Project Schemer - Salvatore Trilogy: Prelude

Arc 2 - Chapter 3: Second movement: Choir of Everyone.

"Ah, you're here Higeki, just a few more step and the instrument will be finished, i waited because you said you want this to be the instrument created by everyone."

"Yes, an instrument created by everyone, every part of this instrument is created by everyone in the post and a lot of people in this country, just a few last steps, and i can feel my hand on it once again."

Pull the string, and put on bridges, our song would be beautiful because it is created by everyone, thirteen strings no more no less. Everything in its placement, conducted with greatest care and precision, everyone helped me to finish this instrument. I want to use this instrument, an instrument in my mind, an instrument i remembered as Koto.

"It is so graceful."

"You always came up with strange idea but i think it will work some in some strange way."

My hand with the fingerpicks put on the string, the sound is sharp and mysterious at the same time, it has been so long but once again, i am here. How could i ever forget the sound of Toko and now with the help from everyone i listen to that sound again. Happiness, maybe that is my emotion i felt happy because once again i found something lost in the past, maybe the more i look, the more i will found about my past. But now, i am filled with happiness, i found the memory about this instrument and i found something else, a spark in my mind.

I felt tear on my cheek, I remembered him now, my grandfather, the only who love me so much, the only one who care so much for me, teach me so much but so many hazy thing, everything felt like it is covered in a thin layer of violet mist. But this should be the right direction, i will find everything, i will reach out to the truth, because now i remembered something that aren't from that white world, reality should revealed itself.

"Everyone get ready, a storm is coming from the horizon."

"The golems are ready, what about you my mistress of the night, is everyhing good ?"

"That should be the last, everyone seem good for now, if you feel anything strange please tell me. Everyone should be good now, good thing Higeki's rule protect everyone from getting deep wound in the last battle..."

"You seem troubled dear."

"I am just thinking, can my disease have any effect on them, they are so corrupted that i doubt darkness can harm them."

"Remember my dear, i am light and you are darkness but we fight for righteousness. As long as our conviction oppose them, we will win in the end."

After their last movement, we push them to act first that should make them start to doubt their action but they can return any moment they wanted to, that is something we can't control. All we can do is defend and wait for the reinforcement from Edolin, we look toward the north, we can sense them in the forest, their corruption spread and we can feel that. They are much more corrupted than before, even Killua is here it means this will be tough.

"Here they come everyone."

That silence once again, time slow down and everything standing still, they are approaching much closer but we must be patience, our plan isn't push them back or let them withdraw. Our plan is stalling and let them push all of their force here, then we trully strike, they past through the tree, advance cross the river and we finally saw them.

"Defend everything will all cost."

"Go my creations."

"Ebony!"

So the battle begin, Kuoni with his army of golem stopping the enemies from advance further, their attacks create craters while Libitina standing on the back of a giant raven. Her staff command a flock of raven swept through the battlefield, everyone else start to attack after that. We are easily outnumbered but that is enough, we want more attention, we want them to send more soldier to attack us. Listen to our song, show us your fervant adoration. 

"Sou."

"Got that."

His string formed spider web across the battlefield, his attack is not used to kill but to sap their strenght. Of course, how could i not joining the choir of everyone, the moment my hand on the string, memories of every song return to me. At last, i am here once again, the melody is aluring and mysterious at the same time, the shield created from my rule that floating around the battlefield. Everytime when any weapon come into contact with the soldier it got blocked by the shield instead.

The longer i perform, the longer the shield remain but like any performance, the shield can be used to attack, that is the moment when we can push the enemy back and that give them even more determination to keep attacking. Even those attack is futile, the melody i play is magnified by Sou's power, make it have effect on the other side. The melody give them false hope while controlling our enemies, Killua used his power to slow down enemies reinforcement while Tomoe's blessing recover any soldier in great pain.

The enemies commander saw me and they know what they have to do, they direct their attack at me but Flour is faster, even he is a giant polar bear but he can push back any attack. Tomoe can sense that too, he started to magnify his power even more, there is no one else who can master the power like the god of water himself. To further his manipulation, Tomoe converge water in the air and with his power as lord of sacred water formed a large crystal wall. The wall push back all enemies who dare to charge toward me.

While Tomoe and Flour protect me, on the battlefield, Sou finally evoke his manifestation, the god of illusion. A giant shadow appear and empower the strings, the strings formed thousand of nets that cover the sky, Sou standing on the point where all strings cross, a slight clap and every junction of the string a small purple orb appear. Those purple orbs bloom into thousand of flowers, each flower create a strange pollen that slow them down. But they still think they outnumbered us, that is the advantage we wanted to keep, until Libitina's scout report that the other side has equal number to us. We wanted to reach that goal but this is not just our performance.

"Grandfather, he is here."

"You can sense them right dear."

A command appear in our mind to retreat, a voice you may say and it is a clear voice from the prince, it seem like that is enough of taunting. The moment we fled the battlefield, they started to advance toward the post, their number increased but i don't think Soleil have that many people. We can't continue like this, my plan didn't count other sources of corruption but the king's voice ensure everything again.

"Let the light shine bright."

The king command his archers, rain of arrows fall from the sky no, those aren't arrows, they are prince's power. Those arrows land on the ground and the location where the arrow land, a small explosion occur, those explosion cleansing every corruption. The moment we made to the hill where the king command his archer, Siorre and Abrelard's knight made to battlefield.

"I am glad everyone is safe."

The person in front of us is a child but no longer on the wheelchair, the king stand on his own two feet, he wore a brown coat on his hand is a bow made out of white wood. The king used his power to empower his soldier, with the king's power, every arrow formed from no where and every shadow vanish after the light explosion.  

"We come here as fast as we could, it is such joy to see everyone's alright. But i think now my blessing can reach everyone, i am a weak and fragile child, i only can help everyone become stronger."

"That is far more than enough my king."

It is Kullifer, his bow shine with a bright white light and also a slight shade of darkness, maybe that is the reason why Kullifer's arrow always hit its target. His arrows also much more powerful and the impact is bigger than other arrows. Maybe their power helping each other, look on the battlefield below, Siore and Abrelard chasing our enemies while master Lucius come from behind and our enemies is surrounded. Meanwhile, we heard a loud bang from afar, and we look from the sky is a man flying with black wing, on the ground is another person with white hair and golden eyes.

"It seem like Lucius and Illian already finish everything. You already struggle so much Higeki, look at you and everyone, i happy i am not too late, the battle would be over soon but still the noble, they are the true terror, let's prepare ourselves."

"By the voice of the emperor, Siore and Abrelard, regroup the knight, Lucius and Illian regroup the mages and monks. Prepare ourselves for what lies ahead."

The moment everyone regroup we saw them, they are not human anymore, four nobles but now they look much like chimera, corrupted titans you can say it like that. Colossal of terror but must be vanquish.

"Everyone stand back, my archers, aim for their core, i shall be your eyes. Let's show them the might of Soleil."

The moment Alria finish his word, thousand of golden glowing appear in the air, each eyes attached to the bow of the archer and the battle begin, rain of light fall on the titan. The titan roar but not because of pain but that is anger like they are taunting Soleil, Lucius and Libitina command their own flock and attack from the sky. A tornado of black feather cut through the titan causing blistering pain, those wound covered with darkness further extend the pain on those titan. While the titan is distracted by the pain, Illian start to attack the first titan, his powerful punch blow everything away but after the first titan it seem like his power is clear.

"You are good Illian ?"

"No but still, i can fight on."

"I appreciate your effort but this time you need to stand back, if you take more backfire you know what will happen to our king."

"And here i thought i can finally perfect my power and only sacrifice myself."

"You big oaf, thing not happen like that, sit back and allow us to take your place."

Abrelard and Siorre command the knight, they also shown their power, just like Alria with his power to support the archer, Abrelard can do that but he also can be on the front line. He took a direct hit from one of the titan but quickly stand up and retaliate with a s***h that has equal power, even more. Meanwhile Siorre changed her attire, another person with manifestation, her sword cut through every wound that Libitina created, from the wounds, silver tendril appear and spread to the core. With Abrelard power to taunt the titan, Siorre can attack without getting interrupted and the tendrils she created reach the core and destroy it.

And we thought our plan will success but something else happened, walking out from the forest is a mysterious man in a black suit. He has a device that knock away anyone come near him but he seem to know he is unmatched to anyone with offensive rule so his movement is quick, he inject something to the titan and run of using one of his device. Of course, Alria can't miss an opportunity like that, he focus and shot his arrow, it pierce through the stranger's arm.

"Father, show them the might of our kingdom. I longed for your return."

A different aura appear from Alria, he raised his bow again and fire two more shots aim for the black mysterious man knee. His shots are precise, then Alria carries his bow and run into the battle to chase down the mysterious man, any attack come down from the titan he can dodge it gracefully. He used his bow to beat the mysterious man to unconcious and then himself fainted too. Kullifer also leave the post to fetch Alria and the mysterious man but even with all of that, the potion is injected and the titans roar, we can sense danger while Illian and Abrelard can't do anything else. Kuoni jump down from the back of his griffin and created a giant shield to protect everyone.

The titan's core glow and a wave spread across the battlefield, Kuoni's barrier break but that also his chance. Kuoni's staff shine brighter and thousand ray of light appear, they pierce the cloud and cut through the battlefield, in the process finish another titan. Only one remain but what we found strange is the other giants are dissappeared and then i know this would happen. They absorb each other to become stronger, so is this the end for all of us.

"You annoy me for too long now stand still filthy corrupted creature."

A cold wind blast through the battlefield, from inside the blue mist a young man appear, in his hand is a pocket watch, he wore a coat reflect the color of the sky, his ash-colored hairs and his snow-white skin. All of them just to support for the color of his eye, they are deep blue. The moment he appear the mist covered the battlefield and from inside the mist countless of soldier appear. The archer, the knight, the mages, all of them and the mysterious ash-colored hair child attack the last titans. Will he be our salvation ?