I do not own Familiar of Zero/Zero No Tsukaima or any of the other pieces of work mentioned in the story.
The End of the World Spell
A Grim Adventure
"Ah, come now, child. I think you've known me long enough to realize no one escapes me if it don't want them to."
"That's fine and all, but aren't there a bit too many of them?"
"Oh please… what are a couple of thousand soldiers when measured against everyone I've taken in?"
Raising his scythe, the skeletal figure gestured at the screaming army charging towards the two of them. His strangely animate skull seemed to indicate an expression of amusement.
"They all belong to Papa Grim after all."
And with those words, the cloaked skeleton drove the blade of his scythe into the ground.
The grass near the point of penetration died instantly, turning brown and withered, before being blown away by the faint breeze. Only a dry, cracked patch of earth was left.
A patch which suddenly grew sideways, parallel to the advancing vanguard. It spread quickly, encompassing the whole of the battlefield in seconds. When this line of death had been drawn in the otherwise fertile plain, the Grim Reaper gestured with one finger.
The line suddenly expanded and ripped forwards, leaving only cursed earth in its wake.
When it reached the first soldier, he died. And the next. And the next. And the next.
All fell down, like puppets whose strings have been cut. Their bodies withered and decayed in the blink of an eye, leaving only their bones to decorate their passing. Their weapons and armor decayed in an instant, turning rusted and pitted with use.
This tide of death swept forwards, obliterating the whole of the army.
In the aftermath, the girl and her familiar turned away from the newly-made Plain of Bones.
AN: Yeah, so it's Grim from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (which I do not own!).
But this isn't nice Grim. This is death, personified. He is nasty, cruel and evil. But also bound to Louise. Does this control over Death make her immortal? *shrug* I dunno.
Insomnia, again. It leads my mind to some strange places.
Anyway, I might do ore of these 'snippet' type chapters (i.e. chapters where I jump around after the summoning).
Read, enjoy and review.
~GrinGrin
Written: 08/01/2014
Posted: 08/01/2014