EL: New story, I won't be updating on this one much b/c I have to work A LOT on my other story, Puzzle Pieces. So sorry. Anyways, this is the prologue, hope you guys enjoy it! I DO NOT OWN MAGI


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The woman flipped the page of the large book she was reading. "What do you want, Solomon? And what are you doing here? I know you usually disagree with my kind, am I right?"

Solomon chuckled nervously. "I actually came here to request a favor..."

The woman glanced up and raised an eyebrow. "Oh? And what could you want from me?" She placed a bookmark in the book and set it on the table beside her. Black rukh quickly settled on it, as if trying to protect it.

"Well... you see..."


"What makes you think that I'll help you with that?" The woman stood up and her black dress swirled around her.

"Please, Astra. My son can't do it alone and you're the only hope I have."

"I don't like being described as hope. I think the word despair suits me better."

Solomon was flustered. "Astra, just help me, please."

Astra smirked. "Oh, the great and mighty King Solomon is begging for me to help him." She sighed. "I guess I might as well."

A ray of happiness flickered across Solomon's face for a second. "So... does that mean you'll grant my favor?"

Astra didn't even look like she heard him. "So, this'll go under the Ways To Kill Time Section..." she muttered to herself. Solomon sweatdropped.

She looked up again. "I'm only granting this favor because I'm bored and because you're just going to pester me until I agree. But I'm also going to have to tell the other seven about this, is that okay with you, oh great and might King Solomon?"

He heard the sarcasm in her voice but ignored it. "Yes, thank you... Istrius."

"Don't call me that. And you owe me one."

"... of course."


"So, do we all agree on this favor?"

Of the eight figures sitting around the table, seven nodded. Astra, the eighth one, smiled.

"Alright. Then I want each of you to stain this rose." She held up a perfectly white rose. They did as she asked and slowly, bit by bit, the rose began to turn black as their blood dripped onto its petals.

"With this, our contract has been confirmed, Solomon."


"What do you want, Leviathan?" Astra asked, not looking up from her book. "This section is quite interesting and I do not wish to be disturbed."

Leviathan bowed his head in apology. "I'm sorry, Lady Astra. But this is urgent."

"And what could be more urgent than me reading this book?"

"Lucifer just found out, but King Solomon has died."

The book was dropped to the ground. "Can you repeat that?" Astra's voice was no more than a whisper.

"King Solomon has died."

Astra leaned forward to get out of her chair and Leviathan stepped back. Then she fell back. "How?"

"Even we do not know that."

Astra sighed and rubbed her right temple. "You owed me a favor, you idiot." A glass vase in the corner broke. "And you made me lose my page." A crack appeared in the ground next to her chair.


Astra couldn't believe her eyes. "Solomon?"

The rukh nodded. "I've come to pay my debt."

"Well... I can't really ask for anything."

An eight-pointed star appeared on the back of Astra's right hand and she held it out in front of her to examine it. "What is this?"

"Proof that my debt has been settled."

"What did you give me?"

"The ability to use white rukh. Is that good enough for you, Astra?"

"... I guess." She made an impressed sound as she tested out her new powers. And when she looked up again, Solomon was gone.

And she reached out for her book once again, waiting for the perfect time to execute the favor given to her.

"This will be interesting."


EL: OH MY GOD THAT IS LIKE THE WORST ENDING EVER BUT I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE MY INSPIRATION HAS DECIDED TO FLEE FROM ME CUZ I WORK HIM TOO HARD! I'm sorry if you don't like this chapter, I really am. Um... I forgot what else I was going to say, so bye!