The sun began to set over the horizon as time had been short. The whole time Yami had been flying through the air, he had been practically breaking through the sound barrier as he had been heading towards the dungeon that had emerged not too long ago as he looked absolutely livid.
"Damn it! Is there one day--ONE FRICKING DAY--that kid doesn't try to kill herself on the job?" Yami said, "If I really find her dead, I'll kill her myself!"
"KEKE- you're planning to kill your squadmate? You should have sent her over to my team instead then!"
Yami turned to see Jack and Charlotte on their brooms as they soon flew beside him. Yami told Jack as he flipped him off, "like hell I am beanpole!"
"Show some etiquette to you two." Charlotte said, "We have more pressing manners in case you haven't noticed!"
Yami and Jack both clicked their tongues, "Fine!" They both said.
"We're getting close to the dungeon anway." Yami told them, "It should be--"
Just then the three of them soon felt something ominous in the air as they stopped flying. It felt as though a beast had been shadowing over them, as though it had been ready to attack them at any moment. "Wha--What is this?" Charlotte said, "It's nothing like I've ever felt before."
Jack said as he readied his magic, "KEKE--Perhaps those runts ran into a giant magical beast and now they bit off more than they can chew!"
Yami clicked his tongue as he said "I wouldn't call that a beast..."
Charlotte and Jack looked confused as they noticed the look on Yami's face. "I'd know this ki anywhere...It's the kid's."
"The princess!?" Charlotte said, shocked, "Are you sure?!"
"I'm sure of it." Yami told her. "We better hurry..who knows what else is gonna happen to everyone in that dungeon."
Jack had said, "KEKE--Full speed ahead then!"
Thus the Captains pressed forward as Yami still looked angry, though he could feel his hand shaking. "Prism--What have you done now?"
***
Most of the group had been put into shock as they could feel the mana that had been building up in Prism as even the spirits had started to change in both shape and color. The veins on arms had been more visible thanks to the glow as the eye glowed a familiar white glow, though her eye had been bleeding vigorously, to the point where it had been completely bloodshot.
"Prism…?" Yuno said, shocked.
"Pri…?" Feodora said.
"What's happening?!" Arfau said, shocked as he could even feel the ground had been shaking a little.
"What is this?!" Karasu thought as he tried to stand as he could feel his leg acting up, "This mana, and Ki--All of it is just menacing… Almost like it's a beast! Where the hell is this coming from?!"
"I--WON'T LET YOU HURT HIM--!" She said in a demonic tone of voice, as her veins stayed a lit, "I WON'T LET YOU KILL HIM…!"
"Careful." Mars told Prism as he turned towards her, "If you choose to fight, I will be forced to hurt you. Is that what you want?"
"SO IT SHALL BE…" Prism said as she held out her hand; her grimoire flew in front of her as it glowed more vigorously. She soon said aloud the words as a fang had been seen.
Shadows reveal thy form
Let your power aid
Lead the hungry astray
Bring me victory today
Her scythe soon emerged from the pages, but something had been different about it as she took hold of it; particularly with the jewels embedded in the skull.
"The gems--" Yuno said, shocked.
"They're… Red?" Klaus said.
"I see." Mars said, as he turned towards her, "I can't promise you'll leave without a scratch."
"I WON'T BE THE ONE BLEEDING." Prism said.
"Pri!" Feodora yelled as she knocked on the cage, "Pri get ahold of yourself! This is not what I meant when I told you to dig deep!"
Prism didn't seem to have listened as she went to attack; she flew towards him in almost a flash. She slashed the sword taking Mars back. The sword soon turned to dust before it went into her scythe but--
"PRISM DON'T!" Feodora and Karasu exclaimed.
The dust soon flew into her scythe, though in almost an instant a set of white flames formed along her arms as she let out a screech of agony. It was not a moment later they could see a fresh set of burns along her arms. "PRISM!" Yuno exclaimed.
"Her scythe burned her?!" Klaus said, shocked.
Prism gripped the handle before she went to charge at Mars once again as she let out a fierce cry. Though Mars was quick to get out his grimoire.
"Crystal Creation Magic: Talos Puppet."
In a matter of seconds a crystal version of Mars soon appeared in front of her and looked ready to punch her. Though Yuno had been quick to act on his part as he used the winds to wrap around it around her waist before pulling her towards him.
"Prism! You have to get it together!" Yuno told her as she fought against his grip.
"YUNO LOOK OUT!" Karasu yelled as he saw the crystal puppet charged towards him. Yuno had been tried to ready himself to defend the attack, though it had been coming too fast for them.
"WON'T LET YOU HARM HIM--!" Prism said, still sounding demonic.
She soon thrusted her hand forward as her veins started to glow vigorously. The moment her palm touched the crystal it started to glow just like her veins; many had been taken back when the crystal puppet started to crack and it suddenly blew up into smithereens.
"It--Blew up?!" Karasu exclaimed.
"It's impossible!" Klaus said, "She gave it a mana overload?!"
"So, that's how she broke out of here!" Feodora said before she thought and said softly, "Huh, that would also explain the door."
"Woah." Arfau said in shock, "That's incredible."
"Prism, how did you--" Yuno started to say before she shook from his grip, and went to charge at him, "--PRISM WAIT!"
She went at Mars at full speed before she began to engage in close combat with him. Though she didn't seem to give Mars enough time to go through his grimoire, he blocked every slash of her blade with makeshift armor.
"This is bad, this is really bad!" Feodora said, before she tried to break out, "Yuno! Yuno, you gotta stop her from killing him!"
"I know!" Yuno told her.
"Wait wouldn't that be good for us?!" Arfau said, "I mean it's one less guy to worry about!"
"IT WON'T BE GOOD FOR EITHER OF US DUMBASS!" Karasu yelled as he held his sword and his grimoire floated at his side, "Let's try this again shall we?! Jinx Magic: Cracked Horseshoe!" The sword soon reverted back to the large blade before he charged towards Mars in an attempt to catch him from behind.
Mars had been quick to block his sword though was a bit surprised when he saw it break apart; he narrowly dodged the blade as he left a crater.
"Jinx Magic--" Karasu said with a smile, "--It works wonders!"
Karasu soon took a swing at his sword as Prism swung her scythe towards Mars in an attempt to behead him. He had been quick on his part to prevent it.
"Tater-Tot, I know you can hear me!" Karasu said, "Don't do something we're all not gonna like!"
Mars soon attacked Karasu from behind as he found himself nearly knocking into her; if he hadn't stopped himself it would've been so, though he could feel his leg act up.
Prism ignored him completely as she went at Mars with full force. He quickly grabbed a hold of the hood of her robe before pulling her back just as he charged at them both; he threw his fist towards him which had been able to restrain his arm before blocking the blade from Prism before it could hit him.
Karasu could feel the sharp pain in his leg act up as he went to catch his breath.
"I gotta work out more." He told himself before tossing Mars over his shoulder, and pushing Prism back as they each engaged once in combat once more.
Arfau said just dumbstruck, "HOW ARE YOU NOT DEAD YET?!"
"JUST SHUT UP AND STAY THERE!" Karasu yelled before he was headbutted by Mars, as Prism hopped over him and charged. Or at least she would've if Karasu hadn't grabbed her ankle, causing her to trip and hit the floor face first with a shriek.
"YOU KNOW--" He yelled towards Yuno and Klaus, "--ANYTIME YOU FEEL LIKE JUMPING IN, FEEL FREE!"
"Are you kidding me?! I can't harm the princess!" Klaus told him.
"I'M NOT TELLING YOU TO HIT HER DUMBASS!" He shouted as he countered another attack from Mars again, while blocking her scythe.
Klaus looked over to Mars as he noticed how preoccupied he had gotten with him and Prism. He gritted his teeth "I will not be told what to do by a commoner!" He soon got out his grimoire as he placed his hand on the floor.
"Steel Creation Magic: Fierce Lance!" He conjured.
A lance made of steel soon emerged from the ground as it went flying towards Mars just missing Yuno. It flew towards Mars as Karasu held Prism back when she was going to charge. A puff of smoke appeared as it seemed to have hit him; when the smoke cleared again however, they were shocked to see another doppelganger had appeared as it had stopped the lance with its palm.
"Wha-What?!" Klaus said shocked.
"HE MADE ANOTHER ONE!?" Arfau exclaimed.
"DAMN IT ALL MARS!" Feodora shouted as she kicked before groaning at the wounds on her back.
The lance soon broke apart, the clone ran towards Klaus; he was quick to block its punch as he was able to manifest a steel wall from the ground.
"KLAUS!" Yuno exclaimed.
"YUNO!" Karasu yelled.
Yuno turned over as he saw how out of it Karasu had been as he had blocked another attack from Prism and Mars, "FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN ANYTIME!"
Yuno gritted his teeth before he activated his magic. With the help of the winds he quickly got behind Mars while Karasu ran interference with Prism.
"Crystal Creation Magic: Laevateinn."
He soon manifested the sword once again as he thrusted towards Yuno; He had been quick to move out of harm's way, for the first few times. The next time the blade thrusted forward he was sent towards the wall. "YUNO!" Karasu and Arfau exclaimed.
Prism seemed to have glared at Mars as she let out a groan as more blood seeped from her eye. She took hold of her scythe as she let out a war cry as she charged at him. "PRISM NO!" Karasu shouted.
She swung her scythe hard and fast just as Mars manifested a wall in front of him; the moment she sliced it she could feel her arms become a lit, soon she let out a shriek as she nearly dropped her weapon just as they started to steam.
"DAMN IT!" Feodora shouted as she tried to break it open, "HURRY AND STOP HER!"
"WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M DOING!?" Karasu yelled before he ran towards her just as she stood. Prism had been ready to take a swing, were it not for Karasu as he had been able to trap her with his arms. Prism began to thrash against him.
As it had turned out, the blade just barely managed to hit Yuno as he was able to use his magic to keep it inches away from him before he pushed it away from him. The only thing that it had done was spin back towards him. He quickly moved out of harm's way before he flew back towards Mars at an incredible speed.
He attacked at Mars from all sides as he had been able to manifest a set of blades as it flew towards Mars as it started to hit him. As he finally unleashed his final attack towards him he started to stagger the moment his feet touched the ground. Though he quickly collapsed to his knees as he went to catch his breath, though--
"Your magic has no effect on me."
When the smoke cleared they saw that Mars had manifested an armor made from the very crystals of his own magic. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?" Karasu shouted as he kept a firm hold on Prism.
"DAMN IT MARS QUIT MAKING THIS HARD!!" Feodora yelled.
The sword swung towards him, Karasu and Prism this time around; Yuno had been quick to act as he jumped towards them and pushed them out of harm's way. "Are you two okay?" Yuno asked.
Karasu let out a groan, "Other then my leg I'm--" He had been taken back when he realized Prism had managed to break free and ran towards Mars once more. "--NO DAMN IT!!" Karasu shouted.
"PRISM! WAIT!" Yuno shouted as he went after her despite how much pain he had been in.
Prism managed to dodge the blade as it came towards her as she held her scythe high; though that only provided an opening as he gave her an uppercut before he kicked her in the stomach causing her to gag. Yuno caught her before she could hit the wall.
"CAN'T FORGIVE…!" She started to say mindlessly, "...WON'T FORGIVE!"
"Prism!" Yuno told her, "You have to stop this! You're going to--!"
Yuno didn't have time to finish his sentence as he dodged the blade once more this time as he held Prism in his arms, as well as his scythe. He was able to fly swiftly dodging the large blade despite the change of weight. With a swing of his hand another blade of wind towards him. Despite it hitting him, he seemed to have stood his ground.
"It's no use." Mars said.
Yuno kept on attacking on and on, hoping one of them would hit. Though no matter how many attacks he launched, he just stood his ground much to everyone's own shock.
"I told you--" He said, "--It's no use."
Yuno landed on the ground as Prism still tried to get free from him, though he had been quick to notice that she wasn't actually trying to hurt him; rather it looked as though she had been trying to push him off. She only froze up as she started to groan again. This time he saw that her right eye started to bleed, despite the fact it wasn't white.
"Prism--"
He gripped her slightly before he set her on her feet and placed her behind him; as he took her hand, she seemed to have stopped moving.
"Stay behind me." He told her as she froze, "... I'll take this guy out."
Thus Yuno restarted his onslaught despite having no effect on him. Though Mars's expression remained unchanged he appeared to be annoyed.
"I WON'T!" He shouted to him as he launched another attack as it still proved to be useless. He continued on and on, even if he had already realized, it was all futile.
"Then move."
"I WON'T MOVE!"
"Give up."
"I WON'T GIVE UP!"
With only a simple movement of his hand, the blade soon came towards him and Prism. The little spirits had been alert. Yuno on the other hand put his arms protectively as it came shadowing over them.
"YUNO! PRISM!" Feodora shouted as tears began to form.
"STOP IT!" Karasu shouted.
Just before it could hit either of them--
"LEAVE THEM ALONE!!"
A familiar blade soon sliced the larger one in two as a familiar looking grimoire. It shocked all of them as they saw it had been Asta who had been able to slice the large sword and sent it flying into the ceiling.
"Hey pale guy--" Asta said, "--Hands off! Pri's my friend and--Yuno is my rival!"
"Asta!" Feodora exclaimed with relief.
Yuno only cracked a smile as Prism groaned from the pain, "Unbelievable…. To think I thought I repaid my debt to you."
"I finally managed to get myself back here and look at you!" Asta said, "What the heck are you doing Yuno?! And what happened to Prism?!"
"Long story!" Yuno, Karasu and Feodora said.
Asta flinched at this sort of thing before he looked over to Yuno again, when he noticed Feodora in the crystal cage, "I told you to look after them, and look at you, you're all beat up! What happened to Pri's friends?!"
"One, they locked themselves in the treasure room, and two--" Yuno said as he stood still holding Prism as she groaned, placing her hands over eyes, "--I almost had him."
"That's a lie, you were about to die!"
"I was just about to unleash a ferocious counter attack.
"You're such a liar!"
"I was about to do it. Feo can vouch."
"Don't try to bring me into your measuring contest Know it All!!" Feodora told him as her face turned red.
"Wow, you guys get along well." Karasu said as he stood, cringing slightly at his leg.
"Did you come here just to get in my way?" Yuno asked.
"WHAT?!" Asta exclaimed.
"You can just go home." He told him.
Asta only chuckled slightly, "... Fine then." He soon turned over to Mars, "Let's see who can take out this guy first then!"
Klaus only had a look of shock, seeing as how Asta had taken out the sword so easily. He just couldn't seem to comprehend what had happened. "Wha--What's going on?!" He thought, "We the Golden Dawn didn't stand a chance against his magic, not even the princess and yet… The peasant from the Black Bulls---"
Arfau could n't help but ask "just what is going on anymo--KLAUS LOOK OUT!"
Klaus saw the clone run towards him however before he could block it, the clone was kicked down by Luck as his body sparked.
"Weak." Was all Luck said.
Pluck had soon been seen with a sword as he said, "Hey! I was about to take that one out!"
"You snooze, you lose, Plucky!" Luck said with a laugh.
"Never call me that again." Pluck said with a look
"That one with the Barbados, is a member of the Black Bulls--" Klaus thought, "--The person who made trouble at the Entrance exam by beating his opponent worse than necessary! Luck the Cheery Berserker!" He soon looked over to Prism, "Was he the other one assigned to protect her Highness?" At that moment he came to realize something as he let out a groan as he ruffled his hair, "How could I end being saved by him and a Barbados out of all people?!"
"Are you done staring into space?" Pluck asked Klaus as he flinched. "And to be honest, I didn't want to work with you either, stuck up four-eyes."
"EXCUSE YOU?!" Klaus shouted.
"Hey, I didn't stutter." Pluck said. "You may not be a Silva but you sure act like one."
"Barbados!" Klaus shouted.
"Hey this isn't the time to be an ass." Karasu said.
"Asta--?" Feodora said, "--Would you mind letting me out of here before you have a throwdown?"
"Oh right." Asta said before he swung his sword and sliced the dome, allowing Feodora to land on her feet as she sighed with relief. "Thanks." She said as she stretched.
"Here--" Yuno said, handing Prism off to her, "--Take care of her."
"You got it." Feodora said as she sat on her knees.
Noelle and Yukiko soon came into view as they saw the state of the room; they were even more concerned when they saw Mimosa had been in her own flower basket.
"Mimosa!" Noelle exclaimed as she ran to her as she had been stricken with worry. Pluck soon turned as his eyes widened at her state. He soon exclaimed, "Holy---what happened to her?!"
"Are you okay?" Yukiko asked.
"Yes…" Mimosa replied, "... I'm sorry, I couldn't keep the Princess safe."
Yukiko only shook her head, "Don't worry about that. But please tell me one thing--Brenin, Saorise, Liam, are they alright?"
Mimosa nodded as she replied as she pointed towards the doors, "They sealed themselves, in the treasure room…"
"That's good news at least." Pluck said before they flinched at Mimosa's coughs
"Well this is embarrassing…" Mimosa said with a tired smile, "... I am a bit slow, like you've been telling me."
"...Yes." Noelle said as she sighed, "... You've always been like that. That's why--" Her grimoire soon appeared beside her as the pages turned. With but a wave of her wand she had been able to manifest a water dome which shocked Pluck a bit as his jaw dropped, "--I'm going to protect you!"
"Noelle…" Mimosa said with a smile.
Pluck had said as he did a double take, "She can do this too?!"
"Told you not to profile." Yukiko told him.
Pluck gave a pout as he said, "Mom!"
"Hey!" Asta said, turning towards Mars, "Are you the one that trapped Feo in that weird trap, and tried to take Pri?!"
"... What if I am?" Mars said, "The weak shall perish, and only the strong will remain. That's all that matters."
Feodora only looked at him shocked as her grip tightened slightly on Prism. "Is that what Morris got you to believe?!" Feodora exclaimed, "You know that stuff like that is bull shit!"
"It's the truth, Feodora." Mars told her, "I thought you of all people would understand that."
"... You know him, Feo?" Asta asked her, sounding shocked.
Pluck said as he couldn't help but glare at her, "You mean, you're friends with this killer?!"
"Don't you get it?!" Feodora told Mars, as Pluck looked shocked by her tone, "That damn traitor brainwashed you! He put that idea in your head! That's why my mom and dad tried to help you escape with us!"
Pluck's eyes widened as he couldn't believe what he heard. He soon had a thought come over him, "They actually did that?"
"... You left me behind Feodora." He told her, "He told me himself."
"No, that's another lie!" She told him, "You were with us! You were with me when we got separated from them! But--When they had us cornered, you stayed behind! You saved my life that night! I told you I didn't want to leave you, not after we lost her, but you told me to live for both of you, and that's what I've been doing for the last six years! Don't you remember any of that?!"
Prism seemed to flinch at this as she appeared to have looked calmer; even the jewels on her scythe slowly began to revert to their original color as even the red on the cover of her grimoire faded.
"... Her?" She soon turned towards Mars; despite the red that was coated in her vision she could see the look in his eyes. "It's… Hard to see now, but that person… He looks like… He's in pain."
"He helped you?" Yuno asked.
"Are--Are you serious?" Asta asked.
Pluck looked even more shocked as he felt like it had finally hit him, "Holy...so that's what her parents are like.." He soon hit himself in the head as he told himself, "What was I thinking insulting her like that!"
Mars felt a ring go off in his head, as an image briefly passed him by. Though he shook it off as he soon looked disappointed, "... It appears I was wrong. You have changed after all. Whether you like it or not, whether I sever a limb or two, you WILL return to the Diamond Kingdom and you WILL fulfill your duty to OUR Kingdom."
Feodora had been taken back by his words, while Asta had been trying to process what he had said. Yuno seemed to have an idea of what he had been talking about. "Feodora?" Noelle said, "What is he talking about? What duty?"
Feodora ignored Noelle's question as the look on her face changed. She placed her arms over Prism as she only moaned in agony as she rubbed her eyes; she lightly hit them as her vision had been a bit of a blur. Her usual glare seemed to have returned, "... The Clover Kingdom and it's people are my home, they've always been the moment I was saved. If you want me to go back so badly--Then you're going to have to make me."
"... Very well then." He said calmly.
Much to everyone's surprise several more of the clones appeared, this time it had been dozens of them as they nearly surrounded them.
"He summoned so many of them at once?!" Arfau exclaimed.
"How much mana does this bastard have?!" Karasu said.
"It's the mage stones embedded on him!" Feodora told them, "They increase anyones magic tenfold!"
"Did you just say Mage Stones?!" Yukiko said.
"Mage stones?" Noelle said, "So that's what the Diamond Kingdom uses them for?"
Pluck switched out two swords, one flaming hot and the other made of steel as he said "All the more reasons to stop him!"
"There is no reason for the weak to stand in the battlefield." Mars said, "I was born to break people like you."
"Is that so?" Asta said as he readied his sword. He soon charged at Mars at incredible speed before anyone could blink.
"Then go ahead--" Asta said, as he was suddenly behind him, "--AND TRY AND BREAK ME!"
With a swing of his sword he took out a couple of the copies instead of Mars. He had jumped into the air at the last second as he was able to manifest another large blade.
"I intend to." Mars said before he went to attack. He swung the blade towards Asta, and to his own shock he jumped towards it. Just like before he had been able to slice the blade as he soon ran along it charging towards Mars.
Before he could jump towards him, Mars quickly grew a set of crystals on the blade, getting Asta's feet stuck. "No, no, come on!" Asta exclaimed as he tried to break free.
"HANG ON, ASTA!" Pluck shouted as he sped up and cut the crystals stuck to his feet with a swing of his blade.
"Thanks Pluck!" Asta said as he gave a thumbs up.
"You--Get out of my way." Mars said as he summoned a set of crystals coming for Pluck, only for him to block with his fire sword as he was pushed back.
"Pluck!" Yukiko exclaimed.
"I'm okay!" Pluck repiled.
Asta soon leaped towards Mars as with a warcry he hit Mars right in the stomach sending him flying into the ceiling; a set of crystal debris came falling towards them as it caused nearly everyone to move out of the way. "Karasu!" Asta called out.
"Got it!" Karasu said as he readied his blade; His grimoire glowed beside him, "Jinx Magic--SHATTERING MIRROR!"
Both him and Asta hit the crystal's dead center as it had been sent flying towards Mars before he could have a chance to recover. Or at least that's what he thought until Karasu had been hit back as he cried out as he crashed into the wall.
"KARASU!" Asta exclaimed before he saw Mars fly towards him as he had a clawed hand. Asta quickly swung his sword as he was able to hit him across the room again. This time he landed in the water with a splash as it caused the whole room, and everyone in the room to be drenched.
"WAY TO GO ASTA!" Feodora cheered.
"He's strong!" Everyone said.
"Aw, man--" Luck said with a pout, "--I wanted to be the one to fight him."
"Beggars can't be choosers." Yukiko said, before she turned to the clones that had been surrounding them. Luck and Yukiko quickly engaged in combat as they started to break them apart one by one with the help of their magic. Yuno had been quick to assist them as he allowed the winds to cut them to pieces as well as Arfau as he was able to stand himself up.
"We can't keep this up!" Arfau shouted.
"Shouldn't he be down by now?" Pluck asked, "why are the clones still standing?!"
"DON'T ASK QUESTIONS AND JUST RIP THEM TO PIECES!" Feodora yelled.
Pluck yelled as he raised his fist towards her, "WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE WE'RE DOING?!" He soon sliced a clone that had been coming towards him before he charged at it with a warcry.
Noelle soon went over to Karasu as he kicked off the debris. "Are you alright?" She asked as she helped.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine--" Karasu replied as he could feel his leg and arm act up, "--It took me by surprise that's all."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah I'll be fine--Help me up."
Noelle nodded as she helped Karasu on his feet though she noticed how he had been trying his best to alleviate the pressure on his foot, which only had her look worried.
"I-Impossible." Klaus said as he only looked annoyed, as it drew their attention, "How could a peasant that I can't feel a shred of mana from do all this?!"
"Oh would you shut up already four eyes?!" Karasu told him, which surprised Klaus, "I thought you were supposed to be the smart one! Why are you asking the dumb questions when the answer to your own damn question is right in front of you?"
"Negating magic--" Noelle said, "--That's Asta's power."
"Negating magic?" Klaus said shocked, "How can he have a power unfit for a peasant?"
"Who the hell cares about that?!" Karasu told him, "Peasant or not, you should be the one grateful that someone has that power in the first place, you damn idiot! If it wasn't for him, you'd be singing with the angels right about now!"
"He's right!" Pluck chimed in. "Yeah he doesn't have magic, then again, neither does your future ruler of the Kingdom. What counts is the efforts they put towards it! It doesn't take a smart guy to figure it out! You're lucky he even CARES to save you! Because with a personality like yours most folks will leave you behind!"
"So he just got lucky and ended up with this power." Klaus said as he fixed his glasses.
"Yeah that's the thing--" Karasu soon said, "--Things like luck, things like that just don't exist. At least not for me. Coincidences or fate on the other hand--That's the kind of thing I trust more."
Noelle soon chimed, "Just watch him for yourself. You'll find out if he's lucky or not."
"Hey!" Asta called out to Mars, "Are you finished already you jerk?!"
They could see the grimoire had been floating above the water as it had still been glowing. That's when Feodora had taken notice that the grimoire looked different from the others. It had a white cover, though she could see it had been embedded with red as well.
"That grimoire--" Feodora said, as she recognized the red design. She soon jumped when she saw it had turned its page. It began to glow vigorously as it nearly blinded them. The crystals emerged from the water as it began to take shape and form. Out of the waters came that of a spear as it went towards Asta however--
"ASTA!" Prism shouted.
She suddenly pried herself from Feodora before she ran towards Asta; in almost a blink Asta found her in front of him.
"Pri?!" Asta said shocked, "How did you--"
"I'm--" Prism soon said, "--NOT LETTING ANYONE ELSE DIE TODAY!"
She soon took a swipe at the pillar as she was able to slice it in two; as expected it had turned to dust and began to fly to her scythe. Though when it did the white flames appeared on her arm once more as it caused her to shriek.
"Prism!" Asta exclaimed as he got her to let go of the scythe before the flames had gotten more aggressive and before it could reach to her shoulders.
The jewels glowed dimly as this time it didn't seem to vanish; the spirits quickly tended to her as they went to ease her wounds as they started to steam. She caught her breath as she had been trying to work through the pain.
"Prism, your arms--!" Asta started to say before a shadow loomed over the both of them.
He soon noticed a set of crystals had started to form faster than he expected. "ASTA! PRISM!" Feodora exclaimed.
"GET OUT OF THERE!" Yuno yelled.
Asta acted as he saw there had been no way out of it; he did the only thing he could do, as he immediately put himself over Prism before she could try to reach for her scythe. The attack soon hit them head on as it shocked all of them.
"ASTA! PRISM!" Yuno and Feodora shouted.
"No!" Noelle exclaimed.
"Prism!" Yukiko exclaimed.
"PRISM! ASTA!" Pluck shouted.
A titan crystal creature soon emerged from the waters as they saw that Mars had stepped out of the waters within the titan armor. He removed the newly formed hand as they saw Asta looked to be more beat up then Prism herself.
He fell to his knees as he kept a firm hold on Prism as she had a look of horror despite her troubling vision. And yet despite it all, she could see Asta muster up a smile.
"You okay?" Asta asked her with a groan.
"A..Asta…!" Prism said as she had been in tears; some of the blood that had formed had started to wash away, "Asta…!"
"It doesn't look like you're hurt--" Asta said, "--Thank goodness."
"Asta… Asta… I'm sorry…! I acted dumb again…!" Prism cried, "I didn't mean to act dumb…! I just…! I wanted…!"
Asta soon gave her a pat on the head as he shook his head, "I know Pri. And you weren't acting dumb. If it wasn't for you, I probably would've been dead."
Prism could only cry as she ended up putting her head to his shoulder as she couldn't stop her tears from shedding. Asta only smiled softly before he put his arm around her, like he had been giving her a hug.
"What..." Mars soon said, as it had gotten Asta's attention, "... Are you?"
The look on his face changed before he gave Prism one last pat on the head. "I'm someone who was born without magic!" Asta replied as it seemed to have shocked Klaus.
"He doesn't have any magic?!" He said, "So it really was just lu--"
"But--" Asta said before he stood with the help of his sword as it shocked most of them in the room; Prism's expression brightened slightly, as his posture changed, "--Even so, I'M going to become the Wizard King! And I'm alive… TO PROVE THAT!"
"HE'S BUFF NOW?!" Arfau exclaimed out of shock, "HOW?!"
"What's going on with his body?!" Klaus exclaimed in his head, "How much has he trained?!" His eyes soon changed, "The Wizard King? Does he truly…!?"
Mars seemed to be taken back by his words as something seemed to have gone off in his head. Images seemed to have passed him by as this time he saw an image of someone familiar in his mind as well as a certain red haired girl.
"I promise, I'll come back everyday! So you two won't be lonely!"
"Mars--What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"We were born in this country, to protect everyone."
"I'm--" Mars soon started to say, as his glare intensified, "--I'm just going to DESTROY everything!"
"Destroy everything…?" Asta said as he staggered, "... The Wizard King--PROTECTS EVERYONE! LIKE HELL I'M GONNA LOSE TO SOMEONE LIKE YOU!"
"You're in my way…" Mars said with a growl as he went to attack, "Begone pebble!!"
Asta gripped his sword tight, "I may be just a pebble, but--" He soon leaped towards Mars as he had gotten ready to swing, "--I'M A PEBBLE THAT SHATTERS DIAMONDS!!"
Before Mars could blink, he felt the metal of the sword hit him right in his side. In almost an instant, the titan broke apart into a thousand pieces. He hit the ground hard, as he had been rendered unconscious. He caught his breath, as everyone had a look of awe. Yuno especially as he had a genuine smile on his face.
Asta held his sword high in the air, proclaiming his victory, with a cry.
"A..Asta…" Prism soon choked.
Asta soon turned over to her as he set his sword down and kneeled. He opened his arms towards her as he gave her a small smile. Prism didn't seem to hesitate as she put her arms around him. All she could do then was cry.