Author's Note: How's it going bros? My name is Pewdiepie, coming at you with another sick chapter of my sick story. But before we get into all the new news I've got, let's respond to a few comments:
"This chapter just made me laugh
Also no there has to be a 3rd special,atleast end it all seriousness ill miss this story when its gone and ill just be stuck with diakkos great work as always."
That's an injustice that we'll just have to deal with. But don't worry, this story isn't going anywhere for awhile, I just don't see another anniversary special coming. Glad you enjoyed the special, by the way!
"Is it about Treasure Island? I never watched so idk"
I haven't seen it either man, so don't worry man.
"lo siento por no poder explicarme bien , lo que queria decir con "Reading version " es Algo como :
el grupo de la serie original de little witch Academia, encuentran un libro (ya sea por casualidad o por que alguien les entregue el libro) que contenga tu historia "little wizard Academia" y lo lean, y reaccionen a esta excelente historia ,(me encantaria ver a Diana , Akko y el resto de los personajes de la serie original reaccionar al enterarse de como la llegada de theodore sempronia, afecta sus vidas en el universo alternativo en el que se desarrolla tu historia) por favor. :) :v escribelo, creo que seria muy interesante.
P. D. mi nombre es Alejandro, de el estado de Veracruz (México)"
Well, Alejandro from the state of Veracruz, a little entry into Google Translate, and it says that you want me to write about the main cast finding my story, reading it, and reacting to it. That sound about right? While that is an interesting request, I'm sad to say that I don't think I can do that one. I'm already pressed for writing these new chapters, and wanting to move onto my next fanfiction in the future, that I don't think I want to add another one to the pile. But thanks for throwing me kind words, saying that my story is excellent and all. But hey, I won't stop you from writing it if you so desire!
Speaking of people creating fictional stories and characters based off of my fanfiction, I'd like to give recognition to JacksonDragneel16 for doing just this! Apparently, he created his own little fanfic to this fanfic, where Theodore and Diana were married, and had kids! I know, right?! While I don't think he was breaking his Argentine fingers typing up a story, he did make two original characters, the children of Theodore and Diana!
Dalia: She keeps her hair held back, loves blue, her personality is like Diana's in adolescence being quite cold and intelligent, she likes graphic novels, comics and video games. She is an expert in ice magic and healing. Her dream is to become a healer using magic medicine.
Daphne: She has loose and messy hair, she loves the color red. Her personality is described as intelligent, joker, secretly a pervert, fan of anime and manga. I'm guessing she's more like Theodore, but I don't know for sure. She is an expert in fire magic and electricity. Her dream is to be a comic and manga artist and a writer, her main goal being to create a film.
They both have the same eye color as Ted, but more physical features akine to Diana. They are also both twins!
While I can say that I'm never going to add these two in the story, as it ends way before this could ever happen, I'm so glad to say that someone took time to create these two. It really makes me happy!
Now, let's get on with this filth!
Days of training and studying have come and gone as smoothly and as uneventful as they can.
Endless hours of studying the history of Filicudi, test taking on identifying the many monster types of the island, learning which native plant lifes are safe to eat, how to establish a shelter, and all that. All of this, I'm sure, bored Akko to death.
There are only a few more days until Diana, Akko, and I depart for Filicudi, in search of enough valuable items to save the school from financial foreclosure.
However, today is something rather different.
I heard that Ms. Faralda flew in today from her Christmas Vacation to train us adequately in self defense destruction magic and the like. Maybe we'll see those Burn Temperature devices again.
But at the moment, rather than being cooped up in a classroom, studying the geography of the island and other hours of paperwork, I am joined with Sucy in a small clearing of the forest that surrounds the school.
Kneeling on the grass ground, the two of us we face a collection of massive trees, standing proud, tall, and healthy.
A few items are laid out in front of us, one catching my curiosity in particular.
The item in question appears to be a miniature crossbow, made of metal, with some kind of strap on the underside.
However, the string has been modified to launch hollow glass balls full of a green liquid, one of Sucy's brewing, rather than the normal bolts.
This was her and Constanze's contribution to the expedition.
"So, what have we got here, Sucy?" I ask, a smile on my face as I analyze the glass ammunition in my hand, a bit of excitement growing.
Whatever creation the mad robotics woman and sadistic alchemist made, it must be something grand.
Even though I consider myself a rather calm guy, not easily fluctuating between emotions, I still occasionally find myself subjected to the 'Boys and their Toys' rule.
She flashes a smile similar to mine, also excited by her new invention.
She grabs hold of the miniature crossbow with one pale hand, her other grabbing my arm, as she begins to strap the contraption to my right arm.
"In Ballistae de Kulog Drachen." She states the name of the invention that Constanze and her agreed upon. "The lathe is made out of Graphene, stock out of Microlattice, an Excalibur Matrix string. It fires a glass ball of highly explosive poison at three hundred feet per sec-"
Her voice is cut off as a tune rings from the ground.
It's a satellite phone, one that Diana loaned me so that the three of us could stay in touch with Luna Nova during our quest of fortune.
A daily update we're supposed to give.
Although, the song 'Life Is Good', by the 'Vienna Boys Choir', is an interesting choice for a ringtone.
Sucy flashes me one of her sadistic smiles, as if putting my masculinity in doubt.
"I didn't choose the song." I mutter defensively to her, putting the phone to my ear.
Clicking the answer button, I say clearly
"Hey, this is Theodore."
On the other end, I hear the caller, subjected to faint static from the old but reliable phone.
"It's Ms. Holbrooke. I'm just checking in on your progress."
"Ah, yes. We're good to go here." I answer, nodding as I do. "As a matter of fact, Sucy and I were just about to test out their new weapon."
"That's good." Ms. Holbrooke replies. "But my main purpose of this call is to discuss your suggestion of the two pilots for this expedition. Brad Smith and Tom Cooper were they?"
Earlier on in the training session, a few days ago I believe, the subject of who should give us the airlift came into question. A few of the staff thought that it shouldn't matter, and that any competent flier would do. But I myself and a few others did a bit of research of pilots specifically trained in survival situations should anything go sour.
"Yes, that's right two of the very best men I could possibly find." I inform her.
However, by the look of their profiles, it is Tom Cooper that has all the experience and Brad Smith is just an apprentice. Even still, the two of them are both acclimatized to handle an emergency situation, Tom just has more.
"And have you spoken with these men? You should at least get to know them before suggesting them to us."
A fair point, for I've only read their profile and a few reviews of their work.
"No, I haven't spoken with them personally, but believe me, both of these men come very highly recommended."
I feel Sucy pat me on the back, silently signaling to me that she has gotten the equipment set up.
I look down at my right arm, seeing now that the crossbow is now firmly and securely strapped down, string cocked back, and a glass ball full of the green poison sits ready and waiting.
Unable to bear the anticipation any longer, I ignore any further sounds from the phone, raising my arm up, pointing it at the sea of trees in front of us.
Squeezing a small lever on its underside, the crossbow launches the ball at high speeds, itself making a slight whistles as it travels through the air.
Upon contact with a tree trunk, the glass ball shatters, erupting into a thick green flurry of toxins, causing the organic trees to explode like dynamite, bark and leaves flying in all directions, a more or less sickly green mushroom cloud forming.
I think that would be enough to take out any monster we may encounter.
"Are you alright?!" I hear Ms. Holbrooke cry on the other end, unaware as to the cause of this unexpected explosion.
Sucy and I exchange smiles and grins at each other, the both of us greatly satisfied by this field test.
Still smiling, I move the satellite phone close to my mouth, and say confidently
"Nothing to worry about, Ms. Holbrooke. It's going to be a walk in the park."
"And that's why we can't use flame magic in an open forest." Ms. Faralda says, putting an end to her extended lecture.
I can't help but suppress a yawn at this rather boring some lecture.
When Diana, Akko, and I entered her classroom, I admit, I expected to be dueling, dodging hostile magic and returning it in kind, not listening to the teacher about why fire and wood aren't the best combination.
I take a glance at Akko who is, unsurprisingly, fast asleep, a small pool of drool forming on her desk.
Although I hate to put the blame onto her, it was her misuse of the school's funds that led to this disaster in the first place, even if her own team left her alone in the matter.
If I was her, I'd try to right my wrongs anyway possible, and to just fall asleep when someone is giving you the tools to do so is outright foolish.
I also glance at Diana, herself paying full attention to the teacher's lecture.
Oh Diana, even if a self evident speech is being thrown her way, she treats it as if someone is translating The Dead Sea Scrolls right in front of her.
I'm surprised she isn't taking notes.
"I was required by the school board to tell you that." Ms. Faralda sighs out. "But if you don't already know that throwing around fire in a wooded area is a bad idea already, then you're basically retarded."
That's an accurate, if rather crude, way of putting it.
She spots Akko asleep on the desk.
"Alright, fine." Ms. Faralda sighs, knowing that her forced speech was all for not. "If you're all ready to die of boredom, let's have a little duel to get the blood pumping."
The teacher pulls out her wand, shooting a small voltage of lightning at the sleeping Akko.
It hits her dead on, the girl now wretched awake by the pain.
"Huh? I, what?!" Akko confusingly cries, not knowing the cause of her sleep disturbance.
Ignoring the confusion of Akko, Ms. Faralda looks at myself and Diana.
"You two, Diana Banana and Teddy Ruxpin." She calls on us. "Remember when you two applied to take my AP Destruction Magic class for next year, and the entrance test you had to take?"
The two of us nod.
"I introduced you two to a new concept, that of burn temperatures." She reminds us.
"Oooh, what's that?" Akko curiously asks, forgetting about her abrupt awakening.
"It's a reading of the temperature of a destruction spell, mostly it's done with flame magic, but any will do. It's done with a machine specifically designed to read them." Ms. Faralda answers Akko's question. "However, your's truly was able to modify the machines a bit, making them a bit more fun in a magic duel."
"What do you mean?" I hear Diana ask.
"Rather than you having to shoot at a target to get a reading, the machine now searches for any major spike in the room's temperature. Its sensors will latch onto the source of whatever caused the shift, and follow it, enabling you to get an accurate reading of an opponent during the heat of battle." She emphasizes the word 'heat', trying to invoke a laughing fit from us.
An awkward moment of silence passes over us.
"Oh! Now I get it!" Akko cries out, reaching the epiphany of the joke.
"Shut up, Akko…" Ms. Faralda mutters, disappointed by the effectiveness of her joke.
"Anyways…" The teacher continues. "I'm thinking that since Diana is the top dog here, we do Ted and Akko versus Diana. How's that sound?"
I can see Akko flash a deadly smirk at Diana, clearly happy that she has the chance to relief some of her contempt for the blonde.
Diana and Akko both verbally agree with the teams.
As for myself, I'm a little hesitant about letting Diana duel with someone who has does not have her best intentions at heart. Maybe it's the whole boyfriend protection complex that's making me feel these emotions. After all, if I'm stronger than Akko, and Diana's stronger than me, than she can definitely handle Akko
I'm well aware that Akko cannot even hope to take on Diana in a magical fight.
I'm far more afraid of Akko getting hurt than I am for Diana.
I shouldn't worry about it, though.
Diana would take all the precautions necessary to ensure that Akko goes unscathed, even if Akko would happily throw herself at one of Diana's spells if it means coming closer to the revenge that I still don't understand.
Besides, with all this safety equipment, the room for error is little.
With all this in mind, I say.
"Sounds fine with me."
With all of our approvals, the teacher instructs us to put on the same magic resistant suits that Diana and I wore during our entrance exam, as well as us handing over our wands, and replacing them with the battle safe ones.
Once the suits are on, and we have the right wands, the teacher directs us to the field for our duel.
At her desk, she clicks a button, and all the machines light up, ready for the near future fight.
"I'm going to grab a bite to eat. I haven't eaten since I came back." The teacher informs us, leaving her desk and heading towards the door.
This sudden revelation of plans hits the three of us.
"Are you sure about leaving us all alone?" Diana asks her, as equally confused as I.
"I trust you. I'll be back in a bit, just practice while I'm gone." Ms. Faralda says, not bothering to look back as she leaves the room.
Once out of the classroom, the door closes, leaving us three alone.
Diana wastes no time in making sure that every second here is filled with practice and training.
"Let's make sure these machines are in proper function." She suggests to me.
"Good idea." I inform her, walking up to one of the machines on the far end of the wall.
Ever since I read the reading of Diana's burn temperature, a staggering 1500, I still can't help but feel a slight doubt in the number. During the test, I was struggling with all my power, being able to generate a healthy number of 950, well above the teenage average of 500.
However, I noticed that when it was time for Diana to show the device her skills, she expressed no physical exertion, nothing to show that she was in any way struggling.
This duel might be my chance to get a better reading, maybe even learning her true power.
For a more accurate reading, I begin to move the machine so that it faces Diana.
"Do me! Do me!" Akko cries out like a child, excited to try out this new device. "I want to know my burn temperature!"
I'll admit, an excited and cheery Akko is more than enough to put a smile on anyone's face, even when that someone had to miss a potentially romantic Christmas Vacation with his family, the family not receiving the romance part of course.
Following her will, I push the button on the side.
The machine lets out the same little jingle from the entrance duel as the numbers on the screen continue to spin, and eventually coming to a stop.
"What is it?! What is it?!" Akko excitedly demands.
Reading the number to myself, I get an idea, a small little prank for Akko.
I let out a cheeky grin, saying
"Burn temperature: one digit."
"What?!" Akko stomps in rage.
I hear Diana chuckle a bit into her hand.
That alone makes the joke worth it.
Letting out a few chuckles myself, I say
"I'm just kidding, Akko. Your burn temperature is really 432. Less than average, but not that less."
And this is Akko in a resting state. Although I don't believe that she could come close to me, and especially Diana, her maximum power must be greater than what this device picked up.
"Yeah, whatever." Akko brushes my joke to the side, and impatiently says. "Let's just get to this duel already."
As Akko and I begin to walk to one side of the indoor field, Diana grabs my hand, forcing me to stop.
Her blue eyes meet with my green.
"Theodore." She whispers, still clinging onto me. "Before we leave for Filicudi, I would really enjoy it if the two of us could go out and spend some time together."
I feel that characteristic blush began to creep up once again, even greater due to the presence of an outsider, that being Akko.
Is she talking about a date?
I hear Akko gag at this, herself wondering the same thing.
It's only been about a week since we both confessed back in Rome.
Even before that time, I still had great feelings for her, ones that go far beyond the idea of friendship.
And now the two of us are together, and I can never be happier.
Due to our recent confessions and our rather busy schedule nowadays, his would be our first date yet.
"That sounds lovely, I definitely want to do that." I say smiling at her, before I notice Akko's impatient face. "But, let's work out the details after practice is over."
"Promise?" Diana asks me in a sort of seductive way way that I've never heard her talk before.
God, I love this whole relationship thing.
"Promise."
As if by some link between our two minds, the both of us lean into a kiss.
Like it always is, her lips are smooth and soft, a bit warm with a faint taste of lipgloss.
I use this opportunity of intimacy to move a hand onto her head, feeling her silky blonde hair.
I wonder if very part of her body is soft.
"Stop it, you two! Stop it!" I hear Akko cry out in disgust.
The two of us retract from the kiss, even if both of us would chose not too.
Diana smiles at me, a faint trace of a blush against her otherwise flawless white skin.
"I suppose we should begin, or else Akko may just lose what few nerves she has."
"I...uh...I suppose so." I stutter out, myself still in half a state of ecstasy.
Diana giggles at my loss of words, as she breaks off from our conversation, heading towards the other side of the room.
As I continue to think about what just transpired, Akko and I move to the opposite side, myself not taking my eyes off of her.
Akko notices this.
"I still can't believe you two are dating." She quietly grunts at me.
"Yeah, me neither…" I smile to myself, still in a dreamy state from the kiss as I longingly gaze at the blonde in front of us.
Her lips were so soft, just like her demeanor-
"Ted!"
"H-huh?! What?" I confusingly stutter out, Akko's cries shaking me from my fantasy.
I hear Akko sigh at my behavior.
"Well Ted, I hope you have at least one plan for your girlfriend." She asks me in a mocking way.
In truth, I don't.
The last time I dueled with Diana was on the first day of school, and she took me down in less than thirty seconds. To be embarrassed like that again would be unfortunate.
However, I cannot forget the fact that during the period of time after the duel, up until now, I've gotten a lot stronger with magic, actually developing an understanding of it, even being able to achieve greater combat experiences both real and as a matter of practice.
But will that be enough to take on 'The Pride of Luna Nova'?
I glance at one of the burn temperature machines, this one tuned to Diana.
It currently reads one thousand.
So, that's her in a neutral state.
Or it could be her in a suppressed state, hoping to take us off guard with an unexpected heavy attack, not that she'd need to.
The last time I measured my burn temperature, it was 950, well below what Diana showed, that being 1500.
And it's not like Akko is adding much to the bunch, even with our strength together, it wouldn't be enough to handle Diana.
Even suppressed, she's still a first class spell caster!
"I say, we rush her." I finally say.
"What?!" Akko protests, clearly doubting the success of such an idea.
"If we were to both close the distance, attack her with all our might from the start before she has a chance to charge her powers, then perhaps we can overwhelm her."
"You realize Diana's a tank, right?" Akko asks me, still hesitant in the plan.
"You got any better ideas?" I annoyingly ask her, knowing full well that she doesn't.
"No…" Akko mutters, confirming this.
An air of silence now engulfs the field, a sort of stand off.
I internally work myself up, straining my muscles in a secret armement, knowing full well that the plan has a likely chance of failing.
It's like an insect fighting a dinosaur.
It's a good thing that this fight isn't real, and that the insect is dating the dinosaur.
"Now!"
And with that call of valor, Akko and I charge at Diana, our heavy footsteps echoing in the enclosed room, as our wands rise in an aggressive manner.
The blonde holds her ground, taking a defensive stance against the near attack.
Before the distance is closed, I launch a lightning bolt at her, the blue hue flashing across the room.
Diana does a swift dodge, the bolt crashing against the wall behind her.
In quick succession, Diana effortlessly blocks the shot fired by Akko.
Another shot is fired by me, and another by Akko, the both of us hoping to overwhelm her with firepower.
However, Diana simply back up, the two destructive forces smacking against each other, blowing up into nothing.
I unleash a barrage of lightning bolts, hoping that the sheer number of destructive bolts shall overwhelm her.
The room becomes a blind flurry of blue and purples, an almost tornado of lightning whirling around the room, each bolt exploding towards Diana.
Diana quickly deploys a ward spell, all my magical missiles smashing against her shield.
As Diana's preoccupied with what I threw at her, I yell to Akko
"Flank her!"
I rush to Diana's left, while Akko runs to her right.
Once in position, the two of us raise our wands, ready to overwhelm her with dispersed firepower.
In response, Diana quickly slices the air horizontally with her wand, a yellow glow being thrown at the both of us.
I deploy my own ward spell, standing my ground against Diana's first attack.
The yellow magic hits me with concentration, its sheer power shattering my shield, and throwing me back, myself managing to catch myself with a hand to the ground.
Akko, not knowledgeable about wards, tanks the shot, herself landing painfully on the ground as a result.
The whole room goes silent, as holding its breath, waiting to see what our response shall be.
The both of us manage to get to our feet, winded and tired from our failed attempt.
Our strength has been depleted, we are sore and battered, still facing the fresh Diana.
The blonde lets out a faint but satisfied smirk at this, saying
"Come now, surely that pathetic excuse for an attack wasn't the best you two could do."
I hear Akko let out a growl of protest at this.
As for me, I'm a bit overwhelmed by Diana's sheer power.
Even now, as a teenager, not even at full power, she is able to comfortably stand her ground against two able bodied mages.
I can only imagine what she's like when she'll be full grown!
But right now, that's not important. I need to deal with Diana in the here and now. For my pride, for my confidence, and to bring myself the rematch and test that I've been wanting since we first dueled.
"So Ted, you got any other grand battleplans?" Akko snides at me while walking to my side, a bit of hopeless humor in her voice.
I follow her tone, asking
"So Akko, I don't suppose you could summon that same strength you showed when you defeated the dragon, and again with the titan?"
The witch lets out a mourningful chuckle, muttering
"Hehe, sorry, I wish I could."
Speaking of that power, I can't help but wonder the true source of it.
It seems as though Akko can only conjure this great strength when she's bearing The Shiny Rod, and a great amount of strength it is.
But, there is a possibility that that strength could come from Akko herself, and that The Rod only acts as a focal point for it, kind of like a wand.
But, that wouldn't explain why Akko is so incompetent in magic when The Rod isn't present.
I haven't forgotten that at the beginning of my witchy adventure, even I didn't know how to fly a broom. But, even I eventually learned, and while I'm not the most stable flier, I can still maintain my movement through the air. Akko, however, hasn't managed to learn to fly, and it seems that her abilities as a witch haven't gotten much better as they were during the beginning of the year.
Akko and I are similar in the sense that we both started our schooling here with little to know real knowledge on magic and how to yield it properly. I managed to quickly and steadily improve myself in the art, mostly due to my own drive and the endless hours of studying with Diana, something that I greatly appreciate from her.
Akko surely has the drive to do so, but lacks any real teaching source, her goofing off or even falling asleep during the class lessons.
Speaking of Diana, I should probably be thinking of a valid strategy to defeat her.
If the both us of coming at her at once, throwing everything we got in an attempt to best her didn't work, a new strategy will be required.
Let's see, Diana's like an impenetrable wall, something similar to Jericho or Babylon. However, even these great walls eventually crumbled to dust, all the while Diana stands tall and proud.
Superior and mass firepower and a micro human wave tactic didn't work on her, she was able to repel the both of us with great ease.
If splitting her concentration in half didn't work, then maybe someone should share the brunt of it.
"I've got a plan." I inform Akko.
"What is it?" She asks.
"If one of us were to charge up to full strength, and unleash a full power blast onto Diana when she isn't looking, I think that might be enough to defeat her. However, Diana of course wouldn't let one of us charge to full power, nor would she allow a sneak attack, she's far too aware of her surroundings for that. So, while one of us is charging the attack, the other should distract Diana." I look at my partner, saying. "And I think that should be you, Akko."
Her jaw practically smacks the floor, as she opens her mouth in shock, gasping
"What?! Why me?!"
"Just think about it, Akko. Diana wouldn't waste any strong magic on you."
Akko lets out another growl at this claim, but overall lets me continue.
"If Diana was focused on you, then she would be in a suppressed state, a weakened state that would allow me to hit her with all my strength."
'I guess that makes sense…" Akko mutters, a bit hurt by this reality.
Ignoring this, I say
"I'll need you to hold her off while I gather the energy, a minute at most. You think you can do that?"
After a moment of contemplation, Akko's face changes from shock to that of agreement.
"Alright, if you're sure it'll work, let's try it."
In truth, I have far more confidence in this plan than the past one. Unlike the previous one, I actually thought about this one.
It'll work, I'm sure it will.
"Trust me, Akko. I know an easy win when I see one, I'm a Roman." I can't help but grin at this statement. "It's what I do."
I haven't talked about my Roman heritage or family pride in a while. I should work on that.
With that, like a fresh faced gladiator facing off against a Barbary lion, Akko steps forward, a sinister smirk spread across her face.
Akko balls up her free hand into a fist, the mass of flesh trembling with pent up rage.
"Now, I have a little spell that I wanted to show you. Remember? It was the one I was going to show you when we first met..."
"Are you referring to that little fire duel during orientation?" Diana asks, not at all intimidated by Akko.
I mentally block out their waxing fight, myself entirely focused on producing a great amount of power in a short amount of time.
This one will have to be even bigger than the one I used for the AP Destruction exam, greater than 950.
With great concentration, I clench up my arm and fist, forcing the magic to rush through my arm and into my wand like a violent river.
A bright blue ball of lightning begins to form on the tip, growing bigger as time passes.
I grunt out in pain, as viens almost as blue as my magical creation begin to pop up around my arm, a particular one throbbing near my temple.
I hear and feel the very air around me being sucked in and eventually blown away to counter the growing heat.
I hear Akko let out a loud grunt.
Breaking my concentration, I spot her fight against Diana.
She seems to be following my approach, charging up an attack for Diana.
A familiar jingle fills the air, a number, too far away for me to read, begins to rapidly count up.
"Hmm, her burn temperature is rising…" I hear Diana mutter, taking note to this.
Another jingle hits Diana's ear, this time from my direction.
She twists around, reading a number on the machine tuned to me.
"And your's too?" She gasps out. "Your burn temperature is all the way up to 1020, and its still rising."
Damn!
I wanted to ensure that this attack would be a surprise, something that could catch Diana off guard, destroying her ability to counter.
This burn temperature machine, this device, it can just ping and ping, destroying any attempt of a secret armament. Any kind of growth in power, the machine will pick up on it, and will screech and jingle.
At the very least, it seems that I've gotten stronger since that entrance test.
Even if it's only a little, I would prefer a burn temperature of 1020 over 950 anyday.
I can at least give the machine the positive comment of saying that it can accurately read burn temperatures.
This at least shows that I'm getting better, my skills in magic more defined. A few weeks, maybe a month have gone by since the test, and my power has already grew by 50 points, and as Diana said, it's still rising. Who knows, maybe it will go all the way up to 1500, or even greater, forcing her to show me a better sample of her power.
That would be something that I'd like to see. It's a great interest of me to see Diana's true power, although I doubt I could get it out of her through simple duels alone.
Even I can recognize that compared to Diana, I can't compete.
Although, compared to everyone else, I'm a first class wizard, not one to be trifled with.
A Roman is a Roman, it's what we do.
With this in mind, I continue concentrating every drop of magical power into my wand.
By now, a rather dense and heavy sum of the stuff has accumulated, my arm shaking slightly due to weight and just plain fatigue.
As I continue my charging, I once again have my concentration broken.
Whatever magic Akko was able to gather was clearly not enough, as once she fires it, it is easily blocked by Diana, almost as if it was nothing.
In response, Diana smoothy fires a small burst of magic at Akko, the yellow hue smashing against Akko's fighting hand, effectively disarming her.
The blonde then points her wand at a defenseless Akko, exclamation with a smirk
"Once again, Akko, I win."
It's now or never!
With a grunt between my grinding teeth, I fling the ball of my labor at her, screaming
"It's over!"
Diana quickly turns towards me, only to let off a ward spell in the nick of time.
My magic missle explodes against her shield, creating a blinding flash of light and power, myself having to cover my face from the brightness and heat.
I hear Akko let out a startled cry, the sheer explosion of booming thunder echoing and shattering through the air in this enclosed classroom.
I quickly twist my head to the machine, hoping to get some new number on Diana.
However, I'm hit with disappointment as it still reads 1500, the same number she showed at the entrance test.
No! That's enough to counter my attack!
Quickly turning my head back to the battle, I am led to an even greater disappointment.
Diana stands firm, an arm extended boldy, not even a scratch nor dent in her shield, it still sparkles and shimmers, as if no pressure was ever thrown upon it.
Not even her face shows a sign of strain, still perfectly calm and calculating. In fact, I believe I see her face bearing a confident smirk.
"Well, that certainly had a little more power than what Akko put out." Diana admits. "But I'm afraid it still wasn't enough."
Her smirk shifts into a smile, one that shows playfulness rather than fighting fury.
"Shall we continue?"
What a ridiculous question.
Even now, in this state of stagnation, sweat runs down my forehead. All this running around that Akko and I did really took any energy and fighting spirit out of us, all the while Diana is still fresh, reading for a hundred more clashes with us.
If the combined powers of myself and Akko, both at full strength didn't work, then how can the two of us in a tired state manage her?
"Okay Diana…" I sigh out, putting my wand back into the satchel.
Diana, not only my girlfriend but a true first class witch who is only bested by Faralda in destruction magic, is the only one that I can truly admit can beat me.
Enjoy being on the top of the pyramid while it lasts Diana, for one day, I will be strong enough to defeat you, just not today.
"You win."
In response, Diana puts her wand away as well.
Diana makes her way over to me, looking slightly surprised and interested in something.
"You're hair's all messy." Diana claims.
I put a hand to my hair, and sure enough I feel a great amount of disparity.
It must've gotten messed up from the duel, all the running around and the force of all that magic being thrown at me and her must've done something to tangle up my hair.
"You look cute with that hair." Diana speaks to me in a way you would to a puppy dog, slowly rubbing and running her hands in my hair.
A little embarrassed by this unexpected action as well as Akko being present, I pull back.
"Oh, come on…" I mutter, a little red in the face.
She closes the distance that I made, returning to my hair.
"No, I like it all messed up." She smiles at me.
I continue to feel an air of embarrassment, but don't attempt to retreat anymore.
I have to admit, the feeling of her smooth hands running through my hair, rubbing my scalp, is surely something that I can enjoy.
"Oh yeah, how would you like it messed up and matted with blood?" I hear Akko growl, an unmistakable aura of anger.
Diana retreats from her physical affection towards me, putting her hands on her hips as she glances at Akko.
"Come now, Akko." Diana sighs out, that air of superiority and arrogance in her tone all too apparent. "Just because you will never find a suitable companion for yourself, that doesn't mean you should be jealous of Theodore and I."
Akko's neck immediately tightens with a certain spectre of rage, her mouth twisting into a scowl across her red face.
I expect her to do something extreme, perhaps charge at Diana or utter hateful words.
However, all Akko does is let out a deep and heavy sigh, more of a growl or moan than a sigh.
She turns her back to the two of us, facing one of the stone walls.
She begins to angrily point and jab her wand at wall, crying out
"Languorem! Languorem! Languorem!"
She seems to be practicing a spell, maybe one that would come to some use during our expedition.
With each cry of the spell, a color of anger flashes through Akko's eyes, a scowl on her face and malevolence in her appearance, and then goes away only to resurface upon the next utterance. Whatever rage that Akko didn't pass onto Diana, she seems to be using in her practice.
That's good, Akko definitely wouldn't want to pick a real fight with Diana.
However, even with all the anger fueling her movements, it seems that the spell holds nothing special for Akko, as her repeated attempts to cast it end up in failure, as it seems they always do.
Even so, she still continues to fight on.
I can admire that about her.
"I'm going to shower before our next lesson." Diana informs me, ignoring Akko's self practice, her mouth forming into a pleasant and friendly smile. "Don't forget, we still have that date to talk about."
Her smile proves infectious, as I soon join in.
"Yeah, that sounds wonderful..." I say, as I notice Akko point something at Diana. "Really wonderful."
"Languorem!" I hear Akko cry out, a flash of light barely visible from my phereficial vision.
The smiling woman of beauty and grace standing before me is instantly consumed by an ugly green cloud, completely covering her in a sticky and sick mist which belches with a corrupt bellow and evaporates around her, leaving a horrible odor in the air.
Diana stares at me with weak and tired eyes, a mix of dismay and fright on her face.
Only a silent moment passes, and Diana goes weak at the knees, beginning to collapse.
"Diana!" I cry out, barely managing to catch her before her meeting with the floor.
With her in my arms, my eyes meet with her, but unlike the passionate and heartfelt gazes that are normally shared between us, Diana just lazily stares vacantly at me, as if all the energy and life has been drained away from her.
Only by her labored breathing am I sure that this is not the case.
With quick fury, I twist my neck at the one held responsible for this great crime.
"What the hell, Akko?!" I scream at her, my cold voice full of malevolence and ill wishes.
"I-I'm sorry!" Akko yelps out, immediately dropping her wand, her hands in the air, a deep seated look of regret and fear sliced and burned across her face. "I just...I just…"
"You just?!" I howl at her.
Akko's body completely goes stiff by my words, more so by my tone than the former mentioned.
"You goddamn Jap!" I continue to scream at her. " Why don't you disembowel yourself like all the other defects?!"
I strike Akko dead with a cold and heartless glare, wishing for only the greatest suffering and humiliation to fall onto her.
The rage and impending violence in my eyes only retreats when I hear the voice of the girl in my arms.
"You-" Diana weakly murmur, before entering an intense coughing fit. "You insufferable little girl."
More hacks and moans come from the blonde.
"Oh God, what happened, Diana?!" I cry out, returning my full concern to her.
"Languorem…" Diana mutters in a hushed tone, as if speaking some dirty word. "It's…it's a sickness spell."
"You poisoned her!" I accuse Akko.
"No!" Akko cries out in protest, still retaining her scared and self worried tone. "It was an accident...I...uh...I-I ugh!"
Seeing that Akko is now reduced to a blubbering mess, so useless that she can't even justify her own actions, I ignore any further talks with her.
While she continues to stutter and mutter her indistinguishable words, I sling the weary and ragged Diana's arm over my shoulder.
The rapid coughing and rough breathing sounds like Hell in my ears, especially coming from someone I care so much about.
"I've got to get you to the nurse!" I cry out to Diana, nerves still stressed to the breaking point.
With her being supported by me, the two of us head our way quickly to the door, Diana coughing and Akko still suffering from her own actions all the while.
Author's Note: Akko really did another one of her big blunders this time, but was Theodore's rage and harsh words justified?
And what about that romance that Diana and Ted shared, huh? That sure put Akko in an awkward situation, being the third wheel and all. But, do you want to cuck yourself just like Akko and see your waifu Diana or husbando Theodore engaging in that action? Then head on over to WaywardBot's Deviantart, ThouthineaThoth, to see that sick salt. All around the world, Diakko boys and girls are ravaging pictures of me and Wayward, I'm sure.
Right now, you might be asking yourself "Roman, you promised another amazing Diakko as soon as you reached 70 followers, and now your at 82. What the hell, where are they?"
Well, don't worry my adoring fans, for as I write this arc, Nightcore Miku himself is going to be writing the first Diakko. With his reputation, I'm sure he can only do good.
So far, no one has successfully guessed what I based this arc off of, but I hope this chapter will clear it up more, and the answer will come.
Also, another thing. I think that I may have over extended myself, and teenage confidence clouded my judgment of reality! Remember when I told you boys about my idea of turning The Mendacius Arc into a real aloud with Casting Call Club? Well I was making the project, and realized that I would need so many characters and so many lines, that it would be impossible to do with my lack of experience on that site.
But I still want to do a Casting Call for this story.
So, instead I decided on something smaller, but still enjoyable. We can do a Casting Call for my grand Diakko short "An Unexpected Guest", the fanfic that destroyed the very fabric of the universe! Comment on how you feel on that, please, I want to know your thoughts!
Don't forget to have a good day my boys and girls, and don't forget to keep it ridged.