Hey guess who realized they already had another poll going for like half a year that they forgot about? Whoops. Well, it's a 3-1 vote for character bio's, therefor I shall get started right away! Hmm… who to start with? I'm thinking one of The Five Dragons…
Oh yeah! To explain the lack of updates recently, I've been working on a novel. I'm still fleshing the characters out and trying to figure out an ending, but I have the starting events and the main characters down.
Guest(1), wow, that was fast! Haha, I guess that's fair though, I did leave you on (yet another) cliffhanger! I gotta let you stew in it for a bit though. Really think through the possibilities, yeah?
Guest(2),aww, you really think so? Things do seem to be in the favour of not changing it, but I'm going to keep the poll open for maybe another week and see how things go. If things go the way of rewriting it, you can go ahead and copy the first chapter before I change it, and keep it for yourself, so long as you don't claim it as your own, yeah?
dsasd, careful, we don't want to spoil people! When I started this story I was halfway through the Eclipse arc, so I didn't know that at the time. Now, I've finished reading Fairy Tail, and I've seen the Dragon Cry movie, so I know how it plays out. I'm thinking maybe for the rewrite, (if I end up doing it) Zeref either makes a deal with all five dragons, or Igneel doesn't know when Natsu is going to show up and the other four are inconveniently in the way. That's the rough idea, I can probably patch it up more when I'm actually writing, yeah?
Guest(3), please, be my guest. (Hahahahahaha)
Otaku789(1), oh yes he did! Ooh, a mix of the two? How do you mean?
Guest(4), Little miss Muffet, sat on a tuffet, of despair we've a buffet, eating her curds and whey, but really there's no need for dismay, along came a spider, things will always get brighter, who sat down beside her, some of these characters couldn't get snider, and frightened miss Muffet away, I'll just find another way. An update! Aww, that's great! I know the feeling of getting weird looks from family because something makes you real happy. (How do you think I feel getting these reviews? Haha) :D
Phoenix(1), Wait, review 200? Already? When did that happen? Did I blank out? Where am I what happened
Guest(5), you got it! An update it is!
Otaku, uhhhh I'm sure the Easter bunny was just… early. That's all. I'm not late. Shhh.
Phoenix(2), happy Easter!
Otaku789(2), you need more, more you shall have!
Phoenix(3), yeah, crazy right? I'm getting there though, slowly but surely. Oh dude you were crazy close to me. My family debated going to that festival actually, but my dads back started hurting him real bad and we weren't able to go (we live like six hours away). Aw man I know what it feels like to have a ton of homework. I had a migraine and slept it off, only to bolt wide awake at like two in the morning because I remembered how much work I needed to get done. I mean, I did have this whole chapter written out, you know, and I was about to post it when I realized the kind of important detail that I had broken Natsus arm last time, and the chapter I had just written depended on him having both, so it was back to the drawing board for me. Aww, you flatter me. Nothing is as surefire as to bring a grin to my face. YES! Oh man, I read the manga ahead of time and I'm super excited for what's to come. It's great seeing the scenes in full colour and animated, oh man. My favourite character is Kaminari, the little dork. I have been trying to think of a My Hero Academia Story for a little while, I'm thinking I might do a crossover. Knowing me it's gonna be a crossover with Fairy Tail, hahaha.(actually, I just remembered! Over on ao3 I'm already doing a my hero and avengers crossover fic, where I'm rewriting the avengers with My Hero characters! I'm probably gonna cross-post it over here when it's done.) P.s. Awwwwww. I'm really looking forward to finishing one and starting the other!
Otaku789(3), whoa it is what. Well, here's the update! Hopefully it'll make your life just that little bit more enjoyable!
Whoa, that's a lot more reviews than usual. Probably what I get for… you know.
The stonework arm didn't even fully lift out of the ruined building. Dragging back through the rubble, it knocked most of the wood into the waters behind what had been the guild hall. The metal poles left there by Gajeel were horribly dented, some of them crumbled to the point they were almost snapped.
If there was anyone inside, they were undoubtedly killed.
World-shattering. That was the word. Vaguely, he was aware of the burning build up of magic power that was unable to escape, but that was second to the burning rage building in his belly.
When he had first been taken in, before he had learned, rage had been a familiar feeling. Perhaps not quite so potent, more a simmering anger, but it had been there.
His magic pushing at the binds it had been placed under, Natsu slammed a hand on the table.
Even with the restrictions, a spark of lightning leapt off of it.
Jude didn't even flinch. "Boy, I thought I taught you to keep that temper of yours under control."
Despite that day being a Tuesday, the day Empra trained him, the elements of the other four felt just as close.
If he hadn't experienced it before, he would have sworn that this was DragonForce, kept in check by powerfully enchanted scraps of metal.
"You," he snarled, unaware of how inhuman he appeared, "bastard."
SMACK!
Admittedly, Gajeel had been about to doze off when the sudden surge in magic power hit him. His eyes shot open, and after a moment of minor disorientation, he straightened from the relaxed position he had taken.
Prying the door open, and unwittingly snapping the lock, a much more potent wave of magical energy hit him. There was definitely some sort of magic dampener in the walls.
Natsu had one hand up to his cheek, magic energy still bubbling around him, unable to release. Despite that, his posture was almost defeated looking, with hunched shoulders.
Seeing the frozen projection above Jude's desk, he could almost understand why.
The businessman leaned around his son, hitting Gajeel with a hard glare. "What business do you have barging into my study, young man?"
"I'm just here for the payment, old man." Stalking forward, and moving Natsu behind him, he leaned on the desk, palm flat out. "Unless there's some sort of misunderstanding, you owe me 1,000,000 Jewel."
Jude waved him off. "Yes, yes, that. I'll have the funds sent directly to your guild. Now leave."
"Actually, old man," Gajeel grinned pointedly, "I have orders from the master to bring it myself."
Letting out an aggrieved sigh, Jude leaned back a little farther in his chair. "Very well, I'll have it arranged for the funds to be brought to the entryway. Now, why don't you go."
"Oh, did I forget to mention? I'm supposed to stick around and make sure he," Gajeel jerked his thumb at Natsu, "doesn't make another break for it."
Jude pinched the bridge of his nose, squeezing his eyes shut. "Very well. Now if you don't mind, I would appreciate you leaving us to have this talk in peace."
Gajeel leaned back, taking his hand off the desk. "Alright."
Making for the door, he stopped just before going out, and turned to lean on the doorframe instead.
Jude groaned. "I thought I asked you to go."
Gajeel raised the piercings that served as his eyebrows, and shot a very pointed look at the massive window behind Jude that looked very easy to break.
If he didn't have a reputation to uphold, Jude would probably be far more incensed. "Very well. Not a word of what is said here goes beyond these walls, you hear me?"
"Whatever helps you sleep easy."
Jude didn't seem reassured, exactly. More the opposite than anything.
With another long, harried sigh, he pulled open a cabinet pulling out something Gajeel couldn't quite see. Silently, he beckoned Natsu forwards, and then pressed whatever it was into his hand, which Jude had to grab and move away from his reddened cheek.
Gajeel had to ignore the flinch that accompanied that action.
After Jet had run back in, it was a scramble to get everyone outside. Mirajane scooped up Makarov, ignoring how his blood was sticky on her palms, and in turn she was scooped up by Elfman, who had Cana (who was too drunk to walk,) and a few others already in his massive arms.
The entrance was pretty quickly swarmed by people pushing to get out, but Elfman crashed through, pushing people to the side, and effectively clearing the way for people to scramble out, the last persons heel being scraped by a large piece of wood as the guildhall was smashed.
A reverberating crunch filled the air, along with the grinding and shifting of the guild halls foundations. The arm dragged back through the rubble, leaving the building to sag in on itself, before, finally, the roof hit the ground, stirring up a dust cloud.
Sandwiched between leftover rubble from the Cardia Cathedral and the ruined guildhall, members of Fairy Tail could do nothing but watch the colossal mechanical being as it raised its other arm, going in for a second hit, despite how the guildhall was already completely in ruins.
A third hit, then a fourth, and all Mira could manage was a horrified 'stop'.
By the fifth hit, anything vaguely resembling a guildhall had already been destroyed, leaving a jumbled pile of wood and stone, crumpled metal shooting it through.
And yet, the stonework giant kept on going.
Quietly, a mad cackling drifted down from the head of the giant, and finally, after what must have been an eternity, the giants hands lay flat at its sides.
There was silence, silence enough to hear a pin drop, and silence enough to hear something hit the ground and shatter some ways behind them.
It was the sound of breaking crystal that stirred everyone into movement. Elfman put down whoever he was carrying, some notably more gently than others, before leaping into the sky, and using his partial beast takeover to summon the Arm of the Black Bull, slamming into the machines middle, followed by what must have been at least half the guild, each launching an attack of their own.
When the smoke cleared, there wasn't a dent on it.
Mira, while keeping half an eye on her brother, knelt, laying Makarov on the ground ever so gently. Tearing a few long strips of fabric off her dress, the white haired mage set to binding any bleeding wounds she could see, taking special care on the masters arms.
Levi, shadowed by Jet and Droy, set off for the outskirts of town, where the purple text barrier was rippling into the sky. With any luck, she could dispel it, or at least make an allowance for Makarov to leave with someone.
Reaching Porlyusica was vital.
A swarm of black ghosts swirled down from the head of the moving guild hall, and set to proving as much of a nuisance as possible.
"So," Gajeel said, flashing sharp teeth in a grin, "why do you put up with him treating you like that anyway?"
Natsu, who had lead Gajeel to his room despite his instincts telling him not to, sighed, and winced as he leaned a little too heavily on his broken arm. "Do I look like I have much of a choice? The last time I escaped I spent years running from the likes of you, and look how that ended up."
"So that's it, ehh? You're giving up?"
"… I don't see how this matters to you."
"Heh."
I'm thinking once the Phantom Lord arc is done, I'm going to have a relaxation arc. You know, rest and rehabilitation. They're probably gonna need it before I launch into the Oración Seis arc, haha. Admittedly, I am a little stumped on what to do for said relaxation arc, so if anyone has any suggestions, hit me up, I'll love getting reviews and suggestions from you guys. ~ShadeShadow
