Author notes:
Hey guys, I decided not to let one piece of shit from ruining it for the few of you who enjoy reading my fanfic. Longest chapter so far. 8K! This chapter has a lot of dialogue, but I hope you enjoy it.
"Somebody speaking."
'Somebody thinking.'
"Spells" and "Messages"
"Alerts."
Disclaimer: I do not own harry potter, solo leveling, overlord, bleach, akame ga kill, danmachi, pokemon, one-piece, or any other anime/novel/manga that I may use.
Previously:
"Good morning dear."
I walked around it and continued to the bathroom.
{Shink} {Shink}
I walked faster.
Present:
Training Montage Year 5: Part 1: Abilities And Guardians
April 1986:
A few miles out of Peverell mansion:
{RROOOAAARRR}
"Go for the eyes!" (Magus)
"IVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR AT LEAST A CENTURY MORE THAN YOU!" (Yoru)
"Then why are you not going for the eyes?" (Magus)
"I'm trying!" (Yoru)
"Not with that attitude." (Magus)
"Magus, I will cut you." (Yoru)
"How about we just get lunch first. Light it up!" (Magus)
I was having a friendly chat with Yoru.
Except I was standing on a shadow platform that I made using shadow manipulation on top of the water, and Yoru was fighting a giant Sea Serpent.
Why is Yoru fighting a giant Sea Serpent? That's a simple question to answer.
There I was, enjoying a nice quiet breakfast after almost getting impaled with a poisonous blade by Bella. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and Yoru ran into the room and hit me in the face with a paper file while shouting:
"Sushi training date time!"
Apparently, her morning exploration took her into my study, where I have files on the magical beasts I was tracking.
She found the file about Sea Serpents.
They are giant serpents that started the lock-ness monster story. They are usually not very aggressive and don't harm humans. But if you bothered one, then it would go King Kong on your ass.
I wanted them for the simple reason of having a water-based shadow for special situations. It would be like having a Gyarados on standby.
Yoru wanted to train back her abilities. She managed to make a way to stand on the air in only a few days, and she was having fun exploring her new lightning abilities.
Oh, and she loved sushi.
This brought us to now, where after getting hounded by her, I finally gave in and used shadow exchange on the shadow that was waiting near the Serpent above the water on a small reef.
"If I use too much lightning, the sushi will get cooked!"
"You worry too much, it has magic resistance."
"I will not harm the sushi! Do something!"
"Ok, ok, sheesh."
'Why does she change her mind so much?'
Even while internally complaining, I was watching the Serpent chasing around Yoru. She tried shocking it unconscious, but its mana resistance was too high, and it got pissed off. Now, they are just going in circles.
'None of my shadows are equipped for a water battle. I could have the wizards bombard it, but their spells would just bounce off. Let's get close then.'
I waited for when the sun was casting a shadow behind its head, and then, using sight-based shadow apparition, I got right up near its eye.
"Sorry about this Bessie. It's for my greater good, the greater good of my wife's stomach, and my wellbeing."
I stabbed my knife into its eye and extended shadows through it to destroy its brain.
Landing on another shadow platform, Yoru landed beside me looking irritated.
"Why didn't you do that earlier?"
"You looked like you were having fun."
"I won't deny that, but I am a cat, I don't like being chased around by a fish. Act faster next time."
"Yes ma'am."
Giving her a cheeky salute, I started extracting the shadow.
"Extract."
[Shadow Gained].
[Alert:
New Shadow Gained:
Race: Sea Serpent
Description: giant ocean-dwelling sea creature with a horse-like head and serpentine-like body; peaceful temperament and non-threatening to humans unless aggravated.
Abilities:
Water Transport: Can create an air pocket on its massive body to transport anything through the water.
Damage Resistance: The scales of its body reduce damage to a minimal degree, whether magical or physical.
Water Jet: Can project a torrent of water from its mouth.
(Warning: Unit severely weakened outside of water.) ]
Absentmindedly storing the corpse while reading the Alert, I thought about its abilities while Yoru read the prompt over my shoulder. They are bonded to me so they can see what my HUD is showing me when they are next to me.
"Yup, this guy will be handy."
"Did you really need such a shadow?"
"I don't know, its more of for that 'what if' type of situation. I am also pretty there are water-based floors in the dungeon of the next world.
"Yeah, yeah, enough about that, let's go home, I'm hungry."
Wrapping an arm around her waist, we shadow traveled back to the island.
Appearing in the courtyard, I called out.
"Gol, Sil, Bron."
"Yes my lord?"
"Please tak…Bron, what are you wearing?"
I stopped short looking at Bron's head.
"My new hat my lord!"
'Giving my house elves spending money sounded like such a great idea, and then Bron became a stoner."
It was a hat with a weed symbol that said "420 for life" in bright letters.
*sigh*
"Please take this Serpent apart, the organs will be used in the potion's lab, the scaled and skin to the workshop, and the meat to the kitchen. We are having sushi for lunch."
"Right away my lord." The disappeared with the corpse.
"Want to head for the hot springs?"
"Ohh~ Magus, if you wanted to see me naked, all you had to do was ask."
"Yoru, we have been in each other's heads. I have seen over a century of your body."
"Tch, your no fun."
"Doesn't mean you're not stunningly beautiful."
"Sure charmer, I'll race you there!" She raced off with a smile and a small blush.
'Yoru likes teasing people, but she can't handle direct compliments.'
I walked after her at a more sedate pace to enjoy the scenery.
'It's a beautiful day today."
A few hours later, during lunch:
"Magus."
"Yes Akame?"
"I want a training date."
"Sure thing, next one's yours."
"Mn." She nodded her head with a satisfied smile.
"You girls okay with that?" (Magus)
"I just had fun, so no worries." (Yoru)
"I have no issue with it, but I think we need to discuss our current abilities." (Bella)
"Your right love, we need to understand where everyone stands for the moment, Yoru and my hunt this morning was sloppy, I'll start." (Magus)
"Outside of my basic shadow abilities, our shadow lover bond, and my summons,
I can use my shadows for shape manipulation; however, they are not that durable or sharp. I used them today when I stabbed my knife into the Serpent and injected my shadows from the blade into the soft innards. I prefer using it for simple shapes.
I can shadow apparate to anything I can see, or I can picture clearly in my mind. The farther I go, the more intense the strain is. It's not like my Shadow Exchange ability that is not limited by distance.
I can create a shadow puppet with half my mana that I can remotely control. My real body will have to remain still while I manage it. I also cant gain muscle memory or work out my body while using it. It's excellent for dangerous situations and recon, but it can ruin my real body if I am not careful.
I can paralyze someone with a weaker body than myself by connecting our shadows, but if the shadow gets disconnected or they pulse their mana, it will be stopped.
For magic,
I have the basic spells down for all seven years of Hogwarts, and a bunch I got from the library, but I prefer using my shadows while fighting physically, I do include some transfiguration sometimes.
My Occlumency is airtight with my pitch-black labyrinth filled with Gengars, and my indestructible central laptop has its passcode scrambled every few minutes. I hold the master key.
My Legilimency is some of the highest around. My owl's daily spars with my Gengars have taught me how to catch incredibly small and unnoticeable probes, and attack them back if I want.
And after healing Bella and Sirius, I can confidently say I could recover any one's mind as long as something is left.
Physically,
I have my body up to the Olympic athlete stage. When my maturation hits next year, I should regain my peak physical strength. This goes for you girls as well, but that is no excuse to stop training, we will not regain our muscle memory.
I have been able to incorporate my knife skills with my martial arts and have got a decent amount of combat experience by sparring with you girls and dealing with my hunts.
Other subjects,
I find potion-making a lot of fun and can create most of all the recipes in the records.
Divination and arithmancy were pointless. Divination only shows you one single possibility of a completely random moment in time, the professor of it at Hogwarts is literally insane.
Arithmancy is the study of mathematical equations for using words and wand movements to create spells, it's pointless since I am waning off relying on a focus to cast magic. I have plans for a particular focus for all of us.
Herbology is very useful since I plan to take our magical plant garden with us. In fact, I will just have the mansion incorporate the garden as a part of it.
Defense against the dark arts is an absolute joke. They are literally teaching children just enough of a dark spell to know how to counter it without telling them the whole thing. Whoever made that idea was a genius (sarcasm).
Astronomy is only important for a few rituals, they don't even tell students what kind of rituals in Hogwarts, they just need to learn the theory.
Ancient runes are actually kind of cool, it's not battle-worthy, but it's excellent for enchanting and warding.
Enchanting is a personal hobby of mine alongside potion-making.
I want to use the study of space expansion enchanting like they use for trunks to learn about my inventory space. I know how to use it but not how it works.
Wards are honestly a pain. You have to use math, specific materials, and intent to make things work. It's a very different kind of math from arithmancy. Who made this annoying ass system? I'm trying to adjust things.
Alchemy is cool but kind of pointless for us. We are already immortal and disgustingly rich. I am learning just enough to make specific materials for experiments. I might study it later on when I have free time.
My mana levels have reached [1500/1500], all those mana usages have increased it nicely.
I am still working on my Animagus form, but I want all of us to work on it.
And finally, I REFUSE to place a GODDAMN stick between my ass cheeks and squash my boys to fly on a broom! I wanted to create a flying spell, but it seems Yoru beat me to it if today was any indication. My idea for shadow bat wings went down the drain, her way is cooler.
Not bad for over four years of effort, right?"
"Eh, it's ok." Yoru spoke off-handedly while stuffing her face with sushi.
"Mn." Akame chewed on a piece of sushi like a squirrel and showed she was paying attention.
"And they called Voldemort a genius. Where does that place the rest of us?" And Bella was sulking in her seat.
Ignoring the first two, I decided to comfort Bella.
"Hey, hey, you can still kick my ass in a magic duel. And you just got your new body with a brand-new element to work with. Give it time love." I consoled her and rubbed her back.
"Your right, I'll practice on you first. If I can affect a half-god, then I can affect anyone in the harry potter world."
And my consoling plan backfired on me.
I spoke with a forced smile. "Just don't go too far love."
I heard snickering in the background and decided to ignore it for the time being.
"Bella, why don't you go next."
"Ok, let's see.
I can apparate anywhere I can picture with enough clarity, which is pretty much anywhere I have been before after the Occlumency exercises you taught me. Distance does equal strain, and mana use too.
My Legilimency could use some work, I never practiced it on my own because I didn't want to hurt innocents if I could help it.
I remember most of the Hogwarts spells, some of the memories were unrecoverable, so I should brush up on them.
Most of the spells I use are more combat-based like Sectumsempra, which, unless healed soon, would cause permanent damage. Avada Kedavra, which, unlike common opinion by the mindless sheep, does not cause anyone touched to die. It stops the connection between the brain and body, if no one undoes it within a very short period, they die. And some jinxes and curses that usually attack the innards of my opponent, they can be blocked, dodged, or repelled with mana resistance from equipment or skin in the case of beasts.
Physically,
My hand to hand combat was never trained through a proper form. I learned on the go as I was fighting, and most of my opponents could barely throw a correct punch.
My knife-throwing skills are my greatest asset physically.
I want to properly train a correct martial art form before the maturation, or it will be more difficult to get skill instead of just using the strength I will gain.
Other things,
I have a new interest in potions, which I gained through the last year with you Magus, and now with my new element, I have a lot of things I want to experiment with.
Speaking of my new element, It's entirely under my control, but it seems to be intent-based, and my emotions affect the result. I need to get the hang of it.
I have NO problem riding a broom *smirk in Magus's direction*, but I agree that standing and jumping on air sounds a lot cooler.
And I have a fair bit of talent in warding and curse breaking, I can help you out with a few things Magus. The black family was paranoid to the extreme and warded or cursed EVERYTHING.
"Great, we should continue to magically spar every day to keep your skills up and raise mine in case I ever need it.
As for Legilimency, I have the names of plenty of active death eaters from the memories of the prisoners in Azkaban. We could hunt them down so you can practice.
This goes for you two as well if you're interested in the art.
I could show you a martial art form, but I think Yoru will be a better teacher for you. Would you be willing Yoru?"
"Of course! I will be instructing each of you, I will break your bones and make you cry tears of blood! But you will live and grow stronger."
Akame was nodding her head gravely to Yoru's words and spoke a real sentence for the first time today.
"Good, I don't want any of us to die in combat. Being able to be reborn through Magus shadow is fine, but it's not a crutch, I want to be the first line of defense."
Yoru patted her head and smiled.
"That's good enthusiasm, and I understand why you feel that way, but never sacrifice yourself if it's not necessary. Family sticks together, we will cover each other's weaknesses."
"I agree. None of us want to see you get hurt Akame, don't let us become your burden, we will stand together."
Seeing her nodding her head with a bashful smile, I was satisfied, but then Bella had to add a comment.
"Your right husband, but never forget that you're our centerpiece, if we die, we can come back, if you die, then it will be a very painful experience for you. Your father might not let you truly die, but he did say he won't make it a pleasant experience."
"Yeah, yeah, I know, that's why the next hunt will be for regenerating health. Akame, why don't you go next?"
"Mn, I can cut things."
We all deadpanned at her. She kept a blank face and went back to eating like a squirrel.
"Can you please elaborate Akame?" (Magus)
"Mn, I use a blade and cut things."
Suppressing a twitch and ignoring Yoru and Bella trying their hardest not to laugh, I tried again.
"How about your physical abilities and your element. What else do you want to do or learn?"
She paused for a moment to think before speaking.
"I'm unused to this body, I need meat, waiting for maturation, I will train with a sword. Cursed fire I'm practicing, it's difficult."
Then she pointed at Yoru
"Learn."
Yoru raised an eyebrow at her.
"How much do you want to learn?" (Yoru)
"Everything." (Akame)
The fierce smile on Yoru's face at that moment frightened me.
"With pleasure." She positively purred.
'Good luck Akame, I will raise you back from the dead with a hug and head pats.'
"You two will be joining her." (Yoru)
""What?!"" (Magus and Bella)
"You heard me, you both have the talent and skill for assassination arts. I will be teaching you how to hide your presence, track, pick locks, enhance your reflexes, properly use lethal sneak attacks, increase your perception, everyone's pain tolerance is excellent, and with Bella, we can all improve our poison resistance tremendously.
Torture resistance we can prepare for, but it's pointless if we can instantly travel back to Magus's shadow; it's more for you Magus."
Bella and I were holding each other and shivering with each new word, but I did see her point. We got back to our seats and proceeded as if nothing happened.
"I agree, but give me hell with torture training. My pain tolerance might be high, but in the off chance I get caught and can't escape, I never want to give in. That reminds me that we need to get you and Akame up to speed with Occlumency. Your shadow lover blessing makes you immune to mental debuffs, but occlumency is incredibly useful."
"Good, I was going to ask about that. Now let me explain my abilities.
In my last life, I used attack and sealing type spells, but instead of using mana from a core in the body, I used spiritual energy in the air around us and chants to help focus it.
I could still do some of the weaker ones, but with me having a physical body, it's harder to connect to just spiritual energy, and the mana inside me is stronger by mixing spiritual and physical energy.
I am trying to recreate some of my spells, but it will take time.
The standing on the air trick is pretty simple if you know how to manipulate energy. You're basically just emitting mana from your feet and hardening the air around it like a tiny platform. You can use it to jump or stand still and look dramatically cool.
I hope to use mana to recreate the original use of it, which is flash step.
Flash Step is a movement technique that allows the user to move faster than the eye can follow. As speed is the main factor of the technique, the method is best characterized by how fast one can get from point A to point B in the least number of steps.
I was called the "Goddess of Flash" for a reason, and I will not lose that title.
Physically,
I am retraining my muscle memory with my martial art and short blade skills. It's a weird feeling for my brain to think one thing and my body to not be able to keep up properly.
Once I recreate it, I will be using a physical type of martial arts with mana to increase all my basic stats and turn me into a lethal, fast, elemental, tank. It was called Shunko.
I will be retraining my assassin skills right along with you guys.
Other things,
Ancient runes interest me, I want to learn about them in my free time.
If I use just spiritual energy, I can still transform into a black cat, but after seeing your memories, I can see that it was half of an Animagus transformation. I want to complete it and see what I end up as.
My element is . . . destructive. It listens to me, but it's hard to force it to do specific things. I am unused to manipulating it in its pure form. When I used Shunko, I would direct it through my body and shoot it out from my back and arms.
And when I used it to overload my nervous system and brain, I would take on a lightning cat appearance, and my primary consciousness would shut down, and I would rely only on instincts. It was a last resort type of move.
I will have to experiment with it to create new abilities."
"Great, your experience will help all of in growing stronger, and your cat form interests me. For an Animagus, there is only the human form and the full animal form. I wonder if using just spiritual energy finds you somewhere in the middle." (Magus)
'It sounds like the Zoan devil fruit.'
I let everyone digest what we have learned before speaking.
"Here is what I think our game plan should be for this year.
Stick to a daily training schedule with organized training and sparring time for physical and magical means. Have free time to study and research whatever interests us.
We should try to achieve our Animagus form this year.
We should always have our meals together; I want us to update each other.
I want to take each of you on a date at least once a week and one with us all together, I hope you girls will have dates of your own with each other. Remember that you are as much my wives as you are each other's."
"We know Magus, we would not have agreed to this relationship if we were not bisexual." (Yoru)
I got nods from the other two, so I let it go.
"Ok, during the year, I want to finish off my magical beast hunting, get us some experience fighting swarms of magical beasts to prepare for the next world, do some of my missions, and Sirius should be waking up in a few days.
I like the guy as a friend, and I have no bad intentions, but I want to use his position as Lord Black to back me up when I enter the public as Lord Peverell.
I will not be taking shit and get stepped on by pompous weak shits. I'll use the rights of honor duels to kill off the first offender and scare off the rest. Then I'll use that pest skeeter and bribe her to project an image of a ruthless but fair and just Lord who is not dark.
Which is pretty accurate since I don't lash out for lightly offending me, I can take a joke and witty banter, but if anyone tries to use me for their plans, then blood will spill."
Bella nodded her head and spoke up.
"That's the right mindset to have, before the last two wars, the Blacks would not take an offense lightly and use their skills to have honor duels. They gained a dark and honorable reputation but not an evil one, that only happened after the wars and people started taking sides.
Many families use to follow this setting, but after the first war, we lost so many good role models, and the weak infiltrated the British ministry.
From there, they tried to hide whatever can harm them, but the laws still exist. Other countries still use some of them."
"Good, it's nice to know the past generations had a spine. I read the book about the pureblood laws, and while I tried not to burn the damn thing, I found a bunch of loopholes for us to use.
Especially for Hogwarts, there are a lot of things Lords, and to a minor extent, heirs can do. After my public appearance, I will send a letter to Professor Mcgonagall (AN: this is a weird-ass name to pronounce) to make my lawful requests.
We are going to use the few years at Hogwarts to unwind and mess with people."
All three girls got bloodthirsty grins at that last line.
"Hahaha this is going to be fun, I want to settle who is the top black cat with Mcgonagall." (Yoru)
"Indeed, I can't wait to mentally screw with some of them. I wonder if Argus remembers the detentions he gave me?" (Bella) (AN: Not sexual, it's just annoying old detention.)
"Mn, I wonder what kind of meat they serve." (Akame)
In case you did not know, Akame can eat four times her body weight in specifically meat. She loves eating, but meat is her favorite, Sil, who is my primary cooking elf, adores Akame for her appetite.
"That reminds me, I have a fun prank for Sirius." (Bella)
When she told us her idea, we all agreed with mischievous smiles.
"Good, let's get going. Akame, tomorrow, we will go for your hunt. The day after that, let's all go for one."
They nodded their heads, then all three exchanged glances for a second.
"Oh, and Magus." (Bella)
"Yeah?"
"After the Maturation next year, we're not leaving the mansion for a few weeks." (Yoru)
Akame blushed, but her intense stare showed her agreement.
"Yes ma'am."
'Thank god I will get a stamina boost and a healing factor.'
Next day
Peverell Mansion, 8AM:
I found Akame cleaning her blade by one of the ancient trees in the courtyard. Yoru likes to use the set up of the trees as obstacles for training, but Akame and I like to just sit and enjoy the peace.
I sat down behind her and leaned back against her back. Thanks to our memories, it feels like we have known each other our whole lives.
"How are you liking the new situation Akame?"
She talked while her hands were busy.
"I'm happy. I have never had a connection as I do with you three.
I used to be afraid everyone would die and leave me alone, and I saw it happen before.
…..
But we are strong, we will continue getting stronger, and I will never let my new family get hurt.
I never experienced romantic love before, everyone I knew was a comrade or enemy, no time for love.
I want to feel love.
I admire your past life, you were so…free… but…so...alone….and yet…so...carefree… I want to experience being free…together.
Thank you for existing, Magus."
'How does she put so much heart into so few words?'
"You're an amazing woman Akame, you have seen things, and been forced to do things no child should have done, but you kept fighting. You fought for your comrades, your ideals, your wishes.
I felt your pain when you lost a comrade and your emotions when you took a life.
I want to share the brighter side of life with you, I want to see you smile and laugh without any worries.
Your no longer in your blood-soaked world Akame, you have us, and we will have each other's back for an eternity."
"Mn, eternity."
We both smiled and enjoyed the silence for a few minutes, the wind was just right, and the sounds of nature were soothing for our souls.
Eventually, I turned around and saw that she was done, so I reached around her and picked her up in a bridal carry.
She didn't fight it.
"You ready for our hunt?"
"Mn, let's go."
I used [Shadow Exchange] with a set shadow.
Chile, Atacama Desert:
We appeared at the base of a mountain in Chile. The elevation gets crazy high in the area in some areas, with the highest being a mountain around 22,500 feet. To give you an idea, Everest is around 29,000 feet.
Due to the high elevation and lack of cover, the sun is very intense, and the weather here is incredibly dry at day and freezing at night.
Thankfully our target was on a mountain with an elevation of 14,000 feet. It's still enough to make it difficult for most people, but altitude doesn't affect Magicals in the same way.
Our mana protects us from things like lack of oxygen by using itself as fuel for the body. That doesn't mean space travel is a good idea since a lack of air burns through mana insanely fast.
We started climbing the mountain when I had a fun idea.
"Hey Akame."
"Hm?"
"Let's use this as training, we can race or play tag or something."
I was walking and looking ahead, so I didn't see her small smile.
"Hm, tag."
She placed her hand on my shoulder before speaking and then took off running.
I couldn't help but laugh and chase after her.
We used the occasional rocky outcropping and cactus as obstacles. She kept slicing the cactuses and tossing them at me!
One time I close to her, and she tossed a lizard at me!
"Oi! We never said you could throw things!"
"You never said we can't."
I couldn't argue with that fact.
We exchanged positions a few times. When she was IT, she would get this look in her eyes that made it look like she wanted to say her famous catchphrase. "Eliminate" is what she would say before attacking with the intent to kill.
"Oi~ oi~, no using blades to tag me! I should be the only one to tag you with a pointy object! Or Yoru or Bella if that's what you guys want. But that's not my thing!"
It took us a few hours, but we reached our destination.
*huff* *huff*
Breathing deeply, we looked at each other and smiled.
"I win." She spoke with pride between her breaths and gave me a V hand sign.
I was about to respond when our targets spotted us and started to sing and chirp.
It was an enjoyable experience, especially after that workout.
The exhaustion faded from my body, but something else happened for Akame.
Her body burst into flames.
'Huh, so when the phoenix's sing, they are connecting with the fire elements in the air.'
Akame was bathed in her natural element, cursed flames. They were a deep blood red in color, and incredibly hot.
"You ok, Akame?"
"Mn, I feel very comfortable."
We came to the nest of Pheonix's that used this mountain top as their home.
The wizarding world makes them seem so rare, but in reality, the few people who know where they are just stay quiet about it.
The phoenixes were large swan-sized scarlet magical birds with red and gold plumage, along with a golden beak and talons, black eyes, and a tail as long as a peacock's. Its scarlet feathers glow faintly, while its golden tail feathers are hot to the touch.
When Akame burst into flames, the pheonix's looked startled before they all began to chirp again.
Her flames increased in intensity, and a few of the birds flew around her.
"Bird meat…."
'Shit, she loves bird meat! How did I forget that!'
"Akame? Love? These birds are friends, not food. Ok?"
"Wah…."
She gave me a heartbroken look but didn't argue with me.
The phoenix's around her seemed to notice her hunger and flew off.
*Sigh* "Let's get this over with, Akame try and feel out if any of these guys can connect to you. It will make the job easier."
She nodded and closed her eyes. When she opened them a few minutes later, she pointed off the side where a cave opening was.
As we approached it, the few of the others that were watching us didn't try and approach it.
We walked into it and saw an egg. It was a dark, almost black shell with symbols spread across the shell.
"Is this some kind of dark phoenix? It must be one of the rare or extinct breeds."
"Mn, she feels lonely."
"You can feel her emotions?"
"Mn, she is stuck."
"Well, let's get her out of there."
I walked up to the shell and placed a hand against it. It started glowing, looking like it wanted to protect itself until Akame put her hand on it as well, and it calmed down.
I'm not sure if it could understand her, but she spoke to it.
"Don't fight it, you will have to remain loyal, but you will never be alone again." (Akame)
It gave off a pulse.
She nodded at me, so I began.
"Extract."
[Summon Gained.]
The shadows swallowed the egg, and what rose up from the ground was not the usual summons. When I extracted it, the egg itself was consumed, it usually leaves behind a corpse, but in willing cases, the body is taken. It was similar to my owl, where each feather was defined in its shadowy form.
The phoenix was the same large swan-sized magical bird as the rest of them but with an all-black plumage with a very slight dark red tint, along with a dark red beak and talons, black eyes, and a tail as long as a peacock's. Its black and red-tinted feathers glowed faintly in the darkness, while its tail feathers were giving off heat.
*Trrriillll* (AN: I don't know what verbal sound effect I should use, so I'm going with this unless anyone has a better one. In the movies Dumbledore's phoenix kept changing sizes probably due to its burning days.)
It gave off a loud cry and flapped its wings before looking at Akame and started rubbing its head against her.
'So much for loyalty to its master.' I couldn't help but laugh at that, but technically, my girls are soul bonded to me so they can command the shadows too, it will make ordering them during battle easier.
Akame seemed happy to pat it, so I checked the [Alert].
[Alert:
New Shadow Gained.
Race: Dark Pheonix
Description: Every few centuries, a dark phoenix egg comes into existence. They are born from cursed flames and usually never hatch. After a few years of incubation without a stimulus to awaken it, the egg will die.
The last dark phoenix to exist bonded with a witch and eventually sacrificed its soul to save her when she was injured beyond the ability of its tears to heal. In the process, she became the first succubus who later on created the Veela.
They are incredibly loyal birds, but due to their property of taking life from others, they are rejected by their kind.
Abilities:
Healing tears: Like the others, a dark phoenix can produce tears that can heal. At the expense of life force from a living source, the tears can increase in potency. (Mana cost: 100 mana per tear. Recharge time: 24 hours) (AN: If this bird cries, then Magus will die lol.)
Flame travel: Like the others, a dark phoenix can apparate to any location it has a clear image of through flames. It can enter anywhere as long as there is nothing to stop elemental fire energy.
Unique Ability: Life drain: When a dark phoenix hits an opponent with its cursed flames, it slowly drains the pure lifeforce from the target until the fire is put out. (Mana used is based on how long the ability lasts. 1 mana per second.) ]
*Whistle* "You're going to be useful for special situations. Akame, if you can, you should try to understand how she uses her abilities. If you can use them, it would be incredibly beneficial."
I allowed her to see the alert, and she looked excited at the prospect. If she could use Life drain, then she would regain strength the longer she fought, and since her only form of teleportation was using her shadow to come to my side, it would be very useful for her.
"For now, Pheonix, I want you to stay in Akame's shadow, guard her, and keep her safe."
It nodded its head and dove into her shadow.
"Let's go home." (Akame)
"Wait, we have one more thing to do."
She looked curiously at me as we walked out and back to the others. I looked up at the few still watching us and spoke to them. They are more than intelligent enough to understand human speech.
"We will take her with us, she will be family."
*Triilll*
They shared a feeling of happiness.
'They don't seem to hate her kind; they just don't like the feeling of being near them.'
"And…this is awkward to ask, but do you think I could collect some of your ash and left-over feathers?"
*Squawk*
They squawked indignantly at that and looked like they were about to get mad, it's slightly humiliating for a phoenix to have others use its left-over materials from a burning day. Then Akame tried asking.
With an utterly blank face, she spoke.
"Please."
And somehow managed to give a puppy-eyed feeling with an utterly blank face.
The birds looked like they swallowed a bug before one pointed a wing in a direction.
"Thanks."
Akame nodded her head, and we walked off.
"How did you do that?"
"Do what?"
At her innocent response, I decided to hold my tongue.
We came upon a small pile of ash that looked like it came from at least three of them and a bunch of feathers, so I collected them in containers and stored it.
"Ok, now let's go home."
Peverel Mansion:
Next day 9AM:
"So, you guys ready?"
Seeing them nod their heads, I got ready to switch with my illusionist shadow, it reached its destination with the help of my owl, and I already went there late last night to prepare for it.
'This is going to be hilarious.'
"Now remember, this is an extremely dangerous beast. If any of us freeze up, then the others should grab them and run. Got it?"
"We get it, hurry up." (Yoru)
"Grab on."
They did, and I transferred us. To an abandoned girl's bathroom. Its basilisk time.
"Honestly, why didn't Salazar put it in a boy's bathroom? This is a school, was he a pedophile or something?" (Author note: My characters are all mentally adults. No one point any fingers.)
"No idea."
I absent-mindedly responded while casting my music box spell.
"The entrance requires the word 'open' to be spoken in the serpent tongue. I'm not sure where that added phrase of 'Open for the heir of slithering' shit started, but someone was stroking their ego."
It needed just a word to open? Cool, I have seen the movie where Harry did it.
'Just pull out the memory, place it in the box, and boom.'
And the door is open!
"Well, that was easy, now let's go!"
Once Yoru revealed the secret and instructed us, it only took us 3-5 hours to get a necessary hold for standing on air. It was so simple, it's a joke that wizards never tried doing it.
'They were so busy sticking old wooden sticks between their legs; they never even tried something different. I think Voldermort was the only one in recorded history who made a different method.
You can't exactly terrify the masses while sitting on a broomstick…. unless you're holding a bomb…'
We jumped in and stopped ourselves before hitting the filth. Then we made our way through the tunnels.
"Do you hear something?" (Bella)
"Mn, enemy."
"Let's keep moving."
Yoru approached me and whispered to me.
"Hey Magus, you have been acting weird today. What's going on?"
"Don't worry, your about to find out." I whispered back.
"Is that…the sound of a chicken?" (Bella)
Approaching the main chamber, I recast my music box and started playing slow, dramatic, build-up music.
(Dun Dun) (Dun Dun Dun Dun) (Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun) (DUN DUN!)
I could barely hold my laughter at the dumbfounded faces of the girls.
The Basilisk was fifty feet in length, and it is a dark green color with large yellow eyes. These eyes have the power to paralyze anyone who looks into them. Basilisk skin is armored like that of a dragon's, which deflects spells cast upon it.
"This is a joke!" (Bella)
"…." (Akame)
"Pft….hahahaha I see what you meant Magus." (Yoru)
Laying paralyzed on the ground in front of us, the might mythical one-thousand-year-old beast laid.
Surrounded by a group of roosters.
"Hahahaha, I came in last night, opened the entrance, and dumped a group of roosters in here."
'Honestly, how can an author make an entire book and a movie about a snake that will be reduced to a joke when it hears a roosters call.'
"Oh, excuse me, a big bad school full of the most distinguished teachers and the most powerful wizard, couldn't apparate to a farm, grab a rooster and toss it into a closed-up sewer?" (Bella)
"Hahahaha, love, I have been asking myself that for years." (Magus)
"This is what you said required all of us to go to?" (Yoru)
"Yeah, for laughs."
While Yoru and I laughed, the other two gave us unhappy stares.
"Ok, ok, this is not what I brought you guys out for, I know that our time is more important. We are just here to collect the snake and move on to the next one."
""Good."" They were appeased.
I walked up to the snake and punctured the roof of its mouth with my knife, and extended my shadow to destroy the brain. It just laid there, paralyzed by the sound of a dozen of its one giant weakness.
"There, now I'm sure it's dead. Extract."
[2nd stage Summon Gained.]
'Well, at its age, I am not surprised it evolved.'
Storing the corpse, I checked the [Alert].
[Alert:
New Summon Gained:
Race: Basilisk
Description: The Basilisk is a giant serpent, also known as the King of Serpents. It is a magical beast that is bred by Dark Wizards. It was born by hatching a chicken egg beneath a toad, which resulted in the creature known as a Basilisk.
(AN: Yes, it was a toad, not a snake. The snake was used to create a Cockatrice. Also, I know I slightly nerfed its abilities, I can't have an 'Instant Death' stare being used.)
Abilities:
Paralyzing Gaze: As long as eye contact is maintained, it can paralyze any opponent weaker than itself.
Extreme Lethal Venom: Basilisk venom is an extremely poisonous substance that only has one known antidote: phoenix tears.
Basilisk venom is so potent that it can kill a person within minutes, making the person tired and blurry-visioned before they die.
It has a very long-lasting effect, which still remains potent even up to five years or more after the snake has died. It is injected through a bite, and a small vial can be extracted once a year.
Effective on physical and magical targets.
Thick Scales: Scales are impenetrable to anything below the level of goblin steel. Skin can be shed once every five years for materials (Mana cost for shed skin: 1000) ]
"Bella, this will be your guardian."
"What?" I got confused looks from everyone.
"When you guys came into my life, I adjusted my plans for beasts because I wanted a suitable guardian to hide in each of your shadows. I got lucky with finding a dark phoenix, but I planned on a phoenix for Akame, the Basilisk for you Bella, and the next one we are going to for Yoru."
They gave me small smiles for that.
"Group hug? It feels like a group hug type of moment."
And now they are rolling their eyes, but it worked!
"Thanks Magus." (Bella)
"Don't worry about it, you girls are important to me." (Magus)
"We are all important to each other." (Akame)
"Yeah." (Yoru)
"Ok, enough sappy stuff, onto the next one!"
"I hope you picked correctly." (Yoru)
"I think you will like it."
They grabbed onto me, and I exchanged us again.
US Arizona:
Thunder mountain:
We appeared at the base of a mountain covered in storm clouds.
{BA-BOOM!}
"Well, that sound should tell you what kind of beast we are here for. Welcome to Thunder Mountain, home to a large assortment of thunder and lightning beasts."
"OOhhhh! This sounds like fun." Yoru had stars in her eyes.
~~ 1 hour later ~~
Everyone was giving Yoru flat stares while she looked embarrassed.
We all had electrified hair and soot-covered skin.
"Why didn't you stick to the plan Yoru?" (Bella)
"Um…well…I got excited…my bad…tehee?"
Back to flat stares.
"Ok, ok, I'm sorry guys, it just looked like so much fun!"
"Yoru, I know that you have strong instincts as a cat, but that is no excuse to go chasing a giant lightning mouse in the middle of lightning storm! Then you jumped onto the back of a thunderbird like it was a toy plane, and finally, you jumped off the bird, and declared the new beast you found after that to be your shadow guardian, before attacking it and not explaining anything to us." (Magus)
"Yeah!"
"No sushi for you tonight." (Bella)
"Agreed."
"Mn."
"Come on guys! It wasn't that bad." She got teary-eyed at the idea of no sushi.
"Your element is lightning babe. You were fine, we felt pain and very uncomfortable." (Magus)
Akame bopped her on the head with her sheathed sword.
"Bad kitty."
"I'm sorry."
'How does Akame do that? How does one make life bend to their rules with a blank stare and so few words…..oh, right, that's what magic does.'
"Akame, I want to study if you have a special magic talent."
"?" (Akame)
She gave me a confused look, but Bella and Yoru 100% agreed.
I couldn't help but smile though, now all my girls had a guardian.
[2nd Stage Summon Gained]
[Alert:
New Summon Gained
Race: Raiju: Model Byakko
Description: Raiju's are beings of pure lightning, they live inside of storm clouds and have no recorded age limit. They take on unique forms to the individual.
The Byakko model is a Raiju who takes the form of a giant white tiger who constantly emits lightning from its body. It can use its lightning to make fast and sudden movements as well as fly.
Abilities:
Size Adjustment: As a being made of pure lightning, it can change its size as it pleases without changing its race. Raiju's are identified by their chosen race and will never change it. (Max size: H:12 feet X L:15 feet, Min. size: common house cat.)
Static body: Contact with this unit may cause paralysis. A Raiju is charged with electricity, so contact with it may cause paralysis.
Discharge: A flare of electricity is loosed to strike everything is a 10M range. ]
I looked at Yoru, who was hugging Akame's waist and crying anime tears while Bella was scolding her. There was a black cat with blue glowing eyes, blue stripes, and a flicker of electricity on her shoulder.
'I can't believe they just bathed each other in lightning and after ten minutes, it took a liking to Yoru and willingly came with us.'
I shook my head and just accepted it.
"Let's go home girls, hot springs?"
"""Hot springs."""
