*DING!*
Soul Transmigration successful!
Message sent to Soul Emperor!
Message received from Soul Emperor!
Transporting Soul to the start of the plot story!
Separating plot from reality!
Alternate reality Created!
Delivering User to Hage village!
Delivered!
*DING!*
Hage Village
At an orphanage at the border of hage village the wails of three babies could be heard. The lights of the orphanage flickered on, as a middle aged man with short, gray hair and a goatee appeared at the door. He was wearing a long, black robe with a wide, white bands at the hem and cuffs. He also wore a high-collared, white mantle and a gold necklace with a cross.
"Oh Good Lord! Who would abandon these children here?" Father Orsi muttered as he picked them up and brought them inside the orphanage.
Once, inside he laid them down by the fireplace. By now the babies had stopped crying, the white haired green eyed baby had fallen asleep the moment it was met with warmth. The dark haired, amber eyed baby was sniffling while taking in the unfamiliar surroundings. The third baby with black hair and blue eyes, however was looking around the room with intelligent eyes.
"What a strange boy..."
The priest muttered as he booped the baby's nose lightly. The baby smiled lightly and tried to grab father orsi's finger.
Father looked at the white haired boy.
"You shall be called Asta from now on."
He turned to the green eyed baby
"You'll be called Yuno"
And finally he turned to the blue eyed baby who was still clutching his finger
"You shall be called Ray."
__15 years later__
At the extreme outskirts of Hage village, a monstrously huge, three-eyed demon skull lay, hinting at the only remains of a historical battle between the first wizard king and the demon. At the base of the skull, 2 figures could be seen. A white haired, green eyed boy was drinking a green colored juice from a flask, while another youth, this one black haired and blue eyed was exercising nearby.
*pwah!*
*bleh*
"No matter how many times i taste this juice it just dosen't get better!" Asta exclaimed, as he stuck his tongue out and shook it, as if to get rid of the taste.
"No one is forcing you to drink it dumb-sta." Ray muttered from the background.
"No no! I HAVE to drink it! they say it has an chance to increase magical power!" Asta said, sounding overly enthusiastic about the drink.
"Suit yourself. Im done with my reps. I'm heading back to the orphanage. don't stay training for too long. we've got to leave for the grimoire tower tomorrow." Ray said as he picked up his shirt from the ground and dusted it off. He slung it over his shoulder and raised his hand, extending an finger.
"Come, lets go Nero!" Ray called to an anti-bird that was sitting on an nearby tree. The bird promptly flew towards him and settled on his head. Ray just chuckled and set off, back towards the orphanage.
'Man, what a hectic 15 years...' Ray thought to himself.
'Honestly, till now, I never really interfered wit the original story's progression. When the drunk man incident happened with Yuno and Asta, 5 years ago, i merely stood in the background and watched over them, making sure things didn't get out of hand. However, seeing the 2 friends x Brothers i grew up with getting beaten up like that really tore me. One part wanted to step in and reduce their suffering while the other wanted the story to progress without interferences.' Ray rubbed his forehead in mild annoyance as he walked.
'System.' He called out in his mind.
*DING!*
User Data:
Name: Ray
Race: Human
Age: 14 (+18.6, 3 minutes left)
Magic - N.A.
STR - 16 (Affects User's natural Strength)
DEX - 19 (Affects User's Natural Speed)
DEF - 12 (Affects User's Natural Toughness)
INT - 135 IQ (Gifted)
Innate Talents: [Archery (Sealed)], [Aiming (Sealed)], [Combat Instinct (Sealed)], [Hand-To-Hand Combat (Unsealed)]
Grimoire - Not Received
Ray sighed as he stared at his Status. He had been in this world for 15 years now, but he had only seen a change in the str, dex, def, and age values. everything else remained stubbornly fixed. Hearing him sigh, the anti-bird on his head pecked at him.
"It's fine Nero. I'm just kind of excited for tomorrow's grimoire ceremony." Ray said, smiling at the bird as it landed on his extended forearm. By now he had reached the outskirts of the village, and could see the familiar church that had been his house for the last 15 years.
*DING!*
A sharp ding echoed through his brain, and Ray momentarily froze.
'System' He called out.
*DING!*
User Data:
Name: Ray
{Race: Human (Quincy)}
{Age: 15 (+18.6)}
Magic - 100 (Base starting point)
STR - 16 (Affects User's natural Strength)
DEX - 19 (Affects User's Natural Speed)
DEF - 12 (Affects User's Natural Toughness)
INT - 135 IQ (Gifted)
Innate Talents: [Archery (Sealed)], [Aiming (Sealed)], [Combat Instinct (Sealed)], [Hand-To-Hand Combat (Unsealed)]
Grimoire - Not Received
"Wha-" Ray felt his brain stop processing for a second. Then, he collected himself and strode towards the orphanage. However, he looked calm from the outside, but was boiling with questions from the inside.
'I'm a freaking Quincy!?!?!? No freaking wayyyyy!!! Don't tell me there's a Yhwach here too damn it! also, is this what that damn celestial meant when he said Ill get the powers when I'm ready? So the Damn 'Ready' condition was me being 15 y/o?!?!?' Ray grumbled internally.
Suddenly he felt his left hand light up, and he saw a 5 spiked star hanging from his wrist.
'No way! A quincy cross!' Ray exclaimed internally. He lifted his hand to take a closer look and tried to activate it.
'Wth. It's not working. Is something wrong...?' He fiddled with the cross for a while before giving up.
By now he had already entered the orphanage gates. The kids in the front yard were playing catch with a black haired youth, about the same age as ray. However, this one had amber eyes. It was Yuno.
"Ray." Yuno greeted kindly and sparsely.
"Yuno! Having fun today? Did you learn any new spells?" Ray returned the greeting with an enthusiastic one of his own.
"Nope. It's not that easy Ray..." Yuno said with a roll of eyes and the same stoic look on his face.
"Yeah yeah..." Ray said smiling lightly. "Btw, where is father orsi. asta's is going to get boar meat for the feast tonight. Can tell him that? I don't want him to trouble himself with picking up more radishes..."
"Will do." Yuno said breifly.
'Yikes. Talk about cold. No wonder Asta fell into despair when the chain guy (what's his name again) attacked them for Yuno's grimoire' Ray thought to himself as he headed to his room. It was a small room. Barely the size of his living room from his last life. However-
"Its Home." Ray said outloud.
Him, Asta and Yuno had been sharing this room since they were 10. Smiling at the fond memories of this world, Ray laid down on the bed and drift into a light sleep.
"RAY!!!!! COME DOWN TO EATT!!!! WE'RE HAVING A FEAST!!!!" Ray woke up 2 hours later to the unmistakable sound of asta's screaming and headed down stairs groggily.
The enitre town had gathered for the feast. Asta and the hunters of hage village had caught three boars for the same. the villagers had brought miscellaneous foodstuffs, while the orphanage kids were contributing by harvesting the nomotato's grown localy.
By the time Ray came downstairs, the party was in full swing. The villagers were dancing and drinking while the kids were off at the side, playing hide-n-seek. Ray smiled slightly and walked towards Yuno, who was sitting on a log chair, drinking nomotato soup. Asta was trailing behind sister Lily, ambushing her with a 'I love you sister lily!!!' or a 'Please marry me!!!' like a lovestruck dumbass (which he might just be).
Ray sat down silently beside Yuno and grabbed a piece of boar meat, digging in. They exchanged glances, and subtle nods. Then, looked towards asta, who was goofing around and sighed almost simultaneously. No words were passed, but the meaning was clear. 'What a dumbass'.
As soon as the eating died down, a drunk father orsi slammed his jug down and declared,
''Tomorrow, *hic* we are having 3 of our kids head to the *hic* grimoire tower to get their grimoires! As a *Hic* tradition we want you to come up here and *hic* announce you dreams!" Father Orsi said, swaying a bit due to high alcohol intake.
Asta instantly appeared at the table, as he was waiting for this his entire life. He raised the bone of the Boar meat he was eat and declared,
"I'm going to be the Wizard King!" He announced resolutely. However another voice then sounded.
"No way. I'm going be the wizard king!" It was quite obviously Yuno.
"Meh. You guys go ahead and be the wizard king. However, I'll be the Happiest man in the world! That's my dream! Get a girl I love, Marry her, have enough strength to protect her and my family!" Ray declared aswell.
Father orsi smiled fondly as they spoke and then kept drinking, while the entire village feasted into the night...