Medea woke up early the next day and gave a sigh as she remembered what transpired yesterday. She threw herself off her bed and quickly changed out of her sleeping clothes into her regular clothes, which consisted of a single purple dress with a hood that was given to her by her father after her first year of training in magic.
As she got into her dress, she began to wonder how she should announce to her siblings that they would have new bodyguards for them. Her brother would be excited, but she highly doubted her sister would have the same reaction.
She decided to just see how everything plays out. Even if Chalciope doesn't want to talk to them, she'll have to warm up eventually. She folded her bedsheets and sighed. Her head hurt at how hard she was thinking things. A normal magus should always be cool and composed to perform at full efficiency. She's been doing this for several years now, she shouldn't have any problem doing it now.
She finished making her bed before she stepped out of her room and into the castle's hallway. Her footsteps echoed around the hallway as she made her way towards her father's throne room.
"I wonder what he's going to teach me..." Medea mumbled to herself. She had mastered the art of potion making, healing, boundary fields, and mental manipulation. It was only a few weeks ago when her father deemed her proper enough to start training her in the more... destructive spells. Performing them was tough, and she almost destroyed parts of the castle when she tried to perform them, leading to her father to make her practice outside.
"Sister!" A voice called from behind her. Medea turned and found her brother, Absyrtus, running towards her with a smile on his face. "Sister! Don't tell me you're going to go eat breakfast without me!"
Medea gave an amused smile and gave her brother a pat on the head. "I wasn't. I was just heading over to see father to resume my training."
Absyrtus pouted. "You've been working hard with your lessons with father, shouldn't you take a break or something? You don't even hang out with me or older sister that much anymore."
"Sorry, but magic is only one of the few things I actually excell at, so I can't just give up on it." Medea said as she poked her brothers forehead. "Besides, you'll be meeting someone new, today."
"Who?" Absyrtus asked with some excitement at getting to meet other people. Medea was about to respond when another voice, this time female, cut her off.
"Medea!" Medea and Absyrtus turned to find their older sister, Chalciope, walking towards them. Chalciope was only older than Medea by about several months, and she constantly held that fact over their head when she questioned her sister's superiority. Her hair was a deeper shade of purple, and she was also slightly taller than her. Other than that, she looked almost exactly like Medea.
"Yes, sister?"
"I'm going to the city and I was wondering if you would like to join me." Chalciope said with a smile.
"She's busy, sis. Magic tutoring with father." Absyrtus said, saving Medea from having to repeat what she said. Chalciope sighed and shook her head.
"Such a shame. You've been working hard with your training, you should learn to take a break or you're going to work yourself to death one of these days." Chalciope stated with her big sister voice.
"Sorry, maybe next time." Medea said sheepishly.
"Medea, didn't you say I was going to be meeting someone new, today?" Absyrtus asked with a cute tilt of his head. Chalciope frowned and leaned in to better hear the conversation.
"Ah, yes." Medea said, bracing herself for her sister's fury once she delivered the news. "Father has gotten us another set of personal bodyguards. He didn't say where he got them, but he promised them that they would be allowed to live here as long as they worked as our bodyguards."
There was silence as those words as her siblings tried to process that information. Just as she expected, Absyrtus had an excited expression on his face, and seemed to be looking forward to his new bodyguards.
Chalciope, on the other hand...
"What?!" Chalciope screeched. Medea and Absyrtus flinched as the sound was amplified throughout the entire hallway. "Father got us another set of bodyguards without our consent? Ugh!" She threw her arms up in exasperation and Medea sighed.
"They're not what the type of people you're thinking of. They're actually pretty nice and polite once you get to know them." Medea said as she tried to placate the angry demon that was in front of her.
"How can you know that after one meeting? For all we know, their attitudes could be a front for us to lower our guard!" Chalciope yelled with continuous displeasure. Suddenly, all of them froze when an amused voice cut in from behind them.
"I can see why Medea warned me to tread lightly around you." The three of them turned and found jin leaning against one of the pillars silently with his arms crossed in front of his chest. The three of them were surprised of his presence. He was definitely not there before they came in, and even the slightest sound could be heard in the hallway. So how in Gaea was he able to get in the same room as them without a noise and without being detected?
He smirked when he noticed the shocked looks on their faces. If you're wondering how I got in here without being seen, it's just a skill I picked up on in my spare time."
"Y-you're our new bodyguard?" Chalciope stuttered in surprise. "But you look to be about the same age as us!'
Jin shrugged. "Just because I am the same age as you, doesn't mean that I'm not going to be a good bodyguard." He gave her a small smile. "Besides, you'll have nothing to worry about with four others looking after you."
"F-four others?" Chalciope stuttered.
"mmm." Jin hummed in confirmation before he turned to Medea. "You know, I was expecting to get yelled at, considering what you told me yesterday."
Medea shrugged. "I'm just as surprised as you are."
"H-hey! What did you tell him yesterday?" Chalciope asked.
"Nothing much. Just about what happened to the last bodyguards." Medea said with an amused smile on her face as she struggled to container her laughter. She did find it amusing that her sister had been reduced to nothing more than a stuttering mess. As far as she knew, no person was able to make her like that, not even their father.
"By the way, Medea, weren't you heading to see your father?" Jin pointed out, causing Medea's eyes to widen as she remembered where she was originally supposed to be going.
"Ah, right! I was supposed to see father for my lessons!" Medea exclaimed as she rushed off down the hallway to find her father. Jin watched her go, and gave a sigh.
"She sure does seem to take her studies seriously." Jin muttered.
"She's been like that ever since father decided to teach her magic." Absyrtus said with a small sad look on his face. "She doesn't spend as much time with me anymore." Jin smiled and gave the boy a pat on the head.
"Don't be sad, kid. I'm sure that she does want to be with you, but what she's doing is important to her." Jin said before he thought of an idea. "How about you go find my friends? They're wearing the exact same cloak as I am, and I'm sure they would love to meet you."
Absyrtus smiled. "Really?"
Jin nodded. "Really." Absyrtus squealed and ran off down the hallway in search of the others. Jin rubbed his hand through his head and let out another sigh.
"Your family really is a little bit crazy." Jin said.
Chalciope shrugged. "It is from time to time, but it wouldn't be family without our little quirks." She turned to him and gave him a glare. "If you plan to be my sister's bodyguard, you would do well not to do anything to her. If you do, not even the gods themselves will stop me from raining down a world of hurt upon you."
Jin threatened to laugh at the threat she gave him, but quickly held it back. He really didn't want to get on this woman's bad side. "Don't worry, I don't have any intention of doing anything to her. It would go against my policy to do so."
Chalciope nodded. "Good, you seem to mean it, unlike those last bunch." She muttered before her face became solemn. "Do try to take care of her while you're with her. There are lot's of crazy people out there, and I don't want to see my sister hurt. Out of the three of us, she's the most vulnerable since she doesn't like to hurt others."
Jin nodded, but he was surprised at what she said. Medea was the least violent out of the three of them? That was scary. Although, He knew the bond of siblings was a really close one so he decided to go with it. "No one will lay a finger on her unless she allows it." Chalciope's posture relaxed and a small smile tugged at her lips.
"Thank you." Jin nodded silently, once again before he turned and left down the hallway to follow Medea. Perhaps he could watch her perform some magecraft and see what the difference was between magic and Jutsu.
Medea sighed as she practiced her wind spell once again against a tree in the more secluded part of the garden. The spell she was trying to utilize was a spell called Αερο, a spell that utilizes wind to cut through solid objects by focusing the air and making them as sharp as hundreds of freshly sharpened knives. Sadly, the best she could do was produce winds that could only scratch the bark of the tree.
"Geez... What am I doing wrong?" Medea wondered out loud to herself.
"You aren't doing anything wrong."
Medea turned and found jin sitting on the branch of an oak tree. "You're putting too much magical energy into the spell, and don't have the necessary control of the winds to the degree it needs to be used."
Medea raised her eyebrow, but she leaned in to listen. "Are you a magus of some kind?"
"I guess you could call me that." Jin said before he turned to observe the cuts in the tree. They were visible, but not sharp enough to cut deep into the tree.
"These are actually quite impressive for a beginner. With enough training, you might be able to generate a hurricane in a few months." Jin commented.
Medea frowned a little at that. This guy was acting like he knew all about this. If so, how much did he know.
"For a more desirable effect, I'd suggest using less magical energy, and focus more on your control." He bent down and picked up a stray leaf that had fallen from the tree.
"Watch." Medea leaned closer and watched as jin just held the leaf lightly between his fingers. She frowned when nothing happened, but her eyes widened in shock as the leaf was suddenly torn down the middle. It was faint, but she could feel a very faint blade of wind dissipate as the leaf was torn in half.
"H-how did you do that?" Medea questioned. Jin smiled and threw away the parts of the leaf into the wind.
"Practice. I just imagined my magical energy rubbing together in the form of wind, and it worked. Think of it like friction and you've basically summarized what I just did."
In truth, jin was actually surprised that he could actually pull it off. Although, he probably shouldn't have been. Before coming here, he hadn't set the amount of chakra everyone would have in their bodies. So, the machine decided to start them all off with a small amount of chakra. Having smaller amounts of chakra made control much more easier.
It was a little bit of a downer, but he didn't really feel too upset by it. It would mean that he and the others would actually have to train to utilize their powers. In the mean time, they should probably refrain from using the rinnegan or any high taxing jutsu technique until they've built up a much bigger chakra pool.
He came out of his musings and gave an amused smile when he saw Medea gaping at him like a fish out of the water.
"W-where did you learn to do that? Who taught you?" Medea pressed, determined to expand her magical knowledge.
Jin chuckled and ruffled her hair. "Me and the others had a master for a short time while we were out on our... Journeys. He taught us a little in Magecraft, and we just expanded on it." He had to hold back a laugh when Medea looked up at him with stars in her eyes.
"Could you do that wind technique on that tree, please?" Medea begged with puppy dog eyes.
"Aww... How can I say no to that?" Jin thought before he nodded his head. "Alright." Medea inwardly grinned at the fact that she would actually get to see what a real wind spell was like up close.
"Watch closely." Jin said as he got into position. He had a small wind jutsu in his mind that could do the trick, and it won't cost much chakra to perform. In a flash of speed, he performed four handsigns.
"Wind style: great breakthrough!" He took a deep breath and exhaled a small blast of wind. Medea watched in awe as the wind literally blew through the tree and severed everything, leaving a stump in it's place.
Jin smiled proudly at what he did before he frowned when a massive wave of exhaustion fell upon him. He stifled a groan as he felt his chakra levels plummet to low levels dangerously.
Yup, definitely should try to lay off of the jutsu for a while. In the meantime, using chakra to enhance his body should be just fine for a while until he can build up his reserves.
"Incredible! That was just incredible!" Medea exclaimed with awe and excitement.
"You flatter me." Jin said with an embarrassed smile. He had to admit, being on the receiving end of praise was nice.
"What is your secret? How did you perform such high level magecraft?" Medea asked.
"Hard work and dedication." Jin lied before he turned to another tree. "If you want to get similar results with your own spell, try imagining your magical energy running against each other before releasing your spell."
Medea frowned. "Rubbing against each other?"
Jin nodded. "Yeah, kinda like that. What you're trying to do is produce blades of wind that can cut through anything. Imagining that will give you a good idea on how it's going to work."
In theory, magic circuits and magical energy are almost the same thing. The only difference was that magical energy was packed into magic circuits, which reside within a person's soul and requires the use of organic activity to operate efficiently.
Chakra was the same thing, but it was like a free energy that flows throughout the entire body rather than simply being packed in magic circuits, allowing it to be manipulated in a much more versatile manner. Such as, using it to jump higher, run faster, and hit harder than any normal human being could possibly achieve. For a normal magus to do the same feat, they can only do it for short bursts of time.
Chakra had an edge over magical circuits simply because there was no way that he knew of that could stop the flow of chakra in the body. Magic circuits, on the other hand, could be damaged, and, once it was, would no longer be able to be used.
There could be some things that magical energy could be improved on, but that would require a whole load of research to find out.
Medea faced the tree and closed her eyes in concentration as she tried to envision what jin had suggested to her. She imagined two pieces of wood rubbing against each other, picking up speed and causing friction.
When she finally got the image into her head, she muttered the spell under her breath and felt her magical energy spike as the spell was released. To her surprise, there was a sudden gust of wind, and she watched in surprise and satisfaction as the top half of the tree toppled over into the ground.
"I did it..." Medea muttered in surprise as she looked upon the results.
"Congratulations." Jin said with a satisfied nod. "To be honest, I thought it would take a few more tries until you were able to do it. It seems you've got a real flare for magic." He gave her a pat on the head, and she swelled with pride at that compliment.
"T-thank you. Although, I wouldn't have been able to do it without your help." Medea addmited with a slight bow of her head. Jin smiled and ruffled her hair.
"Do not act like that is such a bad thing. Asking for help is nothing bad, and in the future, you might need the help of others to get anywhere in life." Jin said sagely. "If you need any help with anything, don't hesitate to come ask me for assistance. I'll do what I can to help you."
Medea nodded with a slight blush on her face. Jin chuckled before he began walking off. "Come on, we should probably tell of your accomplishments to your father."
"O-oh, right!" Medea quickly ran up to him and tried to keep up with his walking speed. Seeing as she's struggling to keep up, Jin slowed down a little bit and walked at her own pace.
If anyone saw them, many rumors would have probably sprouted up about how the princess of Colchis was walking along side a very handsome boy her age.
"Absyrtus, wait up!" Alex commented as he followed the youngest of the three siblings. He thought he was prepared for this, since he was the brother of Luke, but this kid might cause his hair to turn white in a few days.
"What? Can't keep up?" Absyrtus taunted with a playful tone as he ran through the streets of Colchis. Alex sighed and shook his head. Why couldn't they have stayed back at the castle? It was much more peaceful there.
When he and the others figured out their chakra levels were extremely low, they had planned to do some exercises to build it up. Unfortunately, Absyrtus wanted to head into the city for some fun and Alex was the one everyone picked to look after him.
"I could be getting stronger, but nooooo. I have to deal with much more annoying version of Luke." Alex grumbled to himself as he watched Absyrtus turn a corner. He turned the same corner, and widened his eyes in surprise when he saw Absyrtus sitting on the ground rubbing his head.
"Ow..." Absyrtus muttered as he held his head in pain. He looked up to see who or what he bumped into, and found four angry looking men in leather armor staring at him.
"Hey, kid! What in hades is wrong with you?!" The lead man growled in anger as he gestured to a wet stain that was on his armor.
"Ah... Sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going." Absyrtus muttered meekly as he shrunk back under the men's gaze.
"Yeah? Well, sorry doesn't cut it!" The man growled as his hand began drifting down to a club that was hanging by his waist. Absyrtus's eyes widened in surprise as he felt Alex grab him from the collar and shoved him behind him.
"Stay behind me." Alex said with a serious expression. Absyrtus gulped, and nodded his head.
"Oh? What are you, the kids bodyguard?" The man mocked. "Look at you! You don't even look that much older than he is!" The other men snickered, and Alex let out a sigh.
"I'll give you only one chance to leave us alone. Otherwise, things might get really messy." Alex warned. His Kiba blades were hidden inside his coat, and could be drawn at a moments notice, should it come to that.
Unfortunately, it seems that these men were not the brightest people in the world, and things might become inevitably messy.
"Run along, kid. We've been fighting before you were even born. What chance do you have against us?" The man growled.
"Let's find out." Alex thought before he turned to Absyrtus. "Go back to your father and tell him what's going on." Luckily, the kid didn't argue and gave a nod in response before hightailing down the street.
"You're going to regret doing that, kid. Once we're done with you, we'll go after the kid and extract some justice on him. He deserves to pay after messing up my clothing." The man snarled as he gripped the club in his right hand.
Alex smirked and began planning his moves in his head. If all went well, they'd all be unconscious before they'd get a chance to use their weapons.
If not... Well... Things will turn ugly, very fast.
Hey guys, there's some things I need to talk about concerning my oc, so hear me out on this. I've been getting reviews that having naruto powers are completely over powered in the fate universe, so I'm going to talk about why they're not.
Jutsu's and Magic spells from the age of the gods are not so different since they use a form of spiritual energy in their attacks. The difference that sets them apart is the speed in which people can use them.
For a person to use jutsu, they must complete a certain number of handseals to perform the attack. Magical spells from the age of the gods, on the other hand, are activated by simply saying a single word, allowing them to be spammed without a second thought.
Take Medea for example. In the holy grail war, she was able to spam beams of light that were on the rank of anti-army and shows the ability to control lightning and wind to a frightening degree. Keep in mind, all she has to do to activate these spells is to say a single word. If you ask me, she could annihilate all of Konohona in a single day by simply laser beaming the entire village. The speed she says her magic words in, is much more faster than any jutsu a shinobi could produce.
Also, a normal jonin level ninja is much more stronger and much more faster than a regular human being, but comparing their speeds to a heroic spirit such as Lancelot shows that their speed is almost the same.
Keep in mind, that there are many heroes who could annihilate many characters from the naruto series without a second thought. People like, Hercules, Achilles, and Cu chulainn have fought and won against impossible odds, and could murder an entire squad of jounin without much problem with simple skill alone.
Yes, my oc's have the rinnegan, but the rinnegan that they possess, will be like the one nagato had, not like the ones Sasuke and Madara had since those are the true definition of overpowered. The rinnegan has a handful of abilities, but the attack heavy ones are the ability to control gravity, and the power to mechanize body parts. Both of which are extremely chakra taxing, and will kill my oc's in their present state because of their low chakra levels.
In the future, they will have the power to access their rinnegan safely, but that's until after they have built up their chakra reserves, which could take a long time. In other words, they will have to train to use their powers in the future.
Perhaps they are a little bit strong in the world of naruto, but in the world of Fate, they fit in perfectly.
That is also the reason why I didn't add the sharingan to their list of powers. Having the ability to light people on figure just by looking at them, and casting illusions just by making eye contact is an ability that even I find extremely unfair.
Other than the rinnegan, jutsu, and chakra, there really is nothing else my oc's have going for them.
Also, they will not get anything special like biju chakra, but anything that can be learned by normal ninja such as the 'Eight Gates' and 'Sage Mode', can be learned by them in the future.
My oc's will have low chakra levels so they won't be too strong right off the bat, and force them to actually train to become stronger instead of cheat their way to the top.
That's all I wanted to say. See you in the next chapter!
-baloshua
