Slow and silent footsteps were the only thing being heard in the old dungeon. A figure stopped in front of a wall. Old symbols craved into it.

The black bulls were on a mission in another dungeon. The only thing they were told, was, that it was old and on the verge of breaking down. So, the wizard king asked them to take a quick look into it, and maybe even find something.

He had told them to be careful and to run, if thigs got to dangerous. Their lives were more important than the dungeon. Yami sent Asta, Noelle and Luck into the dungeon. The three had expected to be alone, when they arrived the dungeon, but someone else was there.

Yuno was waiting at the entrance. Apparently, Vengeance, the Captain of the golden dawn, had asked the wizard king if he could send one of his men too. So, there he was. About ten seconds later, Asta and Yuno were fighting again, which one of them would be the next wizard king.

While Noelle seemed pretty annoyed by it, Luck cheered for them to fight, even asking if he could fight with them. But nothing like that happened.

The four of them entered the dungeon and split up in two teams. There was no big argument of who went with who, after all Noelle just snatched Luck and ran away with him. It seemed like she preferred the guy talking about fighting all the time more, than one of the bickering idiots.

Who could blame her?

But nothing like that happened. Both Yuno and Asta were quiet, as they walked through the dungeon. Long endless hallways seemed to be the only thing in the dungeon. At some point though, the two of them had to split up.

Two ways: left and right. Yuno went through the let one and Asta through the right one.

Asta walked along the stone hallway. The deeper he went, the darker it seemed to get. The walls grey tone was slowly becoming a deep black. Maybe he and Yuno shouldn't have split up after all. He didn't know if there were any traps in the dungeon, and other than his sword, Asta had nothing to defend himself with.

The Sword was pretty useful, but he had seen that it could be overpowered. Now they even had powerful enemies. In the temple one of them was killed, and his own arms cursed. Hours he had stared at the moon, hoping some solution would come running at him. And it did.

The witch queen had healed his arms and in return he and the others saved her kingdom. After that something happened, he couldn't really remember. He remembered meeting some kind of black person and after that he got new powers.

After that? He thought they were even now, but it seemed like she had other plans. That was the part he couldn't remember. It was like being in a trance. All he knew was that he had been fighting against something. It ended there. When he tried to remember his head would only hurt.

His thoughts came to an end as he almost walked into a wall. A wall covered in symbols. Some seemed familiar, others were a mystery to him. Like many other things.

A five-leaved clover was seen on the wall and beside it, a creature that seemed to represent something dark. But it kind of seemed human.

Some of the symbols in the stone seemed old, other rather new. He could read none of them. He had seen some different languages; Noelle had shown him others. Even tried to teach them, but he wasn't very good at it.

He leaned closer. "What the heck does it say?" he mumbled to himself.

"Diabolus non reddet magicae" a voice behind him said.

Asta spun around and to his surprise the creepy guy from last time stood only a few feet away rom him. The leader.

Quickly, Asta drew his sword out of his Grimoire taking a defensive position.

"This place was created long before any of us were even alive. The ancestors all around the kingdom build it and created those symbols to warn the future generation" Licht seemed to be little surprised that the teen had come here.

It seemed like he was expecting him even. He calmly stood there, probably waiting for the other to make a move.

Normally, Asta would've attacked, probably. But right now, he was more confused than ever. He still didn't know what these symbol meant, and he really wanted to know. If this guy was telling the truth, then he needed to know who the ancestor wanted to warn the future generations from.

It meant he had to know so he and the others could do something against it.

"And what does it mean?" he finally asked. He couldn't translate it, or even read it, but apparently, Licht could.

Licht bowed his head, only his mouth to be seen, a small smirk forming on his lips. "You really want to know?" he asked.

Asta growled. "Of course I want to know! If there is something coming it is my duty as a magic knight to protect the people of the kingdom" he yelled.

For a moment it was silent. No sound was heard in the dungeon, only faint wind noises from the many cracks in the walls. Asta wondered if it was Yuno coming closer. If so, they could beat this guy up together.

But before he could think about it more, the other man threw his head back and laughed loudly. This had to catch Yuno's attention, right?

"What's so funny?" Asta raised his sword lightly. He had no time for this.

"You wish to protect the humans from something that you are unable to control" was the only answer he got.

"These words on the wall are written in an old language. In our language it would mean: the devil without magic will return. Tell me boy, do you know what this means?" Licht lifted his face back up, the look on his face showing pure amusement.

For a second, Asta had let go of his sword. This didn't change anything. He had had his own suspicions about the black person he had met. But he hadn't thought about a demon.

He gritted his teeth gripping sword tighter. The muscles in his arms tightening under his hold of the weapon.

"I am not a demon" he hissed. The ash blond teen could feel the dark power begging to be let out. Trying to protest against his own words. To show himself how wrong he was.

"Oh? I beg to differ. You see, the demons are a race of dark beings without any magic. Long ago they created swords meant to hold the exact opposite of magic. The anti-magic. These swords cut through magic like it's nothing. But of course, only a demon could hold them. A normal human would get drained of his mana" Licht explained.

With each and every word, Asta felt the power growing stronger. He had never lost control of his power, no matter what. But now it seemed like, for the first time, it had its own will. Acting without permission.

"Where do you come from?" Licht suddenly asked.

Asta looked up, slightly surprised by the question. No scratch that, he was totally confused. Where he came from, he didn't really know. But he knew where he grew up. In the small village, in the church. At the end of clover kingdom. Just like Yuno.

As if reading his thoughts, Licht answered himself. "Growing up somewhere and being born somewhere can be different things. You grew up in that little village, but where were you born?"

The teen looked down at his sword. Where did he come from? No one knew. It's a mystery. He could only remember the time at the church. No wonder, after what he was told, he and Yuno had been brought there not long after they were born.

How was anyone supposed to know where he came from? Where they came from? If he wasn't from the kingdom it wouldn't explain why he had no magic. People from other kingdoms had magic too. He couldn't be the only one, right? The only one without magic on the whole planet? Simply impossible.

"I cant exactly tell you where you come from, simply because I don't know where you were born, but I know what you are. Your birth was foretold by the ancestors. That someone would be born without magic, the only demon left alive. The one that would the worst of them all. You were probably born somewhere in the kingdom and they couldn't take care of you" the other shrugged.

His ears were betraying him, they had to. He was no demon. There had to be another reason why he had no magic. He had a hard time keeping the dark magic inside. The power breaking free would probably just show how right the other was.

That he was a demon.

"Do you have anything to say to that?"

Asta kept quiet. He'd never give anyone this kind of satisfaction. Instead he glared at the ground.

"Nothing? Alright then. You don't need to talk for this. Light magic: bindings of light" (the best that came to my mind)

Suddenly Asta found himself bound to the ground by bindings made out of light. Just the thing he said, right? His sword fell to the ground and disappeared. Probably retreated into his Grimoire. He was moved to the side, giving access to the wall behind him.

Light walked forward, Asta struggling. But without his swords he couldn't escape the magic bindings.

"I have to apologize to you" he said.

Asta looked up in surprise. Apologize for what?

"I had believed that the Grimoire did not belong to you, but then I realized, you have no Mana. The book has to belong to you" Licht pressed to fingers onto the symbols engraved in the wall. The symbols began to glow, and a crack was heard. He ignored Asta's screams of demand.

The wall slowly opened. Asta tried to peek inside, but he only saw the edges of the wall. Even if he could see inside, there was just darkness. Well, that, and a flying orb. It was dark red with black spots everywhere. The spots changing places every now and then.

Carefully, Licht placed his hands around it, bringing it back out with him. When Asta finally caught the sight of it, his chest began to hurt. He grunted, falling forwards lightly. The feeling began to spread through his whole body. It was painful, but slowly it turned better.

Within seconds the painful sensation turned into something far better. His body was tingling in good kind of way. He felt as if he was at peace. He also felt his form change into that half black form. A pitch-black wing spreading from his back. Everything changed with it. His arm, hair and his right eye. His complete right side nothing but black. Some markings on his body.

Whatever this was, it felt right being near it. The bindings disappeared and he stood back up.

Licht smirked. "It's time you accept what you are" he held the orb towards the teen.

Asta reached out

While Yuno walked along the hallway, he soon came to an end. Dead end. So, he had no other choice but to turn back and find Asta. He didn't know how far the smaller boy had gotten, but if he had to, Yuno could just use his wind magic. Maybe the other had found something. And there were still his friends from the Black Bulls too.

As he walked past the point where he and Asta had split up, he started to get a bad feeling.

"Bell" he called the wind spirit.

The small girl was instantly at his side. "What is it sweetheart. Are we finally going on a date?" she asked hopefully.

Yuno ignored the question completely. "I have a bad feeling. Fly ahead and look for Asta" he instructed. Bell puffed her cheeks but didn't protest. So, she flew ahead while Yuno kept walking.

He didn't feel like using his magic right now. The little spirit was fast and smart. It wouldn't take long for her to return. She knew where to find him.

And indeed, about two minutes later she came back, crashing into him. She was panting, looking around furiously.

Yuno tried to keep calm. "Bell what is it. Did you find Asta?"

The little girl nodded. "But there is something wrong. Very wrong. There is a strange man with him. Asta seems so weird. Not like himself at all" the spirit shook her head.

Yuno was kind of glad she took it seriously. Normally she didn't care about anything but him. But this time she really seemed concerned. Which meant something was very wrong.

The dark-haired teen broke into a run. Whatever had happened, he had to find Asta.

And there he was. In that black form he had only seen once. Indeed, there was another person with him. Yuno hadn't seen him before. But more important, Asta looked dazed. Like he was in a trance reaching out for a strange orb.

Whoever this man was, he seemed to want Asta touching the orb.

So Yuno did the only thing that came to his mind. He threw himself forward screaming for his rival, his friend, hoping to stop him in time.

So this is the first chapter. I have no idea what I'm doing but this came to my mind. So lets see how this goes.