Last Time on 'Two Sides of the Same Coin':
"Basically, both of your souls are stuck in the same body." The tanuki said like he was just asking about the weather.
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"WHAAAAAAAT!?"
[Chapter 10 - The Devil's Hunt Begins]
[Night—Inside the Kurotsubaki]
"Mi—mister tanuki-san, w—what do you mean by that?" The blue haired Dragon Slayer was the first one to get out of her stupor and asked the question.
"It's just like I said kid, both your souls are stuck in that body of yours." He said while pointing at the two.
"But how!?" Interrupted the butler.
"Alright, I'll tell you so just come down! Let me tell you something about the Kurotsubaki. Though this device can take the souls out of people, it can only take one soul at a time and store it here in this watch. It can't hold two or more. When Wendy here got herself stabbed, the first thing that the Kurotsubaki does is injecting the soul inside of it into the body. Fortunately for Wendy, she used the last of her strength to rip the Kurotsubaki out of her body before her soul was taken out." Explained the tanuki. The duo simply stood there and soaked up the information that was given to them. After a few seconds, Hayate spoke.
"Did this happened before?"
"Actually no. But in their defense, the ones that were stabbed before her were either unconscious or tied up so they can't rip it out once been stabbed. You also count their butler boy, seeing as you were jumping and had that sword impaled you. You wouldn't have enough reaction time to take it out." Explained once again by the tanuki.
Now that Hayate thought about it, the tanuki was right. He wouldn't have enough time to take out a sword that struck your stomach if you were in mid-air when that happened.
"So what are we supposed to do now?"
"Well that is up to you guys now. Just so you know Wendy, the butler boy here is stuck in this dimension. He doesn't belong here since he came from a world where people shooting fire from there guns and glowing red haired women is only on fiction and therefore do not exist. So maybe you can help him find his way home since apparently your one of those so-called mages here. Your magic might be able to do something."Said the tanuki who was hoping to get the blue haired butler out of here as soon as possible.
"I'm sorry but I can't help you with that. My magic is Sky Dragon Slaying Magic and it's only good at support and some offensive techniques. It can't help you teleport to other dimensions."
Said the Dragon Slayer sadly. Even though this guy took her body and might do something bad with it, he looked pretty nice and he seems gentlemanly enough.
"Wendy, do you know anyone who can help me with my problem? I really need to get home, my mistress is probably worried about me." Worried was an understatement! though Hayate. He was pretty sure his mistress would have probably searched the world by now or maybe hiring some scientists to create a wormhole just to find him.
"Maybe Master Makarov could help us. He's the master of my guild, Fairy Tail. He's also very old so I'm sure he may know something to help you get home." She replied while showing her Fairy Tail symbol on her right shoulder. Hayate considered this, on one hand if she allows Wendy to go to her master, that would mean that they would discover that he was in her body which would might lead to consequences. On the other hand, if they don't go to their master or maybe hide about him, it won't give him a chance to get home. Considering both, it was pretty easy to come up with a decision.
"Alright Wendy, it's decided, we'll come back to see your master." Replied in a cheery attitude.
"Sorry to burst your bubble but, does Wendy have any money on her? Sorry for being realistic but, how would you guys get back to wherever she came from if you don't have money?" The tanuki interrupted their joyous celebration.
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"Ohhh... Just my luck." Hayate layed down on the floor looking black and white as he feels his existance fading away. Just when he thought someone could help him, it seemed far, far away.
"It's okay Hayate-san. I'm sure we could find a way to get back to Magnolia. That's where the Fairy Tail guild is. Maybe if we could take some part-time jobs to earn money, we might be able to ride back home. Or maybe we could just walk our way home. Where are we going anyway?" Said the confused Dragon Slayer. She had just woken up now so she doesn't know where they were going.
"I don't know. I haven't questioned them yet, but were on a large cruise ship right now considering the things that were in the room when I woke up. I think were going to an island or maybe another continent." Replied the butler.
"Speaking of luck, I finally found the source of the Kurotsubaki's no-bad-luck problem." The tanuki said.
"Well what is it?" Hayate wasn't worried about having good luck, he was worried about having BAD luck. If he can find the source of the watch's unusual neutral luck then maybe he can create more so that he doesn't have to be on alert every time he has a hold on the watch.
"Excuse me but, what problem?" Interrupted by the bluenette.
"Oh, well you see Wendy, the Kurotsubaki doesn't just steal souls from bodies. In it's watch form, the one who holds it will have an insurmountable amount of bad luck. However, when we arrived here, the girl you were fighting took hold of the watch, but she somehow didn't get affected by the watch's misfortune. So here I am now explaining what's happening with the watch. Do you get me Wendy?" The girl nod in response.
"Good. Anyway let me tell you guys a bit more about the Kurotsubaki. You see, in reality, the Kurotsubaki doesn't really give you bad luck, it sucks the good luck energy out of you." The tanuki said as he goes into lecture mode.
"When a person holds the Kurotsubaki, they're good luck energy will be taken from them and get absorbed by the watch. After some time of absorbing good luck energy, it will reach it's limit and a miracle or an incredibly lucky scenario will happen to the one who was holding it at that time. Do you guys still follow me?" They nod.
"Alright, let's continue. When we came to this world, there's some type of energy in the air that the watch is absorbing. Now it doesn't rely on the holder's luck but it relies on the particles in the ai—"
"Ethernano."
"What?"
"It's called ethernano. Levi-san once told me that all of our magic came from special particles in the air called ethernano. We absorb it to our bodies once we drain the magic that's already inside our bodies." Wendy explained.
"Right. Well the Kurotsubaki doesn't rely on the holder's luck anymore. It absorbs energy from the ethernano in the air and when the time comes, a miracle will still happen. Their's no difference it just has a new power source." The tanuki's explanation ended.
"So does that mean that when I hold that watch, I won't just trip or some other unfortunate accident?" Hayate asks.
"Yup." The tanuki responds.
With that one word, Hayate felt as if the gods have given him new life. You could practically see the sparkle in his eyes as he jumps for joy. Now that the Kurotsubaki doesn't curse people anymore with bad luck, he'll less likely be less prone to other accidents and mishaps. And if the time is right, then he'll be granted heaven's luck!
The other two just sweatdrop at their friend's expression.
"Well, I think it's time for you two to go now. Wendy, why don't you let Hayate take control of your body for awhile. You're body is still injured from the fall and other injuries so just take a rest. Hayate is practically born bruised so he'll be able to handle your body's injuries better." Explained the tanuki.
"Aye!" And with that, they both disappeared in a blinding light.
[Night—Unknown Location]
In a dark forest, stood a lone man, surrounding him were numerous bodies of dead animals, particularly wolves. He was wearing a red and tan robes with a white toga around his torso. His eyes were covered behind his bangs. His expression was one of sorrow and regret. He sighed.
"I'm sorry. I did not mean to take your lives. You should have stayed away from me. I'm sorry." He reapeated one more time before standing up.
As he stood up, a lone black crow with red eyes perched on his shoulder and nudged it's head to the man. After a few minutes of silence, the black crow turned to stone(1). He looked up to the sky, revealing a pair of black eyes. His expression changed from one of regret to one of happiness and hope. A face full of hope that he was letting a few tears fall from his eyes.
"That magic. So a magic like that does exist in this world. If I had it, maybe my dream can finally be fulfilled. If it does happen, then maybe he doesn't have to do it for me. He will not bear the burden of being the one to kill me. And maybe this world will now know peace..." And with that, the lone man trudged back into the woods, hoping to find the magic that he saw.
(1) - Genesis
Hello Everybody! I hope I didn't make you guys wait too long. The start of an adventure is on the horizon as our new heroes travel to another land. But who is this man? And what is his intention to the two. Stay tuned and find out. So guys! How did you like the story so far? Please review, fav, and follow. ACertainCuriousReader signing off.
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