Wishes of Zero
I'm glad that this fanfic has received some positive feedback. I hope to continue to entertain all of you with this story.
Before we begin, I thought should explain a few things. Louise will be a lot nicer than in canon in this fic. My reasoning is that the reason for her being so mean to Saito, was because of her being seen as a failure by everyone to the point that they named her Louise the Zero. That coupled with her summoning what seemed like a weak human commoner as a familiar made her kind of bitter and added to her inferiority complex. Now that she's summoned the greatest of the familiars, she will be a bit nicer, as she knows she's not a failure anymore.
But enough chat. On with the show.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Louise awoke the next morning to a gentle nudge and the smell of delicious food. Opening her eyes, she saw her familiar standing by her bed with a silver breakfast tray in his hands. On the tray, Louise could see, scrambled eggs, fried mushrooms and tomatoes, buttered toast, sausages, beans, some sort of potato patty, and fried potato shreds. Funnily enough, she saw her familiar was also wearing an apron that said 'Kiss the Chef.'
"Good morning, Milady," said Xylek with a smile, "I thought I would prepare a full English breakfast for you today. A good breakfast is an important part of the day."
Louise tried to shake the sleep from her eyes, so Xylek put the tray down and snap his fingers, materializing a glass of pulp-free orange juice that he handed to the petite girl. Once she gulped down the drink, Louise was a bit more lucid and dug into the meal in front of her. The food was a tad heavier than what she was used to, but it made up for it in the sheer deliciousness of the flavors each bite released into her mouth. It was better than anything she had eaten before.
"I'm glad you approve of my cooking," said Xylek.
"This is delicious!" said Louise, "where did you learn to cook like this?"
Xylek shrugged, "Back on my world, in west Manchester. I was bored one day so I decided to learn to cook."
"Manchester?" asked Louise.
"It's a place on my world," said Xylek, "so are you ready for class, Milady?"
"I just need to get changed," said Louise.
"Allow me," said Xylek as he waved his hands, transforming Louise's sleep clothes into her school uniform, freshly laundered and spotless of course.
"Wait," said Louise, "you said you can grant me any wish, right? Can you make me the strongest mage out of all my peers?"
"Should be simple enough," said Xylek as he closed his eyes and placed a hand on Louise's head.
The Djinni's hand glowed with power, but the glow fizzled out as it spread over Louise's body, causing him to frown.
"What happened?" asked Louise.
"I'm…not sure," admitted Xylek, "the only reason it wouldn't have worked, would be because the wish is already granted."
"What does that mean?" asked Louise.
"It means that you are the strongest among your peers," said Xylek.
"That can't be right!" said Louise in frustration, "Every spell I use, no matter the element, blows up in my face!"
"That sounds like you have plenty of power," said Xylek.
"Then why don't my spells work?" demanded Louise.
"Tell me," said Xylek, "how does the magic of your world work?"
Louise huffed, "Mages are typically aligned to one of the four main elements, Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water. There is a legendary fifth element, but it hasn't been seen since the time of the Founder Brimir. Mages are classed by how many elements they can layer on their spells, for example, a Dot class mage can cast single element spells, while a Square class mage can layer four elements, creating powerful combinations."
"So you all can combine elements?" asked Xylek, "What would a four element combo look like?"
"It's not quite like that," said Louise, "a square class mage can actually layer four identical elements to create a more powerful attack. A four layered wind spell can do far more than a dot class can."
"So what is this lost fifth element?" asked Xylek.
"That would be the element of Void," said Louise, "but only the Founder was known to have it."
"Well then," said Xylek, "shall we find out your element, Milady?"
Xylek tapped Louise's head, extracting a glowing sphere that turned black as if it was sucking in the light from the room.
"What is that?" asked Louise.
"Your element," said Xylek.
"And what is it?" Louise pressed.
"A void," said Xylek.
"But how?" asked Louise.
"The reason you cannot use any of the standard elements," said Xylek, "is because the Void within you devours and overshadows their power."
"But the Void hasn't been used since the time of the Founder Brimir!" exclaimed Louise, "It's impossible that I could use it!"
"Apparently not," said Xylek, "as here it is in front of you."
"This is unbelievable," said Louise.
"Many things in life are," said Xylek with a shrug, "however, if you still wish to be able to use the four elements, I can make that come true."
"You can grant me the ability to perform Square Class magic?" exclaimed Louise.
"Or more if that is what you wish," said Xylek, "it should be simple enough to grant upon you the powers of the four elements."
"Please do!" said Louie eagerly.
Xylek nodded and held out his palm and closed his eyes. Louise took his hand and suddenly she could feel power in the air as her familiar channeled his magic. In the air above her hand, four orbs appeared, one made of fire, one made of dirt, one made of water and one made of spiraling winds. The four orbs circled the pinkette before floating into her chest, passing into her body painlessly. When they did so, she was filled with a sudden rush of power that made her feel that she could do anything, causing her to smile.
"I can feel the power," said Louise.
"Be careful though," said Xylek, "you'll need to be sure to focus and control this power. I gave you the potential, but you'll need to be able to manipulate the powers."
"I'll be fine," said Louise, "now I need to get to class."
Xylek nodded as his master headed off to her first class of the day and once she was gone, transformed into smoke and flowed back into his bottle.
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When her teacher walked into the class, Louise was excited and eager to test her new abilities, and considering that the class was about Earth magic, she had a great chance at experimenting safely. She only half listened as the teacher talked about the applications of Earth magic and the art of Transmutation, but when it was time for the class to attempt it, she quickly stood.
"I would like to try, Ma'am," said Louise.
"Very well," said Chevreuse, the Earth magic professor, "please come forward, Miss Vallière."
As she walked forward the class visibly tensed, with some students actually hiding behind the desks.
"Professor," said Kirche, "m-maybe you should select someone else."
"And why is that?" asked the teacher.
"Have you ever taught Louise before?" asked Kirche nervously.
"No," said Chevreuse, "and I don't see the relevance. Miss Vallière, please transmute these pebbles into the metal of your choice."
Louise nodded and decided to see how far her new powers could go. Tapping her wand to the pebbles, she focused her magic, casing the stones to glow before transforming into glittering gold nuggets.
"G-g-gold?" exclaimed Chevreuse in surprise, "But that's Square class magic!"
Louise watched the class erupt into commotion as the realization of the Zero of the Academy becoming the most powerful student in the class, and she smiled. Knowing things were looking up, she thanked the Founder that she had summoned Xylek.
Sorry for the wait for this chapter. I needed some time to work on a good plot. Any ideas would be appreciated.