The Void of the Apocalypse
Author Notes:
Hey guys, sorry for delay and everything but I just had a severe case of writers block, and not just that but I have been thinking up all these new ideas to improve my writing. Sadly I also have to study for tests so keep in mind that I am probably very busy if I do not update my stories. Secondly this story will be the re-write of my previous yet popular story The Void Familiar's Void I officially needed more time to gather my thoughts on how to create a better story and this is all I could come up with. I will not hold it against you if you think my story is boring or poorly written since I am still not one of those people who can write amazing stories that will keep you hooked. I feel that my last story was a bit rushed so I decided to come up with my own style of writing and not rip it off of some amazing writer. For those that have waited for so long for my update I sincerely apologise. I now resolve myself to write at my own pace and to not be disheartened easily. Thank you and enjoy what I hope will become a story that you will come to love…
Chapter 1
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Louise sighed as she was left alone to clean up yet another mess that was created by one of the own 'mistakes'. She knew it herself; she was the worst mage of her year, maybe even the history of magic, she knew that the only thing that she could do now was to pose as a good trophy wife for whatever noble that would take her. She was the laughing stock of the class, the failure, the Zero. All she could do was keep her head held high, one day prove them wrong, and never let go of her pride. After her hard work she finally left the classroom only to bump into her insufferable cow of a rival, Kirche and her rather quiet friend Tabitha.
"Well Louise, I must say that you clean up better than a commoner. The talent must make up for your lack of magic. Maybe if you beg the headmaster you might get a paying job in the kitchen or better yet, as a maid" laughed Kirche, obviously trying to belittle the already small Louise. The fact that Kirche thought that Louise was just too cute when she was angry did little to no good to Louise.
"Whatever you big breasted one-night-stand, not everyone has as little tack as you, go back home to your whore house wrench!" screamed Louise. This quickly sprouted a heated argument between the two banshees.
"At least I can call myself a noble! You barely qualify to call yourself a magician, and that is assuming that an explosion can be an element!" argued Kirche, who was a bit peeved at the last retort that Louise had said.
"What did you say cow? Talk to me when that hole in your face isn't trying to suck every boy dry" countered Louise, who had somehow got the chance to sneak in a low remark.
"How dare you! At lease I can qualify as a female, you're as flat as a board; it is a wonder how you even tricked the headmaster to let you cross-dress for the last two years. It is no wonder no boy ever looks at you twice. If I were you I would quit being a mage and start working as a butler!" said Kirche, 'since she is using low remarks then there is no reason why I should be holding back' thought Kirche
"I will prove that I am a better mage Zerbst, tomorrow I will summon the most amazing, the most handsome familiar there is and I will laugh as it beats you to a pulp! It will be the most powerful familiar ever!" said Louise, who was slightly panting after saying so many words in one breath.
"Oh, I will love to see you try little Louise, the only thing you can ever summon is an explosion, and if you do summon anything I bet it will probably be killed by your explosion. I feel sorry for the poor soul that you will summon if any" said Kirche smugly, knowing that there is no way that Louise will summon anything short of a blast that will hopefully not result in a funeral, and she hoped that no innocent souls will be sent to an early grave.
"It is late. Less talk, summon tomorrow, argue later. Tired, sleep now" spoke Tabitha for the first time. Both of them jumped at the monotone voice, forgetting that Tabitha was even there.
"I agree with Tabitha, it is late, I will prove once and for all that I am not a Zero, you can count on it" said Louise
"It will be amusing to see what you will summon, I look forward to it. Goodnight Valliere, and try not to kill your familiar with your spell, I am sure that it will lessen the amusement if you actually killed an innocent familiar" half teased Kirche, as she walked back to her dorm, quickly followed by the ever so quiet and unemotional Tabitha.
Louise silently seethed in anger as she stomped back into her room. 'That stupid Zerbst, I will summon the most amazing familiar of all. They will all grovel at my feet and bow down to me in respect and regret' laughed Louise in her evil monologue. Kirche felt a cold chill that ran down her spine, 'I might want to get a jacket, I think it is getting cold…' she thought.
*Scene Break* - Tokyo, Japan
'I will take all the pain away, and I will end it right here, right now… I will assimilate all the good and take the entire apocalypse to the next life with me… Inori, I am coming back to you, just wait for me okay? I will always belong to you, and your heart is where I will stay…' Shu thought as the last piece of apocalypse crystal fell into place on Shu's heart, and covered where Inori will forever be… Two hearts, two souls lost forever into the void…
As Shu opened his eyes again he looked ahead to see Inori, standing right in front of him.
"Shu… Where are you…" whimpered Inori as she searched frantically among the crystals, Shu crept up behind Inori and quickly gave her a hug, both of them melted into the embrace, feeling the touch of the other's warmth.
"If you ever need to find me, I am always in your heart, you know that" whispered Shu as he gently caressed the side of her face, brushing away the loose hair on her cheek.
"Shu, please take the string this time, do it for me" said Inori as she held out a red thread towards Shu "Live on for me, I will forever be watching you"
"Sorry Inori, but I am selfish, and right now and forever, I want nothing more than to be by your side, I want to forever hold you in my arms and forever sink into your embrace, I don't want to leave you, if I must die to do so then so be it" replied Shu.
"Shu…" Inori said as she abandoned the thread to once again leap into the arms of her lover. As the thread fell ever so slowly, Inori and Shu's faces itched closer and closer together until finally their lips locked together.
At that moment nothing else mattered, nothing else in the whole universe mattered except for their other half, their soul mate their lover. As they finally broke the kiss they heard a voice, ringing in their ears…
"I beg of you…Anyone…Please answer my call! I don't care what you are or who you are; I just need someone to help me…From a dragon to a little mouse… Please come here and help me…"
After those very words Inori and Shu disappeared in a green flash of light, disappearing into the mysterious unknown.
*Scene Break* - Tristain Academy, a few moments before Louise's summoning
"Good work Kirche, salamanders are rare even for a fire user" Mr Colbert praised, while Kirche shot a 'beat that' look to the already nervous Louise. Tabitha summoned a dragon, Kirche summoned a salamander, and what could she summon to beat that? It was impossible for someone like Louise…
"So is there anyone else who has not completed the summoning ritual?" asked Mr Colbert, who scanned the crowd of students.
"Not yet! Louise hasn't done her summoning yet! I am interested to see what she will summon" called out Kirche, who was giving Louise an all knowing smirk.
As the crowd jeered and laughed at the possibilities Louise would summon, Louise hid her uneasiness and walked up the summoning circle. She slowly raised her wand and started chanting.
"I beg of you…My servant who lives somewhere in this universe! Oh sacred, strong, and beautiful familiar spirit! I desire and here I plead from my heart! Answer my Guidance!"
There suddenly was a loud explosion and… Nothing… absolutely nothing… no explosion… no familiar… not even a single spark of magic…
The whole crowd became deathly silent, not even the cruellest would torture Louise at this moment. Louise looked as if she was going to break down in tears at any moment. Colbert, taking pity on Louise allowed her to summon once more.
After one more failed attempt at the summoning spell, Louise was silently shedding a few tears. Colbert then allowed her just one more try. Thus her silent plea for a companion allowed her to finally chant from her heart, not her mind…
"I beg of you…Anyone…Please answer my call! I don't care what you are or who you are; I just need someone to help me…From a dragon to a little mouse… Please come here and help me…"
Everyone watched intently as a small green glow erupted from the centre of the circle, and began illuminating the evening sky. Then suddenly a magic circle appeared in the middle of the sky and two humans appeared and slowly descended to the ground like angels.
Louise was ecstatic she had summoned two familiars, but why two...
"Louise I apologise, but you may only take one to them as your familiar" said Colbert "but I am interested in how you summoned human familiars"
Suddenly, a voice from the crowd jeered "Well that is just like Louise! She probably hired a commoner and paid some noble to do some theatrics"
"A familiar represents its magician, so you are a commoner aren't you Louise" another voice teased
"I knew she had no talent in magic, that must be what the commoner represents" said another
The crowd burst into laughter and taunts, each one worse than the last, all teasing and taunting poor little Louise. Louise's eyes flooded with tears which she swiftly wiped away. Colbert had already walked to Shu and Inori and begun questioning them so he was not able to help Louise at that moment.
"Enough!" screamed Louise "Mr Colbert, I ask you to allow me to redo the summoning ritual"
"I am afraid I cannot do that Louise, a resummon after summoning a familiar is highly improper and it would be disrespectful to the founder if I allowed you to do as such, after all the familiar summoning ritual is a very sacred tradition" Colbert replied
"But…" Louise began
"No exceptions, that is enough out of you Mrs Valliere, if you do not complete the familiar contract ritual at this moment then there is a high possibility that your position in this school will be forfeit" Mr Colbert said sharply
"Alright…" responded Louise as she walked over to inspect the pair, the male was holding the female protectively and blocking Louise's view on her. The male then spoke in a language that she has never heard of. She looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked Colbert to use a translation spell on him. As Colbert casted the spell a green glow enveloped the pair as they looked around in a confused frenzy, trying to see what is going on.
"What is going on here? Where are we and what are you trying to do?" spoke Shu angrily.
"Relax, both of you have just been summoned by Miss Valliere to be her familiar" explained Colbert.
"Summoned? Familiar? What are you talking about?" asked Shu
"Oh don't worry these are just magic terms, you are currently in Tristain's magic academy" explained Colbert.
"That is impossible, magic doesn't exist, is this some kind of cult or something?" asked Shu
"How dare you speak blasphemy of the founder! Why I ought to string you up and whip you like the dog you are!" screamed Louise
"Umm… Sorry I am not into BDSM" said Shu looking around nervously, trying to find some kind of exit so that both he and Inori could escape.
"Y-you dare! Die you perverted dog" said Louise as she conjured up an explosion that miraculously missed Shu and Inori and hit the crowd, sending the sprawling on the ground.
"Miss Valliere calm down! We do not want any more damage to be done today, so just be grateful that you have summoned a familiar and complete the contract" said Colbert scoldingly
"Wait, what contract?" asked Shu
"Oh it is the familiar contract that binds the familiars to their masters" explained Colbert
"You mean like marriage? Then no way in hell am I going to sign that contract" said Shu as he backed away from Louise as he felt Inori tighten her grip on his back.
"What? It is nothing like a marriage contract; it only binds the familiar and the summoner together and makes sure that the familiar will obey the master" said Louise, outrage about the idea of marrying a commoner.
"I don't care what you think it is I am not signing a contract" said Shu as he was slowly itching away from Louise, and also Inori's grip was starting to become extremely possessive and painful, even though nobody could see her.
"Enough Louise shouted as she pounced onto Shu knocking him down. With everyone focusing on Shu no one noticed Inori escape from being crushed by Shu. With Louise straddling Shu and forgetting that Inori was there, Louise pulled out her wand and chanted the binding spell.
"My name is Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Valliere. Pentagon of the Five Elemental Powers; bless this humble being, and make him my familiar" after chanting Louise then proceeded to kiss the struggling Shu right in front of Inori. Shu quickly shoved off Louise and was spitting uncontrollably on the ground, to the relief of Inori.
"Be grateful, no commoner would ever get a kiss from a noble like me" Louise stated proudly before her eyes fell on Shu, who was trying his best not to vomit. Louise then saw a beautiful girl who gave her a glare that promised death, before proceeding to comfort the poor boy.
"I pity that boy; he had to suffer the kiss of Louise, look she is so bad that she made the boy almost vomit" laughed Kirche and soon after that, everyone started laughing at her again, but right now Louise didn't care for that because she was extremely pissed off at the fact that even though she gave her first kiss to him, the boy proceeded to humiliate her by spitting as if his life depended on it.
"How dare you mock me so, to gain a kiss from a noble such as myself is an honour beyond all other, and you proceed to spit as if you ate something distasteful! As punishment you will have no dinner" said Louise triumphantly, but Shu wasn't listening. He was busy trying to fight the pain that came from the runes being carved into his stump of an arm. He fought the pain and unconsciously fought the magically power as well so that when the runes finished carving there was a piece missing from the runes, the piece of control and obedience.
"Are you alright Shu?" Inori asked
"Yeah, thank you Inori. I need some water to wash my mouth, I cannot bare to be impure when I belong to you" said Shu.
Inori helped Shu to the well that was next to the summoning circle and let him process to wash him mouth.
The crowd and Louise, after the noise and arguments have died down noticed that Louise's familiar was being helped by a beautiful girl.
"Hey, isn't that the other commoner that was summoned by Louise?" asked someone in the crowd, many of the boys gasped at the beauty of the girl before them and watched as she was illuminated in the moonlight. Many of the girls gasped at Shu when they finally got a view of him, he was just as handsome as Inori was beautiful. Even Louise blushed at the thought that she had been the one to kiss him.
"Truth be told, I am a little jealous of Louise right now" Kirche whispered to Tabitha, who buried her face into her book, unnoticed by anyone.
Guiche only took a second to examine the girl before he knew that he had a new target in mind.
"Alright everyone, back to your dorms, it is way past curfew and you have classes tomorrow" said Colbert who quickly ushered the students back to their dorms, "Oh yes, and Miss Valliere, may I examine your familiar's runes?"
"Of course" replied a dazed Louise as she was still mentally arguing with herself whether she is to stay loyal to Wardes or get the much easier to obtain, handsomer commoner while walking back to the dorms leaving Shu behind.
"Excuse me but can you hold out your right hand, the familiar runes should be engraved on it" said Colbert
Shu just removed half of his coat and rolled up the sleeve of his T-shirt to show the runes on his arm.
"Oh god, what happened to your arm?" asked Colbert who was shocked that a child had such a wound.
"I lost it because I made a bad decision that cost me dearly, I am just glad I didn't lose what was most precious to me" replied Shu as he unconsciously held Inori closer to him with his left hand. Inori Snuggled Closer to him after those words, unnoticed by Colbert.
"I am sorry for bring up such memories, anyway may I sketch these runes?" Colbert asked politely
"Be my guest" replied Shu
"Well I must bid you farewell, if you ever need me, I will be in the castle Library" said Colbert as he walked off towards his quarters.
"I guess we must sleep under the starlight today, we have nowhere else to go" said Inori, secretly happy that they didn't have to be with the short banshee of a whore that they call Louise
"Yeah, we can ask them for a room tomorrow" said Shu as he guided Inori to a massive tree. He used his left hand to take out his void and with it he summoned up Souta's void to create a makeshift shelter that was cleverly hidden and then allowed his void to fade away.
Author Notes
Ok this is the re-right of my previous story so leave your comments in your reviews, and sorry it took so long I just had writers block and I wanted to improve my story after a friend said that the story was good but it had no feeling. I hope that this is an improvement from my last story and I hope you enjoy it… And I have nothing against Louise; it is just that I like Inori better…