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ARSLOTHES; We'll have to wait, and see huh~ But yeah, it is, and even if it isn't, he could always team up with Laxus to unleash powerful attacks.
Hellspam; Thanks very much! Mavis does seem to appearing late, and I guess in this chapter she does the same thing too. Very well could be Zeref, only time will tell, or something like that~ Aah, thanks! There is a reason why Lucy was introduced there, and then, and it will be shown why as the story goes down the line. Heh, I could totally see Virgo doing something like that. Those do sound pretty cool, not gonna deny that~ Aah, thanks for the vote! I am gonna say that when Juvia and Kazuya start their 'I'm gonna eat you' stuff, it is going to be pretty funny, I've got some ideas already waiting to be shown.
Cloud4012; Cool, thanks for the votes! They are pretty cool! Juvia seems to be quite popular, and yeah, he'll be doing, something like that in the future.
Katelynn Snow Fox; Cool, thanks for the vote!
DocSlendy; Indeed, several indeed! Ah, thanks for the vote!
Skull Flame; He does indeed, and it shows in this chapter too. Yeah he kinda has lost most of his faith in humans at this point, though he isn't completely unsociable, just towards most, he would be like that. Yeah, he'll be doing that from time to time. All reasons shall be revealed in time, though Mavis' reason, at least one of them, was explained somewhat last chapter. Uncommonness, I guess means more interesting, perhaps? He'll have two to three, at most, and perhaps a combined element like Natsu has fire lightning mode, and such. Cool, thanks for the vote! Yeah, Gray's gonna have a pairing, as said last chapter at the bottom somewhere, I think. Yeah, I suppose that Zeref could do something like that. No, but Loke is gonna have a different spirit to protect during that time, one of Angel's, but I won't say which one yet to not spoil it. And thank you!
Absolute Mirage; Thank you! Indeed, seems like it won out in the end! yeah, there are gonna be some surprises and such when they meet, even if it isn't apparent right away. Thanks for voting! Indeed, both Wendy and Levy are very adorable. And Juvia is just awesome. I never actually stated who went to fight Acnologia, it was left ambiguous for the moment. So, yeah it could happen. Yup, she would want something like that, and maybe they will meet when younger. And thanks for the suggestions!
Linkonpark100; Did I? I'm pretty sure I did, but either way, she's on this one. If you mean from the last story, that wasn't the Grand Magic Games, that was a straight up fighting tournament. Grand Magic Games are different to that. Eh, you mean something like telling Kazuya to not go recklessly destroying things? He already knows things like that, and if he didn't, Zeref would tell him such things.
the black wolf in the mountain; Cool (no pun intended) thanks for voting!
Tohka123; Yup, he's been looking for her alright, it is one of his life goals, even if she did pretty much straight up abandon him. Kazuya wants Ultear to be with him, it isn't even a case of if yes or no, she was one of his family for so long, so he couldn't just forget her, though forgiving…it could be a hard thing to do. Yeah, they've become rather close, and well since it had been a year, it was bound to happen. Hehe, don't piss of Kazuya or he's gonna get you. They both indeed want him, but for what exactly? It makes sense that Kazuya would think of such things, he doesn't want to live an uncomfortable life, after all. She indeed does want to that~ Make them jealous and all that good stuff~ Indeed, he'll think about her quite a bit. Hehe, he's quite bad with names, not on purpose most of the time anyway~ Hmmm, that's a good question. Who is gonna corrupt him first? Mavis? Zeref? Lucy? Aries? Virgo? It could even be Juvia or someone else. She does, and she will repent for that when they meet together. They will do, and when the time comes, Lucy is going to help him through something very major. He doesn't like humans even touching him, though it will change from the help of his companions. That's sweet Aries for you, she does that from time to time. He does still have that little spark, he doesn't completely hate humans, he just thinks he does. Deep down, somewhere, he does have a feeling not all are bad, but his companion is gonna help him believe that himself. Yeah, he was in a way. He was telling them to go the opposite way, thinking Acnologia was going to follow him, which it did end up doing. Indeed, it really does, huh. Pure comedy gold for both of them huh. And thanks for the votes! Here's the next chapter!
T-B-R; Thank you! I think this chapter clears it up a little bit, at least it does give a major thing away. Thanks for the vote!
ShadowUzumaki55; Yeah, much drama indeed. Kazuya's been through a lot though, and is gonna go through more here too. You're right there, how could he refuse such an offer, huh. He wouldn't be able too. He'll not get everyone's names wrong, but some people, yeah he will. Cool, thanks for the votes! Hehe, thanks for the votes, and yeah, I could see Juvia being okay with Levy.
Guest 1; She would be quite unique and all.
Guest 2; Thanks for the vote!
Guest 3; Aah, no problem! Just trying my best~! Gold, I'd say it would argument his strength, like where he would be able to punch things like, I don't know, steal or something, and break through it where it wouldn't be possible with his normal strength and such. No, she hasn't.
Ragna; Cool, thanks for the votes! I suppose, using wood, and water together would be pretty awesome and all that good stuff. Erza huh, she could be if enough people vote for her~ But no matter what, Erza still has her…calling to do in the story.
Guest 4; It would indeed make a good combination, so thanks for the votes!
Guest 5; Aah, thanks for the vote! Yeah, that would be really nice for him to do. And yeah, I could see Juvia doing something like that.
sundown923; Thank you! Yup, he does have that huh~ It's gonna be used for some comedic moments. Yeah, something big happens this chapter with the Dragon, and it reveals, at least something. But, I won't say what that is, I wonder if anyone guesses. I suppose that you're right there, it does do something like that, and Juvia probably can relate to such things. Wendy is adorable too though. And thanks!
Fenrir; Hehe, I can imagine something like that happening, actually. You're right there, he'll surely get the queasy stomach from travelling on boats, and such.
SylviasFox; Cool, thanks for the votes! You're right about Juvia, she could do that. and indeed, Wendy is gonna stay as close as I possibly can to canon Wendy, the shy, but sweet girl that she is. He's…I can't spoil it right now though.
Dragon god King; You're right there, they could relate to one another quite well, I think so anyway. That would be pretty sweet between the two of them, wouldn't it? I can imagine it actually. He is gonna own his own house which Mira will move into, and he is gonna break into Lucy's apartment, pretty much everyone does anyway.
Iron scarecrow; You're right there, it is a pretty useful power. I'll have to look that up and see what he does with it~
Neonlight01; Aah, that means it is working then, huh~ Exactly, that's why he pretty much has given up on humanity as of now. Well, I'd say she at least have to make it up to him, he won't just welcome her with open arms, for the most part anyway, but he still does care very much about her. It did leave an impression, as shown briefly in this chapter. Yeah, I had to, it is a quirk of his that sometimes flares up. Aah, thanks for both sets of votes!
f1uffy5prinkles; I probably will in the future yeah. And that's a lovely thing to say, it brightened up my day when reading that. And no worries~
ShadeAkami; Aah, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! I know, it seems like day by day, it just seems to be getting worse. However, with the help of his companion/companions, he'll slowly see that humans aren't that bad of people. I, actually haven't ever watched/read that series before, so I couldn't comment yes or not right now. They are quite adorable together, aren't they? Hmmmm, that is a good theory, both are. But, until it is revealed, we'll not know the truth, huh. Well, he could be, or it could be something completely different to what that is. And yeah, I see your point, but he isn't always going to do that, you know? They at least have something going on, don't they? Mavis surely is. Ah, I actually hadn't heard that before. I quite like the name Zeref though, since it sounds like, and probably is baaed on Seraph, and such. I just think that's pretty nice for a name. But yeah, I suppose you could be onto something there. We discussed about Layla in reviews, so no point repeating myself here, right? Hehe~ Cool, thanks for the votes! Blue justice indeed~! And yeah, you're right there~ And no worries, I didn't see anything major, I can get being tired~
Guest 6; Thanks for the vote! I could see that being a running gag. Hehe, he will be breaking into Lucy's apartment, since everyone else does anyway, and that would be hilarious, Virgo would do that as well.
Lightwave; He is indeed, but he'll regain it eventually, as he travels along with his companions. Yup, Aries, and Virgo are trying, but honestly, he wouldn't be able to believe them, since Aries is a Spirit, and Mavis as of right now, technically isn't a normal human. But that doesn't mean he doesn't care for their opinions. I'm glad that you liked it~ It was pretty fun to do something like that~ True, that's very true. You don't get to do that everyday. Cool, thanks for the vote! Awesome, thanks for the votes, and suggestions~!
Guest 7; That indeed would be interesting, and thanks for the votes!
Guest 8; Juvia is one of my fav's too, she's just awesome and all that good stuff. And cool, thanks for the votes!
NecrorexSparda Juubi-No-Kishin; You're right about that, we really don't know what he has gone through just yet, so anything is possible. And that magic would be pretty cool, I could see him having it as a maker magic maybe?
Silver crow; Thanks, glad that you liked it! I haven't mentioned it yet, because Kazuya doesn't know the name of it yet. As soon as he does, it will be referred to by name. For this fic, sorry no, because there's a plot to do with that person and they couldn't really be, lovers, maybe in a future fic I will. Yup, they were pretty cool, and different too. He will be yeah, he'll be quite strong, and responsible, meaning he won't be going around destroying things, though he won't always be able to hold back. It would be quite interesting, wouldn't it? Glad that you liked it, and maybe it was, but that's how Kazuya is with some people. He doesn't do it with everyone's name, like Mavis, Ultear, Aries, and so on and so forth. She did, but she won't this chapter~ Cool, thanks for the vote! Awesome, thanks for the vote! As for Juvia joining early...well, we'll have to wait, and see~ He won't do it in the same way, but some will fear him if they do a certain thing. And thanks! Yeah, she'll show up from time to time~!
Guest 9; Aah, thank you! Glad that you do~ Indeed it does, I wanted to show that kind of contrast, something's will be quite similar, but not quite. No worries, I thought it would be good to remake it, and it seems to be getting positive stuff. Oh, really? That's a really lovely thing to say, thank you very much!
Well, with those lovely reviews out of the way, it's time to start the chapter!
Kazuya's 'fight'
"And, that's all that happened, Ma'am?"
A man dressed up in guard type outfit from the Kingdom asked Layla who nodded her head as Lucy stood beside her.
"Yes, that's right. The large Dragon came and wrecked through the town. However, it seemed to be after something, and ignored minor assaults from the Wizards in town. It didn't really seem to care that it was being attacked, and it left soon afterwards."
Layla spoke gently, but also had a hint of worry too.
"I see, it's the same as the others reports...sorry for wasting your time."
The guard bowed his head, but Layla shook her head.
"No, it is okay…however, there was a boy…"
"A boy, Ma'am? A description would be nice."
"He was a boy of maybe…I don't know, eight to ten years old, he had bright blonde hair, and green eyes, almost emerald like eyes. His name was…ooh, I think it was Kazuya-san…yes, that seems to be right…"
The mans eyes changed when she said that, Layla noticing, and didn't like how he looked almost, bloodthirsty.
"I see, and what did he do exactly?"
Layla nodded, and pointed towards Lucy, wanting to paint Kazuya in a good light, since it seemed like the guard was coming to the wrong conclusions, at least when it concerned the way he spoke, and how his body language was, off.
"She was saved by this boy, who seemed to know what was going on. Poor boy, he looked really frightened, but he saved my daughter at the same time. Now that I think about it…the Dragon left not long after the boy left actually…"
Layla let slip, only for the guards eyes to change and sharpen.
"This boy, and the Dragon are connected?"
"I never said they were. I just said that they left around the same time."
Layla defended, only for the guard to look sternly.
"Now, this is important, do you know where he went?"
Layla sensed something off.
With his words alone, they almost sounded accusing.
Layla didn't like that, so cleared her throat and said.
"He went North."
"North? Are you sure?"
"Yes, he was heading towards the old caves that were up that way. Isn't that were the mining went on for a time? Yes, he said something like that."
Lucy looked confused, as she remembered it different. But, didn't say anything as Layla just offered a kind smile to the guard who wrote it down.
"I see, then carry on."
The guard bowed his head, and walked away.
Once far away enough, Lucy tilted her head to the right with a cute confused expression on her face.
"Kaa-chan, I don't understand…why did you lie?"
Layla bent her body downwards, offering her a smile as she explained.
"Because, I think that guard was a bad man."
"How do you know? He looked okay to me."
Layla nodded her head, but then shook it.
"It's a feeling I get, and I noticed something as he spoke…something about his accent was, different to what it is like in the capital. Though, that can be excused as something else, like growing up somewhere else. I don't understand it myself, but I feel like he was a bad person and when hearing of Kazuya-sans name, it seemed like he almost had…changed. So, sometimes, it is okay to lie. Kazuya-san was a nice boy, right?"
Lucy placed the tip of her pinky finger to her chin, before she nodded.
"Kazuya-kun was nice! He spoke weirdly, and kept calling me different names, but he saved me so he can't be all bad! E-Even if he said some weird things about humans and such…b-but even then, Kazuya-kun saved me so I am okay with lying for him…"
Layla couldn't resist seeing her daughter flustered, so placed a hand on her shoulder, giggling sweetly.
"Awww, could you happen to have a slight crush on Kazuya-san? It's gone from "Hey you!" to "Kazuya-kun~" so quickly Lucy. Could this be the start of a beautiful relationship? But oh, we might not see him again…or maybe, fate has something else instore for you both? Wouldn't that be a cute thing?"
"W-Wha!? N-No Kaa-chan! I-I just appreciate it is all! I mean him! T-That's all, I swear!"
Layla giggled even more to herself, as she stood up.
"Either way, I think this would be the best way of going about it. Let's keep this between us okay? And wish success to Kazuya-san, with whatever he is going to do with his life. Though, I did sense something special about him."
"Y-You did Kaa-chan?"
Layla smiled down at her daughter, allowing her head to bob along in agreement.
"That's right, but I don't know what that thing was. Whatever it was, seemed like he was able to use Aries' key without a worry. It didn't seem to drain his magic all that much. Well, maybe he was gifted with magical power. But, Lucy, you know, that Kazuya-san had a golden key, you could have one or even more in the future."
"I see…well, if someone my age can do it, I can do it too! I'm gonna collect them all!"
She giggled gently, placing her hand on top of the young girls head, smiling.
However, they were unaware of the guard himself, who had walked away, feeling like he wouldn't get anything from them.
Going behind a certain building, the guards face changed…
It changed into the face of someone Kazuya hates so much that it wouldn't be funny if they met one another…
It was Brain himself.
Brain, who disguised himself as a guard, had attempted to find where Kazuya was, once hearing of the Dragon, putting two and two together, and assumed that where the Dragon was, Kazuya was going to be too.
"Well, seems like I missed you this time…but, when I do get my hands back on you, Kazuya. You're going to finally realize that my puppets don't escape me, especially my most valuable puppet, my Kazuya. My sweet Kazuya, you'll one day come back to me, as my loyal slave…"
Brain laughed at his own thoughts, having truly dark thoughts right now.
Meanwhile, deep within the forest, far off the town they had left, Kazuya, and Aries had set up shop for the night. Aries had used her wool magic to make a makeshift room, and even a bed.
Kazuya was sat by a fire, cooking a fish he had caught before, and Aries was eating too, despite the fact that she tried to not eat all of Kazuya's stuff, Kazuya insisted. The smoke from the fire went out of the hole Aries left up above, so Kazuya didn't suffocate or anything of the likes.
"Well, another day, another way to get away from a Dragon, huh."
Though he seemed to be okay, he was far from it.
Many thoughts weighed on his mind, but he didn't want to reveal them to Aries, not wanting to worry her.
"Kazuya-sama, do you think everyone in the town is safe?"
Kazuya shrugged his shoulders as he took a bite of the cooked fist.
"I haven't a clue. But, if going off the knowledge we have, since it is probably chasing me, it probably won't harm others. It seems to want me for something, so my best bet would be that it took off after not finding me."
"T-That's probably right Kazuya-sama…t-though we don't know if it is after you or not yet…"
Kazuya was convinced that it was.
Aries on the other hand wished that it wasn't.
Neither knew what would happen if they ever met the Dragon face to face, and neither seemed to want to meet it either. Naturally, it was a very scary Dragon, and he didn't want to fight it, neither did Aries, but Aries would if it was for Kazuya's sake.
"Either way, we survived again. Heh, seems like a common thing with me, huh. Quite the survivor or what?"
"Kazuya-sama, I wish you didn't have to run all of the time…w-what about that guild your Onii-sama wanted you to join? Didn't you tell me once that you wanted to join that too?"
"You're not in league with Mavis-san, are you?" Aries was confused, clear on her face. Kazuya chuckled, shaking his head. "It doesn't matter. To answer your question…I don't know what I want to do. I want to go and bring Ultear to her senses…but, what if she's too far gone…? And even then, can I forgive her for betraying me…? Did she have good reasons…? But, Ultear is my family too…I have to bring her back to her senses, and have her come with me…we were supposed to be together, but it doesn't seem like destiny had that sorted out for us, did it…?"
"T-That's because…erm, Ultear-san seems to be confused about many things…but, if it is Kazuya-sama, then I know he'll meet her one day!"
Kazuya was slightly taken back by her words.
"You sound more confident than I do."
It was supposed to be slightly a joking tone, but the way Aries looked when she looked at Kazuya, showed that she was actually quite serious right now, and he didn't know what to say when seeing Aries inch closer to him.
"That's because…Kazuya-sama is very kind. He's always there for me, and always there for anyone else that needs him. So, I don't see why Kazuya-sama wouldn't be able to also meet Ultear-san again one day. Isn't that what you wish for?"
"I do…but, what if she doesn't want to be saved…? What if she can't be saved…? I, don't know if I could take it…she's one of the only things that allows me to continue on. If I lost her Aries-chan…if I truly lost Ultear, like if she died…or if she truly was evil…I wouldn't be able to take it. I would be took overwhelmed to continue on…I've lost too much. One more and I'll seriously be pushed over the edge…b-but, anyway! Y-You know, I've been thinking about it Aries-chan."
"It? What's it, Kazuya-sama?"
Aries didn't understand what he was talking about, so he elaborated on it.
"Spells…I wish to have a strong spell, you know a true spell that can inflict damage…but, I haven't been able to find anything good…I mean, I need something to defend myself somehow, don't I? Mavis-san said she'd teach me something called Fairy's Law…right, I also have to apologize to Mavis-san later on."
"Kazuya-sama wishes for a stronger spell, huh."
Kazuya nodded at her doubting face.
"I have thought about it, wouldn't it be good if something like that existed? At least, to be able to stun the enemy long enough so I could get away. Like with that damn Dragon, if I could stun the Dragon, and then get away, wouldn't that be for the best? I mean, if I tried hard, I am sure that I would be able to do it, you know? One day…it's going to catch me, and if I can't fight it off, then I'm going to be killed…and I don't want to die yet. I've got many things to live for…I need to see Ultear again, and I have to see if Mavis-san is real too…but, there's also another reason too…"
"T-To join Fairy Tail?"
Kazuya shook his head.
"No…Mavis-san mentioned that there was a girl looking for me once…for some reason, I feel like I need to meet that person. Everything in my life is strange, but something about meeting her, would…I don't know. I just feel it deep down inside of me that I need to come into contact with her. Something inside is telling me that it would be right…weird, huh."
Aries didn't know what to make of it. But, she trusted in Kazuya, and if he said that it was supposed to happen, then she wasn't going to doubt that, she was going to continue onwards with that kind of mentality.
"If Kazuya-sama says that it is supposed to be like that, then I will believe in Kazuya-sama. If that's how you feel Kazuya-sama, then please don't be so worried about the small stuff, I know that Kazuya-sama is saying the truth, and the right things. Yes, Kazuya-sama would probably be right about something like this."
Kazuya smiled, and leaned closer towards her, only to trip, and fall against her breast. Aries' face turns a little red, but soon she smiles when seeing Kazuya slowly falling asleep against her body, choosing to hug Kazuya into her head.
"Sorry…Aries-chan…just a little tired…"
"N-No! Please don't be worried, it is okay! Please, relax if you would like to? I w-wouldn't mind if Kazuya-sama slept on my breasts, please don't be so worried, you're okay Kazuya-sama. I am, your Spirit after all."
He groaned as he sunk into dreamland, forgoing from eating anything else.
Aries just smiled as he slept on her bust, the girl eventually transferring him over to the bed so he could relax.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Kazu-kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun!"
Mavis complained as this time, they were sat in what appeared to be a hot spring. Of course, since it was a dream, it wasn't real. By now, Kazuya knew it wasn't real, but he always wondered why it seemed like they ended up in places that he never really had seen beforehand.
"What? I couldn't stand still, could I? Large Dragon chasing after me isn't exactly anything that I can just stand, can I? I can't just stay in a town, where the huge Dragon is coming after me. I'm sorry, but I had to run away, didn't I?"
Kazuya brought up some good points, Mavis couldn't deny something like that, it seemed like he was right to her anyway. If a large Dragon was chasing her, she wasn't going to stick around, and allow it to kill her either, so she could see the logic in going away when the large Dragon wanted to kill him.
"You're right…but mouuu, I was right there too…I was right there, I saw the Dragon too…it was difficult, I wasn't able to even meet you personally….baaaah, after a year of wanting to meet one another, after leaving that bad place you were in, I wasn't able to even see you either…how cruel, such a bad destiny, isn't it?"
Mavis put a hand to her face, looking depressed on the matter.
"A-Ah, don't be so glum…I mean, I'm going to be in a new town tomorrow morning, and then I'm heading towards a large waterfall. Had to make a small detour, for food, and such. So, why don't you also come to the waterfall?"
"Waterfall huh? There's such a thing? Hmmmm, I can't remember the layout perfectly…I'll have to check myself for this waterfall…b-but, you aren't playing around with me, are you? Y-You're going to be at the waterfall, right?"
Kazuya confirmed it while nodding his head.
"That's right, I want to check it out~ Waterfall would be amazing, don't you think so? I would love to see the waterfall and swim in the large water~ I can't wait~ I'm gonna even have fun with Aries-chan~"
"Aaaaah, then I'll have to get my bathing suit~ Fueee, Kazu-kun is gonna see me nearly nude. How is that going to affect me personally?"
Kazuya gave her a baffling look as he scanned her body that was just in a towel.
"But…you're already pretty much nude, anyway. Literally, you're just in a towel, is there something you're trying to hide from me or something?"
Kazuya cocked his head, as a cute blush appeared on Mavis' face.
"Even then, it is different! Seeing people in bathing suits, and towels are different things!"
"I-I see, then that's something interesting. So, seeing people in bathing suits and towels are different. How is it so? I mean, seeing you like this, and then when in a bathing suit, how much different can it be?"
Mavis had to think about that, she entirely wasn't sure how she was supposed to answer something of that nature, she didn't think that she ever would have to answer something so obvious. Yet, since it was Kazuya, who wasn't exactly raised normally, it would make sense that she would be like that now.
"Okay…well, let's see here. Hmmm, you see. When wearing certain types of bathing suits, girls, and boys, can attempt to seduce the opposite gender, or if you're that way inclined, the same gender. So yeah, they attempt to seduce them, or sometimes just to show skin and such. Of course, people sometimes just go for modest stuff, I wonder if I should go modest or go for something else entirely…?"
Mavis didn't know which one to go for.
She didn't want to freak Kazuya out, yet a small part of her…yeah, she did want to do something like that.
She didn't know the reasons why, but seeing Kazuya's flustered face seemed to make her happy, and that was something that, she did want to do.
As Mavis pondered it, Kazuya tilted his head.
"Erm…Mavis-san, what does it mean to seduce?"
"Gwaah!"
At the innocent question, Mavis took a nosedive, and planted her head in the water, Kazuya remaining oblivious on what actually just happened.
"Mavis-san? What's going on? I don't know what it means! Please tell me what it means Mavis-san! D-Do you want me to seduce you?"
Mavis' ears perked, lifting her head above the water, and had a tiny smile on her face.
"Do you want to seduce me?"
That question alone sounded weird out of Mavis' mouth, but something about it also seemed like she actually wouldn't mind either way, though leaning towards the yes more than the actual no of the things.
"Erm…I guess, whatever it means."
Mavis put her hand together into a fist, and thrusted it upwards.
"Right! Then, when we meet, you can seduce me…ooh wait, you're a bit young yet…well, you'll grow! Yup, when you get to the right age, you can seduce me then~ Whatever it is that you want to do and all that good stuff~"
Kazuya still didn't know what she was talking about, and why he would have to be old enough to seduce someone.
"Hmmmm, sure! I don't know what's going on, but if you want me to do that, I suppose I could…b-but, if it is means something bad, then…erm, Mavis-san is still a human and all, so I don't know if I should actually allow myself to say yes or no right now…"
A scowl appeared on Mavis' lips, not liking the idea of how he disliked humans, but she did understand why he didn't like humans.
"Y-You know, this world is full of humans…"
"Yes, that's an unfortunate thing indeed."
Mavis slowly hummed as she inched closer towards him.
"Kazu-kun, you remember your Onii-sama, right?"
"What kind of question is that? Of course I do…he was the one who taught me how to speak properly, and how to even walk too…I remember even things when I was a young baby…weird, isn't it?"
Mavis even was surprised that he could remember such things from when he was young baby, though she didn't actually fully believe such things.
"You're right there. But, your Onii-sama, was a human, wasn't he?"
"No…"
"Kazu-kun…he was human, he must've been…right?"
"He was more like an Angel…until Brain murdered him. He…always took care of me…he always made sure the bleeding stopped…he always held me tenderly when I sobbed about the pain….but, why are you talking about that now? I don't understand at all…"
"I'm just saying, not all humans are bad. I mean, I never knew this Onii-sama of yours, but he sounds wonderful from what you've been saying, and it sounds wonderful, Kazu-kun. Maybe, when you next meet a normal human that isn't a bast…eeh, bandit or anything like that. Maybe, think what your Onii-sama would do, and maybe, just maybe, you will make a friend or something like that. Wouldn't that be good?"
Kazuya hugged his knees, contemplating what she said, but wasn't all that sure if he was honest with himself.
"I don't know…I don't want to trust again only to get my heart broken…I'm sick of people playing with my heart…Brain used to do it too…he always said that, maybe one day I'll let you free…this was when I was very young…but then he'd just laugh in my face, and slap me, punch me, whatever, and just call me a pet, a tool, nothing that would ever be useful, besides being a weapon…I don't want to trust anyone else…they'll only hurt you."
"It seems like Kazu-kun really has been through bad things…Brain shouldn't have done that, but he's a freaking psychopath that's gonna pay for what he did. Though, he's the worst exam on what humans really are, and you're the best of what humans can be…at least, I think Kazu-kun is a wonderfully pure boy."
"Pure…hmmmm, I haven't ever thought of myself like that before…"
Mavis smiled, petting his head.
"You are, trust me~"
Kazuya wished he could share her kindness, and how she seemed to be optimistic about things. At least, it sounded like to him, that he was able to find some kind of peace when Mavis was around.
"Maybe so…but, I dunno…I'll have to meet you first before anything else…"
"True, I suppose that a dream visit thing isn't really going to convince you. Heck, if I was you, I think I would be wary too. But, I can promise that you won't have to be like that forever, I will make sure of it."
"You shouldn't make promises that you can't keep."
Kazuya sighed as she curiously stared at him.
"I don't intend to break my promise."
"Onii-sama said the same thing once. He said…I'd never leave you, and that's a promise…but, he didn't stay…that monster Brain took care of that…he really did take care of that, didn't he…? Stupid Brain, I'll make him pay…"
Mavis looked on, wishing that she would be able to help him through all of this, but knew that it would take time before anything else would happen.
Kazuya woke up with a start, when he heard something hitting the wool wall that usually occupied his being. Being suddenly shocked away wasn't the best way to wake up, but he wasn't really concerned when his wool was getting hit.
Groggily, he grabbed some water out of a bottle, splashing it on his face, so to wake him up faster, which worked. As he did, the wool wall slowly was being cleaved through with what appeared to be swords, and such, but Kazuya couldn't see any magic or anything.
"Okay…time to deal with some bandits…"
Kazuya didn't know if they were of not, but it was the best guess he could think of, since they weren't using magic, and the bandits he came across usually were of the non-magic kind, which they seemed to be.
Pushing through the wool, Kazuya narrowly dodged a blade that came for him, sidestepping to the left, and slammed his open palm into the mans chest, pushing him away from the young boy, Kazuya adding a little wind magic to amplify his blow, forcing his body to collide with a tree.
"Oi, what's going on here? I was trying to sleep, you know that, don't you?"
Kazuya wasn't impressed when he saw the bandits.
As far as he could tell, it was bandits.
They had on clothes like bandits, and even one of them had a sword like a bandit would have. From the likes of it, it seemed like there were only four of them, and one of Kazuya. Of course he had Aries on standby if needed be, he just didn't think that he'd need her at this point in time.
"Oh, it's only a kid. What a thing."
"Awwww, he's adorable."
"Isn't he just? Oi boy, what are you doing out here alone? Don't you know it's dangerous?"
Kazuya stretched his arms in an uncaring manner, not feeling threatened in the slightest, having already seen scarier people than the person that was right in front of him.
"I'm sorry. But can we make this quick? I'm quite sleepy, and I've only just woken up and all, and to be honest, I can't deal with annoying humans that like to think they are strong, but decide to pick on people for no reason other than to satisfy their own stupid little desires for wealth, and power. This is why Spirits are much better people that you'll ever be, stupid human."
Kazuya wasn't going to mince his words, especially with bandits.
He might keep them back from, halfway decent humans like Layla and Lucy were, but with people like the bandits, he wasn't going to go easy on them, even with the weapons that they had.
"Hahaha! Ordering us around, you idiot!? We're the big bad Hooligan's! we're the maddest guys around here! And we're after your money, and other stuff! So, hand over everything you've got, and you're only going to get lightly hurt…no, what am I saying? I'll leave you in tact at least. But, if you don't give me my stuff, that you currently own, I will begin hacking off limbs, starting with that smart ass mouth of yours."
"Smart ass mouth huh...how boorish of you to say."
Kazuya told them while twiddling with his thumbs.
He was on high alert, and was ready to act at any second, he just didn't want to give that away, and lower their sense of security.
The mans eyes however turned to the colour of hate, and brought up his blade.
"You've got a cheeky mouth, haven't you? How about I cut you down to size!"
The man rushed forward with his friends cheering him on.
Kazuya rolled his eyes, and pushed his body left, avoiding a direct slash downwards. The sword cut the air as it moved, but Kazuya managed to avoid it without any major movements, and then balled his fist into a hand.
"Try this!"
Kazuya, in the midst of the man readying his sword, crossed the distance, and punched him in the chest, sending his body flying with the aid of some wind magic. He wasn't a major in the magic, but he knew how to use it to increase his blowing away capabilities.
"W-What the hell!? S-Screw this child! Kick his ass!"
The one that was blown away was winded, therefore wanted Kazuya dead now.
He was playing before, but now, he was deadly serious, and wanted to take out Kazuya.
Kazuya himself just watched on as the men responded "Yes sire!" and then charged for Kazuya's body.
Since it was only three of them, Kazuya felt like he was going to be okay.
One had a spear, one had his fists with brass knuckles, and finally, the last one had something like a dagger in his hand, but slightly bigger. Either way, Kazuya wasn't really worried, since he beat the other one easily, he presumed that they were just untrained bandits, while he himself had some hand to hand training from Aries.
"You little shit, you just don't learn, do you!?"
The one with brass knuckles threw a few punches at him, but he managed to avoid each of them. Aries, while timid, moved faster than he did, so Kazuya could see the attacks coming easily, and was able to avoid.
"Don't underestimate us!"
The spear wielder twirled it above his head, and then stabbed forward towards Kazuya.
"I see, then let's answer this already then!"
Kazuya saw the attack coming, jumping up in the air with his small body, the spear stabbing the air, and at the same time, Kazuya extended his foot, twirling in a backflip, slamming his foot right into the mans face, his chin, and forced his body upwards and backwards.
"Gwaaaaaaah!"
Seeing his chance, while still in the air, Kazuya twisted his body into an abnormal shape, and spun around, using the force of the spin to aid him, as he clashed his foot with the spear users face, spending him flying into a nearby tree, where he got the wind kicked out of him, the poor guy falling to the floor into a slump, trying to comprehend what had just happened to him.
As his body flew in the air, the dagger wielder came up behind the now on the ground Kazuya, stabbing for his head.
"Saw you!"
Kazuya, without a care, ducked the blade, and then jumped backwards with his head fully extended thanks to his neck, slamming his head into the mans stomach.
"Gwaaah!"
He coughed up the contents of his stomach, Kazuya seemingly having a hard head, and then he fell down to his knees. Kazuya spun around and then grabbed the back of his head, pulling him forward just in time to receive a brass knuckle to the face, knocking the man in a daze. He wasn't unconscious, but a punch from a brass knuckle did some terrible damage, and forced him to fall to the ground.
Seeing that his comrade just got took out by himself, the brass knuckle user was in a rage, the first man still attempting to recover.
"H-How dare you do something like that!?"
"It's called, defending myself. I suggest you learning how to fight, if you're going to make money like this, it isn't all that frightening, you know?"
Kazuya spoke in a serene voice, but the brass knuckle user didn't want to hear any of it, and just flew into a rage, swinging his fists like he didn't have a tomorrow towards Kazuya.
"Stay still, damnit!"
The man swung left and right, up and even down but Kazuya moved out of the way. It was slightly more difficult due to the speed of him seemingly increasing, but Kazuya didn't seem to mind all that much, and just dodged the attacks.
Then, in the middle of his dodging, he placed his finger forward, touching the space between the man and the air, little distance between them, it crackling with sparks. The man looked down at the finger, and gulped
"Lightning, blast!"
From his finger, a small bolt of lightning erupted. It wasn't a huge bolt, but it was enough to stun, which this one did, connecting with the mans body, and gave him a shock. His eyes and body shook violently as Kazuya lunged at him, jumping and then nailing his foot into the mans torso, using the speed, and his strength to slam away the man, him hitting a tree, and causing his eyes to leak a few tears.
As he went down, the first man stood up with his sword.
"T-To be beaten by a kid!? Are we really that weak?!"
"I'd say yes…but, what do I know? I'm just some kid, right?"
The man didn't like that, and raised his sword.
"Let's finish this quickly, shall we boy!?"
Kazuya nodded his head.
"Yes, let us do that."
Agreeing, the pair ran at one another as fast as they could.
Due to his training of his own body, and daily running away from a large Dragon, it strangely did help him keep physically fit and therefore, he was faster than an average human that didn't use magic at all, like this man before him.
"H-How are you so fast!?"
He didn't understand it, and just swung his sword when he thought that he caught Kazuya. But Kazuya saw it, and dodged left, the sword cutting into the ground, surprisingly being stronger than the average sword.
"You know, a weapon isn't what makes you strong. It's how you use your weapon that makes you strong."
Kazuya spoke as the man came at him with the blade again and again, but Kazuya dodged.
"What are you saying!?"
While in doubt, the man questioned the young speedy boy.
"It means, a weapon is only as good as its wielder. If the wielder is weak, then the weapon won't be worth much at all. Like, I can see an opening, right there."
The man raised a brow.
"Where?"
Kazuya dismissed him, crossing the distance fairly quickly, appearing just below him with his fist at the ready.
"Crotch shot!"
BANG!
"Gwaaaaaaaaaah!"
The man fell down with his face as white as a sheet. His hands went to his frontal area that was meant to be taken care of, not punched, and his eyes rolled around in the back of his head, Kazuya moving to grab his sword, and held it to the mans throat.
"B-Boss!"
"H-Hey, you little bastard! W-What are you thinking of doing to our leader!?"
The thugs shouted out abuse, and were going to move forward, but Kazuya smirked as he held the blade to the mans throat.
"Nope, don't take another step, or he's gonna get this throat of his slashed through, until it just, falls off his body. Is that understood? Do you all understand? He's going to have no head if you try anything with me. Clear enough for you?"
The men didn't say anything, but just looked on with scorned eyes.
Kazuya coughed and then spoke cheerfully.
"Well, that's good. Good men, you do learn. Now, you know stealing is a very bad thing to do from people, especially children like me. Now be good boys, and leave me alone, or I will have to start chopping down people~ And that means all of you~" The men jumped back, startled. The one in Kazuya's arms didn't move, he was quite frightened. "Now, I'm gonna take my leave. Try anything, and I'll have to get nasty with you."
Kazuya let go of the man he restrained, and kicked him away, but not before taking something from him, like he had secretly done with the others when fighting them, and threw the sword into a nearby tree, penetrating it with enough force for the leaves to suddenly fall down from the tops of the trees themselves.
He then turned around, and began walking away.
However, the bandits leader didn't like this…
He felt humiliated.
He felt scorn, he hated it.
He didn't want Kazuya to live for making a mockery out of him.
A simple mugging, ended up being a fight for death, of the young boy.
He didn't kill usually, but Kazuya damaged his pride.
So, the man took his blade, strolled over towards Kazuya.
As he walked, Kazuya saw the shadow looming over him, and rolled his eyes.
"Crotch shot!"
BANG!
"Gwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! My balls…"
Kazuya didn't even look as he slammed his fist over his shoulder into the mans special area.
His squeaking voice was the last thing Kazuya heard before the man fell down to the ground.
Kazuya went to gather his stuff, which wasn't much, and walked away as the bosses men helped him to his feet, but he was writhing in pain due to what had transpired.
"Hmmm, wonder what Aries-chan is doing right now….? Aah, I'll get breakfast first, and then summon her."
Kazuya skipped away, happy with his achievements, holding Aries' golden key between his fingers, along with some other valuable stuff he got from the bandits that tried to steal from him. in this way, Kazuya saw it as some kind of justice, since they tried stealing from him, he was only returning the favour, that's how he saw it anyway.
"Ooh my, ooh my, this is just the best. How adorable is he? I could just hold him forever and ever" A blue haired woman that also had a long tail spoke with a hand to her face. "Aries, I'm super jealous of you. I loved Layla before we were sent away…but that damn child of hers…I haven't met her yet, but she couldn't be as good as Layla…ugh…but, look at this little darling, I can't have this boy be alone…"
In the realm of the Spirit World, Aries, the blue haired woman, and a pink haired woman sat together. Starry lights appeared around them, like the world was made of stars itself.
Aries looked on at the blue haired woman gushed over the picture.
She looked weirdly at the picture, and kept it close, like she was going to keep it forever.
Aries didn't want that though. Even though she had the genuine article, she wished for the picture at the same time, wanting to have the picture all to herself, since she found it adorable, a picture of Kazuya playing in the water, a picture she only took that day.
"A-Aquarius-san, please d-don't try and take Kazuya-sama a-away from me!"
The newly named Aquarius continued to gush over the picture, ignoring that of Aries who pouted.
"I'm sorry, but this is just the most adorable boy ever. His facial expressions, his sweet personality. From what you've told us Aries, are you trying to make us jealous? I mean, you bring all of these adorable pictures, and then are stingy with them, and wouldn't even allow us to keep them."
"T-That's because Kazuya-sama is someone I really care about! H-He's my Kazuya-sama after all!"
"Oh? So not even going to share, are you not?"
"Y-You have a boyfriend, don't you!?"
Aries argued while trying to hold back the floods of tears threatening to escape her eyes, only for Aquarius to sigh heavily.
"That's neither here nor there." Aquarius smiled enchantingly. "Scorpio and I are doing well, but I wouldn't mind having this child as my Master. He's just so adorable. Look at those little lips, and that cute body too~ After everything that he has been through, I want to adopt him, and keep him with me always, and screw any new Master that I might have. I'm keeping this boy forever, and ever~"
"N-No! You can't keep Kazuya-sama all to yourself! He's my partner!"
Aquarius snapped her head towards Aries, and tilted her head left, a dangerous glint within the blue haired woman's eyes.
"Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh? Are you saying that I have to be left with a weird girl forever, and ever while you get to keep this precious child who has been through so much away from me, who would totally take this child away and keep him safe? Are you saying that to me!?"
"Aaaah! I'm sorry!"
Aries became frightened, reverting back to her usual shy state. Not wanting to be hurt by Aquarius, the young girl bowed her head, and just looked down at the ground as Aquarius smirked, feeling her superiority complex coming through as of this moment.
"You're lucky, Aries." A pink haired maid girl commented, looking at the picture, snatching it away from Aquarius who didn't look pleased in the slightest. "This boy is very adorable. I wish I had a Master like him…after everything you've said, it seems like the perfect Princess to keep."
Aquarius and Aries shared a look of confusion.
"Wouldn't it be Prince, Virgo? You do realize that this is a human male child, right? It is clearly a boy, the penis is a very big…damn child just how can you have…eeh, I mean, a male appendage that a female wouldn't have is between his legs!"
The blue haired woman groaned out, snatching the picture back.
While answering, Virgo snatched the picture back.
"No, I can sense it between my breasts. This boy is a true Queen. A Dame like no other. A true, and utter completely amazing Empress like no other. It is the highest of honours."
"Is it? I mean, is it really? It sounds insulting to me, and give me back the damn picture! Get your own!"
Aquarius snatched the picture once again, and had hearts around her as she snuggled against it.
Virgo's eyes twitched, Aries biting her bottom lip, seeing that once again…a fight was going to break out.
"Of course it is. Princess is the best, I can sense it. And I will keep this picture, because it is mine to keep. Get your own. I wish to indulge in the Queen's sights a little more. He is so manly that a male title cannot be bestowed onto him, so a females one has to be bestowed to give him a cuteness like no other."
Aquarius didn't like that, summoning what appeared to be a gourd to her side.
"Now, I don't want to attack you, but I will if you don't give me my picture back right now…and stop using female pronouns for him when he's clearly a male, you idiot…I will be forced to...do something very unpleasant..."
To Aries, it looked like Aquarius was going to go off the deep end at this point.
But Virgo didn't care, and placed the picture between her breasts within her maid outfit.
"There, where the true Princess of the lands deserves to be."
Aquarius' eyes turned to hate, and threw her urn at Virgo while shouting "GIVE ME THE DAMN PICTURE!" but Virgo dodged it, and placed her hands on her breasts, shaking her head, Aquarius not liking that.
"I said, give me the damn picture! As your better, I wish to have this cute boy with me when I have to play with human children. I mean, geez, it seems like that's the only things I ever get to do. So, I wish to have a picture of the cutest boy in the world! Obviously, he was meant to be with me, and Scorpio! But for some weird luck, he got Aries as his key…when we finally meet, I'm definitely going to have him take me as his own Spirit, find Scorpio's key, and then we can be a happy family together~ Wouldn't that be the best~?"
Aries and Virgo weren't used to Aquarius being so…nice.
It was like she was a different person.
But she had her reasons for doing what she was doing.
Because she felt very sympathetic towards Kazuya, and how kindly Aries spoke of him, made Kazuya sound like a wonderful Master, and she wanted to take care of him now, not wanting to admit that she was slightly jealous of Aries getting to be with him.
"Why do you sound so kind right now?"
Virgo asked for the pair of them, Aquarius releasing a small breath as she explained.
"Obviously I want to take care of this boy! After everything he's been through, even having some stupid Dragon chasing after him, I of course want to take him away! Oooh, too bad he can't come to the Spirit World, and live here…that would be good, I doubt the Dragon would find him here…"
Aries had to admit that Aquarius did have a point, and was probably right.
If Kazuya did go there, the Dragon probably wouldn't be able to find him.
But they didn't think that it would be possible now.
They would need some permission for that, and even then, he wouldn't be able to stay forever. Even then, all of the girls were for it.
"Either way, Virgo, give me the damn picture!"
"No, get your own."
"Give it me or I will drown you!"
That threat didn't really seem to bother Virgo, who placed a hand over her heart.
"I do wonder, how good would this Queen punish me? My current Master is a horrible person, I'm quite jealous of Aries, I wish I had this Dame for myself, and who would keep me with him, and punish me with his hands and his lips, and his butt, and everything…"
"You're a very disturbed woman."
Virgo didn't care about the dig Aquarius gave her.
Aquarius, not liking where this was going, turned towards Aries.
"Aries, get me another picture, a cute one this time."
Aries twiddled her fingers, unsure of how to speak right now.
"W-Well, I would have to ask Kazuya-sama before anything else…" Aquarius lifts her eyebrow in suspense, and dramatic effect too. "O-Oh, you're given me very scary eyes…w-well, if it is for my friend, th-then I don't see the problem…"
Aquarius nods her head, folding her arms under her bust.
"That's a good Aries, now I can have a cute picture all to myself, and if you try and steal it Virgo, I'll come at you with the power of my water, and make you suffer forever. Understand me?" Virgo didn't listen, as she stared intently towards the photo she produced from her breasts. "Grrrrr, you really tick me off, you know that?"
Aquarius didn't get an answer, and could only glare towards Virgo for winning this round. Aries on the other hand, wished that she didn't have to get such pictures, wanting to keep Kazuya all to herself, showing a cute jealous side in the process.
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!" Kazuya let out a cute squeal as he looked over the waterfall. "This is amazing Aries-chan! I've never seen such a large body of water before, and I haven't even seen it fall down like that, it is amazingly amazing! I could swim in it, and die a happy person~ Yes, I think that would be good~ Just keep swimming~ Just keep swimming like a fish out of the ocean~ It was be amazing after all~"
Kazuya couldn't be happier right now.
Seeing such a large body of water, Kazuya was happier than happy. Being trapped in prison wasn't the best, and he never got to enjoy the outside, so now that he could actually enjoy the outside, he truly was blessed to have something like this now.
He felt blessed, he felt honoured, and felt immense gratitude at everything that was happening. Kazuya even felt like crying at just seeing it. To most, it would seem weird or odd that he would cry about something so simple, but to a boy that didn't know the outside for so long, it was worth a tear or two.
Aries, who was stood to the side, held a shy expression on her face as she wriggled around sweetly.
"K-Kazuya-sama, a-are you sure t-that we should stay here like this…?" Realizing that she said something 'bad' Aries bowed her head. "I-I'm so sorry Kazuya-sama! I didn't mean to say anything bad! I didn't mean to bring down your day!"
Kazuya chuckled to himself as he patted Aries' back.
"Don't be silly Aries-chan, you haven't done anything wrong. And, I think this would be fine…though, I am a little…no, it doesn't matter. I wonder what happened to that town anyway? Think the Dragon went away from it? Though it has been a little while now…I wonder what the Dragon did? N-Not, that I care about what happened with the people and all, as humans are just…eeh, stupid humans and all that…"
Though he was speaking as if he didn't care, his body language portrayed a different story, and showed that he did actually care what happened to them. It was just his mind wouldn't allow that to be accepted, even if his heart did worry about them from time to time.
"Are you worried about Layla-san and Lucy-san?"
At the question, Kazuya shook his head, though Aries saw the unsureness in his eyes, being able to tell such things from just a look on his face, or in this case, in his eyes.
"No…they'll be fine. I'm sure that the Dragon didn't bother them. It's after me, after all."
"W-We don't know that fully yet Kazuya-sama…"
Aries wanted to be a reassuring figure right now, but even she couldn't deny that he probably was right, and the Dragon was after him. The evidence was just too much to ignore, he couldn't deny something like that.
"It is after me, it has to be after me. It shows up where I go, isn't that a strange coincidence? I don't think it is something simple like just normal fate either. It is after me. This isn't a fated encounter, it is an encounter that the Dragon wanted by design, it wanted to fight me, and it wanted to destroy me too. If that's the case, then it isn't going to get its hands on me, I won't allow it."
Kazuya was adamant about this.
He wasn't going to surrender to the Dragon, he simply didn't see the need to do something like that.
He wasn't going to stand by as he is hunted, he was going to fight for what was right, and if that was fighting the Dragon, then so be it. He, had to do something like that, then he was going to do something like that.
But, he didn't know what he was going to do.
He was a Dragon, and Kazuya was a normal boy. Sure, he had some knowledge on how to fight, and had some basic knowledge on magic, but the Dragon was something too huge to handle. If he was caught by the Dragon, he didn't know what he was going to do.
"F-For now Kazuya-sama, please don't be worried, I don't see anyone trying to hurt you now. This D-Dragon, I will fight it for Kazuya-sama. Y-Yes, I will d-do my b-best to fight the Dragon Kazuya-sama! P-Please don't be worried Kazuya-sama, I won't allow anything to happen to Kazuya-sama, even if it is the Dragon itself! I-I won't do anything else other than p-protect Kazuya-sama from everything that needs to be protected!"
Aries put her hand over her heart, and thought that this would be for the best, but Kazuya gently shook his head.
"I, wouldn't ever ask you to do something like that. Aries-chan, don't ever think I would sacrifice you, I wouldn't do that. If this Dragon and I have to come to blows, then I don't want you to have a part in that."
"K-Kazuya-sama, it is my duty as a Celestial Spirit to protect you!"
Aries spoke with passion, and a sense of pride as her status as a Spirit.
However Kazuya did the same thing, and wouldn't allow Aries to think that she was expendable to him.
"And, I don't want you to be hurt either."
Kazuya explained, hoping Aries would see his side, and how he truly never wanted a Spirit to be hurt.
But Aries cared just as much about Kazuya that Kazuya cared about her, wanting to protect him.
"B-But, even if I am hurt…I won't die, and just be sent to the Celestial Spirit World. A-And even if I wasn't, I would still die for Kazuya-sama because he is my Kazuya-sama!"
"But, you can feel pain, and I wouldn't allow you to feel any pain Aries-chan, I won't allow it. So, if this Dragon ever does find me, I won't have you get hurt…I promise. After all, Spirits are my friends, and I can't allow my friends to be hurt."
Aries and Kazuya had a little standoff.
Neither wanted the other to be hurt, neither wanted the other to fight the Dragon, and neither could bear seeing the other in pain and in Kazuya's case, probable death. The pair just hoped that they never had to deal with such things.
"E-Either way, Kazuya-sama is very excited, isn't he?"
Kazuya couldn't agree more with Aries, allowing his head to move up and down in agreement.
"This is just the best though. Look, the water is flowing down, it's so loud in the quietness of a forest. It is so amazing Aries-chan, have you ever seen such wonderful sights before? I sure haven't seen such sights before. But, no point wasting the day away! Time to have fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun!"
In the blink of an eye, Kazuya had taken off his clothes, and jumped into the water.
Aries gasped in shock, the water splashing over her form, but smiled when seeing Kazuya's smiling face as he swam in the water, contemplating if she should go and join. But, she didn't know if she should or not, unsure of how Kazuya would feel if he did get into the water with him.
"Kazuya-sama! Please have fun!"
She shouted from the side and went to sit down, but Kazuya called back to her.
"Aries-chan! Please come in the water, it's really great!"
Kazuya's grinning face was infectious, Aries felt like she should go and do the same thing.
"B-But, Kazuya-sama! Y-Y-You're n-naked! D-Do you want me to do the same…?" She hesitantly placed a hand over her breast, her bottom lip trembling. "I-If it is Kazuya-sama, t-then I wouldn't m-mind doing such things…"
"Huh!? Did you say something Aries-chan?"
Kazuya didn't hear her, the girl uncapping her chest, and giggled nervously.
"N-No! It's nothing at all! Kazuya-sama, please don't worry about me! B-But d-do you want me with or without clothes on!?"
It was a very frustrating feeling for Aries to even think about.
Despite being together for about a year, he and she never took baths together. Kazuya didn't see the problem, offering her several times to do something like have a bath together, but Aries had to deny it, or she would've had a heart attack.
"I don't mind! It's up to you Aries-chan!"
His face flashes several shades of red as she contemplated what he said, shifting from side to side.
"K-Kazuya-sama…t-that's something…Kazuya-sama, I erm…t-to say such things strongly, I can't believe Kazuya-sama would say such things…b-but, I don't mind if it is Kazuya-sama being the one who wants me to become naked…I don't wear a bra, but I do have panties…Kazuya-sama! I'll join in my panties, okay!?"
"Sure~! Anything you want~"
Kazuya didn't really get why she was so flustered, since he was naked too.
In many ways, he was a simple boy, that didn't have much sense of modesty, though he did know that he shouldn't do bad things with girls, Aries made sure of that much. She wouldn't allow him to grow up as a bad person, though she really didn't have to do much anyway, as despite his human dislike, he was genuinely a nice person that didn't like being violent.
Shyly, Aries lifted her hand to her dress, and began peeling it off. Inch by inch, she allowed the dress to slowly move off her body as Kazuya swam around. She was surprised that he wasn't staring at her, like she saw most men do when she just walked past. But Kazuya didn't even bat an eyelid, and just allowed his body to freely move around the water.
Once she was out of her clothes, barring her panties, she ran over to the water, and slipped into it, still embarrassed by what was going on.
"Aah, Aries-chan! Glad to see you!"
He stuck his thumb up towards her as she shyly smiled towards him.
Kazuya swam over towards her, and inched closer with his head…but stopped when he noticed something floating in the water.
Looking down, he saw that it was Aries' chest.
"Aries-chan, your boobs are like life rafts or something~ They even float in water~ How amazing is that~? I bet Mavis-sans boobs can't do something like that, since she doesn't have much of a boob size…ooh, but don't tell her I said that, she'll get angry~"
"I-I haven't met Mavis-san, but Kazuya-sama I can assure you I wouldn't!" Aries then realized that his eyes were still on her breasts, blushing madly. "K-Kazuya-sama, you're staring intently at my chest…i-is there a reason?"
Kazuya didn't answer and just stared.
Aries felt shy, but she didn't feel worried, since it was Kazuya. He wouldn't do anything that she didn't want. Yet, even she didn't know what she didn't want, or what she wanted, to happen. Since it was her 'Master' though he didn't like being called that, he didn't know what she was going to do.
"Aah, I'm sorry~ I guess I was trying to figure out why they are so big~"
Aries' face went a few shades of red, not sure how she was supposed to feel.
"W-Well, that's because…I don't have an answer for you Kazuya-sama…t-they are just like that…d-do you like them?"
"Hmmmm, they look soft and squishy~ I remember sleeping on your boobs once, very nice pillow! I could even hear your heart beating fast during that time~ But, Aries-chan, can I ask you something personal?"
Kazuya seemed to be getting serious, so Aries gulped, nodding her head sheepishly.
"Y-Yes, Kazuya-sama?"
Aries was hesitant, wondering what he was going to say.
"Erm yes. You see, this part is stiff." Kazuya pointed downwards and Aries followed his finger, only wishing she didn't when she realized what he was talking about. "You see, when I look at Aries-chan's boobs, it gets like this, is something wrong with it?"
"N-No! That's very natural Kazuya-sama! I-It means that you like m-my boobs! B-But, please don't make me talk about it very much! I'll become incredibly s-shy about it Kazuya-sama! A-And, t-there's nothing wrong with you! I-It means you're very healthy…a-and it is quite big for your age…b-but even then! I don't have anything to compare since you're still a child and I've never seen one so up close before! I'm sorry Kazuya-sama!"
Aries buried her head under the water, only leaving her nose in the air so she could take in some air. From her submerged mouth, bubbles came out, which Kazuya thought were the best thing he had ever seen in his entire life, it just seemed so adorable.
"Aries-chan, you don't have to dunk yourself down like that, it is alright to keep your head up above the water, you know something like that?"
Aries lifts her head upwards, her hair clinging to her face, and from the look, she looked very cute, and even sexy. But, Kazuya, being a child and all, didn't notice that, and just hugged onto Aries' body, wanting to keep her with him.
"S-Sorry Kazuya-sama…it's just really embarrassing…"
"Hehe, no worries at all~ You're okay Aries-chan~ Now, let's have fun~"
"Yes!"
Aries cheered, and together, they had some fun, where they wouldn't have to worry about anything else.
Meanwhile, within the forest, a young woman was walking by herself.
The woman had long black hair, that reached to her butt. She had on robes, black in nature, though had a white toga on one of her shoulders. On one of her fingers, there was a ring that housed a special jewel inside of it.
She walked, while having the smallest of smiles on her face.
She couldn't help it…
He was so close.
She could feel him practically tingling on her skin.
She hadn't been so close in so long.
But now, she could feel him…
She could feel Kazuya.
She had been searching for so long, yet she never came across him…
Now she had finally tracked him down after so long, and couldn't be so happy.
"Kazuya…I'm coming Kazuya…don't worry, I'm going to be there soon…"
She couldn't be more happy right now.
The smile on her face couldn't stop…
But that also was a bad thing.
"N-No…n-not now…n-not until I find Kazuya…Kazu…"
She felt it coming over her again…
Whenever she felt too much, it always came, but since she didn't have a certain someone with her, she couldn't stop it, and if she felt nothing, then she wouldn't care about finding Kazuya, when she couldn't stop that.
It was the one thing she never could stop, and that was finding Kazuya.
But this was the bad thing for her, as now a black miasma had surrounded her, and was expanding.
"Kazuya…please…come to me…Kazu…"
The black miasma spread out, touching some trees, and something strange happened…
The trees immediately looked like their life had been taken.
It was odd, it was strange, but that's what happened.
The strange black miasma acted as if it sucked the life out of trees, and the grass beneath her feet. She couldn't control it, and a wide burst of the power spread out throughout the forest, like a wide wave. Trees as far as she could see, even further than that, were sucked of life, and even the grass, and other things disappeared from life too.
The girl lent down on the ground, trying to control it, but she couldn't without him…
Without him, she couldn't control the sleeping power within her that acted up when she had her powers activating…
She needed him…
She needed Kazuya.
Back with Kazuya and Aries, the pair were playing together in the water, just having a break from always worrying, and for Kazuya at least, just acting like he always was supposed to be, a child of his age, something he hadn't ever been able to do.
"Iyaaaaa! Kazuya-sama! You're splashing me~"
"Hah! Have that Aries-chan!"
Kazuya waved his hand through the water, and allowed the water to wash over Aries' form as she let out a cute cry of fun.
"N-No! H-How about this Kazuya-sama!?"
Aries, using her larger hands due to being in an adult body, cupped her hands under water, and then lifted her hands, putting it over Kazuya's head, and the dropped it, allowing the water she had gathered to wash all over Kazuya's head.
"Aaah! Aries-chan, that's really…" Kazuya paused, when he saw something. "…Aries-chan, the trees before, weren't dead, were they?"
Aries had a question mark over her head.
"I don't understand Kazuya-sama."
Kazuya pointed behind her, since she was facing the water and him, along with the large waterfall.
"The trees…I'm sure that they weren't dead before, right?"
Aries turned around, then she gasped when seeing the trees. They were all brittle, not healthy like before. It was like the life was drained out of them, even the leaves seemed to be fluttering around in the wind, and like they were dissolving.
"Kazuya-sama…"
Kazuya swam over to the edge of the large body of water. Nearby, there was a twig on the ground, so he picked it up. But, as soon as he did, the twig crumbled in his hand, as if it was reaching its natural lifespan, even though it was supposed to be a healthy branch, not all that long ago.
Aries swam over too, and looked at the collective trees, and other things too that were seemingly dead.
"Kazuya-sama, this isn't normal."
Kazuya didn't say anything as he got out of the water, Aries doing the same.
Since they both sensed something was wrong, they quickly donned their clothing, continuing to look around at all of the sights, or lack thereof, since pretty much everything was decaying, disappearing out of the world.
"This is…this is something…"
He couldn't put his finger on it, but seemed…well, it almost seemed familiar, but he didn't know why that was. Kazuya was a little confused on what was happening right now, it all seemed to be quite confusing, why the trees, and other things were dead and all other things like that.
"Is this some kind of decaying magic…? Or, death magic…?"
Aries estimated based on what she saw, Kazuya's eyes immediately opening wide.
"Death magic…death…decay…"
Kazuya suddenly seemed to be saying weird stuff, and Aries noticed that he seemed to be in a trance. Like, he looked at the death, and wasn't really, there anymore, in his own world it seemed to be like.
"Kazuya-sama…? What's wrong? Do you know what this is?"
Aries tried to get something out of him…
But he suddenly started crying.
She didn't understand it, but he suddenly began shedding silent tears. But, rather than being sad, she saw that he had a look of…it almost looked like pure joy. But even then, that seemed to be shocking to the young boy too. Kazuya looked shocked that he actually had such a look on his face.
"K-Kazuya-sama!? W-What's wrong!? W-Why are you crying?"
Kazuya wished that he had an answer for her, but right here and now, he honestly didn't have a proper answer for her, only giving away a vague answer.
"I-I don't know…I just have this feeling inside of me…joy. I feel so…good right now…I don't understand why…but this is…these feelings inside of me…I feel so good right now, Aries-chan…I can't explain it well, but I feel just so wonderful right now…"
Aries hadn't ever heard him speak like that before.
She didn't understand what was going on with him.
"Kazuya-sama, I don't understand. Do you know what is happening?"
Wanting to understand, Aries pressed on.
Kazuya on the other hand, placed his hand on the tree, and saw it breaking from the minimal amount of pressure. While continuing to cry his tears flowing down his face, he looked around at the trees dying.
"This is my fault…"
"Kazuya-sama doesn't have that kind of power, though. How is this your fault Kazuya-sama? D-Do you have death magic that I don't know about?"
Kazuya shook his head, as he felt a slight headache coming on.
"I just…feel like…this could've been…prevented if I…if I did…something important…what was I supposed to do…? I don't understand…this feeling is…I don't know why…Aries-chan, feelings…I've never really understood these feelings before…but when you feel butterflies in your tummy…and your heart beats faster…why would I get these responses…?"
How he said it, Aries could only think of one thing as to why he was reacting like that all of a sudden, the only thing that made sense anyway, and that was because of one thing that Aries wished Kazuya felt towards her sometimes.
"Kazuya-sama, if I didn't know any better, I'd say that you're feeling…love? But…you love the decay of the trees…?"
That's the only thing Aries could think of, and even then it seemed out there that he would like such things. Kazuya just wasn't that way inclined to like death and decay. But if not that, then she didn't know what he was talking about.
"No. I don't feel love for the trees dying, it's more…complicated. Like, I know something about this…or knew something…it's like when I looked at Layla-san…it's like I was looking at…something that I should know…but I don't know…why don't I know…? All I know is Brain, Onii-sama, and Ultear…but, these feelings are…why do I feel…"
Kazuya didn't understand.
He was confused, even a little frightened…
But something else was happening within the young boys body.
He felt his heart beat turning rapid, he felt his heart turning…warm, and had fuzzy feelings inside of him. He didn't know why, but he just felt truly good, splendid even, he felt really good about himself right now, and despite the trees, and grass, along with other things going on feeling really good to him.
"Kazuya-sama, is there anyone you love?"
Aries questioned, only for Kazuya to smile at her.
"I love you of course Aries-chan!" Aries gasped, feeling her face turn dark red. "But…this is, different. I can't explain…intense? It feels quite intense right now…Aries-chan, is love supposed to feel so intense, so powerful? I, just feel like something had happened…"
Kazuya continued looking at the trees, and each one he saw, it came to a different place within his heart.
His heart ached, and he didn't know why.
He wished that he did know why, and why he got the overwhelming feeling that he needed to do something…
He needed to be there for someone, but he didn't know who, that was.
He didn't know what that was, and why that was happening too…
It didn't make sense at all, yet in his mind, it felt like he was supposed to be okay.
He was…supposed to be somewhere…
But he didn't know where.
He didn't know why he felt like that, but he felt like he was supposed to be somewhere right there, and then, like someone was in need of him…but, who that was, Kazuya didn't know that at all. He wished that he did know…but he didn't know at all, and was worried on what was going on.
But then…
It happened.
The same black wings appeared in the sky, with the large body.
Seemingly drawn to the location, the Black Dragon appeared in the sky, and this time…Kazuya and Aries weren't even protected by the trees…they didn't have any leaves, so there wasn't anything to keep them safe…
The pressure of the Dragon, made Kazuya and Aries breathe heavily.
"Kazuya-sama…"
"It's come, Aries-chan…I knew it was going to come…I knew it…"
Kazuya felt his life was going to end now…
He didn't have anywhere to run.
He didn't have the cover of a city, nor did he have any trees covering him.
As soon as they moved, it was over.
The slightest noise would alert the savage beast. And anything they did didn't mean anything, because they weren't going to survive this. Whatever they did, they knew that this was going to be the end, and Kazuya couldn't help but cry…
But then, the large Dragon's eyes went downwards, focusing on Kazuya and Aries. As soon as it did that, both Aries, and Kazuya's eyes widened, a dark sinister sneer on the large lips of the Black Dragon, it's intentions clear within its eyes.
"RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!"
Kazuya took Aries' hand, and ran away as fast as they could.
The Dragon looked down, bemused almost.
But then it came tumbling down, wiping out the dead trees with its large body, watching Kazuya and Aries run away in a futile effort, knowing that he could catch the pair of them at any second, but seemed to enjoy their attempts at getting away.
"RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!"
That deafening cry from the large Dragon. It felt ear splitting. Kazuya was surprised that his ears weren't bleeding. Though, as soon as the Dragon caught up to them, he knew it was over…
His life was going to be over.
He didn't have a hope in Hell now.
He didn't have any plans to fight the Dragon, he didn't have the power, nor the time to come up with anything. He didn't want to die. He was frightened, he didn't want to perish for something that he didn't understand at all.
Kazuya held in his tears as he ran away with Aries.
He couldn't stall them for long.
He knew that the moment he cried, it was over.
He couldn't show such emotions, especially now with the large Dragon that was going to kill them…he couldn't stop himself from crying for all that long…
He still had things that he wanted to do in his life, and now that he might never get the chance to do that, it was very heart breaking, it was like someone had ripped his heart in two, and danced on the remains.
He wanted to live…he didn't want to die yet…but, he saw no opportunities to get away now.
"Kazuya-sama! Please allow me to stay behind to fight it!"
"No! You're not fighting that thing!"
Kazuya wouldn't allow Aries to die because of this Dragon, he wouldn't allow it.
But Aries this time, couldn't obey her Master, stopping and turning towards the Dragon that was walking closer towards them. Each of its footsteps equalled many of their own, so it could even walk at a leisurely pace, and it would probably catch them.
"Aries-chan! W-What are you doing!?"
Kazuya pulled her arm, but Aries surprisingly shook him off her, making him shed a small tear.
"Kazuya-sama, I will be fine. Even if he rips me apart, I will be fine. Don't worry about me Kazuya-sama. Allow me to do this, I will keep you safe, Kazuya-sama. That is what a Celestial Spirit is for, Kazuya-sama."
Aries, in the end, only wanted to keep him safe.
At this point, she couldn't allow him to die. She had seen too much with him, how the world essentially turned its back on this child, and what he had to go through. He, in her eyes, was what was good for the world, and she wasn't going to let him down, and she definitely wasn't going to let him die either.
"N…No, I can't…I can't lose anybody else! D-Don't you understand?! You're precious to me Aries-chan! A-And if you're going to fight it, then I am too! I don't allow my spirits to fight for me, I fight together with my Spirits!"
"K-Kazuya-sama, p-please listen to me and run away! T-This Dragon is…"
"I'll never allow you to fight alone without me Aries-chan. You're the only person in this world that has stayed with me. Maybe you're obligated too because of the contract, but I always thought that we were very close to one another! W-Why do you want to fight this beast!? It'll do many things to you! Y-You can't risk that!"
Kazuya finally allowed the floodgates to open, and he sobbed his heart out towards her.
He couldn't do anymore than this.
He couldn't do anything other than cry for her right now, and for himself.
Was it pathetic?
He didn't care about the answer. He only cared about Aries now.
He didn't have anything else in his life. He only had her, and he wasn't going to allow her to go, for anything. He was going to stand beside her, now. He was tired of running, he didn't want to run anymore. if he was going to die, then he was going to do it with dignity, and fight to the end.
Aries was going to refute it, when the Dragon stood above them, looking down at them both.
Kazuya glared at the Dragon, his anger building more and more.
"What do you want from me!?"
Kazuya yelled at the Dragon, wondering if it had any self awareness, which he presumed it did, since it seemed to be on a mission.
The Dragon didn't answer anything, and just stared down at Kazuya. Its eyes went up and down Kazuya's body. In some way, he felt like the Dragon was deciding to make him a meal or not. Or, he could be completely off the mark, and didn't know what the Dragon actually wanted right now.
"I said, what do you want from me?! You've been chasing me for over a year now, what do you want from me!? Why do you want me!? What did I ever do to you!? Answer me! Answer me right now you stupid Dragon!"
The Dragon didn't answer, and pushed its foot on the ground. Kazuya noticed the dent in the ground from the Dragon's foot alone. Though he felt fear, Kazuya looked towards Aries, and she knew what he wanted her to do.
They didn't even need words to know what they were going to do next.
Slowly, she began gathering wool in the base of her palms, as Kazuya distracted the Dragon with some words, keeping the attention on him.
"Oi! You overgrown lizard!" The Dragon snarled and blew away some of the trees instantly. "Yeah, I'm talking to you pal! You see, I don't take kindly to people trying to kill me! You might be thinking "Oh, he's just a child, what's he gonna do?" am I wrong to assume that? Well, guess what Dragon. When an animal is forced into the corner, it becomes very dangerous, and unpredictable, and guess what pal? I'm also quite dangerous, because after all, I was treated worse than any animal, so I guess that means I'm more dangerous than an animal too! Aries-chan, now!"
Responding to that, Aries' put her arms up with her hands, which held too large balls of wool, large enough for the eyes of the Dragon.
"Y-Yes Kazuya-sama! Wool Balls!"
Aries' wool made a beeline for the Dragon's eyes. The Dragon itself didn't even try and move, just allowing the wool balls to stick to its eyes, not even showing a care in the world. Kazuya though was fighting for freedom, and he was very dangerous when he did.
"Lightning, resound!"
He had learned some magic in the year he was away from Brain, and while he wasn't the best, he knew some basics of magic, and this time, he used lightning from his hands, shooting out as powerful bolts as he did, which connected with the eyes of the Dragon, the wool balls, and combined with them, giving the Dragon a shock to its eyes, and actually let out a small cry, though it wasn't severally wounded.
Seeing his chance, Kazuya went towards Aries.
"Aries-chan! Launch me, and then tie it up with your wool!"
"Y-Yes Kazuya-sama!"
Kazuya grasped Aries hand who used her strength to spin him around, ultimately throwing him right at the Dragon who was dealing with the wool against its eyes, still producing some sparks at the same time.
At the same time as Kazuya flew through the sky, Aries made a large amount of wool, though she knew it wouldn't hold him for all that long, wrapped it around its arms and legs, binding it the best that she could.
"Water whip!"
Sticking out his hand, Kazuya summoned water from the side and then flung it for the Dragon's ear. Successfully, the water wrapped around the Dragon's ear, and he pulled himself along as fast as he could, using magic to drag himself towards the Dragon.
"Kazuya-sama, please be okay…"
Aries looked on as she made as much wool as she could, wrapping it forever around the Dragon's limbs, wanting to make it as strong as she could. But, she was worried for Kazuya right now, not wanting him to die from this. But, they didn't have anything else right now, and had to fight, even if it meant…the worst would happen.
Stopping just short of the Dragon's nose, it landed on the gap, but nearly lost his balance, and fell backwards. But, he grabbed the nose hair of the Dragon while feeling disgusted, pulling himself upwards, and to the large cavern that was the nose of the Dragon.
"Wanna see a hot nose?"
Kazuya smirked to himself as he placed his hand outwards. From his hand, a small ball of flames came to life, and sparked a new interest, and the flames grew bigger, and bigger. It grew until it became half the size of Kazuya's body.
He was putting all of his effort into this, and he fired it off, burning some of the nose hair as it went down the carven of the large Dragon's nose.
"YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU!"
Kazuya finally got confirmation that it could speak, he couldn't deny that anymore. But it seemed to be in slight pain. It seemed more pissed off than anything else, and all Kazuya could do was jump up its nose, and run for its eye again, which was now cleared of the wool from before.
Kazuya used his magic to gather water in his fist. Using the water from the waterfall, he made the water come to him for one final attack against the Dragon's eye, hoping that would be enough to blind him.
If he could do that, then Kazuya would be proud of himself.
The Dragon released a deafening howl, and went to move its hand, but thanks to Aries' wool, it was surprisingly bound. Even the Dragon seemed to be slightly shocked by that happening, but Kazuya didn't care, and was glad.
"Ooh sorry about that, seems like you underestimated me, didn't you stupid Dragon!? Next time you want to find prey, make sure that they don't bite back you bastard! Now, go to heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell!"
Kazuya thrusted his fist forward without anything else to lose.
He didn't have anything else to lose now.
He only had himself to fight now, and Aries was doing her best to keep the Dragon's arms at bay, using more and more wool. But the Dragon was ripping it off very fast, and very well, so she was having much difficulty keeping it at bay.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"IYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Kazuya wasn't expecting the sudden head jerking of the Dragon, and his body went upwards into the sky, like he was flying.
From up above, he could see the entire landscape, and how it was obliterated by the death and decay that Kazuya seemed to recall, but only vaguely. He also saw…someone, running across the ground. He couldn't understand why, but in his heart…he felt something different when seeing that running person. He couldn't see who it was, he could only see them as a spec, but he could see someone, and he didn't know who that was...he didn't have a clue, but his heart did.
"Kazuya-sama! I-I'm sorry!"
Aries apologized as the Dragon ripped right through the wool, and shot his hand upwards for Kazuya's body.
The Dragon was about to grab Kazuya's floating body, but the Dragon was suddenly held back when a rope of wool wrapped around its arm, pulling it backwards so it couldn't grasp ahold of Kazuya's body, Aries showing a remarkable level of strength.
"You leave Kazuya-sama alone! I won't allow you to bully my Kazuya-sama again!"
Aries pulled the Dragon's arm as hard as she could, but it wasn't meant to be.
The Dragon used its claw to slash through the wool, and then sent Aries flying, smashing her body against the rocks near the waterfall, Kazuya's eyes turning to dread, terror, and every negative emotion as he saw Aries' hurt, as Mavis arrived in the sky, witnessing what just happened, and was horrified too.
"ARIESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!"
Though she was injured, she managed to muster up a smile for Kazuya, staring towards him while holding back a grown.
"…It's okay Kazuya-sama…please don't worry…I'm okay…" Aries' body lit up in a golden light. "…I'm sorry I'm so useless Kazuya-sama…please do your best to survive…please do your best…"
And then she disappeared.
She went back to the Spirit World. Not on her own volition, but because she suffered too much damage, something that she didn't expect if she was honest with herself, and now she had disappeared, Kazuya felt his eyes leaking tears.
"Now, we're alone…" The Dragon grasped Kazuya's body with one of his arms free, the rest of him captured, and stared at him. "It is you…so long…yet, you run away…"
"G-Get off me scum Dragon! Y-You hurt my friend! I'll kill you for this!"
The Dragon just allowed a disgusting smile to appear as it squeezed Kazuya's body.
The Dragon expected Kazuya to cry out, to scream, to anything. But all he did was wince. He was sure that he was squeezing quite roughly, so he did it even harded, and this time, it heard the sound of something breaking.
"Ngh…you bastard…"
Kazuya gritted his teeth as blood came from his body, particularly his arm. The Dragon's tight grip was more than enough to cause blood to come from the young boy, but still, he didn't cry out. He didn't even make a distressing sound. It was like it wasn't happening, and all he felt was mild pain. And couldn't understand why that was.
"Why…? Why don't you scream…? I just broke your arm…why don't you scream…?"
Kazuya watched as the Dragon brought him face to face with him. Seeing that, Kazuya spat out blood, it hitting the Dragon's face, and rolled down his face, but the Dragon smirked its very disgusting smile.
"You think, that's enough to make me scream? I've had worse beating's you piece of crap. You, can break my bones, you can do what you like, but I'll never give you the satisfaction of hearing me cry out. I've already had my bones broken many times, I've had my organs damaged, and I've had many different things happen to me in my life for me to be bothered by a simple broken arm. I've built intolerance to pain. I feel it, but it doesn't stop me. Breaking my arm, it feels like I've just been pushed over, and scraped my knee. You think, I'd ever cry out from a broken arm!? Come back when you've shattered my body, then we'll talk you bastard! I'll just fix myself up like I've done countless times before! Try something else you sick mental Dragon!"
Somehow, that also made it seem…better.
The Dragon's face looked to be in ecstasy right now. He looked truly pleased with Kazuya's level of tolerance to pain, and he was going to use this to his advantage.
"Kazu!"
Mavis saw what was happening, and flew down as fast as she could…
However, from the left hand side, a dark sphere suddenly shot out, connecting with the Dragon's face. because of the sudden attack, the Dragon released Kazuya's body who floated down towards the earth.
"Kazuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"
Mavis went faster as several dark spheres shot towards the Dragon. The strength of the attacks caused the Dragon to be caught off guard, knocking it backwards, and it tripped, landing in the water, as Mavis caught Kazuya in her arms, a relieved look over her face.
"M-Mavis-san!?"
Of course he was surprised to see her.
He didn't think that she actually would ever appear, but here she was, saving him from near death.
"Reunion later! Let's get out of here!"
"W-Wait-"
Mavis didn't wait, and just flew as fast as she could while the Dragon was distracted.
At the same time, the mysterious person who shot off the dark spheres made a retreat as well once placing seals on the Dragon, even if it was going to take little time for the Dragon to break through them, the woman thought it would be for the best,
While running away, the woman was attempting to follow Kazuya, but also stayed away from the Dragon's sights, despite the binding spell keeping it
Kazuya looked back as the Dragon slowly rose from the water, looking around and also fought hard against the barriers that surrounded the Dragon's body, keeping it in place for the time being…
However, his eyes caught something else…
He saw the person that saved his life…he saw the girl that saved his life. The girl, who was very beautiful, stirred back at him, as he flew away thanks to Mavis' flying abilities, he didn't know how she did that, but it didn't matter right now.
From far away, Kazuya could barely make out her appearance by now, but something inside of him caused him to cry again.
He wasn't crying because of the pain…
No, he was crying because of something more powerful than that.
It was something Kazuya didn't understand that well, but he knew that Aries probably was right when she said it during that time.
It was something called…
By the time that they had gotten away, the woman had too.
The Dragon looked around, but couldn't see any of them, nor could it feel any of the powers either. Whatever had happened, the Dragon was angry…it was extremely angry, and was going to slaughter anything that it came across, and it had its eyes set on Kazuya…and wasn't going to stop. The, Dragon wasn't ever going to stop.
End chapter!
So, wow. Kazuya attempted to take on the Dragon huh! Well it ended predictably, where he couldn't really damage the Dragon. But, he put up the best fight he could, and used some intelligence in the short lived battle, so good for him, I guess. though, he can handle himself against bandits, and seems quite indifferent to most injuries, though he does still feel them, it just doesn't bother him all that much due to Brain's torture over the years. Speaking of Brain, he made a little cameo this chapter, looking for Kazuya though Layla threw him off Kazuya's scent. Boy can't catch a break, he has two big bads after him. But on the plus side, he's got close to Mavis now, and she'll be sticking beside him, and he was even saved by a mysterious (not really, pretty obvious who) woman. But, what kind of connections Kazuya has with these people? Well, only time will tell!
Now, onto the results, shall we? First of all, let me thank everyone who took the time to vote, review, and other things like PM too, you guys and girls are the best~ Okay from the results, it seems there are a lot of Juvia fans, which is awesome because Juvia is easily one of my favourite characters, not only for her comedic moments either. There were quite a few Juvia's, and Wendy's and Levy's, and quite a number of all three of them. After reading the responses from reviews, and PM's, it was clear to see what came out on top, and that is all three of them! So yeah, all three will be travelling with Kazuya, and how they meet, well, I can't say just yet. But, each of them are gonna build quite a bond with him. Also, don't worry about Gray and Gajeel, they'll still have pairing's, development, so on and so forth.
Now, onto the second magic type. There were a lot of suggests for that too, so thank you everyone for that! Now, looking at them all, it seems like Earth and Diamond were pretty high, with Earth just edging it out a little bit. Though I'm a little hesitant to say Earth fully, because with Virgo's magic and all being centered around earth, well digging holes, though that one spell in the anime called Spica Lock I believe was quite telling that she possibly could do more things like that, though I guess Kazu could do a Unison Raid with her, or maybe wears the Spirit's power later on, like Lucy has Star Dresses, maybe Kazu can have Star Suits or something, and increases his earth powers like that. So yeah, between Earth, and Diamond I guess. Either way, thanks for everyone helping me come to decisions! About the magic, maybe suggestions on how it could be used or something? Which one I should ultimately go with. Well, either way, thanks for reading/reviewing everyone, and until next time!
Harem; Zeref (fem), Mavis, Aries, Mirajane, Ultear, Virgo, Lucy, Levy, Wendy (older), Juvia.
