Second Chances

Lapis in gladio

"Is that..." she stood up stunned.

"I believe so..." she walked towards it, but stopped, "what does it mean?"

"No way..." Molly sighs, "it's the sword in the stone..."

Hana looks at Guita, "Then we need King Arthur..."

"Or hear me out..." Guita looks at Robert.

"Okay," Hana smirks, "now, you're really reaching..."

"Maybe not." Guita sighs, "Didn't your おし"いさん described your parents as soulmates or some shit like that?"

"But that doesn't..." Hana looks at her parents.

Guita looks at her friend with one eyebrow raised, "So...?"

"Fine!" Hana exasperated. She, then, turns to gesture to the sword in the stone, "Dad, please."

Robert looked at Hana with shock, but nodded and grabbed the sword. Using all his strength he pulled but the sword didn't even moved. Hana was about to speak when Guita sighs, "Why don't you try, Hana?"

Hana looks at her friend, "What?!"

"You're good at Science and Math and English and History..." Guita drolled on.

"Your point?!" Hana frustrated.

"Think of it as that," Guita explained, "a science experiment that you use Historical significance and your knowledge of literature with what angle you should pull the sword out."

Everyone else looked at the two with shock. Chase sighs, "Waytta ruin the most exciting thing ever with the most boring, school!"

"Well..." Guita looks expectantly at Hana.

Hana moved her staff one hand to the other and whispered something, as the staff transforms back to the red ribbon. Slowly, she made her way towards the stone as she grasp the sword the stone beneath it began to glow and shake until it shattered like glass.

"Oh shit!" Tina, Nico, and Amy whispered in unisons.

While Hana whispers, "Fuck!"

"Hana!" Molly yells pointing up.

Hana sees a dark figure with bat wings about to swoop down, Hana ran quickly towards the Molly, Gert, Chase, Tina, and Nico, "Stop!"

The dark figure snarled showing its sharp teeth as it growled, "A descendants of a Pendragon and" sniffed her, "a sorceress... Merlyn?"

Hana's heart started beating faster, "Yes..." Hana took a deep breath, as she steps forward, "I am Hana Minoru, daughter of Robert and Kristina Minoru; granddaughter of Akari and Merlyn, as well as, Sadako and Hiro Minoru; sister of Amy and Nico Minoru." Hana paused as she raised Excalibur.

"Are you finished?" the figure yawned in boredom.

Hana smiles as Excalibur sliced the creature in half, "No, but you are."

Merlyn appeared clapping, "Nice job, now the book and the sword..." he held out his hands.

Guita was about to hand Merlyn the book, when Hana stopped her friend. "Why do you need it?" Merlyn couldn't speak that's when Hana grabs the book and drives the sword through it.

"Stop!" Merlyn yelled, "You have no idea what you've done, little girl!"

Hana shrugs, "Eh... I think I do... The way I see it, this book with this sword will make you the most powerful sorcerer and you will finally conquer the world-"

"And you wouldn't want that? Be a princess, isn't that what every girl dreams about?" Merlyn was visibly growing weaker; his voice, though still booming and emitted fear, was fading.

Hana looks at the sorcerer, "Yeah, well, I'm not every girl..." Hana drove the sword and her staff deeper through the book until the tip of the sword came out the other end.

The book and Excalibur began to glow, Hana looks at her companions and yelled for them to take cover, Robert ran to Tina to cover her, as the items exploded.

Tina looks up and yells, "No!" realizing that there was no way Hana had taken cover before the explosion. Smoke and soot flew everywhere, as Tina and Robert search for Hana.

As the smoke cleared Hana was sitting on her legs in front of the sword that was back in the stone with the book still in the sword. Hana had her head down, Robert put his hand on Hana shoulder. Hana looks at her father, "It's done..." Hana stood up and limped.