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Arc Chronicles Calixte
Calixte "I can see why you'd feel that way," I said. "Your father is kind. Certainly a lot kinder than mine." "Is the Emperor of Aquitaine so unkind?" Kaya asked. "He's an emperor. By his very nature, he is unkind." Whatever the emperor chose to do was the right choice. However, how he acted was the best way to work. That was the nature of emperors. They were the highest authority and how they chose to act was the best way to go forward. "My father is a kind man and he was born to be emperor." "Your father is an enigma. A strange creature draping himself in the cloak of an emperor." "I wouldn't go that far." I shrugged. Her father was the odd one out. He didn't act how an emperor should act. "Your father is the strange one out. If I'm to be completely honest with you, Princess Kaya, I'm jealous." "Jealous? Of what? The strange father out?" "He might be the strange one out, but emperors aren't good men by nature. Absolute power absolutely corrupts, or so the saying goes." "Wh
Arc Chronicles Euphema
Euphemia"According to the rumors, and that's all that I have to work with, your highness, but the rumors say that House Frey are criminals.""Criminals?""Indeed. If you've studied the history of House Frey, the very first Frey lord was born a mere commoner. He was a privateer in our war against Britannia three hundred years ago.""He worked for the throne as a privateer. Surely that doesn't brand him as a criminal?""If that was all, I would agree with you. Though the age of privates and privateers has since passed, in his time he was answering the thrones call. The war ended a few years after that first call was put out and the first Lord Frey couldn't bear to part with his new lifestyle. When the war came to an end, the first Lord Frey became a pirate."Had it not been but for a quirk of fate, he would have lived and died as one. He was close to being captured by the Britannian authorities. It was to his fortune that the pirate captain Frey preyed on more than merchant ships. He w
Arc Chronicles Euphemia
Euphemia"May I speak you to alone, Your Highness?" Damon Frey asked. He was polite enough to Dahlia, but there was a certain contempt for Elena Ordel that I hadn't seen before. Maybe there was something to the rumors that Dahlia told me about.The contempt was mirrored in Elena Ordel's eyes, but the two appeared to be civil. "I'm sure you won't mind me sitting in on these important matters, will you lord Damon? Since this does concern the three of us."Damon Frey's smile became frosty. "Not at all, Lady Elena. I have a penthouse ready for the three of us.""But of course. Your house owns this building, don't they? You will forgive me, Lord Frey, if I ask that we attend somewhere more neutral.""We are already here, Lady Elena. Where would you have us go?"There was an underlying current between them. These two were familiar with each other."I can arrange a car ride for us. A limousine-""Affiliated with your house?""There are a few limousine operators across the city," Elena snappe
Arc Chronicles Cal - Euph
Calixte ArcThe sun was setting on Nayoshi. The lights of the city illuminated the darkness and I felt like I was watching New York City as the sun set in the 1920s. Aquroya was an ancient city and while it had its charm, this city was of the modern world. Or as modern as this world had come.Metal skyscrapers dominated the skyline, shining like beacons against the darkened sky. From the window of my hotel, I had a view from far above as the street lights came to life. The people looked like ants below.It would be my last night here for a few weeks at least. The OSI had arranged for propagandists to swarm the base, ready to capture my heroic deeds for the propaganda reels and the radio. The OSI had informed me that I would need to return earlier than expected, though, after a few weeks of content, I would be allowed to return to my future wife.Of course, the propagandists on the other side had been demanding access to my life while I spent my free time with her. I knew there would b
Arc Chronicles Cal - Euph I
Calixte ArcThe Nayoshi airport was full of planes, both commercial and military. My plane was the only foreign one among the lot that wasn't commercial. Most of the planes were from North America, but I did see a few from overseas. There was an Egyptian plane down at the end of the long runway.The OSI officers were dressed in common Aquitese military uniforms. Karafuto, wisely, didn't allow the OSI to set foot on its soil. Not that it stopped the cloak and dagger organization, there were dozens of cells active in the colony, but it was still wise to ban them officially.The OSI soldier saluted me. I offered one back. Why were they here as my escorts?"She's pretty," Princess Kaya said, pointing at Mireille. My wife was dressed in the common uniform, bearing little resemblance to the woman from my wedding photos or the film real. Did Kaya recognize her and this was her way of telling me? Or was she just making an observation? Mireille was beautiful."I'm going to miss this place," I
Arc Chronicles Perview
Chapter VIIIf you've never been to Mardale, I doubt I can truly impose upon you the size of the city. Even calling it was city didn't do it justice. Every so-called city-state was smaller than Mardale. It was like ten or twenty cities in one. A mass of cities fused by some ancient, long-forgotten race. Maybe the gods gifted it to us when they brought us to Elysium, either way, it was so vast.Scattered throughout Mardale were dozens of smaller districts. Hillside, New Port, Waterside, Old Town, Millers Way, Farm Markets, Merchants Square, and hundreds more. The districts were large enough that each had its own dedicated City Watch. For a month, I had made my home in Old Town and Millers Way. Millers Way was good for begging and Old Town had kinder watchmen.I had not only assaulted watchmen but stolen from them. My face was covered in dirt like the rest of me, but I couldn't risk being discovered as the attacker. The City Watch stuck together like mortar and bricks. They wouldn't tol
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Chapter VIIIThe room was a good place to hide. Hidden from the streets and the gangs and the blue-clad watchmen. If she hadn't brought me here, I never would have found this place. It was the perfect place to hide. No one would bother with a husk of a burned-out building. This city wasn't built by the Logresi, so this underground cellar might be completely hidden from the authorities. It was a place I wished I had found. It would be sleeping in an empty crate, worried about someone finding me.Not the Blues. They only cared if we were doing something illegal in the view of the fine, upstanding citizenry, or if the aristocracy or officials ordered them to care. The real danger was the gangs of roving thugs. Some of them would go out of their way to look through empty crates or other hideyholes for victims. Normally to robe them of any meager possessions, but I had heard horror stories about being pressed into one of the gangs. Or worse.Kanade wouldn't have to worry about that down he
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Chapter IXThe man I was following was a tourist. He obviously wasn't a local, otherwise, he'd know to avoid certain back alleys, like this. The guy turned around and glared at me. "Why the devil are you following me, boy?"Huh. He spoke English very well, but I could hear the slight touches of a French accent. Not the tone of the Lyorenaise accent, but the Aquroyan one. This man was from the Republic. I almost felt bad for what I was about to do, but who cared if he was a fellow countryman. I had a hard knot of hunger tying in me and I needed coin, not national relationships.I pointed to the back of the butcher's shop, where rancid fat was rotting on the ground. "I work there," I told him.The man frowned. He was well dressed like a gentleman, but his lighter skin marked him for what he was: not an Ashford. He didn't have the mannerisms of the Logresi gentry. Sure, he wore fine close, but he looked out of place in them. He adjusted his shirt with a frown and I could tell his waistco
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Arc Chronicles Volume 1: Finale
Calixte Arc: FinaleThe plan was simple: divide and conquer. Once we finished dealing with the Roslachnian soldiers, it was a simple matter of planning the attack. Because of the vision, she showed me, I knew where to find that room and we were going in guns blazing.Bian and Alphonse were in first, charging power to their shield gems. The hail of gunfire was deflected from the shields and all the focus was on them.Rolo and Sasha followed, making another loud entrance, to draw the rest of their attention.I was sneaking in last. As the room was filled with the sounds of bullets and magic, I sprinted in under the power of a cloaking spell. It should have been called a camouflage spell because that's what it did. In the chaos of the assault, no one was going to notice me sneaking in.The plan played out perfectly. As I slinked in pressing myself to the wall, I looked around for her. For my enemy. Emer Gallagher, the woman who's haunted my nightmares since she almost killed me in Morocc
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The passanger
We were supposed to board the plane at three, but we didn't get on the damn plane until five. Five o'clock, TWO HOURS after we were supposed to board. We should have been in the air by that point, but Charles de Gaulle airport was never the most efficiently run place.As we were at last allowed to board, I took one last look at the City of Lights. In terms of architecture, Paris was my favorite city in the world. I didn't get to visit often and I realized I was going to miss it. The three days of relaxation had gone by in a flash and I wished I could stay just a little bit longer. It was a very beautiful city and these days I never had many chances to relax.My life was my job. At least my sacrifice was about to pay off...***"Of course, sir. Please, enjoy the complimentary-"I waited for her to continue, but she didn't. My eyes were on the Paris skyline, but her silence drew me over. She was standing by my chair, holding the wine bottle. She was frozen. Not moving."Enjoy the compli
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Calixte Arc
Calixte ArcAs the world swam around me, I was jolted back into a familiar scene. One that had happened less than an hour ago. This was the freshest memory I had ever gone back to.The dark figure formed a black ink sword out of its arm. It was large and bulky, and it pointed it at us. Before I could react, the creature leaped forward. Despite how bulky his sword was, it moved like a fucking ghost. Before I could defend myself, it was right in front of me. Its sword-arm gleamed in the light and he struck me in the chest full on.The question was, how did I get into this memory? The woman in that room must have been the one assailing me, but how did she do it? It had felt like she forced a spike of ice into my head and then I was here.That mental assault was more powerful than anything I have ever felt from her. I didn't know she had that amount of force. If she had... If she had... Why didn't use it before?I found out the creature was made of mana because my shield gem flickered to
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Calixte
Calixte ArcRUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! BANG! BOOM! RUMBLE!It was like loud crackling in my ear. It started the hell out of me. I was sure someone had snuck up on us, but when I looked around, it was only Alphonse and me. "Did you hear that?""No. Hear what?""It was loud and..." I trailed off. "If you heard it, you wouldn't have to ask
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Master Shadow - Calixte Arc
Master ShadowShe glared at the man in white, hunched over his crystal ball. She hated that she had to rely on him, but without his guidance, they'd be blind. Still, it didn't sit right with her."Where are they?" she demanded of him. Master Shadow had half a mind to run over and peer into the ball herself, but she didn't have the spells to work it. So she was left standing there, waiting."They just left the room," he said quickly. He didn't want to draw her anger, which proved he had a brain in his head."Where are the prince and the other one going?""They're heading towards the other intruders."Master Shadow rubbed her chin. They wanted to link up, did they? Her instinct wasn't to allow that, but it might be better. If she could cripple the prince in dreams and memories...But she had already tried that. He was resisting and the protection he put around his mind was strong. She could pierce him one more time, but after that, she wouldn't have enough power left. One last time and
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The Inspector
The InspectorAs he was brought into the room, Inspector Calares watched him closely. The young man sat down with that calm demeanor of someone sure they weren't going to be executed. It wasn't an act and that surprised him more than anything else. If he was in that young man's position, he wouldn't have been able to remain so calm.If this interview went poorly, if the higher-ups decided he was guilty, Sanctus wouldn't just kill him. He'd be subjected to tortore as a tratior to the People's Union, a fate arguably as bad as hell. Of course, they would never send his soul to hell. The Party went to great lengths to ensure their people had a frame of reference to what happened to traitors.This man would be made an example of and Inspector Calares sure as he didn't want to be the one to send him there, but he had a job to do. If he failed, they'd turn their sight on him.The young man didn't say anything. He just grinned. Inspector Calares didn't meet his eyes at first. He picked up his
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Calixte Arc
Calixte ArcThe enchanted bullet struck through the shadow, but I didn't have much time to admire my handy work. I thought I clamped down on my mind with iron, but the force drawing me back into my memories came back with a vengeance. The world swam again and drifted into the misty reality of my mind and my memories...Only it wasn't my memories. I could tell by the context of the misty world that there were memories. I was all too familiar with this state of mind now, but as the mist swirled around me and became solid form, I was in a room I recognized.Only because I was just there when I followed the source of these attacks back. This was the room of the woman who was orchestrating the memory attacks on me.She channeled her mana into the crest, watching as the Aquitaine team slowly surrounded the trap.As more plans landed and they were forced to retreat, the watcher brought her mirror up. She channeled her mana into it, creating a two-way reflection with her team."Commander.""W
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Calixte
Calixte ArcI couldn't do anything but watch as the shadow melted out of Alphonse's own shadow. At that moment, it truly looked like the grime reaper ready to begin its bloody work.The world turned to slow motion as the shadow swung its scythe. I aimed, looking down the sights at the monster about to reap my teammate.I channeled my mana into the bullet. I had to shoot now, or that thing would kill him- the world started to spin. No! Not now. I had to keep my eye on the prize and save Alphonse.I pulled the trigger before the memory could suck me in."You're probably right.""Calixte... Calixte and Tanya. Why are you so familiar?""Rolo, pin him down for me, will you? My arm's getting tired.""Roger."I took a deep breath and kept my arm in the same position. I closed my eyes and in an explosion of light, I was back in the real world.The monster cut through Alphonse's shoulder, but the wound didn't look deep. Or life-threatening. Alphonse fell to the ground, but that was just to rol
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Shadow Master - Calixte
Shadow MasterShe watched as the prince blinked out of existence, not that he was truly there to start with. He had followed her mind back here, something she hadn't planned for. The boy was talented, but he was still new to the effects in the grand scheme of things. He shouldn't have been able to follow her."That boy." If she wasn't so furious, Shadow Master might have been impressed. As it stood, she was going to make him pay. He should have kept his guard up the whole time because she has a small point in his mind.With her shadow attaching him, the prince didn't have the time to stroll down memory lane. She'd throw him back into one of the memories he'd already experienced. Sure, he'd resist, but with that monster coming at him...She set the shadow to kill. She no longer cared what Emer Gallagher wanted. If the girl became a problem, Shadow Master would use the shadow to end her life as well. The Central Party couldn't fault her. Emer Gallagher was a hired assassin, nothing more
