The light of the Black Bulls

  <Black Bull Base>

The day was difficult at the base of the strangest order of the Clover Kingdom. The atmosphere was to a certain extent full of uncertainty regarding the situation of Asta and Nero. Both had left a few hours ago for the capital seeking to help in its reconstruction.

However, everyone was intrigued. Even more so for a young woman with beautiful silver hair who went from one place to another while the doubt about the whereabouts and status of her partner, for whom she professed her love deep inside, ate away at her insides.

Vanessa: Noelle, calm down. Surely Asta and Nero were delayed or lost in the capital. She said as she tried to calm her younger 'sister' down.

Noelle ignored Vanessa's words, she was in her world where her mind spun between painful intrigue and terrifying uncertainty in a hard swing. Noelle knew about the trial, but she didn't expect Asta and Nero to be sentenced. They along with several others managed to kill the demon Zagred in combat, this should have earned them recognition, but it seems that was not the case.

Noelle: That Bakasta always worrying me, when he sees this dwarf I will teach him a lesson. She said with anger, but it was all to hide the terrible anguish she felt from her partner's bullying.

Vanessa got up from the couch and hugged her so that she would stay calm, her comings and goings would only make her shake even more. That was what Noelle needed to calm her feelings. She was scared.

A sound was present as the door opened, while the one they now knew as Nero at her command, arrived with red eyes and tear marks on her cheeks. She had a vacant look on her face as she moved carefully towards the table.

Nobody spoke at that moment. If her partner had arrived in that state. It was not a good sign.

Magna: Nero-. She said as she approached with some fear. -Where is Asta?

Nero did not respond, he just collapsed to the ground while his face became filled with tears, no one wanted to know. But they waited for her to speak.

Finral: Nero please. Where is Asta? - Finral asked again with a somewhat scared voice.

Nero: Asta. He...he was- he was trying to speak but her tears made it difficult for him to form words.

Noelle was starting to feel the worst, unbeknownst to her, tears began to well up in her eyes.

Nero: THEY EXILED HIM FOREVER! -She responded as she burst into tears on the floor.

The Black Bulls could not believe what her partner said. It was unheard of what they were saying. Had Asta been exiled? Forever? Some didn't believe it, but Nero's crying seemed to confirm his words.

Noelle quickly approached Nero, grabbing her arms while she was crying. She wanted him to answer her, she didn't want to accept it, it had to be a mistake... Nero had to tell the truth.

Noelle: Nero! Tell me what you say is not true! TELL ME IT'S NOT TRUE THAT THEY EXILED ASTA! -She exclaimed with tears in her words.

Vanessa: Nero dino. What happened to him?

Nero looked up and swallowed, holding back his tears and cries to tell everything. For what seemed like an eternity, Nero told everything that happened to the Black Bulls. All. Even the smallest detail was told and at the end a feeling of emptiness opened in the hearts of the order.

All because of my friend's last words: Tell them I love them.

Noelle couldn't take it anymore and ran into her room in tears, while her classmates were crying or trying not to cry. It was impossible not to do it, her friend had been sent to I don't know what place because of his ideas and dreams, she would never return.

They knew that Damnattio and King Kira would make sure of that. And if he came back, everyone would be in danger. There was nothing to do.

Magna and Luck got up to leave the base, but they met Captain Yami who had just arrived at his headquarters.

Yami: Wait a minute, what happened? -He said, observing the faces of his subordinates.

No one responded, Vanessa gathered her courage and faced Yami while she tried to contain his pain.

And so it happened, word by word, letter after letter, Vanessa told everything that happened to the dwarf, Yami did not respond, he just listened carefully to everything Vanessa said. At the end, her cigarette fell from her mouth and immediately a murderous aura emerged from her being, strongly emanating all the hatred and rage that she felt.

Yami: DAMN DAMNATTIO- I shouted with rage as he turned around.

They knew what he was going to do. Magna, Luck and Gauche followed him.

Vanessa walked away and watched as Nero was comforted by Gordon, Gray and Charmy. She decided to leave them alone while she headed with the other silver-haired rookie. Vanessa knew that Noelle liked Asta, she had tried to get her to confess her love for the muscular ashy but she only got him to deny it. She decided to give her time to open up and let her feelings be known... but now she knew it would be impossible.

She arrived at the aforementioned girl's room and only heard screams and cries in equal measure, she knew what her friend was suffering. So she tried to stay sane to go in and help the one she saw as her younger sister...she must be the older sister Noelle needed.

He entered without warning and there she was sobbing while she was holding a photo of Asta and her, he squeezed the frame of it while she cried, you could notice the humidity of the pillow and the sheets. She had cried too much.

Vanessa: Noelle. He spoke as she sat next to her. -I won't ask if you're okay, because I know you're not. I'll just ask you how do you feel? You can hug me if you want. She didn't have time to finish, as the silver-haired girl hugged her tightly while she cried into her belly.

Noelle: Vanessa lost it! -. She responded as she shed tears like a waterfall. -I LOST HIM FOREVER! I AM USELESS, I COULD NEVER TELL HIM WHAT I FELT, I COULD NEVER BE SINCERE WITH HIM. I COULD NEVER DESERVE HER LOVE FROM HER AND NOW IT WILL NEVER COME BACK! - Her tears wet Vanessa's legs.

The Witch of the Threads of Destiny simply rubbed her head while she herself cried while her little sister vented to her. It was extremely painful for both of them but there was nothing they could do. What could they do at this point? Asta was gone and he didn't know where, her whereabouts were so uncertain that it would simply be impossible to know. There was no way to know where she was.

They could only pray that... one day they would return.

Night fell and the Black Bulls returned, Yami did not attend dinner and went to his room with palpable frustration on his face, while he had some minor injuries as a result of the altercation he had had a few hours ago with the King and the Judge. The three who accompanied Yami were equally injured but nothing serious, they just looked down and their hearts were broken.

It was strange. As a rookie without any magic, he had managed to gain his affection and admiration to the point that they missed him? How was it possible that they now felt so empty due to the absence of the ash? Although no one said it, everyone knew. Well that was the truth.

Asta was... The light of the Black Bulls.

  to be continue...