Chapter 14 (Quartet Knights)

Briar and Darkness (荊と闇) is the 14th chapter of Tashiro Yumiya's Black Clover Side-Story: Quartet Knights.

Summary
As Captain Charlotte arrives with Sol, Finral is excited that Charlotte has arrived to save them. Sol comments about how the control Magic Knights are a bunch of fulls and that they should just defeat them all. Charlotte ignores what Sol is saying, because she wonders why Yami is here. Charlotte thinks about how her heart is beating so fast, and that it is impossible for her to join Yami in this fight. Charlotte also thinks about how she is about to lose her calmness. Yami is glad that Charlotte has arrived and thanks her for the back up. Hearing this, Charlotte's magic power rises to 100% and says that they will use all of their power along with to get ready. Asta agrees and to lets do this.

Everyone charges, whiles proclaiming that they will protect the Royal Capital. While Asta, Charlotte, and Yami attack the controlled Magic Knights, Charlotte tells Sol to help with evacuating the citizens. Sol agrees, and uses her Rampaging Mother Earth spell to help carry the citizens to safety. As one of the controlled Magic Knights is chasing a woman, Finral uses his Fallen Angel Gate to save the woman. Finral tells Asta and Yami that they will save the citizens, and asks them to rage all they want which Asta and Yami continue to attack the controlled Magic Knights. Sol compliments Finral and asks if he wants to join the Blue Rose squad, which Finral thinks about how he doesn't want to join that squad.

Rhya witnesses the battle from above, and comments about how it has become troublesome since Charlotte arrived to help Yami. Rhya thinks about how he has played enough and that he should already be heading back. Rhya says that this is not over yet and summons more controlled Magic knights while saying that he wants to break them even more than this. Asta sees this and comments about how the enemy has reinforcements, while Finral says that their are more their a hundred of them. Rhya thinks about how because he hates them, that he is in a good mood today. Rhya also thinks about how the humans have stole everything from them and has the controlled Magic Knights rage against Asta, Yami, Finral, Charlotte, and Sol. As Charlotte clashes with the controlled Magi Knights, she thinks about how their are to many of them and that its impossible to fight while protecting the citizens. Yami asks what Charlotte is doing since this number of opponents should be fine for a Magic Knight Captain. Yami also says that Charlotte is not alone since they are here, and that they can do this. Charlotte thinks about how this is the reason why she fell in love with Yami, and thinks about how she will not hesitated in this fight. As Yami and Charlotte fight back stronger, Asta says that they are not going to give up which shocks Rhya.