A Nexus Devil (Dxd x Multi Crossover)

Chapter 27: Before the Third Task

Chapter 27: Before the Third Task

Jake was irritated that he had been woken up in the wee hours of the morning and dragged across the entire school grounds just to see...

"Behold, champions!" Bagman spoke up. "This is your final task."

"It's a maze," Victor noted aloud.

"Indeed, it is a maze," Bagman responded. "But not just any maze. It is absolutely filled with dangerous magical traps and terrifying creatures that can't wait to leap out at you and take a bite!" He exclaimed with suspense in his voice. "That's why your maps from the second task are so important. Without them, navigating the ever-changing maze will be near impossible!" Bagman glanced at Fleur with pity. Most officials, himself included, believed she was a lost cause in the tournament without a map.

Looking at the maze with its tall plant walls, Jake raised his hand and asked a question. "So, how are the spectators supposed to see anything with these tall walls? It doesn't seem like a very fun event for them if they just watch us go into a maze and then can't see anything after." Jake's explanation made perfect sense to everyone there. "There were some students who complained about not being able to see what happened on the pirate ships in the second task because they were so high in the air."

"That's..." Bagman started before pausing. "Huh, we didn't really think about it, did we?"

"I believe I have an idea about that," Dumbledore spoke up. "There's a certain set of runes we can apply to each of the contestants' uniforms that will allow us to constantly scry their locations in real-time. Then we simply project our scrying spells onto a screen for everybody to see."

"That's absolutely brilliant!" Bagman snapped his fingers. "Well then, with all of that taken care of, why don't you all head back? You want to be well-rested for tomorrow, after all."

"Then why did you make us wake at the crack of dawn?" Jake muttered as he yawned to himself. He looked over at Harry, who was genuinely sleeping standing up. Jake wondered if he had heard any of the explanations at all...

Meanwhile, Fleur was glaring contemplatively at Victor. Jake figured she was truly gunning for him to steal his map.

With the unnecessary display taken care of, Jake headed back to bed...

...

A few hours later and with only a bit more sleep, Jake was sitting at the breakfast table with a yawn. Harry looked equally tired, almost falling asleep in his oatmeal.

"Honestly," Hermione muttered, upset next to her sleepy boyfriend, "why they felt the need to show you all the maze at the crack of dawn is beyond me. It's not like it wouldn't still be there at noon." The third task always had the highest fatality rate, and Hermione didn't want anything happening to Harry because he was too tired to react. "Make sure you go to bed extra early, alright Harry?" She said, to which he just tiredly nodded.

Jake felt a familiar tap on his shoulder and turned around to see Luna with Blaze in her arms, giving him a smile.

*Chirp chirp.*

His phoenix familiar Blaze, who he hadn't seen in a while. Looked like he was in the early stages of molting. 'He's growing up from a baby Phoenix to an adult Phoenix,' Jake thought, with a tear in his eye. 'They grow up so fast!'

"The final task is tomorrow," Luna said, somewhat seriously. Out of character for her usually nonchalant self, Jake noticed.

Jake gave her a nod. "That's right."