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A week since Aymui's departure...

Asta sat atop one of the crystal walls on the very edge if the guard rail of his city looking out over the horizon. He was waiting to watch Celestia's sunrise so he could greet the day. The wind was blowing giving a crisp feeling about this new day. He pulled an acoustic guitar from his grimoire.

The crystal resonated very well with music and acted like an amplifier if you knew how to infuse magic into your music. This came surprisingly easy to the Black King. In fact, being up here was one of his and his friends' favorite past times at the end of the days. This occasion how ever was one of the few times he'd come alone to seeing. He wanted to great the day, his city and his people with a proper wake up.

This was not only a greeting but a bit of a farewell to as he was leaving to go to the Soul Society today. He raised his pick and began to strum his cords.

Asta stops playing looking over his waking city. The various citizens starting to stir along with the remaining patrols of the recently graduate Black Bull Shinigami as they make they're final patrols before switching over to the day shifts. Haze and Free had been appointed the positions of Night Captain and Vice-Captain. Free Fall had thought Asta was giving him the rank of captain but it that position actually fell to Haze much to the latter's disapproval. Asta went through every reason as to why Haze was appointed the position over the younger stallion. Haze had proven himself to Asta that even though his loyalty lied with the sisters he was still loyal to Asta and eager to be his friend from the start where Free Fall only constantly took every chance to try and take Asta down a peg. Asta only gave the lad a chance because it was Haze that recommended him as he really didn't care for the former captain in most lights, but he did like how Free Fall had the guts to question and call him out on many things he saw.

"Who's up here?" came a voice off to the side. "The area for if the guard and high-level personnel only."

Out of a doorway walked a Caribou female. She wore the standard white Shinigami Shihakusho similar to the one Asta wore part of the time since officially taking the throne but hers was a bit less baggy and she had a dual-edged sword at her hip. Much to his shock, his students and trainees that wanted to adopt the outfit. Not wanting to hinder their decisions and not seeing and issue with it Asta consented. He did make it clear that they didn't have to all be the same and that they were free to customize the uniforms in any way they saw fit with to be fashionable or functional.

"Oh," she immediately stopped and then took a kneeling position. "My lord. I'm sorry for intruding."

"It's alright," Asta smiles softly standing up and placing his guitar back in his grimoire. "I was merely enjoying some time to myself and wanted to give the city a proper walk up call. I did come alone so it was only natural you have that reaction Fern. Thank you for doing your job all the same."

"I'm not worthy of your praise my lord," Fern quickly said.

Asta placed his grimoire in his satchel and walked over and placed a hand on Fern's shoulder, "Look up Fern," she obeyed and looked to see the smiling face of her king. "You are worthy of my praise, of anything its me who's not worth to be held above all of you," he stood her up. "You've all endured so much and yet you still strive for bettering yourselves. I couldn't be more than full of praise for you, your brothers and sister in arms and learning or the people of this city. So, I again, thank you Fern," Asta placed his hands on her shoulders. "I'm counting on you for the future of this city."

Fern couldn't help but be stary eyed and have a few tears falling from the corners of her eyes, "Thank you sir, for everything you’ve done."

"I'll let you get back to your round now," Asta stepped back from Fern then walked over to the edge facing the palace. "I need to get back. I have a pregnant mare and two other mares that will be wondering where I am," he smiled brightly. "Not to mention I have business to attend to before my next excursion. Keep up the good work Fern," Asta faced the place again. "Fly." A blue aura surrounded his body and he lifted off the ground and then quickly flew off toward the palace.

The Black Palace...

Asta lands on the balcony to his and his herd's bedroom. He walks over and pushes open the doors and sees all his girls peacefully sleeping curled up in each other’s embrace. His eyes immediately go to Fluttershy who was now officially six months along in her pregnancy with their daughter.

His thoughts then go to what his older brother had told him, recalling his exact words, 'You realize as the child's father she won’t have magic.'

He then recalled another conversation with Edward that he had in private.

'But couldn't she inherit my crystal unicorn magic?' Asta asked.

'That could happen, but that chance is very very slim Asta," Ed sighed. ‘It's still there but with it also come the chance of dark crystal magic. You must remember you weren't reborn as Asta with Equestrian Magic. You got it via fusing with a focusi crystal in your body through a possession attempt. Due to Sombra's soul still being inside you could access it until up underwent a through crystal transformation and also gain more magic through your link with Ymir, that is still Equestrian magic though older."

"But there is still that chance," Asta smiled slightly.

Ed sighs, "Yes there is. But its more than like she won't. Maybe she'll gain some at some point if you use your Publishing spell. I know you want to have magic little brother and I do to but honestly speaking, also pray she is born an earth pony at the very least.'

"If she takes after Fluttershy she could be and earth pony through some stroke of luck," Asta softly remarks as he walked over and sits on the edge of the bed and pushes a lock of hair out of Fluttershy's face with his finger.

The shy pony snuggled into her pillow, "Mmm… Asta, what she we name our baby..." She murmured in her sleep.

Asat couldn't help but lit out a slight chuckle, "I know the perfect name for her," he said on a hushed tone as he bent down and kissed her cheek. "Aurora," He whispers in her ear.

"Hmm..." She drew closer to him. "Aurora..."

"She really is so happy that you made her a mother," Twilight says softly siting up on the other side of the bed before stretching and then looking out to the open balcony door and the sunset. "Today's the day isn't it?"

Asta softly got up and walked over to Twilight and looked out with her while placing a hand on her shoulder. Without even thinking about it she placed a hand on Asta's and rubbed his fingers. She's known him to leave to go to other worlds before but this time it felt a little different, a lot heavier.

"I worried for you is all," Twilight slightly gazed down.

"Don't worry Twilight," Asta reassured her. "I'll be back in no less than two weeks."

"We know sugarcube," Aj commented haven woken not long after Twilight. "But that doesn't make it any easier for us. We love and we worry," she got up, standing on her knees and wrapped her arms around Asta's neck and kissed his cheek.

"We knew what kind of relationship we were getting into when we told him we loved him girls," Fluttershy added still facing the other wall but sat up. "Besides, he's a king now and has a duty to see this through. It could be very dangerous for a lot of our citizens if he doesn't."

Asta knew she was right but so were Aj and Twilight. He had to do this, but he needed to do something else to. He sighs with a smirk as his grimoire floated up next to him and opens flipping to a certain page and three small boxes came out. Taking the boxes, he hands each one to his girls. Each box was marked with their specific cutiemarks.

"I wanted to wait and give these to all of you when I got back but..." Asta rubbed the back of his head, his eyes wide open with a bit of a blush over his face. " Shy, you and I have been together a little over a year and we have a kid on the way. Aj, you and I have been together for only a few months but we clicked right away and Twilight, we've been sleeping in the same bed nearly since we got together. We've been through a lot together and you even wear the crowns and sit by my side on most days. What I'm try to say is..." He took a deep breath and took a knee shock the girls. "Will all of you marry me?"

The girls were speechless until a lavender aura cover Asta and rocketed him into the bed where the girls all nuzzled hem together, "We thought you'd never ask?" The cried in unison and then started taking turns kissing their fiancé.

"Well," Asta looked at his girls. "Aren't you going to open them.

The girls paused and then each open their respective boxes and their eyes widened with sparkles.

"Asta, where did you buy these?" Shy looked at him.

"I didn't buy them per say," He said as their vision narrowed. "And don't look at me like that you all know I'd never steal anything unless I HAD to. No, I made them based off some memories I had from rings I'd seen in my career as an actor. You didn't think training up in the mountains everyday was spent without more than the purpose of honing my skills as a bender did you girls?” He smirks coyly, “I did have some help from old Spike about different gem types and the minerals and conditions to make them"

"Shy, yours is to commemorate being not just my first friend and pony to help me but to represent the morning I first saw you and realized how beautiful you were and are. The band is a lot simpler than Aj and Twilight's but the stone is all the more special being called a sunrise fire topaz with a mithril silver band."

"Applejack, I know you don't like extravagant or girly stuff but I wanted to give you something all your own so I made tat. Its a thin gold band with a fire ruby apple and emerald leaf."

"And lastly we have your Twilight," He looked at the princess slash goddess who had already showed signs of her accession not long after Ayumi had left. "Yours has the most stones out of the rings but they’re a special type of stone. Like Fluttershy's it’s a topaz but it's called a Mystic Fire topaz and I crafted its band from black gold. I wanted it to look like your crown the holds your element. I know Rarity has been badgering you about it a lot lately, so I thought why not give you a better reason and a more sizeable crown."

"I found I could make these unique magic stones by combining my Ancient and Equestrian magic with my fire and earth bending," Asta looked at the girls who'd been speechless this whole time. "You can even store mana in then should you need a reserve or boost a spell on the fly." He looked at the with apprehension as a pregnant pause in the room. "If you don't like them, I can always make you something else or buy it if you prefer."

"Asta," she said getting his attention. He looked up and saw all the girls take the rings out and held time out to him. "Isn't it customary for the proposer to place the rings on their fiancé's finger."

"Hehe..." He smirked. "I guess it is," he remarks taking the rings and placing them each on their owner's proper fingers.

There was a sudden knock at the door. "Sir, its's Tender Root. We have urgent business from Sir Spike. He said it can't wait and that he and the business with be waiting on you and everyone else outside the throne and that you need come post haste."

"That doesn't sound good," Twilight said with a worried tone as she looked at everyone.

"No, it doesn't," Asta adds getting up and walking over to he cabinet a she changes his clothes. "We'll be there as soon as we can!" He called out.

"I'll let him know," Tender Root said through the door before running off.

Asta turned to the girls as he put his pants on. "I'll go ahead of you three. Twi, Aj, help Shy get dress," then threw on a black long coat with shoulder pauldrons that exposed his chests and the crimson five leaf clover on it. He let his braid fall down his back before and took his crown in his hand and looked at it, "Something is telling me I have to play the harsh king this time," placing his crown on his head.

"Let's get this over with," he sighed waling out of the room.

The way to the Throne Room

Asta walked through his castle and to the large corridor that led to the throne room. Most of the interior of these hallways were made of some sort pf dark blue marble. Tall dark stone columns decorated with accents in a dark yellow metal line these corridors. The palace stuck with an imperial eastern style theme from Asta's homeworld similar to the exterior. The foyer of the castle was a little more boastful then it's branch's as it was lined with smaller ponds and much more open with more pillars of varying colors. Steeps led up from a center walkway into different hallways around the castle and at the entrance there was a set of twin golden eastern lung dragons on either side to guard from intruder. Asta's brother told him they were enchanted as golems should the palace ever be attacked.

Asta makes his way through the castle soon arriving at his throne room. He enters through a side door and looks up the place from which he rules his kingdom. It was probably the brightest room in the entire castle.

Unlike most of the rest of the castle the throne room more predominantly consisted of a later Middle Eastern European style theme with large windows at the end of the room with the structures of the windows being mirror opposite silver trees. Its color scheme consists of a white marble walls with a black and white marble tile floor. At the center of the back wall hanging from the ceiling was a long blue tapestry with silver highlights and a symbol on it. A dark black rug with grayish dark blue and bluish grey accents was in the center of the room. Along the base of the was was about a two foot tall line of blue marble along with blue lamps and a blue and white moving sky ceiling that currently mimicked the morning sky. The most notable features were the twin pike and shield wielding angel statues on opposite side of the tree windows guarding the steps where the thrones were supposed to be, one was cut from solid white marble and the other was cut from solid black marble.

"Let's see, how do I do this again?" Asta asks himself walks up to the steps and gets to the top when a draconic themed throne comes up out of the floor as if it were made of quicksand. "Oh, yea just go up to where you're supposed to sit. I wonder if I should take a cool pose, yea," he nods looking down on his throne.

A western still dragon adorns the top looking forward while to more were the arm rests. The chair was decorated in an overall Celtic aesthetic. If you were far away, you'd assume it was some sort of stone, but it was actually made from a type of blue steel. It wasn't forged by any normal means either but shaped and formed with hands through the use of bending. His students had asked it to be enchanted for comfort by Twilight. It had been a gift from students for teaching them bending.

Asta turned and sat in his seat and raised one leg resting his right foot over his left. he balled his right fist and rests his head against it rest his elbow on the arms rest. He raised his left hand and with two fingers used air bending to pull his doors open to reveal Spike standing there.

"Enter," Asta commanded.

Spike salutes with the three fingers to the chest and pulls something, some creature in fact form off to the side and forces her into the room.

"Get your ass in there!" Spike scowls as he shoved Gilda in purple and green flame restraints into the throne room all the way till she'll kneeling at the base of the steps. "I found her using some sort of contact magic," he dropped a bag of ingredients next to her.

"I told you those were home remedies!" Gilda shouted.

"They very well could be," Asta shrugs.

"SEE NOW LET ME GO!" She roared.

"What are your grounds for bringing her in Spike?" Asta looked at his vice-captain.

"I smelt magic at Dash's place in the room she'd been using," Spike crossed his arms as Gilda was fixing to speak up again.

"But it wasn't pony magic and it centered around a mirror. It was faint as it hadn't been used as of late, but it was there." He looked down at the hen as she looked t the ground. "I smelt the same magic in her room in the inn when I came over to tell her Dash would be free to hang out later, and it was fresh!"

"I was making medicine you stupid salamander!" Gilda managed to get to her feet.

Asta held up a hand, "Perhaps you were just making medicine Ms. Grizelda," he shrugs again but then his gaze narrows as his eyes were now open fully and his tone grew stern. "But I know you weren't," her eyes shrank. "You can't lie to me that easily," Gilda's eyes shrank more, "I was taught to for a living." Asta put his foot on the floor leaning in. "I knew you were up to something when we first. Dash told me how you are in the military, so I'd assumed you'd actually come here to spy on me and my group. There's no way you'd just show up and forgive Rainbow for past misdeeds when you'd thought she was the one in the wrong. I wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt though and not judge you without knowing you first but every chance I WAS around you all you did was flirt and try and seduce me."

"Asta!" Rainbow Dash burst into the room leaving a rainbow trail behind her. "Something happened to Gilda!" she said in a panic and then looked at the scene, "Spike what the hell are you doing to Gilda?! Let her go now!" She demanded.

Spike snorted green flames, "No." He looked her straight in the eyes, "Look Rainbow, I love you I really do but this is not up for debate. Gilda is under arrest."

"WHAT?!" She shouts in outrage." Why?! What for?! On what grounds?!"

"Conspiracy, reporting our internal issues with an unknown third-party aka spying, trying to seduce the king, possible sedition," Spike listed off on his finger.

"None of that's true, okay maybe a little of the third one when she was a bit drunk," Rainbow confessed.

"I found her with all this in her room with strong traces of magic at your place in the room she'd been staying in and fresh traces of the same exact magic in her room at the inn!" He shouted picking up the bag and showing it to Rainbow.

"That don't mean jack buster!" She slapped the bag away. "She makes home meds all the time, always has since we were kids!"

"What's going on in here?" Rarity asked said as she walks in with the other Pinkie, Tender Root, and Asta's fiancés.

"Just who we need," Spike looked to the others, Twilight and Aj specifically.

"Why do you have Ms. Gilda restrained Sir Spike?" Tender looked at the trio.

"Twilight. Aj," Spike said flat out ignoring Tender's question. "We need your expert help with this."

"Yea," Rainbow snared. "I need to you to help clear Gilda's name so I can sock my boyfriend in his face a few times without feeling bad about it being outside of sparring, then I can make him spend a few night at his own house!"

Spike was fixing to speak up but was cut off by Twilight, "Asta, what's going on?"

"Gilda is being charged by Spike on grounds of being a spy," Asta explains using his air bending to shut the throne room’s doors. "You two are actually just who we need to clear this up on somethings," he picked up the bag from the floor. "Twi, we need you to identify the contents of the bag. Gilda said it was for making home medicines, but I know she isn't telling the full truth. I know she has been lying about the reason she is here," he looked at Aj. "But your reputation as Honesty hold more weight than the word of the newly appointed Black King."

"Sir, the citizenry will belief whatever you tell them within good reason," Tender said. "And with decent evidence."

"That's not what I mean Tender," Asta looked to Gilda. "She is a member of the Griffon Empire's military and they would question if I levied charges against her without out proper cause and more than likely take advantage of the incident to insight some sort of conflict against the kingdom." He looked at Gilda who neither denied nor acknowledged this. "And I'm not willing to risk our people's live for a maybe even though I know I'm Justified in do it. If Aj confirms her lies as the Element of Honesty, a knight of Equestria, then I can confirm her actions as justified beyond a shadow of a doubt. This way the Griffon Empire can neither move against nor seek to demand reparations of any kind openly or behind closed as it would also mean moving against Equestria and the Black Clover Kingdom as a whole," he scowled at the griffoness. "Spies are part of any standing kingdom's arsenal, I know Equestria has a spy network and I have met with a few. Being a newborn kingdom we don't have the luxury and I don't plan on ever forming one. But enough of that," he looked at Twilight. "Please cast a sound proving spell and then tell us what these are. Aj you ask the question I tell you to toward our prisoner."

Both girls nod and did as they were told.

"She told us is for home medicine," Spike snarked.

"Hmmm..." Twilight went over the content of the bag. "Let see what we have in here," she said reaching in, "Dried Blue dragon's tongues. These are a common mountain flower and can be found almost anywhere in the Griffon Empire and Equestria. They're mainly use in tea but can be used in many spells too," she pulled a jar out of the bag and scanned it with her magic. "Ground Fireweeds. They're used for sore muscle and swelling when ground up like this. You added water and mix into a paste. It common in a soldier's standard med pack. Shiny showed my once, I couldn't feel my feet for two hours. Let's see," she continued to go through the pack for several minutes. "All of the contents are pretty commonplace to have for any solider to make some form of makeshift medicine but that's what is off putting." She turned and glared at Gilda. "There is to much here for one solider, even in excess this is to much. I'm no expert on Griffon magic but this is to off putting. There is an excess of ingredients but no mixing bowl or catalyst to activate them."

"You mean like this," Spike held up a bracelet with a blue gem in it and tossed it to Twilight. "It reeked of the same magic to I snatched it," he looked at Gilda.

Twilight quickly scans the bracelet, " Yes. The is enchanted with a few spells in fact. Mainly with what feels like some sort of transmission magic. I'm not familiar with the spells but I recognize their signatures. This is most definitely used for long distance communication."

Rainbow immediately sank down to the floor looking right at Gilda. She looked at if someone had just told her she wouldn't be able to fly ever again.

"G," she looked with glossed over eyes, "Tell me that this is just some sort of prank. Yea this is just some sort of elaborate prank, hehe... come on guys you can stop joking now ya got me good..." Rainbow looked to her friend. "Why are you all being quiet? Come on, laugh... you guys finally got me," she looked to the party pony and partner in pranks. "Pinkie?" Pinkie Pie just looked at the floor her hair greatly deflated.

Spike looked at Gida and then walked over and knelt in front of Rainbow and then wrapped his arms around her. "Come on Dash, lets get you out f here." Spike stood her up but she wouldn't move, "Rainbow?"

"Why?" She started to shake and then lunged at Gilda and pushed her to the ground as tears flowed from Rainbows eyes. "WHY DID YOU COME BACK? I THOUGHT I HAD MY FIRNED BACK! NO IT WAS ALL JUST A LIE! why?"

"Yes," Asta spoke up. "Why did you come back and lie to her? And everyone here for that matter? What is so valuable to you you'd risk being caught every day?"

"MY FAMILY!" Gilda called out. "In griffon society its all about your status. If you aren't born with it, you have to earn it from the bottom up. I did that to better my family! My gramps, my little sis, and my kid brother! I also wanted to see my best friend and tell her how sorry I was and how much of a jerk I'd been to her and her other friends! I knew this might happen yea but if it meant spending time with Dash, then I'd do it and keep my family in good standing for that much longer!" She looked at Dash. "I am so sorry for this, for everything I did but my family needs the money, and even if it meant becoming a sex toy to you," she glared at Asta, "I'd do if it meant that my family would be that much better off!"

Asta Looked at Aj who merely nodded. Rainbow just looked at Gilda.

"Sir," Tender Root spoke up, "If I may make a suggestion," he held out one of the old slave colors. Everyone else in the room could help but grow shock. Rainbow looked over her shoulder and her eyes widened.

"Excellent suggestion," Asta took the collar. "Spike undo your spell," Spike was about to speak out against it but Asat's glared told him otherwise. Listening to his captain Spike undid his spell. "Rainbow, get off her," Spike help his marefriend and pulled her back as Gilda sat up and looked at the Black King and his terrifying gaze. The griffoness found it incredibly hard to breath under his gaze. "I have two options for you Gilda. First, you can leave this city and return to the Empire to which your fate will be," he held up the collar and then easily crushed it in his hands. The sounds of twist and aching melt was all that was heard in the throne room. A low thud was heard as Asta drops the now small metal ball on the floor. "Little more than an inconvenience for them. Second, you can stay here working off your punishment as a primer under supervision of Rainbow Dash, make regulars reports as you have been to maintain your cover until we get your family and bring them here. At which time further punishment will be discussed. You will be wearing a restraining collar by the way but not one of those things," Tender held up a new ring and it wa brass colored. "These you wear in the wrists and aren't as barbaric as those slave collars. What is your answer?"

Dash glared at the griffoness, "Well?!"

Gilda held out her wrist to Asta, "Option two."

"Rainbow," Asta looked at the pegasus. "Are you okay with this?"

"No," she crossed her arms. "But I can't say no to it either. I know the best and all that crap so best if I keep watch of her."

Tender pulled out another bracelet and held them out to Dash who takes them in a huff and turned to Gilda and starts to put them on her, "Thanks Dashy-"

"Don't," Dash cut her off. "You used me. We're not friend anymore and as far as I'm concerned, we never will be again. I'm doing this for gramps, not you."

Gilda's head fell.

"Spike, you and in charge of the knights while I'm away," he turns to Twilight. "Twi, you, Aj, and Shy are my acting proxy seeing as you're the royalty here now. No overboarding on rules." He starts to step down and his throne sinks into the ground. "I am heading to the Seireitei for the next few weeks or days. Whichever comes first. If you need to contact me go to Urahara's shop. Tessai can reach us. I will be dressed in my room and then heading out. Court Dismissed!"

Everyone quickly clicked their heels and salute the Black King. In his room Asta changed into his usual Shihakusho and haori with other arrangements, except his accessories were mostly stored in his grimoire.

He turned to his girls and smiled, "I'll be ack in a few days," he walked over and hugs all of them before kissing them goodbye. "I'll see you all later," he hugged them all once more and then walked over to the balcony. "Fly," a light blue aura covered him and then he flew off.

"I hope Rainbow is gonna be okay," Fluttershy says.

"Let's just give the girl her space fer now," Aj added. "Spike is there for her."

"I can't imagine this is any easier for him to," Twilight adds. "I agree with you Aj. Let's leave them be for a couple of days.

Meanwhile in the middle ring of Waillen...

Asta quickly flew toward Hat and Clog's Sweet shop.

The shop owner had come to the king wanting to move here the week of the festival and Asta was more than happy to oblige as long Urahara supported the kingdom when Asta had need of Hat and Clogs and his people. He knew he need Kisuke from the encounter with the Menos and for the battles that were yet to come. He was an invaluable resource of knowledge and training not to mention insurance for the kingdom while Asta would be away.

Ururu was busy sweeping the front of the walkway that led into Urahara's new shop. Asta slowly descends, "Hello Ururu," he smiles at the little girl, "How are you today?"

"Good morning Lord Asta, I liked waking up to your song this morning" she bows slightly as Asta smiled more. "I'm doing very well today, thank you for asking. How are you today? Oh, Are here to speak with the shop owner about the trip to Seireitei?"

Asta's smile fell slightly, "We had a bit of an issue this morning but it was taken care of for the time and yes I am here about the trip" he looked around and then placed a hand on her head and gently rubbed it causing her to blush slightly. "You know this placed would never be clean if Kisuke didn't have you and Tessai."

"Get your hands off Ururu you bastard!" Jinta yelled as he jumped out with his club.

"Hmf," Asta annoyed cut the club with his free. "And good morning to you to Icy Hot."

"Oh... ah... Asta, sorry didn't know it was you," Jinta scarcely chuckled. "Ah, could you put me down?"

Asta set the little redheaded boy down and then placed a hand on his head, "I'm not gonna fault you for defending your family kid but try and not jump the gun so much. Now could either of you get Kisuke? We have business to attend to and are on a bit of a time crunch."

"Right here Asta," said Kisuke stepping out of his shop, his fan hiding the lower half of his face. "And we have plenty of time."

"Not as far as I'm concerned," Asta opens his eyes slightly as he pulled one of the Black Bull Rings from his sleeves in between his fingers. "Here," he tossed it to Kisuke. "If you wear it marks you as one of my subordinates with my symbols."

"Neato," Kisuke smirks showing an eyes he place the ring on his left middle finger. Suddenly a golden black bull's emblem appeared on the right shoulder of his haori and in the middle strip of his hat. A gold trim then formed along the bottom of his haori. "I like the new this new look, so you ready to go to the Seireitei?"

"Not quite yet," Asta said. "Remember, we still have business in Canterlot first."

"Oh yea," Asta grabbed a hold of Urahara. "Eh?" The shopkeeper looked down confused.

"We have a little side trip to make to Canterlot first," Asta smirked. "Fly," A blue aura surrond ed the king and then he rocketed off with a screaming Kisuke in hand as he head back to the castle, or cast grounds actually."

In a matter of second the duo landed on the courtyard. "Ymir!" Asta calls out and soon his now nearly full grown dragon partner lands in front of him. He walls over and scratches her head and she thoroughly enjoys it.

"Pretty dragon," Kisuke remarks getting his barings.

"Glad you think so," Asta remarks as he hops onto the dragoness's back. "Please carry him to Canterlot," he pats her shoulder.

"What?" Kisuke tilts his head. Ymir's grin and then rears back and grabs a hold of Kisuke. "Oh dear," the shop keep says with worry as the dragon takes off at breakneck speeds.

It took the trio nearly an hour to reach Canterlot via flight. They soon arrived at Canterlot Castle and alarms were raised upon seeing the massive black flying dragon above the heads of the ponies, or the would've have head Asta not sent a letter to the sisters ahead of time. Nonetheless to keep the populace quiet they came around the backside of the mountain away from the main city.

Ymir dropped a fairly disheveled Kisuke on the ground face first before landing, "Was that really necessary?" Asta asked his partner as he jumped off her back. Said dragon then thought for a moment before vigorously nodding yes.

"I'm totally fine by the way," Urahara says setting up. "Where's my hat?"

Ymir snickers while Asta rolled his eyes and activated his grimoire pulling Kisuke's hat from it and dropping it on the shop keeps head., "Your lucky I felt like getting it. Now get up. We have thing we need to attend to," He starts to walk away and then turns to Ymir who was following close behind. "You stay put," Asta points with a scowl. "I don't want city in a panic and I know exactly where we're going."

Ymir lets out a low growl and them then plops down in a huff.

"Let's go Kisuke," Asta says as Urahara dust himself off.

Kisuke pulls his fan out and holds it in front of his face and hides his eyes, "I'm still can't believe they're all here in Canterlot."

"Yeah," Asta nods.

"So, what are you planning to do?" Urahara raises his hat to reveal one eye.

"For the first group its to merely observe," Asta explains placing his arms in his sleeves. "If we're spotted and approached then keep things simple and we tell him what we're doing. If he doesn't want to get involved, then that's that."

"He would be a great asset if we could get him," Urahara points out and Asta nods in agreement. "But I agree with you about not involving him. What about the others?"

"Like the first group we observe," Asta states. "We do not confront unless confronted. With the first group will both speak, and with the other three I'll speak."

"And I'll be doing most of the talking with our last group," Urahara hid his eye as the duo walked through the streets of Canterlot with all of the nobles looking at them in disgust. "I have very little doubt they'll refuse your request for the most part," he eyes Asta again. "But are you sure about bringing all of them into your city, especially the last group?"

"They'll all be great assets if they do," Asta smirks. "The last group will be fully welcomed as knight, except they won't be given grimoires. I can't risk that. Bu tit would given them a place to live instead of constantly being on the run and not to mention we'd be able to train more Shinigami and up our fire power against hollows and Quincy when they show up."

"What about the Bounts you mentioned before?" Urahara asked.

"Are they a thing here?" Asta cracked his eye.

"I'm not entirely sure at the moment but it would be in our best interest to see if they do in fact exist in this world," Kisuke noted. "You never really know unless you look after all."

"You think you can dig up some info when we're in the Seireitei?" stopped and noted a crying filly. The poor mother of the child do her best to calm the child down. Asta walks over. "What's wrong little one?"

"She wanted a toy form the store sir," The mother explains. "But I can't afford it. It’s too expensive and we need the money for other things. I'm sorry her crying is troubling you."

"Nonsense," Asta smiles opening his eyes. "You weren't troubling me. I just thought she looked to sad. May I hold her?"

"I... ah... I don't think that would be a good idea sir," The mother looked Asta over. Even though his clothing was odd she could tell it was rather expensive. "You have on such nice clothes. You shouldn't bother with us."

"Nonsense," Asta waved off the comment. "I need to practice hold little one anyway. Oh, I know," He bumps his palm with his fist, "Want to see a magic trick?" He looked at the sniffling filly who nods. "Watch my finger."

Asta smirks hold up his [pointer and running it through the air collect moisture until his has a small stream of water. The little filly giggle as Asta forms all types of different animals out of the water and then little blooming flowers in the air. He started to draw attention. Finally, he held his finger up and wind up went the water and with a quick breath, he made snow fall. While the Black King had been doing this Kisuke went into the toy shop and spoke with the owner and found the toy the little filly wanted and swiftly bought it for her.

"Sir, thank you for calming her down for me," The mother sighs. "I can't thank you enough."

"Nonsense," Asta smiles as Kisuke comes up next to him.

"I believe this is what you wanted, "Kisuke held up a small wind up train to the filly whose eyes got wide and she quickly grabbed the toy.

The mother and the crowd were in awe, "Sir, we can't accept this!"

"As I said before, nonsense," Asta continued to smile. "What's your name and What do you do here?"

"My Names Silver Leaf and I'm a waitress at the café next to the palace," Silver said. "And this is my daughter, Daisy Chain."

"What's with this crowd?" came a rough voice.

"Looks like the guards are here," some noted.

"Good they can at least lock someone up."

"Over there, the ones in black!"

The guards came up and as soon as they saw Asta their eyes shrank. The then knelt down, "Sir Asta, we didn't know it was you causing this. Sorry if we came off as ruse sir."

Everyone but Sliver and Daisy had their mouth hanging open now.

"It's fine, take this mare and her daughter to see Princes Celestia and tell her I sent you," Asta he ordered. "They are my guests and should stay. I will return by no later today."

"Sir," Silver got Asta's attention again. "before when you said you need practice, are you and your significant other expecting?"

"Yes," Asta nods. "My lead mare and I are expecting our daughter to be born within the next three to four months."

"SO you're an expecting father, that's why you asked," she sighs.

"I have always loved children, they are our future after all,” Asta boops Daisy's nose and she giggles.

"Asta, we need to get back to what we came her to do," Kisuke looks to the king with both eyes.

"I know," Asta puts his hands back in his sleeves. "They take you o the palace Silver Leaf. Go cleaned up and have a good meal. You and Daisy look like you really need it. Have a good day."

The duo resumes their own mission.

"Please follow us ma'am," one of the guards said

It wasn't until they reached the place that she spoke up again, "Um... I forgot to ask him his name. Sir's who was that?"

The guards look to one another and then back at he mare and filly, who was busy playing with her new train.

"I'm not surprised you don't know actually,"

"His coronation was only a few weeks ago after all,"

"Yea and we were lucky to see it as part of the tour, but he does have a bigger rep than that,"

"Oh yea, he is one of the Heroes of the Crystal Empire along with Prince Spike,"

"I heard he fought Sombra head on, and was the one to actually kill him,"

“But who is he?” the mare asked.

"That was King Asta and one of his Black Bull Squad ma'am," the guards answered.

Silver's eyes shrank as the guard’s regal her of the Story of Asta.

Meanwhile our king and his cohort come to a park in the lower neighborhoods of Canterlot.

*ACHOO! *

"Bless you," Urahara smirks behind his fan. "Are you coming down with a cold?"

"No,," Asta sniffs, "Some pony nearby must be taking about me, a lot."

Urahara shrugs, "So this is the place?"

"They should be here soon," Asta looks on from a distance.