While going through, Estelle and ran into a lot of Imperial Knights. But strangely, even if we were from the castle, they were all acting weird. Could they have been fakes ? Or could they all have been real ? When we were put into a corner, I just had to know what they needed. "Estelle, please get behind me", I told her as we were trapped. "B-but Shinju", she replied, "I'll fight with you !" I shook my head slowly. "Not just yet", I told her as she stood behind me. Pointing the Stiletto at them, I waited to see what they'd do next.
"Please, Lady Shinju", the first knight said, "We do not wish to fight. Just please come with us." "But all of a sudden ?", I asked, not lowering my guard at all, "What is it that you need ? Who are you ?" "Do not cause any trouble", the second knight replied, "We only need you to come with us." I turned around and looked at Estelle hesitantly. Putting the stiletto down, they began to surround us. "B- but Shinju !", I heard Estelle say softly, "What are you !?" I pointed towards the area where they would take us. "We'll follow them until there", I whispered, "And then, I'll attack. When there's an opening, we'll run for it. Understood ?" She looked uncertain for a moment before nodding slowly. "Alright", I told the knights, "Take us to safety." They nodded as they led the way. Even now, I couldn't tell if they were real or fake.
As we neared the place that we were about to go through, I faked a trip and fell down. "Shinju !?", Estelle said in a worried and shocked tone. They all rushed up around me to see what had happened. It was a good chance. Reaching for Estelle, I pulled her closer to me so that she wouldn't get hit. I could tell that she wasn't aware of what I was about to do. "I'm sorry for this", I mumbled softly.
"Tidal Wave"
It was this Arte involving the waves of water. While all the knight's surrounding us were getting hit, Estelle and I quickly ran to the area of which we were headed. Sadly, the Arte didn't last that long and before we knew if, we were being chased again. Luckily for me, I had changed into my 'Shinji Clothing', that allowed me to move fasted. Sadly, it wasn't exactly the same for Estelle. Looking around for a place to hide her I found this spot nearby. It was behind this large tree-like plant.
"Hide here", I told her, quickly making sure that we weren't spotted just yet. I was about to leave when she grabbed my hand. "But what about you !?", she asked anxiously, "Won't you get caught !?" I shook my head and put out my pinkie. "I promise to come back for you", I said, "Until then, please stay here until everything is cleared." Looking at me hesitantly, she reached out and promised. Smiling at her, I looked around and began going into the direction where the exit was. What was already there waiting for me, and what was going to happen, I had no idea.
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After a couple minutes of trying to avoid the Imperial Knights, I had realized that I had gone the wrong way. I found myself near the rooms that belonged to the Imperial Knights. I began to remember how I had left Estelle hiding behind that large plant. I wonder if she was safe. That was when I saw a hint of pink hair running to the left of the hall. Could it have been ?
"Why don't we just go back ?", a voice asked as I neared the place of where the pink was headed. It was the voice of an Imperial Knight. "I can't go back now !", an overly familiar voice replied. It was indeed Estelle's voice. "This is for your own good, miss, you know that", the knight replied. There was no hint of formalities at all. Peering out to see, I could see Estelle being surrounded by two Imperial Knights. She held up a Saber for protection. She must have gotten it along the way as she went out of that hiding spot. "As for the "incident"", the second knight blocking her from escape said, "We assume full responsibility and will inform the lieutenant ourselves." "How can you say that when you haven't done anything to help me ?", Estelle protested. The knights looked at each other, before one of them tried to approach her. She pointed her Saber at the one who got closer to her. "Please do not come any closer", she said to him. "Now, now, why don't you put that down ?", the first knight asked as kindly as he could, "You'll only end up hurting yourself..." "I know how to use a sword !", she replied sharply.
"I'm afraid you leave us with no choice", the first knight said, getting ready to pull out his blade, "I was hoping that it wouldn't lead to this.." They both pulled out their blades, getting ready to use force. Just as I was about to jump in and help her, the voice of reinforcements came my way.
"Hey ! There she is ! This way !"
I knew that if I stayed there any longer, it would only lead to more trouble. "Please, you've got to let me go !", Estelle pleaded, "I have to warn Flynn !" Flynn ? What about him ? I was spotted by the moving reinforcements and was automatically chased after again. But I couldn't run now, not when Estelle was right there ! Pulling my blade out, I cast the spell "Spiral Flare", an attack that went to the targeted person. "Forgive me for this !", I said as they were all being hit. For some reason, not only was there the sound of knights getting hit from my attacks, the knights that were cornering Estelle also seemed to get hit by something. Turning around to see what was going on behind me, there stood Yuri. Yuri ??? But why ? I'm sure that he hadn't noticed that I was there, because he didn't turn my way. The kind and gentle Estellise who thought it had been Flynn turned around in surprise and shock.
"Who... who are you ?", Estelle asked him slowly. Yuri didn't answer her, but instead walked in front of her. "Identify yourself !", the second knight shouted. Again, no reply, but in it's place, a fight.
"Man, just when I thought I was being sneaky, things have to go to hell", I heard Yuri mutter faintly. Sneaking out ? Just what kind of trouble did he get himself into this time ? "Careful. He has a Blastia", the first knight said, warning the second. "It shouldn't be a problem if we take him together", the second knight replied, carelessly. Watching how he fought, it was the first time I've ever seen him like this. During the time I was at the Lower Quarters talking to him, I didn't think that he's cause this much trouble.
But just as they say, "You can never get too comfortable."
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Tales of Vesperia: The Last Blastia Core (fan-fic)
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