Black Clover: The Ragnarok

Chapter 3: All Hopes lost

"you did not have to come. Its better if you stay hidden" said Marx as he saw Julius' gloomy face.

"Sigh!"

"Did something happen, what are you sighing about."

" I had been part of this kingdom since I gained my consciousness. Look what it had become now. There was a time when people greeted me as a Respectable citizen and when in disguise I met none but my fellow brothers greeting me as an acquaintance but now all I see is.... Absolute silence."

"I ..." Even Marx had no idea about what to say to Julius, the only thing he could think of was changing the subject. "Yami sounded serious I think..."

"I am so useless, only if I was stronger." Mimosa was cursing herself while being taken to Owen by medical team.

Julius looked at mimosa who had lost all hope and became more sad than he already was.

Marx tried to signal the medical team to go away but before they could understand it, the magic device in Marx pocket made a strange voice.

"Hey Mushroom head are you dead, I have been waiting for you. This brat after returning from death is saying crazy things, come fast and fix hi..."

"Is asta still alive" mimosa sit back after hearing this. She did not care that how could a dead be reborn but it was enough for her. All that She was feeling was nothing but content.

Seeing this Julius smiles, and says," Yes Mimosa, looks like you are excited to see him as well."

Mimosa on noticing it was the 28th wizard king, she jumps from her bed and bows to him. " Please, take me with you."

"Alright, come with us."

"It would be better if you go to Owen right this instant, you look weak." Marx implies on seeing fragile Mimosa.

Though Mimosa wanted to meet him but she also knew it was better for her to get treated. It was enough that she could make more good memories with Asta. Since the darkness was finally overshadowed by the everlasting dawn.

Mimosa leaves with medical team to seek Owens aid.

Julius smiles and realises that there is no reason for him to be sad, for the younger generation was full of energy and hope. He realised that his endeavour was finally rewarded. His sorrow was faded by his vision of Golden dawn. Little did he know that even worse was coming........

"You are finally here, I thought you were dead" Yami greeted the mushroom head that stood beside smiling Julius.

"Sorry for being late" he bows to Yami and the black bulls to apologise.
"And my name is Marx not mushroom head" he looks at Yami with anger.

Yami ignores Marx and points toward Asta who was describing Grey what Vanessa looked like. But for some strange reason all he could remember was her hair and eyes.

Marx approaches Asta to try and boost his memory, and hopefully get some valuable explanation for Asta's resurrection.

"What are you laughing about, did you get a lottery"Yami asks Julius

"Even better"

Yami lowers his voice and speaks in his ear, "you can tell me, I won't tell others"

Julius smiles and says,"it's not something to hide. It would actually be better if you share it."

"Huh! Then you should not tell anyone else that you have already shared it with me then the others will share it with me as well."

"You are right, the more the merrier."

"Then just say it already"

"Its Hope"

Yami smiles, but soon changes his expression, " what a useless thing is that, you can just have it back"

"Thanks Yami, for assuring me that my hope is not fut...."

Yami face turn towards Marx as he felt a sudden change in his ki. Julius himself felt something strange and turns in his Direction.

Marx Grimoire's pages were turning very fast and were being torn apart. Noelle sees blood coming out of Marx's nose and eyes, was taken aback for a while but she wasted no time to call the medical emergency but the situation was getting worse.

Yami runs and hit Marx to knock him out. Before getting in unconscious just few words comes out of his mouth and they were, "she is in danger."

Yami and Julius looks into each other eyes as if they were conversing telepathically.

Suddenly a portal opens with finral magic, and from that portal Owens comes out and he on seeing unconscious Marx open his grimoire but before he could cast a spell. Julius stops him.

"Its better if he does not wake up."

"That ki was..."

"I have never sensed something like that before, it was neither pure nor evil but yet so strong."

"He said she is in danger, we must save her" finral spoke panickingly.

"Do you remember her finral senpai? because for some strange reason, even I have forgotten what she looked like."
Asta inquires Finral.

"No! But Marx said she is in danger. How can we just sit back and do nothing."finral exclaims.

"Finral! Were you not scared? Even I was scared when I saw it. You really had gotten rid of your cowardice but in the process you have lost your wits."says Yami with proud(of Finral) and disappointment(at himself for not being able able to help out her supposed squad member)  at the same time.

"But captain Yami ...."before finral could say something Julius interrupts him.

"You are very kind. You don't even remember anything about her but still want to risk your life. But we should think wisely. It is very strange. Marx is the strongest memory mage in the clover kingdom but when he tried to recover Asta's vision. He was brought to his demise, by the strange magic that protects Asta.

"Me!" Asta exclaims confusingly

"Nothing could be done unless Marx wakes up" Julius again turns gloomy and all the hope that he collected from Mimosa and Yami was lost in an instant.

It was nothing but a futile hope at the end.