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Victoria : "The Spring Maiden, The Branwen Betrayer, and Qrow Branwen? This sure is a surprise for me."
This sure was, a very, very complicated situation. Qrow was on the ground, on the point to die. Neo and Victoria Glory were facing Raven Branwen and Vernal, the Spring Maiden.
Vernal : "Raven, should I start?"
Raven : "No. Heal my brother, I'll deal with these two."
Vernal : "Understood."
The voice of Vernal was calm. She was absolutely loyal to Raven.
Victoria : "Oh my, am I going to fight against the one that destroyed Team STRQ? Summer Rose, Taiyang Xiao Long, Qrow Branwen, all of them left, because of you."
Raven : "I don't have time for your misplaced blame girl. If you want to blame someone for all the tragedies that happened, go fight with your Vincent."
Suddenly, Neo narrows her eyes and forms fists out of her hands.
Raven : "I'm sorry Neo, but the truth is hard to come by. Your So-Called Father is a crazy maniac."
Victoria : "I've had enough. Neo, let's deal with them."
Neo and Glory Girl run towards Raven. Immediately, Raven screams:
Raven : "Vernal! Now! Heal Qrow!"
Raven put on her mask and dashed forward. Exactly that instant, Vernal ran towards Qrow and started casting healing magic. The Magic created an icicle sphere around them, so Neo and Victoria could not interfere with hem.
Victoria created a stairway with her Force Fields and allowed Neo to run up. She jumped off the stairs and tried to land on Raven. However, Raven created a portal and send Neo towards the sky. A portal opened up above them and Neo was send flying, she used her Umbrella to land perfectly, but that costed time.
Victoria decided to attack herself, she created a spear of light and threw it towards her. She enhanced the spear with her powers, and changed the gravity, so the course of the spear was unpredictable.
Raven grabbed her Yin Sword out of the case which was on her waist and created a black hole, which made the spear disappear. Then, Raven ran towards Victoria and tried to cut her right arm off, however the Force Field avoided that from happening. She dashed back, and analyzed the situation.
Raven : "Your Semblance, that's—"
Victoria : "Shut up!"
Raven : "It's sad that the heir of the Glory Family turned out to be trash like you. Your mother could've been proud of you, but instead, you chose this path, of becoming a Fool."
Victoria : "STOPSTOPSTOP! LOOK WHO IS TALKING! YOU'RE DISGUSTING! YOU'RE THE DEVILS THAT OUR KING TALKS ABOUT! YOU'RE THE DEVILS THAT MADE US THE MINDLESS SLAVES OF EMERADA! YOU'RE ALL DISGUSTING!"
Raven : "I don't care what you say, I'll kill you today, and bring back my brother to safety. Even though I broke contact with my family, I cannot allow a piece of shit like you kill them."
Hearing this, Victoria enraged and released a blizzard of Ice. Spears, Arrows, Swords, every weapon that could be think off, was created in an Ice form and send towards Raven.
Victoria : "Icicle Brand Arts: Icicle Line!"
All those weapons were send flying towards Raven, she grabbed her Fire Sword and released a shield of flames, melting the weapon with ease.
Not noticing, Neo landed on her feet behind Raven and kicked her in the back. Raven didn't lose balance and instead aimed for Neo now.
Raven : "Tsk!"
Raven swung her Fire Sword and released a line of fire flying towards Neo.
Neo gasped, but didn't make a noise.
Neo's body shattered in millions of pieces.
Raven : "Good thing I met you before, Neo… That's the Semblance of Illusions."
Yes, her body didn't actually shatter in millions of pieces. She could use her Semblance to confuse her opponents or targets. Not only this, she's also able to alter her appearance, and change her eyes, hair, clothes, and it costs no energy what so ever.
Raven looked around her, and realized that Neo appeared next to Victoria, who created an Ice bow and fired Ice Arrows towards Raven.
Raven dodged those with dashing to the left and right, when Victoria needed to reload her bow, Raven dashed towards them.
Raven grabbed her Yang Sword and with all the energy she had, she started attacking the force field with ridiculous fast pace. She swung her sword, and kept swinging, swinging, and swinging. Then, suddenly, Victoria walked back.
Victoria : "Agh!"
Suddenly, something similar to glass, which surrounded Victoria, shattered in pieces. It had the same effect as glass, if you break one point, all the other parts shatter easier.
Raven : "It's time for you to surrender Glory Girl. I do not desire to kill you. This is your choice, either go back, and leave my family alone. Or continue, and die in the same way like many, many children died, including members of my Team."
Victoria : "You… Piece of shit! Neo, summon reinforcements!"
Neo made a few somersaults backward, meanwhile she did that, Raven grabbed her Wind Sword and released a hyper sonic wind attack, which could slash through flesh. Right when the attack hit Neo, Neo shattered, again, using her Semblance.
Raven : "It seems I wasn't able to deal with her, and now you're calling reinforcements, how tragic. Vincent really hasn't improved the Warriors nor the Wardens."
Victoria : "Okay, fucker, thats enough. How dare you talk about our Excellency like that? Don't you feel ashamed? Running away from everything you had, and then expect to people praise your attitude?"
Raven : "Don't get me wrong Victoria, I admire your passion and determination. But this will not bring Victory, you're dividing yourself from reality."
Victoria : "Fuck you!"
Victoria used her Gravity side of her Semblance and started flying towards Raven. She covered her fists with Force Fields and tried to punch her.
Raven realized what she was trying to do, and so, she stood still and waited for the right moment.
Victoria was flying, and was 10 meters away from Raven. However, Raven still, did not move.
Victoria was flying, and was 5 meters away from Raven. However, Raven still, did not move.
Victoria was flying, and was 1 meters away from Raven. However, Raven still, did not move.
Then, out of nowhere, Raven dashed forward with her blade, and successfully, dodged Victoria's attack, and cut her right arm off.
Victoria fell on the ground, she screamed out of pain and agony. She became a fountain of blood.
Victoria : AAahhh…. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHH!"
Raven : "I am very sorry. But you left me no choice. Now, I'm bringing my brother back to safety—"
Suddenly, a bright, white light appeared around Victoria, and new individuals appeared around her.
There were three new persons that Raven hasn't met before. Then, behind one of the persons, a girl appears which she did met once.
Victoria : "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHH!"
??? : "Amy, go help your sister. She's in a terrible state, reattach her arm and bring her back to the Head Quarters."
It was a calm, manly voice. It was an adult man. Raven had never met this person before, but she knows who this was.
He wears a blue-green or possibly green-white skintight suit, with a heavy hood and cape built in and sleeves that drape over his hands. The interior of his hood and sleeves are filled with a soft green or possibly blue-green light.
Amy : "Understood!"
Sister, Amy was the sister of Victoria Glory. The Glory Family is a very popular family, and when you harm one of them, you're most likely going to die, as a lot of people will go after you.
Amy has frizzy brown hair and has freckles on her face. She wears a robe with a large hood and a scarf that covered the lower half of her face. The robe is a alabaster white and had a medic's red cross on the chest and the back.
Amy ran towards Victoria and started healing her.
Eidolon : "My name is Eidolon–"
Raven : "I know who you are. But I don't think I met with the others, except her, Annie Leonhardt, it is, right?"
Raven pointed towards a girl. She has beautiful blue eyes, she wears a simple outfit, and has short blonde hair, and a roman nose.
Annie : "Sorry, perhaps I forgot someone foolish like you, but have we met?"
Raven : "Yes. I remember you, at the Lugnician Capital, it was you who survived, I barely remember anything, but I remember you."
Eidolon : "Leonhardt, is she talking about your mission at the capital?"
Annie : "It appears so."
Raven : "Anyway, putting that aside, I don't think I've met with the others."
A person walks forward. She wears a heavy black cloak and skintight black bodysuit with black-painted metal kneepads, gauntlets, belts and pockets. Her mask is made of black-painted metal. Her costume included a "voluminous" cloak in dark gray urban-camouflage, with a hood.
She has two crossbows, and has a tranquiliser cartriges for them mounted on the forearm of her costume.
Shadow : "My name is Shadow Stalker, Shadow, in short. I'm one of the Elite members of the Wardens."
Amy turns around, while still healing.
Amy : "Amy Glory, the sister of the girl you almost murdered."
Raven : "Right, so it appears you all are here to deal with me, am I right?"
Eidolon : "As the 3rd Leader, with Legend's status being unknown, and Alexandria being on a mission, I've come here to stop you. As you got the Spring Maiden with you, I would like to meet her before we enter any kind of physical interference. Allow me to introduce us, we're The Wardens, with a Warrior among us."
Warrios + Wards
Raven : "VERNAL!"
A steady, angry, irritated voice of Raven, called for Vernal. The ice sphere where Vernal and Qrow were, melted, and Qrow was gone. Vernal approached Raven stood next to her.
Eidolon : "So this is the long, lost Spring Maiden. What happened to her?"
Raven : "She was under control of the King of Lugnica, until he forgot his place, Vernal decided to run away, and now she's under the command of the Branwen Tribe. She's my loyal, commander."
Eidolon : "So that's the case. Let me make this clear, I do not wish to fight you. If you join us, we'll–"
Raven : "Whatever the fuck you say, I will never join bugs like you. The Wardens, The Warriors, I will not join any of those."
Eidolon : "Rather rude, it's tough to talk to you normally. Could you tone it down a little bit, I'm trying to be polite Raven."
Raven : "I do not care. Vernal, is Qrow safe?"
Vernal : "Yes. I've teleported him to Yang Xiao Long."
Suddenly, Eidolon moves his head from Vernal, to Raven.
Eidolon : "To your daughter? What are you trying to do, get your daughter killed?"
Raven : "She is strong. I've dealt with Victoria, she won't go after Qrow anymore, now that the Washuu King is there and so in Qrow. It would result into her real identity getting revealed. So let's keep it short and simple, I've already dealt with your plan."
Eidolon : "No, you're making things worse. If the Barrier collapses, the Witches will be active again. That's what we're trying to avoid."
Raven : "Jens is with Tattletale, Yang, Qrow, Melissa, I believe he can do it. There's no need for you guys to interfere. That's why, I'm going to injure you all so fucking badly, that you can't even fly back to Eldia."
Shadow : "Mentioning that name as if it means nothing, you're reckless. Eidolon-sama, am I allowed to fight her?"
Eidolon : "Yes, Shadow Stalker, go for Raven. I'll deal with Vernal. Annie Leonhardt, you go and protect Amy and Victoria whatever it takes."
Shadow : "Understood."
Annie : "Whatever."
The responses differ, but they all meant the same. They were on it.
Annie walked casually towards Amy and Victoria and created a dome of a substance which was unbreakable, some kind of crystal. It had a dark blue color to it.
Raven : "Vernal, don't waste your power on Eidolon, he's not worth it."
Eidolon : "Oh, it seems I'm underrated? I think you forgot that I'm in the top ten strongest individuals of this world sweety, I doubt anyone here can deal with me."
Raven : "It doesn't matter if you're in the top ten, your Semblance is easy to fight against. Vernal, remember what I taught you."
Vernal : "Understood."
Eidolon started flying, it was part of his Semblance, and flew right towards Vernal. Vernal ran away into an alley and left the battlefield, with Raven and Shadow Stalker still standing in front of each other.
Shadow Stalker grabbed her Crossbow and said,
Shadow : "Let's see what the Branwen name means to you."
Raven : "I'm more than a name, Shadow Stalker."
Shadow Stalker grinned.
Shadow : "Proof it."
Raven, with her mask on, dashed towards Shadow Stalker, who tumbled to the left, started firing her Arrows out of her crossbow right towards Raven Branwen.
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Jens : "Excuse me? I barely know you, what is going on?"
Lisa : "Hm? You haven't met Glory Hole yet?"
That word, it made Jens laugh from the inside very bad, so bad, that he actually couldn't keep his laugh inside and grinned.
Lisa : "That's a no. She's the Head Warden, she's the one that gives all the Junior Wards the orders–"
Jens : "Slow down, what are the Wardens, Wards, Who is this…Glory Hole?"
This time, he tried to say it as serious as he could and asked what was going on.
Lisa : "The Wardens is an organization that you created. You trained children to fight in an upcoming war. Sadly enough, Vincent corrupted the system, and now they're following his orders. Though, because it would be suspicious to entirely remove the Jens thingy, he made it so that they indirectly help you, but they stay kinda away from you? I know it's complicated, also hard to explain. But after I realized what was going on there, after I realized that we were not helping you, but helping the enemy, I knew there was no way back, and so, I left the Wardens, and started a life here."
It was a lot to remember, but Jens did his best to understand what Lisa was saying.
Jens : "Vincent…?"
Lisa : "Yup, he's one of the guys that are in this war. With you, being one of them too."
Jens : "What War, I do not understand."
Lisa : "Well, the story of the Kings. Leo King, Lost King, Washuu King. Vincent isn't one of those, and because of his lack of self confidence, he envied you, and the other two kings, and decided to interfere with this war."
Jens : "So… Vincent, Me, Regulus and Masquerade are in it?"
Lisa : "It's hard to say if Regulus is the Leo King, which is, indeed, a possibility. The chances that he's the Leo King are around fifty procent. Masquerade being the Washuu King is basically confirmed after the Crusade's in the Royal Capital. You being the Lost King is a fact, because you told everyone you were it, even before your Amnesia. Vincent is just a loser."
Jens : "A-Ah… I see. What… Were we back then?"
Lisa : "We two? Master and Servant? Though, we were quite close, rather friends. Not besties, but friends!"
Jens : "Aha. It's nice to see you again, Lisa Wilbourn."
Lisa : "Sorry, even though I left the Wardens. I still want to follow the Wardens Rule. My real identity must remain a secret when I'm in costume. From now on, call me Tattletale! The Princess of Information."
Jens : "What is Glor—"
Lisa : "Victoria Glory. Her actual Warden name is Glory Girl. But Glory Hole became a thing."
Jens : "Why haven't I met any Wardens until now then?"
Lisa : "We were sealed, didn't I already explain that? You sealed them after you were leaving. But then, you never came back, because you know, Amnesia. After you awoken the Leo Legacy, they returned. Luckily, I left before the sealing."
Jens : "I see. Let me introduce you to the others Tattletale! It will be a pleasure to work with you. Oh also, if you know some stuff about my past, please tell me."
Lisa : "I will!"
Jens looks towards Rem, and puts his hand on hers.
Jens : "I'll kill Gluttony. I promise that."
Lisa looks at Jens, she notices that he's sad, but she decides to not say anything about it. Until,
Jens : "Let's go downstairs, and meet with the Emilia Camp. I've some questions for you Tattletale."
Lisa : "Understood!"
Her costume is a skintight black-and-lavender outfit. The bodysuit is primarily lavender, with black lines; one horizontal stripe across the upper chest, a vertical stripe slashing down from that, another horizontal line jutting out from halfway down that vertical one, followed by another vertical line piercing that horizontal line.
The two of them walk towards the stairs, right before they leave, Jens looks back at Rem and nods to himself.
Then, the two of them leave the house, where the others are.
Otto : "Hmh? Who is that?"
Lisa : "Otto Suwen, second child. Suwen family tree. Picoutatte. Nice to meet you."
Otto : "A-Ah?!"
Jens : "Tattletale! Don't do that, that's creepy!"
Jens got slightly embarrassed and told her to not do that again. Tattletale grinned.
Lisa : "Just kiddi~ng, jeez. Anyway, my name is Tattletale. I'm an old friend of Jens. Let's say that I know quite a lot about what the hell is going on these days. So if you don't mind, I'll assist you in your journey on defeating the other Kings."
Emilia : "The Other Kings?"
Lisa : "Hmm? Jens, you didn't tell it to Emilia yet?"
Jens : "Well, I was about—, wait, how do you know Emilia?"
Lisa : "Half-elf, Silver hair, purple eyes, she's contracted with The Great Spirit, Beast of The End of The Eternally Frozen Lands. Born in Elior Forest."
Emilia : "Aaah?! That's scary! How did you do that?"
Lisa : "Oh, right. Let me explain. I got the Semblance of Information Extrapolation. I'm best described as a short ranged clairvoyant or better yet as a pericog having the ability to extrapolate an incredible wealth of inference from the smallest trace of data. I need to have some information about the target to begin with, and my power fills in the gaps in my knowledge, allowing me to crack passwords, profile and cold read people around me, and make predictions about the most likely outcome of a given situation, among other things."
Nathan : "That is… amazing!"
Suddenly, a barrage of Ice needles storms down towards Emilia and the group. Immediately, Nathan summons a barrier of light, desummoning the magic attack.
They look towards who attacked them, and yes… It were.
Lethias : "Tattletale. What the fuck are you doing here?"
Sapphire : "Prepare to pay for what you did."
The blue haired, and brown haired, mysterious boys, suddenly attacked Tattletale.
Tattletale : "Jeez, you two never have enough of me, do you?"
Sapphire : "We finally received our orders. It seems you are scheming. Tattletale, Junior Warden."
Tattletale : "I see."
Jens : "What is going on? Do you know these two?"
Tattletale : "Colleagues. Nathan, they're affiliated with Annie Leonhardt and Starla Hyades from that day. Melissa, they're the cause of your curse. Let's see, it seems they're angry because the news of me leaving The Wardens has finally leaked."
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Raven releases a sphere of fire, setting the buildings around her in fire, so she can see Shadow Stalker easier.
Shadow : "Prepare to die."
Raven : "Hyaa!"
Raven swung her sword, but Shadow Stalker ducked towards the left and fired seven steel arrows out of her crossbow.
Raven dashed back, and tried to block every of them, but one hit her in the shoulder, making her bleed.
Raven : "Ugh.."
Shadow : "Shadows… Let us hunt those, who've fallen to Darkness. Impure fool!"
Shadow tumbled forward, and suddenly, she became invisible.
Raven : "Semblance of The Shadow State."
Suddenly, Raven hears the ground behind her, as if someone was walking there, and she swung her sword towards there. Then, Shadow Stalker became visible again and tumbled back.
Shadow : "You're stronger than they say."
Raven : "You're more obnoxious than they say."
Shadow : "Tsk~!"
Shadow Stalker tumbles forward again, entering the Shadow State, and became invisible.
Raven doesn't have much energy left, and Shadow Stalker has only a few arrows left.