Author's Note: Hope you al enjoyed the first chapter of this story and here's chapter 2.

I don't own Black Clover or Fairy Tail.

"..." Character P.O.V.

'...' Character thought

"..." Spells

'...' Over-Voice

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Chapter 2: The Magic Knight's Entrance Exams

[Flashback]

"Let's see which of us first becomes…the Magic Emperor!" Asta and Yuno declared as they fist bumped each other.

[End Flashback]

Six months had pasted since Asta and Yuno received their grimoires. They had spent the whole-time training for the Magic Knights entrance exam to become Magic Knights. The Magic Knights are mages, there are 9 orders in all that directly serve the Magic Emperor, they risk their lives fight for the kingdom, and all the subjects look up to them. In that time Asta learned many of his Iron Dragon Slayer magic basic spells as well as the advanced spells. He even learned that in order to aid in restoring his magical power, he could eat any element of the Dragon Slayer Magic in his grimoire, which at the moment was just iron. The night before the boys made their journey to the capital the village had a celebration for them and had a feast of many potato dishes that were scattered across the church dinner table. The next morning the boys received pouches for their grimoires from the Father of Hage, Sister Lily, and the rest of the foster brothers and sisters (Recca, Nash, Aruru, and Hollo) as going away presents and wishes them both luck. As they neared Kikka, a castle town located in the Common region but very close to the Noble region, Asta was looking through his Dragon Slayer grimoire and had a puzzled look on his face.

"I don't get it." Asta says catching Yuno's attention.

"What's is it, Asta?" Yuno asks staring at his rival as they entered the town.

"According to this grimoire it says that Dragon Slayer Magic comes in many elemental forms but other than iron, I haven't been able to gain any more elements and god knows I've tried." Asta says grimly thinking about his failed attempts at eating earth and fire.

"Maybe its just a matter of having the right elemental magic." Yuno says as he looks around and spots the stadium where the entrance exam is being held. "Anyways there's we register for the exam. Let's go." He says walking on.

"Right." Asta says placing his white grimoire into his left side pouch.

As they approached the stadium they see a man with a brown cloak placing his hand on grimoires and giving the applicants numbers.

"Your number is 163." The mage said to the man before he left. "Well, next?" He called seeing Yuno next in line.

"Name's Yuno from Hage." Yuno says.

The mage asks to see his grimoire which surprises him as he sees the 4-leaf clover as he places his hand on it.

"You're number 164." The mage says as Yuno leaves. "Next." He says.

"I'm Asta from Hage as well." Asta says a little excitedly.

"Please show me your grimoire." The mage says.

"Here you go." Asta says presenting both his grimoires shocking the mage completely.

"What the…? This is impossible. How do you have two grimoires?" The mage asks catching the attention of nearby applicants.

"No idea but do I qualify?" Asta asks as the mage places his hands on the two grimoires.

"Yes, your number is 165." The mage says as Asta leaves.

As Asta walks towards the testing area to find Yuno, he sees a lot of Anti-birds swarming around everywhere.

"I'm really getting nervous now." Applicant 1 says with two Anti-birds around him.

"Whoa ow! What the hell is with these birds?!" Applicant 2 asks having three Anti-birds poke their beaks at him.

"They're Anti-birds and released at this time only…guys with less magic get attacked by a larger number of them." Applicant 1 says about the birds.

"Go away!" Applicant 3 shouts shooing some Anti-birds away from him.

"Look at that guy." Applicant 2 says seeing Yuno standing calmly. "There are no birds around him." He says as Yuno just stares on expressionless.

"Oh…! That's him! The country bumpkin…that was chosen by the 4-leaf clover." Applicant 1 says in shock.

"The 4-leaf clover?! Seriously?" Applicant 2 asks in disbelief.

"He he he!" Asta laughs making his way towards Yuno. "This is the first step to one of us becoming the Magic Emperor, Yuno." He says.

"What? Did he just say he'd become the Magic Emperor?" Applicant 3 asks.

"I'll show you the results of my 6 months of training-ng-ng-ng-ng!" Asta tries to say but the Anti-birds were swarming him causing he canceled his magic. "AHHHHH! What the hell?!" He yells trying to shoo the birds away.

"Hahaha, what's with these damn birds?!" Applicant 2 asks laughing at Asta.

"Even if he is a bumpkin that's a bit much. Hahaha." Applicant 3 laughs as well ignoring the Anti-birds around him.

'Asta must have his magic turned off, but why?' Yuno wonders watching Asta trying to shoo the birds away while walking backwards.

[The Aforementioned Bumpkin Town of Hage]

The Father of Hage and Sister Lily were at the Grimoire Tower talking to the mage that residents there.

"I can understand Yuno, but to also send Asta…are you sure that's wise? Asta somehow just received magic after 15 years of not having it and with only 6 months of training, are you sure he can handle it." Father asks the mage. "And those books he found…are they really grimoires? I've never even heard of Dragon Slayer Magic." He says.

"Neither have I but there is a myth that in the era before the first Magic Emperor there where mages who could use different kinds of magics no one has seen before. Dragon Slayer Magic could very well be one of these lost magics." The mage says. 'But that black grimoire…it couldn't be…' He thought remembering the image of the black 5-leaf clover grimoire Asta showed him.

"W-Well, I bet you he'll fail and simply return home. Besides, Yuno is with him so he should be fine." Father says having no faith in Asta's abilities.

"…" Sister Lily remained quite while listening to the Father. 'Asta…' She thought remembering how much Asta had changed in the short time he received those grimoires compared to how he was before. 'Are you really doing well?' She wondered.

[Kikka, Entrance Exam Stadium]

Asta was still being poked at by Anti-birds while walking backwards.

"I said enough!" Asta shouts as his eye pupils become slit pupils and glares at the Anti-birds.

The Anti-birds take one look at Asta's eyes and immediately fly away from him, all except one that looked a little different from the others.

"Did you see that?" Applicant 2 asks.

"The birds just flew away after just looking at him." Applicant 3 says.

"But I felt no burst of magic power at all." Applicant 1 says.

"Finally, I'm rid of those annoying pests." Asta says but then bumps into someone. "Oops, I'm sorry for bumping into…" He begins to apologize until he gets a look at the person he bumped into. 'Huh?!' He thought shocked by his appearance.

The man was very tall with a muscular build. He had black eyes and black hair of medium length that is messily combed backwards. Additionally, he sports a stubble mustache and beard. His attire is very simple and consists only of a white A-shirt and black trousers. The trousers have an extra layer of tan leather that covers his outer thighs and down to his knees. The trousers are only supported by a belt around his waist. He wears another pair of belts, one of which he uses to carry his grimoire. Lastly, he wears black high boots that cover most of his calves. He also wears a black banner with a squad's insignia on it over his right shoulder that is attached by two strings to his left shoulder.

"You wanna die boy?" The man asks glaring at Asta.

'Whaaat?!' Asta screams in his mind. 'Who the…hell is this guy!?' He asks calming down slightly but his new dragon instincts told him to keep his guard up. 'That look in his eye…it's the look of a killer. His neck is thick. That's not the neck of a mage. He's like a giant. Is he really our age?' He wondered. 'Wait, wait. It's not good to judge someone based on looks.' He thought. "Try to be friendly." He says taking a deep breath but then smirks wanting to test something. "You look really old for a 15-year-old, what kind of troubles have you gone through?" He asks sheepishly making everyone sweat drop and then Asta feels something grab the top of his head.

"I guess you really are ready to die." The man says darkly starting to squeeze on Asta's head.

'Ha ha, so I was right. He already is a Magic Knight.' Asta thought feeling the pressure the man's squeeze.

"Oh, there you are Yami-san! What are you even doing down here?" A slender young-looking man asks the man identified as Yami.

The man was of average height and build. He has "doper" eyes, and his dirty blond hair is somewhat unruly. His outfit was fairly simply, on top of a white under shirt, he wears a light green, loose-fitting tunic with long sleeves and long tails at the back. He also wears dark trousers and a green pair of wide, knee-high boots that lace up the front. He wears a short black mantle with the same insignia as Yami's and his grimoire holder is on his left hip. He also wears a pair of green earrings.

"Huh? Just putting some kid out of his misery." Yami says but then notices Asta's grimoires. 'Huh, this kid has two grimoires. That shouldn't be possible. Hmm, maybe he'll show me something interesting.' He thought still continue to squeeze Asta's head.

"We can't have a captain killing a hopeful. What are you even doing down here?" The young man asks panicking.

"I went to take a shit and got lost." Yami simply says.

"Hey, isn't that…" Applicant 1 begins to say getting a go look at the young man. "Finral Roulacase? He uses the rare Spacial Magic." He says.

"You're really cute." Finral says winking at a female applicant.

"But he like women so much that it interferes with his work." Applicant 1 continues to say and then sees another person beside Finral. "And that's Gordan Agrippa, an expert of Hexes." He says.

Gordan is a slender, young man with pale skin and short black hair that is slicked back. He wears black eyeshadow in large circles around his red eyes. He also wears black lipstick and nail polish. His attire consists of a dark grey jacket red trimming and red cuff. His pants are a matching grey and are tucked into knee-high black boots. He wears a black belt over his jacket and a black pouch for his grimoire hangs on his left hip. Over this he wears same black robe as Finral. His dark grey peaked cap has a black band and bill and the insignia badge as Yami and Finral.

"But he's bad at communicating…in fact, I find him frightening." Applicant 1 says shivering. "Then that means…the one that they all answer to is him. Yami Sukehiro the Destruction God." He says.

"10~ 9~" Yami begins counting down for some reason.

"What are you counting down for?" Asta asks sweat dropping.

"The end of your life." Yami says.

"The Captain of one of the Magic Knights orders, the Black Bulls." Applicant 1 says. "The Black Bulls, the cost of the damage they cause exceeds their actual achievements on the battlefield. They say that there isn't a sane person in that group." He says.

Asta, finally had enough of his head being squeezed releases a fourth of him magical power making Yami raise an eyebrow watching a the boy's white grimoire opened open to a certain page.

'This amount of magical power makes him at least Junior Magic Knight rank but with two grimoires this surely can't be all the power he has. He must be holding back the rest of it. Not bad.' Yami thought with interest.

"Let go of me!" Asta yells as he threw his right arm out. "Iron Dragon's Club!" He yells smashing Yami in the stomach.

Yami's released his hold on Asta as he was pushed back 2 feet. Everyone was surprised by this and started whispering, saying that he was either really stupid or really brave. Asta's arm quickly returned to normal as he canceled out his magic power again and returned his Dragon Slayer grimoire to its pouch and places his hand on his Anti-Magic grimoire just in case he need to use it.

'What kind of magic was that?' Yami wonders as he looks at Asta. 'Strange and unusual. Not to mention his magic has completely disappeared. He must be able to cancel out his own magic at will. That's a rare skill.' He thought.

Just then all the Anti-birds flew away as a voice was heard from somewhere in the stadium.

"Our young testers, we…apologize for the wait." The voice says as everyone looks up to see a group of people on the floor above them.

"Ohhhhhhhhh! Sweet, we get to see all the leaders lined up!" A random applicant shouts.

'Each of the Captain's have the power of 100 mages.'

"Captain of the order of the Silver Eagles, and of the Crimson Lion…" Another random applicant says.

'It's from these 9 the next Emperor is chosen.'

"It's already starting." Finral says.

"Tsk, you were saved by the bell this time, kid. You better treasure that life that you managed to keep. If not, I'll kill you." Yami says as he walks away with Finral and Gordan. 'You're one interesting kid. I look forward to seeing what you can do.' He thought with a smirk.

'So that's the captain of the Black Bulls and two of its members, huh.' Asta thought watching them exit the stadium's first floor.

"I'll be taking the lead for this test." The voice of one of the captains says.

"Oh…the captain of the strongest knights, the Golden Dawn! William Vengeance! He's said to be the next in line for the seat of Emperor!" A applicant shouts.

William Vengeance wears a helmet with a gold coloring and a blue patch covering his left eye. The helmet has blue and red patches of fur on the back edge and two light colored feathers on the left side. His hair color is unknown, but his eyes have been shown to be purple. He wears a double-breasted and long-sleeved shirt with a high collar and red trimmings on the edges. The collar also has a chain connecting both ends of the collar as an ornament. The shirt itself is made of two different colors where it is white at the side and red on the middle. The sleeves are mostly in white fabric, expect the wrist area where it is red fabric. The shirt extends below his waist and he wears a light-colored sash on top of it. Furthermore, he wears casual white pants and a pair of high black boots, which gave fur around the collar. William wears the Golden Dawn's signature squad robe, which covers his torso and is gold in color. The fabric has an intricate design with a similar color palette as the robe. It also has a blue-colored fur around the border of the hood and a pair of blue ropes coming from the left shoulder and connected to the gold-colored button on the right shoulder. The button keeps the robe properly in place. The squad's insignia is positioned at the left-hand side. He also wears a dark-colored cloak underneath his robe.

"He was the one who took the head of the enemy general in the last battle." Random applicant 1 says.

"I also heard that his men love him." Random applicant 2 says.

"Ah, I'd love to be selected the Golden Dawn." Random applicant 3 says.

"Don't be silly, only elites from nobility are selected for that order." Random applicant 4 says.

William's grimoire then hovered into his hands as the book opens to a certain page.

"World Tree Descend." William says as the sky begins to open up and tree roots appear.

The entire stadium was shocked by what they were witnessing as the roots begin to extend to the applicants producing broom sticks for each one of them.

"Hahaha! That was freakin cool!" Finral says excitedly as the tree disappears.

'So this is the man that's closest to being the Magic Emperor?' Asta and Yuno ask as the same time.

"Now then, we will begin the Magic Knight test. We're going to test you on a number of different things. We 9 captains will be the ones to judge your progress. And when all is said and done, we'll choose who we want for our respective squads. And whoever isn't chosen by any of us. Please understand that that means you've failed.

'I'll definitely become a Magic Knight!' Asta thought with determination.

"Your first test is, to use that broom and fly." William says.

One of William's squad members mount a broom stick and pours some magic into it and starts hovering in the air.

"Anyone who can control their magic should be able to do this on feel alone. This is the most basic form of movement magic there is to a mage. If you can't fly on a broom, you're not worth looking at." William says as the applicants begin trying to fly on their brooms with each getting different results. "With this alone, we can tell just how much you understand about the inner workings of magic." He says to the applicants hovering below the second floor. "And this year, we have some outstanding candidates here." He says looking up high into the air to see Yuno standing on his broom stick with just his feet.

"It's that bumpkin again…damnit he's good." Applicant 1 says looking up at Yuno.

"I guess the 4-leaf clover chose him for a reason." Applicant 2 says but then looks down to see Asta on the ground laying on the broom stick like it was a bed reading his Anti-Magic grimoire.

"What's going on?" The man to Williams left asks. "No matter how low his magic aptitude is, he should be able to get a little lift off he's still on the ground." He says.

"Oh, he's off the ground alright." Yami says making the other captains look at him. "I felt his magic power before this began and he's just suppressing it, not wanting to show what he can do right of the bat." He says while blowing smoke from his mouth from his cigarette. "Smart kid." He says as the other captains look back at Asta before returning their attention to the rest.

"I don't believe this kid!" A random applicant says.

"Yup, there's the first casualty." Another random applicant says.

"What the hell is he even doing here?" Applicant 3 asks.

"You're really funny kid!" A teenager says catching Asta's attention as he puts his black grimoire away. "My name's Sekke Bronzazza, what's yours?" He asks winking at Asta.

Sekke Bronzazza is a teenager with a lean build and medium-length light-colored hair. His hair is combed backwards and held together with a dark-colored hairband, leaving only several strands left hanging in front of his forehead. Sekke's attire consists of a light-colored shirt with a dark-colored vest with a wide V-shaped collar on top of it. He also wears light-colored trousers and a pair of dark-colored high boots that have a pair of belts on each of them. In addition, Sekke wears a belt that is connected to a pouch that he uses to carry his grimoire. The pouch is place on his left-hand side. On top of everything, Sekke wears a coat with long sleeves and horizontal stripes design.

"Asta." Asta replies.

"This is pretty easy, don't try so hard and you'll get it." Sekke says thinking Asta was on the ground.

"Thanks, nice to know." Asta says.

'Hahahaha…just help me stand out more and more loser.' Sekke thought thinking Asta had little to no magic power.

'He must think I'm weak because I look like I'm still on the ground.' Asta thought catching the sinister gleam in Sekke's eye. 'Okay, I'll play along…for now.' He thought.

The second test was a test of power; applicants had to hit a small brick wall with their magic. Sekke hit the wall and caused a big creak to run from top to bottom as Asta picked up a stone and flicked it at the wall causing it to smash into pieces, thanks to his natural physical abilities, which gained everyone's attention.

"Eh, lucky break." Asta smiles sheepishly.

The third test was a test of control; applicants had to show their magic control by hitting a fast flying target. Sekke managed to the ring outside the target but Asta, using his enhanced eyesight, used a stone and hit the bulls-eye shocking everyone but Yuno.

'Using his enhanced abilities thanks to that Dragon Slayer Magic of his.' Yuno thought smirking.

The fourth test was a test of creation; applicants had to create something using their magic. Sekke, being self-centered created a small statue of himself while Asta simply made his Iron Dragon's Kunai.

'Eh, I'll let him have this one.' Asta thought.

The fifth test was a test of evolution; applicants were given magical seeds and had to pour their magic into it. Asta place the seed in his hand and poured very little magic power into the seed and grow into the shape of a dragon.

"And we've come to…the final test of the exam. This test will be a spar. Pair up anyway you want, you'll fight it out with whoever you pick. You can use your grimoire if you want. By now you must know one or two attack spells, right?" William asks the applicants with a small smile.

'Losing here will prove to be costly.' A female applicant thought looking at everyone around her.

"A Magic Knight's work is to fight, so show us exactly what you're made of." William continues to say.

'Who your opponent is, really matters.' A male applicant thinks.

'This is my chance to fight it out with Yuno.' Asta thought as he looked around for his rival until he felt someone grab his shoulder, one with a familiar scent, Sekke.

"Asta, fight it out with me!" Sekke says winking at him still thinking he was weak.

'Okay, now's where I'll show you the difference between you and me.' Asta thought. "Alright, let's fight." He says.

'He chose the weakest one here to fight against.' A passing applicant thought.

A few minutes later all the applicants were paired up and waiting for the test to begin.

"You'll keep fighting until one surrenders or is rendered incapable of continuing. We have a mage who is capable of healing, so fight like your life depended on it. So let's have the first pair step forward." William says as Asta and Sekke step towards the center of the stadium. Before the fight begins Sekke placing his hand on Asta's shoulder and whispers in his ear.

"You don't need to try anymore, you dirty, out of place little rat. You have little to no magic, so you don't even belong here. I'll enter the Magic Knights and half ass it enough for you too. You can return to whatever pig pen they let you out of and enjoy the rest of your miserable days there." Sekke whispers enraging Asta's inner dragon.

"Ready? Begin!" William shouts as Sekke's grimoire levitates next to him.

"No holding back! Let's do this, Asta!" Sekke shouts. "Bronze Creation Magic: Sekke's Magnum Cannonball!" He shouts.

Sekke then manifests a transparent sphere around himself. The sphere has several peaks at random positions. It also has and intricate pattern across its surface.

'How do you like my magic bitch? I used my bronze properties to make a tomb that encircles me, so not only do I guard myself, I can attack when whatever attack you throw at me I'll just defend against it and blast you away to appeal to the captains in attendance.' Sekke thought.

"For someone just taking the test, he has impressive magic." Finral says standing behind a seated Yami.

"Doesn't he look like one of those crazy insects from Mimoa Mason?" Yami asks. 'Alright kid, this is your last chance. Show me what you can do.' He says looking at Asta, who's hair overshadowed his eyes.

"This is over, there's no way that bumpkin is going to break that with his lack of magic." Applicant 1 says.

"Damnit, I wanted to fight that kid too. Look at his grimoire on right hip!" Applicant 2 says. "Buha! What's with that dirty old grimoire?" He asks.

"He can't even use normal magic?" Applicant 3 asks.

"Why the hell is he even here?" Applicant 4 asks.

"Stupid little slum rat." Applicant 5 says harshly.

"No one is going to accept you in their order." Applicant 6 says just as harsh.

'Now, now, I need you to fight to your hearts content to make me look good.' Sekke thought. "You don't need to hold back, just bring it. Fuha!" He laughs.

"Hey." Asta says catching everyone's attention even the captains and their squad members. "Wanna see something cool?" He asks confusing everyone.

Asta takes a deep breath and then released a huge amount of his magical power. Sekke, feeling the full force of the pressure, goes pale in the face. The other applicants were just as shocked and couldn't believe that Asta was able this much magical power. The captains were amazed by the strength of this boy's magic as Yami gave and unnoticeable grin. Sekke felt his whole-body trembling and as he looked at Asta, who's eyes were glowing red, an image appeared behind him, a dragon. Suddenly all of Asta's power disappeared and to everyone it felt like he had no magic like they originally thought.

"You know the what the cool thing about that was?" Asta asks making Sekke shiver at the incoming answer. "That was only half my magic power." He says shocking everyone even further.

'Half his power alone was that of an Intermediate Magic Knight, then at full power he must be a high Senior Magic Knight or low Grand Magic Knight.' Yami thought eager to see if he was right.

"Normally I'd fight you without holding back using my Dragon Slayer Magic grimoire, but you don't deserve to lose to that one. So, I'll use this and hold nothing back." Asta says and in a burst of enhanced speed he appeared in front of Sekke drawing his broadsword from his Anti-Magic grimoire.

'He's quick!' William thought is surprise by Asta's speed. 'If he's not using magic, then that means…' He began to think.

'His athletic skills are extremely high!' Yami thought the same thing William thought. 'And we get a peak at that other grimoire of his' magic.' He thought.

Asta pulls the sword from the black grimoire and brings it down on Sekke's spell.

"Huh?" Sekke asks as Asta's sword slashes through his spell and erases it while slamming him into the ground.

"What the hell?" Applicant 4 asks.

"Gu…ah…" Sekke mumbles before passing out.

"What…just happened?" Applicant 2 asks.

"I don't…want to be a Magic Knight just to make some good memories. Call me insane, but I'm going to be the Magic Emperor!" Asta declares in front of everyone.

'That grimoire is…' William thought thinking about Asta's Anti-Magic grimoire. "…" He remained silent.

"Oh? Hehe…" Yami chuckles at Asta's declaration.

'The only one who will beat you Asta, is me!' Yuno says smiling at his rival's victory and demonstration of power.

Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I tried to make Asta's eyes look like a dragon slayer like when Natsu and Gajeel fought each other and their eyes became completely red. Please review and tell me what you think.