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Chapter Eight: Arriving in Tai'Zul City
A large boat was seen departing from the large town of Nature's Sanctuary. A good amount of people were on the ship, around a few hundred to be precise. Luckily the large ship had things to keep them occupied like a bar, a game room, and rooms to sleep in, and even a dining area for those who are hungry which was next to the bar.
On the ship looking out at the ocean near the edges was Clint, as Wess, Natsu, Lucy, and Erza had their own table near him to have a good view from the ship. Usually Natsyu would have gotten sick on a boat, but due to him loosing his magic a couple of years back he no longer has that problem. It was probably the only upside to loosing his abilities. Ian wasn't with them as he chose to remain in Nature's Sanctuary; however he did promise that he would meet up with them some time in the future. Currently the group of five began discussing about the trip to the capital of the Isle.
"So how long until we arrive at the city again?" Natsu asked Wess, as the black haired soldier drank down a root beer he bought from the bar on the ship.
"We should arrive there in about three to four hours to get through the gulf. Due to the ship's size and all the stuff it has with it, it doesn't move at a fast pace." Wess informed the three outsiders.
"I guess that makes sense." Erza admitted as she looked at the view of the ocean water. That would explain why the ship bothered having all these rooms and services if the boat trip was short.
"So Wess, Clint," Lucy started to speak, getting the two warrior's attention to look at the blonde woman, "What is the Tai'Zul City like? Is that where your king lives?" She asked them in curiosity. Of course Natsu and Erza were also wondering the same thing, as they were about to enter a foreign city that they never heard of or been to before, they might as well learn as much as they can about it.
Both Wess and Clint looked confused though as Lucy asked about a king. Clint made sure to inform the three about that.
"We don't have a king, nor do we have an emperor," The dirty blonde soldier told them, getting them to be surprised by that, "Our government isn't like that."
"Really?" Erza asked the two soldiers once again to make sure she heard right. The black haired and dirty blonde haired men nodded in assurance, "May I ask then what kind of government the Tai'Zul Isle's has then?" The red haired woman requested.
The two Isle natives didn't have a problem with explaining to them as Wess began to speak.
"Our government is a Republic," The black haired male began to explain, getting the pink haired man, red head woman, and blonde woman's full attention, "The Tai'Zul Isle became this around two hundred years ago. In case you don't know what a Republic is, we basically elect people into positions to help run the Isle. We choose ten representatives to form what we call Congress, or the Senate. It's like a council of sorts that works on passing or denying laws and anything important that affects the Isle as a whole. However, we also elect someone that is above the Congress known as a President, also known as the Commander-in-Chief. The president is the head of the government that works with Congress and the Guardian and military to run the Isle. They have the power to sign in laws that Congress passes or veto them, as well as making their own choices and orders to help out the Isle, though the President has advisors, as well as the Secretaries, Congress, generals, and the Guardian to help them make said decisions." Wess finished explaining to them.
"Whoa," Natsu started to say as he and Lucy and Erza processed the information, "That's different from what we know and used too." The pink haired man replied to the black hared male.
"Yeah, "Erza started to say, agreeing with her lover, "The only governments we ever known were monarchies." The red haired woman informed them.
"That reminds me," Clint began to say, getting the three's attention to him, "Where were you three originally from before you got stranded her on the Isle?" The soldier asked them, as they never really told them where exactly they came from.
Natsu, Erza, and Lucy frowned, as they remembered being taken from their home and lived through a nightmare before they ended up here. Though they didn't see a problem telling them what country they were from.
"We were originally from Fiore." Lucy informed the two soldiers, getting them to be interested by her answer.
"I never heard of that country before," Wess replied, but then realized what he said, "Then again, I don't really know anything about the outside world either." He told them.
"So you three came from this Fiore place?" Clint questioned them to confirm what they said to make sure he didn't mistake anything they spoke of.
"Correct, it is one of the countries of the Ishgar continent." Erza responded to them as she drank from her glass of water.
"Huh, that's pretty neat." Wess admitted, as he thought to himself that he would like to visit this place if he ever got the chance.
"By the way," Natsu began to ask, getting the two soldier's attention once more, "Back when you told us about the Guardian, you mention him being blessed by Zargul. Who is this Zargul you guys were talking about?" The pink haired male asked, wondering what kind of being was able to bless someone for them to live for over seven hundred years. Lucy and Erza were also curious about this Zargul being.
"Zargul is a dragon that lives on the island that is off the coast and connected to Island's Passing by the large bridge." Clint answered them.
However the dirty blonde's words got the three former Fairy Tail mages to be shocked, none more than the former Dragon Slayer Natsu himself.
"A DRAGON?!" Natsu shouted, getting Wess and Clint to flinch from the large shout by the pink haired man.
"OW, my ears!" Wess yelled as his ears now hurt from the loud shout, covering them with his hands. This merely got Natsu to see what he did, and couldn't help but smile nervously from his action.
"Oops, sorry about that," The pink haired male replied, before speaking up again, "But are you serious? This Zargul is a dragon?" He asked once more, as a look of surprised reformed on his face.
"Of course he's a dragon. He's the oldest living creature on the Isle ever since the age of the Sorcerer King three thousand years ago." Clint answered the still surprised Natsu.
"That's surprising," Lucy admitted, as she along with Erza were also in disbelief by the knowledge that a living dragon lived on the Isle, "I didn't think a dragon would live here, let alone allow the people on the Isle to know about his existence." The blonde finished.
"I agree. I figured a dragon wouldn't want anyone to know about their existence or location." Erza agreed with Lucy, as Natsu nodded in agreement since Igneel always lived away from people when he was raised by the red dragon.
"Well Zargul is known due to him being the one to give champions blessings as well as serving as a protector to the Tai'Zul Isle. Despite the fact that he was once enslaved by an ancient empire three thousand years ago he still sees the people of the Isle as a friend and people that he could live with." Wess told the three.
"He doesn't live with us if he lives on an island within a volcano alone on the coast of Island's Passing." Clint pointed out.
"Oh you know what I mean Clint." Wess responded back to his fellow soldier with a glare.
"Yeah, yeah, I know." The dirty blonde man admitted.
"So Zargul just gives people blessings?" Erza asked the two of them, as they said that the dragon blessed champions like the Guardian.
"Not randomly. He only blesses those who pass whatever challenge or trials he gives them. Not to mention if you even want to get an audience with the dragon you must get the approval of the priests who live in the temple at Island's Passing to let you cross the bridge." Clint informed the three of them.
Natsu, Erza, and Lucy let the information they kept receiving sink in. Not only does the Tai'Zul Isle have a government they never heard of before, but there was even a dragon, a living dragon, that resides on the Isle as well. What else did this place had to surprised them?
Eventually, time had passed as they continued to talk about themselves. Natsu, Erza, and Lucy told the two soldiers about their lives and their home. Of course they left out about the parts where they were captured and enslaved, as they weren't ready to tell the two soldiers about that. Both Wess and Clint told them a bit about themselves as well, such as how they joined the military and how they and Ian met. The three former Fairy Tail mages couldn't help but laugh as they were told about how the two soldiers and the explorer met over some large animals chasing Ian due to him getting the animals angry.
The sun began to set as the ship continued to sail. However, a loud bell was then heard throughout the ship, getting everyone's attention.
"Attention everyone, we will be docking at Tai'Zul City in a few minutes. Please prepare for departure. We thank you for riding the Blue Wave." A voice was heard throughout the speakers of the large boat now known as the Blue Wave.
"I guess we've arrived then." Wess spoke as they were waiting to arrive at the city.
Natsu, Erza, and Lucy were a bit curious to see what the city had to offer them. Lucy wondered if it would look like Crocus, the capital of Fiore as she seen some pictures of it in a book once.
When the city entered their view, the three former mages of Fairy Tail couldn't help but be surprised by what they saw.
Even from their distance, large buildings that towered up into the sky were seen. As they got closer, they couldn't help but see buildings that huge. Not to mention the city itself was still stretching out beyond their viewpoint. They could even see a few of the mountains behind the city that separated it from the rest of the Tai'Zul Isle.
After a few more minutes have passed, the large boat then docked at the rather large dock of the massive city. People began to depart from the Blue Wave as Natsu, Erza, and Lucy still had shocked faces from the sight of the city. Wess and Clint couldn't help but chuckle by their reactions.
"Well my friends, here we are." Wess started to speak as he turned to look at the three, spreading his arms wide with a large grin on his face.
Clint also grinned as he did the same thing as his fellow soldier as he turned to look at the still surprised Natsu, Erza, and Lucy as he spoke.
"Welcome to Tai'Zul City."
Alright, there's that chapter. So what do you all think so far? Let me know if you like it or think it should burn in a pile of ash.
See you all next time, whenever that will be.
