It was the middle of the night, and the full moon was centered perfectly in the middle of the star-covered sky. A gentle breeze of wind brushing over the lands of the forsaken realm below.
Somewhere in this land, in the middle of nowhere, inside a small and withered church, an elderly old man adorning priestly clothing sat down at his desk, reading what seemed to be a book while he sipped a cup of tea.
In the middle of sipping from the cup of tea, he was interrupted by knocking at the door.
[Elderly Old Man] "Huh...? Someone's visiting at this time of night? I wonder who it could be."
He got up, placing his book and tea aside, before approaching the door. When he opened it, there was no one on the other side, only the simple gust of wind whooshing over.
[???] "Waah! Waah!"
Looking down, the man saw three babies. One had black hair and golden eyes and radiated an aura of calm. Another, with spiky gray hair and green eyes, seemed far more energetic. The third child, with brown hair and eyes, was already walking on two legs and was completely covered in mud from head to toe.
[Elderly Old Man] "What babies? I wonder where they came from... Well, anyways, I can't just leave them out here."
One by one the man brought the infants inside, using his flame magic to light a nearby candle.
[Elderly Old Man] "Are they triplets?" he thought before quickly shutting those notions down. "...No way, this one seems so peaceful," he said, looking at the black-haired infant before turning towards the other two. "While these two are very energetic."
The elderly man fixed his gaze on the brown-haired boy. "I can't believe this one can already walk. Could he possibly be older than the other two... nah, no way."
[Elderly Old Man] "Let's see here; this one here is Yuno, this one is Asta, and hmm, well, I guess I won't find a name on him; he doesn't even have clothes... poor child. Then again, maybe he's the reason he's covered in dirt or even here in the first place."
He paused for a moment; silence filled the room before it was broken by the cheerful giggles of the brown-haired infant.
[Elderly Old Man] "Oh, I know, how about the name Adam? I mean, your appearance itself is reminiscent of the earth, so it only makes sense. ...Adam is the perfect name for this child."
...
(Fifteen Years Later)
[???] "One day I'll become the Wizard King! And when I do..."
A gray-haired boy shouted before taking to one knee and reaching out his hand towards a beautiful woman dressed in the attire of a nun.
"Sister Lily, will you please marry me?!
The boy shouted, and the woman instinctively flinched back at his proposal, her grimoire appearing on reflex.
[Sister Lily] "Water Magic: Holy Fist of Love! I'm so sorry, Asta, it was a reflex ... But I'm a nun, so—"
[Asta] "I—I Won't Giveup Not Yet!"
[???] "Asta, how many times do we have to go over this? Sister Lily is a woman of the cloth, so she cannot get married. Besides, you yourself are only fifteen, so you shouldn't be getting married either."
[Asta] "Shut up, Yuno! Always trying to act so nonchalant, you lady killer. You know what, let's spar right here right now!"
[Yuno] "I'll pass."
[Asta] "What?! Why not, you chicken?"
[Yuno] "No, it's only that it'd be too pointless, that's all."
Drawn to the commotion, a group of village kids came walking over, all clinging to Yuno.
[???] "That's right, Asta, Yuno's way stronger than you, plus you can't even use magic."
One of the children with light brown hair added, speaking to Asta with a confident and attacking tone.
[Asta] "Hey! Shut up, Nash, you don't know what you're talking about."
[???] "You know what, Asta, I'll fight you."
A kid-like voice spoke out from among the group of children.
[Asta] "Wha—you know what, Adam, I think I'll just work out some more."
Asta replied before performing a bunch of sit-ups and push-ups at unusually high speeds.
[Asta] "See, just look at me go! At this rate I'll become the Wizard-King in no time."
[Adam] "Yeah, you're getting stronger, Asta, I can tell by all the muscles you've got. But a real Wizard King wouldn't pass on a challenger, so what happened to all the spark about fighting?"
[Asta] "Uh, you know what? Bring it on. I'll prove my strength... then Sister Lily will marry me?!"
Asta charged at full speed towards Adam, throwing a left hook towards his face, but Adam did not dodge... he didn't move an inch. Instead he took the blow head-on, not flinching at the slightest, his body standing sturdy like an unmovable boulder.
[Adam] "Come, Asta, is that all you got? At this rate you'll never become the Wizard King—maybe I'll do it instead."
Adam taunted Asta, who was holding his hand in pain.
[Asta] "What?! No, I'm not giving up yet! I'll never give up, and one day I will become the Wizard King!"
[Adam] "That's the spirit, Asta—you're all fired up. Now it's my turn to strike."
As Asta dashed in once more, Adam jumped up and struck him in the face, with one strike he knocked Asta out.
[Sister Lily] "Asta, are you okay?"
Sister Lily asked with a concerned look before rushing over to perform a healing spell on Asta.
[Yuno] "What an idiot."
[Nash] "Yeah, I really can't believe he thought he'd win that. When it comes to physical strength, no one's stronger than Adam, despite how short he is. I mean, I'm even taller than he is."
[Adam] "Tch! Hey, Nash, you want to go. I'll knock you out too."
Adam said, turning his head towards Nash, an angered look plastered on his face.
[Nash] "Ugh, you know, I think I have something to do. See ya!"
Swiftly Nash turned to run away with a nervous expression—Adam attempted to chase after him, but before he could, he felt a gust of wind blowing him back.
[Adam] "Heh, Yuno, you want some too."
Adam asked, a clear shift in his mood.
[Yuno] "Gee, you really should act more your age."
[Adam] "Huh... What was that, lady killer?"
[Yuno] "What a loser."
[Adam] "You know what, I've had it with your cool guy act, Yuno."
[Yuno] "Yeah, and I don't have time for this."
Yuno walked away all calm and unaffected—when Adam tried to give chase, he felt a gust of wind trip him off of his feet.
[Asta] "Whatever happened to him. He used to be such a crybaby, but now he's so cold."
[Adam] "You sure recover quickly, but yes, I agree, Yuno's definitely changed since that day."
[{Flashback}]
[???] "Hey brat, that's a nice necklace you got there. I bet it's worth quite the sum of money. Why don't you give it here?"
Yuno backed away in fear, stumbling over in the heavy snow.
[???] "Now look, there's nowhere to run."
The man inched closer step by step while Yuno was frozen in fear, tears dripping from his eyes.
[???] "Come here, you little brat, and give me this!"
The man yelled, swiping the necklace off of Yuno.
Strangely, something deep within Yuno was released—he gathered his courage and charged the man, but sadly, his advances only ended in failure—the man punched him hard in the guts, forcing him to cough out blood, before he was pushed back down.
Yuno lay there in the cold snow, his eyes nearly shutting close, but before they could, a loud yell woke him.
[Asta] "Give it back! That doesn't belong to you—it's Yuno's!"
Asta shouted, rushing in towards the man, trying his hardest to tackle him... but he was too weak.
The man pushed Asta back before kneeing him in the face. Asta fell down, but he got right back up, unreal determination in his eyes.
[Asta] "Give it back... give it back... it doesn't belong to you!"
He continued to try over and over, but despite his efforts, he was just too weak—his vision began to fluctuate between blurry and semi-blurry, but then it happened.
Adam, arriving from nowhere, jumped up and kicked the man square in the jaw—with one blow he forced the man to his knees.
[Adam] "Hey? Didn't he tell you to give it back? Then why do you still have it, huh?"
[???] "Wha—what are you? No kid should be this strong—take it, I'm not willing to die over this thing."
The man tossed the necklace towards Yuno and attempted to run away, but while attempting to stand, he felt his balance become offset and he dropped right back to his knees.
[???] "What did you do to me?"
[Adam] "Nothing, it was just a simple kick, that's it."
[???] "You're just a kid—you shouldn't be this strong without magic, especially when you're such a runt."
[Adam] "Really, do you think you're in the position to toss insults at me?"
Adam asked before knocking the man out with a punch to the face.
[Asta] "Woah, you're so strong, Adam. Though one day, I'll be even stronger, and then I'll become the Wizard King."
Asta shouted, still with enough strength to throw his arm into the air.
[Adam] "You know what, Asta, let's be rivals then, because I too want to become the Wizard King."
Adam walked over to Asta and fist bumped his extended fist.
[Yuno] "I don't ever want to cry again."
Yuno muttered.
[Asta] "What was that, Yuno?"
[Yuno] "I said, I won't cry ever again because I also want to become the Wizard King."
Yuno announced, rising from the ground.
Asta stood up as well, and the three siblings who weren't related by blood huddled together, making a promise to each other—a promise to continue growing stronger and never forget their dream of one day becoming the Wizard King.
[{Backstory End}]
[Asta] "I'm going off to train. I've got lots of catching up to do."
[Adam] "Alright, Asta, but remember tomorrow's the big day, so don't overwork yourself and oversleep."
[Asta] "Right, like I'd ever miss it."
(The Next Day)
The sun rose in the clear blue sky, and along with the sound of a rooster's morning call echoing across the village, sleeping villagers began to awaken from their slumbers.
[Asta, Yuno, Adam] "It's time."
The three boys said in unison before quickly getting dressed before preparing to head to the grimoire tower to receive their grimoires.
Together they left the church and made their way towards the tower—there, people from all across the village gathered.
The atmosphere itself was filled with magic and the shelfs of the tower full of potential.
[Drouot] "Welcome young mages, I hope that you all experience a successful journey once you receive your grimoire. And I pray that at least one of you suceed in becoming a magic knight, truly I do."
An old man dressed like a wizard announced to the many eager mages, awaiting their grimoire.
[Drouot] "Now with a calm mind and open embrace just allow your grimoire to pick you out. Remember each grimoire is uniuqe to their host."
After a moment of nothing lights began to emit from the grimoires and they started to float down towards their respective host. One after another.
[???] "Hey why's mine so thin?"
[???] "Heh, look at mine it's bigger than yours."
[???] "Yeah, well mine's thicker with more pages than yours."
[???] "Yeah! With these we're sure to become magic knights."
[Asta] "Hey! Where's mine?!"
[Drouot] "Ugh, try again next year?"
The old said jokingly.
Then as slience engulfed the tower and the grimoires stoped, there was one a grimoire emitting a vibrant green glow floated down, this one was different it held the four leaf clover.
[???] "A four leaf clover grimoire, those are..."
[???] "Seriously..."
[Drouot] "I can't believe it, an actual four leaf clover grimoire to thank one of our own would possess it."
[Yuno] "I will become the Wizard King!"
Yuno annouced rasing his grimoire into the sky.
Then silenced enveloped the room once more and another grimoire emitting a brown glow flew from the top shelf of the tower it too held the four leaf clover, and this everyone was sent into shock.
[Adam] 'Weird no matter how many pages I turn I always seem to find more, even when I completely flip all the pages. Is that even possible when this grimoire is only the size of a regular book.'
[???] "Two four leaf clover grimoires, unbelievable those things are supposed to be rare."
[???] "Is that kid really fifteen, I mean he's so short it's unreal."
[Adam] "Hey! I heard that, why don't you say it to my face."
[Drouot] "Well I never expected this, you two definitely make up for the magicless boy."
[Asta] "Seriously, both of you. Tch! That's just what I'd expect from my rivals."
Asta said, smiling, though deep inside that smile was truly frustration.
He was angry—not at Yuno or Adam—but himself, the world, and fate for cursing him without magic.
But then a spark of resolve engulfed his despair.
[Asta] 'I'm not done yet, I will become the Wizard King. Whatever it takes!'
...
[???] "Heheha, two kids with the four leaf clover grimoire, I think I'll be taking those."
A sinester voice spoke out from behind Adam and Yuno, who were on there way back to the church after testing out the powers of their grimoire.
Magical chains catching them off guard before they were even able to cast a spell, their mana slowly draining into those chains weakening them slowly to the point where Adam's on physical strength wasn't enough to resist.
The man walked over and stripped the four leaf clover grimoires from their respective host.
[???] 'Woah, since my chains have attached to them I can measure their mana, and while this Yuno kid has an inpressive amount of mana, this other brat has far more it seems limitless. So that makes me wonder is he just pretending to be weakend by my chains... why?'
As he was beginning to leave, a loud scream shouted out, and a gray haired boy jumped into the frame.
[Yuno, Adam] "Asta?"
[Asta] "Why'd did you take Adam and Yuno's grimoire? Give it back to them! You can't use it anyways."
Asta exclaimed, with undeniable anger.
Before charging the man, his speed impressive, but in the end he was too weak.
[???] "Yeah, and what are you going to do if I don't, huh? You don't even have a grimoire."
The man asked, before summoning chains that attacked Asta in a blind flash, piercing directly through his flesh.
[???] "You loser, see my chains here measure mana, and you don't happen to have an ounce of it in you. You don't belong in this mana riched world, when you're cursed by mana itself."
The man continued.
[Asta] "Yeah? I don't belong, well that's where I'm going to prove you wrong because one day I will become the Wizard King!"
[???] "Heha, you idiot you really think that a magicless runt like you could ever become the Wizard King?"
[Asta] "I don't think, I know I will!"
A red aura fuming with demonic energy began to envelop Asta and before him appeared the Five Leaf Clover Grimorie surounded by that same energy from the grimoire a giant sword emerged.
[Yuno] "So you have a grimoire after all."
Yuno said with a chuckle.
Asta simply responded with a smirk before grabbing the giant sword and dashing towards the man once more, this time he was faster, more agile, and with more resolve. He effortlessly cut through the magic chains with his sword and sent the mage flying with a single powerful strike.
The magic chains around Adam and Yuno vanished, and the mage Asta sent flying laid unconscious to the side.
[Adam] "Wow! Asta, that was amazing. I can't wait to put my abilities up against yours again."
[Yuno] "Heh, I knew you'd get one. If anyone deserves a grimoire it'd be you Asta, afterall you are my rival."
[Adam] "Hey! Mines too."
[Asta] "Yeah!"
The three raised their grimoires into the sky, smiles on their face.
[Aata, Yuno, and Adam] "I will become the Wizard King!"
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