A Fairy Tail Wizard/Tales of Bonds
Chapter 1: A Page Unravels A New Beginning
WARNING: I own none of these characters sides from my OC(s). All rights go to their respective owners and properties.
This is nothing more than, well a fanfic, a story made up by a fan for entertainment and knowledge.
Everything in this fic is not canon and is only meant to give the audience a new idea of the works of each of the franchises in this story.
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The story goes as such… As the dawn of time began, there was only one world, Wonder World. This place was where all knowledge came from. Mythical creatures, animals, people themselves, along with many other concepts. Magic, fantasy, technology and more. This was all granted by this world and a certain Book of Origin.
As this book was so powerful, it granted several swordsmen power and created The Sword of Logos. This order was meant to protect the book and its knowledge along with the world itself. But one day, one of the swordsmen betrayed his kind and caused a catastrophe. This not only destroyed many of them, but broke the Book of Origin, casting it and its content throughout reality.
The world was gone and the Book of Origin was scattered.
This now created the rest of reality and the universe, making more worlds, concepts and everything else. But evil now arises as it was sought to find the pieces of that book and recreate it for themselves. All of reality is now in danger, and the only hope left are the remnants of the order and its new successors.
The Question is…. Who will fight for the order?
Screams were being sounded off. People were running in fear or trying to just flee. Monsters were attacking this place, destroying things and kill people. Those that have fallen either faded away into actual pages from a book, or were taken by an ethereal book.
This was an invasion. One that will cause turmoil everywhere. The things that were attacking were the Megido, creatures bound by tomes. They were supposed to be sealed forever, but someone released them, and they were attacking this city.
A young boy was hiding away as he watched the chaos from his space. He was scared, he needed to help others, but he couldn't move from the fear in place. Even if he did try to help, these creatures of the tome would attack him too. It already took some friends and familiar faces away, as they faded or were taken by the ethereal tomes.
'I-I…. I need to get home… Dad will take care of them. He's a Swordsman after all!' The boy said within his thoughts. The young boy was the son of a veteran Swordsmen of the Sword of Logos, the Order of the Sword meant to protect the Book of Origin.
But upon this attack, many were sent out to deal with them, so this city was left unprotected, meaning this was planned. The young boy wasn't the best in his studies, but if someone planned this, this couldn't be an attack by the Megido's simply meaning….
"There's a traitor in the Order…" The boy muttered in shock.
"Correct, Son of Fire…." A ominous, chilling voice sounded off, as the boy flinched, only for him to be apprehended by a… Swordsman?!
There holding the young boy was an armored swordsman, wielding purple and grey armor as a purple, masked dragon was on his left shoulder. Evil aura and magic poured out of his body as he dragged the boy by his hair, tossing him into the center of the town, as he witnessed everything closer.
"Swordsmen of Fire! Alberon! Show yourself! Or your son dies!" The corrupted swordsmen shouted out, as he pointed his blade at the boy.
In moments, a flash of fire threw out as from it, was an older man, carrying a sword covered in flames. The swordsmen frowned heavily at the sight and even more so at the threat calling him out.
"Alastor…" Alberon frowned, "Not only have you returned, by your joining our enemies? What has happened to you?!"
"Simply, I saw something unbelievable to describe with words. I was entranced by it… It showed me its power and I submitted to it." Alastor responded, "And to earn his keep, I will scatter the Book of Origin, so that his power may grow more."
"You threw this all away for some entity that swayed you?! You are a Swordsman of Logos!"
"And now, I will be the one to end you."
In seconds, the corrupted swordsman dropped the boy as he rushed to Alberon, the two soon clashing in blades. The young boy watched as his father fought this new enemy. Both were using their swords with such grace and prowess that it looked like a dance. Fire and Dark Magic broke out with each strike, both of them unwilling to give an inch to one another.
Even when the new enemy tried to cheat and attack someone nearby, or even the young boy, Alberon was able to deflect and protect it without losing an inch. It truly was a battle between a veteran and a novice who lost his way.
Alberon knew this enemy well, as he fought. He was ready to strike him, only for several blasts hit him hard, sending him towards the boy, heavily injured.
"Dad!" The young boy cried out, rushing to his father who was now too weak to fight. Soon approaching them were 3, high ranking Megido's, each one chuckling.
"This is your end, Alberon… You will die and we will win." Alastor chuckled. "There is no hope for the Order anymore."
"You're wrong…." Alberon panted, weakly standing up, "When there is determination, there is always hope." He said, as the sword began to glow heavily.
"Dad?"
"Cody… Be brave. Whatever happens, be strong…. Otherwise, the Order truly is done…" Alberon smiled softly, as he raised his blade uphigh, only to slam it down as fire and power raced out from the impact. It was such a powerful move that it began to cover everything in white and earn piercing noise.
Cody held his head in pain, before everything went black for him…. But soon he began to regain his consciousness, as he opened his eyes. The young boy groaned as he looked around, confused as he wasn't in town, nor in a battle, but fields of grass.
"Where… am I?" He questioned, as he felt something in hand as he looked down, as a red book with a dragon on it was in his hand. "Dad? Dad?" He called out as he got up, worried.
"Hm? Who are you?" Another voice called out, as the boy turned his head to see a young girl with blonde hair next to him, with a doll in hand.
"I-I… I'm…" He tried to think of something, but he couldn't think of anything as he dropped to the ground, soon tearing up as he began to cry out.
The crying was heard as another person walked out. It was a young woman who almost looked exactly like the young girl, just older as she saw the sight. "Oh my… what happened, Lucy?" She asked the girl.
"This boy just… came out of nowhere and started crying, mama." She responded as the woman walked over and picked up the boy.
"Shh, Shh… It's okay. We'll help you out." She smiled sweetly, as the boy began to slowly stop crying. "There we go. How about we get something nice to eat, would that be good?" She asked as he nodded softly. "Alright. Lucy, how about you show him to the dining room?"
"Okay, mama!" Lucy smiled as she took his hand, "What's your name?"
"C-Cody…"
"Well, I'm Lucy! Its nice to meet you Cody!" She beamed, making him smile back as the two walked off. This was the beginning of their tales and the fight for something long lost.
(Fairy Tail - Opening Song 1 - Snow Fairy)
[FAIRY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING? Hikari zenbu atsumete kimi no ashita terasu yo]
As the song starts, the scene shows a night sky, as several ethereal fairies fly through, followed by several artificial dragons. The scene changes to show a city at night, followed by a boat sailing, before switching to a shot of Cody from behind with Brave Dragon by his side as they look up at the night sky, before the scene shifts up to the sky as the title appears.
[OH YEAH! kikoeten no kako no koe wa? OH YEAH! karetatte sakebu kara]
The scene shifts to show Lucy, Natsu, and Happy standing on a hill watching over the city, before the three of them turn towards the screen (Lucy is smiling gently, while Natsu and Happy have big grins), with Happy lifting up his paw, which has the Diago Speedy Ridebook in it. The scene shifts to show Grey standing amongst the ruins of a town, before he sees something on the ground and picks it up. He then turns towards the screen, and we can see that what he picked up was the Lion Senki.
[OH YEAH! kikoeru made kimi no kokoro ga, OH YEAH! OH YEAH!]
The scene shifts to show Erza standing over a monster she killed, holding something in her hand. As the screen has a close up of her, we see that she has the Brave Dragon Ridebook. The scene shifts to show Cody from behind, before he turns around and grins at the screen as he lifts up his hand, showing off the Seiken - Rekka, as the Plue and Draco jumps up behind him.
[Tsuki to taiyou no haitacchi Wasuremono wanai desuka?]
The scene changes to show the team riding a train, with Natsu being hopelessly motion sick, Happy fanning him, Lucy reading a map, Cody idly chatting with Grey (in an attempt to ignore the trail of sick coming out of Natsu's mouth), while Erza is somehow eating a cake despite said trail of sick.
The scene changes to show the team sitting around a campfire, with Natsu and Happy stuffing their faces, while Cody is calmly munching on his food. Lucy looks at them with a deadpan expression, while Grey seems to be reading something, ignoring them, while Erza is leaning against their luggage, seemingly asleep.
[Okashii na kimi ga inai to, hoshii mono sae mitsukaranai]
The scene changes again to show Cody leaning against a street lamp with a frown (thinking about his life and his misplaced memories of the past) as Brave Dragon hovers over him, before he turns towards the screen, before the scene shifts to show his teammates and Mirajane waving at him, causing him to grin and wave back.
[SNOWING sunao ni egao ni nareta no wa Futari yorisoi kasane atta "jikan" ga aru kara]
The screen then shows various shots of the team as they go through various misadventures, such as running away from an angry wyvern, fighting off killer plants, or simply arguing with each other when not on missions.
The scene then shows Cody (as Saber) looking towards the distance, as an image of Calibur is seen, standing in front of an eclipse. The scene then changes to show the various members of Fairy Tail, all of which are waving happily at the screen.
[FAIRY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING? hikari zenbu atsumete kimi no ashita terasu yo]
Cody is seen with a grin on his face, before transforming into Saber, as image of several Wonder Ridebook forms appear, followed by a shot of Saber being enveloped in flames shaped like a dragon, before the flames disperse revealing several unknown forms and powers appears behind him before releasing a massive blast of energy into the sky in his final form.
[DON'T SAY GOODBYE!]
The final scene shows the Cody and his teammates charging towards a group of several Megido, followed by a scene of Saber having a friendly match with Natsu, as their magic clashes and envelops the screen in a bright light, which disperses, revealing Cody with a big grin as he and his friends stand in front of the Fairy Tail building.
In the countryside raced a train as it was headed to its destination. It seemed to be going to a port from what chatter was going on within the train. Sitting in one place was a young man, around the age of 16, with messy yet sleek dirty blonde hair, with glasses hiding his blue eyes. He was wearing nothing more than a red t-shirt and a grey hoodie on top.
He sat there and within his hand was a small book, but it seemed different, as one page had a silhouette of a dragon, and on the back of the cover and within that page of the dragon were unknown letters and words within. For a normal person, he was reading gibberish, yet to the boy, he was able to read it fine.
He only had the confusion of what this book meant other than its importance to him. As he couldn't remember when he gained this, only knowing that it was meant for him. While he was able to read just the cover and single page, he was able to somehow decipher there was more to it. He just wished he knew what 'else' there was to it.
"Hm? Oh, so this set of letters can also be worded as 'Crimson'? Interesting." He said, realizing that some of the letters can combine as well to other words.
"Geez, you're still reading it, Cody? I thought you figured it all out already." A giggle was heard, as the boy, 'Cody', turned his head to the voice. Standing there with two cans in hand, before handing one to him was a young girl who looked to be the same age as the boy. She too had blonde hair, but it was much brighter and yellow with a side short ponytail as she wore a white t-shirt with a blue cross and skirt, with a row of keys and a whip on her hip.
Cody smiled as he took the can and cracked it open as he sipped the contents within, "Hehe, true. But I'm learning more by the day that many of the letters rearranged and such, can form new words. I swear this little book has more to tell than just what is shown, Lucy." He said, closing the book, as it showed it had a red body and covers, while the art on top of the cover was that of a red western dragon, with the title 'Brave Dragon' on it.
As for their destination, they had to transfer trains from one port town to their actual destination, as not many trains to visit the town of Magnolia. So they had to make a change to a different train that does go there. Luckily, they'll take some rest and look around this other town since they have been on this train for about a week already and they both wanted to stretch their legs.
"Hope they have a magic store! I need to see if they have any Gate Keys there?" Lucy smiled.
"We'll see. Plus, we're going to join the famous guild Fairy Tail."
The name of "Fairy Tail" represents a sense of adventure for one to be able to discover more about mysteries and fate. The guild had existed for at least several decades but has only grown to its current prominence and strength in the last few years. In this growth, it began to rival another large guild, Phantom Lord, and they began to be seen as symbols of the country. In spite of the guild's immense reputation and fame, becoming a member of Fairy Tail requires little more than the simple approval of the Guild Master, regardless of magical capabilities, former allegiances or the other members' opinion.
"That's if they'll allow us to?" Lucy pointed out, "We have no idea how they accept new applicants. We may be too low of a level anyways."
"I hear they're a rambunctious kind of guild that don't give a damn about the rules." Cody shrugged.
"Hehe, right. Like when they blew up a mining facility just because the monster sleeping within just wouldn't go down." Lucy giggled, remembering that article a few months ago.
"Or the time that part of the town was either on fire or frozen because of two of their members being idiots."
"They're so crazy!" Lucy laughed before smiling, "Still, they are the one guild that reaches to both of us in terms of style and presence. We can't just join any other guild."
"Right. And I can't wait to see the look on their faces when I show them my magic." Cody grinned widely.
"Right! Same for me!" Lucy smiled. The two teens have been together since they were kids. Her mother allowed him to stay and play with Lucy. Though her father didn't approve of him, he still allowed him to stay due to Lucy's mother's last wish before her passing. Since then, they had both been together and helping out one another in their ways, making them best friends and family.
Soon the train announced their stop, as those who were ready to get off took their bags and belongings, including the two friends. Both Cody and Lucy stepped off of the train as they began to look around the town until their next train arrived.
"Okay, first thing is first. Let's get something proper to eat!" Cody cheered as Lucy cheered on in agreement, eager for some fresh food.
LINE BREAK
Meanwhile, in an unknown location….
Within a stylish house, laid several different tomes, each one holding a power and legend within. Yet within the center of the room, were several books with an unknown language written, as a mummified hand with a pen were held up in the air by magical threads. Some of the hands were already writing, while a few others remained still.
"So it's already starting…" One person said.
"Indeed. Now we can focus more on this 'Earthland' world." Another one said, "It has so much magical power, it will make many Alter Books."
"Question is… Who shall we send to start?" The next person questioned as nearby a painting opened up to reveal several thousands of wrapped and dangerous books within.
One of the three people soon stood up as he gripped one of the book's covers and pulled it out, along with a blank one that was purely white.
"I think I shall be the one to connect this world." He smirked softly, "Let us see how well this magical world does, against us Megido's?"
LINE BREAK
"Ugh… Not a single Gate Key in this town!" Lucy groaned. After their lunch, they went a bit shopping, mostly Lucy though. But upon finding a few Magic Shops, they looked around, and besides some lacrima and medical items, there was not a single Gate Key for Lucy, which made the young blonde upset.
Cody simply smiled as he patted her back kindly, "Hey, don't be sad, Lucy. Hopefully, Magnolia may have some? After all, Gate Keys, regardless of rarity in their keys, are usually hard to find after all." He reminded her, trying to cheer the girl up.
"Yeah, I guess so." Lucy sighed. "Still… I was hoping we could find one…" She pouted.
"Well, how about we head to the library? There might be a good book we can find?" Cody offered, since he knows sometimes reading a book relaxes them both.
"Sure! Lead the way!"
The young man smiled as he did so, remembering seeing it along the way as the two went past a few stores before they came across a small library for the town, heading inside to read. The librarian greeted them as they went further in, finding a few books that looked interesting.
"Ohh, I found your favorite childhood book, Lucy!" Cody pointed out, as he held up the said story.
"Oh my gosh, let me see!" Lucy said, suddenly swiping the book.
"H-Hey,"
"What? It's been forever since I've read it." Lucy winked, "Sides, I already found yours." She said, holding up his old favorite book, earning a great big smile on his face.
"Heh, you know me too well, Lucy." Cody chuckled as he took it as well.
"But of course, we have been together for years." Lucy winked.
"Yeah… kinda wish I could've done more for my father though…" The fellow blonde said with a sad look. While he was grateful to Lucy and her mother for helping and raising him. He was still stricken with grief upon losing his father and his home.
Lucy couldn't imagine that type of loss, other than losing a parent due to the passing of her mother when they were younger. The two comforted and growed from one another as they were able to move onward with their lives. Now, they have the opportunity to join a Fairy Tail whenever they reach their guild, and start anew.
"Hey, at least we'll be together, right?" Lucy pointed out, as Cody turned his head to her, smiling softly as he nodded in response.
"Yeah. You're right." He agreed.
Soon after they read and purchased a few books they'd wanted, the duo made their way out of the library before heading off to their next train, as it was getting ready to arrive and depart to the town of Hargeon.
XXX
[Next Stop, Hargeon! Next Stop, Hargeon!]
The conductor's voice rang out for the train, as it called to those who were getting off, that they reached their stop. Though nearby one door, laid a young man with a black vest, white slacks, and a white scarf that looks similar to dragon scales. He had spiky pink hair, and looked like he was ready to hurl as standing next to him was…. A blue cat?
"Come on, Natsu! We've arrived to our destination!" The cat said to his friend.
"Can't… move…. Gonna… die…" Natsu said weakly, as he seemed ready to hurl.
"Uh… is your friend okay?" One person asked before the cat turned.
"Aye~! Natsu just gets motion sickness from anything that's transportable. He'll be fine once he gets on land!" The cat said, before walking off, "Alright! Now, let's see if those rumors are true-"
"HAAAAAPPYYYYY! SAAAAAAVE MEEEEEE!" Natsu cried out, as the moment the cat turned his head, the train departed with his friend in tow.
Happy simply stood there with a heavy sigh, "Guess I'm going to have to get him then…"
XXX
Town of Hargeon
"Wah! We're finally here!" Cody said with excitement, as he stretched from finally exiting the train.
"Mhm! Now, let's see if there's a store around here?" Lucy smiled.
"I'll go ask around to the west side. Meet you at the port when we're done?" Cody said as Lucy nodded and waved to the friend before both of them made their way off.
"Okay… now if I was a Magic Store in a port town… Where would I be?" Lucy pondered as she went to the east side of the town.
The blonde mage had to ponder a bit, as some stores while were in the open, some like to be obscure to draw in customers, meaning a lot of back alleys or even just in one corner. She had to think a bit more, as it was unknown how many stores, if there are any here, were even open?
"I think I'll let my intuition lead me!" Lucy smiled as she stopped before turning to where the roads would be as she headed off, and yet after a bit of walking she found one store ready for the picking, making her smile with glee as she entered.
"Ah, hello there young lady. What can I do for you?" The magic store owner greeted her.
"Yes, thank you." Lucy smiled, "Well for starters, is there any other magic shop in Hargeon?"
"Sadly, I'm the only one who owns one." He regretfully said.
"Huh?! You're the only magic shop in this place?"
The owner nodded, "Yes, after all, this is a fishing port. We don't get many mages out here. So I have this shop for the few that do pop in." He answered her.
"Geez… well, it's better than nothing, I suppose." Lucy sighed. She soon began to browse before a familiar item hit her eyes, "Ah! A Celestial Key! And it's one of a dog!"
"Hmm, if I recall, that one isn't even powerful." The owner noted.
"I know, but a girl can have one just 'cause it's cute." Lucy said as she picked it up, "So how much for it?"
"That'd be 20,000 Jewels." The owner said.
Lucy flinched at the price, "H-How much?"
"20,000."
Lucy still remained still from hearing the price. Even if it was a Celestial Key, it was a very common type of key, surely it couldn't be that much! She had no choice but to use her secret power...
"Oh.. come on, sir~. What's really the price for it?" Lucy asked, as she slightly leaned against the table, using her charm to try and sway the owner. She hoped this worked, because if it doesn't and she loses all that money, Cody will chew her out for it!
XXX
"Man… I'm getting no luck over here…" Cody groaned out as he was wandering the middle of the town, "I couldn't find a single trace, and nobody seems to know either. This might be a bust… Should've handed her some Communication Lacrima to inform her about my side."
Cody decided to rest a bit before heading to the port and wait for Lucy, as he does, he once again pulled out the small book and opened it up once more to read. As he does, memories from before started to flood in. While a lot of it was repressed because of the trauma, he did still remember a few things.
His love for his father, how he wanted to be like him when he grew up and become part of The Order. Even wanting to go out to other places and help people out with his knowledge. He truly admired his father, but after the attack, he barely could remember what his father looked like. If it wasn't for Lucy and her mother, he would've drowned in despair and started desperately seeking revenge.
'If I only knew what this book was and what it meant, I could maybe remember more…' Cody pondered in his thoughts. 'Brave Dragon… just what are you? And just what… am I?'
He soon breathed a large sigh before putting the book away, just as Lucy walked out of the magic store a bit pissed.
"Geez… even with my charm, I only knocked off 10,000 Jewels? My looks aren't that cheap!" Lucy grumbled.
"Ah, there you are, Lucy. Bad luck too, I take it?" Cody questioned from her mood.
"Don't ask…" she told him darkly, glaring at him with an annoyed look on her face.
"E-Er… sorry." He chuckled out with a flinch from the glare, "H-How about we head to the port? The seas air will calm your nerves?"
She soon sighed, "Yeah, I guess so…" Lucy agreed.
Cody smiled softly as he walked with her, yet before they even got further down the street, cries of joy could be heard as it caught the two's attention.
"Hurry, hurry! We need to head over to the south side of town!"
"Yeah! Salamander is there!"
"Salamander?" Cody pondered for a moment.
Lucy thought about it before realizing the name, "Ah! Salamander! He's a powerful fire wizard, who's magic is rare and can't get anywhere else!"
"Hm? Well, that does sound interesting…" Cody noted, before Lucy held his hand and led the way.
"Come on! This could be a one in a lifetime chance!" She beamed, already back to her perky self.
As they arrived at where the commotion was coming from, the two saw a large crowd gathering around a man. He was wearing a white shirt with a purple and fancy cape on his back as his dark blue hair soon made most girls easily swayed by his charm.
As he showed off to the crowd, Cody noticed that everyone who had gathered to see this man were all girls.
"Okay… this is odd to see. I know some can be womanizers, but this seems a bit too weird..." Cody noted. "Let's go somewhere else, Lucy-"
As he turned to his friend, he saw that Lucy was also charmed by the mysterious man, much to his 'horror'.
"Hey! Snap out of it, Lucy!" He called to her, he growled softly as he turned to this 'Salamander' as he noticed a familiar ring on him, "Huh? Is that…?"
"Hey! Igneel!" Another voice called out, as from the other side of the crowd another young man popped in, only for his smile to turn into disappointment, "Eh? Who are you supposed to be…?"
Immediately the spell broke off of Lucy, much to Cody's surprise. Soon in seconds, the crowd of girls swarmed and pummeled this new person into mush, leaving him flinching and twitching like a dead corpse.
"Now, now, ladies. He didn't mean anything from it." Salamander waved off, "Besides, of course he wouldn't know anything about me."
"Understatement of the year…" Cody muttered.
"Now, before I bid you all adieu, I will welcome all you fine ladies to my yacht later in the evening. Feel free to join and spread the word to your friends!" Salamander said, as he snapped his fingers and flew off in a carpet of purple fire.
"Geez, what a creep." Cody frowned as he turned to his friend, "You okay Lucy?"
"Y-Yeah… somewhat." she answered as she recovered from the effect the man had on her.
"That jerk was using a Charm Ring. Didn't know those were still around after their ban." Cody frowned.
"Wait what?!" she gasped
"Yeah, but if it wasn't for that pinkette just randomly popping in? You would've been submitted to it." Cody pointed to the groaning teen. "I think we should at least repay him for that help."
They soon walked up to the young man as he got back to his feet, soon seeing the hand of Cody reaching out to help him up.
"Hey, thanks for the help back there." Lucy smiled.
"Huh?" he asked as he looked towards the two, "I guess you two are partners or something right?"
"Childhood friends." They said in unison.
"Oh really~?" the blue cat noted with a sly grin, "Didn't look like that to me given how ticked the blonde guy was…"
"Huh?" Lucy blinked as Cody was now pinching the cat's cheeks.
"You shut it, cat…" the boy growled softly… at least until he realized something. "Wait… you can talk?!"
*GRUUUGMBLE!*
The two blondes heard loud roars from the cat and teen, before realizing what it meant. It caused them to chuckle out as Lucy pointed to a nearby restaurant.
"How about we just chat over some food? My treat for helping us out." Lucy offered.
And then…
"So…. you came here because of this Igneel, guy?" Cody questioned. He and Lucy already had their share of food, but the two others were downing plates and whole trays of food like a black hole.
"Mhm, we heard that a Salamander was in town, but it turned out to be just some weird guy…" The cat, introduced to them as 'Happy' informed them.
"No kidding. Bet he couldn't even breathe fire like a dragon…" Natsu grimaced with disappointment.
"What, did you expect to find a real dragon in this town?" Cody asked.
"Hm? Of course, Igneel is a dragon." Natsu explained.
This shocked the two, "Excuse me?!" They shouted out together.
"Not only are dragons too rare to even be found anymore, but why would one be at a fishing port?!" Cody snapped, as Natsu and Happy were about to respond, only to stop themselves as the two began to realize that would be true and a dragon wouldn't even be near one.
"Geez.. you two are such idiots…" Lucy groaned in annoyance, "But hey, at least you helped us out and stopped that Charm for being complete on me. To think, such a jerk of a mage would use a trick like that…"
"Can't say the same for those poor girls he got under him…" Cody sighed as he crossed his arms.
"Hm? What do you mean?" Natsu questioned.
"Well, besides it being banned outright, after The Magic Council realized that it can practically take your free will away, the only way it's effect no longer works is when those who are casted upon gain awareness of it." Lucy informed.
Natsu soon thought about it for a while before he came up with a plan.
"Alright, let's beat him up then!"
"Seriously? Not only would that cause trouble, but the guy is called 'Salamander'. I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that the only one I know of with that title was the guy from Fairy Tail." Cody waved off, "We're both trying to get into the guild, and if we just attack one of their members, we wouldn't be allowed."
"Either way, you can have the rest of this. We're gonna head out and wait for tomorrow's train." Lucy said, paying for the tab and leaving a bit extra for the two to do whatever with. "It's our way of repaying our debt for helping me out."
Cody nodded as he began to follow Lucy, but before they could, the waiter near the door flinched at a sight behind them, as they turned around they see the two partners bowing repeatedly.
"Thank you so much! You're both too kind!"
"Aye~!"
"Idiots! Don't just act like that in public!" Lucy cried out, as the two headed out of the tavern.
"Geez… they're truly such weird people out this far, huh?" Cody sighed.
"Yeah. For now, let's book a room and relax a bit. I have no intention of following that jerk for trying to charm me." Lucy huffed.
"Hehe, tell me about it. I was ready to punch him for such a stunt." Cody chuckled as the two walked off.
XXX
Meanwhile, on the outskirts of the town…
One of the odd figures from the unknown area soon reaches it. He smirked as he lifted up the corrupted looking book, as he opened it up, within was a picture of a monster, with chains keeping it there. But the moment the front page was turned, it activated as stacks of books made from rock began to emerge and form together.
GaNEekIoU gOlEM!
From the tome, came a monster made of rock and debris. It had one large arm, and a clay pot on its had, being grasped by two palms. Dark energy and magic filled the beast with life as the books on its chest and buckled glowed.
"I want you to connect the worlds, can you do that?" he asked the creature as he gave him a white book.
"Of course, master." It nodded, taking the book in hand, as it turned towards the town, looking for the right area. Upon seeing it, the beast turned the front cover, only for it to glow.
Instantly, the town, including the port, was encased in a open book-like barrier, cutting it off from the rest of the world.
XXX
In seconds, within the center of the town, a flash of light occurred as a line soon encompassed the area, as in moments, from outside of the area, it began to turn as if someone was flipping through the pages of a book rapidly, soon taking the area within the book.
"W-What the?!" Natsu got out, as he saw the place cut off, he soon rushed over to it, but upon contact, he bounced off.
"Natsu! It's bad! I think Lucy and Cody are in there!" Happy cried out, as he saw them for an instant before they vanished within the book.
XXX
Within the area that was cut off, Cody and Lucy soon was somewhere new, along with the others that were caught in this crossfire. Soon, the town of Hargeon they saw before, was replaced by an unknown world now. Bubbles of water and magic filled the air, as floating areas of mountains, towns, and more filled the sky, along with several creatures of various sizes and species either flew in the sky or roamed the land below.
"W-What in the?" Cody got out, as he looked at the strange sight.
"Woah, this looks… amazing…" Lucy muttered as she looked at the world around them.
Cody continued to look as his eyes widened, memories soon filled his mind, the ones he repressed are racing back as he groaned out before kneeling to the ground, earning Lucy's attention and shock.
"Cody? Cody, what's wrong?" She asked, worried for him.
"T-This place…." He got out, his voice shivering with fear, "This… was my home… This… was where dad died…"
"Oh no…" Lucy gasped as she tried to comfort Cody, only for her to spot something. "Cody, look out!" she cried out before she pushed him out of the way of a pair of flying hands.
"Lucy!" Cody cried out, as the pair of hands struck her and sent her crashing into the ground. Walking up to them was the golem that did this, chuckling heavily.
"I see I found some humans with a bit more magical power than the one running in this place. You two will do finely for the first sacrifices."
"S-Sacrifices?" Lucy groaned out.
"Of course. Just isolating you all off isn't enough to finish an Alter Book. The area, the world that is brought here, must be tainted, destroyed. All that negative energy is soon built up and transferred into this." The golem said, holding up a partially changed book, "But that's just part of it. The people within also give that same energy… And mages are the best source on finishing these Alter Books. After all, Wonder Ridebooks gave you people magic to begin with."
"So you're just using mages as sacrificial batteries for your plan?" Cody guessed.
"Of course! We need it to create our perfect world! Our Story!" the golem declared before showcasing the corrupted white book to Cody.
"Creating a world through books?" He muttered, frowning, "You're wrong… Books aren't meant for that, neither are the people who write them! For trying to do such a thing, you're making nothing but false statements!"
"And just what do you think you can even do? Nobody has the power to stop this!"
"You're wrong again!" Cody shouted out, "If nobody does, then I'll be the one. I'll be the one to write the ending to this story!"
"Enough!" the golem roared before firing out his hands towards a nearby building, throwing the rubble created from it to bury him.
"Cody, NO!" Lucy cried out, seeing the rubble lay on her friend. Tears began to swell up around her eyes, before she gritted and gripped her whip, lashing it out at the golem.
"What the?!" the golem gasped as he turned to see the girl burning with rage.
"You just did something unforgivable… and I won't let you walk away from this!" She said, before gripping one of her keys, issuing a command as a golden glow came from it.
OPEN, GATE OF THE BULL: TAURUS!
From it, a large cow-patterned minotaur with a spandex underpants, boots, and wrappings around his wrists that reached his gloves appeared. He soon grabbed from the leather holster a large axe and swung it down on the monster.
"What in the world, you're a Celestial Mage?!"
"Taurus! Crush this golem! I don't want a single piece of rubble left!" Lucy commanded.
"Moo! This rage is something new for you Lucy." Taurus noted, surprised as he wasn't doing his usual routine of gleaming at Lucy's body. However, he soon learned why when he saw the pile of rubble next to her. The bull knew there was only one thing that could enrage his master, and that was hurting her best friend. "Moo… I see, this creature slammed his face into the Cody button…" he realized, before nodding, "They very well, Lucy! I shall do as you wish!" It said, lunging at the golem, punching it with such force, it sent it crashing into a building nearby.
"You'll pay for that…" the golem growled at the Celestial Spirit before getting out of the crater to clock the minotaur in the face.
In response, Taurus then started to swing his axe at the monster as they started to brawl. As the minotaur knocked the monster down with a clothesline, the golem responded by getting up and throwing the Celestial sprint into the ground with a chokeslam, before dragging him across the ground and throwing him upwards. However Taurus was able to recover as he spun his axe around like a helicopter before bringing it down onto the monster, leaving a heavy gash on the beast's head.
As the two titans fought, Lucy ran out towards the pile of rubble and tried to dig through it in order to reclaim her lost friend's body.
"Please… please don't die on me, Cody." Lucy pleaded as she began to move the rubble, trying to save him, as dread was slowly taking over her.
As she started to remove the rocks, a red glow came from the rubble as the rocks were lifted out of the way, revealing Cody safe and sound.
"Ugh… anyone get the number of that boat?" Cody groaned, slowly opening his eyes, only for him to feel pain once more as Lucy hugged him tightly.
"You're okay! I was so scared for a moment…" she said with relief.
"L-Lucy… still in pain…" He grunted out.
As she let go, the two noticed that Brave Dragon was starting to glow red.
"Did that save you?" she asked him as he opened the book, revealing an image of a dragon breathing fire.
Once, there was a sacred beast who possessed a power great enough to destroy everything...
"What the-?" Cody got out, only for it to soon glow brightly before the energy shot up into the air, ripping a hole into the reality as from it, the dragon from the cover emerged, roaring loudly before it rushed at the Golem, striking it as it not only set it on fire, before change into a fiery sword imbedded into the ground.
"That sword…" Cody realized as he soon got up and started to walk to it.
"W-Wait! It could be dangerous!" Lucy said, gripping his arm with worry.
He soon recalled the words of his father as he tried to reach for the blade.
"When there is determination, there is always hope…"
"I know Lucy. But I need to do this." He said, as he walked over to the fiery area. The boy at first, tried to reach out only to feel the intense flames and heat, causing him to wince and pull back. He took a deep breath as he stumbled onward, slowly walking into the fire as he felt the burning sensation, the heat, and the sizzling of his skin before approaching the sword.
As he grit his teeth, he immediately grabbed the blade and pulled it out from the rubble, causing a wave of magic to sweep across the land while an image of a knight wielding a fiery blade appeared around the boy.
XXX
In an area filled with monster corpses, a young man with brown hair, accompanied by a redheaded woman sat there, resting from their job being done.
The man sighed, only to flinch as he saw his sword with a blue emblem glow.
"What's wrong? The redhead asked.
"Huh? Is this…"
XXX
Meanwhile, a teenager with white hair was travelling on a large stone turtle when he and the snake riding on it's shell noticed the large grey and orange sword on his back glow.
"Yare yare... Looks like we got ourselves some new blood, boys!" the young man chuckled.
"Will this one be the one to rebuild the order?" The snake questioned.
"I'm not sure, but I know one thing, I can't wait to see who the new kid is!" the young man noted as he turned towards the turtle, "Come on Genbu, step on it!"
The turtle merely roared before he and the snake entered its shell as it started to spin around, jets of air bursting from the holes as the young man flew off on the turtle.
XXX
Within a small village, a young boy training with a wooden sword was testing himself as he trained. He stopped for a moment as a yellow pendant around his neck glowed, confusing the boy.
XXX
Finally, within a bamboo forest, another person was there, simply sitting and meditating. He breathed softly as he did so, only to slightly open his eye, seeing his green swords glow brightly.
"So… the next wielder of fire is here? Interesting…." He said before going back to his mediation.
XXX
Meanwhile, back with Cody, he soon witnessed as the sword transformed itself into a strange stone slab that had three slots on the top and gold writing on the front. There was also a strange sword embedded into the stone that had a flaming hilt that bore an 'X' slash mark symbol on it along with a trigger.
SEIKEN SWOR-DRIVER!
"A… sword?" Cody noted, as he looked at the book once more, information began to pour into his head as he soon realized they worked together.
"Chee.. that book…. That Wonder Ride Book is ours! Hand it back!" The Golem demanded as he and Taurus broke away from their fight.
"No, I'm gonna kick your ass instead!" the boy declared, "This power… will allow me to protect everyone. This… is my sword!"
He soon placed the stone around his waist, causing a red belt strap to appear and secure it. Afterwards, he opened the book once more.
BRAVE DRAGON!
XXX
Suddenly as he placed the book into the first slot, flames engulfed him as he arrived in a spiral bookshelf, a large version of the Brave Dragon Wonder Ride Book falling from the sky. He then unsheathed the blade, causing the book to open and reveal an armored warrior with a dragon shoulderpad. The dragon from before then flew out as the blade caught fire.
REKKA BATTOU!
"Henshin!"
He then slashed at the air twice, causing an X slash to appear before the dragon flew around him and transformed the boy into the armored warrior, the slash returning to him as it created a pair of yellow eyes.
BRA~VE DRA~GON~!
REKKA: VOLUME 1
When the dragon of courage and the Kaen-Ken Rekka combine, the crimson blade will pierce evil
The sword in his hand soon began to burn a bright red as the inside of the sword started to glow red as well.
KAEN-KEN REKKA!
XXX
The flames soon dissipated as everyone saw what Cody had transformed into.
The suit itself was white at the center with black on the left and right. However, the left side was mostly red with a dragon head-like shoulder pad along with some fiery detail on the arm, and a large dragon wing-like coattail. The helmet itself, along with part of the chestplate, had a sword-like line jutting out from it as finally, the face of the mask was literally the fiery 'X' he slashed out as it was now portrayed as his visor.
"Kai-Ken, Rekka?" Cody repeated what he heard before he smirked, "Nice to meet you, now let's cut this guy down."
"Moo! Now that was an amazing transformation Cody!" Taurus praised him.
"Thanks Taurus. Shall we beat this jerk down now?" Cody asked him.
"Indeed, let's make him rue the day he made Lucy cry! Moooooooooooooooo!" the minotaur agreed.
"Hai!" Cody nodded in response as the two charged ahead, making the Golem stutter in shock as it didn't have time to respond before both of them punched the golem, cracking its pot and sending him flying.
"You…" he growled before he felt several whip lashes.
"Don't count me out, Cody!" Lucy declared, "I can fight too, you know!"
XXX
Elsewhere, within the mansion itself, the residents were amazed at seeing this strange armored warrior fight alongside the Celestial Mage and her spirit.
"So… Saber has returned…" Calibur grimaced, clenching his fist in anger.
"Should we tell Lord Acnologia?" one of them asked.
"No. He does not need to care for these mortals. We'll most likely end them before he even notices them." the purple knight told him as he shook his head.
XXX
"Take this!" Cody shouted, slashing the large arm with his blade, while Taurus used its axe to crush the rockwall it made for defense.
The two then started to slash viciously at the monster, causing it to back away more and more. After leaping over the golem, the monster tried to fling his hands at the duo again, however Lucy spotted this and wrapped her whip around one of the hands, turning it into a makeshift flail that she used to fling both hands right back at the golem.
"Are you guys okay?" she asked the two.
"Indeed, thanks for the assistance, Lucy!" Cody said, giving her a thumbs up.
The Celestial Mage smiled before the three of them noticed the golem get back up.
"Hand that book over, you cur! That power does not belong to you!" he roared at the armored knight.
"Oh? You want this? Fine, have at it!" Cody said, tapping the book, as in seconds a fiery book opened up before him. He soon held up his arm as it ignited in flames.
"Dragon Wonder!" Cody shouted out, punching the book, as the red dragon from within shot out, flying at the Golem as it struck and shot flames at it.
Annoyed, the golem took out the book and turned it's page, causing the entire town to transform into a desert wasteland filled with various stone formations.
"Woah! What is going on?!" Cody got out, confused by the change.
"Take this!" the golem roared before slamming his fist into the ground, rocks flying out towards the trio.
Thinking fast, Cody and Taurus started to smack the rocks away while the trio advanced towards the golem. Once they got close, Cody launched a fire slash at the golem, turning the battlefield back to normal.
"I'm ending this now!" the young boy declared as he tapped the book, causing his left arm to catch fire.
Once he leaped forward, the boy thrust out his fist and fired out a projection of a fire-breathing dragon at the monster, knocking it away.
"I'm… not going to…. Be defeated by you humans!" The Golem hired as its body glowed, in seconds the rock and debris around the area began to fly and attach to its body as it soon grew into a giant from it.
"Woah, he's huge!" Lucy gasped.
"You're too late!" the golem roared as he attacked the trio from above, "The process has already begun! There's no stopping it now!"
"Didn't I already tell you?" Cody said, dodging the swipes, "I'll be the one who writes this ending." He announced before he inserted the blade back into the sheath, pressing the trigger on it before pulling the sword back out.
HISSATSU DOUKHA!
REKKA BATTOU! DRAGON: SLASH VOLUME ONE - FIRE!
He soon sped around the golem, attacking the monster with several fiery slashes, an astral projection of the dragon flying upwards while Cody landed cut after cut on the golem's body. Once he reached the top, he performed one more fiery slash attack that ended the monster.
FLAMING CROSS SLASH!
He soon landed before Lucy, who was left in awe while the world returned to normal around them.
"Not bad, Cody!" the girl cheered on.
"Hehe, thanks Lucy. Truth be told, I was literally going on instinct." He said, closing the book as pages surrounded the teen before fading and revealing his normal attire.
"Moo! It looks like you have your own knight to protect you, Lucy!" Taurus chuckled.
"J-Just what does that mean, you pervy cow!?" She groaned.
The minotaur merely laughed again as he returned to the Spirit World, leaving Lucy a bit flustered.
"Hey! You two!" From nearby, Natsu and Happy were running to them both, confused as were many others. "What the heck happened in there?"
"I don't really know…" Cody admitted as he looked at the Brave Dragon book in his hands.
"Hey, wait a minute…" Natsu said, swiftly getting up close to Cody, sniffing him than the book as he took it.
"Oi! That's mine!" Cody roared as he tried to get the book back.
"But this smells like a dragon! I need to see if Igneel is in it!" Natsu responded, trying to open it, but with no luck.
"Give it back, idiot!" Cody said, clocking Natsu on the head as he finally took the book back, "Geez… This is important to me. You can't just take things from others like that!"
"Oh come on, Cody! Let me see!" the pinkette pleaded with him.
"I said, no!" the boy shouted back as the two started to fight over the book..
"That's Natsu for you…" Happy sighed, shrugging his shoulder as he shook his head in disappointment at how Natsu was acting.
Lucy merely laughed as she watched the two go at it 'I don't know why… but for some odd reason, I feel like this might be the start of a new adventure…' She said in her thoughts.
A/N: Hello minna! striberx here with my now rebooted, Fairy Tail story! I first off, wanna give a big thanks to TimelessDreamerNeo, once again, for this first variation of the op stuff to the story. It meant a lot to me back then for your help. Secondly, I wanna thank HackerEX for his help on this story and getting what we have so far.
Alright, now for the big questions... Besides retreading grounds on my situations and how things have been, it the same as I talked about in my Justice League. But for those wondering as well, this was the biggest thing I have been trying to rework on and get out. I was going to just replace this story with my original FT one, which meant 14 chaps there, but after awhile I decided to neglect that and just make a new story. This way, I can not only archive my original story but also show the progression of how my writing has changed over the years.
Now for the changes and such. As you all see, I switched out Wizard for Saber. Asides from feeling unsatisfied with the original story I had, it was getting tougher on how to explain certain things along with justifying the isekai thing. So, upon watching saber and letting some eps/weeks play out, I decided to try this instead. So far, I'm believing this was the better choice.
Next up, while it will mostly be a FT story just with Saber eps/story points added in, there will be some changes and such. So for those wondering if the "betrayal arc" stuff will happen? No worries, I'm not adding that in. I personally don't see it working or even fitting within this story at all, so no reason to have it, nor Kenzan's Kento simping he had. And yes, he will be changed and altered in this story instead of the brat we have now.
Next, the shipping. At first, it was gonna be Erza and Mira shipped with my oc, then changed to Erza, and now its Lucy. As much as I wanted to do Erza and leave her, with how this is going and how I set it up? I don't have a reason to do that, nor do I still feel comfortable with a harem writing just yet. So yeah, Lucy and what not.
Now, for the other Riders? While at first, Calibur does seem the same, both past and present Calibur, I do have a few things planned out in the future. For Blades, he was particularly created by ShadowBladeKnight, but only in name. Everything else is my own work with extra assistance with Hacker. He shall be with Erza as I thought with the ideal of what Blades stood for? Erza would be the perfect partner.
Next up, Buster, this one was fully made and thought of by HackerEX as we've planned out a lot of things for him and him being a bit different from the show's Buster. He is with Mirajane as we felt like their personalities fitted well together.
As for the rest that have been showed off so far? Kenzan, Slash, Espada, Savera, and whoever the last one will be? That'll be done and explained when we get closer to them. As for Falchion? He and the Phoenix Priestess both will show up earlier than in the franchise. They'll be added around before Tenrou Island Arc. Reason for that is because after the first timeskip, we don't get much time left before we hit the tournament arc, future fight arc, then Tartaros before hitting the final season and Dragon Cry. So, we're bringing them in closer than expected. Especially since other than the groups timeskip outfits? Not much else was changed, so no reason to have it so long and bring it closer.
And yes, the Emotional Dragon and every other main Saber form will be added. I am unsure how to add in King Arthur's sidearc that happened, and so far, asides from just getting the book? It's been mostly reserved for just slight lore and toys, and hasn't done much else to the overall Saber story. So may not add it in, but we'll see how things turn out.
Other than that, the last thing I do wanna mention is about the odd occurance on my first FT story. Long story short, I deleted only a few Update chaps on it, since I felt there was no longer a point to have those around. Sorry about the confusion everyone.
Either way, hope you all enjoy this new reboot and enjoy this story.
Until then, later minna!