In The Times Of Fairy Tails

Before Rennette could answer Boreal and confirm that he did indeed have the correct piece of paper, Gaius had suddenly sprung out of nowhere, and, to her horror, swallowed it. She went uncharacteristically quiet, her eyes shadowed by her overhanging hair.

“Gaius,” she said quietly, “how could you?” The entire room seemed to grow darker, with a single light illuminating Rennette. “That paper was special to Rennette,” she continued, visibly shaking with emotion. “It flew for over TEN FEET!!!” She suddenly raised her voice, and as she did so a mysterious wind swirled throughout the building, Rennette being the epicenter of this wind, rustling her clothes and hair. She was now glaring at Gaius, small tears visible in her eyes. “Rennette will show you the meaning of Redemption and Pain, both with a capital letter,” she declared. “RENNETTE SHALL HAVE JUSTICE!!!”

She suddenly disappeared and then reappeared behind Gaius in a flash. She wrapped her arms around his stomach firmly, with deadly intent in her eyes. “It ends here for you, Gaius. ULTIMATE ATTACK: HEIMLICH MANEUVER!!!” With every ounce of her strength Rennette squeezed Gaius, and then again, and again. “Choke it up right now, or Rennette will crawl in there and get it herself!”

 

Vance stood in the corner, brooding over his defeat. His only comfort was that nobody else had won either, but that left Nessa's fate to chance. Chance... Chance was a fickle lady. Sometimes, her favour shone on you and brought you forwards to great victory, at other times she abandoned you in your hour of need. Lady Luck had abandoned Vance, so he would never trust her again. Control, if I control all the cards, then this can never happen again. Vance Dorian never loses when he has control. Therefore, I must always keep control for with control, comes victory. I will never lose to a game of chance again! He was leaning against a pillar, his head down and his arms folded, his face formed into a scowl. Nessa reminded them of the rules again. No more marriage... I'll have to break that rule. I wish it could have been you, Nessa. You had a hope of actually understanding. As he was about to leave, he heard it. The chanting. He knew for a fact that it wasn't them. So therefore, who could it be? Nessa wouldn't be doing it, as Zephyros had accused. If anything, she would have rigged it so that he won. He knew that she liked him. He liked her too. That's what was irritating about this whole thing. As he wracked his brains for anything that resembled an answer, he figured it out. And then he laughed.
"Of course! It all makes sense! Vance Dorian never loses!" Vance exclaimed. "It isn't Nessa doing this, nor is it any of us. It is another suitor. Of course they would. They don't know the nature of the competition, so why not just curse the ones playing to fail and then find the answer out! Since we all lost, we must have gone through every option! The person doing it could easily narrow it down! Therefore, we have a cheat. The integrity of this competition has been voided. Now then... Let us find this cheater, before he uses his newfound knowledge to win! That is the only explanation for this, there can be no other answer!" Vance stepped forwards, grinning. I am going to solve this, I will lead everyone here to victory! We will defeat this individual and I will claim the hand of Nessa as it is rightfully mine!
"COME FORTH, COWARD!" Vance bellowed, raising his staff and setting it aflame to provide light to the darkened room (Which he can do because he has Fire Dash don't question my logic thank you very much). "Nessa, come to me, I shall defend you!" I am Vance Dorian. I will not be denied!


Meanwhile, in a less dramatic place.



"Gaius you idiot we needed that! What the hell are you doing?" Boreal exclaimed, watching the man in woman's clothing outright swallow the paper that they were using. However, it seemed that retribution was close at hand, for Renette, the utterly mystifyingly strange girl appeared and began trying to squeeze the page out of the ma- Woman's stomach. There was only one thing he could do in this situation. Boreal, not knowing how exactly to handle the strange picture in front of him, stood there laughing at the scene. They might be crazy, they might even be unstable, but they are fun, I have to admit.

 

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Somehow Damian had arrived at the mine. Well this was confusing, who were these people? Why did he have to get dragged into this situation? "We can't use magic... okay... anyone have any ideas?" He was stumped "Why didn't she just kill us? Seems like it would be so much easier, villains are idiots" Damian watched with horror as Silvia almost killed herself to save Samantha "No no no, stupid little girl" Damian was angry, mostly at himself for letting her do this, he rushed over to her side "there are ways of healing that don't involve magic" he said as he applied herbs and medicine to the wounds and did a bunch of other doctory stuff that probably did something "Come on, come on, I WON'T let more people die!"

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The Hand of Midas eh? Seemed interesting, if he had eyes they would have widened and glittered at the sight of the golden ship. "This hand must be incredibly valuable, infinitely I would say. Which begs the question, how are we going to be rewarded for this? If you're keeping this for yourselves you would become the richest people in existence, no reward you could possibly give us would come anywhere close to the value of the hand, despite the fact we're the ones doing all the work" Malkira loomed over Balthazar "If you're not doing this yourself, it must be dangerous, you don't want to risk your own life"

 

Well, things had gotten interesting. Rennette and Boreal seemed annoyed with Gaius, hell Rennette was using capital letters and using the heimlich maneuver. It worked, too. Despite Gaius' best efforts, the soaked paper flew out of his body's stomach and onto the floor. Damnit, if he were in his body there was no way that would've worked, his insides would've burnt the paper away immediately. But he wasn't in his body, and so he would have to make do. "BARRIER SURGE!" the guardian mage cried, becoming invincible and no longer being restrained by the heimlich maneuver as he dashed forward and grabbed the paper, tearing it into shreds and swallowing half of the shreds of paper. Damn being a guardian was fun.​

 

Mission of the Utmost Importance:



Ander's pov:
"Do want Karcka to go down as the rest. What difference will this person make. You should just give up now, before you hurt yourself." He was kind of getting tired of all this battling. It gone on longer then he would have liked.

 

As the group had managed to completely defeat all of the dark guild members, Aoki had started to speak alongside all of her commrades. "Yeah, try and try again, but you won't be able to overcome us. No matter who you throw at us, the same fate will be met time and time again. So just give up now and spare all of your other guild members the pain you're going to cause them!" Despite trying to talk him down, she still had her keyblade at the ready, ready to take on any and all dark guild members that would come there way.

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Having lost the contest, Rho had simply gone back out to join everyone else and await the results of the contest. As it were, Rho hadn't actually planned on marrying Nessa anyway. She was an alright person and everything, and even though he had entered the contest, marriage wasn't exactly something that had struck his fancy. And as it were, no one seemed to be lucky enough to pick correctly. Rho had stood by and listened to what Nessa had to say, and how they were to never marry another person so long as they lived. Looking at Vance, he had noticed there was some sort of massive internal struggle going on, that he couldn't but help internally chuckle at with the nobleman's clear dilemma. As the group was ready to leave, they had heard a chanting coming from...something. This seemed to pique Rho's interest as he wondered just what could possibly be the cause of this.

While Nessa and Zephyros seemed to immediately go and put the blame on each other, it was obvious that neither party was responsible for this. Vance seemed to quickly go up in arms against this unknown force, to which Rho figured some action by himself would be necessary. "You see, the only thing that children truly fear is things that are unknown," Rho had stated in a nonchalant tone. "So if you, the unknown voice, would be so kind to show yourself, then we could put these children's fear to rest. And perhaps," with a slight edge to his voice Rho said, "you could explain your intrusion here."

Lucia wasn't entirely sure what kind of friendship active death threats were, but, she didn't really say anymore on that matter. As it happened to be, the guild apparently had rules written in ancient stone that they had to follow. It just so happened that one of those rules was that they had to attempt in killing all outsiders of the area on their arrival. Regardless of whether or not they were invited. This place certainly had odd traditions.

Regardless, the guy, Balthazar, went on to explain just what scepter was meant for. Something known as the hand of midas. Lucia wasn't exactly sure what that treasure was, but uh, everyone else seemed to so she just sort of went along acting like she understood everything as much as the next guy, until she finally got it when the guy showed them the ship made entirely out of gold. So the hand had the ability to just make things gold? Well that certainly seemed...profitable. She wasn't entirely sure what they were going to do with it when they found it, but it seemed that their job was to find it so no getting around it. As Malkira seemed to be pretty intent on finding out more about both their reward and their mission, Lucia asked as well, "yeah. What exactly is going to happen when we use this staff?"

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Charlotte had just sort of been sitting around trying to get used to this physically much weaker body than her own, when she saw something that she could only look on with absolute horror. As Gaius just ate a piece of paper for virtually no reason, Rennette had come along to heimlich it out, only for Gaius to then do the exact same thing again after barrier surging away from Rennette. Charlotte was quite fed up with the antics displayed by Gaius, not so much because it was incomprehensible as to why he would do it. No. Walking over, behind her body, she went to go for the heimlich maneuver in quite the same manner that Rennette had. However, being Ra's body, such an act of physical might would not work. So instead, she went for it by thrusting an Aero into his/her gut yelling, "stop eating paper with my body!" Going in for another Aero each time she spoke she said, "I! Hate! THE TASTE OF PAPER!" And with that, the aerolich was completed.

 

Journey to Sian
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Calxiyn turned extremely red as Beucette asked that question. She couldn't even get words out.

"No, the island is very heavily guarded, but I don't trust my men to be able to fight off the guardians there, or to work together to find the Hand of Midas." Balthazar replied to Beucette. "With the hand, I will give you anything your heart desires. Turn anything you want into gold." He gestured back to the ship. "But for me, I only want the Hand of Midas. Something that I can show to my family, for them to see that being gone all these years meant something." Balthazar explained to Malkira. "But that's not all you will get rewarded. There is something that money can't buy, and that is the answer to the universes questions. This Scepter can answer any question, but you can only ask one per person. Whatever your heart desires, you may ask it just that. You may even take the Scepter, if you must. I will use it to ask where the island might be, but you, you may ask it anything you wish."

"Anything?" Calxiyn asked. She didn't know what she could ask, if she could ask anything in the world, what would she chose?

"Knowledge is more valuable then money." Balthazar told the group. He then turned back to Malkira. "My own life? I'm coming with you, of course." Balthazar chuckled. "I won't let you have all the fun. I'm not that old, boy. I can take a little bit of adventure."

Balthazar then took something from behind one of the statues. It was the Scepter. "See for yourself, Lucia." He smiled. "Spirit of the Oracle, please rise." Balthazar asked. Suddenly, a giant, white light shone brightly.



"Your question mine to answer." The Oracle's voice echoed through the room. The Staff started to float, and from it, the Oracle came out. "I see all that has been, and all that will be." The Oracle gestured to her temples and then to the room. "I am bound by the rule of one. One question, one answer. Your question is your choice, but remember the rule of one."

"I will ask afterwards, but to show you that I am honest and true to my promise of your rewards, you may ask first, if you wish. And if you do not ask first, and wish to ask later, the staff is yours." Balthazar bowed sightly.

"Anything..." Calxiyn mumbled to herself. What did she want to know about?

 

Aias' emotions could not be read. His expression had scarcely changed throughout the entire time they were on the contest, only giving a slight look of irritation as he had opened the box and read the message, before changing back to it's usual blank state shortly after. As the others came out one by one, it seemed none of them had been successful. He was slightly curious as to which casket had been correct, but remained silent. The question was not voiced. Most of the others didn't seem too beaten up about the fact that they hadn't won the contest, but Vance on the other hand was visibly distraught. He seemed to be having some form of inner confrontation with himself. Perhaps reflecting upon his choice and rethinking the options, to try and determine the correct one. Who could say? In any case, Nessa was clearly disappointed as well. She reminded them that they were never to marry beyond this point, though that didn't concern him. Marriage had never been a priority of his. Nor would it ever be. He was prepared to leave with the others, but something strange occurred before they were able to leave.

A chanting could be heard from somewhere. Instantly, Aias' head began throbbing as he dropped to a single knee, grasping his face with a single hand. Simultaneous to the chanting, he heard a second voice. It was speaking directly into his mind. The words were painful. Being seared violently into his mind rather than spoken softly. Sweat poured down his face. The words in his mind were being spoken in tandem with the chant.
L̡̧͟͞e̶̡ţ̴͢͟ ̷͘͟͠͡t̶̛h̡̕͢e͢҉̕i̧̡͠r͏̧҉̛͝ d̢̢e̵̡c̷̶̀͢i͞҉s̢̢į͜͝o͜͞n҉̶̢͜͞s͏̡̢ ç̻͖͕͍̩̬̜̳̣̝͍͜ͅu̵҉̺̪̪͈͉͙̲̜̬̩̭̩̩r̷̡̛͔͓̱͙̼͉͕̳͚͍̥͢͝s̸̸̤̫̟̪̯̟͉͢͝e̸̶̝̳͍͎̞̪͓̭͞͞ t҉̶̵̷̷ḩ̴͟e̢̛̛҉͟m̴̨̡
B͝r̛͞i̶͡͞n̶̸g͏̸ ҉̷̶̕d̷̨̛a͏͝r҉̧k̨͘ǹ̀͘e̷͜͠s̸̀s̷͝͏
F̡̨͞͏̷ŕ̷҉̀o̵m̛͟͠ ̸̴́͟͏t͏̵̵̛h͢͝e̵͘ past
D̢̧͠a̵̕͞͠r̢̡̧k̶̛̛͜ ҉̨͠c̶͏ŗ̀̀̀ę͢à̶͜͞ţ̷͞͞ù̢͢͟͟ŗ̷̢̛͠é̴̵̸s̀̀͜
á͘͟p͝͝p҉̧͘͜é͜͞͞a̕͝r̶̢
҉͡m̸̛͜͟͡o̷̡͘͟͠v̶̵͢e̷̢͏ ̸̢͡t̶҉͜͠͏o̶͢͠҉ ͘͞҉ķ̴̧̛̕į͞l͡҉̷l̛͞
́͜͞à̷̧p͏̷̶̛͡p̡̨ę̴à̕̕r̛͠͝͝͝
̸̧̨̀͞d̀͢à̸̀͢r̨͘͠k̛n̢e͜͡s̴͢s̡̕ ̡́͡.̶̴̡́

The words were distorted. They weren't English, but another language altogether. He didn't know why he could understand it, but he could. He looked up to see that they were in total darkness. A slight light came to life as Thea and Vance both lit up flames. Zephyros and Nessa both accused the other of placing a curse on the each other. Aias rose to his feet. None of the others had heard the voice. He realized what was happening, and quickly tugged on Rho's arm. "Rho, with me! Quickly! We need to get to Nessa!" He knew Vance had declared that he would protect her, but this was no time to worry about the nobleman's injured pride by not being the one to defend the lady. This may well be an assassination attempt. No...If that were the case, why would they do it while they were there? "It isn't a curse." The man said as he ran darted through the darkened room toward the girl's throne. "It's a summoning."


So, they could ask this scepter any question they wanted? She briefly considered asking it a paradoxical question to **** with it, but quickly decided it would make the staff explode, get them all killed, and that would be a bad end for the mission. As much as she wanted to do that, it might kind of piss people off. So, that was a no go. Then, she thought about their quest reward. They would also have anything they wanted turned into gold. Hmm...That could be interesting. "As long as i don't have to make my question rhyme...So like, my sword is Ego, right? Represents my own ego. Gets bigger the more stuck up i get an' ****. Is there any way i can make it bigger, Like, turning it to gold with the hand of midas maybe, and have a stat boost on it?" Beucette said, using her question for in a very meta fashion. ​

 

Nessa rolled over to Rho and Aias, and then she was beside Vance. And from the shadows, a voice rang out.

"Another suitor?" She came forward, her hat shadowing her face. "I'm not one to take the incestuous route." Her voice was deep, but silky at the same time. She turned to Rho after speaking to Vance. "Show myself, why, how could you miss me? I'm phosphorescent." She laughed dryly. "I have no time to explain myself to you." She snarled, lifting her hand swiftly in the air. From the ground, 5 different monsters appeared. "One of Purest Gold."

Spirit of the Gold Casket
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (100)
Weapon: Scythe (1-15 damage)
Abilties:
Dazzling Sweep: The brightness of the golden reaper blinds its foes as it strikes (5-10 damage, chance of stun) Speed
Death Aura: Every attack for the duration of the battle does an extra 4-8 damage. Stacks.
Mortal Strike: Strikes the enemy with the scythe, giving half damage dealt back to the Spirit. (5-15 damage) Strength
Mortal Blast: Drains a portion of the enemy's life away. (1-15 damage) Magic
Strength: 12
Speed: 10
Defence: 8
Magic: 7
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Zephyros
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (60)(+6)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (45)(+4)
Ability Slots: (5)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability)
Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage)
Fire Surge: Rush the enemy while a ring of fire revolves around you, hitting targets multiple times. (30 damage + 4 continuous fire damage)
Weapon:
Tambourine: (1-8) +2 SPD
Item Slot: (4)
Crystal Crown: Raises max HP, max MP, max AS, Strength, Speed, and Defense. Also enhances Magic. (+6, +4, +1, +3, +2, +2, +2)
Sonic Chain: Slightly raises Speed (+1)
Strength: 14(+3)
Speed: 4(+2)(+2)(+1)
Defense: 6(+2)
Magic: 6(+2)

"One of the Bluest Sapphire."

Spirit of the Sapphire Casket
HP:
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
(150)
Weapon: Sapphire Claws (5-12 damage)
Abilities:
Swift Strike: The Sapphire Spirit slices a target quickly (5-10 damage) Speed
Shriek: The Sapphire Spirit emits a magically enhanced scream that deals AoE damage. (15-25 damage) Magic
Dodge: Dodges the attack with the highest damage.
Strength: 5
Speed: 12
Defence: 8
Magic: 10​

Taylor
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(55)
MP:
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (121)
Ability Slots: (6)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Fire Dash: Cloak yourself in fire, then punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (25 damage + 5 fire damage continuous for 2 turns)
Magnet: Use magnetic force to pull enemies in and deal continual damage.(6MP, 12 damage over 2 turns)
Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP)
Weapon: Mage's Staff (2-10)
Item Slots (4)
Strength: 12
Speed: 7
Defence: 2
Magic: 11

Vance
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(50)(+9)
MP:
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (131)(+15)(+2)
Ability Slots: (6)
Thunder: Strike surrounding enemies from above with lightning (3MP, 6 damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage)
Fire Dash: Cloak yourself in fire, then punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (25 damage + 5 fire damage continuous for 2 turns)
Weapon: Mage's Staff (2-10)
Item Slots (4)
Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2)
Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2)
Silver Ring: Increases Magic and slightly increases maximum AS (+1, +1)
Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3)
Strength: 11
Speed: 4
Defence: 1 (+3)
Magic: 13 (+3)

"One of Sparkling Diamond."

Spirit of the Diamond Casket
HP:
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
(115)
Weapon: Magical Crystals (2-8 damage)
Abilities:
Bright Beam: Fires a beam of bright light at the enemy. Low chance of stun. (1-15 damage, stun) Magic
Flash: White light encompasses the enemy. (15-35 damage) Magic
Blind: Stuns the target for a turn
Wall of Light: If a physical attack is used against the Spirit next turn, half the damage is reflected back at the wizard.
Refraction Field: If a magical attack is used against the Spirit next turn, half the damage is reflected back at the wizard.
Strength: 5
Speed: 8
Defence: 12
Magic: 10​

Conrad
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(50)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(55)
Ability Slots: (4)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Quick Blitz: Perform a jumping attack. (5 Damage)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Weapon: Arming Sword (2-10) +0 SPD
Item Slots (3)
Strength: 13
Speed: 9.5
Defence: -0.5
Magic: 5.5

Thea
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(50)
MP:
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
(136)(+3)(+30)
Ability Slots: (6)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Fire Dash: Cloak yourself in fire, then punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (25 damage + 5 fire damage continuous for 2 turns)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP)
Weapon: Hands (1-4)
Item Slots (4)
Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2)
Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2)
Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2)
Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3)
Strength: 11
Speed: 4
Defence: 2 (+3)
Magic: 16 (+6)

"Made of Hard Bedrock, and Made of Plain... Clay."

Spirit of the Bedrock Casket
HP:
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
(125)
Weapon: Stone Axe (5-10)
Abilities:
Smash: Smashes the axe into a Guild Member. (8-14 damage) Strength
Reinforce: Armours up for the turn. (Heals 15-30 health). Magic
Blindside: Attack has a chance to stun the enemy. (4-10 damage) Speed
DEATHRATTLE - The Clay Spirit receives the Bedrock Golem's Stone Axe. Grants the ability Decimating Smash: Charges the attack up for a turn and then smashes down upon the enemy. (12-20 damage)
Strength: 12
Speed: 5
Defence: 8
Magic 10

Spirit of the Clay Casket
HP:
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(175)
Weapon: Arms (1-7)
Abilities:
PASSIVE - Block: Negates the physical attack that dealt the least damage that turn to it.
Guard: The Clay Spirit takes this turn's damage for the Bedrock Spirit.
Pound: Bashes the enemy with its large arms. (1-8 damage) Strength
Shockwave: Smashes the ground dealing AoE damage. (15-30 damage) Strength
DEATHRATTLE - The Bedrock Spirit receives the armour of the Clay Spirit. Bedrock Spirit Defence = 15, heal 25 HP, grants ability PASSIVE - Block: Negates the physical attack that dealt the least damage that turn to it
Strength: 8
Speed: 5
Defence: 15
Magic: 5

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Rho
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(50)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (40)
Ability Slots: (6)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage)
Magnet: Use magnetic force to pull enemies in and deal continual damage.(6MP, 12 damage over 2 turns)
Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP)
Weapon:
Two Handed Sword (6-16) -2 SPD
Item Slot: (3)
Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3)
Strength: 23 (+4)
Speed: 4 (+1)
Defense: 2
Magic: 2

Aias
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (70)
MP:■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (85)
Ability Slots: (5)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability)
Fire Surge: Rush the enemy while a ring of fire revolves around you, hitting targets multiple times. (30 damage + 4 continuous fire damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Quick Blitz: Perform a jumping attack. (5 Damage)
Weapon: Kunai Whipchain??? (+4 DEF, -1 SPD)
Item Slot: (4)
Strength: 14
Speed: 1 (-1)
Defense: 14 (+4)
Magic: 5


"I don't understand! I don't... know you." Nessa looked at the Green Witch, terrified. She would hardly ever trust any Wizard again after this.

"There must be a reason for this..." Zephyros' voice trailed off. "You soldiers are only interested in winning the battle, not why it's happening in the first place..." Zephyros' could hear those words being spoken, but not by someone else. It was hard to believe that Zephyros could have said those exact words, oh so long ago. The colour of her skin was an emerald green, much like Zephyros' own emerald green eyes. It couldn't help but be wondered that maybe, that was the root of the problem here. Zephyros could relate to such, and though Nessa had put on a face of nobility, it wasn't hard to see the actual truth of the matter. Zephyros wondered if maybe this girl had felt the same, and suddenly he started to feel for her. At the same time, none of the monsters were after Nessa, so this girl was protecting her, somehow. It made Zephyros think, but it was too early to say why this woman appeared from the shadows...

 

"What is the meaning of this? We have bore no hostile intent and have conducted ourselves honourably within this lady's household! We have meant her no harm! Indeed, I have tried my utmost to try and marry her, it is this competition that robbed us!" Vance exclaimed as the witch summoned the monster to destroy them. He gritted his teeth and his scowl reformed. So, it was going to be like that? Very well, let them taste his fury. It seems that either the father employed the services of a wizard or this witch is incredibly powerful and has an ulterior motive. She's not here for Nessa that is clear and... Incest? That means that this is Nessa's family, perhaps she can call them off! "Nessa, this woman is your family! Call her off if you can, reason with her! We shall hold these creatures back! Come Taylor, with me! We shall destroy this spirit!" Vance struck out with the fire that enveloped his staff, punishing the insolent creature for daring to come and attack him. The blue crystals it was formed of reflected beautifully in the firelight, he noticed. But there were far more important things at stake here. Such a waste of time. They hadn't come to cause harm. No harm would have been done had this ridiculous competition not taken precedence over everything!

Vance used Fire Dash

 

"She is no family of mine! My mother died when my young brother was born. My mother had a sister, Sophelia who was deranged and has also passed. My grandparents are passed as well, as is my father. I am the only Thropp, other then my older sister and younger brother, both of which this women is not!" Nessa protested to Vance.

 

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As Rho had gone to assist Aias as he had requested, it was at that point that the voice had come to show themselves to the group. A person who seemed to be of complete green skin tone, which was a tad unusual, and apparently related, yet not related, to Nessa. Well, this was certainly an interesting turn of events. As she seemed to end the talk with them, monsters came up from the ground and it was all too apparent it related to the caskets they had chosen. Honestly, Rho wasn't entirely sure what the Modus Operandi of this summoner was, but it that didn't seem to truly matter. Sighing at the sight of the imposing bedrock giant wielding an axe, Rho muttered, "perhaps I really am the least intelligent of the bunch."

Drawing out his blade, he got ready to fight as he turned to Aias. "Well, nevermind any sort of poor decision we might have had in the past. Would you accompany me in destroying this creature, and I the same with yours?" Not really waiting for an answer, Rho spun his two handed sword and charged at the creature with a sliding dash.

 

Taylor was extremely put out by the fact that she hadn't won the Nessa's hand. Now her dream couldn't be met. She hadn't even bothered to look at the inscriptions, but still... She honestly wasn't too bothered by the fact that she couldn't marry, because lesbian marriage was illegal in these parts anyway. However, the contract said nothing about domestic partnership, which was legal. Hehehe #winning.

Her mood quickly changed when the chanting began. A green woman showed herself to the group and mentioned incest, implying that she was somehow related to Nessa. However, Nessa denied any relation to the green lady. Interesting. Anyway, these things needed to be defeated, and... wait, was that Dialga??????????? She gasped and tried to run to battle it, but Vance dragged her to the sapphire one. Disappointed but accepting his need for help, Taylor combined her flames with Vance's, and used Fire Dash on the beast as well.​

 

Aias stood back to back with Rho, each of them facing down their own spirit which had been summoned by the apparent relative of Nessa. It was clear that each of them represented a different one of the choices in the contest, and attacked the person who had chosen the respective casket. The green haired gave a slight smirk. It was rare for him to show any sort of emotion, but when Rho had offered to fight side by side with him was one such time. "It would be an honor." He wrapped the chain around his right arm and coated himself in a barrier of light. "These creatures seem nearly mirror entities of ourselves. If you are to be the blade, i will be your shield." With haste, Aias charged at the Bedrock spirit, attempting to throw himself against it, before taking up a stance in front of Rho. He was prepared for the onslaught the golems would bring, and would defend the both of them.

Aias used Barrier Surge on Bedrock Spirit, and Guarded Rho. ​

 

Conrad Heinrich Adelbrecht Carsten von Eisenstein II

It turned out no one had picked the right casket and they were all asked to leave, that's when the chanting began, Zephyros and Nessa blamed each other for it and Vance decided to play hero. Thea was more sensible in concluding it wasn't Nessa, he also knew it wasn't a curse, reaching the same conclusion as Aisa that it was a summoning. While the chanting was nowhere near similar it reminded him of years ago, something he had put off as a dream. It started with chanting and then a very confusing story told by the summoned narrator switching viewpoints without making evidently clear who was speaking at what point. What he was certain about was that there was regicide involved, but that was just a dream and this on the other hand was real.

It was then that the beasts came forth, the beasts were linked to the casket that had been chosen, he looked at the beast of the diamond casket, he had to admit it looked absolutely magnificent. When he realised this he looked towards Thea the girl was absolutely terrified she wasn't doing well at all. Why was the beast attacking Thea anyways? She had nothing to do with the competition sure she had made her own choice of the diamond casket but she never entered the contest. "Thea. Try and stay calm and trust in your abilities! I need your help on this one, do you think you can manage that?" Conrad asked her as he drew his blade. "May fire purify your soul...." He mumbled as he charged.

Conrad used Blitz.

 

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So Balthazar was going with them? good, he wasn't as useless as Malkira thought "Good" That was when the man revealed the oracle.
What could he ask? What did he desire? Many things, within his hollow form his mind was constantly screaming, against the injustice of the world, against the many crimes of humanity, wanting, desiring, with a passion, all that he'd lost. There was one thing, his cold hands clenched into fists. He had to ask. It may be selfish but he'd lost far too much not to at least try. "Oracle..." he spoke quietly for the first time in a while "...I have lost much. I have lost my body, my friends, my enemies, my soul, my very life" He revealed. For a moment he cared little for his tough facade, as far as he was aware there was nobody else in the room, just him and this granter of knowledge. "I must know, how can I become a living human again?"

 

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"There are still so many..." Cassandra muttered as her voice trailed off. With swipes of her sword, she took out many of the Dark Guild Wizards with one singular blow. She was breathing heavily now.

"Now you're dealing with me!" A another voice yelled out.


"No don't do it Byrad! Do you have any idea what you're up against? The Sapphire Knight. Cassandra."

Cassandra took out Byrad with a simple, yet stunning blow.

"He's the last one other then Kageyama, take him down." Cassandra knelt behind the group, huffing heavily. "I need to go and warn the people on the outside, it's all I can do in my current state." Cassandra put her hand on Caleb's shoulder, as well as Aoki's. "I have to leave the rest of you for now, please don't fail me." And with that, Cassandra was gone.

"Now with her gone, don't you think you can scare me."

Karacka:
HP:
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (300)
Weapon: Dagger (5-10 damage)
Abilities:
Earth Dive: Karacka digs into the ground and strikes someone wth his dagger as he flings himself out. (10-20 damage) Speed, Magic
Earth Bounce: Karacka bounces around, slicing everyone. (30-60 damage) Speed, Magic
Dig: Disappears for a turn, then strikes a guild member with a surprise attack. (15-30 damage) Speed
Strength: 8
Speed: 12
Defence: 10
Magic: 12​

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Therity
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(65)(+3)(+9)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (65)
Ability Slots: (+1)Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (20 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn)
Thundara: Strike surrounding enemies from above with stronger lightning that shocks other nearby foes if it connects.(6MP, 12 damage, deals half to other targets)
Aerora: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and send them flying for more damage. Stuns many foes.(10MP, 16 damage on impact+Stun)
Magnet: Use magnetic force to pull enemies in and deal continual damage.(6MP, 12 damage over 2 turns)
Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Weapon: Everlast Blade: (1-9) +2 SPD
Item Slots:
Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3)
Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3)
Skill Ring: Increases Strength, Speed and slightly increases maximum AS (+4, +2, +1)
Strength: 18(+3)(+4)
Speed: 7(+3)(+2)
Defense: 1(+3)(+3)
Magic: 5

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Alessia
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(60)(+3)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (55)
Ability Slots: (+2)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage)
Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Fire Surge: Rush the enemy while a ring of fire revolves around you, hitting targets multiple times. (30 damage + 4 continuous fire damage)
Weapon: Arming Sword (4-13) +0 SPD
Item Slots:
Tourmaline Ring: Increases Strength, Speed and increases maximum AS (+1, +1, +2)
Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3)
Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3)
Strength: 12(+1)(+4)(+3)
Speed: 4(+1)(+3)(+3)
Defense: 9(+3)
Magic: 2



Zephyr
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (57)(+3)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (53)(+1)(+10)
Ability Slots:
Fire Dash: Cloak yourself in fire, then punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (25 damage + 5 fire damage continuous for 2 turns)
Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Quick Blitz: Perform a jumping attack. (5 Damage)
Weapon: X-Gloves: (3-8) +1 SPD
Item Slots:
Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3)
Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2)
Strength: 20(+3)
Speed: 7(+3)
Defense: 6(+3)
Magic: 7(+2)



Ander
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(65)(+3)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(97)(+25)
Ability Slots:
Fire Dash: Cloak yourself in fire, then punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (25 damage + 5 fire damage continuous for 2 turns)
Binding Strike: Perform a spinning attack that binds some foes. (35 damage + chance to stop enemies attacking for a turn)
Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP)
Blizzara: Blast enemies head-on with a stronger chunk of ic. (6MP. Deals 8 Damage)
Thundara: Strike surrounding enemies from above with stronger lightning that shocks other nearby foes if it connects.(6MP, 12 damage, deals half to other targets)
Aerora: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and send them flying for more damage. Stuns many foes.(10MP, 16 damage on impact+Stun)
Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Weapon: Improved Mage’s Staff (5-13) +0 SPD
Item Slots:
Fencer Earring: Highly increases maximum AS, Strength, Speed and also increases Magic (+2, +1, +1,+5)
Heartguard: Raises max HP and Defense. Equip more to boost effect. (+3, +4)
Strength: 9(+1)
Speed: 4(+1)
Defense: 5(+4)
Magic: 17(+5)


Jack
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (50)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(103)(+25)
Ability Slots:
Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP)
Fire Dash: Cloak yourself in fire, then punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (25 damage + 5 fire damage continuous for 2 turns)
Blizzard: Blast enemies head-on with a chunk of ice. (3MP. Deals 4 Damage)
Thunder: Strike surrounding enemies from above with lightning (3MP, 6 damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Weapon: Improved Mage’s Staff (5-13) +0 SPD
Item Slots:
Hi-Potion: Restore HP to the User, or to a target of the user's choosing. (+60 HP)
Fencer Earring: Highly increases maximum AS, Strength, Speed and also increases Magic (+2, +1, +1,+5)
Strength: 9(+1)
Speed: 4(+1)
Defense: 5
Magic: 14(+5)


Caleb
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (60)(+9)(+9)(+9)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (40)(+1)
Ability Slots:
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage)
Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Weapon: Shortsword (2-9) +1 SPD
Item Slots:
Potion: Restore HP to the User, or to a target of the user's choosing. (+30 HP)
Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3)
Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3)
Gaia Bangle: Significantly raises max HP and Defense (+9, +3)
Rune Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Defense. (+1, +1)
Strength: 12
Speed: 4
Defense: 9(+3)(+3)(+3)(+1)
Magic: 2

Aoki
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (49)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
(75)
Ability Slots:
Magnet: Use magnetic force to pull enemies in and deal continual damage.(6MP, 12 damage over 2 turns)
Sliding Dash: Punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (18 Damage)
Stop: Manipulate time to bring surrounding enemies' movement to a complete halt for 1 round of combat. (15MP)
Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP)
Fire Dash: Cloak yourself in fire, then punish faraway enemies with a charging attack. (25 damage + 5 fire damage continuous for 2 turns)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Weapon: Keyblade (4-12)
Item Slots:
Lucky Ring: Brings luck to the wearer, increasing the drop rate of items/Jewels (20% enhanced Drop Rate)
Lucky Ring: Brings luck to the wearer, increasing the drop rate of items/Jewels (20% enhanced Drop Rate)
Lucky Ring: Brings luck to the wearer, increasing the drop rate of items/Jewels (20% enhanced Drop Rate)
Lucky Ring: Brings luck to the wearer, increasing the drop rate of items/Jewels (20% enhanced Drop Rate)
Strength: 14
Speed: 4
Defense: -1
Magic: 14

 

One transition to the castle later and Zwei was having a ring be placed on his finger. Just how far into this marriage was he going to be forced into before they found the prince. It wasn't that he didn't want to marry her, he didn't have any plans on marrying anyone right now. More than just about everything that he's told her has been pretty much a lie. He did know what the prince actually thought on anything that the princess had told him. Something that would be problematic in the future.

What happened next definitely cause more problems for Preminger had burst through with some guards. Since when could the advisor just go around ordering the guard to do whatever she wanted? Seems like a flaw in this kingdom should she ever try to revolt against the king. The guard proceeded to restrain both him and Johanna while Preminger spouted things that were untrue. Everything about them being part of a dark guild was false as was the group suicide, Amanda and Sara vanishing he could really say much on cause he didn't know what was up with those two at all. The problem was that she had evidence to back up her lies. "What if she just stole the princes crown and Samantha's book to frame them! The only reason why I dressed up like the prince was to help this kingdom!"

At this point he really couldn't expect anything he said at this point to work. That was part of the reason that he wasn't putting up much of a resistance to the guards. Plus running away in this situation would only make things worse. Admist all this the princess was in an understandable state of shock. This was exactly what he was trying to avoid. "It's true. If it helps at all I really do think that the prince marrying you will be best for the kingdom."