0713MM: Hey guys! I welcome you to the 15th 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 their Spells respectively are owned by Warmachine375. Chapter start!^^
Chapter 15
"You'll pay for that." Asta remarked coldly as he continued to walk towards Anna. Nebra and Courtney just watched in utter shock. Anna stared at Asta before she chuckled.
"Alright boy. If it's a fight you want, then it's a fight you'll get!" She shot back, getting into position to fight the boy. Asta continued to step towards Anna, he raised up his right arm, which held the Demon-Dweller Sword, and thrusted it forward so it pointed directly at Anna.
"Anti-Magic: Black Delete!" Asta declared as several black spheres fired off the tip of the sword's blade and towards Anna. Anna readied herself as the black spheres of Anti-Magic raced towards her.
"You think some little spheres will stop me boy? Think again!" Anna retorted as she raised her longsword up. "Breaker Magic: Arhat Spread Shot!" Several Breaker Magic mana beams fired out of her longsword and towards the black spheres. Unfortunately...the mana beams petered out upon contact with the black spheres. Anna grit her teeth in response.
That's right. This boy uses the power of Anti-Magic. Anna thought. So he can cancel or dispel my spells instantly. Getting too close to him could be bad. But if I stay a distance away, his Anti-Magic won't mean jack shit to me. Anna leapt into the air and fired more Arhat Spread Shots at Asta. Unfortunately for Anna, Asta too leapt into the air to evade her spell.
"Dammit…!" Anna thought as she evaded Asta's slashes. "This kid is far stronger than I anticipated…! In that case…" She smiled. "I'll play your game, boy! Come at me!" Asta doesn't respond with words. Instead, he just growls and flies towards her.
"Anti-Magic: Demon-Dweller Sword: Black Judgement!" Asta roared as he began to spin the Demon-Dweller Sword and himself around like a twister. Anna flew backwards to stay out of its range, or so she thought.
"What are you trying to do? Make yourself dizzy?" Anna wondered aloud. She heard debris spew up from the air and flew towards her, in addition to black slashes raining down and out from the Anti-Magic-like twister. Anna evaded the debris with ease, but some of the black slashes cut her cheeks and clothes. She gnashed her teeth to ease the pain/prevent herself from crying out.
"Like hell I'll let you continue to do that!" Anna remarked as she began to build up Breaker Magic mana around herself. "Breaker Magic: Aura Burst!" An explosive wave of mana exerted off of Anna and slammed into the Anti-Magic-like twister. While her spell didn't dispel it, it made Asta stop. His right red eye narrowed into a slit as he flew towards her at high speed.
"You hurt Noelle." Asta told her coldly. "And so...I'll hurt you beyond belief!" Anna grit her teeth as she blocked Asta's sword slashes with her longsword. It eventually became a battle with their blades instead of casting spells. The mages on the ground, like Lily, Valeria, Dominante, Courtney and Nebra watched the fight of flashing blades in the air while Courtney continued to heal Noelle. Valeria clenched her hands into light fists as she used her Earth Magic to defeat any oncoming Diamond and/or Eye of the Midnight Sun mages.
"I'm almost done putting out the fires!" Lily called to Valeria. Valeria turned slightly to face Lily.
"Good!" Valeria called back. "Once you finish that up, mind helping me out over here with these guys?"
"Sure!" Lily called back. Lily went back to putting out the fires. But no matter how many she put out, 2 more appeared. Lily tched in response.
The longer I try to put these fires out, the more mana I'm wasting. And the more time Valeria has to defend both of us. I need to get rid of these fires as soon as possible! But how?!
You have a hidden potential, Lily Aquaria. A voice said in her head. Use it.
"Ehh?" Lily wondered aloud in slight confusion. Suddenly, the skies above turned dark and thunder began to crackle. The Diamond Kingdom and Eye of the Midnight Sun mages, as well as Courtney, Valeria, Anna, and Nebra looked up in surprise.
With Alice, Fana, and Elf Fana, even they were surprised.
"What is that?!" Alice gaped.
"A thunderstorm?" Fana wondered aloud. Elf Fana just gaped at the sight.
Evanora and The Witch Queen stopped their brawl on the blood wires to witness the sky grow dark.
"What the hell?!" Evanora gaped. "Why is there a thunderstorm here?!" The Witch Queen went into deep thought, but kept her guard up in case Evanora tried to attack her.
"Fascinating…" The Witch Queen mused. "Fascinating indeed…"
Back with Lily, Valeria, Nebra, Courtney, Asta, Anna, and the unconscious Ladros and Noelle, the thunder and lightning continue to crackle and flash. As for Lily, for the tiniest second, her normal blue eyes flash orangish-gold before returning to normal.
"Storm Magic: Storm Pillar!" Lily declared without thinking. High winds came down from the storm clouds and blew the Diamond and Eye of the Midnight Sun mages into the air, as well as striking the others with lightning. Of course, the wind and lightning strikes struck around Asta, Anna, Lily, out cold Noelle and Ladros, as well as Nebra, who was watching.
The hell is this?! Nebra thought in shock.
Whoa! Courtney thought as she continued to heal Noelle. Soon, the storm clouds vanished and a new spell appeared into Lily's grimoire on a new page in orangish-gold writing.
"What the hell?!" Anna gaped. She quickly had to dodge a slash from Asta's Demon-Dweller Sword. "Quite persistent, aren't you boy? Very well! Breaker Magic: Pulverizing Attack!" Anna let her Magic's mana charge up in longsword before slashing at Asta with its might.
"Anti-Magic: Black Deflect!" Asta countered as he raised his right hand up, which was imbued with Anti-Magic; thus making Anna's spell miss him and it hit a tree behind him instead.
He reflected my spell?! Anna thought in surprise. Asta then flew towards her at high speed. The Demon-Slayer Sword in his hands. Meaning he put the Demon-Dweller Sword back in his grimoire
"Anti-Magic: Demon-Slayer Sword: Critical Strike!" Asta growled out.
"Breaker Magic: Charging Strike!" Anna countered. Soon, the 2's swords clashed; causing the area around them to explode with debris going everywhere. Despite Anna having physical and magical strength advantage and pushed Asta back, Asta growled out and flew forward, surprising the older woman as she found herself flying backwards.
Impossible! Anna thought. I have the advantage because I have both magical and physical strength! But this kid…..! Does his physical strength outmatch mine?! Suddenly, she felt the Demon-Slayer Sword slash right through clothes covering her chest.
"Black Meteorite!" Asta growled. Because of the attack, Anna felt her mana falter. Soon, she began to fall towards the ground.
"Yaaaaaaah!" Anna cried out as she fell. She then landed in the crater where her and Asta's power had formed. "Owowowow…!" Asta then landed on the ground and began to walk towards her; his eyes showed nothing but anger. Anna looked up at Asta as he approached her.
"I still have enough mana left to cast my ultimate spell…" Anna grunted as she began to stand up slowly.
"Ultimate Breaker Magic: Starstream Breaker Blade!" Anna cried out as she raised her right arm up and all of her remaining mana went to the tip of her longsword before firing at the approaching Asta.
"Come on Noelle." Courtney whispered softly. "You can make it through this."
"Nnngghh…" Noelle groaned, much to Courtney's relief.
"You're alive…!" Courtney breathed. Noelle looked up at Courtney and scoffed.
"Of course I'm alive, dummy." Noelle remarked. "It is thanks to Mother insisting on me doing physical training with Asta and your Spatial Magic to heal me. Thanks for that." Courtney nodded.
"You're welcome." She replied before frowning. "But can you stand? I think Asta is going to need you."
"Whaaa…?" Noelle began before she heard Anna declare "Ultimate Breaker Magic: Starstream Breaker Blade!". Noelle stood up instantly, grimoire at the ready. She winced in pain, but ultimately ignored it and screamed at the top of her lungs. "ASTA!" She was about to go to Asta, but stopped upon seeing Anna's ultimate spell get absorbed by the Demon-Dweller Sword, then it was reflected back at her. Despite this, Noelle jogged towards Asta. Anna gaped.
He absorbed, then reflected my ultimate spell?! Anna thought in shock as she used her longsword to redirect her own spell at the last second; thus it hit the trees next to her and obliterated them. Anna looked over to see Noelle hug Asta to get him to stop. So, that's the girl the Anti-Magic boy cares about the most.
"Asta! Please stop!" Noelle pleaded as she hugged him. "You don't need to continue to fight her! I'm alright!" Noelle felt Asta stop, then he looked down at her, she then looked back up at her. Noelle felt her skin crawl at the sight of his right eye being red, as well as a slit. Eventually...it returned to normal.
"Noelle?" Asta questioned as his Black Form dissipated. "What happened? One minute you got severely hurt, then the next minute I was fighting her." He points at Anna as he says that. The Shining General in question grunted as she slowly walked towards the duo.
"I may be out of magic, but I can still fight." Anna retorted. Noelle let go of Asta and the 2 went into an offensive stance. However, before any of the 3 could do anything else…
"Mist Binding Magic: Mist Spider Threads!" Suddenly, a large spider made from mist entrapped Anna with its misty web. Asta and Noelle turned to see Nebra striding towards them.
"While you were crazy there for a few moments brat, you did well against her." Nebra told Asta. Asta felt his lips curve up into a sly grin.
"Thanks Nebra!" Asta replied before turning his attention to the defeated Anna. "What do we do with her?" Nebra was about to answer, but Anna began to laugh. Noelle crossed her arms in response.
"What's so funny?" Noelle demanded. Anna then stopped laughing.
"Look up Clover Mages." Anna remarked as she pointed up. Nebra, Courtney, Asta, and Noelle did so. Their eyes widened.
"Isn't that-?!" Courtney began.
"The Wicked Witch of the East? Aka, Evanora Chandler-Whomalt? Yup!" Anna grinned. "The personal problem Evanor had to deal with was the Witch Queen herself."
So that's why we can feel the intensity in the sky…! Asta, Noelle, Courtney and Nebra thought.
With Alice and Fana, they continued to fight against the hatred filled elf counterpart of Captain Fana of the Amber Phoenix Squad. Alice leapt forward and punched Elf Fana in the face. Despite her fist hitting Elf Fana's face, Elf Fana didn't flinch as blood trickled out of her face wound.
"You think that'll be enough to quell my hatred for you humans?!" Elf Fana snarled. "Never!"
"Then you truly are lost!" Fana shot back. "If you kill us, you're no better than us!"
"Silence worm!" Elf Fana snarled. "I'll kill your friend first!" Elf Fana then flew towards Alice at high speed with her Flame Magic surrounding her like an aura. "Now die!"
"I don't think so!" Alice retorted as her eyes began to glow gold. "Golden Eye Binding Magic: Paralyze Laser!" Two beams of Golden Eye Magic energy fired out of Alice's eyes, but Elf Fana evaded the 2 beams with ease.
"As if you could bind me with such a feeble spell!" Elf Fana snarled as thrusted her right fist forward to punch Alice, but Alice did a backflip to evade the flaming punch. Fana leapt forward and casted a Flame Magic spell as well.
"Flame Creation Magic: Phoenix Feather Shot!" Fana declared as she swiped her hand from left to right so several flames the size of feathers appeared around her before launching themselves at Elf Fana. Despite Elf Fana's speed, she got hit by the last few. Two hitting each of her shoulders, then 2 others hit her ankles. But because of her aura of Flame Magic, the wounds weren't as bad as Alice straight up punching her in the face.
"Damn you humans!" Elf Fana growled. Alice was about to launch another Golden Eye Magic spell, but her Captain stepped forward.
"Captain?" Alice wondered aloud.
"We don't have to fight." Fana spoke. "I understand your pain and suffering." Her expression then darkened. "But killing us will not solve anything. What's your big plan after you massacre all of humanity? I'll tell you…" Fana then punched her elf counterpart in the face. "Nothing! You have no plan after that!" Another punch, this time it made Elf Fana stagger backwards. "I understand why you hate us, you elves were killed. But it wasn't by the humans! At least, not purposefully. Captain Acier Silva told me everything about the elves and that they were a peaceful race. However…" She punches Elf Fana a third time. "I've been through my own pain and suffering! I started to hate my own kind as well for how I was treated back in my home country of Diamond. It's why me, Mars, and a majority of everyone else a part of Master Fanzell's teachings defected from Diamond! Me and Mars only stayed back because we had a job to do! But now, we're free from that slavery and have a new life here in Clover!"
"Captain…" Alice whispered.
"So don't you dare say your suffering takes priority over everyone else's!" Fana snapped as she punched her elf counterpart a fourth time, making her stagger back further. "Everyone experiences suffering! It's how one deals with it that matters! And I don't think you throwing a temper tantrum is going to help you or anyone!" Fan began to calm down after her mini rant, her breaths becoming heavy. During this time, her elf counterpart and Alice had remained silent. Eventually, Elf Fana broke the silence by screaming angrily.
"Shut up shut up shut up SHUT UP!" Elf Fana screamed. "YOU KNOW NOTHING OF OUR PAIN AND SUFFERING! DON'T ACT LIKE YOU DO!" She soon began to recompose herself. But as she did, the gem on her forehead broke away to reveal a Third Eye. "If I can't kill you humans with my magic, then I'll just self destruct and blow this entire forest sky high!" Fana and Alice's eyes widened.
"You're going to self-destruct?!" Alice gaped before she turned to her Captain. "Captain! We have to get all of the mages out of here!"
"Not yet!" Fana shot back. "I want to help my elf counterpart! I know she doesn't want to do this!" Alice stared at her Captain incredulously.
"You must be joking!" Alice retorted, concern evident on her face. "If you die, Mars will be sad!"
"I know what I'm doing!" Fana shot back. "As your Captain, I order you to go back and see how the others are doing! Please Alice!" Alice remained silent for several seconds before replying.
"No. I'm not leaving." Alice retorted, surprising Fana. "As your squadmate, we have to have the others back."
"Alice…" Fana felt her lips form a small smile. "Alright. You can stay."
"It doesn't matter if she stays or not!" Elf Fana growled as the Third Eye on her forehead began to glow a bright purple. "All of you will die!" Fana clenched her hands into fists, her Flame Magic mana glowed on her fists.
Ever since Morris began his experimentations on the children of Diamond, we've had to fight for survival. Fana thought. Not just with our magic, but with our physical strength too. Mars and I were the strongest in both fronts. That's why me and Mars were chosen to be 2 of the Eight Shining Generals. Fana closed her eyes, allowing herself to feel the mana around her. The pages in her grimoire flipped before stopping and glowing; writing a new spell into it. When Evanora found out about me and Mars getting gems implanted into our foreheads, she destroyed them out of disgust and freed us from such pain. She told us to be ourselves while as Shining Generals. The mana continued to condense around her fists. And while we were just that, we weren't truly happy. We wanted to explore the world. Not become part of the military because some mad scientist tells you to. She opened her eyes. But then, Morris was arrested after Master Fanzell, Alice, and Mariella escaped Diamond, along with Dominate. Fana strides towards her elf counterpart as Alice watches on. But then…..Asta and Noelle, along with a few other squad members from other Clover Kingdom Magic Knight Squads appeared and fought us. Not only that, but Asta and Noelle gave us a second chance. And so… Fana punched her elf counterpart in the face again, this time with enough force to send her flying backwards and into a tree. I've become a Clover Kingdom Magic Knight Squad Captain. And I intend to truly embody what the 3 leaves of the clover stand for!
"Flame Magic: Calidus Brachium!" Fana declared.
The hell?! Both Alice and Elf Fana thought in shock.
"What…. What kind of a spell was that?!" Elf Fana snapped as she recovered from the blow earlier.
"A punching spell." Fana replied to her elf counterpart's question. "Mereoleona Vermillion has this spell, but mine isn't as strong as hers. If she was here instead of me, you would have gone through several trees and shatter them in 2 due to the force of the punch."
"Damn you human!" Elf Fana snarled as she leapt towards her human counterpart at high speed. The backs of her hands grew fiery talons as she attempted to slash her human counterpart's face. Fana on the other hand, blocked the strike with her left hand, then using all of her weight, pulled her elf counterpart into the next Calidus Brachium. But this time, hitting the Third Eye with all the power she could muster. To Alice, and Elf Fana's surprise, the Third Eye began to burn away.
"No! Stop!" Elf Fana cried out as the Third Eye continued to flash purple, as if getting ready to release its power.
"Captain...what…?!" Alice gaped.
"I'm going to set her free!" Fana retorted as she continued to punch her elf counterpart with Flame Magic: Calidus Brachium. "No one deserves this type of fate!"
"Gah! Stop it!" Elf Fana cried out angrily as she tried to land a strike on her human counterpart, but to no avail. "Stop it stop it stop it stop STOP IT!"
"No, never!" Fana shot back. "If you truly hated the humans, you would have self-destructed upon reaching the forest already!"
"It's...supposed to be a last resort..!" Elf Fana gnashed her teeth. "But you forced my hand! All I want is the Magic Stone here!"
"Yeah? Well so do we Clover Magic Knights!" Fana shot back as she continued to punch her elf counterpart's forehead; the Third Eye continued to melt away as blood trickled down Elf Fana's forehead. As Fana continued to use Calidus Brachium, she glanced at Alice.
"Once the Third Eye is gone, use a Binding Spell." Fana told her squad member.
"Yes ma'am!" Alice retorted. Fana continued to punch her elf counterpart until the Third Eye melted away entirely. Elf Fana gasped as she felt her human counterpart stop punching her; thus she staggered backwards. Fana glanced over at Alice.
"Now Alice!" Fana commanded.
"Right! Golden Eye Binding Magic: Overpower Glare!" Alice declared as her eyes glowed gold and she glared at Elf Fana; thus freezing her in place. Fana wiped away the sweat on her forehead before giving Alice a thumbs up.
"Good job." Fana smiled. Alice glanced at Fana and nodded.
"Thanks Captain." She replied.
Evanora and The Witch Queen continued to clash their weapons on the blood-like ropes in the air. Swords to scythe in combat.
"Hmm…" Not bad." The Witch Queen retorted casually as she parried each sword slash with ease. "But regardless, you have a long way to go before you can even hope to beat me. Blood Magic: Bloodlust Frenzy."
So she didn't use it right off the bat?! Evanora thought in surprise.
"That's the spell that enhances your physical abilities…" Evanora mused.
"That's right." The Witch Queen confirmed. "And I'll use this newfound strength to beat you, daughter of mine."
"We'll see about that, Mother." Evanora retorted.
"Yes we shall." The Witch Queen retorted confidently as she did a set of hand motions. "Blood Magic: Bloody Mist." From the other battles happening around/inside the forest, blood from those who fought rose into the air and began to surround Evanora. Evanora looked around as the Witch Queen became a blurry mess to her eyes.
"Ack…! The hell…..?!" Evanora grit her teeth.
"Thanks to this perfect spell, your senses will become weak, as will your mana sensing." The Witch Queen explained, though Evanora could no longer see her.
Now what?! Evanora thought in a panic. I have to dispel this mist somehow!
"Blood Magic: Blood Fire." She heard the Witch Queen say. She tried to block, but her aim was off due to Bloody Mist and the bullet of blood pierced through her Shining General attire and hit her chest. Evanora gasped before letting out an agonizing scream, nearly losing her balance. But as she recovered her balance from the first bullet, several more came her way; each one hitting the marks the Witch Queen wanted to hit on Evanora's body. After each hit, Evanora not only continued to scream, but she felt herself getting weaker, while the Witch Queen was becoming stronger and stronger.
"This is your end, Evanora Chandler." The Witch Queen spoke coldly to her daughter through the Bloody Mist Spell she had up. "Now die with your husband so I can take care of your 3 daughters!" While Evanora continued to scream in agony, she felt her hands clench into fists.
Thanks to my leaving the Witches Forest, not only was free from Mother's tyranny, but I fell in love with Lotus Whomalt. Evanora thought. It was thanks to him, along with my hard work and training in Diamond Kingdom that allowed me to become stronger. Strong enough to defeat YOU, MOTHER! For not just my sake, but ALL the witches that have lived, or are, living here, I'll END your reign of terror! Right here, right now! Evanora felt the mana around her increase in intensity, the Bloody Mist Spell began to dissipate. The Witch Queen continued to use Blood Fire, but she gaped softly upon seeing both of Evanora's swords glow with Acid Magic.
This is…! The Witch Queen thought as her Bloody Mist Spell dissipated entirely. No! Impossible!
"Acid Magic Mana Zone: Double Acidic Requiem Slash!" Evanora declared as she leapt at the Witch Queen. Even with Bloodlust Frenzy still in effect, she could not react in time to evade the X slash to her chest.
S-So…...f-fast….! The Witch Queen thought in shock as she not only felt her Bloodlust Frenzy Spell dissipate, but she also coughed up blood before falling off the blood-like ropes. Evanora leapt off of them as they disappeared and flew down towards the ground. The WitchQueen landed on the ground on her back; making a crater. Evanora landed on top of her and pointed her sword staff and Sword of Decay at the Witch Queen's throat in a scissor formation.
"Yield!" Evanora demanded.
0713MM: And that does it for chapter 15! Asta (Black Asta) defeats Anna Dreyfus, Captain Fana and Alice Brosnan defeat Elf Fana, and lastly, Evanora Chandler-Whomalt defeats her Mother, The Witch Queen! Chapter 16 will be the aftermath of these fights, as well the start of a mini arc I've been planning/foreshadowed at earlier in the fic. This mini arc will take place before the Seabed Temple mission arc, just to clear that up. And I'm certain most, if not all readers, will enjoy this upcoming mini arc. :)
