Chapter 4: Pink-Haired Hero
I finally arrived at the Hargeon Port. They were right when they said it was beautiful. My magic energy is too low after using it on the vehicle. I used what energy I had left to drive the machine to the renting place in Hargeon and continue my journey to the train station on foot.
I can't move very fast due to my lack of energy. I limp in the direction of the train station until I run into a caution sign and a bunch of yellow barricade tape. I look ahead to find that the whole marina in the town was destroyed. All that was left was rubble. This was the only way that I knew of to get to the train station. I find a shop nearby and head inside for answers.
"Excuse me sir, what happened to the marina?" I asked the man with a concerned look on my face.
"Oh." the man says with a scowl. "One of those Fairies came and had a huge brawl with a few other wizards. That stupid pink haired scarf boy may have saved the poor girls who were kidnapped, but he still ended up destroying the marina with his flames." He said walking up to me.
"Fairies?"
"It's what I call those destructive wizards from the Fairy Tail guild. They always get in trouble with the Magic Council for property damage. They never seem to learn their lesson though." He sighed. "If you wanna get to the train station just cut through this shopping area and it shouldn't be hard to spot." He took me outside and pointed in the direction of the station.
"Oh thanks." I say walking out the door. Wow, Fairy Tail must be full of insane wizards. Especially that pink haired guy he was talking about. Who knew all this destruction was accidentally caused by a simple fire wizard. "Wait, how did you know I was headed towards the train station?" I ask realizing I didn't mention it to him at all.
"You don't look like you're from around here so I figured you were heading to the station. You look too worn out to be using one of those magical things those wizards use as well." He smiled "Just take care out there."
I smile and nod as I start towards the station. I have to hurry because its getting late and soon the trains will stop for the day. I start to pick up my pace. I finally arrive after 2 or 3 minutes of fast walking/limping and buy my ticket to the train.
I put my backpack on the seat next to me and finally relax. Today was a long day. Its 8 o'clock already and I still haven't recovered my magic energy. I'm completely exhausted and I just wanna sleep. But I still have to check in to a hotel as soon as I arrive in Magnolia. The train will arrive there in 2 hours. So I finally decided to get some sleep.
I wake up to the feeling of someone tapping me on my shoulder. I open my eyes to see the conductor waking me up.
"Excuse me miss, the train has arrived to Magnolia. This is the final destination of this train and we will be closed until tomorrow. I apologize." He says.
I slowly open my eyes and try to get up. My body still feels weak but some of my power has recovered. I put my backpack on and step off the train. Its now 10 p.m. and I have no idea where i'm going. The streets are empty and everything's closed. I pass through multiple dark alleys, multiple streets, multiple buildings. It took until 10:30 to find a map.
Once I figured out where the hotel was, I started to walk. It wasn't long before I had to pass through more dark places. I just kept walking. The only sound was my footsteps hitting the concrete, until I heard more behind me. I start to walk faster, only to find that these people were following me. What am I gonna do? There were 3 behind me. I tried to lose them turning different corners and going down different walkways. Maybe if I keep doing this ill lose them. I finally turn around and the 3 figures are gone. I sigh in relief and turn the next corner.I turned so fast i didn't see a man standing in my way. I bumped into him and fell to the ground
"Oh, Look what we have here." The large man said. "Hey boys, I found her" Behind the large one were the three other figures that were following her before.
"Hey missy, hand over that backpack of yours or we'll have to take it by force." one of the three men said. I started to back away but they ended up cornering me. "I guess she wants to do it the hard way boys, let's show her what we dark guild members can do."
Dark guild? Those are guilds that arent approved by the Magic Council. They mostly take on jobs that are crime based. Even assassination jobs. I didn't have enough power to take them all out but maybe I can hold them off.
"Hey you punks better let her go." a voice behind us said. The four men looked all around but couldn't find where the voice was coming from. Then suddenly someone appeared in front of me. "You guys really are idiots." he said. It sounded like a guy. It was too dark to make out any detail because the clouds covered the moon
"Nobody messes with us and you'll soon see why." The large one said walking towards us. He shook the ground with every step he took and cracked his knuckles.
"Oh this'll be fun, I'm all fired up now!" The moon emerged from the clouds revealing who my hero was. Before me was a lean, slightly tan muscular guy. He looked about my age. But what stood out the most to me was that he had spiky pink colored hair and wore a white scale-patterned scarf. Wait...Is that pink haired scarf boy?
To Be Continued In Chapter 5: The Fire Dragon Slayer