Hey guys Omegabacklash here with the 21st chapter of the story. This chapter, along with the ones following it, will take longer to write and publish. School is starting back the day after I started writing this, so I wanted to atleast begin on the chapter before school started back. I hope none of you mind the inconvenience of them taking longer. With this said let's start the story shall we. :D
Summary:
400 years ago there was a great war between three major factions: Zeref's demons, Humans, and Dragons. The scales tipped in Zeref's favor one day when he created a demon that walked among all three factions. The demon was defeated along with Zeref, but it was sealed away. Now 400 Years later the creature lives on, but in a different respect.
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Chapter 21:
(Elena's Pov)
This week has passed rather quickly. It was the day before the day that we would leave for tenroujima for the exam. I will be acting as an obstacle in the exam, but right now Natsu, Mira, and I were resting before the exam tomorrow. We currently sat at the guild's bar talking with each other. I sat to Natsu's Left while Mira was behind the bar cleaning a glass. Makarov and Gildarts sat a bit further down from us.
"So how do you think the tests will go this year? " Mira asked me leaning over the Bar. I look around to see everyone else, who would be on the test tomorrow, sitting around taking it easy. The calmness before the storm I guess.
"Everyone's grown so much here while I was away. I look forward to seeing how everyone's progressed. " I say with a smile on my face. Mira replied by laughing a bit.
"I heard that Juvia asked Lisanna to be her partner in the exam. " Mira said beginning to gossip with me.
"Yeah, those two have become really good friends. " I reply looking over at the two that we spoke about.
"The teams that I know of are: Cana and Lucy, Freed and Bixlow, Elfman and Evergreen, Natsu and happy, Juvia and Lisanna, Mest and Wendy, Gray and Loki, and finally Levy with Gajeel. " Mira said as she began to think about the subject most likely. I laugh at her.
"Mira you really do like getting in other people's business don't you. " I say jokingly. She puffs out her cheeks at me before she begins to laugh with me.
"yeah, I guess you're right. " She says giggling a bit. I turn to look at Natsu with his face on the table. He hadn't really participated in any conversation that we've had so I was beginning to get a bit worried about him.
"Natsu are you ok? " I ask putting my hand on his shoulder. I shake him a bit since he hadn't responded to me. His body lay there motionless. I raise up his body a bit so that I could see his face.
"Is Natsu ok? " Mira asked me with a worried tone. I remove one hand from his chest so that I can move it up to his forehead. When I touch his skin though, It felt as if I had just stuck my hand in a fire.
"oww. " I say accidentally retracting both of my hands in my shock of the heat. Natsu falls off of the seat falling to the ground.
"Natsu! " Both Mira and I yell as she jumps over the Bar to get to him. Makarov and Gildarts see the incident and run over to us.
"What happened? " The both of them ask at the same time.
"We don't know. He wasn't moving so I raised him up and felt of his forehead. " I explain as I move to the side allowing Makarov and Gildarts to see, "He's burning up, more than usual that is. " I add. Everyone begins to gather around as Natsu lies there on the floor not moving.
"Go get Porlyusica. She'll know what to do. " Makarov said. I nod and run out of the guild B-lining it to her home in the woods.
(FLASHBACK)(Elena's Pov)
Makarov and Gildarts had introduced me to the guild and were taking me to a person named Porlyusica. They told me that she was a nice person, and They just needed to make sure that I needed to get a medical checkup with her. We arrived to a tree like house in the woods. It had flowers and assorted plants growing out front in something like a garden. We continue down the short path to the door of the building.
"Porlyusica? " Makarov asked as we walked into the building. A tall pink haired woman with a yellow hair pin through her hair dressed in a red robe stepped out from behind the corner.
"What do you want this time Makarov? I told you I want to be left alone out here. You know I hate humans. " She said with an irritated tone in her voice.
"I know that. I just wanted you to make sure this girl is healthy. " Makarov said as he stepped to the side revealing me. The woman squinted her eyes at me looking me over.
"Why didn't you just bring her to the clinic in town? " She asked turning her attention back to Makarov. He looked over at me and put his hand on my head.
"She's a special case. " He said smiling. I walk forward to the point that I'm right infront of the woman. She looks at me squinting her eyes.
"You aren't from here are you? " I ask as I tug on her robe a bit. Her eyes widen at my words. She looks over to Makarov squinting her eyes at him.
"What did you tell her Makarov? " She asked clearly aggravated at him. Makarov put his arms up shaking them no.
"You're from Edolas aren't you. " I say causing the woman to look down at me once again. She kneels down to meet me eye level.
"Not many people here know about Edolas. How do you know about it sweety? " She asked putting her right hand on my shoulder. I look at her hand and then back to her.
"Papa told me that it was a place where people didn't have magic inside of them. I don't feel any coming from you. " I say causing the woman to look at Makarov.
"I'll take care of her. " She says as she stands up and opens her hand for me to take it.
"You will notice something different in her results. I can already tell you that. " Makarov states as he was about to exit the building. Gildarts smiles at us as well before leaving the building. Porlyusica looks back at me smiling.
"You aren't human are you. " She says looking at me. I look up at her with a frown.
"I'm not sure what I am. " I say looking down at the floor with a frown covering my lips.
"I'll take good care of you regardless of what you are. " Porlyusica said smiling as she began kneeling down on to me again so that we can look at each other face to face.
(End Flashback)(Elena's Pov)
I finally reached Porlyusica's house at the edge of town. Since she was a solitary person, she preferred to be alone. I rushed through the doors and Instantly start looking for her.
"Porlyusica. Porlyusica. Where are you? " I ask going room from room throughout the house. The said woman turns the corner just as I'm about to go around it. She had a worried look on her face, likely because of how I was acting.
"What is the Matter Elena? " She asks with a relaxed voice while raising her eyebrow.
"Something is wrong with Natsu. " I explain causing her to get a serious look on her face.
"We don't have time to waste then. " She says walking past me and out the door with me in pursuit. We begin running back to the guild as fast as we can. Though it will take a bit to get there. I look over to Porlyusica, my foster mother, to see a look of sadness on her face.
(Flashback)(Elena's Pov)
All the tests were complete, took about a week or so, and now Porlyusica, Makarov, and I sat in the office. Both of them had serious looks on their faces.
"Makarov what is the meaning of this? " She questioned slamming papers down on the desk. Makarov takes up the papers after giving her a questioning look. As he reads through, his eyes widen, "Makarov, I have never dealt with something this complex before. It's a miracle that she's alive. " Porlyusica added looking over to me. She raised her hand to let it run through my hair.
"What's complex? " I ask speaking up causing the two to look at each other.
"Your tests came back with something off. " Porlyusica said giving me a faint smile, "You seem to be very different from normal humans. " I have a frown appear on my lips as I look down.
"I know that much. " I say as I'm looking down. I feel Porlyusica's eyes fall on me with sadness in them.
"Yui could you tell me about your family. Where did they come from? " She asked leaning over to me. I look up at her with a faint smile.
"I'm not sure where papa came from, He had lived for a very long time. Mama on the other hand, She was born in what you now call Fiore. " I explain thinking about my parents. I feel a tear roll down my cheek.
"How old was your Papa? " She asked running her hand through my hair.
"He only remembered the date, not how many years. " I say with a faint smile on my lips. I watch as the two look at each other, "I can take you to Papa if you want. He won't say anything to you, but he's nice to talk to. " The two look at me raising an eyebrow.
"I thought you said he passed away? " Makarov asked as I jumped off of the chair. I look up at him.
"He lives at the Cathedral now. " I say as I walk towards the door. I hear the both of them stand up and follow me. We walk through the guild and out to the streets. Neither of them spoke as we walked down the street. It took quite a bit, but we finally reached the Cathedral. Outside a man sat on a bench reading a book. The man was dressed in robes, but I recognized him. He looked up at us and grew a smile.
"Hello Yui, We got worried when you didn't return yesterday. " He said standing up.
"I'm sorry. I stayed with Porlyusica last night. " I say pointing over to her. He follows my finger to the pink haired woman.
"Thank you for taking care of her. " He thanked. Porlyusica and Makarov both smiled.
"No need to thank us, but are you her father? " Makarov asked causing The Priest to have a frown.
"I'm not her father, but We at the Cathedral gladly took her in when she came to town. " He puts his hand on my head, "She's been a pleasure to have around. " He smiled down at me. I smile back at him as he rubs my head.
"She told us that her father lives at the Cathedral though? " Makarov asked confused. The Priest now knowing the situation motioned around to the side of the building.
"I'll show you to where he is then. " He said as he began to walk around to the side of the building to the graveyard. I stood beside him as the Two followed us. Soon we reach two graves, and We stop, "Here is her father. " I stop and look at the two graves infront of me.
"Garus and Serena Saito. " Makarov said as he read the two graves, "Would that happen to be the King Garus that fought Zeref's Demons? " He asked looking over at the Priest.
"You've heard of him then, and yes to answer your question. Garus was the one to rally the people to fight against Zeref's demons, and would lose his life during the final battle at Crocus. " The Priest explained as he looked on at the grave.
"So what does this have to do with the anomalies in her tests? " Porlyusica asked the Priest.
"Do you know what happened in the final battle for Crocus? " The priest questioned back.
"I've never been a person for history. " Porlyusica says back.
"It was said that Garus called upon the Dragons to aid in the final fight, so that also poses the question. How did he convince dragons to fight with humans. " The Priest stated turning to me, "I'm sure you already knew the answer didn't you. " he said smiling.
"Papa was a dragon, Mama was human. Papa preferred to live among humans rather than Dragons, though he did have friends among the dragons. " I say looking at the grave and then turning to Makarov and Porlyusica, "Zeref used me to fight against Papa. I am the one responsible for his death. " Tears begin to fall down my cheeks. I watch as Porlyusica walks over to me and sits down infront of me.
"For someone so young, You've already done so much. " Porlyusica says as she extends her arms towards me and wraps them around me. She pulls me into her embrace as my tears begin to fall to where they now cover her clothes, "Shhhh, you're safe now. We won't let anyone do anything like that to you ever again. " She says as she rubs her hand up and down my back. She looks up to the Priest, "I'll take care of her for now on. "
(End Flashback)(Elena's Pov)
We reached the Guild and now sat in the infirmary, where Porlyusica was examining Natsu. I was right beside her as she looked over him checking for any signs as of what was afflicting him. Makarov and everyone else was made to wait outside as we examined Natsu, Porlyusica's order.
"Elena, He's the same as you isn't he? " She questions out of the blue as she looks over Natsu. I look at her in shock.
"Yes, He's from where I come from. " I say deciding it better not to keep secrets from her. She turns around to me.
"When I examined you, when you were younger. I found Dark Magic Particles in your body. Natsu's, on the other hand, have decided to finally make themselves known. In a manner of speaking he's going through a form of withdrawl, where instead of his body getting rid of the substance it's getting used to them again. " She explains as she backs away from Natsu.
"The seal broke after all this time. " I say looking at Natsu. Porlyusica looked over at me with a questioning glance.
"There was a seal on him? " She asked. I look over at her and nod.
"There were two seals, one on his memory of the time and the other was to keep the Dark Magic Particles from affecting his body. The one on his memory though has been broken, but for how long I don't know. He has never shown anything that would make me think it was broken. " I explain to her as we look at Natsu.
"So what do we tell everyone. I don't think it would go over well if we told them the truth. " Porlyusica asked as we pulled back the curtain.
"I guess we tell them that he ate something he shouldn't have and now he has a fever because it didn't go over well with his body. Like when he ate the Etherion infused Lacrima. They said he had a horrible reaction to it afterwords. " I propose as we get to the door.
"Yes that would probably be the best thing to tell them. " She says as we walk out of the Infirmary. We walk into the main part of the guild where everyone waited patiently for the news.
"So what's up with flamebrain? " Gray asked being the first to speak what was on everyone's mind. We look over at him.
"Do you remember when Natsu ate Etherion infused Lacrima? " Porlyusica asked causing everyone to give her a questioning look.
"yes he was bedridden for a few days, and He was extremely sick over it. Why? " Erza asked walking up to where she was beside Makarov, who was on the bar, beside us.
"Well he's apparently ate something similar to that because he's having many of the same symptoms. " Porlyusica said causing everyone to have a sigh of relief, "So he's not in any danger, but I forbid him from going on the S-Class exam and someone who doesn't mind staying around him to monitor his condition will have to stay. " She added.
"I'll stay with him. Elena can take my spot on the Exam. " Mira said as she walked out from behind the bar.
"Yes, I think that will be fine. Elena will take your spot while you monitor Natsu's condition to make sure he doesn't get worse. " Makarov stated as he looked up at Everyone, "But I won't be able to bring another person on the test to replace Natsu on short notice so we will have seven teams instead of eight. " Makarov said standing up and jumping down from the bar, "Thank you for looking at him Porlyusica. You're a lifesaver. " He extended his hand to Her. She takes his hand shaking it and smiling.
"I just want to get out of here so I will take my leave. " She said as she began to walk towards the door. Everyone watched as she got to the door and walked out without looking back. I turn my attention to Mira who had taken her spot back behind the bar. I walk over to the bar and take a seat beside Erza.
"So how was Natsu? " Mira asked worried about our boyfriend. I look up at her.
"He's just got a fever, but he should be fine within the next few days. " I say with a faint smile. A look of relief falls over the two of them.
"I need to go get ready for the Exam tomorrow so I will see you two later. " Erza said standing up. I watch as Mira gets a smirk on her lips.
"Don't wait too long. You don't know how much time you have left. " Mira said causing Erza to turn around. I felt that her words had a larger meaning than what she meant.
"Mira stay out of my business. I'll talk to him when I'm ready. " Erza said turning around and walking out of the guild without saying another word. I turn back to Mira to see a grin on her face.
"What was that about Mira? " I ask causing her to laugh a bit.
"It seems the knight has seen something in the flame. " Mira says still smirking. Now I understand what she's laughing about. I look back to the door with a few thoughts roaming through my mind. A smile forms on my lips as I think about it.
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Hey guys sorry if this chapter is a bit shorter than usual I wanted to work on this over the past two days, but the beginning of school is a bit hectic. Besides that, I hope you all enjoyed the chapter. We're slowly getting closer and closer to the Tenroujima arc. I look forward to reading all of the feedback for this chapter, and I will try to begin on the next chapter and get it out sometime this upcoming week. Until next time though.
This is Omegabacklash aka AlexanderWind signing off. Cya :D