Chapter 10
Natsu raced through the pouring rain which was soon turning into a storm, occasionally looking at the paper to see where he should go, his pink spikes drooping from the weight of the water and the paper was getting wet very fast and he noticed it when the paper stuck to his hand all wet and squishy. He stopped under a tree which was barely shading him from the rain and realized I can use my fire to protect me and the paper from getting wet but then the downside of it was There's chance of the paper not being able to handle the heat he imagined the paper burning in the heat
Then he had and idea he folded the paper into a small fold and held in his palm curling his fingers into a fist and made a shield of fire over him, his clothes immediately drying up and his whole body steaming, the paper was warm the blazing shield of fire dissipated every droplet that came his way as he ran towards Magnolia's Railway station. The wind's getting stronger he thought as the fire from his shield started to part a make a gap in the shield
He used his magic to strengthen the barrier and the hole filled back to it's original form.
The train master sat in a booth asleep his head tilted to the window pane snoring in bliss slumber he had a peaceful, slow and calm day and now he was asleep due the weariness of the job but was jolted awake to the thud thud of the door across him and a voice yelling to him. His eyes opened jumping from his seat and opened the door to see a pink haired male, tensed and fire shielding his head
His eyes widened and tried to not show fear to this young man but he was hopelessly failing. "Young... man, Ma-... May- I... ask what- what you need?" then teenager replied "Did you see a girl with blonde hair and brown eyes come yesterday" he asked the train master threateningly "I'm extrea-mly sorry b-but i wasn't here yesterday"he stuttered The youngster's brows rose higher the fire let out a great roar and thunder struck a tree
He let out a great sigh and asked him, the train master "Then, when's the train coming?" The train master replied "The weather is turning very harsh so until the rain clears up the train won't run" he speed through his sentence in fear "And.. may i ask... w-what is your name?" the youngster replied in a low voice "Natsu" he looked to his side "You may know as Salamander"
The train master was shocked "Your!... Your the Salamander?!" Natsu looked at the train master "Yep... Have a problem?" The train master was pumped "No way! the Salamander! the one from Fairytail who's everyone is talking about!" the train master continued giddily "The one from Sorcerer Weekly! With the blonde girl with keys..." "Calm down grampa... your gonna get a heart attack"
The train master stopped with a frown on his face "I'm not old and it's Uncle for you young man!" he said sternly "Anyone who has wrinkles on their face is old" Natsu said with an annoyed tone The poor man was having a hard time controlling his temper but he remembered the furious expression he had when he opened the door. The train master sighed and said "What do you need?"
The teen thought for a moment and said "Show me the way to Draydon using the train" he said The train master gestured to him and said "Come inside"
Meanwhile in the thickets of the wood and through the quartz door-less building in an ceiling-less podium were two girls in captive kneeling, with their hands tied "Let us go" the blonde said with and anger, anxiety and pain at the same time "Well, hell to you lassies we were the lucky ones and you had the bad batch" one said removing the vines the covered a... something that looked like a table "The lad's right we're not letting god's luck go from our hand now" another added bringing a pail of water
Lucy, the blonde sighed closing her eyes she looked to the left eyeing Kimora who used to have wonderful tanned skin, pale and sick her curly brown hair turned into a muddy mess If only i was stronger she thought Then me or Kimora wouldn't have to face this she had no hope of anyone rescuing her but she felt so bad for Kimora who looked like her life was sucked out of her body
"Lord, the plinth is ready" said the bandit Lucy and Kimora looked to the place the sound was coming from and saw that the vine covered table-like thing was cleared of the vines that covered it and was washed, polished. 7 bandits held one torch in their hand and made a circle around the plinth another brought the big sword with it's sheath covered with small stones to the king the drew the sword from the sheath and raised it high the metal glowing
*Crack!* thunder rumbled from the sky and hit an old tree the ground shook rain poured with fury on the earth the metal of sword getting wet Lucy thought closing her eyes preparing for the king to strike her with the sword This is it, My life is over but instead of striking her the king drew the sword towards him slowly and slit his finger Lucy opened her eyes seeing the blood bubble from the cut.
The bandit king quickly put his hand over the plinth letting the blood drip over cool, stone and said "Place the yellow haired girl on the plinth" she almost immediately said "Am i lying on your blood?!" The leader ignored her comment "Now" the men slashed the vine rope that kept her hands together and firmly tied her on the plinth Thunder hit again this time beside the plinth nearly missing Lucy
The bandit standing near the king said "O lord, isn't the sacrifice happening right at the full moon is at it's highest point?" the king replied "Aye" "Then why the girl being tied now?" "We don't want to have a possibility of her running away" he said to him and then to his bandit crew "Prepare the ointments!"
The train master went in the booth and brought out the railway system map and spread it out on the miniature table and Natsu sat cross-legged on the ground "You see" he pointed to a blue line "This is the route to Draydon you go straight and turn at the 2nd cross light you see" and he explained him the route until Natsu memorized it Natsu remembered that the mission Lucy went to was to find an amethyst at a forest in a cave
"Okay grampa, Thanks i'm goin' now thanks for your help" he said getting up The train master sighed and smiled weakly "Enjoy your trip, son" Natsu looked back and gave a reassuring glance and left the booth and the train master was once again alone in his peaceful booth "He still called be grandpa even after i told him not to" he thought aloud nodding his head ruefully Kids these days he thought and sat on his comfy chair and tried to go to sleep
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