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The Necromancer in Shadow by TheOminousRain

Anime » Eminence in Shadow Rated: M, English, Horror & Humor, Cid Kagenou/Shadow, OC, Words: 548k+, Favs: 386, Follows: 388, Published: Oct 27, 2023 Updated: Aug 9

768Chapter 43: The War Begins

Chapter 43: The War Begins

*BOOM BOOM BOOM*

Multiple explosions occurrs in the sky, sending shockwaves to the ground that sends all audience of the Bushin Festival running. Ughh… My body's still hurting and the shaking ain't helping. My vision's getting blurry and I'm struggling to stay awake.

"What the hell's going on!?"

"Those ain't fireworks! Those are magic!"

"It's a terrorist attack!"

"I saw King Oriana murdering King Midgar!"

"What has the world gone to!?"

I ignore the people and their screaming and mumbling… as I see my… the main body's sister avoiding me. What did I do? Is she mad about something? Or is she going through a phase?

Oh, she's clutching her chest, as if enduring pain. Is she hurt? That shouldn't stop her from glomping me and crushing my… the main body's bones usually.

I should ignore it but… I can't help but worry. I'm sure the main body would share the same sentiment.

"Nu."

"Yes?"

"Can you… help her?" I ask for her help sincerely, hoping she would agree.

"Very well." She agrees in an instant and leaves my side to help my sister. That was easier than I thought.

"Claude." My father calls out to me with an expression of worry, like he usually does whenever I… the main body has something to hide.

"Can I ask you how you're associated with a group of known criminals?" My father asks.

"Husband! This is not the right time nor the place!" My mother protests.

How should I answer him? Hmm…. As I was contemplating, he sighs.

"Haaah… You're always doing stuff on your own. I understand that you're doing this for Charlotte's sake but you need to remember that we care about you too, Claude. Especially Charlotte." She just walked away from me though.

"I want you to please put some trust in us. We're your family. Please… rely on us! Tell us what burdens you! Don't carry it on your own or it'll destroy you!" He advises me with a concerned face but I didn't reply him. I don't know how to reply as even the main body usually didn't reply in this kind of situation.

I walk towards Charlotte, Mr. Claude's beloved sister. He's worried about something and I have a bad feeling about this. I must check her out.

"Miss Charlotte." I call out to her.

"What do you want?"

"Are you injured anywhere? If so, let me-"

"I'm fine! I don't need your help!"

That's not a normal reaction. She's hiding something. As I thought.

"You have Demonic Possession, don't you?" I whisper to her ear.

"!" She's startled. So I was right.

"Fear not. Shadow Garden has the means to help you."

"How?"

"There are three individuals within Shadow Garden who are capable of curing Possession."

"What!?" That got her attention. Yes we have not one, not two, but three of such individuals.

"And we offer you healing."

"How do I know you're telling me the truth?" She asks with suspicion.

I lower my hood in response and show my face to her. She seems to recognize me.

"You're… Nicoletta? I thought you're dead!"

"That was once my name. My name is Nu now. I was once a victim of Demonic Possession just like you. My family threw me away and declared me dead. I was rescued and healed by Shadow Garden. That's how I'm here."

"I see… So you're saying you're gonna heal me in exchange for something? Alright. What do you want?"

"We already had help from your brother so we can't possibly ask more out of you. After you're healed, you're free to go."

"My brother…? Helped you?"

"Yes. He has been a valuable ally to Shadow Garden for some time now. He helped us a lot with the school incident and he even discovered the Possession in Rose before we did."

"Princess Rose too!?"

"Indeed. But she has been healed. So will you."

She contemplates on her answer for few seconds before answering.

"Then… let's discuss another terms…" She says with determination in her eyes.

"Oh? What do you want?"

"For so long… I've been so helpless. I asked my brother to teach me swordsmanship so he doesn't have to carry his burden alone. But back in the school incident, I was still as helpless as ever against Necromancer. I… I need more power!"

"I see. Then…"

"Yes… I want to-"

*BOOM BOOM BOOM*

Colorful explosions fills the sky above the Royal Capital but the shockwaves they create let the people know that they are not fireworks but the result of a battle between gods.

Beneath the explosions, two groups of people clad in black clash in battle. They are the Shadow Garden and the Reaper Squad.

Alpha engages a tall member of the Reaper Squad whose distinguishing feature amongst the Reaper Squad is that he wears enchanted mythril armor and wields a sword made from greenish metal unknown to her.

Alpha's magic and talents surpasses his but he makes up for his weakness with skills he gained from experience and the Artifacts he wields.

"So you're the infamous No. 001 that I heard so much about from my master." The man says while his blade is locked with Alpha's.

"My name is Alpha, Gil, the first of the Seven Wraiths. Or should I say… Gilfried, the commander of Everick's knights." Alpha replies, surprising Gilfried of her knowledge of his true identity.

"Ha! So you found out! As expected of the leader of the Seven Shades!" Gilfried laughs as they both disengage and jump back.

"My master will reward me greatly if I return you to his side. Don't make this harder for yourself, No 001! Surrender and you may just receive his mercy!" He declares.

"How absurd." Alpha says as she charges forward and they engage in back and forth slashing and parrying.

Princess Alexia… I completely understand how you feel. I'm sorry but… we have to do this to you and your kingdom… in order to protect what's precious to us. Thought Sherry as she engages Alexia in combat. The mask she wore and Alexia's own rage makes Alexia unable to recognize her.

Alexia, filled with grief and anger, recklessly charges and attacks Sherry's short figure, uncaring of any and all consequences. Sherry holds back and only fires warning shots out of pity for the grieving princess.

Please. Don't fight anymore. I don't want to hurt you. You still have to take care of Cid. Thought Sherry as she blocks another one of Alexia's attacks with her barrier.

"You monsters! Why won't you diee!?" Shouts Alexia angrily as she fills her sword with magic, causing it to be enveloped by pinkish red aura.

Isn't that!? Thought Sherry as Alexia's sword destroys her barrier and causes a massive gash on Sherry's torso while also sending her crashing against the wall.

"Ughh… I didn't expect her to use Iris' technique." Sherry mutters as she stands back up and began healing her wounds with a healing spell, enduring the pain that would've made her past self give up in the process.

"I won't let you!" Alexia shouts as she lunges towards her enemy, not letting her enemy have any chance to recover.

"I'm sorry but I'm gonna have to hurt you." Sherry says as she fires a lightning spell towards Alexia, stopping her charge and electrocuting her.

"HYAAAAAAGHHH!" Alexia shouts in agony as she falls to the ground.

She tries to stand back up only to stop as she sees her enemy already standing in front of her.

This is it… I'm sorry sis… Thought Alexia as she braces herself to meet death while glaring defiantly at her enemy straight at the eerie mask her enemy wears.

To her surprise, her enemy ignores her completely and walks away to engage the Shadow Garden members in combat, showing less mercy to them.

"What's… going on…?" Alexia mutters as she regains her senses and flees the scene.

"HAAAAAAHHHH!" Shouts Iris as she unleashes massive red flames from her mythril greatsword while swinging it towards Beta, who dodges it almost effortlessly.

"Calm down, Princess Iris! We are not your enemy!"

"It's all your fault! You brought your war to our peaceful kingdom and murdered my father! Dieee!" Shouts Iris as she unleashes another destructive slash, which destroys several buildings.

"Tch. She's out of her mind now. And here I thought she would be more bearable than her sister." Mutters Beta as she dodges another slash.

Killing her isn't an option. It will cause further chaos to the kingdom. But at the rate she's destroying everything in her blind rage—Thought Beta before being interrupted by another slash.

I must knock her out. But with the Artifact she's wielding, it's not gonna be easy. Haaah… What a pain but… babysitting is work too, Beta.

"Not a step further, Rose Oriana." Glen says with a stern voice while pointing his sword towards Rose, who was about to join the fight.

"But I can fight, Sir Glen!" Rose says.

"Fight against us, you mean?" Glen replies with suspicion.

"No! You have to believe me! I was just as surprised as you when my father-"

"Save your excuses for the trial, Rose Oriana!" Shouts Glen, unmoved by her plea as other knights from the Knight Order approaches her with magic suppressing cuffs, intending on arresting her.

"Very well… I surrender." Rose says as she drops her sword and put offers her hands to the knights. But before the grinning knights could place the cuffs on her, they are stopped by a slash from Glen himself.

"AAAGHH! What is the meaning of this, Sir Glen!?" Shouts one of the knights whose hand has been sliced off.

"I know your true affiliation the moment you showed those disgusting grins, Cultists. You will not take her!" Declares Glen as he stands protectively in front of Rose.

"Oh my. It seems that you guys are having some trouble with apprehending the princess." A calm male voice says as he enters the room through the door nonchalantly. The knights seem to back off when they see him.

When Glen and Rose turns to see the source of the voice, they see a grey haired wolf Beastkin man with squinted eyes wearing black robes similar to the Reaper Squad, although he didn't cover his face which allows them to see his nonchalant smile. He carries no weapon at all, in contrast to other Reaper Squad members.

"Who are you!?" Shouts Rose.

"I'm Adra, one of the Seven Wraiths. Pleased to make your acquaintance." He says as he suddenly charges and knocks Glen away with an elbow to the chest, which sent him away from the ruined VIP booth.

"Tch! Strong!" Rose says as she takes her sword back and adopts a fighting stance.

"You would do well to surrender now. I'd hate to harm a pitiful thing like you." The beastkin says, not adopting any stance in response to Rose's own.

"You underestimate me, Necromancer's minion. I'll show you my true power!" Rose shouts as turquoise aura envelops her.

"Haaah… What a handful little thing you are. Almost reminds me of my sister." He remarks calmly as he blocks the princess' lunge with a swipe of his claws.

Author's Note:

Hey lookie here. I managed to finish a chapter with what little time I had this week (4th December 2023 at the time of this writing). Decided to focus on smaller battles happening below the sky in this chapter before writing Shadow VS Necromancer again. Also, another Seven Wraiths member introduced!

J-More: Ok, I didn't expect you to kill king Klaus, he didn't do much yet, the implications of having him gone... this is gonna be so chaotic c:

You have written so much in just one month, you have become my eminence in the shadows 3

Answer: Things are gonna get very different from now on. And thanks for always enjoying my fic.

primenidus: The stomach

Answer: It is kind of brutal. Claude can be quite cruel too, not just Necromancer. He intends to break her so he can manipulate her easier.

BetweenIandGirl: Klaus really dead now is it? he might be important for later volumes if you intent to correspond thia fanfic the same length as original or do you want it stop somewhere?

Answer: I plan on making the story diverge from here.

Wholesome07: So is the next chapter will be Shadow VS Necromancer?

Answer: After this chapter.

Abrax3s: just saying, having a wife like yukime who can seduce everyone for you while you're the villain is super handy. seduction is one of the easiest yet most effective ways to influence a person

Answer: True.

Soulbow109: Finally caught up after leaving for a bit. Didn't expect Claude to bring in the original Mundane man. Was surprised when he appeared in the game. Kinda funny how Annerose interpreted the whole thing. Sad no Claude vs Beatrix but I guess fighting him in his Necromancer persona will be cool. Liked him hypnotizing the king for the plan, made a cooler scene though I imagine Rose's mental state ain't too good afterwards.

Surprised that Charl has possession since its escaped everyone's notice so far. Though weird that she seems to still be suffering even though the black spots have disappeared. Is it something else or did whatever get rid of the spots not do a thorough job. Also funny that she sees Claude as an angel despite what he has been doing saying otherwise.

Answer: Welcome back. It's good that the game fleshed out Annerose's personality, which allowed me to do the Mundane Mann twins misunderstanding.

Poor Rose. She already had it rough in canon. What's worse? Killing your dad to save him from poison? Or seeing him become a mad king and start a war? Claude is watching all this stuff because he's gonna relate to the situation and was using it as case study of some sort.

I honestly forgot to hint at Charlotte's possession earlier but if it's the black spots she got from her childhood, it's actually misunderstanding that came from her playing with ink but she forgot about the ink itself and just focused on the fear of possession and fear of the Necromancer who she believed kidnapped her back then. She didn't know of how evil her brother is. Will it remain that way until the end?

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