Hello. Welcome back to another chapter. Now I got to say, thanks for those who gave some advice on writing the dialogue. And that would be all I have to say now, so enjoy this chapter.
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THE BLIND SWORDSMAN
CHAPTER 3
A few years later
Inside the village of Hage, two farmers are standing in the middle of a farming field, looking at the fireworks and hearding the commotion coming from the Royal Capital.
"Wow, The Royal Capital is quite rowdy today." The 1st farmer said, using his magic to move a hoe on the soil. "That's a lot of magic being release."
"The Wizard King had probably return." The 2nd farm said as he created a ball of water and throws it in the air, spreading the water across the soil.
"The Wizard king, huh? It's thanks to the generations of wizard kings that our kingdom is still standing." The 1st farmer said as they both looked at the statue of one of the wizard kings standing on top of a giant skeleton of a three-eyed, horned demon before focusing back on their farming.
"Alright, I think our harvest will be great this season." The 1st farmer said.
"You said it." The 2nd farmer replied.
"Excuse me." The farmers turned to see who was trying to get their attention. Who they see was Sister Lily, Father Orsi and Yuno, holding Asta's katana.
Yuno has changed during the years. He was now 15-years old and has grown to become a tall, handsome man. He was quiet most of the time, still wore that blue necklace, his magic amount was huge and his skills have grown immensely.
"Hello there. Let me guess, Asta?" The 1st farmer guessed as Lily, Orsi and Yuno nodded their heads. This was a normal occurrence in the village.
"He went that way." The 2nd farmer answered, pointing at the direction that Asta went. Lily thanks them as they headed towards the way the farmer pointed them at.
In the forest, Asta was on a tree, laying on one of the tree branches, relaxing with his eyes close and his hands behind his head. He was doing his usual pass time, sensing the area around him.
Asta has changed over the years as well. He was 15-years old like Yuno and has gain some muscles due to training for the past years and now wears a black headband. One thing that has really changed was Asta's eyes.
During his 10th birthday, Asta's eye color has changed from gray and pure white. This startled them as this change apparently happened overnight as Asta woke up with the changed eye color. After some time trying to figure out what happened, they reached to an understanding that it probably has something to do with his unique condition.
Due to the training, His sensing has gotten better to the point where he can tell when someone has activated their magic, how much mana someone has and their control over their mana as well. And while he still can't move around well, he sometimes uses his sword as a way to navigate. That doesn't stop people from helping him, which he doesn't mind.
As Asta was relaxing, he sensed 3 familar auras from under the branch he was on. He then sense some mana circling around him. He then realized what was about to happen and managed to jump down before the wind activated. He landed on his feet and stood up to face the 3 auras in front of him.
"Nice try, Yuno." Asta said with a grin on his face.
"I knew that attack wasn't going to hit you in time." Yuno responded with a grin on his face as he throws Asta his katana, which he catches.
"Asta! What are you doing back here? You know the Grimoire Ceremony is today." Father Orsi scolded him.
"We got to hurry back and pick up the kids." Sister Lily said.
They all then headed out of the forest and back to the church where they live at. At the church, Nash, Recca, Aruru and Hollo was waiting in front of the church. The kids notice that they had made it back.
"You guys are back." Recca said.
"And you manage to find the troublemaker." Nash added which made Asta scoff.
"Alright kids, it's time to head out." Father Orsi told them.
The kids stood up and walked into a group with the older individuals. Aruru walked to Asta and held his hand. She wanted to help Asta walk and Asta wasn't going to tell her no so he just let her. The group then heads to the Grimoire Tower.
March, around the time when the firefly dandelion fluffs float around, All 15-years old are gathered to hold an awarding ceremony for grimoires. These grimoires increases a person's magic power. The group walks in the see a lot of people there as well.
"Wow." Nash exclaimed.
"There's a lot of people here." Sister Lady stated. She then sees that Asta is having some trouble. "Is something troubling you, Asta?"
"There's so many Auras. It's starting to give me a headache." Asta then close his eyes and started to focus his senses, getting a better image of the crowd. "OK, I'm good now."
"GREETINGS, YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN." Everyone turned their heads to the elder man speaking through a magic item.
"EACH OF YOU WILL BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY TODAY. I WISH YOU FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE. I AM THE MASTER OF THIS GRIMOIRE TOWER. WE HAVEN'T HAD A WIZARD KING FROM THIS AREA NOR HAD ONE ACHIEVE GREATNESS BY MAKING IT INTO THE MAGIC KNIGHTS."
"Wow, I can't believe I become a mage today."
"Hey look! Those are the orphan from the church."
"They look shabby. Do they really need Grimoires?"
"But the tall one is hot."
"WHO KNOWS? MAYBE ONE OF YOU WITH BECOME THE WIZARD KING... NO I'M SERIOUS HERE! NOW, IT IS TIME... FOR THE REWARDING OF THE GRIMOIRES."
As the master finished his speech, Asta sensed the grimoires in the book shelfs. They started to glow with mana and float to their new owners.
"This... Is my grimoire."
"Heh. Look, mine is bigger."
"Whatever, mine is thicker."
"Yes, Now I can leave this town and go to the city."
"I can take over the family business."
"I... guess I'll think about my future once there's more in my grimoire."
One person held his grimoire with a cocky grin. "heh. We're going to be taking the Magic Knights Exam in six months. We are sure to make it in." He said which caused others to 'oh' in amazement.
Sister Lily looked around the room to see everyone in joy and excitement about their new grimoires. Everyone... except Asta.
Asta held his head down in disappointment. Asta had doubts that he was going to get a grimoire, but he had hoped. Hoped that he would get a grimoire so he can finally do magic, but it didn't happen. He knew that he wasn't going to get one. Asta was then taken out of his thoughts as he sensed something amazing.
The area glowed up as they turned to the source of this light. It was Yuno... with the 4 leaf clover. The crowd was left in shock.
"A four leaf... from the legend?"
"The first wizard king has gotten one. It is said to represent great power and good luck."
"He got that grimoire?"
The glowing stop and Yuno catches the grimoire.
"I would be the first here to become the wizard king."
Everyone including Asta was in shock by what has occurred.
"Woah... WHOOAAAAAA! THAT'S AWESOME!"
"Yeah, Yuno!" One of the church kids shouted.
"He's the hope of this region!"
"You're Amazing!"
However, not everyone felt the same emotion of excitement. "But he's just a poor orphan. This got to be a mistake." One noble said in disbelief.
While Yuno was getting praises, Asta stood there, sort of surprised. He knew that Yuno was gifted with magic, but he didn't think that Yuno would get the four leaf. It was just one thing that gave Yuno an advantage over Asta. As everyone started to leave the tower, Asta stood there, in thought about what to make of this situation.
Asta then sees something. In front of him, was a stream of energy. This energy intrigued Asta as it didn't felt the same as what he usually sense. He sees that it was coming from outside, as if its trying to take him somewhere. He decides to follow the stream to see where it would lead him.
As The group was about to head out, Yuno sees that Asta was going a different way from the group so he decides to follow pursue. He was wondering, where is he going?
Outside the building
Asta kept following the stream until he stopped at a ball of energy. Asta was amazed by what he was seeing, the energy was in a circular motion, it was in 2 different colors of white and black and it had this glow to it. He noticed that the energy got brighter whenever his sword got near, so he decided to move his katana into the ball of energy. The energy then made two streams flow into the handle of the katana until the handle was black and white and the ball of energy has disappeared.
Yuno was trying to follow behind Asta, but he had lost him. As he was thinking about where he could have went, He is stopped by calling for his attention. He turned around to see the two nobles from the grimoire towers. One of them was angry while the other one wanted to leave.
"Maybe we can just forget this."
"We were supposed to be the stars today, But he stole that with his four leaf. I'm going to make sure you don't start your journey."
"Hey, don't you think you're being too harsh?"
The angry noble opened his grimoire. "I'll burn that book until it's nothing but ash."
The angry noble was about to use his grimoire to attack Yuno, but they both was suddenly attack by chains. The nobles and Yuno was tied up with chains, with the nobles knocked out cold.
Creation Magic: Magic Binding Iron Chain
"This spell restricts the magic and movements of those who are captured in it."
"Who the heck are you?" Yuno asked the mage who has him restrained.
"Well, I was a magic knight. Revchi of Chain Magic." Answered the man with long, messy hair and a scar on the left side of his face. "But now, I'm just a thief."
Revchi then picks up Yuno's grimoire. "Only those chosen gets to use this grimoire. But an underworld collector with pay big amounts for this grimoire."
"It's such a shame, really. Your legacy will end before it has even begin."
"NOW HOLD ON!" Someone shouted. Yuno and Revchi looked to see Asta running up to them with his katana in his hand. Asta stopped and pointed at the direction of the thief's aura. "WHAT IN THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!"
"Asta!"
"Oh, you're that boy who didn't get a grimoire." Revchi stated.
"Yeah. I'm that boy, you damn stalker. But that doesn't matter. A grimoire is something precious that belongs to its owner, so give his back." Asta demanded.
Revchi chuckled at what Asta said. "The outside world is where crooked deeds can be overlooked. Unfortunately, it seems that you will die before you get to see it."
"Oh yeah?" Asta then unsheathes his sword. "We'll see about that!" He then charges at Revchi.
"Asta, Run!" Yuno shouted.
"If you think I'm going to run from this disgrace, think again." Asta responded.
"Please, a mere boy like you is no match for me." Revchi created some magic chains and launched them at Asta, but Asta dodged them. This surprised Revchi but it wasn't enough to stop him. Asta was about to attack him, but he then sensed some focused mana around and before he knew it, Chains had wrapped themselves on him.
"You think this will stop me?"
"No. But this will."
Dance of the Pitless Viper!
The chains spread out, badly hurting Asta in the process. Revchi then sent one of the chains at Asta's sword, breaking the blade and making the mana in the sword fade away. The attack made Asta flew back into a wall, with the handle still in his hand.
'Damn, what a heavy blow. So this is a mage's power. I can't fight him with just my senses and physical strength.'
Revchi got close and placed his boot on Asta's shoulder. "Well, I go to say. That was quite a performance."
"You... Asshole! This sword was a gift."
"Well, you put up quite a struggle there, lad. And since you put up quite a show, I'll tell you something. These chains allows me to tell how much mana someone has. And you have absolutely zero mana in you."
Asta couldn't believe what he was hearing. Asta knew that he had low mana, but he didn't think it was that bad.
"You were probably born that way. No wonder you couldn't use magic. I never knew someone like you existed."
'No way. So no matter how hard I train, I can never use magic.'
"However, you aren't completely useless." What Revchi said caught Asta and Yuno off guard. "I know about your unique condition."
Asta and Yuno was shocked about what they was hearding.
"How long you been watching, you bastard?!" Asta asked angrily.
"Oh, I noticed it the moment you and your prodigy friend walked into the tower. Your scar was a dead giveaway. You are someone born with no eyesight but was given extraordinary talents in sensory. You are considered a rarity like your friend over there. You may not have magic, but I can use you for other things."
Asta got angry with the man's suggestion. "Like hell I'm going to be used to help you!"
"What can you do to stop me? You have no way to actually fight back." Asta tried to respond but couldn't. "Face it, your senses can't really do much for you. You were born a loser!"
Asta's spirit was shot. He thought about how it was impossible for someone like him to become a warrior. How Yuno was chosen by the four leaf while he has gained nothing. Asta thought there was no other choice but the give...
"Hey." Revchi looked at Yuno, still tied up in his chain.
"Who are you calling a loser? He may not have magic, but he has something that gives him a edge over you and even me. He's one of the few people I considered to be a challenge. So Asta isn't a loser, he's my rival." What Yuno said made Asta's eye wide. Asta then grabbed Revchi's leg.
"GET OFF ME!" Asta shouted as he squeezed his ankle, making Revchi stepped back. Asta got onto his knees.
"Sorry you have to see me like that Yuno. Give me a second and then I'll kick this guy's ass!" Asta said as his sword handle started to glow. There was a flash of black and white markings on the right side of his face. The area was covered in darkness and some light as a grimoire appeared out of nowhere and in front of Asta. The grimoire was surrounded by energy and on the cover was a 5 leaf clover, half black and white.
"Is this... My grimoire?" The handle in Asta's hand is absorbed in the grimoire.
"I knew it. There's no way Asta wouldn't have been chosen." Yuno said smiling.
The grimoire opened up and a katana has came out of one of the pages. The katana floated away from the page and towards Asta. Asta grabbed the handle and a shadow of a black being with wings appeared behind him.
"I don't understand, you have no magic. How did you get that grimoire and sword?! JUST WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU!?" Revchi said terrified as he shot chains at him. Asta's katana turned complete black, as did his eyes. He swung the sword at the chains, destroying them and making it vanish.
"He nullified my magic?!"
"Even without normal magic powers or my sight, I will become the wizard king!" Asta said. "MY MAGIC IS NEVER GIVING UP!" Asta said as he make a cut across Revchi's chest, causing blood to spill out and Revchi to pass out on the floor. Asta's katana and his eyes turned back to its original color and the katana went back into the grimoire.
"I got my own grimoire!" Asta said. Yuno got up and picked up his grimoire. "Hey Yuno, I got my own grimoire. I may not be able to see how it looks but its mine!" Asta said as he was hugging the grimoire to his face.
"It seems that you have saved my life again. I will repay my debt to you one day." Yuno said smiling. "Now what was that about you becoming the wizard king?"
"What? You thought you was going to be the wizard king without any competition?" Asta replied with a grin. Yuno smiled back as they got close and bumped their fist.
"We will see which one of us will be the wizard king."
And that was Chapter 3. Leave a review, favorite and follow for more of this story.
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