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Chapter 7: The Shadower
(Training Room)
Ever since Takeshi managed to have Sona agree to be his magic tutor, things have been taking an interesting turn as of late. With his coaching from Erika to utilize his Sacred Gear and having Sona come and focus on improving his magic abilities, his progress has been slowly moving forward. Not by much, but he began to notice he is getting somewhere.
He guessed that working alone can do so much for him, but working with others brings greater results.
A few days have passed as she took on the role of watching over Takeshi's actions and made sure that he won't get injured from any explosive collapse of his spells. The heiress also took the time to look over Takeshi's magic and begun some sort of plan to help him get around magic.
Sona decided it was best to start at the basics and make their way up there. So for now, she is having him complete the basic spells, and slowly build it up from there. They started with a simple magic bullet, then have him manipulate the bullet in certain ways, and then proceed to more complex spells.
"Alright...once more." Sona instructed as she watched Takeshi work with a spell.
Takeshi narrowed his eyes as he focused on his Pulse Bullet. Normally, Pulse Bullet is relatively basic spell where you just shoot a bullet made of magic. However, this spell can be improved.
It depends on how it utilized and how much power it is put into.
For example, compare a rookie Magician and a veteran Magician. Both know the spell Pulse Bullet, but there is a difference between power. The rookie Magician can cast it basically, but the veteran Magician can pump a lot of magic into it, making the magic bullet more powerful than it was ever before. It easily surpasses the rookie Magician.
That is what Takeshi is currently practicing on.
Steadily flowing the magic into his spell, he noticed that the magic bullet in his hand is getting bigger every single second, until it was the size of a basketball. He stopped at that size, seeing and feeling that that is enough magic he put into.
Seeing this, Takeshi aimed his hand forward and show the magic bullet across the room. The large Pulse Bullet soared across, until it exploded in a large amount of energy, resulting in a flash that made Takeshi cover his eyes with his arms. As the flash died down, he looked at the results of his work.
"Well, I guess my control of magic is fine..." Takeshi commented.
"Indeed. It seems your control over your magic is indeed stable. With the correct adjustments and the right amount of magic, it would seem that your control over magic is perfectly fine." Sona summarized.
"Yeah, kinda weird how it doesn't work out with other spells. No thanks to my own abilities..." Takeshi muttered in thought.
"Perhaps." Sona replied. "But there is something that I've noticed throughout the time with you magic."
"What is it?" Takeshi asked curiously.
"...There is something I want for you to try out, and for me to see." Sona told him, before she looked at him with an analytical gaze.
"Are you familiar with the magic formula for trajectory manipulation?" Sona asked.
"I did study up on it when I wanted to try out homing missiles made from water itself, but that unfortunately backfired on me. I do understand the concept and formulas for the trajectory though." Takeshi answered.
"Good. If that is the case, I want you to incorporate the the trajectory concept into the Pulse Bullet formula." Sona told him, making Takeshi blink in surprise upon what she said.
"...Are you asking me to modify a spell?" Takeshi asked in surprise. Sona simply nodded.
"This is something I want to see, and to confirm my own hypothesis. I'll explain it to you when we see the results." Sona explained. Takeshi gave a short look on confusion, before he complied as he held his hand up and closed his eyes in concentration.
'First step, make the calculations of the Enchanter spell. Second step, set up the trajectory calculation. Third step, incorporate it into the Enchanter spell...' Takeshi thought to himself as he focused on making the necessary adjustments and configuring the equation to make it stable. After calculating the entire equation with the new addition, Takeshi opened his eyes.
"Hah!" Takeshi then let the magic take over as as magic circle appeared in front of him. A bullet of magic then shot away from him, and it was to his surprise when he saw the bullet change trajectory, changing its direction once and a while. It moved from straight, to left, to forward, to the right, upwards, and then finally downwards towards the ground.
Takeshi looked at the spell with surprise and shock, seeing how he managed to perform such a spell. In fact, he stood there a bit dazed upon what he just managed to perform. Meanwhile, Sona nodded and pushed up her glasses.
"As I thought, it would seem my hypothesis was correct is correct." Sona stated with a small smile. Takeshi broke out his state and turned to Sona.
"What do you mean Kaichou? I've tried a spell similar to that, but it failed. But how..." Takeshi said, before his eyes widened in realization as well. Noticing his expression, Sona nodded at him.
"Every time we tested you with other magic, it has failed. But with Enchanter Magic, you seem to cast it no problem. You cast it like second nature to you. Because of the limitation, I've begun to look into it and see if there are any possibilities or loopholes I can find." Sona explained, while Takeshi finally understood what and why Sona had him do.
"I get it now! Seeing how Enchanter Magic is the only thing I can perform, you've decided to see how a modified Enchanter Magic spell would work. Even though it is modified, it's foundation is still the same! It's technically an Enchanter Spell, yet it is something completely new!" Takeshi said with realization.
"You took the words right out of my mouth Fuyushima-kun." Sona responded. It was then Takeshi's expression brightened a lot.
"Amazing...to think such a thing could happen and for me to use! This...This is amazing Kaichou." Takeshi said, before he looked at Sona with a bit of awe. "You really are a genius when it comes to magic." Takeshi said to her.
However, it was to his surprise when Sona actually shook her head.
"Do not give me all the credit Fuyushima-kun. What you have managed to create on your first try is something I found astounding." Sona told him, making him tilt his head at her.
"What do you mean?" Takeshi confusedly asked. It was then Sona folded her arms and slightly narrowed her eyes.
"Do you not understand Fuyushima-kun? Modifying a spell requires a great amount of understanding and knowledge. It is easy to do the calculations when you manage to study off what is given. But to create something new on a given foundation is something that requires a greater amount of effort. To do so requires the knowledge on how to connect the equations and have them stay in equilibrium, understanding the numbers, letters, and equations, and applying the formulas. All of these is required to cast a spell alone. For you to modify it while in a single attempt is something that not many average Magicians or even high class Magicians can do." Sona explained to him, making Takeshi's eyes widened upon learning this.
"Even I can admit that I do not have much understanding to the calculations and formulas behind a Magician's spell, mainly due to the fact that I focus on my demonic energy and imagination. And for you to do it in a single moment in a single try is something astounding." Sona told him, before she shook her head at him.
"What I did was merely tell you to incorporate this calculation into your foundation. What you did was on your own. You may not have the ability or talent to perform a great amount of magic, but it seems you are gifted with a great mind with a great understanding of magic. That alone is a great asset to your own abilities. It all depends on how you apply it." Sona told him.
Takeshi fell into silence upon hearing all of this, absorbing all of what Sona told him.
'...I never knew it was possible. But Kaichou is right. I never thought about it, but modifying my own Enchanter spells into something else, and even inventing a new kind of spell is something that I never thought of doing. But here I am, just pulling it off in one go...!' Takeshi thought with astonishment.
Sona began to notice Takeshi's shoulders shaking a bit, and Takeshi's lips trembling a bit.
"Fuyushima-kun? Is something that matter?" Sona asked with a bit of concern.
She honestly didn't expect Takeshi to be softly laughing and a really large grin entered his face.
"I-I never expected this to happen at all. For so many years, I've struggled to cast even the most basic of spells. Yet here I am, casually creating a spell that branched off of a basic Enchanter spell. This...This is something I never thought I could achieve, but here I am, doing so. It's feels too good to be true Kaichou." Takeshi told her.
It was his own happiness that radiated off of him that Sona couldn't help but let her lips form a small smile form of her own.
"Well, it seems like you are finally making progress." Sona told him, making Takeshi nod at her.
"Yeah." Takeshi responded, before his eyes grew with a bit of excitement. "Who knows what else I can do know with his kind of knowledge? I can branch off so many spells off of the Enchanter Spells. So many to choose from...!" Takeshi said while trying to figure out where to go next.
"While your enthusiasm is welcomed, must you remember that we are in the middle of practicing your magic?" Sona said to Takeshi, breaking him out of his phase.
"Huh?"
"Just because we've managed to discover one possibility for you to increase your magic capabilities, that doesn't mean you can disregard what you are trying to learn." Sona told him, making him scratch the back of his head.
"Oh yeah...forgot about that. Right, I may be able to create new spells in the Enchanter category, but that doesn't mean I should try more magic." Takeshi said with a nod.
"Indeed. Now then, I believe we can move into the next step of our plans..." Sona announced.
It was from that point that they spent hours working on the possibilities of Takeshi's magic.
(Dream)
Even after spending the whole day working with Erika to perfect the use of his Sacred Gear and studying with Sona to learn more about his magic capabilities, there is no rest for Takeshi, even in his sleep.
Whenever he rests his body and goes to sleep, Jingzhu is able to take him to his inner mind and mentally train him on how to ride a horse. So with the physical and mental training that he receives every day, he is steadily progressing in learning the basics.
Currently, they were in a large field that can accommodate for Takeshi and Jingzhu, with minor obstacles and turns placed within it.
[Keep your center of gravity in check! Do not slouch! Keep you back straight!] Jingzhu coached as he rode a horse alongside Takeshi, who was riding a horse of his own.
"R-Right!" the young Magician replied as he straightened his back, all the while trying to figure how to balance himself on the horse that is currently walking faster than he usually deals with.
[Ah! Your shoulders aren't straight and even!]
"G-Got it!" Takeshi did as he was told.
Let it be known that while Jingzhu may be laid back and a bit carefree, he is certainly stern and strict when it comes to the topic of horses. It's like having that PE coach that constantly yells at you to do better, even though you're giving it your all.
[Alright Takeshi! Let's give it another go! Ready your horse for some maneuvering!] Jingzhu announced as he pointed ahead of him, having Takeshi see the obstacles and turns he has to make.
Gripping on the reins a bit tighter, Takeshi readied himself as he prepared to move his horse.
Seeing that he has to turn left, he applied a bit of pressure on the left rein and applied a bit of pressure from his leg on the horse's left side. It was easy, as the horse did as it was told and turned left. Seeing a low fence that can be easily stepped over, Takeshi pulled the reins a bit to signal a jump. The horse made a small jump over it, successfully avoiding it. Takeshi stumbled a bit upon the impact of the landing, but managed to hang on.
[Alright! Just a few more!] Jingzhu told him as he raised his whip and whipped the horse, having it neigh and pick up the pace and run ahead. Takeshi gave a quiet sigh as he prepared himself for the rest of the obstacles.
A few moments later, Takeshi was now lying on the grass of a hillside while breathing in a tired manner.
"Even the basics can seriously drain you..." Takeshi groaned a bit, and felt a shadow cover his face. He looked up to see Jingzhu standing over him while offering a water canteen.
Gratefully accepting it, Takeshi opened the container and readily drank it. As he did, Jingzhu hummed in thought as he stroked his yellow beard.
[Good. Very good Takeshi. I can finally see some progress.] Jingzhu told him, making Takeshi look at him with a bit of surprise.
"Really?"
[Well of course! I've been carefully monitoring you progress, and I could proudly say that you are improving every single moment. Granted, there are a few things that need to be polished, but you didn't start early. But we still have time!] Jingzhu told him proudly.
"Thanks Jingzhu. I couldn't have done all of this without you and Erika's help." Takeshi thanked him, only to have Jingzhu snort.
[Bah, the girl merely made sure you stay on it. I, on the other hand, taught you most of the basics!] Jingzhu told him.
"Right right, of course." Takeshi said while waving it off, getting used to Jingzhu's attitude.
The spirit then chuckled as closed his eyes in thought.
[Why it only felt like yesterday when you tried to get off of the horse and fell down on your back! Bwa ha ha ha!] Jingzhu laughed heartily.
"...Jingzhu, that did happen yesterday." Takeshi told him while giving a small sweatdrop.
However, he was promptly ignored by Jingzhu's own laughter.
(Sunday - Family Room)
"Taking a break?" Takeshi asked in surprise as he was behind the couch that Erika was currently sitting on while flipping through her magazine.
"You've heard me. Take a break. Go out and have fun. Do whatever you feel like doing." Erika listed with a bit of a drawl while keeping her eyes glued on the magazine. Takeshi couldn't help but furrow his brows.
"But why?" Takeshi asked curiously and confused.
"Well, you've been training with your Sacred Gear and your Magic day after day. While it is important to keep up a consistent schedule, your body isn't able to endure that type of stress. It will eventually collapse in on itself if you don't rest." Erika told him as she flipped through another page.
"So you pretty much have a day off to relax. Go and have fun and do whatever you enjoy." Erika told him, and then turned her head to look at Takeshi with a flat look.
"And Takeshi, for our sakes, do not go back to studying magic or lock yourself in the library. That is not a form of relaxation." Erika told him, making him flinch.
"I-I can't?" Takeshi asked, as his plans to study in the library is show down by Erika. Erika gave a slight snort as she turned back to her magazine.
"Takeshi, I even have my own form of fun. Even though I am mostly at the Grigori working, I sometimes come to the human world and enjoy what they offer. You should do the same. Get some fresh air rather than shutting yourself in your house all day." Erika told him, making Takeshi frown in thought.
"...I guess going out isn't so bad...but to where...?" Takeshi wondered, before he blinked upon an idea.
(Lubbock's Hideout)
"Yo, welcome back to my hideout." Lubbock greeted Takeshi as he made his way into his underground room.
"Hey Lubbock. Sorry for not calling you earlier to give you a heads up." Takeshi said while giving a sheepish smile.
"Eh, it's fine by me. You're more than welcome to come here anytime." Lubbock waved it off, before he gave a curious look. "So, what brought you here today? Interested in my merchandise?"
Takeshi simply shrugged. "Well, I decided to take a day off from all of my work. I decided if I were to relax, I would spend it with you. That is, unless you're busy." Takeshi pointed out.
"Not really. Today's kind of a slow day, so we honestly don't have much going on." Lubbock said with a shrug, before he headed towards the refrigerator to get a couple drinks.
"So, still busy on studying with magic, eh?" Lubbock said as he rummaged through the refrigerator.
"You could say that." Takeshi responded.
"Mhm." Lubbock hummed as he took out a can and tossed it to Takeshi. "Well, I'm not much of a magic enthusiast as you, but I can understand that being a Magician requires a lot of studying, something that I shudder at." Lubbock said while giving off a shudder upon the thought of it.
"Well, at least you make up for it with street smarts and economics." Takeshi reassured him.
"True, and that's all I need if I need to get through the business world." Lubbock admitted, before he looked at Takeshi with an interested look.
"So, have any plans?" Lubbock asked. Takeshi shook his head. Lubbock hummed in thought as he rubbed his chin in thought, before he snapped his fingers.
"Well, since we have nothing better to do, want to hit up the arcades?" Lubbock asked.
"The arcades?" Takeshi said, before he scratched the back of his head. "Haven't been to those in a long time. When was the last time I visited it?" Takeshi wondered.
"Now that is a crime that I have to fix." Lubbock said with a small smirk. "Looks like we're spending the whole day at the arcade. Hope you can-" Lubbock continued, but was soon cut off when he heard his phone ring.
"Hold up for a sec." Lubbock said as he went to the phone and answered it.
"Hello?" Lubbock said to the phone.
Takeshi watched as Lubbock went quiet when hearing the voice from the phone. He could hear some mumbles of "I see" and "Are you sure?". But what worried him a lot was when Lubbock's expression soon fell into a troubled expression and his hand clenched a bit tightly.
After some time, Lubbock finally ended the call and hung up the phone. As soon as he did, Lubbock gave a stressed sigh as he pinched the bride of his nose.
"God dammit..." Lubbock muttered, making Takeshi looked worried for him.
"Lubbock? Is something the matter?" Takeshi asked with concern. Lubbock shook his head.
"It's nothing Takeshi. Nothing to worry about." Lubbock tried to dismiss, but Takeshi wasn't buying it.
"Are you sure? I'm willing to help you if you have problems." Takeshi told him, making Lubbock gave a small appreciative smile.
"While I do appreciate the thought, I shouldn't drag you into my problems." Lubbock told him. However, Takeshi shook his head.
"Lubbock, you know as well as I do that I can't leave a friend in trouble. Or anyone in trouble. If you're not happy, then I swear that I will make the situation better for you." Takeshi told him with small tone of resolution.
Lubbock blinked at him for a few times, before he chuckled and shook his head.
"Right right...I forgot that ideal of yours. Existing to make everyone happy and all that. Well, if it's one thing I definitely know about you, is that once you set your mind to it, you just don't stop." Lubbock said with a chuckle.
[A lot of people keep telling you that...] Jingzhu commented, hearing that from Kiyome as well.
'I know, right?' Takeshi agreed, and nodded at Lubbock. Lubbock couldn't help but give a defeated sigh.
"Fine fine, I give." Lubbock said while putting up his arms lazily, showing he surrenders to this small debate. He then sighed while giving a small frown.
"I just received a call from the local delivery company. It seems that their vehicles are suffering technical issues." Lubbock explained to him, making Takeshi look at him with a bit of confusion.
"So...?" Takeshi gestured Lubbock to continue.
"It's a problem for me. You see, I rely on the local delivery companies to deliver my merchandise. The client ordered it from the next town over and is expecting it sometime tomorrow morning. That is where the true problem springs." Lubbock told him, making Takeshi a bit confused on where this is going.
"So the client won't get your merchandise at the exact time. How is that a problem?" Takeshi asked.
It was then Lubbock scratched his hand in annoyance.
"You see, I needed to attract customers by doing a bit of advertising, you know? Promising business deals and all that. What I did was create a policy that stated that if I fail to deliver the goods on the desired date, it would be given free. That would naturally entice customers." Lubbock explained to him, making Takeshi realize on what Lubbock is trying to say.
"You can't deliver the goods when the delivery system is out, and you won't be able to deliver it on time, costing you income." Takeshi said with realization. Lubbock gave a frustrated sigh as he lowered his head.
"Yeah. And I've pulled a bunch of deals and strings to get the item I needed to deliver. So see all my hard work go down the drain is pretty depressing..." Lubbock said as he stuffed his hands in his pockets.
"I could go deliver it myself, but the trains don't come to this town at this time. And even when they do, they'll go under maintenance. So I don't have any mode of transportation to get there." Lubbock told him.
"I see..." Takeshi said with a frown, before his eyes widened upon realizing a solution for all of this.
"Wait, I know a way to solve this problem!" Takeshi told Lubbock, making his friend look at him with surprise.
"Seriously!?" Lubbock responded with a shocked tone.
"Yeah! I never got the chance to tell you because of my training and also the fact that I recently discovered it!" Takeshi told him as he summoned the Whip of the King of Horses in his hand.
Lubbock gave a raised eyebrow at the whip in his hand.
"...That's a rather interesting item you got there." Lubbock commented.
He cried out in surprise when Takeshi whipped down his Sacred Gear and a flash appeared in the room. When the flash was over, Lubbock was now greeted with the sight of a small horse inside his room.
Lubbock stared blankly at the horse in his room, and then turned to Takeshi with the best expression he could give in this situation.
"...Why is there a horse in my room!?" Lubbock asked in a shocked tone. Takeshi merely gave a small grin.
"That, my good friend, is the function of my Sacred Gear. It allows me to summon horses." Takeshi explained to him while shaking the whip in his hand, making Lubbock blink in a dumbfounded manner.
"Sacred Gear...? If I remember correctly, they're artifacts given by the Biblical God, right?" Lubbock tried to confirm. Takeshi simply nodded at him.
"Huh...well that's something you don't see everyday." Lubbock said as he looked at the horse before him, which was standing perfectly still.
"So um...I hope it doesn't take a dump in my hiding place. Lisbeth would sure rag on me when there is horse droppings in this place." Lubbock commented. Takeshi chuckled.
"Don't worry, this is merely just a physical construct of a horse. It doesn't even need to do what horses usually need." Takeshi reassured him. He then patted the horse.
"The town near Kuoh isn't that far. If I go by horse, then I'll be able to get there in no time." Takeshi reassured him, making Lubbock look at him with a bit of surprise.
"Really? Dude, you just came here. I don't want to dump my work onto you." Lubbock told him, but Takeshi shook his head with a smile.
"Don't worry. I'm perfectly fine with it. Really." Takeshi reassured him.
Lubbock gave a steady look at Takeshi and then the horse, then back to Takeshi. He then gave a defeated sigh and scratched the back of his head.
"Fine, you can do it. I seriously owe you for all of this trouble that you're going through." Lubbock told him with a small grin.
"You don't need to owe me anything." Takeshi responded with a small grin. Lubbock couldn't help but chuckle at him.
"I swear, you're too nice for your own good."
(Later)
"I-I never knew such transportation was this intense...!" Takeshi told himself as he tightly clung to the reins as he bent a bit forward to adjust to the winds before him.
Currently, he was now riding the very horse he first summoned: Bucephalus. The large steed was galloping through the land with a large amount of speed that easily surpassed even the top bred horses.
He saw that his first horse that he summoned was best for this situation. Any other horse, such as the regular horses, wouldn't exactly fit the criteria if he need to deliver the package in time.
So he decided to use Bucephalus strength and speed to get him there. And boy, did the horse live up to the legend of being Alexander the Great's trusty steed in battle and travel. This horse was running speeds that greatly surpassed the average car speed.
Bucephalus was the perfect steed to get the job done, but his horse riding skills say something else.
As he is, his current horse riding skills were amateur at best and could actually handle riding horses at a brisk pace. But at the level of riding a legendary horse capable of running at high speeds is something that is too high of a level for him.
Luckily, he managed to find a way to make up this flaw.
There are times when he is truly thankful for Enchanter Magic as it made things easier for him.
Astral Bind, quite currently the best spell that Takeshi favors to make situations easier for him. But this spell was a bit more different in function compared to its original function, thanks to Takeshi's own modification to the spell itself.
Rather than having the spell bind enemies to certain spots, he managed to manipulate the magical threads to attach to practically any target now on both sides. They're like wires that can be hooked onto anything.
Because he modified this spell, he decided to name it Spider, considering that they act as web threads made to attach to anything on both ends.
And because he managed to modify such a function, he used it in the best possible way for this situation.
On himself and the horse.
By attaching the magical threads onto his body and onto the horse itself, they serve as safety harnesses that makes Takeshi able to stay on his horse, no matter how rough the ride is. So the possibility of him being thrown or falling off is eliminated, unless the magical threads were to disappear.
Fortunately, the threads were made to last a good amount of time, so long as he doesn't put too much force onto them.
So with the solution of having Astral Bind hold him in place, he can now ride Bucephalus safely.
'However, using this is like using training wheels. I can't use them forever, and I need to learn how to ride on my own.' Takeshi told himself, seeing that he needs to improve from all of this. But for now, the situation calls for it.
And right now, Takeshi was currently experiencing and feeling a lot of things as he rode a legendary horse at high speeds.
"I can finally understand why you admire horses so much! It's because of the feeling you have when you ride them at such speeds!" Takeshi told Jingzhu as he could feel the wind rush through him and the land pass by him in a blur.
[Ha ha ha! Didn't I tell you!? Horse riding is the most thrilling experience man could possibly go through! No modern day transportation could ever match up to this feeling!] Jingzhu laughed.
"Possibly! Though...I've always wanted to try out a motorcycle..." Takeshi muttered with a bit of thought.
[Bah! Those cheap two wheelers will never compare to the might or horses!]
'You sure are a strong believer of horses...' Takeshi thought, giving a small smile of amusement at the horse thief/fanatic.
He continued on hearing Jingzhu's rant about horses on the rest of the way to his destination.
(Building)
"This seems like the building..." Takeshi muttered to himself as he looked at the address, and looked at the building in front of him. He couldn't help but frown when he noticed how building was.
This building was at the edge of the town. While the fact may be normal, the fact that the building looked older compared to the rest of the modern ones was what made Takeshi feel a bit wary around it.
'It's like in those stories where these types of buildings hold those suspicious gang hide outs. But looking at the news as of late, there hasn't been any criminal activity around here...' Takeshi thought to himself, before he shook his head.
'It doesn't matter of the location. So long as I manage to deliver this, then Lubbock can sell his product for a good amount of money.' Takeshi told himself, before he nodded in resolution and walked through the entrance of the building.
As he entered the foyer of the building, he couldn't help but notice how it's a bit dusty inside. He also noticed how it was completely empty. Not even the front desk had any people. He walked up to the front desk and looked around, but saw nobody around.
"Um...anybody here?" Takeshi called out, trying to look for someone who works at this place. But there was still silence.
"...Strange." Takeshi muttered. Normally, there are people around to work at this area. Could it be that they're all on lunch break.
"...I'm getting a real bad feeling about this." Takeshi muttered, before he decided to move on and look at the directory of the building. He stayed silent for a moment as he looked at the map, before he found the address.
Deciding to move on once he found it, he proceeded to walk on through the hallways and searching from the room. As he did, he couldn't help but notice how quiet it was. Like it was completely dead.
[...Keep your guard up Takeshi. I have a bad feeling about this.] Jingzhu warned him while folding his arms.
"You and me both." Takeshi whispered in response.
He finally reached the end of the hallway and was meet with the number 13 on it. Giving the number a good look, he looked down at the paper and saw that it had the exact room number on it.
"...Seems like the place." Takeshi muttered to himself, before he cleared his throat. He then gave a few knocks on the door and waited for somebody to come.
He frowned when he saw the door not open, and decided to knock one more time.
"Hello? Is anybody home? I'm here to deliver a package." Takeshi called out to them.
Once more, there was no response.
"Is nobody home...?" Takeshi quietly asked himself, before he looked down at the package in his arms.
"Perhaps I should leave this at the front de-"
Before he could finish that sentence, he vision was soon darkened and felt a strong force grab his arms. He could only scream out in surprise when he felt himself being taken down by a strong force, and could only notice that there is some bag over his head.
'I'm being kidnapped!?' Takeshi thought in shock.
[Crap! I should've known! Too much quiet always means danger!]
Takeshi couldn't agree more as he felt himself picked up and carried away against his will.
(Later)
After being carried around like a sack of potatoes, Takeshi was now being forced onto some pillar with his hands tied with some kind of rope. His hearing and sight is obstructed with the bag over his head. And with that Takeshi didn't know what was going on, except for the fact that he is kidnapped against his own will.
'This is bad...are they holding me for ransom? Possibly use me as a hostage to get what they want?' Takeshi thought while a drop of sweat travelled down his cheek, before his eyes opened in realization.
'No...wait...Lubbock's customers are usually involved with the supernatural. So...what I'm dealing with here isn't normal! These guys are something else entirely, and the police won't be doing anything about it...!' Takeshi realized, and his body tensed a bit upon learning this.
He could hear some voices around him, but with his hearing blocked, he could only hear muffles of their voices. But from what he could tell, the voices sounded rather agitated, like they were arguing about something.
'Hey, Jingzhu. Are you able to make out what they're saying?' Takeshi mentally asked.
[Luckily for you, I do not need your ears to hear the outside world. For what I could make out, they seem to be arguing how to use you. Some parts I heard something about using you as a hostage and have the company that you work for pay the ransom. Some are arguing that it's just a waste of time and just leave. A couple are saying to just kill you off and be off with it.]
'...The first two don't sound good...but the third is something that I do not particularly support...' Takeshi thought grimly as he knew that whoever he is dealing with has his life on the line.
[I know. For now, stay calm and do not cause too much trouble. If we play our cards right, you may get out of this alive. So it is best to...wait, what is that noise?]
'Jingzhu?'
[I hear...the arguments cease a bit, but now they are growing alarmed. The only problem is...what are they alarmed about?]
Before Takeshi could say anything else, he suddenly heard screaming and explosions going around, and he could practically feel the ground shaking a bit. It was as if some battle was going on.
'What's going on? Some kind of attack?' Takeshi thought with a bit of alarm.
(Meanwhile)
"Where did she go!?"
"I don't know! She was there for one second, and then she vanished like she was never here!"
"Crap! Keep a lookout for her, and have widespread spells ready!"
"Right!"
A bunch of shady looking people in robes were frantically looking around trying to search for their assailant while raising their staffs. Because of this, they seem to forget and pay less attention to Takeshi, who was tied up at the back of the room.
The hidden assailant kept moving swiftly through the shadows, silently avoiding their detection. The group tensed as they all tried to spot her, but results were fruitless.
Suddenly, the attacker decided to make her move as she leaped out of the shadows and targeted one of the men with the best opening. The man in the robe didn't get the chance to react as a blade slashed across his body, making the man scream out in pain and fall onto the floor.
The other men screamed out in shock, but were soon caught off guard when their attacker dived onto the ground, causing it to rupture into a small crater, making all the men lose their balance. It was then a flurry of blades came to the group, each slice cutting into them and able to take them down. They all fell onto the ground while writhing in pain, unable to move on anymore.
Seeing that she managed to deal with her targets, she nodded to herself as she checked her surroundings. Her ears then picked up ruffling sounds, and readied her blades as she slowly moved forward towards the source.
It was to her surprise to see someone sitting there tied up with a bag over his head.
Seeing that he is just a victim, she simply sighed as she knelt down to him and cut the ropes holding him. She then loosened the bag over his head and managed to take it off. She then lifted the bag off of his head, and the two made eye contact with each other.
"...Asuka-chan!?" Takeshi exclaimed with surprise.
"Takeshi-kun!?" Asuka mirrored his response as well.
The two stared at each other with shock with their jaws slightly dropped. But after a short moment of silence, Takeshi stood up and took a good look at Asuka.
She appeared to be wearing a uniform composed of a yellow vest over a white shirt, and a green plaid skirt to match her tie. Paired with it are black thigh high socks with brown loafers, and on each arm is a guard with bandages beneath them. On her waist are straps to hold her swords, and wore a short red scarf.
It was then at the same time, the two asked each other the same question.
""What are you doing here!?"" the two asked each other in shock.
Both caught off guard by the question, they went into a short moment of silence, before Takeshi was the first to speak.
"I was delivering a package and was suddenly kidnapped! What are you doing here!?" Takeshi told and asked her.
"I-I...wait, why why are you delivering a package of all things!?" Asuka questioned.
"I was doing it for a favor of a friend of mine due to delivering difficulties. I don't mean to be rude, but you still haven't answered my question." Takeshi told her with a confused frown.
"W-Well...it's kind of complicated to answer..." Asuka said while fidgeting around, trying to figure out an answer. Takeshi looked at his friend with a confused expression, before he sighed.
"I don't think this is the time to talk about this. We should get out of here-" Takeshi said, before they heard loud footsteps and and the door banging open.
The two turned around to see a bunch of other hooded figures coming into the room, this time greater in number than last time.
"There they are!" one of the robed men shouted.
"Eliminate the intruder!"
"All of you, line up and prepare to fire!"
The robed figures in the front lined up and raised their staffs, and the ends glowed with energy. When Takuya saw this, his eyes widened.
"They're Magicians...!" Takeshi said in shock.
"Oh no...!" Asuka exclaimed as she looked between them and Takeshi. Seeing this incoming, she could only turn to him with a warning.
"Get down-!" Asuka tried to warn, coming in to push him to get out of the way. However, it was to her surprise when Takeshi raised his arm and a flash appeared in his hand.
The magicians fired a barrage of fireballs towards them, engulfing the two in a fiery explosion. Smoke erupted from the explosion, making the area hard to see. The group stayed silent as they watched their attack finish, and lowered their stances.
"Well, we got them." the magician spoke up as he turned to the rest of the group. "We better get out before-"
"Pulse Bullet!"
The group of Magician cried out in shock as they were caught off guard by a barrage of magic bullets towards them, some of them falling to the ground due to the injuries they had all over their bodies.
The Magicians who managed to escape harm turned around and they all gasped in surprise to see that their targets were still standing.
Both Takeshi and Asuka were still standing unharmed. Asuka looked at Takeshi with surprise on her expression as he held his staff forward with a magic barrier in front of them and a magic circle ready to deploy more bullets. The magic barrier soon shattered.
"A Magician!?" one of them shouted in surprise.
"Asuka-chan...I don't know what is going on, but all I can tell right now is that we have to defend ourselves, right?" Takeshi told her while narrowing his eyes in focus towards the group of Magicians. Asuka stared at him for a few moments, before she shook her head to focus.
"Right. We can talk about this later. Right now..." Asuka said as she raised her two blades, which appeared to be a pair of wakazashi.
"Right. We gotta beat these guys." Takeshi responded while looking at his surroundings.
'The room isn't that enclosed. It's rather open enough to be considered a small warehouse. So there is mobility to move around in. Yet at the same time, it's a bit small to be considered maneuverable to move around in. I can count up to probably 15-20 Magicians. The front casted fireballs, so long range combat is a given...' Takeshi analyzed, and gave a small frown.
'Looking at the situation, we're greatly outnumbered, giving us a disadvantage. The only way to change this is to quickly shave down the numbers or increase our numbers. I don't think Asuka-chan and I are capable of shaving them down that fast. So the only thing to do is...' Takeshi thought, before his eyes widened a bit in realization.
He then nodded to himself as he held out his other hand forward and summoned the Whip of the King of Horses, his Sacred Gear. Raising it up, he then whipped it down.
'I got one horse in mind for an enclosed space like this!' Takeshi thought as he activated his Sacred Gear
A flash of light soon appeared in the room, making everyone stop upon the sudden light burst. As the light died down, they looked and they looked surprised upon what they saw.
It was a tall muscular creature with muscular arms and and horse-like legs. It had the head of a horse, yet at the same time the body of a man, yet having horse legs as its lower appendages. It was currently in leather armor with feathers having off on the ends.
There were startled noises made from the group upon the sight of the creature before them, and Takeshi looked at the creature he summoned with a slightly surprised look.
'...I can't believe it worked...!' Takeshi thought, and nodded to himself as he then pointed forward towards the group.
"Take them down, Tikbalang!" Takeshi commanded the the creature.
The summoned neighed loudly as it bent its legs, and then sprung forth with a frightening amount of speed towards the Magicians. The Magicians all cried out in surprise as they all directed their attention towards the horse.
Some aimed their spells towards the creature, but its agile speed was enough to avoid them, keeping them all on their toes.
'As long as it is horse related, it doesn't matter what shape or form they come in...' Takeshi thought as he looked at the humanoid horse before him.
The Tikbalang is part of Filipino mythology, and it has a rather gruesome and dark backstory to this kind of horse, if it should be called that. This humanoid horse is born from the spirit of an angered aborted baby. It's main purpose is to guard forests and trick travellers into getting lost. But the gruesome part about them is that they lure travellers into a trap and proceed to devour them. However, they can be tamed if you manage to pluck 3 golden hairs from its mane before it eats you, and they will continue to serve you until you die.
Thankfully, with the Whip of the King of Horses, it seems that he doesn't need to do either of those methods to tame it, and the fact that it doesn't have a personality so the horse may or may not have malicious feelings towards him.
The demonic horse was now rampaging amongst the group, causing them all panic and focus their efforts onto it.
"Asuka-chan, while we have our chance!" Takeshi told her, and raised his staff towards her. "Reflex Boost!"
Asuka was surprised when a yellow aura overcame her, and felt her senses rather heightened to an extent.
"What did you...?" Asuka asked in surprise.
"I've heightened your reflex abilities. You appear to be a close range fighter, so I thought it would be best for you to boost your reflexes and avoid their attack." Takeshi explained to her.
Asuka looked at the aura that surrounded her, and turned to Takeshi with a small smile on her face and nodded at him.
"Thanks!" Asuka responded as she sped forward towards the group with her blades ready.
As she entered into the fray, Takeshi focused on his efforts now.
'Tikbalang and Asuka-chan are now gaining their attention. Tikbalang is ramapging amongst them, causing some chaos. Asuka-chan seems like the quick attack type if her speed and blades say anything. But even so...' Takeshi thought, before his eyes landed on a Magician standing a good distance away from the two and aiming his staff towards them.
'I'll provide cover fire!' Takeshi thought, before he pointed his staff towards the Magician.
"...I didn't put enough practice into this, but I guess now is a good time to put them to the test!" Takeshi thought to himself, before he raised his staff.
Holding his hand up, a large Pulse Bullet appeared in front of him. The large magic bullet then broke up into smaller bullets and orbited around him.
"Asteroid!" Takeshi then shot forth his magic projectiles towards the Magician, making him cry out in surprise and pain when caught by the barrage, making him fall to the ground in pain.
"Shit! We forgot about the Magician! Everyone, barrier formation on the brat!" one of the Magicians shouted out.
Hearing this command, some of the Magicians managed to get away from the two close combatants and made a formation in front of Takeshi. Five of them lined up and formed a rectangular barrier in front of them.
'Combining all shields together, making it hard for me to break it with my power alone...' Takeshi saw but then noticed a flaw in their formation.
It's that they're not covered from behind. Seeing this, Takeshi fired up another spell that he managed to modify off of the Pulse Bullet.
'You're not covered from behind!' Takeshi saw the opening as he held up his staff once more.
"Viper!" Takeshi fired multiple bullets towards them. The group of Magicians readed themselves for the impact on their shields. However, they weren't able to see the true purpose of the spell he used.
As soon as Viper neared their shields, the projectiles changed course as it rose up, surprise the Magicians. They looked up, only to see the bullets change direction once more as it headed straight. It then headed downwards, making the bullets appear behind them.
It was all too late when the bullets then changed its trajectory towards them, heading them in the back.
"AHH!" the group of Magicians cried out in pain as they collapsed to the ground with the damage dealt to them.
"Damn it! I'll take you out in one shot!" the Magician who commanded the group raised his staff, and a large fireball appeared above him. Takeshi's eyes widened at the sight of the spell before him.
'This is what a powerful fire spell looks like! It's brighter in person...' Takeshi thought with a bit of awe, before he slightly shook his head. He needed to focus rather than fawning over the magic that these Magicians were able to perform.
Seeing that this spell was a fireball, he knew that the only way to fight this was either three ways: a) shield; b) dodge; c) counter it with another spell.
Option A seemed risky, as the large fireball can break through his shield and burn him. Something he didn't want.
Option B sounded smart, but the explosion from the fire could possibly get him.
Option C was both risky and smart. He can protect himself from the blast and explosion by countering it with another spell on the same level, yet if he fails, he could end up getting injured.
His Enchanter spells seriously lacked fire power against the spell. He would be in trouble if he went with Option C.
That is what he would think if he didn't receive tutelage from Sona.
Seeing his options, Takeshi raised his staff and prepared another spell from his Pulse Bullet.
"Meteora!" Takeshi fired a basketball sized magic bullet towards the incoming fireball.
The large fireball and the basketball sized magic bullet collided with each other. But much to the Magician's shock, Takeshi's spell soon glowed intensely.
It was then followed up by a large explosion that shook the room a bit, catching everyone off guard as smoke went everywhere. Takeshi squinted his eyes upon the smoke entering the room, and narrowed his eyes in concentration as he focused on something.
"D-Damn you...!" the Magician coughed. He then raised his staff once more to fire another spell at him. However, his ears soon picked up lough neighing noises. Turning his head, he was only greeted with the size of a large fist crashing into his face, sending the man flying and into the wall and collapsing to the floor out cold.
The smoke cleared up, and Takeshi's horse was standing there with its arm stretched outward. When Takeshi saw this, he nodded to himself. It would seem like mental communication between him and his horse was possible, making up a lot of strategies that Takeshi could make with this.
The horse gave a low neigh, before it turned its attention back to the other group and leaped into action once more.
And it seems that the horse wasn't the only one causing trouble among the group.
Asuka spun through the air and then managed to slash another one of the Magicians, effectively taking him down. She then moved swiftly as the managed to avoid the incoming magic projectiles. As she quickly moved, she quickly spotted three Magicians lining up and preparing a spell. Seeing this, she saw a chance. She quickly moved in on the three Magicians, and her two blades soon glowed with green energy.
"Hanzo Style: Full Bloom!" Asuka swung her swords down onto the ground, causing the ground to shake before three earth columns popped out of the ground and slammed onto the Magicians, making them cry out in pain and sent flying away.
"S-Shit! We're dealing with monsters here!" one of the last few Magicians shouted.
"R-Retreat!"
"Run!"
A Magician then blasted a hole in the wall, leading to outside. The remaining Magicians used this to flee from the scene, firing spells as they ran out.
"Oh no!" Asuka cried out as she avoided an incoming lightning bolt.
Tikbalang neighed as it raised its arms to block an incoming magic blast, getting injured in the process but still standing.
Seeing this, Takeshi decided one more spell was time to finish this. He pointed his staff towards the hole in the wall.
"Hound!" Takeshi fired off multiple magic bullets from his staff towards the hole in the wall. The bullets headed towards the wall, and then proceeded to go off into different directions.
A short moment later, pained screams were made. Takeshi and Asuka headed outside to see what happened, and they saw escaping Magicians all down on the floor in pain.
Takeshi pushed up his glasses and nodded to himself upon seeing his spell, Hound, work. Hound is a spell that is able to act as homing projectiles. It seems that they worked just fine.
Asuka gave out a relieved sigh as she saw that anyone didn't escape.
"Thank goodness, I thought they would escape. Thanks Takeshi-kun." Asuka sent a thankful smile towards her companion.
"No problem." Takeshi responded with a smile of his own, before it fell into a frown as he looked at the Magicians on the ground.
"Who exactly are these people anyway? They're able to cast magic, making them Magicians. But what made them act like this...?" Takeshi wondered.
"I'm afraid they're Stray Magicians. Magicians were expelled from the Magician Council for their crimes and deeds." Asuka answered him, making Takeshi frown upon hearing this.
'So these guys committed crimes? As a Magician no less...' Takeshi thought, a bit troubled upon seeing how the world of Magicians have criminals. "I see..."
"Yeah..." Asuka said with a frown, before she reached into her pocket and took out a phone. She then typed a few things on it, and waited for a response. She soon received one, and nodded to herself.
"Alright, it seems we're done here." Asuka said with a smile. "I just told Jii-chan what happened, and the Magician Council will be here to take care of the rest." Asuka told him, making Takeshi blink at her.
"The Magician Council? And Hanzo?" Takeshi asked with a bit of surprise and confusion. Asuka couldn't help but give a sheepish smile.
"I-It's a long story. Let's talk about it on our way home."
(Road)
The two left scene and left the rest to the Magician Council, and they soon made their way home. It was night time, so they couldn't catch a train back home. Thankfully, Takeshi's Sacred Gear was able to help in this case.
The two were currently sitting on a rather long horse on their way to Kuoh. Normally, it would be impossible and inconvenient for both the horse and riders, as a horse can usually hold just one person, even if it was a legendary horse like Bucephalus.
Thankfully, there was another horse that can solve this case.
Introducing Bayard, the magical bay horse told from Chanson de geste, an epic poem from the dawn of French Literature. This supposed fabled horse had the ability to change its size to fit the number and size of his riders. Bayard was once able to carry four people on it at the same time.
Carrying two people, such as Takeshi and Asuka, was a cakewalk for the magic horse.
"So you're actually a ninja. Wow..." Takeshi said with amazement as he looked at Asuka, who was sitting behind him and holding onto him so she wouldn't fall off. Her rather well developed chest area pressed against his back, but Takeshi paid it no heed as he focused on other things.
"Yeah, hard to believe, huh...?" Asuka said while scratching the back of her head.
"Not really. I just never expected you to be one..." Takeshi commented before giving a thoughtful look.
As said earlier, Asuka is actually a ninja, or shinobi if you want to go with another name. She and her grandfather Hanzo come from a long lineage of ninja that dated back to feudal Japan, making her the current generation of the shinobi lineage.
Supposedly, there were a lot ninja back in the feudal Japan. However, as time passed, so did Japan and their need of samurai and ninja. As a result, both of them slowly faded away, never to be used and seen again.
However, there is still some surviving lineages of samurai and ninja as they continue on to this day. Asuka just happened to be one of them.
And believe it or not, some of the supernatural factions rely on these ninjas for their covert operations or to clean up some work that is left on Japan. So in a way, the Shinobi were still of use to this day, only to be used by the supernatural rather than normal man.
It was because of this that led Asuka to taking care of the Magicians and meeting Takeshi. The Magician Council hired Hanzo to track down their Stray Magicians, so they could come in and arrest them. Hanzo agreed to this, but had his granddaughter do the work, as he couldn't due to his old age and retirement.
It was only natural, considering that Hanzo personally trains her to become an appropriate Shinobi.
Thus leading up to now.
"I could say the same thing. I never knew you were a Magician Takeshi-kun." Asuka told him. Takeshi chuckled in response.
"Well, it couldn't be helped. We need to hide our occupations from the public." Takeshi told her.
"I guess that's true..." Asuka acknowledged, but then gave a smile towards him. "Well, at least the cat is out of the bag now. So what's done is done I guess." Asuka told him.
"Yeah. I couldn't agree more." Takeshi nodded, before he looked ahead and saw Kuoh just up ahead. "Well, looks like we'll be at Kuoh in a few minutes."
"Aw...it's actually quite interesting riding a horse. And we could've talked more about what we did..." Asuka pouted. Takeshi chuckled.
"Well, I'm sure we can talk about it some other time. I'll be sure to visit your resturaunt sometime." Takeshi told her, making Asuka give a small excited smile towards him.
"Yeah! I don't know what being a Magician is like, so what better way is to hear it from you." Asuka told him, making Takeshi nod at her.
"And you better tell me what a Shinobi does in the shadows." Takeshi told her.
(Lubbock's Hideout)
After dropping off Asuka at the sushi restaurant, he decided to go to Lubbock and tell the news what happened between him and the Stray Magicians that he fought.
The reaction was quite natural in Takeshi's opinion.
"Ahhhhh! You're joking! So all of that was a fraud!?" Lubbock shouted with a distraught tone while clutching the sides of his head. Takeshi couldn't help but look down and scratch the back of his head.
"I'm afraid so." Takeshi said with grimace.
It was at that point that Lubbock collapsed onto the floor on his knees and hands with a depressed air around him.
"Damn it...my luck is all kinds of bad. It was bad enough that I couldn't deliver it the normal way. Now I didn't even get anything out of it..." Lubbock muttered in depression.
Takeshi could only kneel next to Lubbock and pat him on the shoulder to comfort him.
"It is quite a shame." Lisbeth commented as she sighed while putting her hands on her hips. "And after some much work we did to get that item and sell it. Only to have some criminals planning to steal it."
"Yeah...that is unexpected." Takeshi commented. It was then Lisbeth gave a heavy sigh.
"Geez, we didn't get the best of starts, huh?" Lisbeth stated.
"Yeah..." Lubbock muttered, and sighed as he sat on the ground. "Even businesses have their bad days. I honestly didn't expect to hit us so early."
"I agree. But I guess you have to try again and hope for the best one more time." Takeshi told Lubbock, making him shrug.
"Maybe. Who knows?" Lubbock said uncaringly, and stood up and offered Takeshi an apologetic look.
"But still. You took the brunt of all of this. I've dumped all of this responsibility onto you, only for you to be kidnapped and be almost held hostage if it weren't for the help of your ninja friend. You're the one who dealt with the most trouble." Lubbock told him. Takeshi offered an understanding smile.
"Don't worry about me. You should worry more about you and your business Lubbock." Takeshi told him.
"Dude, practice what you preach. You should worry about yourself as well. Seriously, it's indirectly my fault that I put you through all of this. Therefore, I think it's only natural that I make it up to you." Lubbock told him as he walked towards his table.
"Oh no, you don't have to Lubbock. Really." Takeshi tried to persuade Lubbock to stop, but he had none of it. He was then offered the same box that he had to deliver to the Stray Magicians.
"What...?" Takeshi said with surprise as he looked at the box before him.
"Take it. I owe you big time, so here." Lubbock told him.
"L-Lubbock! You shouldn't do this! This item could seriously help you with your business!" Takeshi tried to reason with his friend.
"Dude, just take it. I'm not going to take no for an answer, just like how you did the same to me when I told you my troubles." Lubbock told him with a flat look. Takeshi flinched upon hearing that reasoning.
"W-Well, I did it because-" Takeshi tried to counter, but Lubbock shoved it into his arms and then proceeded to push him out of the room.
"For the love of God, stop being so modest and just take it already! Seriously, learn to be a bit greedy sometimes! Now get out of here and go home and enjoy what you have!" Lubbock told him as he continued to push Takeshi out of his hideout.
"W-Wait! You don't need to push!" Takeshi tried to protest as he was pushed out of the room.
Lisbeth could only sigh as she watched the two leave the room.
"I swear, he and Lubbock are so similar yet different." Lisbeth said with a bit of a tired tone.
(Home)
Erika was drinking a sweet beverage as she was in her tank top and sweatpants while having a towel around her neck.
"Man, that was a good workout. Couldn't get lazy by staying in this house all day." Erika said, and her ears picked up the front door opening. She then saw Takeshi walk past her in a tired manner.
"Yo, welcome back!" Erika greeted with a wave of her hand. However, Takeshi just gave a tired sigh and look as he walked past her.
"I'm going to bed..." Takeshi moaned tiredly as he made his way up the stairs to his room.
Erika watched as he made his way to his room, before she could only shrug and walk towards the TV.
"Wonder what happened to him?"
And that's a wrap to this chapter!
I gotta tell ya, I had a lot of inspiration and fun come to me when I was writing this chapter.
For visual help on Tikbalang, here is the link:
Simply put in the the Devianart web adress, and then add this: art/Tikbalang-s-Challenge-280514291
(Branching Out)
This wasn't my main intention to actually branch out from the spells that I had in the Enchanter spell list, but after some careful consideration, I found it is very useful in Takeshi's offense set.
His Pulse Bullet has managed to evolve further into something special, and found a loophole in his limitations. So long as the spell is under the Enchanter class, it will be casted. The foundation of the spell is the same, but with new tweaks and additions, it can turn into different types of spells. That is a loophole he found in his limitations.
So as a result, he has managed to create new spells based off of the Pulse Bullet spell: Asteroid, Hound, Viper, and Meteora. These four spells are actually used from my favorite Sci-Fi Shounen Manga known as World Trigger.
For those who don't know, here is how the spells work:
1) Asteroid
The basic form of the modified Pulse Bullet. What makes this more special than the base spell is that its power, speed, and range can be greatly adjusted and changed. For example, an Asteroid can contain a lot of power, but slow in speed and range. Another can be highly fast, but a decrease in power and range. Or an Asteroid can travel very far, but its power and speed is lacking.
2) Hound
Hound is when a Pulse Bullet can pursue its target, like a homing projectile.
3) Viper
Viper is where the trajectory and paths is manipulated. This spell is very useful in guiding the bullet where to go.
4) Meteora
A Pulse Bullet that is rather explosive.
(Asuka)
If you guys didn't know already, Asuka is from the infamous japanese video game known as Senran Kagura. Yes, she is indeed from that game.
Now, I understand that High School DxD is also ecchi as well. However, to me, it seems that Senran Kagura takes it to a whole other level IMO. After seeing this, I've decided to tone down on the "ecchi" element and actually focus on the "action" part of Asuka from Senran Kagura.
So yeah, I've decided to put her into the story. And she play multiple roles in the future, so she is quite important to the story.
Also, the world of Senran Kagura does not exist in the DxD world. So that means there is no shinobi school, no evil ninja, and especially no mythological enemies and stuff like that. I wouldn't put it past me that other Senran Kagura characters are going to show up. It all depends on what I feel like. But please know that not other Senran Kagura characters are going to show up. Or Asuka's other companions are going to show up.
So yeah, that is who Asuka is.
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