Sorry for not being able to update for a long time guys. But here's the latest chapter of my fanfic.

Chapter 11:Full Of Surprises

(La Rochelle,Tristain)

The port town of La Rochelle, a small port town located at the mountainous area near the shorelines of Tristainian border. A main trading outpost between Albion and Tristain and also the main route to travel between two nations. Near the port is notable inn where usually the travellers stay in for overnight before going to the floating country. In one of it's upper balcony of the inn, Saito was currently viewing the sunset in the horizon as he sense someone approaching behind.

"Quite a peaceful view isn't it."Wardes spokes as joined Saito in sightseeing.

"Yeah."Saito only replied.

"Quite non talkative are you?"Wardes then said to him.

"I just don't wasting talk in some unimportant things."Saito answered.

"Is that so...well I'm just wanted to know about the familiar my fiancée summons can be a reliable person."Wardes stated.

"I see."Saito narrowed his eyes.

"But from what I heard from your feats, it seems that your strong enough to protect her." Wardes added, but Saito stayed quite and Wardes just sighs.

"Well it seems that I can't get a chat with you so I'll be going inside. See you tomorrow."Wardes then proceeds inside the inn with Saito narrowing a glance at him. Just yesterday evening when they receive the diplomatic overseas mission from Henrietta to personally sent a secret letter to the crowned prince of Albion. The princess secretly visited them to the academy along with her trusted aides Agnes and Zaric. Then Zaric asked Saito to have a private talk alone outside. There Zaric told him about another secret task. A task to secretly observe the viscount who voluntarily want to escort them to their mission. The said viscount was one of Zaric's suspected spies in her list.

"Hey partner, do you think he's a spy?"Derflinger whispered to him. Saito faced back leaning in the balcony's railing while watching the retreating figure of the viscount.

"Well see about that."Saito replied with a forming smirk.

(Eidenburgh, Albion)

In an enclosed room, Matilda was in confusion of what is happening. At first she thought that they will drag her into somewhere to torture for interrogation. Instead they sent her into this spaced room alone with some strange apparatuses around. Laying on a soft bed with a strange long bendable transparent small tube attaching to her with a still restrained hands. Suddenly the door opens and a man in a blue uniform enters holding some papers. Matilda stiffened from her bed seeing the man that appears to be going to interrogating her is now approaching. He grabs a chair and sits in front of her and starts looking at the papers.

"Matilda Saxe-Gotha, famously known as Fouquet of the Crumbling dirt."Stanford started to spoke. A sense flinching was seen from Matilda as the man mentioned her famous alias.

"What do you guys want from me?!I already told you everything I know!'Matilda blurted out but Stanford still continue.

"Oi be careful, you're still in a state of recovery so don't push yourself in that way."Stanford eases

"You're quite famous for being a thief, stealing valuable objects for your contractors as long as they pay you handsomely. As a triangle class mage it's easy for you to do this task and thus making you to be difficult to capture."Stanford stated as he reads, then look at the nervous face of Matilda.

"By the way, your last name sounds familiar. From the information I got, there's once a town also named by your last name but that place was being burned down by the authority...are you perhaps, held from that place?"Stanford said to her.

"I-I don't know what you're talking about!"Matilda sputtered deniably. Stanford just snickered obvious reaction.

"You don't know?...Oh well, I was only intrigued. Okay back to the topic, based on from your transactions you mostly demand a high payment. Looks like you badly needed a lot of money, do you have something that needs more cash to get or...are you have someone that you had been sustaining for the whole time-"Stanford stated voicing out the last part but interrupted by the sudden outburst of Matilda.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?!"Matilda suddenly overreacted from what she heard. Are they know about Tiffania and the kids? For Matilda, this was really alarming to her.

"Straight to the point huh, that's great then."Stanford then place the papers at the nearby desk and stated his intentions.

"I want you to work for us."Stanford said straightly.

"Why do I serve you rebels?"Matilda incredulously asked.

"To protect your family."Stanford suddenly replied. Matilda widen her eyes in extreme shock. One thing is now clear to her, they know about Tiffania and the orphans. Surely they would not dare to harm Tiffania if they realize that she is an elf(half elf) right?But seeing the capabilities of this people, she has now some doubts if this people will be afraid of elves and even can elves beat this unknown adversary. She is now in a panic of what to do.

"YOU-WHAT DID YOU BASTARDS DO TO THEM?!"She blurted out in anger and panic.

"No worries, they're all safe and sound, I will guarantee you that. I'm just giving you a chance to protect your family real this time. I know you still have doubts now but in order to make them safe you must pick a side that will benefit there safety and you know that reconquista is not a good choice to be work with."Stanford stated and didn't need to explain it further to Matilda as she already gets what he wants to say. Matilda thinks deeply about this, this man offers her a very tempting chance. After a moments of silence, Stanford finally spokes.

"Now, what is your answer?"Stanford asked her answer.

(On The Skies Through Albion)

Saito leaning on the railing of the flying ship watching on the clear skies making there way to the floating nation of Albion. Just this afternoon when they manage to board a ship and they're now will arrive at their destination in the early evening. While looking at the scenery, he was secretly glancing at the viscount who is with Louise at the other side, still on his field of monitoring but then suddenly the watchman of the ship shouts.

"PIRATES INCOMING!"He shouted while on the top of the sail. Saito looks up the direction of where the said pirates are. There he saw an approaching ship sailing towards their location bearing a black flag.

"Ah dang it, is there any mission that where we can avoid trouble?"Saito muttered to himself as he quickly goes to Louise.

"Saito!"Louise calls as she saw Saito quickly approaching them.

"Louise go back inside, let us take care of the situation here."Saito said but Louise protested.

"NO!I'm not going, I can help you!What is all my efforts in training if I can't use it!You will not leave me out this time now!"Louise strongly replied on him with determination. Saito being knowing that arguing with her is futile, he let out a sigh.

"Okay, just stay right behind us."Saito reminded her.

"My my dear Louise, you're quite a brave noble now hmm."Wardes teases her, also readying his scabbard.

'Foolish act of bravery.'Saito annoyingly thought then holds his sentient weapon.

"Hey Derf, ready for action?"Saito asked his sword.

"Anytime partner."Derf replied.

A group of armed pirates then boarded the ship and the crews were completely frightened. One of them looks around and then shouted.

"Alright we will take everything from this ship so if I were you guys I would choose to handover all the goods you lot have."A pirate appears to be the leader announced. No one could manage to object as they all shivered in fear at the sight of the sea robbers. The leader then notices the four noticeable people looking hostile towards them.

"Well what do we have here, some nobles boarded this ship. What you guys business on Albion?"The pirate leader confronted them. A hooded person along with the pirates approaches beside the leader when it hears about the nobles.

"None of your business thug."Saito respond.

"Hoh, what a brave lad you are."The pirate leader amused.

"Well it doesn't matter, as long as you don't interfere us then we're good."He then said.

"Sounds good to me."Saito replied, appeared to be agreed.

"Wha-Saito, what are you doing?!You're letting them to rob everything here?!"Louise protested.

"Louise, this is not the time to act like a hero. We have an important mission to do right now, don't you forget it."Saito reminded her.

"But-"Louise was about to reply but suddenly Wardes spokes to her.

"He's right Louise, we can't afford to attract unwanted attention while we are in a secret mission."Wardes approves over Saito. The hooded man who is looking at them with scrutiny was now darted it's sights at Louise's hand wearing a ring.

"Wait...that ring is..."The hooded man mutters in surprise as he saw it.

"Excuse me miss, that ring of yours!"The hooded man calls out Louise. The pinkette flinch in surprise as the hooded pirate was referring to her. Saito heard it, the man mentioning about the ring .It seems that he's taking an interest on the ring Henrietta gave to Louise as the proof of identification if they meet the royals in Albion. In response, he sheathed Derflinger out and point it towards the hooded pirate.

"You want this ring boy, you need to get through me first."Saito gives out a threatening manner at the hooded man. The other pirates witnesses the scene including the leader suddenly act and pull out their weapons encircling the three.

"W-wait, your mistaken. I'm not after the ring. I just want to confirm something."The hooded man tried to ease the situation. He breath deeps and calmly speaks.

"Your going to Albion to meet the prince right?"The hooded man said which caught them in surprise. Saito deeply narrowed his gaze at the mysterious man, he knows something about their mission.

"Who, are you?"Saito asked in deep voice. The man then let out a slight smile under his hood.

"Worry not, I'm not your enemy because..."He said as he wears out his hood. The hooded guy appears p be a handsome looking man in his late teens with blonde hair and skyblue eyes.

"I'm prince Wales of Tudor, crowned prince of Albion. The one you guys want to meet there."The man introduced himself.

(Allied Construction Yard Base Command, Albion)

Stanford after travelling back to Eidenburgh for some dealing matters, he is now at his base standing in front of the big screen monitoring a round the clock surveillance in both reconquista and the royalists. He then saw the movements at the royalists camp in Newcastle.

"Where is he going this time now?"Stanford mutters to himself looking at screen that the prince exiting the castle and was to aboard the airship once again. Stanford ordered the operators operating at the surveillance system to keep on monitoring at the ship posing as the pirate ship where the prince is on board, he was quite amuse.

"Posing as pirates to harass the shipment cargos for supplies to maintain their war effort and at the same time disrupting reconquista's supply lines from the mainland that they get from the supporters residing there. They've been doing this for the past few days."Stanford commented, but had some doubts if the royalists is even aware of that, he only knows about this because of the information he got from Matilda. He returns his attention at the big screen as he saw that they finally found an unlucky ship that they're going to ransack.

He watches the situation unfold as they got some encounter from a party of three passengers. Two of them appears to be nobles but what caught his attention was the person with strange but to him a sense of familiarity.

"Operator, I want you to zoom in at this person there."Stanford issued while pointing at the said person. The operator nodded in response as he enhances the vision of the person. As the image getting a good view, he's now clearly picture out the man. A shocking expression written on the former allied supreme commander's face when he identified it.

"WHAT IN THE WORLD IS HE DOING HERE?!"He exclaimed in pure shock. There's no mistake, he knows who it is. But what really disturbs him is how he ended up in this place?Perhaps he's been summoned in the same fashion as him in this world?That's the only available explanation Stanford knows.

"Hiraga..."Stanford said grimly while looking at the former imperial commander with seriousness. He then notices something is glowing faintly on it's right hand.

"Operator, I want you to zoom in his right hand."Stanford ordered the operator. The zoom focuses on it's flowing hand and their he saw a glowing runes similar to the one on his chest.

"So that's why...your also a familiar huh."Stanford came to understand it. Seems like he ended up being summoned like him and it seems that he's with the nobles from the mainland, possibly Tristain because it's the only nation closest here. He resumes monitoring the situation which is now eases as the prince is now interacting with the noble girl with pink hair by pointing each others rings forming a rainbow effect, for identification maybe.

But now Stanford's attention is on them. There's still some questions bugging him and all of that will be answered if he continues to surveillance them.

(Newcastle, Albion)

The group manage to reach their destination, the royalist camp in Albion at Newcastle. Everything goes smoothly according to their mission, they've luckily meet the prince on there way here and they successfully pass the important letter to the prince but Saito is still on the wary. As he thinks about it at the castle's backyard, he sensed some hostile presence hiding around him. He slightly glance at those and mutters.

"One, two, three, four, five. Five huh."Saito counted and let out a smug face.

"Come out now, I know that you guys are hiding there!"Saito calls them out with as sense of taunting. After that, five man appears from there spots encircling him, all of them holding a wand indicating that they are mages.

"Let me guess, Wardes isn't it?"Saito said unto them and a great shock appears on their faces.

"H-how did you-no...it doesn't matter, we will going to eliminate you now so prepare to die!"One of the mages declared and they all began chanting when Saito suddenly swiftly strikes as if he disappears from there sights and surprisingly appears at the nearest mage and cuts him with fatality. Seeing one of them being instantly slain without even giving them a chance to finish chanting, they we're all horrified and takes a step back from it. Wardes already warned them about him but they never expected this predicament.

"Four to go."Saito just simply said with his predatory look gazing at them.

"Y-yo-you BASTARD!"The mage shouted with anger but scared at the monster in front of them as they began to chant another spell. Saito then charges towards his next target.

At the same time, Louise was looking for her familiar when suddenly someone calls her.

"Louise."Wardes calls walking towards her.

"Wardes...w-what do you need from me?"Louise was a bit if nervous in front of her fiancé.

"Louise, I just want to tell you something."Wardes said in a gentle voice.

"W-what is it?"Louise asked.

"I've been thinking this for a long time, but now I think this is the right time for me to say this."Wardes said and Louise gotten a red face with eyes widen as if she knows what the viscount was talking about. In this time, seriously?!. The viscount then hold her both hands and said unto her.

"Louise...will you marry me?"Wardes knelt down and proposed to her.

"W-Wardes, I ah..ummm"Louise was unable to reply.

"Louise?"Wardes got a bit confuse.

"I...Wardes, I'm sorry but I'm not ready for this yet."Louise rejected him.

"Why?"Wardes wanted an explanation.

"This is too sudden to me, and...her highness needs me now so I must not let her down so..."Louise answered him in sorrow but suddenly the image of her familiar popped out of her mind. She then dismiss it in thinking.

...I'm sorry if I decline you this time so please understand me."Louise said in a sorrowful tone. Wardes stands up and gives her a serious look.

"Is it because of your familiar?"Wardes said out of nowhere. Louise widen her eyes in shock with reddened face.

"W-wh-what are you talking about?!"Saito has nothing to do with my decision!"Louise hardly denied.

"A-anyway I need to go, so please excuse me."Louise then hurriedly walks away. Seeing Louise retreating figure, the viscount pulls out something on his sleeve and puts it on his right ring finger.

"Forgive me Louise but you leave me no choice."He said as he rubs the object that appears to be a ring and it faintly glows. All of a sudden, Louise stops fro her tracks and felt that her body won't follow her.

'Wha-what's happening?! My body... won't move!'Louise said in her mind.

"Now Louise, come to me."Wardes commanded. Against her will, Louise slowly turns around and walk towards the viscount.

'What's going on, my body moves on it's own! Somebody help me!'Louise thought in panic. She tried to struggle but no avail, her body won't follow her and it seems following what the viscount said.

"That's right Louise, be a good girl from now on."Wardes said in satisfaction.

"Viscount Wardes, Lady Louise?"Someone then suddenly calls out from behind. Wardes turns around to see prince Wales approaching towards them.

"Ah your highness, what a perfect timing."Wardes casually said.

"Hm, is there something you need viscount Wardes?"Prince Wales asked.

"Indeed your highness, me and Louise just talking about something very important for both of us and we need you for it."Wardes stated to him.

"Really, what is it?"Wales asked about it.

"It's about our wedding and we plan to held it here today and we want you to bless our wedding."Wardes stated.

"Isn't that right my dear Louise?"Wardes turns to her.

"Yes."Louise unemotionally replied.

'NO,I'M NOT!WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME?!Louise screaming in her mind but no one can hear her. The prince was surprise to hear this sudden wedding announcement but at the same time grateful for Henrietta's childhood friend.

"That's wonderful, congratulations to both of you then and I am honoured to do the ceremony even in this dangerous times."Wales gratefully congratulate them.

"But why now?"Wales then asked wanting to know about their sudden wedding.

"Well since we're unsure of what's coming in the future because of this situations we are in right now so we decided that we should do this now for ensuring our engagement will bear fruit."Wardes answered to him.

"Is that so, alright then when we do we start the wedding?"Prince Wales asked.

"As soon as possible your highness."Wardes respectfully replied.

(Allied Construction Yard Base Command, Albion)

Stanford saw everything that transpire, the former imperial commander mercilessly slaughtered it's enemies even in one sided situation. Stanford notices some changes in Saito's fighting stats, his speed, reaction, power, and accuracy increases. He maybe got all this boosts in his familiar runes currently glowing while using his sword. Surely he becomes more stronger and fiercer the last time he saw him. Stanford deeply frowned from it, he could not determined if he's presence in this world would be a threat to his plans so that he decided to keep an eye on him. Looking at the monitor, he witnessed that Saito manage to easily kill the four mages and currently happily chasing the last one that mortally wounded but manage to escape as if he deliberately let it go to just have some fun.

"Is he becomes sadistic when he gets in this world?"Stanford sweatdropped from thinking it. He didn't know Saito's personalities back on earth but during their joint operation back in Leningrad he doesn't seem to be that way. Maybe he is because they're not acquainted for long enough to know each other.

"Sir we've detected some bogeys approaching Albion!"The operator suddenly informed him.

"Did you identified the bogeys?"Stanford asked.

"It's two bogeys with one has a figure of a dragon and one has a signature of a...sir it appears to be a twinblade chopper."The operator seems to be reluctant but manage to say the last sentence which gives a surprise look on Stanford.

"WHAT?!"Stanford was surprise from it.

"Give me an aerial view of it!"Stanford demanded, the image then switch to the aerial view surveillance at Albion airspace. There he saw two moving signatures entering Albion, one has a figure of a blue dragon with two people riding on it and the second one really disturbs him. A figure of a flying fishlike object with rotating rotor blades flying alongside the dragon, it's really a twinblade! Is Saito had manage to acquire soviet arsenals?No that's impossible, soviets is not stupid enough to handover their tech to the imperials eventhough they already in a peaceful era. This thoughts really stir up Stanford's mind. Now, according to there route it seems that they're heading to Newcsatle.

"This is..."Stanford is now in dilemma on everything he just discovered. It's like he accidentally found a mystery box with full of surprises enough to make him completely shock. He then decided to continue on monitoring until he gets all the answers to all of this.

(Newcastle, Albion)

"Sir Viscount Jean Jacques Wardes, do you accept Lady Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere to become your wife, for all eternity?"Wales speaks to the viscount for his vow.

"Yes your highness."Wardes gently replied.

"Lady Louise, do you accept sir Viscount Wardes to become your husband, for all eternity?"Wales asked the same thing on Louise.

"Yes."Louise blankly replied.

'NO, YOUR HIGHNESS PLEASE HEAR ME!'Louise desperately scream but she can't even manage to speak deliberately. Her actions was against her and only follows Wardes commands. She didn't know what magic the viscount chants to bound her body to follow his will. In her situation, she was totally helpless now.

"And now for the authority given to me by the church and the founder, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride."Wales announced and Wardes was now about to kiss in the lips.

"NO, NO, SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME, HELP ME!Louise plead for someone for the last time but still no avail. As Wardes lips getting close to her's, Louise suddenly remembers him.

'SAITOOOOO!'

"BAM!"

A loud crash from the door of the chapel entrance startled them all inside and a disturbingly bloodied man hastily entered the chapel. He struggles to maintain his failing movement until he falls to the ground. Wardes widen his eyes in complete shock. In this disturbing moment, Louise manage to escape from being controlled.

"My lord, run. He-he's a mons...ter..."The man's struggling final words was heard.

"Aw I want to play along with him for a little while but he didn't even last long."Saito said in a fake heartfelt tone voiced out at the entrance.

"SAITO!"Louise's heart bounced in joy after seeing her familiar.

"Mr. Saito, what is happening here?!"The prince demanded an explanation while Wardes takes a step back from this, the reason is the damned familiar was glaring unto him with predatory eyes. He knew that he's the one who ordered this people to eliminate him and this useless goons failed miserably. Without warning, Saito dash forward to attack the viscount. Wardes thinks that he was in serious problem. Leaving no choice, he must accomplish his true objective here. He quickly pull out his scabbard and suddenly turns behind the prince and directly impaled the prince back straight to the chest center.

"YOUR HIGHNESS!"Louise shouted to her horror.

"Damnit, too late."Saito cursed under his breath, unable to save the prince.

"Wa-Wardes...what is this..."Wales in a mix shock and difficulty still can't believe in this fiasco. The viscount just pulled out the scabbard and the collapsed body of the prince falls to the ground.

"YOUR HIGHNESS NOOO! WARDES WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!Louise shouted in pure shock.

"Isn't that obvious, he's a reconquista lapdog."Saito said to her with tone of contempt.

"Reconqui-"Louise then hit it.

"Yo-your with Reconquista! YOU TRAITOR, WE TRUSTED YOU!" Louise then pointed an accusatory finger towards the viscount with hate and anger. Wardes just let out a smug face while wiping out the bloodstain in his scabbard with the prince's cape.

"Louise I'm just siding on the winning side, that's all. I'm already fed up with the kind of system we have, it's now time for a change."Wardes said as he stretches his hand to Louise.

"Come Louise, let's create a new era together. Your talents would be useful to our cause, we will going to unite all of halkeginia for a grand crusade against the elves to retrieve the sacred holy lands. That is our main divine goal."Wardes stated.

'Great, another fanatic, and a bunch of them."Saito thought in exasperation, remembering someone back home who has the same mindset as them.

"NEVER, I'll never sided with a traitor like you!"Louise shouted in defiance.

"I give you a chance to choose a wise decision but you just wasted it."Wardes said as he shook his head in disappointment. Suddenly a royal guard enters the chapel with an alarming look.

"YOUR HIGHNESS WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!"The guard shouts but abruptly stop when he saw the situation, then widen his eyes in horror seeing the unmoving bloodied body of the prince laying on the ground.

"YOUR HIGHNESS!"He exclaimed in a horrified expression.

"YOU BASTARDS KILL THE PRINCE!"The guard shouted to them with anger.

'This is no good, I need to rescue Louise and bail out of this place right now!'Saito thought to himself as everything here now is pretty mess up. Then his communicator blared to life.

"Looks like your in trouble here, need some help?"Zaric voice suddenly heard in his communicator.

"Zaric, when did you-?"Saito surprised to hear her voice in the comms but immediately explains it.

"Outside, in my twinblade."Zaric replied and Saito immediately understands.

'Perfect, assistance is what I need now.'Saito thought in satisfaction.

"Be on standby, just wait for my signal."Saito instructed.

"Got it."Zaric replied then the comms terminated. Saito then switch his attention at the situation his in.

"YOU ALL PAY FOR THIS!"He shouted in outrage sheathing his sword and charge directly towards them. Wardes just sighs in amusement, raising his hand with a ring and yell out a command.

"All of you, kneel down to me!"Wardes commanded and a faint glow appears in the ring. Then all of a sudden, Louise along with the royal guard knelt down without hesitation but against their will.

"This...again?!"Louise experienced the same feeling before, by being forcefully complied by his orders strangely. But this time she saw the source of it.

Wait...that ring..."Louise said while struggling from being controlled again.

"Hmm, so you've finally noticed it my dear Louise. Behold the ring of Andvari, a powerful ancient artifact that allows me to control anyone to obey my commands. So convenient isn't it?"Wardes stated with satisfaction in his tone but immediately vanish when his attention turns to vSaito, still standing and didn't even affected by the ring.

"What the-YOU, STAND DOWN!"Wardes shouted as he waved his hand with a ring but Saito didn't budge on it.

'It won't affect him?!'Wardes widen his eyes in shock. The power of the ring has no effects on him. How does that happen?! The viscount's attention then switches to the glowing familiar runes on Saito's hand. Is it because he is a familiar?

"So that's the ring I was looking for. Thank goodness, I don't need to look around to find that thing."Saito said as he slowly walks forward.

"Thank you for bringing that ring to me."Saito said with a menacing grin. The viscount feels a cold chill through his spine, this damned familiar's intimidation was really frightening.

"Tch, no help then. GUARD, I ORDER YOU TO ATTACK HIM!"Wardes gives a command at the royal guard he controlled. Then the guard stands up and charges towards Saito.

Saito easily dodges every swings of the guard and parry it with his sword sometimes while looking for an opportunity. This guard has being controlled by the influenced of the ring so no need to kill him. He finally saw an opening and knock the guard out by hitting his back neck using the hilt of his sword. The guard fell unconscious and Saito wasting no time he rush towards the viscount. Wardes caught off guard as he attempt to swing his scabbard but Saito was too fast and he beat him to it. Saito immediately slices his hand with a ring in a blink and catches it.

"Thank you for returning this to me."Saito said and show him his own hand with the ring. If Wardes didn't see it he's still not realize that his hand has been cut off. He then saw he's arm has no longer have it's hand and now spurting out blood, he drop his scabbard and screams in pure agony.

"AAAAAARGHHH, MY HAND!"Wardes screamed on top of his lungs by the sudden pain struck on him while holding his injured arm. Saito see this opportunity and immediately grab the stunned Louise and the unconscious guard to escape.

"YOU BASTARD, YOU'RE NOT GETTING AWAY!"Wardes seething in both pain and anger grabs his scabbard and was going to cast a spell. A spark of lightning is now forming on his scabbard and he points it towards Saito.

"ZARIC NOW!"Saito yelled at his comms. Suddenly the window glasses of the chapel shattered into pieces by the sudden endless streams of musket fire caught the viscount in surprise, abruptly cancelling his spell and forcing him to dive in cover.

"WHAT IS HAPPENING?!"Wardes screamed in complete shock. He is now confuse by this unexpected occurrence, a barrage of muskets was fired out of nowhere. Where did this come from?!While on the other hand, Saito saw this chance immediately run towards the exit carrying the two.

"COME BACK HERE!"Wardes yelled out in anger and frustration. He tried to stand but a bullet pierce through his thigh and his side, screaming him in pain once again.

"AAAAAARGH, DAMMIT UURGH!"Wardes curses while seething in a world of pain, laying on the ground helplessly and severely wounded while watching the retreating figure of the familiar getting out of the chapel. He can't believe this predicament, he did not expect this situation he's in. While thinking this misfortune befalls on him, he saw a disturbing sight. The prince's body suddenly turned into a transparent blue light. Then in a blink the body was replace by an ordinary barrel, leaving the viscount alone inside the chapel.

"What the-"Before Wardes could manage to finish his words, a barrage of rockets flew in through windows and engulf everything inside into violent explosions including the viscount.

Saito increasing his pace making his run through the exit carrying two persons. Hearing some bombarding explosions behind he dives in to cover when the explosion bursts out at the chapel entrance and windows. Louise still shock on her stupor has been snap by Saito.

"Oi partner, still there?"Saito tapped her on her shoulder. Louise flinches back to her senses and look at Saito with surprise.

"Saito, just...what happened there?!"Louise blurted out.

"Some unexpected backup arrives"Saito answered. As Louise was about to say something, a chopping air sound was heard above them. They both look up above and saw two big objects hovering above. One of this flying entities lands in front of them and was surprise to see a very familiar blue dragon with two known people riding on it.

"Darling, Louise!"Kirche calls them, riding at the blue familiar dragon Sylphid along with Tabitha.

"What...y-you guys?!"Louise was surprised to see them.

"Where here to pick you up."Tabitha simply said.

"Good, let's get out of this place now."Saito nods and then activate his comms.

"Zaric, thanks for the assistance."Saito thanked Zaric over the comms.

"Not me, I'm just piloting the chopper not the weapons system."Replied Zaric.

"Then who?"Saito got confused.

"It's me!"Guiche voice suddenly rang out through the comms.

"What the, you? Then that means you're in the..."Saito then look up at the twinblade hovering above them.

"Oi Zaric, your letting that idiot playing at your firing control?"Saito confusingly asked.

"HEY, I can hear you! At least you should thank me instead of insulting me you know!"Guiche blurted out at the comms.

"Can't help it, he's insisting on coming along and I think he's quite useful since he was training under you."Zaric replied on Saito. The former imperial commander sighs in exasperation.

"Alright, alright thanks for the help. You really save me back there."Saito finally thanked him.

"That's what I wanted to hear! Wow I never expected to get a ride in this awesome flying carriage!"Guiche joyfully complimented like a little kid.

"Hey darling who you talking there?"Kirche confusingly asked, everyone was also curious as her.

"Nothing, I'm just talking to someone in my communication device."Saito just simply replied, not wasting for any explanation.

"Alright guys let's quick moving, this place will going to be surrounded by the reconquista forces soon. I detected a large concentration of their forces approaching this place when we arrive here."Zaric interrupts and informed them to make haste.

"So the royalists are done for good huh."Saito commented. Louise gets a sorrowful face when she hears his comment.

"Alright Zaric pick us up here, we're going to leave now."Saito said in the comms, preparing to leave.

"Saito, what about him?"Louise asked him as she pointed at the unconscious royalist that Saito carried out of the chapel earlier.

"Let's leave him here, he's a loyal royalist serving this country so it's not a good idea to bring him along away in his country."Saito said to her which she understands. The twinblade slowly descends and Saito and Louise aboards the chopper only to be surprised that the big familiar mole of Guiche named Verdandi greets them inside.

"Great, we have a fellow passenger."Saito sighs as he saw the big mole, hoping that it will not annoy them during their trip back in Tristain. Sending the grave news about the fate of the last royalty of Albion in the hands of a traitor. This will be their first messed up assignment but so far he is now aware about reconquista's agenda and needed to prepare some countermeasures to prevent their expected invasion.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Sorry for the delay guys, the reason is because my previous smartphone broke and all of my stories and plots for this fanfic has been there and I can't manage to retrieve it. It took a long while before I can buy a new smartphone and start everything from nothing. I already finish 10 chapters back there but alas by a sheer of bad luck it all vanished so sorry for this but no worries now because I finally updated this chapter so hope you enjoy this guys.

Next chapter: Chapter 12: Skies Of Zero