Hey y'all this is aurion123 with my first fanfic EVER!
Please be a bit lenient with me, be blunt only in the later chapters XD
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"Yue, have the preparations been made?"
"Yes Lord Zeeke-sama"
"Then be on your way my young vassal, before your friends are aware of your dissapearance"
"As you command m'lord"
And with that the young witch dissapeared from her master's side leaving the white haired youth alone again in the seeping darkness. Zeeke pondered the outcomes of his plan but he knew that to execute it he'd need complete and utter trust in the son of the legendary Thousand Master, Nagi Springfield. Luckily for him, one of his students had pledged her undying allegiance to him in order for him to achieve his goal. But in his heart he knew he was placing her in grave danger. He didnt understand why but he felt somewhat worried about his new vassal. Even until now the words of her allegiance rang strong in her head.
*FLASHBACK*
"My loyalty and heart belong to you Lord Zeeke" she said with her head tilted to one side so Zeeke may not see her blushing face
"Your will is my command and I will do an-"
"Yue cut the formality!!" Zeeke interrupted. He grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her closer. Then he gently placed both palms against her cheeks and whispered into her ear "I'm no King or Hero." he took a step back and sighed. "I'm just a person as simple as you"
"But master yo-" Yue stammered but was once again silenced by Zeeke's hand
"Yue, I said cut it" Zeeke said with a stern look in his eyes
All Yue Ayase could do was stare into Zeeke's electric blue eyes until she could no longer hold her feelings back. She jumped into his arms and started crying uncontrolably.
"Baka! you know how I feel about you!" she said through her sobs "Yet you have the nerve to make me suffer like this! Your an idiot, Zeeke, an idiot!!"
"Now that's the Yue I know" he said holding her petite body close to his. "Damn" he thought "I can smell her scent clearly, the scent...of the woman I love" with that he held her more tightly and lowered his head to her ear.
"Please stop crying," he whispered "Yue, I'm sorry, I just realized that I shouldnt be too blunt with you but I love you too an-"
Whatever reason Zeeke was about to say he didnt get the chance because at the moment he let slip the words "I love you" the little girl planted her lips firmly on his. At that very moment everything seemed to stop for this magical moment and both their minds went blank in all the bliss of their first kiss.
*PRESENT TIME*
Unfortunately his train of thought was interrupted as a towering giant clad in red and gold armor warped behind him, His tall shadow casting its darkness on him
"Lord Zeeke, what importance does that girl even have?" asked the behemoth "She has absolutely no combat skills and no means to guarantee her allegiance to you, who knows she might even be a spy!"
"Emperor Wargreymon, how many times have you questioned me on this matter?" He asked with a slight tone of anger in his voice at his subordinate's discontent.
"But Master-" he began
"SILENCE!!!!!!" He yelled causing the emperor to take a few steps back from the youth's wrath
"Indeed Greymon, shut up" comes a voice as a tatooed man with spiked purple hair steps into view
"You should know better than to question our masters judgement, right?" inquires another, a man whose entire left half was lost in the automail that replaced the destroyed part of his body
"If you don't want to end up as bloody mess all over the floor then I suggest you take their suggestion" purrs a beautiful Siamese catgirl
Greymon then abandoned all thoughts of arguing against Zeeke, knowing full well that what his comrades spoke of was true. Staring into Zeeke's eyes, anyone could see the face of death etched over those electric blue pupils. Greymon then bowed as a sign of apology towards his rash behavior to quickly extinguish the remaining anger in Zeeke's face. After a few moments of silence, Zeeke faced his 3 other generals.
"Anon, your report" said Zeeke as he faced the spiky haired man
"Sir" replies Anon, bowing before Zeeke "My current observation of Fate Averunccus reveals no true threat to our cause, in fact he is no more than a lowly worm before your power Lord Zeeke"
"I see" says Zeeke with a slight smile appearing for a second on his face before he turns to the second General "General Frank Archer," he begins and the soldier snaps to attention ready to answer the question before it was even asked
"Sir, as of now I have 20 of my best men scouting out Ostia" as he speaks a 3-dimensional map of the target city appears before them "As a bonus to my intel, Yue has provided me with inside information on the Valkyrie squads and it seems to me that their all just pipsqueaks in armor. A direct attack on the city would be no problem"
"But" says the catgirl "At present Jack Rakan, Theodora of the Heras Empire, Seras of the Ariadne knights, Ricardo the senator of Megalosembria and Evangeline A.K. McDowell, a copy not the original, are also stationed at the city. A direct attack in this case is unfavorable to our operations and we risk exposing ourselves and Yue-chan"
"Siam is correct" says Zeeke "We dont want to draw attention to our movements, even now we're working with blind luck in the fact that Negi or any of the others hasnt noticed our prescence"
"It seems that the match between Negi and Rakan has drawn all their attention that they've completely lowered their defences" says Greymon, finally breaking his long silence.
All the others nodded in agreement to Greymon's statement. But Zeeke knew that the interest in that match wouldnt last long and that their operation was now under time pressure. He had to make sure everything went perfectly or all of them risk being exposed and Yue could face life imprisonment or worse, death penalty. "At this rate," he thought "we'll have to step up the operations. This is a window of oppertunity we can't miss. What's more is that Yue is regaining her memory at a steady rate, and I can't let her remember her original memories of Negi Springfield or else I could lose her." He remained silent, thinking about Yue, rather than listen in to his general's plans. He was so preoccupied that it didnt take long for the others to notice he wasn't listening.
"Awwww, looks like our master's fallen head over heels for Yuekichi" whispered Siam to Archer
"Really?" asked Archer with a quizzical look on his face
Siam fell in dismay and asked "Haven't you ever felt love at least once you half-metal fool!?"
"No" he replied "and the same can be said for you, I mean you're still a single-"
Before Archer could complete his sentence Siam kicked him in the privates causing him to squeal in pain
"At least I know it exists" she said proudly
"No you don't"
"Yes I do!"
Anon and Greymon chuckled at the pair's argument, watching as the two polar opposites TRY and discuss love.
"Arghhh!" went Siam "You know Archer, I bet you couldnt recognize love even if it walked up to you and kicked you in the balls" and with that she breathed a sigh of dissapointment and asked "Lord Zeeke, what are your orders?"
Zeeke, still half in thought, muttered somthing indestinguishable under his breath. Greymon coughed politely to signal Zeeke, and luckily it worked.
"Wha-, oh sorry, I was planning ahead of time for our operations" said Zeeke, though unconvincingly
"Yeah, right" thought Siam "I could hear you mutter Yue when the others did'nt"
"Anyways" continued Zeeke, "I've decided to step up our plans earlier than our expected time due to unforseen circumstances"
"What!?" said the others in unison, visibly shocked in the change in plan
"Dont worry," added Zeeke "I've considered the situation and it will all work out, for now I want each of you to resume your assigned task and continue until you see the sign"
The others except Siam nodded their heads in understanding and left immediately.
"A sign?" asked Siam "what kind of sign?"
"You'll know it" replied Zeeke without looking at her "When the time comes, you will know it"
Visibly confused Siam realized that she had to be content with his cryptic answer and bidding her farewells, left from his side
"Yue" thought Zeeke "I swear that you will be free of your past after this"
Making sure no one else was going to arrive, Zeeke dissapeared into the darkness.
*IMPERIAL VALKYRIE HQ*
As a young beastgirl ran along the corridors, she repeatedly called out her comrade's name while checking each room for her. After turning a corner she finally spots her target and immediately rushes towards her
"YUE!!!!!!!!!" yells the girl
Before poor Yue Ayase could react her partner came crashing onto her. Opening her eyes, she realizes that she is lying on top of Collete Fallendol, her "cousin", roommate and best friend. She stands up grogily still trying to make out why Collete wasn't at her post. Her friend follows suit and explains.
"Yue, Class rep Emily needs you badly, theres been a terrorist attack near the coliseum and we're low on available support!"
"What!?" yells Yue "has anything serious happened? Are there any civilian casualties?"
"No, at least not yet" exclaims the beastgirl "Apparently some white haired kid decided to duel with another kid"
"That's quite a lot for someone stealing another's candy"
"No Yue, these people are high level mages, one is actually casting his spells in ancient greek!"
Realizing who the white haired youth was, Yue made a spilt second decision whether to inform Zeeke or try to neutralize the problem herself, and she decided to choose the latter to cover her absence from her squad.
"Collete, come on! Class Rep needs our assistance!"
With that both witches took flight towards the danger zone to assist their friends.
*SOMEWHERE NEAR OSTIA BUT NOT TOO NEAR OSTIA*
Zeeke was resting contently under a apple tree from which he picked a few of its fruit when his senses picked up a disturbance from Ostia. In an attempt to see what was going on within the capital he pulled out a pactio card, held it to his forehead and established a secure connection with his Ministra in the city
"Yue, what the hell is going on over there!?" he asked "I'm picking up a high level of magical dispersion in your area"
"Fate Averruncus has made a move on target Negi Springfield!" she replied "In broad daylight!"
"Damn! Looks like we have no choice, we have to eliminate him" he said "Hold on, I'll have Archer en route to your location"
"Thank you Zeeke, as of now I have no chance against Fate"
"Exactly, just leave it all to Archer"
"Ok"
"And Yue"
"Hmmm?"
"Stay out of trouble"
"Of course, I will"
With that he disconnected himself from Yue and pulled out his comlink. He held the tiny device in front of him and within moments a tiny figure of Archer appeared before him.
"What is your will, my master?" he asked
"Bring me Fate Averruncus" he said "with his head on a platter"
Hearing Zeeke utter those commands sent shivers up his spine. Nevertheless he complied to his master's order and immediately disconnected to gather his men. Zeeke stared into the horizon where the looming capital of Ostia blocked the beautiful sunset that once coated the land in magnificent colors. At this point his eyes could make out the figures of two kids battling it out near the shopping district and the Valkyrie knights trying to make a meaningless effort to stop them. He held out the remaining apple he had in his hand and thought of the upcoming battles that were to decide the fate of the world. As he thought he knew one thing for sure.
"Things are about to get damn well interesting"
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Well there it is, the first chapter to a very long story with a lot of twists and surprises, hope you enjoyed cause I personally like it
-What secrets does Zeeke have in store for Ostia? What is the myterious "plan"? Why does Zeeke bear a grudge against Ostia? How does Yue Ayase tie in with all of this? Find out in the next chapters of my story!