"Bronze Creation Magic: Sekke Magnum Cannonball!"
In almost an instant the crowd saw a transparent dome appear around Sekke; the dome had formed a set of cannons around it as it took everyone by surprise.
"Well captains?" Sekke thought as he looked at them, "How do you like my magic? It's bronzified and protects me as it shoots out magical bullets. It's offense and defense all in one!" He soon turned back to Asta as he still stood there calmly, "It'll block all of his lame attacks which will show off my defensive powers, and then I'll finish you off once you've worn yourself out."
He soon gave Asta a wink, "There's no need to hold back. Come at me, bah-ha!"
"Sure thing." Asta soon said as he had been taken back by tone of voice.
Asta's Grimoire soon appeared in front of him as it had been lit with a familiar red light; he pulled his blade out of the pages before he got himself ready as he took a deep breath.
In the next few seconds Asta charged at Sekke full force, before he could blink and in an instant he broke the dome with a single swing and it knocked him out instantly.In a matter of seconds, the match was over. Everyone, even the captains, Pluck and Fafnar had looked shocked, while Feodora and Yuno smiled at this; Prism's expression brightened as she couldn't help but smile too.
"WHOO ASTA!" Feodora cheered, "WAY TO KICK HIS ASS!"
"Asta…" Prism said before she thought, "... He really is amazing! I'm really glad I met someone like him!"
"That Boy...he has Sword Magic too!?" Pluck asked in his head, "No, that's wrong--I don't sense any mana from him! Not even a tiny bit! That just now…Could it be... Was it Anti-Magic!?"
Asta soon put his sword over his shoulder as he towered over Sekke, "Unlike you--I'm not joining the Magic Knights so I don't have to work so hard and kick back! I'm here to work my butt off--And become the next Wizard King!"
The crowd had been left speechless as the fight had ended so quickly; most of them felt like they had to get their eyes checked since they didn't expect this to be the outcome of a fight with someone with no magic had turned out.
"He went through that guys spell like it was nothing!"
"Was that even magic!?"
"Is he really just from the boonies!?"
"Is that sword magic!?"
"Did he say he was going to the Wizard King?"
"Asta!" Prism soon cheered as she clapped, "That was great!"
"Way to show him who's the man shorty!" Feodora cheered.
"I'M NOT THAT SHORT!" Asta yelled as he glared over at Feodora.
Yuno smiled at this as he thought to himself, "I'm the only one who's going to beat you--Asta!"
Up above, the Captains were left impressed by what Asta just did, as some of their comrades started to converse with each other.
"W-woah! Hey Plucky! You saw that right?" Fafanar asked "He just swung that sword like it was nothin-"
Fafanar was shocked to see Pluck was mumbling to himself as he was trying to process what just happened. "Hey!" Fafanar said, as he shook Pluck, "Do you think that was sword magic he just did!?"
Pluck replied as he had been just stunned, "Huh?! Wha-?! Yeah sure."
"Why did you pause?" Fafanar asked as he tilted his head.
Finral gave it some thought, "Perhaps he used some form of creation magic? Judging from the other parts of the exams--It didn't seem like he had any magical power."
"No." Yami said as he took a puff, "He didn't use any magic."
At this, they looked to their captain surprised. Pluck couldn't help but exclaim as his jaw dropped, "SERIOUSLY!?"
Yami looked over to Asta, as he had returned to where Feodora, Prism, and Yuno were as he looked to be in an argument with the young girl with red-orange hair and Prism had been in between them to try and calm them down.
"Actually--" Yami started to think, "--Maybe it's not that he's using magic…. It's that he doesn't have any magical power. Come to think of it, I didn't sense any kind of magic from him earlier. And yet he wants to be the Wizard King, huh?" He couldn't help but laugh to himself, "Looks like we've got a strange one on our hands."
Prism couldn't help but hug Asta as she jumped in place and took his hands, "That was so cool Asta! You keep blowing away my expectations!"
"Hey it was no big deal!" Asta said sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his head.
"What are you talking about, that was a huge deal!" Prism said with a smile, "I was worried for a second, but you took everyone by surprise! Myself included!"
Asta couldn't help but turn red as he smiled at Prism's enthusiasm. Though it wasn't long till a certain thought came to him, "That reminds me--" Asta said as he looked to Feodora and Yuno as well, "--What are you guys going to do? Do you know who you want to fight?"
"I don't really care." Yuno replied.
"Same with me." Feodora said, "If someone wants to fight me, then I'll let them. They'll just give me a one way ticket to a Magic Knights Squad."
"Yeah, that sounds about right--" Asta said awkwardly, "--How about you Pri? What are you gonna do?"
Prism laughed nervously, "That I'm not quite sure yet. I know they said to pair off with someone, but--" She looked around in the crowd as mages went and took Sekke off to the side to have him healed up, "--It's not like that's gonna happen anytime soon! I would ask Feo or Yuno, but I feel like that would be cheating, not to mention that the scythe hasn't come back out yet!"
"Seriously?!" Asta said, before he whispered, "Hold on, what about your trick? Can't you use that to help you?"
"Yeah, I mean it shouldn't be too hard." Feodora added.
"But he said we need to use our Grimoires!" Prism said, "Last I checked whatever it is I did isn't a part of the Grimoire!" She groaned.
"There aren't exactly rules against not using a Grimoire." She said to her.
"She's not wrong." Yuno added.
What am I gonna do!?" Prism said, "At this rate I'm gonna be the only one left without a sparring partner!"
"Hey, you!" A voice that sounded slightly raspy had said.
The four of them looked over and saw it had been a young man that had gotten their attention. The young man had been just about the age Asta, Feodora and Yuno as his hair had been short and black with a couple of gray streaks. It had been spiked and his eyes were that of red. He had been wearing a dark green hoodie that had short sleeves with a black fingerless glove on his right hand; he had on a set of dark brown shorts with brown work boots that looked to be a bit worn out as there had been bandages and patches holding it together.
Prism could see that his entire left arm had been wrapped in a set of bandages, and underneath his left eye he had a scar, and another along his right cheek; he stood tall, as he had been about Yuno's height as most of his hair covered his left eye and he looked to have a sword sheathed along his back
"If you need a sparring partner, you can pair up with me." He said as he had been hunched over slightly and had his hands in his pockets, "These people around here don't look the least bit entertaining to me. Not even the royals, and that is saying a lot."
"The hell are you supposed to be?" Feodora asked him.
"Karasu Arai." The boy replied as he cleaned out his ear, "And this short friend of yours looks more interesting then the others." He soon gestured over to Asta, "I would've fought this guy here since he interested me too, but that creepy laughing idiot already beat me to the punch. Damn shame I can't just fight two of you at once, though rules are rules I guess."
"Karasu Arai?" Asta said, "That's a pretty interesting name you got there."
"I get that alot." He said.
"What village are you from?" Yuno asked.
"Some village you most likely never heard of." Karasu said before he turned to Prism, "Got a name tater-tot?"
Prism had been taken back by her nickname, before she replied, "I'm Primrose Vera, from Hage Village. It's uh--" She held out her hand to him, "--Nice to meet you Karasu!"
"Yeah, yeah." Karasu said as he only tapped her hand, taking her back a little, "Listen, do me a solid, and DON'T make it boring, and don't make the fight half-assed. I won't be holding back and there's no reason you shouldn't. You think about making it look easy, let's just say you'll regret it afterwards." He soon put his face close to hers as he said, "Ya got it?"
Prism could only nod before he went off to tell one of the mages, leaving the four of them stunned. "Well--I guess that takes care of my sparring partner then." Prism said awkwardly as she handed her pouch carrying Adrien over to Asta.
"That's great Pri!" Asta exclaimed with a smile, "Now you don't have anything to worry about!"
"That is if I win." Prism said nervously.
"You'll do great, I know it!" He said as he gave her a pat on the shoulder.
"What was with that guy?" Feodora said, "He doesn't seem like the type that is from the Clover Kingdom."
"You mean like you?" Yuno said, earning a glare from Feodora as she growled.
"You're funny." She said with a sneer.
The area was soon cleared up as the next match was ready to begin. Karasu and Prism stepped into the ring as the crowd began to murmur a little. Particularly about who Prism's opponent had been.
"Isn't that the foreigner that's been roaming around the capital?"
"Holy crap! I've seen that guy before! He's the Bad Luck Charm!"
"Hold on, you mean that thief that appeared two years ago!? Why is he here for the Entrance exams?!"
"First we have an assassin from the Diamond Kingdom, and now this?"
"That girl is gonna have her butt handed to her on a silver platter. He's not called the Bad Luck Charm for nothing, you know?"
The Captains looked to the young man named Karasu as he appeared to be doing stretches and stretching his fingers.
"They even let a thief in to take the exams?" Finral said, a bit shocked, "That's surprising."
Pluck had said as he scratched his head, "Say, isn't he from the same place you were born in? Even his name sounds foreign."
Yami had said as he took a puff, "Beats me."
Pluck said as his eyebrow twitched, "You're not taking this seriously are ya?"
"Mages ready!" The Referee soon said.
Prism looked at the little spirits in her cloak as she whispered, "You guys should hang on tight. Things could get a little rough."
The little spirits crawled into her jacket before she looked over to Karasu as he had been cracking his shoulder and neck. "Hey, Karasu?" Prism said, getting his attention, "May the best mage win, kay?"
"Whatever." He said, making her flinch a little.
"Begin the match!" The Referee soon shouted.
Prism had been taken back when Karasu reached for the blade along his back; the Grimoire on his pouch glowed a light purplish color as she noticed his Grimoire looked to have a silhouette of a crow on it. He drew what looked to be a long blade as even that seemed to have glowed purple as it took the crowd back.
"What kind of a sword is that!?" Prism exclaimed in her head, "It's not like the ones I use! Or Asta's for that matter!"
It was then Karasu made the first move as the Grimoire turned it's pages.
"Jinx Magic: Crackback Slash!"
With a swing of his blade, there emerged a purple beam; Prism let out a squeak before she jumped out of the way, hitting the pillar behind her. Though much to her surprise, the pillar fell towards her.
"WHOA!" She exclaimed as she rolled out of the way as it hit the ground.
"IT FELL TOWARDS HER!?" Asta shouted as he was surprised.
"Did it just happen to do that!?" Feodora yelled.
"I don't think so." Yuno said.
Prism noticed that the pillar narrowly hit her leg as she jumped. "That almost killed me!" She said shocked, "If I hadn't noticed sooner I would've--"
"Jinx Magic: Black Cat Fury!"
This time Karasu spun his blade as a circular beam came at her, this time it hit her; though she was surprised to see that she didn't have any fresh cuts on her or a wound of any kind.
"It didn't hurt me?" She thought as she felt her body, "But it hit me just now, shouldn't I at least have a wound on me? Now that I think about it, it didn't even hurt."
"Get ready tater-tot." He said, before he charged at her with his blade in hand, "HERE I COME!"
Prism jumped but took her stance, "He's fast! This is bad! Can't dodge! Gotta blo--"
Just as she placed her foot on the side, she found herself falling suddenly when she stepped on something under her foot. She soon felt the hilt of his blade hit her across the face, making the crowd jump while Asta, Feodora and Yuno cringed.
"Oooh." They said as it seemed as though they felt that.
Prism managed to steady to herself as she flipped back, though she had a noticeable bruise on her cheek.
"Okay, I let you have that shot!" Prism said as she soon ran towards him ready to attack him head on, "But that won't happen a second ti—BANANA?!"
Prism found herself flipping upwards as she tripped on a banana peel suddenly; Karasu soon kicked her out of the air causing her to hit the pillar behind her.
"WHERE DID THAT BANANA PEEL COME FROM?!" Asta shouted out of shock.
"Wait, this magic—" Feodora said looking to Karasu, "—Don't tell me—"
"It must be it!" Yuno said, drawing the same conclusion.
The Black Bulls members looked to be in shock, as they watched the fight progress.
"That's Jinx Magic...isn't it?" Pluck asked.
"Yeah you're right!" Fafanar asked. "Uhh, what does it do again?"
"Basically your bad luck becomes the caster's good luck. I heard it's a rare type of magic." Pluck repiled, "He must've done something to that girl just now."
Fafanar looked shocked at this, "But, he didn't cast a spell to do that earlier, right?"
Yami said as he watched closely at how Karasu fought, "Oh no he did, That first attack was to catch her off guard so she couldn't read his movements and have time to build up for the other one he had up his sleeve."
"It's pretty smart on his part." Finral said, "Still I wonder why a thief is here to try and get into the Magic Knights?"
Yami had replied, "Who knows."
Pluck said with a sigh, "Seriously, how are you a captain?"
Prism felt herself getting thrown over to the side as she rolled across the floor before she had managed to flip herself over as she had been standing on her two feet. Just as she did, her Grimoire had fallen out of her pouch, as she didn't seem to notice it at first.
"This guy--Is good!" Prism thought to herself, "How am I supposed to beat him, if he has jinx magic?"
"Hey--" She heard Karasu say, making her jump, "--That book on the floor, it's your Grimoire isn't it?"
It was then she had realized that her Grimoire was on the floor; she quickly picked it up off the floor as she held onto it like her life depended on it.
"I don't see those with no magic get themselves a Grimoire, let alone that of a five leaf." Karasu soon said, "I always thought they were ones you'd hear in stories."
Prism looked surprised at this. "You know, I have no magic?" She asked, surprised.
"I overheard you talking when you were having your meltdown earlier tater-tot." He said, "It wasn't that hard to put together after I couldn't sense any mana from you or your friend."
He soon came at her with full speed, causing her to move, and dodge his blade. When she went to attack a loose brick fell on top of her head making her stumble before Karasu hit her again, though this time in the stomach as Asta, Feodora and Yuno couldn't help but flinch again.
"This is just abuse now!" Feodora said.
"She has to use her Grimoire, like she did before!" Yuno said.
"But she said she was having trouble bringing out that scythe!" Feodora said.
"Prism--!" Asta said with a bit of worry.
Prism picked up her book again as she held it close to her body as she had herself ready again when Karasu readied his weapon once more.
"What's the matter?" Karasu said as he stepped towards her, "If you want to beat me, then you better hurry up and use that Grimoire of yours."
Prism backed up slightly as she tightened her grip on her Grimoire, "But you know I can't." She told him, "You said it yourself, I don't have any magic!"
"At least not anymore." She thought to herself as she had a melancholy look.
"So what?" Karasu said, "That shouldn't stop you from fighting should it? It sure as hell didn't stop your friend."
Prism had been taken back by this sort of thing, before she dodged another one of his attacks; this time she had steadied herself. "The royals and even commoners are really boring to me. Hard to believe they're not one but two people with no magic here, is a real treat. Though I would like to see why you were given a Grimoire anyway."
Once more Prism looked a bit shocked as did some of the Captains as they couldn't believe what it was they just heard.
"... You didn't chose me--Just so you can have an easy victory?" Prism said surprised.
"Give me some credit--" He said as he spun his sword, "--I'm not like the idiot your friend took out. Unlike that guy, I see there's potential in you, and I don't underestimate the people I want to fight. So go ahead--" He readied his sword again, "--Use you're Grimoire to beat me."
Prism looked at the book as she looked to the cover, as the crowd had been confused as to what was going on. "Bu--" She started to say, "--But I can't. I don't know how."
"That's why you're here isn't it?" He said, "To learn how to use it."
His blade soon glowed purple again as he prepared another spell, "Jinx Magic: Crackback Slash!" She saw another wave of purple light come towards her as this time she couldn't avoid the blast as she hit the ground hard; the hood nearly fell off of her head as she did her best to keep it where it was so no one could see her ears. A set of bricks came falling towards her as she was quick to evade it just as he prepared his other spell.
Prism evaded it once more as she went to attack him head on this time as he was able to block her attack.
"Even though he said I should use my Grimoire--" She started to think, before she was hit across the face from his weapon, "--I can't! I haven't been able to get that scythe to come out since after Yuno and Feo got their Grimoires!"
Prism tried to evade an attack, however she found herself losing her balance suddenly before she found herself blocking a head on attack from Karasu.
"I don't think I can do this after all!" She thought, "This isn't like what happened six months prior! I can't tap into it like they can! I don't even know what it was that had gotten that scythe out in the first place! It's not like that odd trick I can do! I can't do it! I can't!"
She was suddenly flipped over before she landed on her back hard. She couldn't find herself avoiding Karasu's next attack as he was about to bring his blade down on her so that it would hit her shoulder. "I can't do this--" She thought as she found her , "--My father's advisors were right…! I'm a--I'm a--!"
"PRI!"
Prism had been brought back to reality as she heard the sound of Asta's voice. She looked over as she saw Asta had been looking right at her, his eyes filled with determination and hope.
"YOU'RE NOT DONE YET!" He yelled, "YOU CAN STILL FIGHT! YOU HAVE THE STRONGEST MAGIC OF ALL, REMEMBER!? YOU CAN STILL TURN THIS AROUND! JUST DON'T LOSE SIGHT ON WHAT YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR!"
Prism's eyes widened slightly as she couldn't help but recall what had happened then. How could she forget such a thing? If she hadn't stepped in when she did then--If she hadn't been there for him, like he did for her when the man had been hurting her, neither of them wouldn't be here. Hell, she wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him, if it wasn't for any of them.
She couldn't throw it all away, not after everything they worked for; the look on her face changed as she wasn't aware her book had started to glow. "He's right!" She thought, "Asta's right! I can't stop here! Even if I don't have my magic anymore, I have something they will never take away! My strength to carry on!"
Much to everyone's surprise, Prism had caught the blade in her hands; they could see blood drip from her hands as it even took Karasu back.
"Huh?!" Finral exclaimed. "Did she just--?!"
"Idiot!" Pluck added. "That can easily cut someone! Why did she take that risk!"
Yami whistled as he said, "That girl's got spunk!"
"My jinx magic--" Karasu thought, "--Don't tell me it already wore off on her!?"
Prism soon pushed herself up, until she finally stood, "I will find out what happened to the people I loved! I will find my home again! I will get my magic back! I WILL pass this exam!"
She let out a piercing shriek as her voice echoed throughout the area; the force of the shriek pushed Karasu away as he let out a cry of agony while he covered his ears. Everyone in the crowd did the same as they could feel their ears ring.
"Ow, my ears!" Finral yelled.
"What was that!?" Fafanar exclaimed, "Was that a spell!?"
Pluck shouted, "NO! NO HUMAN CAN DO THAT!"
Prism's Grimoire started to float as it glowed a familiar red glow, making everyone jump. "My Grimoire--!" Prism said, shocked and in awe.
"It's finally responding to her!" Yuno said.
"It's about damn time!" Feodora cheered.
The Grimoire turned to a certain page before it started to reveal a passage. However she was surprised that the words didn't fill the page; in fact, it only had four lines within the page. She saw the language hadn't been like that of the native tongue the kingdoms hadn't been used to; Though Prism knew the language very well.
"This is--" She said softly, "--The language of the demons? Why is it in--?"
She took only one look at the words, and though it had been strange--She understood them. She found herself speaking aloud the words; unbeknownst to her, the color of her eyes changed to white as her pupils became narrow and thin.
Shadows reveal thy form
Let your power aid
Lead the hunger astray
Bring me victory today
The book suddenly glowed more violently as it seemed to snap Prism out of her trance as her eyes reverted back to her natural color, and it took Karasu back as he recovered from her attack. Everyone in the coliseum watched, as a weapon appeared from it's pages. To Asta, Yuno and Feodora however, it was a weapon they were all too familiar with as they saw the familiar dragon skull where the blade connected to the base.
"It's her scythe!" Asta cheered, "She got out her scythe!"
"Whoo!" Feodora cheered, "Way to go short stack!"
Karasu couldn't help but smirk, "Well I'll be damned--" He laughed, "--Took you long enough."
The Captains looked shocked as they watched the scythe appear from it's pages as they noticed the skull and how it glowed an eerily glow.
"That girl--" Nozel said, "--She used an incantation?"
"N-No way.." Pluck said as he sweat. "They're two anti-magic users here ?!"
Charlotte had said, "Her grimoire was almost like that last entrant!"
Fuegoleon had added, "Except unlike him, hers is clean."
Jack couldn't help but give a laugh as he commented, "KEKE--She'll be a perfect fit for my squad!"
Yami had argued with the Captain, "Hey, a bit too early to call dibs, bean pole."
"What was that, meathead!?" Jack said with a glare.
Yami had retorted, "You heard me!"
"Now, now, calm down both of you." William said, "There will be plenty of time to discuss the matter later once her identity is confirmed." He soon looked to the girl as she looked to the scythe with such awe, "Now then your highness. What will you do now?"
Prism reached out to the scythe as it floated in front of her; though the moment her fingers touched the base however--
"EEP!"
--She found herself hitting the ground hard as it nearly broke her arm just from the sheer weight of the weapon; the ground had cracked slightly from the force. Most of the crowd's jaws seemingly dropped from this as none of them didn't know what to say.
"Well—" Klaus said as he fixed his glasses, "—That was unexpected."
Pluck couldn't help but yell out of confusion, "HOW CAN SHE CARRY SOMETHING THAT HUGE?!"
Prism got herself up off the floor as Asta, Feodora and Yuno watched as she had started to struggle when she tried to pick up the scythe; most of the crowd, and even Karasu couldn't help but look at her awkwardly. Prism took the scythe by the handle as she tried her best to pick it up off the ground, though they saw it barely budged.
"Hey Pri?" Asta soon called out awkwardly, "What are you doing?"
Prism replied as she had been straining, "I can't--Lift it--!" She grunted again as they saw her arms had been shaking.
"What does she mean she can't lift it!?" Feodora exclaimed as she ruffled her hair.
"But how!? Asta exclaimed out of confusion, "She was able to carry it fine a few months ago!"
"It might be because she doesn't have control over her Grimoire yet." Yuno reasoned.
"WHAT!?" Asta and Feodora yelled.
Prism soon put both of her arms around the handle as she finally got it to move. Though her face had been practically changing colors as she struggled to stand with the scythe in hand--Or hands in this case. Though there weren't many that could say they wielded such a weapon before, anyone can see as plain as day, she hadn't been holding it the right way.
"Okay--!" She grunted, "--I think--I got it--!"
Karasu shook his head, "You can't hold it can you?"
"N-No!" She said as she stumbled, "I-I-I totally got it!"
She found herself losing her balance as she nearly hit the floor, though she kept herself steady; though he could clearly see her legs had been shaking.
"Everything--!" Prism said with her voice straining, "--Is under control!"
"Everything doesn't look under control!" Feodora yelled at her.
"What is even happening right now?" Yuno said as he shook his head.
"Uh Pluck--?" Fafanar soon said, "Do you have any idea what's happening?"
Pluck replied as he had been stunned, "I have no clue…"
"Do you even know how to use that thing?" Karasu asked.
"O-Of course--!" She replied, "--I just--Need to--YIPE!"
Prism found herself turning without reason as she started to lean to the right as she found herself falling over as she swung her scythe till--
BANG!
Prism froze up slightly as she had felt her scythe had hit someone; She looked over and saw she had hit the end of her scythe on Karasu's stomach as he had froze up and had dropped his sword as he gagged. To her and the crowd's shock he had fallen over on his side.
Yami had been the only one that had been bursting out laughing at what had just occurred as it had earned a few awkward looks from the other captains and even his own members.
"Did--" Asta said, "--Did she win?"
"...I guess…?" Feodora replied with a shrug.
"Seriously… What just happened?" Yuno asked.
"Oh my gosh!" Prism exclaimed as she dropped the scythe and ran to Karasu as she started to shake him, "Are you okay!? Talk to me!!"
The referee cleared his throat, "Um--Examine #167 is the victor?" He said, as he still wasn't quite sure what happened.
Prism let out a scream as she started to panic as Karasu gagged, "Uh--Could someone help him!? I think he's on the verge of dying!!"
***
-A Few Moments Later-
After everything settled down, the mages healed Karasu as he had been taken to the side, while the next match began; they also took the liberty of treating the wounds Prism had. He let out a breath of relief as he said after the mages finished their work, "Oh man, I really thought my Jinx Magic was gonna actually kill me.."
Prism had sat at his side as she bowed her head, "I'm sorry! I'm very sorry! I thought I could hold that scythe but--I didn't mean to hit you with it like that!"
Karasu waved his hand off as he replied, "It's fine, but damn--I didn't get much of a fair fight in the end. This sucks."
"I'm so very sorry!" Prism said, nearly hitting her head on the floor.
"Quit apologizing tater-tot." He told her as he flicked her forehead, "It's starting to get annoying."
"Well, aside from that--" Asta said, "--At least you managed to pass Pri!"
Prism couldn't help but blush out of embarrassment, "Well that wasn't exactly how I expected it to go, but--"
"What's done is done I guess." Yuno said.
"You sure you're gonna be alright?" Feodora asked, "That scythe hit ya pretty hard in the stomach."
"I've dealt with worse." He merely replied as he examined his blade, "I can take a pretty hard hit."
Prism laughed awkwardly at this as she twiddled her thumbs. She could still hear the other people talking about him; though Karasu seemed to pay no mind to it. "Hey so--" She started to say awkwardly, "--I couldn't help but notice earlier. All these people kept calling you a thief. Is that really true?"
Karasu rubbed the back of his neck as he replied, "For the record I don't actually kill people to take what I want. I only take what I need and nothing else."
"I guess it's okay you haven't actually killed people, but that's still wrong!" Asta said, "You shouldn't go around stealing from people!"
"Can't exactly pay for my food when I don't have any yules to spend now can't I?" Karasu said to him in a smug tone of voice, "For a guy wanting to be the Wizard King, you're not exactly bright are you?"
"Seems a bit harsh." Asta mumbled a little as he couldn't help but pout.
"Although he's right." Yuno said, earning a glare from Asta.
"They said you're a foreigner too." Prism said, "Does that mean you're from across the ocean?"
The look in Karasu's eyes changed as his eyes had been filled with solemnity. He looked to the floor as he replied, "... I'm just from a place you never heard of. End of story."
"No offense to ya but--" Feodora said, "--What's a thief like you doing in a place like this? You looking to gain something from the Magic Knights?"
Karasu shrugged at this, "Nah, not really. The entrance exams just looked interesting. I was bored out of my mind, so I decided to take it for the hell of it."
The four of them looked shocked at this sort of thing; they had their own reasons for being there to take the exams though they never did think a person would be there, just because they were bored. It was certainly strange to say the least.
"What about you tater-tot?" He said as he looked at Prism, "Even though you had trouble using your Grimoire, what do you think you're doing in a place like this?"
Prism got a little nervous as she replied, "...Well, that's--"
Before she could finish her sentence a voice had come over them.
"Excuse me--Is your name Yuno by any chance?"
The four of them turned and saw that two people had approached them. One had been a young man with long, blond hair, tied back in a long ponytail, with his bangs offset to the left; his eyes had been that of green and wore a white shawl and small stud earrings.
The other had short brown hair with a set of aqua green eyes, as he had on a blue collared shirt with a white jacket and a set of light brown pants and black shoes as he looked to have an emblem in the form of a turtle with wings.
The young man with long blond hair had said, as he played with his bangs a bit, "I couldn't help but notice you were having a hard time finding your opponent." He said, "Why don't you pair up with me?"
"And how about you pair up with me?" The man beside her said, sounding a bit too cheerful towards Feodora, "We can go after them if you want!"
Feodora couldn't help but give him a skeptical look as she said begrudgingly, "Fine."
Yuno on the other hand didn't respond to the young man with blond hair as he pushed himself from the wall; Feodora froze up slightly as she felt his hand on her head, causing her to turn red as she growled a little. Prism and Asta looked a bit confused as to why Feodora looked embarrassed before he followed his opponent.
They could hear the crowd conversing again.
"Hey, isn't that guy--Salim!?"
"You mean from Hapshass family?"
"No way!!"
The young man named Salim gave a soft laugh as Yuno could see that the smile on his face had been that of a devious one. "You may have been chosen by a four-leaf but you are no noble." He told him, "I'll show you just how far below us nobles you are, both in status and in power. Oh, and of course, in wealth too."
Thus the two of them stood ready to fight one another after they had fixed up everything. Asta, Prism and Feodora looked onto the match at hand. "Mages ready!" The ref said before he waved his hand, "Begin!"
Salim couldn't help but chuckle as he had gotten out his Grimoire, "You should know it's an honor to be able to fight someone as great as me, Salim de Hapshass. You can tell the tale to the rest of your life when you get back to your village."
Feodora couldn't help but growl at this as she clenched her hand on her arm, "That rotten little--" She said as she growled.
"Feo--" Prism said, placing her hand on her arm.
"Yuno will be okay--" Asta reassured her, "--I'm sure of it."
Salim's Grimoire glowed a light blue glow, "I'll at least treat you to a noble's attack: The God of Lighting Salim!"
Yuno had gotten out his own Grimoire as it glowed a green glow. A ball of lighting soon appeared as it nearly blinded them; stray bolts of it seemed to have ricocheted onto the ground and in the sky; most people had to move out of the way of the sparks, even the very ground shook under their feet as a couple of people nearly tripped.
Yuno stood there calmly, as he opened his Grimoire, even when the lighting nearly struck him. "I'll even pay for your trip back home." Salim said tauntingly.
With a simple movement from his hand, the ball of lighting went towards him, however--
"Wind Magic--" Yuno soon said, "--Towering Tornado!"
In an instant and with a simple wave of his hand, a tornado had appeared right in front of Yuno. As it blocked the ball of lighting as the ground seemed to have shook harder when it collided. The next thing Salim knew, he found himself flying in the air and getting shocked by his own lighting.
And just like that, tornado and lightning disappeared as Salim had been dropped to the ground; everyone could see he had been knocked out.
"Examinee 164 is victorious!" The Referee said.
Most of the crowd had been in shock from this.
"Someone from the boonies took out a royal?!"
"That's insane!!"
"No wonder he was given a four leaf grimoire!"
Asta, and Prisms dropped while Feodora remained unamused as well as Karasu. "That was--" Prism started to say before her eyes practically lit up, "--SO COOL!!"
"You're telling me!" Asta said, "It was awesome!"
"Typical know it all." Feodora said with a click of her tongue, "As always he has to go and show off."
"And here I thought nobles were the ones with powerful magic." Karasu said with an amused smile, "Doesn't hurt to be wrong--Once in awhile anyway."
"Amazing." Gordon mumbled to himself, "I want to be his friend too."
Pluck couldn't help but shiver as he said to his comrade, "I don't know what you said, but it's giving me the creeps."
"He really does have the same control as mother did!" Prism said as the little Spirits looked just as excited as she had been, "He's so lucky to have a four leaf Grimoire!"
"I know right?" Asta said, "That's my rival for you!"
"Yeah, yeah, we're all impressed." Feodora said, patting the two of them on the head.
"Hey there Feo!" The young man with brown hair had said as he had a strange unsettling smile on his face, "We're up!"
Fedora growled as she glared at him, "Call me that without my consent again and you're dead."
The young man laughed, "You're funny, for an assassin!"
Feodora growled before she stepped towards the center after a couple of mages had gotten Salim out. She passed by Yuno though had stopped when she felt his hand on her shoulder.
"Be careful." He told her.
Feodora let out a huff as she said with a smirk, as she had gotten his hand off before she walked towards the center,"You forget who you're talking to? I ain't as clumsy as the Dum-Dum."
The crowd started to talk again.
"Hey, look, it's Dak!"
"He's picking a fight with that assassin?"
"He's crazy! Is he asking for a death wish?!"
"He's always biting more than he can chew."
"Doesn't seem like the crowd likes that girl very much." Finral said.
"Well, she is from an assassin family from the Diamond Kingdom." Fafnar said, "I shouldn't be surprised, since her family killed a lot of Magic Knights, even previous captains from what I heard."
Pluck had added, "the fact that she's taking the exam in the Clover Kingdom is really concerning."
Yami had said as he took a puff, "Especially with a last name like hers."
"If that's the case, shouldn't one of us at least try to stop it?" Finral asked curiously, "She could really kill someone considering she's an assassin."
Yami merely waved it off as he said, "Nah, something tells me she's not like her parents."
"Mages ready?!" The Referee said.
The young man named Dak said as he still had a smile, "Let's do our best, kay Feo?"
Feodora's eyebrow twitched slightly as she growled again, "You trying to piss me off ya damn creep?"
"BEGIN!!" The Referee soon shouted.
Thus Feodora made her first move as she had gotten out her Grimoire. "Ice Creation Magic: Panther Gauntlets!"
Ice appeared around her arm as it reached up to her elbow; a set of claws had been seen on her fingers, before she charged at him. Dak gave a laugh as he dodged her attack with a quick pace. Feodora kicked herself off as Dak had dodged again as the whole crowd were left shocked.
"He's fast!" Asta exclaimed, "And he hasn't even used his magic yet!"
"That's insane!" Prism exclaimed as Adrien let out a sound as Feodora continued to attack Dak, only for him to evade it again. Feodora skidded across the floor as she glared at Dak.
"You damn twerp!" She said, "You wanna box?!"
Dak threw a couple of punches before he gave her a wink and a smile, "Put em Feo!"
Feodora flinched slightly before she growled and charged at him. She went to attack him with her claws though he once again evaded his attack. Only this time around, he had gotten out his Grimoire.
"Earth Magic: Rising Mountain!" Dak shouted as he thrusted his hand into the ground.
Feodora saw below her feet, the ground shifted; a large stump soon emerged as it hit her right in the stomach, making her cry out and found herself flying through the air as she spat out her own saliva.
"Feo!" Asta exclaimed.
"Feodora!" Prism shouted.
Feodora hit the ground hard, though she had been quick to recover as she glared. "Earth based magic, huh?"
"Earth Magic--" Dak sonn said, "--GEOSTRIKERS BARRAGE!!"
Spears soon formed from the ground and it fired towards Feodora. Moving like a cat she quickly evaded the spears and it nearly hit the crowd were it not for the mages that were standing by. Feodora soon charged head first as she attacked him head on, finally landing a hit on him; though she only managed to scratch his cheek as he kicked her away.
"Earth Magic--ROAD WHEEL!" Dak shouted. He began to jump up and Rocks began to surround him so he began to form a wheel as he began to charge into Feodora.
"Ice Magic--" Feodora said as the gauntlet started to melt, "--Lion Pride's Wall!"
An ice wall suddenly appeared from the ice gauntlet she had manifested through her left gauntlet as it had been able to block the wheel as it shattered it.
"Earth Magic--" Dak said, "--Geostorm!"
The smaller rocks around her suddenly formed tiny arrows. They all hurled towards her, but she managed to evade most of them. Some of them on the other hand managed to hit her in the arm and leg as she had done a cartwheel. "Damn it!" She exclaimed.
Dak gave a laugh, "That's not bad! As expected from someone of nobility, let alone one who was born into an assassin family! You're pretty good Feo!"
Feodora flinched as she glared again, "I already told you--" She soon kicked herself up off the floor, as she flew towards him again, "--DON'T CALL ME THAT LIKE YOU KNOW ME YOU CREEP!"
Dak smiled, "Earth Creation Magic: Geo fists!"
The earth around him shifted into that of a fist before he grabbed a hold of her neck, before he went to hit her across the face; though she had been quick to counter as she had gotten out of his grip before she did a drop kick on his head. Dak gave her an uppercut before she could get back into a proper stance, as he successfully hit her under her chin.
He soon took hold of Feodora's arm before he put her over his shoulder. He jumped high into the air before he tossed her to the ground making her back arch as she gagged slightly before she fell on her side. .
"Come on Feo!" Asta cheered, "Hang in there!"
"Get up Feo!" Prism shouted, "You got this!"
Yuno clenched his hand on his arm as it had been shaking a little. "Come on Feodora." He said softly.
Feodora stood up as she staggered slightly before--
"EARTH MAGIC: GEOSTRIKERS BARRAGE!"
Feodora quickly flipped back as two spears made from the ground went towards her and hit the wall behind her. Feodora laughed as she wiped the blood away from her mouth.
"Ha!" She said with a smirk, "That trick again? Even the Dum-Dum has better aim then y--Eh?"
Feodora froze up when she saw a single strand of her own hair drifted to the floor; her face had paled as the look in her eyes seemed to have changed slightly. Asta and Yuno's own expressions changed as Asta's jaw dropped. "O-Oh crap!" He said.
"Uh--" Prism said as she noticed Feodora's body had been shaking, "--What's wrong with Feo?"
"Oh no…" Yuno said as his face palmed himself.
"That doesn't look good." Karasu commented.
The whole crowd noticed Feodora's body started to glow a white glow as it had taken everyone back as she started to growl; the ice gauntlet suddenly shattered as it formed into a set of claws made from what looked to be purple ice. The Captains as well as their members had been taken back.
"What the--" Finral exclaimed, "--Her mana's building up!?"
Pluck had exclaimed, "Forget that! The atmosphere's changing!"
"What is this!?" Charlotte exclaimed, "Where's this mana coming from!?"
Fuegoleon had said, "This kind of thing--I've only seen this kind of intensity from my sister!"
"You--" Feodora started to say as a streak of her bangs suddenly turned white. Her eyes changed from light green to an ice blue shade of color as her pupils soon resembled that of a cat; a single fang could be seen forming on her teeth.
"Huh?" Dak said.
"--YOU BASTARD!!" Feodora shouted, she went at him with a tremendous speed making everyone jump, "RAGING ICE MAGIC: TIGER'S STRIKE!!"
She suddenly attacked Dak hard and fast, giving him almost no time to react as he couldn't block any of her attacks; each one left a huge gash as well as cuts before she launched him high into the air.
"W-Whoa!" Prism exclaimed, as she watched Feodora continue her onslaught; her body couldn't help but shake with fear as well as Adrien and the little spirits hidden in her cloak and jacket, "I never knew that Feo could get this angry!!"
"Ye-yeah." Asta said, "We should've mentioned it before, but if someone messes with Feo's hair or calls her doll or babe, she ends up building up this huge amount of mana and releases it."
"Se-Seriously!?" Prism exclaimed, "She can actually do that, and you're just telling me this now!?"
"Trust me--" Asta said before his own body shook, as he had a fearful look in his eyes, as Prism couldn't help but flinch, "--I learned that the hard way when I accidentally cut a strand off of her head!"
"You poor sweet boy…" Prism said as she hugged him before stroking his hair, as the spirits nuzzled his cheeks and Adrien licked his finger, "...I am so sorry."
Dak finally managed to get himself at a distance before he started to use his Earth Magic as it formed another gauntlet. He went to punch her as she stood, though she caught him by surprise when she jumped high into the air.
"RAGING ICE MAGIC--" Feodora exclaimed as her ice claw shifted into that of a lion's head, "--LION'S ROAR!!"
A purple beam suddenly fired as the lion's heads let out a roar; Dak quickly got a shield ready as it started to crack and break apart. Feodora soon came hurtling towards him before she kicked him hard across the face as it had sent him flying.
Jack had commented, "KEKE--That girl's got more spunk than the last one Especially that Raging magic of her's. She'll make a great addition to my team!"
Yami replied, "Wait your turn, bean pole."
"Can't you save your recruiting for after?" Pluck asked.
Dak recovered from the attack as he tried his best to stand up, though Feodora kicked him hard in the stomach which had caused him to gag before she grabbed a hold of his neck as she lifted him off the floor; she slammed him into a pillar hard nearly knocking it down
Dak's face paled, "Wa-Wait a second Feo, ain't this a bit extre—"
Feodora's claws growers a purple glow as she growled again,
"Hey wait a minute!" Karasu said, "Don't tell me she's actually gonna—!"
"N-no!" Prism said as her eyes widened in realization, "She wouldn't—!"
"Oh man!" Asta said, panicking, "This is EXACTLY what I was afraid of!"
"Uh—" Fafanar soon said, "—That's bad right?!"
Feodora readied her claws as she gave a laugh, "This will teach you to mess with someone like me!"
"Wa-Wa-Wait please!" Dak begged, "Please don't—!"
Pluck had said in horror from where he stood, "He's gonna die at this rate!"
Feodora readied herself as her Grimoire flipped to another page in the book; it's words glowed a faint red glow.
"Raging Ice Magic—" Feodora said, "—Lo—"
"Feodora!"
Feodora flinched at the sound of Yuno's voice; Asta and Prism looked shocked as he had spoken up. "Stop this!" He told her, "You're taking this too far!"
"...Yuno…?" She soon said softly, her eyes had reverted back to green.
Dak gave a small smirk, before he grabbed a hold of her arm, making her wince slightly, before he gave her one good hard shove, making her stumble and roll across the floor, just as the streak of white disappeared.
Dak gave a laugh as he had the unsettling smile again, "
Feodora couldn't help but glare as she spat some blood over to the side. "You little—" She said as she stood, "—I still got some fight left in me! Ice Ma—"
Before she could cast a spell Feodora suddenly felt sick to her stomach as she started to swear. She placed her hand on her mouth as she started to gag and feel dizzy.
"Something's wrong!" Asta exclaimed as his eyes widened.
"Feodora!" Prism exclaimed out of worry.
"Wha-What?! What is this?!" She said in her thoughts as her vision became a blur; "My body—Feels weird! Is it a spell he just used?! Or a curse?!" She started to stumble a little as her vision began to worsen, "No! No, I know what this is! That punk—When did he—""
Dak gave a chuckle, "It's my win Feo!" The pages in his Grimoire soon flipped, "Earth Magic: Rising Mountain!"
A stone pillar thrusted at a certain angle hit Feodora dead center on the head, opening a new wound as it had knocked her out instantly. Asta, Prisms and even Yuno's eyes widened in horror as they watched her hit the ground hard.
"The victor goes to—" The referee said as he gestured towards Dak, "—Examine 169!"
"Feodora!" Asta, Prism and Yuno shouted as they ran towards her as Karasu looked over to Dak, giving him an odd look. Yuno took her in his arms as he gently started to shake her. "Feodora!" He said as he did this, "Feodora can you hear me?"
"Please wake up!" Prism pleaded.
"Feo come on! Snap out of it!" Asta said, before he turned to one of the mages, "Hey! Someone help her, please!"
"Well that was disappointing." Fafanar said, as the mages down below started to go to work, "I thought she was from a family of assassins."
Pluck had said with a scoff, "I guess she got sloppy.."
Little did anyone know as the mages started to heal the wounds she had gotten, Yami had a skeptical look as he looked over to Dak who had been taking in his victory.
He gritted his teeth as he had a thought come over him, "That little punk.."