Dragon Clover
Chapter 4
Running through the forest, Asta made his way towards the thief that had taken his grimoire. He had just taken a break from his last mission and found a strong guy willing to train with him. And now he learned about a tournament!
Now he just needed to get back his grimoire and continue with his well deserved vacation!
Whoever you are, I wont let you get away... Asta thought
Meanwhile
The teenage girl with a petite body and short brown hair walked into the area. Dressed in a sailor school uniform of white with a blue skirt, she looking surprised when she saw a man there in the forest.
Sakura, the teenage street fighter, looked at the dark haired, young man before her. "Oh? Didn't think I'd see anyone else out here," Sakura said.
Yamcha stood there, looking surprised. "Huh? You're not Videl."
"Videl? Who's that? I'm Sakura! Esteemed apprentice of the legendary street fighter Ryu!" She stood in a valiant pose, legs in a wide stance showing thumbs up to Yamcha and cheesing a big smile.
"Ryu?" Yamcha asked. "Ah, you mean the guy that's been winning dozens of fighting tournaments. If I remember correctly, he uses a variation of the Ansatsuken fighting style."
"Yes! Yes!" Sakura jumped happily, smiling big from someone knowing her beloved idol. "Heh..."
"Hm, and you're his apprentice? That makes sense. I could tell how strong you are by sensing your ki."
Sakura looked surprised. Staring at Yamcha now, she had a blank look on her face as she gauged him.
This guy has a very strong physique. Sakura thought "Are you a fighter too?"
Yamcha smiled. "Yeah, where are my manners. Name's Yamcha."
Just then, Yamcha felt Asta's power level meet with the man they had been pursuing.
"And actually, I'm really busy right now. My friend and I are tracking a thief."
"A thief?" Sakura asked, tying her headband tighter. "Mind if I come along?"
"Sure, but leave the fighting to us. I know you can take care of yourself."
Sakura started stretching, nodding to Yamcha.
Yamcha ran towards Asta's present location. Wearing his blue jeans and a white shirt, the long haired 21 year old known as Yamcha ran through the woods
Sakura watched him for a few seconds, then followed
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Asta stood in the middle of the forest, ready to fight. The man in front of him was not just bigger than him, he was overflowing with magical aura.
"What... What are you?" Asta asked, using his arms to block his face as a shockwave of power blew towards him.
The surge of magic was making the trees shake. Asta could feel himself nearly getting blown away by the strong wind.
"What is with this grimoire?" The big man in the exquisite clothing roared with the voice of a demon. "Its filthy, its torn and its useless!"
"Thats mine!" Asta said, seeing the grimoire in the man's hands.
"I'm going to kill you... for tricking me," the man holding the grimoire roared, purple magic surrounding him. It looked like his rage was making the power inside of him more immense.
His magic is strong, Asta thought. I can cut through it.
Asta started running towards the tall man in the white jacket, who was now surrounded by a huge wave of thick, purple magic tentacles.
The tentacles lashed out, causing the ground and trees to shake and twigs fell from the trees.
Asta rushed towards the man surrounded by the purple magic, into the midst of the chaos. He dodged branches falling from the trees and ran towards the man. He put his hand towards his bag, but remembered it wasn't there. Thats right! I dont have my grimoire
A thick tentacle swung through the air, hitting Asta and sending him flying. The Black Bulls Magic Knight flew away then fell on the ground, rolling.
The man in the center of the purple magic seemed to be in pain, yelling as the magic's power continued to grow. Almost as if the magic was acting on its own.
Engulfed in rage and pain, the evil man looked at Asta, the only living being he could take his anger out on at this second.
The man's eyes glowed a purple light as he gnashed and roared like an animal. "I'm going to kill you!"
The man jumped up high into the air, almost reaching the treetops. He then flew down towards Asta ready to stomp on him and destroy him with the tentacles. He was flying down with a huge force of momentum: the tentacles pointed towards the downed teenager
Asta was still in pain, and just starting to grasp at the ground to get up, when he looked up surprised.
A tall man in blue jeans and a white shirt was standing in front of him, blocking the attack of the thief that was surrounded by powerful purple tentacles.
Yamcha stood there, with his arms crossed like an X blocking a huge, purple, magic tentacle. "What was that you said?" Yamcha said, with a grin as he struggled to block the attack. "That you're going to kill him? Not on my watch."
The teenage schoolgirl, Sakura, just ran up to the scene, crouching behind some bushes at the perimeter as she watched what was happening.
That man is attacking with magic Sakura thought. How is that guy able to block the attack?
Then she looked closer. She could sense that the defending man had coated his forearms with ki energy.
He's using ki energy to protect his arms and use them to fend off the magic! Sort of like how I use it as a projectile attack with my Hadouken.
She looked at the man, struggling to protect the boy on the ground.
Who is this guy? She thought, continuing to watch Yamcha to try to figure him out.
Then she looked at the boy on the ground. That must be his friend.
"Who the hell are you?" The monsterous man asked, still in the air above Yamcha, all of his weight being stopped by Yamcha. "You'll pay for interfering
Three more tentacles flew down at Yamcha.
The purple tentacles had their points sink into Yamcha's thighs and one in his side.
Yamcha's eyes opened wide, feeling the pain.
"No you don't!" A voice said.
Asta jumped up and was in midair next to the madman with uncontrollable magic. He looked the man in the face, and the man with glowing purple eyes looked at him surprised.
Asta punched the man in the face, sending him flying across the forest and crashing into the ground.
Asta landed and looked at the man Yamcha. He was bleeding in both thighs and in his side.
"Yamcha san!" Asta said, checking on him. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm good" Yamcha replied, feeling a little shaky. It had been a long time since he fought soneone this strong. And honestly, he wasn't prepared for it.
"Asta, lets take him together. At this rate, he's so strong he could run away and we may never catch him. He seems to be mad at you, so you distract him. Then I'll grab your book. Our main goals are to get your book and then we run away if we're not sure we can take him. Got it?"
Asta listened to Yamcha's words. He didn't like the plan of running away, but he respected the older boy so he decided to go with it. "Fine! As long as we get my grimoire, we can teach this guy a lesson some other time!"
Yamcha smiled. Thanks kid
He then focused on the man, no, the monster they needed to beat.
Always the tactician, Yamcha decided on the best plan.
"This guy's too strong!" Yamcha yelled. "You're on your own, kid!" Yamcha said, running away.
"What?!" Asta yelled, shocked.
He then saw Yamcha smile at him while running away. Asta blinked.
"Whatever! I don't need him!" The Black Bulls Magic Knight said, he started running at the powerful man that was surrounded by magic that had his grimoire in his hands.
Yamcha ran through the woods and hid behind a tree just at the perimeter of the clearing.
He closed his eyes and powered down his ki.
"You should be ashamed of yourself!" A girl quietly shouted at him. The voice came from someone on the ground in front of him.
Yamcha opened his eyes. There was that girl from earlier, Ryu's apprentice/fangirl. Honestly he didnt know which was more accurate.
Sakura was crouching on the ground in front of him, yelling and berating all manner of things at him. "Leaving your friend alone like that! You call yourself a street fighter? If I was you, I woul- "
Yamcha promptly put his hand over the girl's mouth. She looked at him surprised.
"The fight's not over yet," Yamcha said, serious.
Asta ran towards the man that was stopping him from training with Yamcha, enjoying his time off, and potentially making it much harder for him to become the Wizard King. The man that stole his grimoire and hurt his new friend.
The man continued to growl and snarl at Asta, a collection of purple tentacles behind him teeming with magic.
"I'm gonna beat you down," Asta said, running towards the man.
(The battle to get Asta's grimoire continues! Did Yamcha desert Asta? Can Asta beat this strong monster without the help of his grimoire? Does Sakura play any fighting games other than SF? Find out in the next chapter!
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