Author's Note: Glad you all enjoyed the last chapter. After this chapter just two more until the Sosshi Village arc is finished. Stay tuned for them.

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

'...' Character thought.

"..." Spells

'...' Over-voice

Now then one with the chapter.

Chapter 7: Beast

Asta, Magna, and Noelle are fighting an unknown enemy who are trying to kill the residents of Sosshi village.

"Just who the hell are you guys?!" Asta asks angrily pointing his broadsword at the four unknown mages.

'They don't look to be spies from another country or like your normal thieves…who are they?' Magna wonders.

"I got no word that an order of Magic Knights would be coming." Hooded Mage 1 says.

"Then this must be an unsanctioned expedition on their part…what I want to know is how did they break through our fog barrier and get inside the village?" Hooded Mage 2 asks.

The scarred man wasn't really interested in their conversation as he continues to look at his watch.

"The Black Bulls…among the Magic Knights, they're known as a bunch of weirdos that do whatever they want." The scarred man says as the ticking from his pocket watch can be heard. "5 minutes. In 5 minutes I'll wipe out this useless village that didn't know anything, then resume my search." He says.

"Don't ignore me!" Asta screams charging at the man already having closed the distance between them and ready to strike him with his broadsword.

"Mist Magic: Illusion Vortex!" Hooded Mage 3 shouts as he raises his hands towards Asta and generate a veil of mist that envelops him. "Did you really think we'd let you get close to Master Heath Grice? Fool. Get lost in the mi…" He begins to say but Asta slices through the mist, nullifying it.

"Like hell I'll get lost in mist!" Asta yells shocking the hooded mage.

'This guy…it's the same as it was with my ice magic. I don't know what type of magic he's using, but…his sword negates magic! I'll be in trouble if he gets close to me!' The scarred man, known as Heath Grice, thought remembering how Asta sliced his huge ice spike in half saving the villagers.

"Why the hell would you try to kill all the people of this village?!" Asta demands to know Heath's reason.

"…" Heath remains silent for a moment. "The Clover Kingdom is divide into three regions: the Noble Region, the Common Region, and the Forsaken Region. This is one of the villages where the low born live in the Forsaken Region. Most of the people out here in the Forsaken Region can only use low level magic for minor things that improve the quality of their own lives. This is where "Casting pearls before swine" comes in play. I'm just cleaning up now the swine that might take up my time later. You guys have enough magic power to enter the Magic Knights, right? The only reason you're trying to help these people is because it's your mission. Don't these people look like worthless swine to you?" He asks making Asta tighten his grip on his broadsword.

[Flashback]

"Man, those guys in the Noble Region have it made. They get to live it in ease up there, don't they?" A man as Sister Lily, a young Asta, a young Yuno, and a young Nash walk by carrying food.

"…If that's how you feel, then just go to the Noble Region." Young Asta says.

"It's not that easy, Asta." Sister Lily says to the boy. "The people in the Noble Region are people with high magic power. Those with low magic power live out here because of discrimination." She explains. "…Even though we all bleed red." She says.

"Really? Then I'll join the Magic Knights, become the Magic Emperor…and I'll get rid of that discrimination, and make it so everyone can live well." Young Asta declares making Young Yuno smile while Young Nash stares blankly at his foster brother.

"Fu fu fu fu." Sister Lily giggles.

"Yeah,…right." Young Nash says sarcastically.

"You just wait and see brat!" Young Asta yells.

[End Flashback]

Asta remembers his time back in Hage Village and his promise to change the Clover Kingdom's discrimination.

"I'm the guy. That's going to protect those kinds of people!" Asta yells shocking the Sosshi villagers.

"I that so…are those filthy swine really that important to you?" Heath asks raising his hand and forms ice spikes in front of him.

"I'm going to send all that ice right back at yo…" Asta begins to say but then the hooded mages send out their mist magic which combines with Heath's ice magic and surrounds Asta, Magna, Noelle, and the villagers.

"Ice Mist Compound Magic: Cage of Infinite Hail!" Heath says as countless icicle shards formed all around them. "Do you think you can protect this herd of swine under these conditions?" He asks as the ice moves slightly towards the villagers. "I don't like doing things slowly like this, but…this way is sure to get the job done." He says as some of the icicles move towards Asta.

As the ice shards get closer Asta swings his broadsword causing the ice to be reflected back at Heath and the hooded mages shocking them.

"So you can reflect magic too?" Heath asks holding up his hand. 'Melt.' He thought as the ice shards vaporize before that hit him or his subordinates.

"…" Asta remains calm as he prepares himself for the next wave.

"But you won't beat me like that. My shards will just keep coming." Heath says creating more icicle shards in the air above the villagers and Black Bull mages. "Now, protect them like you said you would!" He shouts.

"Shaaaaaaaaaa!" Asta yells swinging his broadsword around wildly nullifying and reflecting the icicle shards coming towards him and the villagers.

"Damn it all! Fire Magic: Exploding Buckshot!" Magna yells using his magic to destroy the icicles. 'Asta and I are doing all we can to protect the villagers!' He thought gritting his teeth. 'On the other hand, they have 4 people worthy of seats in a Magic Knight order. And to make matters worse, my tank is almost at empty!' He thought looking towards the 4 mages. 'And scarface over there hasn't shown us his true powers yet.' He thought staring at Heath. 'Asta could use his Dragon Slayer Magic but these icicles are coming too fast to give him an opening to use his more powerful attacks like his Iron Dragon's Roar.' He thought. "This baptism by fire is more like a hellfire now, damn it…things aren't looking good for us. But a man won't run away just because things aren't going his way!" He yells getting his second wind. "Another man from the Forsaken Region will protect you all!" He screams to the villagers.

"Let's see how long you'll last." Heath says staring at his pocket watch.

Suddenly an explosion happens a little bit off to the side of him as he looks up to seeing Noelle trying to attack him and his subordinates but misses.

"…" Noelle remains silent with an expressionless look on her face but inside she was gritting her teeth in disappointment.

"You have someone that can't properly control their own magic…" Heath asks. "The Black Bulls must really be in desperate need of members." He says making Noelle frown. "If you would just ignore those beasts that can't protect themselves, you guys from the order of Magic Knights would be fine, you know." He says as some of the ice shards strike a few of the villagers causing a lot of damage but not enough to kill them.

'I'm royalty…and I have the most magic power of anyone here besides Asta, but I'm totally a waste of space out here!' Noelle thought watching Asta and Magna destroy the icicle shards in front of her.

"Noelle, get back!" Magna orders.

"…!" Noelle is pulled out of her thoughts from Magna's shout. 'There's no point in me being out here!' She thought. 'If you would just ignore those beasts…you guys would be fine…' She thought about Heath's words from early. 'You know what…? I'm royalty! I shouldn't have to die out here in this unknown village!' She thought. "…" She remains silent thinking about her next move. 'If I run now…' She began to think be then feels someone tug on edge of her frilly blazer.

"Lady from the Magic Knights, please save us!" A young girl begs with tears in her eyes.

Noelle's grimoire shoots out of its pouch, hovers in front of her.

'As the owner of the grimoire grows,'

It then opens its pages to a blank one.

'New magic gets inscribed in it.'

Begins self-writing a new spell on the page.

'Growth counts as the master overcoming a trail and gaining greater magic power,'

Her grimoire then begins to shine brightly.

'Or learning to better control what they already have in their arsenal.'

'What was I thinking…?' Noelle thought to herself. 'This little girl is looking to me for help!' She thought.

'At times, when emotions run high or there's a change in determination, growth occurs.'

'There's no way in hell I can run away!' Noelle shouts in her mind as she crouches down and places both her hands near the ground as magic power erupts from within her.

"Wha?" The girl asks in shock.

Heath also watches in slight surprise as well.

"Water Creation Magic: Nest of the Sea Dragon!" Noelle yells as a dome composed of multiple whirlpools manifests and covers Noelle's surroundings. "I'm royalty! And a member of the Black Bulls! I'm going to protect this kingdom's people!" She yells in determination as more ice shards attack the dome but the whirlpools block the incoming attacks without breaking.

"…!" Everyone is in awe by what they just witnessed, even Noelle is impressed with herself.

'That's some crazy magic power!' Magna thought with a grin. "See, you can do it if you try." He says.

"What the…what is all this power?!" Heath asks in shock feeling the magic power coming from Noelle.

'The beast was looking for it…a chance to leap at his prey.'

Asta crouches low to the ground, pointing his broadsword forward and burst through the dome with great speed appearing in front of Heath in less than a second.

'All he needed was a second to jump at his prey's jugular.'

'You guys have enough magic power to enter the Magic Knights, right?' Asta thought remembering Heath's words. "For 15 years I didn't have a single drop of magic power and now I have as much power as Noelle! Be that as it may, I'm still going to beat you!" He screams running his sword into Heath's chest forcing him off the ground from the force of Asta's attack.

Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I know it's shorter than the others but I'm following the manga version.

Be sure to review this chapter and tell me what you thought of it.

Don't forget to vote on the poll on who should be in Asta's harem. Remember, I'm only using the top three girls and Noelle will be the main girl in Asta's harem.

However, I'm starting to wonder if I should remove Vanessa since she has a rivalry with Charlotte over Yami. What do you all think I should do?