Scarlet

I go ahead and try using any of my powers, but nothing works. Nothing at all. Except for Ruler of Blood and The Red Plague.

“It’s most likely because Ruler of Blood allowed you to directly control blood magic,” Tar points out, making me nod my head while pursing my lips at the blood floating above my hand. “And The Red Plague simply made the Red Plague your blood.”

Understandable.

That said, I have very little idea about how to use any of my powers anymore. Other than just the basic blood creation, manipulation, manifestation, dispelling, and nullification. Also messing with my Red Plague.

So the only thing I can do right now is brute force attacks by flooding them with blood.

I need to learn how to do more complicated bits of magic using blood magic.

“You should learn null magic too while you’re at it, since you’re likely able to do that now as well,” Tar points out.

Oh, that’s true. I didn’t think about that.

No idea how to use null magic freely though.

“Remember what your grandfather on your mother’s side told you?” Tar says as I raise my head from the blood above my hand to look at him. The tanuki moving to sit on my shoulder.

Yeah.

I glance at Earth.

It’s probably about time to pay that old man a visit.

He did say to stop by after I reached Class VI.

Although…

I glance at my hand while making a fist.

…not really sure if actually landing on the planet is a good idea.

“You should start off with entering the atmosphere and continuing from there,” Tar suggests with a rather amused yet also worried tone of voice.

Probably for the best.

Don’t want to destroy Earth on accident after all.

So I control the blood in my body to float me through space until I reach Earth again and enter the atmosphere. Then I just kinda stop mid-air before moving my hand to the side.

And sending a shockwave through the air that eventually leaves the planet and continues onwards from there.

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Tar and I just blankly stare at it for a bit before sharing a glance.

“Yeah…” Tar begins with more than a little worry in his voice, “…this might be more worrisome than I thought.”

Unfortunately.

I look down at my fist again before clenching it, making a small explosion ring out from within my fist as the air compresses.

That’s…

I raise my head to look at Tar as I ask out loud, my voice taking on that power-infused quality his own has, “Just how much stronger do you think I am now anyways?”

He stares at me for a few seconds, then at the remnants of the explosion as he answers, “A lot.”

Silence fills the air for a bit.

Very helpful.

“You’re welcome,” Tar answers, sounding rather amused.

I snort at that before looking down at my hand again. Only for several people to fly up into the air towards me, making my gaze lock onto them before they even get near.

Of the people, I recognize every last one.

Mother, Father – I started calling Amelia and Leonidas Mother and Father instead of their names at one point since it’d be weird to call them the same things as Allen and Cynthia – Gramps, the Knights, the Demon Lords, and the clone of Queen Titania. Or rather, former Queen Titania.

Something rather strange happens though. The moment I make eye contact with any one of them, they suddenly begin kneeling as red veins spread across their body. As if they’re being forced to kneel just from meeting my eyes.

Interesting.

I also feel a strange flaring sensation around my eyes at the same time. With the glow from those flames in my eyes shining brighter and a strange energy leaving my eyes.

After a few seconds, all of them end up kneeling mid-air. Which is awkward.

So I turn my head rather carefully, trying not to send a shockwave in the process as I look at Tar and ask, “So any idea how to make them stop kneeling?”

He just shrugs.

I turn to look at them again while almost instinctively raising my hand to my face and folding my other arm over my stomach. Only to pause when shockwaves are sent out both upwards and to my side. One of which – the one sent to my side – ends up hitting Black and sending him flying while coughing out blood.

Uh…

I tilt my head slightly at him as he continues flying off into the distance before muttering, “Oops?”

None of them are saying anything, so I think it’s safe to assume that they can’t while under whatever control they’re currently under.

“Maybe it’s because you’re like a goddess of blood? And everyone has blood?” Tar suggests before pointing at former Queen Titania, who isn’t frozen. “Would explain why Grandmother and I aren’t frozen.”

Titania still isn’t saying anything though, but that may just be because she appears to be studying me.

“Incredible…” Titania mutters, making me narrow my eyes slightly. And with that movement another wave radiates out of my eyes. This one actually managing to lock her in place.

She doesn’t say anything after that. Just stiffly stares at me as if unable to move.

Oops. Again.

I glance at Tar, only to notice that she seems to be able to move again now since she starts moving the moment I look away. As if released by my gaze not being on her.

Well that’s good at least.

But how do I free the others?

“Maybe try giving them an order?” Tar says while tilting his own head with his little brows furrowed.

I go ahead and try out his suggestion, turning to the others and stating out loud, “You may move.”

None of them move.

“You may rise?” I state, half in question half in order.

They still don’t move.

So I turn to look at Tar again, only to find him shrugging.

I turn back to them while letting out a light sigh.

Great.

“Sorry, but this might take a bit to figure out,” I tell them, feeling like reaching up and scratching the back of my head but also being too nervous about sending someone else flying if I do. “Just float there while I figure it out, alright?”

Not like they have much choice.