Yo! I'm back with another fic!
Fair warning, irregular updates ahead!
All chapters after this will be first-person,
from Noelle's POV.
"Miss Fairy Tail contest, huh? I could so use this to pay my rent money!" Lucy said confidently. Happy nodded to her.
"Natsu thought you might want to look at it. That's why we came over." The blue cat explained. "Then he kind of fell asleep while we were waiting for you to get back."
Lucy sighed exasperatedly. "I really shouldn't be surprised at this anymore. All right, you two can stay, but just for tonight!" When Happy cheered Lucy added, "And because Natsu is still sick from the ethernano."
It had been about a week since the team had returned from the Tower of Heaven, and Natsu was still not back to full strength—that being him challenging every single person he met to a fight. Still, Lucy was a little worried about him.
The blonde girl snatched a pillow off her bed and went to the couch. I guess I'm sleeping here tonight. She pulled a spare blanket over herself. Before she closed her eyes, Happy landed on the couch with her. "Natsu hits me in his sleep." The cat explained, before settling down with Lucy. She sighed again.
Sometimes Happy is more needy than Natsu. Thinking about the contest, she decided, I'll have to go to the bookstore tomorrow and pick up some fashion magazines…I think the new Sorcerer Weekly is out as well…
With thoughts of cute outfits and other girly things on her mind, Lucy quickly fell asleep.
The next morning, Lucy was out early. Natsu had been snoring way more loudly than what should have been possible, and she hadn't been able to sleep any longer. So, she decided to go to the bookstore at opening time and then visit the guild to ask Mira for advice about the contest.
"The Harvest Festival starts tomorrow, so I don't have time to buy anything new. Maybe Virgo can help me find something to wear…" She said to herself.
Though the sun had hardly risen, people were bustling about the city, hanging up decorations and building stands for the coming celebration. Even some of the tourists were helping to prepare.
"Here we go!" Lucy exclaimed when she reached the bookstore, 'A Fairy's Tale'. She always laughed about the name.
A sleepy looking shopkeeper greeted her when she entered. Lucy approached the magazine rack and began to scan through what was available.
Fall Fiesta, Wizard's Wardrobe… Lucy picked up the two magazines and continued scanning. There it is! The new Sorcerer Weekly! Lucy made a triumphant noise and picked up the volume. It showed the picture of a female wizard who looked like she was surrounded by her own personal hurricane.
At that moment, the door to the shop burst open. Lucy looked towards it, to find a cloaked figure standing there, looking right at her. Lucy couldn't see the person's face, though she could tell it was a girl.
The mysterious figure shook her head and entered the store. They crossed paths as Lucy approached the register to pay for her magazines. Seeing the copy of Sorcerer Weekly in Lucy's right hand, the person laughed.
"Stormbringer, Noelle Cobalt." The cloaked figure read. "Of course. I should have known…" the other girl retreated into the back of the store.
Lucy shrugged to herself. That person must have been one of the tourists in for the Harvest Festival.
After paying for the items, Lucy went outside the store and sat on one of the nearby benches—she couldn't wait to read Sorcerer Weekly.
"Let's see…it looks like they featured a rogue wizard this time! That's unusual."
The main article had a full-page picture of the starring wizard, Noelle Cobalt. She had light brown hair a bit longer than Mira's, bright yellow eyes, and an annoyed expression. She was wearing a dark green blouse with rolled up sleeves, and rolled up jean shorts. What looked like a yellow scarf was tied around her waist.
Noelle Cobalt, an enigmatic wizard. Who is she and what is her magic? Why hasn't such a powerful wizard joined a guild after years of travelling? All that and more will be answered in this article.
This mysterious girl is always travelling throughout Fiore, never stopping for more than a few weeks. One of our reporters had a chance encounter with her in the town of Clover and managed to secure an interview.
Cobalt is eighteen years old. While her main power is lightning, she can summon entire storms at will. "It is called Storm Magic." Cobalt said. "Actually, I'm the Storm Dragon Slayer." Lucy's eyes widened at this fact. The only Dragon Slayers she knew were Natsu and Gajeel.
Cobalt went on to say that she doesn't try to be a mystery; that it is just easier to keep to herself. "I travel so much that it's hard to make friends, and I don't mind that. I have a goal that I need to fulfill on my own. But I do occasionally return to towns or visit people that I have helped in the past. I actually have some really good friends in the Blue Pegasus guild."
When questioned about her goal, Cobalt only replied, "It is for my master." And refused to say more. Cobalt also didn't say where she came from.
Her reasons for not joining a guild are thus, "I have nothing against guild wizards; I just like to be able to go where I want. The mission I have to complete doesn't allow me to live in one place." In response to a question about dark guilds, Cobalt replied, "I like to fight them. It's good practice."
Cobalt does a variety of things, from slaying demons to apprehending bandits to destroying illegal wizard guilds. "I find jobs by chance. If my search leads me to a town where something bad is going down, then of course I'll get rid of the problem. It's the right thing to do."
"I'm not always searching, though. Most of the time I am trying to become stronger because there is someone I must fight someday, and I have to win." Cobalt added in response to a question about her daily life.
We asked her to demonstrate some of her magic, and Cobalt graciously agreed. Included are a few pictures of those demonstrations.
"I can't show you everything, though. I have to keep a few tricks up my sleeve!"
-This concludes our interview with the Stormbringer, Noelle Cobalt.-
Lucy flipped to the pictures of Noelle, which took the place of what would normally be the magazine's centerfold.
Noelle was shown in various stages, one with a whip made of energy, another with a cyclone of lightning around her, and the last picture showed her using what Lucy guessed was her breath attack.
"What a crazy wizard." Lucy said to herself. Still, I wonder what could be so important about her mission. She said she's been on the road for years. Lucy was only a wandering wizard for a few months; she couldn't imagine what it would be like to be on the move for so long.
I bet Natsu would like to meet her. Maybe she knows something about Igneel. Lucy smiled. I wonder if Noelle will ever come to Magnolia…
And there it is, kittens!
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