Hey guys, I'm never one to have a long author's note but it seems like now it is necessary so here we go: I have to head back to school tomorrow' stupid NY high school system *sweatdrops*, if you haven't noticed I've wrote like two NaLu one shots...mainly to get all my thoughts in order for this fic...one shots help my scrambled brain get unscrambled, and when it seems like it takes a while to update this story, it probably because of school and a scrambled brain which means MORE ONE SHOTS (I consider this a good thing)

So yeah. That's pretty much it.

Disclaimer: Unfortunately for me, Fairy Tail is owned by Hiro Mashima who is my all time favorite mangaka and I aspire to be him. *bows*


Cana's body twitched in her infirmary bed. A few of the other guild members had gathered in the infirmary, to watch over Cana and Dehlia. The younger girl now in an odd slumber, her body hot and sweaty.

"Her breathing's heavy." Kinana spoke as she moved her hand away from the child's forehead.

Mirajane nodded as she remained seated, staring at Gray, Macao and Wakaba crouched around Cana. Gray ran a hand through his hair, "It's my fault. I pissed her off earlier...she walked out because of me." Macao placed a hand on his shoulder, "I assure you it's not."

"Yes it is. And Juvia. What happened to her, that's my fault too."

Mira bit her lip as she watched the ice mage. He was feeling so terrible, she desperately wished to reassure him but she knew it would do no good.

"MIRA-SAN! MIRA-SAN!"

The demon mage looked up in surprise at the blue-haired woman who ran into the infirmary, a raven-haired female right behind her. Juvia skidded to a halt, grabbing a hold of Gray's shoulder. Her face turned beet red as she jumped back, his eyes downcast at the ground. Any other time Juvia would've questioned why he looked so unhappy, but there was no time for that now. She gestured towards the girl she had just met, who was now kneeling next to the bed that Dehlia was in. Juvia shook the female, "Tell Mira-san! Tell Mira-san!"

The barmaid cautiously stood up and approached the two, "Tell me what?"

The raven-haired girl didn't move from her position but rested her head against the bed sheets. She moaned as she closed her eyes. Juvia continued to shake her, attempting to get her to speak to Mira. "I-I..don't feel well..."

Mira frowned as she caught a better glimpse at the female, beads of sweat now evident on her forehead, her face beginning to flush. She looked from the small child in the bed to the female crouched by her side, the similarities too extreme.

"Manipulator magic." A gruff voice stated from behind her.

She turned around and stared at the blonde male, his eyes never leaving the scene before them. "Laxus..."

"I thought it was just rumored. It's a lost magic. Manipulation."

"Manipulation?"

Gray's head shot up, along with Macao and Wakaba. "Manipulation magic? Isn't that the magic that bends reality to the mage's whim?"

"Exactly. It's an extremely powerful and dangerous magic too. Being able to create things...illusions...right out of thin air."

Mira looked back at the two raven-haired females, a sickly expression plagued their faces. So was Laxus implying that the sight before their very eyes, was that of a manipulator's illusion?

"That girl. She's a manipulator mage."

Mira watched Laxus attentively as he crossed his arms at the sight before him, he nodded before locking eyes with the barmaid. "Somehow she does manipulator magic. That older girl...she a figment of her manipulation."

Juvia's eyes widened as she stepped away from the girl, releasing her shoulders.

"I'm guessing that that sick girl," he pointed at Dehlia, "created that other sick girl...an older version of herself."

Juvia nodded, "She, she told Juvia that her name was Maxine. Dehlia is a spirit...Juvia figures that Dehlia possessed Maxine..."

"Dehlia?"

Everyone else in the room nodded.

"Hm. I've heard that name before...a manipulator mage. From the book of Zeref right?"

Juvia nodded, "Yes. Maxine told Juvia that Dehlia was a evil woman...but Gemaliel..."

Mira felt her head spinning in confusion, so the girl...the little girl was really a manipulator mage named Maxine? She could've sworn that Natsu said she wasn't a wizard at all. But what Laxus was saying, she had to admit, it made a lot of sense. "So there's an evil woman inside her?"

Laxus chewed his lip, "I suppose so." He glanced over at the girl's ankle, "Probably through that wound right there." He stared at the older girl's ankle, she had the same scar. "I'm not an expert on manipulator magic...I've just heard about it. I'm actually surprised that there still is manipulator mages, especially one so young."

"SO WHAT ABOUT CANA?! SHE HAD TO BE ATTACKED BY THE SAME THING RIGHT?!"

Laxus frowned, "I'm guessing by a manipulation. Manipulators...they're strong but they can't be in two places at once. If anything this Dehlia woman, is using the kid's magic to manipulate..." He gestured to the older version of Maxine, "I'm guessing that this was the kid's way of fighting back..."

"S-She wanted to be removed from Fairy Tail..."

Everyone looked at the water mage in confusion, they then looked back at the girl in the bed, quivering. Gray furrowed his brow, "Wait. Why?"

Juvia bit down on her lip as she gazed at the small girl, "She told Juvia...that she CAN'T be in Fairy Tail...that's all she told Juvia..."

The raven haired girl twitched and tossed in the infirmary, mumbling slightly. The older version of her had pressed her face into the sides of the sheets and was moaning in agony.

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Cana stood in front of the orange haired woman, her heart beating rapidly. The manipulator? What was this crazy woman talking about?

Dehlia crept closer to her, "Daughter of Gildarts Clive. I gave you what you wanted, you are grateful."

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE MANIPULATOR?"

The petite woman ran her fingers her curls and smiled, Cana gasped as it got windy and the woman before her, slowly rose above the ground. The orange haired female smiled as she floated above the card mage, "Manipulator magic. I can manipulate your dreams...your desires...and make them real before your eyes."

Cana covered her face as the wind blew her head back, she attempted to reach for her deck of cards in her pocket. Dehlia smirked at the brunette's actions as she smacked her hand across the air, blowing the cards out of her grasp, "You shouldn't do that, daughter of Gildarts Clive. You should be grateful."

Cana's eyes widened as she saw her cards fly back into the distance. She looked up at Dehlia and sneered, only to be greeted by Dehlia's cheeky grin. She watched as the female slowly drifted back to the ground, her feet not even making a sound as she touched the floor.

"Where are we lady?!"

Dehlia titled her head at the woman, "You don't act very grateful, daughter of Gildarts Clive." She gestured at the black and red space around them, "This. Is the Spectrum Realm, daughter of Gildarts Clive. It is the rift of time and space between reality. Unfortunately, my body cannot leave this realm...so in order to make you a strong wizard, I had to bring you here."

"Am I dead?!"

"No, daughter of Gildarts Clive, your body is just unconscious in reality...your spirit lies here with me. I shall recreate the world...a world where you are the strongest mage."

"And what about the real world?" Cana questioned.

"It will serve no purpose. It'll just be a vacant space, littered with the garbage of others' bodies. Bodies that are mindlessly sprawled."

Cana shuddered as Dehlia walked over to a large empty space, ripping a hole in the ground. She peered down as an image slowly appeared, Wendy and Natsu were fighting these little gremlin things, the creatures drenched in red mist. Dehlia smiled as her large eyes stared curiously, "The dragon boy...he radiates such desire. Such longing...the dragon girl too."

Cana shifted to the woman before her, "What are those things?"

"Manipulations. My manipulations..."

Cana narrowed her eyes, "I thought your body could not escape this realm. Your magic can?"

"No." The woman replied sweetly, "I'm using the magic of the vessel."

"Vessel?"

Dehlia chuckled, "Yes. The vessel, the little one who also holds manipulator magic. I had to take over her body to get here, amazingly she uses the same magic. I use her magic to create the manipulations in reality, as I cannot use my own."

Cana listened carefully to what the mage was saying, manipulations in reality? That old woman! "THE OLD LADY! Was that you?!"

"Not I, exactly. That woman was a manipulation that I created using the magic of the vessel. The vessel is quite durable for a little one."

"Little one? A kid?!"

Dehlia looked distracted as she stared down at the images of the two dragon slayers, "Hm. Yes. One of those children...the vessel. It is a strong vessel."

Cana couldn't believe the lack of empathy in the woman's voice. Just one of those? How dare she address a child like that? Like the child was some kind of tool, nothing more. Too make matters worse, she had the nerve to speak like she was doing good.

Like she was helping people.

Recreate the world?

As if Cana would let that happen. She bit down on her lip, the woman had taken her cards away...she eyed the female, who was bobbing her head along as she watched Natsu and Wendy, seemingly pleased with the events unfolding before her. No empathy running through her at all.

This woman was the embodiment of evil.

Cana frowned as she watched Natsu attack the creatures, burning through the possessed vines. She winced at every attack that occurred, 'Natsu. Wendy. We need you.' She thought as the pink-haired boy and the smaller dragon-slayer fought their way through the forest.

They needed to get here fast.


So that's it for this chapter, unfortunately I'm not sure the next time I'll get to update (stupid school) but I'll work on it. Also, I have a Jerza one shot in mind...and I was wondering, would you guys read it if I posted it? Please let me know in the review.

So as always, I hope you guys enjoy and I encourage you to leave me a review with your thoughts, okay.

And you can question me, alert me when I slip up (I have a tendency to lol) and feel free to pm me if there's anything that needs clarification my dears.

~Arigato, Mari :)