0713MM: Hey guys! I welcome you to the 9th chapter of The Silver Valkyrie! I do not own Black Clover, nor its characters. Chapter start!^^
Chapter 9
"I won't let someone like you hurt whoever you want, whenever you want!" Fana retorted, the wind of the flames made her clothes and hair wave. Rades's lips formed a dark smile.
"Oh! So you want to protect this little girl, huh?!" Rades mocked. "Go right ahead! You'll just die in the end and become one of my many corpses to play with!" He snapped his fingers and a black spatial portal opened up in front of him on the ground, as if he was the one who casted it. A brown mummy-like zombie with 4 purple spheres on its body stood in front of Rades. "Meet Number 4: Jimmy." Fana stared at the zombie, preparing herself for an attack from the zombie. However, Rades turned his attention to the little girl in the corner and sneered. "But first, time to kill her! Jimmy!" The mummified zombie turned its attention to the scared little girl and fired 4 purple orbs at her.
"Waaaah!" The little girl cried.
Shit! I won't be fast enough! Fana thought. And even if I was, that zombie sent 4 orbs at me too! Suddenly, a barrier of water formed around the little girl and the 4 purple orbs were slashed in 2. Fana glanced over and smiled at who saved her and the little girl.
"Asta, Noelle!" Fana smiled. "Thanks!"
"No problem!" Asta grinned.
"Now that we're here, you can focus all your power on defeating him!" Noelle added.
"Brats!" Rades snarled. "Alright fine! Protect the girl! I could care less! Jimmy, unleash your power!" Multiples of 4 orbs were fired at Fana in a rapid fire. Fana managed to dodge them. Well...almost all of them. One of them managed to hit her right cheek.
"Kuh…!" Fana grunted as blood trickled out from her wound. "I'll just-"
"Use Flame Recovery Magic?" Rades finished for her in a mocking tone. "Oh if only it was that easy! Sorry! Jimmy's special power is once he injures you, the wounds won't stop bleeding! You'd need an advanced healer for that! Mwhahahahahaha! Continue your onslaught Jimmy!" The mummified zombie continued to unleash purple orbs at Fana.
This is ridiculous. Fana thought as she evaded more orbs. Although, he's wrong that I can't heal these wounds. I can. He just thinks I can't. I suppose I'll keep that facade up only to shatter his hopes later down the line.
"Hahahahaha! Soon you'll bleed out and die!" Rades sneered. "That's what you people deserve after all!"
"This guy is nuts." Asta frowned.
"Should we help her?" Noelle wondered.
"No." Asta retorted. "Let her do this on her own. If she gets in trouble, then we will step in." Noelle glanced at Asta in slight surprise, then turned back to watch the fight between Fana and Rades. Fana narrowed her light blue eyes upon seeing the slightest pause in Jimmy's attacks.
There! Fana thought as wave arms.
"Flame Magic: Phoenix Whirlwind!" Fana declared. A whirlwind of fire appeared and flew towards Jimmy. The whirlwind burned through the purple orbs, then Jimmy; thus turning him to ash.
"What? Jimmy!" Rades cried out to the ashes of Number 4: Jimmy.
"Whoa! So cool!" Asta's eyes became starry upon seeing Fana's spell.
"I must say, impressive." Noelle smiled while flipping one of her pigtails.
"Is that all?" Fana questioned while her cheek wound continued to bleed. Rades soon regained his composure and laughed.
"Of course not!" Rades sneered. "I've got more for you!" He snapped his fingers again and another spatial portal opened up to reveal another zombie. This one was not only in the air, it had no legs, and it had an electrical magic aura surrounding it. "Meet Number 2: Alfred!"
"More like "Absolutely disgusting Number 2"." Noelle scoffed.
"Silence brat!" Rades snapped at Noelle, who just humphed in response. "Your little Phoenix Whirlwind won't reach Alfred! And because of that, I have the advantage over you! Now get her Alfred!" Alfred fired a lightning bolt at Fana, who evaded. In the spot she was originally in was a charred hole. Asta and Noelle gaped.
"If Fana didn't move, then-" Noelle began.
"She'd be dead for sure!" Asta finished.
Within the other sections of the Royal Capital, the Magic Knights dealt with the Dark Disciples and the zombies. Mimosa had several plant-like cages set up for any of those that were injured. Fuegoleon stood in between Acier and Nozel.
"These guys just won't give in." Fuegoleon frowned.
"Since defeating them isn't working, binding them will have to do." Nozel remarked before turning his Mother. "Mother."
"Right." Acier nodded as she waved her arms. "Steel Binding Magic: Perfect Cube!" Suddenly, several steel cubes encased the Dark Disciples within their vicinity.
Dammit! All the captured Dark Disciples thought angrily. Fuegoleon smiled in satisfaction, as did Nozel.
"Lady Acier." Fuegoleon spoke. "Let's take these guys to the castle's dungeon, then we can return to the battle."
"No." Nozel replied. "Me, Nebra, and Solid will do that. You 2 are needed here."
"What?" Solid and Nebra asked.
"We're taking these...guys to the castle's dungeons." Nozel told Nebra and Solid, with some hesitation in his voice. Nebra and Solid glanced over at the Dark Disciples, then back at Nozel.
"Oh alright." Solid groaned in defeat. Nozel created his Mercury Magic eagle and got the 5 Dark Disciples up and onto the eagle. Followed by Nozel himself, Nebra, and Solid. Once that was done, the eagle flew off towards the castle. Acier and Fuegoleon watched them go before turning their attention to the zombies.
"Tch….! There's so many of them." Fuegoleon frowne deeply. Acier used her Winged Steel Knights spell to fight through the hordes of zombies.
"We don't have time to fight them." Acier replied. "We must find the source." She looked and felt mana coming up ahead that was that of Flame Magic, along with a cold mana feeling. "Let's go."
"Right." Fuegoleon nodded as he burnt through the hordes of zombies and run past them to reach an area that showed a laughing Rades, Asta and Noelle guarding a little girl, and Fana staring Rades down.
"Asta, Noelle, Fana!" Acier called out to them. Rades turned and grinned wickedly at the sight.
"Ooooooh! 2 Magic Knight Captains!" Rades sneered. "I'll enjoy killing you both to add to my collection of corpses! Alfred! Get them!" Alfred went to fire 2 bolts of lightning towards Fuegoleon and Acier.
"Captain/Mother!" Asta and Noelle cried out in unison. To there surprise, Acier and Fuegoleon evaded expertly, causing Noelle and Asta to sigh in relief.
"Should we step in?" Fuegoleon asked Acier. Acier held a smile on her face that she almost didn't hear Fuegoleon's question.
"No." Acier replied, still smiling. "This is Fana's fight. If things get rough for her, then we'll step in." Fana stared up at Alfred and evaded its lightning attacks.
Alright, I can't attack him directly because Alfred will just defend him. Fana thought as she evaded another lightning blast. And my Phoenix Whirlwind spell won't reach Alfred. In that case… Fana leapt into the air, surprising Asta and Noelle, while Fuegoleon had a quizzical expression on his face, and Acier with a smile. Rades just laughed.
"Hahahaha! Are you stupid?!" Rades sneered. "But hey, if you want to die that badly, I'll gladly give you a quick death! Get her Alfred!"
Flame Creation Magic: Phoenix Wings! Fana thought as fiery phoenix wings sprouted out of her back and avoided the lightning blasts.
"Get her Alfred!" Rades commanded. "Strike her down!" The zombie fired more lightning blasts at Fana, who dodged them expertly, with the addition of the phoenix wings to give her more mobility. Eventually, Rades began to get frustrated. "Come on already! Hit her!"
"Well, she is handling herself quite well." Fuegoleon noted before frowning. "But that wound on her cheek…. If it's not healed soon, she'll bleed out."
"She'll be fine Fuegoleon." Acier reassured the Crimson Lion's Captain. "Just watch." Fuegoleon watched as Fana unleashed Flame Magic: Phoenix Feathers and attacked the zombie rapidly before it burned to ashes. Rades clenched his hands tightly.
"Dammit!" Rade snarled before he recomposed himself and sneered. "No matter! Guess I have to bring out Number 1: Carl!" A third spatial portal opened up to reveal a zombie wearing tattered priest-like clothing on top of its mummy wrappings. "Good luck getting to him! Hahahaha!" Fana looked up to see a barrier surrounding the zombie.
Barrier Magic. Fana thought. It gives the owner the ability to defend and attack at the same time. She swiped her right hand from left to right to have her phoenix wings on her back to enlarge and they placed themselves in front of Fana to form a fiery barrier of her own from the attacks Carl was unleashing onto her. Rades just continued to laugh.
"Hahahaha! You seriously think you can keep yourself guarded like that forever?" Rades sneered. "Eventually your little phoenix wing barrier will be destroyed, and then you!"
"He's right." Fuegoleon frowned as he took a step forward, but Acier stopped him with her right arm. "Lady Acier?"
"Let's wait Fuegoleon." Acier told him. "Fana is not in trouble yet."
"But-" Fuegoleon began, but Acier raised a hand.
"You are the one who taught the Crimson Lions to think strategically, are you not?" Acier asked him. Before Fuegoleon could reply, Acier continued. "You also taught them to stay calm in any situation they come across/find themselves in. I understand your concern for Fana, considering she is not from Clover. But do you trust her enough to make it through this fight?" Fuegoleon opened his mouth, then closed it. He knew Acier was right. Fana could handle Rades. After all, she used Fire Magic like him and his siblings. But like him and siblings, Fana's Fire Magic techniques were different. His younger brother, Leopold, focused on pure Fire Magic. While as his elder sister, Mereoleon, focused on a fighting style, in addition to the lion. And he, Fuegoleon Vermillion, focused on the lion techniques. As for Fana, she focused on the phoenix. Asta and Noelle watched from the sidelines in amazement at Fana's movements, as well as her phoenix wings barrier.
"Hahahahaha! I wonder how much longer you can keep this up?" Rades laughed.
"I should say the same thing to you." Fana retorted, confusing everyone but Acier. Suddenly, several fiery phoenix feathers cut through Carl's barrier, making the zombie groan before exploding. Rades shielded his face from the falling debris of Carl's body.
"No…. How could this happen?!" Rades cried out. Fana began to stride towards Rades.
"You think I haven't come across Barrier Magic before?" Fana replied. "Don't play the fool here!"
"Flame Binding Magic: Leo Palma!" Fana turned to see Fuegoleon standing next to her as Rades got encased by fiery lion paws, his grimoire falling to the ground.
"Captain Fuegoleon." Fana spoke. Fuegoleon turned to Fana and nodded, light smile on his face.
"You did good, girl." He replied. Asta, Noelle, and Acier approached the 2.
"Hell yeah she did!" Asta grinned.
"I agree." Noelle smiled. "Quite tough." The 4 watched Fana approach the captured Rades and noticed his grimoire on the ground.
Huh? Fana thought as she picked it up, much to Rades's discomfort.
"Put that down! Right now!" Rades cried out.
"Why is this so light?" Fana wondered aloud before she looked down at Rades. "Tell me something. Why attack the Royal Capital of Clover? This attack scheme seemed too well thought out, but it also seemed too quick to be a full scale invasion. So what's really going on here?" Rades stopped his pleas for Fana to let go of his grimoire and sneered.
"Simple! We had one target!" Rades replied as he glanced at Fuegoleon. "Which would be him!"
"Me?" Fuegoleon repeated. Acier frowned deeply as Fana opened Rades's grimoire up and she gaped.
"Only 1 page?" Fana spoke before dropping the grimoire onto the ground. "Your magic is unique and strong. But, you squandered your power away to some terrorist group. Between the 2 of us, you are nothing." Fana clenched her hands into fists. "Unlike you, who had a life of peace to become strong, I and Mars were not so lucky. For starters, I didn't know my parents. Me and Mars were orphans that grew up together." She paused, then continued, her sadness and anger taking over slowly. "Did you have to fight for survival? Did you have to partake in life or death battle royales? No? Then stop bitching about the fact that you were tarnished because of a social status!" Rades felt himself sweat rapidly by Fana's emotional outburst. Even Fuegoleon, Asta, and Noelle were surprised.
So it's true… Fuegoleon thought.
"Fana….." Noelle whispered softly.
"That's just messed up!" Asta retorted.
"Not as messed up as this!" Rades sneered as a spatial portal appeared behind Fuegoleon.
"Perhaps this will lead to answers." Fuegoleon remarked as the spatial portal began to enclose him.
"Fuegoleon!" Acier cried out. She was about to join him, but Fana was faster; thus the 2 disappeared. "Fana!"
Fana and Fuegoleon blinked several times before observing there surroundings.
"Where are we?" Fana wondered.
"I'm not sure." Fuegoleon admitted. "Looks like an empty room of sorts with nothing in it but white." He turned to face Fana with a slight surprised look on his face. "More importantly, why did you follow me?" Fana was about to reply when a figure came into view. The 2 turned to face who it was that approached them. The figure had gold eyes, white hair braided in the back like a bun, a crossplate piece on his forehead, white eyelashes, and wearing clothing similar to the Eye of the Midnight Sun goons Asta and Noelle mentioned in their report from there first mission. Both Fana and Fuegoleon gaped, while the figure smiled before frowning in confusion at Fana.
"You…." The figure spoke, confusion in his voice. "Why are you….aiding the humans?..."
"Eh?" Fana gave the figure a confused look in response to the figure's own question.
"Who are you?" Fuegoleon asked. The figure turned to face Fuegoleon, a smile on his face once again.
"I am the Leader of the Eye of the Midnight Sun." The figure retorted. "Call me Licht."
"Licht huh?" Fuegoleon repeated before frowning. "Rades said that the purpose of the attack was to get to me. Why?"
"Because of the Magic Stone you have around your neck." Licht replied. "That is all I require from you." In a flash of instant light, Licht was right in front of Fuegoleon. "I only just need a second.
"Flame Magic: Phoenix Whirlwind!" A whirlwind of flames intercepted Licht at the last second; thus preventing him from getting the magic stone from Fuegoleon's string around his neck. Licht gaped in response before clenching his teeth.
"Why…. Why are you helping the humans…?!" Licht spoke towards Fana. "Why?!" Fuegoleon looked between Licht and Fana.
He seems to know her, somehow. Fuegoleon. But, Fana does not know him. At least, from what I can see. Licht shook his head.
"No matter." He replied as several light swords appeared around him. "Light Magic: Light Swords of Conviction!" The light swords sped towards their target at tremendous speed. However…
"Flame Creation Magic: Phoenix Wings!" Fana announced; creating phoenix wings on her back, then swiped downward so the phoenix wings enlarged and came down in front of Fana and Fuegoleon and blocked the light swords in the nick of time. Licht gaped as more of his light swords appeared around him.
Her mana and Fire Magic techniques are so similar to my friend's….! Licht thought. In fact, they're practically the same!
"What do we do Captain Fuegoleon?" Fana asked the Crimson Lions' Captain. Before Fuegoleon could say anything, the Phoenix Wings that was protecting the 2 had shattered and several light swords pierced their bodies in several places. Both Fana and Fuegoleon gaped and spat out blood as they crumpled to the ground.
"Whaaaaaa…..?!" Fuegoleon gasped out as Licht appeared in front of him and stripped the magic stone from the string, then slashed Fuegoleon's right arm clean off with a Light Magic-created Sword. Fana raised her head up slightly and moved her left arm towards Fuegoleon.
"Flame…...Recovery Magic:...Phoenix Robe…" Fana whispered; thus closing the wound up. By the time she finished, the light swords that pierced their bodies and Licht was gone. Once he was, the 2 were enveloped by a spatial portal and the 2 landed on the cobblestone ground on their backs.
"Looks like Master got it." Valtos muttered to himself. "Rades, we're leaving!"
"What?!" Rades complained. "Oh fine!"
"Fuegoleon! Fana!" Acier, followed by Asta and Noelle, ran towards the 2 downed mages. "Are you alright?!" Fuegoleon and Fana groggily awoke.
"Ugh… I'm okay….." Fana groaned as she sat up slowly. Even with her Fire Magic focusing on that of a phoenix, even she'll need to take it easy for awhile. "As for Captain Fuegoleon….."
"He lost his right arm?!" Asta gaped, finishing Fana's sentence. Noelle covered her mouth, while Acier frowned deeply and knelt down to Fuegoleon and helped him sit up.
"I managed to close the wound so he wouldn't bleed out." Fana spoke up.
"Ugh…" Fuegoleon groaned as he looked around. "The attackers….they're gone."
"Yeah." Asta nodded. "I think some of the Dark Disciples were captured though."
"Well, that's good." Fuegoleon replied, relieved. He looked down at his right arm, which was now a stump, but was closed due to Fana. He glanced at Fana and smiled lightly. "I thank you." Fana felt her cheeks heat up at the small praise.
"Y-You're welcome." Fana replied.
"But as you are now, you can't continue to run your squad." Acier frowned.
"I agree with you Lady Acier." Fuegoleon nodded. "So in the meantime, my older sister, your former student, will take my place as the Crimson Lions Captain. At least until I'm fully recovered." Acier smiled, then laughed.
"I think you both need to go to the infirmary." Acier told the 2. "Considering you're still bleeding out of those other wounds." She looked over at Fana, only to see the wounds closed.
So her Flame Recovery Magic: Phoenix Robe closed her wounds. Acier thought.
"On second thought, just you need to go Fuegoleon." Acier told him.
"Right." Fuegoleon nodded as he stood up slowly, Acier wrapped one of her arms around him.
"I'll help you." She told him. "Asta, Noelle, please check on the others and see if they're alright." Asta nodded and did the Magic Knight salute.
"Yes ma'am!" Asta retorted. Noelle smiled lightly while flipping one of her pigtails.
"Sure thing Mother." Noelle replied. Once Acier and Fuegoleon were gone, she turned to Asta. "Let's go Dorksta!"
"Right!" And with that, the 2 ran off in the direction of the other districts in the Royal Capital.
0713MM: And here is Chapter 9! There are some things I skipped from canon. For example: Yuno vs Catherine, all the other Magic Knights being teleported away, etc. These minor events (more specifically Yuno vs Catherine) still happened. It's just they are offscreen for this fic because I do not deem the necessary to show them. I could have Yuno vs Catherine as a flashback down the line, just to show that Yuno managed to get Sylph out, but I'm not sure. Chapter 10 is not going to be the interrogation scene from episode 39. Instead, it's going to be another Magic Knight Captains meeting. Meaning Mereoleona will be getting introduce WAY sooner than the anime. Along with a very special surprise within the next chapter. Hehehehe.^^