Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed the last chapter. As I promised in this chapter Noelle and Luck have surprises in store for them. Hope you all like what they are.
I don't own Fairy Tail or Black Clover.
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Now then on with the new chapter.
Chapter 18: Inside the Treasure Hall
Asta had finally defeated Mars and his Talos Puppet Cluster disappear with his unconsciousness. The others were now gathered around the downed diamond mage as Klaus collects Mars' grimoire and uses his magic to create a steel coffin restraining spell that covers him from his neck to his waist.
"There that should hold him." Klaus says closing Mars's grimoire and fixing his glasses.
"You sure that restraining spell's going to be enough?" Asta asks in worry as he releases his Lightning Dragon Slayer Mode, returning his body and hair to normal.
"Are you questioning the strength of my magic?" Klaus asks feeling insulted. "It's a sturdy spell that won't be broken by an injured mage, plus I have his grimoire." He says raising the odd grimoire for Asta to see.
"Alright, alright, I'll take your word for it." Asta says as Nero sat on the fur collar of his jacket.
"Let's hope he's right." Nero says to his partner.
Mimosa then decided to speak after healing herself from Mars' surprise attack from earlier.
"I'm so relieved that none of us were seriously injured." Mimosa says with a smile on her face.
"Are you sure you should be up and about already?" Noelle asks in concern.
"Oh yes, its fine. I'm mostly recovered by now. I have you to thank for protecting me so valiantly." Mimosa says to her cousin.
"No, I didn't do anything special." Noelle says blushing a bit at the praise she received. "I just couldn't leave a dim-wit like you to fend for herself." She says turning her head to hide her blush.
"Well, you have my gratitude." Mimosa says smiling.
"Fine, whatever. Asta do you think you can do something about yourself already?" Noelle asks staring at Asta in his now torn clothing.
"What do you mean?" Asta asks in confusion.
"Just look at the way you're dressed." Noelle says blushing at her crush seeing more of his body than she could handle.
"Well it's not like I can do anything about it now." Asta says. "Beside why are you blushing when I'm the one half-naked?" He asks in a teasing tone.
"Don't be ridiculous. I am not blushing." Noelle says sticking her nose up in the air. 'Oh god it feels like my heart is going to leap out of my chest.' She thought clutch her chest feeling her heart beating really fast.
"Man, I just got these cloths too and now they're all torn up along with my robe. Magna's going to kill me." Asta says looking at his shredded clothing and torn Black Bull robe.
"Vanessa will fix it for you when we get back." Luck says to his team member.
"Are you sure she'll be able too? It's in really bad shape." Asta says as Luck nods in conformation at his teammate's question.
'Shameful. I still can not believe we needed the assistance of the Black Bull.' Klaus thought fixing his glasses. "As I was certain we would we arrived here first and thus are the winners of the competition. However, this once I will allow you to accompany us to the treasure hall." He says.
"Okay let's get some things straight here. The only reason you got to the treasure hall was because you took the easy way by using Yuno's Wind Magic to travel through the air." Asta says.
"That's right, so it wasn't really a fair competition since Asta and I were traveling on foot. Plus, we took a detour to go and assist Luck in fighting a group of Diamond Kingdom mages." Noelle says.
"While I had managed to take out four of the mages from the Diamond Kingdom the fifth guy was slightly tougher than his lackies. It was only with Asta and Noelle's help that we manage to defeat him." Luck says smiling.
"And when we go here I managed to defeat the last Diamond Kingdom mage all by myself with a little help from Luck." Asta says pointing at an unconscious and restrained Mars. "So, if we're actually scoring points here it would be the Black Bull defeating all six enemy mages while you Golden Dawn couldn't defeat one." He says smirking.
"They make a good point, sir." Yuno says.
"Right, I was the first to go down because of his sneak attack." Mimosa says gesturing to Mars.
"Not to mention that both you and I together couldn't put a single scratch on him through out the entire battle." Yuno says.
"Tha…it…well…ugh…" Klaus stutters realizing that everything his team members said was true. "It doesn't matter! The competition was to see who could get to the treasure hall first and that was us, the Golden Dawn!" Klaus shouts.
"Come on, Four-Eyes, could you be anymore high and mighty?" Asta asks in an annoyed tone. "Thank you so much, you enormous jerk." He says mockingly.
"You're welcome and shut your mouth before it gets you in trouble." Klaus says.
"Oh, have I upset you, Sir Spectacles, I'm terrible sorry." Asta says in a mocking tone.
"I would chastise you for that, but I simply don't have the time for petty, adolescent squabbles with a Black Bull runt." Klaus says.
"Oh, please Sir Spectacles I beg your forgiveness." Asta says teasingly.
"Little brat!" Klaus shouts.
'We're not just involved, we're committed.' Yuno says.
"How about I break you're glasses." Asta says.
"Now that is taking it too far." Klaus says.
"Oh, I'll show you too far, Four-Eyes." Asta says causing Noelle and Luck to chuckle at the scene before them along with Mimosa while Yuno just stares at his older brother and fellow team member.
"This is entertaining to watch." Nero says perched on Asta's shoulder.
"Enough! We're off to the treasure hall!" Klaus shouts.
"Let's go! Whatever's hidden in there we're going to claim in the name of the Clover Kingdom's Magic Knights! Yeah!" Asta yells with his fist pumped in the air.
"Will you stop yelling?!" Klaus shouts his question standing behind Asta.
"You're one to talk, loud mouth." Noelle says.
Later the six Magic Knights were standing in front of the giant door that served as the entrance to the treasure hall.
'And, uh…how do we get in?' Asta and Klaus thought at the same time.
"Now where did all that enthusiasm go, I wonder." Nero says.
"There's probably a cipher here somewhere that will allow us to open the door." Klaus says.
"Go on and find it, Four-Eyes." Asta says as Luck walks forward towards the door.
"Be quiet. And it's not Four-Eyes, it's Klaus." Klaus says.
"Hmm…" Luck says placing his palm against the door.
"Huh?" Noelle asks, curious able what Luck was doing.
"It looks like this door is made of magic, so…we have two options. First, Asta should be able to slice right through. Second, it's also made of iron, so you can eat it as well. Have at it." Luck says.
"Alright! Let me at it!" Asta says excitedly.
"Please. As if you'd be able to counter such powerful magic." Klaus says doubting Asta's abilities.
Asta glares at the Golden Dawn mage as he pulls out his Anti-Magic broadsword and slices an "X" in front of him before finishing his cut with two slashes that form a large triangle with the "X" in the center.
"Yesss! There, see?" Asta asks as the pieces he cut start to glow before disintegrating into nothing and gives off a bright glow. "WHOOOAA!" He shouts at the sight before him.
The inner-side of the treasury takes a form of a spacious hall where all the treasures are laid in an unorganized manner. There were also two small streams of water that seem to move around the treasure and to the side of the room.
"This is awesome! Wooooow! It's like a mountain of treasure! Whoooaa!" Asta laughs running into the room with Luck following.
"Hey, careful. We don't know what's in there." Noelle says as Klaus, Yuno, and Mimosa pass her causing her to sigh before following after everyone.
The group of Magic Knights began looking through the piles of treasure as Asta picks up a large circular object, where the top opens and projects an image of Luck who was far way from him.
"Hey, Asta! What's up?" Luck asks casually.
"Luck's in here! That's so cool!" Asta shouts in amazement.
Yuno picks up a medium sized jar that realizes a small green light that circles around him. Mimosa looks through the pile of treasure and find a large red robe that she puts on.
"Ha ha, it's so beautiful." Mimosa says admiring the sparkling robe.
Meanwhile Noelle was looking around until she notices the streams of water.
'This water isn't normal.' Noelle thought placing her hand in the water. 'It's full of mana. And it seems to be flowing in one direction.' She thought and decides to follow the stream.
Klaus grows annoyed with their fiddling as he fixes his glasses.
"Hey, people! Enough! Don't mess with things! Those might be national treasure-class magic items!" Klaus yells.
"Poking around some's not gonna hurt, Captain Short-Fuse." Asta says placing the object in his hands down.
"Use my proper name." Klaus demands.
"Whatever you say, Mister Specs." Asta says walking away.
"Don't think I won't hurt you!" Klaus shouts.
"Oh, I'm scared now." Asta says teasingly.
"You wretch!" Klaus yells.
"See I was right, you've got a short fuse." Asta says rounding a large pile of treasure.
"Only because you insist on baiting me, you insufferable twerp!" Klaus yells.
Meanwhile Yuno was walking around until he hears the sound of whirling wind and looks to his right to see a pedestal with a single scroll which seems to be producing the whirling winds. Yuno stares for a moment before picking up the scroll and opens it to find strange writing on the inside.
'What's this? That writing…?' Yuno begins to wonder. 'I've never seen it before.' He thought.
It was at that moment that his grimoire and the scroll gave of a bright green light. This catches the attention of Klaus and Mimosa. As the glow dies down, Yuno looks to the scroll and notices something.
'The writing…it's gone?' Yuno thought.
"What's going on, Yuno? What was that light?" Klaus asks as he and Mimosa walk over to him.
"I don't know." Yuno replies.
"You shouldn't have touched that. Now put it back where it belongs." Klaus says as Yuno rolls the scroll back up and places it on the pedestal.
Meanwhile Asta and Nero were walking through the treasure hall until Nero senses something.
"Asta follow me." Nero says flying off.
"Okay." Asta says following after his Anti-Bird.
Nero leads Asta to a wall that a strangle, gold disk or mirror hanging from it.
"What's this?" Asta asks.
"There's an Anti-Magic weapon behind this wall. You need to figure out how to get in there to retrieve it." Nero says.
"What? Are you serious?" Asta asks as he begins looking for a way to get through the wall.
Meanwhile Noelle was still following the stream of water as it leads her to a corner of the treasure hall that had a large pedestal with two scrolls surrounded by water. Noelle stares at the two scrolls and notices that the one on the left was giving off a blue glow and for some reason seemed to be calling out to her. As she crosses the water and reaches out for the scroll. The moment she touches the scroll it begins to glow as it floats it the air and unrolls itself. Noelle was in shock and it grew even more when her grimoire hovered out of its pouch and in front of the open scroll.
'What's going on?' Noelle wonders as the scroll wraps around her grimoire and engulfs it in a bright light blue catches everyone's attention.
"Grr…what are those Black Bull doing now?" Klaus asks in frustration.
As the glow dies down Noelle notices her grimoire had changed and the scroll had disappeared. Her transformed grimoire now has blue-colored covers with intricate borders, a light blue eastern-style dragon swirling around the cover with its mouth open, and a blue five-leaf clover insignia at the center of the front cover right below the dragon's mouth that was hardly able to be seen.
"My grimoire." Noelle says as her grimoire fires a beam of energy into her head filling it with the name and knowledge that her new grimoire contained. 'I…I…I don't believe it. My grimoire…now contains…the magic for…Sea Dragon Slayer Magic?!' She thought in awe before hugging the grimoire to her chest and squeals in excitement. 'This is amazing! I'm now a dragon slayer, just like Asta! I can't wait to show him!' She thought able to run off before she remembered the other scroll. "I have no idea what this one is, but I better take it with me, just in case." She says grabbing the scroll and places it and her transformed grimoire into her pouch before running to find Asta.
Meanwhile Luck was continuing to look through the piles of treasure.
"Hmm, Noelle must have found something interesting given that strange light came from the direction she walked off in." Luck says to himself before sensing something to his left.
Luck turn his head and notices a pile of treasure was giving of black sparks of lightning and it peaked his interest. As he made his way over to the pile of treasure, he began digging through it trying to find the source of the sparks. After a minute of digging Luck finds a large treasure chest that was glowing with black lightning and of course being him, he opens it only to find a single scroll inside.
'Hmm I wonder what this is?' Luck wonders as he reaches for it and the moment he touches the scroll it begins to glow as it floats it the air and unrolls itself.
Luck was in awe and it grew even more when his grimoire hovered out of its pouch and in front of the open scroll.
'Oh man, this is exciting!' Luck thought as the scroll wraps around his grimoire and engulfs it and begins glowing brightly in blackish yellow light that catches everyone's attention.
"Not again! What did I tell them?!" Klaus shouts his question before he sense a surge in magic power. 'What is going on? Someone's magic power is increase, to that of a high noble's or low royal's to be exact.' He thought.
As the glow dies down Luck sees his grimoire had transformed just like Noelle's and that the scroll had disappeared. His transformed grimoire now has light-colored covers with plant-like designs on both covers, black lightning bolt designs on the spine and a light five-leaf clover insignia at the center of the front cover that was hard to see.
"This is so cool!" Luck says as his grimoire fires a beam of energy into his head filling it with the name and knowledge that his new grimoire contained. 'Hmm, Lightning God Slayer Magic. I've never heard of that magic before.' He thought before realizing something. 'Oh, it must be a form of Lost Magic like Asta's Elemental Dragon Slayer Magic. Ha ha, this is great. Now I'm a Lost Magic user too!' He thought excitedly.
'This grimoire…and what a singular one it is, all patched together. Interesting.' Klaus thought observing Mars' grimoire before turning his head towards Yuno. 'He go the four-leaf clover.' He thought before turning to Asta who was still looking for a way through the wall. 'And he got two grimoires…one that's so dirty itself barely recognizable. I guess you never can really tell.' He thought but then Mars' grimoire began glowing and the magic chains around disappeared as it flew out of his hands.
'This magic…it's…' Luck thought begin drawn out of his excitement for his new grimoire and magic. "Quick, get back!" He yells as the entrance to the treasure hall was destroyed kicking up dust.
"Eeeeek!" Noelle and Mimosa scream as they raise their arms to shield their eyes from the dust.
Standing in the entrance to the treasure hall was a now conscious Mars in his Heavy Armored Titan form. He then sends crystals out that capture Luck, Yuno, and Klaus, restraining them in place.
'No…impossible…! My restraining spell should have held him…he was unconscious, injured. How did he recover in such a short time?' Klaus wonders until he notices flames surrounding Mars.
"Fire Healing Magic: Phoenix Feathers Robe." Mars says as the flames burn, and all preexisting injuries were being healed.
'Wait, is that…? Fire Healing Magic?! But how…each mage can have only one magic attribute! Mana from one f the four classical elements – fire, wind, water, and earth – and mages imbued with Mana from one of these. The attributes interact in specific ways. Fire is strong against wind but weak to water. It is a known law that a mage can use only one kind of magic stemming from one of these attributes or its derivatives. Yet in defiance of that law he can wield two types of magic. And while he clearly commands attack magic, he can cast healing spells too. Inconceivable! Those jewels…is this what came of the Diamond Kingdom's experiments?! And then there's…' Klaus thought looking towards Asta. 'That runt from the Black Bull used two different attributes' derivatives and then somehow by eating lightning was able to obtain a third. It is the power of Lost Magic?' He wonders.
[Flashback]
"Mars…I know you'll be a wonderful warrior." A young girl says wearing a long short sleeve shirt as a dress. "I'm sorry Mars…but this is the only way…" The girl says with her right hand covered in flames. "You have to die." She says.
[End Flashback]
"If I put out those flames it should weaken him." Noelle says as her grimoire open to a specific page. 'Time to test out my new dragon slayer magic.' She thought raising her right hand as water begins to surround it.
Mars heard this and moved quicker then Noelle could cast her spell, hitting her with his Heavy Armored Titan's left crystal hand. The force of the attack sends Noelle flying through the air.
"Noelle's hit!" Mimosa shouts watching Noelle land on her back right next to the stream of water with her purple dress and silver blazer ripped in the chest area.
"NOEEEEEELLE!" Asta roars in pure rage as he draws out his Anti-Magic broadsword.
"Asta, wait!" Nero yells trying to stop his partner.
"DAMN YOOOOOOOOU!" Asta yells charging forward towards the one who hurt his friend/love interest.
"I've figured out what your abilities are now, first that sword of yours destroys any and all magic. Second, your magic is mostly based on your physical prowess, strength, and speed mostly dealing in short to mid-range combat, but you do possess long-range attacks as well, however, it takes time to build up to that. So what if the magic is quicker than you or your blade are? Crystal Creation Magic: Harpe!" Mars shouts creating multiple blades in the shape of a harpe around him.
The harpe blades begin rotating at high speeds with the sharp edges pointed outward as Mars launches them at Asta. As they close in Asta swings his broadsword at them either knocking them off course or destroying them completely.
'They're fast!' Asta thought raising his broadsword to defend himself from the incoming harpes but Mars appears in front of him and punches Asta, the force sending him flying right through the wall with the golden disk forcing him to release his sword. "Ghk…rrgh!" He groans struggling to get up. "My sword…!" He says spotting his broadsword in front of him. "He was right about that magic being fast. My sword's too big and heavy to keep up with it." He says gritting his teeth. "He changed his fighting style to counter my Anti-Magic. Should I use my Dragon Slayer Magic? It is faster and has more capability." He wonders.
"That may be true, but you leave yourself vulnerable to attacks." Nero says flying through the hole and over Asta's head.
"Nero?" Asta says looking behind him to see Nero perch himself on something.
"I believe this is the answer to your solution." Nero says sitting on top of new type of sword.
The sword has black markings on the blade and is mostly covered in dirt. The sword also has a four-sided hilt which is heavily ornamented, a grip with spiral design, and a sphere at the pommel.
Author's Note: Tada, I made Noelle the second Dragon Slayer, a Sea Dragon Slayer, and Luck the first God Slayer, the Lightning God Slayer. But what could the second scroll that was next to Noelle's contain. Stay tuned to find out.
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