0713MM: Hey guys! I welcome you to the 39th chapter of The Silver Valkyrie! I do not own Black Clover, nor its characters, nor the OCs that are used in this chapter. The OCs and spells used in this chapter belong to guardian of the aura Aurasoul and Warmachine375. Chapter start!^^
Chapter 39
"Impressive as your skills are, I've already seen how this battle will end." Julius remarked. "It ends in your defeat, Patri."
"Oh yeah?" Patri shot back. "We'll see about that!"
Within the Eye of the Midnight Sun HQ, Friede, Rill, and Fragil traversed through it, defeating any mages that came their way. Though in all honesty, it was mostly Rill doing all the work thanks to his Picture Magic being able to counter pretty much any magic they ended up facing. After defeating the latest Eye of the Midnight Sun mage, Friede looked up, sensing the mana up ahead.
"We're getting close to where the stone tablet with the magic stones is located." Friede spoke.
"Yeah." Rill nodded, also looking up. "I sense it, too."
"I am picking up strong magic as well." Fragil added in agreement. "Though what could it-"
"Gravity Magic: Presence of the Demon King." Suddenly, the 3 Magic Knights felt the pressure of the cave-like headquarters beginning to shake violently. To which the 3 fell to their knees. After a few seconds, Friede, Rill, and Fragil looked up to see a black-haired, green-eyed man wearing the Spade Kingdom's military uniform walking towards them. His Spade grimoire out, as well as a dark smile on his face.
"Nnnnnnngggghhhh…!" Friede grunted.
"That man…!" The spirit of Jehoel appeared next to Friede. "He's contracted with one of the worst Devils to ever live…! Lucifero….!"
"Lucifero?" Friede repeated, returning her attention to the man before them. "So then that man is…"
"Yes. Dante Zogratis." Jehoel finished her host's sentence. "Finish him as quickly as possible."
"Gravity Magic: Evil God's Pressure Craft!" Out of the rock floor around Dante, a large sword made of rock appeared in front of him. A dark smile appeared on his lips. " Heh heh… Enjoy this." With a motion of his right arm, the large sword flies towards the 3 Magic Knights. Just as it reached them...
"Picture Magic: God's Play!" Rill stepped in front of Fragil and Friede, surprising the 2 girls as a large clay statue of a deity; to which grabbed the large rock sword that Dante threw towards the 3, then launched it back at Dante. Surprised by the sudden reversal, Dante nearly gets impaled by his own sword, but is able to avoid it at the last second so it pierces the wall behind him. Afterwards, Dante turned back to face the 3.
"Heh heh heh… Not bad!" Dante told Rill. "Still, you are no match for my might."
"Is that right?" Friede questioned, raising her scythe up and pointed it towards Dante. "Then we will prove you wrong!" And with that, Friede leapt forward and towards Dante. Dante on the other hand had an amused smile on his face.
"Oh ho, really?" Dante wondered aloud. "In that case...Gravity Magic: Heavy Infighting Gladiator!" At his command, chunks of rock flew out of the ground and shaped into a sword, which he grabbed and parried Friede's scythe slash towards his chest. Just then, the scythe began to light up in black flames, causing Dante to fly backwards a bit, as if preparing himself for Friede's next attack.
"Black Flame Magic: Repentance Slash!" Friede declared as several Black Flame Magic slashes flew out of her scythe that she was slashing towards Dante.
"Together now!" Rill added. "Ready, Fragil? Let's teach that guy a lesson!"
"Y-Yes Captain!" Fragil nodded, albeit stuttering a bit as she raised her right hand up. "Combo Spell time?"
"Yeah!" Rill grinned.
"Combo Spell: God's Blizzard!" Upon the 2's declaration, a giant clay god statue appeared in front of the 3 Magic Knights. After that, it raised its arms up and fired 2 beams of blizzardy winds and snow towards Dante, along with some of Rill's Picture Magic mana mixed in to add extra power. Just as the combo spell was about to hit Dante, but then… 2 horns that curved outward, as well as 2 wings sprouted out his head and back respectively, followed by a mark to appear on his chest that symbolized gravity, in addition to his Devil Contract Mark on his forehead to seep down his face, almost elongating itself. He gained an elongated tooth on the right side of his mouth; smiling wickedly as he warped the space around him so Rill and Fragil's combo spell ended up being pointless.
"Devil Power: 50%."
"Aww man!" Rill pouted. "So much for that idea!"
"Gravity Magic: Presence of the Demon King!" Dante declared again, raising his right hand up, which caused all 3 Magic Knights to fall to the ground again. While Fragil and Captain Rill were knocked out, Friede managed to remain conscious despite the heavy gravity pressure weighing down on her body.
"U-Ugh…" Friede stammered out as she slowly stood up. "Such power…!"
"Then you know what needs to be done, right?" Jehoel asked her in mind as Friede flew towards Dante again thanks to 2 black flaming wings sprouting out her back thanks to Black Flame Creation Magic: Dark Phoenix Wings. A spell of which got inspired by her Captain's Flame Creation Magic: Phoenix Wings. Friede casted another Black Flame Magic: Repentance Slash, followed up by Black Flame Creation Magic: Hellfire Bird. Both spells flew towards Dante at immense speed. Dante easily parried the Black Flame Magic slashes, then flew to the side to make it look a side-step as if he was on the ground. The black flaming bird crashed into the wall behind Dante; thus exploding and making it break apart. All the while Dante just laughed gleefully.
"Yes! More entertainment!" Dante retorted. "Make this even more entertaining for me! Come on!"
Damn this guy…! Friede thought as she continued to clash against Dante's rock sword with her scythe.
"Friede!" Jehoel spoke in her Host's mind. "Call upon my power! You'll have to if you want to get even a single hit in on him!" Friede tried to ignore Jehoel so she could keep fighting, but Jehoel wasn't going to give up in convincing her Host to use her Angel Power. "Friede, that man is a Devil Host. You know what Angels do to Devils, right? You know the purpose of a nun, right? To be faithful to the church and defeat its foes. In this case, the Devils. Call upon my power. Call upon it so that we can crush that Devil Host!"
I'm trying to win this fight without resorting to it! Friede thought back to Jehoel. I'll figure something out!
"In your current state right now, you cannot defeat him." Jehoel tried again. "You may be strong because of your Great-Aunt's teachings, that I will not deny. But we were contracted for a reason. I'm not sure of the reason, but one thing is certain. Our shared enemy is the Devils and whoever they contract with. Just as they see the Angels and whoever they contract their enemies. It's a black and white viewpoint, sure, but it's also very effective in its job." Friede didn't respond to Jehoel as she parried slashes from Dante's sword with her scythe. After watching the fight between her Host and Dante for another few minutes within Friede's mind, Jehoel sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose.
"I hate that I have to do this, but…. You leave me no choice, Friede Rapual." Jehoel raised her right hand up and directed some of her mana out of her body, or to be more accurate, from the 4 leaf Clover grimoire, and into Friede's body. "Now awaken! Angel Power: 50%!" At her command, Friede's physical appearance began to change, much to both Dante and Friede's surprise. Though for Dante, it was out of curiosity. As for Friede…well, pure shock. The right half of Friede's face changed. Well to be more accurate, her black hair on the right side of her head changed to an orangish-gold color, a pair of white wings sprouted out of her back, and her right blue eye changed to be a whitish-gold color, with a hint of black within it. On Friede's chest appeared a partially completed symbol for Jehoel's Black Flame Magic. Or to be more accurate, the insignia of her 4 leaf Clover grimoire.
"Oh?" Dante wondered aloud before smiling. "Interesting! Very interesting indeed!"
"Angel Power: 50%!" Friede/Jehoel declared. Though in this case, it was moreso Jehoel's voice than Friede's.
"Copy Light Magic: Light Swords of Conviction!"
"Flame Magic: Calidus Brachium!" Several light swords flew towards Mereoleona and Dazu thanks to Rhya copying Patri's Light Magic spells, or at least his most used/basic Light Magic spells. Regardless, Meroeleona burned through them with her Fire Magic like they were sticks meant to be firewood. While Mereoleona fought Rhya on the offensive side, Dazu fought on the defensive side. Not only giving herself defense, but aso Mereoleona.
"Catalyst Magic: Mana Barrier!" A large barrier made of mana appeared in front of and around Dazu and Mereoleona. Rhya's lips just formed a dark smile in amusement at Dazu's attempt to defend herself and Mereoleona from his offensive assault.
"It's amusing, but ultimately futile." Rhya noted as his grimoire changed color to that of a light red. "Copy Magic: Aqua Javelin!" A javelin made of Water Magic mana appeared in Rhya's right hand, to which he threw towards Dazu's barrier in an effort to break it. While Mereoleona's speed was immense, Dazu managed to keep up with her thanks to her Mana Skin and her Catalyst Magic, allowing to borrow mana from Rhya and Mereoleona (mostly Rhya), as well as the mana in the surrounding area to increase her speed. Just as the javelin was about to hit the barrier, Mereoleona intervened and punched it into steam particles.
"Haha! Is that all you got?!" Mereoleona grinned.
"Aim for the Third Eye on Rhya's forehead, Mereo!" Dazu called to the crimson-haired woman.
"I know, Dazu!" Mereoleona retorted. "I'm working on it! Feel free to throw in an attack if you can!"
"Right!" Dazu retorted. Rhya's grimoire changed color again, this time to a light red, raising his right hand as a fiery blade appeared, to which he grabbed.
"Let's see how you like this!" Rhya grinned. "Copy Creation Magic: Phoenix Blade!" Dazu gaped at the sight, while Mereoleona's expression went from excited for the fight to that of intriguement.
What the hell?! Dazu thought. How does he have that?! I don't recall him ever touching the Captain's grimoire that last time we fought! So how…?! Then it dawned on her, much to her irritation. Of COURSE he touched Elf Fana's grimoire! This must have been before her trip to the Witches Forest. Rhya flew towards Dazu at high speed.
"I'll pierce through that barrier of yours, then you!" Rhya grinned while also yawning slightly. "It's the quickest way to get rid of you, after all!" Just as Rhya was about to pierce through Dazu's mana barrier with his Copy Flame Magic sword, Dazu fired a mana beam at Rhya from within the mana barrier. Rhya softly gaped and evaded. Unfortunately for him, Mereoleona appeared right in front of him and punched him in the face with a Flame Magic imbued fist. The force of the punch sent him plummeting down towards the ground, which upon impact, made a small explosion of dust and debris in the area. He groaned as the debris cleared and looked up to see both Mereoleona and Dazu flying towards him. He tched in irritation, then flew up into the air to meet them.
"Nice going, Dazu!" Mereoleona told the blackette woman. Dazu glanced over at Mereoleona and nodded; a light smile on her face. Instead of replying, Dazu turned her attention back to Rhya.
"Thanks Mereoleona." Dazu eventually remarked. "But right now, we have this copycat to free from the Third Eye."
"*yawn* I don't need saving from it." Rhya retorted nonchalantly. "I'm perfectly happy where I am now."
"That's bullshit and you know it!" Mereoleona snapped, punching Rhya again. Dazu silently agreed and fired another mana beam at Rhya through her mana barrier; this time at the Third Eye on his forehead in an attempt to damage it, and hopefully, destroy it. Rhya took notice and deflected the mana beam with his sword. The beam hit a rock wall within the area around them; thus it made a small explosion sound before crumbling away.
"Even if that's true, I do not care." Rhya replied simply. "All I care about is making sure you humans pay for your heinous crimes against our race."
"Elf Fana would disagree." Dazu frowned. "In fact, she's happy to be free from the Third Eye. Because of what Captain Fana did, her elf counterpart now has a true second chance at life. The same can be said for Vetto."
"Yeah." Rhya remarked. "And because of your squad's actions back in the Seabed Temple, we lost Vetto to you humans. No doubt he'll be revived and brainwashed that follows every command you humans give him."
"That's not-!" Dazu began, but Mereoleona interrupted her.
"Hey! Are you here to chitchat?! Or are you here to fight?!" Mereoleona demanded towards Rhya before her lips formed a grin. "Because if you're done, I'll gladly burn you and that Third Eye of yours to ash!" Suddenly, the mana in the area began to heat up rapidly; like it was being cooked on a stove top.
What the hell?! Rhya thought.
What is…?! Dazu thought.
"Did she just…control all the mana in the area…?!" Rhya breathed out. "What kind of technique is that…?!"
"Mana Zone!" Mereoleona declared. "Calius Brachium Barrage!" At her command, it appeared like her fists multiplied. But in reality, she was just punching at incredible speed. Blue and orange flames erupted from and around Rhya as Mereoleona continued to punch him.
This technique…! Mana Zone…! I've never seen or heard anything like it before! Rhya thought. Is it possible that the humans figured out how to use such a technique before us elves?! Dazu motioned with her hands to create a bow and arrows made of mana. In this case, from Mereoleona's Fire Magic mana. She put one of the arrows in the bow, then pointed the bow at Rhya.
This better work! Dazu thought as she pulled the string back on the bow.
Patri, Ren, Julius, Queen Acier, and Eva all danced around in the setting sky over the Clover KIngdom's Royal Capital for each of their respectives fights before them. Patri fought against Ren and Julius, while Eva fought against Queen Acier. Now, with Patri's fight, he fired off several Light Magic beams towards his 2 opponents. Or better known as Light Magic: Sky-rending Flash. Unfortunately for Patri, his 2 opponents evaded the beams.
"Tch…!" Patri grunted in irritation. "You 2 are so annoying! Makes me wish I was fighting that pathetic Clover Kingdom Queen instead!"
"Oh please. Like you could even hit her with your sorry excuse you call aiming." Ren scoffed. "A 5 year old could fire spells better than you." Patri clenched his left hand into a fist, holding a sword made of Light Magic in his right hand.
"Why you…!" Patri growled.
"Oh did I hurt the emo teen's feelings?" Ren cooed mockingly.
"Shut up!" Patri snarled, unleashing several more Light Swords of Conviction at the 2. To which Julius used his Time Magic to bind the Light Magic swords. "Why do you insist on helping humanity?! Not only are they inferior to the elves, but they're nothing more than selfish pricks that deserve what's coming for them!"
"Pot, have you met kettle?" Ren snarked, swiftly flying and swung a kick at his side, sending him flying. "Cause otherwise I'm just hearing the words of a pain in the ass hypocrite."
"I'm a hypocrite?!" Patri shrieked hysterically/angrily.
"Yes. For while you make it sound like you're doing this for your tribe, it's sounding more like you're doing it to satisfy your self righteous ego. Demanding to be right like a spoiled brat who doesn't get his way." Ren scoffed, making Fay howl in laughter. "You don't care for your tribe or even your friends. You care only for your own selfish means." Patri growled as he clenched his hands into fists, then threw his light sword that he was holding towards Julius at immense speed.
"Die, Wizard King!" Patri roared. Swift as light, Ren unsheathed her sword once again and slashed the sword of light as if it were made of paper, destroying it with ease.
"And your anger proves my point, making you incredibly predictable." She frowned, sheathing her sword again. Patri narrowed his eyes at Ren.
"I'm predictable, you say?" Patri repeated in a dangerously low tone. "If that's the case…then I take it you know what I'll do next, right?"
"Go for the citizens next?" Ren frowned, letting her grimoire out. Patri chuckled darkly as ideas flowed through his head.
"Hmm…yes….. That could be it." Patri retorted.
"So you're a coward who will use innocent people as his shield. You truly are scum that didn't deserve my grandfather's kindness." Ren scowled.
"You don't know a damn thing!" Patri snapped as he flew above his 2 opponents. "If you did, you'd understand why I have to do this!"
"Your arrogance and ego will only bring the elves suffering once again!" Ren snapped, unsheathing her sword.
"On top of that, Licht would never want this." Julius added.
"SHUT UP!" Patri roared before slowly recomposing himself. "I'm no coward! I'm simply doing what's necessary for my tribe to survive! And if I have to kill every last human to do it, and any allies they have, then so be it! Sacrifices must be made to achieve a goal, anyway!"
"You might as well add your fellow elves to the list. Face it Patri, by causing that bloodshed, then you are no better than the humans you claim to hate. You truly are the biggest hypocrite to ever live." Ren frowned darkly.
"Be quiet!" Patri snarled. "Just for that, I'll be sure to expand the next spell I cast to hit Clover and beyond!" A red sphere surrounded Patri before shattering. "Sealing Magic: Release!" As soon as he said that, the mana he possessed that was locked within began to pour out of him; thus forming several Light Magic arrows that practically covered the sky. "This is your retribution, humans! Light Magic: Light Arrows of Judgment!" At his command, the light arrows began travelling down towards the citizens on the ground at incredible speed. "Die humans! All of you will die! Human, elf-hybrid, it doesn't matter to me! You will all end up dead at my feet anyway! Just as it should be in the end!"
Even with my Time Magic, I won't be fast enough! Julius thought. And even if I am fast enough, I'll be leaving myself vunerable. He closed his eyes. Regardless, I will have to- Before Julius could finish his initial thought, Ren slashed through Patri's Light Arrows of Judgment spell with ease thanks to her sword in the shape of an X. Julius gaped in slight surprise at the sight. Even Patri was surprised.
"Never mind then!" Julius couldn't help but laugh lightly at what Ren did to Patri's spell.
"What happened?!" Patri demanded, still in shock that his spell was destroyed so easily. Eventually, he got out of his shock and grit his teeth and reformed his Light Arrows of Judgment spell. "I can do this all day!"
"You say that, but I can see it clear as day you're slowly being drained." Ren remarked, unimpressed.
"Be quiet!" Patri snarled, firing his spell again. "One of us is going to get tired, and it's not going to be me! I will kill every last one of these disgusting humans! Their mere existence is repulsive!" Julius felt himself inwardly sweatdropping at Patri's words.
Patri clearly has been living under a rock if he still believes that. Julius thought to himself before turning to face Ren.
"Do you want to use a binding spell on him? Or should I?" Julius asked the Elysia Elf Tribe Leader, while also using Mana Zone: Time Magic: Chronostasis Grigora on the light arrows.
"Die die die die die DIE!" Patri screamed. "Die humans! All of you!"
"It's best you do, I only know one binding spell and it'll be too… Brutal for William's body." Ren sweatdropped, Fay barked a laugh at that. Julius nodded, then after finishing stopping the 2nd wave of light arrows Patri fired, Julius turned back to face Patri.
"Time Binding Magic: Chrono Coffin!" At Julius's declaration, a magic circle in the form of a clock appeared next to Patri. Before the Light Magic elf could react, he was instantly frozen in place, yet could still move and speak. It was like he was trapped inside an invisible box.
"Dammit….!" Patri growled. "I let my guard down for just a mere second…..!" He glared daggers at both Ren and Julius. "Release me! Right now, human!" Patri began to struggle to escape the invisible Time Magic box he was trapped in, but to no avail.
"How about no?" Ren snarked. Patri gnashed his teeth as he continued to struggle to escape, but couldn't.
"Why you little piece of….! Argh!" Patri growled. "I don't understand…..! The elves are far superior to the humans… So why…..? Why?! Why can't someone like me, chosen by the 4 leaf clover grimoire, defeat a human?!" He pointed a shaky right index finger at Ren. "Surely you understand how inferior the human kind is to us elves, right?!"
"You really are an idiot, aren't you?" Ren deadpanned. "When you still haven't even noticed me despite being an Elf."
"What are you talking about, traitor?" Patri demanded. "If it's about the fact that you're an elf-human hybrid, I am already aware of that! Which is why….. Once I get out of here, I'll ger that Golden Dawn Wind Magic boy, and find a way to get a drop of Time Magic mana from him. If I can do that, then I'll be able to go back in time and prevent the catastrophe that occured to Licht's tribe! I'll make sure that the humans of that era are dead!" Just as Patri was about to rant more, Ren swiftly and roughly poked his eyes, making him yell in pain.
"If William goes blind, you know who to blame Julius." Ren deadpanned, making Julius sweatdrop.
"Eheh… I'd prefer that all of William remained intact." Julius chuckled sheepishly/awkwardly.
"Honestly… I don't know how the hell grandfather could be patient enough to deal with a bratty emo punk like this." Ren sighed, hands on her hips.
"If I had to guess, I'd say that Licht was a kind elf." Julius remarked, chuckling lightly. "At least that's what Acier told me."
"Too kind if you ask me." Ren sweatdropped. "He could've at least let Elf Fana give this brat a good spanking for how disobedient he is."
"Well, his soul is that of a 15 year old." Julius pointed out. "So it's not surprising that he has a rebellious side to him."
"Hey! I'm right here!" Patri snapped.
"Yes and now we have to suffer for it by babysitting the little moron." Ren groaned. "Thanks a lot grandfather!" Julius laughed sheepishly at Ren's words. Patri on the other hand continued to struggle to get out.
"Yeah well! When I get out of here, you're both-!" Patri ranted, only to stop midway through his sentence. A dark smile slowly formed on his face. "Heh heh heh…. Hahahahahaha! Ahahahaha! Ahahaha, ha! Oh now I feel so happy that I wasn't fighting that Clover Queen, after all!" He pointed behind Ren and Julius. "Look behind you, idiots!" They grew wide eyed and quickly turned before they gasped.
"Aci…!" Julius began.
"ACIER!" Ren screamed.
Around 5-10 minutes earlier…
"Steel Magic: Steel Shooter!" Just as the new wave of steel slashes were about to hit Eva, they simply flew off in different directions; thus hitting some buildings and breaking windows here and there. Eva just laughed at Acier's attempt to strike her.
"Hahahaha! Come now! Surely you can do better than that!" Eva mocked her silverette opponent. Acier stopped spinning and stared at her blackette opponent, pointing her liquefied steel lance at Eva. "Especially considering that once we Zogratis's activate the Tree of Qliphoth Advent Ritual, this world will be consumed by the Devils!" Eva's lips formed a dark smile, her elongated tooth on the right side of her mouth gleamed in the setting sun's sunlight. "It'll be glorious!"
"Why are you doing this?" Queen Acier frowned. "What happened in the Spade Kingdom to make you want to kill off Queen Ciel and King Loyce Grinberryall to take control of the kingdom?" Eva stopped laughing and frowned at Acier's words.
"Why am I doing this?" Eva answered with her own question. "Why did I kill off King Loyce and Queen Ciel Grinberryall?" She put a hand to her chin, frown still present on her face. "Let me say this to you, Queen Acier Silva. If you were living in a borderline noble family, to which your parents were barely able to get enough money needed for the house and to provide food for the family, what would you do?"
"Huh?" Queen Acier frowned before shaking her head. "I'm not sure what you're trying to do by asking that, but I'm still not understanding. If I recall, Loyce and Ciel Grinberryall were your friends. So why kill them?" Eva opened her mouth to say something, but then closed it, chuckling softly, yet also darkly at the same time. This notion confused the Clover Kingdom Queen. "What's so funny?"
"Heh heh heh…." Eva chuckled. "Yes… Me, Loyce, and Ciel were friends. So I suppose your next question is "Why did you stop?", right?" This time it was Acier's turn to open her mouth, then close it. Eva's dark smile widened. "Well…let's just say the 2 are of more use to me dead than they were alive."
"Whaaa…?" Queen Acier breathed in disbelief. Eva spread her arms out before continuing to speak.
"Regardless, I must thank Patri for allying with me." Eva continued, completely changing the topic, chuckling darkly again. "And to think that Patri and William shared the same body. Heh heh heh… Good to know! Yes…good to know indeed…" Before Eva could continue, she barely evaded a stab motion from Acier, who had appeared right in front of her just seconds before.
"I know why you need William." Queen Acier remarked, using another Hard Fist Strike with her free hand, but Eva blocked the punch with her hand, not feeling any pain from blocking Acier's punch at all. "It's for the Tree of Qliphoth Advent Ritual."
"Yes." Eva confirmed, dark smile on her face. "And there's nothing you can do about it."
"We'll see about that!" Queen Acier vowed, while Eva just laughed, amusement on her face.
"Haha! Yes we will!" Eva shot back, unleashing a flurry of sword slashes towards Acier. To which, despite Eva using Marionette Magic to manipulate the mana in the area they were fighting in, Acier managed to evade the flurry of sword slashes. Just a second after Acier evaded the last sword slash, she raised her arms up and several liquified steel bullets appeared above the 2.
Steel Magic: Steel Bullet Squall! Queen Acier thought; thus launching the liquified steel bullets at Eva like torrential rain, but liquified steel instead of actual rain. Eva just smiled in amusement and raised her right hand up.
"Marionette Magic: Refaro!" Like before, Queen Acier's spell/attack was redirected. But this time, her Steel Bullet Squall spell hit the buildings around Eva, and not actually her.
Like I thought. Queen Acier thought as she flew around the area she and Eva were fighting in to evade a multitude of Origin Flash Rampage heading her way. Long range spells are out of the question. In that case… She vanished from Eva's sight, then reappeared behind the Mother of the 3 Zogratis children and went in for the impale from behind. I'll have to go for close range spells and attacks instead! Just as Queen Acier was about to impale Eva, the woman snapped her fingers without even turning around; thus stopping the liquified steel lance from piercing her back.
"Whaaa…?!" Queen Acier breathed out in surprise.
"Heh heh heh…" Eva chuckled, slowly and creepily turning around to face Queen Acier. "You didn't really think that it would be that easy to take me out? Did you, Acier Silva?" The Clover Queen tched as Eva raised her sword arm (her right arm) up. "Also…did you really think I only had 1 Sword Magic spell at my disposal?" Queen Acier's purple eyes widened slightly at what Eva just said, which caused the blackette and white-eyed woman's lips to curve upward into a dark smile. "Regardless of your thoughts, let me show you! Sword Magic: Origin Tempest!" At once, several magical swords appeared above and around Eva before firing towards Queen Acier at immense speed. Queen Acier gasped softly as she flew to evade them. Even doing what appeared to be teleporting due to her immense speed. Despite this however, the Clover Kingdom Queen was barely avoiding them. Eventually, one of them grazed her left shoulder, to which she winced in pain in response.
My current speed isn't fast enough! Queen Acier thought. In that case… She then breathed in, then out as she felt herself gaining control of the mana around her, as well a bit beyond her. Steel Magic Mana Zone: Steel Valhalla! Eva instantly felt the change.
"What was…?" Eva wondered aloud as she continued to fire her Origin Tempest Sword Magic spell. Unfortunately for her, none of them were hitting Queen Acier anymore. "What?" She tried to get a look at the Clover Queen, but could not due to how fast she was moving. "Dammit…! How are you…?!" Then she realized it, and her white eyes widened. Not out of shock, but with glee. "I see….. So that's the power of Mana Zone… Now I understand why my Marionette Magic wasn't responding to it…. Heh heh… Clever Queen Acier Silva… Clever indeed…" She then flew towards where she believed Queen Acier to be. "However, you're-" She wasn't able to finish her sentence as she felt Queen Acier's lance pierce right through her body. Eva's white eyes widened in surprise, just noticing that Queen Acier was in front of her. Despite this, her eyes returned to normal as she mentally recovered. Regardless, she coughed up blood as a result of her injury.
"Heh heh heh… Not bad, Queen Acier….. Urk….! Not bad at all…." Eva raised her free hand up and grabbed the lance. "No matter… In the end, your 2 attacks that succeeded against me were nothing more than mere scratches to me." Queen Acier stared down her foe, not fazed by Eva's words. This only made Eva's dark smile widen. "Let me show you what I mean." With pure strength, in addition to being magically enhanced, Eva pulled the lance out of her body, then used it as a means to throw Queen Acier backwards. If the 2 were fighting on the ground instead of in the air, Queen Acier would have skidded backwards several feet from the force of Eva's throw. But because they were fighting in the air, the Clover Kingdom's silverette Queen simply flew backwards before regaining her balance.
If I didn't have my Valkyrie Armor, that throw would have hurt my right shoulder more than a simple pain that I shook off. Queen Acier thought to herself. Suddenly, she felt the mana surrounding her and Eva begin to become cold. If there had to be a comparison between the cold feeling and how cold the mana around the 2 actually was like, it'd be similar to dry ice, or cryogenics.
"Devil Power: 60%!" At once, not only did Queen Acier notice that the mark on Eva's chest became more complete, but also the Devil Contract Mark on Eva's forehead's lines moved down a bit more on her face. And that wasn't even the worst bit. Instantaneously to Eva declaring such, Queen Acier noticed, to her surprise, that her Valkyrie Armor was dissipating from her body.
"What…?!" Queen Acier breathed out as her armor continued to vanish.
"Hahaha!" Eva laughed. "The shocked expression on your face is priceless! At 60% Devil Power, I am able to completely nullify spells that come close to me! Or in this case, are in my range! On top of this, my Devil's Marionette Magic enables me to control the flow of mana not just around us, but in us as well! It's how I was able to avoid those 2 fatal blows you attempted to do on me by going for a stab/pierce/impale on me." Eva cocked her head to the side out of curiosity, noticing that Queen Acier was using her mana to rebuild her Valkyrie Armor. "Oh? So you're attempting to fight the inevitable? Heh… Interesting, but pointless." Queen Acier tched as she reformed her Valkyrie Armor through her Steel Magic, even though she fully knew it ultimately wouldn't matter. Regardless, she did so anyway. And thus, the 2 women continued their fight within the skies of the Clover Kingdom's Royal Capital. The 2, like with Ren, Julius, and Patri, were like flashing lights to those on the ground that were looking up. During this, Queen Acier, despite herself feeling her Valkyrie Armor dissipating at the sheer power presence of Marionette Magic, she silently casted Steel Creation Magic: Gungnir Spear to give herself a means of dual-wielding fighting against Eva and her one sword. Eva on the one hand was enjoying this fight between the 2 of them more than she probably should be.
"Haha! Yes! This is good!" Eva grinned gleefully. "Now I understand why Vanica spoke so highly of you!"
"Regardless of what Vanica told you about me, comments like that will get you nowhere with me." Queen Acier frowned deeply, parrying a sword slash from Eva with one of her lances.
"In that case…" Eva began, exerting even more Devil Power from herself, as well her physical appearance becoming more Devil-like. "I'll just have to use more Devil Power! Devil Power: 70%!" Queen Acier gasped and flew backwards a bit to evade the powerful shockwave of Devil mana. Despite this, her Valkyrie Armor's dissipation increased in speed.
No! Queen Acier thought. My Valkyrie Armor is dissipating faster than I can regenerate it with my magic!
"To think you'd force me to 70% Devil Power…" Eva spoke softly, teleporting so she was in front of Queen Acier. "You truly are what Vanica said… A very powerful mage that can go toe-to-toe with us Devil Possessed…. On top of that, you can even fight Patri on equal footing." Eva then waved her sword in a dismissive manner at that last remark. "Though to be fair, Light Magic doesn't do well against Steel Magic."
"I am as powerful as I am because I train and am a hardworking woman." Queen Acier retorted. "Surely you yourself are the same." Eva gave the Clover Kingdom Queen a quizzical look, which enabled Queen Acier to continue. "You train and are hardworking, are you not? Well regardless if you do or not, one fact remains. A mother's inner strength comes from the love of her children, as well as to her children" She put her right hand on her chest where her heart is. "Because I know that's what it is for me." At Acier's words, Eva's expression went from quizzical to soft.
"...I'd be lying if I disagreed with you on that." Eva admitted with finality. "As a mother myself, my duty is to protect my 3 children. Care for them, love them." She then narrowed her white eyes. "However…I put my duty on fulfilling this mission of mine first. And they do the same. It's that simple, Acier Silva." The silverette woman took in Eva's words, frowning slightly.
"...I see." Queen Acier spoke softly, pointing her Gungnir Spear at Eva. "Let's finish this."
"Fine by me!" Eva grinned. The 2 flew towards each other and got into a lock with their respective weapons. Both were not backing down. Eventually, Queen Acier began to gain leverage and push herself forward, surprising the blackette, white-eyed woman.
Even at 70%, and me manipulating the mana inside me, inside Acier Silva, AND the mana around us, she's STILL this strong?! Eva thought. Just as Queen Acier broke through Eva's defense and went for the impale for a 3rd time, several lights caught her attention. She stopped and looked up, as did Eva.
"What the…?!" Queen Acier breathed.
"It would appear Patri has finally gotten serious." Eva noted, smiling wickedly. "Now that he undid the Sealing Magic spell on his mana, he can go full force on his 2 opponents." The 2 women heard Patri declare "Light Magic: Light Arrows of Judgment!". Instinctively, Queen Acier fully turned to face where Julus and Ren were.
"REN! JULIUS!" Queen Acier screamed out of worry as the Light Magic light arrows flew down towards not just those 2, but everyone on the ground. She quickly turned to look down at the citizens on the ground, who seemed to be clueless on what was happening. "NO!" She was so worried about her friends and the Clover Kingdom citizens that she didn't even notice/sense 2 things. One being that Ren had used the sword Torbjorn gave her to destroy Patri's spell like it was paper. The 2nd thing being…Eva had taken full advantage of her being distracted and impaled her with her sword.
"Impressive, Queen Acier Silva." Eva told her, which snapped the silverette woman out of her thoughts and for her to gasp out of sheer shock and surprise in regards to Eva's words towards her. "Truly. I am greatly satisfied by this fight of ours that we had. It's quite a shame we will not be able to fight each other again. Oh well."
Wh….What….What just…..?! Queen Acier thought; now fully realizing the immense danger that she was now in. St….Steel R…...Recovery M….Magic….: St….Steel M….Maiden's Men….Mending E….….Embrace….!
"The fact that you forced me to 70% Devil Power with you yourself not using, or I suppose having, any sort of powerup besides your pure strength is quite impressive. However…" She dug her sword deeper into Acier's chest. "Your selflessness is your one and only weakness…" As soon as Eva removed her now bloodied sword from Queen Acier's body, the Clover Kingdom Queen coughed up blood, her Gungnir Spear dissipating as she herself began to fall out of the sky; crashing on top of a roof building.
0713MM: Finally! After awhile, I finally got Chapter 39 for The Silver Valkyrie finished! So, we got the start of Captain Rill, Fragil, and Friede vs Dante Zogratis. Following that we go back to Dazu and Mereoleona vs Rhya, which is in an inclusive state as of right now. But don't worry about that for now. And now! We return to the 2 major fights that started in Chapter 38 (technically Chapter 37 at its end, but I don't exactly count that lol). What are your thoughts of Jehoel forcing Friede to undergo a 50% Angel Power transformation? What do you think of the results of these 2 major fights?: Ren and Julius vs Patri; Queen Acier Silva vs Eva Zogratis