The Search for the Seven Moons

"As you are now, defeating Zephyr is impossible. Plus now that you know the Empire has some part of your mother's assassination..I am sure you have some vendetta against them also.." Adriesta said as we rode on her horse back to Fort Rede.

"My only target is Zephyr for now. I'll leave the Empire to the Supreme Nations. I don't want no part in that battle." I said and held onto Adriesta.

"Right..once we get to Fort Rede, I'll explain everything to you." She said.

It took us a few hours from where we were to get to Fort Rede. Once we got there I saw everyone fully recovered and sitting around. There were two new faces there also.

"Who are they?" I asked.

"These are the two remains of Maanga. One is a Fire Sage, Vivi. The other is a young girl who was abandoned at a cemetery, Zofia. Zofia can't speak like us..plus she is fairly young..about 12 years old. Vivi is 19." Adriesta said.

I got off the horse and walked towards everyone. Miyuna looked at me and stood up. She ran towards me and hugged me. I smiled and rubbed her head. Saya saw me as well then ran to me.

"Stella!" She hugged me as well.

"Saya. I'm glad you two recovered." I smiled and ruffled her hair.

They let me go and Zain walked up and lowered his scarf. I walked to him and held his cheeks. He smiled and brushed my hair behind my ear.

"I'm glad you're okay." I said.

"I should say the same...I'm glad you came back alive." Zain said.

"Look who you're telling that to..The strongest woman in Arcania...Like I'd ever lose to my brother.." I said.

Zain chuckled and I leaned up and pecked his lips. He smiled and looked back. Kanon was waving for me and him to meet Vivi and Zofia. We walked towards them.

"This says 'My favorite color is blue.'." Lina read to Zofia.

"M..My...color...blue." Zofia said.

"Close enough." Vivi said and saw me. "Oh! The hotshot herself!"

"Hello everyone." I said.

Zofia looked up and ran behind Lina. I tilted my head and saw Zofia peeking her head out. I smiled then Vivi walked towards me.

"So you're the Legendary Stella huh? The woman who took down Arthvia and Zheng Yi? Man you're amazing." Vivi smiled.

"I wouldn't call myself 'Legendary'!" I nervously laughed and my foot thumped against the ground.

"Eehh?!" Vivi jumped back.

"S-Sorry! Did I scare you?" I thumped my foot more. I haven't talked to anyone new in so long so I was quite nervous.

"Ahh don't mind Stella, she's the coolest in the land. When you get close to her you'll see how toxic she really is." Saya said.

I stomped on Saya's foot and she yelped. I gave an annoyed smile and looked at her.

"Sometimes you make me want to jump out of an airplane without a parachute and land in a volcano!" I said.

"And there is the Stella we all know and love." Victoria laughed.

"She's back!" Kanon laughed.

We all sat down and chattered as a group then Adriesta opened her eyes and the area fell silent. We looked at her.

"There is one last recruit. Mei Fang of the Northern Kingdom, The Kingdom of Parthria. Her skills with any weapon is to not be underestimated. We lost some good members of the Lunia Army. Now we expand." Adriesta said.

"The Seven Pillars shall be expanded into our own Organization. The Nightmare Assembly. Our final target, Zephyr has set up many forts and bases and is in alliance with many small kingdoms as well. Uphelia is a Kingdom farthest north. Our mission is to eliminate enemy forces as best as possible. Eliminating enemy commanders will be key into success." I said.

"But first before that, we must go back to Lunia and get the Seven Moons. It will play a huge part in these final stages." Adriesta said. "Because you use Seven Suns alone, you will die without Seven Moons. You are the only one who can defeat and kill Zephyr. If you were to die, we basically lost this war."

"I see. We set off once Mei Fang arrives." I said.

"Right." Everyone said.

Zofia slowly walked to me with her staff and looked at me. I looked at her and she froze. She opened up her mouth to speak.

"Heo. Name Zofia. Will be fwend me?" She said.

She looked scared, almost like she wanted to cry. I reached down and pat her head and smiled. She flinched a bit and opened her eyes.

"I'll be your friend and look after you." I said.

Her blue eyes shined with happiness. Her skin was extremely pale, almost as white as snow. She had markings, specifically an ancient seal, on her right arm. She carried a staff that had a skull on the tip of the staff. She didn't...well...she was void of all emotion except fear and anger and yet she was a curious person, who wanted one thing...someone to love. Her eyes showed her happiness, yet she couldn't smile. I took off my necklace and let her wear it. She looked at it and back at me.

"This necklace is special to me in ways one wouldn't understand. Now I'm giving it to you..in hopes your find what you're looking for." I said.

"T...Th..Thanks you." She said.

"You're welcome." I said then looked at Vivi as she was taking notes. "The hell are you doing?"

"Taking notes! I wanna know everything about the Queen and Leader of the Nightmare Assembly!" Vivi smiled.

"Why?" I asked.

"So I'll have something to use against you!" She smiled.

I pinched her nose and she yelped. It was like having another Saya around. I closed my eyes and gave her nose a little extra twist.

"Ow! Ow! Ow! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" She whined.

"Great another Saya..the chances of me wanting to get struck my a meteor has increased." I sighed and released her nose. "What do you do anyway?"

"Me? Well I used to work in the Special Ops in Maanga. Adriesta taught me to wield magic pistols and now I'm a Gunslinger and I learned to be a sage from Gabriela. After Maanga was destroyed I became a wanderer, looking for a line of work. It wasn't until now that I was called for these special events!" Vivi smiled.

"I see, so you're saying you might be better than Izumi when it comes to detective work?" I asked.

"Pfft, might be." Vivi said with an overinflated ego.

"Izumi! Come here for a second!" I said.

"Yes?" She walked to me.

"I have a job for you and Vivi. I want you both to do some recon once we start our raid. Whoever gives me the most information, gets promoted." I said.

"P-Promoted to what?" Izumi got excited.

"One of my Personal Knights." I said.

"You're going DOWN, Vivi!" Izumi said, pumped up.

"Heh this will be easy." Vivi said and smiled. "In the meantime, I like your hair. It's very unique."

"O-Oh! It's something I used to do when my Nana was alive. We are apart of an ancient tribe and this style of hair is a tradition." Izumi smiled.

"I like it, adds to your character." Vivi said.

Izumi giggled and blushed. I was impressed on how fast she swayed Izumi from aggressive to calm then I hatched an idea.

"Scrap what I said. I have a special job for you Vivi. Your communication skills are on an entirely new level. I want you to get information from the enemy by pretending to join the Holy Order." I said.

"Easy! I can get you any information you're looking for!" Vivi smiled.

"Good." I said.

After that brief exchange, we waited another three weeks for Mei Fang to arrive. She arrived by horse and Vivi ran to her and smiled. Mei Fang was talkative around Vivi only. They were close friends and a unique duo. We all set off back to Lunia.

"Alright, the dungeon is inside the castle, from what the data says." Izumi said.

"Inside?" Adriesta was confused.

"The throne room to be specific." Izumi answered. "Under the throne."

I looked ahead and knew how to move the throne. We reached the castle and stopped our horses. I got off and walked in the castle. We walked to the throne and I used my dark aura to move the throne.

"The Seven Moons is deep within the dungeon, there are multiple floors within this dungeon also. There is also an extra Holy Relic also. It is a ring called Holy Savior. If one equips this ring, any evil spirit possessing a weapon will be vanquished. Lunaris really must've wanted to get rid of Bushido and his influence on others." Izumi said.

"Must have...this is where I go alone. Even though we are home, we are still subjected to enemy attacks. Protect the castle and bases at all costs!" I said then walked in the dungeon.

Upon entering the dungeon the throne moved and covered the entrance of the dungeon. A magic fireball appeared beside me and I summoned the Seven Suns.

"All or nothing now.." I said.