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"Brother of Scarlet" Chapter 11 "What Once was Lost has been Found"

Alex - age 11,

Today marks the first year that I've been outside of Fiore. I have been proving to the king how strong I am so I can take part in the battles, yet all he has me doing is scouting, interrogation, and training. The worst part is that we haven't even captured any Cult members and it's been an entire year! I have some plans for getting the king to see my strength at the next major battle and I can just hope that it works.

The day came the dawn of a major battle and I convinced the king to let me use one of my spells. And I decided that I would use a new spell I created for an occasion such as this it is called "rain of a million swords." The name is quite self-explanatory all I did is create as many sword constructs as I could which isn't on the scale of one million yet but it's getting close. As expected of a spell from me it did a large amount of damage to the enemy. And cementing my place as the strongest mage in the battle.

Alex - age 12,

The second year has come and so far I have been able to fight to my heart's content. I was able to turn the tide of many battles, we still have yet to encounter any Cult members which is starting to make me rethink if I should really be here or not.

I talked to the king to see if he had any information on the Cult so I could start attacking them. He did know some information about them but nothing useful he only knew the location of one base and it was incredibly fortified it had a mixture of both Rebel and Cult soldiers around two thousand in total, stationed inside and I knew I had to go.

I planned to take the fort by the end of the week with some assistance from the king. He gave me two-hundred men for my plan which was a plan was a sneak attack at midnight on a new moon where it would be the darkest of the year.

We managed to get over the walls with little effort, after taking out the guards we made our way to the tents in the courtyard where we encountered our first Cult members who seemed to be commanders we managed to capture them before they could alert the rest of the fort.

I looked to my second in command, "have some men take them to the castle for interrogation I will do it personally.."

Then we went back to our task methodically killing every single person we could find making sure that no one would survive this night, all I could think about when I saw the clothing of the Cult members was just how much I hated them. They took my sister from me and nearly killed me on the same night, I wanted them all to die for what they did.

We managed to take the fort that night with them only figuring it out when we reached the main building. Then it was a massacre we had surrounded the building, our numbers were on par with the remnants of theirs, and we couldn't be stopped by any of them. I left the commanding to my second and went on a rampage killing all I could find. Eventually meeting with their leader who surrendered to me at dawn.

Alex - age 13,

It seemed some survived the attack on the fort that day last year, the enemy took to calling me "The Child of Death." I dragged out the "interrogation" of the commanders of the Cult's fort forces. I made it painful even when they gave me all the information they knew I didn't stop I kept saying that there must be more they knew, this all came to an end when the king ordered me to put them to death. Which I did, executing them in their cells as soon as I returned. The information they had wan't useful at all for me at least it was for the king and his men. But all I cared about was finding information on my sister and where she could've been taken. Nothing else of note happened this year except that when we captured another Cult member he said that the Cult was bringing the rest of the members from around the continent here so they could destroy us.

Alex - age 14,

I am losing hope in finding my sister no matter how many people I kill or interrogate makes me feel any better it just made it worse. The thought that my time had been wasted that I was too late was catching up with me. Most of this year was a blur all I could remember was blood and gore.

Alex age 15,

I looked everywhere, yet nothing could be found of any Cult members they were all hiding from me…. I searched and searched and searched! but all I could find was the Rebel Army and they never had any information about the whereabouts of any cult members it even seemed as if they weren't getting along anymore. And this made me angry if they are leaving I must track them down and get what I came here for I'm sick of waiting.

That didn't go on for too long though as the King reassured me that they weren't running away seeing as he has the precious book that they want so badly. While this did make me feel better if only a little I was getting curious about this book they want so badly but I knew I shouldn't bring it up seeing as the King normally hated talking about it. It would seem that his family has had a bad past with the book and the Cult.

Alex - age 16,

They are reappearing in small numbers due to us driving the rebel armies back. I have been crushing their rebel armies with small numbers for a long time now and it started to get boring so I decided to start taking them on alone. Thousands of men versus me and me alone, they had the advantage but I still managed to destroy them leaving no man alive.

My nickname changed as the years passed from "Child of Death," to "Bringer of Destruction." and it changed again to "The Conquerer" as I could take fortress after fortress alone.

Alex - age 17,

They began to move in greater numbers attacking without the help of the Rebel Army and sometimes commanding their army in place of the Rebel leaders. This would be quite devastating for us seeing as we had nearly wiped out the Rebels completely they just had their top four generals and their armies left. And in this year I would be assigned a full army of men who were normally with me when I was on missions meaning our teamwork would be excellent.

Throughout the year I would have many skirmishes with the four generals and their armies and one day caught off guard separated from my unit two generals attacked me and managed to capture me. I don't know what happened to my unit after that because the day was coming when I would leave this kingdom.

Alex age - 18,

I was locked in a cell and cuffed breaking my link to magic, they even built the cell out of a special metal that blocks magic from being used, perks of being extremely dangerous.

I don't remember how long I was in there but I do remember the torture inflicted upon me trying to get me to give them information about anything. I kept silent only screaming when it was happening and giving them nothing else when it was over. My year ended like that. Bruised, beaten, and without hope.

Alex age - 19, year of rebirth

It was my birthday, I have no idea how they knew but they did. I was told I had a special surprise in store for me after our session of torment and after it was over and I watched the door open I could only think.

'A special surprise indeed,' I thought looking at the Pale Eyed man who now bore a scar that stretched across his face and through an eye. The man that kidnapped my sister.

"You!" I said with venom in my tone.

"Yes hello it is good to see you again, I can't believe you survived that wound I gave you, and just seeing you now with those dead eyes it really makes me happy that I left. And it was truly impressive surviving that attack, I'm sure your sister would be quite happy to know that you were still alive." He said clapping.

"Where is she!" I yelled at him my restraints slightly buckling under the force that I was exerting and my heart beating a million times a minute.

'She is alive!' I thought.

"Woah, Woah calm down," He said waving at me. "The bitch is alive and thriving from what I can tell."

I looked at him confused and asked, "Thriving?"

"Yes, she actually organized a rebellion about nine years ago now." He said a little anger in his voice as he kept calm. "she has been free for quite some time now I expect she is with that guild the old man she looked up to was so obsessed with."

'So, the whole time I've been here fighting with my life on the line has been wasted…..' I thought dejectedly.

'At least I can get my revenge for what happened back in Rosemary now…'

I looked up and asked him "what guild did you say she would be in again?"

He looked at me and smiled "ill tell you if you tell me everything you know about the kingdom and its defenses and more importantly where the book is."

'it's time to leave, he knows where she is and I can force it out of him easily." I thought.

I looked back at him once more and said, "tell me now or I will make you."

He laughed

"How are you going to make me? You have been here an entire year in magic surpassing room with magic suppressing stuff no mage can escape these confines."

"I am no mage," I said standing up, "I am a mercenary hired by the Pergrande Kingdom, and you are now my captive." Suddenly I broke through my restraints and pinned him against the wall my hand on his throat.

"I have been here waiting and gathering information about you and I planned to escape today to go get you, but you saved me the time of going to your hideout and destroying it by coming here." I leaned in close to his ear, "thank you for making my job easier." I swiftly knocked him out taking his key and slinging him over my shoulder.

'Finally, I can see you again.' I thought with a happy smile on my face.

As soon as I was free from the cell I smashed my cuffs on the wall shattering them. I looked around to see guards filing in to restrain me and remove their leader from my back.

"King's Magic Embodiment of Divinity!" I yelled

I spent the rest of the night destroying everything that was related to the Rebel Army and the Cult of Zeref ending the war for good and smiling the whole time.

The night ended and I was using my construct magic to the castle as quickly as possible. I looked back at Pale Eyes, "you know if you tell me where my sister is I will put in a word with the king about not having you be executed."

"If you seal your words with a magic promise I shall tell you where your sister is located."

I laced my magic into my words and sealed the promise with magic, "I promise."

"Very well she is located in a mage guild called Fairy Tail the guildhall resides in Magnolia back in Fiore."

"Very good now let us go get you saved from execution."

A few hours later in the King's chambers

"I ask that you allow him to leave with me, Lord," I said bowing my head.

"Alexander, you have just arrived from a great ordeal and you even ended our war on your own taking out the rest of the Rebel Army and its cohorts this I praise you for."

"Thank you," I said.

"But I cannot allow him to live even if you made a promise sealed with magic." He said

"He will die not by our hands your lordship," I said "I will take him to his brother to be tried for the crimes he committed and be executed in Fiore." I finished.

"Wouldn't his brother want him alive?" He asked.

"No, lord he does not wish to see him live. He killed his family leaving his brother alive just barely." I looked at him, "your answer?" I asked.

"Very well," he said standing up. "You can take him to Fiore to die it matters not where just along as he is dead in the end I am happy." Fe finished coming down to meet me.

"Thanks," I said bowing once more.

"You need not bow to me Alexander, we are both Kings of a sort."

I looked at him with a smile, "yes indeed we are." I said clasping his outstretched hand.

In the nine years, I have been here myself and the king have become quite close. Close enough that I even told him my life story, he is quite a ruler and inspires me to be as amazing as him. This all started back when I first arrived he was the one who let me take part in my first large-scale battle and of course, it went swimmingly.

"I have been the ruler here for a long time," he started. "There is no other that understands the world as I do, except for you Alexander. And I wish you would stay and take my sister's hand in marriage, but I know that you cannot stay as you have a younger sister to find so I will bestow upon you two rewards for your assistance these past years.

I looked at him curiously, "I need no reward, I have told you I only came for information."

"Yes, I know," he said waving me off and making me roll my eyes but still a smile came to my face.

"Very well, what are these rewards?" I asked.

"I bestow upon you Alexander, a ring only given to past kings who have assisted in saving our realm. This has only been given out twice as a reward and it is a symbol of friendship between two countries, or in your case, it symbolizes the friendship between us." He said handing me a golden ring with a blue dolphin on the top made of diamond.

As I took it with a happy grin on my face, "Thank you August." I said to the man who matched my height at 6'5 that had crystal blue eyes and flowing golden hair.

"And for your second reward," he started. "I shall give you an estate that will be maintained by the Royal Family for the next eight generations then it shall be your families to take care of." He finished by pulling me into a hug.

"Now go and find your sister and when you visit you shall always have a home in my kingdom" he whispered into my ear.

I hugged him back and whispered, "one day I will return, and that day I will introduce you to my sister."

"You better," he said causing me to laugh.

"This is goodbye my friend," I said

"Goodbye," He responded with a happy smile.

I gave him one more strong handshake and turned to leave.

On the road to Psion

I was dressed in new clothes I had tailor-made in Pergrande's Capital. They were composed of a crimson shirt, and a long golden medieval vest that had crimson Damocles on the back next to a crystal blue dolphin finished with some lovely black pants.

"I can't believe you got me out, I guess it's time to tell hold up my end of the bargain" Pale Eyes said

"What is your name?" I asked

"What?" He looked taken aback.

"your name…" I commanded.

"Liston, boy!" He yelled angrily

"Now where is my sister we have a place to go?" I asked.

"She is with a guild called Fairy Tail, it's one of the strongest guilds in Fiore and one that I believe is currently in a war with another competing for the title called Phantom Lord."

"Hmm," I said thinking.

'I don't want to fight another war but if it's for her I should.'

"Very well we shall stop at Psion and then head to Magnolia," I said riding towards the train station.

Psion, Fiore Mercenary Guild

We arrived in Psion hours ago and I had to chain up Liston so he wouldn't try to escape me.

"We're here," I said standing outside the guild.

"Why are we here, I don't see the point in stopping here when we could have just headed straight for Magnolia," Liston said annoyed.

"We're here for your trial and execution after I drop you off I'm heading for my sister," I said calmly.

"Oh, I se…" he started then realized what I said. "What! You made a promise seal that I wouldn't be executed you will pay the price for this!"

"No I won't considering the promise was made so I would ask the king to not execute you, and I did, and he did," I said dragging him into the building causing people to stare at us.

As I dragged the struggling Liston towards Redlams office all I could do was smile in anticipation.

I giggled while looking at Liston causing him to look at me scared.

Before we reached Redlam's office I walked straight into him.

"Ouch, oh hey Redlam I have a gift for you," I said rubbing my chest because now the once towering man was at the level of my shoulders.

"Huh?" He started "Alex is that you?" He asked while looking up at me rubbing his forehead.

"Yup!" I said with a happy smile and gave him a small chuckle.

"Look how short you've gotten old man!" I said my chuckle turning into a full-on laugh.

"What the hell boy, you've gotten big!" He said looking at me then I saw him turn to look at the man behind me.

"A gift for you," I said his face becoming shocked.

"Redlam?" Liston asked horror in his voice.

"Liston…" he replied his eyes narrowing, then he looked back at me.

"I thought I asked you to kill him, boy," he said with anger.

"He had the information I needed and I couldn't get it out of him unless I promised to ask the King August not to kill him." I said, "so I brought him here to you."

"I see…" he said, "did you get your information?" He asked

"Yes, I did right before we entered the building."

"Wait a sec…" Liston started before I turned and grabbed his face lifting him up off the ground.

"Silence!" I commanded when he stopped struggling I used my magic to bind his mouth.

"He is all yours now Redlam I need to go destroy those who would dare attack my sister so I'll be heading for Magnolia's resident guild if you need anything from me contact me there because I assume that's where ill be spending most of my time from now on," I said smiling.

"I'm glad you found her Alex," he said putting his hand on my shoulder. "if you ever need something from me you know where to find me." He said returning my smile.

"Farewell," I said turning around halfway and then turning back. "Ah here's the key to his cuffs and could you inform Tomas and Fay for me I would but I have no idea where they are it's been nine years and all" I threw him the key and walked off to find my sister.

"of course, I can," he said waving me bye.

Boarding the train to Magnolia

"I can't believe it's finally happening!' I thought "I can finally see her again after nearly a decade of separating we shall reunite!' I looked out the window where it was beginning to rain.

'I hope she's alright, she's in the middle of a war after all and I know just how bloody they can get.'

I fell asleep on the train ride

Mirajane Pov

Lucy was holding onto me as we heard the rumbling.

I stepped back from the Master's bedside and went to look out the window in the direction the sound was coming. What I saw was the Phantom Lord's guildhall walking towards us upon gigantic legs. And a cannon sticking out from the front that appeared to be pointing at our guildhall. Everyone ran out of the destroyed building that used to be our guildhall to the cliff where the giant was coming from.

"What the heck, their entire guildhall is coming for us!" I heard a young pink-haired man exclaim.

"They have a gigantic cannon sticking out the front too!" Someone yelled from behind us which turned out to be Wakaba.

'This isn't good the master isn't in fighting condition and we don't have all of our S-classes on hand to fight against them!' I thought.

Then we heard the voice being projected from the giant.

"Well, what will it be Fairy Tail?" It started, "will you hand over Lucy Heartfilla or will you all die by trying to protect her from going home to her family!"

"I don't want to go back to that place anymore!" Lucy yelled "I was always alone back then my father never even gave me the time of day and I was lonely. But then I came here to Fairy Tail and I started to laugh again, I started to find friends, and I even became a part of a family! I never want to go back there again!" She finished causing everyone around to smile.

'That's right Lucy we're a family now!' I thought smiling and nodding my head at her words.

"Well then…" he said, "DIE!"

Just as the cannon fired Erza stepped out in front of us right in the path of the blast.

"Erza what are you doing you can't block a blast of that size!" People started to yell but fell silent when she started to speak.

"Get Lucy out of here to the safe house I will take care of this!" She said as she swapped from her Heartz Cruz armor into her Adamantine armor with a gigantic shield that I assumed would be used to stop the blast.

"Everyone get behind me!" She yelled.

"Erza no!" People started yelling but she stood firm.

'Definitely Queen of the Fairies, but not that I would ever tell her that.' I thought.

Erza Pov

I stood there ready for the attack bracing myself by getting into a wide stance and my feet digging into the dirt underneath my feet.

'Well, here we go,' I thought.

Just as my thought finished I saw a blur of red and gold appear before me and it said,

"Don't worry about your friends little sister I shall protect you all from any attack." The now 6'5 man with red hair said.

'Red hair…" I thought

"A-Alex?" I asked.

'what's going on he can't be... he died...' I thought.

just then a gigantic creation appeared before us made of crimson magic decked out in golden armor with a crown set on its head holding a gigantic shield to match its frame blocking the attack from the Jupiter cannon.

Then the man in front of me turned around and I met his eyes, chocolate brown just like my own it had familiar warmth in it that I dreamt about almost every night but there was a little of something missing in that gaze something that concerned me to no end.

He smiled.

"I'm so glad to see you again Erza it's been far too long….." He said with tears falling from his eyes and then I knew it to be no dream Alexander, my brother was crying in front of me.

I hope you all enjoyed this I know I had a good time writing it!

well, here we are the boiks have reunited! and I hope you all liked what I did with the nine years because I really wanted to write it out but I also wanted to finally get to canon.

I was thinking that I would end the series around 100k or so but seeing as I just got through the story leading up to canon and I've hit 30k words it's going to be a lot of words.

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