Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Apocalypse
A/N: Finally finished this damn thing! Damn the LN and their incomplete info, I had to scour physics and chemistry books to understand those magic properties used the Modern Magicians! More so, the Mahouka LN was so addicting I spent days reading it and actually forgetting that I'm writing a fic. Arrrrrrrghhhhh!
Anyway enough complaints from me!
This is my first fic outside Infinite Stratos. Mahouka had been a thorn in my side since I first read the novel (meaning I feel in love with it, just like I did with Infinite Stratos). Though the magic properties were something the stabbed my head with nails, the action and especially the two main characters were the things that snagged me completely.
Expect that I will add some OCs, which will mostly be bad guys who are strong. Since we have a bad ass and almost OP MC which is Tatsuya, what we need are antagonists who are in the same level to put the story into a spiral of chance, with no one as the clear winner.
Will start at volume 13, though incomplete I will make use of any info that will be revealed in the future. Also this chapter should have been longer, but I will only post this one since the second part of this was all full of bad grammar, need to fix it first.
Forgive the grammar and spelling mistakes, I will fix them wherever I can.
Disclaimer: I don't own Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (except my plot and OCs), it belongs to Satou Tsutomu.
Chapter 1: Front and Behind the curtain
5:15am
Early morning, at the crack of dawn two people are already walking on the streets, dressed in uniforms of the renowned First High, a magic school, needless to say.
The two people who are very early for school walked peacefully on the sparsely crowded streets of suburban Tokyo.
One of the two is a girl a peerless beauty. Wavy and sparkling black hair with glistening snowflake hairpin on the left side of her head, though petite, she possesses a perfect figure that compliments her well. The girl walked with a smile on her face; obviously she was in a very pleasant mood which made her already formidable beauty all the more intense. The reason of the girl's very uplifting demeanor is because of the person walking beside her.
Standing straight and strong, like a seasoned soldier, the young man walking beside the beautiful young girl had a stoic face while looking straight. Though he looked very mundane when he got sided with his beautiful companion, the young has his own charm that merits attention.
Strong piercing eyes and the ever serious expression that barely changes, this young man can be said to be a unique person in his own right.
The unlikely pair, walked on in the midst on the slightly misty streets until they saw the gate of their alma mater, First High.
"Onii-sama, why are we so early?" The girl looked up to the boy standing beside her and cutely tilted her head while asking.
The young man just smiled at the question.
"It would be better to be early today, because you know what chaos might spring out of the student council if the two of us are tardy."
The girl made a little face of displeasure when she heard that from his big brother.
(This again… why onii-sama… you always work too hard… even though Nakajou-senpai already gave you a breather. Honestly, onii-sama is such a workaholic; do you know why you were given the early departure from your student council duties after school? It is because you're too efficient in your work, so efficient that you can take-over all the responsibilities of the student council by yourself.)
While the girl fumed and complained in her thoughts, the boy beside her began to grin petted the girl's head.
"Are you complaining to me in your thoughts Miyuki?"
"Hiii!"
The girl or rather Miyuki let out a cute shriek when her onii-sama or Tatsuya saw through her thoughts and revealed them out in the open.
"O-Onii-sama I wasn't… uuuu… Mean… Onii-sama is so mean…" Having known that she is being played with by her onii-sama, Miyuki looked down with her pale cheeks flushing and started fiddling her fingers.
"I'm sorry…"
"Geez… Early in the morning and Onii-sama is teasing me."
The banter between the two in front of the first high gate started to garner some attention on the passing students that also happen to arrive early.
Many were curiously looking at the intimate Tatsuya and Miyuki, but they are those who still haven't figured out the relationship between the two. While the rest of the masses that are witnessing the "flirting" that is happening, tried their best not to succumb to heartburn or headache.
"Oi, Sis-con, Bro-con, stop being mushy so early in the morning."
The two siblings turned around and saw the person who greeted them.
Short bright red hair, energetic and unreserved vibe, it can only be one person, their friend, Chiba Erika.
The also early Erika run to the two siblings and joined them.
"Didn't expect that the two of you would be this early. School duties perhaps?"
Erika's assumption was spot on, seeing the slightly displeased look from Miyuki face.
Knowing that Miyuki is still in her funk and unable to answer, Tatsuya took over for her little sister.
"Right about that. So what about you Erika?"
"Nah just wanted to be the first to arrive."
Erika just shrugged her shoulder as she gave a trivial reason for her early arrival in First high.
"Erika have you eaten breakfast?"
"Of course, I'm not that stupid to rush here with my stomach growling."
Tatsuya and Miyuki looked at each other while inwardly smiling.
"Hey you two, no sibling telepathy, that's unfair." Erika frowned a little, but that was only meant as a jest and not an actual expression of displeasure.
The three ended up laughing at little before they decided to enter the school.
Surprisingly, they were some students who already arrived here for an early start and some of the "hard-working" students present were someone they are familiar with.
"Shiba-kun!"
A small frame suddenly came running towards Tatsuya, Miyuki and Erika.
A petite girl with short brown hair was running as if her life depended on it. It was their senpai, Nakajou Azusa.
"Nakajou-senpai."
When the panicking girl stopped in front of the trio to catch her breath, Miyuki helped to calm down the gasping girl.
"Nakajou-senpai why are you panicking so early in the morning?" Tatsuya asked the gasping girl while looking at little worried himself.
Erika on the other hand just made a wry smile towards their petite senpai who looked like she ran a marathon.
"That's about… wait… something… my chest… tight…"
"Breathe first before speaking…"
After giving Azusa ample time to recover her breath, it was now time to ask why she was running as if her life depended on it.
"So Nakajou-senpai, what's the matter."
"Well first of all, sorry for my behavior, I was just a little shocked by the news that came out of the TV. By the way did any of you see it?" Azusa strongly asked the three.
"Well I didn't have the chance to watch TV because I left early." Erika shrugged her shoulders.
"Me and onii-sama are the same." Miyuki also answered.
"Well come with me! I recorded it on the viewer of the student council room, let's all watch it!"
From Tatsuya's view, the reason why Azusa was so panicked earlier because she wanted to tell this to somebody and he, Miyuki and Erika just happened to pass through. But, Tatsuya was a little suspicious about this new Azusa was so excited about, he wasn't doubting Azusa herself, but he was wary of the news his senpai was talking about. He felt that something ominous would be known to them once they saw what this news is.
And it was spot on to what Tatsuya thought.
Miyuki, Erika and even Azusa were shocked when they saw the news. This wasn't the recording of the news that Azusa took this was a follow-up report that is live.
[Right now we are here in Arlington, where the truly horrendous massacre in the history of America has happened. It was only about 4:34am when the scene was found by a janitor on the government facility. 156 people were found literally splattered all over the walls of the government facility. So far what we have now is the statement of the janitor who first saw the scene. He said that before he entered the facility, he said he heard an eerie hush sound from the inside and then when he entered there he saw the sight already there. It wasn't specified if those person who were murdered were personnel of the facility because the police haven't made any comments about the situation and has cordoned off media from the sight- wait what are you…]
The report ended when the reporter was suddenly stopped by police personnel.
Tatsuya hurriedly turned off the wall mounted display, he has deemed this already too much for the three girls.
"I… don't know what happened…" Azusa looked really shocked by it, she almost was traumatized.
Miyuki and Erika were just plain speechless, that was something they did not expect to hear so early in the morning.
"Onii-sama…" Miyuki is really appalled and shocked of what she just saw.
Seeing the expression of his sister, Tatsuya quickly went to his sister and petted her head.
"Don't think too much of it. It is not something that concerns us."
Tatsuya chose the statement that befits the situation, talking about it will just worsen things. Avoiding it, at least, for now, is the best option.
"Was it done by a magician?"
Erika's suddenly question just threw the rock that made everything crumble.
Miyuki and Azusa were again surprised at the unexpected words from Erika.
However Tatsuya was quickly to counter the worsening direction of the conversation.
"Erika, it is not right to presume things…" Tatsuya slightly sharpened his eyes at Erika, though he didn't intend to intimidate her, it was vital that he douse the sparks now before they blaze.
Perhaps catching on Tatsuya's hint, Erika quickly tried to rule out her own words.
"You're right Tatsuya; I was being too fast again, Ahahahahaha!"
Though she attempted to change the situation, the blanket has been cast already; it was hard to make the two sensitive girls, Miyuki and Azusa, to forget what she just implied earlier.
Of course, everyone knew that ramifications if a magicians are proven to be the one behind the inhuman massacre.
The tidal wave of fear and distrust for magician that have somewhat died down, will once again return just because of this news. Normal people will think that magicians would have no qualms in doing the same thing and it will be pretty obvious what comes next after fear digs deep into the hearts of everyone.
From America that will spread to the world. It was already bad enough in the imagination and it actually happening is something that would heavily shake the foundation of this world.
And the four understood the gravity of this.
However, not one to be pessimistic, Tatsuya looked into this in a more neutral view. He didn't fast forward to the bad sides right away.
"I don't think we should involve ourselves with this. This is something that happened in America, though Japan and America are allies, the two nations keep their internal problems a private matter. I don't think that this will greatly jeopardize our situations."
Tatsuya's verbal ability worked well when the three girls were slowly moved by his viewpoints.
"Well Shiba-kun is right. W-We shouldn't be too nervous about this." Azusa tried her best to wuickly changed her rattled self, mainly because her pride as a senpai.
"Y-Yeah, you're right senpai." Erika also laughed.
But different from the two, Miyuki was still worried about this.
And this was something that Tatsuya did not want.
An hour later…
Many students have finally arrived, but they don't seem to be talking about something grave. The young students were all relaxed and going on about their own business.
It was clear that they never saw the gruesome news that was Tatsuya thought while looking at the normal behavior of every student below the grounds.
Tatsuya today is on the rooftop with his little sister. What happened earlier were something that Miyuki was very afraid to see and know, not the massacre itself and not the implied suspicion that a magician was behind it, but the upshot that will impact the world of magician, the world where she and her brother are in.
Still very worried about it, Miyuki still made a disconcerted expression while holding on tight on the metal railings.
(I wonder if the Yotsuba will react to this. Aunt Maya is really touchy about this kind of issues and will not hesitate to do drastic measures to resolve this…)
Miyuki's worries grew bigger by the minute.
Tatsuya knew well what Miyuki was thinking about and leaving her be is not an option.
"Miyuki…"
Tatsuya grabbed Miyuki's hand that is gripping the railing and held it gently.
"Onii-sama…"
The needy expression in Miyuki's eyes was showing how worried she is. Tatsuya knew that holding her hand won't be enough to calm her down.
Tatsuya and thinking of light embracing her sister but he was too late because Miyuki moved to embrace him tightly before he could even move.
"Onii-sama…"
Tatsuya detected a sniffle from Miyuki, no doubt that this issue had seriously affected her. Miyuki crying was something Tatsuya wanted to avoid so he will do his best to calm his sensitive little sister.
"Don't worry. Nothing bad will happen."
Tatsuya gently pulled his sister into a hug while softly touching her silky hair.
Miyuki greatly tightened her grip on Tatsuya more, it didn't seem like she will be letting go of him anytime soon.
Tatsuya himself did not expect that his sister would be this affected by that gruesome news, but he knew this to be normal, because after all it is not the event she is concerned at, but how that would impact the world he and his sister are walking in.
Of course what Erika said earlier mirrored Tatsuya's silent musing. Based from the report, the massacre took place right when the janitor who saw the scene first was about to enter. It only takes not less than a second for a person to open a door. So killing 150 people in that short time cannot be pulled off by mere physical prowess or deadly weapon… only magic can pull that off.
Tatsuya knew how sensitive the topic is to everyone, especially towards young aspiring magicians.
(I should consult Major Kazama and Lieutenant Fujibayashi.)
But thinking about those things now would be trivial, because today, his only concern is relieving his little sister of her worries.
The two kept on hugging on the roof. Fortunately they were positioned somewhere hidden and that no one could see them locked in this intimate embrace.
Save for one Kitayama Shizuku who happened to be intending to spend some time on the roof.
"Is Honoka already too late?"
Shizuku mumbled.
She had thought earlier of calling Honoka to join her on the roof but with this here, the prudent action would be to go down and avoid spoiling the moment of the siblings.
At the same time, in the Magic University, three students who once were first high students converged in the cafeteria of their new school, discussing something that seemed really grave.
The three are very prominent persons; two are even members of the Ten Master Clans, standing atop the pinnacle of magic in all Japan and with their reputation being well known to the world.
These two are Saegusa Mayumi and Juumonji Katsuto.
The third one was Ichihara Suzune, though not one of the Ten Master Clans, she was once the member of a family that once was with the numbers, the Ichihana family.
"Rin-chan, Juumonji-kun, did you two see it?"
The usually light and bubbly Mayumi is putting on a very worried face. Of course the two she is talking to knew well what she meant.
"That news about the strange massacre in Arlington? Yeah I saw it on the news." Suzune had a very grave face while saying that, seems that she too is greatly concerned about this.
Katsuto is the only one who is still unaffected by the gravity of this issue, seeing that he maintained a calm demeanor.
"My dad immediately called for an emergency meeting concerning the whole Saegusa members. Even I was included." Mayumi fiddled nervously with her fingers while saying that.
"Same for me." Katsuto responded with a one-liner.
"So it's that serious?"
"The suspect of that event clearly used magic, so it concerns us all." Mayumi responded quite strong to Suzune. But Mayumi may have forgotten that they are in the cafeteria, though the current nimbers are few, there are still students here that may overhear their confidential talk.
"Mayumi you may have been too loud there."
After being told off by Suzune, Mayumi looked down ashamed. She was ashamed that she let her emotions get the best of her today.
"Sorry…"
"Don't apologize Saegusa, what you said is of course true. This issue was so important that all traces of it in the television and the internet was quickly withdrawn and erased. I bet no one had the chance to download it because it was deleted quickly in all the databases around the world."
What Katsuto said is something Mayumi and Suzune did not even know.
"You mean it was deleted in an instant?"
"From all the databases of the world?"
Mayumi and Suzune parroted parts of Katsuto's words while putting on really surprised faces.
"It's that serious. Also expect that soon that the heads of Ten Master Clans might meet up to discuss this issue. Though the real importance of this is still unknown to us, I think it is safe to say that this massacre in Arlington is related to something that is bigger. Seeing how worked up everyone is."
Silence was the only answer Mayumi and Suzune could give to Katsuto. He was spot on that the two had nothing else to say.
Back at First High.
Class of the Magic Engineering course.
It is 11:30am, near noon and the new course that is the Magic Engineering course had released it students for a lunch break. Though while the rest of the students went out, Tatsuya remained seated on his place.
"Going for lunch Tatsuya-kun?" Mizuki invited Tatsuya.
"I'll pass today Mizuki."
Tatsuya however declined.
"Okay then but will you be catching on?"
"… Until I finish her."
"Alright."
Receiving the assurance from Tatsuya, Mizuki went after bidding him goodbye.
With Mizuki gone, Tatsuya is the only one left in the room, concentrating was even easier now the he is all by his lonesome. Tatsuya took out his virtual display and started searching, searching for something very important.
He is not using the connection of the school nor any other services; he is using the server that Fujibayashi gave him.
By using this, he can access a lot of restricted files without trouble of censorship or restrictions; this was after all the work of the "Electron Sorceress".
(Something is oddly familiar about that massacre… I think I have come across that before…)
Tatsuya tried hard to remember the similar thing that he encountered which could somehow shed a light on that strange massacre that happened in Arlington.
"A magic that tears that body apart and splatters the blood on the walls, very much similar to an Old Norse magic…"
(Curious?)
Tatsuya stood up when he heard an unfamiliar voice suddenly invading his thoughts. He dropped his virtual display because of surprise.
Tatsuya looked around, concentrating on his surroundings. Try to detect any traces of magic in the air, but surprisingly… he detected nothing… not even the faintest sliver of magic.
Tatsuya was not that naïve to say or think that it only his head playing tricks on him.
Mere fatigue cannot faze him and especially it cannot create a hallucination in his head that sounded so much like a person's voice echoing right inside his head.
(Why don't you use your eyes?)
Again the voice rang and this time it is even louder, also Tatsuya can clearly distinguish that is sounded like the voice of a woman.
Soon everything began to turn black for Tatsuya. It wasn't something in his eyes; it was the literal surrounding turning black.
The walls, the desks, the chairs, everything in the room are slowly being devoured by the darkness around him.
"Tch!"
Tatsuya closed his eyes.
He knew that relying on his physical sight won't do him any good. But he had an alternative, a sight that can provide him absolute picture of everything around him.
Tatsuya is seeing everything in the information dimension and he saw what kind of power twisted the room to turn into a black void.
A black water like substance filling in the information dimension of the room he is in.
But more than that what really caught Tatsuya's attention is the unbelievable distortion right above him, not on the roof but in the sky right above him.
That point of the information dimension is crowded with unusual concentration of unidentifiable form of Eidos which heavily coats a wide area of the sky black, swirling like a whirlpool in the sky.
Seconds later, a feminine form slowly shaped from inside the concentration of dim swirling.
(Do you see me now?)
Tatsuya narrowed his eyes when he saw who is playing tricks on him.
A/N: Sorry if it's a bit short. Next chapter will be longer.