LOLOLOLOLOL Idk why I did that. Anyways, a lot of people were asking about this new guy and why Jackson had to die. Well, every revolution needs a martyr. In this case, the martyr came in the form of a small child on the wrong side. But he isn't as big as The Amber Incident. Also, poll coming up for my readers be prepared. Thanks to Edward the Pure for being the ONLY person to ever review or read Malice Story. This is the 7th chapter. Im surprised with how productive I have been. Honestly, my blogger has almost nothing written on it since 2 weekends ago. So, here we go.
All POV
(Duckensford)
The man just looked back at us. His red eyes made everyone shiver. Suddenly he turned around and let a blood red blade pass by him. It was Suzaku!
"W-what? How did you!" he gasped as the man slammed the side of his hand into Suzaku's neck making him drop into the ground forcefully.
"Now that we have that taken care of…my name is Hudson." the man said as the wind blew through his robes.
"Why did you kill Jackson!" demanded Julius.
"Hes a Polganic. He didn't deserve to live any longer." Hudson said emotionlessly.
"But he was a child!" argued Julius.
"It does not matter. I suggest you all leave. I heard that they Rune Knights are on their way here." Hudson said as he pushed past the group.
Julius just grit his teeth and told everyone to follow him. There was no point in fighting him, he was obviously much stronger. Hikari and Izaya draped Suzaku over their shoulders.
"Follow me everyone, we head to Vinterford." Julius said glumly.
No one spoke in honor of the fallen child.
(Magic Council building)
"W-what? Walice, dead?" shouted Frederik as he slammed his fist down on the marble table.
"Yes my lord." said the masked man before him.
"Are you absolutely sure."
"Yes. Duckensford completely collapsed and we found your son's body there. Also, Jackson Polganic's body was found as well." The man said calmly.
"Insane…" mused Frederik.
The door to the main chamber slid open and Serex walked in. He following him was Benedict Weserly, Virgil Weserly, Lexi Weserly and Cindy Weserly. Serex sat down in his seat next to Frederik.
"Frederik, my deepest condolences for your lost. To avenge your son's death I have set up a team of the strongest mages to hunt down these revolutionaries." Serex said cooly.
"…I will lead them…I must kill however was responsible. RUNE KNIGHTS! TO ARMS!" roared Frederik as he weaponized the pencil he held in his hand into a saber.
Immediately the Rune Knight squadron behind Frederik snapped to attention. Frederik laughed crazily.
"Leave no one alive…"
2 days later.
(Arcana, Jonathan's execution day)
Julius stood among the thousands who had come to witness the execution of the traitor Jonathan Silence. The gallows stood silently, waiting for their prey. Jonathan looked terrible, he was badly bruised everywhere and bled from several cuts all over his body. His white prison clothes were stained red and brown with blood. However, Jonathan still looked proud. A regiment of Line Guards created a barrier between the crowd who were starting to protest. The Big Four family heads sat in chairs made of fine wood that could see the execution ground clearly. Anthony Polganic stood and walked onto the wooden platform where Jonathan would be hanged.
"Jonathan Silence! You have been accused to treason! The penalty is death! Do you have anything to say in your defense, now in the hour of your death?" asked Anthony smugly.
"Ahem, why yes I do. Tyranny will never prevail! The goodness in people's hearts will always win! Now that I have said my share, who will be the executioner?" Jonathan asked.
The crowd started to cheer. They knew Jonathan was right. Julius couldn't hold back the tears. His father was going to die and he couldn't do anything. Challenging Anthony Polganic would be suicide. Anthony scowled and turned to Serex. Serex nodded and the noose was tied around Jonathan's neck.
"Hail freedom!" shouted Jonathan.
"Hail freedom!" shouted back the crowd.
The executioner was about to send the floor plummeting when a steel tipped arrow shot Jonathan in the heart. The crowd gasped.
"T-thank you…" gasped Jonathan as he toppled over and died right after.
The Big Four looked disturbed and the Line Guards looked uneasy. Julius looked surprised and he looked back to where the arrow had come from. The rest was a blur as there was a flash of something moving at incredible speed. Suddenly there was a volley of shots as the Line Guards started to fire their weapons towards the blur.
"Fire! Kill the Death Rain!" screamed Steven Polganic from among the Rune Knights.
They were too slow and the blur fled from sight. Julius wiped his tears. His father had been good to him all those years and taught him magic. He would never forget….
All POV
(Vinterford, Snake Fang)
As soon as Julius entered his guild, Snake Fang, he was swarmed by people.
"How did your father die?" they all asked.
"He died peacefully." Julius said, smiling sadly.
Suzaku and Izaya were having a conversation by the fire place and Hikari was staring out the window. The twins were running around and causing trouble. Megan was teaching a novice mage how to use solid script. Everything was fine in the guild. Julius thought back to everything that had happened. The night at the restaurant, the fight in the woods, Duckensford. Everything had happened so fast. Already, 2 people were dead. Julius sighed and went into his office and sat down at his desk. He was far from done with the Big Four.
"Whoa! Who are you?"
Julius stood up and opened the door to his office to see 2 people standing in the doorway of the guild. One of them had black spiky hair and a navy colored scarf wearing a black dress shirt and dark blue jeans. A chain hung from the left side of the jeans. The other had short curly black hair and was pale. He wore a blue long sleeved shirt and black pants.
"My name is Marcus Anderson." said the man with the spiky hair.
"My name is Tomo Nier." said the one with the short black hair.
"Uh, are you here to join the guild?" asked Hikari.
They shook their heads.
"We are here to help you." said Marcus.
"I see. What guild are you from?" asked Hikari.
"Fairy Tail." they both answered.
Julus smiled. Their influence had spread so far that they were heard by Fairy Tail. Of course, everyone in Vinterford were under his protection.
"You are more than welcome to join us." Julius said while smiling.
"What are your magics?" asked Suzaku.
"Im a fire mage and I can run incredibly fast. My nickname is the Speed Phoenix." Marcus said while grinning.
"I use Ice Make as my magic. I also fought Steven Polganic a couple days ago." Tomo said.
"Did you win?" asked Julius.
Tomo shook his head.
"Hes stronger than he looks. Trust me." Tomo sighed.
Julius just nodded and looked around the guild. Almost everyone from Duckensford was here. They had all followed him willingly to this remote town. He would have to protect them with all his life. Suddenly there was a heavy noise like something landing outside. Hikari looked outside.
"Holy crap someone just fell from the sky!" he shouted.
Everyone ran outside to see a woman with a heart shaped face and had hair that fell down in ringlets. Next to her, was a huge eagle.
"Hello everyone. This looks kinda akward so im going to ask for your help."
"Holy crap it talks!" shouted the twins.
"Well that's just rude. Please help me get her into your guild." The eagle said nicely.
Julius and Suzaku grabbed her and brought her into the guild. They placed her on a table. Her eyes suddenly fluttered open. They were sapphire blue.
"Sikh de freik?" she said.
Everyone just stared at her.
"What did you just say?" asked Julius.
"Oh, sorry. That was another language. Well, er, thanks for bringing me inside. My name is Moiraine Sarasonan. For you can call me, the Death Rain." She said calmly.
Everyone gasped. The Death Rain had come!
Yeah, this chapter is being split into 2 parts due to the incredible volume of words it contains. And also, I wanted to create a cliffhanger. Maybe another post tomorrow because I have a late start day. Well, I hoped you enjoyed the chapter. Thanks to Raiking for his other OC. Good OC submissions are now closed. -FF
