"That little bitch" Delsin chuckles nervously "I know he can do a lot… Eugene, Fun's over man! Come out of your hiding spot!" he shouts through the room. Makarov was still frozen in place but slowly regains his calm "Come on man, where did you hide that off button?"
"Delsin, stay calm." He says and looks up at him. Laxus was just as dumbstruck as Makarov but does try to calm Delsin. Holding him.
"Delsin, you better listen to gramps. This is real or else you would not feel pain" he squeezes Delsin slightly and it makes him back up
"No no no!, you're not real. None of this is, I did die, but Eugene succeeded to bring me back to live! He has to! This is not real!" he grows a little terrified and concrete starts to form around both his hands and shoulders. "IT CAN'T BE!"
"Delsin! Stay calm I said!" Makarov lays him down tries to calm him with magic. But it only seems to enrage him more as more and more concrete forms on his body.
"Gramps! I can't hold him! He's tough!" Laxus yells while concrete pushes him away bit by bit. Until all of Delsin was left, is a moving pile of concrete and rocks.
"IT CAN'T BE" he pushes Laxus away and runs out of the room. Through a wall, throught the main guild hall out of the door through Magnolia.
Makarov is quick to act "Natsu! Gray! Elfman and Mira! Get him before he destroys the town completely!" said people quickly rush after the footsteps marked in the stone floor and followed by a happy "AYE!" Makarov saw that his phone was still on the table and inspects it. flicking through his messages, photos and phonecalls.
All he could do is run and try to forget it. not looking where he goes he rampages through the streets of Magnolia while screaming "IT CAN'T BE TRUE! IT CAN'T BE!" His whole body was covered by concrete and devastates whatever he touches. People jump and dive out of his way. He didn't know he was being followed and runs out of town. And breaks down some trees. The concrete falls off quickly when he starts hitting the wood and he stops in the middle of the forest. Not daring to look back at his destruction. "It cannot be true… I am not stranded here… Eugene is playing with me…"
"Found him!" sounds from above him. He could hear the flutter of wings and approaching footsteps coming towards him. "Hello rock man" Happy flies in front of him. Delsin looks at him with a fear and backs off a bit from Happy
"You're not real either… Cats don't fly… it is just a sick imagination" he groans and his arms form concrete again.
"Happy! Careful, he might hurt you" the pink haired boy yelled and it only made Delsin look down in shame. Happy flies back to the boy and seems to whisper something.
"Delsin, I know what you might be thinking… but this is real. We are real, your Bio-terrorism is called Magic here. And we are offering you a place to use it for good." Mirajane slowly approaches with Elfman walking behind her.
"Delsin, We all are offering a home for you. Do you refuse that? Be a lone rider and rampage? Or join our family of people who understand you?" Elfman says in his low voice.
"Come on man, don't be such a downer and come! We can teach you all kinds of cool stuff and you will be able to do anything with me" Natsu smiles saying that, only to be beaten down by a well placed punch of Gray.
"Guys… You can't be real… I am dead, or Eugene is tricking me… I… I don't know anymore. A part of me wants to run further and destroy until Eugene releases me… and the other does accept it." he formed a concrete shell around him. Spikes sticking out of the ground. he pulls the beanie over his eyes. "give me a couple of hours to think… if I walk back to the guild, I will join. If I stay away… well… expect to get some trouble in the surrounding towns…" he groans and the spikes slowly start to spread further. Making Mirajane and Elfman back off further and further from him.
"Delsin…" is al Mira can mutter when she runs away from the concrete ball. Elfman is carrying the unconscious Natsu and happy flies away with a worried look on his face.
1 hour… 2 hours… 3… 4… 5… It's already dark and the guild is almost empty. Only Makarov and Mira are left. Mirajane looks at the clock again, displaying it to be around 23:48. Almost six hours from when Delsin ran away. She was fearing he might never come back and just rampage the streets. Makarov on the other hand had found a way to charge the phone to 100%. Playing games on it and looking through the many many photos Delsin had taken. "Mira… I don't think he's coming back…" Makarov says silently while yawning. Laying down the phone on the counter and extinguishing his pipe.
"He has to Master… This is the only place he really knows… he trusts me…" she says with both her hands in her lap. Sitting on a barstool and twiddling her thumbs. Looking at the door and imagining how he walks in… but he never comes.
"Mira, he is not coming… think about it. A new world, you just lost everything you fight for. And he knows that one of his friends can mind control him. He lost everything he loves Mira… you know how he can feel." Makarov lays a hand on her shoulder "Come… I'll guide you back to your home" he smiles kindly
"I know… thank you gramps" she gets up out of her barstool and sighs. Walking out of the guildhall and sealing the door. Everything is dark and Makarov summons a small light. "We'll have to help out surrounding towns…" she sighs.
"We will have to teach this boy that he is part of this world now… I have seen enough on his phone… he is from very very far away. And the voice message from his friend only confirms it."
Mirajane is silent for the rest of the walk and Makarov gave her a last handshake at her door. "Stay safe Makarov." She smiles and goes inside of her home. Straight to her room and falling asleep on the soft bed. Clenching the sheets and trying to put him out of her head.
Makarov wasn't done for today. He had some leftover paperwork from the council and this phone to study. He needed to know everything about Delsin. Slowly making his way to his home he keeps listening to the sounds around him. Nothing odd… he did notice some footsteps everytime he turns a corner. But those were almost unnoticeable. Except for Makarov, he knew he was being followed and didn't like it at all. "You can come out now. I know you are there around the corner." He says grumpy and he was correct. The footsteps seem to fade away, running away from him.
Makarov was happy with his result and continues walking back to his home. Twisting the locks and walking to a nearby desk. Laying the phone on the table and turning it on. "Reveal me your secrets…" he says slowly and starts swiping through it again. for the rest of the night.
6:00 and Mira is already up with Elfman. Heading towards the guild and ready for the day. Mira was still a little tired from staying up so late but can control it. Elfman made sure she didn't run into anyone on her path by pulling her away at the last second. "Mira, You should sleep more. Go back to home" He says looking down at his older sister
"Nah… I can handle it… I'll just stay at the guild for today." She yawns and looks at the giant doors. Taking out a key and twisting the locks. Opening it and walking in, straight to the bar and starts cleaning glasses. Only to see "Uhm… Elfman? These glasses are clean?"
"So are the tables… and the floor… even the ceiling." Everything was shining bright colors, cleaned from any dust, dirt and other things. Elfman laughs "Maybe that explains your exhaustion? Did you work overtime last night?"
"No?... I can remember I even left it dirty because I was tired. Master guided me home and he said he was going home too." She looks at it again and hears footsteps coming from upstairs. "Elfman! Up there! Now!" without a second thought Elfman rushes up the stairs to the second layer followed by Mira.
"Got you! You…" it's silent. The footsteps had faded and Mira was just as dumbstruck "I heard it too Mira… footsteps wasn't it?"
"Yea… but… nobody can get away from the top layer without being seen. Or at least noticed." just as Mira finishes her sentence, the giant door shuts with a loud bang making them both look around in slight fear.
"You think this is going to be troubling?" he says hesitant and walks back down the stairs. Sitting down at the bar
"I don't know… it found a way to get in while the guild was locked down. And escaped without us noticing." Mira pours a glass of water for herself and ads an aspirin to it "I need to sit… this is creeping me out…" she bonks her head on the counter. Elfman pats her head
"We'll be fine… we're some of the strongest mages you know" he smiles and receives a mere "hmm hnn…" from Mira. "want to go on another job soon? Just the two of us?" Mira nods again.
The guild hall slowly starts filling up. First Cana who compliments the clean glasses and Bisca and Alzack who appreciate the clean tables. Natsu who didn't really notice, nor did Gray. And Makarov who got to talk with Mira.
"Did you do this?" he says silently and pats the counter. Sweeping a finger over it only for it to be completely clean. He smokes his pipe and looks at her
"No I didn't. it happened during the night. When I and Elfman entered everything was clean, and someone was at the second floor of the hall. We tried to catch it, but it just slipped through the front door, without any sight of it." she sounds worried
"I was being followed last night. Don't know by who, but I only heard footsteps" Makarov sighs "You think it's Delsin?" he blows a big smoke cloud
"No. Delsin would leave at least some kind of message. And if he did he said he would join the guild. And Delsin is someone who keeps promises." She sighs "Master… should I stay more on guard?"
"Recommended yes… I cannot believe that Delsin is the only one who is sent here. That friend of him must have done multiple tests on multiple people or things. So be on the lookout for mages with extraordinary powers and no guild marks."
"Yes master… should we announce this to the rest?" the guild was filled with happy drinking people and Natsu and Gray both were fighting again. Mira closes her eyes and was about to take another aspirin pill.
"No we should not. It would cause them to actively hunt them and if they all react just like Delsin… we will have a chaos of people running around and trying to destroy what they think is not real. And I don't want to harm my children in the process of finding them."
"Understood master…" she lays down in a chair. "I… I need some sleep…" she closes her eyes and Makarov nods understanding it. the chair felt like the most comfortable thing there was, so tired. And the worries about Delsin made it even worse.
"Sleep… I'll run the bar for a moment." He serves a guy called Makao another glass of beer and looks out the door. "I need to find that boy…" he gets up "Elfman! You'll be assisting Mirajane at the bar today. I am going" he walks out followed by the curious eyes of the whole guild. And some mumbling. He had to find him, to make sure he won't hurt anyone and himself. Following the stone footprints from yesterday he arrives at the stone shell. Seeing it is broken open with something carved into it.
"I. Need. Allies." With another mark saying "Delsin." Makarov feels a burst of magical energy all around it and follows it further into the woods. No signs of destruction…
So... I have been picking up the pencil a little more often and just went ahead and write. And I think it looks good. but am not too sure either you guys still like it. I don't know what to do. I'm always so scared I might fail *.*
Sincerely, the voice you hear in your head while you are reading this.