A/N: Alright so here's the next chapter. For anyone wondering, I am working on the next chapter of A New Fairy King, but I'm doing some research and creating a few characters before I continue. I hope you understand. Some questions will be answered this chapter. I hope you enjoy. As always, if you enjoy Follow, Favorite, and/or Review.
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Sting, Rogue, Yukino, and Minerva rush into the hospital that had called them previously. They ran over to the front desk, surprising the lady there.
"One of our friends is supposed to be here. His name is Dobengal." Sting told the receptionist.
"Alright let me find what room he's in." The receptionist replied as she looked at her screen. "He's in room 341 on the third floor."
"Thank you." Sting said as the Sabertooth Mages rushed to the room. As the room came into view, a doctor walked out of the room.
"Excuse me sir, is our friend Dobengal in there?" Yukino asked the doctor.
"Are you from Sabertooth?" the doctor asked.
"Yes we are, I'm the guildmaster." Sting answered.
"My name is Doctor Stone. I'm afraid I don't have good news." Doctor Stone informed.
"What's wrong, is Dobengal going to be alright?" Sting asked.
"It's best if you come see him."Doctor Stone said as he opened the door to the room.
The Sabertooth Mages rushed into the room to see Dobengal laying on a bed. A white sheet was placed over him.
"We didn't even have a chance to do anything. By the time he was taken here, he was too close to death to be saved." Doctor Stone explained.
"What happened to him? How did he die?" Minerva asked.
"Let me show you." Doctor Stone said as he pulled the sheet off Dobengal.
Dobengal's body was covered with cuts. The upper half of his body was badly burned and he had a large gash over one of his eyes.
"Who did this to him?" Sting asked as he clenched his fist.
"I'm not too sure. But the weird part can't be seen right now." Doctor stone replied.
"What's the weird part of this?" Rogue asked.
"I'm not exactly sure how but many of his internal organs are badly damaged. We took a look and saw that they all seemed to be cut." Doctor Stone explained.
"How did they get cut, there doesn't seem to be a cut deep enough to his his organs." Minerva pointed out.
"I'm no expert but I believe this is the work of a mage." Stone revealed. "I don't see any other way of this to happen."
"Excuse me, Doctor Stone are the Sabertooth Mages in here?" a nurse asked as he poked her head into the room.
"Yes they are in here." Doctor Stone answered.
"There's somebody who would like to speak with them." The nurse revealed.
"Bring whoever it is in." Sting told the nurse.
The nurse walked out of the room and a man walked in.
"What do you have to tell us?" Rogue asked.
"Well I'm the person who brought Dobengal here." the man revealed. "The name's Charlie."
"Do you know how Dobengal got like this?" Sting asked.
"I don't know who did it but I think I know when. Dobengal came and took care of some bandits who had been harassing out village. The bandits told him about a larger group who were supposed to be passing through a nearby road they were planning to attack. He left to go investigate. A while later I saw smoke rising from the direction he left. I went to go see and I saw him unconscious next to a burning wagon." Charles revealed.
"So it must have been some mage then." Sting said to himself.
"Well there was something weird about the fire. The fire was a purple fire. I'm not sure if that helps you at all." Charles added.
"Can you take me there?" Rogue asked.
"Take me as well." Minerva told Charles.
"All right, it's about a fifteen minutes walk from here so let's get going." Charles said as he walked out if the room with the two.
"What are you two going to do?" Doctor Stone asked.
"I need to call the guild and let them know what happened." Sting said as he sat in a nearby chair.
Rogue, Minerva and Charles walked down the path as they arrived to a small pile of burned ash.
"This is where found Dobengal." Charles told the two.
"Do you smell anything?" Minerva asked.
"No, I only smell Dobengal and that's very slight. All I can really smell is the ash." Rogue revealed.
"So whoever did this is obviously trying to hide their tracks." Minerva confirmed.
"Do you have any idea who could have done this?" Rogue asked.
"Well from what we heard before, I think Sting does." Minerva answered.
Romeo sat under the shade of a tree as Javier approached him.
"What can I do for you?" Romeo asked.
"I want to know, how'd you beat Dobengal? He was much stronger than you were in the beginning." Javier replied.
"I'll just tell you this, I've been holding back for years. Nobody knows my true strength. I don't even know my true strength." Romeo revealed.
"Why did you do it? Why did you leave your guild. I know that Fairy Tail's mages had some of the greatest devotion to their guild. Why were you able to just leave?" Javier asked.
"You got a lot of questions. Well it's complicated. At first I was devoted to the guild like you said but after I joined, things changed." Romeo answered.
"I feel conflicted right now. I used to think of mages as basically mercenaries who would do whatever job they could get for money. You've made me think differently." Javier revealed.
"Well you aren't wrong. Most mages are basically just mercenaries. But there are some good mages. One of the few good mages would be Natsu Dragneel. I used to look up to him as a child. He would do anything to protect those close to him." Romeo told Javier.
"Wait, what do you mean you used to look up to him. Did something happen that ruined your relationship?" Javier asked.
"Javier I'll tell you this, I'm possibly one of the most dangerous people to the Fairy Tail guild. Actually, the most dangerous to the entire Fioren Guild Alliance. Over the years, I've gotten information on all the top mages. I know their abilities, their weaknesses, and their pasts. I know things that shouldn't ever be known." Romeo explained.
"Did you find something out during your investigation? Is that why you came back?" Javier asked.
"I found something out before I even heard about the organization. U researched so deeply it the magic world, that I found the organization on my own. I chose to join the organization of my own free will. The only reason I joined was because I needed a plan b." Romeo told Javier.
"What was your plan A? Was it in case you ever got caught like you did?" Javier questioned.
"No that's not it. Let me just say I have big plans, even bigger than the country. If my plan succeeds, then the world will definitely change." Romeo answered.
"Are you worried about Sabertooth trying to retaliate?" Javier asked.
"I called a friend to go send them a message. If they come after me then all I can say is I warned them." Romeo replied.
"Romeo, I want to help make the world a better place but, I don't think I can kill people. It seems strange but it seems wrong to me. How do you do it? I know you killed Dobengal bit how did you do it without any hesitation?" Javier asked.
"You should consider yourself lucky you still feel that way about killing." Romeo said as he got up and stood in front of Javier.
"What do you mean I'm lucky?" Javier asked.
"When you kill someone, regardless of the reason, it is still murder. You not being able to kill someone easily shows you still have your humanity. It's something I lost long ago." Romeo revealed as he walked away.
The Fairy Tail guild had gathered up as they tried to come up with a plan. Many of the mages had gathered together around the guildhall with Laxus standing in the center with a communication lacrima that showed Gildarts.
"Alright guys, we need a plan and fast. The longer we spend messing around, the longer that a possibly threatening force is out there." Laxus told the guild.
"What if we see if any arrested criminals know. They might have heard something." Gajeel suggested.
"We could look for a large gathering of magic and check the places where there aren't any registered guilds." Lucy suggested.
"I think we should look back on any places Romeo frequently went to. That might be a good place to start." Freed suggested.
"We are going to need the help of the other guilds for this." Erza announced. "We won't be able to find this group Romeo might be apart of without a large search force.
"If we want to get the other guild help, then we need proof that they exist." Laxus revealed.
The doors to Fairy Tail opened revealing four familiar figures
"Consider Sabertooth on your side." Sting announced as he walked over to Laxus.
"Sorry, we could help but overhear the conversation as we came in." Rogue commented.
"Not that I'm not grateful, but why are you so eager to help?" Laxus asked.
"Dobengal is dead." Sting announced shocking many of the Fairy Tail mages. "And we believe that Romeo was the one who killed him."
"How could Romeo have killed Dobengal, isn't he one of Sabertooth's top ten?" Macao asked. "Romeo isn't that strong."
"Dobengal went on a mission to get rid of bandits harassing a small village. They told him about a suspicious group that was supposed to be transporting supplies. The villagers said he left to go investigate. They later found him basically dead next to a wagon that was on fire. The fire was a purple flame. The only person who can use purple flames and is a wanted criminal is Romeo." Sting explained.
"But still, how could Romeo be strong enough to defeat Dobengal, let alone kill him?" Lucy asked.
"The kids smart but brains don't win a fight." Gajeel added.
"Did you ever think it was weird that Romeo never got too strong?" Sting asked, "That a kid who fought in a war with another county wasn't too injured afterwards while many others were seriously injured."
"Think about it for a moment." Minerva told the Fairy Tail mages. "With all the crazy battles that you've been in, doesn't it seem weird to you that he was never too injured. He trained with you for years yet he never got to strong. After using his magic for years, it remained weak and untrained. Doesn't it seem weird to you?"
"Where are you going with this?" Laxus asked.
"Romeo never showed us his true strength. He always held back." Sting answered. " Romeo is much stronger than we think he is."
"How can he be much stronger?" Natsu asked.
"The reason we think he's weak is because he made us think he was. Romeo made it so we never questioned it." Minerva replied. "Gajeel did say he was a smart kid."
"But how could he hide his strength. If he were to strong than we would be able to feel it. You can't just hide your strength." Gray argued.
"Actually it is possible." Gildarts said through the communication lacrima. "I lower my normal strength level or people would become worried whenever I'm around."
"People are always worried when you are around." Makarov joked. "But he is right. Romeo never tried to take the spotlight. He always stayed behind the scenes."
"But Romeo is just a kid. How could be be strong enough to kill Dobengal?" Mira asked.
"Mira when you were his age, you were already an S-Class mage." Laxus reminded Mira. "Age doesn't have anything to do with strength."
"As much as I don't want to admit it, some of Romeo's actions are quite suspicious. But I don't see him being able to kill someone without a reason." Makarov explained.
"Nobody wants to admit it but it is how it is." Rogue replied.
"We have to work together to find out why Romeo did this." Sting yelled.
The lacrama that Gildarts was on began to ring. On it the words Sabertooth appeared. Laxus answered it and Orga appeared on a screen separate to Gildarts.
"Hey, sorry to bother you but has Sting gotten to your guild yet?" Orga asked.
"Yes I'm here, is there a problem?" Sting asked.
"There is a slight problem." Rufus revealed as he appeared next to Orga. "A little while ago, somebody attacked the guildhall."
"Is everyone okay?" Sting asked.
"What happened?" Minerva asked.
"I'm not exactly sure. Everything was calm here when the guildhall started to shake. I rushed outside and I saw that the guildhall had been cut." Orga explained.
"Somebody cut the guildhall, how did they do that?" Sting asked.
"We aren't very sure. A large part of the Guildhall is damaged now. When I joined Orga outside, I found a note attached to the doors." Rufus explained. " The note said this is your final warning."
"Whoever sent the note wants us to leave them alone." Rogue revealed.
"Aren't all this happens after Dobengal goes after a suspicious group." Minerva added.
"So what's the plan?" Yukino asked.
"The plans the same one we had when we came here." Sting replied as he turned to Laxus. "Sabertooth isn't standing down. Laxus we are with Fairy Tail. I believe that we can get the other guilds to help us easily with the proof we already have."
"Alright this site what's going to happen, Gajeel, I want you, Levy, and Pantherlily to go interrogate the bandits that Dobengal arrested. Find out anything they might know." Laxus told the trio.
"On it." Gajeel replied.
"Natsu, I want you and your team to follow the road that Dobengal was killed on to the north. See if you can find any clues." Laxus ordered.
"Aye Sir!" Happy shouted.
"And finally, Mira, I want you to go with Lisanna, Elfman and Cana and follow the road to the south." Laxus informed
"Sure thing." Mira replied.
"We will go and get the other guilds to join the search." Sting told Laxus. "I'd any need more convincing, I'll let you know so you can't send someone with more intel."
"Alright, everyone, this will be very dangerous and I know that we've been in dangerous situations before but if you see Romeo, don't drop your guard for an instant." Laxus told the guild.
"We can handle the kid so don't worry about it." Gajeel told Laxus.
"That's not what I'm worried about. Remember if Romeo has turned to the other side, than he knows all about your magic and abilities. He can be very dangerous, even without his strength." Laxus informed the guild.
"Don't worry, we won't let you down." Natsu replied
Two girls were gathered around a campfire. One of the girls had long brown hair with brown eyes. She wore a long black sleeved shirt with a Jean jacket over it. She also wore a pair of jeans and brown boots. Her hair was tied back in a ponytail. The other girl had short white hair with red eyes. She wore a white short sleeved shirt with had a puzzle design in it. She wore a short skirt and had a pair of tennis shoes on. As they cooked a meal over the fire, a third individual appeared. It was a man had short brown hair, a black hoodie with a grey shirt underneath. He wore a pair of jeans and tennis shoes. He has a katana hanging on his side. All three people looked around the same age as Romeo.
"I was wondering when you'd finally get back. So what was so important that you had to leave?" the girl with brown hair asked.
"I got a call from Romeo. He asked me if I could do something for him and since I wasn't far, I told him I'd do it." the guy answered.
"So what did you do?" The girl asked again.
"Let's just say we are getting yelled at once we get back." the guy replied. "Also, you better get ready, things are about to get exciting."
"What should we be getting excited for?" the brown haired girl asked.
"Sorry, I wasn't talking to you right then." The guy said as the white haired girl stood up.
"Looks likes Romeo kept his promise about the surprise." she said.
"Remember, we still have to complete our mission."
A/N: So what did you guys think. Sabertooth has joined the hunt. So who do you think will find Romeo. Also who do you think the new group is. Let me know your thoughts. Until next time