A/N: Hey sorry for the late chapter some stuff has been happening, I planned to add more but I still wanna get this chapter for my other story 'Adventures of Chadsta' out before or on Christmas day. That being said hope you enjoy this chapter and apologies for any grammar mistakes.
Now that the Revchi was defeated and the 2 boys declaring their goals they were about to report them Revchi to the authorities but before they could leave something interesting had happened.
"Hm?" Asta turned back to look at the walk behind them, he looked close and one of the bricks on the wall seemed to be glowing red.
"What is that?" Asta said out loud as he walked closer to investigate with Yuno looking at Asta confused and took a step forward to him. Just then the thing flew out of the wall and was right now floating right in front of Asta.
"No way" Asta said with some disbelief as he had his eyes slightly widened at the thing he was looking at. In front of him was an old tattered grimoire that was floating in front of him while a dark red ominous colour.
"Hehe I knew it, even without magic I knew you would get a grimoire" Yuno said, giving a slight chuckle. Asta held the grimoire in his hand and began to inspect the book, by doing this he also noticed that instead of a 3 or 4 leaf insignia the book had 5 leaf insignia instead. Not only that Asta could also feel that not only was the energy from the grimoire not magic but he could also fell some sort of sentience residing in the book.
"Interesting" Asta muttered, intrigued at what kind of grimoire he was holding in his hands.
"Asta?"
"Hm? Oh nothing Yuno I was just talking to myself, come on lets report this guy and go home already" Asta said as he began to lift off the ground and fly off, with Yuno following behind him. Once they had already finished that task Asta planned on learning about his grimoire tomorrow.
Next day
Asta was currently inside his ship in one of his labs and was currently inspecting the grimoire he had received.
"Lets see what you are" Asta spoke out loud as he opened his grimoire to the first page that had writing. Immediately a large black coloured broadsword arose out from the pages, floating in the air and lodging itself on the floor. The sword was also releasing the same ominous energy he felt earlier.
"Hm, fascinating" Asta simply said, walking up to the sword. He picked up the sword with ease and swiftly tested it by swinging it quite a few times, slicing the air and sending large gusts of air around the room because of how fast Asta was swinging the blade.
'!'
On the surface it looked like Asta had just been swinging the sword with nothing special really happening, but Asta was observant. Despite not possessing magic he can feel mana, not only within people but also in organic and inorganic material. When Asta swung the sword he could feel the mana in the air completely get nullified and erased.
"Amazing, this sword…it seems to be imbued with some sort of energy that completely erases mana" Asta said in complete awe at the weapon he was looking at. Asta tested his sword some more by slicing different objects to see its sharpness and durability. This went on for a couple of more minutes until Asta stopped.
"This could prove to be quite useful" Asta said with a smirk on his face thinking of the possibilities. Asta then picked up his grimoire to see if there was more to it that left the.
'I still feel the sentient aura from earlier, could it be that there's something living inside my grimoire?' Asta questioned as he continued to look into his grimoire.
'Hmm, I wonder, can I?'
Asta closed his eyes and tried to see if he could form some kind of mental link to whatever was inside his grimoire. To his slight surprise he was actually able to do so, although it was a lot faster than he expected.
Mindscape
Asta stood in a place that was completely red in colour. Not only that he was also surrounded by what seemed to be black ominous energy that was flickering making it look like black flames. Despite the strange appearance, the only thing Asta was focused on was the person standing in front of him.
For starters the person wasn't human, it stood at 5 feet 10 inches tall, its body up until its neck was pitch black. Had black wings behind his back, snow white hair, red demonic eyes with slits and sharp teeth. Just from appearance alone this being in front him was a devil, ones that he had heard from stories. Asta was intrigued why a devil was in his grimoire and who this devil was.
"Tch, it's about time you received your grimoire. It was getting boring living in this old book for so long" The demonic being said in an annoyed tone. Asta, still somewhat stunned by this, didn't say anything for a couple of seconds, making the devil in front of him growl at him annoyed.
"Who are you and why are you in my grimoire?" Asta asked intrigued
"My name's Liebe, and why I'm in your grimoire is none of your business, well other than the fact that I will be needing your body" Liebe said with a shrug as if it were the most casual thing in the world.
Asta was now more on guard and narrowed his eyes at the demonic being. Asta immediately used his telepathic abilities to take control of Liebe's mind but the moment he did something strange happened.
"What the-!"
The scene around the 2 began to change showing memories of Liebe from his first memory to the day he was sealed and unlocked anti-magic. Asta was not only seeing Liebe's memories but also experiencing all the emotions he felt up until this point. It was so overwhelming that it made Asta nauseous. Just a minute later Asta was breathing heavily, trying to process everything he saw and felt. He looked ahead to see Liebe with an unreadable expression on his. Asta got himself together and gave the devil a tired smile.
"It's nice to finally meet you...brother" Asta said, making his now known brother smirk.
Next day
Outside Mindscape
Yesterday was an interesting time for the young ash haired boy. He had learned he had another adoptive brother, he was the memories of his mother Licita that lead to her death and he now knows why Liebe wanted to 'steal' his body. Lucifero, the king of devils killed both of their mothers in cold blood, despite not getting to know his birth mother Asta felt the same rage Liebe felt when he slaughtered her. Asta promised to help with his goal of getting revenge on Lucifero. That being said Asta still wanted to create his country and find a perfect location for it. As if god was smiling on him the opportunity came with the form of a naked man
Asta was currently inside the Demon skull shifting the terrain a bit so that there would be minimum collateral damage when using the ship to take off from underground. He then heard some high pitch screaming coming from the forest.
"Who the hell is screaming like that!" Asta exclaimed as he ran towards the scream. Asta with his natural speed made it to noise in no time and what saw left him flabbergasted to say the least.
A tall red haired man that was completely naked was being chased by a magic boar. Asta had so many questions when he saw this but first things were first, he had to help the scared pervert. Asta stuck his hand out and the boar floated off the ground, Asta then floated the boar to a far enough distance so that it wouldn't cause any harm.
When the red haired man saw this, he crouched down in exhaustion and looked at Asta with a grateful smile.
"*pant* *pant* *pant* you really saved me, thanks kid"
"Eh no problem mister-?"
"Fanzel, just call me Fanzel" The pervert named Fanzel spoke still with a grateful smile on his face.
"Right…by the way, why the hell are you naked?!" Asta asked Fanzel
"Hehe well you see, I was fishing and took my clothes before I got in the water. When I was done I arrived to see my clothes were being sniffed by that magic boar. My grimoire was also there so I couldn't immediately attack it, so I tried to sneak away and wait long enough till it left. Unfortunately it heard me and chased me" Fanzell sheepishly explained the situation to Asta. Asta gave the man a deadpan but believed what he was saying.
"Ok then, but what are you doing in this part of the forest to begin with?" Asta asked
"Oh that, you see I'm squatting at a friends place, who I'm supposed to meet up with" Fanzell told Asta making him nod
"So what about you, what a kid like yourself doing in these parts of the woods?"
"I'm rearranging the terrain so I can safely launch my ship" Asta said with a shrug not really caring that someone knew of his spaceship. Hell besides Yuno, Nash, Father Orsi and Sister Lily have already seen it. Plus it would eventually be common knowledge of extraterrestrial life once he creates his country that would be ruled by technology.
Fanzell expectedly gave a confused look to the boy thinking he meant to launch a boat ship. He was about to ask more questions but his stomach growled indicating that the chase from the boar made him hungrier than he was before, plus he was still naked and it was getting cold.
"Hey I got some food and some spare clothes in my ship if you wanna come" Asta offered the starving pervert.
"Really? Oh man, thanks kid, you're a complete life saver!" Fanzell said in the utmost gratitude making ashen haired teen chuckle. Asta then led Fanzell to the inside of the demon skull and stopped where the door was.
"Uuhhh, I thought we were heading to your ship?" Fanzell asked, confused at the fact that he didn't see a boat anywhere near the vicinity they were in.
"Open Sesame" Asta said out loud as metal doors from the ground split open with the platform arriving at the top.
"Wha?" Fanzell could only ask in confusion "What is this?"
"Hehe, it's my ship of course." Asta responded to the gaping red haired man. Asta then walked on the platform and waited for Fanzell to join him. Fanzell immediately got out of his stupor and stood on the platform beside Asta, though it felt awkward considering Fanzell was booty butt naked but they didn't say anything. The platform descended down and Fanzell looked around the tunnel, wondering what kind of ship was this or if this event was a ship at all.
"Hey kid, how did you get a ship like this? Even the fanciest of magic ships, I've never seen anyone like this?" Fanzell asked observing the clear metallic tunnel as the platform was still descending down
"Oh trust me, you haven't seen anything yet, and to answer your question I found it abandoned underground" Asta answered, making Fanzell confused on why something like this was underground. The 2 men arrived at the corridor to see the large metal door but were stopped when a camera on top scanned the both of them. The moment it was done scanning the light in the room began bleeping red and a siren noise went off.
"INTRUDER ALERT!"
"INTRUDER ALERT!"
"INTRUDER ALERT!"
"Wha?! What's going on?!" Fanzell asked in panic. He didn't see or sense any magic device to detect him or Asta in this vicinity.
"Alpha stand down, he is a guest!" Asta yelled, making the security system shutdown and the corridor going back to normal. Fanzell calmed down and was still a bit shaken up.
"...Huh, you even got a security system for this thing. Just who are you anyways?" Fanzell asked intrigued
"Just a commoner from Hage village with a dream" Asta responded as the metal door opened and they walked into the room. Fanzell looked around the cockpit in awe, he had never seen anything so advanced. There were different buttons and screens that showed different images.
"Ok I'll show you the bathroom where you can take a shower" Asta told the red haired mage "Your clothes would be ready and you can meet me at the kitchen"
Asta then led Fanzell down a different corridor into a bathroom. The interior was metallic, with a large white bathtub and sink with a mirror and a clean shower. Fanzell was having some trouble working the shower but eventually got it down. The hot water felt like heaven on his body and the soap he used practically made his skin glow.
"Aaahhh~, man that was the best bath I've ever had" Fanzell said walking out of the shower dripping wet as he was rubbing his head dry with a towel. "Hm? What this"
A small robot half the size of Fanzell zoomed in front of him and handed the red haired mage a pair of clothes. The robot then turned around and zoomed off.
"This place just keeps getting more interesting by the minute" Fanzell signed in amusement as finished drying himself and went to put on the clothes the robot gave him. He was wearing blue pants, a button white shirt and some black slippers.
"Hey Fanzell you done"
"Gyaaaaa!Who said that, Asta?!" Fanzell asked confused as he heard Asta's voice but he couldn't see him.
"Yeah it's me, sorry for startling you. I just wanted to tell you where the kitchen is" Asta said apologising to the red haired man "Eh it's fine kid, but how the hell are you talking to me right now?"
"I'll tell you when you meet me in the kitchen" Asta responded as he telepathically gave directions to where the kitchen was. When Fanzell arrived at the entrance of the kitchen the metal doors opened and he saw a large clean kitchen with a white metal and marble interior. There were several Stoves, Ovens and clean white furniture. He could also smell the aroma of boar meat being cooked.
"Oh hey you're just in time, I finished cooking up some dinner" Asta said as he brought 2 plates of food to the nearest table. Fanzell's stomach growled, making the red haired man sheepishly rub his head and walk to the table to join Asta.
"Kid, I honestly can't thank you enough for the hospitality you're showing me," Fanzell said gratefully, sitting on the chair to look at the food in front of him. The meal consisted of roasted boar meat with a side of chopped baked potatoes and steamed broccoli.
"Hey it's no problem, I'm really in no rush to leave here anyways" Asta responded cheerfully, this made Fanzell raise an eyebrow as he took a bit of food.
"Really, where are you heading off to anyways?" Fanzell asked. "To a different country?" Asta had a smile on his face and began speaking.
"Yeah something like, you see Fanzell I have a dream to create a country where those with low magic can live with smiles and I'll do that with the powers I was blessed with and the technology I have created" Asta spoke with such conviction his voice that made Fanzell give an impressed whistle
"That's quite a dream you got their kiddo" Fanzell said until started thinking about what Asta said "Wait you said powers, so you have more than 1 magic type?"
"Oh, I don't have any magic at all" Asta responded, making Fanzell look at him wide eyed in confusion. As if Asta knew what Fanzell wanted to ask, the ashen haired boy continued to speak "I was born with no mana but had a special ability to manipulate my body into whatever I want, I then found this artefact that fused with my body giving me more abilities overtime. The thing is though these abilities aren't created with mana they are biological." Asta explained making the red hair man nod in understanding.
"So you lifting up that boar back then and talking in my mind earlier was from your abilities correct?" Fanzell asked to which Asta nodded. Fanzell understood everything then went back to eating his meal with the both of them enjoying the comfortable silence.
'So he has abilities that don't use mana, he's just like those 3 back home. Plus when he mentioned that he can reshape the terrain and has other abilities it wouldn't be far off to say that he's just as if not stronger than them' Fanzell thought to himself. The 2 young men continued eating for 5 minutes until Asta asked the red haired man a question.
"Say Fanzell, you said you were meeting up with a friend in this part of Hage. Where exactly are you from anyways?" When Asta asked this question Fanzell stayed calm and looked Asta in the eyes.
"Oh well, I'm from a place called Ryuk village" Fanzell responded, making Asta look at him confused. "Hm, I don't think I've ever heard of that village," Asta told the red haired mage.
"...yeah that village is really out in the sticks of the forsaken realm" Fanzell lied hoping Asta wouldn't press forward.
"Hm I see" Asta asked and went back to eat his meal with Fanzell giving a mental sign in relief. He then looked at Asta and thought back to what he said about his dream to create a country.
"Hey Asta" Fanzell called, making the ashen haired boy stop eating and look at him. Fanzell was about to say something but soon dismissed what he wanted to say. "*sign* Nevermind it's nothing". Asta raised an eyebrow at this and went back to eating his meal with Fanzell doing the same. The both of them continued to eat their meal and make some other small talk until it was late into the evening.
"Thanks again for your hospitality, I don't know how I can every repair you" Fanzell thanked the ashen haired boy
"Hey it's no big deal, just try not to lose your clothes again" Asta joked, making Fanzell give a sheepish chuckle. The 2 of them were walking back to Fanzell's place just talking to each other until they noticed someone standing in front of the cabin he was staying at.
It was a woman with short black hair, pale skin and pink eyes. She had a voluptuous body and was wearing a greenish-white blouse with brown shorts and a black cloak. The woman looked at the 2 men coming towards her with a neutral expression on her face. Fanzell smiled and then turned to Asta.
"I guess this is where we part ways kiddo, hope we meet again so I can repay"
"I told you it's fine, you don't have to repay me" Asta said as he stopped walking so Fanzell could go forward. He also knew that there were some other people hidden in the forest watching Fanzell rush towards the woman. Asta turned to walk away but still remained cautious of his surroundings.
"Good you're here Mariella, have you gotten any clues on where Dominante is." Fanzell asked with seriousness in his voice.
"Unfortunately I have not, there is something I need to discuss with you" The lady named Mariella whispered to Fanzell. The red haired man leaned forward to hear what Mariella had to say. "I need you captured" Mariella spoke menacingly as her grimoire fluttered open. She then used her hands to shoot ice magic at Fanzell, sending the man flying and freezing him in place. Fanzell was completely caught off guard that he didn't have time to react
"Wha?! M-Mariella…w-what's the meaning of this?!" Fanzell asked, shocked at what was transpiring.
"Apologies Fanzell, this is an order from the higher ups" Mariella said with a neutral tone in her voice. Just then 3 other mages wearing cloaks appeared from the forest and cornered Fanzell.
"You're coming back to the Diamond kingdom Fanzell, you still haven't completed your task" One of the mages said with Fanzell glaring at all four of them.
"Tch…I left the place cuz of how corrupt and immoral that place has become. I refuse to be a part of that anymore!" Fanzell voiced out is opinion though the mages didn't look fazed at this expect for Mariella who showed some guilt but quickly went back to her passive expression
"Enough!...You will train out elite Shining Generals…whether you like it or not, and trust me…we have ways of making you do that" Another one of the mages threatened as they moved closer to capture Fanzell until a voice stopped them in their tracks.
"...Huh, guess it's a good thing I stayed back" Asta said coming out of the forest with his hands in his pockets "I don't suppose you can let my friend go could you?"
"Who are you?!"
"Tsk, it's the person he was with when he got here" Mariella said as she prepared her magic to attack.
"Get lost if you know what's good for ya kid!" One of the mages yelled as he had a ball of fire on his hand ready to attack. Asta didn't look fazed by this and just observed the situation as if contemplating his next move.
"Asta get out of here this isn't your concern!" Fanzell shouted at the ashen hair boy. "I refuse, I don't plan on walking away from someone who's clearly in trouble!" Asta exclaimed making Fanzell even more worried for his safety
"Then die" One of the Diamond mages spat as both him, Mariella and the 2 remaining mages shot their magic fire, ice, earth and wind towards Asta. The ashen haired male didn't look fazed at still stood their with his hands in his pockets
"ASTAAAAAAA!" Fanzell called seeing that the boy was about to get attacked but the attacks never reached him. Instead a transparent purple barrier appeared right in front of Asta blocking the attacks.
"It seems that he has some sort of Barrier magic, try to get behind Mariella" The fire mage said but none of the mages ever got the chance to get near Asta after what he said next.
"I don't think so" Asta said as he snapped his fingers, he used his matter manipulation to liquidate the ground below the 4 mages and used his telekinesis to push them down.
"Whaaaaaa!" The 4 mages screamed as they sank to the ground and were trapped the moment the ground was solidified. Fanzell looked at the scene in shock at how Asta took care of the mages so easily. The mages were trapped up until their neck but they still had no means of getting out
"What is this?! Let us out?!" The fire mage screamed out on rage. "Eh…no" Asta simply said as he rushed to Fanzell to see how he was doing. The man looked like he was freezing to death so surrounded him in a barrier and made sure to release lower grades of thermal energy, just enough not to burn him alive. Fanzell slowly stood up and looked at Asta with a complicated smile on his face.
"You should have just left me, I don't want to get you involved with my problems"
"And I told you earlier, I don't plan on walking away from someone that's clearly in trouble" Asta finally said with Fanzell signing in resignation. The yelling from one of the trapped mages caught their attention making them turn towards him
"You won't get away with this, reinforcements from the Diamond kingdom will be out to get you!" He spat towards Asta. Asta paid the man no mind but was more interested in having an explanation.
"So are you gonna explain who you really are, Fanzell?" Asta ask making Fanzell sign in defeat
"Fine Asta…to tell you the truth I'm actually a Commander from the Diamond kingdoms army" Fanzell said, surprising Asta that this pervert had such a high position in his country. Fanzell then went on to explain that during his time as a commander the magic scholar known as Morris had eliminated the king and taken control of the country's military, while performing inhumane experiments and sending soldiers to commit several different crimes while invading other countries. Fanzell couldn't live in such an environment anymore so he fled with his wife Dominante.
Apparently Mariella, an ally he thought he could trust was being pressured by the Diamond kingdom forces in order to hunt down Fanzell or else she would face punishment from the higher ups.
Asta upon hearing all of this information started to think for a couple of seconds. He then had a huge grin upon his face and looked at Fanzell with a gleam in his eyes.
"Fanzell, the Diamond kingdom mostly invades cuz of the country's lack of resources, correct?"
"Ugh, yeah why?" Fanzell asked with a raised eyebrow
"Plus Morris has eliminated the king and has complete control on all military power of the kingdom, right?" Asta asked with his grin growing wider
"...Yes, thought I don't see how that-" Fanzell immediately stopped until he released why Asta was asking these questions
"Asta, you don't actually intend to?!"
"That's right Fanzell" Asta said as he looked at everyone including the 4 confused mages "I plan to make the Diamond kingdom my own country!" Asta announced with such vigour in his voice
A/N: And that's it for this chapter hope you all enjoyed and I'll see you in the next one
