Narrator: Within the Clover's fifth leaf, there lives the devil. Asta, born into this world without the ability to harness mana, was granted the mysterious and powerful ability called Anti-Magic from his five leaf grimoire, the talent to cancel or otherwise nullify all spells or attacks targeting him. Unfortunately-

Silhouettes of the Dark Triad's Vanica, Dante and Zenon are all shown with a brilliantly flaming tree of sorts behind them.

Narrator: The members of the Spade Kingdom's Dark Triad all possess powers granted to them by devils from the underworld and use them to launch a heinous invasion on their neighboring countries of Clover, Heart and Diamond. Gaining the strength from belief in himself and from the support of his friends-

Visuals of all the major players from Yuno, Tyrus and Noelle, and all nine of the Magic Knights Captain are displayed behind Asta as he races toward the Dark Triad and a malicious giant presence, riding on the Demon Slayer Sword.

Narrator: Asta continues to fight hard and passionately for the safety of this world.

(A Very Long Time Ago.... Long Before Asta, Noelle, Tyrus and Yuno's Legends Came to Be....)

In a place that very distant and different from the Clover Kingdom we know it in today's time. However this land wasn't being told from the present day but rather it was a story being woven by Asta's inner devil who the aforementioned Black Bull found himself suddenly combating after his superior, Vice Captain of the Black Bulls Nacht Faust summoned him in an effort for Asta to subjugate and control his power for the war against Spade.

Devil: Devils are born in the underworld. And from the first breath you took, you were given a spot in the pecking order and no matter how weak or powerful you seemed to be, there was no feasible way ever change it. Since like you, when I was born with no magic, obviously, I was naturally put at the bottom and harassed for it. Every day of my life, I spent covered my own blood and bruises because I was weak.

Random Devil: HAHAHAHAHAHA! YOU'RE SO WEAK AND PITIFUL, I'M ACTUALLY LOSING FUN BEATING THE SHIT OUTTA YOU!

Two random devils chose violence on this day and decided to beat up on a kid version of Asta's devil for shits and giggles, when the other of the two devils look up miserly at the purple sky above and what appeared to be a gate holding them prisoner.

Random Devil: If only THAT didn't exist. Every devil wishes they could move up into the human world. But the underworld's gates stop us from even getting through. So in the meanwhile... the strong will oppress the weaker devils and the weak will oppress anyone or thing weaker than even themselves. That's the just real grasp of how shitty our lives are.

A larger devil stops the one that was beating the ever loving hell out of the Anti-magic Devil, and instead of putting him through physical pain he decided taunting him verbally was the better option. Maybe then he would garner a reaction from it.

Lanky Devil: That's it, go and cry for my amusement, you little bitch. SCREAM FOR MERCY LIKE ALWAYS, BRAT! NEHAHAHAHA-

Devil: Back then, I never really cared for anything. Not even if I died or somehow survived all of that torture.

Lanky Devil: YOU BRAT!? YOU DARE FIND SOMETHING FUNNY IN MY MIDST?!

Feeling his satisification wasn't being nearly raised high enough, he chucks the snickering devil towards the Underworld Gate, hoping his death would bring a painless end to his existence.

Devil: I was hoping that by crashing into the gate, I would die and my body would shatter. But-

He instead hoping for the sweet embrace of death, goes through the gate after contacting it, being transported to.... some place.

Devil: Since I didn't have any magic, I wound up slipping right through the gate before I could even registered what happened, I was in the human world. I don't know maybe... it was because I was helpless. But because I was exhausted from all those one-sided ass kickings I had to endure.... but I didn't give a shit about humans one way or another. Still...

Human: LOOK OVER THERE, IT'S GOT HORNS ON ITS HEAD! COULD IT BE-

Human: IT'S A DEVIL, GET BACK OR HE'LL CURSE US ALL!

He couldn't understand what was going on, here he was limping, severely beaten and bruised.... yet these people feared him? Well he was a devil, so he understood somewhat but he hadn't done a fucking thing to these clowns, they were better off minding their own business.

Human: SOMEONE CALL THE MAGIC KNIGHTS, THEY'LL DEAL WITH HIM!

Devil: It didn't take long before those so called Knights, who weren't lacking for any powerful magic in their own right caught up to me and beat me all over again. I was battered to the point of no return, and so my body started to naturally shut down on its own. Tasting my own blood, I was ready to welcome Death's Grip on me.

Devil: Finally.... at least my pointless life'll be extinguished forever.

He began to close his eyes, the tightening grip of death having been mortally wounded setting in with him at long last but before he could officially write himself off, he hears more footsteps coming into his general direction.... but instead of being assaulted or even wounded worse than before... he actually couldn't recall as the blood loss he was suffering forced him to pass out. Soon, the blasting of the sun's rays began to hit this adolescent devil, who was covered all in bandages. As he begins to open his eyes, he hears a woman humming to herself who turned around and exuded relief and happiness, seeing his rapidly improving condition.

Woman: You're awake? Oh thank the heavens! My name is Licita, it's very nice to meet you, young fella! I figured after the poor condition, you'd be way safer in my house.

He tooks a look at Licita and outside of the obvious difference in gender and even height, she looks exactly like his opponent in the present day, Asta. Her hair is well kept, short with a spiked cowlick and like Asta's was a ashy blondish and gray fusion, had gleaming green eyes and athletic figure to herself. And she was a chipper spirit. The devil despite being thoroughly taken care of, immediately tries to get out of the bed just Licita talks him down.

Licita: It's all right, little guy. You can relax, I'm not here to hurt nor would I even entertain that idea. And on the bright side, no one's hunting for you and this place is so far out, they wouldn't think to come here looking for you. You see, I just used my magic ability a few seconds ago.

She pulls a cork out of a tiny bottle and a few seconds later, sticks of various shapes and sizes pop out in a cloud of dust.

Licita: If something doesn't have mana, I can then use my ability to put it into and take it out of whatever I put in. And I just so happened that I found you while I was gathering some firewood for my home, so I took this little bottle you see before you and popped ya in there.

The devil gives her a bewildering look just as Licita continues to explain away.

Licita: You can imagine how shocked I was, really! I mean, one other day, I came across this five-leaf grimoire, but stumbling across an actual real-life devil?! That was even more shocking and surprising than before!

Devil: I hope you know you're weird as hell, lady. Shouldn't you, I don't know, be more afraid of me?

Licita waves him and continues to revel in her newfound amusement and shock.

Licita: Now why I would I worry about a little kid, a cute one at that, who's all beaten up? After all, it's not like you have any magic on you, right?

Devil: Sure, sure, but aren't all humans supposed to hate us humans, and vice versa.

Licita: Tsk, tsk, that's a horrible way to look at it. Sure some human may harbor disdain and hatred for you. But you're not the only one.

A snake, whether it was venomous or non-venomous, we'll leave it up to you to interpet, slithers down ever so casually behind Licita, hoping to strike a quick yet painful bite on her, suddenly doesn't feel so good, and all the even quicker, falls to the ground dead, with a heavy thud.

Licita: You see? My magic can sap magic and in turn life, anything that gets too close to me is in the danger zone, so to speak. Take that poor snake you're looking at right in front of us. And I can't help it since I don't have an off switch. Hence why I live in this cottage alone. I try to keep my distance away from the villages nearby, so that I don't bother anyone or drain their magic. BUT YOU-

She points a finger at the injured devil, that sparkle truly never leaving Licita's eyes.

Licita: You luckily don't even have any mana on you for me to drain. And would you look at that? It doesn't even look like I'm draining your life force either. Could it be because... you're a devil? IT'S GOTTA BE DESTINY! I KNOW! What if I adopt you as my own son?

Devil: What the- adopt me? You're not being serious, are you?

Devil: A human woman, raising a devil as her own child? Surely this woman had to have been suicidal. I honestly couldn't wrap my head around it all but.... as time began to wear on, I began.... to trust her.

Licita: Come on, hurry up, we're gonna miss it!

Over the next couple of weeks, slowly yet surely Licita and the devil began to bond, breaking his icy cold and reserved nature, doing such activities like fishing.

Licita: WOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! DINNER BABY!

Him eating.....

Licita: Huh?

Devil: That damned human.....

Celebrating the fall months, the leaves changing colors and subsequently taking their descent from grace.

Licita: HAHAHAHAHA! IT'S ALL SO PRETTY!

Devil: I couldn't believe nor accept she would open her heart to a devil child like me. Born in a dark, hopeless, pit of despair. Cursed my own existence... that woman... Licita, she changed my world for the better.

Licita: Remember, just because you're a devil, it doesn't automatically mean you were born evil or are some sort of evil being at heart! Trust me, kiddo. I know for a fact and without a shadow of a doubt, you're a good guy! Hell, thanks to you.... I don't have to live my life alone anymore! You saved me... Liebe!

Liebe: Wait... I saved... you? GUHHHH-!

But before he could do anything like run into her arms or of that particular vein...... a sharp pain hits his head and numbness is all he feels next.

Liebe: GRRRR......... AHHHHHHHHH!

Licita: Liebe! WHAT'S WRONG ARE YOU OKAY?!

Liebe/?: MY NAME IS.... LUCIFERO!

Licita: What?!

Suddenly black plumes explode from Liebe's very essence as this monstrosity roars to life, taunting the mana-draining beauty who took on a devil as her adopted son.

Lucifero: AND TO ACTUALLY THINK I WOULD FIND A DEVIL OUT HERE IN THE HUMAN WORLD WHO HADN'T MADE A CONTRACT WITH ANYONE YET. JUST MY LUCKY DAY! WHAT A TIME TO LOOK AROUND!

Fear had struck itself into Licita's heart and mind, witnessing this... whatever the hell this thing was that hit her son with such a rush..... they were having a heart to heart and this intruder was wreaking Liebe's body. But for Liebe.... the voice racking in his brain.... was all too familiar.

Liebe: One... of the highest-ranking devils... LUCIFERO! And he's gaining control of my body!

Lucifero: AHAHAHAHAHA! What a wonderful day! IF I CAN PLAY MY CARDS RIGHT, I'M SURE THERE'S A WAY I CAN USE THIS PATHETIC STAIN ON THE WORLD TO MANIFEST INTO THE HUMAN---

Licita: THAT IS ENOUGH OUTTA YOU! GET OUT OF LIEBE, RIGHT NOW!

Lucifero simply laughs at her pleas, dismissing her while still attempting to possess Liebe for his sinister ambitions!

Lucifero: HAHAHAHA! WHAT A BRAVE YET VERY FOOLISH WOMAN, UNAWARE OF THE TROUBLE THAT BREWS IN FRONT OF HER! I may have not full control over my powers but I will tell you right now, you're still no match for me- what?!

He then notices Licita's arms are lit ablaze and before he knew it, his near endless mana was starting to be drained away because of her.

Lucifero: INCONCEIVABLE! She... she's draining my mana! You must have a death wish, cretin. YOU WILL PAY, INSIGNIFICANT HUMAN WORM!

Liebe: Don't you dare hurt Licita!

Licita: YOU WON'T WIN THIS FIGHT, I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT MUCH!

She flashes back to the day... where she made one of the most difficult no person should be forced into making.... having to abandon her own child. While Licita realized the more than anything she'd move mountains in keeping her baby, she dually figured out her mana draining abilities would bring horrific consequences for her dear son. Thinking of a certain magic-less wonder who would inherit her boisterous, energetic personality and overall aura, she stared down the bodiless evil hellbent on taking Liebe's soul and body, screaming defiantly at the top of her lungs-

Licita: I WON'T LET GO! NOT THIS TIME! I REFUSE TO LET GO OF MY SON!

But all the defiance would earn wasn't her devil-son back but rather....

PLLLLLLLSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH!

A massive arm right through her abdomen, blood spurting all over the ground. Which as you could imagine traumatized Liebe to the ends of the earth.....

Licita: HRRRRRRKKKKKKKKKK!

Liebe: M-MOMMMMMMMM!

Lucifero: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Licita: S-screw you, bastard! I WILL NOT LET GO! YOU WON'T.... TAKE MY SON!

And after hacking up a cups' worth of blood and screaming at Lucifero, with a defiant wail, she pushes harder and expels Lucifero from Liebe's body, shocking even the high ranking devil.

Lucifero: IMPOSSIBLE! To think such a insignificant bug.... a mere fleshbag... COULD STAND IN MY WAY! No matter, this doesn't interfere with my plans in the slightest- I can't be seen interacting with a lower devil anyhow. When the time is right, I shall return in due time and only then shall the entire world know the power of Lucifero!

He vanishes in thin air, leaving the devastated Liebe to return unharmed, but being hugged by slowly dying Licita..... and there was nothing he could do about it.

Liebe: Licita..... no.... don't tell me.. are you-

Licita: Please forgive me... Liebe. I guess I was acting kinda selfish and stupid just now, wasn't I? This is the only way I could think of protecting you, from that insidious monster just now. I'm going to use the power of my five-leaf grimoire and I'm going to seal you up, you're going to be safe... my son.

Liebe doesn't know how to register the fuckfest that was him being possessed, Licita rushing to save him and her being impaled by Lucifero's arm.

Licita: By the time someone comes across it and releases you... I'm sure you would've gotten a lot bigger and stronger. Please.... for me... grow and live, Liebe. I love you, my devilish sweet little boy.

She begins to cry, knowing she was mere minutes away from the sweet embrace of death. It was a miracle she had survived this long after the wound, considering her organs and guts had been violently destroyed on impact.

And it was at that moment, he began to illuminate, tears flowing freely from his own face, albeit he didn't realize it.

Liebe: But.... MAMA!

Was all he could register, before he was indeed sealed up within the grimoire.... Licita took one last breath and she fell down... dying a sacrificial death.... which brings us back to today as he stared down the spitting of Licita, her teenaged son, Black Bull Magic Knight, Asta.

Liebe: LOOK HERE, LOSER! JUST GIVE UP AND HAND ME YOUR GODDAMN BODY!

Asta: His... ki. It's rising with his anger..... it's also riddled with hatred and dare I say.... sadness! Listen, I'm sure you have your own reasons to hate the devils, just like I do. I'll try to accept them and figure out... just what you're so mad about! And only then.... WILL I BEAT YOU!

Liebe: YOU GOTTA BE FUCKING KIDDING ME, YOU GODDAMN IDIOT!

Asta: WOAH!

Liebe: YOU REALLY THINK YOU'RE GONNA CONTROL ME WITH ONE ARM, YOU STUPID SON OF A BITCH!?

The attacks come more frenzied, and thanks to him snatching Asta's Demon Slayer sword it was impossible to get any breathing room on Asta's side of the fight. Asta successfully avoiding in being skewered by his primary weapon and mode of combat, begins his idea of a counterattack, even getting in a headbutt and a couple of shots that rocked his power benefactor, sending Liebe sprawling to the ground.

Asta: YEAH I SAID IT! I MAY NOT HAVE MY OTHER ARM BUT WHO CARES WHEN I GOT PLENTY OF MUSCLE POWER LEFT TO SPARE?!

Liebe: TCH! YOU'RE A DEAD MAN!

Nacht: Interesting but unsurprising.... the devil fights with Anti-magic which is primarily used to nullify an opponent's spells and magic power. And because Asta had no magic to begin with, it's not really a much of threat to him. Yet even so.

Suddenly Asta's Grimoire begins to act out involuntarily when the Demon-Dweller and Destroyer swords come out to play!

Liebe: You're a bold fucker, BUT YOU'RE EVEN MORE DUMB IF YOU THINK I'M GOING TO LOSE TO PATHETIC HUMAN LIKE YOU!

And then Yami's katana started to rush out before Asta's mind registered the visual.

Asta: Captain Yami's katana! I can't let him get a hold of that! NOT SO FAST!

He motions for the katana, grabbing it by the blade, and because of the sharpening Yami put it through before he got kidnapped by Zenon Zogratis, Asta swore he could've felt blood being drawn at that very second but Liebe continually dismisses Asta, even laughing at his plight.

Liebe: WITHOUT MY ANTI-MAGIC, THAT SWORD YOU GOT IS COMPLETELY USELESS, NOTHING BUT CHUNKS OF STEEL! ARE YOU READY TO DIE!?

Liebe with nothing but anger and momentum, fires off the blades off one by one but Asta never truly one to know when to give up, makes a dangerous business decision of batting away his blades to the side before they could pierce his body but what he didn't know as he approached the devil, the sword in question, the Demon-Destroyer began rotating violently attempting to catch its master off guard.

Asta: TCCCHHHH! AHHH!

Liebe: I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOUR FUCKING PHYSICAL STRENGTH! NO MAGIC OR SPATIAL TRANSPORT EQUALS YOU BEING FUCKED IN THE WORST WAY, YOU STUPID BASTARD! WHICH MEANS YOU CAN'T BREAK THIS BLADE, AHAHAHAHAHAHA!

He expands the size of the Demon-Destroyer and sends it crashing down into Asta who struggles mightily just to force himself to a base.

Asta: GUH-HA!

Liebe: IF YOU CAN'T BEAT ME, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU STAND A DAMN CHANCE AGAINST A HIGH RANKING DEVIL, YOU STUPID FUCKER YOU?! DON'T KID YOURSELF, YOU IDIOT!

It was at that point, he began thinking about everything way back then.... the most tragic and horrific time in his life.... being sealed up by Licita after she had been brutally murdered by high ranking devil Lucifero after he tried to possess Liebe. Normally he'd go against doing what she did but at the same time.... he could do nothing but thank her and stew in his private thoughts.

Liebe: After everything that happened with Licita and Lucifero.... I was sealed away in the grimoire. Which meant I had no means of escaping my prison.

Liebe: THEY'RE GONNA PAY FOR THIS.... ALL OF THEM! I'LL KILL ALL OF THEM! I SWEAR TO YOU, LICITA.... No.... MOTHER!

Liebe: I spent all of that time in the Grimoire, silently cursing Lucifero to a painful and humiliating end after what he did to her. And all other devils who made my life a living hell..... and then it happened. I had gained the power of Anti-magic. The power and ability to nullify spell.

Liebe: HEHEHEHEHH! THIS IS IT, THE POWER I NEEDED TO TAKE DOWN THAT BASTARD LUCIFERO! THIS IS HOW I EXACT MY REVENGE AGAINST ALL DEVILS! YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Then one day... the five-leaf Grimoire choose a human, a human with no mana at that as its new master... As fate had it, this kid turned out to have no magic as well. And at that point, I realized if I ever stood a chance of getting out of this grimoire and get back out into the human world, I needed to use him as a host. Shit if I could, I'd like to take over his entire body.

Liebe: WHEN WILL YOU GET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK HEAD, KID?! IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN OR FIGURED IT OUT, EVERY DEVIL IN THIS WORLD IS A MASSIVE HOT PIECE OF SHIT, INCLUDING ME! WHICH IS WHY I'LL PERSONALLY MAKE SURE EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM AND THE ONES THEY POSSESS ARE DESTROYED! AND I'M GONNA USE YOUR BODY AS MY TOOL OF DESTRUCTION TO GET THE JOB DONE! I'M GONNA LET MY HATRED AND ANGER RUN WILD.... I WON'T STOP UNTIL THEY'RE ALL DEAD!

Asta: Heheheh, that so, yeah? You know somethin', pal. Real talk.... I think I finally am beginning to understand you a little bit! So that's how you feel about everything? THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW YOUR STANCE!

Liebe looks confused but soon the alarm starts to ring when he notices the Demon-Destroyer getting pushed back up ever so slightly.....

Liebe: Huh? What the hell are you going on about now?

Asta simply roars, his struggle now producing a comeback of sorts after being driven into the ground by his own blade, sending Destroyer spiraling into of the pillar catacombs, even destroying a few skulls off the impact from the blunted weapon.

Asta: Hahahahaha!

Liebe: Look already! Just give up, you can't win, you know you won't! You can't even use magic or Anti-magic so why even persist?! YOU'RE.... HISTORY!

Asta: You think so, huh?

Another barrage of swords rush Asta from every which way but time moved slowly and Asta telegraphed each attack Liebe, his inner devil launched at him!

Asta: Throw them all you like.... but I still dodged your swords! All I had to do really was focus on reading your ki there, big guy!

Learning from his good friend, Underwater Temple Guardian Kiato, Asta danced all over the battleground, bobbing and weaving all three swords.

Liebe: DON'T YOU FUCK WITH ME!

Asta: You're right.... I may not have any magic like my friends and squad-mates. And even without you, I don't have my Anti-magic at all. But what you seem to forget and I need to freshen ya up on... is that I got the will to win. And it's thanks to that and my unbreakble bonds with all the amazing people I've met in my journey to becoming the next Wizard King!

Asta: Tyrus, Yuno and I we grew up... we were taken in by the church-people of Hage Village. Yuno and I on the same day, Ty a couple months later. And unlike them, I had not a single drop of mana! Yuno and Ty are cooler than me, literally speaking and they're both smarter than me! But they both still think of me as their worthy rival. And all three of us decided we'd fight and carve our own legacies to see who'd be the Wizard King! Having those two in my life inspired and rallied to keep getting better! Then I would meet Captain Yami at the Magic Knights Entrance Exam when it looked like I wouldn't get into a Magic Knight Squad, he took no pity on me but saw me as a project to craft and refine. And together with Tyrus when he could've joined the Silver Eagles, Coral Peacocks, Aqua Deer, Blue Rose, Crimson Lion Kings or Golden Dawn with Yuno, he chose me and we joined the Black Bulls! And without Tyrus, Vanessa, Magna, Luck, Finral, Noelle and the others, I wouldn't become half the person I am today! And it wasn't just them either, I've forged bonds with friends and enemies alike! There were a lot of tough battles.... hell even a few of the opponents I've tangled nearly came close to killing me but after that we became friends after all of the fighting! And some... of them didn't. But I won't forget any of them! BECAUSE EACH OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOW A PART OF MY LIFE AND THEY WILL ALWAYS BE!

Julius: Get results. Don't tell the people, prove to them you are indeed the strongest in the Kingdom.

Yuno: Must it take you so long to do everything, Asta? Hurry up and join us.

Tyrus: How dare you even assume you could beat either one of us.... AND BECOME THE NEXT WIZARD KING?!

Yami: Hey, I think I'm gonna need some backup... ASTA!

Thinking back on all the hellacious encounters he had in his entire life, Asta gritted his teeth and raced over to Liebe, Yami's katana still armed in his left arm as he unleashed a banshee-level scream to signal he was on the attack. Liebe desperately launches the Demon-Dweller sword at him but it's all in vain with Asta deflecting it all the way.

Liebe: NO WAY!

Using the real Licht's ability to reflect attacks to his opponents, Asta once again smirks and deflects another one of the swords away using Fanzell's method of training from so very long ago and it was safe to say, the devil was reaching his breaking point.

Liebe: QUIT IT, DAMNIT! JUST LOSE ALREADY, YOU PUNK!

Taking on his signature weapon, Asta once again bullies the Demon-Slayer from his personal space, as an apparition of Mars appears behind him.

Asta: Ya see, even after the five-leaf Grimoire showed up in my life. Even after figuring out I could use Anti-magic... I trained like an absolute madman. It was my only source of getting strong! I wanted to be as strong as all of those those amazing fighters... HELL EVEN BETTER THAN THEM, IN FACT! The good guys and even the occasional bad guys! I KEPT PUSHING PAST MY LIMITS!

Liebe: SHUTTTTTT UPPPPPPP!

He once more and desperately launches the Demon-Slayer blade at him from a vertical positioning in the air but yet again, Asta deflects and sends it flying! Racing at Liebe, he continues to bat away all of his rogue blades and just as Liebe armed himself with the Demon-Dweller, the blade collides with Yami's katana, and a brilliant light show ensues. But ultimately, Asta's strength proves way too much for the Anti-magic devil!

Asta: RAHHHHHHHHHHH! HAAAA!

Asta then immediately breaks his guard slicing through his actual arm that had been stolen by Liebe as Yami talks to his pupil spiritually.

Yami: Ha... Don't tell me THAT was the best you could muster, Asta. I know yer so much more capable than that, kid. Light him the hell up!

Asta: RIGHT, CAPTAIN YAMI!

The blades continues to light up, sparks flying all over the place with each strike and clash as Nacht looked on naturally, but a smirk creeping onto his face.

Nacht: It doesn't matter how hard you train, your body still has limits. You don't stand a chance the way you are now... but in the same breath.... all that hard work, it might just pay off.

Asta steadily overwhelms Liebe, only being able to knick and dice as he still only had one arm but even then he parried a majority of the devil's moves, even being able to go up low and high to slash Liebe vertically across his collarbone.

Liebe: FUCKKKK!

Asta: I'm a human with no magic to his name, but that isn't all I am when you're facing off against me! I FOUGHT AGAINST A LOT OF INCREDIBLY TOUGH AND POWERFUL WARRIORS... AND EACH ONE OF THEM TAUGHT ME SOMETHING NEW!

Liebe: Huuhhhhh... a mere human isn't going to stop me! Get that bullshit outta my face, kid! NOT AFTER HOW MUCH I CURSED..... THEM! I WAS ALL ALONE THAT WHOLE TIME! ALL- GAHAAAA!

Asta draws back Yami's katana and lightly brushes the tip of the blade across Liebe's chin but due to his massive advantage in physical strength, is able to send the devil flying across the room, with Liebe landing hand on his back, the fight now over and Asta the victor.

Asta: HA..... HA.... HA.... I beat you.... IT'S OVER!

And honestly, Liebe couldn't argue either... It was Hatred versus Determination and Grit...... and his hatred for Lucifero and all other devils was just barely bested by the impossible dream... and then a collar appeared around his neck. With the chains supporting it pulling him down harshly!

Nacht: Very well done, Asta.

Asta: Huh?

Nacht: With you defeating the devil, the preparations for the ritual at hand are now complete. The next step that stands between us and Spade, is to form a contract with your devil. After that, you will have total and complete control over him. And you can relax, compared to the fighting portion, this part is relatively easy. Simply think... "Obey me" from now on and from this moment, you're going to have a familiar aid on your side. To follow your every whim and command. That is the only way you can become the ultimate warrior, decimate the Dark Triad, prevent Lucifero from emerging into this world and free Captain Yami in addition to Captain Vangeance of the Golden Dawn.

Asta looks at his defeated comrade and truthfully didn't want to subject Liebe to such an embarrassing prospect but at the same time.... it was his fatigue and Liebe telling him essentially to get stronger that got Yami kidnapped by Zenon.

Asta: Right... here we go. Starting from this moment on.... we should... BE FRIENDS! Hey... what's the matter? Devils don't even know how to be friends? Okay how can I explain this....

Liebe: You're horrible at jokes, kid. Stick to fighting and screaming like a madman.

Nacht: Hang on a second... Are you attempting to form an equal contract with your devil, rather than a master and servant contract?

Asta: Yep! That's what I want to do, Vice Captain Nacht. I mentioned this earlier, but at the same time I could never have made it this far... without his help. Thing is, I never stopped to learn anything about him or what he went through, even though in a sense he's been with me and the Black Bulls for such a long time! If we're gonna make this thing work and even hope to beat the Dark Triad, then I don't want to it lording over him. We NEED to become friends.

And at that point, Nacht was through with the Asta's notions.

Nacht: What're you talking about? There's no real guarantee that this particular devil will even agree to something so foolish or sentimental, let alone pay you any mind. Do you expect that type of contract to work out? There's nothing BINDING about that!

Asta: Don't think I don't hear you? It's fine though. Remember how he kept talking about wanting to kill me and take over my body? I can tell from the moment he stole my swords, that he wasn't fighting me with everything he had for real. He put on a show and yet, I knew for a fact that he was holding back! You... can't kill anybody, can you? What you can do though, is get angry and I mean really angry for someone else's sake! THAT'S WHY YOU AND I SHOULD EXACTLY WORK TOGETHER AS EQUALS!

Suddenly the collar around Liebe's neck begins to fizzle out of existence with steadily declaring his intent.

Asta: This is no longer a devil-binding ritual.... It's ummm.... a devil-befriending ritual!

Gimodelo: He's not really the sharpest tool in the drawer... is he, Master Nacht?

Nacht: Heh. I suppose not, Gimodelo.

Asta: If you ask me, we've got the same enemies, that's what it sounds like!

Asta then extends his arm to Liebe.

Asta: So whaddya say, you want to team up with me? RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!

Liebe: This is fucking nuts, to be honest. You've had your moments but I honestly didn't think you could be this insane or stupid to trust me... I'm still not sure if this was meant to be my destiny or if it's even real.... but- Oh by the way? I don't think you ever gave me your name. So what do I call you?

Licita: Oh by the way! I don't think I ever got your name there, kiddo!

Liebe: Eh? What are you going on about?

Licita: Oh my, you don't have one, do you? That's fine by me, let me pick one for you! Hmmm... OH I GOT IT! How about I call you.... Liebe? Starting today, your new name is Liebe!

He looks Asta up and down, and it's those same green eyes Licita had that it was really all the confirmation he needed.

Liebe: There's no more doubting it... this is Licita's son..... Hahahahahahaha! You can call me.... Liebe.

He then immediately grabs his hand, and the two shake on it, renewing the promise if for various reasons and after a quick light show, a tattooed bracelet with various inscriptions appears on both Asta's and Liebe's wrists, shocking the Black Bull.

Asta: Woah, wicked! What am I looking at- NO WAY I GOT MY ARM BACK WOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO! THANKS SO MUCH BUDDY!

Nacht: And with that, the contract is officially complete. I will not lie Asta, you've done something truly unprecedented. As disciplined as you are in battle, I didn't expect a foolish move to occur on your end. However, you made the right decision, Asta. Even so... making the right decision doesn't mean you're always going to be rewarded. Which is why we are going, you need strength. To keep evil from prevailing. Two days, Asta. We have two days until we launch our counterattack on the Dark Triad and Spade Kingdom. Think you can become the strongest Magic Knight within the next forty-eight hours?

Asta: YES SIR!

Liebe: Ehhhhh?

Meanwhile back Elysia.... the group that had failed to curb Vanica and her Dark Disciples stand in front of a tree with a massive door wedged or rather built to it with the former members that made up the Third Eye and Patry stand behind them... ready to train over the course of the next two days to get their lick back and save Loropechika.

Noelle: Loropechika.... no matter what it takes... I will save you from Vanica and Megicula. This will not end until I kill the both of them.

Tyrus: You just hang in there. The calvary will be there before you know it... but we need to get stronger first.

Noelle: LISTEN UP EVERYONE! LET'S GET IN THERE AND GET READY! THIS TRAINING WE'RE ABOUT TO DO-

Tyrus: It's life or death in terms of what we're about endure to save Loropechika... so train hard, do whatever it takes to get stronger and when Patry, Fana, Vetto and Rhya get done with us.... it's time to make Vanica and Megicula regret EVER coming to fuck with us! And we're going to do it-

Noelle and Tyrus: TOGETHER!

Everyone nod and smack their game faces on as Tyrus wraps his hand around Noelle's who returns the gesture as their fingers interlace with one another just as we get a look at Gaja, in a beautiful forest belonging to the Heart Kingdom not too far away from Elysia, attuning himself to the very life and fauna around the Spirit Guardian focused on the same objective. Soon, the focus is then placed on the remaining Black Bulls, Gauche now in his regularly scheduled outfit just as he, Vanessa, Finral and Grey stop shy of the hideout doors, their intent clear in saving both Yami and William.

Finral: We can win! Captain Yami... hang in there, Sir. Even if they're crazy strong and sadistic, we've fought way worse and we're going to push past our limits, like we always do... CAUSE WE'RE THE BLACK BULLS. Isn't that right, Yami?

And then... everyone is seen preparing in their own special way... from Magna and Zora training in a forest, Julius and Marx looking out of the window hoping for the safe return of his two former Aqua Deer squad members who blossomed into Squad Captains, to Fuegoleon and Nozel running through the ranks of their respective squads in the Crimson Lion Kings and Silver Eagles, even with Nozel and his two remaining siblings staring at their late mother Acier, hoping she would be watching from the heavens as they embarked on their next suicidal quest. The other captains are shown from Charlotte staring out of the Blue Rose headquarters solemnly as she steadied worries about both her strained crush Yami and her very own subordinate in Selene, to Rill finishing his art of the adult version of Charmy. Jack and Kaiser are shown next up with Dorothy shown to be sleeping as she gathered her strength for the war against Spade. And Mereoleona bathing in the Yultim Volcanic lava, cracking her all too signature smile ready to hand out ass beatings for free and only the pettiest of reasons.

Yuno: HA.... HA.... HA..... HA.... I'm training as hard as I can so that I can beat Zenon the next time we meet on the battlefield. But I'm not getting the results I want! And we only have two days before we launch this mission. You can stop hiding.... I know you're out there.

Langris is then shown to have been spying on Yuno, the preceding Vice Captain of the Golden Dawn hearing all of the commotion of Yuno's pity fiesta.

Langris: You got me.... I figured I could be useful to have a Spatial Magic user on hand to spar with. You have two days, no? It's only fair that I help you with your training if you're going to embarrass this Zenon you keep mumbling about.

Yuno: Trust me now. I'd rather prefer to train on my own. But this is something that affects the entirety and future of the Golden Dawn. And I know you've been improving your skills, too. So, I'll be accepting your offer, Langris.

Langris: Still the ever insolent brat, aren't you, Yuno? But at least being a Vice Captain has made you more straightforward.

Yuno nods.... as he focuses on the man responsible for killing over 60 percent of the Golden Dawn as a few more fatalities were accounted for the days after the attack with some succumbing to their injuries despite fighting for so long. The long last royalty of House Grinberryall was ready to slide for the fallen and Captain Vangeance.

Yuno: I'm going to save Captain Vangeance, and avenge those killed.... Zenon, your days are numbered. Because I'm coming to take your soul... with interest!

Asta: ALL RIGHT! HANG IN THERE, CAPTAIN YAMI! NO MATTER HOW TOUGH THESE CLOWNS ARE, I'LL SURPASS MY LIMITS AND BEAT THEM ALL! I WILL SAVE OUR KINGDOM AND PROTECT THE ENTIRE WORLD FROM THEM AND THESE DEVILS!

In this place and world where magic is everything.... there lives one boy who was brought into it without any magic... However despite the many challenges he has faced or continues to face.... Asta will continue to work hard and refuses to give up. He and his childhood friends and rivals train through blood, sweat, tears and trial by combat in hopes of one day, beating them and becoming the next Wizard King.

Sister Lily on this day had been hanging and drying the kids laundry when she looks back of her to see a flashback of her younger days, no more than being 15-20 years old with kids versions of Asta, Tyrus and Yuno looking at the Demon Skull.

Asta then once more grips his captain's katana, holding it up high and far.... thinking about everyone that had ever graced his life..... he was doing it for them and proving that despite being a no-name, no-magic possessing trash.... you could make ANYTHING in your dreams become a reality, he was living proof of that. And these next two days would be child's play compared to what he was going to do in Spade.

F.W.C. 6,848 Words.

AND SCENE. THAT BRINGS US TO THE ANIME FINALE OF KILLER ICE! IT HAS BEEN A MARVELOUS BLAST ADAPTING WHAT HAS TRULY BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE ANIMANGA ALL TIME. NOT JUST BIG THREE, OR NEW GEN BUT ALL TIME. YEAH I SAID IT..... Now before I go and start adapting the manga (which will arguably be tougher than the anime because I have to select what chapters will constitute a whole chapter here... some may consist of three manga chapters, others six, and sometimes two.) So I wanted to leave you with some questions that I feel needed answering let's do them here and now.

1) Was Ice Magic always going to be Tyrus's magic? My answer is yes, until I found out his name translated loosely means Thunder.... so missed opportunity to make him a lightning mage, but I didn't want to take away from Luck.

2) Was Noelle always the love interest you had in mind for Tyrus? Yes. Don't get me wrong I do like Mimosa and Kahono, but ultimately Noelle was the person I felt best suited a possible romance for the kid. Their chemistry when I was writing in my eyes was undeniable, they bounce off of each other and it helps when you make the best girl of the animanga a little more vunerable than what we've seen.

3) Will she tell him that she loves him, because you know.... tsundere? You never know, they're still very much teenagers so neither really knows the true meaning of love. Maybe one of them gets seriously wounded and the other's forced to confess their love? You'll never know what I can cook up.

4) Was Tyrus always gonna be a Black Bull? Actually no.... when I was deciding his fate and said Golden Dawn, Coral Peacocks and Aqua Deer, I wanted to add the Silver Eagles to be honest so he'd be able to grow closer to Nebra, Solid and help the duo try to see the errors of their ways and like Yuno, have a meteoric rise through Nozel's ranks and maybe be his Vice Captain. But being Asta's right hand man and moving closer to Noelle won out.

5) Two magics? Yeah I wanted him to be the Todoroki of this book in a sense. Now keep in mind since he's just now finding out about, his Flame Magic is going to be relatively strong but much like Noelle in the beginnings of Black Clover, he'll have poor to decent control over it. So maybe Noelle takes him under her wing in terms of letting loose when appropriate just like he did for her? You never know!

6) When will you start adapting the manga?! WE WANNA KNOW! Probably Early September if not October, it's gonna be drag and challenge for sure. But I'm determined to see this end in 2025-2026 depending on how long the Manga continues to run for. And plus the Ultimate Wizard King/Magic Emperor arc awaits after all of this!

7) Any more questions, just ask HERE!

AND I'LL BE SEEING YOU SOON ON THE ROAD! Right now other projects will be taking priority.... but remember, PUSH PAST YOUR LIMITS!