Alright guys, just a heads up that I updated chapter 1 so that it flows more nicely and I added more stuff into it. Stuff that would've been in this chapter. Anyways, I'm sorry if this comes out later than a month, due to the rewrite. With that said, enjoy!
Asta had finally found the chain guy. And he was NOT pleased.
There he was, licking Sister Lily. "My Sister whaaaaaaat the fuck was that?" Asta could feel something else, no someONE else. But that didn't matter right now. Some man was raping Sister Lily. So, Asta did what he did best. He fought.
First, Asta dashed forward, aiming to headbutt Revchi, however Revchi saw this coming. He dodged to the left and kneed him with his right knee, stunning Asta. Revchi then followed up by pulling Asta up by his shirt and continually punched him in the gut. "Is this kid made of metal?" Revchi questioned, as his punches seemed like they were dealing more damage to Revchi then they were to Asta. Asta came back to his senses, and he thought "time to try out my new toy." With that, Asta got out of Revchi's hold, and brought his hand out. "He's bringing out his-"
His grimoire came to him almost instantly.
"Now THAT'S a grimoire! Too bad you won't be able to use it though. Chain Magic: Chains of Death" Revchi shouted. Just then, chains came out of portals beside Revchi. Said chains went after Asta, their sharpened ends giving off the impression that they were there to kill. Considering the name of the spell is "Chains of Death", Asta isn't surprised.
However, Revchi shouldn't have gotten cocky. Asta had managed to activate his grimoire before the chains were even summoned. And then, Asta was… teleported. He looked around, finding only red, until he turned around.
There he was. Or could you even call a giant shadow creature spanning as far as Asta could look down a "he"?
"You are allowed to call me Liebe." The creature, Liebe, spoke. His voice rippling through the dimension. Asta felt like he was going to fall because of the sheer dominance in Liebe's voice. "I am a demon within your grimoire. Although, I did not expect to see you so… small."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN SMALL? ALSO, WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'DIDN'T EXPECT'? ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT THIS GRIMOIRE IS A HAND-ME-DOWN?" Asta yelled. Although,Asta was used to getting hand-me-downs. One of the perks of being an orphan.
"Don't think of it as a hand-me, think of it as being another user for this grimoire." Liebe said in a suave tone. A classic conman's tone.
"I don't see the difference"
"Nevermind. Back to business, I am a devil, and I live within your grimoire. Now, you may be wondering why I chose you of all people. It's because you have no magic."
At this point, Asta felt like this was just someone with a stick up their ass taking pity on him so that they could feel good about themselves. Kinda like how you help an old lady across the street. You aren't doing it because you're a good person, you're doing it because if you don't then you look like an asshole.
"Didn't know I was old. Or a woman."
"I heard that"
"Great, now the demon in me can read my mind" Asta sarcastically said, "So why'd you choose me in the first place?"
"I already told you, you have no magic. Because of this, you are the only one who can use my power." Liebe said as a sword popped out of nowhere. "Asta, this is the Demon Slayer sword. Once, it was used by the elves, buuuuuut they're dead now." Liebe said in an awkward tone, "Anyways, before the owner of this grimoire had died, a demon cursed this grimoire. Because of this, anyone who wields this sword gets drained of their mana."
"And I don't have magic. So, this really is my grimoire." Asta said, as the sword floated towards him. It was stark black and had patches of dirt at some points. When Asta grabbed it, the sword felt light, like he was picking up a feather.
Asta has used a sword before. It was like picking up a chair. Not heavy, but certainly no pushover. This sword felt like it was made out of fluff. "Uhhh Liebe?"
"Yes?"
"Are you sure this sword is even good? I can throw this thing like a ball easily."
…
"I mean it's heavy"
"Oh, that's just because it's designed specifically for you. If anyone else were to wield it, they couldn't move for the life of them. Now, I'm going to bring you back to the real world. All you have to do is dash forward and swing your sword. It's that simple."
Just run and swing? It can't be too hard.
Right?
Little did Asta know, it's never so simple.
/./
Back in the real world, Revchi had him. This kid may have abs of steel, but he'll still die! Until Asta dashed forward and slashed him.
"So it WAS that easy, huh." Asta said.
"W-why isn't my magic working? WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO ME YOU SHIT!?" Revchi yelled, wondering how this kid wasn't dead yet. Sure, his chains miss, but they never suddenly fail. It doesn't help that he can't use any magic either. What the fuck is up with that?
After the knockback of the slash, Revchi crashed into the building next door, getting everyone to leave the building. "Okay, so the brat's tough. What else is new" Revchi thought. Honestly, Revchi was debating whether or not to surrender and go back to prison. Although, since he was wanted for about 2 years now, Revchi doubts that the magic knights would even care about him anymore. "Worst of all is that I'm shit at covering my tracks. Guess the magic knights are that bad."
All this was interesting to Liebe, who was listening to his thoughts. He did this through the Demon Slayer sword touching someone. This allowed Liebe to communicate with that person. He was planning on telling Asta, but held off on it. "I'll tell him later," Liebe thought.
Meanwhile, from what seemed to be forever, Revchi finally got up. "Alright brat, let's see how you like this!" With that, Revchi activated his grimoire, launching chains at Asta again. Asta reflected them. So Revchi did this again, and again, and again. What Asta thought Revchi was doing, he had no idea. Even then, Asta kept on reflecting the chains.
Then, Revchi smiled. "Chain Magic: Multi-Chain Wrap". That was when all the chains that Asta had reflected wrapped around him. At least they would have, had Asta not cut some of them off. The chains slowly disintegrated afterwards.
"NO NO NO NO!" Revchi yelled in disbelief, "YOU BASTARD! I'LL KILL YOU!" With that, Revchi shot out another chain, trying to go for a quick kill. Asta reflected it, grinning.
It hit Revchi.
Revchi yelled out in pain. Considering he was stabbed in the ribs, Revchi was going to die. He knew this, so he might as well take Asta down with him. "You're dead brat!"
With that, Revchi shot out another chain. Asta reflected it, obviously. However, Asta forgot one crucial flaw.
His aim was shit.
You couldn't blame him. Asta had just unlocked his power, he was bound to fuck up. It just so happened that Asta had a very unfortunate reflection.
Sister Lily cried in anguish, as she was stabbed in the heart.
Asta could feel the weight of the world on him. He just killed Sister Lily.
It didn't help that Yuno had just found them.
/./
After hearing all the noise, Yuno had come around to see three knocked out guys. He could tell that they fought, they had bruises everywhere. After going down a multitude of alleyways, Yuno saw them. "Asta"
Asta looked left, seeing Yuno. He was speechless. They both were.
The two left for Hage later on.
So I'm going to end it off here. Don't worry, we're almost done with this first arc. Honestly, I actually hate this arc because it was such a drag to get through. Don't worry, when we get to the next chapter or two, then I'll finally start enjoying this story./s I've always enjoyed it, I'll just like it much more after I complete this arc.