An: Ok this story will be based on the anime's version of the events as I have only watched the anime completely but some elements from the manga may accidentally be added. (If you know where I can find the light novels for free, please message me) My update schedule will be random, and I have no clue if I will even finish the story but we will see. Onto the full summary: The Empire and Nebulis Sovereignty have been at war for hundreds of years. Iska, born of the empire but being able to wield astral power sets to end this war once and for all. But what will happen when his chosen route gives him a minor setback.

Chapter 1

The wind howled past the bleak grey walls. The talk of rustling chains made a choir of noise. Emotionless walls keep anything from affecting it from the inside or out.

The draconic wind raged until.

*Clash**Clash**Clash**Clash**Clash*

Several dozen bars imprisoning the people inside fell at once all collapsing to the ground as if they fell dead. Standing in the centre of the chaotic prison ilal stood a boy emitting the authority of a champion. A black cape trimmed with gold, plan pitch black pants matching a vest-jacket hybrid that has its edge mirroring the capes. A grey band held his left arm with a white symbol on it. Striped white shirt with sparse blue highlights along the arm and neck. The figures' storm cloud eyes surveyed his work through his night black hair that rustle in the abnormal indoor wind at times revealing a strange green glow. A sky black sword with a diamond embedded at the base clung to his left.

"I missed one" the boy spoke as he drew his swords and approached the only intact cell as the residence of the other crept to their now destroyed cells.

The swordsmen 'opened' the last cell with a single slash of his sword and walked inside to find a child with candy pink hair reaching her legs in a plain prisoner dress.

"You're wearing an armband, stay back" The girl coward in fear, shrinking into the corner of her cell. The soldier approached the pinkette raising his sword as dread filled the prisoner.

*Clink*

The shackles on her wrist and ankle fell to the lifeless floor spit in perfect halves. The obsidian sword now stopped centimetres above the floor as if it had teleported from its last position. "Huh"

"Quick, come with me" Grabbing the girl's wrist and bringing her out of the cell to where the others had started to gather. The boy reached into his pocket and pulled out a box. "Quickly put these on your crest." taking something out of the box before handing the box to a nearby prisoner. He then handed the thing from the box to the pinkette which she observed to be a patch that matches her skin.

With the patches applied the soldier led the group rushing through the maze of corridors to a reinforced steel door. A seemingly random code was dialled into a keypad besides steel giant which proposed to set aside.

"Take this, it's not much" The dark figure gave the close person a fist full of objects. If you looked closer you could see a handful of notes, coins and candy. "

"You have to run" He addressed the group. "Follow the path, it will take you out of the city" Stepping back from the door the night hair boy allowed their passage.

–Time Skip–

"Iska, you have been charged with assisting in the escape of a group of imprisoned enemy witches. How do you plead" A almost robotic voice filled the room void of any light sept nine ominously floating screens and a terminal. At the terminal resides the black-haired soldier however no longer in uniform and now in plain white clothes.

"Not guilty" Iska respond

"So are you saying that you did not participate in the jail break" another screen spoke.

"Not so. They were not our enemy" Iska corrected

"Are you implying you align with the Sovereignty" the floating blue square on the far left spoke.

"No, none of those Astral mages were combatants. They are citizens" clarified Iska

"Those witches were marked by the devil and must be marked as so."

"Even so, if you tell us the names of the witches that broke in with you, your sentence may be reduced" a screen on the right spoke

"I did not collaborate with anyone" Iska insisted.

"Don't be foolish and lie. We detected an air astral art, however none of those prisoners possessed an air art." the first screen began.

"Now reveal the identity of the witch spies" another finished

"I was not aware of an air art being used" Iska spoke without backing down

"It doesn't matter, we will find them eventually. For your crimes against the empire, you shall be stripped of all your titles and be given a life sentence." the centre screen spoke as all light in the room faded. "Take him away."

–Time Skip–

(1 year)

The scene is almost identical to the one from a year ago when Iska was sentenced only now his hair was quite a bit longer.

"Prisoner Iska. A year ago, you were charged with treason for the crime of aiding in the assistance of the escape of several witches and stripped of your title of saint disciple. Is that all correct" The same robotic like voice that began his trial spoke

"Yes" Iska quietly responded.

"Well as of today you are being released" a screen spoke as Iska lifted his neck at speeds one would think to be impossible.

"Our nation has been at war with the witches for a hundred years" A screen began only to be followed quickly by another.

"Your crime was a treasonous one"

"However, we are prepared to give you a chance to redeem yourself"

"Our enemy that now call themselves astral mages"

You will be taking one down but not just any witch, a descendant of the Grand witch Nebulas that turned our empire to a sea of flames a hundred years ago."

"Like all her descendance she is a purebred and has great astral power"

"That's true, I have battled against them many times" Iska inserted.

"Your target is the fiercest among them, The Ice Calamity Witch."

"The Ice Calamity Witch" Iska repeated by was quickly distracted by a noise behind him. He turned to find an open box containing his sky black sword and another shorter white and gold sword with a sapphire embedded into the guard.

"Iska, successor of the black steel. For the time being you are free" "You will find a transport vehicle waiting for you in 17 hours to take you to the front lines, we will supply and resources you need"

Face the screens again Iska spoke "There are three members I would like in my unit."

An: And there I have made a thousand words out of less than 5 minutes of show time. So I went and gave air to Iska but what are some other good possibilities he could have had for his astral power. See you whenever I feel bothered to write next.