She's That Knight Known As Zero

She heard the clicking of the door k.n.o.b and knew that it was locked from the outside. She could only sigh as she looked around the whole room and for some odd reason she was feeling nostalgic.

She walked towards the big window, which was obviously closed. Outside were trees swaying with the wind and birds that was flying around the swaying branches of the trees. A smile appeared in her still pale face as she watches them.

(Flashback)

Before she could even open her eyes, she could already feel the rumbling of the ground and how it was shaking violently. She could also hear voices near her.

"She"s waking up, she"s finally waking up," the woman"s voice sounded excitedly.

"We can"t have her see us, use your ability now. It"s time for her to return," the man replied.

For some odd reason she wanted to see them but just as she opened her eyes, bright light appeared around her causing her to close them again. It was also painful for her eyes when she was welcomed by such bright light.

"It"s time, you are finally returning. Return to them, to the people that"s been waiting for you all these time. It"s time for you to live happily and thank you for everything. Because of you we got the chance to live once again, we got the chance to do something for our own world. But do remember, whether in the past before our deaths or now that we have lived once more, we will always love you, Eureka."

She could still hear the woman speaking but she just couldn"t understand what it was, the only thing she heard was Eureka before everything around her seemed to have changed.

At first she felt herself dropping but she was not hurt instead her feet slowly touched the ground and she was finally standing in the middle of somewhere. It took her a while to open her pained eyes.

At first it was blury, but slowly she started getting used to the light and what welcomed her was the forest around her, she was stepping in a gra.s.s ground and it felt nice to her feet.

Soon she heard movements from behind her, when she looked around the young girl with white hair and red orange eyes were staring wide eyed at her.

"You"re here," was her first words as she happily pounced at her.

She almost lost balance by this sudden movement, nevertheless she was able to stand firm. Though she was carrying the young girl, she still felt very weak.

But this little girl"s smile was so bright, it felt like her strength was returning to her as she smiled back at her. That"s when Haruka and Akihiro appeared.

(End Of Flashback)

She once again looked around the room, her eyes still as calm as the lake, she placed her hand in her chest, "I feel sad? Or nostalgic?"

She looked outside the window and placed her hand on the gla.s.s, "Eureka. Could that be my name?"

*****

"Sit down," Akihiro commanded.

Both he and Haruka are facing Rino, Karen and Hideyos.h.i.+. The three of them are the only ones who was inside the castle. It was already dusk as well, after meeting Eureka in the forest and knowing that she had no memories, they brought her to the castle.

Of course the servants were wondering who might the beautiful lady be, but no one asked. She was then brought to her past room and sadly, they could only lock it. That way no one would try to enter and disturb her at the same time she wouldn"t leave on her own.

Their first words to these three were, "Eureka have returned."

And the obvious reaction was for them to stand and wanting to see her. It"s been four years, four long years since she disappeared.

"She has no memories, she couldn"t even recognize us," Akihiro added after the three of them sat down all over again.

"Then... Then we should interact with her, her memories would surely return that way. I mean Magma and Ice even the four guardian"s memories returned after all of them were gathered together with Azuma," Rino replied.

"I know, we"ve thought about that as well. But what if she really wanted to forget everything? She promised all of us that she would be here with us in a future, that doesn"t mean that the future she said was that of her having her memories. There are so many things we have to consider before we interact with her."

"Adding to that, she had no reactions or whatsoever after she met us. It seems that it wouldn"t be as easy as the previous ones. As Azuma and the others, plus their time apart was a thousand years old, obviously all the hindering factors have greatly weakened allowing them to break their own seals," Haruka added.

The three of them fell silent, indeed that could really be the case.

"For someone who experienced what she had, even I would want to forget everything," Karen couldn"t help but say.

"Then what are we supposed to do?" Hideyos.h.i.+ asked.

"We will gather the others tomorrow to talk about this. I shall send letters to the other three kingdoms as well," Rino finally said after he calmed down and thought about the situation as a whole.

"Can I see her?" Karen deliberated before asking.

"Go on, but try not to speak about the past yet. You can visit her as the queen and explain that since she had suddenly appeared in this kingdom, we have no choice but to make her stay in that room for now," Akihiro thought before saying.

"I shall accompany her as the king," Rino added.

"Hideyos.h.i.+, go on and inform the others. Tell all of them to prepare," Akihiro then tasked Hideyos.h.i.+.

After acknowledging, Hideyos.h.i.+ left with him feeling light headed. At the same time, he felt heavy towards this event.

"Father, regarding Raven, he was still by the borders," Rino then remembered.

"Don"t worry I"ve had Yukimura send him a letter. He will arrive here by tomorrow."

"Go on now, try to maintain your condition as king and queen when you face her," Haruka then said.

Though even she couldn"t hold back when she saw Eureka. It was truly a complete shock to be suddenly thrown infront of her.

Right in front of the room stood Karen and Rino, both were nervous, how does she look now?

Rino held Karen"s hand, "Let"s get inside."

He rea.s.sured her with a smile as she smiled back, though weakly.

The door creaked open, the lights inside were not on, the only light was coming from the sunset.

And there she was, still standing by the window, upon hearing the door open, she looked back.

Both Karen and Rino felt their hearts stop and they both took in a sharp breath.

Her eyes, the color of a gem, felt like its complimenting the color of the sun as it starts to set. Her long hair that swayed with her movement was as pure and white as snow. 

She looked like a G.o.ddess, the most beautiful G.o.ddess they"ve ever seen. Not that they"ve seen one before.

Before they could adjust their mindset, she smiled at them. It was like every flower that could bloom have bloomed. Her eyes were as serene as the lake. Despite wearing a simple white long sleeved dress, it didn"t even lessen her radiance and beauty.

"Good evening," she greeted.

Her voice caused more turmoil in their hearts, just like her eyes. It was calm and soothing, it held patience and serenity.

Rino cleared his throat, "Good evening. We apologize for such treatment, our parents have told us that you were found right in the middle of the forest. That is uncommon that is why you were brought here. And allow me to introduce ourselves, we are the current king and queen of this kingdom, Aurora Kingdom."

Eureka blinked a few times in shock before she held unto her dress and curtsied infront of them, "I apologize for not greeting you properly. It is my pleasure to be able to meet the king and queen upon my arrival here. I will also apologize in advance for I have no idea how I ended up in your forest."

Karen tried her best to blink away the tears that were threatening to come, she cleared her throat to remove the lump within it. She took a few breaths as she steadied her emotions and looked at Eureka as a queen.

"That is, we would like for you to stay here for the time being. Since your arrival was uncommon, we would like to look through it for now."

"I would be honored to be able to stay here despite my suspicious background," Eureka replied still full of respects.

"Very well then, that"s all we have to say," Rino replied seriously as the two of them turned around ready to leave.

"Uhmmm Your highness," Eureka called out.

"I hope I won"t be stepping out of boundaries, but I am a suspicious person. I was just wondering why I am being treated very well right now? It makes me curious why I was given this room instead of a dungeon," Eureka once again asked respectfully with her head slightly bowing.

At the same time, she was also wondering, she had no memories whatsoever but she still knew all the details regarding a kingdom or how to speak properly.