The citizens of the Clover Kingdom gathered in a small square in the Clover Capital. In an act that proved the threat that the Eye of The Midnight Sun has passed and that the kingdom is trying to restore peace. However, they had no idea that yet another threat came from the south.

But for now, ignorance is bliss.

"Its Lord Vengeance!" "He's wonderful!" "He saved the kingdom!" The rest of the captains followed up. "They're the pride of the kingdom!" "Lord Feugoleon! Not only has he recovered but he now controls the Spirit Salamander!" "Lord Nozel's bangs are as charming as ever." "I heard he was on the front line." "Its Lady Charlotte!" "Every rose has its thorns but I won't mind getting pricked by her!" 'Where are Yami and Jack?! They should be here! I can't believe they're late on a day like this.' Charlotte thought. "Rill! I wonder if something is wrong. He looks spaced out." "Nah. He's in love. I can tell." 'Where did that lovely lady go?' Rill thought. 'Young master's first love.' Walter dabbed his eyes. 'Ah, madam. The young master is slowly becoming an adult.' He thought. "Wow! Lady Dorothy is awake! She has such beautiful eyes!" "Lord Kaiser looks so dapper for his age, but he seems down," "Look! It's Lord Julius!" "Hey but he's all bandaged." "I heard he's the one who stopped the massive light attack from the eye of the midnight sun. He must've endured some heavy injuries." Little did they know. The man who came out wasn't the wizard king.

"What! You want me to take your place?!" Owen shouted. "Well, I mean I can't go out looking like a kid. But I also cant 'show up' either." Julius explained. "Just wear my spare robe and bandage your face!" Owen sighed 'You look different. But you haven't changed one bit.'

'Please don't let them notice!' Owen prayed. "Ahem. Due to the wizard king having a sore throat he can not speak today. So he will simply be present." William said. Marx and Owen glared 'Sore throat! Really William! Say that due to the battle my throat was injured! Not a measly sore throat!' No one, thankfully, seemed to question it. "Now give a round of applause for the hero who valiantly staved off our enemies. Our King, Augustus Kira Clover XIII and his guard from the Preying Mantises Sekke Bronzzaa!" William shouted. Sekke was absolutely miserable. He had gotten to be the King's personal guard, yes. But that ended up just being him holding up his long cape. "Quit dawdling! Pick up the pace it's my time to shine!" "Wow. Its the king." The crowd's enthusiasm died down. He was infamous for his petty nature now. Sekke sighed 'I know I just went with the flow. But how did I end up being the king's personal attendant?!' "Don't you dare stand next to me!" Kira shouted at Sekke. 'Curse you, Julius! How dare you make me give a speech to the people because you have a cold!' The King cursed. But then his frown turned upward at the chance to show off. "Ahem. Good day citizens. I am your king Augustus Kira Clover XIII!" He bellowed. The crowd was silent now. 'Yes! My majestic presence has left them at a loss for words!' "When will this be over." A woman whispered. "Sshh!" The man next to her shushed her. Not out of respect for the king, but simply because he didn't want to see the king throw a fit. "Your Majesty," William whispered in a singsong voice. "The public awaits your wisdom." William was enjoying this, "Don't make them wait too long though and keep it brief if possible," He added. "Oh of course." 'Curse you Vengeance! How dare you order me around!' "Thanks to my deeds and some help from the Magic Knights the Eye Of The Midnight Sun has fled our kingdom for good. The Clover Kingdom is safe and peace has been restored." The captains were silent, smelling the bullshit. "This must be a result of my daily good deeds, but I'm sure some of you remain wary. What will happen if other enemies at-" Brrrr!

Above the Capital

"This is Air Recon Group 2 we have eyes in a large city. Gathering in the center. Appears to be the capital." 6 UH-1 Huey Helicopters hovered above the city.

In the Capital

Everyone panicked. "Mercury Magic: Mercury Spears!" Nozel opened his grimoire and unleashed a barrage of spears.

Above the Capital

"Air Recon 2! Shots fired! Handheld Anti Air! Permission to engage?" "Permission granted Air Recon." "Weapons hot! Fire 1!"

In the Capital

A projectile hit directly in the center of the crowd. Killing everyone within the radius of the blast. The Hueys then began firing with the machine guns. "Nozel get down!" It wasn't a projectile that hit though. Yami and Jack crashed through, fighting. "Curse you! Damn beanpole let's settle this!" "Stupid foreigner! Let's see who's stronger!" They lept away as soon as a barrage of bullets hit where they were seconds before. "Enemy?! They attacked already!?" Yami shouted. "More like Nozel used his grimoire on them!" Rill shouted. Yami turned to Nozel. "Thanks a lot!" He shouted accusingly. "We have to take them out! Dark Magic: Lightless Slash!" Yami shouted

Above the Capital

A Huey was cleaved in half by the oncoming spell. "One down! One down!" "Are Civilians clear?" "Yes, Sir!" "Permission to fully engage is granted." The Hueys lined up and fired everything they had at the Magic Knights.

In the Capital.

'Shit! They're coming too fast!' "Mercury Magic: Mercury Shield!" Several of the missiles hit the shield. Shattering it. More poured through. KA-BOOM!

Above the Capital

"Enemy eliminated. Touching down." The Hueys lowered to the one that got shot down. Most of the crew survived and were thus evacuated. Air Recon had done their job. They were going south. To the U.S army.

In the Capital.

The magic knight captains all lay spread out. Nozel was, surprisingly, the first to wake up. He groaned and sat up. Clutching his head he remembered what happened. He surveyed the damage and focused on the pile of civilians. 'It's all my fault...' Now all the captains began waking up. "You sure are the unlucky king of hard noses." Yami groaned. "What were those things?!" Yami exclaimed. "Those Yami" Nozel told him. "Are the enemy I brought down on us."

Hours Later Captains Meeting

Yami yawned "Julius didn't forget us here and wander off did he?" "That's actually possible," Nozel said. As soon as he said that Julius himself walked in. "Sorry to keep you waiting everyone!" He apologized. Damnatio Kira walked in behind him. Yami stood up about to draw his sword. Asta gritted his teeth as he passed. "You Jackass! I swear if you have-" "Yami" Julius interrupted. "I called him here." "You did?" Yami relaxed. "It appears what you're discussing here involves me as well," Damnatio said. "Therefore I was told I was obligated to be here." He cast a sideways glance at Asta and emphasized obligated. Both actions went unnoticed. "Of course it involves you! It's not like we didn't just get attacked by a foreign force!" "We are here to discuss that Kira. That and the Spade demon." Julius told him. "The Silver Eagle's mission will head out immediately. We can't wait for them to strike again." Marx switched the topic. "The other day a few of our citizens entered the Heart Kingdom to find more about demons. I believe you all saw the reports, but I'd like to hear about it from those who were actually there." Marx explained. Marx proceeded to enter an explanation of the way Magic Stages worked and the curse on the Heart Queen. "I plan to aid the invasion of the Spade Kingdom and counter-attack the foreign invaders. I'd like you to train all your squad members all you can." Julius said "We have six months. Do everything you can to raise your squad's magic stages so we can face the Spades and protect this kingdom! I've heard from the Queen that Spirit Guardians will also help us out." "Heh. No need to ask us. We started, the Black Bull's will be doing as they please for the next six months." Yami said and Vengeance stood. "William?" Julius questioned "I will join you in the fight. But after everything I've done I can not face my squad as their captain. I ask you relieve my of my captainship." Everyone was surprised. Several Huh's came from Asta, Mimosa, Finral, and Noelle. "Hey!" Yami stood. William held out his hand. Stopping him. "I'd also like to be assigned a new mission, I'd like to put my life on the line to battle the devil and the invaders." Charlotte stood. "In that case. I am also guilty, though my body was taken by an elf, my crimes against the Clover Kingdom are punishable by death." "I agree, I'm not worthy of being a captain." Kaiser stood as well. "Well, I'm not bothered as much," Dorothy said. "Be at least a little bothered!" Yami chided. "Now now, I get how you feel but I can not relieve you of your duties as captains. Besides if you quit, so would your squad members possessed by elves, then who would be left to defend the kingdom? If you want to atone then forget your positions and do all you can to protect this kingdom! I trust in all off you!" Julius told the captains. "Yes, sir!" The captains said in unison. "So, Damnatio how does that work for you?" Julius asked. "In order to defeat the demon and the invaders, the Magic Knights must all get stronger in the next six months. I'd like you to think about what to do with Asta." Julius said. Asta stood straight up, alert "After we've taken care of this invader and Spade business." Damnatio stood. "I have no objections, however, don't get the wrong idea, I'm only doing this because to do otherwise doesn't benefit the kingdom. Now if you will excuse me." He left. "Heartless scales bastard," Yam muttered. "Um, Thank you wizard king!" Asta bowed. "No need to thank me," Julius said. "Right... Thank you!" Asta bowed again and Julius smiled. "Again, I'm counting on all of you!" He told the captains.

Outside the meeting

"Nozel wait!" Noelle caught up to her swift-moving brother. "What is it, Noelle." He asked. "I know you're going to fight the invaders. I saw what the destruction was like in the square. No human magic could do such a thing... just be careful." Noelle told him, he looked at her, and, just for a second, smiled. "Thank you, Noelle, for your concern." Nozel walked away, feeling slightly better.

US Army Base. Clover Kingdom

"Major General. What is it?" An adjutant walked up to Major General Micheal Banners, commander of all forces past the San Fransico Gate as they have come to be known. "It's official, the press got a hold of what happened to Air Recon 2, congress voted earlier today. The US is now at war with those beyond the gate." He turned to the adjutant. "Prepare the men, we're going to be here a long time." He holstered a pistol.

Outside the base minutes later.

"Captain! I see the enemy!" A Silver Eagle mage flew up on a broom next to the captain. Nozel nodded. The mage flew back into formation, and the AA batteries opened fire. The mage that talked to Nozel exploded. Bullets whizzed. No one had time to react. Nozel was barely dodging the missiles. "Mercury magic: Mercury Spears." He rained magic on the enemy.

In the base

"General! We're under attack! 20+ enemy air!" The adjutant rushed in. "Scramble all airforces! Now!" He shouted. F-15 Strike Eagles launched into the air. Preparing to meet the enemy.

Above the base

Nozel was zoomed around the bullets and missiles. 3 chased him. That was before he saw the jets. 6 of them headed towards him. Their cannons let loose. Men fell from their brooms. "Mercury Magic: Mercury Shield!" He blocked a machine guns cannon. "Mercury Magic: Mercury Spears!" His spears hit the planes, but they did not falter or fail. They had a target, they were going to pursue it to the last minute. "Mercury Magic: Mercury Cage!" The bullets reflected and bounced around the cage. Some of the F-15s crashed into the cage, some slower pilots didn't bail out, others did only to be killed by ricocheting bullets but this was double jeopardy, bullets ripped through Nozel forcing him into the small alleyways of the base below he didn't expect to be knocked off his broom by a conveniently placed soldier he drifted into unconsciousness soon after the muzzle of an m16 hit his face.

Clover Castle.

Marx walked into Julius's office somberly. "Julius, the Silver Eagles were all but wiped out." Julius turned to him. "And Nozel?" "We can't find him, worst case scenario he's..." Marx trailed off. They both knew what the unspoken word was.