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"Many think immortality a gift… Many are wrong"
Chapter Two
Alvarez Empire
"Hey! Little Ryan is back!" cheered Ajeel as the young wizard walked through the grand double doors.
Ajeel, Dimaria, Invel, August and Brandish were currently sitting around the large meeting table as Ryan walked in.
"Hey everyone, how are things?" asked the tome wielder curiously as he sat down next to Dimaria.
"We've just been discussing the recent raids against some of King Spriggans more outer territories" explained Invel seriously.
"Oh? That's very surprising… I assume we're going to set them straight?" asked Ryan with a small grin.
"Correct; since Brandish is due to go out on a mission with her squad, you, Dimaria and I will head out and be back before his highness returns" said August, gesturing to the size manipulator.
"Whatever…" muttered Brandish as she inspected her fingernails.
Ryan rolled his eyes and Invel spoke up again.
"How was your time off Ryan?" he asked casually.
"Not bad, met up with some old friends, taught them a few new tricks… it was relaxing" said Ryan as he pulled lightly at the fingers of his gloves.
"Apparently you went back to Ishgar" noted the Winter General.
"Correct… I did happen to feel a minor trace of your power Dimaria, were you there as well" asked Ryan curiously.
Dimaria didn't meet his gaze.
"I was just making sure you were alright" she whispered.
"Oh that's so cute! The Valkyrie has a crush on the book worm!" cooed Wahl loudly.
The entire back wall was blown away as Dimaria punched the techno mage out of the building.
"I do not!" she yelled before taking her seat again.
"Heh… Tsundere" whispered Wahl from behind her chair.
"I'll kill you, you robotic piece of crap" she growled as she drew her sword.
Wahl knew when to back off and did such.
The other Spriggans were smiling softly at the unfolding seen before them.
Invel gave a small smirk.
August chuckled softly.
Ajeel was laughing his ass off.
Brandish gave a small giggle.
Wahl was barely containing himself.
Dimaria gave a small smile.
Even Ryan couldn't help it, happiness was contagious!
Two Hours Later
"Make sure you get back before King Spriggan returns" said Invel as he stood beside the carriage.
"Don't worry snow pea, we'll get the job done" said Dimaria with an eye roll.
Invel went to give a retort but Ryan cut in before a word war could start.
"Give our regards to Brandish on her mission and tell Serena to keep away from my chocolate stash" said Ryan before he gestured to the driver and the three Spriggans left the castle.
The ride to the out lands was filled with relative silence, save for the turning of pages and the sharpening of swords.
"Hmm… still not sharp enough" grumbled the warrior as she inspected her blade for the umpteenth time.
"Tome of Blades: Diamond Edge" said Ryan as he swiped his hand over her blade, it glowed for a second before fading.
Dimaria inspected the blade before grudgingly muttering thanks.
"Oh to be young" muttered the elderly wizard.
"What's that supposed to mean?!" yelled Dimaria, her cheeks red.
August chuckled before closing his eyes again and returning to a light slumber.
Dimaria growled to herself before Ryan put a hand on her shoulder.
"Relax Dimaria; they're all just trying to wind you up. Smile more, you look prettier when you do" he said with his own smile.
The warrior Valkyrie relaxed her shoulders and sat back in her chair.
"Thanks Ryan, you're a really good…" she begun before a ripple of magic pulsed across the area.
Ryan's eyes locked with August's as the elderly wizard sat up.
"Stop the carriage!" yelled Ryan as he opened the door.
The three mages got out and stood beside the vehicle, scanning the horizon for any enemy movement.
"What's wrong guys?" asked Dimaria as she held her sword at the ready.
"Ancient magic, demonic in origin, level ten" said August quickly as he drew his staff.
"Tome of Revelation: Eagle Eyes" whispered Ryan as his eyes flashed black.
He scanned the area for a moment, before feeling a faint rush of air across the back of his neck.
"Anything?" asked Dimaria who was starting to get nervous.
Ryan's silence said it all.
"Hey David, let's get going again… David?"
Ryan tapped the driver on the foot and was surprised to see David with his throat torn open.
"Dammit!" growled August as he set to work on casting a protection barrier.
Ryan's sense flared as he felt three targets approach at impossible speeds.
"Tome of White Magic: Holy Shroud!" roared Ryan as he thrust his hands forward.
A wave of pure white energy burst forth from the teen, and the three figures were forced back a few meters.
"Who are you!" yelled Dimaria as the three Spriggan faced off against their unknown assailants.
They didn't say anything, simply bared their razor sharp nails, the middle one had blood dripping from his.
Ryan drew in a deep breath of air, collecting oxygen in his lungs, if these three were brave enough to attack the royal guards of King Spriggan then they were either really stupid, or incredibly strong… Ryan didn't like the latter idea.
"Vampires… the ones responsible for the attacks on the outer areas I assume" stated August, his eyes sparking dangerously.
"Correct, Magic King August, the Valkyrie Dimaria Yesta and the Tome Master Ryan Blackworth" said the center vampire.
"You know who we are, then you should know you just signed away your own life by killing David" said Ryan without a trace of emotion in his voice, both of his fellow Spriggan were a little unnerved by the tone in his voice.
Even the vampires were taken back by the sudden change in his personality.
"We are here to free this land from the dark magic wrought upon by Zeref!" yelled the vampire to the leader's side.
"Tome of White Magic" said Ryan as a leather bound book appeared in his hands, "There a thousands of spells which would be worse than hell for demons like yourselves, care to try one?"
Ryan suddenly felt something clamp around his wrist, his tome faded into nothingness.
"Anti-Summoning bracelet, you can't summon anything with it on until the one who put it on you is killed" said the lead vampire smugly.
Ryan inspected the device before letting out an insane chuckle; he collapsed to his knees, laughing madly as he did.
"R… Ryan?" Dimaria nervously approached her fellow shield but he suddenly got to his feet.
Ryan turned his head and both Dimaria and August were shocked to see an insane look spread across Ryan's eyes, this was not the look of the man they had known for many months now.
"Ryan's gone to bed Dimaria, now I get to play!" he said with a mad giggle.
He returned to face the vampires who were looking at him nervously.
"Oh… why the look on your faces?" laughed Ryan as he took a weary step forward.
The right hand vampire burst forward, determined to end the young boys life.
He lashed out but hit nothing but thin air as he did.
"My father was a great man, taught me everything I know"
Ryan was now sitting on top of the carriage, swinging his legs side to side.
"What the?"
The vampire's eyes widened in shock as Ryan hurled the entire carriage at the stunned blood sucker.
"Taught me how to fight!" yelled Ryan as he punched through the carriage, grabbing the vampire and smashing him into the ground.
The left hand vampire tried to intervene but Ryan simply swept her and grabbed both of them by their throats before repeatedly bashing their skulls together.
"I don't need books to beat the crap out of you!" laughed Ryan madly as he swung the two unconscious vampires around before throwing them at the feet of the lead vampire.
"What the hell are you?" growled the last standing enemy.
Ryan grinned, his eyes glowing a dark black color.
"I'm a Blackworth, why that's me of course. A master of tomes, I can also ride a horse!" rhymed Ryan as he cartwheeled around.
"DIE!" roared the vampire as he lashed out at the Spriggan, his nails capable of cutting through any organism on the planet.
"Why so serious?"
The vampire froze as his body locked up mere inches away from him.
"If you'd been paying attention, you would have seen me casting a body lock mind break spell around me, but you didn't… big mistake" giggled Ryan as he jumped around the immobile vampire in delight.
The vampire hissed at him but Ryan took no notice.
"That's impossible, you have no magic!"
"Incorrect, the books are just to jog my memory. There are specific spells I can call upon at any time simply because I remember them… Now! Are there any other vampires or just you?" asked Ryan with a wide smile on his face.
The vampire didn't say anything; Ryan just shrugged and cleared his throat.
"Alright then, please start snapping your own spine" he said with a yawn.
The vampire looked confused before his hands began to move own their own, both resting on the opposite sides of his head.
They began to slowly turn his head, soft clicking sounds could be heard the more it pivoted.
"I wonder how long before your neck goes snippety snap?" wondered Ryan curiously.
"Stop this!" yelled the vampire as his hands continued to turn his head.
Ryan looked interested so he clicked his fingers and the hands stopped moving.
"Tell me what I want to know then" said the Spriggan seriously.
The vampire saw only death in his eyes, yet the fear of torture was far worse.
"Fine… we are part of a guild from Ishgar, sent here to try and liberate some areas from Zerefs control" admitted the vampire.
"And why did you attack three Spriggans?" asked Ryan curiously.
"We were told that if we took out you, our job would prove to be far easier"
Ryan's mouth curved up into a grin.
"There you go, was that so hard?" asked Ryan as he grabbed the vampires knife and cut a long strip of material from his cloak before shoving it into his mouth, "Time to question your friends"
With a snap of his fingers, the vampire's hands began to turn again.
Said vampire tried to scream but his mouth was gagged.
A loud snap was heard before the sound of a heavy weight hitting the ground.
By now the other vampires had regained consciousness but were still incredibly dazed.
"Tome of Capture: Six point binding magic circle" said Ryan as the two vampires were pinned to the ground.
"Now! Anything you want to add to your master's story?" asked Ryan as he knelt down between them.
"I won't tell you anything! I'd rather die!" spat the male vampire in disgust.
Ryan was not amused.
He got down right next to the vampires face, his eyes sparking dangerously.
"I believe you" he whispered softly before standing back up.
"I don't fear death" muttered the vampire.
"You obviously haven't met Bradman then" noted Ryan humorously, "Tome of Black Magic: Implosion Curse"
Ryan bought his fist back and punched the vampire directly in the stomach.
"ARGH!"
The vampire screamed and withered in pain as his body was drawn into the exact spot Ryan had hit; his body was folded onto itself before suddenly... there was nothing left!
"Who are you?" whispered the female vampire in horror.
"Not who my dear… what! I am worse than vampires, worse than Spriggans, I am the one fear fears, the one reason the dragon of destruction can't destroy the world… so for you to attack myself and my friends, going so far as to kill one of them; I just can't let that pass" whispered Ryan as he knelt next to her.
"P… please" she begged, tears springing to her eyes.
"Begging will not get you anything… I am going to torture you until you wish you were dead, then some more and then some more. You will beg and beg for mercy yet there will be none, this is not like the books were you get saved at the last minute, you will die, I promise that… but before that" Ryan raised his hand and started to bring it down.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!"
The sound of yelled echoed across the grass plains, both Dimaria and August had looks of immense confusion plastered across their faces.
"Fine!" growled Ryan as he reached into his cloak and pulled out a vial of small pills, he dry swallowed one before falling backwards and then standing back up again.
"Oh my head!" he groaned as he shook his head.
The vampire was still sobbing on the ground before him.
"Release binds… go to the other vampires and tell them that they either join Zeref or perish" ordered Ryan as he waved his hand for her to begone.
"Thank you! I'm ever in your debt!" yelled the vampire as she raced off.
Ryan walked over to the other two Spriggan, reassembling the carriage and digging David a grave whilst he did.
"He doesn't have a name, he's been inside me for as long as I can remember… he always comes out when I need to kill something" explained Ryan as he pulled out his vial of pills, "These and killing help keep him sated"
"Another personality… how interesting" noted August.
"Are you alright?" asked Dimaria as she sheathed her sword.
"Perfectly, I'm sorry you had to see that though" he said quietly as the three got back in the carriage and begun their journey back home.
Their job here complete.
Diary Entry: Four Hundred Forty Five
I made a terrible mistake today…
Nothing else to write
A/N:
I love a good old split personality...
In regards to the reviews, I don't plan on doing the whole thing where I answer them individually cause I'm lazy and stuff...
I will address some minor points in relation to character power and general tid bits I think you should know.
One: I am going off of a combination of Manga, Anime and the Wiki, so if my continuity is a little off, just deal with it!
Two: There is a reason for Ryan's OPness, simply because I like having the ability to just skip a fight scene by having him utterly crush his opponents which allows for more character interactions and plot building...
Three: He is not aware of Zeref and Mavis's relationship, nor is he aware of any girls true feelings... cause he's a dork!
Four: Thanks for all the kind support thus far!
Five: I will be updating on Sundays, alternating between this and my Death at Kuoh Academy fic... no promises though!
And as always:
My name is Parradox and thanks so much for reading.
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