Author's note- To the reviewer who said he saw Detective Ragnarok, yes there may be similarities there but I've never seen the show. Belldany, Urd, and Skuld, are actually from Oh My Goddess. Enjoy.
Chapter 3- Fist Lesson
"Incredible..." Yuuno gasped looking out over the city of Midgard, the capital city of Al-Hazard. "You've seamlessly combined organic properties with inorganic properties!" a dumbfounded Yuuno said looking out over the city from the roof of the hospital or was it the tree canopy. Plants of every shape and size sprouted from the city in a form of organized chaos that created the myriad of pathways, roads, and buildings.
"Unique isn't it?" Skuld boasted walking up behind him.
"Quite, despite the apparently chaotic layout there is an underlying pattern that allows for the effortless flow of people and material. And the buildings are amazing, how did you manage to merge the trees with the underlying structure!" Yuuno asked.
"Simple, we didn't." Skuld replied with a smug grin.
"Y-You didn't?! But how that's not possible! No tree could grow to that size and still support a building this size, plus the interior doesn't look like a tree!" Yuuno shot back, seemingly cannot comprehend how they manage to mixed in buildings and trees and saying that they didn't do anything about it.
"We have genetically engineered the trees to have a cell wall made of silica instead of cellulose and retain an internal cytoskeleton. Oh and they naturally cycle reinforcement magic through their cells for an extra level of support." Skuld said.
"Amazing..." Yuuno said. "But how do they generate magic without a linker core?"
"I don't know what they taught you in the future kid, but magic is one of the basic forces of the universe since it is all around us. Yes, some living things can generate more but there is a background amount always present where ever you are." Skuld said.
A wide eyed Yuuno stared at young teen. "You mean magic is actually dark energy? The missing force that allows for the completion of the Grand Unified Theory?! That explains everything!" Yuuno stammered.
"Well I don't know about explaining everything, but it does link the major forces together and allows us to do some really cool stuff, like my magic amplification jewels here." Skuld boasted holding up a small pink jewel.
"Jewel seed…." Yuuno squeaked jumping back.
"What? It's just a magical amplification device. It won't be problem unless someone tries to use it without enough focus to control the magic, but the control system protecting it is good for centuries…Oh right forgot about that future boy. Sorry about that but there is a risk they will become unstable at the end of their usable life span. They didn't cause much trouble for you did they?" Skuld said sheepishly.
"They are the reason I'm here..." Yuuno groaned before smiled weakly at Skuld, "But it's not your fault, and I would have never have met Nanoha if you hadn't created them," Yuuno said images of the cute auburn haired girl floating through his mind.
"So...if it's alright with you that I put one your device Yuuno?" Skuld said.
"You what!?" Yuuno shot back.
"Yes master, Ms. Skuld seamlessly integrated the Jewel Seed into my core structure boosting my functionality several times over. Not to worry master this is a highly modified and controlled jewel seed not like the unbalanced overcharged units you were dealing with!" Ukonvasara chimed in.
"That's a relief." Yuuno sighed.
"Oh and she boosted my output several times over, with my help you can now give Nanoha a good blasting if she tries to use Starlight Breaker on you when we get back. Raising Heart won't be the only Super Magical Cannon anymore!" Ukonvasara said with an almost maniacal laughter.
Great...so much for getting a normal device for once. "Ukon, do you realize that I am a support mage?" Yuuno replied which caught the attention of Skuld.
"Wait...you mean there are different kinds of mages?" Skuld asked.
"Yeah, don't you have different styles of magic?" Yuuno replied.
"No, ….." Skuld replied.
"Lookout below! Get out of the way!" a pair of young female voices called out.
"What the…" Skuld said glancing upward while Yuuno reacted.
Instinctively channeling his magic Yuuno rocketed into the sky racing up to the falling pair. The girls were careening towards the ground smoke trailing from the mechanical units encasing their legs. A small explosion sent the red haired girl tumbling towards the ground as what remained of her flight spell failed. Crap…. Accelerating Yuuno struggled to get ahead of the girl and erecting a floater spell as the ground rapidly approached. Grabbing the girl around the waist magical chains flew from his body anchoring themselves in the nearby buildings slowly arresting their descent as they pulled tight.
"Um...hi?" Yuuno said releasing the girl as they softly touched down on the ground.
"Hi..." the confused red head said looking down at the younger boy eyes wide in shock.
"Aaaahhhhhh!" the second girl screamed as she continued to accelerate towards the ground angling towards Yuuno and the red head.
"Floater Field!" Yuuno called out erecting the antigravity field above them slowing the girls decent before she crashed into Yuuno his face buried in her chest.
"Argh! I told them that the units weren't functioning properly, but do they listen to me? Nope! I'm so gonna give them a piece of my mind!" the black haired girl ranted slowly lifting herself off the ground.
"Um, Trudy..." the red head said pointing underneath the girl.
"What..." Trudy said looking downward at the blond mop sticking out from her rather large chest her eyes slowly widening in surprise. "I'm sorry, who are you, thank you for saving me, how did you do that?!" Trudy said in rapid fire.
"You're welcome, Yuuno Scyra," Yuuno said with a cough his voice dropping an octave lower. "A combination of flight, binding, and area effect magic," Yuuno said his voice returning to normal.
"But how did you fly without a support unit?" Trudy said rapping on the large metal units encasing her legs.
"Um...can't anyone with enough power and control?" Yuuno said looking up at the girls.
"No they can't!" Trudy shot back.
"Trude!" the red head said cutting her off.
"Mina!" Trude shot back.
"You're hurt..." Yuuno said glancing down at her leg, blood leaking out the bottom of the metal around her leg.
"Oh, that, it's just a scratch," Mina said before losing consciousness.
"Minna!" Trude exclaimed catching her friend before laying her on the ground. "You're a mage! Do something!" Trude screamed as the blood continued to pool around them.
"Um...sorry Trude, I'm just a support and barrier mage, I don't actually know how to heal people yet." Yuuno replied.
"Then it is time for your first lesson." Belldandy said gliding across the ground towards them.
"The Maiden of Life!" Trude gasped as the tall brown haired woman approached.
"I'm just a mage like anybody else. I'm not even a divine being." Belldandy giggled as she kneeled down next to Mina, "Now what do we have here..." Belldandy said as a soft blue glow encased Mina's leg. "Skuld could you?"
"Already on it sis," Skuld said a holographic display appearing before her. Her rapid fire fingers danced across the virtual board as the metal units on both girls legs dematerialized in a flash of gold reforming into two large ornate bracelets. "I don't know what those idiots you call mechanics were doing, but I'll have your Striker units fixed up and ready to go once big sis is done with you."
"Much better." Belldandy said examining the charred edges of a penetrating wound that left a deep gash on Minna's leg, sharp edges of shattered bone pointing skyward as blood seeping from her femoral artery flowed over the ground.
"You called that better?! Look at her!" Yuuno gasped staring in morbid fascination at the sight reminiscent of one of Kyouya's horror movies he stayed up late to watch with Nanoha once.
"Yuuno could you please hold her down? It's imperative that she does not move while I reset the bone." Belldandy asked.
Nodding Yuuno silently bound Mina to the ground wrapping multiple green chains around her limbs and body.
"Do you know what the two types of healing are Yuuno?" Belldandy asked as the bone was set into place with a sickening crack, Minna struggles held firm by the magical restraints.
"No..." Yuuno replied as Belldandy continued to work.
"All healing can be divided into two basic types repair and regeneration. Repair is when the body simply works to remove and contain the damaged portion while restoring some degree of functionality to the injuries area. While this works well on the small scale, the body is ill equipped to heal larger injuries." Belldandy said humming a tune as the charred and broken tissue seemed to repair itself.
"That's why we get scars." Yuuno said.
"Excellent, you catch on quick Mr. Scyra. Now regeneration on the other hand is when the body can completely regrow the missing tissue and damaged tissue." Belldandy added.
"Making it as if the body has never been hurt, but humans don't have that kind of healing ability. That is only seen in some invertebrates, the occasional lizard and some magical creatures." Yuuno replied.
"Correct, but with magic you can help the human body do that which it cannot," Belldandy said as the subcutaneous layers of skin began reforming over regenerated muscle.
"But how?! That's..." Yuuno gasped.
"Magic, focus and magic, you are in Al-Hazard after all," Belldandy said chiding the boy.
"But you can't just create cells out of nothing," Yuuno said.
"Extra-cellular matrix yes, cells no. I am using my magic to repurpose the fat cells in her body into stem cells that can then be directed to form the needed tissues, while the surrounding cells create the require extra-cellular components. In more severe cases I can temporarily transmute the needed material that the body can then replace at a later time." Belldandy said as the last vestiges of the wound disappeared leaving silky smooth skin in its place no trace of the former horrific injury.
"But you're talking about complete cellular reprogramming and telekinesis on a microscopic level, not to mention where all of the material will come from!" Yuuno gasped.
"Well I do have Holly Bell to help me." Belldandy, giggled holding up her wrist as a small blond girl with wings appeared winking at him before vanishing back into her device.
"Uh, what happened," Minna said slowly sitting up.
"You crashed...and your leg looks like hell." Trudy said.
"But, my leg how?" Minna said glancing down at her pristine legs.
"It was a serious injury but it was nothing we couldn't handle," Belldandy said as Holly Bell appeared again. "However it did place a significant strain on your body as we had to cannibalize some tissue to regenerate the wound. I will be placing you on a special diet for a few days and please see Urd if your body does not completely recover."
"Thank you." Minna stammered.
"It's Yuuno you should thank. He is the one that stopped you from crashing after all. I just healed your leg." Belldandy said with a smile before heading back to the hospital.
"You have my deepest gratitude Yuuno." Minna said feeling something slip off her shoulder as she bowed deeply at the waist.
"You're welcome," Yuuno replied as Minna tugged at her shoulder, before he headed after Belldandy.
"Looks like you'll have to borrow some of Perine's bra's for a while. I guess we'll find out how the major reacts seeing you like this." Trude snickered as they headed back to the base.
Omake- Professor Yuuno explains it all
"Professor Yuuno? I have a question." Minna asked.
"Yes Minna? What is it?" Yuuno looked at the girl.
"What is the soul? Is it our magic?" Minna asked.
"The jury is still out on that but what we do know is that our very life force is tied to our magic and using too much magic can kill us." Yuuno replied.
"So could you use your life force or soul to power a magical spell if you had to?" Minna asked.
"Yes, but it is a very bad idea..." Yuuno replied sternly.
"Why? It might just give you that extra boost in a pinch." Minna said.
"Because if it doesn't kill you, it will make you slowly go bat shit insane like those moronic idiots on Unadministered Planet 13- Planet Nasu." Yuuno ranted.
"What did they do?" Minna asked.
"They use their life force to mutate their linker core in an effort to generate more magical power in an effort to reach Akasha, which they believe is the root of all things but it's just a multi-dimensional singularity that has the potential to cause a Solar system level extinction event!" Yuuno growled.
"So they must be powerful then!" Minna said in amazement.
"Not a chance in hell! These...mages or they call themselves...'magus' are weak but they can summon mythical warriors to fight for them, but as I said their magic makes them insane. This one old fart was using his granddaughter to stay alive using perverted worms. When Chrono found out he went ballistic, Nanoha level ballistic." Yuuno said.
"But I thought you said Chrono was an idiot?" Minna asked.
"He is but this time he did the right thing and destroyed him freeing Sakura who now lives a happy life on Mid, and told him to contact her in a few years, While her servant Rider doesn't want her to wait, but I don't know what she is waiting for, do you?" Yuuno said.
"No, not a clue professor." a blushing Minna replied.
"Then this other old jerk is using his granddaughter to control the grail, which will end up killing her." Yuuno began.
"And you had Lindy drop and Arc En Ceil on him, and you say Nanoha over does it master?" Ukonvasara chimed in.
"Ukon I thought I told you not to mention that part of the story..." Yuuno groaned.
"I just wish I could have seen it." Ukon added before Yuuno shut the crazy device up.
"What happened to the grail Professor?" Minna asked.
"That stupid Saber stole my first kiss so she could get enough magical power to destroy it and live with Rin and Shiro, who is still a hopeless idiot ranting that he wanted to be a hero and said 'People die when they are killed'. Argh haven't they heard of breaker magic!? I was saving that for Nanoha! I am so going to let her blast that vile woman when I get back!" Yuuno ranted while Minna could only let out a nervous giggle as she watched the blond mage keeps on ranting.
