Meanwhile everyone was talking with each other. "I still can't believe that that damned Devil was able to survive your strongest move!" Raya complained to Licht. His friend nodded thoughtfully, "well, he did say, or at least think that nothing from the world of the living could harm him. But Anti-Magic seems to work, and the future versions of Lemiel and I are able to harm him with our magic because of what we'd done in the past" Licht replied. "Dark Magic might also effect him, he kept dodging out of the way of Mister Yami's attacks after all" Patry added. "Oh! Yes, that's right! So that's also another potential weakness we can work with" Lemiel agreed, hand on his chin in thought. This time the break passed quickly for everyone, and in seemingly no time at all, Bethany had returned, "so, did everyone have a good break? Nice and relaxed now?" she asked as they all took their seats. Everyone stared at her, causing the young woman to sigh. "Alright, I know, I know, onto the next Veiwing" the Card Mage replied with an eye roll.
In a broken tunnel was a sphere of Dark Magic, around which flowed the Devil's purple mass, until it all drained out. After it was gone, the Dark Magic faded, allowing Yami and Charla to finally get to their feet again.
Licht let out a sigh of relief, "I'm glad they're okay. I'm very grateful to this Yami for protecting Charla, even though she's his enemy" he said.
The Healing Brier Spell around the Elf's arm faded, as she looked up, "Licht's Ultimate Move seems to be working, he couldn't withstand it's power" she said, remembering the vision she'd seen as her Leader had drawn upon her Mana and launched the Spell. "I still can't wrap my head around how killer that spell was. It really saved our asses though. Only problem is we got sent all the way down here" Yami said. He raised his arm, "hey and thanks for fixin' my arm, you're kinda nice after all" he commented, turning to Charla. "Ha, I just wanted us to be even" she replied in disinterest. The Magic Knight Captain clenched his fist, 'I might have one more Dimension Slash in me,' he thought, before turning to look back up at where they came from, 'but I can feel that evil Mana and Ki from here. Does that mean Elf Boy's best attack wasn't enough?' he asked himself, before sighing mentally, 'I wanna jump back in there, but until I have a plan, I'd better wait. For whatever reason, my Dark Magic seemed to be a match for that Devil. I guess all I need to do now is land one final hit on him,' Yami placed his hand on his sword in preparation.
'The only other contender we've got, is the one guy with no Magic at all' he thought.
Black Clover
Asta tried to concentrate as much anti-Magic as he could into the Demon-Slayer Sword. "The weapon he's using belongs to Licht," Lemiel said in surprise. "what happened?" he asked in confusion. Secre floated down on a spear that she had gotten from the Devil's 'Tempest of Blades Spell' "after Lichts Grimoire changed, it became possible for evil beings to use it. And then, when it made contact with a different Devil it apparently gained the power of anti-magic" she explained. Asta groaned as he tried to control the massive amount of anti-magic that he was concentrating into his sword, 'oh crap! I think I'm over doing it!' he thought in worry. Suddenly the sword launched itself forward, pulling the teen with it.
"Why did it do that?" Tettia asked in confusion. "Anti-magic kind of has a mind of it's own you could say. When in the presence of strong magic, it automatically seeks to eliminate it. When Asta first used that form, he was fighting a powerful mage who adsorbed a lot of Mana from the Human Fana after she had been freed of your Soul," Bethany explained, gesturing to Elf Fana, "the two were fighting and Asta used his Black Form for the first time. Eventually the idiot understood that he couldn't beat Asta with magic and tried to fly away, but unfortunately for him, Asta's anti-magic was drawn to his massive amount of Mana like a moth to a flame, and no matter where his opponent flew, Asta was able to follow as his anti-magic chased him down. It's the same in this case. That's why it's so hard for him to control his abilities right now" she finished. Everyone nodded in understanding, "wow! Anti-magic sounds amazing!" Lemiel replied with a smile. The young woman grinned, "you have the same views in the future Your Highness, even though you did get hit in the face by Asta's sword accidentally" she replied.
"He what? seriously?" Tettia asked, "well he does have extremely powerful Mana, the kind that anti-magic might try to destroy" Licht decided. The Prince pouted, "doesn't mean I want to get hit in the face by a giant sword" he muttered, rubbing the phantom pain, as though he could already feel it. Bethany smiled, "let's continue, shall we?"
The anti-magic then pulled him towards the Devil who laughed at him, "you clearly have no control over that ability" he mocked, countering with his trident, but when Asta's sword came into contact with it, one of the prongs was broken clean off, much to the creatures shock.
"Yeah, go Asta!" Tettia cheered.
'He broke a trident from the other world. It's supposed to trap Magic and warp space, but none of that worked against him' he thought, turning to look back at the boy who was still being dragged along by the sword. It pulled him up, and then down and back towards him again, "wo-oah okay! Wah!" Asta cried. "I don't know what Devil you got that 'special' talent from, regardless, I suggest you learn your place" the Word-Soul Devil said. The boy grunted as he kept being dragged through the air. "Word Soul Magic: vouser nebit touryu! Vouto dereu e osu!" he cried and three more portals opened up, which even more of his mass came from.
Everyone was horrified. Patry whimpered, "oh god, we really are gonna die this time!" he exclaimed, putting his head in his hands, "I'm sorry! If I hadn't let him get my Grimoire, he couldn't even summon that stuff! And if I hadn't allowed him to unseal himself in the first place, the world wouldn't be in danger right now in the future!" he sobbed, guilt wracking his heart endlessly. "That's not true. We were all used in that monster's plot, and we all bear responsibility for it," Raya began, causing the boy to uncover his face, "even though we ended up being used, that's no reason for us to give up. I know our future selves won't, so we have to steel ourselves this time. None of us will allow this future to come to pass, we just have to fight for it instead of letting what we see here break our spirits. Just like what the future version of Licht said, right?" he asked. The boy dried his tears, "yeah- we can do this, together" he replied. Everyone agreed, before turning there attention back to the screen.
"Stourt ecedoca" heads made out of the purple stuff rose up, with mouths and very sharp teeth. They now surrounded the boy completely. As he was unable to stop, the heads swarmed him, attacking Asta and tearing through the clothes and flesh of his sides, and causing him to cry out in pain.
"Oh no, Asta!" Fana cried in worry for the boy who was trying so hard to save them all. Everyone watched nervously.
But he gritted his teeth against the pain and opened his eyes- just in time to see a giant head looming over him. Before he could get eaten a flash of light burst through the head, revealing Lemiel who grabbed Asta and tried to help guide him away from attacks. "Thanks for getting' me out of there!" the boy said gratefully to the First Wizard King, before his sword automatically slammed itself up into the Light Mage's face, knocking him into the nearest wall, hard! "Oh crap, I didn't mean to do that!" Asta cried frantically in apology.
"See? Slammed in the face, and into a wall" Bethany commented. Everyone winced, "I see what you mean about Anti-Magic" Lemiel replied, again rubbing at the side of his face that had been hit as though he could already feel it.
Patry used his Light Swords of Conviction, while Yuno used his Tornado Fang Spell on the Mass, but it still just absorbed their magic and had no other effects. The Elf cursed, "Damn" 'just as I thought, our attacks are useless against his abilities' he thought, remembering when Lemiel and Secre had arrived and how the human Prince's attacks had decimated the mass, 'even with the Four-Leaf on our side, we can't win!' Patry clenched his teeth so hard they began to grind against each other, 'there's only one thing left for me to do now,' he thought in extreme nervousness, 'here I go! And this time it won't be to hurt other people, but to protect them!' focusing, Black Light suddenly began to gather around the Elf's hands.
The current Patry's eyes widened, "wait, am I doing what I think I'm doing?" he asked in shock. He had no idea if that would actually work, or if it would just cause more problems for everyone. The 15-year-old Elf pulled his knees up to his chest, 'please let it work. Please just let me be able to help for once!' he begged in his mind.
'Demon Light Magic: Light Swords of Conviction!' he thought, shooting the blades of black light at the Mass, destroying several heads, "it worked!" Patry exclaimed in tense relief. "Ah yes, the Elf chosen by the Four-Leaf. You're on the wrong side though, which means your efforts are utterly wasted" the Devil exclaimed.
"Like hell I'm on the wrong side, I'd rather die than join you, you bastard!" the boy exclaimed. "Woah Patry, language! Your mother would have my head if she heard you talking like that, Leader of our Tribe or not" Licht reprimanded. Patry shrunk in his seat when he realised what he'd said, "I'm sorry" he replied. "Well, I suppose with all the excitement in this room, it's only natural that you'd pick up on the words. Just make sure never to say them again when we get back home" the older Elf replied with a wink.
Yuno was gathering mana with his Wind Magic, while Asta was still struggling to control all the anti-magic he was using. 'Everyone else is pushing their limits on their magic, I need to be able to do that too! should I make it take shape, and try to hold it there?' Asta thought, groaning, "come on!" he shouted. The Anti-magic began to flow back into the sword.
"He's doing it!" Vetto exclaimed in excitement.
Meanwhile, Lemiel was still in the smoking crater in the wall, trying to recover from the hit he'd taken. Secre floated up, "are you alright your highness?" she asked in worry. "That really hurt," he groaned, before perking up and smiling, "anti-magic is amazing! I probably won't be able to use my power for a while" the young man replied. Secre frowned, "sounds like you're not alright then," she replied. "It's not very likely to work," she began, turning to look up at Asta as she spoke now, "but I can bind it using me Sealing Magic, then maybe I can get control of it-" "Secre," Lemiel interrupted seriously, looking up at Asta as the anti-magic flowed back into the Demon-Slayer Sword, "It'll be fine" he replied. Asta was struggling to draw the anti-magic back into his blade. "It takes you so long to do everything Asta," Yuno said as Wind Magic flowed around him, sweat dripping down his face, "hurry up!" he demanded. Asta gaped up at him, as not only Wind Magic, but what seemed to be the remains of magic power in the very air around him coalesced into a blade, "if you can't use your power to it's full potential, then how can you ever be," Yuno began as he grabbed the newly created swords handle, 'the Wizard King!" he cried as he slashed at the mouths, destroying them in one attack.
Asta gaped at his Rival, while Lemiel smiled, 'our magic had dispersed into the air, but he used his wind to condense it, and made it into a weapon that could combat the Devil's attacks' he thought. "He's grown significantly stronger, over the course of a single battle" Licht added, also smiling. Yuno grinned, 'Wind Spirit Creation Magic: Spirit of Zephyr!' he thought, his completed weapon shown in all it's glory.
"Oh my gosh! Our son is the best!" Tettia squealed in excitement at seeing this. Licht beamed with great pride. No matter who their son ended up being in this new life, he would always be proud of who he had managed to become in the future that would never be.
Asta gaped for a moment, before grinning, "yeah, yeah, I was getting there, I just needed a sec" he replied, as Anti-magic flowed over more of his body, including giving him a second pointy horn on his head in addition to his Weg. The anti-magic had also increased the length of the Demon Slayer Sword. "See, you can do it if you try" Yuno said with a smile. Asta grinned in triumph, "'course I can! cause I'm the guy who's gonna be the next Wizard King!" he replied. The Sword was then shown in it's new form, 'Anti-magic Demon-Slayer Sword: Black Divider!' Asta thought.
"Wow, I must admit I had never thought that that would be possible" Licht said in amazement. Raya turned to his friend, "that what wasn't possible?" he asked. "Well, the swords are already anti-magic weapons now. I wasn't sure pushing more anti-magic into them would do much of anything. But it looks like I was wrong" the Elf Leader replied with a smile.
Patry was shocked, 'that one too? they both evolved so quickly' he thought. Lemiel stared at the half-Elf boy, "he's got a Wind attribute as well as Sword Magic" he said, before gasping in realisation.
"Don't think I'm not proud too- I have the most amazing Nephew ever!" the current Lemiel exclaimed with a grin. Both Licht and Tettia smiled at the excited young man.
He remembered his sister, 'yes, that makes sense' he thought, "amazing. But what about the boy using the Five-Leaf Grimoire?" the former Prince asked, "who is he?" "he's a foolish boy born with no Magic, and he's always barrelling into things head-on. That said, he tries harder than anyone in the Kingdom! And he will never give up! Stubborn, to a fault" Secre explained. "How do you like me now, ya big jerk!? I one-up'd ya!" Asta asked of his Rival, grinning, but he was already starting to strain, 'I finally gave it shape, but I don't feel like I can keep it goin' for much longer' he thought. Yuno seemed to notice this, "hang in there as long as you can. At least until we cut this guy down" he replied. 'It'll only take a second' he thought as both boys shot forwards in a blur of speed. The two of them cut through the 'heads' of Zagred's mass before heading towards the bastard himself. "You're lively, I'll give you that, but at that speed, I'm not sure you'll be able to reach me!~" the Devil sang the last part. Yuno held his sword in front of him, before Asta moved in front. Yuno then created a huge whirlwind that propelled his friend forwards faster.
The Devil gasped in surprise. Asta cried out as he was pushed forwards, before stabbing his sword right through the evil entity's chest.
"Yes!" Tettia and Fana cheered. "That had to have done it!" Vetto cried.
Zagred moaned in pain.
"Ha! See how you like it!" Patry called, remembering vividly the scene where he had stabbed him all over his body with Iron Lances.
'That wretched Wind Magic, it made him faster' he thought.
"Heck yeah it did!" Tettia exclaimed.
'The anti-magic pursued the wind, and the wind travelled through the void. That was a brilliant combination' Licht thought. "They, did it" Patry said weakly, daring to hope- Lemiel and Secre watched in anticipation. The Devil released his trident, gasping in pain and furious horror. The screen turned black for a moment, "you putrid trash" he growled.
Everyone gasped in horror, "but how!? Asta stabbed him in the heart!" Vetto cried. Raya gripped his head, "I think my brain is melting" he groaned. "Damn it, they were so close!" Patry cried in disbelief.
Asta gasped as mouths opened all over Zagred's body, "how dare you, I'll kill you all, it's over, I'll kill you all, don't bother resisting, how dare you, I'll tear you apart!"
Everyone, both on and off the screen stared in absolute horror as the scene played on, the numerous garbled voices and mouths terrifying everyone. Both Tettia and Patry clung to Licht in fear, Vetto stared speechlessly at the screen, Raya went boneless in his chair and Fana began crying. Lemiel stared in speechless horror at the screen, 'how can we possibly beat this monster, either in this future or in our own?!' he thought desperately.
The Devil's heart grew out of his chest, laughing. 'I pierced his heart. And then it just popped up somewhere else!?' Asta thought in disbelief. All the mouths began incantations in his language. Asta managed to block the attacks sent at him by the mass's 'heads' with the flat of his blade, but he was knocked all the way back to where Yuno was. "I'm going to exterminate every single one of you!" the Devil cried, as even more portals appeared in response to the spells and even more of the Mass poured out.
Many people began crying, hopelessness overtaking them, "if he can really summon so much of that stuff, then that means we never stood a chance in the first place!" Patry whimpered, shaking in absolute horror, voice trembling hard from just how terrified he felt. Tears built up in his eyes, "we're all gonna die" he sobbed. "No, you won't" Bethany suddenly spoke up with authority. Everyone turned to her in surprise. The Card Mage was standing, Staff out and clenched in a fist, radiating with power. "This isn't over yet, so you can't give up. If you all give up now, you'll have lost before you even had a chance to try. So be strong, because you still have a chance" she said. Staring back at her, the 15-year-old Elf remembered why he was here, why they were all here, 'we have to fight the fear. If we let hopelessness consume us, we'll have absolutely no chance of preventing this. We can't give up now!' Patry clenched his fists and dried his eyes, before turning back to the screen, 'we have the believe in each other and in ourselves. We'll win, somehow' he thought.
After everyone had calmed down enough, Bethany continued the recording.
More heads emerged as well. They were surrounded on all sides.
Black Clover
Back with Yami and Charla, they watched as even more of the purple mass appeared, "I think that Devil's getting serious now, he's about to swallow up everything!" Charla exclaimed. "So he's been holding back this whole time!?" Yami cried incredulously. 'And with all this crap in the way, we can't get close to 'im!'he thought.
Black Cover
Patry shot more Demon Light Swords of Conviction at the mass, but because there was so much of it, the attacks didn't do much to help the situation, 'this is going poorly even for the best of us,' he thought, looking worried, 'I'm worried about our allies on the lower floors'. "Patry," Licht said suddenly, causing the younger Elf to turn and look at him, "defend the perimeter for now, we'll handle this" he ordered, as Lemiel floated back down the where his brother-in-law was. "No matter what happens, we can't let the people of this Era be killed" the Elf Leader said, beginning to glow with golden light, "we need the present-day Magic Knights, they're the future of the Clover Kingdom" Lemiel added, also glowing brightly. All the mouths on Zagred's body continued to mutter and speak, "and now the finale" he said. "Heh, you think it's over? You don't get to decide how this ends! You ready Yuno?" Asta asked his Rival, "let's go".
"Of course I'm ready, idiot" Yuno replied with a smirk. Both readied weapons, "time to shut this guy up for good!" both exclaimed at the same time.
Black Clover
The heads, hands made of Mass, and it itself reached for them. "you're no better than vomit! (you're no better than vomit) A mere insect that had the nerve to bite me. (A mere insect that had the nerve to bite me). Die! (die) (you're just maggots hiding under a rock) you're just maggots hiding under a rock! I'll twist off your arms and legs! Die! (die) die! (die)" the Devil cried.
"Urgh, I'm gonna have nightmares of that voice for weeks!" Tettia muttered. Patry shivered again, "you think you're gonna have nightmares?" he replied.
The mass appendages shot at them, and the two boys fought back. "Die!" the Devil cried again. 'The Anti-magic is really affecting him!' Yuno thought as he cut apart the mass that attacked him, 'That's why he avoided that blow to his heart. And why he's so furious about getting hit. So that means- if we can get Asta's sword to actually pierce his heart-'. Asta growled in frustration, cutting the appendages and heads apart, 'these things go on forever!' he thought. Suddenly a cracking sound was heard, and the boy gasped in agony, 'this sucks! My body's starting to reach it's limit!' Licht and Lemiel watched the battle from below, 'that Anti-magic boy. He's fighting side-by-side with the Wind Magic user and trusting him completely. They can do this' the former Prince thought as he turned to look at his friend, no- his brother with a smile. Licht smiled back. 'We'll leave it to them, and help their friends' both thought at the same time.
Lemiel reached over and took the bottom part of the handle of Licht's Sword, the blade lighting up even brighter.
Black Clover
Noelle and a strange man dressed in green were fighting with Fana.
"Until then you were being manipulated as well, but you recently came to you senses" Bethany explained to the young pink-haired Elf woman. "Okay, that makes sense" Fana replied in understanding.
"Ke, ke, ke, almost time! Soon I'll be able to slice this girl's healing magic into tiny pieces!" Jack exclaimed.
"Um, is he-" Vetto began, before Bethany interrupted, "yes, I believe Jack there is slightly insane, but then again, most Magic Knights I've seen have some kind of problem at least" she replied. Fana looked nervous, "he's not really going to cut me up, is he?" she asked. "Oh don't worry, he doesn't get a chance to" the Card Mage replied.
"Wait a second!" Fana cried, sweating in fear, 'we really shouldn't be fighting!' she thought. Before anyone could do anything else, the Devil's Mass flooded into the room, causing both humans to gasp. Just then Nozelle and the others flew into the room, the Captain using his Mercury to knock Fana away from the Mass before it could touch her. "I thought you guys went to a different floor!?" Noelle asked in shock. "No time to explain, this place is about to flood with inhuman Magic! Everyone evacuate, quickly!" her older brother ordered. Just then Captain Mereoleona leapt out of the tunnel as well, "Calidus Brachium Barrage!" she cried, punching the mass with fire-enshrouded fists. "Captian Mereleona's here too?" Noelle asked. "Ha! Ha! ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! I've never seen a spell like that! This world is amazing!" she roared.
"Technically it's from another world, and all that's going to do is deplete your Mana" Lemiel said, even though he knew the woman couldn't hear him. He turned to Bethany, "I'm assuming she's also a one of my descendants along with that Fuegoleon man?" he asked. "Yep, she's his older sister" the human woman replied.
Black Clover
The scene switched to where Charmy was now cradling the unconscious Lira, "ew, gross! Where the heck did this nasty looking purple stuff come from!?" she demanded.
Black Clover
Fuegoleon was flying Salamander up a tunnel, trying to escape from the mass, "things are getting dire!" he exclaimed, before glancing back behind him, eyes widening, "oh no!" 'it's catching up!' he thought.
Black Clover
Meanwhile Licht and Lemiel were focusing their Mana. 'The Demon-Dweller Sword connects those who have strong bonds, allowing them to share their power.' The Elf thought. 'Since my Magic has a chance against the Devil, we'll use the sword to send it to everyone!' Lemiel thought. 'Combo Spell: Demon-Dweller Sword, Protecting Light!' both thought at the same time as Light Magic exploded outwards, traveling to all the Elves in the Shadow Palace, and enabling everyone who was near them to be safe from the Devil's Mass.
Black Clover
With Nozel, as the group had two Elves, or two Elves who had actually come back, as Ronne was still just an empty shell, with them, the protective light was big enough to cover the whole group. Mimosa was still working to heal Raya's injury. "This power, what is it?" Noelle asked. "Looks like Licht and that Prince of yours combined their abilities into one big spell" the injured Elf said. Noelle looked over at him, "how do you know that?" she asked in confusion. Raya smiled, 'my connection with Licht shows me what's going on above our heads,' he thought, seeing Licht and Lemiel standing together to protect everyone. 'Isn't that nice. He got to have a little reunion with his long-lost friend' Raya thought happily. "Huh, awe, I gotta say, it makes me feel kinda jealous" he muttered.
Black Clover
Back with Lemiel and Licht, the human Prince stayed focused on his task, 'as long as this spell holds, I won't let a single one die' he thought determinedly. However, a crack began to form under his right eye, causing Secre, who was watching to gasp.
"Brother," Tettia muttered worriedly. "My magic is keeping that body together, but I'm using so much of it," the young man muttered, "as long as it holds out long enough for everyone to get out of there and for us to defeat the Devil, it doesn't matter. I'd give everything I had to protect the future" he said resolutely.
The mass advanced on them, but Patry teleported in front of the two, 'Demon Light Creation Magic: Light Whip of Judgement!' he thought, slashing the Mass apart. 'The bond they have, this time, I'll trust it!' the young Elf thought.
Licht smiled happily, "thank you Patry" he replied. The 15-year-old flushed slightly, turning away.
Asta was flying around, dodging the 'heads' but it was clear by how slow he was moving and how he was dragging Black Divider that he was reaching his limit. He groaned in effort, before Yuno appeared in front of him and cut several heads with Spirit of Zepher. 'With this spell acting as a shield, we can focus on our attacks' he thought. "Hey! Where'd you get that light from? No fair, come on, I want one!" Asta complained.
"Phtt, that- ha! Ha! Ha! He- I can't believe he just complained about something like that! Hee, hee, hee, hee" Licht burst into giggles at the ridiculousness of the situation, "he, he, th-the world might end, and that's what he chooses to complain about! He, he! I-I'm sorry! It's just-" the adult Elf continued to giggle and laugh, a smile and blush on his face. "You haven't smiled or laughed for a while, it's good to see it again" Lemeil said with a smile of his own. "hee, hee, he, *sigh* you're right, I haven't. That felt so good, ah, I feel much better" Licht replied, finally calming down from his giggle-fit. Everyone smiled, it was good to see their leader/friend/fiancé happy again. Licht always looked his best with a smile on his face.
"I know you get angry anytime something proves I'm better than you, but we're in the middle of something!" Yuno reprimanded. "Ha! Fine pretty boy, careful though, you might mess up your hair!" Asta replied with a smirk. "For sure, you're all going to die! Your sword still hasn't reached me~! It's utterly useless! Right here, just let yourself die" the Devil said.
Black Clover
Charla and Yami stood together, Charla still glowing, "keep your distance human, you're too close to me again" she said. "Hey, if you didn't have me here, you'd be eyeballs deep in that purple crap. Anyway, didn't you say you could see what's happening on the upper floor?" Yami asked. He raised his sword, "I'm thinking, going by Mana and Ki alone probably isn't the safest strategy for us," the Magic Knight Captain explained, "keep me updated on what that freak's doing, would ya? And stop complaining so much" he said. "You're kidding, you think that'll work from here?" Charla asked incredulously. She closed her eyes, "well, I'd prefer to be asked more politely," the Elf began, before her briars wrapped around his sword, "but I'll add momentum to your strike. You'd better not miss!" She ordered. "I won't!" Yami replied. The screen split three ways, showing Asta, Yami and Yuno, all grinning in determined confidence, 'we'll finish off this battle with an all-out attack!' the three of them thought at the same time.
Black Clover
Secre watched Asta from below, 'at first, I only got close to you so that I could use you' she thought. 'You had no Magic, but you happened to obtain the Five-Leaf Grimoire that repelled magic, and then, the more time I spent around you, the more times I saw you fight, the more I wanted to believe in you! I wanted to cheer you on. So please,' she thought, "win this, Asta!" Secre begged. The boy in question launched into attacking again, slashing through the mass and it's heads with Black Divider. He blocked a strike from a clawed hand before it knocked him back. Then he realised that several giant heads were baring down on him. Yuno then charged in with a yell, cutting the preaching heads apart. 'I can feel this light making me even stronger,' he thought, before turning to look back at his rival, 'looks like he's maxed out though'. Asta grunted, trying to summon the strength to lift his sword, "sorry Asta, but if you can't keep up, I'm ditching you" the half-Elf said.
Then he shot off. But the Anti-magic boy just grinned, the rivalry seeming to energize him, "you should know that's never gonna happen!" Asta replied, flying after his friend. Yuno flew in, cutting apart the appendages, while, in an impressive feat of speed and agility, Asta managed to dodge all of them. "You're just a human, yet you're using Elven and Spirit power to fight me!" Zagred cried. 'They'll never pierce through my heart with a silly gust of wind!' Meanwhile that obnoxious fool is merely letting himself be pulled along by his partners spell! And poorly I might add. They're no danger to me' he thought confidently. Just then the heads fell away to reveal only Yuno flying towards him. 'Where's the Anti-Magic boy?!' the Devil thought urgently, looking around.
"Ha! Now you get to know what fear feels like!" Fana exclaimed, as many people laughed at the monster's slip in composure. "Go get him Asta!" Patry cried.
It was then shown that Asta was behind him, 'hiding in the severed magic?!' he thought in disbelief. 'He's approaching from my blind spot!' the Devil realised as both boys closed in, and the Mass moved to protect it's master, but it wasn't fast enough. 'They're pulling each other in with increasing speed!' "Sto-" he tried to use his Word Soul Magic to stop them but it was too late. Both boys weapon's had landed their marks. Zagred screamed, "desist! Go back!" his mouths screamed. All of a sudden Asta's time limit ran out and he returned to normal, 'that's all I've got!' he thought. "No Asta!" Yuno cried, before shapeless darkness grabbed both boys, pushing them back a bit. "Nice try!" the Devil cried, glaring at Asta with a sick grin on his face. The ash-haired boy grunted from the force of the grip.
Black Clover
Yami summoned his Dark Magic, eyes closed in focus. Even Charla was shocked, 'his level of concentration is astounding!' she thought. 'But there's no way he'll succeed from this distance!' the human let the cigarette in his mouth fall as he remembered a conversation he'd had with Julius right before becoming a Magic Knight Captain.
(Flashback) "You sure about this?" he asked, as he stood before his friend, who was staring out the window, "putting a foreigner like me in charge of a Magic Knight's Squad?" "Don't worry, I'm sure you'll do just fine" Julius replied. "I mean, I'm sure I'll do things my own way, and I know some of the higher-up's won't be thrilled about it" Yami said. "Yeah, my Magic's kinda rare and all, but still-" he cut himself off. "I know that, Yami, I've watched you for a while. Trust me, you can handle the job" Julius replied with a smile, holding his hand out. Yami reached out and took it. (End flashback)
Back in the present, the man's cigarette landed on the ground as he opened his eyes. He moved into position, cutting through the vines, much to Charla's shock.
"Wait, what's he doing?" Vetto asked. Bethany grinned, "just watch" she replied.
"Mana Zone," he began, as he saw the Devil clearly in his minds eye, along with the dark splot that was Yuno and the expanse of nothing that was Asta. "Dark Cloaked: Dimension Slash, Equinox!" Yami cried, cutting through dimensions all the way to the Devil, despite the distance or objects in his way. The attack cut right through the evil creature, splitting him in half.
"Oh my god!" Fana cried, "he actually managed to do that!?" she asked in shock. Everyone was shocked into speechlessness. Bethany smirked, "don't gape yet, it's not over" she said.
Everyone gasped. Purple blood gushed out of his many mouths, all of them screaming in pain, 'Dark Magic can interfere with the other world! Curse that human!' The Devil thought. Asta stared in shock, 'I know that Ki' "Captain, Yami" he whispered. The Devil's heart laughed, as his main body's vision wavered between clear and fuzzy, "I will end you!" he screamed. Asta moved backwards, unable to fight anymore, when he felt a push on his back, 'Sealing Recovery Magic: Heavenly Prison, Faint Omen!' Secre thought, using her Sealing Magic to heal his wounds, 'I've sealed his physical damage, now he just needs to draw out his Anti-Magic Power!' she thought. Secre looked up at him, "Asta". "Die! Perish! Disappear!" Zagred cried, shooting an attack at them. Yuno, who was still being held in the monster's grip, yelled in effort, summoning all the Wind he could and sending a huge tornado from his sword at him, "you first!" he demanded, cutting off both the Devil's arms.
"Go! Go! Go! Go! Go everyone! Destroy him!" Raya cheered, the others echoing him. "Tear his damned heart to pieces!" Tettia cried. "Kill the bastard for good!" Vetto demanded. "You can do it everyone!" Patry cheered. "Destroy him for good!" Fana called. "Get him!" Lemeil cried. "Keep going! Finish it!" Licht cheered, louder than all of them.
The Devil screamed, "you're nothing but trash!" Secre's eyes widened in fear, "Asta!" she cried. Lemiel watched from down below, a smile on his face, "remember," the young woman said, as memories of all the people who'd believed in him and who were his Rival's flashed through his mind. Secre also remembered everything she'd seen him do. "You're going to be, the Wizard King!" she exclaimed. Spurred on by her faith and everyone's efforts, Asta resumed his Black Form, "yeah," he growled as his sword became Black Divider again and he raised it high into the air, 'right here, right now-' he thought, as the Word-Soul Devil saw the image of the Anti-Magic Devil, 'I'M GONNA PUSH PAST MY LIMITS!' Zagred screamed again as Asta's Sword cut right through him, heart and all.
"YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" everyone screamed in triumph, standing up and cheering wildly, even the usually stoic Raya was jumping around and screaming in joy, "they did it! They did it!" Vetto cried, tears of relief and happiness streaming down his face. "OH MY GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S OVER!" Fana exclaimed. Bethany allowed this for a while before she had to intervein when she began to get a headache, "HEY! EVERYONE SETTLE DOWN ALREADY!" she cried. "But we won! That monster is finally gone!" Patry cried, tears of happiness also streaming down from his face. The young woman smiled, "yes I know, and I know that it's very exciting, but we still have a bit more to watch, one more Veiwing that I've arranged, okay?" Bethany asked. Everyone sighed and sat down again. The Card Master sighed and smiled, "but I'll give you all a break to celebrate the victory against the Devil" she relented. Everyone immediately leapt to their feet again and began to celebrate.
Bethany chuckled and shook her head, going to her room to meditate and relax while her guests 'partied'. Once she was within the confines of her own bedroom, the young woman sank onto her bed, "I really hope they can change the future for the better. Otherwise all of this will have been for nothing."
To Be Continued