It's a sad day for me.
I was told this morning that Haru urara, the worlds favorite horse has passed away, so I'm going off my intended script and immortalizing her in this fic(and maybe my other fics) by adding her to the story as a fifth familiar.
But should I do her Uma musume form or the actual horse?
Let me know your thoughts.
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(Hage church)
I will admit, the animators didn't do the beauty of this world justice. Despite Hage village being in the forsaken realm it had a form of beauty that felt…real.
"Sorry if the food isn't to your liking Alucard, but it's all we can afford." Said an older gentleman who may look like he could pass for my grandpa, but he's only in his fifties.
"It's quite alright father Orsi, if needed I can hunt boars and donate them." I tell to everyone as I cut a baked pop potato with the elegance of a surgeon and take a bite, "That being said, these pop potatoes are quite good, cooked to perfection, leaving a crispy skin, with the flesh of the pop potato being soft enough that the fork glides through it with a gentle press, and the simple seasonings are well used to the point you don't need butter." I say to everyone as I take another bite.
"That's because I helped father cook it!!"
I look over and see a child who looked no older than five, a smile on his face, his brown hair and freckles giving me an idea of who the child was.
"Oh? Well good job, you're Nash right?" I ask him as I take another bite of pop potato, 'this would go good with some wine.' I muse to myself, "Yep, my name is Nash! Nice to meet you!" Nash replies as I smile in amusement of his behavior, he was like a mini Asta, but with magic and a scrawny build.
As we ate I notice the altar, I could tell it was old, with small cracks and scratches littered across its entirety, yet it was still quite shiny, as if somebody took time to polish the wood, and below the cross was the figure of Sephira, who was smiling at the sight of myself enjoying dinner with everyone.
But before I could get up from the table and get a closer look her figure shimmers away and in her place was a tiny statue the size of a 12 inch pringles can, and under it was two tickets.
'She must have left me something to use now.' I think to myself as I slowly get up from the table, "well it was a lovely dinner, but it's getting quite late, so I should head back." I tell everyone as I hear protests from Asta and Nash, " aw come on, please don't go yet!" Asta shouts as I grab the tickets from under the statue and out my coat back on.
"Don't worry I'll come back tomorrow, I may even invite you to my home." I tell them as Asta runs towards me, "you mean that?!", Asta shouts as I nod in response, "of course, my father told me that under our home there is a giant underground cavern, with an underground lake inside." I tell them before adding, "I just need to find the entrance to the cavern." I add as Asta looks at me with a sparkle in his eyes.
(Yeah in castlevania symphony of the night, all castlevania game to be honest, there is an underground lake or cavern, so I am adding it to the castle design.)
"Anyways, I shall take my leave." I tell them as I grab the statue and crissaegram and walk through the church doors, and as I walk out into the front i feel a hand on my shoulder, and I hear Asta's voice.
"Hey I forgot to ask, but do you have a dream?" He asked me as I think about it for a moment before looking at him, "not sure about mine, but whats yours?" I ask him, and he smiles before looking in the direction of the capital, "I DREAM TO BECOME THE WIZARD KING!!!" he shouts out as I chuckle, he never stopped wanting to follow his dream, "But before you become the Wizard king, you need to become a magic knight, and what if the captains won't choose you because you don't have magic, what then?" I ask him.
"Then I'll try again and again, my magic is never giving up!" He responds, and I couldn't help but respect his tenacity, "then I'll become the shadow king, a dark lord who protects his kingdom with true might." I tell him as I reminisce the time I read a black clover fanfic with Sekke being the dark lord.
(If you don't know what this fic is, I'd recommend reading it.)
I look over at Asta and he gives me a look Naruto gives when he says he gets something but doesn't get it at all.
"Basically I'd be the Wizard king's equal, who helps his kingdom in the shadows." I still him, dumbing it down as he makes an expression, realizing what I meant as he smiles.
"Then looks like we're rivals!" He says as he holds his fist out and I bump it, "I suppose we are." I say back and I begin my walk back home, and as I make my way back I look at the tickets and see the numbers 1 and 5.
'a fifth familiar? I wonder who it will be.', I say inwardly as I make my way to the from door and open it, and when I make my way to the main foyer the tickets start glowing and fly out of my hand as they transform into two humanoid figures, and as the light dims I open my eyes again and I see a girl with pink hair, with horse ears and a tail, while the other one is a goat wearing a blue dress, and my jaw drops in shock as I only mutter two words.
"No way!"
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Well folks I hope you enjoy the chapter, I had ideas for the dungeons where Alucard can find the other three tickets, but I had two more dungeons to add to the list for him to have more powerful souls added to his army.(listed below)
*the wizard king catacombs
*the house of the condemned
I'll explain these two dungeons later on, but I will see you next week, peace😁✌️