Delsin Rowe was struggling to try and beat Augustine at her own game. Absorbing her power but not able to use it. Eugene had trouble finding any of the cores and Augustine was getting an upper hand on him. "This is where you will die Delsin! All Conduits and Bio-Terrorists will be save from the outside!" she shouts and launches a barrage of concrete at him. Delsin could see life flashing before his eyes… how he got the smoke powers… the first things he did (destroy)… How cruel Augustine was to his aunt… How he met Fetch… Eugene… and of course his brother Reggie…
"I'm coming Regg…" he mutters before feeling the concrete impale him and squeeze the life out of him. He had freed almost everyone. Subdued as many D.U.P members as possible and the only thing he had to do… was beat Augustine… but he couldn't. His vision slowly blurs and the last thing he could hear… "Will be there soon…" he tries smiling and closes his eyes. The concrete… "Soon…"
He waits for the final sound of all his bones breaking and his organs squashing… but it seems like he waits an eternity with his eyes closed… he literally counted 2 minutes before opening his eyes carefully and peeking "Augustine?..." he was greeted by a lovely afternoon sun In the middle of a forest. And to his surprise… he was fully intact… nothing bruised, nor bleeding. He had nothing like it had never happened. He clenches his hand to a fist and feels a soft patch of grass in his palms "Am I dead…" he very slowly sits up and looks around… in an open space in a forest. A couple of rocks with mosses growing on it and pioneer plants growing around him. Nothing was left of the concrete on him… except that he still could not shoot it out of his hands yet. He takes another look around and sighs "Pretty sure I am either dead… or in one of Eugene's games…" He sits around for 10 more minutes to see either an 'idle' message that Eugene's worlds always had. But he did not receive one… not even after 20 minutes… 30 minutes… 40 minutes… Delsin just sits there confused of where he was and what had happened. After he certainly knew that he was not in one of Eugene's games. He stands up and takes another look around.
Seeing a bag in the distance he carefully approaches it "Eugene? Fetch?" he kneels down before the bag and looks in it. A small neon rechargeable lamp… a sun dependent. And a small rechargeable phone with electric wire. With a note on it saying "charge me." He turns it around and inspects it. But nothing unusual about them. The neon lamp starts to glow weakly and Delsin tries to absorb it, but quite can't. "Still have not control over the concrete…" He sighs and lays them back in the bag and straps it to his back. He takes a deep breath and is surprised to not feel the smog of the city fill his lungs. But rather the fresh oxygen of forests. Like there were no factories, or anything for that matter, nearby.
He keeps trying to control the concrete with minimal results. Only a couple of small pebbles float up but fall down within seconds. "I need those cores…" he sighs and sets off to wander through the woods. Hoping he would end up somewhere. He keeps trying to lift more rocks but quite can't. Sighing and walking on, he stumbles on a forest path. He can go both ways and decides to go to the left. The sunrays shining through the leaves and on his body. "Been a while forest…" he talks to himself and chuckles "The fuck are you doing Delsin…" he sighs and stays silent while walking.
After what seemed like an hour of walking, and the sun moving around in the sky high. He sees that the forest slowly gets less dense and sees the path walk over a meadow towards a town in the distance. Smiling to himself he gathers the strength to run towards it and lets the bag bop behind him. Continuing to try to use the concrete power, but still, no use.
He sees a woman walk in the distance with a cart full of luggage and catches up to her "Lady… Do you have any idea where I am?"
She looks at him, inspecting him up and down before talking "Are you some kind of hobo? Those clothes just… You're close to a town called Steven. But it is not too big or impressive. Why are you asking?" she walks further and Delsin walks next to her
"First of all, Ouch. That hurts. And I am asking because I don't know where I am or where I am going" he smiles a little and puts his hands in his pockets. Walking alongside her and keeps trying to use the concrete with no success. "So… I'm Delsin Rowe, nice to meet you" he offers a hand
"Mirajane Strauss" she shakes his hand and smiles a little "Nice meeting you too Delsin" she pulls forward the small cart with luggage, wiping away some of her white curly hair and walking forth
"So… why are you traveling alone? Didn't your mother ever teach you not to?" he chuckles and tries to play it cool. Not directly hit on her but just a casual conversation. Waiting patiently because she seems to carefully pick her words
"I… Have a job to be taken care of and since it is a couple of days travelling I took a cart with me." She smiles kindly "I am part of Fairy Tail by the way" she shows him the tattoo and seems proud of it. "So I would recommend you keep a little distance if you don't want to be blown away" she laughs
"Fairy tale? What is Fairy tale?" he lets it roll over his tongue "Is it some kind of organization? Because if you are any close to the D.U.P. then I have to blow YOU away" he smiles at her
She laughs even louder "Not Fairy tale dummy. Fairy Tail, as in an animal's tail. And we are a magic guild. And blowing me away would be quite an accomplishment" she covers her mouth to try to stop laughing
"Magic guild? What do you mean by magic guild? And why would that be? You don't look very strong you know." He chuckles "And you look quite 'heavy' too" he bumps her to the side of the road with his body. Almost making her trip
"Are you from another planet or something? A magic guild is a group of mages who do jobs for people who can't complete it. For instance, I need to get rid of a nest of baby griffins and a mother. And believe me if I say I am strong." She frowns afterwards understanding his statement "And I know I am big. But don't mention it again" she pouts
"Sorry" he chuckles and walks on. "So… what exactly can mages do? Spit fire? Fire lightning? Throw water?" he just makes random guesses and knows he can trust her "Because… I think I am a mage too then..." he smiles
"Transform, Freeze, Change armor, Spit fire, Use your own hair as weapon. Everything is possible. And you? A mage? I do not feel any… well… just the littles spark I feel radiating from you." She stops the cart "Look at me for a second will you" she looks deep into his eyes, making him a little startled
"Uhm… okay?" he stares back and tries to focus. But finds it rather hard to do. "What are you doing Mirajane?" he feels her soft hands grip him to keep him still and she keeps looking
"You… do have some magic in you… it just needs to be awakened… Master Makarov can help you with that Delsin… for the time being, you can come with me. Back at Fairy Tail guild Makarov will be happy to fix you up and will let you join if you want to learn more about your magic."
"Oh I know what it is. I can control concrete. But just… weak" he lifts a small pebble from the road. And drops it again, as an accident. "See?" Mirajane just nods and walks on "I will probably be done with this in 2 days or so. And then it is 2 days traveling back to the guild. So you are stuck with me if you want to unlock your magic." She smiles and pulls the cart forth.
"Should I take the cart?" he offers and Mirajane quickly hands over the handle. Stretching her arms and easing up her wrists
"I would appreciate that yes" she smiles and knacks her fingers while Delsin now pulls the cart. They were maybe another good kilometer away from the town and the sun was slowly setting behind the mountains. "So… Delsin… where did you come from?"
"A small Community of happy working people. Which got killed because of my earlier mentioned D.U.P. they got killed because I was able to use this so called 'magic'" he kicks a rock away and watches it trample the grass. "What about you?"
"A magic family using Take-over magic. Me, little brother Elfman and little sister Lissana." She frowns a little because of his story "Sorry to hear that Delsin… I should have said it before blabbing about my family." She walks on and re-ties her hair
"It's okay Mira… At least I got revenge on those bastards… except for one" he groans and pulls the cart more. "Her name is Augustine and she was the cause of all of my problems. I once did not have this 'magic' and just had a normal life. You know? Spray paint on billboards, hang around dangerous places, ditch class, etc." he rambles on
"You don't just 'get' magic Delsin. It is destined." She says a little irritated "Not everybody can just be a mage. And I have never heard of someone who can transfer magic" crossing her arms and walking on.
"Well I am sorry Mira, but I literally got it. I was normal non 'magic' once and because of her I now have this concrete power." He picks up another stone and throws it away with a little bit of a concrete push.
"That's strange Delsin. Really strange" she says and just shrugs it off "We'll discuss this later at the guild with the master. He will have an explanation." She gives a quick glance at him and returns back to watching the town 'he is definitely something… but I do not know what…' she mentally notes.
The rest of the little travel went smooth with just a casual conversation about old people. Each exchanging opinions and giving each other a friendly push every now and then. Arriving in the town, Mira only had prepared to have one room for herself… which means… one bed… "I promise Mira, I won't do anything. I can even sleep on the ground if you feel comfortable with that."
She groans "You can sleep in the bed with me… but try not to make contact… please?" she whines and takes the key to her little apartment in the tavern. "I am going straight to sleep by the way. Tomorrow I will have to deal with Griffons and I need my sleep. So… unless you want to drink down here, I am going goodnight" she smiles and waves him a goodbye before going upstairs.
Delsin makes some mental notes and runs through the day in a quick review. Failed to finish Augustine.. Ended up not dead… have a supply of neon and tech, but no smoke. Still have to learn concrete in a world with no cores… and met Mirajane who can provide a possible home for me called Fairy Tail. And mister Makarov might be able to help me…
Hello. So, I really hope you guys like this, as much as I like writing it. I have Chapter 2 almost ready and am working on 3. But I'll try to update my other stories more often.
Sincerly, the voice you hear in your head while you are reading this.