AN: Nothing much to say except for an apology on my other stories in case you're reading them as well, I was really stuck on those and my mind isn't working much but I was trying my best to write on them, even though only few paragraphs I guess, okay here we go...
Chapter 7: Truth
Returning to the village swiftly, Makoto immediately went back to the hut he's currently in, searching on his bag until he found a book, it was the book that he keep from the library that contains some information about advance and unique spells, flipping through pages, he was trying to find any information about this 'Moon Drip Ceremony', it was still noon so he still got plenty of time until night but he had to hurry
"Okay, let's see….." Makoto muttered while still flipping through pages until his eyes landed in the word he's searching for
"Here it is! Moon Drip…is a ceremony that allows the user to break down any magic even the indestructible ones such as Ice Shell and the like….." Makoto temporarily stop reading
"Ice Shell…..then the ice that was encasing that demon back in the cave was..." Makoto said, deducing that the diamond-like ice casted on the demon was indeed Ice Shell, keeping that information on his head, he continue reading
"….harnessing the moon's light as a medium, the ceremony created a purple barrier atop where the light will pass through, allowing it to destroy magic within vicinity and by focusing it on one point, the effectiveness will be greatly increased, allowing it to break down even more powerful and invincible spells…." Makoto processed the information, nodding to himself, he continue reading
"….however, the side effect was terrible to any creatures, anyone who were in range will have their minds greatly affected and altered in a way that it will make them think that they're something else if were expose for a very long time….." Makoto had a questioning look on that part…..altering their minds
"Well, chief Moka did mention something like altering minds but turning entities into that of a demons…the book never mention something like that…." Makoto muttered, then the door of his hut were opened to reveal Moka, Makoto look at him
"Makoto, you're back already" he said, Makoto stood and face the chief
"Yeah, I discover something on your Island that shouldn't be here and I was positive that it was related to the curse you have now…" Makoto answered him
"R-Really" Moka asked him, a bit shocked
"Yeah, but I have to wait until night to verify it…" Makoto added
"…"
"Um, what's wrong chief" Makoto asked him
"Nothing, I was just…..happy that someone like you was actually working so hard for us…." Moka said
"Didn't I tell you last time, I will do anything in my power to help you break the curse even if it kills me" Makoto said, trying to assure the village chief, being moved by his words, Moka look at Makoto
"So you really mean what you said all this time" Moka asked him
"Yes, I mean it" Makoto assure him
"In that case…..I want you to take this…." Moka then handed Makoto an old book with a lighting symbol on the center, Makoto gasp, he recognized this type of book
"Is this…."
"You guess it right, it was a book that contain spells of a certain Slayer-type magic that has been on this island for a very long time" Moka explained
"Eh"
"For unknown reason, this book suddenly emit tiny yet noticeable aura a year ago, so as a chief, I investigate it but I got nothing so I decided to keep it instead, it remained that way until you came into this island and the aura surrounding this intensifies" Moka said
"What!"
"I don't know how but I was certain that it was waiting for someone to take it….and I'm now sure that someone was you Makoto, the book was waiting for you so take it and it will help you" Moka said
"…"
Makoto was speechless, this book was waiting for him…..but as far as he can remember, he can't master any spells from any of the books on the guild library no matter how hard he tried but now….
"Wait, what type of magic this book contains" Makoto asked, Moka smile at him
"Lightning Devil Slayer Magic…"
Unknown Place:
Walking at the direction of the forest, a red eyed guy wearing a suit kept walking until he encounter a girl tapping her foot while seemingly waiting for someone, he continue walking until he got close to her, the girl turn to him and…..smile
"How's is it, Hinata-kun" she asked, the guy she named Hinata frowned
"Not good, it seems that we are in a completely different place, it's nowhere near Japan" he said in neutral and deep voice, despite not expressing emotion on it, he was quite confused at what's going on
"I see, by the way aren't you going to cut your hair, it was quite….a sight you know" she said, Hinata look at her and then he move his hands on his head and he realize that the girl was right, he really had a very long hair
"I guess you're right, Chiaki…but we don't have any scissors" Hinata told her
"Hmm….we don't have a choice, we have to go look for one" Chiaki said, Hinata sigh at her obvious answer
"I saw a town near here, we should go there and maybe we can fix my hair and ask where we are" Hinata told her, she nodded and dusted herself and the two walk at the town Hinata was talking about
At the town:
Every person they encounter gasped in shock at the sight of Hinata's very long hair, Chiaki was trying her best not to be embarrassed about it until…
"Um, excuse me…."
Hinata and Chiaki turn around to see a woman with blonde hair, the two was not surprise to see her shocked expression
"C-Can we help you miss" Chiaki asked her
"P-Pardon me but I can't help but to notice your hair, Mr…."
"Hinata….Hajime Hinata" He introduce himself
"Oh, Mr. Hinata" the woman continued
"Actually, I was quite uncomfortable in these hair too, I don't know how I got these in the first place" Hinata told her, the blonde woman sweat dropped
"It's your own hair for god's sake and you didn't know how it suddenly grew that long…" She internally yelled
"I really don't know how my hair grew this long miss so pardon me, I can't really remember" Hinata said, the woman gasped, did he just read her mind
"O-Oh, I-Is that so…..I apologize" Lucy said, trying her best not to offend him more
"It's ok"
"Umm, if you don't mind, can you guide us on a nearest barber shop" Chiaki asked here
"W-Well….I don't think a barber can help you with your hair considering how long it was, but…" the woman stop talking for a second
"…I think I can help you instead" she continued, Hinata and Chiaki look at her, the woman was confuse
"Eh, really, I mean…"
"Oh I'm sorry, it's not me who will help you but someone else" She correct them
"What"
"Okay then…" the woman took a step back from the two and take out a gold key with a crab design on the end
"Open the Gate of the Giant Crab! Cancer!" she then wave the key and it flash a moment until a human dresses in a way reminiscent of a hairdresser appear, His hair is black and braided in red cornrows that end in a shape that resembles crab's pincers, he has thick lips and wears a blue striped shirt and dark trousers with two aquamarine stripes each side and boots in his feet. In his pants there's a ring chain in the right pocket and a hairdresser tools' bag in the left side of his belt. He wears a golden necklace and sunglasses with green lens. He also has six crab legs that appear from his back and holding a pair of scissors, Hinata was emotionless yet gasped internally while Chiaki was shocked, what in the world did she just do
"You need me Lucy-ebi…." He spoke
"Well, not really Cancer" The woman named Lucy said
"….."
Cancer then turns to see Hinata and Chiaki then he focused on Hinata and his really long hair
"I see, that's how it is-ebi…." Cancer said readying his scissors
"Y-Yeah, precisely, if you don't mind, can you give that man a haircut, his hair was really long" Lucy said
"Okay-ebi…"
Then before Hinata and Chiaki knew what happened, Cancer swiftly move around Hinata and expertly cut his hair, leaving a trail of light at the same time, after that, Cancer stop and land on the same spot where he is before
"It's done-ebi" Cancer said
"Eh"
Chiaki look at Hinata to see that his hair was back to normal, along with his ahoge, the boy touch his head and found out that his hair was now back the way he knew
"Thanks" Hinata said
"No problem-ebi"
"Okay, Cancer go back, thanks for the help" Lucy said, Cancer obliged and disappears, after that, Hinata and Chiaki thank Lucy for her help and then….
"W-What did you just do earlier….Lucy-san" Chiaki suddenly asked her
"Oh, that….that was my magic" Lucy answered
"Eh"
"Magic"
"That's right, Cancer is one of my celestial spirits" Lucy added
"…."
Hinata and Chiaki was now really confuse at that, it was a good thing that Hinata's hair problem was fixed but they have even bigger problems now, especially Hinata, who just found himself awake in a middle of forest with Chiaki on his side, it's what he only remember after he participate on Kamukara Project and being turned into world's hope
"Well…I'll be going now then, my friends are waiting for me" Lucy said as she was about to leave the two in their own thoughts until…
"Wait!"
Lucy turn back to the two after she hear Chiaki yelled
"What"
"Well, actually….we don't know where we are…..me and Hinata-kun just woke up and found ourselves here, can we come with you" Chiaki asked her, Lucy gasped at that
"Eh, you don't know where you are….."
"Yes, that's right" Hinata said
"I….I really can't help you two about that but I guess you can come with me on the guild….maybe master can help you instead" Lucy said
"Guild….?" Chiaki asked, she suddenly had a feeling that she heard that term….maybe in one of the games she's playing
"Okay then, we'll go with you, I guess we owe you again, Lucy-san" Hinata said, right now the best thing to do is to play along and he'll ask later
"Okay, that's settle everything, let's go" Lucy said, Hinata grab Chiaki's hand and the two followed Lucy, Chiaki lean closer to Hinata and the two talk silently
"But Hinata-kun…."
"I know, but right now we have to play along….I don't know how but I have a strong feeling that we'll meet someone we knew" Hinata told her
"Eh, really"
"Maybe…."
The three walk in silent for about five minutes and then, Lucy told them that they were almost there until….
"W-Wha-"
Hinata and Chiaki heard Lucy said out loud, the blonde girl close here mouth in shock at the sight of the building in front of them
"What is this" Chiaki was confuse and so is Hinata, what they saw was a building with several large iron clubs popping out of it
"W-What happened to our guild?" Lucy asked no one in shocked, Hinata and Chiaki was looking at the building, from what they can observe, it was attacked considering it has holes all over the structure from where the iron clubs were sticking out
"It's Phantom Lord, Lucy"
Lucy, Hinata and Chiaki gasped as they turn around to see a white haired woman holding a basket full of groceries
"Mira! What happened here" Lucy went to Mira, Hinata and Chiaki follow suit
"Last night, our guild was attack by an unknown intruder, luckily everyone was already home so no one was injured" Mira explained, Lucy sigh in relief, then after few seconds, Mira turn to Hinata and Chiaki
"Hello, are you Lucy's friends" she politely asked, Hinata was about to answer that but Lucy beat him to it
"No, not really, I just met them while I'm on my way here" Lucy answered, Mira nodded at that
"So, who are you two" Mira asked again
"Hajime Hinata"
"Nanami Chiaki"
"Hinata-san and Chiaki-san, right" Mira told them, they both nodded
"Yes"
"Well then, there's no point of staying here, follow me, everyone's at the basement" Mira said as the three follow her
Makoto:
"D-Did you just say Devil Slayer Magic" Makoto asked Moka again, the old chief nodded
"That's right, that magic was buried on this island long time, I don't know how but ever since it emerge and I found it, we keep it since not all of us were powerful enough to master it" Moka answered
"….."
Makoto look at the book again, he can't believe it, a slayer type magic that specialize in destroying demons was now on his hand and then another question popped on his head
"But wait a minute, how can you tell that I was the one…..there's more powerful wizard other than me, maybe they can use this better instead" Makoto asked, it was too weird for a powerful magic was meant for him, there must be something more on what Moka said
"About that, when you first came here, I felt something on you…." Moka started
"….."
"Back when you declared that you're going to free us from our curse, I feel at ease already….as if I was given hope and make me trust you so easily" Moka said, the boy gasped at that
"Really"
"Yeah, you were trying your best to do it and it was obvious that we should help you in any way we can" Moka said
"I-Is that so….then thank you" Makoto said
"No problem" Moka told him, Makoto keep the book on his bag and then….
"So, how can I master this magic" Makoto asked, Moka was thinking for while and then he face Makoto
"No Idea" he simply answered
"WHAT!"
"I don't know how but I'm sure you can figure it out yourself" Moka said confidently, Makoto gulp
"I'm done for…." Makoto said
But their conversation was interrupted by a loud explosion, Makoto and Moka gasped as the two went outside and what they was stunned them, then village was covered in ice, well not all but a large part of the village was frozen and the villagers was running for their lives
"What happened here" Moka asked as one of the villager stop and face the two
"Please run away Chief! The outsider has-" he didn't get to finish as a large shard of ice flew at him and pierce his chest, he cough blood before laying on the ground, clearly dead, Moka was shock at that while Makoto feel something inside of him again after seeing that…..
"No, this can't be..." he muttered
"So I was right after all…"
Makoto turn to front to see four people, it's the same people he saw on the cave especially the masked man
"You…"
Fairy Tail Basement:
Four people arrived where everyone in Fairy Tail are, and just like always, they're drinking and laughing but it can't hide what they really feel after what happened at their guild, Hinata and Chiaki look at each and every one of them, suddenly both teens felt something within them, it's the same feeling when the girl Lucy summon what she calls Celestial Spirit of hers back then
"We're back" Mira announce, everyone turn to see her, Lucy, Hinata and Chiaki, they became confused at the last two
"Hey Mira, who are those two" a random member asked
"Oh, they are-"
"I'm Hajime Hinata and this is Nanami Chiaki…" Hinata interrupt her and introduce himself and Chiaki instead, he look at Mira and bow at her in apology
"…Sorry about that, but me and my friend here was lost, we don't know where we are and we're asking for someone who can help us" Hinata continued, everyone gasped at his straightforwardness
"Oh, is that so" suddenly, Makarov's voice was heard, Hinata and Chiaki turn to see a short looking old man
"….."
Hinata and Chiaki went to him, Makarov inspect the two while they were getting close to him
"Good afternoon sir" Hinata greeted, Makarov nodded at that, despite his serious face, he was polite
"Umm…Pardon us but we really help here, me and Hinata-kun suddenly found ourselves here for no reason, Hinata scout the area until he found this town, then we met Lucy-san a while and she said that someone might help us here instead" Chiaki explain to him, Makarov absorb her explanation and suddenly remember something
"Found ourselves here for no reason…." Makarov thought, he suddenly had a feeling that he heard that from someone and then it click to him, Makoto said the same thing back then when he first found him, don't tell me….
"You found yourselves here for no reason…..is that right" Makarov said, the two nodded at that, Makarov smile a bit and Hinata caught it
"Is there something wrong, mister" he asked
"Oh, what you just said back then, I already heard that from a certain someone" Makarov said, Chiaki gasped while Hinata kept a neutral face
"R-Really, who" she asked, if what Hinata said earlier was true then someone that they knew must be here as well
"His name's Na-"
"Master! Bad news" Erza's voice rang through the basement, everyone turn to him
"Erza, what is it"
"Levy, Jet and Droy were attacked" Erza told them, everyone gasped at what she said
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!"
"W-Where are they now" Lucy asked her, Levy was one of her close friends and it pains her that she was attacked of all people
"Magnolia's South Gate Park, but…" Erza grit her teeth
"But what"
"You have to take a look yourselves" Erza said as she return to the place she just told them, everyone also depart from the basement to see what's going on, Makarov then turn to Hinata and Chiaki
"Sorry, you two but we've actually got a serious business to take care right now, we'll continue later, you can stay here" he said
"We'll go too" Hinata said firmly, Makarov look at him and sigh
"Okay, but be careful" Makarov told them, Hinata and Chiaki nodded and they also went to the place Erza mentioned
Magnolia South Gate Park:
"LEVY-CHAN!" Lucy yelled, everyone arrive at the part and a gruesome sight welcomed them, Levy, Jet and Droy were pinned on a large tree in crucified style by Iron restraints, a Phantom Lord mark was on their belly
"T-This can't be"
"DAMN ALL OF YOU!" Natsu yelled in rage
"Master…" Erza said as she turn to Makarov, whose face were shadowed
"Destruction of our guild is no concern of me since we can just rebuild it back but attacking one of my children…..they have just crossed the line" Makarov said as his body glowed yellow
"THEY'RE ASKING FOR A WAR!" he yelled
Makoto:
"You…" Makoto muttered, the masked man Reitei, the pink haired woman Sherry, the Chinese wanabee name Yuka and the human-dog hybrid name Toby was in front of him
"I assume that you're the one who's on the cave earlier, whose magic mysteriously vanish" Reitei told him
"Yeah, I am…" Makoto answered, there's no point of lying
"Hmph, I should have anticipated that they manage to seek help outside, Sherry, get rid of this wizard along with the villagers" Reitei ordered, the mentioned woman nodded as she whistle
"As you wish Reitei-sama…..Angelica!" Sherry yelled and from above a giant rat was flying by rotating his tail and holding what appear a large bucket, Makoto look up and grit his teeth
"I-Is that…."
"Destroy them, my beautiful Angelica" Sherry told her, the rat obliged as she splash the contents of the bucket, a highly corrosive substance was falling down at them, Makoto look at it
"…"
The ahoge boy didn't say anything as he raises his right hand, Reitei and the other was confuse at what he was trying to do until the moment the substance touch his palm, it glowed green and slowly engulf by it and then it just shatters on a pixel-size lights and then vanish without any traces, everyone including the villagers was shocked at that
"What!" Sherry yelled
"It just vanish like that…..what type of magic does this guy have" Yuka asked
"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!" Toby yelled
"….."
Makoto then lowered his hand and face the four with a serious face, his aura shifted on a different level, he look at the four with an emotionless look and the magical pressure increase around him, the four definitely feel it
"!"
"T-This guy….his magic power just increase"
"…."
Reitei hate to admit it but his magic was way higher than him but that doesn't mean he'll back down, a chilling aura surround him along with mists that actually freezes the ground for intimidation purpose
"You…..what are you going to do with that demon after you free him" Makoto suddenly asked, that question was likely pertaining to Reitei
"!"
"You are currently using a Moon Drip Ceremony, a ritual that harnessing the Moon's light to break down any magic regardless of their invincibility, right" Makoto continue, Sherry, Yuka and Toby gasped at that but Reitei appears to be unfazed, well we can't tell since he had a mask on
"So you knew what was going on here, I assume" Reitei asked him, Makoto seemingly didn't acknowledge that and he continue talking
"The ritual forms a purple energy barrier atop where the light will go through…." Makoto told them
"That's right" Reitei answer him, Makoto look at him, expression still unchanging
"That demon inside that Ice Shell was clearly dangerous judging from it's appearance, and I was quite grateful that whoever seals it, she manages to save lives and yet you want to free it….why" Makoto asked him
"Someone like you will never understand but since you already knew most of it and you're about to die here, I'll tell you the whole story…" Reitei said
"…"
"I was taught by Master Ur of her Ice Molding Magic…." Reitei started
"Ice Molding Magic….How are you related to Gray-" Makoto interrupt him but then moment he said that an ice carved Dragon appeared and was about to devour him but Makoto swiftly swipe his hand and it was completely disassembled into pieces , Makoto was shock at that
"What are you-"
"I don't want you mentioning that name in front of me" Reitei said dangerously
"….."
"That man was also Ur's student along with me but he's was a complete failure and he just disappear, I'm sure that he's dead by now" Reitei said
"…" Makoto didn't speak; he decided that this isn't the best time to….
"At that point, I always think that my master was the strongest wizard and no one can defeat her until that day eventually come, when Deliora attack a village and Master Ur try to defeat it to save the people there" he continued
"Deliora…is that the name of the demon inside the Ice Shell right now" Makoto muttered again
"But Ur realized that Deliora was way too strong for her so she uses her last spell, the Ice Shell, and with that she successfully seal and defeat Deliora but I suddenly realized that Ice Shell has a price to pay…."
"…"
"That's right, my master sacrifice herself to seal it….." Reitei said angrily, Makoto look at him
"I understand your loss but I don't get the reason why are you freeing the monster that even your master can't beat" Makoto asked
"THAT"S EXACTLY THE REASON, YOU FOOL!" Reitei yelled, Makoto was taken aback at that
"!"
"Deliora took away my chance to surpass Ur, I was at lost on that time, how am I going to prove that I became stronger than her if she was dead…and then I realized one thing" Reitei said as he smile, Makoto was confuse first but after a while, he completely realize what he was trying to do, he gasped
"D-Don't tell me…."
"That's right, you got it, I'm going to free Deliora in order to defeat it myself, that way I will be able to surpass Ur, I'm going to beat the monster that defeat her" Reitei said, Makoto was shock
"So, this entire curse was for that selfish reason…" he said
"Hmph, as I thought, you'll never understand what I feel so now that you know everything, you're going to die along with these pathetic villagers" Reitei raise his hand and in astonish speed, he create multiple moldings carved out of ice, Tiger, Dragon and even Ape, Makoto gasped at how they move freely, as if they have their own life
"My Ice molding magic was so advance that I can carve familiar-type things that fight for me, these beasts, derived from powerful creatures will slaughter all of you" Reitei said as his creation charge
"Reitei-sama, were you supposed to conserve your magic so you can fight Deliora" Sherry asked
"I was intending to but that guy's magic was quite overwhelming so I have to use full scale attack, there's still plenty of time so I'll just have to recover it fast" Reitei told her, at Makoto's side, he was looking at the charging ice beasts
"Chief Moka…" Makoto suddenly called, the chief gasped at his serious tone
"W-What is it?"
"If you don't mind, can I alter you landscape a bit?" Makoto asked as he tightly clenches his right fist
"Eh"