Narrator: Threatened by a ruthless demon, humanity was on the brink of destruction. All seemed lost until a lone mage stepped forward and took up the fight. After his triumph, he was hailed as the Wizard King, and his story became legend.

After Noelle, Tyrus and Finral visited the former Diamond Kingdom fugitives Dominante Code, Fanzell Kruger and Mariella in a bid to help Asta and the recovery of his arms during the fight with Vetto The Despair after he placed an ancient curse on him. His only hope lay with the Queen in the Forest of Witches but.... Vanessa Enoteca, his teammate in the Black Bulls had other plans.

Dominante: The Queen is way more ruthless and sadistic than you could imagine. So much so that the Diamond Kingdom won't even chance a war with her in fear of mass casualties on their end. And there's no hope of reasoning with her, it's either the Queen's way or everyone dies.

However Asta's teammates remained resolute in the face of such a terrifying anecdote.

Noelle: We're going. We're not stopping until we heal Asta's arms.

Tyrus: I made a promise to him. We would have the most epic rivalry along with our other brother in our paths to becoming the Wizard King, I'd be a horrible rival if I don't do anything to help Asta out. No amount of how scary you make the Queen, we're not stopping here.

Speaking of Vanessa, who hailed from same forest demanded that her mother, The Queen of Witches teach her about ancient curse magic at the cost of her freedom.

Tyrus: DOMINANTE, LET'S FLY STRAIGHT IN!

Dominante: My thoughts exactly!

WOAHHHHH! NOOOOOO! AHHHHHHHH!

But when Asta and his friends realized the enormity of the sitaution and gravity of the Witch Queen's power..... Their main focus shifted towards Vanessa.

Noelle: Take your foot off of her, right now!

Asta: Vanessa's one of us and more importantly SHE IS OUR FRIEND! A MEMBER OF THE BLACK BULLS!

Tyrus: SO LEAVE HER ALONE AND GET THIS ENTIRE PLACE DESTROYED! YOUR MOVE, QUEENIE!

Witch Queen: Pitiful fools. What could such insignificant and imperfect creatures hope to do united and standing against the indomitable? And for her no less. Vanessa, like you all? Is powerless to escape her destiny, only hers won't be as final or gruesome as yours. This little picture paints the lovely divination that awaits you in your final moments.

A crystal red orb appears showing the group defeated if not killed with Finral laid out on his back, Mariella face first, Noelle and Tyrus laying next to one another, the latter severely bruised and a pool of blood seeping through his side, Fanzell struggling to breath and Dominante and Asta laid on top of one another with the latter's arms not repaired. She prepares to act on the vision shown but is suddenly struck with a different vision.

Witch Queen: I had not expected it to start soon. I knew they'd be coming soon, but now of all times? A most imperfect situation indeed, then again of course they'd choose a moment like this.... The Eye of the Midnight Sun.....

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Tyrus: I didn't quite catch that.... it sounded like you said Eye of the Midnight Sun there Queenie.

Noelle: What could they possibly want at a time like this?!

Tyrus: Nothing good, Noelle. I'm certain of it.

Asta: Why come to the Forest as a matter of fact?

Finral: You're not telling us tricks just to throw us off of our game so you could kill us, are you?

Witch Queen: Imperfect.

Tyrus: You really fancy that word.... imperfect.

The Queen is intense but speaks in an unworldly cold and calm tone. She looks at the Black Bulls and Diamond Kingdom exiles, her eyes now red and bloodshot.

Witch Queen: If I really wanted to kill all of you insignificant insects, I would've perfectly obliterated every single one of you with nothing but a snap of my fingers. Deceiving you would be beneath me.

She flicks her pointer finger up and a full sized version of her crystal ball pops up showing the Eye and one of its signature legionnaires on top of Salamander.

Asta: No way, it really is them! That big hairy guy that messed up my arms was a part of them as well, the Third Eye is not good, like end of the world bad!

Tyrus sweats a little bit, seeing Fana as his blood runs cold.

Tyrus: And look who's leading them.... One of the Third Eye, Fana.

Asta: No kidding, wasn't she the opposite of Love or something like that?

Tyrus: Something like that.... and knowing her? She probably got the drop that we were here, wanted to probably to get revenge for the mangy bastard Vetto's death.

Asta: If she's roaming around.... that's bad news! Like critically bad!

Everyone gasps at the revelation of the Eye of the Midnight Sun as Noelle focuses on Fana.

Noelle: Then if she's one of them... it's safe to say she's even stronger than Vetto was.

Tyrus: She, Vetto and that other clown, they fought Captain Yami to a standstill. Even shattered his katana into a dozen little pieces back when we were fighting Licht and his other little crony.

Finral: THIS IS NOT GOOD, WHY IS IT THAT I FINRAL ROULACASE AM ALWAYS SUBJECTED TO THIS CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT!

Whereas he had been on the verge of shitting his britches, The Witch Queen was on a different wavelength.

Witch Queen: Let them come, my vast and superior power will destroy every single one of those imperfect fools with perfect grace and destruction. Crows, tell my children.

Her murder's row of crows fly furiously towards the exit to sound the alarm a battle was about to brew. In the air, the Midnight Sun forces drew ever so closely to the forest as Cidane, the one who spied on the Black Bulls and Diamond exiles updated Fana on the situation.

Cidane: The witch who absconded with one of the Magic Stones is somewhere deep in the forest, Mistress Fana.

Her voice remains neutral, void of any emotion or logic with her mind fixated on one thing. REVENGE.

Fana: And the disgusting, abhorrent humans responsible for taking Vetto's life are somewhere in the forest as well.

Cidane: Very true, they must have been alerted to the presence of the magic stone as well.

Fana: They will pay with their lives. I shall burn and destroy this forest to nothingness, only then will I acquire the magic stone for Licht.

Cidane: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Very good, I'm positive Master Licht would be elated to hear this news himself, those humans should be located in the central chamber with the Queen of Witches. GO ON MISTRESS, BURN THIS FOREST AND ITS ENTIRETY TO THE GROUND!

Fana: Flame Sprit Magic, SALAMANDER'S BREATH!

Salamander: BrAUGHHHHHH!

As if on command, the spirit develops a massive fireball and shoots it at the center mass of the forest and immediately on impact devastates a large chunk of the forest, horrifying everyone who bore witness to Fana's incredible enhanced power. Structures begin collapse from the immensely hot temperatures, witches escaping by any means necessary.

RUN AWAY! GET OUT OF HERE! WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!

Asta: No.... the Forest!

Tyrus: One strike.... is all it took to obliterate a chunk of the forest. She's definitely one not to be screwed around with!

His entire being begins to run even colder, no doubt in response to her overwhelming mana and his own spirit responding to Salamander.

Kuroakami: Master....

Tyrus: I know... I know Kami.

Finral: That is.... some serious flame magic she's wielding.

Witch Queen: Salamander, a Flame Spirit. Despite the spirit not reaching in perfect form or potential, it's still very much powerful. And this other little human, he too wields a spirit though not as potent as Salamander. Stronger than any scrying I could have predicted. Could it be.... my ability is faltering? No, small imperfections beget larger imperfections!

She conjures another crystal ball which shows another army preparing to invade.

Asta: There's more of them?!

Noelle and Tyrus look at it and immediately recognize the one leading the separate invasion.

Noelle: No, it's... it's-

Tyrus: The Diamond Kingdom.

Mariella: Right... we're close to the border of the Diamond Kingdom.

Fanzell: Yeah.

Witch Queen: I see. So it's true then... I thought this to be a one-time incident but it's happened earlier than I could've predicted. The Forest, it's being breached by more than one entity- The Diamond Kingdom Army.

They all look towards the ball on the left to see a fully recovered Mars. The same person who had nearly taken the lives of Asta, Noelle and Tyrus back during their dungeon mission. The royal checks on the unconscious and slightly injured Vanessa.

Noelle: This can't be though... what could the Diamond Kingdom possibly want with the Forest?

Tyrus: It's a good question but I really don't want to know the answer, even if it's too predictable.

The Diamond Army that was being led by Mars are a ways back of the Eye of the Midnight Sun but it was very clear, their intentions were just as maligned and malignant than their fellow invaders. A blonde man with jet black and red pupils speaks aloud for everyone to hear his thoughts.

Ladros: Oh nuts, and just when I thought I was going to finally relax in the aromatherapy soak earlier today. What was the big emergency summoning for anyhow, Mars?

Mars: We've gotten special intel on the Third Eye. Apparently they're planning a full-scale attack on the Forest of Witches. While they attack and go after whatever they're after, we're to use the confusion and kidnap the Queen without incident or being detected.

Ladros: Why even bother when we both know this is going to result in victory for us? Seems like a massive waste of time to gather this many of our forces.

Mars: Because orders are orders.

Asta ans Tyrus intently look at the man largely responsible for almost taking theirs, Noelle and even the Golden Dawn's lives during the dungeon escapades as part of their second mission together.

Asta: Well, one thing we know. That guy is tough as nails, we fought him back in the dungeon.

Tyrus: Not to mention he about ended all three of our lives. I still can feel the pain from when his blade got into my guts the way it did.

Asta: Well it's awesome to see he's still alive.

Tyrus: You and I have very different stances on what's awesome and what's not.... You do realize we almost DIED putting him down the first time, yeah?

Finral: WHY DO I ALWAYS INVOLVE MYSELF IN THESE TYPES OF THINGS? I KNOW IT WAS A LONG SHOT IN THIS ENDING PEACEFULLY, BUT EVEN SO! WE JUST GOT FORCED INTO NOT ONE BUT TWO MAJOR BATTLES AGAIN! IS THIS JUST THE NORMALCY FOR US NOW?!

Whereas Finral had been shitting bricks in the face of potential life ending conflict, Fanzell had been for different reasons.

Fanzell: That boy... there's no way- I think that's Mars! And the other next to him must be Ladros...

His fiancée and first student look at him with curious and sympathetic looks as Asta grits his teeth.

Asta: Alright, let's protect the Forest of Witches! I can take the Eye of Midnight Sun and Diamond Kingdom.

Noelle: That's going to be tough on the account your arms are still broken.

Asta: I ALMOST FORGOT! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Noelle: Wow, Asta.... that's the whole reason we're here and you already forgot?

Tyrus: It's Asta, Noelle. It's not like he's some super genius. But even if we combined our might, these are two massive armies we're dealing with. I'm all for cockiness but not this time around.

Asta: It's not that, Ty. So much is going on, the adreanline is overriding any sense of logic right now and I forgot about my arms.

Fair enough.

Asta: COME ONNNNNNN!

Vanessa: Ughhh.. Where am I? Captain?

The usually drunk witch awakens from her semi-nap having been knocked out by her mother, The Queen and she registers Yami in her eyes but ultimately sees Asta and the gang in her front view.

Vanessa: Asta.... What are you doing here?

Asta: Vanessa! YOU'RE AWAKE, You had us all worried!

Noelle: Thank goodness!

Tyrus: Easy there, Nessa. You were knocked out by your mother, take it nice and slow.

Finral: Don't go scurrying off again. There's only so much stress a guy can handle in one go.

She turns to both sides to see Finral, Noelle and Tyrus all relieved to see she's okay.

Vanessa: Tyrus.... Noelle, Finral. And more familiar faces. And one of them.... is shirtless?

Fanzell: Um, yeah. I hope you can forgive this.

Mariella: It's his favorite thing to do, don't forgive him.

Fanzell: Will you please stop telling people that, it's a rather disgraceful talent.

Dominante: It's been far too long, Vanessa. Are you okay? We... actually came to the Forest of Witches to get the curse lifted off of Asta's arms too. Kinda hilarious we wound up in the same place, isn't it?

And off of that revelation from her "sister", everything came flooding back to the senior most Black Bull in the room before she was overwhelmed by her mother's immense magic.

Vanessa: Don't worry, Asta! I'm on it, I'm going to make a deal with the Queen and fix your arms as good as new and you'll be back in fighting shape!

Asta, however after hearing from the Queen herself what Vanessa was planning to do in order to ensure total order would be restored, had put his foot down.

Asta: Not happening, Vanessa!

Vanessa: What?

Tyrus: Your mother over there? She told all of us what you were planning to sacrifice, I'm with Asta! It's a no deal, Vanessa!

Asta: You were really going to sacrifice your own freedom and will to fix MY ARMS?! I'm sorry, but that's a big, fat, freaking no from me! I can't ask that of you, nor would I allow you to even consider it!

Vanessa: Are you serious right now- DO YOU KNOW HOW INCONSIDERATE AND SELFISH YOU SOUND RIGHT NOW, ASTA?! THIS IS OUR ONLY OPTION, YOU NUMBSKULLS!

Asta: AND YOU'RE ONE TO TALK! I'M NOT THE ONE BEING SELFISH HERE, IT'S YOU VANESSA! TRYING TO SNEAK BACK TO YOUR HOMELAND WITHOUT GIVING US A HEADS UP OR EVEN A NOTE?! AND WE'RE THE SELFISH ONES, THAT'S REAL RICH COMING FROM YOU!

Vanessa: AND WHAT WOULD HAVE DONE IN MY BOOTS, YOU LOUDMOUTHED LITTLE SHIT?! I'M WAITING FOR YOUR BULLETPROOF STRATEGY!

Finral, Noelle, Tyrus and the others look on in fear as the two Black Bulls go at it.

Finral: Come on Vanessa and Asta, let's not fight you two!

SHUT UP!

Finral: I AM YOUR SUPERIOR, YOU CAN'T JUST SHUT ME OUT!

Instead of arguing with Vanessa some more, Asta smirks and chuckles villainously.

Asta: Well.... haha, I don't need you to sacrifice anything! I got one last gamble to fall back on- HRrrnnnnnnn! AHHH!

He quickly but successfully rips all of the bandages off of his arms as a too familiar glow cascades around Asta. He summons whatever willpower he could muster to make his grimoire levitate.

Noelle: Asta, be careful!

Tyrus: You better know what you're doing, Asta!

Fanzell: I'm no doctor, but that definitely seems like the opposite of healing there, kid.

Mariella: You're right, Master. No way this doesn't end well.

Vanessa: What are you doing, Asta?!

Her question is answered as the Demon-Slayer sword starts to creep out of the Five Leaf Clover Grimoire.

THIS IS WHAT I'M DOING, CHOMP!

He suddenly and viciously bites down on the sword and to the horror of everyone and curiosity of the Queen, he brings the blade down on his injuries with a thunderous CLANG!

Asta: YEEOOOOOOOOOWWWWW! WHY DID I EVER THINK THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA?! OW, OW, OW IT HURTS SO BAD!

Tyrus: BROTHER!

Noelle: ASTA!

Vanessa: NOW WHAT THE HELL WOULD POSSESS YOU TO DO THAT?! THE CURSE THAT HORRID THIRD EYE GOON PUT ON YOU IS ALREADY LODGED DEEP INSIDE YOUR BODY, IT'S PART OF YOUR VERY ESSENCE, ASTA! IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW STRONG YOU ARE, YOUR ARMS ARE NEVER GOING TO HEAL JUST TO SOME ANTI-MAGIC OR ESCAPING YOUR FATE, SOME THINGS ARE JUST ABSOLUTE!

Asta: NGGGGHH! SOOOO, What you're sayin' is I'm stuck like this unless I clam up like a useless little man and let one of my good friends and teammates sacrifice herself?! WHAT KIND OF MAN WOULD I BE IF I WENT ALONG WITH SUCH A FOOLISH AND SUICIDAL PLAN, VANESSA?! HUH, ANSWER THAT FOR ME! IF FATE WANTS TO KICK ME IN THE STOMACH AND TAKE MY ARMS, THEN I SAY LET IT! BUT I WON'T LET MY TEAMMATES SACRIFICE THEMSELVES AND I HAVE A SAY IN IT! I'LL USE MY LEGS TO KICK FATE'S ASS!

She gasps as she suddenly gets sucked back into a past recalling between her and Yami.

Eh? You're telling me we wound up where we are because.... it was our fate? Yeah, right. Good Ol' Mr. Fate. Man, I hate that stuck up sumbitch, I'm surprised you don't. Why the hell would anyone in their right mind obey him? I live my life as freely as I want even if it means I gotta scrap and beat the ever loving shit outta fate next.

Vanessa: Of course... Captain Yami said that and something tells me it rubbed off on the kids as well, especially you Asta.

Asta: OBE MWORE TRY!

Tyrus: YOU IDIOT, STOP!

Vanessa uses her grimoire to summon thread to hold Asta's sword in place so that he couldn't bring any more harm to himself.

Vanessa: He's right, don't be stubborn for once Asta! Listen to me and listen good, friends don't exist to be sacrificed! Friends, they help overcome a fate you didn't even think you could best on your own!

Asta: Huh?

Vanessa: That's right, that's why I'm here in the first damn place. I never intended to just toss my life by the wayside. You all want to hear my plan, huh? I was going to trick the queen, get your arms healed and then get the hell out of dodge before she came after me in a bloody rampage. All which ended in getting your anti-magic power back.

Noelle: Um.

Tyrus: Nessa... not to be that guy. But-

Vanessa: Shit... I said that out loud, didn't I? I mean, whaaaaat?

Asta: Really? Why didn't you say so earlier?

Finral: Well she definitely didn't have to say it now....

Tyrus: I can never tell with that queen, is that her poker face or what?

Noelle, however while her insides were wracked with fear as if her eldest siblings were there, put on the brave face everyone else seemingly had been lacking in the moment Vanessa had revealed her true intentions.

Noelle: Look, Queen of Witches or whatever your go by. If you can heal Asta and by extension Tyrus who's also injured? Stop standing around with that damn poker face of yours and do it already. Or did your forget? Hundreds of your daughters out there are being slaughtered by the Eye of the Midnight Sun and YOUR Forest is in imminent danger. Asta's foaming at the mouth to get out there and help them and you're just going to let them die?! Those two teammates of mine may be idiotic and too macho for their own good, but they're two of the strongest people that I know! If you can fix them up properly, they'll be a huge ally to quelling the Midnight Sun's antics. Besides wherever Asta and Tyrus go, we all follow them! You're outnumbered here, you'll need every last scrap of extra muscle you can muster. You're the queen, so make the smart choice- and let us help you and save the forest.

They all nod at her at riveting speech and Tyrus looks at her as he chuckles as he stand side by side with the Silva Royal.

Tyrus: Look at you, Noelle. Revving everyone up, thanks we all needed that. You heard her Queenie, the sooner you heal Asta, the sooner that this whole insurrection gets put down. We might go down but damned if we don't go down without taking a few of these arrogant bastards with us. We help you, save your home and Win the Day. Noelle made a lot of great points, we can stop these invasions here and now but you're lacking of any help.

She looks dead into the eyes of the two defiant Third Class Junior Knights as if her eyes are almost piercing Noelle and Tyrus's souls but she ultimately for the moment caves in.

Witch Queen: It is true that the strength of my daughters would prove... rather imperfect against foes like the Diamond Kingdom and Eye of the Midnight Sun. Very well, I shall lend you my aid and the heal the ones you call Asta and Tyrus. I will not only repair the injuries they have previously suffered in combat to full restoration but I shall also repair them beyond full robustion than ever before.

Tyrus: Hold on... you can actually do that? I mean-

Asta: We're gonna be as big and buff as Captain Yami is?!

Mariella: She said "robust" not buff. That doesn't mean you neccesarily will get bigger than you already are.

Asta: AW, WHY'D YOU HAVE TO RUIN IT?! PLEASEEEE!

Mariella: Why are you asking me?

Tyrus: What part of the Queen's statement made it out to seem like we were gonna be freaks of nature, Asta? Come on, big bro, seriously.

Vanessa: I'm impressed Noelle and Tyrus. You two have a lot of guts talking to the Queen of All Witches like that.

Dominante: Truly, I don't think I ever seen anyone stand to such immense and terrifying power like that well... in forever.

Tyrus: Please, you should be thanking Noelle. She's the one who started it, she's always been.... passionate when it comes to her fellow rookies.

Noelle: Ga- ah! Shut up, Tyrus! It's the perks of being royalty. OOOOHHHHH WHAT WAS I THINKING, MY LEGS ARE ON JELLY RIGHT NOW, IT'S A GOOD THING TYRUS WAS BY MY SIDE WHEN HE WAS!

Tyrus: Ah there it is, that unflappable confidence of Noelle Silva through and through. How do you do it, Your Royal Highness?

Witch Queen: Hm hm... rejoice while you can. But come what may at the end of all this. Both my foolish daughter Vanessa and the power of the brat's anti-magic sword WILL. BE. MINE. Now Blood Recovery Magic, Curse Breaking Blood Filled Cocoon.

Two massive pulsating cocoons form at her behest, enveloping both foster brothers.

Tyrus: Whoa!

Asta: Ty!

Suddenly all their wounds begin to disappear.

Asta: My arms! They feel so light, THIS IS AWESOMMMMME!

Tyrus: And my shoulder.... I can fully move it again!

Noelle looks at her squadmates remarking in how quickly they were healed.

Noelle: That spell... it's too advanced and quick as well! No question or argument as to why she's the Queen of Witches.

Tyrus: OHHHHHH BABY THAT'S THAT GOOD SHIT! ASTA!

Asta: TYRUS?!

Tyrus: HUG ME-

Asta: HUG ME BROTHER! WE ARE OFFICIALLY BACK IN THE GAME!

They hug it out as Asta then quickly flails his arms around to show the free movement he was getting once again and had longed for.

Asta: LOOK GUYS, LOOK AT WHAT I CAN DO! HAHAHAHAHA!

Tyrus: PSSH, THAT'S NOTHING, I CAN FINALLY SCRATCH THAT DAMNED ITCHY SPOT ON MY BACK WITHOUT ANY SHOOTING PAIN! AHHHH SO GOOOD!

Finral, Noelle and Vanessa: Oh, Asta!

Asta: OH OH AND I PICK MY NOSE AGAIN, BUT WHAT I AM MOST EXCITED FOR-

Tyrus: Um, Asta?

Asta: IS TO-

Tyrus: Asta!

Asta: GET BACK TO TRAINING, PARTICULARLY STRENGTH TRAINING!

Oh Asta....

Noelle: You two never change.

Tyrus: Get used to it from now on, we may have duplicates but nothing will ever hit quite as home as the original!

Asta: THIS IS AWESOME! I CAN'T TELL IF THEY'RE BURSTING WITH MORE POWER OR IF THEY'RE ROBUST OR WHATEVER THE QUEEN WAS BABBLING ABOUT BUT I FEEL AMAZING! NOW THEN, IT'S TIME TO KICK SOME SERIOUS ASS!

Tyrus: RIGHT THERE WITH YOU, ASTA! LET'S SEE WHO CAN PILE MORE BODIES UP, EVERYONE WE HAVE A FOREST TO SAVE!

RIGHT!

Vanessa: But before we go, you two.

Tyrus: Yeah, what's up- HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!

Noelle: ASTA, TYRUSSSSS!

Asta: AHAHAHAHA, WAIT A SECOND!

Finral: NOPE, JUST SHUT UP!

Noelle: FIRST, WE PUNISH YOU BLOCKHEADS!

Finral: DON'T YOU EVER WORRY US LIKE THAT AGAIN, EITHER ONE OF YOU TWO!

Vanessa: RECKLESS LITTLE IDIOTS!

Asta: Tyrus...

Tyrus: Yeah... RUNNN!

Before they can even bolt though, boots and open toed sandals connected with asses as Noelle took up laying into her crush while Asta suffered at the hands of Finral and Vanessa.

Asta: AHAHA!

Tyrus: COME ON NOELLE! YOU CAN'T SERIOUSLY BE MAD FOR ME WANTING TO CATCH UP WITH ASTA AND YUNO, OW, OW, OW! BEDREST ISN'T MY STYLE, YOU KNOW THIS!

Noelle: YOU THINK JUST BECAUSE YOUR SHOULDER WAS FIXED I CAN'T BREAK IT AGAIN BUSTER?! THINK AGAIN, BAKARUS! AS FOR YOU STUPIDSTA, TAKE YOUR DUMB ROBE BACK TOO!

Asta: SERIOUSLY GUYS CUT IT OUT! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP GUYS! OWWIE, OOF, OOF, I'M SORRY, I'LL NEVER FIGHT ANOTHER CURSE MAGE AGAIN SO LONG AS I LIVE!

Tyrus: Hold on.... I don't really feel anything, do you Asta?

Asta: Come to think of it.... no, actually?

Finral: SO TOUGH! I THINK MY HAND IS BROKEN!

Vanessa: Is that Reinforcement Magic?!

Tyrus: Highly doubt it, you two couldn't hurt us but Noelle could? This is just Forsaken Realm Tough Muscle. No Bread, No Water, Just MEATTTTT! Though Noelle actually packs a punch, I might have busted my other shoulder thanks to her.

Fanzell: Glad you're both alright, Asta and Tyrus.

Tyrus: Stop, we all know we came here for this meathead. It does help that I'm one hundred percent healed, though I can still kick ass at ten percent.

Asta: And thank you guys for even doing all this when you didn't have to!

Witch Queen: There. I have fulfilled my promise, but our pact is imperfect until you display and use that strength.

Tyrus: Oh please, Queenie. You worry too much, now that we're healed thanks to you, we'll CRUSH the Eye of the Midnight Sun and any foolish Diamond Kingdom mages that want to fight.

Asta: Seriously though, thanks for fixing us up Ma'am!

Witch Queen: Hm....

Fanzell: If it's alright with you, let us handle the Diamond Kingdom troops. No doubt they're still sore about having not captured Mariella, Dominante and I. You two and your Black Bull friends just worry about the Midnight Sun. Mars and Ladros especially.... they're my problem and fault. I need to take them down myself given my history with them.

Tyrus: You got it, Old Man Master.

Asta: For sure, they're all yours Old Man. But if things get heated for you three, don't hesitate in giving us a call. We'll be there.

Tyrus: By the way, mind putting a shirt on? We're going to war here, not a dress rehearsal.

Noelle: You're one to talk, your muscles and flailing around caused your shirt to rip! Both of you, change now.

She offers them both their usual garbs as they willingly accept them. Tyrus sitches on his headband and his cobalt blue shirt as he looks at Asta.

Asta: You ready?

Tyrus: To outdo you once again? Ha, you don't need to ask that, Asta.

The Forest continues to burn with rage and intensity due to Fana's continuing hunt for Asta, Finral, Noelle, Tyrus and Vanessa while in search of the Magic Stone lodged deep within the scorched topiary as Cidane the other commanding presence laughs gleefully.

Cidane: YES, HAHA! BURN IT ALL TO THE GROUND, YOU CAN'T JUST THROW THE TOWEL AFTER ONE BLAST! It wouldn't be very sporting as prey to give up so easily!

GROAAWWWNNNNN!

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT ABOMINATION?!

Witch: I'm guessing these are the enemies you were telling us about earlier?

Witch: WHO THE HELL DO THEY THINK THEY ARE TO DESTROY OUR HOME LIKE THIS?! ARE YOU READY AKIMO?!

A random witch announces her intention to fight, no matter how grim the prospects of survival were looking.

Witch: Yeah, I'm ready! LET'S PROTECT OUR HOME, LADIES!

Midnight Mage: I don't think I've ever seen a monster like that before!

ROAAAAAAARRRRR!

The monster without hesitation begins to chuck massive boulder after boulder as they connect with succession, killing all in the impact radius.

Cidane: BAHAHA! It's no threat to us at all, isn't that right, Mistress Fana?

Promptly on cue, Salamander fires off a cannon shot which then hits the massive tree golem center-mass, destroying it almost immediately as it horrifies the defending witches!

AHHHHHHHHHHHH! HELP US!!!! HER MAJESTY'S GOLEM, SO EASILY DEFEATED!

Witch: What do these brutish intruders want so badly?!

Cidane: HEHEHEHEHEH! OUR SPECTACULAR AND BREATH-TAKING LADY OF THE THIRD EYE IS JUST TOO CAPTIVATING FOR THE SIMPLE EYE! UNPARALLELED IN POWER AND GRACE IN ADDITION TO BEAUTY, NO ONE STANDS A CHANCE TO FANA THE HATRED! How I'd long for the Mistress to be on my arm one day, but for now I shall assist in destroying this forest to absolute ruin and settle for the company of these impudent little witches that dare defy their superiors! SEIZE THEM, MY FELLOW MAGES!

SIR!

Cidane: AND DO REMEMBER ANY AND ALL THAT YOU SEEM AND DEEM VALUABLE MUST BE CAPTURED ALIVE! THOSE WITH ONLY THE MOST USEFUL MAGICAL ABILITIES WOULD MAKE USEFUL SLAVES, I'D BET!

And the kidnapping would begin, despite the witches valiant struggling, that's all it turned out to be. Midnight Sun mages by the haul would corral beautiful witch after beautiful witch.....

Cidane: HAHAHAHA, Oh yes I do love it when they fight!

Witch: STOP, PLEASE LET GO OF ME!

Asta: HAAAAAAAAAAA!

Tyrus: YOU HEARD THE WITCH, LET HER GO YOU BASTARD!

AHHHHHHHHHH!

Thanks to Asta's slashing of the snake-like appendages, Tyrus gets the witch out of dodge.

Tyrus: Hey, you alright? Can you still fight?

Witch: Huh.... EW! EW! EW! EW!

Tyrus: OW! OW! WATCH WHERE YOU SCRATCH AND CLAW! THAT'S NO WAY TO THANK SOMEONE WHO JUST SAVED YA!

Witch: TWO MEN JUST SAVED ME, HOW PATHETIC OF ME! HMPH!

She flies away as Tyrus begins to feel small amount of blood escape from his face as Asta stifles a laugh.

Tyrus: Go ahead and laugh if you're feeling brave, Asta. I'll finish what Vetto couldn't..... we don't speak on this ever since I'm SUCH a ladykiller.

Asta: HEY COME BACK HERE AND APOLOGIZE TO MY BROTHER! WHAT'S YOUR DAMN PROBLEM?!

Vanessa: Sorry kiddo, but we witches tend to believe that men are the lesser sex. That's why she gave you such a sassy attitude just now, don't take it personally, Ty.

Tyrus: Thanks for letting me know that now, Nessa. Now I know not to save any witches since they're so alpha!

After a while, the Black Bulls are groundside quite literally putting as many fires as they could.

Noelle: First, I'll quench these fires!

Tyrus: Good thinking, I'd help but we ice users are generally weaker than flame wielders, doesn't mean I won't standby and be useless. I'll point you in the direction of the more out of control ones, over here Noelle!

Finral: And I'll get as many witches to safety as I can!

Vanessa: Please do, Finral. These bastard Midnight Sun Mages, they're really packing a punch here but no matter what this is still my native land.

Tyrus: Then we'll do whatever we can to stop the damage, Vanessa. And then we go hunting for the big bads.

Vanessa: Thank you, Noelle and Tyrus. Are you ready, Asta?

Asta: BORN READY, LET ME AT THEM!

Ladros: Well would you look at that? They've already gotten the party started, and we didn't bring any favors along with us. This should be entertaining still.

Mohawq: We have completed all of our necessary preparations for the attack, General Ladros.

Ladros: OOH, sounds like someone's raring to go back there! Even so, Mohawq, not so fast buddy!

Everyone's confused by the new Shining General's line of thinking.

Ladros: Why should we allow ourselves to wrestle with a bunch of no name small fries? We let both sides tucker each other out and then we swoop in and feast on the survivors!

Mohawq: Uh right, sir!

Fanzell: I can't believe it... it's really the both of them.

Dominante: There's so many of them.

Mariella: Even with the superior number advantage the witches give us, they definitely have us outmatched in superior magic power. But it's really going to come down as to how we fight, don't you agree, Master?

Fanzell: Yeah.

Dominante: The three of us.... should split up.

Fanzell: That's insane, we can't do that now! Not when we just broke off from the Black Bulls! I promised I would keep you safe, Domina. And I'm not breaking that promise again!

Dominante: I know sweetheart and don't think there's a second I don't appreciate it but now's not best time for chivalry and emotions. We have to approach this now from a logical standpoint. I'm sure you know that Zell, given how particularly intelligent you are when it comes to military strategy.

Fanzell looks at his lover with a mixed bag of emotions twisted into one face.

Dominante: It's our only chance of winning and you know it, Zell. Please, I'll have Mariella watching my back at all times.

Fanzell: Damn it.... I don't like it anymore, but if you're certain about this and I can't persuade you.... let's do it.

AHHHH! STOP IT! PLEASE!

Cidane: MUHAHAHAHAH! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL ARRAY OF WITCH SLAVE GIRLS TO HAVE MY WAY WITH!

NOOOOOOO! LET US GO!

Tyrus: DAMN IT, IT'S LIKE-

Finral: That scumbag piece of you know what comes next.... I want to kill him! He's trying to kidnap those cute girls!

Tyrus: Let's substitute their beauty with the fact they're actually innocent in all of this, you can flirt with them later pal.

Vanessa: And that's a lot of defense mages I'm seeing up there. I'm guessing the big guy up there is their leader.

Tyrus: Yeah.... the four of us would get immediately overwhelmed without Noelle to provide a Sea Dragon's Lair or Roar while she's putting the rest of the fires out. Big Egghead is like the hornet nest, knock him off and you're bound to stung all sorts of nasty ways as well.

Asta: Hey Vanessa! Think you can use your threads to fling all the way to the ugly guy up there?

Tyrus: Yeah, that's not bad! I can use a Frozen Stairway to draw the attention of his security force, make it easier for you. You didn't really think I was just gonna standby and let you have all the fun, now did you?

Vanessa: Only you'd be too far for me to reel back in, it's out of the question! Are you seriously considering that freak ugly up there with no strings attached to you?!

Asta: Oh don't you worry, I'll be fine!

Vanessa: If that's what you want Asta, then I trust you! Have at it!

Asta: OH YEAH, LET'S GET SOME TYRUS!

Tyrus: Music to my ears! LET'S CRACK SOME HEADS IN!

And just like that with a frozen blockade of ice to navigate Tyrus's way up to the heavens, Asta much like during the hellacious battle with Vetto would be flung into the air with precise accuracy by his superior.

Asta: HAAAAAAAAA!

Tyrus: HEY, YOU CLOAKED CLOVER REJECTS COME FACE SOME ICE COLD JUSTICE! MY ICE MAGIC, STARFIRE BREAKER!

Mage: Hey! What're they doing?!

Tyrus: ABOUT TO CRACK ALL OF YOUR HEADS LIKE SOME FRESH EGGS AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Mage: SHIT THEY'RE LAUNCHING RIGHT TOWARDS US! FIRE AT WILL, FIRE AT WILL!

One of the mages summons a boulder, intending to hit Asta but he ever so casually slashes through it.

Asta: Oh no, but you can take this!

As he and his brother begin lighting up aggressor after aggressor.

Tyrus: You'll have to do a lot better to evade my magic than that boys, but do try to put me on the defensive a little! OH LOOK SOMEONE'S TRYING-

Mage: THAT'S THEM! IT'S THE SAME ICE AND ANTI-MAGIC BRATS WHO DEFEATED MASTER VETTO! CIDANE, ALERT MISTRESS FANA- GAHA!

Tyrus: Why alert her? Tell her I'm waiting on her, and she can get what Vetto had in the Underwater Temple. I ain't afraid to hit a woman when she wants to throw these hands and use those grimoires!

Tyrus laughs as he cuts through the swath as he then uses his local spell, Ice Missiles to break up a mosh pit that surrounded him.

Tyrus: CAN ANYONE HERE PROVIDE ME WITH A DECENT CHALLENGE?!

Cidane: Strike them down! The mistress would be pleased to know we ended the two responsible for Master Vetto's untimely death!

Asta: Grrr! HA! HA!

Tyrus: Missed me, missed me! Oh, try again! My turn.

They continue to work their ways up to Cidane, attempting to free the hostage witches in his grasp.

Finral: Is... Asta using the mages to climb to the big ugly?!

Vanessa: I wish I could say I was surprised, but it's Asta.

Tyrus: You Midnight Sun fuckers.....

Asta: I'm tired of you arrogant pricks makin' a mess of everything and thinkin' you could get off scot free!

Tyrus: NAH NAH! This ass whooping is well deserved and we weren't fully done with your mangy beast before he died so you can be his punching bag!

Cidane: NO, you two menaces stay away from me!

Tyrus: Get a load of this freak, Asta! He thinks he can back us off with words when he's got unwilling hostages in his stead? Maybe we should remind what it is we Magic Knights do!

Asta: I AGREE!

Vanessa: Asta and Tyrus have gotten stronger now.... it's like there's something residing in both the kiddos. What exactly did mother do them?

Asta hacks down on Cidane's root magic as Tyrus comes in for the kill.

Asta: JUST CUT IT OUT!

Tyrus: And cool off with a little timeout!

Asta's sword collides with his frontal lobe, Tyrus firing off a close range singular Ice Missile as Cidane bellyaches while the witches escape.

Asta: This is your chance!

Tyrus: Get out of here while the getting's good!

Witch: YOU CAN'T TELL US WHAT TO DO, YOU HORRID MEN!

Witch: AND DON'T EXPECT US TO THANK YOU EITHER!

Witch: HURRY, LET'S GO!

Tyrus: ARE YA'LL BEING SERIOUS, WE CAN'T JUST SAVE PEOPLE OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF OUR HEARTS ANYMORE!

Asta: Tyrus!

Tyrus: Hm, OH SHIT!

Just before they could celebrate defeating Cidane and freeing his hostages, Fana spared no expense in hawking them down like an eagle to a squirrel.

Fana: At last..... I have found you two. You're the two boys who killed Vetto!

Tyrus: What you expecting a fruit basket, he wanted smoke and he got burned, girl. You want next?

Fana: Silence!

Salamander: GROAAAAAAHHHHHHH!

The fire spirit fires off it's biggest fireball yet ready to consume Asta, Tyrus and anyone brave enough to stand in its radius.

Tyrus: Well, shit.....

Asta: We're dead, aren't we?

Tyrus: DEAD THAT NOW, ASTA! I STILL HAVE TO BEAT YOU AND YUNO!

Asta: YOU'RE RIGHT THIS IS LIKE MAGNA'S FIREBALL ONLY BIGGER, THIS IS EASY TO ME NOW! RAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Using the blunt side of the Demon Slayer Sword, Asta is able the deflect the blast right back at Fana and Salamander, who barely get another one off to collide with the Flame Spirit's original blast. The impact alone drives mages both of the Black Bull and Midnight Sun variety away....

Tyrus: SHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIITTTTTT!

Kuroakami: MASTER?!

Tyrus: LATER BIG GUY, TRYING NOT TO FALL TO MY DEATH HERE!

Asta: NOOOOOOOOOOOO! OOF!

Tyrus: AHHHHHH! YIPE!

They land into a web and near a tree respectively thanks to Finral and Vanessa's last second intervening.

Finral: WHEW. Just in time, you two!

Tyrus: You know what? Flirt with as many damned witches as you want as thanks for saving Asta and I.

Asta: Finral, Vanessa! Nice!

Fana: You two..... have been getting in our way at every possible turn! I WILL MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS THE LAST TIME!

Tyrus: Yeah, yeah. Vetto said the same thing and look where all that posturing got him, a sheet over his body with a pending autopsy still needing to be completed.

Asta: Keep showing up, and we'll keep gettin' in your way!

Noelle joins the fray having at last calmed the rest of the immediate fires down just as her blood runs seeing Fana and more Midnight Sun mages standing high above her and her Black Bulls squadmates... Whatever fear she didn't have at this point, oh baby. The youngest Silva was racked with an inordinate amount considering how she talked down on the Queen of All Witches and now was staring death in the eyes in the vengeful Fana The Hatred.

End of Chapter Forty-Six!

Final Word Count: 6,905 Words.

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