once more before letting go.

"Here we go." Arnette said spinning back around tapping on the keyboard to refocus the cameras once more.

"Tempest turn!" The two figures shouted as one. A cacophony of sound echoed from their bodies as translucent copies of their bodies ran forward. To the naked eye it appeared as if they had created multiple clones of themselves that raced forward across the snow to meet the advancing enemy. To the Pandora these were simple illusions projected by their implanted stigmata to confuse the enemy. With proper training and focus they could control the copies to act independently making it impossible to know who the real copy was.

"Acceleration!" They called out and exploded forward chasing after their projections. Their swords shifted around behind their bodies as they ran. Their arms tensed as the first of the beasts trampled towards them. The male figure spun low flinging his arm forward in a hard slash that cleaved the front legs of the animal. The loss of stability sent it ploughing head first into the snow where the female slammed her blade down in a vicious overhead chop beheading it cleanly.

Her blade retracted quickly bringing it in front of her body using her left hand to brace the flat of the thick blade. A second animal slashed towards her scraping along the blade drawing bright multicolored sparks. She slid along the snow from the sheer strength of the creature, but held her stance. As soon as the momentum stopped she pushed off with her legs reengaging the animal. Their projected clones were causing havoc amongst most of the animals, but required enough of her focus that she had to rely on instinct to battle the one she faced. She couldn't give it her full attention without losing the projections.

She bent her knees slightly pushing off and leaping high over another claw spinning her sword twice around her body in the air. The animal howled in pain taking a step back holding the stump where the claw once was against its body. Landing lightly on the snow she somersaulted under the other claw that shot forward looking to impale her. Coming to a knee she thrust her blade above her through the chest of the beast. It shook violently for a few moments before slumping to the ground. She rolled out from under it before it hit the snow.

A sharp boom of sound drew her attention to behind to her side seeing one of the creatures skidding along the snow leaving a crimson trail behind it. Her companion held his arm out having used a concentrated burst of energy to send the animal flying. He pulled the arm back gripping the sword with both hands once more. He dove backwards rolling away from another hulking enemy before it could land atop him.

"Three more." The female said moving up beside him. The remaining three creatures pawed at the ground in front of them growling. She dragged her sword through the snow ahead of her and the male drawing another line before them. This time the line was a bright red from the blood of the last two animals she killed.

"They do not cross." The man said readying his sword. The beasts roared raking the snow with their claws. They crouched lower preparing to pounce forward on their legs.

"You fought one of these in Kaizu?" The girl asked still facing the animals.

"No, Attia did along with Andre supporting her." He answered flatly.

"I see; I suppose I shouldn't expect any less from someone of her ranking." The girl responded. The creatures leapt forward running across the snow quickly approaching the pair and their position.

"Should I expect the same of you then?" The man asked. Under her winter mask he couldn't see the smile that formed across her lips in response to his question.

"Expect more." She answered as they both dashed forward to meet the animals charge.

"Showoff." Attia huffed crossing her arms over her chest. She spun around in her chair looking back towards where Chiffon and Arnette were. Attia was seated in one of the front workstations monitoring vital signs of the two out in Freystadt. She was short just cresting five feet in height. Stark white hair that she styled so two corkscrews of hair spiraled down either side of her head.

"Relax Attia, you were still the first one to down one of those things. Let them show off a bit." A red haired Pandora said beside her. Attia spun further facing the girl seated at the work station next to her. She had been present on the first mission into the Lowlands they had been sent on as second years at the time. The same mission that most regarded as the moment the Justicar was born.

"You weren't there Ingrid. It's quite the terrifying beast in person, but those two are cutting down half a dozen of them easily. It's insulting." Attia responded drawing a small laugh from her friend. Her hair was a slightly darker shade of red compared to the more vibrant color of Arnette's. Where Arnette almost always kept her hair up in a ponytail, Ingrid wore her hair down letting it hang to her shoulder blades. Ingrid Bernstein was her full name and ranked seventh in her class. She was called the Guardian of Order for her unflinching dedication to upholding the rules and traditions of all Pandora.

"Wasn't given the choice then. I'm here now." Ingrid responded and Attia sighed smiling.

"I know, and I'm glad you are. It's like old times." The small Pandora said.

"Chiffon?" A voice said over the speakers situated throughout the command room. Chiffon leaned forward pressing a button on her keyboard.

"Yes." She replied looking up at the monitors. The two people stood next to one another surrounded by the bodies of the remaining three animals that now lay in pools up blood.

"We're done here. Send the transport for pickup. Our family has grown once more." The man said.

"Understood sir, see you soon. Command out." Chiffon said with a bit of happiness in her voice. She sat back in her chair once more breathing a sigh of relief as the two in the monitors released control of their weapons letting them disappear.

"I'll get started." Elizabeth said walking towards the door.

"Thanks Elizabeth we'll be there soon. Let's get setup." Chiffon responded. She looked around the room and marveled at everything for a bit. She was amazed at how much in her life had changed in the past year. The other Pandora in the command room with her began to close out of their work and responsibilities. Chiffon couldn't help but smile as she looked over their black uniforms with the Aquila symbol over their left shoulders. The same symbol that was etched on the back wall behind her. It seemed so long ago that she donned the original purple and white uniform of a West Genetics Pandora. She wore the same black and white uniform marking her as a member of the family she now belonged to. The family she helped create.

The Nightingales.