Part 69: The brothers fight
After the first match in the semi finals ended, both teams were brought back to the stone stage. Manga walked over Vanessa with his head down, "Sorry about that, I made it all the way to the next round and I ended up being taken down by my own spell," he said.
"Magna," Asta said looking worried before looking surprised as Vanessa hugged him to her chest.
"Don't worry I'm not disappointed, you really did awesome out there flame head," she said kissing his forehead which made him smile.
"Alright, then I'm going to make sure I keep getting stronger," said Magna smiling.
"Yeah and maybe next time you wont be such a loser haha," Luck said laughing making Magna look annoyed as a fireball appeared in his hand.
"What you call me, oh your gonna get it," he said.
"Sounds like you want to spar," said Luck smiling as lighting went off around his arms when Asta stood in the middle.
"Come on guys this isnt the, whoa," he said dodging Magna's fireball and started jumping to dodge Lucks lightning.
"Hey come on knock it off," said Noelle looking annoyed.
"Do you have any good food left?" Charmy asked pulling at Hamons cheek who laughed.
Vanessa noticed Finral looking over at Langris and his teammates, ""Your nervous about facing your little brother aren't you?" She asked making him look surprised.
"What me no," he said trying to look calm, but he then sighed, "Alright I am,".
"Hey don't be nervous, Ive fought alongside you for a long time now," she said remembering the battle in the underwater temple when they helped Asta fight Veto, "Astas helped make you stronger just like the rest of us, thanks to him I was able to face something I left behind and I was able to tell guy I like how I felt about him," she said smiling at Magna who was still throwing fireballs at Luck and dodging lighting shots.
"Yeah your right I got this," said Finral looking determined as Luck and Magna stopped fighting.
"Yeah you got this," said Magna.
"Make sure you win so you be a loser just like Magna," said Luck smiling while Magna looked annoyed again.
"Make sure to do your best," said Noelle.
"Hurry this up already so I can go see Marie," Gauche said.
"I cant wait for the victory feast," Charmy said.
"I know captain Yami and Charlotte aren't here, but I'm sure they're cheering for you back at base," said Asta smiling.
"Thanks guys," Finral said before his team was brought onto the field.
"I would say to give up now so you wont get hurt," Langris said from where he was standing with his team.
"My teams not weak, were going to win this match," Finral said from where he was standing with his team. He turned around, "Listen everyone, I would appreciate it if you let me handle him," he said.
"Such determination," Hamon said.
"I see, I too wish to show my fighting skills against my brother someday so go ahead," Leopold said smiling.
"Well now we just have to find the enemy teams crystal," said Hamon standing forward as his grimoire floated in front of him, "Glass magic, light detection," he said as a piece of glass appeared, showing an image from above them, "The light will reflect of the glass and soon we should have an image of the crystal,".
"Alright well done," said Leopold before looking serious as he could see Sekke and Langris on Sekkes shooting star moving towards them.
"How long is it going to take?" Finral asked Hamon who had a serious look on his as he looked at the image on the glass.
"Just a few more minutes and ill have it," said Hamon.
Over with Sekke and Langris, "I expect a quick victory like last time mr haha," Langris said.
"Haha, don't worry my Sekke shooting star will get us there fast and its Sekke by the way," Sekke said.
"Whatever you say Mr haha," Langris said while Sekke looked down. Langris look then looked annoyed, "I wont let him win, not when he failed house Vaud," he thought thinking back to the past. When he and Finral were young he was always seen as better and his mother and father reminded Finral of it. He and Finral had different mothers and his mother cared more about him and reminded Finral about it.
Later on both of them were introduced to the woman Finnes, who is to marry the next head of the house of Vaud. Her great uncle was actually the king and has an illness that keeps her mostly at home. Langris wasn't happy with the choice but one day he saw Finral and Finnes talking. Finral suggested Finnes marry Langris as he admitted he was better then him.
But Finnes disagreed and said Finral is actually the better mage which annoyed him as he remembered Finral leaving, "You failure, if you didn't want to get hurt you should have stayed out of my way," Langris said smiling as he swiped his right arm.
Finral noticed the spell heading for the crystal, he pointed his hand at it and his own spell appeared and the two spells clashed before vanishing.
"What," Sekke said looking surprised and so did Langris.
"I tried this earlier with Cob, when two spacial spells clash against each other they cancel each other out, so ill be defending the crystal," said Finral while Langris looked annoyed.
"Ive found their crystal, its in that old tower," said Hamon looking at the image.
"Alright you two go," Finral said making a portal appear as Hamon and Leopold jumped through, "Its over Langris, I just have to defend this crystal until my team destroys yours," he said.
Over in the tower Fragil stood in front of her teams crystal when Leopold and Hamon took down the door making her look surprised, "Nice try but will be destroying that crystal now," Leopold said smiling.
"Will you," Fragil said smiling as her grimoire floated in front of her, "Snow magic, snow field," she said as snow began to fall around them and the ground was covered in it.
"Whats happening," Leopold said finding it hard to stand and to keep his eyes open.
"You feel it don't you, your senses are dulling and your finding it difficult to stay awake, soon you'll fall asleep," Fragil said smiling.
"Ha, this is nothing compared to my sisters training," said Leopold.
"No," said Hammond.
"Yeah right," said Leopold looking over at Hammond to see he was already sleeping.
"Soon it will be over," Fragil said.
"Not happening," said Leopold as flames surrounded him, "I'm Leopold of house Vermilion who is marked with an oath that I will one day surpass my older brother, ahh," Leopold said as flames surrounded him surprising Fragil.
"Mana skin, this will keep me safe from your spell, Flame magic, spiral flame," he said shooting Flames at the crystal. Fragil dodged while the side of the crystal was damaged.
Over with Finral he was still cancelling out Langris magic, "Do you really think you can protect your crystal long enough, ridiculous," Langris said.
"Then I guess it's a good thing I have something else," Finral said pointing his hands forward and shooting a green blast at them.
"Haha, I will dodge it easily," said Sekke moving the Sekke shooting star and dodging Finrals spell. But Langris noticed the spell turning around.
"Its following us," Langris thought looking annoyed as he jumped off the Sekke shooting star.
"Haha, not to worry," Sekke said as his spell vanished, "That spell wont stand a chance against my Sekke magnum cannon ball," he said as he was surrounded by a large blue sphere with cannons attached.
But when Finrals spell hit the sphere, he along with his spell vanished making Langris look surprised, "What was that?" He asked.
"It's a more smaller version of my spell, I trained like hell but I couldn't come up with an attack spell," said Finral.
"Wait it wasn't an attack, then what was it," said Langris.
"Fallen angels wing beat, it sends anything they touch to another location," said Finral.
Outside the black bulls base Sekke appeared in front of the entrance, "Haha, why am I here," he said when the door opened revealing Charlotte wearing her black bulls robe.
"Whats this?" She asked while Sekke looked surprised.
Back at the Royal knights test, "Its over Langris, its only a matter of time until my team destroys your crystal," Finral said looking serious.
"No its not," Langris said angrily as he remembered overhearing people talking about how Finral was nicer then him. How Finral offered to hang out with him while he worked hard and both their parents liked him. So he worked hard so they would be happy with him.
"Its not over," Langris said as the sky above turned dark while the magic knights on the stone stage look surprised.
"Wait this power, this isnt good," thought Asta looking serious.
"What's happening," said Noelle.
Julius stared at the battlefield with a serious look on his face.
"I will not lose, I'm better then you," Langris said as purple lights of magic power appeared around him.
"No, ive felt this kind of power before," Finral thought remembering when he fought Veto and Fana when she was still being controlled, "Langris please stop, if you don't you wont be the same," he said as green lights appeared around him.
"Shut up," said Langris, "I'm the one who's going to win," he said as purple lights flew in front of him.
Finral looked worried as he thought back as well, "You were always better then me, I tried to distract myself but I just couldn't forget," he thought pointing his hands forward, "We may have had different mothers, but your still my little brother," he thought as both of them yelled. Their spells clashing, making a bright light.
When the light stopped and the smoke cleared, Finral was lying on the ground covered in wounds and his teams crystal had holes in it and there wasn't much left. The crystal then fell apart.
"FINRAL NO," Asta yelled.
"Team G wins," the announcer said.
Langris walked over to Finral with angry look on his face, "Its over," he said holding up his right hand which surprised the magic knights on the stone stage.
"Hes going after the guy whos down," one of them said while Asta looked at Charmy.
"Charmy now," he said.
"Right," she said as her grimoire floated in front of her, then a big sheep appeared next to her. All the black bulls accept for her jumped onto the sheep's stomach.
"Disappear," Langris said when the Black bulls flew in his direction. Then he was surrounded by Magna holding a flame bat, Luck with his arms armored with his magic and Asta pointing the demon slayer sword at him.
"Finral," said Noelle rushing over to her squad mate, "This isnt good, these wounds are bad," she thought looking worried.
"Hey," said Asta looking angrily at Langris.
"Go ahead and try taking one more step," said Magna.
"But if you do, your dead," said Luck.
"Your going to pay for this," said Vanessa.
"Why would you do something like this," said Grey.
"Monster," said Charmy from the stone stage.
"Huh," said Langris.
"Theres something wrong with you, the match was already over," said Asta.
