Chapter 3
Hello, my fellow readers. Let me tell you, I was surprised to see so many people into my first Fairy Tail fanfiction. Do you know how amazing this feels? Anyhow, as I have said before in previous chapters, I wanted to rename the story, but I have no clue what to rename it to. If you have suggestions, I am open to them. So, read ahead, fellow Fairy Tail fans, and enjoy the story.
I was looking around the guild house when I had a chill. Like a cold chill. I was starting to feel the air change to a more colder temperature. The air was starting to chill my bones and I was lightly shivering. I looked towards Mira-Jane and hoped she didn't notice before I started walking away from the counter, which Mira-Jane was serving behind. I made my way to the front door and opened it, making the light spill in and a few members look at me in curiosity. I shrugged off their looks and walked out into the sunlight, already feeling the sun warm my bones and skin.
I marveled at how nice the city looked. There were more people than I expected, a lot more. They almost covered the streets and littered the shops. The houses were beautiful and from what I could see from the outside, were beautifully decorated. There were so many colours and things I've never seen before. A few people pushed past me as I wandered through the streets and I was starting to feel uncomfortable. I didn't like being touched by people I didn't know, especially people I didn't know. People I knew, well, let's say I had a certain tolerance.
I sighed in exasperation and focused my energy, feeling it shift ever so slightly as I focused on a place that was high up and close to the sun, and the only place I was familiar with was the guild house. I felt the energy wrap around me and my surroundings changed in less than a blink of an eye. The energy unwrapped and settled back down, making me crack a wide grin as the sun beat down on my skin. I closed my eyes and sank down to touch the roof, soon lying on it and enjoying the sun for as long as I could. As I lay down, I felt myself falling into a deep, warm asleep, but my dream was anything but warm.
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The temperature was freezing, but it was a familiar type of freezing. I looked around and saw the crystal, ranging from the various blues to the blood reds and the few purples. Once again, I looked up and noticed the toothpick-like crystals that I had been first transfixed to. Now wasn't any different. They were lethal and dangerous, but also charming and fascinating.
When I managed to break my gaze off them again, I was still looking at the rest of the giant crystals close and far from me. When I looked at the heap of giant glowing blue crystals, I saw someone standing over a smoldering, blackened spot. I rushed over, wanting to find something to where it could have gone.
I ran and ran, but even before I reached the center of the cave, I noticed the man's smile and stopped dead in my tracks. He eyes gave me a 'he's-insane-but-knows-what-he's-doing' type of vibe. His smile sent shivers down my back. His blond hair rustled with unfelt wind, and the air smelled of ozone. Fresh ozone. I noticed a path of broken crystals, but there was nothing natural about it. The area looked as if something had smashed through it and then blowtorched everything. It almost looked as if this man had plowed through it.
I await you. The voice was the same as the beast so few were permitted to see, but why was it coming from the man? Why was he even here?
"I know you await me, mighty dragon." I said. "But I don't know where you currently reside." The man stepped forward and lightning crackled around him like a second skin. So, he's a lightning user. Things could make things very interesting, especially if I were to meet him.
Beware he who is not what he seems. He said, although he was nowhere to be seen. At least, I hoped it was a boy. It sure sounded like one. His slow, but somehow loud voice echoed several times in vast cavern, making the crystals quiver a little.
I noticed that the man was wearing an awkward coat that was seemed to be made of leather and fur. His was wearing a light purple shirt made of fine fabric, which I found was silly for a guy to wear, and a pair of black pants. If it weren't for the blond hair, he would have made me think of that little pink haired brat with the strange fire magic.
He jumped towards me with a hand full of lightning, but before he could touch me and before I could move to defend myself, a roar shook the ground, and everything started collapsing back into darkness.
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I woke with a start and immediately clutched my ears to block out the sound, but it did nothing to help and soon I was screaming. It was so loud. I felt as if my ears would explode. The sun was disappearing, being swallowed up by the night and the stars. Have I really been asleep that long? I didn't have time to marvel at the beauty of the sunset as I closed my eyes from the pain. I felt the ground shaking, either that or my guild-mates were being incredibly loud again, but I could hear them wondering what the sound was, and most of the people were screaming in pain.
I tried to stand but the pain was awful and I fell back down. I tried to listen for anything, and what I heard surprised me. I could hear...words...from the roar. I tried to regulate my screaming so I could hear the words, and eventually I turned my scream to gritting my teeth very hard. When I listened carefully, making sure to block out any other sound as much as possible, I was able to hear the voice from my dreams, which I found strange.
Help me! Somebody...save me!
Just when I was sure my ears would actually explode, it stopped. The roaring came to a dead stop and it left the town silent. The tremors ceased, leaving the town un-destroyed, and raised new questions to my many questions that needed answers. The only thing I could think of that would've been capable of making that sound was the beast in the crystal cave. But where was it, exactly? Why was it calling for help? I suddenly felt a sting of lightning and smelled the sharp, strange smell of ozone and I narrowed my eyes in suspicion. I sent out a signal, trying to find a giant form of life anywhere around me. I needed to find the dragon, which would point me to the cave and then maybe he could answer some of my questions. However, the signals I sent around me came up blank. Where was the crystal cave?
Carefully, as my balance had gone all wacky, I made my way to the edge of the roof and jumped down, landing clumsily, but lightly on my feet in front of the doors to the guild. A few members looked at me curiously as I made my way inside. I tried not to stare at anybody, but they all had interesting magic that that they used in curious ways, and their talk was something I wasn't used to hearing. I tried to make my way to the Master as fast as possible, but I quickly found that he was gone. When I looked around, I saw Erza sitting with two boys, one was the pink haired fire-user, and the other for some reason was sitting in his boxers and had dark raven hair.
I tried to break my confused gaze away and head back out to the roof, but Erza spotted me and called my name. I froze for a split second, knowing that a few people were looking at both Erza and I, but I paid them no attention and tried to continue out the door and I also tried to ignore her, but apparently, she was persistent. Sooner than expected she was beside me and was dragging me by the arm towards her table, where I noticed a cheesecake was sitting peacefully, waiting to be eaten. The two boys were fighting and I noticed the cold, white vapor coming from the boy in the boxers and the hot, white steam coming from the pink haired boy. There was someone cheering for the fire boy it seemed, but I just couldn't find anyone near them to determine who it was. And the other, he looked like an ice user. Wow, this is certainly an interesting guild. Fire and Ice, Mother and Father... Why was I thinking of the deceased years after they were gone?
She then stopped dragging me around and I unconsciously rubbed my wrist, feeling the area she had gripped. It felt strange to have someone touch me with anything other than hate. Erza stood between the two boys and put one hand on each of their chins, then pushed effortlessly. They fell to the floor, but otherwise seemed to behave in a more mature manner after getting up off the floor. I sighed. 'Good grief.'
Erza kept her back to me. "I want you two boys to introduce yourselves, but be on your best behavior. Sage is a little shy and I don't want you to scare her off." She then turned to me and dragged me closer, even thought I didn't want to be touched that much. I was about to protest about me being shy and being scared away easily, but she then turned to the boys as she let go of my wrist once again.
I looked at them carefully, digging around in my own memory for their reputation, if they had one, and tried to identify who they were. The pink haired boy wasn't paying that much attention to me, as he was talking to a...was that a blue cat? With wings?! What else was in this guild, a Dragon Slayer?
They stayed seated, and said hello. They even invited me to be seated, which I tried to come up with an excuse to avoid having to say no, but Erza wasn't one for excuses and basically forced me to sit. I was starting to look at her differently now. She didn't seem to care about my 'anti-social' type of life. Now that I studied her more closely and carefully, I saw that that was just the way she did things. That was how she was. I couldn't change that. Not one bit, and I didn't like that.
"So," I said, feeling out of place and not wanting to be here, but Erza was keeping a close eye on me as she ate her cake, as if she was afraid I was going to find an opportunity to try and sneak away without her noticing. 'Nice try,' I thought. 'If I do decide to sneak away, I would WANT you to notice.' "What's your name?" I looked at the pink haired boy first, noticing he wasn't too bright, but very talkative. That could be used to my advantage. He looked at me as if a random stranger had walked up to him and said hi, which I guess summed me up.
But then his face lit up. "My name's Natsu. Erza said your name was Savior or something, right?" I shook my head and wanted nothing more now than to go in my high tower of despair by the sun. Why did the world have to be so cruel? The cat, which is still blue by the way, sighed and looked at him, shaking his head.
"No, you dummy. Erza said her name was Sage. Weren't you listening?" I stared in bewilderment, but quickly rearranged my expression before anybody noticed. The man beside me, who was still wearing his boxers for some reason, looked at me curiously. He was looking at me with this...strange expression, as if he'd seen me somewhere before. It was really starting to make me nervous. It felt as if he was trying to peak into my mind. Hastily, I looked away and tried to avoid his gaze. The way he was looking at me made me nervous and I wanted to teleport out of his eyesight, which gave me an idea. I smiled and he was even more curious. Natsu actually asked why I was smiling.
"No reason." I said, trying to smother my smile. I didn't want to show off, not in front of people that might've heard of me. I didn't want to risk it, not here and definitely not now. Boxer Boy, as I've come to call him, then spoke directly to me.
"My name's Grey. Here's a piece of advice, don't stick around Flame Face here. He just ruins everything." He said. Natsu then started shouting and soon enough they were face to face, yelling insults at each other. I turned to see what everyone thought of this, but most were simply laughing and pointing. Some were face-palming themselves, probably thinking what big idiots they were, which, of course, they were.
I turned to Erza. "Do you know what he meant? 'Cause I'm lost." She laughed and stuffed a mouthful of cheesecake in her mouth. After she was done with her mouthful, she looked at me with a cheerful face.
"He's just saying that Natsu has a way of expressing his own fun, which to us, is different." She said. I nodded slowly, trying to figure out what she actually meant, but trying to show that I understood.
"I don't see how that was any different than what he said." I dropped my head on the table and lifted it just enough to look at the fighting boys. "What type of magic do they use?" Suddenly, Natsu was sitting next to me with a strange glint in his eye.
"I'm actually a Dragon Slayer." His cat said something like "Ai!", and started talking about all the things Natsu could do, but my attention was already focused on the table. 'A Dragon Slayer?' I thought. 'What the hell? I can't ask him about the crystal cave then, not if he's a Dragon Slayer. Maybe Erza will know, but I have to catch her alone. Or even the Master. I'll have to talk to both of them.' Grey then snapped me out of my thoughts when he started talking.
"I use Maker-Magic." He then stopped and looked at me, as if expecting a sigh of confusion, but I knew what Maker-Magic was, since I did use it. I then mentally slapped myself in the face. Did I have to specify everything?
"So, what type of Maker-Magic do you use?" I asked him, trying to sound curious, which I was, and not to angry or upset, which I was.
"Oh. Well, I use ice magic." He said it like it was obvious, which it was. The white vapors around his hands gave it away when I first saw him. But then, what about his clothes? Why does he take them off? Is it because he's too hot in this room? Or is it for a different reason? I was curious, but I didn't want to be too rude on my, well, first day.
"Question." I said, turning to Grey once again. He looked at me, seeming to be ready for anything. He seemed curious as to why I was turning my head away and blushing in the slightest. "Why aren't you wearing any clothes?" He looked down, for some odd reason, and then looked troubled, but he didn't do anything but grunt and shrug it off. Well, whatever, that was his problem.
Erza then turned to me so suddenly I actually expected her to call out a challenge or randomly start attacking me. My hand was already on the hilt of my sword, ready to defend and attack if necessary, in case my magic failed. She set her eyes on me and then spoke. "Let's go on a job together." The boys started cheering and talking about what kind of mission we were about to go on, but Erza then specified. "Only Sage and I will go."
"Okay." I said slowly. "What kind of job? You might have to be more specific." She then grabbed my hand again, which I didn't like, and dragged me over to the board. Now that I looked at it, it was full of papers that offered different amounts of jewels. I found a few interesting, but Erza already seemed to have her eyes on a specific one and took it from the board, handing it to me with a strange glint in her eye. Once I read it, I actually found it interesting, but slightly boring. it read:
Thief Hunt. Then the rest was blank. I smiled. So, I had to find out everything, how nice. Erza looked at me and I shrugged, making a scrunched up face to show my uncertainty. She looked at me and smiled, that strange glint still in her eye.
"It's all right. It'll be fun, trust me." She then took the paper to Mira-Jane, still dragging me around the wrist for some reason. Mira-Jane looked at the paper and then looked at me, as if she was uncertain whether or not to actually let me go or not, but then she looked at Erza and reluctantly scratched something down on her notepad. Erza then turned to me and said something as she began pulling me around again. Once we were outside the guild doors, she let go of my wrist and I willed my magic to shift ever so slightly. My senses were suddenly amplified and a variation of smells, sights, tastes, and even feelings almost overwhelmed me. I took a quick sniff of the air and then tried to identify everything I had smelled. One of them was similar to that of a dragon, but it was only a string and it was attached to a familiar human stench, one that smelled lightly of burnt food and fire. Somewhere close by, a more chilled smell was close to it, as well as the smell of a feline. Damn it. Were they following us? No matter, I was sure we would lose them sooner or later.
Erza plowed ahead, heading to the person who had put up a notice in the guild. I followed close by, not wanting to lose myself in the crowd and almost stepped on her a few times when she kept stopping for no reason at all.
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A few hours later, we had an idea of what to do and where to go as we were setting up camp for the night. We were camped right outside, and I mean right outside, our targets headquarters. I couldn't sleep, not now that I knew what to do. A plan was already hatching in my mind and I smiled. This first job of mine was going to be fun.
I looked over at Erza, finding her still unpacking her ten thousand bags of luggage for just one night. Did she really need all that much stuff? I couldn't answer that for her and so I unrolled my sleeping bag and sat on it, watching the house with curious eyes. "I'll take first watch." Our eyes met and I knew she knew what I intended to do. She shook her head and I glowered silently at her, turning my head to watch the house with renewed interest. Slowly, my anger turned to curiosity as I saw figures moving to and fro. I extended my senses, finding it suspicious.
What were they doing? I watched carefully, seeing that a few men were practicing magic while others were handing weapons to one another, passing the weapons down a long line until it reached a large truck, stuffing them inside. One of the figures looked up and suddenly his eyes met mine. He seemed like a body guard, making sure the weapons were being piled into the truck and keeping the others in line. He mentioned to his buddy and together they stared at me. Their weapons made a deep noise as the ends hit against the ground, and suddenly a loud whistle sounded. I grunted and slowly backed away, trying to determine if they were really seeing me, but the weapon in his hands was already poised up over his shoulder and suddenly the second figure was also looking straight at me, something gleaming in his hands and a smile on his face. He drew his hand back and I caught a glimpse of a shaft before he thrust his hand forward with a lot of force. The spear came sailing towards me and I thrust my hand forward. Under less than a second, I gathered the right energy and stopped the flying projectile, willing it to turn around and head right back to its owner. Now it was my turn to smile as they ran from it. To have a little more fun, I willed it to multiply and head for the crates, which I only noticed were the weapon supplies. That would stop the flow for a little while. A few members now were incapacitated and unable to do anything but lay on the ground until someone came to pick them up.
I wanted to laugh, but Erza was sleeping, so I didn't want to make any noise at all, if I could avoid it. After, whatever that was, I decided to take extra precautions. I gently put my hand on the ground and whispered a few simple words. The ground lit up with a soft glow that soon died down. Erza shifted in her sleep, but otherwise did nothing. I was surprised she slept so soundly in less than a few moments, even with the commotion that had occurred. I smiled, feeling proud as I sank down slowly to my sleeping bag. Why was I feeling so sleepy? I extended my senses and felt a few presences approaching from behind us. I smiled again as I put my hand on the ground again. They could never catch me off guard.
I focused my energy and directed a path towards the intruders, who were sneaking towards us at a rather quick pace. I smelled the iron of various weapons, but barely heard the jingle of armor. I could see the small glint as their weapons caught the light of the full moon. I could hear the sound of their footsteps as they crushed the branches and leaves beneath their feet. I could almost hear them talking in hushed whispers, as if they were afraid to be heard. I waited, then sent a cold wave of ice that would freeze the ground solid and direct them back to where they came from. As soon as I sent out the wave, I heard a few panicked yells and surprised yelps as the wave took effect.
I felt like laughing again, but more people were coming from somewhere to my left. I sent out another wave, but this time I got up and focused my energy to transport me to the roof of the building I was looking at a few yards from our campground. I felt more at home when I was close to the sun, well, the moon was also acceptable. I blinked and my surroundings were completely changed. Now I was up high, watching over everything and sat down with a smile on my face. I looked up at the moon, and lay on my back to stare at the full circle of beauty all could see, yet none could touch.
When I looked down again, a small man, who looked like all the others, gave me a vibe that said he was sneaking around for some reason. I studied his face, then put a mental note in my mind to mark him as 'suspicious for no reason' group. Looking up at the moon again, I felt the weariness finally settle in and, with no other option, as Erza was safe and in my own way so was I, I fell asleep, feeling the darkness settle around me and drown everything out.
I didn't have to worry about much. This job was easy, simple and loaded with weaklings to beat up. Everything was going to be fine. At least, I hoped so.
There you have it. I hope everyone is excited. I'm planning to update both the Fall of Minecraftia and Ender Dragon sometime soon, so don't bite off my head. Just as before, if you liked it or have a name in mind for the story, tell me and I will consider it. Well, anybody who likes my stories are awesome, nonetheless, but reviews are appreciated.
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