Losing His Humanity

The Reunion

Yuno POV

I haven't seen Asta in weeks. After Sister Lily told me about Asta and his Grimoire, I was about to retrieve it from him. When I went outside I saw Asta run into the woods and I began to chase after him. I couldn't keep up with him at all! His speed was almost inhuman! I was running out of breath but I knew I had to stop him, so I picked up speed a little and I continued running after Asta. After awhile my lungs felt like they were about to explode, so I finally decided to sit down and catch my breath. It took a few moments for me to regain my energy before I started to run again. I was not about to lose Asta. "Why was he running in the first place?" I asked myself. "What if he overheard my conversation with Father and Sister Lily?" If he got into any trouble, or worse gotten hurt, it would be our fault. Then, after what seemed like hours, I turned around and went back home. I didn't want to stop looking for him but I knew Father, Sister Lily, and the little ones would be worried. I would just look for him for him tomorrow, with the help of the others of course. When I made it to the church I walked in and I saw that Father was sitting at the table waiting for me. He suddenly jumped up and asked, "Where were you!?! Its 2:00 in the morning!" He yelled at me with worry in his voice. I couldn't blame him, I was gone for a while. "I'm sorry Father, Asta ran into the woods and I tried to run after him but I couldn't catch him. He was too fast!" I explained in an exhausted tone. "Its okay Yuno, he'll turn up eventually. After all, he has no where else to go! No one would want a magicless loser like him anyways!" Father laughed. I was kinda angry that he said that but I was too tired to retaliate, so I nodded and headed to bed.

I saw Asta standing in a creepy room with a single light bulb swinging from the ceiling. He had blood dripping from his head and he had scratches and bruises everywhere. His head was down but suddenly looked straight at me. His lime green eyes were dulled and he had this broken look on his face. "Why did you do this to me Yuno?" he asked me in a weak voice as he then started to cry. My eyes widened as I started to walk up to him. "Asta please don't cry. This is my fault. I'm so sor-" I couldn't finish my sentence because I was cut off by a dark voice. "This IS your fault." I saw that a dark figure was towering over Asta but the voice wasn't coming from it, it was coming from Asta. I then noticed his eyes were now a deep red color and he had a wicked smile on his face. "You deserve to pay for what you did to me!" He screamed at me as a black substance started to form on Asta's body. "Asta, I'm sorry!" I screamed as I woke up from my dream. I was sweating tremendously and there were tears in my eyes. The dream felt so real. I needed to find Asta and fast. I fear this dream will become a reality......

3rd person

Yuno continued to look for Asta even though his family said to just let Asta come to them. Yuno didn't listen, he wanted to find Asta with all of his heart. Along with looking for Asta, he was training for the Magic Knights entrance exam. Both him and Asta wanted to get in and they both trained hard. Yuno knew he was going to get in but he always told Asta that his training was a waste of time and that he would never get in. It pained Yuno to remember how cruel he is to Asta. He had to find him and see if he is ok. After a few weeks had passed it was time for the Magic Knights entrance exam and Yuno was fully trained. He was upset that he still couldn't find Asta but the family didn't care. They stopped caring if Asta came back or not. Even Sister Lily, the kindest out of all of them, said that it was probably best if they just forget about him completely. Yuno couldn't believe he was the only one in the family who, although secretly, loved him dearly. He loved him like a brother, but Yuno never acted like one. Yuno was ready to go to the exams and was ready to pass it with flying colors. It took a few days to travel on foot, but he finally made it. He was walking toward the entrance with family and friends cheering their loved ones on, hoping that they make it. I suddenly walked into a room with a lot of people and I knew this is where I was supposed to be for the time being. I saw some Anti-birds flying over the people here. Those birds are attracted to people with low magic power. Since Yuno has the four-leaf clover Grimoire, he didn't have any birds near him. All of a sudden a flock of Anti-birds started flying towards someone. He couldn't see who it was because they were covered in a swarm of birds but he did heard the laughter of everyone around him. "Get off of me you stupid birds!!" The person screamed as he pulled out a sword from his Grimoire and swung it at the birds. As the birds scattered Yuno was finally able to see who it was. It was none other than Asta. "Asta? Is that you?" Yuno asked him as Asta looked up at him.

Yuno POV

I couldn't believe it. I finally found him! After I asked if that was actually him, he looked up at me and I almost jumped out of my skin. His right eye was glowing a deep red, just like in my dream. He walked up to me with a devilish smile on his face. "Hey Yuno! Good to see you!" Asta said exclaimed as he walked toward me. I noticed that the people who were surrounding us were not laughing anymore, instead they had frightened and disgusted looks on their faces. I looked back at Asta to find him standing in front of me. "Now we can see who makes it into the Magic Knights!" Asta announced. He then leaned in close to me and whispered, "This is gonna be fun, I'm so glad that I'm having this reunion with you, Yuno." There was something about the way he said my name that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. He finally backed away from me and I just stared at him, hoping that this was another one of my dreams.