//------------------------------// // The Sword, Armor and Squire // Story: My Little Pokémon // by Amarvax //------------------------------// Outskirts of the Crystal Empire. While everyone enjoys the Pokemon Festival, some are more focused on different matters. Matters that can be boiled down to personal matters between two individuals. And no duo represents this better than Shining Armor and Honedge. Currently, on the outskirts of the Crystal Empire, the two of them were having a bit of a bonding session. They had a very mutual relationship with each other. They respected one another but they weren't ready to see themselves as trainer and Pokemon yet. More like minor acquaintances. Their relationship has barely improved. Only by a little amount. But only one of them seeks to really improve it. Shining Armor that is. But he knew how to grab Honedge's attention. By vowing to help him improve with his sword skills. And that was enough to make Honedge cooperate, even for just a bit. To work with Honedge, Shining Armor had crystal pillars act as training dummies for Honedge to slash away at. They were hard enough for a Steel-Type like Honedge to actually work hard to cut. "Okay, Honedge. Go." Shining Armor gave the command to start. "Edge!" The Sword Pokemon got started. He went up to the crystal pillars, swinging away by using Fury Cutter to do so. Honedge's steel-body meant that he could easily chip off crystals in a heartbeat. Honedge was thinking about one thing. Surpassing Kartana and become the best sword user to ever exist. Before he became a Honedge, the man from medieval times had some history with swords. According to Honedge himself, he was adept with a sword when he was still human. Although, his past is still unknown to Shining Armor. But now as a Honedge, a living sword, he would have to swing his sword differently. AKA, his entire body. Which can be tricky at times. Honedge's slashing strength was increasing in power due to the effects of Fury Cutter. The crystals were coming apart and some of them were even being designed by Honedge as a sort of inspiration from what Kartana did to the Sylveon statue. "Nice, nice!" Shining Armor nodded. "Let's try some harder crystals." He used his magic to bring the harder pillars over. "Hone!" Naturally, Honedge switched over to the harder crystals pillars, using his increased strength thanks to Fury Cutter. Honedge's constant slashing grabbed the attention of the Sableye, who snuck in to grab all the shards that came out of the crystals each time they were struck for a quick bite. But they weren't the only ones that Honedge dragged in. Cobalion had taken notice of this himself. He observed Honedge's slashes, seeing how he performed on the crystal pillars. From what Cobalion could tell, Honedge's sword skills are fairly good and precise from how he was quickly cutting the pillars. But that was mostly from Fury Cutter. However, Cobalion could also see that Honedge could get a bit reckless along the way. In the beginning, he's clear and focused but as he continued to slash, his movements shift into a fast and loose style of swinging. And the drawbacks began to show. Eventually, Honedge reached a limit where he tired himself out cutting another hard pillar. He even ended up chipping a part of his own bladed body as well. "H-Honedge..." Honedge took a breather. "Maybe these ones are a bit too hard." Shining Armor went up to Honedge. "You even chipped yourself." "Edge." "You'll keep on harming yourself if you swing in that way." Cobalion said as he walked up to the duo of Pokemon and Trainer. "Hm? Cobalion? Have you been watching us this whole time?" "Just recently. I saw how your Honedge was using its sword. Or rather its entire body." "Oh, yeah. We're practising to improve Honedge's sword skills. Or...get them back I think makes more sense. But he kinda chipped himself there." "Hone." "It's only natural that he'd chip his blade. Getting reckless along the way can cost you a great risk." "Really?" Shining Armor turned to Honedge. "What do you mean by that?" "Honedge seemed to be doing well at the beginning with precise slashes. But as he went on, his blade became wild and breakneck, resulting in sloppy accidents such as that chip." "Honedge?" "Honedge looked at its bladed body and the pillars that he chipped himself on. "I guess reckless slashes can be a pretty big risk..." Then Shining Armor realized something. With Cobalion right here in front of him, an idea sparked. "Oh! Cobalion!" "Hm?" "You're a sword master, right? Think you can help me and Honedge?" "You want me to train you two? "Mhm." Shining Armor nodded. "You know a lot about swords anyway. Plus, it'll really help boost Honedge's confidence if a Sword of Justice is training him. He wants to beat Kartana one day, ya know." "Honedge!" "Hm..." Cobalion scrunched his eyes as he was making a decision. The last time he trained someone was Keldeo and that was the end of that. It has been years after Keldeo's training since he's a certified Sword of Justice now. But it wouldn't hurt to teach someone new. Even if it wasn't a Sword of Justice it still counts as someone training to be a great sword user. "I suppose I can teach you while I'm here." Cobalion took Shining Armor's offer. "Yes!" Shining Armor exclaimed. "We'll be sword experts in no time, Honedge." "Hone!" "But. I assure you that I won't go easy on you for being novitiate, understand?" "Oh sure. We're ready." "Edge!" "Then come." Cobalion suddenly summoned his sword, startling Honedge and Shining Armor. "We'll start simple with a short battle." "T-That's your way of simple?" Shining Armor gulped. "Alright then...We can hold our own against you, I know it. Let's go Honedge!" "Hone!" The Sword Pokemon got in front of Shining Armor, ready to face off against his fellow Steel-Type. The Sableye and some ponies who were just arriving at the Pokemon Festival in the Crystal Empire decided to get a good look at this for themselves. "He's a Fighting-Type...so that sword of his isn't gonna do a thing to Honedge. Use Fury Cutter!" "Hone!" The Sword Pokemon went on the offensive, rushing in with a white aura surrounding his body. With sharp and concise movements, Honedge swung like a true adept. However, Cobalion easily blocked it with his sword, creating a loud clang noise from the impact as the crystals around them shattered. "Edge! Edge!" Honedge began doing what he does best. Swinging violently with Fury Cutter as his strength was increasing. Each swing was faster and stronger than the last, but even with that growth, Cobalion was easily deflecting and blocking Honedge's hits by doing absolutely nothing except for standing in place. Cobalion barely even budged. Even with Honedge's strength increasing with Fury Cutter, the Iron Will Pokemon stood still on one single spot, unphased. Naturally, for Honedge, this aggravated him. He was putting all this effort into his slashes and he was making zero progress. So, Honedge decided to get aggressive with his swings, shifting from his sharp movements to ferocious movements. "Predictable." Cobalion said as he decided to fight back. But he didn't use a move to do so. Instead, Cobalion emanated a potent shockwave from his sword, essentially showing off his fighting spirit. This shockwave pulsed through the area, scaring off the Sableye and making the ponies tremble as it sounded like a loud gong going off. Honedge shuddered as its metal and spectral body was ringing from the shockwave. "H-H-H-Hone-Honedge?!" This overwhelming shockwave caused Honedge to not only stop attacking but it even made him faint. "Edge..." "Ah! Honedge!" Shining Armor gasped. "Hm." Cobalion lowered his sword as he had already displayed just how powerful he was in comparison. "Again. Your slashes shift into ferocity along the way." "Honedge..." "Your Honedge is easily irritated. What seems to be promising and clear-cut slashes transforms into a battling style that can be considered unpolished." "Yeah, I figured." Shining Armor sighed. "But he did so well against the Dynamax Sableye." He helped Honedge up. "But. That flaw is just another example of determination. But that frustration might lead to his downfall if it is not controlled at all." "Well, I think that Honedge gets frustrated when it involves somepony who's a better sword wielder than him. He's still pretty mad about that Kartana encounter." "Edge..." "Honedge shows great promise. All he needs to do is restrain himself. Ferocious and violent swings are powerful, yes. But they're raw and unrefined. It's the same reason why Dragon moves do not affect Fairy Pokemon. One is raw magic and the other is focused magic." "So...does that mean..." "If Honedge can control his frustration, he will be an expert swordmaster in no time. A Pokemon such as himself is already harbouring great potential." "That might be a problem." Shining Armor chuckled nervously. "Honedge's temper is uh...not great." "Hone." Honedge scoffed. "Try again. But this time, focus properly." Cobalion offered them a second chance. "Again? Okay. We can try again." Shining Armor nodded. "Let's try and keep it cool, okay, Honedge?" "Edge!" Honedge hovered up, already preparing to strike Cobalion with his body. He wasn't exactly emanating a calm and collected aura like Cobalion. "Let's try something else. Attack with Swords Dance!" "Hone!" Honedge tried a new approach due to Shining Armor's commands. But whether he would be able to perform differently was up to Cobalion to judge as the Sword Pokemon bolted forward. Honedge may have little control over himself but he took Cobalion's advice to heart. He attempted to relax when swinging at the Iron Will Pokemon. Once more, Cobalion decided to stay on one spot whilst blocking with his blade. Honedge's increased strength still couldn't compare to the sheer might of Cobalion. However, instead of getting riled up like before, Honedge decided to keep his frustration in and attack in a different way. Instead of fast and swift slashes, Honedge slowed himself down instead of rushing in blind. "Good." Cobalion actually complimented Honedge's new approach. "Keep that up." "Hone! Hone!" Honedge's new approach and focused slashes were actually enough to make Cobalion move just a tiny bit. The Iron Will Pokemon could see that Honedge was starting to clear his head of any aggression. "Okay, nice! Now let's try using Fury Cutter with that boosted strength!" "Edge!" Honedge's strength was larger than ever now. The Sword Pokemon suddenly used its ghost intangibility to phase through Cobalion to attack him from behind. "Hm?" This caught Cobalion off guard a small bit since he wasn't really expecting that to happen. "Honedge!" Honedge used the powered up Fury Cutter to attack Cobalion's back. But even that wasn't enough to get the best of the Iron Will Pokemon as Cobalion, in the blink of an eye, turned around and blocked Honedge's blade with his own. They both locked eyes as Honedge was trying to push through Cobalion's sword with his own. But Cobalion was way too durable. Cobalion could see that Honedge was showing some promising progress. So he decided to put an end to this battle by showing off what might be his most impressive cut yet. First, he blew Honedge back by exerting that same potent shockwave from his sword. But this time, Honedge was able to withstand it as he was still standing. "H-Hone...!" Cobalion then swung his sword downwards, sending a cutting wave of light that flew past Honedge and Shining Armor. This wave of light was instant and hard to track. It moved faster than light as all that could be felt was a loud tremor from the sheer force of it. With utter disbelief, when Shining Armor and Honedge turned around, they witnessed that the entire mountainscape of the Frozen North had been cut in half as the sun rays beamed down on Cobalion. "O-Oh..." Shining Armor shuddered. "That should do it for battling." Cobalion returned his sword. "Huh? We're done training?" "Not quite. I merely wanted to test you out in a battle. I'll put you in a different training position. Similar to what you two were doing before I came up to you." "Oh. You mean us cutting the crystals?" "Precisely. Instead of cutting the crystals from up close, I want you to try and cut it from afar." "...Eh?" Shining Armor scrunched his eyes. "You mean like how you cut the Frozen North in half? I'm not sure that Honedge can do that. Can he?" "It's not impossible at all. Moves such as Night Slash are physical and up close. However, with the right amount of focus, they can become living energy. Like so." Cobalion demonstrated by lighting his sword up. He released a small cutting wave of energy that split some crystals in half. "Hone?" "The true weight of the sword has many possibilities. Like with all Pokemon, there is no limit to what they are capable of at all." "I believe that." Shining Armor nodded as his stomach started to growl. "Ah but first...can I grab a bite? I' 'm starving?" "Fine. I'll be waiting here." Cobalion sat down on the ground. "Thanks! Return, for now, Honedge." Shining Armor brought Honedge back into his ball as he ran off to grab himself a bite to eat. While Shining Armor went off, Terrakion, Virizion and Keldeo approached Cobalion. They had been watching the entire training session occur. "I thought your training days were over?" Terrakion said. "You're teaching those two?" "They hold promise, those two. At times, I feel compelled to help teach those who want to become swordmasters." Cobalion responded. "Oh like how you all trained me, right?" Keldeo spoke. "Right, Keldeo." Virizion nodded. "It's good that there are those who wish to become better trainers. Their world still has yet to experience the many grandiose threats our world holds." Cobalion stood up. "It's best to prepare for those threats as capable trainers." "Especially Ghetsis and Team Plasma." Terrakion turned to Virzion and Keldeo. "If he decides to make another move on Equestria then..." "Pssh! We stopped him once we'll do it again." Keldeo grinned. "Perhaps not as easily the second time Keldeo." Cobalion shut him down. "Ghetsis is an adapter. Like Ash, he takes notice of his failures and grows from it. There's no telling what he could be planning now." "Oh...yeah I guess." Keldeo scrunched his face. "If only we could travel to other worlds ourselves." Virizion sighed. "We could have saved Pyrestar's world by now." "If only. Right now. We'll have to wait and hold our patience until the time comes." Cobalion uttered as the sun rays beamed down on him. There's always something going through Cobalion's head. But usually, it's for the good of others. Much like his fellow swords. The Crystal Empire. "Need a bite." Shining Armor entered the castle as his stomach kept on growling. "You're back. How did your bonding exercise with Honedge go?" Cadence asked. "It's still going on. Cobalion's teaching us." "Cobalion?!" Celestia flew up as she bumped her head on the ceiling. "Ow." "Mhm. He's teaching me and Honedge, mostly Honedge, to become better swordmasters. It's going alright. Right now I-" Shining Armor paused as he had finally seen Sunlight and Eventide for the very first time. He saw how identical they looked to Celestia and Luna but with slight differences here and there as he also noticed their superior size to Celestia who was normally considered the tallest pony in Equestria. "W-Who are they?" He stuttered. "Oh, right." Celestia descended. "Shining Armor. These are my parents. Sunlight and Eventide." "Hello!" Sunlight waved her hoof. "Aha!" Eventide teleported, appearing behind Shining Armor and frightening him. "Boy! I've been wanting to meet you!" "H-Hello..." Shining Armor gulped as he was overwhelmed by Eventide's insane height. "My you are tall." "Aren't I?" Eventide placed his hoof around Shining Armor's neck, squeezing him in the process as the unicorn's eyes bulged. "Oof!" "Come. We have a lot to discuss!" "U-Uh, actually! I came here to eat quickly and h-head back to Cobalion for more training." Shining Armor flailed his hoof around. "Eventide, dear. You're strangling the poor boy." Sunlight said. "Oh!" Eventide removed his hooves from Shining Armor. "Apologies." "It's fine..." Shining Armor breathed in and out as his neck was now strained. "Need food..." "Here. Eat this." Cadence used her magic to bring over some surprising curry. Somepony from Canterlot brought this as a gift. It's Mushroom Medley Curry." "Thanks..." Shining Armor went over to the curry as he held his neck. "I hope you don't mind but..." Celestia slid backwards. "Would it be alright if I went to see Cobalion?" She squeed. "Sure. No pr-" The moment Eventide said sure, Celestia took off like a rocket, leaving the castle in a flash as she went to find Cobalion. "Oh." "Mmm!" Shining Armor devoured the curry like a maniac. He was truly starving. "So good!" "So. Is it true?" Sunlight went over to Shining Armor. "Hm? What's true?" "That your Honedge used to be a human that was slain by the sword that ended up becoming Honedge?" "Oh, it's true." Shining Armor nodded. "I think it's for every Honedge." "It still baffles me that a Pokemon can be formed in such a way." Cadence looked up. "I wonder who Honedge really was in his previous life. Or what his name was." "Who knows. But it's neat to have an ancient warrior on our side." As Shining Armor continued to devour the curry, inside of the Poke Ball, Honedge had heard the entire conversation. However, instead of shrugging it off as nothing important, instead, this conversation about Honedge was very important. Honedge heard how they mentioned his past. From what he's told them over these past few months, he described himself as a great warrior who was an experienced knight with a sword. Or at least, that's what he says. In truth, Honedge's past was vastly different from what he's told Shining Armor and Cadence. Thinking about it made Honedge reminisce about his past. But it has been so long that his memories are very vague. There was little he could remember. But there was one memory that forever stuck with him. 3,000 years ago. Kalos Region. During the Kalos War. Honedge at the time wasn't actually an amazing and legendary swordsman as he constantly says he is. Instead, he was just a squire back in the day. Simply training to become a knight in the future. This moment in time was the most important event in Honedge's memory Because this was the day Honedge was slain as a human. He had been thrust into the Kalos War at such a young age. And as the role of the squire, he had to accompany the knights and their Pokemon on the battlefield by carrying the knight's flag into battle with his master. He had dreamed of being a knight himself and to become a master of the sword. However, he had entered the war before he got the chance to reach that point in time. But he had hope that once this war was over, he would end up ranking up and finally emerge as a knight, albeit a novice one. Unfortunately, during the Kalos War, he had been struck. But it wasn't actually a sword that took him out like the Pokedex describes a Honedge. Instead, a Draco Meteor crashed onto him, engulfing the young squire. And that was the end of this young squire's time. His body had been charred up by Draco Meteor as he was on the ground with severe meteoric draconic heat slowly destroying his body. The last thing he saw was the constant battling of the war going on. After that, he had passed on while the war continued. Once the Kalos War came to an end, many of the fallen humans and Pokemon had their deceased bodies scattered across the battlefield. So many had perished on that day. Some of the fallen humans and Pokemon were given new life. Some were turned into Gastly's, others became Yamask's. They all were given second lives. One of them being the young squire. However, unlike the many fallen soldiers and Pokemon who had been turned into Ghost Pokemon in under an hour after the battle, it took the squire a Millennium for his spirit to link with a Ghost. Next to his skeleton, which was buried underneath the ground, a sword was nearby, belonging to one of the many fallen soldiers in the war. It too was also buried in the ground with the skeleton. The squire's spirit was devastated. His dream of becoming a great swordmaster had been wiped out the moment that Draco Meteor fell from above. All his hard work was for nothing. This distraught emotion was enough to link the spirit of the squire with the sword. It was almost as if the sword had responded to the squire's cry. Because of this spectral link, a Honedge had been born. After centuries, a link had been formed. The sword had transformed itself into a Pokemon on that very day. And ever since then, the squire, now a Honedge, had been travelling the land, searching for some lifeforce to absorb. The one in control was Honedge. Not the squire. Because Honedge was in control, it only sought lifeforce energy and nothing else. But despite that, the spirit of the squire was still in there. And that lone spirit was still, deep down, wishing for the chance to be a swordmaster once more. It ventured the lands for months until the day arrived when the Rift crossed the two worlds over. Which all leads up to the present timeline. Those were memories Honedge never wanted to remember. But they were the most prominent and effective so it was impossible to forget. At the end of the day, Honedge wasn't a grown man but a young boy who never got the chance to achieve his goal. Until he met Shining Armor, that is. "Okay." Shining Armor finished his curry. "Cobalion's waiting for me. This time, we're gonna make our slashes ranged or...something like that." "Just don't forget to enjoy the festival too," Cadence said to Shining Armor as she saw her husband run out of the castle to continue his training. With Cobalion, he was having a small chat with Celestia who came dashing here just to meet him. "You know...there's a special holiday known as Hearts and Hooves today. I'm not sure if you've heard of it but..." Celestia whistled as she dug her hoof in the snow. "Hm." Cobalion nodded as he closed his eyes. He quickly opened them up once he spotted the return of Shining Armor as he stood up. "So. Are you ready to learn how to emanate your fighting spirit?" "Yes sir!" Shining Armor replied. Just then, Honedge forced himself out of his Poke Ball, for once. "Edge!" "Hm, Honedge? You're already raring to go?" "Hmm." Cobalion narrowed his eyes. "Honedge!" Honedge was acting differently this time. Obviously, he was ready to continue improving himself, but after he reminisced his past, his determination skyrocketed at an unexpected level. And Cobalion could see that. "Good." Cobalion said. "That drive is already a major step into unleashing your spirit. Come. Let us begin." Cobalion went over to the hardest pillars. The same pillars that chipped Honedge in the beginning. "Hone." "Remember. You must release your fighting spirit with this. Your cuts will be versatile in both physical and special range if you can learn this." "We got it. You ready, Honedge?" "Edge!" "Then. You may begin." "Hone...!" Honedge began tightening his focus. He set his eyes on the many pillars in front of him. When concentrating Honedge began thinking of his past and how he never got to become a master swordsman. "Edge!" But, now that he was the sword himself, Honedge knew that his dream could still be possible. He was emanating two types of aura. One was the manifestation of his final days as a human and how he perished in the Kalos War. That aura was sadness. But the second aura was his perseverance manifested. Even if he was no longer human and cursed to live in this bladed body, he was still aiming for his dream even in this restrictive form. "Oh! You're doing it Honedge!" Shining Armor gawked. "Now slice!" "Honedge!" The Sword Pokemon released the cutting wave embedded with Honedge's spirit. Or rather, the squire's spirit. This spirit was strong enough to leave large marks on the ground as it went towards the pillars. The wave made contact with the pillars, but he only managed to chip off shards of the pillars instead of cutting them in half. It wasn't enough. "Again." Cobalion said. "Hone!" Thus began a consecutive series of slashes. Honedge began slashing the air, sending light cutting waves from his bladed body. The waves kept on chipping the pillars little by little. None of them were able to take out a sizable chunk at all. Shining Armor could see that Honedge was acting differently this time. He wasn't sure what it was but he could feel something new in Honedge that he had never felt before. Honedge kept releasing his spirit, trying his very best to cut through the pillars with everything he had. But all he could do was chip away small shards. "Go, Honedge!" Shining Armor was suddenly cheering him on. "Edge?" "You can do it! Cut right through those pillars! You wanna be back in your prime as a legendary warrior right?!" "Hone!" Honedge hadn't received praise before. The Sword Pokemon knew that Shining Armor had taken all of the false information and lies he gave to his trainer. About him being a legend. But he could also see that Shining Armor was genuinely trying to help him succeed. Even if he was unknowingly helping Honedge reach his true goal. To become a swordmaster. He may have tricked him to help battle against the Dynamax Sableye due to him sparking up his loss against Kartana, but Shining Armor was, in fact, preparing him for his seemingly inevitable rematch with Kartana. Honedge could now see that Shining Armor might be worthy as his Pokemon Trainer. After rejecting him for so long, Honedge saw Shining Armor as a partner. At least, a partner that he could go beyond tolerating, but not yet friends. And it was this sudden revelation that the unexpected occurred. All of Honedge's body began to glow, engulfing the sword Pokemon in a silver light as Shining Armor backed up. "Honedge?" Shining Armor's eyes widened. "What's happening?" Suddenly, millions of swords rose from the silver light, flying into the air as the skies were covered with glowing blades. Cobalion and the others watched as the blades circled the sky like a tornado. These swords then came flying back down towards the glowing body of Honedge as they consecutively stabbed into the Sword Pokemon. Once they stabbed Honedge, an explosion of infinity energy erupted, forming into a pillar that blew Shining Armor back whilst Cobalion and the others stood firm. The pillar of light had been cut in half as the second form of the Steel-Ghost-Type had finally been revealed and was here at last. Doublade. "Doublade!" "Huh?!" Shining Armor sat up as he was shocked to see that Honedge had evolved. "He evolved? W-W-Where's my dex!" He quickly pulled out his Pokedex, reading the data of his newly evolved partner. "Doublade. The Sword Pokemon. When Honedge evolves, it divides into two swords, which cooperate via telepathy to coordinate attacks and slash their enemies to ribbons. The complex attack patterns of its two swords are unstoppable, even for an opponent greatly accomplished at swordplay. The two blades rub together to emit a metallic sound that unnerves opponents. The two swords employ a strategy of rapidly alternating between offence and defence to bring down their prey." "Excellent." Cobalion smiled, knowing how that evolution was possible. The two blades of Doublade were not just twins. But instead, one was the spirit of the squire and the other was the spirit of the sword itself. They seem to have truly linked together, at least for now. "Okay." Shining Armor stood up. "Doublade! Swing at your best!" "Dou!" With a boost in power, Doublade had learned a new move. Night Slash. Both of Doublade's blades had illuminated a purple and white aura, to represent the link between the squire and sword. With a mighty swing, streaks of energy had been swung, sending multiple purple and white blades of energy at the pillars. With lightning speed, Doublade's fighting spirit was wide enough to hit all the pillars at once. Each of the streaks flew past the pillars with sheer destructive yet composed force behind them. Instead of shards, they had been split in half, one by one, like a sort of a domino effect. Shining Armor was amazed at how wonderfully Doublade had cut the pillars apart with those tiny little streaks. "Amazing!" He rushed over to Doublade. "Doublade that was incredible!" "Blade." "I didn't think you'd evolve during this but...I'll take it! Wait till Cadence and Twily hear about this." Shining Armor squeed. "An excellent display of strength." Cobalion walked up to them both. "I can say that your progress has reached a substantial level, you two." "Thanks, Cobalion. I don't know what it was but I could feel something strong in Doublade here." "That means your connection as trainer and Pokemon is growing. Keep growing that connection and soon you'll become an amazing duo of trainer and Pokemon." "Sounds great to us. Right, partner?" Shining Armor finally referred to him as a partner. "Dou. Doublade." Doublade could accept that Shining Armor was his partner as he began swinging wildly, itching to cut some more objects in half. "Okay. Slow down there." Shining Armor halted him. "Before we continue cutting things apart, let's enjoy the festival together, how does that sound?" "Doublade." Doublade took Shining Armor's offer. He would have all the time to cut objects whenever and wherever he wants now. With his dream slowly becoming a reality, Doublade's new evolution meant a bright new future for him. Although his past life ended too quickly due to his young age and the Kalos War, his new life seems to show much promise. With a partner like Shining Armor on his side, things are looking up for the young squire now turned blade as the journey continues. Chapter 307 End.