It has been some time. I have been working on my original ideas for quite awhile and of course toying around with some one shots. Lately though I have been consumed by reading. It helps me quite a lot and this story was born when I read a particular fan fiction. Full thanks to MizuToriFFN for the story "Thank You." Is is a My Hero Academia story and I fully endorse reading it!
So, what did this story unleash, well it unleashed an idea and that idea took root and now I can't sleep. He-Man once did that and I learned my bloody lesson! Now, I hope all can enjoy this little romp and I make no promises on length for this one but it will not be a one shot for sure!
I do not own anything of My Hero Academia or Fairy Tail. they are amazing stories and well worth diving into if you have not done so. Also - SPOILER WARNING. I will be delving into the future of Fairy Tail past Zeref so if you do NOT know about all the end, please do not hate me.
Story references: Fairy Tail will be after the defeat of Zeref, My Hero Academia will be during the fight with All For One.
Chapter 1 - Legacy of Zeref
The kingdom of Fiore and Alvarez had found peace. It was not confident, but with the fall of so much of their army and their emperor, Alvarez lost its appetite for war. The Council was actually pleased with Fairy Tail and its allies for all they achieved.
Thus a policy was instituted. Even though Zeref was gone, his legacy remained. Namely those that pursed Zeref and his relics for power and greed. The latter issue of relics was easily dealt with as many of them had lost their power, but Zeref had left a lot of knowledge behind that could still be used. His pursuit of an escape from immortality had taken many avenues over 400 years and not all were like the Books of Zeref that depended on his magic to exist.
Should a dark guild or group be found to be using Zeref's knowledge for purposes unknown, Fairy Tail would have first crack at dealing with them. Markarov was happy to help but thankfully it had been few and far between.
One year has passed since Mavis and Zeref left Fiore. The kingdom had rebuilt itself and the people treasured the guilds that littered the land.
Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Erza, Gray, Wendy, and Charl have accepted a mission to investigate ruins far from Magnolia. There had been reports of strange magic flying on the air and a village not too far from the ruins had appealed to the Council to get it looked into.
"There, there." Lucy rubbed the back of Natsu as he went through several shades of green. They had been off the train for some time, but both he and Wendy had not faired well. Wendy was back to her chipper self if a bit weak. Her blue hair flew on the wind as she walked down the worn path.
Natsu was leaning heavily on Happy. The Dragon Slayer magic seemed to always have such a strange price. If moving on artificial object, motion sickness made them weak. The insane things their magic could accomplish would seem to not allow such a simple thing, but there it was.
Lucy tucked a strand of her blond hair behind her ear as her keys caught her eye. They had still not been able to find Aquarius. She desperately wanted to find her friend and bring all her keys back together. Brandish was looking too, but Lucy was not entirely sure she would get the key back from her if she found it.
"Natsu, you should be able to walk now, Wendy if fine after all." Erza was scanning the ruins as they approached. The report had not been very clear, but they could all feel the oddness of the moss covered pillars that had collapsed back to earth.
Oddly, Lucy thought it felt familiar too.
"Mmmggyhmmg." The unintelligible response got a thwack form the armored woman in charge of their group. Officially, Natsu was not an S-Class wizard, but Lucy knew he could probably take Erza's full strength. Now if only they would stop invading her apartment.
"Natsu, stop messing around. Can't you feel it?" Gray was at the back and Lucy turned to admonish him for calling Natsu out, only to find he was shirtless. His pants were in the process of being removed as well!
"Gray! Clothes!" The ice wizard paused and then yelled in surprise as he gathered his clothes back on. He honestly had gotten better but as they had traveled this past year, the bad habit had cropped up again.
It did not help that Juvia encouraged him, but she was back at the guild…hopefully. It was not impossible that she had followed them, but there were other jobs the guild had to do. Gajeel said he needed her for a job, but that did not mean he would not be amused to detour for a bit.
Levy could not go out right now in her condition, and that meant the vicious prank streak in Gajeel had no restraint.
Still, this was a legacy of Zeref mission, so it was very low that they would follow.
The feeling of wrongness increased and Natsu finally stood up. He was sniffing the air, meaning he must have found something. The feeling of magic was increasing now as well but nothing else.
"Lucy, summon Loke!" Natsu requested the celestial spirit that was a member of the guild. Even now, Natsu still insisted Loke was a guild member. He could be quite stubborn, but Lucy loved that about him.
"Gate of the Lion! Open!" She used the golden key and her clothes transformed as Loke appeared. Usually he would make a comment about his love for her, but the lion spirit froze stiff. He was looking around his his black suit and glasses at the stones around him.
"This is not a good place for a celestial spirit Lucy. Be careful." The warning was taken seriously by all and they advanced with their guard up.
The sunny day would have been nice to enjoy for a picnic, but the stone buildings that were ravaged by time and moss were growing thicker. They began to hear chanting coming from somewhere ahead.
Erza Re-quipped to two swords. They proceeded down the path and found a massive gate in front of them. It was clearly ancient and the marks on it raised the hair on Lucy's arms. She had seen similar markings before in relation to Zeref. What was this place?
Loke began to shimmer. The surprised look on his face meant it was not his doing, nor was it hers. Suddenly, he dispersed and vanished as the chanting began to reach its peak.
"Run Lucy!" His words were the only warning as the stone gate was smashed to pieces from within. A massive creature of stone and energy towered over them. Its eyes burned crimson as it looked down at them.
Lucy felt ill looking at it. Her magic did not like this place and this thing especially.
"Lucy!" Wendy and Charl rushed to her side as her legs gave out. What was wrong with her? Natsu charged forward as Gray prepared his magic.
"Ice Make - Shield!" The flower shield appeared in front of her as Natsu unleashed his dragon breath. Fire roared to the stone golem and Erza flew at it with her swords. Both were shocked as the golem seemed to vanish into thin air.
The feeling did not get better until Wendy applied some enchantment to her. The nausea was receding when suddenly it increased. Behind them!
Lucy shoved Wendy away as a stone fist came crashing out of thin air. It was not connected to anything at all. Spatial magic! The golem could manipulate its parts through space!
The cloud of dust obscured her vision but Natsu was there quickly, picking her up bridal style. A fist slammed down again right were she had been. Why was it targeting her?
"Lucy! What did you do to make it mad? What did you do?" Natsu's ability to ask inane questions was sometime amusing, but right now was not the time. She whacked him in the head with her hand and he grinned like an idiot, but he was so handsome doing it.
Gray and Erza were heading to the gate but the torso fo the golem reappeared and its arms came at them from behind. Lucy understood! It was the guardian of this place and it was affecting spatial magic. She felt ill because her specialty was being interfered with.
Wendy was gathering her magic to attack but it would not let up! A leg appeared behind her and Charl had to whisk Wendy away before she was ready. Happy was floating over it all expressing his worry.
The tiny blue cat with wings was not much help but his moral support was welcome. Lucy was not much better at the moment.
The golem continued its attack but it could not land an attack. Unfortunately, despite out numbering it, neither could they. Lucy wracked her brain but all of her skills would be locked up. Unless!
"Natsu, put me down!" She saw him look at her and then smile. He then set her down and hopped over to join Erza and Gray. He trusted her to do what shy must. Lucy waited until the feeling of sickness got worse and then flicked her whip out. It coiled around another leg. She then channeled her magic into her keys. Any key would do.
The leg could not vanish! She felt terrible, but it worked. It was both ways!
"Now Natsu!" Fire exploded behind her as the Golem tried to vanish, but Lucy anchored it to this place. It no longer could escape so long as she held it. An arm appeared but a spear of ice knocked it away.
Erza was at her back as Natsu unleashed his fire dragon slayer magic in full. The whole of the landscape was burned to a crisp in the conflagration. The roar of a dragon could be heard as the fire burned the golem to ash.
Lucy felt the sickness life quite a bit and the leg fell over smoldering at the leg joint to the body. Turning back, she saw the gate way was now open to the sky. Natsu was laughing and standing in victory as his white scaled scarf blew in the wind.
Honestly he could be such a child sometimes. Lucy smiled wide as they advanced farther. The opening revealed a set of stairs going deep into the ground. Whatever was going on here was not over, but the chanting continued.
Lucy could not summon a celestial spirit yet, so this place was also suffused with spatial magic. What was its purpose?
Lucy looked at the walls but nothing revealed itself. There were no murals or runes to read. The gray stone was simply old and starting to be reclaimed by plants. Even as they descended, moss and weeds sprouted between the slabs fittings or cracked walls.
They finally came to a hallway with the surface far above them. A light of spell work was down the hall, but it was getting brighter. Lucy felt like they had to hurry.
Natsu and Gray began to rush down the hall with Erza not far behind. Happy and Charl were behind Wendy and herself. The width did not allow for much more.
What was going on here?
The smell was wrong. Natsu had not been able to smell that golem, but now he definitely smelled something wrong. It was not twisted like the Tower of Heaven or the demons, but this was wrong.
Gone was the carefree young man and in his place was the veteran dragon slayer. A grim visage was on Gray as well. This was not a false alarm, something was happening here.
They finally came to the end of the hall and saw a group fo robed wizards. As had happened before, they wore the mark of Zeref. The circle slashed with a bar through it and a flat arm above and below. It made the 6th group of Zeref worshippers. Even with the revelation that Zeref had been finally killed, they persisted.
He was unsure how to feel about it save angry. Why could these fools not let it go?
The magic reached a crescendo and then the floor blinded them all. Screams came from the group they had just been looking at and then it settled.
The sharp tang of blood was in the air now.
Natsu looked out and saw carnage. The robed wizards had been shredded where they stood by the magic they invoked. Only 1 remained. He stood tall and broad shouldered with a white robe. He was the leader of this group.
"So, Fairy Tail has come. You are too late though, we have succeeded in the dream of Zeref!" The magic coalesced into a white wall of energy. It made Natsu's instincts scream in warning. It looked far too similar to the doorway Zeref had created at the end of the war, but that was impossible. How could this be?!
"What is that?!" Lucy screamed the question as she looked near to what he did when on a vehicle. This place was bad for her. Loke had been banished too! The man began to laugh as he removed his metal mask. He was dark haired and in the prime of his life, but his dark eyes were mad.
"It is the ultimate magic left by Lord Zeref. With this, I can return my lord to this world. I can reach across the chasm of death and bring him back to us!" Natsu did not know what that magic was, but he felt that was not what this did. He then felt his instincts warn him and shoved Gray to the left as he dove right.
A massive stone crashed into the ground where they had been standing. The magic had weakened the cave, they had to get out of here!
Even as the thought crossed his mind, the hallway collapsed behind them. They could not get out. He would have to blast the ceiling!
He took a breath but then his magic faltered. His strength had been expended on the golem already. He needed fire or something near it to consume to replenish his supply quickly!
"Erza, I need fire!" Natsu called out to the most powerful woman he knew in the world. Her fiery red hair flew on the air as she also dove away from falling stone. She nodded and began to glow with magic, but then white energy ensnared her. The wall of energy had taken her captive!
"Unexpected but not impossible. Your magic is similar Erza Scarlet. You will come with me on my journey to reclaim Lord Zeref!" The mad man then dove into the light and vanished. Erza was back in her regular armor but she could not break free. It was dragging her into it!
Gray summoned an ice blade but it simply shattered on the white magic. It sliced through everything. His fire should be able to burn it! Encasing his fist in fire he flew forward but then he heard the scream of Lucy.
He saw Wendy was busy fending for herself and their cats. Happy tried to get to Lucy but the rocks were falling everywhere. They were going to be buried alive.
"Natsu! Get Lucy and get out of here!" Natsu looked into the eyes of Erza and wanted to rebel. He wanted his power to answer his call, but even if it did, he had to choose between freeing Erza or saving them. What did he do?
A massive stone came flying down and knocked Erza into the white light. Her smile at him tore at his heart but he dove towards Lucy. He shattered the rock with his fist and began to defend her as Gray helped Wendy.
They were holding their own but they would run out of magic before this falling rock ended. He should not have burned up so much magic before, but that Golem had been troublesome. It had not melted until he really let loose.
"Gray, can you stop this with your demon slayer magic?!" Lucy came up with a good idea, but he grim look on Gray told the story. He might try, but it was still massive rock coming down on them and ice would melt.
"Detroit Smash!" A voice he did not recognize filled the cavern and then the air itself changed course. The rocks flew up and shattered into dust as the sun suddenly appeared in a hole. "Young Midoriya, grab the young ladies and I will get the rest!"
A massive man appeared next to Natsu and had Gray in his arms. A flash of green light had the scent of Lucy and Wendy as well. The next thing he knew, they were flying through the air! When did they get out of the ground?!
As quickly as it happened they were well back where they had started at the edge of the ruins. Lucy and Wendy were with Happy and Charl. A young boy with green hair and strange clothes stood next to them breathing heavily.
The massive man set him down and then stood above them. He had blond hair with two giant streaks standing up like ears. The outfit was skin tight with red, white, and blue all over him. He was massive.
"Are you all ok? That was a bit of a close call." The man was acting like they were helpless but he had truly saved them. He smelled very safe to Natsu's nose, but what about Erza!
He turned to go back to only find a massive crater waiting. The cavern was gone, the magic no longer working, and now they could not go back.
"ERZA!" Gray screamed but was held back by the large man. The concern on his his face seemed very real. Natsu looked at the boy and saw he was confused and scared too. Who were they, Zeref worshippers, but then why were they not dead?
Lucy felt a lot better. The ill feeling was completely gone but now she felt tears. Erza had been down there. That magic had taken her. What had happened?
The chirping birds and sunlit day seemed to mock the tragedy that had unfolded.
"Um, e-excuse me, b-but where are we e-exactly?" The green haired boy had easily carried them but now he stuttered talking to her. He barely came up to her shoulders but his magic was impressive. The jacket and shirt were odd though. They did not seem like they fit such a timid person.
Ichiya maybe, but not this boy.
"Were you prisoners of the Zeref Cult?" Charl cooly asked the question but the confusion on his face clearly showed he did not understand. Maybe they had just been caught up in this by accident by the cultists, but with that magic, how had they been contained?
"W-we were in Kamino W-ward and then this l-light appeared. D-did All For One do this, All Might?" The boy turned to the massive man. He would give Elfman a run for his money with this muscles.
"No Young Midoriya. This is not something All for One would do. I do not recognize this place. Do you young people know how to get back to Japan?" The odd word was not one Lucy knew. Although she was fairly well traveled now, this was not a country she had heard of.
She looked to Gray, but he shook his head. He had been around as well.
Natsu was a given of no help and Wendy had been fairly sheltered. Honestly she was trying to distract her thoughts from Erza. She was sure they all were. What had happened to her? Was she alive?
Lucy shook her head and looked at the young man named Midoriya.
"You are in Fiore. If you like, we can take you back to our wizard guild in Magnolia." The offer was easy to give. They had saved their lives, the least they could do was help them find this Japan. The confusion on his face gave her pause.
"W-w-wizard guild?" She saw him glance at the man and an equal confusion was there. Had they no guilds where they were from?
"Yes, Fairy Tail. Our Master may be able to help you find this Japan." Lucy smiled wide and saw a deep blush on his face. He was quite cute when that happened. He was helping keep her calm with his reactions if nothing else.
"That was some impressive magic you two have. Some kind of body strengthening?" Gray was obviously trying to distract them all as Natsu kept staring at the crater. They could do nothing right now.
"M-Magic. You m-mean Quirk don't y-ou—where are your clothes?!" Lucy looked up and saw that Gray indeed had lost his shirt somewhere despite not moving. She rolled her eyes as Gray looked down in surprise and searched for his shirt. What was a Quirk?
"Perhaps we should start over. I am the hero All Might. This is young Midoriya, a hero in training? Who are you all?" The man stood there with his fist on his hips HIs words made no sense. Did his land call wizards heroes?
"Uh, I am Wendy, a Dragon Slayer of Air. That is Mr. Natsu a Dragon Slayer of Fire." Wendy had come forward awkwardly. She barely came up to the waist of All Might. "That is Mr. Gray, an Ice Make Wizard. This is Ms Lucy, a Celestial Wizard. This is Happy and Charl." She ended on the Exceeds. They obliged by summoning their wings and floating behind her.
Neither of the newcomers seemed too bothered by this but very confused.
Lucy grabbed a key to help out as well.
"Gate of the Bull, Open!" Magic surged and Taurus appeared with his mighty axe. Her outfit became the scantily covering bikini she had berated the first time it appeared. Its benefits in stats were helpful, but its appearance was appalling at times.
"Hmmph. Lucy always looks excellent!" Taurus grinned widely as he held his massive axe across his shoulders. The spirit looked at the newcomers with suspicion but then shrugged as he felt no threat.
Midoriya fell over back wards from Lucy in shock and turned beet red to boot. All Might coughed blood and suddenly shrunk in front of their eyes in a puff of steam. Wendy flew to his side as he seemed to become a skeleton of a man. What had happened to him?
"Mr. All Might, let me help!" Wendy began to enchant on him and heal him. Both of them seemed stunned at these displays of power.
"Let me start again. I am All Might, the #1 Hero of Japan. We do not have magic, but Quirks. There was a massive glowing span of light in the sky and I jumped to save my student. We passed through it and ended up in that cave. Does that help?" The voice was the same if less loud and it gave Lucy hope.
Erza was alive. She was wherever these 2 had come from.
Ice then spilled down her veins. They had been fighting someone. Exactly how powerful was this person if this All Might considered them a threat?
What was happening right now?!
Kamino Ward just after All Might disappeared with Midoriya through the Portal
The world watched as All Might had vanished. Their hero had gone to save someone, like he always did but now he was gone. He had been swallowed by some strange Quirk.
The terribly powerful villain had unleashed destruction on Kamino Ward so easily. Best Jeanist was down for the count as well as Mt Lady. Endeavor had arrived with Edgeshot but they were being easily thwarted.
The world had lost hope.
Then, she came.
The villains lay groaning and generally flattened. Some had broken limbs, but all were alive. Only the one fighting All Might on even ground had escaped, but not without injury. He had denigrated the woman in armor that had fallen from the sky.
Her scarlet hair blew on the wind as she heaved breath and put her sword point into the ground.
"Does anyone else wish to continue the fight?" Erza stood tall and proud. None could challenge her. The world had a new hero, but who was she, and how was she so strong?
Very long first chapter but rolled with it. I hope all enjoy what is about to happen. Also, you better believe Magic is happening on Earth. Reasons to follow!