Lackadaisy: Rocky Learns Magic (cause why not?)

In my First fight (in my advantage of course)

Today was time for us to go rum running. We headed out to the grave sight and I helped dig this time. Turns out there was a passive skill to up strength without adding muscle mass onto me.

"Goodness, Rocky. When did you become so strong?"

"Hehe. Cousin, I've always been like this. I've just been lazy in the past."

I felt that suspicious feeling in Ivy again. I was starting to catch on that she was investigating me. I then felt another feeling. Aggression. I pulled ivy in our direction just in time for bullets to wiz by. I then pulled all of us in another direction as I felt some more aggression. I was about to get up and use magic when Ricky spoke up.

'Rocky, you need to get rid of Ivy and Calvin before you start using magic.'

"Gah. Fine."

"W-who are you talking to?"

Freckle was talking to me in a shaky voice as I pushed them to my car. I pushed them in took the only gun and ammo, and discreetly took the book.

"You both stay here."

"You have no gun skills though, Rocky."

"I'll be fine, Ivy."

I then quickly went back into the graveyard and sensed the aggressive nature of our enemies. There were a lot of them, and it seems this was planned. We were ambushed with a set bait! I knew we shouldn't have trusted that new seller. I could feel the suspicious attitude on him. I aimed in the direction of aggression though and shot. The feelings died down. I got one. I then got down as the aggression spiked and shots went in my direction. I aimed and...click. No more ammo.

"Damn it."

'Use the book now. You got this. Just leave no witnesses.'

I then made a rifle and began to spray. The aggression went almost all the way down. I ran in the direction of the enemies until I saw one on the ground holding her arm. She was pretty white and seemed nice. I aimed at her but stopped. She had some magic properties in her. I then dodged as I was shot at by a male. He was white too. They even seemed like siblings.

'Wait, I know who they are. You can't kill them.'

"Are they that skilled?"

'No. If they die then the dpc will come. They're the reason main characters like us aren't killed by other factions or outside forces. If they hear you killed an mc, then they'll have some questions.'

I decided to deal with it and cloaked myself as I snuck up. They had regrouped and now there was a black one. I recognized him. Mordecai.I grew close and watched as Mordecai looked around with his gun. I raised my own and shot it out of his hand. He looked shocked as he looked around for the person who shot him. I then sneakily came up and knocked him down from behind. The white male one was easy too. Unfortunately he was in front of the white women. I knocked her out too quickly though. I uncloaked after that to save mana and turned the rifle back into mana

"There."

 I then felt strange and looked at Mordecai. I bent down and took off his clothing in a non gay way and say the symbol on him.

'Voodoo."

"Interesting."

'All this symbol does is give Mordecai some extra luck. Seems advanced for serafine over there, but it's really child's play to us."

I chuckled a bit. "Yeah."

I then had a knife to my throat. Serafine had gotten up.

"Well it seems we have a very special person here.you we're invisible, and from the looks of you, had some strength or gun spell."

'Shit.'

"Shit."

"Got some colorful words." The knife came closer to my neck. "I have some questions though. How'd you do it?"

I then suddenly used my Levitating spell to yoink the knife away. I turned around to punch her but she tackled me first. If only I hadn't been so careless. I sort of blushed though. She looked nice, and was pinning me. Without context, this would look weird to people.

"So, seems you got some more tricks too."

She then saw the grimoire i had.

"Now what's this?"

When she tried to grab it, Ricky's hand came out of the shadow slightly and swatted it away.

"What the..."

"Since when could you do that!?"

Not very subtle. I know.

'Since you grew in power. I can only get part of my body out of this shadowy prison right now though.'

"So you can talk to it?"

I had had enough by know though and headbutted serafine. She wasn't expecting that, and I was able to get on top of her quickly. I then punched her light out if you know what I mean.

"There."

I was panting, and now my hands were a bit bloodied. She was tough, but not tough enough. I then stood up and went back to the grave. I dig it up quickly, and dragged the coffin to the car. Part way there though, soemone swung a shovel at my head. I quickly caught the wood part before it could hit my face though.

"You're alive!?"

It was Ivy.

"Yes. How are you surprised? At this point you should know I have a knack for not dying."

"You went out with a pistol that had only a couple bullets in it, and you came back alive with the alcohol. Of course I'm surprised!"

"Can you help me with this though? It's a bit heavy."

"Um, sure."

I got one side as she got the other, but her suspicions in her grew. I could tell. We got back to the car where another shovel was wiping at my face. It was freckle this time I dodged under it.

"Ahh! My dearest cousin! I see you were about to come look for me too!"

"You're alive!?"

"I just went through this with Ivy, but yeah. I also got the alcohol as you can see." I put the coffin by my car with the help of Ivy.

"Look, I'm as surprised as you that Rocky here isn't full of holes."

"Technically, we all are in a sense, we got our mouth hole, and our ear holes, and our..."

"Stop. You're annoying again."

"Hehe. I do my best." I then open the coffin, and it actually had some alcohol in it. We then loaded up the car and headed back.

"Freckle, I do have something for you."

"Yes?"

I handed him a letter. I hadn't had the bravery to do so before now. I just wanted to do this while I had my adrenaline pumping.

"Only open it if I die."

"This got more morbid. You aren't going to die."

I sigh. "I'm eventually going to. It just seems like everybody around me dies in my place. Like my... mom."

We went silent for a bit as Ivy drove us back.

"No matter though! Just remember not to open it if I don't die. I get so emotional in that letter that it's embarrassing."

"Well alright then."

Once we got back, we unloaded stuff, and Freckle drove Ivy back to her dorm. I laid down, satisfied with how the night went. I then felt a hand on my neck and yelped.

'Haha! I got you good.'

Ricky let go and I punched his shadow. I only hurt my hand because he was on the hard floor right now.

"I'm going to get you once I'm asleep."

'Do that, and I'll tie you up and throw you in a closet.'

"Gah."

I went to sleep quickly even though Ricky annoyed me a bit. Magic was exhausting.