Chapter Seven: Reunions and Sworn Vengeance

At the banquet, laughter can be heard. The room is full of laughter, chatter and banter. "Your ideas are crazy, Takumi!" Chelsea burst out laughing, who was sitting opposite to the archer. "I know, I know... They are as crazy as I had thought, but I was so nervous that Sakura and I wanted to escape the party..." Takumi admitted. Sitting beside him was Kagura. "At least it's not as bad as me losing a map and getting lost then entering a festival without admission!" she giggled. "What?!" Corrin, sitting beside Elise, asked, clearly shocked. "Heheh... I actually did. What's funny is that I won the festival's blindfold contest, and no one had a clue on who I was!" the Rainbow-Eyed warrior laughed. "How did a lone darling girl like you could have gotten lost?! I'm quite surprised at that.." Camilla asked, also as shocked as Corrin, who was sitting beside him.

"You did NOT!" Elise gasped, nearly whacking Corrin with her arms. "Yep... I lost to my sister's best friend..." Casey admitted. "You've got to be kidding me! I was clearly the Prank Queen! You can't beat an Illusionist like me!" Chelsea stated. "After saving our kingdom, I want a rematch." Casey pointed. "What kind of pranks...? I'm quite... curious." Leo asked. "Like the one time I did on Ren's katana, being stuck to his hand..." Chelsea answered. "Or that prank I set up on Kagura while she was training with her guns, that was hilarious." Casey stated. "Hmm? And what did you do this time, Casey?" Ryoma asked, in all seriousness. "I decided to replace her bullets with confetti and party noises along with it!" the red warrior piped up. "No wonder my Zerri Baso didn't work! I was wondering who did it..." Kagura wondered. "Did you know who it was at that time?" Takumi asked. "Unfortunately, no... But I'm not surprised that Casey did it..." the Rainbow-Eyed slayer folded her arms.

Suddenly, there was a loud crash coming from the outside. "What was that?!" Hinoka asked, already standing up and readying her naginata. "It sounded like an explosion." Xander answered. "Let's go and check out what it truly was!" Corrin commanded. Everyone exited the mess hall.

Upon arrival in Sagaria, Satsuki, being injured, rushed up to her liege. "L-Lady Kagura! Thy mother's tribe did doth decided to attack the kingdom and thy father's barrier..." Kagura placed her left hand on her retainer's shoulder. "Satsuki. We'll check out the explosion, but for now, you rest up." she smiled. "A-Alright. Thank thee." Satsuki panted. "Ren, can you please take her to the infirmary?" she asked her other retainer, which he obeyed. "C'mon!" Ryoma shouted. "Let us begin on this battle!" Xander commanded. Everyone charged outside Castle Seacree.

However, they had to face many enemies, Človeški included in the outer court's gate. "We must proceed onwards..." Xander growled. "Oh... I wasn't expecting to see a whole group of warriors taking on Lady Shizuku..." a young male, who had short yet slick grey hair and wearing a dark mage's clothing, appeared through his magic. "It can't be... Avery?" Riley muttered to herself. 'Avery' launches his magic at Riley, but was successfully deflected by Kagura. "My mother must have hypnotized them somehow. But there's no way that he would turn to Shizuku..." Kagura wiped the blood off from her mouth. "Be careful, that young boy is dangerous, and you needed to keep on going!" Ryoma shouted. "Ryoma and I will take care of him. You must go on!" Xander shouted. "But - " Kamui was cut off by her older stepbrother. "Go, now!" he screamed. "Let's go!" Kagura commanded. The eleven members of the group made their way. "Fascinating power. I have yearned to introduce you to a dear friend of mine - the dark blade Siegfried!" the Paragon Knight taunted. "Soon, you shall be a mere stain on my sacred blade, Raijinto. Xander! Are you ready?" the Peerless Samurai battle-cried. "Prepare yourself!" Xander battle-cried. The two charged for the sorcerous boy.

Meanwhile, the remaining members ran as fast as they could to the throne room, but so far, they are only at the inside of the castle's outer court. "I hope big brothers are okay..." Corrin mumbled, bur his older sisters could hear him clearly. "Darling. I know Xander very well. He is the most powerful knight in Nohr! I wouldn't worry too much about him." Camilla soothed. "Ryoma as well. He's the most powerful samurai in Hoshido, just like Father. He's not here to protect you, but I will." Hinoka vowed. "Thank you." The King of Valla smiled with gratitude. Until a lance was thrown at, near their path. "Whoa!" Kamui exclaimed. "No one must go beyond this path." a male's monotonous voice came. He displayed himself from the shadows and revealed himself to be a knight. "Back off! Who do you think you are?!" Hinoka demanded. "I am Elias. You all shall not proceed." he pointed his lance blade at the group. "Kagura, take care of my younger siblings, Corrin and Kamui especially. This young fella is mine." the bewitching beauty commanded. "Go now. Camilla and I will take care of Elias." Hinoka added. "Alright." Kagura nodded. The group proceeded onwards.

After running away from the outer courtyard, the nine remaining members were now at the castle's gatehouse. "First Ryoma and Xander, now Hinoka and Camilla. I hope that we can make through this..." Kamui thought out loud. "So far, there's four entrance rooms to the Sagarian Throne. We just went through two." Casey explained. 'I do hope that Father is alright... Hopefully Shizuku doesn't get to the Throne room, conquer Sagaria and what's worse, kill Father...' Kagura thought with worry. "Hey Kagura, you okay?" a voice - which belong to Takumi's - asked. He was clearly worried about Kagura. The Rainbow Slayer shook her head. "I'm fine. Just dead set on the mission."

Once again, they were ambushed by a samurai and her katana. "Great. Who is it this time?" Leo huffed. "It is I, Silvestra! Warrior who is chosen by the gods!" a feminine yet dramatic voice came. "Hey, that sounds like Odin, but... more feminine!" Elise giggled. "Ugh, another Odin..." Leo groaned. "I shall not let you pass through this dungeon! Once Lady Shizuku receives her crown, she will send out a very exciting execution! I absolutely love executions, especially when I capture you!" Silvestra giggled. "Okay, now she seemed to be like a mixture of Peri and Beruka..." Elise stated, her voice backing away. "This girl will be mine. Go and find your mother, Kagura." Leo ordered. "Leo, wait! I don't want you to fight against her alone. I'll protect you." Kamui offered to help the sorcerous prince. "You be careful, sis, Leo." Corrin nodded, which his response was also a nod from Leo and Kamui. The remaining members - Kagura, Takumi, Corrin, Elise, Sakura, Riley and Casey - pushed onwards.

Arriving at the inner training grounds, there were surprisingly no-one. "I'm glad that there's no one here." Elise cheered. "Don't say it too soon. Look above you, Elise." Takumi warned, which he predicted to be correct. A ninja threw a shuriken at Elise, luckily, Sakura defended her with her yumi. "Damn. Just when I was about to hit my target." the ninja cursed. "Who are you?" Riley asked. "My name is Ikki. And I have come to stop you." Ikki replied. "You know, he sounded a whole lot like that Saizo ninja." Corrin spoke. "Kagura, run. Go with Corrin and Takumi. Us girls can take care of this ninja!" Casey smiled with confidence. "I see. Be careful, Elise, Sakura." Corrin smiled. "Sakura, Elise, make sure that you heal Kagura's sisters, as well as each other." Takumi told Sakura. "I'll try my best...!" Sakura nodded. "Let's do this!" Elise winked at the ninja, making him quite angry, and charged for the girls.

Finally, making their way towards the castle throne, the trio entered the scene, where Kagura's biological parents are in the exact same room as them. "Shizuku! What are you doing here?" Eiji, Kagura's father questioned. "I am here to send you to rest." The Ravenous Witch spoke, the venom inside her voice. "Father!" Kagura screamed at him. "Kagura - " Eiji was cut off due to him getting impaled at in the abdomen by a sword, a sword that belongs to Shizuku herself. "K-Kagura... Protect... Sagaria..." The King of Sagaria breathed his last until he fell to his death. Kagura's eyes widened at this scene, gripping her Zerri Baso, tears beginning to flow from her indigo eyes. "F...F...FATHER!!!" she screamed. Takumi growled at Kagura's mother. "You're a monster... I'LL KILL YOU!" he vowed. "Kagura..." Corrin soothed her. Rainbow light enveloped the whole castle. The Light Dragon appears, ridding evil from its path, especially when he is aiming at Shizuku. Then. Everything was white.

Kagura woke up, only to find herself back into her hometown, on her bed. "Father!" she gasped. "Kagura, you're awake!" Takumi rushed into her room to hug her. "W-What happened?" she asked. The wild card archer pulled away to give her a 'sorry, but your father was killed...' look. "No... No no no no no... It didn't actually happened, did it?!" the rainbow-eyed slayer's orbs turned from grey to indigo, tears pouring out. "I really am sorry, Kagura. After you released your power, you fainted. Corrin and I saw a White dragon who was getting rid of evil, especially when it was targeting your mother." Takumi explained, "I... found a note from your father's body... It was addressed to you. I think you should read it. I know that you are struggling with the loss of your father, revenge for Shizuku, and your duty to keep your sisters safe, but if you need someone to talk to... I'll be there for you." Kagura nodded, her eyes turning yellow. "Thank you. I'll be going outside." She then exit her room.

The Rainbow-Eyed Slayer stepped outside the pouring rain, pulling her hood up from her cloak. She then opens her Father's letter.

'Kagura,' she began to read the letter in her thoughts,
'I am writing this letter to you because I want you to be prepared to face off against your mother. I know on that very day, one day, that Shizuku - your mother - will call upon her tribe and ensures that she claims the throne. And that she will kill me. I foresaw that death on my own. I didn't wanted to tell you this in person because I know that you'll kill yourself, then I'll be killed. I can't have that, dearest daughter. I know that you will be the one to bring Light to our kingdom. And with those Rainbow Eyes of yours, you will save the Kingdoms: Hoshido, Nohr, Valla and your home: Sagaria. You have great retainers, and great friends in your army. I couldn't be more proud to be your father. Just know that I will love you with all my dead heart and remaining soul.

Your father,
King Eiji.'

Tears stained on the letter, which came from Kagura's orbs. She looks up to the skies, and smiles.

"Hey, Kagura. You're gonna catch a cold if you stay out there for so long..." Takumi opened the door. Kagura turned round, still crying. "You... Okay?" he asked. The Rainbow-Eyed Slayer noticed her tears on her face, she then wiped it off using her sleeve. "Y-Yeah. I'm okay." She replied, stepping into the indoors.

The next day Kagura is sitting on her bed, upside down with her legs crossed (obviously with the wall supporting her body behind her), a thinking expression written all over her face. Corrin approached her, confused. "Are you alright, Kagura?" He asked. "Yeah. I've decided." She flopped down on her bed, sitting up properly. "What do you mean that 'you've decided'?" He questioned. "I'll have to arrange a small group to aid me. I'll need someone to help me recruit those who deem worthy." She made her decision, a confident orange eyes along with a smile came across her face.

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