Heya it's me again this is gonna be different from arc 1 of the main story
In the actual story there is actually no explanation what happened to Orchis parents and because Orchis father is an astral there is no way he's dead...
So this chapter is not really correct but you can just think of it as alternative timeline as in Granblue Fantasy different timeline is actually canon
So yea don't forget to give me your feedback on this chapter Thank you ~
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Soon after Freesia suddenly stops screaming and just stares blankly ahead with an empty gaze.
Seeing this, I am sure that Celeste has successfully taken all her memories, leaving her as an empty shell without any consciousness.
"Give it to me, Celeste."
The purple mist surrounding Freesia then begins to move away from her body and quickly comes towards me.
Not long after that the mist touches and envelops my body. "Send her memory about what happened to me," I tell Celeste.
And then I feel something trying to enter my mind... It is Freesia's memory, and I allow all of it to flow into my brain.
Luckily this body is an Astral body otherwise my brain might have exploded from the sudden influx of information, all of this sudden information even making my head ache slightly.
I then see what actually happened with Orchis and her parents, and how Orchis's soul was taken by Deus Ex Machina and replaced by Orchid...
Since I am seeing all this from Freesia's perspective, I realize that this woman doesn't regret her actions at all.
To make the Erste Empire the strongest in the Sky Realm, this woman wants to erase Astrals from the world using Akasha.
Freesia is furious because Astrals disrupt the balance of power in the Sky Realm with Primal Beasts, so she wants to eliminate them all.
Believing that the Erste Empire is more technologically advanced than other empires, Freesia is confident that if she manages to erase the Astrals and Primal Beasts, the Erste Empire will become the most powerful.
Because of this, Freesia deliberately allows Orchis's soul to be taken by Deus Ex Machina to make her easier to control.
Orchis can control Primal Beasts like Lyria because her father is an Astral, making Orchis half-Astral, as her mother is an ordinary human.
Thus, Orchis has the same ability as I do to control Primal Beasts, although her power is much weaker than mine.
Seeing all of this makes me extremely angry at Freesia. How can she sacrifice so many people for her foolish dream?
Even Pommern and the other empire soldiers don't know that their King and Queen are already dead because of Freesia.
They are simply following Freesia's orders, believing her lies that all of this is the King's command!
I then turn around to looking at Lyria and Orchid, who both of them are staring at me with serious face.
I stare at Lyria, remembering what happened in the game if I hadn't suddenly appeared in this world...
I don't understand how Lyria could so easily forgive Freesia when Djeeta and the others managed to defeat her and stop the out-of-control Akasha.
Freesia almost succeeded in changing history by using Akasha if Vyrn hadn't managed to stop her...
And after all that, Lyria easily forgave Freesia and simply put her in prison...
I don't know how she could be that naive in the game, but I'm not going to let that happen to her in this one. I'm going to make sure she's not that naive and actually has the right to be angry at someone.
Because I have the memory I want, I then return the memory to Freesia, and quickly the mist surrounding my body moves back to Freesia's body.
I can see the light returning to Freesia's eyes, and soon, "Hahhhh!!" Freesia looks confused about what is happening and starts to look around.
When she sees me standing in front of her, she realizes that this is all my doing. "What are you doing to me?"
"The truth."
I immediately raise my right hand and call forth the opus weapon I haven't used since waking up in this world.
"Staff of Repudiation."
Soon, a golden light begins to shine in my right hand, and then the light starts to form a staff almost as tall as I am.
Once the staff is fully formed, the light dims and finally disappears, revealing what has appeared.
A staff that is golden and adorned with black feathers.
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"What is that weapon?" Lyria looks confused when she sees the staff, as Rei has never used such a weapon before.
But Orchid remains silent watching everything unfold. She's also curious about what is happening but doesn't dare to do anything because she knows that if she uses her power to push Lyria, the man in front of her won't hesitate to retaliate.
I grip the staff and thrust it forcefully into the floor of the empire airship's deck.
After doing this my four wings start to glow black, except for the last two which glow purple. These two wings trying to influence me and make me lose control again.
However, thanks to Tiamat and the others within me the purple wings are blocked and cannot take control of me.
I channel the power of my wings into the Staff of Repudiation, causing it to shine gold.
"β Revelation reveal everything," I raise the staff to the sky, and from its tip a ball of light shoots upwards.
After reaching a certain height the ball of light stops and hovers above us then begins to expand forming a golden mirror.
Using this mirror, I project Freesia's memories so everyone here can see what this woman has planned and what she has done with their princess Orchis.
Everyone seems curious about the mirror that is showing Freesia's memories to them, except for Freesia who has her eyes wide open in horror.
"Stop that!!! What are you doing?!!!" She starts screaming and trying really hard to stand up, but my pressure keeps her pinned to the floor.
"That's Freesia's voice?" Pommern hears someone he recognizes speaking from within the projection.
Everyone can see firsthand what Freesia has planned, what happened to their King and Queen, and how they have been deceived by Freesia into following her orders.
"It can't be..." "No way..." Some of the soldiers that still conscious appear to be in disbelief at everything they are witnessing.
Because if all this is true, they have been threatening many civilians and sacrificing so much for Freesia's false orders.
After all of Freesia's memories finish playing, the mirror starts to fade away carried off by the wind, and the staff I am holding also begins to disappear as its task complete.
They all just silence while looking down. I don't know what they are thinking, but I can see regretful expressions on their faces.
Freesia has stopped struggling and just keeps silent too, along with Orchid who is covering her mouth with both hands.
Orchid can't believe all of this happened and how the parents of this body were killed by the same primal beast that brought her to life.
"So cruel..." Lyria too looks utterly shocked as she stares at Freesia. I can also see an expression of disgust on her face.
"So what..."
Suddenly, we hear Freesia speak.
"SO WHAT?!"
Freesia then lifts her head and looks at me. "SO WHAT IF WHAT I'M DOING IS CRUEL OR NOT? I'M DOING ALL OF THAT FOR THE FUTURE OF MY EMPIRE!"
"I SACRIFICE MANY THINGS FOR OUR EMPIRE BUT WHEN I ASK THE KING AND QUEEN ABOUT USING LYRIA TO CONTROL THE PRIMAL BEAST FOR THE MILITARY, THEY REJECT MY PROPOSAL."
Freesia continues to yell at me with a stare full of hatred, not caring that all her soldiers can hear her.
"And then I find out about Akasha and Orchis's ability to control them like Lyria. I don't know why Orchis has that kind of ability, but I know she is the only way for me to achieve my dream."
"So I use Deus Ex Machina to swap Orchis' soul with this doll, but that stupid black knight kidnaps my doll, delaying my plan. AND NOW YOU, SOME RANDOM GUY, APPEAR OUT OF NOWHERE AND RUIN IT ALL!" Freesia finishes her rant while staring at me sharply.
"How could you? You've been tricking us all this time!" Pommern shouts loudly at his superior, or rather his former superior now.
"Shut up, Pommern! You're just too soft to actually lead this empire!"
Hearing all that from her mouth really makes me angry! They use Lyria as an experiment, causing her to suffer to the point where she sometimes has nightmares about it when she sleeps in my room.
I even see Lyria crying in her sleep because she has nightmares about her past!
Without realizing it, four of my six wings start to be enveloped by that purple aura, causing me to walk until I am standing in front of Freesia, who is pressed to the floor by my pressure.
"Rei, your wings!" Lyria shouts and wants to approach me, but Celeste easily stops her using her mist.
Celeste grabs Lyria and Orchid's arms to keep them from approaching me. "Celeste? What are you doing? Let me go!" Lyria tries to break free from the mist, but when she sees Celeste's expression she immediately falls silent.
"Celeste? What happened to you?" Lyria mutters, unable to hear Celeste's voice at all. Celeste's body is now emitting a purple aura similar to the one enveloping my wings.
Meanwhile, Rei stares at Freesia below him as if she is a piece of trash.
With his right hand, Rei reaches out towards Freesia, his hand grasping her hair. He easily yanks her up by the hair until she is directly in front of him.
"Aghhhhh," Freesia screams in pain as her hair is pulled hard. She tries to hit Rei's hand to make him let go.
But Freesia's hit have no effect on Rei, and he continues pulling her hair until she is right in front of him, staring into his eyes.
"You stupid worm, did you think erasing Astral from the world with Akasha would solve your problem?" Rei starts speaking, but everyone can hear that his voice is slightly different from what they had heard before.
"Didn't you know your stupid empire is built by my race? Yes, your empire is built by Astral!"
"What?" They all look shocked upon hearing this, not expecting that the Erste Empire is built by Astral.
"Your king is also Astral, but because of you worms, now he's gone!" Rei keeps pulling Freesia's hair, staring at her sharply.
Freesia continues to scream in pain, trying to end it all, but unfortunately for her Rei doesn't care about her screams.
"Because you already killed one of my race, now let me repay you properly." I lift my left hand and summon Celeste's weapon.
"Celeste Dagger Ater!"
From my left hand, a dense purple mist forms, creating a dagger made of purple crystal.
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The dagger is enveloped in a purple aura, and he aim it at Freesia's stomach. "Savage Rend!" Rei then stab it directly into her stomach.