Keyblade Clover

Tome 1: Hage

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Hage Village; P.O.V.: James Edward Scott; Age: 16

" I'M NOT GIVIN UP YET! I'LL WORK HARDER THAN YOU AND JAMES, YUNO!" A loud and familiar voice yelled in the distance as I leaned against a tree lazily, enjoying my break from training. God, Asta… Why the hell do you have to yell all the FREAKING time? Ugh… I opened one eye to see a dust cloud in the distance, running in the opposite direction. I'll give him this, he can fucking JET. Didn't think he could move that fast… Oh, well. Back to training. I jumped to my feet and stretched my body out, ready for more training. Grabbing the Keyblade that was laying next to me on the ground, I went ahead and cracked my neck.

Oh, RIGHT. While I'm training, let me introduce myself. Yo, my name is James Edward Scott. I'm a 27 year old NEET, if you will. I'm black with brown eyes and black hair. I love anime and Manga. And, I mean I LOVE IT. I read a lot and watch just as much. So much that I tend to kinda… Not sleep for a few days at a time. Unhealthy, I know… But, hell. I do work, at least… It gets bills paid. However, there is a bit of a problem. I umm… I died in my sleep. I don't know how I died… But, I did. I was LIVID since I never got to say goodbye to my parents and siblings. Well, there is always therapy… Or so I thought. Next thing I know, I'm going towards a light… And, I'm crying as a bright light blinds me. Yeah, I remember being born. I got Isekai'ed and reincarnated at the SAME FUCKING TIME. That is IMPOSSIBLE, but it happened. Where did I end up? In the world of BLACK CLOVER, A manga I was JUST reading. Odds? Very unlikely…

Not only that, I was born to a… Prostitute. Yeah, fucking hell! That is painful… Luckily, I ended up okay. But, since this IS a Prostitute… She left me at a church. Not just any church… THE CHURCH IN HAGE. Hage, where Yuno and Asta got dropped off at when they were babies, as well. That is still… Unlikely, but it happened. I don't know if I am cursed or lucky. Oh, well… Looks like this world wants me to be part of the plot.

Well, that… And, I got access to magic. It's strange, because my magic is a Keyblade. I… I don't know how that works, but that is what it was. Well, I unlocked my magic at the age of 6. This means... I'm gifted, like how Yuno is. Not only that, when I got the Keyblade… Like maybe 5 Keychains appeared with it. All of them looked EERILY similar to things from my past life, specifically anime figures or symbols.

Get this: Each are a symbol from an anime or manga I watched or read. One was a ball with 4 stars in the middle, which with my weeb mind stating that is a Dragon Ball; Another was a photo of a very familiar looking fairy with a tail attached to it, which was the symbol for Fairy Tail; another was a creepy red, white, and black mask with a hole on top of the mask, which symbolizes a Hollow mask from Bleach; Another was a black blade with small red embers and blue water molecules surrounding the blade, which oddly I thought of Demon Slayer since that could mean Tanjiro's sword; and finally… There was one with green lightning and a familiar looking face that had a huge smile on its face while the face looked really well defined and had no irises, which was All Might's face and that means My Hero Academia. So, why am I describing them all? Simple…

I CAN USE THESE THINGS AND THEY GIVE ME ABILITES FROM THEIR UNIVERSES.

Broken? Maybe… If they weren't nerfed to hell and back… At first. When I first activated them each, I had a limited time to use the powers I wanted. Luckily, anime logic saves the day. The more I use these Keychains, the longer time I had to use their abilities. And, the only way I could use it… Was insert them into my Keyblade. I'm… Shocked that I have these abilities, but then why should I be? Clearly this is a gift of some sort… Something wanted me to be different from the world I am in and I need to take advantage of it. Oh… And I got my own Tome, too. It was a yellow Tome… With Letters written on the front of the Tome.

A/M/VG/C

To this day, I don't know what the fuck this is. What makes that up? Hell, I don't know… It doesn't matter, anyway. Anyway, as time went on… I got better with my handling of my magic and even figured out that I can… Change myself into any race from that anime specifically. That… Is a bonus. So, I did the more conventional route… And, used my magic to changed myself into a Half Saiyan, tail and all. Let me tell you right now: DO NOT DO THIS. You would have to use ALMOST ALL YOUR MAGIC AND CONCENTRATION just to try and cast that spell. And, even THEN… It FUCKING HURTS LIKE HELL. Think of you getting your head put in a vice and your body being contorted and MULTIPLY IT TIMES 20. FUCK, THAT WAS TRAUMATIC. I'm not changing back, because I figured it would be WORSE. A one way trip… Ugh. I had a theory on that, too. It's probably that I changed my DNA, which is straight up IMPOSSIBLE to do unless you are a God. Well, magic works… But, STILL. I was NOT expecting it to hurt like it did. I did this when I was 9. I literally bedridden myself for DAYS because of the constant pain. The father of the church was PISSED that I injured myself like that and told me to be more careful. Luckily, I won't have to do that again… Well, anytime soon.

Man… Still, I'm thinking. If I have this... Would I be getting more of these Keychains down the line? For the longest time, I just had these 5. Well, track record will be updated on this. Anyway, since I grew up with Asta and Yuno… I pretty much seen first hand how they are. Yuno sees me as a sort of brother he can lean on and talk to about things… While Asta… Tries to fight me every time. I mean… This is Asta, so I can't refuse him. I mean, I literally can't refuse him. Have you SEEN how he acts? Especially around the sister of the church, Lily? Oh, man… And, even the kids clown him for not being able to use magic. I just try to be the big brother of the others and try to mediate, but then again… I HAVE to throw a jab in here and there. Come on, you have to… It is to encourage him. Oh well… I'm glad for the time I spend with them. Because soon enough… I'm going to be entering the Magic Knights Exam with them. I delayed my entrance so I could get in with them. No way was I missing this for the world. Speaking of which, I can hear footsteps coming towards me. I glance back and see Yuno walking up to me with an expressionless look on his face, just like always.

"Yo. What you need, Yuno?" I asked him with a smile and turned to him.

"…" Yuno didn't answer but I could tell what he wants to tell me.

"You're worried about Asta, aren't you?" I asked as I turned to him. He looked at me and I smirked at him.

"You know how he is. I'd like to see him succeed, at least once."

"You think so?" Yuno asked me and I nodded my head, "Then… Why do you say he isn't?"

"…Well, that's complicated Yuno," I said as I turned to him fully, "I want him to succeed, yes… But, he needs to feel humble every now and then. Remember his roots, you know? You and him aren't so different, you know?" I turned and began swinging my Keyblade around.

"…I won't lose to him, you know. Or to you… I want to become the Wizard King, as well," Yuno said with a serious tone in his voice. I stopped and looked ahead without glancing back at him. I couldn't help but smile.

"You do that, Yuno. There's nothing wrong with chasing your goals," I told Yuno, "Just remember… Be humble."

"…You give rather good advice, you know," Yuno said and I heard his footsteps recede away. I chuckled as I kinda figured that out from reading too much manga.

"It comes with age, kid…" I said softly and continued my sword swings.

Some Time Later; March

Standing besides the others, I watched the award ceremony for the Grimoire bestowing. Just like in the manga, Yuno gets the 4 Leaf Clover Grimoire and Asta got nothing, as expected. Still kinda heartbreaking, considering how much I trained him. I heard the laughter and jeers from the people around us and some from the father himself, which made me snap. I jumped down and lands beside Asta, my Tome floating beside me as my hardened look silenced the entire room.

"Good. The laughter was pissing me off. None of you have the IDEA OR GRIT to work hard like Asta has… For you to laugh and have no idea proves none of you have appreciated a good hard day's work. I'm the one who trained him every singe day, trying to help him get stronger and learn magic. You have NO IDEA how angry this makes me, hearing you all laugh. If I have to fight a bunch of pretentious upstarts, I will. Otherwise, KEEP YOUR MOUTHS SHUT," I snarled out my promise and no other words were spoken out of fear that I will uphold the promise. I looked down at Asta as he stood up and cleared his throat.

"Thanks, but I can work harder next time. I will catch up to you and Yuno. You're my rivals, after all!" Asta said as he smirked and held out his fist to me. I sighed and smiled at his optimistic nature, returning the fist bump. Yuno came up to us and stared at me and Asta as we glanced at him.

"…Let's go. This place is full of assholes, it stinks," I told Yuno and he snorts at that and Asta chuckled.

"That's an unfair assumption, sir," a male voice called as a silver haired male my age came up behind me and frowned at me. He had a Tome that had a symbol of a power symbol on the front of it. Strange…

"Did you join in the laughter?" I asked him and he blinked, shaking his head, "Did you stand up to them, knowing you would get heckled too?" He was silent and blushed as he looked down.

"Didn't think so…"

"But…" he argued. I closed my eyes and placed a hand on Asta's shoulder.

"This young man was born with no magic, that much is true. But, I don't treat him like garbage… I joke with him, sure. But, I am basically family… I do not have any ill intent on harming him with words. I stand up for him whenever I need to, just like an older brother," I told the young male.

"…I'm a younger brother," he said as he looked up at me.

"And, if he was your little brother?" I asked.

"Of course I would protect him!" he said.

"…I see. We better get back to the church, boys. The father will have food ready for us," I said as I turned away with Asta and Yuno following behind me. Asta glanced back at the male and gave him a thumbs up before rushing after me. I could hear the male call to me and I turned to him for a brief second.

"Let's meet at the exams 6 months from now! I wanna prove I'm not a horrible person like you label me as!" He told me and I wordlessly nodded my head and turned to leave. What a mess…

Church; A Little Later

I helped Sister Lily and the father fix dinner for everyone as the kids played outside. Yuno said he would go off to practice on his own while Asta did the same. I hummed a little to myself, letting the negative emotions slide off of me from earlier. Even though that wouldn't be the last time I would have to defend Asta, I know I didn't want to make it a habit so that Asta could grow as a person.

"That was rather kind of you to defend Asta like that earlier, James. I'm proud of you," the father said and I glanced at him with a small smile. Despite everything, I'm glad the father still likes Asta despite his antics.

"Yeah, still… Scaring them was a bit much, I can agree," I said and he sighed as he nods his head, "But, how else could I get my point across?"

"Actions usually speaks louder than simple words," Sister Lily told me with a smile as she chopped up some potatoes, "Though, in that case…" I stopped as I got a rather… Sinister feeling hitting me. I stopped and glanced at the window and Sister Lily and the father noticed that they stopped what they were doing.

"What is it? Something ailing you, James?" Father asked as he came over to me and placed a hand on my back. The feeling grew stronger and I narrowed my eyes as I nodded my head. During my time here, I have been able to pick up a certain skill: Sensory Magic. It helps me sense a magic presence and power level. This was… Pure Malice. Evil intent… I will explain in a bit how this works. But, nearby that presence… Was a familiar sense.

"Yuno…" I muttered and quickly rushed to the window and leaned on the windowsill.

"What is it?! Everything okay?!" Father asked me.

"I can't explain it! There's something near Yuno… But, I can't explain it! It's evil, I can tell you that much…" I told him as I glanced at him. My Tome appeared out of thin air near my head and my Keyblade appeared in my right hand. I hopped out of the window, snatching the Dragon Ball Keychain and snapping it to the end of my Keyblade's chain, attaching it to the end of the chain. I was surrounded in a white aura as I took off in a burst of speed, creating a sonic boom as I took off into the air.

I landed on the ground nearby and quickly ran ahead and stopped as I heard voices. I came up to a dip in the ground and leaned down to see Asta up against a wall, slouched over covered in dirt, bruises, and blood. There was a man surrounded on chains and one of the chains had Yuno trapped and another chain had Yuno's Tome in it. Just like the Manga, like I remember.

"No matter what you do, you will have no magic! None, nada, zilch! Why don't you give it up!?" the man called and I narrowed my eyes. Welp… Better get this going.

"Hey. Who you calling useless?" Yuno called out at the man, getting his attention. Quickly changing out my Keychain from Dragon Ball to Fairy Tail, I listened as Yuno had brought Asta's spirits back up. As soon as he finished, it was my turn.

"Yeah, pretty much," I said and got everyone's attention, "Who said anything about Asta giving up? That's not his M.O., after all. Asta, who said you could take breaks?"

"Sorry, guys… You've seen me in a sorry state. Just give me a second. That's all I need… To KICK THE SHIT OUT OF THIS BASTARD!" Asta yelled as he clutched the ankle of the man. The man quickly removed his ankle from Asta and stepped back quickly to rub his ankle. Suddenly, I felt a new dark presence hit me and I looked down and saw a black Grimoire hover in front of Asta. It was the 5 Leaf Clover Grimoire, right on time. A large black blade appeared out of the Grimoire and Asta grabs it by the handle and looked at the man.

"You're gonna give back that Tome to Yuno, bastard!" Asta called.

"I knew it. There was no possible way you wouldn't get chosen, Asta," Yuno told him. Just then, the man shot his chains at Asta and he parried the chains with his blade and charged at him with a mighty yell. He slammed the blade into the man's torso and knocked him back into a wall, knocking him out on impact. I sighed as I didn't need to get involved, luckily. I floated down to the ground and landed nearby Yuno and Asta as they looked at each other.

"Well, that was an eventful day. Like the Grimoire, Asta… Fits your whole style," I told him with a smile as I pat the kid on the back and he chuckled while rubbing the back of his head.

"Thanks," Asta said excitedly while holding the black sword above his head.

"Luckily, you got it at the perfect time… Good job, Asta. Thanks… But, I won't stay behind. You and James are the only rivals for me," Yuno said with a smirk. Asta smirked like a grinning hyena and nods his head. I sighed and nodded my head, relieved that Asta got his confidence back.

"We better get back. I kinda left in a hurry, worrying the father and Sister Lily," I said as I called back my Keyblade, "…Actually, you 2 head back. I'll wait for some Magic Knights to get here to apprehend this guy."

"Be careful… Don't wanna bail you out, too," Asta joked and I smacked him on the back of the head playfully.

"Shut up, Shortsta," I told him with a smirk. He chuckled while Yuno smirked.

"Don't take too long, okay?" Yuno asked as he looked at me. I nodded my head and both boys walked off. My look turned serious as I glared at the male mage. I walked over to him and smacked him upside the head, waking him up. He grunts and glared at me when he got his composure back.

"Where is the kid?! I'm gonna make him pay for tha-" he snarled at me and I smacked him across the face.

"That's for my brother, Revchi Salik," I told him and he glared at me, "Yeah, I know who you are. I'll let you in on a secret… That boy who beat you, he will become the Wizard King one day. I don't intend for anyone to take that away from him… Not even me. I'm gonna make sure he gets the title, as a good brother would. But, anyone who harms him like you did would get a punishment… One befitting of him." I switched Fairy Tail and Bleach's keychains and a red and white mask appeared over my face.

"But, since there are Magic Knights on their way… I'm gonna have a little wiggle room to put the fear of GOD inside of your soul." I grabbed his shirt and made him stare into my Hollow Mask's eye holes. Flames erupts from the holes and Revchi screamed in horror as he could see death happening to him. I didn't notice that my mask had morphed back into my own face and my eyes had… Emitted weird windmill patterns inside of them. On top of that, a headband Keychain appeared in place of the Bleach Keychain and replaced it. The Bleach Keychain went back in place on my Grimoire. Revchi fainted and had foam coming from his mouth. I let him go and he fell to the ground. I touched my face and realized the mask had vanished. I blinked a few times and hummed to myself, seeing that my vision was better. I glance over and saw a reflection of myself in a broken shard of glass. My eyes…

Had the FUCKING SHARIGAN IN IT!

"What the fuck?! How did I…" I said in shock, "I swear I had the Hollow Mask on… Wait, a new keychain?! Holy SHIT." I checked and saw the new Keychain that had appeared on my Keyblade. This… Is gonna take some getting used to…

"Oh boy…" I said and turned to leave and glanced back at Revchi and shrugged my shoulders, "Better let him out of that Genjutsu. How, though?" I snapped my fingers and he seemed to relax… Although, he was still out like a light. That seemed to work… I left the area quickly after that.

End Tome Entry 1