"Mira sis! Mira sis!" called out a voice.
"Lisanna? Lisanna?" Mirajane looked around for her sister. Did something happen to her? Why is her dearest young sister calling out to her? Mirajane could hear Lisanna's voice calling her. First it was faint, like she was really far. Then it was loud and clear, like she was just right next to her.
Left and right, front and back. Mirajane ran and ran but all that she could she was a void of darkness, all filled with fog. She could feel within her, a tremendous amount of fear and despair overwhelming her heart. Mirajane, haunted by the past, fell onto her knees, crying. Not long after, she felt herself being pulled into an abyss. The voice was no longer heard, and Mirajane believed she just lost not only her sister, but also her brother Elfman. It felt like, she no longer had the chance to take care or be with them anymore.
"Mira sis! It's 7am, time to wake up!"
"AH! Lisanna?" Mirajane woke up, all drenched in perspiration.
"Mira sis? Are you okay? Did you have a bad dream?" asked her younger sister, Lisanna.
"Oh. Oh, right, I was having a bad dream. Sorry for scaring you Lisanna," answered the relieve Mirajane, while catching her breath.
"Alright then. The girls and I are heading to the guild already. We've prepared breakfast for you. See you at the guild Mira sis!"
Mirajane got ready and headed out for the guild soon after. On the way to the guild, two things were rumbling in her mind. First, was Erza's words from the previous day. Second, was the nightmare she just had. Mirajane started to worry. She was just feeling motivated to carry out some quests. However, that nightmare made her reconsider. It made her weak. It made her down. She couldn't even work well at the bar that day.
"Mira?" Lucy called Mirajane while snapping her fingers. "What's up? It's not like you to be so occupied."
"She's been like that all day, Lucy. I think it has something to do with the nightmare she had this morning." Lisanna answered Lucy's question upon reaching the bar.
"Does it have something to do with what I said yesterday. Mira?" Erza joined in, "If it's bugging you a lot, then I'm sorry. Forget about it. I didn't mean to get you so worked up."
"No, there's nothing wrong with what you said, Erza. I totally agree with your suggestion. But this morning, I had a nightmare. I could hear Lisanna's voice calling out to me, but there was no one else except me, in a dark place. There was just fog all over the place. I just felt really depressed, the same when I lost Lisanna back then. It frightened me."
Mirajane had a tinge of sadness on her face. She looked up to Lisanna and asked, "You'll never leave me again, will you? You, Elfman and everyone here won't run from me right?"
"Of course not, Mira sis. We're Fairy Tail wizards. We won't ever leave our friends." Lisanna assured Mirajane.
"Moreover our siblings," added Lisanna, who then hugged her sister. "You know, Elfman bro and I will support you all the way Mira sis! Alright, go on take a simple quest for now. I will take over the bar for today."
"She's right, Mira. Go get some warm up," said Lucy.
Mirajane's face suddenly brightened up with a smile of confidence. "Haha, okay girls, I'll go do a quest today. Wish me luck!" exclaimed the girl gleefully.
With no time wasted wasted, she went to the quest board, looked through the quests available and soon left the guild.
"What kind of quests do you think she took?" asked Lucy.
"Probably something of your level Lucy? A C-level quest would be good to motivate her." Erza replied. Lisanna nodded her head in agreement.
The three of the moved over to the quest board to see which quest Mirajane took. To their surprise, Mirajane took an A-level quest! A level even Natsu and Gray have complained about being too tough to be completed alone. Quite a big step for someone who simply needed a "little motivation" and "warm up".
"Well, Mira is an S-Class wizard. She's probably gonna complete it with no sweat," chuckled Erza, with Lucy and Lisanna was still shocked. The highest that those two have done was B-level, and that was altogether with Wendy and Levy! Nevertheless, Lucy and Lisanna smiled it off as they were confident in their Mirajane. Mirajane the Demon.
Within a few weeks since Mirajane started taking up quests again, she was able to awaken her previous take overs and even possess new ones. Not only that, she is also now able to increase her frequency in using Satan Soul. Previously, that would have put a strain on her.
"I'm back!"
"Welcome back, Mira sis!" greeted Lisanna. "So who did you defeat today?"
"Hmm it was the Twins of Terratine. Very strategic, those two. Unfortunate for them, I 'understood' them really quick to take over them."
"Wow! Mira sis now you can take over two new demons?" Lisanna asked with great excitement.
"Yeah! These twins were actually one being embodied in two vessels. And, their limitation is that they can't move and attack at the same time. So if I use this take over, I must be in a very secure and safe position, or else I'd be open to attacks."
Lisanna listened to her sister's experience with great awe. "I see, but knowing you, you'd still be a powerful wizard sis! Great! Congrats sis, I'm so proud of you!"
Mirajane smiled upon receiving such encouraging compliments from her sister.
"MIRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" shouted a familiar voice. "Fight me, Mira! I heard that you've gotten all strong and scary again. I'M ALL FIRED UP!"
It was Natsu. Typical Natsu, wanting to challenge anyone he finds tough. In their younger years, when Mirajane was still considered a bully, Natsu used to challenge her all the time, just like how he challenged Erza. However, Natsu stopped picking on Mirajane since the 'death' of Lisanna. Mirajane herself ceased her bullying. Perhaps Natsu could feel the sadness Mirajane was having; Lisanna was also just as important to him.
"Eh? Why don't you challenge Erza first? I'm still a 'freshie' here'. I bet Erza or any of the other S-class wizards would be more fun for you, Natsu," suggested Mira.
"C'mon, you're not a freshie. You've been an S-class for some time already. Plus, I want to see if all these rumours are true. How how much you're able to pick up over a few weeks."
"Oh. Then if you want me to show you my progress so far, then maybe why not you also take a few weeks to strengthen up first?" mocked Mirajane, with a tinge of sarcasm.
"Oh? HAHAHAHAHAHA! Wow Mira that totally felt nostalgic. Haven't heard that tone from you for a long time, huh?" exclaimed the all excited Natsu. "Alright now, here I come! Fire Drago..."
"Maybe next time, Natsu." Mirajane whispered as she used Dream Knock on Natsu. "Anyway Lisanna, where are Lucy, Wendy and Erza? It's unusual for them to not be here with Natsu."
"Hmm?" Lisanna wondered while staring at up. "If I'm not mistaken, Lucy and Wendy wanted to take a B-level quest to get extra allowance. I'm guessing they asked Erza along."
"Oh I see. They must real…"
"Mira! Mira, help!" shouted Cana as she came running to the bar. "Lucy's help card is flashing. I think she's having trouble with her quest. I'm guessing Erza is also in a tight spot. The card's flashing really unusually."
"Huh? Even with Erza around? What could be the problem? Have you asked Gray and Natsu for help?" questioned Mira, now worried of her friends' safety.
"Um, I think Juvia just dragged Gray out for a date. And Natsu, well, you just knocked him out him I see…"
"Ohh.. should I wake him up...?" Mirajane pondered.
"Uhh..." Cana wavered, "I don't think we have time for that."
The girls gave Mirajane all the details that she needed. The quest was to eliminate the wizard Merena, notorious for attacking towns and causing much of the male population to disappear. Rumour has it that men are extremely weak to her, but she herself has immense distaste for other women. Just these few details could make Mirajane fully suspicious of this villain.
"Do you need us to follow you Mira?" asked the concerned Cana.
"Yeah, it actually sounds pretty serious," added Lisanna.
"No. You guys stay here. Should anything worse happen, I'll call for help. Don't get the guys to come, either. Seeing how men aren't safe around her."
Upon issuing them that warning, Mirajane used Transformation: Bird and took flight to the destination.
Note: I'm not sure if this system is already existent in fairy tail, but I thought of adding other ranks to the quests other than the S-class missions.
So for this story, I was thinking:
SS-level missions: for even more capable wizards like Gildartz.
S-level missions: strictly for S-class wizards due to the high level of difficulty.
A-level missions: a level that even wizards like Natsu and Gray can sometimes find challenging. Usually the S-class candidates are encouraged to train with this level.
B-level: a level that is equivalent to most of the experienced wizards.
C-level: a level for most of the wizards that are still growing and training. Wizards like Lucy, and Lisanna train in this level. Wendy is also capable of going for this level but she must be accompanied by Lucy.
D-level: a level for wizards like Romeo and Wendy as these do not require so much magic power.
(usual Reggrah quests are supposed to belong to this category but because their number was overwhelming, master makarov increased it's rank to A-level)
E-level: really simple quests for members like Happy. They are mostly just errands but members still get rewards like food and money.
