Chapter Three ~ Gust Against Brick
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"So." Freed spoke. "Last session we practiced a combination of your 'Sky dragons: Typhoon' with 'Sky dragon: Wing attack' to eliminate the vulnerability that comes with the fifth layer of Typhoon leaving. Now, although defence is key in fight strong attacks are key." Freed pulled out his brown, leather notebook. "I asked you to think about a combination you'd like to use. Do you have any?"
"Well." Wendy pondered. "I did think I could preform my 'Sky Dragons: Roar' at the same time as my 'Sky dragons: Whirwind'. I'm not sure if it'll work or do anything in particular, but it may do." Wendy looked at one of the archery targets that would be what she aimed at.
"Well there's not harm in trying, is there?" He rhetorically asks as he closed his book with a prompt snapping sound. "So, as I told you last time we tried doing two spells at once; if you don't feel up to doing it then don't, your health is far more important than combining spells."
"Got it." Wendy smiled. She looked over at the target and raiser her staff. When she thought of the spell combination she wanted the two spear like gusts of winds from 'whirlwind' to spiral her roar and combine just in front of it. The Whirlwind would hit the target and throw them back, winded, and the road would cause a massive blow.
"Sky dragon: Roar!" She shouts, mouth open and air rushing out of it. As the air come from her mouth, she aimed her staff and spoke. "Sky dragon: Whirlwind." The stem of air from her mouth was only cut off for a few seconds while she casted before it returned.
As the two spears of air spiralled they made contact before reaching the end of the roar. Instead of doing anything drastic like an explosion, they split up the roar into two separate streams that gravitated around the spears which had separated again. They soon hit the target, smashing it into many chunks of wood, which were then flung across the grassy field Freed seemed to own. The wood was even hitting the small forest that bordered the rune mages property.
"Jesus." Freed commented, looking at the field where the remnants of his target had landed. "That was an incredibly strong attack. Wether or not that was the desired affect you had when planning the combination I think it's definitely a spell that's battle ready."
Wendy beamed up at the man who praised her, he was really nice despite what many people had said when she had been on her first mission with him. Wendy couldn't help but feel pride fill her at the man's words, he was one of fairy tails strongest mages, almost definitely the strongest non s-class; well apart from Natsu when he was being serious about defeating someone because fairy tail could be hurt be used of it.
"Now, eventually you'll be forced to use spells on moving targets and not ones that will stay still, so your training will need to accommodate for that." Freed pulled out his sword. "So I want you to try hitting me with the same spell you just did as I try to avoid it."
"Are you sure." Wendy worried. "I mean the spell did cause the target to break, and it was flung very far away. What if it hurts you?" She was becoming good friends with the man, and causing him to be majorly hurt was not something she wanted to do.
"You don't have to be concerned by that, though I'm thankful for it." Wendy still looked concerned for the man. "If it makes you feel any better I can turn into one of the demons in my arsenal; they have stronger and more resilient bodies, scales instead of skin. Any damage you do to me will be reduced by more than half because of it."
"Ok." Wendy still sounded hesitant as freed wrote runes on his covered chest. His body twisted and distorted as it was replaced by a shirtless, scaled, creature with a monstrous face and large horns. "Oh wow, you really weren't joking when you said 'demon', were you."
"No, my demonic side is as advertised." His voice sounded evil and similar to a growl, but the was he spoke showed Wendy that Freed was still Freed and he was very much in control; what kind of self respecting demon would say something like that in their own accord? "When you feel you're ready to begin just tell me and I'll start to run.
"Roar of the sky dragon!" Wendy gave him no warning as a gust of wind flew in his direction. The demon jumped up and allowed the wind to his a tree behind him. He landed on the ground again, the paved patio cracking slightly under his weight adored with downwards force.
"Thank you for the warning." The demon remarked sarcastically. Phew then began to run at a fast pace across the large field that once housed wheat. "Remember how long it takes to cast both spells and aim accordingly."
Wendy repeated the spell combination once more, but freed was barely ahead of the beams; the force of it making the demon body stumble slightly. The second time she preformed it he nearly ran into it as it was further ahead of him. He changed direction as not to get hit, but that was his downfall. Wendy used the combination again, this time it hit the demon on its side, making it cry out and throwing it to the ground meters away from where it stood.
Wendy immediately gasped and went to run over to where freed lay, but a gentle hand on her shoulder. "He'll be fine." Mirajane spoke in a nice voice. "A little shocked and maybe whiplashed but fine." Mira smiled as the demonic body sat up slowly, she couldn't help but smirk at the muscles he had in that form.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I know all the missions that he and his team go on. Trust me, he's been against worse mages in his normal body, he's a tough cookie. Despite being the skinniest guy in the guild." Mirajane left out the part where she mentioned about the pain and punishment she had put him through night after night. Oh no, those thoughts were far too inpure for the small girl.
Before either of them could talk again, a flash of purple lights came from Freed's body. The demon had changed back into the handsome green haired man they both knew. "Ah my bloody leg." Freed shouted in pain, making Mirajane laugh.
"It's cute when he goes english." Mirajane chuckled. "Stay where you are, I'll see if it's properly hurt or if your just being a big baby." She began to walk to freed, who had pulled up the leg of his trousers. "It's most likely him being a big baby."
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Lucy heartfillia and Erza Titana were hiding in the bushes. They had, as previously discussed on their shopping trip, chosen to follow, not stalk, Wendy for a bit to find out who her new boyfriend was, or what freed was doing to her. Erza regretted coming, Lucy had a writes imagination and was talking about what Wendy's boyfriends could be like.
They watched on in silence as the young sky dragon walked into an old building, stayed in there for a few moments, then came back out with a golden staff with large, blue diamond in the top of it. The girl then walked to the large house that was close to the building she went in and nocked on the door. After a few moments, Freed came out and smiled down at her.
"Wendy's dating Freed, oh my god she dating Freed. There's a seven year difference, I thought they both knew better." Lucy stayed silent for a few seconds before whispering. "You think they've done it yet?"
"Lucy, for gods sake they're not dating. And if they were- How do you know how old Freed is?" Erza looked at Lucy with a face that stared her confusion.
"Oh, it's nothing. We were just engaged for a few moths then I was thirteen, not important. Never mind that." God why did she say that, she could have lied, lying easy, she doest it all the time. She even lies to herself, like when she says she doesn't fine Juvia attractive; okay Lucy, let's not go there now.
"Yes, I am minding that." Erza whispered harshly. "You and freed were going to get married. How did that even happen?"
"It was just a business merger that needed some sort of relationship to be there with our families, nothing romantic or anything." Lucy really didn't want this conversation to go any further, so was happy and shocked when she preformed the combination of Sky dragons: Roar and some random spell that used the new staff thing.
"That's... Unusual." Erza competed, also seeing the odd spell their healer used. "She- She couldn't do that before, could she?" The red head seemed shocked by healers magic spells. It wasn't the fact she had the new spells itself, but the fact it's an attacking spell; Wendy had seemed to be a rather gentle girl who didn't like attacking people, but that spell had destroyed the target she had aimed at. Unusual...
The two watched on as Freed turned into a large, black skinned demon with large horns. They both held their breathes, last time that demon had showed his ugly face it seemed to loose control while fighting Mirajane. Wendy, though, seemed to be fine with the demon taking over Freed's body.
Wendy fired off shots of her new combination spell at demon Freed, who dodged them until getting hit and falling to the floor, then turning back into his normal, non insane demon form; Erza and Lucy let out a sigh of relief, glad Freed hadn't snapped.
Erza and Lucy snuck away from the scene and went to a small café Lucy knew of, where the blonde ordered a strawberry smoothie and oversized jam tart. Erza ordered a mint tea and chocolate cake; she had been told to lay off the strawberry ones so this was a substitute to them, and they weren't living up to the standard their fruity predecessors made.
"What was that staff Wendy was holding?" Lucy questioned. "And why was she with Freed, sure their friends and all but it's not like they were close to each other. Surely Wendy would have liked to train with her, or Erza, or maybe even Natsu. So why freed?
"Well, he is a rune Mage. And you saw that her second spell we haven't seen before came from the staff she had. It might be possible he wrote some runes on the staff so she can make new spells with it." Erza swallowed some cake, then glared down at its remnants. "I don't know, of corse, but it makes sense."
"But, if that's right, then why hasn't she told anyone about it, surely if she had some new, amazing magic spells then wouldn't she want to show the, off to everyone?" Lucy sipped her smoothie. "I know I would." Was mumbled after.
"Wendy's still young, maybe she's just insecure about it." ErZa sighed deeply. "If she wants to talk to us, or anyone about it, she will. I'm sure she just needs some time."
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"Y-you want me to do what?" Wendy looked at freed in panic. The rune mage was lying on his bed, his trouser leg pulled up with a blue bag full of fresh ice on a large black bruise on it. Wendy felt guilty for causing the bruise, but Mira and Freed had insisted that he'd had much much worse.
"It's exactly as I said, Wendy; I wish for you to accompany my team and I to take down a budding dark guild of four mages." Freed shifted slightly to scratch his left arm. "It's not one of the most easy missions, but my team and I have taken down worse. All in all I think it's a perfect chance to test out your newly gained spells on a real enemy."
"B-but I..." Wendy thought of any reason that she could use to get out of the mission Freed was proposing. "I don't know any of your teammates; wouldn't that burden you, having someone that doesn't know anyone, how they fight, how they are, how they-"
"Well of not knowing the people in my team is the only thing stopping you from accompanying us on the mission then it's easily rectified." Freed knew she was trying to get out the mission, and he wouldn't have it. "Every Sunday, which is today, my tea, come here and have a meal. You'll be coming to the one today and making friends with my team. And, before you ask or make up some excuse, you won't be getting out of it."
"B-but, won't I be intruding?" Oh god, why did she train with Freed, why Freed. Stupid word mage.
"Of corse not, otherwise I wouldn't have asked you to come." Freed patted the small girl on the shoulder. "Now I need to get cooking, anything in particular you'd like to eat, I can basically cook everything; not to brag or anything though."
"Um, I don't know." She received a look that said: think harder, or I'll think for you. "Fine, um, burgers and fries. I like burgers and fries." She hadn't had that in ages, Carla had forced her on a diet for some reason, doing regular missions as she did was enough to make anyone thin no matter what they ate.
"Fantastic, and for desert. Anything you'd like for that, or shall I make a lovely desert of winged fish. Would you like that, winged fish soufflé, perhaps winged fish trifle, maybe even some winged fish fingers dipped in custard." Freed smirked. "Would you like that? To me that sounds great."
"No. No winged fish!" She shouted at Freed, making him chuckle. "Sorry for shouting, but it's really bad. Maybe we could have a chocolate cake, do your team like that?"
"You've just ordered some of their favourite things to eat. Well, apart from Evergreen, but the only thing she eats is fruit salad and regular salad unless we force her to, which we will." Freed smirked. "Now I need to fix this leg. Dark Ecriture: recuperate." The large bruise began to fade after going purple. Freed lifted his ice bag off his leg and fixed his trousers so they covered it.
"Do you want me to get anything while I'm shopping, Freed." Mirajane walked in, her coat on. It was obvious that she had been listening in on their conversation by her timely entrance. "I've got to speak to Michael, but I can pop into the shop after that for your big Raijinshuu Sunday meal."
"An, yes, thank you my love." Freed smiled at the blush Mira had, her little nickname was the only way for her to blush. "We shall be having burgers and fries; I have all I need but minced meat and potatoes. For desert we shall be having chocolate cake, so perhaps you could get the ingredients for a red velvet, I haven't made one of them in a while."
"Okay, see you in an hour or so." She pecked Freed's lips before leaving with a smile.
"Who's Michael?"
"The person who takes the photos of Mirajane for all the magazines she's in. He also picks what she wears." Freed spoke bitterly, with a frown on her face. "I hate that man, I really, truly do. I mean, what right does he have to make my girlfriend dress in a way so men can fawn over her." Wendy chuckled at his jealousness.
"Oh shut up!" Freed blushes heavily.
Sorry this took so long to get out, then it's shorter than all the other chapters so far by a considerable size; I've had five important exams in one week so most of the time was spent revising and such. Yeah, this week sucked but the next chapter should be longer and better.
TheLoneHound~