Familiar of Zero The Risen Familiar

by BlackHawk571X

Torn from a war ravaged America, Erik Roland lands in a world where magic dominates the world instead of science and technology. Now he must find a way home or begin his call to duty here and help bring his new home to heights of greatness. Who say's Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness is only an American way of life? Rated M for lang, dark past, and adult themes.(OCXHarem)

3. FOZ: Louise The 'Zero'

Hey guys, Blackhawk571X here! Thank you for the review UlitmateXero, and bear with my tardiness on my updates. But anyway I now present chapter 3 of the Familiar of Zero: The Risen Familiar!

Tristain academy, Tristain

After waiting for Louise and Saito to be finished with their 'dress up', they exit the room with light blushes on their faces upon seeing Erik with an amused grin on his face. He then stood and followed louise and Saito to the main hall to eat. As they walked, the trio felt eyes from the rest of the students. Some were shock, anger or admiration, mostly admiration due to Erik's performance against Guiche after stepping in for Saito. Not that Saito had the means to beat him, it's because of Saito using the runes for the first time would have a greater side-effect on his body due to how much he was beaten up by Guiche. But now he felt the most eyes on him due to, despite being at commoner at first glance, him being more like a noble with how he fought. He also got something that the others wasn't getting, looks of jealousy and want. He kept himself from smirking knowing that his 'tenet's' ability on the same and opposite sex had them. But that is a story for another time as one of them walked up to him passing Louise and Saito.

"Hello. You're the one who defeated lord Guiche yesterday, yes?" A girl asked, who happened to be Katie, the second girl who Guiche was two-timing with Montmorency.

"Indeed I am miss. And who you might be?" Erik asked, almost widing the smirk he already wears due to her light blush on her cheeks.

"Katie, Katie from Tarbes." She said, getting a look of requintion for second due to where the maid, Siesta said she was from. But smiled widely at the girl, who blush a shade redder due to Erik grabbing her hand.

"Katie, a name befitting a young beauty such as yourself." Erik said and kissed the top of her hand. Katie was a blushing mess at this point, getting looks of jealousy because they wanted the same thing from Erik. But that stopped when Erik adopted a look of sadness.

"So, how are you doing after that whole fisco with Guiche Gramont?" Erik said, getting the looks that screamed jealousy to turn into feeling sorry for the girl talking to Erik.

"I...I've been better. I really thought he was very charming and sweet when we first meet. I guess I was blind to what kind of person Guiche is." Katie said, before she emitted an 'eh' as Erik put a hand on her shoulder as he leveled his eyes to her's, which another blush to appear on her face. But that Erik still had a look of sadness to him.

"You weren't blind, you're just young and inexperienced to what true love is. And Guiche, as much as he is young and inexperienced as well, didn't know the merits of loving a girl while thinking talking to them with sweet words would get him far. What he needs to realised that by being a 'player', a person who acts sweet and caring to get what they want, is not good for finding love. For love come for everyone in different ways, and you young Katie will find yours someday." Erik said, once again like yesterday got looks of awe and longing (I'll let you guess who again) as Katie looked at him blushing while tearing up. She was surprised when Erik rubbed a tear off her face while smiling.

"Do not cry for something so small and trivial. Be happy now that you know the difference between those who want you for bragging rights and those who want you for you. So smile, for a girl is truly beautiful smiling." Erik said, getting blushes from girls who were crushing at him at that point while some boys nodded their heads in agreement while others look at him with jealousy. Katie thought she heard her heart thump loud in her chest as she smiled, only to have her heart beat louder at Erik smiling back as he stepped back.

"Well I've said my piece into this whole nonsense and I hope I've gave you some good wisdom. Have a good day Katie, and I hope you find the one that'll keep that smile on your face." Erik said, bowing his head lightly as he walked away to were Louise and Saito are and they head to the main hall. As they walked, Katie was standing as she watched Erik retreating while trying to calm her beating heart. She then realized that no matter how hard she tried and no matter who she tries to find a boy to share love with, her heart beats in wanting of Erik, for she fell in love with him. Erik continued walking as Louise keep giving him mad glances while Saito looked at him with mild jealousy.

"You really have a way of words Erik. I'm starting to think you like to flirt with girls for the fun of it" Saito said. This got a slap from Louise as Erik was grinning at the both of them.

"Maybe if you were more courteous towards girls, then you wouldn't be a dog in heat!" Louise yelled at him that got Erik to laugh at the both of them.

"Well I admit that I do have a way of words because it is fun to see girls acting cute when I give them compliments. Doesn't mean I view them as prizes to have like Guiche did. But I did at one time did what Guiche then before I join the Risen Revolution." Erik said with mischief in his voice, then wisdom, and then melancholy. This got wide eyed shocks from the both, but instead of saying anything they listened. Erik smiled gratefully at their silence since it was still a heart wound of what happened.

"I was in highschool at the time, and there was these two girls in different schools but somehow where the best of friends. One of them was an english girl named Cecilia Hopkins and the other was a french transfer student named Charlotte Pierre. They both saw me at different dates during highschool when one of them wished to marry me after we both got out of school." Erik said, almost snickering at the two due to their reactions, but held myself cause the next part was the harder to let on.

"When Cecilia asked me to marry her, I knew I could keep both of them due to marriage laws of our world so I had to break up with Charlotte. It hit her the hardest since we both were happy with each other and she ran off before I told her the truth. The next day I was hit the hardest because before I was viewed as the most popular guy in my school, but that day I had the nastiest looks from my peers and disappointment from my elders. The two girls told everyone about my 'supposed' two timing them and my school disliked me for it. The girls then came up to me and give the verbal bitch slap of my life as these two loved me with all their hearts. But I stood there smiling to hide my sadness as Cecilia took off the promise ring I gave her and throw on the ground, told me to never come near her again. Charlotte told me the same and they walked off together, never seeing them again for a while. After that, I was shunned by almost everyone in school, and then I decided to join the German Army Reserve after school but I needed the grades for it. So for 6 months I studied hard to join as well as did training, and that shocked my whole school as I was once laid back, fun to be with, and almost always late to school, but after those months I was serious, always to the point, and always early to school. Then I meet them again." Erik said as he remembered them.

4 years ago

Frankfurt Germany

A 17 year old Erich Holland walks up to the German Army Recruitment Office as he steeled himself, before a shocked yell sounded out.

"Er... Erich! What are you doing here?!" A girl yelled behind him, making him turn around. He looked at the source and was left near agaped but he held himself. The girl behind her was her former girlfriend/ fiance Cecilia and her friend Charlotte as well. Erich then glares softly as normally he would be overjoyed at the sight of them, but he remembered what happened 6 months ago and the hell he had to endure since then.

"Joining the Army Reserve, what of it?" Erich said, getting shocked looks as well as hints of hurt in their eyes.

"You can't be serious Erich! The stitution in Germany is dangerous right now because of the rebellion in America happening right now! Please Erich, come with us, we need to talk to you about what happened 6 months ago." Cecilia said, getting a look of hurt from Erich before he steeled himself.

"A moment of my life never to be revisited again. I made the mistake and I'm paying for it now and the only way to do that is to protect Germany. It may not be the best of times right now but now I have no choice. My father disowned me because of what I did, my mother doesn't look at me the same anymore, and my sister no longer calls me her big brother. I think now will not be the time for such things but thanks for the consideration." Erich said before turning around but was stopped as Charlotte grabbed his hand.

"Please Erich listen to us. We were told by your friends at school about what you were trying to do then and we felt bad about it because we let our emotions get in the way of knowing the truth. We tried to talk to you for some time, but you were always too busy for us so we stopped trying. If I knew what happen then, I would've support your marriage with Cecilia and maybe become your mistress. If you told us the truth then, we would have shared you. Please Erich, come home with us, we still love you." Charlotte said with tears in her eyes as well as Cecilia's. Erich was trying hard not to break and accept their proposal, because the price he paid for his playboy nature got the better of him. He needed discipline and being with two girls that wanted nothing more then him...was not his path of redemption. So he pulled his hand rather roughly as Charlotte yelp at the slight pain of her hand pulled suddenly, and when she saw Erich's eyes, she felt her heart break.

"A tempting offer, but one I should not accept. The punishment I must endure will not be done in the arms of two ladies, but in the arms of brothers wanting to serve and die for their country. If you really loved me, you wouldn't have talk up the whole school. Not that I blame you of course, but It was too great a cost that made me lose everything but my military heritage, one I am ready to embrace. Now please leave me be, I must talk to my recruiter now." Erich said as he turned around to enter the office, leaving the two girls heartbroken and crying. Erich was doing his best not to cry at the horrible attitude at his former lovers as he talked to the recruiter.

Present day

Erik smiled sadly at how horrible that day turned out, but he stopped to look at the two, who was looking at him sadly.

"After that day, I was refused by the recruiter to join the reserves and had to return home. Both of my parents were very disappointed in me and disowned me completely, which led me to run away to Berlin. My parents did nothing about it, but my sister run off to found me." Erik said, looking very sad at the recount.

"What happened then?" Louise said fearing she knew what happened next but was hopeful from something good. Unfortunately it was not.

"Berlin happened. The next few days after arriving at the capitol was a time of fenatic protesting and rioting. The last day I was there was one that led to the downfall of the German government and the rise of the Hessian Militia Corps, with me as it's commander trained by the Risen Leaders who came to Germany to save one of their brothers. A brother who taught me everything I know, Sir Edmund Garrick, the aspect of wisdom." Erik said with a touch of venom of hate at first, before it softend to pride at the memory.

4 years ago

Berlin, Germany

Gunfire. Gunfire, bombs bursting, and screams of horror was all that dominated the area of Berlin, Germany as Erich ran street to street to find a shelter to hide in. He would've settle for any building, but the last one his was hiding in was flushed out by Risen and German soldiers, as well as the last 2. So he tried to run to find something when he felt his left arm suddenly flare up in pain as a gunshot close by shot out. He felled to a nearby swat truck that was flipped over during the battle when he heard another shot out and a bullet hit the truck, but it didn't hit him. This continued for a minute before another weapon shot out, sounding like the mix of a hand cannon and assault rifle. Erich waited and heard someone said something.

"Sleep tight buddy." A man said that made Erich look at the source... and felt his jaw and his spirits drop. Crouching next to a burned out tank was no other than Alivon Vulken himself! The Risen Rebel Leader was here in Germany! And he was not alone, for he had five other males and a female with him. His right arm was outstretched aiming his gauntlet platform, ready strike down anyone else in his way. He must've felt satisfied as he lowered his weapon and turned to his brethren.

"Alright, the Reichstag is a few blocks from our position so we need to haul ass now. Zao, Nat keep your eyes to the right. Zula and me will keep ours to the left. We need to make sure we don't get any surprises from now on." Alivon said, getting nods from his brethren and steiner who has the tracker for their brother Edmund and was leading the group. He then turned his attention to his last brother.

"Vlad, you got our back?" He asked his right hand man. Vladimir Venkovth was a 6'1 white male with Russian-American traits such as his wild but kept hair and a stubble on his chin. He wore a grey short sleeve shirt that did nothing to hide his bulging muscles and a long legged pants that was half baggy and half tight with a fur belt. On his right hip was a sword with halfway to the end of the blade curved downwards to get an cut in before the core of the blade would touch whoever have the misfortune of getting an injury from it.

"Always brother, you know that more than anyone." Vlad said with an american accent with a mix of a pride and amusement. Alivon smile and nodded at his second in command before his eyes caught a head peeking out of an armored truck. Whoever he had caught red handed, the head retreated from view and it stayed there from the remainder of the time they were there. Alivon knew someone was there and possibly could compromise their mission, yet as he replayed the way he suddenly retreated told him it was nothing to worry about. Normally soldiers would peak their heads out and duck in the same direction and with discipline when hunting for their targets yet the person whipped his head back to look like he was about to run away. He stared at the place he had seen the head at as his brethren noticed too. And they whispered loudly.

"Are we being followed?" Zao asked. Eric heard this and he knows he's done for.

"No, this one's late to the party and he has no idea how he ended up here." Alivon said which made Vlad pull out his sword out. Erich heard the hiss of his blade and he felt his chance of living dropped to none.

"Shall I end him my lord?" Vlad said with a mix of devotion and eagerness for a fight. Eric closed his eyes waiting for the enviable.

"No, he is of no consequence to us now. And if he was, it will be of his own doing." Alivon said. Erich heard a no better hint of 'we know your there, but do not follow us or else' and his logical side was screaming at him to take this chance to run and never look or come back. But for some reason, he felt a pull towards them as if it was his destiny to meet them somehow. Alivon must of felt the same too as he placed a hand on his brother's shoulder.

"Let him linger for a bit. He was there for the police shooting and he hasn't run off yet, so I wonder what kind of man we found ourselves with." Alivon said in a whisper only they can hear. They were confused at the man's logical if not spiritual ways of handling the situation they are in now that they were discovered, but none of the less, they followed his order. This made him smile before turning his attention to the spot he found the head at.

"Alright let's move out." He said, getting his brethren to move before he moved too. He was waited by Vlad when he tore his gaze to catch up to the team. Erich sat there know that he had a brush of death, but now he rather that had happened instead of being let go to suffer the shame his parents may put on him for running away and being too cowardly in the face of duty. Not anyone could blame him, it was Alivon god damn fucking Vulken for christ's sake! It's already one year into his campaign and he has yet to lose not only a battle but suffered a great defeat, and killed over a hundred people with his blade alone and not get a single scar on his back from all the fights he did. The nature of his kill count spoke volumes of how terrifying the man is to his enemies, and was considered a god send by those who looked up to him and his allies as well. Yet, for everything his man stood for and what he was fighting for, it was something that resonated within Erich, and that was why he decided to throw away his life to achieve something greater than himself. Searching inside the truck, he found a P-5, which was odd since Germany issued glocks to swat teams, not local police. But he pushed that aside as he steeled himself to found the Risen group to what they said was the Reichstag, the historic capitol building of Berlin.

After a few minutes, Erich found the group going up the stairs to the building to find one of their own as he followed behind. He and the group went through many doorways and halls before stopped at what appeared to be vault door. The door looked like it belong in a bank, but Erich and the Risen group know this was not the case as a bank vault door would be on the first floor of a building, not in the basement.

"Open it." Alivon said, getting Steiner, Zao, and Zula to turn the sailing ship style wheel to open the old vault door. After a few moments, a clunk was heard and they pull. Inside the vault was a little dark on the inside but it was clear to say that it was a small prison. And in the cell at the very end, was their brother Edmund Garrick.

"Alivon? Brethren?! What are you doing here?!" The man said with a voice of concern, seeing Alivon grin in amusement.

"Getting your dumbass out of course. No brethren of mine is going to be a prisoner to some German wanna Fuhrer while I still breath. Don't worry, you'll be out soon." Alivon said, getting the englishman to scoff.

"As if I want to be here for a toy to be used by that old dike. I thought I was gonna die of boredom of how she planned to rise to height of German power like the Nazis did, at least Hitler had style to do it." Edmund said as if not amused by the looks of smirks on their faces but mumbled the last part to myself. Alivon heard the mumbled and smiled more as their family try to pick the lock.

"Well Hitler was a psychopath from the war he fought in and thought everyone should kneel to him like slaves rather than live as equals. But I digress since that woman and her power won't last long after we're done here." Alivon said, getting looks of shock from both Edmund and Eric.

"Wait... you can't mean-" "We plan to kill the German chancellor and her backers to make it look like the city got to them and put themselves in power. With that, Europe will be unstable enough to keep them from interfering in the war in America. I know it's cruel but-" "It's necessary. Your right, with the German people free from that tyrant, they will have a chance to have a true republic rather than a bank-owned state." "Exactly. And perhaps we'll have new recruits to join our efforts to restore our republic." Alivon and Edmund said back and forth. Edmund was about to say something when his eyes caught sight of a young man with a pistol aimed at his brother. Alivon saw the wide eyes of his brother and he know it was time to see if his hunch was right.

"It took you quite some time to get here boy. I would've thought that gun wound on your arm would have slowed you down, but I guess I was wrong." Alivon said, getting the rest of his group to turn around to the sight of Erich, with a pistol pointed at Alivon. Vlad immediately drew his sword, ready to attack, and the others was about to do the same until their leader, who was still look forward at the cell said.

"Don't. If he wanted to kill us, he would've used that grenade at the steps of the building. And even then, my 'sixth' sense tells me he's no threat. Just curious...that's all." Alivon said, getting looks of 'are you serious' from the rest of the group while Erich looks at him, shocked at his calmness.

"Why? Aren't you afraid of death? I could kill you here and now." Erich said, getting Vlad to growl at him while the others pulled out their weapons. Zao had gauntlets that spring-loads side blades that aids him on his chinese martial arts style. Nat drew two large sickles that was connected with a small chain. Zula pulled a large sledgehammer that had spikes on the side and top. Steiner was still picking the lock as he felt safe with the Risen powers behind him while Alivon felt a small smile on his face. He felt is confusion on why he felt calm in the face of death.

"I do not fear death boy. I welcome him... as a long lost brother or an old friend. And I know you won't kill me." Alivon said, getting some looks from the group as if he was crazy, as they never heard him speak like that before. Erich was shocked too at the answer he got and asked.

"H..how?" Erich asked, getting Alivon to smile more and he slowly turned around. Erich was then treated to the sight of Alivon's true presence as he fully turned. His eyes was a hurricane of power and death, and yet here was a nice breeze of air surrounding the cyclone. It told him that despite the inhuman power within him, he still clings to his human self as if afraid to losing it instead of his life. Alivon dropped the smile as he see him.

"Well... for one, you're shaking like a leaf." Alivon said, getting Erich to freeze up. It hit him there that, yes he was shaking, but it's wasn't from the idea of dying to them.

"Two.. you have this look in your eye... a look of a person who hesitating to kill someone." Alivon said as he walked slowly towards him. The others must of realized this too as their weapons are lowered and their hands are lax but still keep their guard up. Alivon got close and stop inches of the pistol still out reached by Erich.

"And three the safety's on." Alivon said, getting Erich to nearly drawback as Alivon hold up a hand.

"Allow me." Alivon said as he held the pistol to switch off the safety in Erich's hand, who was wide-eyed in shock at his assistance.

"There you go young man, now you are ready to kill one of the most terrifying man in history, right next to Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Osama Bin Laden and the boogieman, as the american dictatorship portrays me as to the rest of the world. The only question is... are you willing to do it?" Alivon said, getting Erich to once more shake in fear.

"Your brethren will kill me." Erich stated, getting a nod from Alivon.

"They may." Alivon responded.

"And if I don't... you will." Erich stated once more.

"Maybe." Alivon said, as he shifted his wrist to extend the 8 inch blade hidden in his weapon gauntlet. Erich was shaking but felt at peace for he didn't care to die at his hands or his brethren, but for the life of him now wants nothing to do with Germany or his family or even the two girls because of his cowardness to kill the man before him. Accepting death as his only way, he dropped the gun, much to the looks of surprise of the group behind Alivon. While Alivon felt the boy before him feels at peace of dying to him and he was wondering why.

"Why? You had the perfect chance, boy. You are the closest person today to try to kill me, and you didn't even need to fight me in combat to do so." Alivon said, getting a nod from Erich as he stared down.

"I know. Yet I don't feel at peace for killing someone knowing it wouldn't be worth anything." Erich said, getting look of shock from the Risen group but Alivon stayed passive.

"Why is that?" Alivon asked, making Erich look at him.

"Before I came to Berlin, I was denied recruitment to join the German Army Reserves and was disowned by my family for my failure again, no friends at school because of my mistake of dating two girls at once, and broke those girl's hearts cause I didn't want the responsibility. I was so angry at how my life turned out that I ran away, and because of that my sister is dead. There's nothing for me here now, only the bliss of death awaits me now." Erich said, getting some sad looks from the group for they could understand or relate to the boy.

"Death isn't a dead end to life on earth, it's God's plan of retirement. And despite the suffering you're going through right now, it will help make you grow stronger. Your family could not see the potential you have today and that makes them blind to who you really are. Your friends should've known better than to stray from you for the mistake you made because, if you really honestly want to hear it, everyone in life makes mistakes, for nobody is perfect. And you didn't broke those girls hearts from wanting responsibility, but out of fear of harming them again. I sense that you have a very powerful gift of empathy that draws everyone around you. It's the greatest gift to have son, to feel the pain of others and help them. And it all stems from humanity's greatest source of power." Alivon said, making Erich shred tears as the Risen group behind stood there smiling. And if both of them were paying attention to the group, they would see Edmund standing out of his cell, right beside Zao and Vlad.

"What... what's that?" Erich said trying not to choke on his tears. For the first time in months, he finally had someone to tell him what he needed to hear, not wanted. He always heard from others tell him how disgraceful he was by his parents, peers and teachers. But now... right now standing before him was the most wanted, hated, and feared man in the world and yet here he is given him what many would considered the most sage of words anyone has ever heard. Alivon smiled and spoke the one word that resonated in him.

"Hope." Alivon said, making Erich shed more tears than he was trying to hold back as his head dropped with his eyes closed.

"I was like you once. My parents disowned me for the mistake I made. My family wanted nothing to do with me because of what I did and what I am. My country wanted me dead for trying to free it. My sister died trying to save me. And my brethren behind me abandon me because of how broken I was then." Alivon said, getting Erich to look up at him in shock, for he lost more than Eric did. And the people behind Alivon had looks of sadness of the herd time before. So how?

"And yet, despite all the disownment, abandonment, dishonor, and isolation, one person in the world had never done so. And we pray to him everyday." Alivon said. Erich widen his eyes, knowing where this is going, and it lifted his spirits up.

"Despite all the protests I've done, the battles I've fought, and the deal I've made to the devil at the heat of rage, God had never once abandoned me. For he knows that everything I've done was because I was human, and he now wields me as a terrible sword against the unchecked evil of this world. For once I finally draw my last breath, it will not be in a world of darkness, but one basked in the light of god and his heaven. Glorified in the wisdom of our founding fathers, and held up by the righteous warriors and citizens of our planet. It's a impossible dream yes but one I'm willing to die fighting for. So now I ask you, what now?" Alivon said. Erich, for once in his life now realized what that pull was from earlier. It was destiny clearly calling and he finally answered.

Present Day

Erik smiled at the memory of how he meet the Risen Leaders and how he joined them. Saito and Louise stared in amazement of how he joined the group and how great, despite all the slander put on him, Alivon Vulken was.

"After that encounter, I'd helped them in their mission in Berlin and went to America with a hundred thousand escapees from Europe to help fight a war that would save not only the soul of a country but of the world and its people. Never had there been a greater war of revolution in history at the time then the Risen Rebellion. I really hope we are still winning after I've left." Erik said as they were about to enter the hall when his stomach growled in want of the food he smelled.

"But that will have to wait, cause I am starving and I feel like I can eat a horse." Erik said, getting a shocked look from Louise as she thought she heard something else and Saito sighed at the incoming yell from Louise.

"Wh-wha-What! You can't eat a horse! That's barbaric!" Louise yelled out at idea of Erik potentially eating a horse. Erik rose an eyebrow at this but realise something, this world have no concept of 'sayings' from his and Saito's world.

"I think you misheard me Louise. I said I feel like about to eat a horse, not want to eat a horse. It's a saying in our world, meaning that you are so hungry and starving that you would eat an entire horse. Another saying is that you are so stuffed that you ate a horse. You get where I'm going with this right?" Erik said, to which she nodded in understanding.

"You have a strange way of words from where are from." Louise said.

"It's understandable. Without the class superiority like the nobility and royalty controlling the common man in our world, we've became lax of formality, upbringing and choose of words. We choose words, ideas, and ways of speaking that we've become comfortable with and forgo the need to be high class and speaking formally with everyone except leaders in politics, religion and military. There are some countries in our world that held on to their monarchies but those are their figureheads while their senate runs the country. Great Britain, for example have Kings, Queens, Princes and Princess and heirs of the throne. Another example is Japan, Saito's home country, is the emperor." Erik said, getting a look of shock from Louise as she turned her head at Saito.

"So you were telling the truth!" Louise said getting a deadpan look as well as a sweatdrop from him.

"Huh, what give that away?" Saito said, which got a kick to the stomach by Louise. Saito fell to the floor as Louise step on his head.

"Ungrateful dog! You better respect your master or you'll get no food." louise said, which got Erik to laugh.

"So Saito, when's the wedding huh?" Erik said with a grin, this got the both to stop and stare at him with a full-face blush.

"We're not getting married/ I'm not marrying his dog!" Saito and Louise said with eyes squinted closed and faces red. Erik shrugged his shoulders at them.

"Could've fool me. You two acted like an old married couple that acts like they don't like each other but love each other very much." Erik said. He grinned at the two whose heads are steaming in embarrassment before Louise ripped her head up and grabbed her wand.

"Erik, I had enough of your teasing!" Louise said as she pointed her wand at him at release a spell, only to realize that her wand is missing in the place of an outline of her wand was supposed to be. She tried look for it everywhere around her before she heard Erik clear his throat. She looked at Erik in shock of what he was holding.

"Looking for this, my adorable master?" Erik said with a grin on his face and mischief in his eyes. Louise stared in shock before she tried to snatch in out of his hands, but only for him to move his hand away from her. She tried to grab it again, but only met the same result as before. The scene was watched by Saito and a few others (Kirche, Tabitha, Montmorency, and Katie) as they stood there with sweat drops on their hands as if powered by the comedic forces of the universe, Erik and Louise hopped everywhere in their chibi forms as Louise tried to grab her wand from Erik but failing. At some point their sweat drops got larger at the sight of they somehow hopped on the sides and ceiling of the hall and even on the heads of a passing couple which shocked the hell out of them. Eventually Louise caught the hand and they stood there stoically like a stare down in the wild west. But the stare ended when Erik grinned and, without moving his arm, tossed the wand to his other hand, much to the teary shocked look of Louise. She then looked hurt and pleading to Erik, who then shook his head in amusement. She then looked in anger that her puppy eyes failed and then kicked his legs. The kicks didn't bother him, but he wanted to take it a step further by stepping back and hold her head in a stop block. Louise stopped what she was doing and realized that she can no longer kick him and was further away with only his hand holding her head back. She then hit his arms to no success and then in her fuming frustration, her arms turned into windmills as she tried her best to get her wasd back. Smiling in amusement of teasing his poeudo sister, he turned his attention to the wand and see, from his perspective, it was in perfect shape. So he wondered why? Why can't she cast magic like the others?

"So this is the focus to a mage's magic? And this is in good shape?" Eric said, making Louise stopping her arms.

"Yes, a wand is the focus of a noble's magic. There wands, staffs and wand-swords to be used by nobles to focus their magic. And yes it's in perfect shape so give it back!" Louise said flailing her arms again. Eric nodded at this.

"And what's the current elements being studied and used by mages?" Eric asked. Louise then sighed at the man.

"There five elements at the moment and the are Fire, Wind, Water and Earth. Void is the lost element that was used by our founder Brimir. Why are you asking me this?" Louise stopped in confusion. Eric then stared hard at the wand in wonder. Void... as a lost element? Something didn't sit right with him.

"You tried every element right?" Eric said getting an 'eh' from Louise.

"Yea. My parents and teachers tried everything to get me to cast magic but-" "No Louise, I meant every element." Louise said but was cut off by Eric. Louise and every mage in the group stared in confusion to which Eric saw it.

"When was the last mage that used Void magic?" Eric said.

"It was Brimir that used it 6000 years ago. What are you getting at..." Louise a little annoyed before she trailed off and her eyes widen at the connection Erik was making. And she wasn't the only one as the eyes of Kirche, Tabitha, Montmorency and Katie widen at the revolution of Erik trying to solve the puzzle that was Louise's magic. Erik nodded his hand, but before he said something, Louise spoke up.

"But that's impossible! Void magic can't be used by anyone other than Brimir! How can you say that I could use Void magic?" Louise almost screamed out. She then let out a squeak of 'oh' when Erik flick her forehead and blended to her eye level.

"The same reason that no one, not even your parents thought of the possibility that you can use Void magic. What? Is it forbidden to practiced the art of Void to keep your 'god' in the spotlight or something?" Erik ask, getting looks of shock from the mages around him.

"Do...don't bad mouth our Founder! He was the one to give us our understanding of magic today." Louise said, which got a response from Erik.

"And yet for all the 'teaching' that he did, not once did he leave behind any clue on how and who can use Void magic? You would think that they're were mages that can use it in the past, but only Brimir's name show up? I find that highly suspicious." Erik said. At this point Louise was mad at how he was being disrespectful to the system led down by Brimir.

"That's because if anyone try to claim that they're Void mages, they'll be branded heretics and be killed..." Louise said angrily before soften to a whisper at the realization of the problem before her, which led Erik to nod his head.

"And that's the problem of giving too much power to a single group, mainly the church. Their words is word above the laws of respectable countries to the point of absolute control them. It gives them the title of dictators without fear of being branded as so, and they have the power to cover up any mistakes they made and create a lie so big, it's perceived as the truth. And if anyone tries to speak up, they disappear overnight without a trace and their names is erased from history. Am I hitting the mark or no?" Erik said as the looks of fear were etched into their faces. Louise stared off into space as she realization of what Erik connected for her. If he was right, then no one would try to claim of being a mage of Void not out of fear out of falsehood and being branded a heretic but the idea of death kept those from speaking out or try to advance the art out of fear of discovery. But she thoughts was halted when Erik handed her wand to her.

"After we get done eating, we are going outside to try my theory of Void magic. I don't think the teachers will care knowing that you can cast magic after this. And if not, I'll handle them." Erik said as he walk to the door to open it to reveal a large hall that is being used as a eating area. Louise and the other stood there as Erik was walking to the teachers table.

"Excuse me, may I excuse Miss Vallière from her first class period? I would like to help her with her problem in magic." Erik said, surprising the students and teachers at what he said.

"May I ask who you are young man?" An old man ask, knowing who he is but what is see what kind of person he is.

"Ah, my apologies sir. My name is Erik Roland, the second familiar of Louise Vallière. And may I ask who you are sir?" Erik said.

"My name is Osmand, and I'm the headmaster of this academy. So what is your theory of Louise's problem of magic?" Osmand ask. Erik stood there to think what he would say to lessen the impact of the discovery of her being a void mage.

"I would rather not say out here. May we speak in the back? If it's not much trouble?" Erik said getting some looks of confusion from the teachers, but before they can get rowdy on how 'disrespectful' he was, Osmand hold out a hand to silence them.

"It will not be any trouble Mr. Roland, for I am curious on what are theory it is to permit only my ears to hear it." Osmand said, getting a nod from Erik. Osmand stood up and just before they left, Erik caught wind of a teacher mumbling about how disrespectful a 'commoner' was demanding their headmaster to speak in private. This irked Erik in a very bad way and was ready to dress him down.

"Give me a sec Old timer." Erik said to the headmaster. Before anyone said anything, Erik cocked his fist back and punched the very section of table the teacher was sitting in. In which was too much as the table collapsed to the force of Erik's strength as not only the part of table he sit by collapsed but left cracks as far as the end of the table. The teacher (as well as everyone else) sat there in shock at what happened. But before anyone spoke up, he felt Eriks hand on his shoulder and his face close to his.

"I'm being disrespectful. Try telling that to a noble of higher birth or a messenger of the queen's court as the noble demanded that he walks up to his office for a scroll or conduct a business matter, which if you failed to remember, is at the very top of this tower! Never mind him demanding him to 'hurry up' or 'don't waste my time' as you may have heard other nobles say, to a man that, if we remember correctly, is an old man that should be enjoying retirement rather than being headmaster. A headmaster, who may have back problems or weak muscles due to how old he is. I gave him the incentive to tell me 'no, we can speak it here' and stay in his seat to enjoy his breakfast, rather than speak in private on the answer of how serious a magical problem is that has plagued one of his students by. A. COMMONER!" Erik spoke, yelling out at the teacher who was doing everything in his power not to crawl to a corner and disappear from the world. Everyone but Osmand, Colbert and the group he came in this morning was shocked at how the familiar was speaking to one of their teacher like that. Erik then slapped his back which cause the teacher to curl up in a ball his chair holding his hands out to stop him from doing anything.

"Next time you speak out stupid shit like that, I'll knock your fucking mouth in and see how many teeth you spit out because of how disrespectful you are. You should grateful on how there is a situation to Louise's zero magic. How you got to be a teacher at this school astounds me" Erik said walking away from the teacher to walk in front of the table and bows his head down to the rest of the staff.

"I apologize for the rudeness of my response to one of your peers, but I could not let him get away with that comment and clarify the situation before him. And when I have the chance to fully repay for this table, I'll give it to you as soon as I can. Please accept my apology and I hope you all have a good day." Erik said and then walked to the headmaster.

"Right this way Sir Osmand." Erik said to the headmaster as he hummed contently at the idea of how he dressed down one of his worst teachers at his academy but can't fire him due to his status. The teacher sat there as he felt a wetness between his legs, and judging by the laughs of not only the student but the teachers as well, it was bad for him. As he walked away in shame, he passed by Louise which he gave a dirty look at her, which she didn't falter like she use to. The teacher saw this and got furious but was stopped when the mages around glared at him too and walked away to change his undergarments and pants while thinking of ways of end that familiars life before his master's eyes.

At the back room, Eric looked around as Osmand chant a silence spell to have privacy. Erik looked around in confusion before realising that he used magic.

"Now, what is theory that you want to test with Louise's magic?" Osmand asked about to smoke his pipe.

"The theory of Louise being the first mage in the last 6000 years to practice Void magic" Erik said, getting Osmand to jump up in surprise at the idea of one of his students being a Void mage, which made him drop his pipe before Erik catches it. Osmand was standing there in shock as Erik handed him his pipe, and he tries to cast a spell to light up the contents of the pipe before he was stopped by Erik as he pulls out a lighter.

"Here, allow me." Erik said as he used his lighter to light the pipe. Osmand stood there as he watched amazed at the little thing in his hands that produce a flame. He knew he had to asked as Erik hold out the thing in front of him while Osmand smoked the pipe.

"Where I come from, we called this a lighter. How it works is a there is three things that makes this flame. A flint, a striker and fluid. When I push down this lever as well as push this wheel down, not only does it rotates the wheel to strike the flint inside it, but also release the vapor from the fluid, which is a flammable gas. The spark hits the vapor and makes a flame." Erik said as he presents the device to Osmand, which he took to examine it.

"Incredible. To have a small devise like this must mean your people have a powerful means of using magic." Osmand said staring at the thing. Erik chuckled at this, which made Osmand star at him.

"Sorry, it just amuses me to hear someone call a simple piece of technology a means of magic." Erik said, getting Osmand to stare at him in shock. Erik smiled at this.

"Where I'm from, magic is only used as a means of doing tricks and shows. The only way we use to get by the world is with science and technology. As much as I like to show more examples of such, let's get back to the theory of Louise's magic." Erik said, getting a sigh from Osmand.

"If it is true that young Louise is indeed a Void mage, the church will not be please on how we make a claim for it." Osmand said.

"I care less on how the church preserves it, for as long as Louise is able to cast magic, it should be enough for her to be full-fledged mage." Erik said, getting Osmand to stroke his beard.

"For months, it racked my mind on what was the reason behind louise's failure of casting magic, before I gave up. To think that the thought never cross my mind since Void was considered a lost art is baffling me now. How were you able to figure it out?" Osmand said.

"The moment Louise told that she tried everything that her parents and teachers tried to make her cast magic that is known now. The fact the were was not even a hint of a spell of Void told me that the form was lost due to people being afraid of admitting the idea of being a Void mage." Erik said, getting another sigh.

"The church is rather adamant that no one should claim to be a Void mage or face their wrath of mocking the founder by claiming to cast his divine magic." Osmand said, stating the obvious.

"And because of that, 6000 years of potential Void mages was silenced into nothingness in the history books as it fades into legends" Erik said, getting a nod from Osmand.

"I see why you wanted to talk about this. The idea of talking about someone able to cast the magic of our founder will send the religious into a frenzy and send someone to the church-" "To which they will send a group to execute Louise and anyone else that knows her." Osmand said to which he paled at the idea that what Erik gave him.

"I really hope that Louise is a Void mage because if she isn't-" "Save it headmaster. I won't even share this with you if It wasn't possible." Osmand said angrily before was cut off by Erik.

"Besides, no one else has to know except your most trusted teachers. Something wasn't right about that teacher when I told him that he should grateful that Louise's problem might be solved. His eye twitched when I told him that. So no one except your most trusted can know about this." Erik said, getting Osmand to nod.

"I may have to write her parents then. They were very concerned with how Louise could not cast magic and tried everything like us here at the academy." Osmand said, getting a nod from Erik.

"I would wait until later after I confirm it. I would hate for you to write up a scroll only to waste it." Erik said, getting a wave from the headmaster.

"Nonsense, I think you would be able to succeed where we have failed. Also if Louise does have Void magic, it could be a sign of great times ahead of us." Osmand said, getting a smiling nod from Erik.

"I told her that I was gonna turn that name used to mock her into a name to be remember for years to come. I think she will be happy to see that happening soon." Erik said, getting a smiling nod from Osmand.

"Indeed Mr. Roland. Now let us get back to breakfast now. I'm sure now everyone is waiting for us." Osmand said dispelling the silence spell and the both of them went to the hall.

At the hall, Louise sat there in silence hoping that Erik could be able to convince the headmaster that she may be a Void mage, which filled her with hope to finally be able to cast magic like everyone else. But what worried her is that Osmand refuses Erik's proposal to help her with her magic. She doesn't need to think further as Erik and Osmand stepped out and shook each others hand before Erik lended in to whisper something in his ear. From her perspective, Osmond had a question mark above his head and Erik said something to end that animated expression as Osmand walked back to his seat and Erik walked up to louise. He took a seat right by her, and normally she would tell a commoner that they could not be seated with nobility, but she curiosity was getting the best of her and could not wait.

"Well? What did he say?" Louise said. This cause Erik to breathe in and out slowly.

"Well you'll be missing your first period of school today, because we are gonna be finding out your element today." Erik said smiling at her, to which she exclaimed happily, and she hugged him.

"Oh thank you. Thank youthankyouthankyou." Louise said happily which got Erik to chuckle.

"Alright settle little firecracker, your messing up my uniform. Which might I add that this is the only form of clothing I have in this world. So hopefully me and Saito could get something to keep us fresh with new clothes. I would hate to wear the same thing everyday." Erik said with amusement that got Louise to shake her head.

"Well the day of Void is in few a days, so maybe we could. You two could also benefit with some weapons since I know you need them to protect your master." Louise said while huffing at the end. Erik grinned as his hands pitched her cheeks, making her squeak in surprise.

"Ah, you're just saying that because you're worried about us. It does makes sense though, since you looked tearful at Saito getting beaten up by Sir-skirts-a-lots dolls yesterday." Erik said, while Saito tried his best not to laugh at the cute expression on her face as she was a blushing mess while pounding her hands on Eriks chest.

"Qu-Quit it already! You keep teasing me for fun do you?!" Louise yelled out while Erik grinned at her reaction. Kirche was laughing softly nearby as her 'darling' as she decided to call him yesterday, was teasing Louise like it was nobody's business. Tabitha, despite half her face hidden by her book, was smiling more than she would admit at the sight. Montmorency and Katie giggled together at the sight of Louise acting like a little sister being embarrassed by her big brother. Louise stopped her assault as a thought crossed her mind.

"Hey, why are you helping me so much? You could've just left me right?" Louise said, getting Erik to stop his assault on her cheeks and grabbed her into a hug. She squeaked rather cutely as Erik patted her head.

"I could've, but I won't . You want to know why?" Erik said, getting a nod from her.

"Because you saved my life when you summoned me. And for that, my life is yours to wield. And because of that, you will never be alone." Erik said, getting some looks of shame for how they treated her from the mages around them. Erik then heard soft sobs that she tried to suppress by stuffing her face further into his chest. He patted her head as the food arrived as he saw Siesta come in with a food cart and he waved her down. She saw Erik and nodded and came with the cart.

"Good morning Mister Roland, would you like anything for breakfast?" Siesta said. At first the mages around her wanted to put her in her place, but as they stared at her, they felt a urge to run as Erik looked at the people who was making her uncomfortable. Ever since the duel yesterday, Erik's standing in the servants of the academy rose to the heights to 'A Hero of the Commoners', and since then Erik had promise to help the servants to have a better work environment than they had before. And today is that day to start now and until the day he perish, to help the commoners however he could. Erik then ceased his aura to stop any noble's from doing their supposed duty and rose an eyebrow.

"Siesta, please don't start that. I'm not one for formaties. Even if it's Brimir myself, I would prefer him to call me Erik like everyone else." Erik said, getting some looks of shocks since even meeting the founder, Erik would prefer to have him call him by his first name like an acquaintance or friend even. This brought one of the nobles to stand up and pointed at Erik.

"How undignified! You should not be so inpropar with speaking about our Founder! You should apologize for your rude behavior and learn your place." A 5'6 tall white noble with red hair with a black cape said. Erik turned to see the noble and raised an eyebrow and turned away to meet Siesta.

"And yes, I would like something from breakfast. Me and Saito would like a slab of meat, three eggs and some toasted bread If it's not too much." Erik said, making the noble fuming in anger at being ignored by a peasant.

"Hey, did you not hear me, you uncivilized peasant!" The noble yelled, making Erik turned to him.

"Wait your turn, princess. I'm ordering something." Erik said, getting the noble to turn red with anger, as some around him was snickering at the way he brushed him off. Siesta, however didn't mind the angry noble in front of her as she committed the order from Eric to memory and take it to the kitchen to have chefs cook it.

"As you wish Mister Roland, I'll tell the chefs what you ordered. Do you want anything else?" Siesta said, looking between him and the noble and was trying not to laugh as the noble was trying to get his wand but looked like he lost it. Deciding to not worry about it as Erik pondered a bit to think of something. He then had a smile as he know what to add to his meal.

"Yes, maybe a glass of milk. And whatever Saito wants too." Erik said, to which Saito ask for tea. Siesta nodded to fulfill the order and then he turned to the noble, who then looked in shock of the object in his hand.

"Looking for this, mister sour head?" Erik said, getting some laugh by the other nobles knowing that Erik is a commoner, but they looked forward to hear what jokes the man can make since they enjoyed how he made jokes about Guiches tendencies to woo girls around him when he had Montmorency as his girlfriend. But they forget that now that Erik is standing up.

"Give that back you damn commoner! The noble said, getting to turl his wand between his fingers.

"What's the magic word?" Erik said grinning at the boy, making the noble mad as he thrusted his hand in front of him.

"Now! So I can put you in your place." The noble said. Erik then put his hand his chin to think about it. What the hall's occupations don't realize is that Erik would stand there and 'think' when in reality, he is pretending to be 'frozen' to keep the noble in a loop of not get his wand. After a minute of silence, the noble was get impatient with the peasant as he yelled.

"Well?! Are you giving me my wand or not?!" The noble said, getting Erik to stop his 'thinking' pose to address him.

"Hold on, let me think about it for a moment." Erik said and return his pose, which cause the noble to grind his teeth in anger. It went on for another minute as they wondered what he was doing. The noble yelled again.

"Do you intend to make me wait, commoner?!" The noble was fuming at this point as Erik stopped his pose again.

"Hold on sir, you really got to let me think about this. This isn't easy as you think it may be." Erik said and returned to his pose. Silence was once again dominate before Saito broke it by laughing, realizing what he was doing. Everyone turned their attention as Saito turned to Louise and whispered in her ear to explain what Erik was doing. She appeared confused as an question mark appeared over her head, which made Saito whispered again to explain more clearly. What he said must have worked as the question mark turn into an exclamation mark, and once it 'popped' Louise covered her mouth to hide the sound threatening to rise up from her lungs. But it was for naught as she laughed too.

"Hahahahah ha ha, ahahahaha." Louise laughed as she softly slapped the table she was sitting at. This made everyone confused and the noble furious.

"What's so funny Zero?! Are finding this amusing?! Is your familiar broken?!" The noble said, his voice raising a few octaves at each line of sentence. Louise ignored him as she in turn faced her rival Kirche, who was sitting by her, and whispered what Erik was 'really' doing. She got the hint at the first time as she laughed too. Before the noble could ask what was funny as Montmorency was laughing at the hint Satio gave her and proceed to share to her friend/ victim of Guiche as she whispered in her ear. When Katie started to laugh, he didn't see Kirche telling Tabitha what her 'darling' was doing. She did nothing at first, but when she put her face to her book, she shoulders started shaking as she got the joke as well. What happened next was a dimino of laughs as one by one, every student was told what Erik was doing, they would join the laughs and pass it on. Finally everyone was laughing, and if someone was paying attention, Erik, who was static, was smiling trying not to join the others in laughing at the joke he just made. The noble was furious at this and could not stand it.

"What are you all laughing at?! My father will hear about it and shut this academy down!" The noble said, before a wand appeared before his face.

"Sorry for the wait. I've decided to give you your wand." Erik said standing before him. The noble was staring at his wand in Erik's right hand, pinched between his index and thumb, in confusion, wondering if it really did took him long to give him his wand back. But then he looked smug at the horrors that he will put the commoner through. He grabbed the wand to put the familiar in his place, but the wand won't come off of his two fingers that was holding the wand. He tried to pull it to no avail and then he let go of the wand to see Erik look at his in confusion.

"That's strange, I thought you would be able to take it from me." Erik said as his left hand went the pinched the top of the wand, and to everyone's surprise the wand was pulled out as it now rest in his left hand. He the presented it to the noble.

"Here you go sir. I think you'll be able to take your wand now." Erik said with a grin, getting some of the nobles to snicker and chuckle lighty at what might be another joke Erik was playing at. The noble narrows his eyes in suspension at how it was impossible to pull his wand out when it was being held by his finger and thumb, but he was able to pull it out himself. Think that this was a trick, the noble grabbed the wand and was surprised that the wand was removed but due to the force of his pull, he spun around. With the wand in hand, he smirked at the return of thoughts that were filled of the screams of mercy from the commoner. Standing up straight, back to Erik's, he address his line of nobility.

"You should not have made a fool out of me, commoner. I am Reginald 'The Flame Wolf' Burque of House Burqul. My father sits at the Regal Court of the Queen and once he hears how not only a commoner mocked and made a fool out of me, but also how the students, teachers and headmaster stood there and laugh at my expense. I will have this Academy shut down and have your master as my pet once her parents hear how low she got for being too close with her familiar." Reginald said, getting angry looks from the students and the teachers of how he as going to destroy of their way of life as many would have to return home near and far. But Erik was rather passive at the threat as he had already won the moment he grabbed the wand from his hand.

"That's a nice story to tell yourself that, but there is something that is bothering me?" Erik asked as Reginald turned to him with his 'wand' in his hand.

"Oh? And what's that peasant?" Reginald said, getting Erik to glare softly.

"How will you be able to do any of that... without the aid of your wand?" Erik said, getting some looks of confusion as Reginald scoff.

"Ha, don't make me laugh commoner. I still have my-" Regnald said as he point his wand at him, only to realize that it's not there. This got some shocked looks as they know they saw the noble took it from Erik's hand.

"Huh...where is it? Where's my wand? I just had it here!" Reginald said, looking frantically for his wand, only to be stopped as Erik exclaims.

"Oh, I'm sorry Regnald! I must have given you the wrong wand. I think you meant this one." Erik said as he pulled out his wand out of his uniform. Reginald and everyone else looked in shock as they stared at the wand. Reginald then shook his head and then grabbed his wand from Erik and stared angrily.

"That's it! I had enough of this-" Reginald said heatedly as he pointed his wand... it's gone again! Reginald then looked around thinking that he dropped his wand somewhere as everyone stared in shock of his wand disappeared again. Reginald then felt his pockets again just to be sure, but then he heard Erik coughed in his hand to get his attention. Reginald stared in shock as Erik stood there smirking as he slowly reach for the middle of his uniform...only to pull out the same wand that was in Regnald's hand. At this point everyone stare at him with jaws open at the sight as Erik said.

"Well, what are you wait for? Go ahead. Take it." Erik said, and Reginald slowly grabbed his wand slowly, trying to comprehend what was happening. He knew he has his wand in his hand, but he was starting to doubt himself due to how many times it has happened. He then try to walk away, wanting to get away from this situation but then his 'nobility' side screamed at him to put the commoner in his place. With an angry growl, he was about to cast a spell and turned to him...No...NO!...how is his wand back in Erik's hand?!

At this point, Erik had to be a mage, because Reginald's wand had appeared in his hand the third time. Before Regnald or anyone said something, Erik began to say something that was the start of the events that will change his life.

"Reginald, for all of your life, you had everything that was worthless in terms of inner worth and humbleness. Because of your father's position, you had threaten people to go along with what you wanted to do. Made countless servants under your heel do countless horrors for your entertainment, and made numerous women bend at the waist to satisfy your lust. And for that, you've became more worthless than everyone here. So, you will experience what it's like to be a 'worthless' mage until you learn how to be humble. So until then, your wand will feel so heavy that even magic can't lift it, and every other wand you touch will burn your hand. Katie, could you be a dear and stick this wand in the dirt somewhere in the court, but only enough to be able to grasp it with one hand?" Erik said, getting Katie to grab the wand and was surprised that the wand doesn't disappear from her hand as she walked away. Reginald still looked in shock as he tried to wrap his head around of what just happened, but became furious of how the commoner told him what to do about how he be able to his wand back by being humble. But before he said anything, Erik walked up to him and said.

"Until you get your wand back, you will experience what it's like to be a 'Zero' now, so if I was you I would try to get my wand back." Erik said, getting a shocked look from Reginald, before the noble started to run for his wand. After that he sat back down and found a 12 inch steak with three eggs and a loaf of toasted bread with a glass of milk at the side. He looked at Siesta with a smile on his face.

"Thank you Siesta dear, you are a lifesaver." Erik said, getting a Siesta to blush hard at his complement.

"Yo-yo-you don't have to th-thank me M-Mister Roland. It's m-my duty to serve the people of the academy. I don't do anything special." Siesta said stuttered cutely. Erik smiled at the girl and wave a respectable dismissal.

"Nonsense Siesta, you are an excellent maid. Whoever you marry with be very lucky to have you." Erik said, which made Siesta blush madly at the thought of marriage, making her head steam in happy embarrassment. Siesta was then brought to of her stupor as a noble called her out to serve him.

"You better get going Siesta, or I'll have another angry noble to deal with because I took your time from your work." Erik said, getting Siesta to bow happily as she went on to serve the others with breakfast, some would notice that she was working faster than normal. Erik smiled as he almost dug in his breakfast, only to be stopped by Louise. Erik smilied wider as Louise pouted cutely at him.

"What's wrong Louise? Am I doing something wrong?" Erik said, getting Louise to pound his chest.

"You idiot, what were you thinking antagonizing Reginald like that? You know everything he said was true?" Louise said, getting Erik to chuckle.

"I already know that Louise, and trust me, Reginald will be more focused on trying to get his wand back than deal with me. Once he does, he'll be a different man than what we saw today." Erik said, seeing Louise look confuse before her eyes widen.

"Wait! How did you make his wand appear in your hand even though it was his hand?" Louise said, getting a smirk from Erik.

"Magic my cute little master." Erik said, making Louise widen her eyes more.

"Wait are you a noble?!" Louise said. Erik shook his head in amusement.

"I told you already, nobility has no rule in my world and I don't use the magic here like you guys do. All you guys saw was a magic trick taught by my friend. Trust me, I'm no mage, but I know a few tricks." Erik said. Louise shook her head at the nature of her familiar before everyone started to bow their heads in prayer. Erik, not waiting to be disrespectful and prayed to his god.

"Dear Heavenly Father, I thank you for the bounty of food presented to me to continue the functions of my body to live another day. And I thank you for allowing Louise to summon me to save me from death and to continue my journey of redemption. In Jesus's name I pray Amen" Erik prayed to himself not wanting to talk over the others. After their prayers, they went to start eating. Erik dug in to the first taste of his steak, and it is much better than the ones in his world. Supposedly it was the way that most of the cows was factory-farmed and not farm grown, he continued to eat as he glance at Saito, which made him roll his eyes as he picked at his food.

"Oh for fucks sake Saito, I know you Japanese people don't like fried food but that is no reason to pick at the food here. If you didn't want it, you should have spoke up earlier." Erik said, getting Saito to shook out his musing and stared at Erik.

"Oh, sorry Erik. Just thinking about home that's all. I'm gonna miss wasabi and sushi and a whole lot of things." Saito said, getting a sigh from Erik.

"You're telling me. I'm gonna miss pizza, burgers, chocolate, and German beer. But at least everything here is made with care unlike the food industry back home." Erik said, now getting a sigh from Saito.

"Amen brother, and you know what sucks the most about food here?" Saito said.

"And what's that?" Erik asked.

"No soft drinks." Saito said, getting Erik to stare at him for a sec before both of them sighed sadly. Louise and the others around them in confusion as the two earthings ate their food in silence. Desicing to reampted the cheerful environment before it was ruined by Saito and Erik missing home more than they admitted, Louise tried to ask Erik about what they will do during first period.

"So Erik, how are we gonna find out about what magic I use. Surely it must be something new as you are confident about how to do it." Louise said, getting Erik to snap out of his homesickness.

"Well I find I took a scientific approach to it. What I figured that if you make magic spells of your own willpower, then you could just a tug from spells already made by other mages. There will be five jars each with an element of the five pentagram of magic made by Brimir. And if somehow you can manipulate an element from one of the jars, it'll be your element and go on from there." Erik said, getting jaw drops from the group around Erik as he noticed the blue hair kept sending glaces when she thought he wasn't looking. Deciding that he would talk to her later about it, he then turned his attention to Montmorency as she asked something.

"How did you figured that out without any knowledge of the magic we use?" Montmorency said, making Erik nod his head.

"While it is true that I have no knowledge of the magic here, but above all else, there is one law you cannot change or ignored." Erik said, getting some of them to inch closer as if staying in their spot would cause them to misheard him.

"And that is the law of attraction. Whatever feelings you put out there, the universe responds to it. And it is the same with magic, for it comes from your willpower. And with a strong willpower, the attraction of the elements grow stronger around you. One would think that training and exercise will improve your willpower, but the best bet is mediation as it clears your mind and connects you to the world around you." Erik said, getting looks of awe from not only the group but from those around them. Deciding that almost everyone will be treat on how to mediate, he turned to Louise.

"After we find out what element attraction you have, we will meditate to strengthen your connection to it and see if your spells will came through. But be warned, if it works then you would have to mediate for the rest of your life as it is the only best way to keep your connection strong ok?" Erik said, getting a happy nod from Louise. For as long as she is able to cast magic, it didn't matter what ways she did it and make her parents proud and be respected by her peers. As they happily ate, Erik noticed Katies return. He nodded to her as she took her seat.

"Well katie, how did it go?" Erik asked katie, which she ask.

"How did you do it?" Katie ask in confusion to what she saw earlier.

"Did I do what exactly?" Erik said, getting a look from Katie.

"The magic you used to keep getting Regnald's wand out of his hand and into yours?" Katie said, which got a grin from Erik as he chuckled.

"Ah that. I assure you Katie that I used no magic like what you guys used, but a magical trick that was taught by my friend in the Rebellion." Erik said, getting a jaw drop from Katie.

"R-rebellion? And wait, magical trick? What is that?" Katie asked, getting a grin from Erik as he reached for her ear, which got a blush from Katie.

"A magic trick is like...this." Erik said, magically pulling a coin from behind her ear. The others looked in shock as the coin came out of her ear, to which made Katie searched her ear. Chuckling he put the coin in front of her.

"Consider it a gift from Mr. Reginald for your trouble. And don't worry." Erik said, as he pulling a sack of new gold to the table.

"He won't miss much of this." He said, getting jaw-drop shocks. Erik finished his plate.

"And besides I have a table to pay for. Better sooner than later." Erik said as he got up with his plate and sask as he went to the teachers table, which somehow was replaced by another one. Regardless of it, he handed the sack to mister Colbert and told him it was a gift from Regnald for his performance earlier. Colbert shook his head and accept it and was told that he will watch over Erik and Louise's training for first period to understand the ways he would use to solve the seemingly impossible challenge of louise's magic. Erik nodded and told him that he would be perfect to study his ways of teaching. Colbert nodded his head in gratitude and told him that he could not wait to see Erik at work. Erik nodded his thanks and went to the kitchen. He spots Siesta and walks up to her.

"Hey Siesta, I've brought my plate to be cleaned. Where is the sink so I can wash it?" Erik said, getting an eep from her as he was behind her.

"Ah Mister Roland, you scared me. And you don't have to worry about it, it's our duty to cook, clean, and serve the people of the academy." Siesta said, making Erik pinched her cheek softly.

"Siesta, I told you already. I'm not one to enjoy formalites, so please call me Erik like a friend from now on." Erik said, making Siesta blush, not only from him pinching her but also from how he said that she was to address him like a friend.

"I...I...I...ah." Siesta said, stuttering as she was blushing shades reddier with every second until her ear blow out steam as her fantasy played out in her head. Erik shook his head at his maid friend was thinking too much in his kindness. And his attention was brought by the head chef.

"Ah hello our sword! Are you teasing Siesta today? I need her to be able to help with serving these nobles with their food." The head chef said, which was a tan, tall, and muscular man that should be working in a lumber mill instead of a kitchen. But to each his own, he responding to the chef.

"Hello head chef. Sorry I tried to tell Miss Siesta to stop calling me 'Mister Roland', but every time I do, she turns out like this. Being called mister makes me feel like a married man, and I not for formalities, so yea. Anyway, thank you for accepting my selfish request for breakfast. I know you guys had a lot on your plate, but I didn't want to take any food you guys made for the students." Erik said, getting a dismissive wave from the large chef.

"Nonsense, our Sword! We are happy to serve the champion of the commoners. So we'll make anything for you, as these hands can make anything they touch into a delicacy." Marteau said. Erik nodded at the chef and then had a thought.

"If that is the case, may I selfishly request a meal order?" Erik said, getting a nod from the chef.

"Of course! But I thought it would be enough since most students order more after being served breakfast. Erik laughed at this.

"No it was more than enough. The plate was the most food I've gotten in one setting in months since the rebellion I fought for had constant food shortages for months to come. But this is for Louise as she is about to learn the 'Risen' way of learning how to cast magic." Erik said with a grin. This made chef eyes widen in surprise.

"The Risen way? What is that?" The chef asked. Erik smiled evilly as he thought of an example.

"Tell me something, did you used to cut firewood before?" Erik ask, getting a laugh from the happy man.

"Of course, I still do it to this day. Why do you ask?" Marteau said.

"Ok so imagine your average axe for chopping wood and make it as tall and heavier as you and the wood you chop is 3 times bigger than normal." Erik said, getting a wide eye look from the chef.

"By the Founder...I wouldn't be able to pick up the axe, nevermind the wood. What kind of war did you fight that given you such strength?" The chef said, getting a sigh from Erik.

"The one that should never be fought here. So teaching Louise to be the best mage in history will be the push in the right direction needed for the world to take. So I need a meal that with give a boost of energy to help Louise in her training." Erik said, getting a nod from the chef.

"Coming right up our Sword. We'll have young Siesta deliver it to Louise as soon as she gets out of her fantasy of marrying our Sword!" The chef said, making Siesta shook out her daydream to face the head chef.

"I did not have a fantasy of being Mister Rolands personal servant!" Siesta said, only to realise what she said and covered her mouth for her blurted out her latest fantasy of being a maid only for Erik... and the things she would do only for him. Erik smiled and patted her head.

"We'll have talk about that later. Right now I need to prepare an area for Louise's magic training." Erik said, leaving the room to a blushing Siesta, a grinning Marteau and a room full of chefs who was ready to tease the maid for her mistake.

"So young Siesta, you want to be a maid only to serve him huh? I know he was a perfect man with a talent of a noble but a heart of a commoner, but now you fallen for him after a few complements?" Marteau said, getting a bumbling Siesta to turn to him and waving her hands in front of her.

"N-n-n-n-no Mr. Marteau! I didn't meant what I said! Please don't tease me like that!" Siesta said trying to diffuse the situation before her, but it was failing due to the grins she got from everyone. Eventually, it boiled down to encouraging her to 'seal the deal' as they said in various way, making Siesta blush and head steamed more and more, until she was K.O by the last part of her fantasy that involved a naked apron, a king sized bed, and Erik in her view as he proclaim his love to her when they become one in more ways than one. She chuckled lovingly as she called out to her 'sir knight' weakly as the others tried to offer help.

Back in the hall, Erik walked up to Louise and patted her head to get her attention. 'I'm gonna head to the forest to prepare the training for us." Erik said, getting a nod from Louise, feeling the excitement rolling off her.

"Ok Erik, I will meet you there then. I can't wait to cast a real spell." Louise said, getting a smilie from Erik.

"Patience my little master. You will see the results of what think will solve your magic problem. I'll see you then. Oh and by the way I had a meal made for you to aid in your training. Don't ask and just eat it, you'll thank me later. See you later then." Erik said. After a few line of later's from the group, he headed outside to find Jean Colbert waiting him. Erik rose an eyebrow at the sight of him holding the five jars that he wanted.

"So I assume you're ready to begin this 'experiment' of mine?" Erik said, getting a nod from the teacher.

"Indeed Mister Roland. I'm very excited on what you had thought up to help Louise. If anything it will be helpful to those that are experiencing the same problem as Louise." Colbert said, getting a nod as they head to the school gate.

"Indeed professor. But this test could also be used in various ways as well, like identifying the affinity of an enemy mage who is refusing to leak out important information. Another is to identify a child who is at the age to cast magic. But there's one more that the nobility will not use this for." Erik said, getting a look of confusion from the teacher.

"What is that Mister Roland?" Colbert said as they pass the gate.

"The idea of this techinice been using to identify mages in the commoner popaluance." Erik said, getting a look of confusion from Colbert.

"You mean like mages who had been striped of their titles?" Colbert said. Erik didn't thought about those who fallen from the 'grace' of nobility. But that was an added benefit as he would use it to find those who can cast magic, but had no title to call upon to use in the noble caste system.

"Not just that, but also those in the commoner population that never had a noble house to begin with, as in everyday commoners." Erik said, getting a look of shock from the teacher.

"Wait, you think that magic is present in commoners?" Colbert said, getting a nod from Erik.

"Of course. With how many years separating today to the time of Brimir, bloodlines are able to wear off to form new ones. Especially the nobility lines. Think about it, how many nobles would you guess from the time of Brimir to today has had their titles, lands and nobility removed and been forced to live among the commoners?" Erik said, getting a jaw-drop from the teacher.

"So...you telling me...that all this time-" "Your system of nobility has had the commoner masses under their heel and boot who many might of been able to use magic after all this time from perhaps dishonored nobles. How would everyone react to this news, it would be choaic on a biblical scale and collapse the very system and continent because of the idea that commoners had the potinenail of casting magic but was forced to live as second class citizens, or worse slaves." Erik said, getting a paled look from the teacher.

"It will destroy the very foundation of nobility itself and everything we knew about magic!" Colbert said. Erik nodded that since he know what could happen if a an angry mob of commoners, who are able to cast magic, would do to the nobles. It was something he could help avoid until he had a better standing in the noble masses. But first would be to help Louise then convince her parents for a meeting and do the same for them apart from Louise, and what would happen next is all would had to be done on the fly.

"Which is why we must not let anyone know about this until we can prove my theory of Elemental Attraction of Magic. Once then, we could use the servants as a testbed for our experiment. What happens then, will be have a secret so no one could over exaggerate the theory to be used against us, especially the church since it will destroy the narrative that only nobility can rule the nations here. But on the other hand, it will increase the magic users by a large percentage, and that will be alot to teach them here." Erik said, grinning at the smilie from Colbert.

"It would overfill the academy by a lot of student, and we would have to increase the size and staff of building to accommodate them." Colbert said, getting a nod from Erik.

"Yes, and if should the need arise, Tristan will have more mages to call on to defend their nation, and possibly can be a more fighting force than ever before. Never again could Tristan fear another without a limited number of mages." Erik said, getting a shake from Colbert.

"I'm sorry, I would have to disagree with you on that. We shouldn't have to create soldiers out of students because of the need arising." Colbert said, getting Erik to stop in front of him after Colbert stop to say his piece.

"Colbert, we both are soldiers of war. How long since you last served should not matter. What you learned in war does not go away, it become a part of you. And we both know that sometimes the world can be unfair to the those who does not want to fight but live in a time were someone relished in the idea of bathing in blood. What we must really do a create a time were war should not be used to gain power, but stop those who would use war for entertainment, and a time were war would not be the norm but peace and cooperation as the desired way of life with our neighbors." Erik said, getting a look of awe from the teacher at the idea of such a time were students should not be used as soldiers but could learn many things without fear of war. Erik then turned around to sand before the edge of the forest.

"This will do, so if you could, create a circle 12 feet wide and with this as the incantations in the circle." Erik said, showing him a circle with a star of david in the middle, while the outside had a weird language circling the shape as a wealth vine surrounds it. Surrounding the star is shapes of various animals resting near the points of the star. The top, much to Colbert's surprise, is the same hank and shield as the one on his back uniform emblem but without the shield and star, with a liberty torch symbol on its chest. To the the left of the hawk in order, is a British Lion symbol with a nyansapo wisdom knot on its chest, and a wolf head with a small heart on its head. To the hawks right is a tribal dragon that a person would tattooed on themselves and in the field between the head, chest and claws is a yin-yang symbol, but the circles are the zen brushstroke circle with the zen character in the middle. And the the last of the side is a silhouette of an elephant head with the sigil for clarity from divination. Finally, at the bottom is a tribal bear head with a symbol of strength on its head. In the middle of the star is a symbol of the flower of life. Together they are the symbols of the chosen merits for anyone to follow under the Risen leadership, willpower, strength, wisdom, zen, love, and clarity. Together, the merits form to lead a person to take the path of ascension. Colbert was astounded at the symbols and the explanation and use of the circle. He then draw the circle without fail as Erik sat in the middle and began to mediate. Instantaneous, he feel the world around as the circle drew power from the man in the middle. Colbert watched amazed as the circle glow white for a few moments and died down to see the lines of the circle, which were drawn in the dirt, turned white and become solid forms. Erik arose from the middle of the star, looking around the circle, and saw it was good.

"Very good Colbert, now the next part is could be challenging for if we miss this up, we would have to erase this circle and start over." Erik said, making Colbert gape in shock.

"Wait, is this not the spell circle?" Colbert said, getting a shake of no from Erik.

"No, it looks like a magic circle, but it's actually a medium for what we are about to do. Get me logs from the trees behind me and get the oldest ones of the forest, and leaves from a young tree and the sap of a dying tree . I know it's a lot to get, but it is the most powerful connection the medium can use for various uses, and this will help Louise find her element." Erik said, getting a nod from Colbert. What he doesn't know is that items he asked was not the actual things needed for the medium connection, but a binding for what he grabbed out of his pocket. In his hands were three vials of different contents need for the binding, virgin blood of a Christian nun, holy water from a Judas priest, and charcoal from ashwood blessed by a shinto priest. Knowing that to most people, it would be a requirement for a sacrifice or something, but in reality it would be chemical agents needed to mix with the ash of the old tree wood, smoke from the leaves, and burnt sap from a recent dead tree. Knowing that Colbert would be back any moment, he took a larger empty vial and mixed the three together before he took a knife and slit his hand to mix the final ingredient, blood of an ancient beast sealed inside a human, himself. As the blood drops into the vial, the red and clear contents suddenly swirled in a vortex around the charcoal and mixed into a red, black and white glowing substance. He then closed the vial and tossed it in the circle, not breaking as he thrust his hand forward to which a blood outline of the kanji 'release' appeared. And what he said was in latin, but in english he had said.

"In the light and grace of god, let this binding be blessed by the heavens, cursed from the depths of hell, and feared in the realm of Purgatory. For in the great words of God, he say unto thee: Let there.. Be Light!" Erik screamed as the vial explosied to the green, blue and red flame shoot from where the vial was to surround the circle. As it did that, a inhuman screech sounded as the face of a terrible creature was visible to Erik. To many, it would send fear into the hearts of the most holy of men, and inferiority in those who worshiped evil, but to Erik, it was a sight he had to see many times and smiled know that despite know of the horror it could unleash upon the world, it was the tenet and the powerful engine of the man he once feared and willed himself to serve in his revolution, Alivon Vulken. He smiled as the creature disappeared and the flame was sucked into the very spot of the vial before a golden wave of energy shootout around the circle, to see it reform as if nothing had happened to it, but this time the contents was a golden, white speckled liquid that flowed slow like honey. He then stepped into the circle to pick up the vial, and as he did Colbert came back to see what was once a grassfield around and in the circle had now been turned into a golden field of sand surrounding the circle twenty feet around. He see Erik walking to him with a golden vial in his hand.

"Don't worry about this, this something I had to do in private, cause this is something more a few is trusted to do and see in the rebellion I served. But besides that, this bunch will be used to help connect the pillars which will hold the jars to hold the elements of this world in them. Now if you remember your school's pentagram, we need the ends of the star to be visible while and points need to be covered by the pillars. The pillars need to be in middle of the line of the sand and the ground while the star points touch the circle of sand. Now I hope I didn't lose you with this, cause I may need to repeat this." Erik said, which he signed as Colbert looked lost at what Erik wanted to do. And for a minute, Colbert rose five pillar which was half-in and half-out of the golden circle of sand. After he did this, Colbert was told to burn the logs to create a pile of ash with leafs burning slowing to surround the pile, while Erik mixed the honey-like substance with the sap. With all this done, Erik had Colbert levitate the substance to the pile and dropped it in it. When it touched it, the smoke of the leafs blowed like a vortex around the pile. As Colbert lifted the ash, he had it form two lines in a triangles to make it like a large star has most of it hidden by the circle. After it was done, the circle flash white again and the white and grey ash turned into a chalk like substance, which astonished the teacher. Erik look to see the work Colbert had done and it was perfect.

"Very good Colbert. Now how are you feeling?" Erik said with concern as he saw sweat dripping from his head as if exhausted.

"I'm fine thank you. Now is that all?" Colbert ask, getting a shake from Erik.

"No but it's almost over. Now what we need as a small spell of each element and have them touch the middle of the circle and watch if it works." Erik said, getting a nod from Colbert. The teacher then one by one, casted four small spells of fire, earth, air and water, and put them in the middle. As he did that, the elements arrange itself to turn the pillar in different colors and styles of elements in the jars. One turn red with flames of fire, another turned white with a vortex of air, the next one turned green with a block of earth, and the last one turned dark blue with a wave of water. Colbert starred in surprise as he see the pillars turned the colors of the elements and the jars held the representation of the elements except for the last one.

"This is amazing Mister Roland, but what about the last one?" Colbert asked.

"That one is for our first student in training. Which should be here...right about..." "Erik? Are you over here? Erik?" Erik said, before holding to hear Louise yell out. They both turn to see Louise look them them, but was surprise to see Saito, Kirche, Tabitha, Montmorency, Katie, Guiche and Siesta walking with her. They stop in awe of the circle behind the teacher and familiar as Erik smilied.

"Ah right on time, my cute little master. Come, let us start you training." Erik said, getting a blush from her before she walk up to them. She see what like to be a very advanced magic circle with colored pillars that held the elements in them. She was about to ask what the last one held as Erik patted her shoulder.

"Well Louise, are you ready?" Erik said, getting a nod from her.

"I'm ready." Louise said, determined.

"Good, now relinquish your wand to me." Erik said, getting winded eyed looks from the group.

"Wh-why?! I thought the idea is to find out what magic I can cast! And are you going do the same thing you did to Reginald? He's been trying to pull his wand out of the dirt when we passed by him" Louise said, getting a smilie from Erik, and a pat on the head.

"No Louise. I won't do the same to you like I did to Reginald. Trust me, it's only for him. And your right, you would need your wand to cast magic. But for this circle..We need to see what element is attracted to you by chanting a spell in the circle. Don't worry, the circle acts as a foci and a medium. So Louise.. If you please." Erik said, pointing out the benefits of the circle while the others listened and look at it. It was so foreign and yet... so advanced that not even a square class mage can make one from scratch. Louise fumbled to get her wand out and gave it to Erik, hoping the same thing that happened to Reginald won't happen to her. Erik smiled at the nervous Louise who stared at the circle.

"Now Louise...step forth towards the middle and prepare for your new chapter.." Erik said, getting a nod from Louise. She then stepped into the circle and felt as if she was apart of the world around her. Then She stepped into the middle of the start, and her world exploded in magic and energy, to which that she felt overwhelmed before it disappeared. She looked in confusion at Erik.

"Uh, Erik? I don't think it's working." Louise said. Erik shake at the obviousness of Louise as he and the others saw that it worked too as they saw a light show of the year for them. Erik then worked into the circle and nothing happened. He then step to sat at the top of the star and notioned Louise to sit as well.

"It did work Louise, you just didn't see it. But I'm sure you felt it." Erik said, getting a look of acknowledgement.

"Yes I did. It felt like I was bathed in the warmest bath ever and like I drunk too much wine without the drunkness. So that was it?" Louise ask.

"Yes it is. What happened is the energy being flowed into you and come back out to refresh your magic reserves. Now to actually have it activated is to cast a simple spell and you need to pay attention what you are feeling to get an idea what element you have. So you may begin anytime, but be careful, you could faint from too much magic going through you and your magic can be drained. Don't worry, I'll be here for you. If you feel light and sleepy, you try to snap your finger and I'll get you, ok?" Erik said, getting Louise to nod.

"Good, now close your eyes, think of the most happiest moment of your life and cast your spell. The circle will do the rest." Erik said, much to the nod of the pink haired mage. She then closed her eyes and say a few words that her father taught her. Slowly the words came out as she tried to hold back the tears threaten to come out. Erik and the rest watch as the elements in the jars rose in power, but suddenly started wavering as if the life was being drained out of them. Erik then spoke up.

"Colbert, do you know why the jars are acting like that?" Erik said, getting a shake from the teacher.

"No I do not, Mister Colbert. Wait, do you know?" Colbert said, making Erik nod his head.

"Yes...because Louise is the theorized mage of Void, the jars are trying to react to her magic. But the problem is that not once, excluding the familiar summon, she has not cast a successful spell due to her destructive magic system. But with this, we are able to see the true form of her magical willpower. If what I believe is true, then Louise will be able to cast an explosion instead of anything else. In my world, there is another words for void. You want to know what they are?" Erik said, getting looks of shock as Erik explained the theory he had. Colbert had to look away to address him.

"What are they?" Colbert said, as the jars begin to shake violently as she finished the spell. She looked to see them and she to fall her failure again. But before anyone said, the jars stopped shaking as a slowly brightening light came from the final jar.

"Emptiness. Space. And nothingness. Because of this, the words make sense as we see her progress starts to take shape. Because of emptiness, something must make it full. Because of space, it needs to have something. And because of nothingness...it must become something." Erik said as they see the jar behind Louise glow brighter and brighter until they had to cover their eyes. Erik told Colbert to cast a protection spell as he made a grab for Louise. Using what he believed to be the source of the slowness of the world him from his left hand, much like barry allen, and quickly grabbed her and ran to the barrier. He just got Louise and himself in the barrier as the world around him exploded. What no one saw next is an explosion of bright white of energy shot out and enveloped them and the 50 feet radius of the circle. This continued for a few seconds until it died down to reveal the area around them barren and charred with the exception of the circle. The barrier was brought down as they looked around to see what was remaining. They stared in surprise of the sight of it when they turned their attention to the circle. The circle was remained untouched except the jars, which most of them was empty and they stared in shock of the final jar. The jar was glow bright white as it pulsed as if it had a heartbeat, and the pillar was white with black sun symbols on it. Louise realize that the final jar was for void and she teared up. Erik walked up to Louise and put a hand on her shoulder.

"Well Louise? Do you still think your a 'zero'?" Erik asked. Louise didn't know what to say as she was mesmerized by the jar in front of her.

"You want to know what I think?" Erik asked, getting a nod from Louise.

"I think you may be the first true void mage in the last 6000 years." Erik said, getting a teary eye look from louise.

"You...you think so?" Louise asked hopeful. Erik nodded.

"I believe so, but there's only one way to find out. Return to the circle and cast explosion on the trees out there." Erik said, getting a look from Louise.

"Why explosion? Should I cast other magic?" Louise asked, getting a shake from Erik.

"I know what you're thinking. But you should know would happen right?" Erik asked, getting a nod from Louise.

"Yea it would explode..!" Louise said sadly before her eyes went wide as if realize. Erik smiled at her quick thinking.

"Yes, every spell you used would explode. But what would happen should you cast explosion as if you intended to cast it?" Erik asked, getting Louise to stare off in realization. Her musings were brought out by Erik patting her shoulder.

"Like I said, only one way to find out. And it starts now. Now...walk to the circle, and cast explosion." Erik said, getting a nod from his master and she walked to the circle. The others watched with interest and Colbert was silently hoping that Louise can finally cast magic, any magic to make her an official mage and noble. Louise stepped into the circle and instantly the fifth jar glowed more brighter, much to everyone's surprise and shock. Louise was tearing up at sight and feel her hopes rising, but she reached the middle of the circle, and thrusted her hand and chant the single word that changed her life forever.

"EXPLOSION!" Louise shouted for the heavens to hear, and the jar with the white light glowed bright. Within an second of her cast, the tree exploded into a billion pieces, much to everyone's shock. Erik, on the other hand wanted to capitalize on it.

"Very good Louise, now let us continue this. Keep casting until you can't do no more, and do so with different emotions." Erik said, getting a deremed nod from the new void mage. And for the next hour, even Colbert couldn't care if she was late and was writing notes as fast as he could on how much a difference each emotion makes for each explosion she casted. And the students felt their admiration raising of what they are witnessing as Louise keep casting magic that honestly would make an enemy commander shake in his boots on a battlefield should she ride into battle. Saito watched with awe of his master. She was annoying yes, but that was because of a lot pressure was put on her by her parents, elder sister and her peers on how worthless she was in casting magic. Now because of Erik teasings and hie new training circle, that may change for good. At the academy, the headmaster could not just sat and wait for what Erik had planned, and watched the entirety of the circle Erik and Colbert made, the strange summoning of flames from the binding agent, and now Louise cast magical explosions like theres no tomorrow. He was finally relieved that the familiar was able to solve Louise's problem in magic, and just the idea would make her parents very happy of how their daughter went from 'zero to legend' overnight. But now he had to write the letter, for there are a duo of parents that was planning to bring her back to wed her off to someone, and when they get said letter, their world, like Louise's, would change forever.

Holy shit it's done! :D Finally I've got a new chapter for you guys, and I hope you guys like it. And please, don't think too much on what Erik was doing with those vials and his chant. It WILL be explained in later chapters for Erik is no ordinary 'human' lets just say. Hope you guys enjoy the story, leave a review, and I'll see you in the next chapter. Later!

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