School time

The day arrived and we left for the entrance ceremony, we had to sit through a spiel and long ceremony but I didn't care at all what they were saying, if I miss anything Leona will tell me, instead, I began looking around

The first one who caught my eye was a very cute girl with black hair purple eyes and a "Divine" aura around her, why did she catch my eye? Because I recognized her and drew a cold breath

I looked around, looking for the ones related to her and I found them, 2 men and 1 woman, one of the men had white hair, red eyes, he was wearing a tank top and had an unfriendly expression, the other man had an annoyed look at the first man, he had black hair, a goatee, hazel eyes, he also wore glasses and a necklace of sorts, finally the woman had dark purple hair and purple eyes, she was giggling at the 2 men, she was beautiful, a grown up version of the daughter

"The Destroyer: Asura"

"Guardian General of Melancholy: Yasha"

"The one who tamed the Destroyer: Durga"

"Priestess of Shinkoku Trastrium: Mithra"

Ah jesus fuck

"The Destroyer himself, God of Wrath Asura"

His reincarnation actually…Analyze!

"Asura"

"Rank: S-"

"Age: 29"

"Strength: SS-"

"Agility: A-"

"Magic: B+"

"Endurance: SSS-"

"Charisma: A+"

"Luck: E-"

"Perception: SS"

Holy fucking shit

"Asura's true rival and brother, Lord Yasha"

Analyze!

"Yasha"

"Rank: S-"

"Age: 27"

"Strength: S"

"Agility: SS-"

"Magic: A+"

"Endurance: SS-"

"Charisma: S+"

"Luck: B+"

"Perception: SS"

[Fucking hell aren't those 2 really broken?!]

"They are reincarnations of very powerful deities, however, unlike you, they don't remember their past, this is the natural cycle of reincarnation!"

[Are they aware of their power?]

"No…they aren't, they need a reason to awaken"

[Then I will befriend Mithra, I don't want those 2 anywhere else except my corner]

"A most wise decision"

I swallowed my fear and kept looking around, I suddenly saw that aunt Hilda was talking to a dark skinned woman, I knew who she was

"The Gerudo champion: Urbosa"

Then if she is here…

I looked around again and saw her

"Child of Lighting: Riju"

[Mercy sake…is Riju…]

"Urbosa's daughter? Yes, though her father is long gone due to a gate attack"

[Shit, at least in this timeline she has Urbosa, do both have their powers intact?]

"Urbosa is still the Gerudo tempest, Riju however will need more training to awaken her powers"

Gerudos, just like Hylians are a race from the Zelda games, mainly composed of female dark skinned women, they are like Hylians in appearance, males are extremely rare among their race, and the few examples that exist are usually just Ganondorf, their universal characteristics are tall heights, red hair, sharp bird like noses and amber eyes, Urbosa is a prime example of a Gerudo, she is also incredibly beautiful, as for Riju, she is cute, still, I do wonder if they come from the desert here or not…eh, questions for later

Ok, another one to befriend, let's keep going

I managed to see Mipha too, the Zora champion, she honestly is adorable as a little Zora, but I have no need to worry about her, Link will bring her to our group

Unfortunately, Revali and Daruk were no shows, they might be in a different school, I will have to look for them in the future

[Who else we got here?]

"MASTER!!!"

[Eh?]

"11 o'clock!!!"

I looked in that direction and once again felt my breath dissipate, as if fucking Asura was not enough, I saw 2 boys who were very similar to one another, both had white hair and they seemed to be bickering, one wore a red jacket, the other a blue one

"Sons of Sparda: Dante and Vergil"

[Monica!! Is Eva alive?!]

"Right there master!"

I looked and indeed, the blond beautiful woman was there, alone unfortunately but she was there

[Mark her immediately! If anything happens, I need to interfere!]

"Mundus is too much for you master!"

[I have to save her! I need those 2 on my side as well!!]

"…Tch, fine, I will mark her but you need to discover where they live"

[That comes once I befriend them! ]

Ok, I have seen a lot of potential allies I have to make! Vergil and Dante will be easy since they are easy going and pizza is the best bribe in the universe for them, hope Eva don't mind, Mithra will be a bit of a tougher sale since, while she is adorable, her family is terrifying, Durga should keep them in check but…I don't wanna leave anything to chance, they should still give me a free pass since I am a kid and I will be kind to their daughter

Riju is another easy one since she is easy going, but I wonder if Sand Seals exist? Does she have Patricia already? I am gonna have to look it up on my phone to start conversation with her, as for Mipha, I ain't worried since Link is here, he will befriend her, and by default, we will get Sidon too, I will have to look for Revali and Daruk though

I still have some time, let's look a bit more

"Another good one at 4 o'clock master"

Following Monica, I saw the future Idol

"Psycho soldier and Pop Idol: Athena Asamiya"

Athena from Psycho Soldier and most well known from King of Fighters, she is a very beautiful girl with black hair, purple eyes and a very cheery demeanor, I mean…she is gonna be an idol, right now she is just a kid version of herself, adorable, regardless, she is wearing one of her many outfits…I think this one is from KoF 94? Red headband, white shirt and pants, a red vest on top of her shirt, yellow sash, purple necklace and red shoes…I think it's 94…anyways

[Where Athena is, Sie Kensou is, where is the lad?]

"…Sorry master, Kensou meets Athena in high school"

[Tch, fine, I will befriend him there then, as for Athena here, guess I can use my cooking abilities again to make Strawberry Daifukus…those were what she liked right?]

"Indeed, also, she is going to forget her lunch in 3 days, use that chance to befriend her"

[Can you tell the future?]

"No, Goddess Erizabeth can, however, she can manipulate mortals to a lesser degree to get them to go somewhere or have things skip their minds, all to give you a chance to befriend them"

[Man she is carrying me…ok, who else we got?]

As I looked, I noticed the next one, but this one was conflicting for me

Shermie

"A member of the Hakkesshu, Shermie"

Also known as Orochi's lighting though…I guess not for now, her hair is red and currently blocking her eyes, in fact…does anyone know the color of her eyes? Has anyone even seen them?! Ugh…don't get sidetracked, she is also wearing her KoF 97 outfit, a pink jacket and skirt, white undershirt and pink boots

[Tch, what a problem, she is still just a child…am I gonna have to fight her?]

"…Not necessarily master"

[I am listening]

"Shermie is a friendly girl, she may have issues with mortal society, but that doesn't mean she hates it, try to befriend her"

[Shouldn't she know of me since I kinda fucked Goenitz over?]

"She is much too young to be worrying about the Hakkesshu you know? If you play your cards right, she doesn't need to be evil"

[I see, all right! Let's do it!]

Time ran out so I couldn't make out anymore people, but I know for a fact that I have a lot of people to befriend

Impa took the chance to tell me that we are in the same class, so we were all quite happy about it, as we spoke, the ceremony ended and we got sent to class to meet our classmates, and I am sure this is Erizabeth at play, since all the ones who caught my eye are here!

Dante, Vergil, Riju, Mithra, Shermie, Athena and Mipha, Link and Mipha are already looking at each other in their own little world, heh, aight, as expected, those 2 will be close

The rest of the kids were randoms, didn't recognize a single one of them, so I will ignore them, I already have my own group, might as well expand it with people I care about

I will be polite but, they shouldn't expect any meaningful conversation

We got introduced to our teacher, Mr. Morooka…wait what the fuck?!

"Isn't that…King Moron?"

He looks…happy

Kinshiro Morooka…from Persona 4, this guy opens some concerning possibilities I hope don't come to pass, he is a cunt, a teacher that is irresponsible, rude, extremely unpleasant and enjoys humilliating students, the worst kind of teacher, and in physical appearance, he is somewhat ugly and has some very large front teeth…at least that is what I know but…

Much to my shock, Morooka was actually quite kind and gentle, does he break on the way to highschool? Well…it doesn't really matter too much, if he is in danger I will bail him out but otherwise, he never made much of an impact so…

After introducing himself and going through the usual self introduction, we continued on, Link didn't say anything and Morooka just assumed him to be mute, Link rolled with it and kept his quiet attitude

I have only heard him talk a handful of times on the 2 years I have known him, he thinks of me as his brother and I think the same, but even then, dude rarely talks

After the self introduction it was confirmed that none of the other kids were legends, so I could ignore them safely

First day ended after a self introduction and we left together

-So what did you think of Mr. Morooka?

-He seems cool enough Impa, guess he will be a good teacher

-…Teeth?

-Dunno Leona, dunno

-Still! What a nice coincidence that we all ended in the same class!

Class 1-B, that is our class, I agreed with Zelda, it made it better if we all were together

-Still, don't think I didn't notice Link

Zelda took a playful tone and Link froze

-That zora girl, Mipha was it? You 2 suddenly got into your own world together

He blushed and looked away, I smiled

-Leave him alone Zelda, whether he likes her or not is not our business

-You are boring Eric

She pouted and I laughed then pat her head

-You are just being mean, come on everyone, let's go back

School was not far at all, so we could walk the way ourselves with ease, so the rest of the day was relaxed enough, the usual routine as well, though when it was time to use the gym, Leona approached me

-…Eric

-Hm? Wassup Leona?

-…Spar…

-Ah, sure

I got in position and she assumed her original style, the Heidern style

-Eh? That isn't the Kagura style…

-…New

-Is that so? Let's test it

The moment the fight started I had a heart attack since she used her Baltic Launcher and at the same time, a reflection came at me with a Grand Sabre, I cursed and kicked the Grand Sabre aside, making the reflection vanish but still got hit by the Baltic Launcher, the damn thing sucked me in and began delivering multiple cuts, I broke free and rushed her only for another reflection to appear and use her signature move, Moon Slasher, I managed to get out of the way but the cut got me and I bled from it

In that instant though, both reflection and original looked at me in horror

-Tch, not bad, Heal!

I got rid of the injury but my shirt was totaled by the launcher, this slash got rid of it completely, Leona abandoned all thoughts of fighting and touched the X that was left on my torso, courtesy of Goenitz

-…When?

-Goenitz, in the Kagura clan

-…Why didn't you tell me…

-It's a reminder

-Reminder?

-Of what being weak will cause

-…

-Don't worry, this is nothing more than a battle trophy, it might be a reminder of weakness, but it also is a trophy to remember that time Goenitz got defeated by a kid

I smiled trying to calm her down but she was still transfixed on the scar, regret on her face, I could only sigh

-This isn't your fault Leona, you never hurt me

-…I can't help either…

-For now, but with how strong you are? In a few years you will be far stronger than me

I tried to soothe her but instead she hugged me

-…Promise me

-Promise?

-…That you will be alive to see that…

-…I promise

-You promised!

She looked at me with tears in her eyes, I gently wiped them once more with my thumb

-I did

-You can't break it!

-I won't, you know how I am with promises

-…Ok…

We tried more of her new style, V-Slasher, Gravity Storm, Rebel Spark, X Caliber, it was pretty enlightening so I had to ask

-Where did you learn all this? It's awesome!

-…Nightmare…

-Wha?

-…A nightmare…where you didn't exist…I killed everyone…a man found me…can't remember his name

-…

-…Learned from him…weapons, guns…assassination techniques…met 2 soldiers, they were kind…but you weren't there…you were gone…

-Leona…

-They were kind…but they weren't you…Blood Riot happened…I hurt them…they couldn't stop me…this awful power…it made me hurt the people I cared for…

-…

-I hate it…I hate it so much…without you…I was a slave to it…

-The Blood Riot is a scary sickness

-…Eric

-Yes?

-Help me control it

-…Are you sure? It's still quite early

-I am

-…So be it then

From that day onwards, I would help Leona each time by having her awaken to the Blood Riot in order to control it, how you ask? I played the Song of healing in reverse, the melody was unpleasant and eerie but the results were almost instantaneous, she lost it and entered her Blood Riot form, her hair red and her eyes gone, just like that time

I dodged her attacks while attempting to wake her up and have her resist, but it was a failure, only after I got injured bad did I play the Song of Healing and she awoke, only to be horrified at how badly she fucked me up…yeah those assassination techniques were quite scary…

She broke down and apologized over and over for what she did, so I did the usual and began patting her head, soothing her

-It's fine, I promised to help you tame this power, don't worry about me, I will be fine

-…I hate it…

-I know you do, but once you master this power, you will be strong enough to help me against any monster in the future

-…Sorry…

-Don't worry about it Leona

We decided to end training there and instead take a bath, the house has 2 bathrooms, one near my room and one in my parents bedroom, she used that one while I used mine

I haven't really mentioned it, but the apartment is not so dreary anymore, Leona has bought plenty of stuff that attracted her attention and I got her plushies she liked, despite her insistence, I could tell she was delighted since the numbers kept increasing, I also bought some posters and decorations for the place to not make it so lonely either

Overall, it is a lot more colorful now

As we laid in bed at night, she fell asleep as soon as Zelda's Lullaby was done, I checked our bond

"Silent Soldier: Leona"

"190 (Hope of her life)"

[…I wonder if it is better this way?]

"I would think so, yeah, Clark and Ralf are badasses, so they will be fine, same with Heidern"

[…If you say so]

Not wanting to think anymore, I slept