Chapter 21

Wendy pov

Carla: "Child I saw the woman from my vision."

I was at Lamia scale with Erza and Natsu to pick up Carla. I missed her so much. She was slightly beat up and looked like she hadn't eaten in days but I was glad she was ok. I grabbed her as soon as I got the chance, although I had no idea what to say about that first sentence she uttered when held her. I remembered when she mentioned the blonde haired woman with red eyes, we were in the infirmary with Rana for the first time. I wondered if they were connected somehow.

Natsu: "Hey Carla, You smell like Rana but not Rana what's the deal?"

I started sniffing Carla to see what Natsu was talking about and I got a whiff of something salty like Rana's scent but more defined and earthy. This new scent smelled like a salt mine while Rana's was a salty sweet like the ocean breeze. It was scarily similar and I didn't have a clue why she smelled that way.

Carla: "Ivan had someone trapped with me and Chelia, a woman, and I assume she is what you smell."

Erza: "What happened to her?"

Erza's demeanor changed drastically from stoic to deeply concerned in a second.

Carla: "I think she's still in that place."

Erza from that point walked away from us to ooba's office. I had no idea what was going on but I knew it couldn't be good.

Master makarov pov

Bew… the screen turned black.

Mavis: "That was unsettling wasn't it."

That it was. They were sitting by the lacryma on Makarov's desk. Erza had called to tell them she suspected Ivan may have someone related to Rana hostage or he was working with her somehow but he knew what was really going on. To think that Diaspro the twin Rana mentioned was the "weapon" Ivan had control of was unthinkable but it was the most likely option. He knew based on the picture Ooba's resident telepath, Foye, drew of Diaspro that things were going to get ugly.

Rana had mentioned how much power her sister controlled, and if she was right she could be as powerful as Laxus if not more so. However there was a more pressing matter, Diaspro didn't just look vastly different from Rana, she actually looked like another guild member entirely. Gajeel.

Mavis: "you saw it too didn't you…"

Makarov: "the similarities between them you mean."

Mavis: "yes… I doubt it's coincidence. They're probably related. That would explain why she's been trying to stay close to him but it doesn't explain why she never said anything."

Makarov: "do you think you could ask her to come to my office?"

Mavis: "Of course!"

Mavis seemed to dissolve from existence from where she was sitting. Unfortunately while she was gone it left more than enough time for him to think about the matter at hand. Why did she lie? It would've been easy enough to mention a relation to Gajeel so what was holding her back? What was she trying to hide?

Rana: "Excuse me, Makarov you wanted me to come?"

Her voice startled him and interrupted his mass of thoughts.

Makarov: "please sit."

He waited a moment to see if he could make her feel the seriousness of the situation at hand. Only after realizing that she looked at most bored did he start.

Makarov: "Who are you to Gajeel?"

Immediately she looked surprised and uncomfortable though the reaction was subtle slowly her face was filled with concern. When she spoke again her voice was lowered and she leaned closer to his desk.

Rana: "Promise this information will not leave this room without my permission?"

Makarov: "yes."

Rana: "Gajeel is my half brother."

Diaspro pov

Since the collar was put around her neck she hadn't been able to control her body. That man she now knew to be Ivan made her follow him like a dog. It was strange, he never gave commands but her body moved on its own regardless.

Ivan did petty things with my body, he had his followers attack me while he used my power against them. I ended up covered in bruises from head to toe and the only break I'd gotten was a few minutes ago when he had us walk into a room with a woman with grey hair and orange eyes. She looked unassuming at first but when she looked at me I felt the urge to run. It was almost as if she had a grudge against me. I had never been more scared to see a door close.

Ivan: "Llorona it's nice to see you again."

I internally shivered at the woman's name. I knew someone with that name before Maloret tried to kill me and in fact the one I knew was supposed to be his wife.

Llorona: "Likewise. Should we get to business?"

I sat next to Ivan across from the woman. Soon they started on the last legs of a plan to attack a set of guilds; Fairytail, Sabertooth, Blue pegasus, and Lamia scale to name a few. I'd never heard of these guilds before but I had a feeling everything was wrong.

Ivan: "This one slowed me down when I was trying to capture the sky dragon slayer. Fortunately the flying cat of hers was a good substitute."

I watched him give the picture to the woman, she took it and turned it toward me and there was someone I never expected to see, Rana. I was confused. Why was this woman showing me this.

Llorona: "it's been a long time, hasn't it Dia?"

Sorry it's taken some time to get this out. One I got to see that eclipse in person, two college classes started again so that means I'm juggling calculus II, logic, and physics and lastly hurricane Harvey came along. fun right?