Part 48: Fana and the fire spirit

The three black bulls of Asta, Finral and Vanessa stared up at Fana the hateful from the third eye. She was on top of the fire spirit Salamander that had grown since the last time Asta and Finral had seen it, "That's right you keep coming at us will keep stopping you again, again and again," Asta said looking determined as he swung his swords up and down while repeating the word again over ad over.

"Guess hes got a lot of built up energy from not being able to use his arms," thought Finral as he watched Asta continue to swing both of his swords up and down while Fana just watched them from above.

"Your Vermin, this time I will make sure to end you," she said angrily as salamanders started to fly down and brought its right arm back with flames surrounding it, "Flame spirit magic, Salamanders talan," she said as the fire spirit sliced its right arm at the black bulls.

Vanessa jumped back and used her stringers to pull Asta and Finral out of the way with as three red slashes cut through the trees behind them. Then even trees further way from them were cut though as well and set on fire.

"That things crazy strong," said Finral as he and Vanessa landed back on the ground.

"The fire spirit salamander, I heard it has the the best offensive strength out of the four great nature spirits," she thought looking annoyed as Fana flew over the remains fo the trees that had been destroyed by the attack, "We don't stand a chance, its like we're facing off against a nations army," she thought before looking surprised as she noticed Asta standing on one of the destroyed tree branches.

"Ahh," he screamed jumping towards the flame spirit and cutting through its middle with his big anti magic sword. The fire sprit roared making Fana look surprised as flames poured out from where Asta had struck it. Asta landed on the ground and stabbed his big anti magic sword into a fallen tree as he brought the demon dweller sword back.

"Water slash," he said sending a blue slash at the flame spirit, but it sent out a fireball destroying the slash and making a cloud of steam. Asta looked annoyed before he noticed parts of his clothes were on fire, "Oh no this is bad," he said trying to take out the flames while Vanessa watched with a smile.

"That's right, Asta swords cant take out magic," she thought before laughing, "I feel ridiculous for even worrying about losing,".

"How despicable, how dare you use Lichts swords power," said Fana looking angry.

"Alright lets take her down," said Finral looking determined before Asta placed his demon dweller sword into the tree next to the other sword as he crossed his arms.

"No I want to talk with her first," he said looking serious.

"What," said Finral.

In another part of the forest Noelle was pointing her wand at a fire, it went out for a second before going up again, "This is ridiculous, every time I put one out they just go up again," she said looking annoyed as she pointed her wand at a different fire. But the same outcome happened again.

"At this point I'm just wasting my magic powers, no I have to keep trying," she said pointing her wand at another fire before looking towards the direction Asta, Finral and Vanessa were in, "I'm worried and I'm not sure how long the power I gave Astas sword is going to last," she thought.

In another part of the forest in the direction the diamond kingdom forces were coming from, Mariella was leading a group of witches through the forest so they wouldn't get spotted, "She doesn't act like a normal mage," one of the witches commented before Mariella gave them the signal to move forward.

Domina was walking through the forest before noticing one of the security golems flying above her, she then smiled as she thought of something, "I just got a great idea," she said smiling.

Back with Astas group, "Asta I really don't think shes the kind of person you can talk with," said Finral.

"No I want answers and if things dont work I can still use my special move," he said," Theres a reason she hates us and I want to know why," he said looking serious he stared up at Fana who looked calm, "So spill, why do you guys have such a big grudge against the clover kingdom?" He asked.

There was a few moments of silence before Fana said, "Enough," as Salamander flew towards Asta who looked worried before Vanessa used her strings to pull him out of the way.

"See Asta," said Vanessa looking annoyed.

"Yeah I got it, Finral portal," said Asta looking at the spacial magic user.

"Got it," he said opening a portal behind Asta and the anti magic user went through it. Fana looked confused before another portal appeared next to her and Asta jumped out of it holding his swords up.

Asta landed on the fire spirit and stood in front of Fana with a serious look on his face while she looked surprised that he was able to reach her, "That guy Veto, he had a lot of despair in him too," he said remembering the last words Veto said before Yami killed him, "So tell me, WHY DO YOU HATE US?" He asked, yelling the last few words while Fana continued to stare at him with a surprised look on her face as images began to play in her mind.

Flashback:

The first thing she saw was a man wearing a blue cape as two elf children walked next to him, one at each side, "Hey Licht is that a human, whats he doing here," she said looking at Licht who didn't have any markings on his face and was smiling.

"He is actually my friend," he said smiling while Fana watched the human continue to walk. The next thing she saw was the human facing a large group of elves as he spoke to them.

"There can be peace between our races," he said as the elves listened to him, "Your mana is truly something special and if we bring it together with the magic item we've created it I'm sure it will help bring peace," he said making them cheer.

The next image was a group of elves sitting in front of Licht who was next to human woman, who was pregnant, "I believe the mana has truly blessed us," he said placing his hand on the woman's stomach as she smiled, "I truly believe our child will bring our people together," he said smiling.

The next image showed Licht marrying the human woman and the elves watching cheered for the happy couple. But then the sky went dark as rays of light began shooting down from above.

"Quickly run away, the humans are attacking," the elves said as they began to run away but the rays of light shot them down.

"How is this happening," one elf saiid with tears in his eyes as held an elf woman close after she died in his arms.

"It was that human, he betrayed us," said another elf angrily as the magic circle above them grew in size making more rays of light shoot down on them.

The last thing she heard was an elf screaming into the sky with the dead body's of elf's surrounding him.

Flashback end

The gem on Fanas forehead began to coach before shattering completely and a third eye then appeared on her forehead as she looked at Asta with a look of complete anger, "How could you possibly understand my hatred," she said making Asta look surprised as he jumped back as piece of crystal started to grow in front of her.

Then Salamanders muscles began to crow, its talons turning a dark red and its wings growing as well. While this happened Fana screamed as dark red cloud began to appear above the forest and it spread so far Noelle could see it from where she was standing.

"That Salamander thing just got a whole lot bigger and now she has a thrid eye," thought Asta as he began to fall towards the ground he noticed more crystals growing around the fire spirit as it roared, "It also looks like she has another power now," he thought before falling through another portal.

"That thing just got a whole lot stronger," said Vanessa as Asta out of a portal and landed on the ground.

"Don't worry, if nothing works I still got my special move," said Asta as he looked down at the demon dweller sword with parts of it still glowing with Noelles magic power, "I might have enough left for one more slash, but we would be better off with Noelle here," he thought.

"Your all despicable, ill kill you all," said Fana as flames surrounded her body and her magic power surrounding Salamander as she flew down towards them.

"All right here we go," said Asta holding both of his swords up, but with just the magic power hitting the three magic knights, they were all sent flying into the trees as Fana flew back into the sky.

"This heat is unbelievable, you guys holding up okay?" Asta asked looking at Finral and Vanessa.

"Yeah but shes made a mana field surround herself and I'm finding it a little difficult to make portals," said Finral holding up his right hand trying to create a portal, but ony ended making a small one before it vanished.

"I know how you feel, the second I take my out strings they start burning up," said Vanessa making a few strings appear before they all burned up from the heat.

"Well we cant give up yet," said Asta getting back up as the pages in Fanas grimoire turned.

"Now Mineral creation magic," she said as multiple crystal daggers formed in front of her and shot towards them. Asta destroyed them with both of his anti magic swords.

"This magic, I feel like ive seen it somewhere before," he thought before noticing Salamander getting ready for another attack.

"Its over, Flame spirit magic, Salamanders talan," she said as the fire spirit flew towards them only to be blocked by a familiar big sphere of water.

"Water creation magic, sea dragons lair," said Noelle as she along with Asta, Finral and Vanessa were now floating.

"Hey great timing," said Vanessa smiling while Noelle held up her wand to keep the spell going. Salamander tryed to get through only for steam to come out of the water from where it was touching the spell.

"Well it's a good thing I showed up in time, seriously what would you have done without me," said Noelle looking serious while on the inside she thought happily, "I cant believe I really did it and I didn't expect it to be so scary," she thought referring too the flame spirt that brought its left arm back and flames surrounding it.

"This wont save you," said Fana as the Salamander slashed its left talans into Noelles spell, creating a huge cloud of steam. But flying out of it was Asta and Finral who were on a flying on fallen tree branch from one of the destroyed trees and Noelle and Vanessa did the same.

"Alright I guess its up to my magic to take this thing down," said Noelle looking at the jewel in her wand before looking back at the Salamander that now noticed they had escaped its attack.

Noelle looked frightened by its stare before shaking her head, "I got enough magic to cast one sea dragons roar, I can do this," she thought looking determined before hearing Solids voice in her head speak, "You cant do it, you've always been a failure,".

Then an image of younger self appeared in her mind with Solid and Nebra looking down at her, "What happened in the underwater temple was just a fluke, a rage of emotions that will never happen again," Nebra said.

"Theres no way you can win," said Solid as the two of them laughed and the young Noelle looked down at her hands looking sad before a voice spoke up from behind her.

"Hey don't listen to them," he said. The young Noelle looked back to see a younger Asta, back from when the two of them first met, "I know you can be amazing," he said making the young Noelle smile as she turned back to her normal self. She then looked into the gem at the end of her wand and saw her reflection.

"NOELLE, ITS ALL UP TO YOU, I KNOW YOU CAN TAKE THAT THING DOWN WITH YOUR MAGIC, SO LETS GO," the real Asta yelled.

"Can you keep it down Asta your hurting my ears," said Finral.

"Does he have to be so loud, hey Noelle tell your boyfriend to calm down otherwise he's going to give me a big headache," said Vanessa looking annoyed.

"Turns us around, lets go," said Noelle smiling.

Vanessa smiled at her attitude, "You got it," she said before flying the broom up and backwards above Finral and Asta.

"I hear you Asta so you don't have to be so loud," said Noelle looking serious while Asta just smiled up at her before he and Finral turned around as well.

"Its over, Flame spirit magic, Salamanders breath," she said as the flame spirit opened its mouth readying to breath out fire.

"Oh its far from over, water magic, sea dragons roar," Noelle said looking determined as the giant water shaped dragon head shot out from her wand and flew towards Salamander as it fired a fireball. But the spell broke through the fire as it roared. Two crystals then appeared to protect the spirit.

"Will it be able to get through," said Finral before noticing Asta hold the demon dweller sword up, "You got a plan Asta?" He asked.

"Just hold it still," said Asta brining the sword back as he closed his eyes, "I just need to unleash all the power that's left," he thought before swinging his sword forward with all his strength, "Water slash," he said as a bigger water slash then before flew next to Noelles sea dragons roar and destroyed the crystals protecting the flame spirit.

"They shattered," said Vanessa looking surprised before noticing the Sea dragon bite into the Salamanders middle making it Roar in pain.

"I'm not finished yet," said Noelle as she pushed her wand forward and her spell pushed the spirit forward before exploding into a cloud of steam.

"Alright you did it," said Finral smiling looking relieved.

"I knew she could do it," thought Asta smiling before they noticed Fana and the flame spirit began to fall towards the ground.

"It's not over yet," she said as the pages in her girmoire turned, "Now Flame recovery magic, activate Phoenix robe," she said as a cloak made out of flames appeared around her.

"I recognize this magic too," thought Asta remembering when he fought Mars when he was in a huge golem, "Hey flame lady you wouldn't happen to have a brother would you, spiky haired guy, pale and looks like he never smiled once in his life?" Asked Asta making Fana look surprised as she held her right over her third eye looking like she was in pain.

An image of a younger version of herself standing next to a smiling spikey haired boy flashed through her mind, the two of them staring out a window to the outside, "I don't have any siblings, but if I had to choose it would be Licht and the others from the village, I'm going to kill you all," she said as her magic power grew bigger around her.

"Alright looks like its time for me to do my special move," said Asta looking determined.

"Yeah but what is this special move your talking about?" Finral asked him only to see Asta smile.

"I'm so glad you asked, basically I fly threw the air at quick speed while holding both of my swords forward, I call it the," he said before both Finral and Vanessa interrupted him.

"Do you really think you can do that," they both said making him look down.

"Wait you don't mean its actually impossible?" Asta asked looking surprised only for Vanessa to smile.

"Well it would be," she said when Finral smiled as well.

"If we werent here," they both said as Vanessa strings wrapped around Asta.

"Alright here you go," said Vanessa as she sent Asta flying towards the flame spirit as it breathed fired down at the anti magic user as he pointed his swords forward. Both anti magic swords cut through the flames as Asta reached the end of them.

"YOUR NOT KILLING ANYONE," he yelled as both of his sword stabbed into the flame spirit stomach surprising Noelle, Finral and Vanessa as Asta flew the rest of the way through. Cutting the flame spirits body in two, "Bull thrust," he said the name of the attack he had just used.

Pieces of the flame spirits body began to vanish in pieces of light as Fana stared down at the sight surprised, "Alright he did it," said Finral cheering while Vanessa and Noelle smiled.

"Alright," said Asta smiling as the upper half of Salamanders body began to fall towards the ground with Fana on it.

"Ive failed, I'm sorry Licht," she thought as another image flashed through her mind. This one of her sitting on the ground in ruins. Standing in front of her was Licht with his arm stretched out to her, but this version of Licht looked exactly like the one Yami and Asta fought back in the cave. She tried to reach out for him with her small arm before her eyes closed.

"I'm sorry," she thought.