Hello everyone and welcome back to another chapter of Devils and Dragons. I'm putting this little note here to address any reviews I get on my chapters and answer them. So here we go:
(KenosDC1): Just got Grammarly so expect to see a lot fewer grammar mistakes now. Don't worry Arran's going to learn some new spells soon. As for Ivan...yeah he was kind of a fodder character...for now anyway
(E. T. 2000): Tbh Arran is just a name I randomly came up with when I was trying to think of a dragon sorta name for him. As for a possible ship...I honestly don't know who I'm going to ship him with(It's not going to be an Oc because I don't really like OcxOc pairings). I was thinking about pairing him up with Mimosa but...eh I'll figure it out as the story comes along
Now with that finished let's get into Chapter 5!
Page 5: The Black Bulls
At the base of the Golden Dawn, a spectacled man with light blue hair was staring intently at Yuno who was now dawning a robe thus appropriating himself to the Golden Dawn
"You must be our newest recruit this year. What's your name?" The light blue man asked with a tone that meant all business
"It's Yuno" Yuno replied
"Well my name is Klaus Lunettes" Klaus replied. "A commoner from a tiny no-name village. A boy born not of royalty or nobility? What was Captain Vangeance thinking letting you in"
"Don't get cocky just because all the captains raised their hands for you. It means nothing" Klaus said. "You'll need more than that if you want to be accepted as a true knight of the Golden Dawn"
Yuno didn't falter. He merely said "I'm certain I'll prove myself soon enough"
"Watch that smart mouth," Klaus said harshly as he turned and walked away. Yuno then followed him
"I'll show you your quarters. And we're done you will meet with the other 2 recruits" Klaus said
"Wait recruits?" Yuno asked
"Yes, both of nobility. One of House Vermillion and the other of House Chrishat"
Yuno's thoughts immediately went back to the Ivan boy who was defeated so quickly by Arran and ended up failing the exam
'Must be another family member...I wonder what they'll be like'
Back with the Black Bulls...
Once Arran helped him up Asta spat out a lump full of dirt. "No! I'm not done!" He yelled before he ran back towards the fire but then a fireball shot straight through it and nearly smacked him in the face.
"Okay, now I'm REAL mad!" A mohawked man with blue shades over his eyes shouted inside the base. His attire consists of the Black Bulls robe over a white shirt covered by a navy leather jacket and navy trousers, black fingerless gloves, a pair of black boots, a chain hanging from the left side of his waist connected to his trousers, and a belt that he uses to support his pouch containing his Grimoire with a skull and crossbones symbol. "You ready to take me on?!"
"Nope not really but let's go!" A young blonde-haired man taunted as he looks like he's a kid. His attire consists of an aqua-blue tunic with long sleeves that look a little too big for him, teal pants with light-colored strips with stitch-like cross patterns at the sides. A Grimoire pouch is hidden underneath his Black Bulls robe and a pair of light brown boots that go up to his ankles
"DIE!" The mohawked punk summoned his red skull Grimoire in front of him before creating a fiery baseball bat and launching a barrage of fireballs at the young man, only for him to dodge by engulfing his arms and legs in electrical gauntlets and grieves, courtesy of his light blue plant and lightning bolt Grimoire
One of the fireballs landed near a couch, causing a voluptuous female to groan as she got up, wearing only a pair of red, thin-strapped lingerie with frilly designs underneath her Black Bulls robe
"Why's it so loud in here?" The beautiful woman groaned. "I should've skipped those extra drinks. My head's killing me"
During the ruckus, a petite girl with shoulder-length black hair and closed eyes is eating various sweets on the table, wearing her Black Bulls robe over a white oversized tunic, a sky blue Grimoire pouch, brown pants, and light brown slippers
"Oh, my precious perfect little Marie..." A tall young man gushed with a single nosebleed in front of a glowing mirror. His appearance consists of shaggy light brown hair covering his forehead and left eye, leaving only his right brown eye exposed. His attire consists of the Black Bulls robe with two jewels over a long-sleeved, blue and purple shirt under a brown, short-sleeved shirt, light brown trousers tucked into brown trench boots, and a Grimoire pouch wrapped around his waist.
His daze was interrupted by the mohawked mand and the young man's fighting, infuriating the nose bleeding male causing him to shout-
"Enough! Will you two shut up already damn it?!" while the beautiful woman groaned and said, "Make it stop..."
In one of the corners, an extremely large, heavy-set man with slicked-back black hair, sphere earrings with links that connect to other small spheres that hang, and glowing eyes huffs out smoke while sitting down
As Yami, Finral, and Gordon enter through the crater in the wall, they can see the entire squad causing chaos all over the main room while Asta and Arran were completely speechless at the sight
"Looks like they're at it again" Finral sighed
"Wait again?" Arran looked at Finral with slight bewilderment. "This happens often?"
"Yeah it's pretty much the norm for the Black Bulls" Finral answered with a sweatdrop
'Man these guys are scary' Asta thought with a nervous tone. 'But I'm one of them now. I'd better act like them'. He then took a deep breath and stepped forward before shouting "My name's Asta from Hage Village! I'm one of the new Black Bulls and someday, I'm gonna be the Wizard King!"
Despite how loudly Asta announced himself, the rest of the Black Bulls didn't hear him due to the ruckus continuing as it grew more chaotic and louder.
"That flan of yours was super tasty!" The blonde boy taunted as he kept dodging the punk's fireballs
"Good cause that's the last thing you'll ever eat!" The punk yelled as he kept launching fireballs
"Come on give it a rest you idiots!" The nose bleeding man shouted in annoyance. "You're going to wake my sister with all the noise your making damn it!"
"Get over it, you freaky sister lover!" The beautiful woman yelled next. "Let's see I remember getting into a drinking contest with some guy but then..." She groaned, as behind her the short girl was stuffing her face
"They're totally not listening" Asta blanked
"You stole from me! My flan! Mine!" The punk yelled as he launched another fireball at the blonde only for it to miss and crash right into Asta, Arran, and Finral
"Will you please shut up! I got the mother of all headaches..." The beautiful woman groaned
"That's your own fault you drunk" The punk snapped back
"What did you say?"
"You heard me!"
"What is even happening..." Arran mentally questioned from his place on the floor
"At least I'm not a virgin street punk!"
"Virgin street punk?! Where do you get off calling me that?!"
"Better be careful. Get distracted and I'll get ya" The blonde taunted interrupting the punk and the beautiful woman
"Oh yeah?! Then come back here and give me your best shot!" The punk taunted back as the two began to fight again
"I told you to shut up! In the name of my angelic goddess Marie, I'll destroy you both!" The nose bleeding man entered the fray with a mirror by his side
"Alright I've had enough," Yami said. Covered in a purple aura Yami raised his left arm before he slammed it against the wall. "QUIT BREAKING STUFF ALREADY!"
*BOOM!*
The moment Yami's fist hit the wall, a large explosion erupted followed by a just as large smoke trail. What's left of the wall was crumbling to pieces showing just how strong captain Yami was
"Holy crap, that is way broken!" Asta exclaimed in shock at how powerful Yami was
"Was breaking the wall necessary though?" Arran couldn't help but question again but he was still in shock at the amount of strength Yami just showed
Surprisingly that got all of the Black Bulls to stop, turning their heads towards their captain
"CAPTAIN!" In no time at all, they all rushed towards Yami unintentionally stomping over Asta, with Arran stepping out of the way to avoid being a tato pancake
"Did you find us an arrogant newbie or two? I can take them down a notch for ya" The punk asked. Though he was then smacked away by the blonde with lightning magic
"Please captain can we fight? Come on don't hold anything back!" He said with a bright smile as he threw mock punches
"Now now forget about these brats. Wouldn't you rather have a drink with me?" The beautiful, and also very drunk, woman said in a flirtatious tone
"Hey, hey! You should try this out!" The short girl offered Yami a cupcake. "Take a big bite go on!"
"I'm sorry I can't take it anymore. May I please go see my sister?" The nose bleeding man asked
"Shhhhuuuuu..." The Giant man merely huffed out smoke from his mouth
Yami simply laughed at his squad's antics. "Glad to know you all missed me," Yami told them with a smile before it turned into a glare. "Now shut up will ya"
Once he gave the order, all of the Black Bulls minus Finral and Gordon got on their knees in front of Yami. "Sorry, sir!" They all said in unison
"I'd like you all to meet our newest...where did they go?" Yami looked around for a missing ash blonde and redhead until he noticed groaning from the left of him
Turns out when everyone got on their knees the giant man had sat on top of Asta and Arran was busy trying to pull him out
"Arran...help...I can't breathe!" Asta cried as Arran was pulling on his arms. "What do you think I'm doing? It's not my fault this guy weighs a fucking ton!" Arran strained
"Will you kids quit messing around" Yami simply told them as Arran finally managed to free the poor boy
"Now then as I was saying, these shrimps are our other new members" Yami finally told them catching Arran's attention
"Wait other? There are more new members?" Arran asked
"Go ahead and introduce yourselves or whatever," Yami said ignoring his question entirely
"Yes sir!" Asta said straightening himself. "My name's Asta from Hage village. It's really nice to meet everyone!"
Arran raised an eyebrow at how Yami dodged his question but he decided to pick up on it later. "My name is Arran. I'm also from Hage village. I hope we can get along" He said with a small smile
"You're both from Hage? That's out in the middle of nowhere" The punk said in mild surprise
"Finral introduce everyone, will ya?" Yami asked Finral, who nodded
"Sure thing sir. Let's see where to start..."Finral said before he looked at Gordon. "You know Gordon Agrippa"
"Nice to meet you," Gordon said to Asta and Arran quietly
"He's a bit quiet, but he's good people," Finral said before gesturing to the beautiful drunk. "Next we have Vanessa Enoteca. Tends to pick fights when she's drunk but she's good people"
"Picking fights? I dunno what you're talking about" Vanessa told Finral before she turned towards Asta and Arran. "Hage village? Way out in the outskirts of the kingdom?"
"Yup," Asta smiled as Arran nodded. Then Vanessa stood up, walking up to the two village boys and invading their space. Due to how close they were now and the fact that she was in her underwear, Asta let out a gasp while bloodshot out of his nose, and Arran's face grew flustered. He tried to stay calm and stoic but it was getting increasingly difficult when your face is turning the same color as your hair
"From a backwater village to a magic knight's squad. You cute kiddos must've worked so hard to get here" Vanessa said in a sly tone. "What'd you say I give you something as a reward?"
Arran was just left a stuttering mess at that. 'Oh man, this is seriously embarrassing! I swear I never get this flustered over girls what the heck!' He internally panicked as he tried to banish any impure thought Vanessa just gave him
'Man, that's hard to turn down! But my heart belongs Sister Lily! I will stay true to her no matter what!' Asta thought as he tried to focus on the nun back home
However...Vanessa soon cupped her mouth and vomited causing Asta and Arran to jump back with disgust and shock
"Let's continue shall we?" Finral said, making Arran look at him like he was crazy
"Hey do me next!" The blonde stood up and said
"This is Luck Voltia, a battle freak that's addicted to fighting, but he's good people," Finral said
"Nice meeting you two!" Luck said. "So hey, do you two like to fight?"
"Uhhhh…" Arran wasn't sure how to answer that
"Um, sure?" Asta said
"Good cause I love to fight!" Luck threw some mock punches at Asta's open palm. "What do you say? Wanna go?"
"Oh uhhhh" Asta was now unsure how to answer that
'He sure is interesting" Arran sweatdropped. "Hey" Arran turned to see the brown-haired man right in front of him holding up a picture of a little girl
"You see her? My sister Marie" The brown-haired man said with a creepy nosebleed
"Uh yeah. She looks cute" Arran said a bit unsettled from the nosebleed the man had
"Listen if you lay a finger on her, YOU DIE" The brown-haired man threatened, making Arran back up in fear
"Dude what's your problem?! I only complimented her why are you threatening me?!" Arran exclaimed
"Ah don't mind Gauche Adlai. He's a bit too obsessed with his sister but he's good people" Finral told them causing Arran to give him a distraught look while screaming "You think?!" internally
Finral then gestured towards the tiny girl shoving a muffin in her mouth. "This here is Charmy Pappitson. A big eater but she's good people"
"Nice to meet ya!" Charmy cheered with the muffin in her mouth
Asta and Arran then looked up at the huge smoking guy who stared down at him
"That guy right there is Grey. I don't really get him but he's good people" Finral said
"How can you call him good people if you don't even get him?" Arran couldn't help but voice his thoughts
"Umm hi?" Asta meanwhile tried to introduce himself. When Grey didn't respond Finral moved on to the next member
"Then there's Magna Swing. A street punk but he's good people" Finral introduced while said street punk was scowling at Asta and Arran
'What's wrong with him?' Arran raised an eyebrow at how he was looking at them
'He's scary!' Asta trembled
"You already know me, Finral Roulacase, lady killer" Finral pointed at himself. "And last but not least we have the fearless captain of the Black Bulls, Yami Sukehiro!"
"What no he's good people?" Asta and Arran questioned
Then Asta bowed towards him. "I'm really glad to be here sir!"
Arran quickly followed suit. "Same here. Thank you for recruiting us"
Yami paid their thanks no mind. "There are other members of course. They're just on leave or on different missions. Think you can play nice newbies?"
"Of course sir," Arran said
"Yes sir! We're gonna get along so well!" Asta said all determined now. "Like I said before it's really nice to meet you guys!" He shouted
"Is he trying to kill me with how loud he is?" Vanessa groaned
"You really need to shut up kid" Yami glared at Asta
"Y-yes, sir!" Asta trembled in fear
"Well, gang let's go. Give these two a good workout but don't kill them" Yami ordered
"Workout?/Wait wha?" Arran and Asta simultaneously questioned before Magna stood up
"Didn't you hear what the captain said? Yami wants us to make sure that you guys get a good workout. And that's what we're gonna do"
"Two commoners from no-name villages. I barely sense any mana from the gray-haired kid. And while I do sense a ton of mana coming from the red-haired I think those burns explain just how much control you have over it. And you two are supposed to be the newest members you gotta be kidding me"
"I dunno what some magic boorhick like you two did to impress Yami but listen" Magna then grabbed his Black Bulls robe. "Do you wanna wear the robe that proves your a true member of the Black Bulls?"
"A real magic knight's robe...so cool!" Asta said in stunned amazement
"Damn right it is. So do you want it?!" Magna challenged
"Yes, I do! Gimme Gimme Gimme" Asta reached out for it
"What about you kid?" Magna challenged Arran after noticing he's been quiet for some time.
"Yes. Of course, I want that robe I've dreaming about it my whole life!" Arran exclaimed all hyped up now
"Ok then. It's time for your initiation!" Magna smirked
"Initiation?" Asta and Arran both said in confusion
"That's right! If you want to earn the famed robe of the Black Bulls you gotta get past Yami's right-hand man! And that's me man among me, Magna Swing!"
"And me!" Luck suddenly interrupted causing the three to turn towards him
"What'd you say? You know the initiation is my job ya brat" Magna scowled
"But technically there are two of them. So one more should even the odds!" Luck said before he started throwing mock punches at Arran. "Besides I'm sensing a lot of powerful magic out of you! I want to fight you so bad!"
"We're testing them not trying to kill them!" Magna reminded Luck but when the boy didn't respond he sighed in exasperation. "Ok fine but if you kill the kid Captain Yami's gonna kill you"
"Don't worry I know" Luck said not losing his smile as he bounced around in excitement
Meanwhile the target of all this excitement, Arran wasn't really comfortable with all of this. 'I barely have control over my magic and now I'm supposed to fight an experienced Magic Knight?' He was panicking internally
Soon enough all the Black Bulls gathered outside for Asta and Arran's "Baptism by Fire" as Magna puts it
"Alright, village boys, let's see how badly you want these robes" Magna and Luck then brandished two new Black Bulls robes. The two Asta and Arran would soon be wearing if they passed the trial. "You got to earn it by completing every task I give you!"
"Alright let's do this!" Asta said in determination as Arran stayed silent though he showed the same determination in his eyes
"Here we go go go! First I wanna see your physical prowess! 5000 Crunches now!" Magna ordered
"You got it!" Asta said before letting out a battle cry as he began to do the 5000 crunches
Arran just sweatdropped at this. "He can't be serious…" He muttered before he eventually got down and did them all though his body was aching a lot once he was done
"5000 pushups!" Asta and Arran managed to complete them all, with Arran's body aching even more
Arran then had to hold up a huge rock while Asta had to break another his head. They both succeeded but they were in aching pain afterward
"That Asta guys physical strength and stamina are off the charts" Luck analyzed
"While that Arran kid has only got the stamina going for him. Though not that physical strength alone will do them both any good" Vanessa said
Arran was heavily panting now while Asta was panting as well, but he looked like he barely broke a sweat
"How'd we do?" Asta spoke up for Arran since he was still catching his breath
"Hmm not bad. Stronger than you look" Magna acknowledged
"So we passed the test right?! Just give us the robes already" Asta ran up to Magna but the punk stopped him in his tracks
"Oh no you two ain't done you guys still have one more test," Magna said while Luck walked up to them
"Alright you first Asta" Magna said as Arran and Luck left to let Magna carry out his test
"Alright then here's your test, Asta. Using any skills at your disposal, whether they be physical or magical" Magan's grimoire then opened and glowed an orangish-yellow before a fireball grew in Magna's hand
"You must dodge or defend yourself against my Attack magic," Magna said causing Asta to tense up. "If you can manage that then you'll pass"
"Right I understand! I'll do my best!" Asta shouted to which Magna quickly replied with "Shut up!"
Finral got his Grimoire ready just in case he needed to save Asta
"Ok grab your Grimoire and get ready!" Magna said
"Yes Sir!" Asta quickly replied as his Grimoire opened and he pulled his Greatsword out of it
"Woah what's he got there?" Luck said in excitement
"So big…" Vanessa said(That's what she said...I couldn't help it okay I had to make the joke-)
Gauche stopped looking at the picture of his sister while Charmy stopped stuffing her face. They were both intrigued by Asta's power
Arran looked up from his seat on the ground with a confident smile. 'You got this Asta! Show them what you can do!'
As the two stared down, a baseball bat made of flames emerged from Magna's Grimoire. He grabbed and brandished it like Asta did his sword
"You ready?!" Magna shouted
Asta took a deep breath to prepare. "Ready! Bring it on!" He replied in earnest
"Take this!" Then with a battle cry, Magna swung his baseball bat over and over launching a volley of fireballs at Asta
Asta managed to weave his way through them. "Ha not bad!"
"Yes sir!" Asta said as he thought determinedly 'I'm gonna pass!'
"But don't get too cocky. The real battle...starts now!" Magna said as dispelled his baseball bat before he flipped through some pages in his Grimoire
Then he held his hand out as the fireball he held before grew in size and power causing Asta to gasp
Finral and Yami stood on the sidelines as the former had a spell ready just in case Asta couldn't handle it
"Flame Magic: Exploding Fireball!" Once the fireball was considerably huge in size Magna pitched it like a baseball straight towards Asta.
"Are you serious?!" Asta exclaimed in surprise as the fireball was fast approaching. He had no time to block or slice through it. With no options left Asta did the unexpected
Just like how Magna pitched the fireball like a baseball, using the flat side of his greatsword Asta hit the fireball like he was holding a baseball bat and repelled the attack right back towards Magna
"What?!" Magna exclaimed in disbelief shortly before the fireball exploded on him
"Woah he did it he did it!" Luck cheered
"I did not see that coming" Vanessa admitted
Arran nodded in approval. "Way to go Asta!"
"First time in a while we didn't have to rescue the newbie" Finral sighed in relief as he closed hir Grimoire. "That's a relief"
'He couldn't slice through the fireball with the blade so he hit it with the flat. So that sword can reflect magic just as it can cut through it' Yami thought to himself
'I had no idea!' Asta internally yelled in realization. 'I knew this sword could cut magic but I didn't know it could reflect it! Wait a minute I didn't accidentally kill the guy did I?" Asta then looked back at the flames and smoke.
His eyes widened in surprise when he saw Magna step out of the destruction
"What the hell did you just do you crazy little runt?!" Magna growled in anger
'He just took a direct hit from that and he's still standing!' Asta internally panicked and screamed
"I was able to dispel it in time so I'm alright. Although that doesn't change the fact that I was almost offed by my own magic!" Magna snapped as he marched towards Asta. "You little-!"
Asta was practically shaking in fear as the punk ran towards him and grabbed him by the shoulders. 'Scary!Scary!Scary!Scary!Scary!'
Though what he expected from Magna was not what he got. Instead, Magna widely smiled and said "Your really good wow! I thought you were just gonna block it or something but instead you knocked it back at me!" Magna praised as he roughly patted Asta on the back
"Hey sorry about calling you and your friend village hicks from before. I'm actually a village commoner myself. Rayaka Village" Magna revealed
"Your from Rayaka?! That's way out in the middle of nowhere" Asta said
"Says the kid from Hage" Magna fired back
"Oh and just so you know it's not that I have low magic power. I actually don't have any magic at all" Asta said
"You mean you repelled my fireball back with no magic?!" Magna said in disbelief before that switched to an acknowledging smile. "Pretty impressive"
"Oh, man oh man oh man now I really want to battle!" Luck squealed in excitement before he turned towards Arran "Hey, Arran you ok to do your test?" Luck asked him to which he stood up and said "I'm good"
"Alright then. Here's your final test Arran. Your gonna fight Luck and your job is to get at least one good hit on him. Do that and you pass" Magna ordered
Arran swallowed a bit as he looked at Luck nervously. The blonde was throwing mock punches again and was all excited for the fight
'This is what I've been fearing...no you're letting the fear of failing to control the magic get in your way… Just like how I was afraid to use my own magic that hindered me. I finally have a chance to stand up with Asta and Yuno and rise even higher than them. I'm not going to lose it'
"Ok let's do this Luck," Arran said as all panic and nervousness were gone. Only determination was seen
"Bring it. I can't wait to fight you!" Luck crazily smiled as he jumped back while Magna and Asta left the field to give them some space
"Remember your job is to get at least one clean hit on Luck if you want to pass got it?" Magna said
"Got it!" Arran replied
"Then go wild!" Magna said
Luck immediately started off the battle with his first spell "Lightning Creation Magic: Thunder God's Gloves!"
On Luck's arms lightning sparked around them before taking shape and forming monstrous-like knight gauntlets
Arran narrowed his eyes at this. That spell reminded him of his claws which he began to form once his Grimoire opened
"Now that's some interesting flame magic," Vanessa said with intrigue
"Only problem is Magna's assumption about Arran back in the base was right on the money. His magic control is shit and he ends up burning his arms when he uses those claws" Yami said bluntly
"Oh boy...better be ready to help him so Luck doesn't kill him," Finral said as he grabbed his Grimoire again just in case
Then the two boys dashed towards each other launching claw swipe after claw swipe as one tried to land a hit on the other
"Come on Arran you can do it!" Asta cheered for his childhood friend
"Kid's fast!" Magna said in surprise
Yami narrowed his eyes at the flame and lightning streaks that were Arran and Luck moving at high speeds. 'The redhead's starting to slow down. Magna's trials must've drained his stamina and made his body sore, not to mention how hard he must be concentrating to keep a steady hold on those claws, and the fact that those burning arms have to hurt" Yami analyzed and thought as Luck proved his theory right now
"Lightning Creation Magic: Thunder God's Boots!" lightning began to surge around Luck's legs like they did his arms before they formed knight boots. Using these newly formed boots Luck landed a clean kick to Arran's stomach causing him to gag. Then before the poor boy could recover Luck slammed his fist into the boy's face making him stumble back. He may not be trying to kill the kid but that doesn't mean he was gonna make this an easy fight
'He's at a huge disadvantage at this rate' Yami thought. 'You won't win like this redhead. You need a new plan'
Arran coughed up a bit of blood as he gazed towards Luck. 'My whole body is sore and my arms are killing me!' He groaned mentally. 'At this rate, I'm gonna fail…' He said as he began to panic. He was doubting himself yet again. 'I can't keep up with him and I can barely move from that last attack...Maybe...I'm not cut out for this-
"DON'T GIVE UP!"
Arran was snapped out of his stupor as he and everyone else looked towards the source of that yell: Asta
"I saw that look in your eyes. You were about to give up! What happened to your dream to become the Wizard King!" Asta yelled. "You need to persevere! Are you just gonna let your rivals pull away from you?!"
Arran's eyes then widened in realization. 'He's right. Asta and Yuno have been ahead of me this whole time. I never had the amazing magical power Yuno had. Or Asta's unbeatable willpower. I was an outcast. A living bomb. But then that night we all declared each other to be rivals…' Arran's eyes were then full of determination as he began to stand back up albeit shakily since he was still in pain
"Well Arran this has been fun but I'm gonna beat you now!" Luck cheered as his Grimoire flipped a few pages. He then held his armored arms out
"Lightning Magic: Thunderbolt Destruction!" Soon numerous electrical orbs were released at high speeds, from Luck's hands, and headed straight for Arran
'I'm done falling behind. No more doubts no more fears' Arran thought as he looked at the orbs coming towards him. Then his Grimoire flipped a few pages revealing a new spell...and finally revealing what his magic is
"So that's what my magic is...whaddya know…" He muttered to himself before he began to charge up mana as his Grimoire glowed with power once again. 'Today I start mastering my magic and I'll prove that I can stand with Asta and Yuno no-I'll prove that I can beat them!'
"Dragonic Flame Magic…"
Those 3 words caused everyone's, and I mean EVERYONE's even Yami's, Luck's, and Gauche's, eyes to widen in shock. Though Asta's shocked expression turned to an excited smile at seeing his friend grow stronger
Arran then lead back to gain balance and power for this attack
"Infernal Roar!" Arran then leaned forward and released a big magical stream of fire from his mouth that burned right through the orbs and came straight for Luck
The battle-crazed blonde couldn't help but yelp in surprise as the blast hit him dead on, heck it even went past him and burned the trees behind him.
Once the dust and smoke settled everyone saw Arran on one knee, his claws gone and panting heavily most likely from exhaustion and pain since his body was still very fucking sore
Luck then walked out of the smoke. His clothes were kinda charred and his arms and legs had slight burns on them but other than that he was actually fine. That lightning armor helped protect him from worse damage
"That...was...awesome!" Luck and Asta both yelled as they ran over to Arran showering him with compliments and challenges, that was mostly Luck
"Dragonic Flame magic…" Vanessa repeated still in shock
"Wow…" Charmy couldn't help but admire while Gauche muttered something unintelligible though he was probably amazed as well
"That magic was so freaking cool!" Magna exclaimed in amazement. "I've never heard of Dragonic Flame Magic. He and Asta aren't just ordinary commoners. They're some real men!"
"Wow, first Asta and now Arran. Their the first two rookies we didn't have to save from these initiations" Finral closed his Grimoire again with a relieved smile
'Me neither. Almost sounds like Spirit Magic' Yami thought once he got over his shock. 'Anti-Magic and Dragonic Flame Magic...looks like we nabbed some interesting rookies this year' He smirked
After they were done praising him Asta helped Arran stand as he gave him an encouraging smile. "That's my rival for you, everyone!"
Arran couldn't feel anymore happier after what just happened. He passed the trial and finally created his own spell. Now he truly felt worthy of being Asta and Yuno's rival
When the two Hage residents turned the rest of the Black Bull members approached them
Vanessa leaned towards the two boys causing their faces to redden as she placed her fingers on their cheeks. "You boys were pretty impressive out there. Nice work"
"Thank you" They both immediately replied from embarrassment
Charmy then approached the two with cupcakes. "Here I brought some snacks for you two. Don't be shy go ahead and eat up!"
"Oh thank you," Arran said as he was standing on his own now. He took the cupcake from her and took a bite. "Not bad" He smiled
"Yeah thanks," Asta said as he took the second one and chomped into it. "Yeah this is really good!" Asta said with sparkles in his eyes
"Ok ok don't we still have some business to take care of" Finral got everyone back on track
Magna and Luck nodded before they held out the two Black Bull robes
"Here you go. You two earned these fair and square" Magna smiled while Asta and Arran looked at the robes in shock repeating what happened at the entrance exam when they were shocked that Yami chose them for his squad
"What you guys don't want it?" Luck said
"No, I want it!" Asta exclaimed as he reached for it
"I want it to give it to me!" Arran added as he reached for his
Asta and Arran then held their robes up in admiration
"I can't believe that this is really happening…" Arran said softly in awe
"Me too…" Asta smiled
"Well, what are you guys waiting for let's see how it looks," Vanessa said as she lifted her wand. Then the robes began to float as they levitated themselves onto Asta and Arran clipping themselves around
"And the final touch" Vanessa lifted the wand again as the symbol on Asta's headband changed to that of the Black Bulls
"Hey, it looks pretty great on you guys. Right, Yami?" Magna said
"I don't think it's their color," Yami said indifferently
"It's official, your one of us. You both are now members of the Black Bulls" Magna smiled. "Don't do anything that would bring shame to Yami or the Black Bulls understand?"
"Yes sir! I'm so glad to be a part of this team" Asta yelled happily and bowed
Arran could feel a few tears welling up from this moment. Once he wiped them away he bowed as well. "Yes sir! I'm glad to be a part of your squad"
'Like I said before no more doubts and no more fears. I will not allow Asta and Yuno to pull ahead of me any longer. I will prove that I'm worthy of being their rivals and I'll do that by beating them...and becoming the Wizard King!' He thought as he looked up at the sky but then he noticed something, no someone standing on the balcony of the Black Bull's base
Although she was unrecognizable to them it was actually the same girl Nozel had told off back at the Magic Knight's exams. She was staring down at her follow rookies "SO those two are the other new Magic Knights" She said before she flipped one of her pigtails back arrogantly. "Little Insects" She insulted. Then she walked out of sight
Arran tilted his head in confusion at her hidden but sudden appearance. 'Who was that?'
And That's the end Chapter 5 is officially done! Sorry this took longer than normal to get out I was busy with schoolwork and I was kinda addicted to writing my other story Hellish Multiverse. But Hey Arran has finally unlocked another spell! Shoutout to KenosDC1 for the name cause I was originally just gonna call it Flame Magic but then he mentioned that name in one of his reviews and I was like "I actually like that name you know what Imma use that-" so shoutouts to him
With all that said done leave a follow, favorite, or review! And tune for in the next chapter because when we come back Asta and Arran meet the third rookie recruit of the Black Bulls, who Arran surprisingly sympathizes a lot with
With that, Blueheartz out