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Chapter XI "Shipwreck?" Charles asked. He sounded horrified. Truly horrified, not the false sympathy I had come to expect from the priests of Olympus. "I'm sorry to hear that boy. I don't suppose you've been able to contact your family?" I shook my head. According to my old Republic, they were dead. "No. Our village was very small. We did not have much money..." There was a strange look in Charles's eyes. "Henry!" "Yes, apprentice priest?" "Take over for me." The older man sighed. "Apprentice priest, I am not here to coddle you. I was under the impression that I am the master priest." "Yet it was me, Jupiter chose to bless." There was a moment of awkward silence. Jupiter blessed him? Had he met the god before? How could this man know if Jupiter blessed him? "Make it quick," the older priest sighed. He took the spot Charles was in, and began to demand a prayer from the next street rat in line. Charles grabbed a long loaf of bread and told me to follow him. If he tried to make m
Arc Chronicles Euphemia
Euphemia Arc"We need cars to intercept!" Godfrey ordered into his comm.The car bumped into us again, harder this time. Damon grunted as he lost his balance and crashed down to the limo floor, banging his head against the table. I might have felt a little bad for him, given the stain of blood bubbling across his forehead, but it took all my strength to keep from being thrown down."Oh no!" Elena Ordel screamed. She pointed back out the window, and sure enough, three other identical cars were joining our pursuers."We have two more contacts!" Godfrey yelled. "They have come down from Fourth and H! Three identical contacts!""Understood, sir!" the officer on the other end said. "Head down J street, and take the first right."Godfrey pounded on the door. "Did you hear that?""Yes, sir!" the driver yelled back. The other two cars spread out on either side of us and increased their speed. It didn't take a genius to figure out that they were trying to box us in.They were right on our heel
Arc Chronicles Final Preview - Updated Chapter 1
Chapter IWhen the end came for me, I died how I lived: in the hospital. I've always been sick, even as a child. When I was born, I suffered from complications. I don't know the scientific word for it, but, my immune system was compromised in laymen's terms. Some kind of autoimmune system disease. I couldn't tell you what it was called if you asked me, the word was long and probably had a Latin root.I spent most of my free time in the hospital. As a child, I was in and out of the hospital all the time. The only place I spent more time than the hospital was school and what a miracle that was. It was the only part of my life that felt somewhat normal and even then, I had missed so much school because of this cursed hospital.More than once, my mother cried for me, blaming herself. She had given me this weak body and she apologized so much. Of course, it wasn't her fault. How could it be? My younger brother and sister didn't have this problem. It couldn't be my mother. I was just born u
Arc Chronicles Cal - Euph
Calixte Arc"Are you close with your sister, Princess Euphemia?" Agent Caron asked. From my window, I could see the military airport below. We were almost ready to descend. To be honest, the question came out of left field. I hadn't been expecting that."Yes. Euphy and I are very close."Agent Caron nodded. "I read a report concerning your sister, Your Highness. A troubling report.""Is she alright?""Indeed. I wouldn't say she is in immediate danger, but she's playing with fire."What does that mean? "How so?""She has invited Rachel Edgecombe to her colony. That was not wise move.""Who is Rachel Edgecombe?""Rachel is the Office of Secret Intelligence East Asia Regional Director.""That doesn't sound so bad.""If your sister was smart, she would have contacted the OSI Pacific Command directly, especially if she needed assistance.""Are you calling my sister stupid?"Agent Caron blinked and backtracked. "No. Not at all, Your Highness. I am merely saying that it was not the wisest co
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Euphemia ArcFrom her files, the parts that weren't redacted, it had stated that she had been under observation for years. It didn't help that Rachel Edgecombe had come from a foreign nation and applied to join the OSI. As an imperial subject, it was her right to apply to the Office of Secret Intelligence, but she should have known she would have never been given any job of significant importance. She wouldn't have any hope for anything beyond a desk job, pushing papers of the most low-level officers.Yet she applied anyway. The recruit that made contact informed her as much. From his first reports, he recommended that she seek employment elsewhere. She was being observed by the OSI itself at that point and working for them would have made that surveillance even easier. Judging from the files and the changing perception, I think that was her plan. Most of her files from that period of surveillance were redacted. As could have pushed for access, not as a viceroy but as a princess, but
Arc Chronicles Interlude: Colonial Governor
Interlude: Colonial GovernorThe governor watched his niece and the Aquitese prince leave the restaurant, he could only hope his dearest niece found what she was looking for in that young man. He might be young, but he was thoughtful in a way beyond his years. If he didn't know any better, he would have assumed he was speaking to a fully-fledged adult."Chia?" he called his secretary, switching back to Oyashimese. His favored secretary didn't speak a lick of Aquitese, so she had doubtlessly been left in the dark during that exchange."Yes, my master?"He filled her in on everything he had said to the prince and his wonderful niece."I see," she said at last.The governor sighed. "What do you think?""What do I think of what?""This Aquitese Prince?"She got very quiet then. He had known her long enough to recognize her silences. She didn't have the words, at least not yet, so he turned to look back out the window. Night had long since fallen over the city and the streets around them w
Arc Chronicles Interlude: Kaya
Interlude: Princess KayaShe watched as her new prince flew away. The plane he boarded slowly took off from the airport and disappeared over the horizon. Kaya already missed Prince Calixte, he was such a strange and wonderful distraction from her boring, scheduled life. She didn't even know when she was going to see him next. She was sure it was on some schedule that his Office of Secret Intelligence and her Kenpeitai. Her meetings with him would be regulated, just like everything else in her life.For now. One day and one day soon, she would escape the regulation of Oyashima. She would no longer be under the thumb of her people's damnable need to make sure everything was predictable."There goes a very nice young man," her uncle said. Princess Kaya turned to look at him and sure enough, there her uncle was. The room was surrounded by her guards, no one should have been able to enter. She had given them specific orders to allow no one inside.As this colony's governor, her uncle was t
Arc Chronicles Cal - Euph
Euphemia ArcRachel Edgecombe regarded me, in the same way, I regarded her. The two of us were sizing the other up, searching for any weakness. Or at least I was. Her files were impressive, I couldn't deny that, but she was also part of the Office of Secret Intelligence. My father's first and last line of defense. They were masters of shadow work and crafting illusions were part of that work.What if her files were false? A created myth to foster fear of this Rachel Edgecombe figure. It wouldn't be the first time the Office of Secret Intelligence has created such figures, but it would be the first time the OSI created a myth within its own ranks. What would be the point of that? Her records were sealed, no more person would have access to them. It would be pointless.Unless this character was made to intimidate people like me, people who had the power to see her records and have to deal with her. I hoped she wasn't some constructed phantom and at least from the look in her eyes, she d
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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
