Mark Space
Leivinia Birdway. That is the name of his boss, a young, bright, and powerful irl who happened to be the leader of an entire cabal, the Dawn-Colored Sunlight. A group with a goal to eliminate the distinction and separation between the Science Side and the Magic Side, then rule over both of these sides. Preceding an old group known as the Golden Dawn, along with a few others like New Light.
Mark Space happened to be one of those members of this cabal. But more than that, he wasn't just some ordinary member where the entity of the organization went over ten thousand. For he himself happened to be the assistant of the very leader of the group Leivinia Birdway. In a sense, that is actually a high honor for someone.
'An honor that may get me killed.' Thinking to himself about this so called 'honorable position' is Mark. A tall blond man who wears a clean black formal suit. Who at the moment is away from England and instead is in Academy City with his boss Leivinia, who is currently playing video games with her younger sister, Patricia.
"Haha! Take that sis! I win again!" Patricia shouted having used her character to beat her elder sister with a two punch combo.
"What!" Leivinia shouted. "No way! I should have won that!"
"You snooze, you lose!" Patricia taunted with a snicker.
"Grrrr! Again!" Taking that challenge, the two sisters began battling for dominance once more while Mark oversaw it with a rather bored expression. Honestly, here he was forced to watch these two play video games when he should have been doing some actual work, not being a babysitter.
Sadly despite his own opinion, he wasn't-as Leivinia would say-man enough to complain. Though the real reason for not saying anything was because if he did, then he'd be essentially ruining his young boss's family time with her sister. A time she enjoyed as Leivinia didn't often hang with Patricia due to both her own work and even Patricia herself having to do paperwork. Thus if he interrupted them, it was likely he'd end up buried alive.
'The things I'm forced to do.' Mark thought as he began recalling all the things he's been made to do by Leivinia. While she did make him do important jobs here and there, from taking down enemy magicians, paperwork, some mystery solving, and so forth, there were also times he made him do rather redundant things. Like cleaning the toilets, forced to cooking meals, and sometimes made to buy clothes for little girls-aka, Bridway. The looks people gave him at the store when buying little girl underwear.
'And now here I am, forced into watching them.' If it weren't for the fact Leivinia could kick his butt eight different ways and so forth, he would tell her to quit acting like a child.
Even if technically speaking she is a child. Just not mentally.
As for why Leivinia and Mark were even here in Academy City, it was for reasons that didn't involve Patricia actually. The fun times of hanging out with her, that was just a bonus for the young cabal leader. No, the real reason they were here is to discover any weak point entries for them to enter. Any technology they can possibly covert for themselves. Maybe discover a hidden plan or two to boot.
Good thing for them, the chairman of the city had rather loose security when allowing magicians to enter. So loose, that nearly every magician that tried breaking in actually succeeded. It made Mark wonder if the next possible chairman would make security tighter.
'Oh well, not like the boss cares.' So long as they got what they wanted, nothing else mattered. In fact, already Leivinia had gotten her hands on something called a FIVE-Over, whatever that was. Mark believed she mentioned how she viewed them at some battle against the undead or the like. How they would be perfect tools as they made their reign against the magic and science side.
"Eat this sis! Bam!"
"Oh come on!"
Just not at the moment. Especially with Leivinia getting her butt whooped once more against her younger sibling. Chuckling, Patricia then used one of her hands to let go of the control, still confident in playing with just one hand, and tried to grab something. A bowl.
Or to be specific, some jelly beans she had placed for a snack to eat in between gaming. To bad for the younger sibling, all her hands could find was nothing but a smooth bowl.
"Huh?" Pausing the game for a second, Patricia then went to check what happened to her treat, only to find nothing at all. A small look of sadness entering her eyes, seeing all her candy now gone.
"What's wrong with you?" Leivinia then asked her sister, not looking at her as instead she opted to look at the screen. Using the pause as a way to observe and then counter her sisters character.
"We're out of candy." Patricia told her with the older sister then checking the bowl, only to find it empty as Patricia had said.
"Tch!" Leivina knew many things, and that included her that Patricia would likely just quit playing the game and just go to bed as she no longer had one of her favorite snacks to eat anymore. Like she'd allow that to happen. She's not going to let the game end until she won!
"Mark!" She then shouted at her subordinate, the man groaning at what task he'll be forced to do now.
"Yes ma'am." He simply said.
"Go get some jelly beans now!" She ordered, in which he gave a curt nod with Patricia giving him a sympathetic look. While she didn't know the real nature of their relationship, between him and Leivinia, all she knew from her own deductions was that he was being paid as some lakey to Leivinia's 'club'. Or maybe she thought of him as something else, not that he would ask. He had more than enough pity looks from other people who saw a little girl commanding (bullying) him.
"On my way ma'am." So with that Mark Space, magician extraordinaire, went to buy some jelly beans.
...How the mighty have fallen. Though in his case, he was never really mighty in the first place.
While Acadamy City may be considered heretic too many magicians, Mark always thought the city of rather intriguing and fascinating in his view. As he went to buy some candy, his eyes wandered to some of the things the city of science itself has made.
Cleaning robots, a few Anti-Skill with high grade rifles, intricate machines, and other technology he could only guess was there purposes. It was no wonder his boss wanted to attain some of the technology of Academy City. After all, in order for their cabal Dawn-Colored Sunlight to rule both sides, they needed the power of both magic and science.
Some magicians thought science was weak, pathetic, and false imitation of their power, but Mark knew well enough that the science side had many tricks up their sleeve. While he hasn't seen everything the science side had, even Mark has seen more than a few of their weapons such as the power suits and even something called FIVE-Over. The point is, similar to the magic side, Academy City had its own hidden weapons. Some of the research based division of the cabal stating there are rumors of some secrets weapons hidden. A device with numerous weapons with the prominent being a drill.
'Not sure how much of that is true though, but it is possible.' This city is after all being ruled by a dangerous man who was once considered dead. So it's likely the ruler has created weapons that goes against magic.
Which is why once Leivinia made the plans, they would take such weapons and use them against other rival cabals. Anything the city had that could be of use, will be taken away. 'Which likely includes that boy.'
Kamijou Touma.
The current wielder of Imagine Breaker, a strong ability that neutralized and negated any form of the supernatural, be it esper power or magic. Unlike the science community, the magic side knew much about that power with many terrified of it. The strongest spells reduced to nothing. Many magicians knowing that somehow the Imagine Breaker has defeated numerous magicians with but the right hand that wielded it. The boy who has the power having quite the reputation.
Reputation that Mark knows his boss was attracted to. Having told him that when the time comes, she'll take the boy away from this city and have him as her underli-ally. With the power of the Imagine Breaker in her cabal, defeating other groups will be much easier.
"And yet I feel like there is more to it than that." The way she looked at him sometimes, spoke. Heck, sometimes when the boy said something offensive, instead of killing him on the spot-like most that cross her-she instead just yells and kicks at him. Even when she does attack him, it was an attack Mark knew that could be entirely negated. In other words, those attacks weren't exactly serious.
"Makes me wonder if she'll recognize those feelings of her." He chuckled. If she ever revealed her true thoughts to the boy, it's likely things will turn both awkward and dangerous. Dangerous because the other girls he's noticed that surrounded the boy will strike at that moment.
Honestly, how exactly did such a boy even attract so many girls by his side? If it weren't for the fact that his right hand negated magic, making him unable to use it, Mark would have thought the boy was using some love attraction spell on him. Such spells do exist, but are entirely banned since they manipulate feelings and could be used illegally. Funny how originally the spell was just intended to make one reveal their feelings for their lover, instead turned into one that makes someone falls for other people.
Who was it again that made that spell? Mark didn't really know, but he believes it was someone called...Cupid?
'Anyway, best be going back now. Otherwise Leivinia will be upset I didn't bring the candy on time.' So Mark began moving forward to deliver the treat. While he was walking though, Mark then saw him. A man that he had met a while back, and somebody Leivinia has declared of importance.
No it wasn't a rival. No not some dangerous enemy. Heck, it wasn't even an ally to them. Instead, it is just an ordinary plain looking man carrying a briefcase, a simple nice suit like his own, and a beautiful young girl by his side.
'...Kamijou...Touya, if I'm correct.' The father to one Kamijou Touma, and someone that Leivinia genuinely wants to get along with. Normally the young girl would just pretend to be nice to someone then takes whatever it is that person had then leave. Yet Kamijou Touya on the other hand had nothing that could have been useful to Dawn-Colored Sunlight. Sure he worked with a company that had rather good profit, but compared to the money their cabal made, it was child's play.
So why is it that Leivinia, a rather arrogant, powerful, and somewhat sadistic child, would want with such an ordinary man? If anybody heard the answer, they would question themselves and ask again if they could. Because the answer they would be looking for would be rather shocking. For what Leivinia wanted from Touya was but one thing.
Approval.
'How funny that Leivinia wants approval simply because she wants the boy. Her feelings for him being rather off of course.' Sighing, Mark could only wonder whether it is a good thing or bad that Touya happened to be under his boss's sights. I mean, after meeting him she immediately gathered as much information on him as she could. From early school life to what he did for a living, even commenting that he was definitely Touma's father considering the wife he happened to nab.
And if Mark is being honest, he admits, the wife of Touya Kamijou is rather fetching. Heck, even married the man had another beautiful girl with him. Not that Mark thought he was cheating of course. It just made him realize just how much the father and son were alike. What are the chances.
Also, this is a good chance to talk with him further. Leivinia wanting to make a deal with the man so that he'll see her under good light. This way when she asks to 'employ' his son, Touya will instantly believe it as a good idea. As he'll be sending Kamijou to a kind and generous girl. Where in the future, Leivinia may ask for more if her and Kamijou's relationship grows further.
'Maybe I could use this chance to strengthen his and the cabal's group.' While Touya's son knew about the magic side, obviously Touya didn't. So Leivinia told him that if they were to make a deal with Touya and his company, it would have to be a pure professional one that involved no magic at all. Make it look like an actual business they were, which is actually true in some cases. A cabal does have to deal with many finances and sometimes even involved themselves in real world companies. So long as they didn't reveal their magic or attempted any illegal activity, then Leivinia wouldn't mind making a contract with the company Touya worked for.
The perfect plan in her opinion.
'Or really just a way to both impress the father and make the boy have a heart attack.' Mumbling a bit, Mark then headed right for Touya ready to see if he could talk to him.
"Excuse me, sir." He then called out to Touya getting his attention. Good, now all he had to do was explain who he is and the-
Bam!
"Gah!" Suddenly a cleaning bot slammed into his side sending the magician tumbling down on the cold hard ground. Where unfortunately he ended up hitting his head on the pole by accident and instantly knocked himself out.
"...I...better call an ambulance." Touya said as he then took out his phone to call the service. Although as he did so, he felt that he knew this man. Pretty sure he met him before, making the father wonder what he wanted. Oh well, probably nothing important.
And that ends that. Touya met him, but didn't even get to talk to him. This chapter being more focused on Mark's thoughts instead, and how he viewed Touya a bit and Leivinia's plans for him. All falling short because of an accident, magicians may be tough, but even I believe like regular people, can be knocked out. Even worse, Leivinia will now have his hide.
In other news, I will soon be getting a job that involves high hours. So it's likely that I'll be doing this bi-weekly instead. Don't be mistaken, I'll still try to do the once a week posting, but though I'll let you know just in case. Until next time.