Chapter 2: Chapter 2 - Getting 2 4 Leaf Clover Grimoires and Meeting Yami Sukehiro Captain of the Black Bulls
It has been years and Fred, Noelle, and Mimosa are now all 15 years old.
In this time Fred has found Secre Swallowtail in bird form, learnt Mana Zone, contracted a new Great Spirit in Gaia, the great spirit of the earth.
Fred, Noelle, and Mimosa have all learnt many spells and have been able to put their will into their mana and magic.
Fred can put a maximum of 4 wills into most spells, 6 wills into his trump card spells, and 12 into his ultimate trump card spell.
Noelle can put a maximum of 3 wills into her strongest spell and has 2 in most of her spells.
Mimosa can also put a maximum of 3 wills into her strongest spell and has 2 in most of her spells.
Noelle has the strength of a weak Grand Magic Knight or a Magic Knight Squad Captain (Guildre Poizot), Mimosa has the strength of a 1st class Senior Magic Knight or a Magic Knight Squad Vice-Captain, and Fred has the strength of a very strong Grand Magic Knight or a Magic Knight Squad Captain (Fuegoleon after getting Salamander Great Fire Spirit). Noelle has the 1st stage mana, Mimosa has the 2nd stage mana, and Fred has the 0th stage mana, with him also being an Arcane and Saint Stage Mage.
At this moment, Fred has the height of a 20 year old, with long brilliant, holy, shining golden yellow hair that reaches down to his waist, brilliant silver eyes that light up the darkness, and radiates extremely holy and peaceful aura around him. He is extremely muscular, but his body is streamlined, with a slightly immature face, and wears a holy looking robe.
The robe is pearly white, with holy yellow patterns on it, and is embroidered with golden threads, complementing Fred's holy aura and godlike appearance.
Fred, Noelle, and Mimosa are following Acier, Nozel, and Fuegoleon to the Grimoire Tower to receive their Grimoires.
After they entered and waited for a while, the ceremony began. Many grimoires began to fly off the shelves of the tower and landed in the hands of the people receiving their grimoires.
4 grimoires flew off the shelves, with two of them going towards Fred, and the other 2 each going to Noelle and Mimosa.
After they each grabbed their grimoires, everyone was shocked because they were each 4 leaf clover grimoires.
Noelle's 4 leaf clover grimoire is a brilliant sea blue, with a massive dark blue dragon on the cover.
Mimosa's 4 leaf clover grimoire is a vibrant forest green, with various plants that are all in a different shade of green on the cover and back of the grimoire.
Fred's 1st grimoire is a holy golden-yellow, with 6 white angel wings on the cover, extending to the top, bottom, and sides of the grimoire.
Fred's 2nd grimoire is divided into 4 sections, with a deep fiery red, deep earthy brown, deep sea blue, and vibrant windy green in each of the sections. In the respective sections, there are the silhouettes of the 4 regular great spirits of Sylph, Undine, Gaia, and Vulcan. On the other side, it is still divided into 4 sections, however instead has the 4 dragon great spirits in their respective sections, being Salamander, Leviathan, Dilong, and Shenlong.
Everyone was shocked and Acier exclaimed in extreme joy, seeing Noelle holding a 4 leaf clover grimoire.
A few seconds after Noelle, Mimosa, and Fred got their grimoires, immense mana pressure was emitted by each of them. Noelle and Mimosa both got their mana stage increased by 1 stage, from stage 1 to stage 0, and from stage 2 to stage 1 respectively.
From Fred's back 2 pairs of holy white wings spread out, with his aura, becoming much more sacred and holy. Fred muttered to himself, which was heard by both Noelle and Mimosa.
Fred: "It turns out that I can only be considered sort of human. I am a hybrid of a High Human and an Angel. Guess that is the reason why I can use 2 different types of magic, have 2 grimoires, and have various abilities that seem to not be magic."
After the commotion began to quieten down, Acier, Nozel, and Fuegoleon quickly came to the three of them and quickly took them home.
Back home, Acier asked them if they knew what was going on.
Fred: "It probably has something to do with my special abilities, as they are on my grimoires. I have got special abilities from my lineage, magic, and a blessing that I think I received when I was a baby."
Mimosa and Noelle: "In that case, thank you. Are we going to continue training for the Magic Knight Entrance Exam, or are we going to just join a squad?"
Fred: "I'm probably going to go through the Magic Knight Entrance Exam, because I want to join the Black Bulls."
Acier, Noelle, Nozel, Fuegoleon, and Mimosa: "What! You want to join the Black Bulls?! Why?"
Fred: "It's because all of their souls are pure. Everyone in the squad has mostly pure souls, unlike all other squads, which each have around a 50/50 chance to have a more pure or more tainted soul for the members of the squad.
I won't join the Golden Dawn because most of the members have a 2nd soul dormant in them, along with Captain William Vangence who has a semi-active soul, and the Wizard King also has a 2nd soul semi-active."
Acier: "I can ask Yami if you can join his squad if you want. Also Noelle, Mimosa, what squad do you want to join?"
Fred: "If you could that would be great."
Noelle and Mimosa: "Can we please also join the Black Bulls?"
Acier: "Don't worry…. Just leave it to me."
Fred, Noelle, and Mimosa: "Thank you."
After this, they went and began to look through their grimoires. In Fred's Spirit Magic Grimoire, on the front page was a checklist.
[Unacquired] [Wind Spirit -✖️] [Great Wind Spirit -✖️]
[Vulcan] [Fire Spirit -✖️] [Great Fire Spirit - ✔️]
[Gaia] [Earth Spirit -✖️] [Great Earth Spirit - ✔️]
[Unacquired] [Water Spirit -✖️] [Great Water Spirit -✖️]
[Thor] [Lightning Spirit - ✔️] [Great Lightning Spirit -✖️]
[Unacquired] [Plant Spirit -✖️] [Great Plant Spirit -✖️]
[Unacquired] [Light Spirit -✖️] [Great Light Spirit -✖️]
[Unacquired] [Dark Spirit -✖️] [Great Dark Spirit -✖️]
[Uranus] [Space Spirit - ✔️] [Great Space Spirit -✖️]
[Unacquired] [Time Spirit -✖️] [Great Time Spirit -✖️]
Special Abilities:
Holy Magic:
Malice Vision - allows Fred to see malice, goodwill, and intent
Nemesis of Devils - greatly enhances the effectiveness of Fred's Holy Magic when used against Devils, and also suppresses their strength when around Fred.
Spirit Magic:
Spirit Vision - allows Fred to see souls, and know where spirits are.
Multi-Spirit Spirit Dive - allows Fred to use Spirit Dive with multiple spirits at the same time
High Human/Angel Race:
Dual Magic - gives Fred the ability to have 2 types of magic and 2 grimoires
Greatly Loved by Mana - greatly increases Fred's affinity with mana and greatly increases his mana reserves. Increases more than being Loved By Mana (Elves, Noelle, Yuno)
Angel Race:
Angel Tranformation - allows Fred to transform into an Angel. There are 3 stages that will get to the next stage the more good deeds Fred does and more people he saves. The stages are 2 wings, 4 wings, and 6 wings - Seraphim. When transformed Fred's various abilities are greatly increased and Devil Magic takes much less effect on him, and the strength of the effects will greatly increase each stage.
Archangel Transformation (Locked) - to be unlocked Fred needs to kill a Supreme Devil also known as a Highest-Ranking Devil. It allows Fred to transform into an Archangel, with 2 wings. When transformed Devil Magic below Supreme Devil Magic takes no effect on Fred, and the effects of Supreme Devil Magic is halved, Fred's various physical abilities and mana capacity will be increased to the level of peak strength of the strongest when fighting Supreme Devil that Fred has killed.
High Human Race:
Great Physical Growth Rate - greatly increases Fred's physical growth limit and the growth rate.
Loved by Nature - greatly increases Fred's affinity with nature and the life that lives within it. Spirits will be much more likely to enter a contract with Fred.
Blessing:
Archangel's Blessing:
Favoured by the World - makes the world favour Fred and the people around him.
Greatly Increased Luck - greatly increases Fred's luck.
Magic:
Spirit Magic:
Lightning Spirit Magic:
[Lightning Spirit Magic: Lightning Forging]
[Lightning Spirit Magic: Electromagnetic Flight]
[Lightning Spirit Reinforcement Magic: Lightning Cloak]
[Lightning Spirit Creation Magic: Zeus' Lightning Bolt]
[Lightning Spirit Curse Binding Magic: Lightning Cage of Paralysis]
[Lightning Spirit Magic: Lightning Elementalization]
[Lightning Spirit Magic: Spirit Dive - Thor]
[Lightning Spirit Magic: Electromagnetic Detection]
[Mana Zone - Lightning Spirit Creation Binding Magic: 10 Pillars of Heavenly Punishment]
Fire Spirit Magic:
[Fire Spirit Magic: Destructive Flames of Vulcan]
[Fire Spirit Magic: Vulcan's Destructive Sea of Fire]
[Fire Spirit Creation Magic: Vulcan's Destructive Halberd of Annihilation]
[Fire Spirit Trap Magic: Vulcan's Destructive Explosion]
[Fire Spirit Magic: Spirit Dive - Vulcan]
[Fire Spirit Magic: Vulcan's Destructive Fire Pillar]
Earth Spirit Magic:
[Earth Spirit Magic: Earth of Gaia]
[Earth Spirit Binding Magic: Gaia's Mountain Seal]
[Earth Spirit Creation Magic: Gaia's Motherly Protection]
[Earth Spirit Creation Magic: Gaia's Earthen Guardian]
[Earth Spirit Binding Magic: Gaia's Punishment Coffin]
[Earth Spirit Magic: Spirit Dive - Gaia]
Space Spirit Magic:
[Space Spirit Magic: Uranus' Spatial Warp]
[Space Spirit Magic: Uranus' Spatial Distortion]
[Space Spirit Magic: Uranus' Spatial Solidification]
Multi-Spirit Magic:
[Lightning Spirit + Fire Spirit + Earth Spirit Creation Magic: Tri-Spirit Spear]
[Lightning Spirit + Fire Spitit + Earth Spirit Magic: Multi-Spirit Dive - Thor, Vulcan, and Gaia]
Holy Magic:
Holy Magic:
[Holy Magic: Holy Light Slash]
[Holy Magic: Holy Pillar of Judgement]
[Holy Magic: Holy Space Shattering Judgement Ray]
Holy Creation Magic:
[Holy Creation Magic: Holy Sword of Purification]
[Holy Creation Magic: Holy Shield of Protection]
[Holy Creation Magic: Holy Angel Wings]
[Holy Creation Magic: Holy Barrier of Guarding]
[Holy Creation Magic: Holy Armor of Judgement]
[Holy Creation Magic: Army of Holy Angels]
[Holy Creation Magic: Holy Angel Clones]
[Holy Creation Magic: Miniature Holy World]
[Holy Creation Magic: Holy Giant of Sanctioning]
[Holy Creation Magic: Holy Angel's Divine Equipment]
Holy Healing Magic:
[Holy Healing Magic: Purifying Holy Light]
[Holy Healing Magic: Healing Holy Light]
[Holy Healing Magic: Purifying Light of the Angel]
[Holy Healing Magic: Healing Light of the Angel]
[Holy Healing Magic: Holy Light of Blessing]
[Holy Healing Magic: Angel's Light of Blessing]
Holy Transformation Magic:
[Holy Transformation Magic: 2 Winged Angel Transformation]
[Holy Transformation Magic: 4 Winged Angel Tranformation]
Holy Restraining Magic:
[Holy Restraining Magic: Suppressing Holy Shackles]
[Holy Restraining Magic: Holy Rings of Shrinking]
Holy Sealing Magic:
[Holy Sealing Magic: Holy Cage of Sealing]
Holy Trap Magic:
[Holy Sealing Restraining Trap Magic: Holy Eternal Slumbering Prison Domain]
Holy Curse Magic:
[Holy Curse Magic: Holy Vow of Binding]
[Holy Curse Magic: Blinding Holy Light]
[Holy Curse Magic: Holy Light of Mana Purification]
[Holy Curse Magic: Devil Disintegrating Holy Light]
After Fred looked at all of his spells in both of his grimoires, he went to begin preparing to take Noelle and Mimosa to the Grand Magic Regions for training.
It has come to the next day and Fred, Mimosa, and Noelle are flying quickly towards Ultime Volcano where Mimosa and Noelle will be training.
Noelle: "Fred, why are you taking us to train in the Grand Magic Regions?"
Fred: "Because it will help you further your mana control, and you can also train spells while you are there. My goal for you both is to learn Mana Zone, and learn at least 6 new spells with the limit of wills that you can add at the moment."
Mimosa: "But, isn't it usually only Magic Knight Squad Captains that can use Mana Zone, and not even all of them can use it? Also, do you really expect us to learn 5 new spells with 2 wills in 6 months?"
Fred: "That's true, however it is only because they think that they are strong enough. The next years are going to be very dangerous, so you all need to become much stronger. I think that you would be able to learn 20 new spells in 6 months normally… you can't forget you have now got your grimoires, which means that you are beginning to unleash your true talent."
As they continued to talk, it has become noon, and they have arrived at Ultime Volcano.
As they got ready for training, Fred had them quickly rush to the top of the volcano, using mana skin.
As they got to the top, Fred had them try and do this 50 times before tomorrow.
A few hours have passed and they have went back and forth about 40 times, and they are now sweating a lot, with their bodies extremely fatigued.
Time has passed more and they have completed going back and forth 50 times. Noelle and Mimosa are laying in the hot spring as it is currently night.
Fred has created an earthen wall, dividing the hot spring into 2 different sections. He is about to go into the section for him, but said to the antimagic bird on his head.
Fred: "Hey Nero, I know that you should have been human, and a girl. I can see your soul, and your soul is pure, but it looks like it has been slightly parasited on, making it slightly tainted. You should go into Noelle and Mimosa's section, it is where the girls go."
Nero started pecking Fred's head for a few seconds before going into the hot spring.
In the hot springs, Noelle and Mimosa are chatting.
Noelle: "Mimosa, when do you think that we should ask out Fred? We've been planning on doing it for more than 5 years, don't you think it is time yet?"
Mimosa: "I don't know who is the one who always chickens out before we do it. You know that if we don't do it soon, Fred might get taken by someone else as we are going to become magic knights."
Noelle: "Okay! I will do it tomorrow morning."
Mimosa: "You better not chicken out again or I am confessing to him without you."
As they continued to chat time passed quickly.
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5 and a half months have passed since the beginning of training and Noelle and Mimosa have both learned Mana Zone.
Noelle and Mimosa have learnt the spells that they know up until going to the Heart Kingdom, and Fred has learnt a lot of new spells, with one being a healing spell that can regenerate broken limbs.
Mimosa now has the strength of a weak Grand Magic Knight or Magic Knight Squad Captain, Noelle now has the strength of a moderately strong Grand Magic Knight or Magic Knight Squad Captain (Fuegoleon without Salamander), and Fred has the strength of a Peak Grand Magic Knight or Magic Knight Squad Captain (Yami before the Heart Kingdom Training Arc)
Fred, Noelle, and Mimosa began to go back to the house.
After they have returned back to the house, they began to prepare to meet Yami Sukehiro, Captain of the Black Bulls Magic Knight Squad.
A few days have passed and they are currently meeting with Yami.
In the room they are meeting in, Fred, Mimosa, and Noelle are sitting on a luxurious couch, with Yami sitting in front of them on a chair.
Yami is a tall man with a very muscular build. He has grey eyes and black hair of medium length that is messily combed backward, making it stick outwards. Additionally, he sports a stubble mustache and beard.
Yami's attire is very simple and consists only of a white A-shirt and black trousers. The trousers have an extra layer of tan leather that covers his outer thighs and down to his knees. The trousers are only supported by a belt around his waist. Yami wears another pair of belts, one of which he uses to carry his grimoire. Lastly, he wears black high boots that cover most of his calves.
As the captain of the Black Bull squad, Yami wears a black banner with the squad's insignia on it. He wears it over his right shoulder and it is attached by two strings to his left shoulder. The banner also has tattered edges, seeming to have been ripped off from a bigger banner.
They began to chat, with Yami smoking a cigarette.
Yami: "So you 3 want to join the Black Bulls? Why?"
Fred: "Because everyone who is in the Black Bulls has a pure soul… and it feels like it would be fun to join the Black Bulls."
Mimosa and Noelle: "We want to join because Fred wants to join the Black Bulls."
Yami: "I will only accept all three of you if you each of you can tell me what makes you an outlier from others, because everyone in our squad is an outlier in some way."
After hearing this, they each began to think before Fred told Yami.
Fred: "I am a hybrid between a High Human and an Angel, so I have 2 different types of magic and 2 grimoires."
Noelle: "I can use Mana Zone and I am able to use at least the basics of every magic needed; attack, defense, healing, binding, illusion, travel, and location blueprints."
Mimosa: "I can use Mana Zone and I am very good at healing magic and other forms of support magic, while also being able to defeat most 1st class Senior Magic Knights."
Yami: "I will allow you all to join my squad…. However, if you clash a lot with my squad members, I will ask you to join another squad. Understood?"
Fred, Noelle, and Mimosa: "Understood."
Yami: "Well, that's that then. Finral will come to pick us up in about 30 minutes, and then we will take you to the Black Bulls' Hideout."
Fred: "Okay. We will get ready to go to the Black Bulls' Hideout."
After Fred said that, they all began to get ready to go to the Black Bulls' Hideout.