[HIATUS-ish] From Zero to Inferno (Fire Force X Reader)

An Eternal Knight To Remember (Arthur X Reader)

A/N: This chapter contains spoilers from Season 2 of Fire Force. Enjoy!

"So, Princess. You said you wanted to come over sometime?" Arthur said as he practiced sparring with you on the roof of Cathedral 8.

"To your place?"

Arthur nodded.

"Sure. We can do that, I'll have to talk to Takehisa about leaving first though."

"Alright then." Arthur raises his fist in the air. "I'll make sure to ready up the place for the Princess Knight!"

"Alright, alright. One more practice round Prince Arthur, then let's get going!"

Arthur's plasma burned brighter than before as he slashed out his Excalibur. He rushes in trying to slash you as you quickly sidestep and dodge his attack.

You quickly jump back noticing his next move nearly sliced you right as you regain balance.

He goes straight in, trying to jab you with his Excalibur only for his arm to be redirected and his body to be down on the ground, with you on top.

You stare down at Arthur and smiled as Arthur turns off his Excalibur.

"You almost had me there Arthur. I think if you went for the Violet Flash right there, I would've been beat!"

You could see Arthur's tail wag back and forth on top of his head as he was taught something.

"As expected from the Princess Knight!"

You get off of Arthur, helping him up from the ground as you pull him up.

"Alright, I'm gonna go talk to Takehisa about training over at your place. Maybe we could probably explore that kingdom of yours you wanted to show."

"I'll be happy to show you around the kingdom Princess Knight!" he huffed proudly at your compliment.

You smiled back at him as you left him on the rooftop alone to practice his sword skills.

Arthur began fighting himself as he imagined how he felt before he became a knight himself.

Arthur, the man who was always a proud knight and could go anywhere he wanted had always faced a cruel challenge.

A cruel concept that he couldn't ever fathom facing alone when back in his kingdom.

That is, reality. The reality of going back to that kingdom before his knightly adventures.

His plasma started to fumble a bit as he shook his head and quickly sharpened his imagination.

"When the time comes. I'll tell (Y/N). All of it."

He slashes down his Excalibur with all his weight going down towards the ground.

The weight of his Excalibur was more heavier than before. The plasma felt colder. The air felt tighter.

He sheathed his Excalibur, stopping himself from training and sat down on the cold, concrete ground. He sat there, thinking, pondering, and wondering about his life before.

- A little later -

You walked down the streets with Arthur as he continued to stare around, looking at the various buildings built with such tender care and fondness.