Chapter 14
In a land far, far away lies the kingdom of Fiore, a small, peaceful nation of 17 million, and a place filled with magic. Found in every home, bought and sold in every marketplace. For most magic is merely a tool, a mundane part of everyday life. For some, however, magic is an art, and they've devoted their lives to its practice. These are the wizards. Banded together into magical guilds, they ply their skills in search of fame and fortune. Many such guilds dot the landscape of Fiore. But there is a certain guild in a certain town that soars high above the rest, one from which countless legends have been born. A guild that will no doubt continue to create legends well into the future. Its name... is Fairy Tail.
"Hey Scarab King. I need your help with this mission." Gajeel stated, grabbing Kaito as he passed him, earning some protests from both the aforementioned beetle user and his teammates.
"Hey! What is so important That only I am needed anyway?" The crimson eyed male asked of the iron user, who showed him the mission sheet in response.
"This. We're needed to take out a nest of Shadow Beetles, however the mission only allows for two participants due to the guild's reputation in most missions, so I figured that the best way to take out insects is with more insects." Gajeel stated, with Kaito gaining a thoughtful look.
"That tactic would normally fail, however I could always subjugate these 'Shadow Beetles' to add to my arsenal." The beetle user informed his current partner before turning back to Dakura and Abigail. "This should take only a day or two, so I should be back by then." At that, the red eyed duo walked out of the Guildhall to take care of the mission.
(1 Hour Later...)
Kaito is seen pulling a nauseated, nearly unconscious, Gajeel off the train into the town they had their mission assigned in, Hosenka Town.
"Man, we really need to figure out a cure for motion sickness or something. What if you ended up in a battle on a vehicle like an Airship or something?" Kaito asked his temporary partner, who responded by vomiting behind them, narrowly missing a passerby who cried out in protest. "You better yet?" At that the Iron Dragon Slayer began wiping his mouth with the back of his hand before standing up fully, giving a curt nod to the albino.
"Yeah, now we need to find our client so as to get this mission over with, and quick." Gajeel stated, having regained his composure before heading of to look for their hirer.
(A few moments later…)
After around ten or so minutes of searching, which made sense due to both Gajeel and Kaito being excellent trackers so long as they have a rough Idea of where their target is, the duo managed to locate their clientele, a short, pasty man with graying hair showing hints of black.
"Oh thank you for responding so fast. The Shadow Beetles have somehow managed to blackout most of the rooms in my house, leaving only the outmost areas relatively untouched." The elderly man said, as Kaito walked towards the building with his sunglasses off for once as he held his hands out with a portion of his own swarm flying out, encircling the house in seconds before a magic circle formed beneath himself while a larger version formed from his beetles.
"This should only take a few minutes, so please be patient. HIVE MIND SECRET ART! MASS INSECT SUBJUGATION!" The insect user stated as the windows of the building opened up and the entire swarm of Shadow Beetles flew out and joined the swarm. As this was happening, Kaito was showing obvious signs of strain, not realizing the size of the target swarm, as lookers on looked extremely shocked, not expecting a display of this type. Then, as if a switch had been flicked, it ended as the swarm flew back into Kaito's sleeves as he continued sweating and panting, though not as much. "Hah… hah… hah.. I did it, your infestation is taken care off, though I did not expect such a large swarm. At any rate, that takes care of that." The insect user stated as the client walked over to him, having shaken out of his stupor.
"Thank you, so, so much. I don't know what I would have done without your help." The grateful old man expressed, handing Kaito an envelope containing the payment for the mission.
(2 hours later, road to Magnolia…)
"I still don't get why you split the reward with me, you handled the entire mission by yourself." Gajeel said with a hint of confusion, not getting why he got a share in the first place as Kaito shook his head before he spoke up.
"Do you want to know why that spell is considered as secret art?" Kaito asked out of the blue, somewhat confusing Gajeel.
"You mean the one you used back there? Sure." The Black haired male articulated, with Kaito continuing.
"It's because it is possible for the swarm to turn on it's user during the usage of it. That's why you were there, to act as backup incase that happened. That, combined with the fact that all my attention was focused on the spell would have left me open to attacks as well." The albino stated with a slight chuckle, as Gajeel nodded along side him.
"That makes sense, in a roundabout way. Though I still felt like I could have helped out in some other sort of way." The pierced man stated, as the Duo stopped walking when they reached what should have been the entrance to Magnolia.
[BN: Insert Position Music - Desolation (Tom Player - Epic Powerful Orchestral Action)]
"What. The hell. Happened." Kaito near yelled, noticing the utter lack of anything as wisps of eternano rose into the air, towards a portal, as that was all it could be called, in the sky.
"Anima. Anima happened." The two heard from the side as Mystogan walked over, his hood and mask off, revealing him to, at the very least, look like Jellal.
"Ok, I'll forget the fact that you have some sort of relation to a currently wanted criminal, as we have other matters at hand. What the hell is 'Anima' as you called it?" The clearly confused albino asked, as Mystogan sighed.
"To put it bluntly, Anima is a type of magic used in an alternate dimension, known as Edolas, so as to take the eternano from Earthland and bring it there. I would know. I was raised in Edolas." The normally hidden mage stated, slightly shocking both Kaito and Gajeel, however Kaito recovered first.
"Wait wait wait, take the eternano? Does this 'Edolas' place not have an endless supply?" The crimson eyed male asked, getting a sad nod from the stave user.
"Yes. The current King of Edolas, Faust, decided that in order to remain in power, he needed Earthland's magic power. I don't know how he came across the Anima or the existence of Earthland, but I know what he is doing is wrong." The dimension jumper stated, as Kaito realized something.
"I assume that he doesn't just take the Eternano, does he? Obviously this magic does more than drain the limitless supply of eternano from Earthland into Edolas, as if it did only that then we would still be standing in Magnolia. It converts living matter into eternano." The cloaked male stated, earning another solemn nod from Mystogan.
"Yes, and that is why he has to be stopped. I planned to reverse the flow of Anima in Edolas myself however that may take too long. I have realized that Dragon Slayer magic is capable of reverting the Lacrima that the absorbed matter is transformed to back into its initial state prior to Anima's usage. That's where Gajeel comes in. These are known as X-Balls. They are capable of giving a mage their magic back as it is disabled in Edolas." Mystogan told the two as he handed Gajeel the bottle of magic pills.
"And what am I to do there? I clearly can't help out with the plan of changing Magnolia's residents back." Kaito asked, as Mystogan shook his head again.
"It seems that your Hive Mind magic works under similar properties to Dragon Slayer magic as it has changed your physiology in a way that is similar to that of your insects. While it may not work as well as Dragon Slayer Magic for the task, I still believe that it may work." The Edolas native informed Kaito, who gained a thoughtful look.
"Alright. So, do we just take these pills and that's it?" Gajeel asked, as Mystogan nodded to the Dragon Slayer.
"Yes. If you happen to run into other Fairy Tail Mages, be sure to give them one as well as it will allow them to use their magic again." The blue haired man stated, as the two took the X-Balls, transferring them to Edolas in a burst of white magic
(Meanwhile with Dakura)
One Hour Earlier
Dakura was sitting at the bar with a keg of beer talking with Makarov when he saw Elfman and Mirajane leave the guild hall with downcast looks on their faces.
"Where are they going Master?" Dakura asked of the old mage.
"They are going to visit their younger sister's grave. She died this day two years ago. They did this last year also." Makarov explained to the Darkness mage. Dakura nodded and continued drinking his beer until a bright light engulfed his vision, and when he could see again he was buried under some dust. He quickly sat up, but instead of seeing the guild hall, or Magnolia all he could see was dusty ground everywhere. Magnolia was and there were particles of eternano floating in the air. Dakura looked around and saw Natsu, Wendy, Happy, and Carla talking with each other. He ran over to them to find out what happened.
"Guys what happened, and where is Magnolia?!" Dakura exclaimed.
"They were absorbed by the Anima and taken to Edolas." Carla explained. Dakura looked at the feline with a confused expression.
"How do you know that Carla?" Dakura asked of the small feline.
"I know so much because that is where Happy and I come from." Carla revealed. Dakura looked shocked at this but nodded nonetheless.
"OK. so if you're the lead expert on this 'Edolas' place, then how do we save everyone?" Dakura said while folding his arms over his chest and glaring at the cat.
"We must first go to Edolas, and to do that we must fly into the Anima at extreme speeds." Carla explained as she summoned her wings and floated over to Wendy. Carla picked up Wendy and Happy did the same to Natsu.
"Uhh. Wait a minute how will Dakura get there?" Natsu asked. They all looked at Dakura who just smirked as a magic circle appeared on his back.
"Dark Make: Dark Wings." Dakura said as a pair of black wings appeared on his back.
"Alright let's go!" Carla said as she started flying straight towards the center of the Anima with Happy and Dakura following at the same speed. They slowly picked up speed until they were blurs. Then a bright light encompassed them, and when it faded they were no longer seen.
(B.N. OST End)
(With Kaito and Gajeel)
"Alright, Blacksteel, we should split up and try and locate the lacrima to the best of our abilities, deal?" Kaito asked of his current partner.
"Alright Scarab King, I'll head in whatever direction is north, and you can go south." Gajeel told the aforementioned King of Beetles, leaving little room for argument. With a quick nod, Kaito dispersed into his usual beetle swarm, flying off to the south as instructed.
"Man, this place is weird." The beetle user thought to himself, noting the odd landscape that surrounded him, such as the random floating Isles, the purple coloration, and the oddly gravity-defying streams of water. Seeing a relatively large spot of land with what looked to be a town nearby, he reformed out of his swarm, putting his hood back over his head.
"Now, if I were a Lacrima containing the entirety of Magnolia, where would I be?" Kaito said to himself, before sensing a somewhat familiar presence behind himself, moving at speeds where dodging wouldn't be the best option. Hearing a yell as well, the beetle user put his hand out behind him, making his beetled form a wall for the projectile to impact.
"Kaito! It's you!" was heard from behind the wall, as someone bearing a striking resemblance to Raiden walked around it, a smile that would normally look off on his face. "To think I would find my own baby brother out here in the badlands!"
"... do I know you?" Kaito inquired, shocking the pseudo-albino that just seemingly came out of nowhere, as a sharply dressed male with deep violet hair wearing a white business suit walked over, placing a hand on not-Raiden's shoulder.
"Shinarada-sama, I believe this is not your long lost brother, as he has none of his usual weaponry on him, not to mention his entomopathy." The purple haired male informed his apparent master, before directing his gaze towards Kaito. "Now, I do believe introductions are in order, correct?"
"Eh, sure. Why not? Name's Kaito Murabba, member of Fairy Tail and user of Hive Mind." The true albino told his current companions, shocking them at the name of the guild he is a part of.
"Did you say, Fairy Tail? The Dark Guild Fairy Tail?" Shinarada asked of Kaito, who blinked two or three times.
"Dark Guild? Well, it seems this really IS a different dimension. What, did Natsu blow up one too many buildings and caused the entire council to turn on Fairy Tail?" The crimson eyed male inquired with a slight chuckle at the end, confusing the two at the words 'dimension' and 'council' as if they were foreign concepts.
"Different Dimension?" Shinarads said, as the inversely colored Enkaar gained a look of realization.
"By 'Different dimension', do you mean to say you traveled through the Anima?" The teal eyed male asked, getting in Kaito's face in the process.
"First of all, get out of my face. And yes, I did travel through the Anima. I came here so as to begin try and free my dimension's Fairy Tail, as they have been transformed into, supposedly, a giant Lacrima, alongside an entire town's worth of people and buildings. So, I really must get going." The albino told the two, preparing to change back to his swarm so as to locate a shard of the lacrima and attempt to free some of the other mages, until Shinarada grasped his cloak before he transformed.
"Wait!" He yelled, earning Kaito's attention, and annoyance. "Don't leave. I think I know where your friends may be, but I'll need your help with something. My brother, Kaito Shinarada..." The pseudo-albino trailed off, confusing the silverette in the process.
"What about this other Kaito?" The beetle user asked, noticing Raiden's solemn expression.
"To put it bluntly, he's a tyrant and needs to be stopped." Edolas Enkaar informed Kaito, as Edo-Raiden had yet to perk back up.
"Let me guess, because of his apparent power that he has, most likely involving proficiency in a multitude of weapons, you think that, because I am his counterpart, I'll be capable of defeating Kaito Shinarada in combat, correct?" The crimson eyed male questioned, earning a nod from his brother's counterpart.
"Yeah, and because of your skill in detecting us, we figured you would be good at not only locating him, but also his base so as to aid us in taking him down." The violet eyed man said, looking more cheerful at the prospect of managing to take his brother down.
"Well then, what are we waiting for? Why don't we try to find him?" Kaito asked, a small smile on his face.
Rage: Ok another chapter done. Sorry for the long wait.
Blueghast: Yeah, heh, it's been what, almost a month since chapter 13?
Dakura 1 & Kaito 1: YES!
Rage: Why am I not surprised that it is now happening in this story.
Blueghast: I think because of the amount of Author Energies we are producing, Our Characters are beginning to manifest in our notes as well.
Colys: Hey-yo!
Blueghast: Like that.
Drake J: WHERE IS MY CHAPTER?
Rage: It's coming, it's coming. Don't get your panties in a twist.
Verneri: Why has production on our story stopped?
Blueghast: Well, you see Verneri, This is what is known as a Hiatus. It's a magical power us authors have, allowing us to pause a story mid way, without any anger. But yes, A Dimensional Convergence is going on Hiatus for about a Month or so. But Don't Fret! For I am working on another story as we speak, with it's first chapter hopefully coming out this week.
Marin: I'm from there!
Blueghast: Yes Marin. You are as excitable as always.
Rage: I believe our Author Notes will be longer as of now.
Drake K: Oh most definitely.
Rage: And there he is. The last OC from my stories. I think it's a good idea to stop now.
Blueghast: As always, Read, Rate, Review and Favorite. As always:
All: MAY THE SCHWARTZ BE WITH YOU!
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