A Vengeful Path (Resumed)

CH.1 Mission Ready

 Everyone was busy. The Black Bulls and the Golden Dawn were given a joint-mission command by the Wizard King to eliminate a few rogue mages that were deemedvery dangerous. It's been 3 years since Asta's trial and his disappearance. The Black Bulls were starting to get used to not having the loud, short, stupidsta by their side. Things have changed ever since Asta left, and most of that change was for the worse. "Noelle! You're veering off course!" Magna shouted. Noelle snapped out of her thoughts and back into reality. "Oh sorry! Sorry. Just was thinking about things," she replied. Magna shot her a grin "Well, we're almost there, so get ready." The Black Bulls landed in a clearing in a forest with the Golden Dawn members that came along with them. "I bet your not used to all that flying Mimosa," Noelle said. "Well, the mission seemed really important so I just had to tough it out. She smiled but she definitely looked tired. Yuno, Mimosa, Klaus, David, and Shiren were accompanying the Black Bulls on their capture mission. "Everyone, rest for a bit then lets move out," Klaus called out. "Yes sir!" They all responded. Klaus was appointed as mission leader for having the most experience and also being their senior.

*A few minutes later*

"Okay everyone, lets get a move on." They all followed behind Klaus. "Info says that the rogue mages were hiding in this village right in front of us. There was an open circle in the trees as they saw the village. Smoke was rising from the walls from the camp fires that were set. The group could hear the cheering and the clinking of cups. Sounded like a party. "We'll survey the area around us and then-" Klaus was cut off by a fireball exploding in front of them. Screams erupted from the village as the calm, small wisps of smoke turned into howling grey clouds. "Hurry!" Klaus shouted. They all rushed through the front gates of the village. When they arrived they were all instantly frozen in place. Ice grew from the ground as it entrapped each of them individually. "BAAAAH" Magna shouted. Manga heated up, trying to melt the ice. But it froze over almost instantly. "Well, well, well. If it isn't the Magic Knights," a mocking tone came from behind them. "Tch," Yuno grumbled under his breath. He was slowly cutting the ice with his wind, inch by inch so as to not alert their attackers. "That idiot Wizard King keeps on sending Magic Knights after us no matter how much times we kill them." Various shouts of mocking laughter from behind them. Noelle could sense about 13 people behind them, each of them with magic power almost equal to Yuno. We're in trouble Yuno thought. They almost have as much magic power as me, but I have a considerable amount more than the rest of the group. This is a dangerous game we're playing because there's 13 of them. We outnumber them, but they overpower us in terms of magic power. "Wow, this is a pretty one," one of the voices said, breaking Yuno out of his thoughts. He turned his attention to the speaker who was circling Mimosa. "Perhaps we could kill the others and keep this one," he said in a dark tone. "Don't touch her!" Klaus shouted, but just then, a beam of red-black energy came out of nowhere and struck the man in the leg. As the man howled in pain, the other 12 mages frantically looked around to see where that came from, as did Yuno and the others. They saw a person in a black cloak with a hood over their head. But Yuno could sense no magic. Instead he sensed something far more ominous, intense, and powerful. "There he is! Kill him!" the man shouted. But in an instant, the stranger in the black cloak disappeared from where he was standing and appeared behind the man. "Too slow," the cloaked stranger said, and the mage keeled over, blood spurting from the wound in his leg and the new cut that appeared on his stomach. W-w-what...? the whole group thought. How was he so fast? I was looking at him and I didn't even blink, but he was gone in a flash.  The other 12 mages pulled their grimoires out and were about to cast spells when a flash of black and red zoomed through all of them. The 12 mages were still for a second, then were blown back, new cut wounds spurting blood. So fast. Who is this? "Who are you?" Klaus said, hostility fully noted in his voice. The cloaked stranger chuckled. "Aw, don't be like that Four-Eyes." Everyone else was shocked into silence for a second. Magna was busy freeing everybody from the ice. "The only person who calls me Four-Eyes is..." The man in the cloak turned around slowly and chuckled. Then the cloaked stranger took off

Sorry this chapter is a bit short. The other ones will be longer, but I couldn't think of anything to add to it. Try to guess who's in the cloak 😉