Erza's hand trembled slightly as she tried her best to control the four wheeler. Her vision was getting cloudy and they were nowhere near Clover Town.
The four of them had managed to defeat the remaining mages and escaped from Oshibana's station. To their surprise, Kageyama, the man who fought Natsu on the train was backstabbed by his own comrades. Apparently, the Shadow user has the magical ability to dispel any type of cast magic, and that was a threat to Erigor's plan, which he could use it to dispel the magic wind wall that the Death God created.
He was left to die by himself, but they managed to stop the bleeding and now he was seated back in the four-wheeler along with Lucy and Gray. Erza's fists clenched the wheeler's odd steering wheel. Right now they were on the train track in the middle of a giant gorge. Natsu and Happy had flown off by themselves to catch up with Erigor.
The armored mage wanted to know if they were alright, especially fighting someone who was using Wind magic... Natsu's flames wouldn't do a thing.
No... She must have faith in her comrades, that was what Naruto would have done...
"Natsu," Her eyes narrowed as she sped up the wheeler's pace, draining her magic along the way.
It was a give and take.
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"Damn it...," Natsu growled under his breath, bracing himself as the wind danced around the area like a typhoon. He looked up at his opponent who was now covered by an armor of wind.
"Storm Mail,"
Erigor spoke with the voice of a Demon Lord. The wind around him blew off in all directions, blowing away many small objects with ease. Looking down at his pink haired enemy, the Death God couldn't help but smirk.
"Do you understand now? Your flames can never beat wind!" He sneered, extending his hand forward and a magic circle appeared, "Eat this!"
"Storm Shred!"
Many small wind blades flew from Erigor's hand, straight at the Fairy Tail mage. Natsu didn't back down nor did he dodge. He covered his fists in flames and the element spun around his fists with rage.
"Bring it on, bastard!" The pink haired teen roared.
He kicked the ground and leaped straight forward into the incoming attack. His skin was shredded and blood was spilled. The wind blades kept on coming onto him but he did not budge.
Erigor smirked as he stayed in the air, it seemed like the brat still doesn't get it. He raised on of his brows as he noticed the teen jumped high into the air, flames were rocketing from his feet, giving him a speed boost.
"Take this!" Natsu cried.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
Fire coated fist met the wind armor. The young Dragon Slayer gasped in surprise when his flames were extinguished into nothing.
"Do you get it now?" Erigor muttered, somewhat bored.
With a burst of magic, he pushed the pink haired teen backward, making him fly down and crashed to the ground.
Natsu grunted in pain as he skidded against the train's track, the ground's texture was rocky and it scraped into his back and shoulder.
"Natsu!" Happy cried in worry. He couldn't help since he used up all of his magic.
Getting up on his knee, the Fire Dragon Slayer gritted his teeth.
"Damn you...," He growled, anger and frustration were now building up inside him.
Happy and Erigor both watched as flames began to cover the teen's body and shot up high into the air like an inferno.
"Damn you, Erigor!" He roared.
The Death God's eyes widened when he felt his wind began to fly in a strange direction. No... It was flying towards the brat! His Storm Mail was being sucked away! The super-heated air around the fly moved upward fast, so fast that it created an area of low air pressure.
"I'll show you!"
He was cut out of his musing when his opponent cried, the flames around his body were now shooting up twice the size. His Storm Mail was now dissolved into nothing.
"Fire Dragon's Sword Horn!"
Still covered in flames, Natsu sprang forward like lighting and body tackled the unguarded Erigor. Air was knocked out of the Wind mage's stomach as he felt his skin being burnt to a crisp.
"Such an incredible super-heated magic. Could this brat actually be... Fairy Tail's Salamander?" That was the only thing that came into Erigor's mind before he was flown backward as crashed into the nearby rocks in the deserted gorge. Breaking his bones along the way.
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"Natsu!" Lucy shouted from the inside the four wheeler, her head was sticking out the window as she watched the bloodied Dragon Slayer came into view.
Hearing his name being called. Natsu peeked over his shoulder and a bright grin appeared on his face.
"Oh, you guys are late! The fight's already over!" He yelled, waving his arms left to right.
"Aye!" Happy chirped from his side.
Erza stopped the wheeler, a tired smile on her face a she looked at him.
"Yes, as expected from you," She said with fondness.
Gray stepped out of the vehicle and clicked his tongue loudly, "Tch, I could have done that,"
"Erza, are you okay?" Lucy rushed to Erza's aid with a worried frown on her face when she noticed the redhead staggered slight while getting out off the driver's seat.
"Yes, don't worry about me," The armored woman thanked.
Kageyama, who was covered in bandages stared with wide eyes at the scene before him. Laying on the ground unconscious was Erigor, his body was burnt and smoke could be seen coming from it. The Shadow user gritted his teeth.
Eisenwald had lost. Their strongest member was defeated...
Suddenly something caught his eyes. Looking down, the black haired man gaped like a fish.
Lullaby! It was by his feet. Erigor must have dropped it. Kageyama smirked in glee as his magic flare into life. And so, the dark mage quickly snatched the four wheeler along with the death flute with his magic while the Fairy Tail mages were bantering.
They weren't finished yet!
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"What the hell! And we even saved him!" Lucy yelled into the air as she and her comrades were running through the thick mountain area just outside of Clover Town.
Right now they were very close to the conference hall where the guild masters were having their regular meetings.
"There he is!" Gray muttered shamelessly while completely naked, making Lucy bury her face into her hands, trying to unsee the image she just witnessed.
Right now Kageyama was standing on the hill above the conference hall with Lullaby in his hands. If they looked closely, the four of the could see a midget wearing orange clothes standing next to him as well.
"The old man's with him!" Natsu shouted, he was ready to rush at the two at any moments.
Suddenly, an elderly, bald, cross-dressing man with a purple spaghetti-shirt appeared out of nowhere, jamming his face in front the two teen.
"Shh! The best part is ye to come. Just watch!" The bald man shushed at the two.
Natsu, Gray, and Lucy jerked back in surprise. Who and where did this guy came from! The three backed away and cringed as the man started to talk in a flirtatious manner to the two male mages.
"By the way, you're all so cute! Especially you, clothless young man. Totally my type!"
Gray barfed.
In a flash, Lucy disappeared in a sonic boom and hid behind Erza. Her face was full of fear as she saw the bald man wiggled closer towards her two friends.
"W-Who the hell is that?!" She hissed to the armored woman, who looked at her with a sweatdrop.
"That's Master Bob," She stated with a slightly unsure voice.
Noticing his name being called, the elderly man, Bob, looked the two females and his grin widened.
"Oh my! Erza-chan, you've sure grown!" He praised.
The redhead smiled, "Yes, it's been a long time, Master Bob,"
Lucy shrieked back. This was the Master of Blue Pegasus?! She was kind of glad that she joined Fairy Tail...
Their bantering was cut short as Makarov began to make his speech, piercing through the Shadow user's heart. Kageyama surrendered as fell to his knees. Never in his life had he thought of living like that before. He wasn't born into this world alone...
"Master!"
Raising his eyebrows. Makarov was met with his mischievous children who were running towards him with a delighted smile on their faces.
"Oooh! Why're you guys here?!" The third Master of Fairy Tail was flabbergast. Where the hell did they come from?
Erza wasted no time and brought him into a hug, "As expected, your words were so moving!"
Makarov hitched in pain as his forehead was pressed against the hard armor "It hurt!"
"Wow, that was amazing, old man!" Natsu grinned, patting his Master's head who was now standing on his own.
"Stop patting me!" The midget growled, seriously, these kids have no respect at all!
Gray smirked, looking around as he crossed his arms, "Well then, I guess that settles that matter...,"
"Put some clothes on," Lucy muttered from his side with Happy in tow.
...
Their attention was brought back when Lullaby's eyes glowed purple, and suddenly. A looming voice echoed through the area.
"Nothing but a bunch of cowardly mages, each on of you!"
Their balances were lost as the ground began to shake violently. A massive magic circle appeared above them and lighting began to strike down from it. The mages defended themselves as lights shone over at them.
"I can't stand it any longer! I'll devour you all myself!"
And so, the lights disappeared and stood before them was a massive wooden being. Its height was looming over the mountains as its three purple eyes glared down at them.
Lucy took a step back in fear, her legs began to shake and sweat began to roll down her back.
"Wh-What is that thing?!" She screamed.
Kageyama's hand shook, his eyes trembled as he stared up at the beast in front of him. What the hell was this thing?! He didn't know anything about this!
"My, this is bad...," Goldmine, the Master of Quatro Cerberus Guild muttered as he appeared out of nowhere.
Lucy, who was standing beside him choked, "Why did the flute turn into a monster?!"
Goldmine looked at the girl, "That monster is Lullaby. In other words, it's a Living Magic. Zeref's creation," He said, crossing his arms with a cool posture.
Erza's brows furrowed. This was bad, to have come across with a monster that the Dark mage himself created... She gazed at her surroundings. The air around them seemed ominous, it was as if they were inside a dreamworld like abyss, and the guild Masters were already outside of the conference hall. Looking behind her, she could tell that both Natsu and Gray were ready to let loose at any moment.
The redhead's fists clenched. She was low on magic energy, if she uses on of her armors now, she'll probably collapse on the spot.
"Natsu, Gray," Her voice was firm and aggressive, making the two teens look at her, "Get ready,"
Hearing this, the two smirked. Erza summoned a sword with her right hand and covered it in Armament Haki.
"Let's go, both of you!" She ordered before kicking the ground and dashed towards the wood monster like lighting.
"Don't order us around, dammit!" The two yelled in unison, they were too pumped up to care about their leader's fury.
Lucy watched in awe as Erza leaped up into the air and slash the open space. Suddenly, a sharp sword-wave was sent forward, straight at Lullaby's face.
"You think something like this could defeat me?!" Zeref's creation roared. Its mouth opened wide as a magic circle appeared, shooting a beam of light forward.
The ray pierced through the sword-wave and headed straight towards the unexpected Erza, who was still in midair. The bystanders who were watching from afar widened their eyes in horror as a massive explosion about the size of a mountain engulfed the redhead.
"Erza!" Natsu, Gray, and Lucy cried in terror as they watched their comrade get blown away and crashed through the trees.
Makarov narrowed his eyes, he was sure that Erza was stronger than that... Why wasn't she using her armors? Was she running low on magic?
Struggling to get up, the armored woman peered over to see her friends rushing towards her aid. She narrowed her eyes tiredly before yelling out with her remaining strength. Her vision was getting blurry.
"I am fine!" She gasped for air, "It's up to you three to defeat Lullaby...,"
The three stood in silence. Makarov watched them from the side with a smile on his face. It seemed like things were about the get heated up.
Lullaby gazed around its surroundings, everywhere underneath its feet were insects of humans. Just like ants, all it have to do was stomp the ground and every single one of them will be flatten like pancakes... Zeref's creation looked up from its musing and was met with a pink haired human who was rocketing up into the air with flames from his feet. Fire like inferno was now spinning wildly around the human's fists as he roared his attack name.
"Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!"
Large streams of fire were produced from Natsu's arms and began to take a rough form of a pair of Dragon's wings. He swung his arms down in a powerful arc, and the inferno crashed down against Lullaby's wooden head.
The beast roared in pain as it staggered backward, Gray saw this opportunity and decided to take action.
"Ice Make!"
He chanted, magic circles began to form in his hands.
"Ice Canon!"
A massive cannon made of ice appeared. Gray aimed the object with difficulties before a massive ice ball shot forth, straight at the monster's body. The ice exploded into shards and froze Lullaby in place.
"D-Damn you...," The demon growled.
Lucy smirked, now this was her chance! She snatched on of her keys from key holder and chanted with excitement.
"Gate of the Golden Bull, I open thee! Taurus!"
Lights engulfed her vision as a massive minotaur appeared. The blonde grinned wildly and pointed towards the now falling monster.
"Taurus! Use your power and destroy that demonic flute into pieces!" She ordered.
The bull creature howled loudly into the night sky and began to spin the Giant Labrys in his hand.
"Lucy-san's boobs are the best!" Taurus roared, storming towards Lullaby like a train and slammed his weapon against the monster's frozen body.
Zeref's creation screeched in agony as parts of its body shattered into bits. Having enough of the mages' onslaughts. It thrashed its massive claws about, destroying trees and nearby mountains along the way.
"Enough!" The living flute cried.
The Fairy Tail mages and the bystanders covered their ears when Lullaby screeched. A series of sound waves were sent from the monster, making them back away with pain and fear. Their surroundings began to rot into ashes as the horrible screech continued.
"I'll be eating all your souls!"
Erza gritted her teeth. No! The Lullaby was going to play its music and there was nothing she could do about it! She quickly turned towards the three guild Masters and saw that they were getting ready to take action, especially Makarov.
...
Out of nowhere, a massive tree about half the size of Lullaby came crashing down on its body, making it fall face flat on the floor. The mages around the area watched with shock as the flute struggled to get up...
What the hell just happened?
Shaking out of her surprise, Erza widened her eyes. This was it! God had opened their path to victory.
"What are you guys waiting for?!" She roared, catching many bystanders' attention, "Attack it!"
...
And with that said, the three mages along with the guild Masters' magic flared to life. Shooting everything they have at the now unable to move demon.
It was a great firework show. Erza thought.
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Naruto flipped a page of Rayleigh's book as he sat by the camp fire. The world where the old man had come from was really interesting. It was a world of freedom. He couldn't help but smile as he noticed the heaviness in his hand. Yes, this was going to be a long read. Hell, he hadn't even finish chapter one yet. Though, he was quite curious. Whenever the characters fight in this book, they began to shout their attack names... He wondered why. Does it make the attack become stronger or something?
The blonde was cut out of his thoughts when a massive circle appeared in the air not so far away from him. He raised his eyebrow slightly as he glanced over. Stood there was a massive being made out of wood, its back was facing towards him as if it was looking at something on the opposite side.
"What...," He muttered.
Scratching his head, Naruto went back to his book with an uninterested expression on his face. Well, he doesn't really care as long as the wooden creature doesn't come this way...
Minutes later, the beast began to thrash about, destroying trees and nearby mountains. Naruto tried his best to ignore, but cringe when the monster screech into the air.
Before he knew it. The environment around him began to rot into ashes as well as the book in his hands...
The book!
With a twisted snarl. The blonde tried everything he could to stop the rotting, but nothing seemed to work. This was bad! If Rayleigh finds out...
Shit.
In a moment of rage and frustration. Naruto grabbed a random tree, which was five times the size of his body and hurled it at the wooden creature with all his might.
Hopefully, that'll calm him down...
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"What?" Naruto muttered dumbfoundedly while staring at the guard in front of him.
Right now he was on his way back to Fairy Tail, but an unexpected problem managed to cross his path. Apparently, according to the guard before him. The train tracks back to Oshibana's station had been wrecked due to mages fighting one another. He also heard that one of them was a Fairy Tail mage who uses fire magic... And only one person came to Naruto's mind.
Natsu.
That bastard!
Clicking his tongue loudly, he scratched the back of his head in annoyance.
"Tch, dammit,"
The guard, who was trying to calm the blonde down stuttered slightly.
"P-Please understands, it is difficult for us-," The man was cut off when the whiskered man brushed him off.
"Whatever," Sassed Naruto as he began to walk away.
Now how was he going to get back? Should he wait for the tracks to be fixed or should he walk back?
...
Without thinking much, the blonde went with the flow and decided to let his legs walk by itself. What could possibly go wrong?
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(Two days later)
"T-They were being serious about fighting?!" Lucy Heartfilia muttered as she stared at the sight before her.
Right now she was going to witness the fight between two of Fairy Tail's strongest members. Many people were gathered in front of the guild, each and every one of them were cheering wildly. It was as if she was standing in a festival. The blonde looked to her side and saw Gray nodded.
"Oh! Hi, Lucy!"
The voice of Mirajane cut her out of her astonishment. Looking around, she spotted the white haired barmaid waving over at her with a smile on her face. Without thinking much, Lucy ambled towards the Strauss siblings with a worried expression.
"Will this be okay? I mean, what will happen if two of the people in the strongest team fight...," She mumbled at the end.
Gray heard this and scoffed loudly, "Strongest team? What're you talking about?"
The Celestial mage frowned, "You, Natsu, and Erza. duh! You guys are the top three in Fairy Tail, right?"
The Ice mage raised a brow, "Huh? That's just dumb. Who told you that?"
The nearby eavesdroppers went silent as they looked at Mirajane, who was now smiling emotionlessly. All of them sweat dropped when the white-haired woman turned around, burying her face in her hands and sobbed.
Gray began to panic.
"He made her cry...," They all thought in unison.
Lucy's attention was brought back when the youngest Strauss spoke up.
"I do recognize Natsu's and Gray's strengths, but I wouldn't go calling them the strongest. There are many people who are stronger than them in Fairy Tail," He pointed his thumb towards his chest and smirked, "Like me, for example!"
Suddenly, Levy, a short girl with blue hair walked up to them with a friendly smile on her face, "Well, Erza is probably the strongest woman, though,"
Jet and Droy stood by her sides, the High-Speed magic user crossed his arms, "If you're talking about the strongest man, then it's probably Mystogan or Laxus," He added.
All of their attention was brought back to the middle as Natsu roared with flames in his eyes.
"Erza! Don't you dare hold back, I've been waiting for this day to come!"
The redhead closed her eyes and smiled, "We'll see about that...,"
Lucy watched as Erza's Heart Kreuz armor turned pitch black along with the gauntlet on her hands. She turned towards the smirking Gray and asked aloud.
"Hey, um. I didn't get to ask, but what magic does Erza use?"
The Ice mage raised an eyebrow at her, "Huh? You don't know?"
Hearing where the conversation was going, Mirajane decided to butt in, "Well, you see. Erza uses a unique type of Re:equip magic which allows her to swap weapons, armor, and clothes at will. Though, not many mages use it in battle due to the delay of switching. But Erza's different. She can Requip extremely fast and has many different types of armor to boost her physical abilities. Thus, earning her the title 'Titania, Queen of Fairies',"
At this point, not many people were listening except Lucy. She was staring at the armored woman with stars in her eyes. She knew that Erza was amazing, but this was something else! Though, she doesn't really understand why the redhead's armor turned black.
"What about the black thing that's covering her armor?" The blonde muttered.
Gray wasted no time and replied, "That's her Armament Haki,"
"Armament... Haki?" She questioned.
The Ice mage scratched his head, how should he explain this? It wasn't like he knew much about Erza's abilities...
"Well, apparently it's something like a spirit armor that allows the user to enhance their physical abilities. Whether it be for offense or defense...,"
"Wait, so it's not even magic?" Lucy gawked, making the dark haired teen look at her with a shrug. Honestly, he doesn't even know...
The two watched as Natsu sprang forward with his flaming fist pulled back. Erza did the same with hers. Everyone around the circle shielded themselves as fire and shockwaves erupted between the two fighters when they clashed.
"How manly of them!" Elfman shouted, peering over at the two with difficulties.
"W-Wow," Lucy gasped. These two were seriously something else.
Gray smirked, now he was getting pumped up, "Heh,"
Suddenly. A loud, frog-like voice echoed throughout the area.
"Stop right there!"
Many heads turned to the newcomer and many eyebrows were raised. Stood before them was a frog-like person, most of the mages knew what this individual was.
"I am a messenger from the Council," The frog stated.
"C-Council?" Levy muttered.
Jet, who was standing beside her mumbled, "A messenger?"
Makarov's eyes narrowed, what was the Council up to now? He stayed in silence and watched as the mystery unfolded.
"Stemming from the recent Eisenwald incident, we hereby charge you with eleven counts of criminal property damage," The messenger held up the piece of paper, "Erza Scarlet, you are under arrest!"
...
What?
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Siegrain smirked when he saw a handcuffed Erza came into view. Her brown eyes held no reflection as she got closer. It seemed like the redhead was well prepared for this. Getting up from his leaning position, he strolled towards her. The two were now face to face.
"Jellal...," Her voice was filled with rage and anger as she glared at him.
The frog-like messenger quickly kneed on the ground and bowed at the blue haired man with respect.
Said blue haired man did not budge, "Long time no see, Erza," He greeted.
The redhead growled under her breath as she continued to glare. Jellal, why was he here? She had met him countless of times already, and she knew. She knew what his little scheme was. Trying to get the Council's trust while building that tower in the shadow. She couldn't help but notice that his right arm was still missing. He probably lost it when the tower collapsed.
Seeing her face, Jellal/Siegrain smirked, "Come on now, don't be so on guard. This is a thought projection. My real body is in Era. The old men in the next room are also all thought projections. It's not like they'd actually come all the way here for such a trivial matter,"
Erza did not respond, she was too busy glaring at him with hate.
"Erza... Don't be like that," He said with voice filled with manipulation, "After all, I'm on Fairy Tail's side. The old men were afraid that they would share in the blame, so they created a plan to push responsibility onto others-"
"Enough!" The armored maiden snapped, "Don't you dare bring my guild into this!"
The tattoo faced man smirked, "As you wish. Though, I wanted to see you before the trial and warn you...,"
He cupped her chin and whispered into her ear, "Say nothing of the past to the old men. For both our sakes,"
Erza's eyes sharpened. She could break out of these handcuffs if she really wanted to. With a nasty growl, the redhead snarled.
"If you lay a hand on them then I will never forgive you. If you touch any of my guildmates then I will destroy that tower of yours and you along with it! This is between you and me, Jellal!"
The blue haired man took a step back, a wide grin on his face. It seemed like the little girl that he once knew had changed. She had changed into a furious woman. With nothing better to say, the conversation ended just like that. Jellal began to walk towards the room where the judgment will be passed on to the redhead.
"Well then, I'll be waiting on the other side of the door. As a member of the Council,"
And with that said, he disappeared into thin air.
Erza's eyes narrowed. One of these days she will cut him to shreds.
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"Ah! the sweet smell of freedom!" Natsu Dragneel cheered into the air.
Everyone in the guild was worried about Erza's arrest, but it all turned out to be just a formality. They arrested her just for show to preserved the order of the magical world. Everyone sighed as they watched Natsu ran up and down. Cheering about freedom like an idiot.
The Dragon Slayer had managed to escape their hold and went to rescue the redhead. And in the end, they were thrown in jail for one night.
"So, what about your man-to-man fight with Erza, Natsu?" Elfman questioned from the side. He was getting quite annoyed from just listening to the idiot shouting.
Lucy, who was seated at the same table as Gray sighed, "Not this again...," Honestly, she was so worried about Erza that she couldn't sleep a single wink.
The Dragon Slayer grinned, "Oh yeah, I completely forgot!" Turning to look behind him, he spotted the armored woman sitting on one of the tables, massaging her forehead tiredly, "Erza~, let's continue where we left off!"
Erza paid him no mind, "No, I'm tired,"
Natsu did not listen. Flames spun around his right fist as he rushed at her.
"Eat this!"
...
Many deadpanned looks were thrown in his way when he was instantly met with a punch to the face. In an instant, the pink haired teen was sent flying towards the other side of the guild hall.
"Natsu, that's so lame!" Gray howled with laughter as he and the other mages joined in.
"Man, Erza's still as strong as ever!" Elfman followed.
Mirajane giggled. She turned towards Makarov, who was seated at the counter with his staff over his shoulder. Noticing the look on his face, she couldn't help but ask.
"What's the matter, Master," Her voice was filled with worry.
The midget closed his eyes. My, what a graceful young lady, "I'm feeling sleepy...," He murmured, "It's him...,"
Before Mirajane could ask any further, a massive wave of drowsiness engulfed the whole guild, making her fall to the ground in a deep slumber along with the rest of the guild.
Erza closed her eyes, trying to withstand the Sleeping magic. She could feel a presence standing at the guild's entrance. She knew who it was. With a quick burst of her magic, the redhead summoned a sword and threw it at the newcomer. She opened her eyes and glared.
She missed.
Stood in front of the mission board was Mystogan. The man was dressed in a dark blue cloak and his arms and legs were mostly covered in bandages. He wore a dark blue bandana with a silver forehead protector, on his face was a green mask that obscured the bottom half of his face. The He swiftly snatched a random S-rank mission and took off.
Erza's eyes narrowed. The man looked like a ninja, in her opinion... He was Naruto's one-sided rival.
The ninja mage swiftly snatched a random S-rank mission, showing it to the half-sleeping Makarov before taking off.
"Mystogan," The midget muttered.
"I'm off," Said the mage plainly.
He stopped when an armored woman appeared in his view of sight. An angry frown on her face.
"Undo the sleeping spell, now," She ordered.
Mystogan walked past her and started to count down, starting at five. As he disappeared from sight, the drowsiness faded away and the normal atmosphere returned.
All members got up to their feet and began to rub away the sleep in their eyes.
"What happened?" Lucy murmured, yawning here and there.
Jet, who seated himself down on the table muttered under his breath, "This feeling... it's like Mystogan was here?"
"That bastard!" Droy rubbed his face.
"He always uses such powerful magic...," Levy mumbled.
Hearing this, Lucy turned towards her two friends who were seated at the same table as her.
"Mystogan?" She asked, trying to recall the name.
Gray was rubbing his eyes, trying to wake. He doesn't feel like answering right now. So Elfman decided to speak,
"He's one of the strongest men in Fairy Tail. He does this because he doesn't like other people to see his face...,"
The Ice mage slumped down the table tiredly, "When he comes to take a job, he always put everyone to sleep like this," His dark eyes traveled toward Makarov, "No one other than the master knows what he looks like,"
Lucy gulped. Now that was suspicious...
Suddenly, a voice filled with arrogance loomed from above.
"No, I know what he looks like,"
Everyone in the guild widened their eyes. They turned their heads up to the second floor, only to see a cocky smirk on a blonde haired man's face.
Lucy took a step back, the man's appearance looked very frightening. He was very tall and muscular, his blonde hair was slicked back and its numerous spiky strands were pointing backward. The blonde teenage girl couldn't help but notice the lightning bolt shaped scar on his right eyes. He was wearing a leopard-print, orange tunic with dark-lined sleeves reaching down below his elbows, and fur on the lower edges...
The man gave out an 'Don't mess with me!' aura. Though, her thoughts were cut off when the guild began to shout.
"Laxus! You were here?!" Elfman cried, clearly surprised.
Wakaba muttered underneath his breath, "Wow, that's rare...,"
Seeing the look on Lucy's face. Gray cupped his chin and leaned on the table. "He's another one of the strongest,"
Lucy hitched back. She stood still and continued to listen to the blonde haired man.
"Mystogan's shy, so keep your nose outta it," He mocked, making many members frown.
Hearing the familiar voice in the guild. Natsu's eyes snapped open. He spotted the older man and growled.
"Laxus! Fight me!"
Gray sweatdropped, "You were just beaten by Erza a second ago!"
The headphone wearing mage smirked, "Yes, that's right! If you can't even beat Erza, then there's no way you could beat me!"
"What are you implying?!" The redhead snarled. Waves of intimidation were now rolling off her.
Many members backed away. This was not going to end well...
Laxus did not waver, he continued to smirk, "I'm implying that I'm the strongest!" He made a motion with his hands.
Natsu couldn't take it anymore, "If you're the strongest then get down here and prove it, you bastard!" He yelled.
The Dreyar sneered, "How about you come up here?"
"Fine by me!" The Dragon Slayer roared, jumping on the table and leaping into the air with his right fist pulled back.
He didn't get far when a giant hand swatted him in midair, making him crash down to the guild's wooden floor. Lucy frozen in fear, the was getting really bad!
"You can not go upstairs, not yet," Makarov said, peering over his shoulder and glared at his grandson, "And you, that's enough!"
Laxus did not listen, he looked down at his guildmates and grinned wickedly, "I'm not giving up my seat as the strongest in Fairy Tail for anyone! Not to Erza or Mystogan, either," He pointed his thumb at himself, "I am the strongest!"
Tension flared violently around the guild as Erza glared heatedly at him. The ground underneath her began to crack as the waves of intimidations doubled tenfold. Lucy, Gray and many other members began to take a step back. This was getting out of hand!
Makarov gazed at her with a neutral expression on his face, he needed to fix this before things get serious-
"Huh? Laxus's back?"
A calm and lazy voice spoke loudly, and in an instant. The tension in the air faded away into nothing. All heads quickly turned towards the guild's entrance and all faces became blank.
Stood before them was a tall, yet normal looking man with weird whisker marks on his cheeks. His spiky blonde hair swayed in the wind as he stood in a relaxed posture. The clothes on his body were plain and boring. It was a simple white shirt and a pair of black, below knee level shorts.
Lucy noted that there was a backpack slung over his shoulder and on his feet were...
Flip flops.
It was an odd choice for outdoor traveling, the girl thought.
Looking around. Naruto couldn't help but raise on of his eyebrows in confusion. Why the hell were they staring at him as if he was a newcomer? Usually, they would just say hi without even batting an eyelash.
Weird...
Oh! Maybe they were just looking behind him, how could he not thought of that! The blonde peeked over his shoulder to see if anything was there and frowned.
Nope, nothing...
With no luck, he gazed back at his silent guildmates once more.
Seriously, what the hell was wrong with these guys now?
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(Omake/Extra)
Rayleigh yawned loudly as the morning sun greeted his wrinkly face. He's tired eyes darted around his front yard, only for them to be widened at the sight.
Everything was rotten into ashes...
Looking around, he also noticed that his favorite tree was missing. That tree was the only source that kept his cabin cool in the blazing summer, and now it was gone... Rubbing his bearded chin, the glasses old man looked down at his feet. His brow was raised slightly as he noticed the familiar book on the ground. Even though it was rotted he could still tell by its cover. It was the book that he had lent to Naruto.
He wondered what happened...
Scratching his head, the old pirate laughed half-heartedly into the air. Well, whatever. It was a good thing that the blonde didn't read it. After all, it had many sex scenes... And, uh. His personal secrets.
Finished
Hey, haha. Are you guys triggered that Naruto didn't get to do much in this arc? Well, next arc, he will get more action in the next arc.
I noticed that a lot of people didn't like it when I wrote down what happened in canon with 'a few added touch'.
Naruto will be doing his own things, he's not a part of team Natsu. Sure, he'll tag along with them most of the time, but canon arcs will change drastically. This was just the beginning arc.
What was the point of these two chapters?
- I don't fucking know, I just went with the flow with my imagination.
