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Chapter 13

Two Days Later

Knock!

Knock!

Knock!

"I'm coming, give me a minute" as I walked over to my door and opened it.

It was Erza, though the look on her face was anything but friendly, in fact she looked dead serious.

"Shawn, you're coming with me. I'm sorry, but we'll have to postpone the cake for now" as she told me though it did surprise me.

Erza turning down cake? Something serious must have happened, considering it's been two days since we promised to go together.

And it's not like Erza to break a promise without a good reason.

"Did something happen?" as I asked not knowing what this is all about

"I'll explain on the way, since you weren't at the Guild I assume you haven't heard the news?" as she and I headed out.


Some Time Later

Hargeon Port

"I see, so that's what happened" as she and I rushed over to the port she explained to me what happened.

Happy went up to the second floor and stole one of the S-Class quests without permission and Natsu and Lucy went along as well. The Master then sent out Gray to bring them back but they haven't returned since.

At first they assumed I had gone along with them but some of the guild members testified seeing me around town so I was innocent in all this since I wasn't aware.

"However, since I technically did know this was going to happen, just not when, they're half-right"

Then the Guild decided to dispatch Erza to bring them back, though she requested that I be brought along as well since I was officially considered the leader the other day that I'm at least partially responsible.

I had no issues with that since it means I'll avoid punishment by doing this.

Which lead to where we are now.

"Still, it was pretty stupid of them to do that, though I wonder why Lucy went along with this?" as I wondered.

"I assume it's because on top of the reward you also get a Gate Key" answered Erza as she continued to explain about the job.

Galuna Island, apparently it was famous for the amount of moonlight it receives, though nowadays its known to be a cursed island with no boats or sailors even going near it anymore.

The request was posted by the chief of the only village on the island to lift the curse by any means necessary, not that the natives know much about it.

"Makes sense, so what happens when we find them?" I asked.

"We drag them back by force if we have to, they'll also be severely punished for disobeying the guild's rules. Though the final decision will be made by the Master himself, our job is simply bring them back to Fairy Tail"

"One last question then, how are we supposed to even get to Galuna Island?" as I was genuinely curious, other than the fact that Erza arrived on a pirate ship in the series, I don't know how she got there before then.

"No need to worry, I already thought about this" as she pointed her finger ahead, as I looked in that direction, what I saw surprised me.

It looked like one of those old fashioned wooden boats built for five people, it reminded me of ones I had seen before in the history books in my old world. Though there was something attached to the right side of it, it looked like a light blue lacrima fitted into some kind of device.

It must be one of the Magic Boats used by everyone for quicker transport across water without wind, it actually reminds me of the motorized boat from my world as well, just replace most technology with magic and pretty much nothing's change.

Not that you'll ever hear me complaining.

"We'll be using that to get to Galuna Island, if we hurry we should make it by nightfall"as she walked ahead of me and got on the boat.

"So that's how she started off, makes me wonder if we'll run into the pirates?" as I got on the boat with her, setting a course for Galuna Island.


Nightfall

"So it did happen" as I looked around the deck of the pirate ship with most of the crew unconscious except for the captain steering the ship.

So here's what happened.

After we left Hargeon we didn't run into trouble for the first few hours, though when the sun came down I could see a ship was on the horizon, I suggested we change course but Erza being Erza decided to take over the ship instead, her reason "we can get there much faster on a bigger boat" before the crew opened fire on us.

Just before the ship sank we jumped on board and soon began kicking the crap out of the entire crew, to say Erza was pissed was putting it mildly, I think she was just venting some anger for having Natsu and the others ruining her chance to have cake and for breaking the rules, though at this point I don't know which was more important to her, which would be one of the many mysteries left unsolved to this day.

"I feel sorry for the guys when Erza finds them, may your souls rest in peace" as I made a small prayer before heading up the steps to join Erza.

"Uh, why do you wanna go to Galuna Island? It's scary" asked the pirate captain.

"Just shut up and steer!" yelled Erza, though it was more of an order than anything else

"Poor fellow, I kinda feel sorry for you too" as I smiled in pity for the man, a few moments later the rest of the crew recovered from my and Erza's beat-down

"If you drop us off somewhere, you can have the boat. Please I'm begging ya lady. I've heard that island is cursed and anyone who steps foot on its soil turns into a demon" pleaded the pirate captain

"Me and my companion will take that chance" declared Erza with her hands on her hips. I know the island isn't really cursed but can you please not speak for the both of us?

"But, why do you have to go there?"

"When rules are broken the guilty must be punished… and that is all I can tell you" which seemed to have charmed the rest of the crew.

"You really have a way with words don't you?" as I smiled at her "not really, I just do what needs to be done, nothing more"

"Yeah... and it wouldn't have anything to do with the sooner we bring them back the sooner we can go on our little cake date, no?" as I approached from behind her and whispered into her ear.

"D-D-D-DDD-Date? N-No of c-c-c-course not. Don't be r-r-r-ridiculous" as she turned away her head, though she couldn't hide the blush on her face at the mention of cake.

"Right, anyway how about we eat something, you dragged me out here before we could eat lunch, I'm starving"

"I suppose so, though thanks to a certain group all of our provisions were sunk to the bottom of the sea" as she glared at the crew who pretended not to notice but still had cold sweat.

"Not all of it" as I smiled at her before walking over to behind one of the barrels and picked up a basket I had pulled out of seemingly nowhere.

"I know when you told me we were heading to a tropical island, but I thought it would have been nice for all of us to have a picnic at the beach before we left. Unfortunately, the rest was sunk thanks to a certain someone" as it was my turn to glare at them while pulling out Aine slightly which frightened out the ones I had burned in the fight before heading below deck.

"So it may not be a tropical island but we can at least have a picnic on the high seas, right?" with a smile on my face.

"Picnic... picnic…. Picnic… my first picnic" as she looked on in shock.

Bang!

"Gahhh!" as I screamed out in pain from quickly grabbing me and hugging me though it crushed me against her armor

"Thank you Shawn, you've made me… so happy" as she held me in place so I couldn't see but from her tone she was unbelievably happy.

I knew that her first attempts at a picnic were interrupted, so I thought it would be better to let her have a proper one on Galuna, because I'm such a nice guy as I winked despite the bone crushing pressure being applied to my skull.


A Few Hours Later

"I can see the island Erza" as I told her she merely nodded in response.

After eating the food from our little picnic to which Erza seemed more like a normal girl than usual as she didn't stop smiling the whole time. Though I made sure to include a piece of strawberry cake for her which earned me another bone crushing hug from her and continued heading east to Galuna.

An hour before arriving she regained her previously serious attitude and I couldn't read what was on her mind.

Lastly, we finally we reached Galuna Island and I had to say I was impressed.

It was shaped like a crescent moon with small islands extending the area, there was a huge forest spanning the entire island along with a beach at the center of the crescent moon.

If it wasn't cursed I would say this place would be the perfect tropical paradise to build an island resort on.

"What's that?" as Erza pointed ahead of us I could see a huge tidal wave about to hit the beach ahead of us.

"I think that's Aquarius's doing, one of Lucy's Celestial Spirits. And you know that where there are spirits…" as I answered Erza finished for me "Lucy and the others might be there as well. All right all of you listen up, I want all of you stay close to the island, if we're not back in two days days than you may leave, but do not leave before then, understood?" as she ordered them.

"Aye Aye Ma'am"" they all responded back with vigor.

"Shawn, can you summon Aquarius as well?" as she looked at me.

"Yeah, I know what you're thinking Erza" as both her and I got on one of the pirates smaller boats I took out Aquarius's Gate Key.

"Open, Gate of the Water Bearer, Aquarius" as I declared and placed the key in the ocean.

As I heard the typical noise and the gate appearing before me as Aquarius came out.

"You summoned me? What is it that you want? I'm in a bit of rush you know" she replied with a hint of annoyance.

We agreed that she would only call me Master and the like if no one else is around, and since Erza is with me she at least acts a bit better than when she does with Lucy to make it more believable.

"First I wanna ask was that tidal wave we saw a moment ago your doing?" as I pointed at the shoreline.

"Yeah it was, that brat Lucy summoned me and I washed her away with it, it was really fun" as she smiled as she looked like she was proud of her deed.

"I see, then do you mind sending us over there too? As fast as you can if possible"

"Fine, just don't call me for a while after this" as she began to manipulate the water from her urn which quickly sent us on our way.

Though compared to the ones that I usually see this wave carried us on top and didn't topple us over, after a minute or so we could see the shore ourselves.

Soon I could make out the figures of Lucy and Sherry Blendy lying down on the beach and close enough to hear their voices

"Angelica, avenge your Master's death" she muttered before falling unconscious.

"Huh?" wondered Lucy before something jumped out from behind her.

It appeared to be a giant rat possessing rodent like features and turquoise fur plus a tail. It was wearing a black corset style top with pink frilly edges tied up the front by black strings. There's also a white lace headband and red ribbon tied across her chest.

Angelica

Resident Rat and Sherry's Giant Pet

"Erza, you ready?" I asked.

"Right" before we both jumped off the ice boat and into the air, Erza requipped one of her swords while I drew out Aine and added a blood red aura to it.

"But I thought that rat was one of her puppets?" yelled Lucy as she tried to run but couldn't move her legs.

As Angelica was just about to jump on her.

"Help Shawwwnnn!" as she apparently screamed out my name…

SCHINNNNG!

SCHINNNNG!

As Erza slashed vertically across her chest while I did it diagonally from her shoulder before landing and placing Aine back in its sheath before Angelica fell to the ground unconscious.

BOOOM!

As she did a small crater formed underneath her from the weight of her body all at once.

"You called? Lucy" as I turned to her and smiled like usual.

"Shawn! Erza!" as Lucy called out with joy for a moment before being locked down by Erza's Death Stare as I've come to calling it before quickly losing all color in her face, to be honest even my blood runs cold whenever I see it, no one is capable of resisting it.

"Lucy, I assume you know why we're here? You do, don't you?" as she asked even her voice sounded cold and distant, scaring the crap out of Lucy.

Last Resort: Activated

"To take us back? Promise you won't hurt me?" as she spoke from behind my back while shivering in terror.

As I look behind Erza I see Happy flying towards, completely oblivious "Hey I've been looking all over for you, I'm glad your okay" before he quickly realized that Erza had Lucy.

As her gaze turned to Happy he chose the best situation available, fly far away as fast as he could…

For the record, he didn't get very far!

A minute later he was caught by the tail, literally!

"Now where is Natsu?" as she asked her next question

Lucy then got up from behind me and stood up "Listen, I'm sorry we came here without permission. But some really awful things have been happening on this island, there's this guy and his minions who are trying to revive a frozen demon. And the island's villagers are suffering because of this magic spell they're using, they've turned into monsters"

As she turned her eyes away from Erza "we just thought, that if we worked together we might be able to help them"

"Yup, that's definitely the Moon Drip and Deliora she's talking about" as I summarized what she said.

Though Erza didn't sound like she cared "None of that is my concern"

"Please Erza, Shawn, let us finish this job. We can't leave things this way" before she could continue Erza pointed her sword at Lucy.

"Whoa Erza, calm down!" as I tried to appease her

"I don't think you understand, the three of you have betrayed Master Makarov, you'll be lucky if you walk away with your lives" as her gaze and voice turned even colder making my blood run cold again.

"Okay, now I'm scared" is what Lucy thought before tears welled up in her eyes and hid behind me… again.

"I swear it's become a defense mechanism at this point" as I looked at her peeking her head out from behind me.

Shortly after she tied up Lucy and Happy before we headed straight for the village. On the way she told us everything that's happened so far. About the villagers being under a curse that changes them into demons when the purple moon comes out at night, the Temple of the Moon where they found out that the Demon Deliora was frozen in the Northern Continent by Gray's Master, Ur with Iced Shell. Then about the Moon Drip which if used can break any magical seal, even the Iced Shell, then about the mastermind behind this was actually Lyon Vastia, the second student of Ur who wants to resurrect Deliora in order to surpass his Master.

She also told us about the assault on the village and Gray being injured in his fight with Lyon, Natsu was the one who brought Gray back who was still unconscious, recovering in one of the other tents. Though Natsu was nowhere to be seen after saving the village.

Erza, Lucy, Happy, and I went into the main tent where I found a nearby first aid kit and started patching Lucy up.

Erza left me in charge of the two of them while she went to check on Gray

"Hold still Lucy" as I told her and applied the ointment to the scratches and bruises on her face.

"Ouch, jeez that stings" as she yelled in pain.

"Of course it does, but at least the swelling will be gone by morning, so stop complaining and just deal with it" as I finished applying the ointment and put on the bandages.

"Happy, if you even think of leaving there will be no fish for half a year, got that?" As I notified Happy trying to leave behind my back.

That stopped him in his tracks before going back to his spot "aye" he replied sadly.


After a few minutes of silence I finished treating Lucy.

"There, all finished" "Thanks a lot Shawn" as I started placing all the stuff back into the first aid kit Lucy gave her thanks to me.

"Shawn…"

"Yeah?" I said in a neutral tone of voice.

"Are you mad at me?" As she asked her voice seemed plagued with worry and possibly… fear.

"Honestly… yes, but not just for breaking the guilds rules and taking the S-Class quest without permission"

"Then what else?"

As I gritted my teeth "it's for not telling me, I thought you, me,and the others were supposed to be a team, you could have at least told me about this crazy plan of yours"

"Believe me I wanted to tell you, but it was all so sudden that I didn't have the time"

"I live right across from you Lucy, so please don't lie to me" as I stared at her, though she tried to look away.

"Lucy, don't turn your head away, look me in the eyes...you didn't trust me Lucy, that's what hurt me most of all" as I continued to stare at her which went on for several minutes.

Eventually she did turn her head and looked right at me. "I'm sorry"

"Sorry for what?" as I looked into her eyes

"For everything, for not telling you about what was going on, for breaking the rules of the guild,and more importantly…." as she lowered her head for a moment.

As I soon heard her crying as tears spilled from her eyes "for probably losing your faith in me" her body started to shake and guilt was written on her face.

"Oh great, now look what you've done Shawn, I mean… I know I sounded pretty harsh there, but I think she's learned her lesson" as I raised my hand.

It seemed like I she thought I was going to hit her as she closed her eyes before I even started to do anything.


Lucy's POV

To be honest, what he said was true, we knew the risks of taking on this S-Class Quest. I had told Natsu that we shouldn't do this but the Zodiac Gate Key was too good for me to pass up, there are only twelve of them in the entire world.

I guess my greediness got the better of me this time, not that I shouldn't blame it entirely on that.

Most important of all though I just lost the trust of the guild, Master Makarov, Erza, and…

"Lucy, don't turn your head away, look me in the eyes...you didn't trust us Lucy, that's what hurt me most of all"

That's what hurt me most of all...

That's what hurt me most of all...

That's what hurt me most of all...

It felt as if an arrow pierced straight through me.

This honestly felt worse than probably any punishment I could have gotten from the Master.

It really hurts… so much

Why?

Why?

Why?

Why?

Why does it hurt this much?

How can it possibly hurt this much?

Is it because…

NONONONONO, IMPOSSIBLE!

Even if that is true…

What right do I have to that anymore?

As I looked up at him "I'm sorry"

"Sorry for what?" he asks me.

Please... don't make me say it Shawn

"For everything, for not telling you about what was going on, for breaking the rules of the guild,and more importantly…." as I couldn't even look him in the eye anymore.

I didn't know what else to do.

As I started crying…

The pain…

It's too much

I never imagined it would be this great

Those were the things going through me as I wept in agony

"For probably losing your faith in me" as my body started shivering, it's almost like I was a little girl again.

Then I saw Shawn raising his hand…

NO! Please!

Anything but that!

As images from my childhood flash through my head I closed my eyes.

To be honest I felt pathetic…

But the pain never came…

Instead I felt something brushing my hair…

It felt warm… so comforting…

Just like…. My mom used to do for me…

As I slowly opened my eyes.

I saw Shawn smiling, it felt like it could brighten the entire room…

Seeing him like that…

It reminded me of a time long ago…

At a time when my family was…..

"I'm just glad you're okay Lucy, and I'm proud that you realized your mistakes, so please don't cry anymore… I hate seeing you cry" as he slowly brought me into a hug and continued to pet my hair.

I never thought I could feel this way…

Pure bliss…

I felt my heart beating out of my chest like crazy.

"So this must be what it feels like to…." as I thanked him and apologized over and over again.

While enjoying this feeling for as long as I can, even if it only lasts an instant.

I may not be able to tell him now

But I get the feeling I'll be able to soon enough.

That's the feeling in my heart

One which I will never doubt again


The Next Day

Shawn's POV

Am I an asshole?

Yes.

For making Lucy cry?

Yes

Do I regret it?

No

Reason?

Because it was important to teach her to trust others, and to make her realize that every action has consequences.

Myself included

Just being here in this world changes things.

Do I plan to stop?

Not on your life

Do I wanna go back to my old world?

Honestly, I'm not sure.

Because…

There are people here I wanna protect

Even if that choice winds up costing me my life

It would be worth it… for them

Though right now...

"You made me wait… not smart"

"Erza?!"

Do I wanna risk my life right now?

Do I even need to ask?

As I stood by blocking the entrance to Gray as he entered.

As for what happened last night?

To be honest I'm still recovering from making Lucy cry and hugging her, I didn't think she would break down like that so the only thing I could do was forgive her and hold her close, despite it being embarrassing.

Happy seemed to understand and for once didn't interrupt us the whole time.

It seemed he learned something as well, I'll probably reduce his punishment to a month for that.

After a little while Lucy seemed to have calmed down, before realizing that she had fallen asleep in my arms, though she seemed to have been smiling the whole time as I laid her down on the mat.

Most likely the fight took a greater toll on her than I originally thought.

Shortly after Erza returned and asked what happened, as I explained to her what I was trying to do, it seemed she understood and let Lucy sleep, at least for tonight.

The next morning however she started crying, but for entirely different reasons.

Erza's bone chilling stare and her aura scaring the crap out of her and Happy

Now back to the action as I imagined in my head the sound of a clapboard from a movie set going off and resuming the story.

"Why are they tied up?" Gray asked

"Lucy's gotten us up to speed with everything that's happened. I thought you were sent here to stop Natsu and these two fools. Needless to say I'm disappointed"

"Where is he anyway?"

"That's something we'd all like to know" as she placed a hand on her hip.

Lucy stopped crying before speaking " the last time I saw him he was fighting against the Cold Emperor's lackeys, but when we went back to where the village was there wasn't any sign of him, wherever he is I hope he's okay. Anyways, since we couldn't find him Erza demanded that we take her to you but I had no idea where you ended up"

"So I did some scouting from the air, and from up there I could see that the villagers had moved into this storage area" explained Happy.

"Okay, were going to search for Natsu, and then were going back to the guild" as she prepared to leave.

"But we can't leave the island just yet, if Lucy filled you both in then you both know exactly what's these villagers are going through right now" as he opposed leaving

"And what would be your point?" she asked "We came here solely to apprehend these fools for breaking the rules of the guild, I'm not interested in anything other than that"

"Rules? Have you even seen what's happened to the people on this island?"

"We have Gray, but it's not our place to get involved, I'm sorry but none of you were cleared for S-Class from the start. Besides, there are other guilds out there with people cleared to handle this situation, it may sound like were giving them the cold shoulder but that's the way things are" as I looked at him in the eye and spoke with a cold tone.

"But that still doesn't make it right, how can the both of you be so heartless?"

I wasn't affected much by his statement, Erza on the other hand looked him with what I assumed was the stare of a tyrant "what did you say?"

"That's no way to speak to the great Erza" panicked Happy

"You suck-up" jabbed Lucy

"I know right, though I guess it applies in this situation"

As Erza deployed a magic circle and took out one of her swords "have you chosen to defy the guild's rules as well?" before pointing straight at Gray.

"Honestly, I hope she never points it at me" as I looked at the scene right now I could tell it wouldn't end well for me.

"You'll face the same punishment" though a moment later she was surprised.

Though to be honest anyone crazy enough to hold a sword with their bare hands mere centimeters from their chest would surprise anyone, though what would be more impressive was the tension in the room as Gray and Erza stared down at each other.

There was so much tension in the air it felt like it could crush you in an instant.

"Do what you must!" was his response "for me there's no other choice to be made, I can't walk away from what I know is right" as he let go of his grip and Erza lowered her blade.

He then began walking towards me, since I was blocking the exit

"Move Shawn, there are things I need to settle"

"This is your decision, can you live with it?" as instead of listening to him I asked him a question.

"... of course"

As I stared at him, a small grin appeared on my face as I stepped aside. As I watched him leave the tent he stopped "I'm seeing this through to the end, and you can't stop me" as Erza gritted her teeth before her entire body started shaking in anger as Gray walked away.

As she looked at Lucy and Happy with her look still scaring the crap out of them "Please don't get mad at us, we don't have any control over Gray" as Lucy responded in panic followed by Happy.

SCHIING!

SCHIING!

Instead of responding she swung her sword around, cutting the ropes on the two of them with perfect precision.

"These events are intolerable, we'll deal with the immediate problems for now"

""Thank you"" both of them responded

"This doesn't change anything, your still going to face punishment" which both of them immediately felt depressed.

"Well then, if were done deciding, I suggest we head to the temple, that's probably where Natsu's at and this Cold Emperor you mentioned" as I offered a suggestion

"Agreed, we should hurry then" as we all ran out of the village and into the jungle.


Galuna Jungle

As we ran Gray told us that Lyon's goal is to melt the Iced Shell and fight Deliora himself.

"Are you kidding me? He seriously wants to fight that demon?" asks Lucy in disbelief

Though Gray's injuries haven't fully healed so we took a moment to rest "Even back when we were kids, Lyon's always dreamed of surpassing Ur's magic ability, but since she's gone and he can't challenge her directly. He's decided that it's up to him to kill Deliora , cause it's the one thing she couldn't do"

"Well yeah, I guess that'd be the only way to challenge someone who's dead" agreed Lucy

"But it doesn't seem that way to you Gray, what is it your not telling us?" as I decided to cut right to the chase.

"Listen, there's something, something I never got to tell him. I'd kept it secret, Ur made me promise to never let him know"

"Here it comes"

"But I guess I have to…. Ur may not be with us, but she's still alive" which shocked everyone but me.

"What do you mean?" questioned Erza, as it seemed like she didn't quite get it yet.

"It's been ten years…" as he soon told us some of his past, how Deliora destroyed his hometown, killed his mother and father, and left him half dead in the rubble. Then how Ur found him, trained him as her student, among other things I've heard before.

Also how in his blind pursuit of revenge against the beast cost them her master's life to seal it away using the Iced Shell spell.

Gray told us that the Iced Shell channels the user's body into the form of ice, destroying their body in the process. However, the Caster is not "dead", but alive in the form of ice.

So Lyon trying to melt the ice with Moon Drip is essentially killing her. He has to stop him no matter the cost, because if Deliora is really released, then Ur's sacrifice would have been all for nothing.


As we got into a clearing we all could see that the temple was titled to the left, I could already guess Natsu destroyed the support pillars in order to stop the Moon Drip.

"That's only going to delay them, if Ultear uses her Arc of Time that is"

As Lucy started to tilt her head "Uhhh, hey guys? Is it just me or does that temple look a little…. crooked right now?"

As Happy titled his head as well and asked what happened "I'm guessing Natsu"

"Me too"

"Me three" as Gray, Erza, and I all agreed that it was Natsu's doing

"I don't know how he managed to pull it off, but he's the only one who'd do something that crazy, it's a pretty great idea if he did it on purpose, since the temple's tilted like that the moonlight won't hit Deliora"

Meanwhile as I grabbed Lucy's head gently and fixed it back into place "you mean his habit of destroying stuff actually came in useful for once?" as she gave me thanks in gratitude, it doesn't seem she minds me touching her as much as before, which works out fine for me.

"My head's stuck, looking sideways at that crooked temple hurt my neck" as Happy tried to straighten it out it actually bend at a ninety degree angle scaring Lucy behind me and you already know the drill by now.

"Erza!" I yelled out as I saw several projectiles heading straight for us.

"Watch out" as she sent Happy and Lucy flying away as me, Gray, and Erza dodged the blades coming at us.

"Who's there?" she asked as several figures came out, most likely the worshippers of the temple of the Moon helping Lyon with the Moon Drip ceremony.

As they surrounded us Erza told me and Gray to go on ahead, Lucy and Happy decided to stay and fight as well.

"Let's get a move on Gray"

"Thanks, you guys... for all of this" as he and I ran straight towards the temple he and I didn't say another word, most likely he started thinking about his past, reflecting on the events that led up to this point.

Natsu should be dealing with Lyon but as soon as Gray arrives he'll go after Ultear, I just hope he can keep her occupied.

I also know that my Magic won't have any effect on that ice, instead I'll use it in a different way.

I'll use my Body Reinforcement Magic and try to move Deliora away from the moonlight, that way they won't have a chance to resurrect him and we win.

As we reached the temple entrance "Gray you go take care of Lyon, I'll be heading down and try to move Deliora away from the moonlight"

"That things huge! There's no way you can move it all by yourself" as Gray tried to argue.

"Don't know for sure until we try, now go!" as I took off before giving him an answer.


Author's Note: Hi everyone, Ashbel Dusk has returned with the latest installment of Guildmate from Another World.

Hope you guys liked this chapter as well.

I know it may seem like I'm cutting the Galuna Island Arc short but there is a good reason for that, one that will be explained in the following chapters.

I don't want to spoil it for you guys but I will say that for some of you it may be confusing and probably won't make much sense right now, but it will be integral to the story down the line and will heavily affect the story both now and in its later stages. Since I want to make sure the original content is the best it can be.

I felt like I had to get this out of the way first and I hope you guys will be patient down the line along with your sage advice in the reviews.


Now about this chapter, for this one I added both moments for Erza and Lucy's relationship with Shawn with this chapter more heavily focused on the latter.

Hope you guys liked them.

Since the Phantom Lord Arc is right around the corner I felt like I should focus more on Lucy for the moment. But I promise you guys Erza will have plenty of opportunities later on.

I had to take advantage this rare opportunity to create something special like this to help further cement Shawn and Lucy's relationship, but I really think you guys will like this chapter.

Bet you guys never expected things to take such a serious turn between the two of them before huh?

Things like these are what make this series so much fun for me to write.

P.S.

I will also apologize for the late release, real life sometimes just gets in the way of doing the things you love.

Next Time: Countdown to Deliora's revival, will Shawn and the others be able to stop it? Tune in to find out.

Till Next Time!