Black clover : The Rise of the Clover

Chapter 2

It had been a year since Asta had cut the boulder. Asta had started learning all the breath styles known to Yoriichi and being the prodigy, he had mastered 10 forms of sun breathing and had also mastered the other breathing styles that Yoriichi gifted him.

Asta had been training since the crack of dawn and was hungry, very very hungry. Yoriichi was not at his hut and Asta could never find out where the old man kept his food. Asta began to wander the forest in search of food. Asta found nothing to eat but he did find some flowers and even though they were beautiful blue flowers, Asta decided to eat the flower but the moment he ate the flower, all the flavours burst into his mouth, Asta could not stop himself from eating more.

Asta started his walk back to the hut. Asta felt a bit dizzy but he dismissed the idea. Asta reached the but and took his sword as he did the Hinokami Kagura, the dance of the sun god. Asta danced flawlessly, Asta had been determined to be the wizard king and to be able to achieve such status, he would need power and to achieve that power is the reason why Asta pushes himself to his limits.

Yoriichi saw the 7-year-old perform a technique that he spent years developing and mastering. It had been 2 years and six months ever since Asta had first met him and Yoriichi remembers it just like yesterday, Yoriichi had lived a long life of 200 years. He had been able to elongate his life span by using his breathing styles.

Asta had been the first person to remind himself of his past. Yoriichi truly cared for the boy and loved the boy like his own grandchild.

Asta had completed the 13th form of sun breathing and turned to see Yoriichi looking at him with a proud smile. Asta smiled back at Yoriichi but before Yoriichi could embrace the boy, Asta fell to the ground coughing out blood.

"Asta!" Yoriichi shouted as he reached the young boy and saw something on the boy's forehead, a mark flickering.

Yoriichi saw a demon slayer mark just like his on Asta's forehead but the matter was that unlike his the demon slayer mark on Asta was disappearing and reappearing.

"Breath Asta breath," Yoriichi said calming the young boy. Asta felt powerful yet fragile, he felt strength and yet felt as if he was about to break down to bits.

"Water Water," Asta said in a raspy voice as he reached his hand to Yoriichi. "Here drink," Yoriichi said as he gave the young boy water, Asta gulped down the water and fell unconscious.

Asta had woken up to see that the night had begun and he turned to face a worried Yoriichi."What happened to you Asta? Why were you coughing blood?" Yoriichi asked, worried for his student's well being."I don't know, I thought I was going to die there for a moment" Asta said looking frightened, looking almost ghosted.

"Well now that you are okay, take a rest," Yoriichi said as Asta nodded his head and drifted back to sleep.

The Next day

Asta had now been cured thanks to recovery breathing and also him using the secret sun recovery breathing. Yoriichi had decided to slow Asta's breath-form training and increased his physical training.

"Bye old man," Asta said as he left the hut and began walking his way back to the church.

The people of the church knew about Yoriichi and they have also seen him use his breathing styles. Before introducing Yoriichi to the people of the church, Asta had a difficult time explaining to them what he was doing.

Christmas would arrive in 10 days and the church did not have enough food and other essentials, not to mention firewood to keep them warm.

Yuno and Asta we're tasked to collect some essentials for the church. They had arrived at another village and this village unlike their village had some nobles, which inhabited here.