Nature's Ability
Silence engulfed the whole battle area.
"Do you still want to continue this war?" Eureka emotionlessly said to Ichiro who is still in a state of shock.
"YOU BITCH!!!!!" Junzo roared as he pulled a dagger behind him and deflect Eureka's sword that is still pointing at him.
He enhanced his speed and strength and attacked Eureka. On the other hand, Eureka moved to the side, raised her right hand and hit down. The moment she hit downwards, Junzo's neck was hit, he almost lost consciousness but due to his ability he was able to remain conscious and once again attacked Eureka. This time Eureka didn't move.
"EUREKA!!" Azusa exclaimed as she watch what's going on from below.
And yet just as the dagger got closer to her eyes, it stopped.
"That's enough from you," Ichiro's emotionless voice was heard and a chain was currently gripping Junzo's arm.
*****
Before Eureka smashed the necklace.
"Wh-When did she get there?" Shigure exclaimed when they saw Eureka on the other side.
"Fifteen minutes, so the reason she asked for fifteen minutes was because of the time it will take her to get there.
"Is she speaking with the one beside their king?" Yukimura asked.
They watch the seen unfold until she smashed the necklace and until Junzo retaliated.
"ALL OF YOU FROM CONFEDERATE KINGDOM, BACK DOWN NOW. ANYONE WHO WON'T FOLLOW MY COMMAND EVEN AFTER WHAT YOU HAVE HEARD SHALL BE EXECUTED TO WHERE YOU ARE STANDING!!" Ichiro then announced.
Slowly the knights from Confederate started moving back to their side.
"ALL KNIGHTS FROM ARCHIC KINGDOM, BACK OUT NOW AS WELL," Shigure announced as well.
"I shall return now to our side as well, I think you won't be stupid enough to let go of that man. But if you are, and you will be a threat to a future, then I can kill you here and now, both of you," Eureka then said to Ichiro.
"I won't don't worry. Could you take a message to your king?"
*****
With just some minor wounds everyone settled down to their camp site. At the same time, Eureka had been bombarded with who are you questions for who knows how many.
"Who are you?" and just as she entered the tent where Shigure and Akihiro is currently in, she was once again asked by Shigure.
"A knight, your highness. With the name Eureka," she replied.
"I have a message from the current one who is currently leading the Confederate Kingdom," she decided to said afterwards in order to stop Shigure from asking anymore questions about her.
"What is it?"
"He asked me to tell you, that if it is possible could we stay here for another one week, he said that he will just calm all his subordinates and settle their matter, then he will come here to speak with his highness," she replied.
"That is fine by me, how about you?" Shigure asked Akihiro.
"We just tagged along here. Waiting is not an issue for us," Akihiro replied.
"Very well then. So do you have any intention of explaining?" Shigure once again faced Eureka.
"Allow me to explain this to his highness once we have settled the contract regarding the alliance," Eureka replied respectfully.
Shigure didn't ask any further. That's right the contract was not yet signed. If he asked now that would be inappropriate.
"I see. Once we return, we can sign the contract then. Then even the matter regarding that voice, you can't explain?"
"That is a very difficult question to answer right now, your highness," Eureka replied.
*****
"Where is Eureka?" Akihiro asked Raven and Azusa.
After Eureka left the tent a while ago, he still had some talk with Shigure.
"She must be somewhere high or quiet, your highness. We have decided to let her be since she had been bombarded with questions ever since we returned," Raven replied respectfully.
"I see," Akihiro replied as he fell into deep thought.
Raven watched him for a while before opening his mouth once again, "If we have a stock of milk out here, your highness. That's what she would have wanted to drink in this kind of situation. I also noticed a big rock behind the trees at the east side where it is overlooking the whole mountains around here."
Akihiro's face lit up, he have a bit of a liking towards milk so he of course had some with him, "You really do watch her a lot, don't you?"
"She is someone who also needed to be watched over, your highness," Raven replied.
"Thank you," Akihiro replied as he smiled at Raven.
"Have I done something, your highness?" Raven was baffled with Akihiro's gratitude.
"She always relies on herself that she tend to stop thinking about her welfare, but if someone can watch over her then I am grateful. She's becoming more and more important after all," Akihiro answered.
Raven opened his mouth but at the same time decided not to.
"What is it?"Akiiro asked seeing this gesture of his.
"It's nothing, your highness. I just thought that she is indeed important. To the kingdom, to its people."
"Very well then, get some rest both of you. We still needed tp stay here for a week before returning to Archic Kingdom, then another week there before we finally go home."
Azusa and Raven acknowledged.
"Raven was right. You really are here," Akihiro said as he climbed up the big rock.
"May I ask what brought his highness here?" Eureka asked. She had felt him coming already and was actually wondering what he wanted to ask, how she get on the other side awhile ago or what happened on the other side.
"Nothing, just want to have a drink with you and understand what you see in here," Akihiro replied as he hand her a bottle of milk.
"You have milk with you, your highness?"
"I do, I have a bit of a liking to it after all."
"Then allow me to thank you for the opportunity to drink with his highness."
"Why the sudden respectful attitude, if I remember correctly you rarely use that when you're facing me even with Yukimura beside me. You usually use it when we're in the public."
Eureka just silently drunk there.
"What's troubling you Eureka?"
"A sudden question, I might say."
"Can't I be a father to you for now?" Akihiro asked as he looked at her.
Eureka faced him, her emotionless eyes staring at him, "All I did was to disrespect you, your highness. I have no right for such treatment specially since you are the king."
"I might be, but it already came from you, I don't need to be a ruler, I need to be a father. And this time I want to be a father for you," Akihiro replied looking straight in her eyes.
Eureka once again faced the scenery in front of her. This time Akihiro patted her head.
"You might be strong emotionally and physically, but you still needed to rely on others, not for the benefit of defeating our enemies but emotionally as well. We have known that the reason you had your emotions sealed is because you don't want to lose control. But you won't lose control if you have someone you can confide to with all the burdens you're carrying. You have so many secrets that you cannot just tell. But you've shown your loyalty and it is more than the others. You have done so much that others couldn't do. You could just abandon every plans, every mission, but you didn't, you chose to push thru even if it means that others would hate you, would ostracize you. So won't you allow me to be a father to you for now?"
Eureka decided not to answer but to remain silently watching their surroundings.
Akihiro could only sigh, he had known how stubborn this girl is. But he couldn't help to wonder if once in her life, in the life that she had lead, did she cry on someone elses arms? Did she ever laugh like there's no tomorrow?
They sat there silently for a long while, Akihiro felt some of his stress leaving him as he listen to the rustling of the trees, the sound of the night animals, even the sound of the wind. Despite the coldness that surrounds them he felt somewhat warm, "Now I understand why you love these kinds of places, it allows you to relax despite all the things that you have to do and think about."
"This places," Eureka started, Akihiro then looked at her.
"This places are all gone, I never experienced them. When I first came here and saw the lake near the academy, it became a part of my daily routine to stand and just stay there beside the lake. Despite the whole place being unfamiliar I can be at ease as I stand there," Eureka said.
"Despite the strangeness of the place we're in, the calmness that the nature gives will always be there," Akihiro commented.
"Indeed."
"You really are a bit similar to her, she too loved this kinds of places. Whenever we go out, we never go to crowded places but instead to this kinds, where you can relax and think for yourself."
"There are all kinds of people in this world after all, your highness."
"Did you already know that she will say yes in coming with us back to Aurora Kingdom?" Akihuro decided to ask her the reason why he really looked for her.