From the sky, Varis yae Galvus was observing the battlefield. Thanks to the large number of men of his beloved Regula van Hydrus and the newest Legatus, Troy van Brachium, they won back the advantage. He could see his soldiers cautiously evacuate the wounded men. With the help of his Armatus and armatized weapons, Varis made sure to strike down many magitek armors, clearing his view in order to find his uncle. Where was he ? Did he truly have the intention to let Junyé doing all the job? She remained a dangerous and impressive opponent and her inexperience was making her even more dangerous. Her rays of energy were destroying not only the airship of Prince Varis’ army but also Titus’ one, she had to be stopped.
Unexpectedly, massive supersonic waves disturbed the air and shook the ground. Varis smiled, she was finally. Indeed, Petra van Sokovar found a magitek flying skate and rush to Junyé position. Varis intensified his flight. Junyé intended to protect herself from the waves with her wings however these unfinished versions couldn’t resist long. They started electrifying.
“What’s happening ? Help ! HELP ! Somebody help me !”
Frightened Junyé lost her temper and was turning around herself. She threw a ray of energy very close to Varis’ wing. With a prompt move he dodged the ray and drew his gunblade. Powerful Magmun bullets shutdown Junyé’s wings. Two precise fatal blows pierced the wings that crumbled on the ground and exploded. With his wings, Varis protected Lady Petra from the explosion.
“I heard you the first time, no need to scream that loud.”
He felt that shiver all over his body. Varis knew that voice too well. He finally arrived. Indeed once the dark cloud of the explosion evaporated, Prince Titus yae Galvus, geared with his Armatus wings spreaded his two armatized swords on hand was contemplating him with a smug expression on his face.
“My nephew and the little shy Lady Petra.”
He lifted Junyé with one hand without looking at her. The four armatized warriors drew their weapon at each other still stay at a respectful distance. Varis could feel his ponytail flowing in the wing. Synchronized, Petra quickly generated a tornado to enhance the power of Prince Varis’ flamethrower.
“FLAMING TORNADO !”
The power of the Varis and Petra tornado pushed Titus and Junyé very faraway. Varis caught Petra and flee to their opponents. Titus dove in the smoak of the tornado ready to strike Varis. Both him and Petra counterattack, damaging one of Solus’ youngest son wings. Titus gave a violent wing strike to Petra, too violent that Varis had to stop holding her.
“Petra !”
“I got you ! Whirlwind slash !”
“Shit !”
Varis crushed against one of his airship. He tried to hold on with his hands but he didn’t have enough strength. He hammered his sword on the floor to generate a sonic wave and catch the gunblade flying high again. Titus stroke his two swords against one and other to create a powerful electric ray. Petra interfered with her supersonic spear. Junyé came back, surprising Petra by hitting her legs. Petra fell but promptly jumped on her feet. The two women were bumping against each other with ferocity. Each women succeeding to dodge each others attacks, fully focused to turn their fight into a dual.
***
The battle in the sky kept going. The two winged swordmens were standing their ground. Both knew one mistake could be unforgiving. They were trying as much as possible to break each other wings. Varis managed to put a violent blow on his uncle head removing his helmet. Angry, he retaliated with his two swords. Varis jumped back too his momentum and rush to Titus. His uncle blocked his sword thrust and they continued to dancing in the sky, generating sonic wave.
“Getting tired, nephew ?”
“I will kill, even it kills me. Zenos will take the throne if it must be.”
“You need to both learn to wait your turn.”
Titus blow a massive thunder ray with his armatized shotgun. Varis dodged it and executed a formidable somersault. He rose higher in the sky activating the full power of his flamethrower.
“Flying too close to the sun will get you burn.”
Varis managed to take control of the tremendous flame with his gunblade. He was standing above ready to unleash the inferno. Hastily, Titus hastily activate every single shield of his Armatus.
“The fool ! It will kill him… Don’t you have any intention to make it out alive Varis ?!”
“I will let the raging fire of my anger consume myself and you along the way. Take this : EXTREME NOVA !”
Varis released the full power of the Extreme Nova on Titus. He first intended to contain it with the power of his wings.
“Damn it, the wings ! They’re overheating ! They had to be damaged by the flaming tornado. He weakened their resistance to fire. I have to take the blow and run away. The shields are strong enough, I’ll survive. “
The power of the Extreme Nova made Titus bounced over a great distance. His Armatus already weakened by multiple assaults during the fight although he might survive, his armor could no longer protect him. He knew he was defeated. His only hope was to gather enough strength to run away before his nephew catch him. Taking in consideration Varis’ exhaustion, the confusion of the war, it could be possible.
***
“Varis !”
Exhausted, he safely landed on the ground not that far to Regula. He leaned on his gunblade, heavily breathing. Disconcerted, he didn’t notice the man punching him in the face. Very shocked because it had been a long while nobody punched him in the face, he oddly smiled and grabbed the Garlean soldier.
“You hit a prince, on his face. I hope you enjoyed your moment of glory because it was your last one.”
Swiftly, Varis took his gunblade and gave the soldier a fatal blow. Concerned, Regula ran to the prince.
“Are you okay my love ?”
“I’m fine. Ugh… I need to… check his body.”
“He might be dead and carbonized.”
“Might, if, I want to be certain. I will fly to his position. Keep going like you do, you’re doing great love.”
“Varis wait ! Varis !”
***
The two young women were still fighting each other. None of them succeeded to take the advantage on the other. Petra was a better fighter but Junyé’s Armatus was more powerful. “It will last forever if we continue this way. I need to disarm her.” Petra threw her weapon the highest in the sky she could. Instinctively Junyé look above what was going on. With vivacity Petra switched for cqc her other main field of battle and chained several assault that Junyé couldn’t block. Once Junyé on the floor, she dropped her armatized weapon. Right timing Petra’s spear fell back on her hand releasing a sonic wave shutting down Junyé armor for good “You’re done !”
Junyé tried to debate but Petra’s grip was too strong.
“How ? Why ?” whined Junyé powerless.
“Your Armatus might be stronger but you don’t know your armor. Moreover it’s an unfinished product. Prince Varis told me about its weakness.”
“Knowing that why didn’t you kill me ?”
“Because I want to understand. Why are you fighting Junyé ?”
“Seriously ? Female bonding ? Is that your strategy ? I’m fighting for Titus because I obey his commandants.”
“You don’t have to, join us.”
“No, what future do I have with you ? You will execute me. Titus will make me Empress.”
“Titus...You’re having an affair with Prince Titus ?!But he...he’s old.”
“And ? Your dear Zenos isn’t the only man in Garlemald. Some like others. Some like them older.”
Petra was amazed. How old Junyé could be ? Probably around her uncle Maxima’s age. She was young and rather pretty but all she was interested in was Prince Titus. Such an odd and disturbing love story.
“Though, Junyé, you’re not a fighter. Why taking this risk ? “
“Because he told me that I didn’t need to know how to fight with this armor. I just had to agitate this magitek rod and that would do the job. “
“There is so much more than that in those armors. Countless hours of training. To learn to fly, to learn about their danger and their perks. To master them. “
“I just wanted to impress him. To show him that he could truly count on me that I’m devoted to him.”
Junyé wept with her remaining strength. Moved by her despair, Petra approached her and held her hands. Relieved by the unexpected kindness from Lady Petra, Junyé put her head against the young general shoulder. Timidly, Petra surrounded Junyé with her arms. At this moment it was no more about killing her for Petra, she wanted to rescue her and allow her to atone for her crimes.
***
“I’m alive !”
Titus sniggered, his eyes half closed. How long did he spend unconscious. Nobody seemed to be around. He laboriously stand up, stumbling, barely succeeding to put one foot after the other. On his way, he collided with somebody. As hard as he was pushing this person, they seemed to have no intention to let him through.
“You’re pathetic.”
Titus finally opened his eyes a little bit more. He was face to face with Varis, impassive. He grabbed his nephew shoulder and lean on him.
“I supposed this is the moment I die and you kill me.”
“Not quite.”
Varis vaporized a spray, one of Agatha van Montepolis creation. Titus fainted in his nephew’s arms.
“I still have a lot of plans for you Uncle Titus.”
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