What is this? An extra chapter?! Why yes! It's Prisma Illya!
For those out of the loop, This is a special non-cannon side story/spin-off that I promised to make to celebrate the one year anniversary! I'm honestly really excited to write this as it's something that actually been on my mind for a while.
I will admit, this first chapter is a bit slow, but I plan to make sure that this is quite a bit faster than the main story. Hopefully, I'll be able to keep that promise!
I will say however, these special chapters won't be updated as often as the main story. But Special Chapter 2 will definitely be posted in the next update along with chapter 24.
The only thing I'm worried about is getting the characters right. So hopefully I do a good job on that!
Not much else needs to be said, so let get into this, shall we?
Illyaviel came walking into her room. Just after taking a bath and brushing her teeth. Already in her pajamas getting ready for bed.
"Took you long enough huh?" Her chocolate skin sister casual mentions as Illya walks into the room.
"You tend to take longer." Was Illya's reply.
"Well, I got to look my best," Chloe said as she shrugs and goes to take her turn in the bathroom. At times, It stills feel a bit weird that the person that was once trying to kill you now shares the same room as you.
Thought Illya gotten used to it by now.
It was a peaceful night for once, or well, as peaceful as it could be. No class cards to worry about. No supernatural forces working against you. Your life not constantly being in peril.
"And so another day as gone by." The cheerful, with a slightly metallic voice of Ruby, come out, with the rod floating around the. or to be more specialty around Illya. "Things have certainly been boring lately haven't they?"
"I like it." Answers Illya. "You can only take so much excitement. So right now, we all can finally relax a bit and have fun. It's something I feel everyone needs. Especially after fighting Berserker."
"That's not something a magical girl should say though! One should always be ready to fight whatever Evils the lurk in the night!" Ruby excitedly lets outs.
"Well, I mean, I'm pretty much ready, Only really need you to change." Illya points out as she hops onto her bed. putting her hands together as she stretches them out. "But I just want to spend a nice evening with oni-chan."
"Oh, thinking about him again. fufu, shame he's staying at a friend's place tonight huh?" Ruby comments.
"I-It's not like that!" Illya quickly denies.
"Sure it isn't. It's not like your reaction says anything. If you like, I could sneak to his friend's place an- GAH!" Ruby was going to finish before a pillow was swiftly thrown into it.
"S-shut up!" Illya response as red as could be.
"No need to be so harsh, Just trying to have some fun," Ruby said and it got back up.
Illya just sighs lightly, typical Ruby. Yawning a bit afterward.
Well, I'm going to sleep now. Goodnight Ruby." Illya said and she lays downs.
"Goodnight Ill-" Ruby would going to say, but then stops.
Huh, something... felt strange for the Kaleidostick. It was like a special distortion was just about to start... But it felt weird... Far different when compared what Ruby is normal.
Like, it felt like the second magic... but at the same Time, Ruby could tell it was something Different...
In fact, it was so different, the only reason Ruby could only feel it because it was so close. Ruby could have sworn it was right by this ho-
"ILLYA!" Ruby then screams "WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY!"
This properly made Illya jumps out of bed and face plant the floor.
With a quick 'ow.' She quickly brought her self up in a panic.
"What's happening Ruby?!" Illya panics as she looks around.
"Something going o-"
At the moment, the ground shakes, causing Illya to trip up a bit... Thought just as fast as it started.
"W-what's going on?" Ilya let out, somehow able to maintain her balance.
"I'm not sure, but from my senses, whatever happened happened right beside our house! We need to be ready for anything!" Ruby confirms.
With Illya's agreement, she grabs the Kaleidostick and quickly transforms into Prisma Illya. They didn't have any time to spare. They didn't know just what was going on, and for all they know, times was of the essence.
Of course, as the left, they ran into Chloe, who just like them, as just as confused about what was going on.
"Hey! The heck is going on?" Chloe suddenly asks her sister. "I was just brushing my teeth and suddenly a large Earthquake comes out of nowhere? The news didn't say anything about that!"
"There something weird happening outside! Ruby couldn't tell what's going on. So we decided to we need to make sure nothing bad happened!" Illya quickly told Chlo
e. As they didn't want to waste any more time then they have too "If you want to come just meet outside!"
And then Illya runs out. Leaving Chloe alone, still confused about... pretty much everything.
".That doesn't answer anything!" Chloe yells at her sister before sighing. "And here I thought we might be able to take a break."
Well, Chloe just shrugs at that thought. Regardless, whatever it has to be interesting...
Outside of her home. Illya comes out, with Chloe quickly after her, Wearing her usual outfit and them to look around. Only to find a crater sitting behind there house...
Thought with the amount of Dust and Smoke coming out from it, they couldn't see what was going on.
"The power I feel coming from inside that crater is very similar to that of a class card... Only much stronger." Ruby seriously warns them.
...Stronger? Just what are they about to face?
Chloe prepares her blades, and Ruby points her staff at the crater.
"Ugghhh..." A feminine and confused sounding voice groans out of the crater... As if the person was in pain.
Illya couldn't help but give an odd look at the crater. She was sure Chloe was doing the same thing.
It took every fiber of her being not to shoot at whatever it was that was coming out. So instead, she takes a step back.
"God... Did I hit my head or something...? Where am I...?" The voice let out again.
"...Hello?" Illya then asks whoever is in the crater.
"...Someone's here?!" The voice suddenly said, half relieved and there talking to someone, and half panic for the same reason. Illya could hear whoever it was pulling themselves up to their feet. "Yes Hello! Who's there?"
As the person said, the dust and smoke finally start to clear. And the two young girls could finally see just who they were talking too.
Both Illya and Chloe then made eye contact with a young lady, one with long white hair and deep red eyes...
The two stared for a moment in shock.
'Mama..?' was the first thought that came in the mind of both girls. At first, she looks just like their mother. But after a second take, they realize that she was way too young. The person they were staring at in fact looks to be around Shriou's age.
She was like an older looking Illya or a younger-looking Irisviel.
The person in question looked to be just as shocked as she stared at the two.
"...What...?" The person said amazingly, taking a step back.
Sadly, that step back just happened to step on a loose rock. One that just happened to cause the person to lose her footing. The fact that the ground she was on was sloped did not help either.
And so she fell backward.
"Wh- GAK!" The person in question quickly said before she feels back on the ground with a thud. Her body becoming motionless.
And it became deadly silent for a moment there.
"...W-wait!" Illya quickly said on realizing what happened. She then hopped down in the crater. and looked over her older lookalike. She quickly went and felt for a pulse.
Illya was relieved to find that she was still breathing and had a pulse. The fall only knocking her out.
"Thank goodness," Illya said. Sure, she didn't know who this was. But the idea of watching someone who looks like an older version of you dying in front of you in such an unexpected way is...
Yea...
"Well, I certainly count that was a win in our book!" Ruby suddenly said.
"Ruby! She could have died!" Illya scorns it.
"Hey hey! I'm just trying to lighten the mood!" Ruby tries to defend itself to no avail.
"Ok, well how about instead of bricking about something so useless. How about instead we focus on just who this person is." Chloe cuts in, who already was crouch down beside the person. Poking her cheek, though she doesn't get any reaction. "I wonder who she is. And what happened to her."
"Maybe's she Illya from the future!" ruby quickly said. "Maybe something terrible happened in her time, and she came back to warn everyone!"
They just ignore Ruby's wild claim.
"... let's bring her back inside." Illya then said as she looks over the young women.
"Eh? A bit risky don't you think?" Chloe said. "I mean sure she cute and all, but letting a random stranger into your house isn't a good idea, even if they happened to look like you."
"Well... We can't just leave her right?" Illya argues. "That wouldn't be right.
"I agree! I'm sure someone will come to investigate sooner or later. And I think it'd be best that they don't find an unconscious teen lying in the middle of a hole." Ruby agrees with Illya. "Also, if we want to figure out just what's going on. It'd be best to ask her when she wakes up."
"I suppose that's that," Chloe admits. "But one of us has to distract Leysritt and more importantly Sella while we bring her in. And I'm certainly not going to be the one who carries her in."
Illya blankly stares at her sister... Yea, this is what she should expect from her.
"...This just feels wrong Archer." Ai mentally said to her Servant.
"Trust me, if we want to have any hope of finding out anything about our current predicament. It's following the girl." Archer replies.
"Girls." Ai corrects her Servant. "There two of them... I don't think they like each other very much."
In the dead of night, Ai, wearing her cloak, was a top of one of the many buildings that stand in Fuyuki city. And at the very moment, she was 'Stalking' two girls.
And by stalking, I mean she was very far away from them and had to strengthen her eyes to see them.
And by far away, I mean she's at least half a kilometer(Around 547 yards) away. It a rare occasion where she was actually happy that Archer is her Servant.
But It's safe to say that she had no idea what they are even talking about.
She could get close enough to hear the two if she wants to, but doing so might risk her being discovered. And that was something she rather avoids until she feels it's safe enough.
In fact, at first, Ai was planning to talk to the two, they did look
to be around her age after all. But Archer shot down that Idea. Saying that they should keep their distance for now and watch.
"Regardless, there both Magus, we know that much," Archer told her.
"Ok, but I don't know what this has to do with anything involving us. Right now all there doing is... investigating a random hole in the ground." Ai counters.
"Crater to be more precise, but just take a second to think. Before coming here. They came to the exact place that we woke up in." Archer told her.
"I know that. I was there." Ai said, sighing a bit at the thought. "We just barely got away without them noticing that we were even there... Talk about a near heart attack. Though it's strange that you react as you did. You acted like you knew them or something."
"Then answer this, why would they come to this Crater just after investigating where we were?" Archer asks Ai, as well as ingoing Ai comment. Which is something Ai fully expected from her Servant.
So Ai just lets it go for now... Deciding that it'd be best to bring it up during a time where he'll have to answer... Whenever that is.
"... Oh. I think I know." Ai said as the gears in her head turn. "...That would mean that someone from our world also woke up here at some point, right?"
"It's not a guarantee, but yes, that is exactly what I'm thinking," Archer confirms. "It's also the only real lead we have at the moment."
Granted all they've done till this point is stalk the strange duo...
"... I think they're arguing about something." Ai mentions as she keeps watching the girls. "I don't know about what, however."
"And if that's the case, then how many people from your world came here?" Archer wonders. "If I were to take a random guess out of everyone we know. I would say either Isaiviel or Keiichi."
Ai hopes it's not the former.
"... Now they're just fighting. so I assume whatever they talked about didn't go well..." Ai points out. Feeling a bit dumb for even watching up to this point. "Can we stop stalking them now? It seems like we won't learn any more from the two."
This time it was archer turn to sigh in annoyance. Though it wasn't because of Ai.
"We'll follow them for a bit longer," Archer said. "But I doubt we'll learn anymore if we stay this far. I suggest we get close enough to hear them."
"That's risky, they can find us if we get that close," Ai told him.
"Yea, but even if they do, we've already got something out of them. So we can easily retreat if we have too." Archer told her. "No way some magus will be able to keep up with a Servant anyways."
...She supposes that is true.
"But what happens in case we can't just run away?" Ai asks her Servant.
"... Then we just subdue them." Archer said after a pause. "You shouldn't need to use any of your Noble Phantasm, while Magus, they're still human in the end, which is nothing when compared to a Servant. Our magical resistance also should be strong enough for us to shrug off most of there magecraft."
Thought Ai had a strange, gut-wrenching feeling about this.
"... I get the feeling that this is going to end horribly for us." Ai said, as she silently starts to get closer.
The girl young ladies were breathing heavily, face bruces and sore all over.
"Why do you always have to start something you pissy stuck up!" Rin Tohsaka yells at her companion. "You have no right to blame me for anything!
"Well perhaps if you use your brain for once and properly prepare. We couldn't have avoided this dead-end!" Luviagelita Edelfelt counters.
"Please, this is just as much as your fault then it is mine," Rin told her. "Ugh... if I knew it turns out like this. I would have brought Illya along."
"So you admit your incompetence?" Luvia wonders with a smirk.
"Please, if anything your the same, you could and also gotten Miyu," Rin snaps back.
"Tch..." Luvia's smirk was gone. Quickly realizing she doesn't have any counters. "Well, whatever, I don't need to do anything anyways, you tend to make a fool of yourself anyway."
"Why you..." Rin practically growls out. "Well... Either way, we're not going to come out of this with nothing."
Without another word, Rin pulls out some jewels from her pocket and tosses them at a seemingly random roof. With said Jewels bursting out into bright lights, much like a flash blag.
"Gah! At least warn me you dumb broad!" Luvia shouts as her eyes were temporally blinded.
Rin snickers inwardly at Luvia distress.
Luckily, as Rin has planned, someone cover in a cloak jumps off the building, he or she probably thought it was some kind an explosion of some kind, and just reacted by pure instinct.
Thought the person didn't seem to be affected by the flashes, the Cloak most likely shielding their eyes.
However, the person, being too distracted by the jewels she first time, didn't notice that Rin toss some more jewels where the cloaked figure was landing.
Rin hopes that using all of this money was worth it.
When the figure landed, the jewels activated. And the surrounding area was suddenly forced upon by a crushing pressure, with, as intended, forced the cloaked figure to their knees.
"G-Gah!" The surprisingly feminine voice let out as she was forced to the ground. hood looking straight down at the ground. "T-The hell is this?"
The tone of her voice was shaking a bit, but the shaking wasn't in fear.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Rin triumphantly smirks. "Did you think we didn't notice you beforehand? I just didn't do anything cause I thought it wasn't anything... but clearly, that wasn't the case. After all, you've been following us right? You have to know something about this then."
Granted Rin and Luvia only just realize that a couple of minutes ago, but that wasn't something they were going to admit.
The cloaked figure then struggled to push there hooded head up, which was something... very concerning for the young magus. With the amount of power in those jewels, even an experience magus wouldn't be able to move, at least until the jewels run out of prana. She shouldn't be able to move her head.
"Oi, Luvia, get your butt here." Rin shouts at her 'Teammate.' Who was at the current moment, cussing out Rin.
"You dumb savage! You just wanted to claim the victory for yourself." Luvia shouts.
"Shut up! Right now we have more important things to focus on." Rin told her.
"... You both sound like the villains here." The figure plainly states. Not sounding Amused by this.
"Says the one who was hiding in the shadows, and from what I can assume, stalking two girls at night." Rin counters.
"... Well. You and your friends are Magus, and most Magus are not people to be trusted." The figure snaps back. Having no real answer towards Rin's words
Rin... couldn't blame her for thinking that. After all, most Magi... well... They're not good people.
But that brings up a question.
"Are you not a magus yourself?" Rin asks.
The cloaked figure was silent for a while, thinking.
"Depends on the viewpoint." She finally answers. "Though honestly, I don't know much. I'm probably a beginner."
"...Beginner?" Rin questionably says.
"Do you take us for a fool?" Luvia cuts in. "The fact that you could even resist those jewels disproves your claim."
"..." The figure didn't say anything...
But then, slowly, and with what seems to be a lot of effort. She struggles to stand back up through the Jewels.
"I don't want to fight you two." The figure said, noticing that the two were just about to barrage her with a bunch of those jewels. Though strangely, Rin couldn't help but feel she was more worried about hurting her and Luvia then getting hurt herself. Was she so sure of herself that she could take on both her and Luvia...? "I just want answers."
"Answers...?" Rin questionable asks.
"The playground you investigated a couple of hours back? That where I woke up. I don't even know why or how I got there." She said. "And I figured both of you knew what you were doing, so I decided to follow you two, and hopefully figure out what was going on."
Rin couldn't help but feel a bit prideful on hearing that. That was certainly the right call on her part.
"But you didn't want to approach us because you felt it wasn't the safest choice." Luvia guesses with the person nodding. "... While I can certainly understand that. We have no reason to believe you."
"I suppose you don't," Ai said. "But it's really all I can say."
"You claim to be a beginner magus. but your actions prove otherwise." Rin says.
"... I'm special." the person said. "I cannot say more."
...But at that moment, the jewels run out of parna, and the cloaked figure is freed from the pressure.
It was clear that the hooded figure first instinct was to run. But she resists those instincts and stood her ground, either she just wants to talk, or she was sure could take both of them down.
"Please don't do that again," Ai tells them, still somewhat recovering from the jewels. "If you do I'll be forced to take rather violent measures. and trust me, I'm quite the violent girl when I have to be."
"...Threating people is not the way to convince people." Rin had a bit of a bored expression, and couldn't help.
"As much as I dislike the brute, she has a point." Luvia agrees.
At this point, the figure was starting to get fend up with this.
"..." The figure remains silent.
"So with that said, just how can we believe you? Frankly, with everything I've seen so far. I hardly see any reason to trust you." Rin told her. "Granted, you haven't attacked us yet. But you could just be waiting for the right moment to attack."
Admittedly, the two of them rather not get into a fight if possible. As said before, the person was sure she could win a fight, even if it's a 2v1. So either she's being overconfident. Or they would have another Bazett or Chloe situation on their hands.
As in, the two getting their shit kicked in. And honestly, that was something both
Rin and Luvia rather avoid.
... And with how she could resist her jewels... And even looking completely fine after the effect of said jewels... she's sort of leaning towards the latter.
Again, they could be wrong and she is, in fact, pretty weak... but if the Chloe situation taught them anything, it's to never underestimate your opponent.
"...With that said, I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt." Rin finally answers. "But I would like to ensure our safety first. If you don't mind."
"I can give my word." The hooded person said.
"... Uh, I'm not sure that will cut it." Rin couldn't help but say as she stared.
"Please, I think it'd be for the best if I were to handle this rather then you" Luvia quickly said.
"H-hey! don't just butt in you copycat!" Rin quickly said.
"Quiet you. Now, let think for a second here. We have similar goals yes? You want to get to the bottom of this just like us right?" Luvia asks.
"Yes, I'm sure that if I can solve this problem, I can return home somehow. And I need to get back, I have someone waiting for me." She said.
"Yes Yes." Luvia nods to herself. "Then the best course of action is to work together, don't you agree?"
"I do agree with that. But what's with the sudden change of attitude? I thought you didn't trust me." She asks, sounding a bit suspicious.
Oh, Luvia certainly doesn't trust her at all. But in that case, she needs to bring her to some people who could possibly take her on.
"Then I think it'd be best if you've met with some others that we work with," Luvia said. "You know, so you can get to know them."
The figure went quiet again for a bit. Considering her possible options.
Luckily it didn't take long for her to come to a decision.
"Very well, I'm willing to take the risk." She said. "But if this turns out to be a trap..."
Her eyes narrow slightly.
"Don't expect me to be the forgiving type." She warns them again.
... Well, that's just a risk they have to take.
"It seems that we've come to an understanding then," Luvia said, smirking as she takes a trumpet glace at a disgruntled Rin.
"I could have done that too..." Rin quietly said.
"In any case, as a symbol of trust. My name is Ai Toritsukare" Ai then said as she removed her hood. "I hope we will get along in the future."
...And the two just stared at Ai's face.
"... What? Is there something on my face?" Ai couldn't help but ask, feeling a bit weirded out by them.
And all they could think about was her Short red hair and golden-brown eyes... In a strange way. she kind of looks like...
Things suddenly felt very awkward...
"...Uh...Nothing! nothing at all!" Rin quickly said with a fake cough. "Let's... just go shall we?"
"...I agree..." Luvia said after a pause. "It's best we get to the bottom of this as soon as possible."
Ai gave the two quite the odd look before ultimately shrugging it off. Whatever it was, it couldn't have been that important.
A/Ns: Poor showing Isai, poor showing, the very first moments in this story, and she almost off herself. That doesn't bold well. Still, it's a good thing Illya is such a good girl, willing to help even though she doesn't know her! Chloe, not so much. Ruby is well... Ruby... Probably one of the few things more perverted then Issei, and that's saying something.
Speaking of Ai, she meets with Rin and Luiva already! In not... the best of ways, but things seem to have worked out... for now. Her reaction to Illya, Chloe and Miyu will certainly be something to look forward too. And I'm sure everyone can guess how she'll react to Ruby.
Also, just in case any of you are worried, don't worry, DxD is still very much in this. And we'll be seeing a DxD character in the next chapter.
So, with that all said and done, please let me know of any errors in my writing, and I'll see you all in the next chapter!