𝔓𝔯𝔦𝔡𝔢 :: 𝔟𝔩𝔞𝔠𝔨 𝔠𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔯

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All across the realms of the Clover Kingdom, there are many sayings; each different depending on the realm or even the town or village.

From the Noble Realm: Success only comes from power, and power is our birthright.

From the Common Realm: Good things come to those who work hard.

And from the Forsaken Realm: We can't put faith in others. We can only put faith in ourselves.

Hage has its own saying.

When the first snow falls, death comes to the edge of the world, where the demon bones lay.

Death always comes with the first snowfall. And it does not leave until the first thaw. No one leaves their homes when the first snow falls. Not unless a curse of death is wished upon their entire household.

The first snow fell the night Yuno went to deliver the note for Father. It was merciless.

Asta didn't care. She had to find Yuno. Death wouldn't take her sister. Death wouldn't take her. Not right now.

Which is why, when Asta comes up to the scene of some-some meanie holding Yuno's special necklace and Yuno covered in dirt and blood, she sprints forward with the intention to beat him up!

"Yuno!" Asta feels the scream rip through her throat as she tries to tackle the man back. She scrunches up her nose at the awful smell that always surrounds the house Sister Lily doesn't let them near, but keeps her hands wrapped around the man.

Her cry echoes sharply across the empty street as she's thrown back against the wall. Asta's head throbs from where it hit the stone wall with a crack before she stands up.

"Who the hell are you, brat?!" The man slurs out his shout, still tightly gripping the necklace.

She races forward, fury etched into her face, and grapples the man's waist again. "Th-that necklace is Yuno's! Give‒give it back!"

"Brat! Get the hell off of me!" Asta bites her tongue to keep herself from crying out when the man slams his fist against her head, making her slam into the ground. A ringing fills her ears as Asta struggles to stand up.

"A-Asta!" Yuno reaches forward, but Asta was already racing forward again, only to be kicked in the stomach. She coughs up bile and holds her stomach when she collapses to the ground.

"S-stop it! It-it's just a necklace! Asta!" Yuno shouts loudly with tears falling down her bloodied cheeks in rivers.

Asta glares up at the man with a darkness no child should have, slowly standing up once more. "I-I'm not done yet! Give‒give Yuno her necklace back!"

Asta continues to run forward, only to be kicked or punched into the snow covered dirt. Blood dripped from her mouth and nose and her left eye was swelling shut, but she still stood up to get that necklace back.

"STOP IT! JUST STOP IT! PLEASE!" Yuno screams, the wind kicking up with the force of a maelstrom. The man is pushed back by the wind, involuntarily releasing the necklace.

Asta continues her stumbling sprint and tackles the man to the ground and attacks him with punches and nails to the face. "Don't take Yuno's necklace! Yuno's necklace is Yuno's! And don't you ever try to take anything else that isn't yours to begin with!"

"G-get the hell off of you, you fucking hellspawn!" The man screeches before he roughly throws the six year old girl off of him. Her head slams into the stone wall once more with a loud crack and she falls limp.

"Asta!" Yuno cries out before stumbling forward towards her sister. "Asta, Asta, Asta, Asta! W-wake up! Wake up!"

Asta sluggishly blinks her eyes open, dazed and losing coherency. "Yu-no... Y-Y'no..."