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Chapter 2
"Ohhhh… my head'' was the first thing Shawn says as he comes to and tries to get up.
As he tries to lift himself up he finds out that he can't move at all. Almost as if all the strength in his body was drained and his body was completely numb. He couldn't move an inch or even a muscle for that matter.
"Wait, calm down'' he said to himself trying to keep some sense of rational thought, as he looked towards the sky… wait SKY!
As he tried to turn his head around only to end in vain.
"No choice but to wait, hopefully I can move my body in a bit''
Since he couldn't move he decided to close his eyes and just relax his whole body and let it recover naturally.
This went on for what he felt like hours, he ended up annoyed and cursed quite a lot since it was taking longer than he expected.
Slowly he felt his arms and legs twitching, feeling joy he slowly tried moving the rest of his body, as time went by he started to gain better control over his body.
"It's like trying to learn to walk again'' he compared it, though the reason why he had to do this he couldn't figure it out no matter how much he thought.
Two Hours Later
"Hahahahaha, I can finally move again'' laughed Shawn in victory as he could finally move around like a normal person after waiting several hours of what he thought of as most annoying moment in his life.
"It's almost like my entire body changed or something'' as he opened and closed his hand repeatedly as a test before looking around.
As he looks around he already realized that he's not on the floor of his apartment like he was a few hours ago or at least before he lost consciousness.
"Where am I?'' he asked as he looked around only to be meet with tall trees as far as the eye can see. How he even got here is a mystery. After looking around he decides the do something he never would have done before.
...
...
Climb a tree
He walked to one of the trees and started climbing to the top, fortunately there were plenty of branches and footholds for him to grab onto.
Quickly he reached high enough to see the surrounding area and what he saw shocked him.
There were mountain areas in the distance and the sky was as blue as the ocean. The whole area was surrounded by forests that stretched as far as the mountains in the back.
"Unbelievable… now I know I'm in the middle of nowhere, great… but seriously WHERE AM I?" he yelled out again only to not get an answer back as his yell echoed out into the distance.
"I gotta be dreaming this" Shawn said as he decided to test that. He grabbed his cheek and pulled as hard as he could "Owww" he yelled right away before letting his cheek go and turning slightly red.
"Okay… so I'm not dreaming, what in the hell did that book do?" Shawn asked himself and thought back to the events that led him here.
Instead though he only ended up with more questions than answers such as how he got here? What happened to the book? What am I gonna do now? As more and more questions kept popping into his head the more confused and frustrated he got.
Slapping his face gently to get out of his stupor "those can be answered later, for now though I should find a place with people first" thought Shawn as he looked around for any signs of civilization.
As he looked in one direction nothing but mountains and forests as far as he could see. "Not going that way, who knows how long it would take to even run into people" said Shawn as he turned around in the other direction.
Luckily as he turned around he could see what appeared to be buildings peeking over the tree lines in the distance.
"Thank goodness, at least I'm not in the heart of the woods like I thought" he said letting out a sigh in relief that he wasn't left out in the middle of nowhere.
"Guess I should start making my way there first and decide what to do then'' after deciding what he should do as he looked down remembered something important.
"... I FORGOT I HATE HEIGHTS'' yelled Shawn as he forgot that until just now that he didn't like heights very much since he was a kid.
If someone was around they would probably be laughing right now.
"F-Finally… I m-made it'' said Shawn out of breath as he spent the last couple of hours walking towards the town.
As he approaches the city limits he realizes that the buildings didn't look like the ones he knew or even that he saw before for that matter. Most of the houses were only three stories tall and that he didn't see any cars or television screens. Even if this was a remote mountain town he should have seen some form of media.
Another thing was that occasionally he saw people carrying around weapons out in public like swords, spears, and even guns from what he could tell. If this was his world the authorities would have already arrested for violating the weapons and firearms regulations.
Though as he thought it over and over again in his head that this was absolutely crazy and sweat started accumulating on his forehead, no one would be out with things like that in broad daylight, unless they wanted to get arrested.
With all the people, weapons, and style of the buildings going on, there were only two possible answers, one, he's in some sort of rural cosplaying event, or two..
"This is no longer my world'' he said convinced that this wasn't Earth.
He said it out loud because he was trying to convince himself to adapt to the situation as best he could. Though there was still one question that remains.
"Where did that book send me?'' as he thought about that...
Boom!
He heard the sound of something breaking and a few screams.
"You gotta a problem with me?''
"Yeah, you broke my table, pay up!''
As he looked to his left he saw a restaurant nearby that looked like it served delicious food from what he could see. There were two men arguing, one most likely the owner considering he was older and had a chefs uniform complete with the hat that no one really sees in modern restaurants back in his world.
The other guy looked to be around twenty years, had brown hair with a bit of facial hair starting to grow out. He also had two guns that looked nothing like the modern day handguns in his world holstered to his sides and a look that said "I'll shoot this old timer'' if he gave him a good reason too.
"This could get bad, better do something before that guy snaps'' thought Shawn as he saw that both sides were getting more pissed off by the minute.
He started to slowly make his way behind the guy while making sure to not arouse suspicion.
"Now you're asking for it old man'' said the brown haired man as he pulled out one of his guns and pulled what he assumed as the safety off.
"You wouldn't dare'' said the old man defiantly but with a bit of fear in his voice indicating that his facade was breaking.
"Watch me'' he said as he was about to squeeze the trigger…
"Not on my watch man'' said a voice behind him
BAM!
The gun wielder's eyes widened followed by his face twisting in pain as the gun dropped out of his hand.
He fell to his knees and put his hands on his crotch and as he tried to turn around his face met a fist before falling down and getting knocked out.
The males around them obviously flinching because they knew what it was like to get hurt there while the women could only imagine how painful it is, they almost felt sorry for him… almost.
"You don't go around threatening people like that, just gets you into trouble'' said the perpetrator.
That obviously being Shawn.
He wouldn't ever go against someone holding a gun normally. He could see though that the man was too full of himself and on what happened in front of him to see someone sneak up from behind.
Basically… he got lucky.
"At least he stopped him''
"Yeah, that's true''
"Still can't help but feel at least a little sorry''
As more and more people continued to talk around him about what happened the old man approached Shawn.
"Thanks for the help their son, I really do appreciate it'' said the old man to which Shawn replied with a nod.
"It wasn't a big deal, just happened to get lucky is all. By the way you may wanna call the authorities or something before he wakes up'' said Shawn as he kept his eye on the perpetrator.
"You're right, I'll have one of my staff go fetch them, in the meantime though is there a way I can return the favor?'' said the chef.
"Nononono don't worry about it I was just trying to..'' as he was about to finish speaking
Grumble!
His stomach had other plans.
"Hahahaha, sorry I haven't eaten since this morning'' Shawn said sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Then how about you stay for a bit and get a bite to eat, free of charge for saving me from that sticky situation'' said the old man with a smile on his face.
Seeing as he looked like a good man he decided to take up the old man on his offer.
"Sure why not? Also I have a couple of questions to ask if you don't mind'' he said with a small smile on his face.
"Of course, not a problem, I hear a lot of gossip around me so don't worry, the names Alton Michibas. '' Said the old man whose name is Alton.
"Shawn Chambers, nice to meet you too'' as both of them shake hands and entered the restaurant.
"WHHHAAATTT? YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE YOU ARE OR HOW YOU GOT HERE?'' yelled the old man in shock at what he just heard.
Shawn had told the old man that he woke up in the forests outside of town with no memory of how he got there or where he ended up.
He also told him that he doesn't remember much except for his name, age, and other such things.
"Oh I see, my apologies'' said the old man after realizing he shouldn't have blurted that out loud.
"No problem, it's not like I can't remember anything but it's still full of holes. So for the moment I won't worry about it, if they don't come back I'll just make new ones'' replied Shawn as he made sure to not let the old man worry.
"That's a positive attitude if I've ever seen one young man hahaha'' laughed Alton seeing that the kid still had some spunk in him.
"So can you tell me where I am old man?'' asked Shawn as he wanted to get down to the bottom of this.
"Well since you don't know where you are I should at least explain. Were in Clover City which is located in the Southeastern part of Fiore, it's near the neighboring nation of Bosco, this ringing any bells kid… kid?'' said old man Alton as he looked at him with what he appeared to be a shocked face.
"S-sorry, could you repeat that?'' Shawn was barely able to say that as his mind was still having a hard time believing it.
"I said you're in Clover which is in Fiore kid, why? Did that stir up something in that head of yours?'' repeated Alton only for Shawn's breathing to get slightly panicked.
"Fiore? I'm actually in Fiore? If what he said is true then that means…?'' as Shawn's thoughts were racing like crazy there was one more thing he had to ask the old man.
"What year is it?'' he asked as this was the only way to confirm if his suspicions were right.
"It's X782'' the old man simply replied but to Shawn it was all the proof he needed to confirm his theory.
"I-I-I'm in Earthland. T-This is unbelievable'' thought Shawn as his mind was shocked at the reality in front of him.
That damn book somehow sent him into the world of Fairy Tail.
He should have suspected something like that would happen because that damn book was not normal.
"Though I guess it is my fault for being too stupid to notice'' Shawn ridiculed himself for not seeing that the book was actually a magic tome earlier on. Most likely distracted by his anger in wanting to finish the book just to heal the wound to his ego and to also have a `chat' with that Alder person.
As he came to realization he started laughing like a madman which startled Alton.
"Hey, you alright kid?'' wondering what in hell happened to him.
Hearing the old man brought him back to his senses before quickly shaking his head to clear his mind.
"Sorry about that old timer, just when you said that I remembered about some let's say frustrating things, please don't ask anymore it wouldn't make sense even if I told you'' he said with a smile to make sure that he was telling the truth.
"I see, but did it at least help you figure something out?'' Alton asked.
"Sort of, but it's too late now. It's already in the past... anyway, can I get something to eat I'm starving'' he said as his stomach started to get impatient again.
"Alright then, here's the menu I'll be back in a second with something to drink, any requests?'' Alton asked seeing that he wanted to change the subject.
"Something like a fruit drink is fine, don't want anything strong yet'' he replied to which the old man nodded as he headed into the kitchen.
Looking down at the menu luckily like in the show everything was written in English so that really helped out with not having to learn a new language. "Then again there are the ancient languages so I should probably learn that at least'' remembering things like the enchantments and other such things.
That can come later what he really needed to focus on is much more important.
Since this is the world of Fairy Tail then that means only one thing.
Magic
Though the more he thought about it the more he wondered if he could even use magic. Unlike the people here who know of the existence of magic he was from another world where magic was nothing more than the stuff of fantasies.
Even though he knows a vast amount on future events and even on different types of magic in general, it won't help him much at all if he can't even use magic.
According to the original info in his world on it, magic, was the physical embodiment of the spirit. It's only when the body and mind is connected with nature is it that a person is capable of using magic. Even with all that there was still only ten percent of the world's population capable of using it so the chances that he has of even being able to use magic is even slimmer.
As he was thinking of what to do Alton returned with a glass of what he assumed was fruit juice and placed it on his table.
"Here you go young man, have you decided on what to eat?'' he said which snapped him back to reality again as he quickly looked through the menu before ordering a steak with a couple of side dishes.
As the old man nodded before heading back to the kitchen
"I'll think on it later, for now I'll eat and figure it out as I go'' having decided on his course of action he decides to take a little respite before because he has a lot of planning ahead of him.
When Alton comes back there is a maid with him who also brings him dishes that he ordered and she also thanked him for helping out his boss as she saw it outside the door when it happened.
He quickly replied back in gratitude before both of them left him to eat in peace. Right after they left he started digging in and it was some of the best food he has eaten in his life.
He was an alright cook himself though nothing too fancy but at least he can make some good dishes.
"So, what are you gonna do now kid?'' asked Alton after seeing the kid eat two orders of each dish as he was like a man who hadn't eaten in days which in Shawn's case wasn't too far off.
"I think for now I should find some work and a place to stay, given that I don't have any other things other than the clothes on my back'' he said as he knew that he was flat broke given that he didn't have a Jewel to his name. He still had his phone, wallet with no real value money now, and earbuds but given that they were the only things left from his old world he didn't want to sell them. As right now he didn't have a Jewel to his name.
"Hmmm, that is quite a problem kid'' said Alton as he was also in thought for some reason.
After thinking it over for the next few minutes Shawn let out a sigh in defeat as he had no idea given that Guilds were wizards only. His best bet would be to find a low end job and go from there.
Though before he could…
"What would you think about working for me?''
"...What?'' said Shawn in his stupor.
"I said if you don't have a job you can work here, this place was in need of more staff and you can crash in the attic given that no one's been using it for years, provided that you clean it out of course'' said the old man as he continued to explain the arrangements to Shawn.
Basically what he's saying is that so long as he works here in he'll pay him for is services though he'll be deducting some as rent for staying there.
It seemed fair and as far as I could tell he wasn't trying to cheat me out on anything.
It's also true that I don't know anyone from this town and only know it as a result of the show. So if I tried anywhere else I probably wouldn't be able to get a job like this if I'm not in a guild. It's still two years until the main story begins and I always wanted to join Fairy Tail for real. If I want to do that they I need to train otherwise I won't stand a chance… for that I need time… a lot of it given by that the book says about that magic.
With a plan in mind and goal set out for me there was only one thing left to do.
"Thank you so much old man, I'll take you up on your offer'' said Shawn as he extended a hand out.
"Welcome to The Forest Catch Shawn, hope you can stay for a while my boy'' replied Alton as he brought his hand and shared a hearty handshake.
Just like that, my new life in Fiore began…
A Week Later
The Outskirts of Clover Town
Shawn's POV
"This seems like a good place to start training'' Shawn said to himself as he looked around the area filled with a few huge rocks and put his bag down.
It's been a week since he arrived in this world. After settling the deal with Alton I started living in the attic of The Forest Catch which is the name of the restaurant. The first day I had spent it cleaning out the attic because of the dust and it wasn't pleasant that's for sure.
I then spent the first few days working as a waiter in the restaurant.
The work was alright though I'm still getting used to it considering I never had to earn my own living before. Not that I'm complaining given that my options are still limited, besides at the time I didn't know if I could use magic so it helped me get use to the life of hard labor.
I asked the old man if there was a magic shop around town because I wanted to see if I could use magic or not. I told him it didn't matter if I can use magic or not because I'm not leaving anytime soon.
Once I told him it was just to confirm he pointed me out to the nearest shop which was a few blocks away from the restaurant called The Broken Vial. It had an image of what I assumed was a potion and image of lightning coming out of it
As I entered the shop I saw an old man cleaning off the dust of a few magical items by my guess. Soon as I entered he greeted me with a smile and I greeted back as well. As I made my way to the counter I told him that I lost some of my memories and that I don't know if I have the aptitude for magic.
Then he brought out what looked like a crystal ball and explained that it detects if a person has magic power or not. Apparently most of the people take it from the age of six or seven when it begins to manifest in children though there are some special cases like mine that make this so much easier. I took note of this fact given it wasn't described in the series before and they say knowledge is power, this could come in handy later on.
The old man told me to put my hand on the crystal ball and did has he said. A million thoughts were going through my mind thinking that if I don't have magic I'll have to change my career in the future.
Luckily, the crystal ball was shining as light filled the room and the color seemed to be white for some reason.
As I removed my hand I could see the old man was smiling and could tell that it was a good thing.
"So what was that?'' I asked the old man what this was about.
"This is a rare sight to see young man, most people have a specific attribute or type of magic they are naturally accustomed to, red representing fire, blue representing water or ice, so on and so forth. However there are a very select few among them that are the color of white, this represents possibility my boy. Your attribute or type of magic hasn't been defined yet so you can do either one of two things'' explained the old man as he raised his hand and held one finger out.
"First, you can choose the magic you wish to use whether it be for attack, defense, or support, the choice is up to you'' said the old man as he raised his second finger.
"Two, is that you wait until the appropriate magic comes naturally to you like some wizards do, though it seems as if you already have an idea on what you want'' said the old man as he saw the glint in my eyes.
"Yeah, it was kind of fated you could say, though I thought it was gonna be an issue of being compatible with it, thanks to you though that's no longer the case'' said Shawn as he appreciated the old man's help.
"Not a problem, it's my pleasure to help new wizards as they come to understand their power and the responsibilities that come with it. The reason I built this shop was for this specific reason, use it wisely, never recklessly my boy, remember that'' said the old man with a smile on his face.
Taking the old man's words to heart giving what could happen with magic if used incorrectly, doesn't mean I can't use it against those who provoke me.
"I will, now that I know I'm compatible I need to ask if you have a few tools I need'' he asked and could see the light flicker in the old man's eyes.
"Of course my boy, tell me what you need" he said with a smile.
Which brings me back to here on the outskirts of Clover Town. Today was my first day off since working there and I decided to to start training to use magic as I only have two years before the main plot begins. I should probably leave a little before that, if I wanna run into Natsu, Happy, and Lucy and join the guild by then once I've gotten stronger.
Hopefully the Body Reinforcement Magic will help me accomplish just that. Though they say that the more powerful the magic the more picky it is in selecting its wielder.
Body Reinforcement magic is leaning more towards that but given that it's Lost Magic it should be no exception.
According to the book Body Reinforcement Magic has three conditions for learning it:
1) The user must not have practiced any previous magic in order for the body to assimilate with and become compatible.
2) The user must have an all-around nature in order to mold both the body and the mind to use this magic.
3) The user must have a deep understanding of this magic and have proven himself worthy
The first requirement is not all that difficult to fulfill as most young kids tend to not have practiced magic before. The second requirement is the major cutaway point for most wizards given that most don't have a balanced nature as they tend to lean towards one magic or another. Most likely because I lived in another world I didn't incline to a magic like most people do that my nature has never gone off from the center.
The third requirement on the other hand…
"It probably refers to this'' as he lifted his hand and appeared a magic circle, though it wasn't any ordinary magic circle…
It was the one Shawn created himself
It looked the same as it did before with a bigger one in the center, followed by five smaller ones enclosed around it and a magic seal keeping it all together.
The only differences however was that it was smaller and that its color was blood red.
The day after I discovered to be capable of using magic I tried using the book's methods and as a result my own magic seal came out, surprising me at first but I quickly got used to it, it's probably because I designed it myself but it felt so natural. Then I thought how having this seal is proof that I'm worthy of using it, after all as I said before a more powerful magic tends to be very picky about its wielder, luckily I fit those requirements.
After thinking it over I thought it would be better to use something I'm more familiar with than learning something else, at least for the time being.
"Maybe after I master this, I should try using other types of magic, for now though I'll just focus on mastering this'' as he closed his hand the magic seal disappeared.
"I should also work on just showing a single circle, can't let others know how it works or even copy it for that matter'' as I made another thing to do in the next two years, this may be the world of Fairy Tail, so there might be others who try to use it for themselves. So long as they don't see the full thing I shouldn't have to worry about it.
Before all this happened I never even thought about it which could be another factor, of course these are only my theories anyway so I shouldn't worry about it now that it's passed.
Body Reinforcement Magic involves altering the human body from bones and muscle tissues for better attack, defense, and improved reaction time. By also coating the user in its power will allow him/her to survive what would have been fatal to most wizards and destroy what would normally be impossible with an ordinary wizard's strength. Basically, an inhuman body capable of both offense and defense depending on the user.
It also has what I like to call passive effects on me as well. It gives me immunity to certain types of magic including Mental and Eye Magic by covering my body and brain in a protective layer of magic power to prevent infiltration from foreign Magic. It says that there are other magics I'm immune to but other than Mental and Eye Magic there is no definite description.
"Maybe I'll find out later but for now'' thought Shawn as he pulled out four black bracers, two were put on my arms and the others on my legs.
"Gravity X3'' Shawn said out loud and his bracelets started glowing with a purple shine and a small magic circle appeared over his head. Immediately Shawn's body felt a lot heavier compared to just a moment ago, his knees were bending slightly and you could tell it was hard to stand up straight.
Those bracelets are a magic tool called the Graviton Deployer or GD for short which allows the user to create a small gravity field on the body to increase the user's weight.
Allowing the user to train under the gravity's effect and get stronger and more accustomed to increased gravity. To most it seemed pretty useless other than perhaps using it to bind an opponent in place but to Shawn it was exactly what he needed to learn Body Reinforcement Magic.
According to the book the more force the user trains under the stronger their magic can get, instead of having to start with weights he can exercise his whole body at once and get used to it a lot sooner, two birds with one stone.
"Now then, time to start running'' he said having stretched beforehand and started doing laps around the field though with great difficulty.
A Few Hours Later
Sunset
"I-I think-that's enough f-for t-today'' said Shawn as he panted and breathed heavily in exhaustion and covered in sweat. The training was a lot harder than he thought it would be. He followed the book's training methods that he memorized and honestly if he wasn't on Earth anymore than this would kill an ordinary person if he tried following this routine for a week. Running 10 miles, 400 squats, 300 push-ups and many other intense workouts all designed to to help build the foundation for the use of Body Reinforcement Magic.
Even if a user is compatible, without a strong enough body/vessel to handle that magic it would tear the person from the inside if they tried to use it. This is still only building the foundation for it, though later on the results will be worth it.
"According to the timeline I should have enough time to learn it but I should also leave a little earlier before that, I have to make it to Hargeon at least a month or a few weeks before it begins''
"What I can't wrap my head around was who was that Alder person who left that book, or how it ended up there in the first place'' thought Chambers as my mind always wondered how that book mysteriously appeared in front of me. Of course I loved this world a lot when I was reading it and other fantasy stories couldn't compare to it in my eyes.
So being here is like a wish come true for me and yet I haven't even met the one responsible for sending me here in the first place.
As I clenched my fists "Perhaps if I stick around long enough, I can find the answers I'm looking for or even Alder'' he said to himself having chosen his course of action.
"For now I should head back to town, don't want to be too sore for work tomorrow'' as I started walking back to town.
Author's Note: That's the end of chapter 2 for Guildmate from Another World. I can't tell you guys how much fun it is writing this story. I hope you guys like the idea of my own original Lost Magic, I don't know if someone else created something similar like this before but I'd like to think that I'm the first for this. Though to let you guys know this won't be the only magic Shawn will be using.
I won't go into too many details but I can tell you it will only be this and maybe two or three more, I don't want to create an OP character but someone who builds it step by step over the course of this series. I want to be able to go through stories to completion because I see so many stories either being on hiatus or never finished.
To be someone who earns a loyal fanbase based on the quality of his work and the followers who stick with him and want to see more of where the stories going to take them next, those who loyally stand by him even after months of content haven't been released trying to give back to the readers for their support with a satisfying read.
Like you guys who supported my first fanfiction over the past several months.
That's the kind of writer I want to be.
Let me know what you think about the chapter in the reviews and leave any ideas you think will be interesting in them though please remember to keep them user friendly, if you leave them I'll take it as motivation to keep content churning.
Next Time: Nearly two years later, what kind of things have changed for Shawn? Tune in to find out
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