Fairy Tail V/ D

Chapter 23: Brother Oh Brother

By: JellalRavan

Luke's POV

Six months had passed. For six months had I lived with the demons of Tartaros and trained with my sadistic mother who had pushed me unlike any friend or foe had. I had broken my arms, legs, ribs. I had been smashed through walls and been punched through my stomach and chest. I had been burnt to a crisp and been smashed to mush by rocks. Over and over again. And every time I had awoken in a lab tank and greeted by Seilah, who for some reason found me very interesting. My mother was of no help either, she just wanted me to grew stronger so that I could help her and the other demons one day kill Zeref. But I had met the man, the being that had created us. I knew that even at my peak I would be unable to even lay a finger on him. He was death and power taking shape of a man. But I kept that to myself. As I did not train to beat Zeref, I trained to earn the demon's trust and one day kill them. They posed a threat to my family, my real family; Fairy Tail. And the day would come when I would be able to side with my friends and rid the world of the demons of Tartaros. But until that day came I would have to keep training with my mother and aiding Tartaros as best I could. Luckily, the six months of training had paid off. I could finally use my curse without resorting to anger as my catalyst.

I was able to summon white demon lightning at will. I had even learnt a few proper techniques. I had no problem sparring with my mother any more. I could keep up with her fine. I had even learnt to take on a human form. I was taller than before with long blue hair and red eyes, my muscle mass was reduced when I was in my human form and my face more youthful. I had no horns either. My mother always complained when I took my human form, as I wanted to be able to take on the form as my natural form. So I slept as a human, worked out as a human and even went to the bathroom as a human.

I made it a habit to go for walks around the guild. My mother and the rest of the demons finally trusted me enough for me to be outside the guild on my own. It had taken quite some time, but after I had sparred with my mother and won, in front of all the other demons, I got the permission to go out on my own. I always made sure to stay away from other and wore a green hood and clothes so I would not be spotted when I took walks in the forests.

But then one day…

I was on one of my daily walks when I sensed someone approaching me. Three in total. Not too far away. I hid and waited. Soon enough a group of three mages, dressed in hooded capes walked past me. They talked about being close to a dark guild. They must have been talking about Tartaros. One of them was male, the other two, female. One of the females had long black hair and the other had long pink hair. But the male had shoulder long hair. It was blue. And I remembered his smell too. Jellal!

How?! How was he still alive?! After the tower was blown up, how did he survive?! Did he come back to life or did he actually survive the explosion? I had too many questions. But how could I get answers? I was not the same boy he knew so many years ago and even if he wanted to hear me out, was he still evil at heart? Or had he changed? Did he knew that Erza was alive and would return in six months?

I made a decision.

"You three, reveal yourselves!" I stepped out from my hiding place and faced Jellal and the two females.

Jellal and the girls turned to me and Jellal rushed at me. He tried to punch me, but I dodged him. He kept trying to attack me and I kept dodging him.

"Ultear, pin him down!" Jellal called out. The black haired woman pointed at me and I slowed down.

Time magic?! But how?!

"Meredy, support!" He called out to the pink hair girl. She rushed at me too and punched me in my face. She then then drank a black potion, making her throw up. And I did the same. It felt as if my stomach was on fire, I threw up in slow motion as Jellal kicked me in the face, sending me flying into a tree.

"Who are you!?" He demanded to know pointing at me with his open hand, ready to attack me.

"Is this how you treat your own brother?" I asked him jokingly.

"I have no brother!" I growled.

"Then what about the boy Luke that died at the Tower of Heaven six years ago!? Hmm? Ring any bells?"

Jellal turned pale.

"How did you know that?" He grabbed my by my throat, his eyes filled with rage. "I have told next to no one about my brother! The others who knew of him are dead! So tell me, who are you?"

"I remember when we tried to comfort the other kids at the Tower, long before it was finished!"

"What?"

"You were so kind back then, always looking after everyone else. Always looking after the other kids. When I was being whipped by the slavers, you jumped in front of me to protect me… Every time! No wonder Erza fell in love with you. You were such a role model… Big brother!"

Jellal let go of me. He took a step back. He was crying.

"You could not be… He died… I killed him! How could he be alive!?"

I got back up and pulled off my hood.

"I may not look like it. But I am Luke Drakesson, your brother. And I have a lot to tell you!"

JellalRaven:

And that is chapter 23! The two brother reunite, one a wanted criminal the other a literal demon. How will they go on after six years? Will they join forces? Will Luke leave Tartaros to join his brother's new guild? Find out next time! See you soon!