Next Week: Gypsie Princess Effie's Diary: Entry Nineteen — Battle for the Grail
Dear Diary,
We got The Grail. We evicted the Devil from next door in Shimmerbolt. The fox got me The Pearl!
It was a really good day. Well except for Duck wanting to kill the Fox.
The day started on a bad note. I was trying to thank Evil Duck for his help when the Fox showed up to do something for me. Duck got really jealous and tried to attack the Fox. It was cute in a psychotic duck sort of way. The Fox being super smart in addition to cute, powerful and wealthy left so Duck did not accidently hurt himself. I wasn’t able to calm Duck down, but the Fox did come back after Duck left. The Fox had a present for me, and he made me close my eyes so he could surprise me. I closed my eyes, and when he told me to open them, he had The Pearl from Oyster! The Pearl is the size of a bowling ball and is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I was so happy I bounced with joy. I made a ring for The Pearl . I will wear this pearl forever!
When I went to go show Black Hawk my ring, Duck really got crazy. Black Hawk tried to pass a rule that nobody could date each other, but Duck got even more angry. The Fox said he would leave if that was the rule, because he loved me so much that he couldn't stand to be near me but not have me. The Fox is really sweet. Black Hawk agreed to let Duck and the Fox continue to date me, but Ichigo and Black Hawk are no longer allowed to marry me. I feel really bad for Ichigo and Black Hawk. I am sure they are heartbroken, but the rules are the rules. I am sure it will cut down on the internal strife that the others were dealing with in competition for my hand.
Outside the train on Nowhere, we were faced with an overwhelming army of demons, monsters, illusions, and other things that can’t be named.
Black Hawk used his impressive powers to move Nowhere from almost being in Hell to a bit higher than almost being in Hell. Doing so made the world less dark, but it also broke the Shimmerbolt train tracks.
Black Hawk, being a tactical genius, knew we needed to get the help of a Starkadder to help in the battle. Black Hawk had me set up a glass on the train, and we then used it to go back to Shimmerbolt—the city, not the train track.
Once in Shimmerbolt [on Merry-go-Round], the group lured the archdemon of wrath from Nowhere to Toverwald by repeatedly saying his name without thinking about the consequences and then flying our rat-infested haunted house to Toverwald as fast as we could when we learned he was on his way.
Black Hawk made a brilliant play by materializing a significant danger for Toverwald in the form of the demon of wrath that he could easily solve.
The arch demon of wrath more or less was a wimp for Black Hawk to deal with. Black Hawk let loose one of his terrible 12, Ichigo. Ichigo called on his dad, Michael, for his aide in battle. Ichigo glowed with holy light, grew giant wings, and flew off to confront the demon.
Trilby used her pyschic powers to broadcast an impressive speech by Black Hawk over the entire planet.
Once the battle was over, Romulus Starkadder, who had witnessed the battle, had no real option but to agree to come help us get The Grail as thanks for defeating the demon of wrath that we lured to his world. It was a brilliant tactical and political move by Black Hawk.
My dad slipped off sometime during the battle to go slap Remus for trying to take me against my will. I told Remus I forgave him, but I am not sure he feels the same. While I appreciate my father’s help I am not sure the problem is truly solved. Remus did agree to pay me 3 favors in return for his transgressions.
With Romulus, who was wearing my family heirloom as a ring, in our group, we used my glass to return to the train on Nowhere.
A tremendous battle was waged under the leadership of Black Hawk.
Black Hawk had Romulus dispel illusions, Achilles organize and lead troops, Trilby summoned up some things, and Ichigo chased off the demons. Ichigo was so terrible to behold that he personally summoned up a host of Angels and caused all the other demons to flee or be cast down to the pits of Hell. Black Hawk wielded The Rod of Lordly Might in battle, with his mostly expendable Nazis in tow. While I was staring in awe at the host of heaven summoned and led by Ichigo in an epic battle with the demons, I noted Black Hawk and his troops killed a few dozen goblins, while using my magic items to make them invisible and tougher. Seeing Black Hawk kill a few dozen goblins was a truly impressive feat for him and his men. I really believe in Black Hawk and his abilities and took the time to tell him to believe in himself as well. There is nothing he can’t do if he puts his mind to it.
Trilby used her mind-boggling mind powers to talk to the servants of the Rat King, who were guarding The Grail and get them to agree to help us.
I disguised us as Rats while the Fox and Trilby got us to a secret passage into the Rat King’s lair. We were greeted by the self-proclaimed unkillable rats in the former employ of the Rat King, who were now fast friends with Trilby. The rats and Trilby were sneaking The Grail out of the lair, while I went in to visit the Rat King and distract him by performing a dance.
While I danced in front of the 3-headed Rat King, Trilby and her new rat friends were making off with The Grail with the help of IGGE to move the table the cup was sitting on a high speeds.
Black Hawk and friends continued the mostly pointless frontal assault as a cleverly planned ruse.
Ichigo carried Dame Britomart to the cup because none of us were able to pick the cup up or move it beyond pushing the table.
Once the cup was secured by the Dame, I made my way out from the Rat King, invisibly, while leaving behind the dancing rat girl mirage. I hope he treats her well. She was really pretty, and I liked her.
On the way out, there was a noise that was terrible to hear and almost all the angels but the Fox fled. The Fox stayed behind to make sure I got to safety, but in the process he turned into a pretty gold circlet. The Fox is so brave and even as a circlet, he is cute. I picked up the circlet and stuffed it in my clothes to take him home. I have to say that as I was carrying him, his circlet felt really warm and loving. I know he really loves me, and it was so brave to stay to save me when all the others fled. He even made sure to carry me in the most romantic way, that was dignified, and protected my honor. I am so lucky to have an Angel like him interested in a girl like me. I hope I am not cursed if I end up married to an angel demon fox. I know Ichigo, Black Hawk, Duck, and Waldo will be sad that they can't marry me, but it is for the best that the cute powerful wealthy smart demon angel fox is the only suitable suitor.
We all got back together on a giant floating mountain that Black Hawk pulled to him through dimensions, using his hawks! He is so impressive, being able to do something like that. I keep pretty gold-circlet Fox safely tucked in my barely existent clothes so I could keep my hands free. I hope I can get him restored eventually.
It turned out Black Hawk had kept an Angel protected and with him by his side during the battle. Black Hawk ordered the Angel to toss the entire mountain, with all of us on it, to as close to heaven as the Angel could take us.
We appeared on a really nice world with some really nice ladies who were nice. When we arrived, the Holy Grail rose up into the air and showered us all in the Glory of Heaven.
When the light touched me, I suddenly became more like my mother and father. I grew taller, my skin turned more tan, my hair and eyes became fire, and I started to glow with the light of a star! I even suddenly remembered more of the language from the Hidden City. It was really humbling standing before and in the light of The Grail.
I am sure the others changed, too, but it was not immediately obvious to me. I did notice Black Hawk had a lot more hawks, and half of them were white. I wonder if he will need to be called Black White Hawk now or perhaps Grey Hawk.
I wanted to stay in almost Heaven for a bit, because it was nice, but Black Hawk said we had work to do, so we all left almost Heaven and returned to Toverwald.
In Toverwald, we parted with Romulus and flew our house back home.
Ichigo, feeling strong with his father, was going to go next door to exorcise the Devil, but before he could, the Devil knocked on our door and said he was going to go now, without a fight.
Black Hawk then moved out of our haunted rat-infested house into the cursed house to make the lie he told about the house now true, thus no longer had have told a lie.
That night I dreamed of the Fox. He is so handsome in a cute bad boy way. I even dreamed that I could rescue him from being a circlet with fire-giant powers. The next morning when I woke, I tried what I dreamed about and was successful in restoring the Fox.
Time for me to go. Black Hawk has summoned his 12 to announce our next mission.
Love,
Effie
XP awarded: 30 xp each
Bonus xp for my journal: 1
Next Week: Gypsie Princess Effie's Diary: Entry Twenty — In Which Effie Gets More Jewelry