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The Assassins of Fairy Tail

Job Fourteen: The Assassin's Truth

"To celebrate Fairy Tail's official rebirth!"

"And to three new members!"

"Cheers!" multiple mugs clinked against each other.

After Natsu and the others have returned from their close encounter with one of the Spriggan Twelve, all of them returned to the guild which had been completed. It wasn't as big as the previous guild building but this seemed to have a little of both the previous one and the first guild building. Everyone was in high spirits for seeing their former guild master again and for already having three new members joining them. "Welcome back Master!" Romeo greeted first.

Macao now wondered something now that Makarov was back at the guild. "Ah…Erza is the master so it'd be…"

"Mr. Makarov!" Wakaba guessed.

Vijeeter wasn't so sure about that. "I can't get used to that."

Erza had already made her decision about the confusion. "You can call him master. I'm quitting."

It was good enough for Bisca and smiled. "Then welcome home, Master!"

"Welcome home!" Asuka ran up to Makarov.

Makarov smiled at the young girl with open arms. "Asuka!"

Alzack realized that this was the third time Makarov has been made into the guild master. "So you'd be the Eighth?"

"So he's the master for the third time? How many times did he resuscitate?" Laki asked.

At this point, Makarov just decided to accept this. "I guess I'll have to do this job until I die."

Elfman smiled at that. "That's a real man!"

"You said that before, didn't you?" Mirajane spoke while Lisanna laughed.

Cana raised her beer high with a cheerful smiled. "Get out the alcohol!"

"Let's drink!"

Gray was surprised to where Laxus and the Thunder Legion were for the past year. "By the way, so you were in Blue Pegasus?"

Freed smiled while he poured the ice mage a drink. "Serving customers isn't so bad."

Bickslow laughed at his time there. "I feel more comfortable in a worn-out bar."

Juvia was trembling in shock with what Evergreen had told her. "So Laxus also worked as an entertainer?"

Evergreen loved the face the water mage was making. "Sometimes. That was quite amusing."

Laxus didn't felt like telling all of that was necessary. "No need to talk about that."

Carla had been wondering about something ever since they came back to Ishgar. "By the way, did you get in touch with Sorano?"

Explaining that was a little funny to Mest. "Yeah. She was sulking, though."

Lily was impressed with what Happy had to ride in. "A sanctuary that travels the sea. I'd like to get onto it."

Happy would like to ride on it too. "There were lots of fish. They all looked yummy."

As usual, the party didn't take long to get underway. Everyone was enjoying themselves. In their own way of course. "Wanna fight?"

"Of course!"

"Why are you fighting suddenly?!"

"My darling Gray too!"

"Too what?"

"In this country, you can't eat Star Mangos?!"

"I've never heard of them."

"Does it have a manly taste?"

"Wouldn't wanna eat that."

Lucy couldn't help but laugh at what she was seeing. "Everyone is so noisy."

Levy was eating the food and enjoying it. "But at least everything is finally back to normal."

Akame was smiling as she saw everyone having a good time while leaning against the wall. The last time she saw such a celebration was back when they won the war against the Empire. "They're all so happy, huh?"

Akame saw Chelsea walk up to her and kept the other girl company. "Yes, they are. It's quite endearing."

Chelsea scoffed a little as she had different thoughts. "Even though we're up against the strongest enemy we've come across? Seriously, we had come across two of those Twelve guys and their emperor just so happens to be the guy who's immortal. I bet they're making their next move on getting that Lumen Histoire thing." She sighed at the situation they were in. "Never thought I say this but I think I miss fighting against the Empire that we know. It's inevitable that another battle is going to start. Should we really be partying at a time like this?"

Akame shared her friend's concerns. Those two brief encounters with the two members of the Spriggan Twelve was enough for Akame to know what kind of enemy they were. "In a way, this isn't all that different from the night before our war started. You know, where we celebrated to ease our minds. At times like these, it's best to celebrate before a major battle can begin."

Chelsea had to admit that Akame was right. Still, she had doubts about how they'll face such an enemy. "Hey there, you two!" Both girls saw Mirajane, Lisanna, and Wendy walking up to them.

Lisanna smiled at the two girls. "What are you doing standing back here? It's a party so have some fun and eat."

Chelsea waved her hand nonchalantly. "Just…talking about some stuff is all."

Mirajane giggled at them. "I can tell you two are feeling a little nervous. Don't worry about it and enjoy yourselves. Speaking of…" She pulled out the stamp with the Fairy Tail mark on it. "I think it's about time we make your joining official."

As much as they would like to, there was something they needed to do first before they could join. Speaking of which, Wendy noticed one particular girl wasn't with them. "Do you know where Leone went?"

Akame chuckled a little at the question. "I can think of one place."

Lucy placed the mug down on the table and waved at herself. "That's really strong."

Cana chuckled at the blonde's first drink. "Eh, you'll get used to it. Trust me." A mug suddenly was slammed down in front of Cana and the girl looked in front seeing Leone grinning at her. "Something I can help you with?"

Leone kept grinning at the other girl. "I've heard a lot about you when it came to drinking. How about you and me have a friendly competition."

Cana grinned back as she couldn't turn down the challenge. "It's your funeral. Bring the booze over here!"

Soon the other members turned their attention to the two girls. "Hey! One of the new girls is challenging Cana to drink off!" It didn't take all of them to chant drink over and over.

After who knew how many rounds, Leone groaned as she fell back to the floor with her face looking a little red. Cana, on the other hand, finished her next mug. "What? That's all you've got? I barely got started."

Leone struggled to lift her head up to look at Cana. "Her alcohol tolerance must be freaking insane."

Wendy kneeled down next to her and started to use her healing magic. "What were you thinking trying to challenge Cana?"

The older girl just chuckled. "I wanted to see how I stacked up against her. Jeez." Akame was actually quite impressed seeing Leone like this. She had never seen the blonde being outdone by drinking. Chelsea just thought it was funny. Wendy finished her healing and Leone stood up feeling better. "Thanks for that Wendy."

The young dragon slayer smiled at the older girl. "You're welcome and don't worry. You're not the first person who lost to Cana." Leone decided to take that as a compliment.

Now that was settled, Mirajane thought it was finally time. "Alright then. Now that all three of you are together, let's make you official Fairy Tail members." Everyone else cheered. Almost everyone. Erza and Gray still had their suspicions about them. To their and everyone's surprise, they looked away from Mirajane. She didn't know why they did that. "What's wrong?"

All three girls knew this moment would happen. So did Wendy. Akame let out a guilty sigh. "We appreciate this, we truly do but before we do join, all of you deserve to know the truth."

Elfman raised an eyebrow. "What truth?"

Wendy closed her eyes and lowered her head. Lisanna didn't know why the young dragon slayer was looking guilty. "What's wrong Wendy?"

The younger didn't say anything back and walked away with Leone and the others following her to the front of the guild hall. Everyone in the hall stopped celebrating to see all four of them standing in front of them all. Most of the guild didn't know what they were doing but only a few did. Gajeel narrowed his eyes at the four girls. "So they're finally going to do it huh?"

Cana decided to ask the question that was on everyone's mind. "What's this all about?"

Wendy was about to speak but Akame placed her hand on the younger girl's shoulder. The younger dragon slayer looked over at Akame and knew what she wanted. Akame took a few steps forward toward everyone and stopped to look at everyone in the guild. "First off, as I speak for Leone and Chelsea, we appreciate everything you have shown us. Your generosity, your kindness, and allowing to spend time and to know you. However, there are those among you who wonder who we truly are. I will say that you are right to suspect us because there is one important detail that all of you have to…no, must know. About us and…about Wendy." The cheery atmosphere within the guild was gone and was now tense. Some were wondering what Akame had to say to them while others questioned of what she meant by what Wendy had to do with them. The four girls knew there was no turning back once Akame spoke those certain words. "The truth about us…is that we were once assassins and we're from a world different from yours."

The whole guild remained deathly silent as they took in the words Akame had told them. There were some who had a look of disbelief. This silence only lasted for several seconds before voices were raised. "Are you kidding?!"

"What are assassins doing in our guild!?"

"Why is Wendy with you then!?"

"What's this bullshit about another world!?"

"Is that even true!?"

Natsu and Lucy were among those who were surprised. Lucy had heard they were from a different world but they didn't tell them they were assassins. "They're assassins? Why would Wendy be friends with assassins?"

Hearing about them being assassins reminded Gray of the members of the Death's Head assassin's guild. "I thought something was up with them."

Erza was more confused by this confession. "I guess this is what they were talking about the other night. One thing I don't understand is that if they're assassins, then why say it to the front of the guild?" She suddenly realized something. "If that's true, then Wendy knew who they are. But then…why does she seem so close to them?"

Mest was among those who were mad but he too was confused. "So they're assassins then. Why is Wendy with that kind of people?"

Akame and the other two girls expected this kind of reaction but that didn't mean it would be easier to them. The shouting continued until they saw something large and white. Everyone stopped shouting when they saw Wendy's wings dividing them and Akame. It shifted their attention to the young dragon slayer. "You got wings!?" Both Jet and Droy shouted at the time.

Mirajane was surprised to see such a thing. "Oh my."

Wendy stared at everyone angrily at her guild. "That's enough! I won't let you-"

"Wendy…" The young dragon slayer looked back at Chelsea who seemed indifferent. Leone looked the same. Wendy lowered her head in sadness and folded her wings.

Gray decided to speak up about this. "Okay, let's say you three are assassins. What does that have to do with Wendy being up there with you. Also, what's this about you three about being from a different world? Is that part even true?"

"The girl ain't lying." Everyone in the guild turned to Gajeel. They didn't expect him of all people to back up Akame and the others. The iron dragon slayer crossed his arms. "Those three being from a different world, that's part true."

More questions began to arise among the guild members. "How would you know that, Gajeel?" Erza asked her question.

Levy decided to answer her question. "Remember what I told you about how Wendy and I met each other at rescue mission? The thing is…Wendy was the rescue mission."

Hearing that only raised more questions. "Hold on. What do you mean by that?" Macao asked next.

Gajeel looked over to a certain someone. "How about you tell them next?"

Everyone turned their attention to Laxus. "Laxus?" Mirajane didn't understand why he of all people would know what they were told.

Laxus looked at everyone back and decided to explain further. "Six months, a team was assembled to rescue Wendy from the world she was in made by Chelia. The guilds involved in this rescue were Lamia Scale, Blue Pegasus, Sabertooth, Gajeel, Levy, Lily, Jura, Kagura from Mermaid Heel, and some woman called Cosmos."

"Cosmos!" Natsu, Lucy, and Happy were surprised one of the Garou Knights was involved in this. Erza was also surprised to know that Kagura was involved in such a thing.

Then Lucy finally realized something. "Hold on. Now it makes sense." She turned to Wendy. "That's why you knew them before. Because they went a rescue mission to save you."

Wendy slightly nodded at the blonde. "Yes."

Laxus continued where he was interrupted. "All of us entered in this huge artifact called the Other Gateway where it sent Wendy to their world from before. When all of us arrived, there was already a war being fought. A revolution, in fact."

"Revolution?" Juvia didn't understand how that was related to what they were talking about.

"Those three girls all of you were yelling at, they were the ones who looked after Wendy. If it wasn't for them, the kid wouldn't be here with us now." Everyone turned their attention back to them again. "How about you listen to what they have to say before you start yelling." He looked over at Akame. "You three know the whole story from the beginning so how about you explain your part."

Akame was thankful for the chance. All eyes were focused on her now. "In the world we come from, there were two things relevant. One was a saying about that all people must one day turn to ash. So too must nations fall to ruin. The other was a rule that dominated all others. The weak die and only the strong survive. Our world, the land we lived on, is not one to be taken lightly for our world was overcome by greed and corruption. Death was always present and there were no laws to reinforce. That is what it was like to live in the Imperial Capital ruled over by the Empire. The people living there were in despair, helpless, miserable, and couldn't do anything about how their lives went. The worst of it all were the monsters who dwelled within. No, they were worse than monsters then what words can describe for they were those who had the power to do whatever that pleased them. Even killing others just for the fun of it."

Lucy gulped at the description. "They're really from a place like that?"

Akame now knew she had gotten their attention. "Opposing the Empire was a group called the Revolutionary Army. Their goal was to overthrow the Empire and restore order. In order to do that, they've created a group to send in the Capital to eliminate those who dared to harm others for their sick and twisted sense of fun and desire. That group was called Night Raid. A group that Leone, Chelsea, and I were part of. Wendy was also a part of the team."

Mest realized something when he heard that particular description. "Wait a minute. If what you say is true and you three are assassins, does that mean-"

"Pretty much." Leone interrupted. "I'll put this in terms all of you can understand. Our group is what you one half legal guild and one half dark guild. What we did is on the dirty side but we did it to help those who were in need. Those who wanted justice to be done to those who wrong them or their loved ones. We were the ones who made sure deliver what the soldiers of the Empire couldn't do and with our own hands."

Mest understood what they did. They did kill but only to those who wronged other people. Innocent people. That still didn't make him feel better. "So all of you were vigilantes?"

Leone grinned at him. "That's one way to put it."

Mest narrowed his eyes at the three girls. "So let me get this straight. You three are assassins who hunt down those who wronged innocent people because the soldiers of your world's government wouldn't?"

"That's about right." Chelsea spoke this time. "Oh, the soldiers would be bribed to keep quiet about certain things so there's that. Also, we're former assassins."

The former Council member wondered what kind of government would allow such a thing. There was something else that he and the rest of the guild questioned. "Alright but how does Wendy fit into this? What does she have to do with you?"

Akame thought to answer that. "They found me." The three girls turned to Wendy who answered instead. Akame was about to say something to her. "Let me be the one to tell them. I have to."

The older understood completely and backed off. "As you wish."

The floor was entirely Wendy's. She looked at her guild sternly. "They found me when I arrived at their world and took me in six months ago. I was surprised when they told me what they do but I soon learned what good people they are. The way they treated me was the same back when I was in Cait Shelter, Lamia Scale, and all of you. It was because of them, I'm able to see to all of you again after…after…" She started to shake slightly.

Everyone wondered why she trembling. Akame thought to explain this time. "In the time Wendy had spent with us, she had missed all of you dearly and deeply for she hasn't seen all of you for a year and a half."

That came as a surprise to all of them until one realized something didn't make sense. "How's that even possible?" Romeo spoke up. "If what Laxus and Gajeel said was true, how could Wendy not see us for a year and a half when it's only been a year since we last each other if they saw her six months ago?"

They knew that question would come up. "That's because Wendy spent six months in our world." Chelsea spoke again. "In the six months after your guild's disbandment, she spent those six months in our world which does equal a year. What was surprising to us was the massive time different between our worlds. The six months she was in our world was only three weeks in yours. Add the six months later when Natsu and his friends showed up and that equaled to the year and a half."

Now everything was starting to make sense to Erza as to why Wendy seemed so close to them. "So she spent six months in a world like theirs?"

Seeing the wings long enough finally reminded Natsu of what he wanted to ask. "Oh yeah. What's with the wings you have? I don't remember you having those before."

Wendy looked back at her wings and flapped them a few times before looking back at the guild members. "These wings are called Soaring for Miles: Mastema and it's known as an Imperial Arms. A weapon used back in the world I was in."

Erza was now a little curious to what they were. "And what are these…Imperial Arms?"

Wendy expected her of all people to ask that given she's a weapons person herself. "Basically, they were weapons created one thousand years ago back in their world made from materials that came from creatures called dangers beasts, S-class danger beasts to be exact and rare metals. Forty-eight of them were created but half of them were lost due to a civil war five hundred years later. These Imperial Arms were the primary weapon used by Night Raid and the Empire. This one, in particular, was given to me as a gift. He told me that sky dragon should be able to soar through the skies." It was sort of poetic in that sense to everyone. "However, these weapons came at a price. When two people with Imperial Arms fight each other, one of them ends up being killed." Happy gulped at the certain scary detail. He wasn't the only one with that kind of reaction. "And…there was one certain person who was known for her Imperial Arms." Her breathing started to become shaky. "She left a trail of death and bloodshed behind wherever she went. She was a monster above all others and only cared about fighting in a war." Wendy lowered her head once again with her bangs covering her eyes. "And it was me who put a stop to her. It me who killed her."

Hearing that detail was the most shocking everyone in the guild had heard. The sweet and innocent dragon slayer all of them knew had actually taken a life. It certainly made Erza's heart drop. "Wendy…actually did such a thing?"

Mest had thought the same. "There's no way. There's no way you could've done such a thing, Wendy!"

"I HAD TO!" Mest gasped when Wendy yelled at him. In fact, none of them heard the young dragon slayer yell at all. She started to hyperventilate. "She was…Esdeath was…" Wendy suddenly dropped to her knees.

"Wendy!" Both Leone and Chelsea ran up to her.

Leone kneeled next to the younger girl. "Come on, breathe and count."

Wendy tried to steady her breathing. "One thousand one, one thousand two…"

All the members of the guild didn't know why Wendy was doing that. Mest recognized what it was. "Does she have…PTSD?"

"One thousand and ten…" Her breathing calmed down and was steadied.

"Are you okay now?" Chelsea asked.

Wendy took in a deep breath and exhaled. "I'm fine. I'm fine." She stood up slowly and grabbed her shoulder where the scar was. "Erza, about what you asked me before, about my scar, where I got it from, it serves as a reminder of what I had to go through in that world." She brought up her hand to her face and held it. "There are times where I'm plagued with dreams of what happened to me. I wake up screaming in the night because of them. The worst part is what I've become. I'm sometimes reminded of who I really am. That I can't run away. Being in that world changed me for the worse." Everyone in the guild didn't understand what she meant by that. Natsu and Lucy had an idea due to what Akame and the other girls had told them and what they had seen what Wendy did before. She removed her hand to look at the guild members. "Unfortunately, I really can't explain everything that happened to me in that world. Which is why I ask you, Mest…" Mest didn't expect her to call him out. "I want you to convey my memories to everyone here in the guild so that they can understand what I went through. They deserve to know everything."

This was the first he had heard of someone asking him to show their memories to other people. "Are you serious about this?"

Wendy nodded at him. "I am. They say seeing is believing and this is the only way all of you can see and understand fully what it was like being in that world. Are you all willing to know what happened to me in those six months?"

Everyone in the guild turned to each other looking a little uncertain. Erza was only one who looked back to Makarov to see what he would think. After all, this involved him. "Well, Master? What do you think?" All of the members of the guild turned him now.

Makarov thought about everything he had heard from Wendy and the three girls he was with. "From what I can gather, one of our own has been through terrible trials without any of us knowing it. We cannot fathom of what she had to go through and had to take her word and those who were with Wendy. If we wish to truly understand, I would say we should witness everything."

Everyone accepted his decision and Wendy smiled at it. "Thank you."

All of the guild members looked back at Wendy and the other three girls. Mest made his way to her. He stopped in front of the younger girl and placed his hand on the top of her head. "Anything I should know before we do this?"

Wendy nodded at the question. "There are two things. One is that you may have to block out Asuka because there are some things I don't want her to see. The second is I would rather keep some memories to myself."

Mest understood clearly at the conditions "If you say so."

"You should also take a look at our memories." Mest looked over at Leone. "Just so you can have the closest to the full story."

Mest would appreciate that. "Fine then." He looked back at Wendy. "Are you ready?"

Wendy took in a deep breath. "Yes."

"Then let's see what exactly what you had to go through." With that said, Mest started to use his magic and sent Wendy's memories to everyone in the guild.