iamchaos - Nope, hopefully this chapter clears it up a little but I'm just trying to be dramatic
KenosDc1 - Thank you for the in-depth feedback. I feel like fanfiction is really just what we all wish Canon could be, so while of course I'll be adding side-plots and twists this story will be pretty similar to canon (at least up until the knights exam) of course it will be different but follow the same "arc". And yeah I do have to get better with the fight scenes, but I'll have plenty of time to work on that.
hope you enjoy!
Right before rebirth
"NOT YET!" The collective voices of Asta and Liebe sang in defiance of the forbidden spell cast on Asta's body
'Perfect Union isn't enough'
'Guess we'll just have to PUSH PAST OUR LIMITS!!!"
Within that moment devil magic thought previously unattainable was discovered
None could say if it was from the lack of Asta's magic, or the unique attributes of Liebe's anti-magic but something truly special took place in this time of need
"PILLAR DEVIL MAGIC, ASSIMILATION OF BEING"
Asta and Liebe had been hit by the spell working overtime to wipe their very souls from existence, so the only solution was to create a new soul to dodge the effects
"Goodbye Liebe" Asta said solemnly knowing both were about to die in mere moments
"What's with this sappy shit? My goal is to kill all the devils and this is the only way some part of me can make that happen... and it's not like we were all that different in the first place" Liebe returned but his voice cracked at the end from the emotion filling his words
"Guess you're right Liebe, I just kind of wish that this me could have become Wizard King but my bet with Yuno still stands"
"Even if it is just a part of me, I will become the Wizard King!"
Cue the baby crying at the face of sister Lily plus a few years and change
Two kids grew up together in the village of Hage, and they couldn't be anymore different
Yuno, the embodiment of talent and his magical power was something envied even by adults. But he was an absolute coward down to his core, soft spoken and afraid to get his own opinions across
And Asta, a failure in every regard. Having no magic power at all made him an easy target for his peers, but instead of being upset about it and complaining about the hand life dearth him, he worked towards change and improving what he could to fulfill his dream and if they messed with Yuno or anyone at the church he would beat them black and blue
Today we find Yuno running an errand for the father at the church, delivering a note that if failed to be delivered could cause the entire village to starve in the winter
"Thank you son! Are you sure you wouldn't like to stay the night? It's getting awfully late" Muttered the mayor of the town over, the target of the delivery
"No it's alright sir, if I don't get back as soon as possible the others will worry" Yuno replied and then set out back towards Hage
But a down on his luck drunken man saw the reflection of Yuno's necklace shine on a lantern and saw his own four leaf clover
"Where is that dumbass?" Muttered Asta staring out a window watching the snow fall
"Could he have stayed the night?" He mulled over in the room alone
"Something feels off, Worst case I guess I'll get a little extra exercise" Jumping out the window Asta raced towards the neighbouring village, everybody knew he and Yuno were a package deal anyways
While walking home a terrible blow hammered down on the back of Yuno's head and he got a mouthful of snow
"Sorry kid, but I need this necklace more than you could ever know" the man said sombrely, desperate to find anything that would help him survive
But Yuno wasn't down for the count and he started kicking and screaming in a attempt for anyone to help but it was late in the night and no help came
A hand slapped over his face in an attempt to mute his screaming
"Shut up kid, as long as you stop screaming I can leave and I won't hurt you" Yuno just looked at the massive man's eyes and started to tear up, the necklace was the only connection he had of the family that abandoned him at the church
Slowly stepping away from the now sobbing child the drunk man started to have second thoughts but he was way too late in the game to pull out now so he started to run
But was promptly tacked with the force of a bull
Wrestling his aggressor to the ground, he saw that it was a kid?
The kid spat in the drunks face in return who flinched in disgust at the move giving him just enough time to punch the man in the balls
"GIVE YUNO'S NECKLACE BACK GUTTER TRASH!" Yelled the newcomer, Asta who has arrived just in time to stop the man getting away
Slowly recovering from the shock of a blow to the nuts, and hearing the murmuring of voices from inside the surrounding homes woken by the kids yelling the drunk got pissed off
"YOU'RE DEAD!" The man yelled and punched Asta right in the mouth causing his body to fully leave the ground for a moment
Holding the kid down the man started beating Asta relentlessly until Yuno threw himself at the man who stumbled back at the action but quicky tossed Yuno off of him
"Fucking brats need to be taught a lesson about respecting your elders" the man muttered clenching his fist and this time went for Yuno with his right
But while Asta had trained his body relentlessly and was known for his physical durability, Yuno was not. And if he got hit by that punch it might spell the end of him
Unwilling to let his friend die, Asta grew angry at his own weakness for letting the man get the upper hand
"Results are all that matter, if you want to become the wizard king you have to win, and keep winning until the next king is crowned" a faint memory but one that finally broke the dam
A black mass came pouring out of him and uncontrollably surrounded Asta making him look like some sort of eldritch horror with black tentacles
Suddenly the black raced towards the man, encapsulating him completely and preventing his punch from reaching Yuno just in time
"My magic is gone!" The man said in shock, something that had been a part of him his entire life did not come racing to save him, it was like one of his limbs was suddenly gone
Snapping to his senses after the bone chilling feeling caused him to run before the villagers could wake
As the adrenaline faded, a very beat up Asta collapsed onto the ground and Yuno ran to his side
"Asta don't die! Not for something as dumb as this necklace" Yuno cried looking over Asta and seeing his bruised and bloodied face
"I'm not going to die idiot, and this isn't something stupid. If I can't protect something as trivial as my best friends necklace, how can I expect to protect the entire clover kingdom?"
"What?" Was the only response Yuno could muster
"Yuno my dream is to prove that even someone from common birth, born without any magic at all, can rise up and become the Wizard King through pure hard work"
"That way I can finally fix everything wrong like hunger and drunk men won't have any reason to steal from little sissy pretty boys" he finished the speech making Yuno look at Asta with wide eyes
"Then my dream is to prove that a commoner can become the Wizard King too, and I swear that I will never cry again until that happens!" Yuno said with an uncharacteristic conviction to his voice
"you can't just steal my dream dumbass!" Asta complained at the obvious taking of his idea
"I'd like to think of it as 'inspiration'" Yuno said with a secret smile knowing it would set Asta off
"Grr... Fine then, looks like we share a dream. But only one of us can become Wizard King so you know what that means?" Asta said suddenly looking serious
"We're rivals" they said simultaneously