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Chapter 3
Twenty Two Months Later
May, X784
Outskirts of Clover Town
"Haaaa''
A yell was heard sounding out through the forest before a huge explosion occurred, resulting in a cloud of dust and debris scattering across the area. Though there were several more craters just like it in the background, including a few broken trees and shattered boulders, making the once beautiful forest landscape into a
In the center of the blast, as the dust cleared revealed a young man with part of his shirt ripped off and his pants torn at the side.
It revealed that it was Shawn though he had changed a quite a bit. His previous frail physique was replaced with well defined muscles that weren't so huge but tightly packed together from some sort of inhuman training. He had a well defined chest and he was slightly taller than he was nearly two years ago. He was wearing what was left of a gray t-shirt, sweat pants meant for exercise, a pair of brown athletic shoes, and on one of the trees was a red jacket hanging on one of the branches
"I think that's enough for today'' said Shawn as he picked up his bag, jacket, and headed back home.
"I'm back, I'll get started right away'' announced Shawn as he headed back into the room to change.
"Welcome back Shawn, you might wanna hurry, we're opening up soon'' said a young woman as she heard his voice.
The young woman was named Alice, she had started working a few weeks before he arrived so she can be considered my senior.
She's only twenty years old, she had long black hair going down to her waist, a pair of earrings, and deep brown eyes. She's a beautiful women but she's already engaged and is going to marry next month, I've meet her fiance Alex, on the other hand was handsome looking, wavy blond hair and quite a bit of muscle, basically he was the very definition of an ikemen. He was an honest guy from what he could tell and he really seemed to care for Alice. Decent looks combined with a sweet side made them a perfect couple.
It's been over a year and a half since he arrived here in Fiore and so far he can say to have gotten use to life here. For the most part he's been focused on training, keeping a low profile and his job at The Forest Catch, he worked as a waiter at first and through trial and error managed to get the hang of it. Most of the workload was hard at first and with the training on top of it made his body sore for the first six months.
Slowly his body got used to the training and sometimes break his bones and muscles tore as his body was getting used to the magic. Sometimes he'd come back from the training with a broken arm or leg, though he knew he had to surpass his limits as this was just a part of the process, though the pain still remained for a while and it honestly wouldn't go away until it was completely healed.
Sometimes he had to ask the manager for days off out of his paycheck just to spend time to heal. Four months ago he had managed to become extremely proficient in Body Reinforcement Magic, though he still has a ways to go before completely mastering it.
"Alder, you are one efficient and sadistic bastard'' thought Shawn if he ever meet the creator of this magic he would have a bone to pick with him. This magic may have made him stronger in the short time he had but if his body and will didn't hold out then it was just plain torture.
"Shawn, can you hurry up, we have to get started'' yelled Alice from behind the door snapping him out of his stupor.
"Right then, should focus on work today'' said Shawn motivating himself and put on his waiter uniform and walked out the door to start the day.
Late Afternoon
As he finished seeing off the last customer for the day he hanged the closing sign. Then started off cleaning the tables together with Alice.
"All right Alice that's enough for today, you can go home now'' said Shawn after a moment of silence.
"Thank you Shawn, are you going to go train again later?'' she said before heading out the door.
"Yeah, never missed a day and I'm not starting now'' said Shawn as he gave her a friendly smile.
"That's not what I remember a year ago'' she said teasing him as he felt as if an arrow pierced right through him.
As memories of his broken arms, legs, and torn muscles he would sometimes come back with from the training. At first they were scared to death and asked him what happened, they were horrified when they learned that such training was part of the process for him to learn his magic. They had never heard of a magic that caused this much strain to learn and pleaded him to stop. Of course he refused and explained how later on this will become a great help in the future, so their pleas fell on deaf ears.
They knew that he was stubborn once he set his mind to something, and he made a promise to them that should it ever go too far then he would stop immediately giving them some sense of relief.
It was bitter work… but the results were incredible.
Using the GD combined with the inhuman training allowed him to push past his limits and helped in his body finally become able to withstand and use Body Reinforcement Magic. At the very least he had surpassed what were human limits in his old world.
"Don't worry about me, nothing like that will happen anymore, so can you please stop bringing that up?'' he said hoping she could be a little merciful.
"Nope'' she said with a pop sound at the end.
Shawn lowered his head in defeat which satisfied Alice "bye'' she said as she left leaving Shawn the only one in the restaurant since the old man left as soon as the day was over.
"Might as well get started, I should hurry and close the store''' he said to himself as he went upstairs to his room.
"2465...2466...2467'' said Shawn with difficulty as he was doing his usual training involved increasing the gravity by thirty which compared to the beginning could only handle three times the increased gravity. "Unfortunately this magic tool has its limits as well, if it exceeds fifty times gravity it'll probably break under the stress'' thought Shawn as he saw small cracks appear on the left leg and right arm bracelets.
"I should head back to the Broken Vial and have them repaired or maybe even possibly enhance it before leaving, after all there are people who can use magic to increase the gravity fields even more, I have to be able to withstand it and not be a sitting duck. Also my new weapons should be ready today too, don't want to be late to pick them up.''
"2497...2498...2499...2500!'' announced Shawn as he finished his push ups.
As he laid down on the ground, exhausted and sore from the intense workout but delighted as well for pushing himself near his breaking point again.
Shawn stretched out his hand towards the night sky before clenching it into a fist.
"I may not get anymore broken bones but it still puts a huge strain on the body, every improvement though brings me closer to my goal'' as he thought about what all this training is worth it.
He knows that there are are still people far stronger than him in this world.
He'll never catch up to them unless he takes these types of drastic measures to survive in this new life, after all... two years was not exactly a lot of time when you consider it.
Next Morning
Shawn woke up early in the morning to head to the Broken Vial to request they have the GD(Graviton Deployer) repaired and as he opened the door he could see the same old man for the past two years.
He had come back quite a bit for a few other magic tools such as the color changer, different attributed Lacrima for a later purpose, and other such magic tools for camping,traveling and other such things over the course of the past two years.
Given that he was going off only his job's salary of 40,000 Jewel a month, you have to ration and save for later use, he also didn't want to bring any trouble to himself by revealing his strength too soon and having others target him or try to recruit him into their guilds.
"Though once the main story starts however...'' thought Shawn as a smile appeared on his face as he greeted the old man, he just calls him old man because no one knows his real name and it would be weird to just call him that after all this time. After explaining that he needs the bracelets repaired he leaves them with the old man and begins heading to his next destination.
After heading down a few blocks from the Broken Vial he comes across a little shop that from the outside wouldn't like it but once inside there are a variety of weapons ranging from swords,axes,spears, and hammers along with a few armor sets here and there.
The name of the store was called The Forsaken Blade and was the most popular weapons shop in Clover.
He sees a few people browsing the shop's items and other's are leaving the store with their new weapons in tow on their backs or on their waists.
After looking around a bit before making his way to the counter where a middle aged man was sitting there watching the other customers browsing his wares before Shawn stood in front of him and a small smile appeared on his face.
"Welcome Shawn, haven't seen you in a while, I assume you didn't just came by for a friendly chat?'' he asked with a small smirk on his face.
"Nope, came to see if the weapons I asked were ready Gast?'' asked Shawn.
Gast, the name of the best blacksmith in Clover and a long time friend of Shawn since he arrived in Fiore. A little over a year ago he came across this store by accident when some punks were trying to steal from his shop when he decided to help him out.
Of course he didn't let the nitwits see him and instead when they were running away he ambushed them and dropped them off at the guard station at night to minimize the hassle. Returning the weapons to him they quickly became friends and have been good (occasionally drinking) buddies since then.
He's 42 years old, has brown hair, and bulging muscles obviously from years of forging. He also had an arm guard on his left arm and his face was a bit rugged, most likely in his youth he was really handsome, but as the years have not been kind to him. As a result he can look more than a little intimidating when you first meet him.
"Oh that, of course, all the requests you made have been outfitted to your specifications, to be honest when you brought the idea to me I never thought it would work but thanks to you I was able to create one of the best pieces I'll ever make in my lifetime'' he said with pride and joy on his face as he headed back for a moment before returning with a case.
As he opened the case you could see a pair of beautiful swords stored inside and Shawn had a look of pure joy on his face.
Both swords were if viewed in his old world would be a pair of full tang katanas with a wooden handle tightly wrapped around with what looked like the equivalent of synthetic ray skin. The wooden scabbard on both were tied with a cotton cord to make it easier to handle. They both looked identical in almost every way except that each sword was deep blue and red respectively with their scabbards matching their swords. What looked different was that in the Kashira(buttcap) had a diamond shaped hole in the center almost like you could insert something into it.
As Shawn carefully picked up the blue one Gast began speaking "Normally the creator is the one giving the weapons the name but since you're the one who gave the idea for these weapons would it be alright if you named them?'' asked Gast as Shawn continued holding the sword.
"A name? Right, I had decided in their names long ago'' said as he stared at the sword for a moment before continuing.
"Celeste, Blade of the Rising Star'' he said seriously as he picks up the scabbard and unsheathes the sword. If you looked at you could see the cold steel reflecting Shawn's image, as he smiled at the workmanship of the blade, on the surface it appeared to be cold and distant... but there was also an indescribable warmth in it.
"Not a bad name, can I ask the reason why though?'' he asked curiously given that he was surprised the name.
"It's from a dead language in which Celeste means heavenly and that the color is like the birth of the new star in what could be one day part of a constellation, hence Rising Star'' said Shawn as he put the sword back on the counter before picking up the red sword. There were a few other reasons for why he chose such a name but he didn't need to explain all of them.
"Makes sense, but now what about the other one, it better be good'' said Gast as Shawn focused intently on the sword in front of him.
"Aine, Blade of the Eternal Dawn'' said Shawn decisively as he held it up in the air letting the light from the ceiling reflect of the blade's edge. He saw that the blade was extremely sharp, like it could cut through iron and steel with ease. It could probably go through hundreds of battles and the blade wouldn't even have a single nick on its edge, especially if he could...
"Reason?'' he asked again awaiting his response and interrupting his train of thought.
Shawn stopped looking at Aine and stared at Gast "The word Aine is from another dead language representing joy or fire, and the Eternal Dawn represents the beginning of never ending battles this sword will go through'' said Shawn before returning the sword to its scabbard and next to her sister sword.
"I see… well they are your swords now so it is your call after all, just glad I could be of help'' said Gast as he took the case back to the storeroom.
"It took a whole two years but I finally have you both in my grasp'' he said as he caressed both swords as Gast returned.
"Yeah, when you came to me with this at first I didn't think it would be possible but thanks to your Body Reinforcement Magic it became a reality my boy, your hard work paid off'' said Shawn as he remembered the day Shawn suggested this.
It was a few weeks after saving him that he came up with the idea for these weapons that would cover his weakness. At first the old man was excited at the thought of creating such a weapon but soon he believed the design of it to be impossible to make, when Shawn made the choice to show his magic the old man saw the chance to make it a possibility.
So Gast and Shawn came to an agreement, Shawn would lend his magic to create the swords and Gast would lower the costs of making them. Even with that he still had to make payments over the course of his time, he was finally able to finish the last payment and truly have ownership of them, he could have tried to hurry it up but that was delayed for one reason… let's just say the old man can be quite… stubborn.
"Can't thank you enough old man and also please don't mention my magic out in public please?'' he whispered the last part so others won't hear it.
"Right, sorry lad, slip of the tongue'' he said with a hearty laugh as Shawn sweat-dropped wondering if Gast's age is starting to get at him so soon.
"Does this mean you'll be leaving soon? It'll be a little lonesome without you here mate'' he said with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
"Yeah, don't get me wrong, I really love Clover. The food, entertainment, and especially the people here have been all really nice to me, but I feel like there is so much more I could do out there. Since the moment I started wielding magic I knew what kind of person I wanted to become'' he said as he went to pick up his swords the old man grabbed his wrist stopping him a few inches from them.
"Are you sure the life of a wizard is what you want?'' he said with a serious voice which you would only find in him when forging, angry, or concerned with someone close to them.
Shawn simply nodded, not saying anything further and in a few moments Gast let go allowing him to claim Aine and Celeste.
Feeling the weight in his hands he knew they were just perfect for him before placing them on each side of his belt meant to hold them with Celeste on the left and Aine on the right.
"Come back whenever you need them repaired, but make sure to maintain it though, don't wanna see some of my greatest masterpieces damaged so soon'' said Gast with a smirk on his face.
"No promises old man'' said Shawn before leaving the final payment of Jewels and left the store.
"... See you soon kid'' was the last thing Gast said as he saw the door close before getting back to work.
One Month Later
Alice's Wedding
Today was the day of Alice's wedding to her fiance Alex, it was held in Clover Town's cathedral which was way smaller compared to Kardia Cathedral in Magnolia but could still accommodate a good number of people. Both sides families were in attendance to celebrate their union.
Of course Shawn was invited and decided to spend a little bit of his savings to get them a nice wedding gift.
Having woken up early for the ceremony and made his way to the cathedral he saw Alton, Gast, and other people he's meet since he got here.
"Hey you guys" yelled Shawn as he made his way over to them. "Shawn, glad to see you made it?" said Alton as he looked at him he was slightly shocked.
Shawn was wearing a black tuxedo with a blue undershirt, black pants with matching shoes and a red tie. Wearing that outfit makes him look really handsome as some girls in the background were heard asking who he is.
"Damn kid, you should dress like that more often, you'd get more girls that way" laughed Alton after patting his shoulder.
He was right though, for the past two years other than the uniform you wouldn't see him dressed so formally and most of the time after work he would be spent training on the outskirts of town. Some thought of him as cute or handsome in his uniform when they came to the Forest Catch either as regulars or from out of town.
There were even a few girls who asked him out but he politely turned them down. That didn't stop them from trying though and as a result rumors started spreading about him which just gave him a headache just thinking about it.
He hadn't revealed his magic yet though and when fights happened in the restaurant because of customers he luckily solved them peacefully, though to be honest he came pretty close to revealing it a few times. Had he used magic though it would cause a lot of problems later on and he wasn't keen on revealing it just yet.
Deciding to get a little payback on him he smiled and said "Well maybe if someone were to give me a raise then I wouldn't have to worry so much about my expenses, considering I worked at a certain old man's restaurant for two years" getting a fright out of the old man.
It's true. Having worked for the old man for so long and with business raising (thanks to Shawn obviously) a raise would have been nice if the old man wasn't such a stuck up man for saving money. He only spends as much as needed and wouldn't spend more on something that isn't worth it.
He tried asking the old man for a raise before but he always put it off and eventually gave up on that idea. Instead he decided to use it as a way to tease the boss for a few reactions which amused Shawn more than a raise. You can't buy that kind of reaction for money and so used this "weakness" for his benefit.
"Hahaha, we'll talk about this another time but for now how about we enjoy the festivities, come on Shawn have a drink with me" as he tried to run away from the problem with Shawn being pulled along.
An Hour Later
"I promise to always care for you in sickness and in health, through thick and thin and through all the problems that come our way" vowed Alice as she was wearing a beautiful white dress with short gloves and shirt heels and a necklace hanging around her neck which really brought out her charms. All this would definitely make her feel special.
"I vow to always love you whether we are far apart or close together, may we always look after one another through the good and the bad that the future holds in store as we begin our new lives together" Alex on the other hand was wearing a similar tuxedo to Shawn's except he was wearing a blue tie and brown shoes.
Both were in the middle of exchanging vows to one another and the cathedral was dead silent except for the voices of the two lovebirds.
As they finished speaking the priest continued speaking and it was so boring to hear that Shawn almost fell asleep a few times if it weren't for Gast and Alton sitting next to him nudging at him to stay awake. "By the power vested in me I now pronounce you…
BAM!
Before the priest could finish the doors to the cathedral slammed open revealing half a dozen guys dressed in what he assumed were thief outfits as they had cloaks on them covering their faces with knife like objects in their hands and as Shawn felt the Magic coming from them he knew.
"This is going to cause trouble if I don't act fast" was the first thing that came to mind as he saw everyone was looking at the thieves before quickly vanishing from his spot.
"Alright nobody move, were taking over this place'' yelled one of the guys as he lifted his knife in the air and fired off a beam of magic power signalling everyone that they aren't fooling around with them. People began panicking and trying to leave but were blocked by the guys covering the entrance with their magic tools pointing right at them.
Before long people could hear the sounds of footsteps getting louder and louder before hearing someone speak.
"Attention fugitives, this is the Fiore Royal Army, you have nowhere else to go, just surrender peacefully and we guarantee you will treated fairly in accordance with Fiore Law'' said the one in charge with a magic tool that functioned like a megaphone. As they looked out the windows they could see that they had the whole cathedral surrounded with soldiers blocking off all exits for them.
"Damn, what do we do now boss'' said one of the henchman to the guy who was seemingly the boss.
As he pulled down his cloak you could see he was man in his late twenties with a brown beard and a few cuts and bruises on his face, most likely from fighting off the military a little while ago.
"Relax, they won't storm the building with this many people as hostages, we could always take the bride and groom with us and use them to get out of here" says so the boss to which everyone agrees as they turned their eyes towards Alice and Alex.
"Not gonna happen'' said a voice from behind them.
Frightening the thieves they quickly turned only for two to be grabbed by the head and smashed against the floor causing cracks to spread out from then impact.
"W-What the, who are you?'' one of the remaining thieves asked which Shawn didn't reply to and instead started cracking his knuckles.
"Damn, I was hoping not to reveal myself until the end'' said Shawn before rotating his neck letting a few audible cracks from it "but you guys ruined my friends wedding... and for that'' then yelled ``YOUR'RE GONNA PAY!'' as he started running towards them.
"Don't just stand there, kill him'' yelled the boss as the thieves fired their magic tools and magic at once.
"Burst'' said Shawn before a blood red magic circle appeared underneath his feet and vanished from the spot making all the attacks miss their mark.
"Where'd he go?'' one of them wondered as the rest kept searching around but not finding him anywhere.
"Aura Impact'' said Shawn behind the leader with a magic circle appearing on his fist before a red aura covered it and punched him in the gut sending him flying from the force into the wall of the cathedral.
"Boss'''' yelled everyone before Shawn set his sights on them. He moved quickly as one of the thieves tried to stab him though easily dodging that before landing a knee to his stomach as the thief got the wind kicked out of him (literally) before falling to the ground unconscious.
During that the second thief fired another beam of magic but Shawn used another Burst to quickly dodge as it hit a nearby wall and almost hitting civilians "Not good, have to finish this quickly before someone gets hurt'' thought Shawn not wanting anyone getting hurt in the crossfire. Turning his body he quickly landed a fist on the guy's jaw as he was lifted to the air from the force before falling to the ground. He saw the last two side by side as they fired beams from both sides not letting him escape.
"Armament'' said Shawn before both beams converged creating an explosion.
"Shawn'' yelled Alice
"Shawn, you better not be dead dammit'' yelled Alton, though he said that he was also worried that he could have gotten injured or worse.
"Damn, that stung, guess my body's still not as strong as I thought" said a voice through the smoke.
As it cleared you could see Shawn standing there completely unharmed with a red aura surrounding him. "No way" "Impossible" said both of the thieves shocked that there wasn't even a scratch on him, they weren't the only ones though as everyone else was left in shock at Shawn's true strength.
"Now then" he said as he used another Burst to quickly land a fist on the nearest thief's face before reappearing behind the second one and doing a karate chop to the neck knocking him out.
"Always wanted to do that" in a small voice as a smile showed on his face.
"All that's left is" as he looked to see the last thief opening the doors only to met with spears pointing at him.
Seeing his boss and the rest of his friends knocked out he could only raise his hands in the air in surrender. Quickly the army poured in and began arresting the rest of the thieves. One of them approached me given I was holding one with my hands.
"I assume you're the one who took care of them?" He asked as I handed the thief in my hands to another soldier. "They had it coming when they decided to try and ruin my friends wedding day" as Shawn folded his arms and stared back at the man.
They were silent for a moment before a smile showed on the man's face "then on behalf of everyone here I thank you for stopping them before things got worse" he said as the man tried to bow but Shawn put a hand on his shoulder. "It's fine, but can you explain to me how they got here" asked Shawn more curious about how this happened.
"Right, I guess an explanation is the least I can do for all you've done sir…?" "Chambers, Shawn Chambers" smiling before extending his arm for a handshake to which the lieutenant shook it in response "names James, Lieutenant James Conroe, a pleasure"
Shawn's POV
"These thief's are part of a guild called Eisenwald, they mainly focus on taking Assassination requests though there are a few who steal and do kidnapping as well. They were apparently on a job to steal a precious ruby necklace from the mayor's safe, he was going to give to his niece and is worth a small fortune, We don't know who leaked the info but they decided to sneak into the mayor's home" James continued to explain to me behind the cathedral.
According to James they learned of Eisenwald's plans from an anonymous source and decided to take action. Unfortunately, the ambush failed and were pursuing them until they reached the cathedral… the rest is history.
Luckily no one was injured from the attack, though the wedding had to be postponed which really depressed Alice as she and Alex left along with their family members to wait until things calm down.
I was later taken in for questioning given they needed to know what happened inside and since I was the one who stopped them I was the lucky candidate.
It was nothing out of the ordinary, questions such as who I am?, why was I there?, what happened?, etc. Though those were easy enough to answer and they quickly let me go after they verified it from some of my friends. They kept me overnight just to make sure and follow protocol. Meanwhile I got to know Lieutenant James a lot better.
Turns out he graduated two years ago working in Oshibana before being promoted and transferred here. Seems like most don't make lieutenant in a short of time so he must be exceptional.
I didn't tell him that I wandered over here with no memory of how or why but that I had been living in this town for quite some time. Though that I would be leaving a few days after the wedding was over to explore and maybe join a guild.
It seemed like he was about sad after just meeting. "Don't be sad about it, maybe you'll hear me in Sorcerer Weekly from now on" as I patted James back in consultation. It seemed to have worked as a smile crept up on his face "yeah, just don't go causing any trouble. Otherwise I'll have to come and arrest you" he said laughing.
While the only thing I could think of was "he's kidding… right?"
"Hm? Is there something wrong Shawn?" said James not letting his smile up.
"No, it's nothing" I said sweat dropping at the thought that he might actually do it.
"Well, I better head back to base and report that the thieves have been apprehended, till we meet again Shawn" as he began ordering his troops to withdraw and headed back to their base.
"Best I get home too, though I have a bad feeling about that" said Shawn as he headed back to the Forest Catch.
"Shawn, give us the details, what happened?" "You were amazing" " Since when can you use magic?" "Start explaining" was all he heard once he walked into the restaurant.
"Alright then everyone, just let me sit down and have a drink please" as he pushed by everyone and took a seat on one of the chairs as Alton brought over some fruit juice.
After taking a sip he put the cup down and began explaining how he got here and how he started training in the outskirts, practicing his magic to make himself stronger and that he would be telling them a few days after the wedding and heading out straight after.
A few were shocked after hearing I would leave after nearly two years living here, I really made some good friends. A few tried to stop me but I had already made up my mind. Alton and Gast already agreed beforehand and can understand from today that I can take care of myself. Alice and Alex came back after being with their parents and both sides thanked him for saving their lives. It was decided that the wedding would be postponed for a few months from now to give everyone some time to head back to their homes and prepare a new place, though they haven't decided on a new place yet.
"Kardia Cathedral would make it a nice place, there's a guild there and it shouldn't be a problem having it there, right?'' offered Shawn as both Alice and Alex thought for a moment before asking "but isn't that where Fairy Tail is and known for their…'' asked Alex concerned that the rowdy guild would cause problems... like destroy the church during one of their fights.
"I've never heard of the guild doing anything during the days weddings are held in the cathedral, try talking to the mayor at least if you decide to check it out'' Shawn said as both nodded their heads at this advice and would probably consider it.
"When will you be heading out Shawn?'' asked Alice as that was the question everyone had on their minds.
"... two days from now, that's when I'll leave'' said Shawn after giving it some thought "though I will be back in time for the wedding, I promise''.
After that no one said anything for a few moments before Alton said "well then, it's best you get ready then'' "but boss'' "no Alice, we should let him make his own choices, this is his life to live after all, besides, you can see that he has been preparing well for this day''
Alice didn't say anything and could only nod in response, after all we have been working here together for two years, and to hear this out of the blue must surely be a surprise for everyone.
After that everyone left for home and I headed back upstairs to get some sleep before finishing to pack the rest of my stuff I'll need for the journey.
Two Days Later
Clover Town's Entrance
As Shawn stood at the entrance to Clover he could see the sun rising over the mountains.
"Perfect place to start off my journey" as he began leaving town.
"Shawwwwnnnnnn" he heard screaming from behind him.
He could see Alton,Gast. Alice and Alex running up to him.
"You bastard, did you think you could leave without saying goodbye" yelled Gast almost looking as if he would punch him if he tried to do a joke right now.
"Didn't I say I would see you guys at the wedding? There's no need to worry, you'll see me again soon" as he flashed his trademark smile.
BAAAMMMMM!
"Ughffff"
Only to get punched in the stomach in the end.
"That's your selfish way of thinking,honestly, what is going through that thick skull of yours?" said Gast apparently appeased after punching Shawn.
"Seriously Gast, if I didn't protect myself a normal person would have been seriously hurt by that" not pissed at what he did, he did in fact deserve that.
"That's proof"
"Proof of what?" he asked confused at what he was getting at.
"Proof that you can take care of yourself out there" as a smile appeared on his face. Shawn's mouth was open in shock for a moment before a smirk crept up "right, take care of the shop, and don't stare too much at your customers" he said which only earned a grunt from him.
"Watch yourself out there and remember to make it back in time for the wedding or else" said Alex before we both shook hands.
"Alice, your in charge while I'm gone and make sure to train the newbies well"
"Right" she said as she made a guts pose that honestly looked cute, but quickly buried her face in Alex's chest in embarrassment for what she did.
"Shawn'' he heard from behind. Turning around he could see Alton wearing a serious expression on his face.
"Old Man'' Shawn said solemnly as he thought about everything that he's done for him, giving him a place to stay, place to work, and friends that all began when he first helped them when he arrived in Fiore.
As such he did what he thought was the correct thing to do. He stood up straight "thank you for everything you've done for me, I can never repay you for all you've done'' as he bowed down his head down and held it there.
"Clank!'' as he heard something fall down hard, he lifted to see that there was a medium sized leather bag on the floor. "What's this?'' he asked
"You said that you were leaving right? Consider this your last payment, take care of yourself out there lad and… come back anytime if the wizarding doesn't work out'' as Alton began walking away back to town.
He didn't say anything else but Shawn could feel what the old man truly said was his honest feelings about him.
"Thank you… old man, take care of yourself'' as a tear fell down Shawn's face, if he could see the old man's face he would see that he was crying as well.
He never had kids of his own, when Shawn first arrived he fumbled around quite a bit and got scolded by the old man, over time he must have viewed Shawn as the son he never had.
"Thank you all for everything, I'll be seeing you all soon, take care'' Shawn said his final farewells to everyone before heading out with everyone waving back to him before he disappeared to begin his journey.
"Next stop, Hargeon"
Author's Note: Hope you guys like this chapter, Ashbel Dusk here and I hope you guys like chapter 3 so far.
I decided to put Shawn nearly through the entire two years of training in one go due to two reasons. First, is that I wanted him to join the main storyline as soon as possible.
It would take too many chapters to go over the two years Shawn spent there so I decided to go over it in separate chapters down the line while also using it as another way to make original content in the process, two birds with one stone.
Second, is that it might be better to include Team Natsu learning of Shawn's past instead of creating a whole separate chapter dedicated to solely explaining what he did when we can either have him explain to them or let them find out from his friends in Clover, let me know what you think about it in the comments.
Next Time: Shawn set's his sights on Hargeon, familiar faces and unexpected developments occur. Tune in to find out
Till Next Time!
