Suikoden VI

Chapter Eight: Part Three

Part Three

On the roof of the Grand Citadel, The Matron lowered her arm and turned around to face the High Clerics. "And that, gentlemen, is how you get rid of annoying monsters."

"Wow!" Ziya exclaimed. "That was simply incredible! What power!"

"You don't need to suck up to her," Yuuto said harshly.

"Even from this distance you were able to launch an attack against this Yuber?" Hayato asked.

"I was," the Matron responded. "The attack will not kill him but it will incapacitate him for an extended period."

"The beast still lives?" Kayanu asked. "How does that help us?"

"He will not be able to assist that boy or his Army during Blood Fest," the Matron said. "By the time Yuber recovers, the Liberation Army will be crushed and the contract will be null and void and Yuber will go away like he always does."

"We were hoping to implement our plan before Blood Fest," Takefute said. "But the process has taken longer than I like. We caught a few idiots trying to steal it from the basement. While we rightfully executed them, it has left us short-staffed."

"Well I made things easier for you," the Matron told him. "You might not even need to implement the plan. Sloan will take care of it all for you."

"Perhaps," Takefute said cautiously. "But we will continue production just in case. Thank you for the demonstration of your power, my Lady."

The Matron nodded. "You are welcome."

Takefute and the others took their leave, but she lingered. Once they had retreated down the stairs she turned around and looked up towards the dark clouds. She wore a wry smile as the words left her mouth.

"Sorry, Yuber."

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"He's gone?!" Gunther exclaimed.

"Yes, and he's not answering Lord Daunte's call," Caesar said. "It was a deliberate attack from the skies, a lightning strike. Yuber seemed to have been the intended target as there were no subsequent attacks after Yuber was struck, but Viki accidentally teleported him away before we could assess his injuries. The fact that he's not answering our Commander, despite being bound to him via their contract, is a clear indicator that Yuber has been incapacitated."

"W-What if it was Geddoe?" Varnaz asked. "What if he was extracting revenge on us for separating his entire group like that?"

"It wasn't Geddoe," Caesar said. "I've seen Geddoe use his True Rune, and the power we saw earlier was nothing like this. But whoever casted that strike is extremely powerful."

"Well this is a fine mess," Tamara said softly. "Our most physically powerful warrior is gone, and one of our most powerful magic-users is gone, all right before Blood Fest. And we do not know if either one will be back before the holiday."

"They most likely will not," Allise said. "Lady Leknaat has not been well for awhile and bringing her back before she is better won't help us. At the same time however, Yuber has proven invaluable with dealing with dealing with large armies and monsters. Losing both of them, even while temporary, will cost us dearly."

"Everyone," Daunte said, raising his hands slightly as rumbles of alarm rippled across the war room. "It will be fine. We are already preparing a war campaign against Sloan Faakhir. This Army isn't going to crumble without Lady Leknaat or Yuber. We're all very capable of getting victory ourselves, and we will do that here."

To Daunte's immense relief the rest of the room calm down and he even saw a few smiles. Daunte had to hold back his own sigh of relief. I can't have anyone panic. I have to have everyone believe that everything is going to be okay, even if I don't have a plan yet.