Love Killer Short Story: Data

Disclaimer:

Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic © Shinobu Ohtaka, Original characters and non-cannon plot © PlayfulxPurple.

Primary Characters:

Judal and Original character, A'isha Kilani.

Secondary Characters:

Ren Kougyoku, Ren Hakuryuu, and many more.

Warning(s):

Violence, suggestive themes, and language. Possible spoilers. Third-Person Omniscient. Lemon and kink, meaning detailed sexual acts.

PxP notes: There are some forms of kink in the story, such as bondage and a many others. I apologize for any offenses that I may create while writing this, but it takes about two seconds to click the back button if the story is not up to standard. Please enjoy.

Love Killer | Chapter one | Light Show

A'isha Kilani stood in the soft, green grass rotating a staff lined with black iron between her fingers, otherwise a meager excuse to occupy her free time while she remained put and cure her frustration. Her blood boiled and she positioned the staff above her head, ordering the white rukh to alter into the energy needed for her magic. The sphere-shaped, red crystal at its apex began to glow and with a silent command, Asha brought the staff into a vertical slash and shot her magic through the air like a bright beacon into the straw figure erect in the ground ahead of her. In modest appreciation she sighed and watched the dummy burn to ashes, settling herself into the grass to rest.

Asha stared at her staff and cursed, choosing to point blame at the wooden vessel rather than admit her fault. She calmed her uneven breathing and directed the rukh to alter again. Her staff came to life and glowed brighter than before, but her body numbed and she cut the flow of magic in defeat.

Two bursts is about my limit. Anything more will put strain onto my body. Heat burned at her face. She snorted in mock laughter at herself. Surely even the twins; her sisters, Hala and Nasira had more to display with their magic than their elder sister did. But Asha, more accustomed to war than manipulating magoi just could not tolerate the praises their father gave to them and pleaded with him to find her a tutor. He did just that, but as fate would have it she didn't catch on quite as fast. Slow and steady Asha.

A sudden realization dawned on her. Even her brother, battle hardened Kamal knew more on magic than she did. Asha felt her heart sink. She threw back her head and screamed, choking down a squeal of surprise at the sudden flash of dark, pink hair in her face.

"What are you doing here?" Kougyoku's voice laughed at her.

Asha felt her face grow warm and glanced away from her princess.

Kougyoku's hands cupped her round, baby face as she laughed again. "Are you hiding from Judal-chan?"

Asha tossed her a glare and puffed out her red cheeks. "Maybe I am. So what?" She allowed the princess a second to chuckle, chewing the inside of her jaw. "To answer your previous question, I am here with Kamal on business. Racketeering and such. The usual."

Kougyoku hummed to herself and sat at her side. "Is that all?"

"That depends. Did you know the caravan Kamal and I arrived by is loaded with illegal weapons and armor boosted by magoi?" Asha chewed at her jaw again and sighed. "Or that my family are felons, stealing, modifying, and reselling our merchandise to the Empire?"

Kougyoku narrowed her eyes and clicked her tongue. "Sounds beyond me."

"You're not much help, you know?" She nudged her shoulder and let out a laugh. Brown eyes hardened. "What is this interest with picking on me over Judal?"

She smiled and slid the ornate, golden pin from her hair. "How about a competition?"

Asha's eyes widened. "A competition? Now of all times?"

"There is no time better than now." Kougyoku's voice melted into deceit as she stood and skipped ahead, flaunting the pin at her. "Beat me and I'll tell you what you want to know."

Asha snorted at her, shrugging her shoulders. "What makes you think I want to know?"

She remained still, lips pulled into a smirk and prompted her metal vessel to take shape into its sword form. "Curiosity is nature, wouldn't you say?"

Asha hoisted herself up and rotated her staff between her fingers. "Very well. I am in no position to refuse the princess of the Kou Empire after all."

Kougyoku clasped her sword and trained the blade on her. "Excuses are futile."

"Spoken like a true warrior." She mocked the eagerness in her keen expression while keeping the staff out in front of her.

Asha and Kougyoku clashed. The sword struck first and Asha blocked while sparks flew, the iron decorated around the staff surprising held well against her metal vessel. Again and again she blocked the sword's well-aimed strikes setting into a kneeling pose as Kougyoku aimed high to take her head. Asha took a chance and slashed downwards only to be blocked and slammed in the side by the sword's aqua-colored hilt.

Kougyoku smirked and seated her position. "One to nothing."

Asha hissed a curse and blocked a low strike with her staff. Yet again she stopped the sword from reaching her until Kougyoku blocked an overhead slash in a crouch and Asha spun right, hitting her side. "One to one. We are even."

"Not for much longer." Kougyoku's words sneered at her. She stood and hacked at her much harder than before, making it so that Asha planted her feet firmly to keep her balance but accustomed to such force from endless hours of training Asha parried and took another point at Kougyoku's right arm.

Asha attacked first this time around and recklessly evened the score. "Two to two." Her side burned in pain as she rubbed the discomfort from it. "Shall we make this more interesting?"

Asha's eyes narrowed at her. "More interesting? What are you proposing?"

Kougyoku slammed the blade of her sword into the ground and rested against it. "A magoi shoot-out. One technique against the other, considering neither of us appears to be really letting go."

"Or having fun, you mean?" Asha rolled her eyes. "Speak for yourself."

She had started to feel a little bored herself, and a shoot-out could be fun. But it could also put injury on her body using her very life force to sustain her magic. Not only that, but Asha had used her light magic previously and another burst of the magnitude needed to overpower the Djinn equip of the Kou Empire's princess could kill her. Asha rotated her staff and sighed, eyes greeting the princess with defeat.

Kougyoku shook with delight and drew her sword pulling it above her head. "Brace yourself. Water God's spheres." Her water magic burst out the air and created a spear around the metal vessel in her hands aimed to fire at her.

Asha mocked her stance and commanded the rukh to alter drawing a loop into the air. "Astral Halo." The crystal pulsed and the loop began to expand in size as she forced her magoi, but the flow of magic came to a stop and the crown of light fizzled out with a pop. Asha panted from exhaustion, but to be mindful she had to offer thanks to Judal for stopping her, even if were by force of his fist in her stomach.

"What is it you think you're doing?" His voice taunted her.

Asha coughed and dropped her staff to the ground, using his shoulder to keep herself from falling over. Her knees buckled beneath her and blood leaked from her mouth obviously a side effect of expending her magoi.

Kougyoku dispelled her water magic and scowled flicking her sword at him. "What is the deal Judal? We were about to have a shoot-out. You interrupted and that's not fair."

Judal met her eyes. "I was just helping Asha out. Her magoi can't hold up against your own after all. The fight would be unfair, so don't get mad at me for being honest." His arm locked her against himself. "Just look at how weak she is."

Kougyoku peered at her and frowned. "I wasn't aware you were hurt."

Asha smiled despite the pain and Judal's constant badgering. "I am fine Kougyoku, just a little exhausted."

"See, I helped." Judal's warm breath tickled her cheek. He pulled her hair and tilted her head to meet his bored expression. "You should say thank you. I earned it."

Asha glared feeling her face heat up. "I fail to see how, other than causing me more pain."

"How rude." His voice crooned. "I am the oracle of this empire, so you'd do best to remember that. Say thank you."

Asha hissed at him having enough of his childish antics. She felt like a pet dribbling at his feet and sucking up to him all the time just because the rukh favored him. Even in her own country the people worshiped the very ground he stood on but she would have none of that. She huffed back her bangs and gave him a hateful glare. "No I will not say thank you. I appreciate the help but I will not praise you, magi."

His eyes narrowed and upon seeing that she would not obey, he shoved her aside and watched as she fell to the ground in a tussled heap.

Kougyoku watched in disbelief. She felt pity for her for the reason that surely, Asha couldn't see the trouble she had caused. It had been as if she hoped for Judal to correct her, and he just might, curling his lips into a snarl. The very air around him felt cold and gloomy.

"What was that for?" Asha cursed at him. She spoke even before she thought it over just happy to have caused him to make such an expression other than that which he gave her. "I wish you would grow up spoiled brat. I will not suck up to you. I don't believe you deserve it."

Kougyoku went pale. "Please stop Asha."

Judal silenced her with a look and crouched to his knee, clutching her face roughly in his fingers. "I'll make you regret those words."

Asha's smile faded. She felt ill, looked into his bloody, red-ringed eyes, and swallowed her fear.

"Do you think that I am scared? You're childish and you've got threats. You may frighten the Empire with your power, but I will not be shaken so easily."

Judal tapped her nose and laughed, "I wouldn't be so sure."