Rain was pouring down gently as dark clouds blocked out any light. Umbrellas were being held up by a large group of people wearing black dresses and suits. The tears that fell from their eyes mixed in with the gentle rain as they both crashed to the ground.

Silent sobs were heard as a calm voice was speaking out prayers to the mournful crowd. They listened as the priest was giving his regards to the friends and family members of the deceased. Their picture was framed largely and stood on an easel.

The picture showed that of a young boy. (H/c) hair that was neatly trimmed. His (e/c) eyes shining brightly with a grand smile plastered on his face.

Priest:"The parents of (Y/n) will now say a few words."

A mother and father walked forward and began to talk about the things their son did as he grew up. He was a rambunctious little guy who always got cuts and bruises from climbing trees, playing in the dirt, and things of the sort. As he grew up he grew attached to several forms of entertainment. His main attraction was video games. Ranging from simple puzzle games to hack and slash games that had deep and exhilarating combos.

One of his favorite games happened to be Pokemon. An RPG about catching creatures and trading with friends to fill out the PokeDex. An encyclopedia of monsters found within the game. As he child, he dreamt of becoming a Pokemon Master. He wanted to be the very best like no one ever was.

Elsewhere

Within a forest was a young man training with a very large and rusted sword. He was swinging it and counting each swing.

?:"998... 999... 1,000!"

He stabbed it into the ground before grabbing his canteen. He twisted the lid off and guzzled down a strange green liquid.

?:"GAH! SO GROSS! Time for another round!"

He drank some more before hearing a loud crash deeper within the forest.

?:"What was that?"

He capped his canteen and grabbed the sword before checking out the noise. He walked deeper into the forest before reaching an area with trees completely uprooted. There was also a crater in the center and he carefully approached it. What he saw was a boy about his age with (h/c) hair and (s/c) skin. The boy wore pretty standard clothes for a commoner.

?:"Whoa, I better get him back to the church."

He slid down the crater and helped the boy up. He carefully walked back to the church with the unconscious boy in tow. Once he reached the church, some of the younger kids looked at him.

?:"Look at that! Asta brought someone here."

They were all confused as the boy named Asta brought the unconscious boy inside.

Asta POV

When I walked inside, Sister Lily and Father looked at me.

Lily:"Oh my! Asta, who is that?"

"I don't know. I found him in the forest alone when I was training."

Lily:"Set him down and I'll see if there's anything wrong with him."

"Right!"

He carefully set the boy down on the floor.

Father:"Huh, he must be new here. I have never seen him before."

Sister Lily checked for a pulse and sighed in relief. She got her grimoire and carefully poured water on his face. This immediately woke the boy up and he gasped.

Lily:"Ah!"

Father:"Easy there, son."

The boy looked around and saw us then at me.

?:"You..."

"Me?"

?:"Where...am I?"

Lily:"You're in Hage Village.

?:"I see..."

Father:"If you don't mind us asking, but where are you from. We don't get many visitors out here."

The boy grabbed his head and shook it.

?:"I'm really sorry, I can't remember a thing apart from my own name."

"I'm Asta. That's Sister Lily and that's Father Orsi."

(Y/n):"Nice to meet you all. I'm (Y/n)."

He got up and looked around the church.

(Y/n):"I'm sorry for troubling you all."

Lily:"Oh no it's not a problem at all.

Father:"You're more than welcome to stay here if you'd like."

(Y/n):"Do you mean it?"

Father:"Of course. We have open arms for everyone. But you'll have to help around with the chores."

(Y/n):"That's perfectly fine, sir."

"Awesome! Come on (Y/n)! I'll show you around."

I showed him all around the church and introduced him to the other orphans including Yuno.

Yuno:"I'm Yuno."

(Y/n):"Hi. I'm (Y/n)."

"Guess what?"

(Y/n):"What?"

"Yuno and I are going to try out for the Magic Knights in six months!"

(Y/n):"Magic Knights?"

Yuno:"You don't know who they are?"

"This guy has no memories apart from his own name."

Yuno:"Hmm. Seems kinda strange."

"Hey! You just met him and now you're being rude?!"

(Y/n):"It's alright Asta."

Yuno:"But, I am sensing some latent magic power in him."

"Whoa! Seriously?!"

(Y/n):"How do I use it effectively?"

Your POV

Yuno and Asta took me out to the forest and began to explain how their magic worked and how I could bring out my own as well. Yuno was a more effective teacher considering his magic power was insanely high. Asta had none but he still managed to possess a grimoire.

"Alright, let me try."

I closed my eyes and concentrated. In my mind it was dark, until a red ball illuminated part of it. Then a blue ball, then a green one. Many more appeared before me. In total there were 18 balls of light. They began to swirl around my body before entering my chest one after another. My body floated and released a massive burst of light before I opened my eyes.

Yuno:"That's a strange looking grimoire."

Asta:"Yeah. But still it's so cool that he just brought one out on his own!"

Yuno:"Maybe he got one before he lost his memory."

Asta:"Oh yeah. Didn't think of that."

Yuno:"When have you ever had a smart thought?"

Asta:"Hey!"

I looked to see that there was a strange book floating before my eyes. It was strange in appearance. The front cover was red and the back was white. The spine of the grimoire had stitches running along it as if it was hastily put together.

Asta:"Why don't you try out a spell?"

"Alright, I'll give it a shot."

My eyes looked down and I saw a simple spell.

"Ember!"

A small ball of fire shot forth from my hand and struck a tree.

Asta:"Fire magic, nice! Yuno here uses wind magic."

"Wait, there's more than just that one. Thundershock!"

A small and weak bolt of lightning was shot and hit the same tree.

Yuno:"That's odd. I don't think anyone can use more than one type of magic. And those who can copy magic can really only do one at a time, even then that puts a massive strain on them."

Asta:"What more do you have?"

"I'm seeing pages for ice, water, ground, and others."

Asta:"Awww! No fair! How come you can use multiple types?!"

"I wish I knew myself. But if I really can use multiple types, then I better keep it on the low."

Yuno:"Right."

Asta:"Hey, since you have a grimoire why don't you try out for the Magic Knights with us? You'll have plenty of time to train and learn more spells."

"Well, I have nowhere else to go so, yeah! I'll try out!"

Asta:"YEAH! LET'S DO THIS!"

Yuno:"Oh great. You got him all worked up."

Thus, began my new life with these two and the others at the church. I did my part to help everyone out in the church by exploring places away from the village to find some food. I found a few rivers containing some big fish and some spacious woods with boars. This made the younger kids happy as they got tired of eating the same old pop-potatoes.

This new life of mine was honestly fine. I didn't mind living a humble life at an orphanage as long as I could help everyone around, but soon we'd be leaving for the exams.

End of page 1.

A/n: Hey guys, Hambo here. Just wanted to create a new Black Clover story because I didn't like the old one I made. This is also a male reader story. I don't know if any female readers will stumble upon this story, but if they do then welp. Either way, I hope you all will be excited for this story. It's something I really want to work on!