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In a trembling voice, Gray asked, "Is that you? Ur?"
She turned to face Gray with a puzzled look. "Who are you? Yes, I am Ur, but I haven't met you before."
Gray's mind raced at a hundred miles a second. "Ur? How are you still alive? You froze Deliora with Iced Shell! How come you don't remember me?"
"I don't recall ever performing that spell. If I had, I wouldn't be here to talk about it." She replied sweetly. "And like I said, I haven't met you before."
"But you trained Lyon and me in Ice-Make Magic! You gave me the worst habit ever! Stripping!" Gray exclaimed.
"Hmmm. I remember teaching Lyon, but not you. I can't explain your stripping habit though."
"But… You, me, and Lyon did it every day straight for years! How don't you remember? Come on Gramps! You know she trained me before I came to Fairy Tail!"
Makarov was deep in thought. "I remember you were born in Magnolia. Your parents were Fairy Tail wizards. When it happened, they were some of the first people to stand up to It. I wish they hadn't."
"Wha… My parents died fourteen years ago! Deliora killed them! Then Ur took me in as her pupil along with Lyon! Do you both not remember?"
More members had gathered around, listening to the discussion. Ur and Makarov surveyed Gray with skeptical looks.
Gray turned to the guild and asked, "Guys, you know what happened, right?"
Levy said, "I remember what Master and Ur said about what happened."
"Me too." Mira agreed.
"Then how did I learn Ice-Make Magic?!"
"You told me you learned it from your dad, Gray." Macao said. "Back when you were younger."
"No, Ur taught me!" Gray vehemently exclaimed. "None of you remember?"
The rest of the guild shook their heads in a positive sign of disagreement. "Nope. That isn't what you told me." Wakaba agreed.
"How about Cana? Is she here?" Gray asked desperately. He couldn't believe it. All his friends couldn't remember his real past.
"Who?" Juvia questioned. "I've never heard of her." Once again, the rest of the guild nodded.
"Ok… Gildarts?"
"Same there. Are you sure you're not making up names Gray?" Gajeel inquired, his face amused.
"So how about we ask Lyon to see if he remembers?"
Ur grimaced in disgust. "I regret the day I took that monster as a pupil. He abused his power, and joined one of the Dark Guilds. Grimoire Heart."
"Grimoire Heart! What?! Lyon would never do that! He's a good person, not a monster!" Gray exclaimed.
"I don't know what you think you know, but Lyon Vastia is one of the most evil wizards in the kingdom."
"What happened?" Gray asked Ur. It pained him to see his master in such pain, but he had to know.
She sighed. "Lyon was a bright student. He worked hard and learned quickly. He mastered Ice-Make Magic before the age of ten. By then, it was too late to reconcile my mistake. I hadn't sensed the malice inside his heart until later. I disowned him. That was the last straw, the final push. Lyon snapped, becoming undeniably evil. He soon joined Grimoire Heart."
"That's not even close to what I remember." Gray thought. "What's going on here?"
"So let me get this straight. You guys don't remember me training with Ur, who is somehow not dead, and you don't know who Cana or Gildarts are? And Lyon is suddenly an evil wizard?" Gray almost yelled. He was barely holding it together. The contradiction of his and the guild's stories was driving him insane.
"Yep. 'Bout sums it up." Gajeel replied. "Is there a problem with reality, bub?"
That statement seemed incredibly important to Gray, but he couldn't understand how.
"Gajeel. What did you just say?" Gray demanded. His breath began to come quicker, his thoughts were racing.
"Uhh, is there a problem with reality?"
"That's it!" Gray declared. "Reality!"
Gray's excitement was met with blank stares. Not a single guild member understood what he meant.
"Before I woke up, I was with Natsu, Lucy, and Erza. We were fighting a bunch of dudes who were protecting this old guy named Reality. He was casting some sort of dark spell. At first, I thought his name was for fun. But what if it wasn't?" The crowd exchanged glances of incomprehension. "I think the spell he cast actually changed reality, hence his name. What do you think Gramps? Gramps?" In his excitement, Gray didn't notice the angry and depressed looks some of the guildmates gave each other.
Makarov had paled at Gray's words. "Gray. Are you absolutely sure his name was Reality?"
"Well, yeah. That's what the Four Henchmen said. Those were his bodyguards."
"If what you're saying is true, then reality has been altered. This explains the difference in what you remember from what we think is true." Makarov whispered in shock. "I never in my life thought that… that magic would be found."
"What magic?" Ur inquired.
"A Lost Magic. It's called Reality Manipulation Magic. With it, the caster can change events in history or the present, altering reality itself. How many events depends on the wizard's magical power and strength and how much time they had to cast the spell. How long did it take him to cast the spell?"
Gray thought for a moment then answered. "Well, he was already doing it when we arrived at the church. We fought for a bit, then I threw my Ice-Make Javelin at him. Before it hit him, there was a blinding flash. I woke up in a clearing in the forest. Then you know what happens from there."
"So he could have been performing that spell for who-knows how long." Makarov muttered. "Gray, other than what you have told us, what else seems out of place?"
"For starters, the church we were fighting in was gone when I woke up. Then, the citizens of Magnolia were afraid of this." He said pointing to the Fairy Tail mark on his chest. "Bisca is murdered. Ur is alive. Lyon is evil. You don't know about two of your own members. And I haven't seen Natsu or Lucy at all. We're hiding underground instead of at the guild hall. We seem to be missing plenty of members. Erza isn't compassionate. Gajeel and Levy aren't kissing." At this, Levy's and Gajeel's face turned bright red. "The Thunderlegion is missing. Elfman has only spoken about manly things once. Juvia isn't staring at me in love…" Gray noticed she was crying. And so was the rest of the guild. "Hey guys? What's wrong?"
Solemnly, Makarov said, "Gray. We need to talk."
Ok so I guess I lied about making chapters longer. I felt this was a good stopping place for now.
I will not be updating regularly. As you can tell, I have posted 3 chapters in the space of a single week. I cannot promise regular updates. I hope to post as often as my schedule will allow. Be sure to follow and favorite!
