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Chapter 15
"Ughhhh" as I felt my eyes open, followed by a splitting headache, that stemmed from my head, to my arms, chest, legs, and many other places.
I was met with my entire body twitching in pain, I could also feel how bad my injuries were, as the pain of them stirred my mind to be become more and more aware.
I tried to focus my mind and gauge how much damage I sustained during what I could remember in Deliora's chamber.
Though I made sure to take it slowly so as to not push myself.
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...Three broken ribs
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...Followed by a broken left foot...
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...Severe skinning of my back and shoulders
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...As well as slight bruising on my left kidney...
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After spending a few minutes assessing my body's state "these seem to be the most serious ones so far" as I determined the extent of my injuries.
The rest were pretty minor in comparison, just a few minor bruises and scratches… all in all, I can say that I've got the devil's luck this time around, since I didn't have my Magic up until just after the blast.
"It'll probably take a week for my ribs to fix them back into place, though if I direct most of my focus to my foot it'll probably heal in about three days, allowing me to walk at least, then I'll focus on the rest of my body… though I'll have to wait for some of my Magic to return first, I'm completely drained" as right now I can't even sense a drip of my Magic Power flowing through me, and I honestly felt drained, probably because whatever I did in the end felt like it had sucked over half of my total blood from me, maybe even more.
"Whatever Magic Power I had recovered probably was used to keep me alive"
As I turned my head to look around "Where am I?" I asked myself as I couldn't lift my body at the moment, even turning my head was difficult, but I had to find out where I was. From one of the windows I could see that it was already morning, meaning that Natsu and the others had probably defeated Deliora, and that Ur melted into the sea.
I felt a pillow behind my head, along with covers pulled on top of me, though I could tell I was sleeping on the floor of the house I was in, meaning I was sleeping in a futon with a logo from what looked like the ones from the anime.
"So. I'm back in the village, that means that they must have carried me out and already took care of the invisible shell over the entire island. That's good, if everything went as planned that is" as I felt a weight off my shoulders since everything seemed to have been settled.
As I tried to recall the events that happened "Who was that I heard in my head? It didn't sound like a man's or a woman's voice. Could it have been just my imagination? I doubt it… nothing about those circumstances was normal, and considering all the distortions I'm causing just by being here, that couldn't have been just a coincidence… something tells me there's more to it than what I'm seeing on the surface"
As I tried to think of everything that happened so far, my eyes soon felt heavy, realizing I still needed rest I closed my eyes and went to sleep once more.
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The next time I woke up it was already sunset, though I wasn't sure if that was for just a few hours or even a few days.
As I checked my body once more it seems like only a few of my minor injuries had already healed, along with a bit of my magic as well.
"I suppose it has been a while since I was forced to use it, might as well try" as I closed my eyes and began to focus.
I began focusing it into my Magic Seal and then directed the energy into a specific area of my body.
"Restoration"
As I called out, my body became surrounded not in the usual blood red Aura, but more of a gentle green light, in that moment I could feel my body recovering a little bit faster than before.
Restoration is a recovery technique I developed during my training and study of Body Reinforcement Magic, by reinforcing and strengthening my metabolism I can heal my body at a much faster rate than normal, at the very least by two or three times. Which is why I said I could heal my ribs in about a week, which in actuality could take as much as six weeks for them to heal naturally.
Though the technique isn't quite effective to use in battle given its slow pace, I also can't use it unless I'm completely still and solely focused on recovering.
Besides, even if I do heal two or three times faster than normal people, compared to Wendy and Sherry's Healing Magic, it just pales in comparison.
Another downside is…
RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!
RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!
As I stopped the process not even after a minute as I clutched my stomach.
Yup, the fact that it not only uses my magic power. It also consumes my body's energy much more quickly, causing me to feel like I've been starving for days, and since the last time I ate was the morning before heading out to the temple doesn't really help either.
My Magic may be versatile, but that can also come with many restrictions, such is the nature of Magic.
"Guess I should eat first before I try again, how long was I out for anyway?" as I tried to get up the cover fell off me and just covered my knees.
It didn't take long for me to notice my body wrapped in bandages, all the way up to my chest, to all the way down to the bottom of my foot, and a comically huge patch on my back.
"I didn't even feel these when I woke up earlier. Most likely I was way too exhausted to notice. Also there seemed to be signs of them being changed recently, but by who though?" as I looked around and noticed some new additions to my room. I saw next to my bed was a basin of water with a wet towel hanging by the side, a pair of chairs for people to sit on, and a tray with a pitcher and a cup of water.
Feeling my throat incredibly dry I slowly reached out for it and drank it in small sips, before struggling to refill the cup, then didn't stop till I repeated this process three more times.
As I gulped down the last of the water in my cup "I feel alive again!" as I yelled out in satisfaction and gratitude for whoever left this water for me.
SMASH!
SMASH!
"Huh?" as I heard something behind me, it sounded like the sound of glass breaking.
As I turned around to see.
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It was Lucy...
Though her eyes were wide in disbelief and she seemed to be shaking.
"...Shawn?" she said so in a barely heard voice, almost like a whisper, as she brought her hands to her face, tears fell out of her eyes like waterworks.
"Lucy? Are you alright?" as I asked, wondering why she was crying for.
"SHAWN!" she yelled in either joy or shock I couldn't tell.
Bam!
"GAHHHH!" as I had the wind knocked out of me by Lucy's tackle, knocking me down on to the futon and grunting like crazy, trying my damned best not to scream profanities in front of her.
Maybe some god was watching over me after all, as she heard me groaning she quickly looked at me and my pain ridden expression.
"AHH!" as she screamed in panic before quickly backing a few feet away.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I-I-I was just s-s-so happy, that you finally woke up. I-I-I..."
As she tried to finish she was using her hands to rub away the tears in her eyes, it honestly tear's my heart to see her like this.
It sounds like while I was out, she was worried sick about me.
How bad was it?
"No" as I shook those thoughts away.
Right now's not the time for thinking, but for action...
Despite the pain I slowly got up and grabbed her hands for a moment, before slowly using mine to wipe away her tears.
"I'm sorry to make you worry Lucy, it won't happen again, I promise. So please stop crying, I just want to see you smile" as she heard me say that she actually did something I didn't expect her to…
She actually got closer to me, before she started leaning her head on my shoulder and hugged my body, albeit gently. Though I could tell she was blushing despite her head hanging down so I couldn't see her face.
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...My head just couldn't process what was happening.
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...Until...
"You had better keep your word, I told you before... girls never forget a man's promise" as she seemed to be struggling to keep herself from running away in embarrassment.
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...Completely speechless...
"Jeez Lucy, what else do you expect me to say? Another than..." As I smiled at her antics I slowly raised my hand and patted her head, surprising her for a moment, but she didn't stop me from continuing.
"And I told you before I keep my promises, always have, always will" as I repeated my words from back then.
"You'd better" was all I heard from her other then feeling her nod her head in response.
Neither of us said anything for a few minutes as we unanimously decided to just enjoy this moment between us, it just felt right.
This also let Lucy have time to recover from earlier, as she was probably too embarrassed to look at me right now, I also wasn't ready to see that side of her,so all I could do was wait until she's ready to do so on her own.
It also seemed as if Lucy has no problem having close contact with me, but I doubt anything will happen between us… at least not right now.
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To be honest, I didn't want this time together with her to end… but I had to ask her a couple of things.
"Hey… Lucy?"
"Yeah?" she asked, lifting her head from my shoulder and looking at me.
"How long was I out for?" as I guessed I was out for maybe two… three days at the most.
That seemed to bring her back to reality.
"R-Right, but first let me go let the others know y-your awake" as she still struggled to regain her composure she quickly got up and left the cabin in a hurry. Seeing her run off like that was actually kind of cute of her, though I'll be using this to mercilessly tease her later.
Five Minutes Later
"Shawn!" as the door burst open Natsu was the first one in, screaming of course.
Bang!
"You fool, don't yell in an injured person's bedroom" stoically replied Erza as she reprimanded Natsu by pounding him to which he weakly replied 'Aye'
As she took her eyes off him and looked at me and my wounds I could tell she felt guilty, before she could start apologizing I held my hand up to stop her "don't Erza, this wasn't your fault. This happened because of my carelessness, I'll just have to be more cautious the next time around. So just be happy that I came out alive"
Her mouth opened but quickly closed it, this went on for several seconds before sighing in resignation, as she soon started smiled "If you can talk like that then I guess I was worried for nothing, though I am glad to see your doing well"
Gray came in soon afterwards, but I could tell something was off as he tried to smile "so you finally woke up, did you enjoy your beauty sleep?" as he tried to joke around, but in his eyes I could tell he really wanted to ask me something, but suppressed it.
"Sure, it was lovely despite not remembering it, but someone mind explaining what happened?" as I cut the charades and got straight to the point.
Seeing me turn serious Natsu and Lucy didn't know how to respond, Gray seemed the likeliest to explain, but Erza beat him to it "Shawn, how much can you remember before you lost consciousness?" as I wondered why she would ask me such a bizarre question?
Guessing it must be important I answered honestly "the last thing I remember was hearing Deliora's roars after being sent through the wall, other than that nothing"
The others looked at each other as if coming to some sort of agreement, before Erza continued "first, till now you've been unconscious for five days. You were so badly injured that we decided to wait here on Galuna till you at least regained conscious"
"Wait, I've been out for five days?" as my eyes widened in shock, that's nearly double what I originally thought.
"As hard as it is to believe that's the truth, now to begin I'll have to explain a few things you missed out on. Afterwards, I need you to come with me and show you something"
"Something? Is it really that important?" as I asked an obvious question.
Erza then looked at Gray for a moment before continuing "it is, and you're the only one who can shed some light on it" as she crossed her arms.
"Alright?" as I wondered what she was talking about.
"Good, I'll start from where you left off.." as she began explaining to me what happened after I passed out.
Deliora had been revived despite their best efforts to stop the Moon Drip, Gray wanted to use the Iced Shell to seal it once more, though Natsu stopped that from happening. After that Deliora was set to attack and Natsu met the demon head on.
Though to them what happened next came as a surprise to them.
Turned out Deliora was already dead, over the past ten years Deliora was sealed, Ur was depleting the demon's lifeforce.
What they ended up seeing was its last dying breath. Lyon's dream was shattered, along with Zalty/Ultear's plan to control the demon herself, though I know that's not her endgame.
Afterwards they all returned to the village and with Erza and Natsu's help they were able to lift the curse off Galuna Island caused by the Moon Drip.
Though to be honest I didn't pay much attention to her explanation and merely nodded in response.
Though there was one thing I noticed as she summarized her explanation.
"What happened to me?" as I asked the question Natsu visibly flinched as a look of terror appeared on his face, same with Gray as he actually hid behind the door at some point with sweat beading down his forehead. Wondering what happened to them I looked over to Lucy and Erza I felt a chill go down my spine.
Both of them were giving him probably one of the coldest glares I've ever seen before.
Erza I can understand but you rarely see Lucy getting like that. The only time I remember seeing her like that is what happened after with Loke.
"Apparently, after we lifted the curse from the island, I asked Natsu a very, very simple question" as Erza tightened her grip on her shoulder as she thought back on it.
"Let me guess… where was I?" as I soon imagined what happened.
As soon as Natsu heard that he actually froze up like a statue, though sweat began pouring down from every part of his body.
Before Erza could beat it out of him, Natsu took off like a rocket. Erza at the time thinking he was trying to run away was immediately enraged before chasing (hunting) him down. Gray, Happy, and Lucy wondering what got into Natsu then proceeded to chase after him.
They soon arrived back into Deliora's cave, though surprisingly Lyon and his group still hadn't return to the village and were still treating their wounds.
"So, what happened next?" I asked curious about what it was, though I can already imagine part of it, she makes it sound like there was more to it than that.
"That's what we actually wanted you to come and see. Can you walk?" asked Gray as if he was waiting for this opportunity.
Lucy looked at him like he was nuts "are you insane? He barely woke up and you expect him to be able to walk? he was in worse shape than you Gray!" as she grabbed my shoulder like I was fragile.
"I'll be fine Lucy, besides… I've been out for five days, he sounds like he can't wait any longer"
As I grabbed her hand and nodded at her, it seemed she was struggling before giving up.
"Fine, but don't push yourself" as she reluctantly agreed to my request.
"Lucy, Erza, do you mind giving me a hand?" I asked as... quite frankly, I can't get up on my own, after Lucy's tackle I felt any energy I had left was sucked out of me.
"Of course"
"I don't mind"
As Lucy and Erza kneeled next to me, each one of them gently grabbed my arm before passing it across their shoulders. They slowly lifted me off the bed as I tried to put strength into my knees.
After standing up my legs felt like Jello "Whoa!" before nearly collapsing on the bed, though Lucy and Erza caught me in time.
"Maybe we should postpone this, at least till you recover" as Erza looked at me with concern about my well-being.
"I'll be fine, I can rest later, for now let's just get this done" as I slowly made my way out of the tent with their help.
A Minute Later
We arrived at the house next to us, Gray went ahead and opened the door for us.
"Gray, why are you here?" I heard Lyon's voice coming from inside.
"Lyon? What the hell is he doing here?" as I wondered what the hell is going on, he shouldn't be here.
As we entered the room Lyon looked at me and I could tell he was surprised to see me "you're finally awake, good."
I saw that there was a thick white curtain surrounding what looked like another futon on the floor, I could also see that there was what appeared to be the shadow of someone inside tending to someone.
"And you are?" I asked.
"Pardon the late introductions, my name is Lyon Vastia" as he bowed towards me.
"So you're Lyon huh? The name's Shawn Chambers, a pleasure" as the girls brought me to him and stretched my hand.
He seemed surprised for a moment before he stretched out his hand and shook it lightly.
"So, what was it you guys wanted me to see?" I asked them, wondering what the hell was going on.
"This way, it's best to show you" as Lyon said he walked over to the curtain and entered.
The girls slowly carried me over and we entered the curtain.
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I did not expect what came next.
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What I saw shouldn't have been possible.
Yet, it was right in front of my eyes.
On the bed was a women, sleeping.
Though it wasn't just any women.
Her dark purple hair was a dead give away.
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Ur
Alive and Well
"Who is this?" I asked trying to keep my face from changing, despite the fact that on the inside I was freaking out.
Gray looked at Lyon for a moment, before he nodded in response "this is Ur, our Master. The one who sealed Deliora with the Iced Shell"
"... huh?" as I looked at them like a deer in headlights, having finally dropped the act drop and letting my true feelings out.
"As unbelievable as it sounds, it's true. When Natsu returned to look, we found her lying right next to you"
"... HUHHHHHHHHHHHH?" as I screamed out in shock, the others covered their ears until my scream settled down.
"What. In the actual. Hell?" was what my mind is telling me right now, as I try to find an explanation for this.
Erza and Lucy dropped me down on a nearby chair next to Ur's bed before going to stand with the others.
"Has she woken up yet?" as I looked at her and asked.
"No, not since we found her. At first I didn't believe what I was seeing, but now… I know this isn't a dream. It's real, she's… really back" as I saw Gray was happy, but most likely he already cried plenty when he saw her back at the cave.
I tried tracing my steps back to what happened in the cave with Deliora, yet everything that happened there was out of control, I wasn't even in control of what happened at the time, my Magic acted on its own accord.
"We were hoping you could shed some light on what happened prior to Natsu's arrival, from what he told us we still don't know enough to explain how she could possibly be here when we know she casted the Iced Shell, said to be impossible to dispel, yet you somehow pulled it off" as Erza explained the situation to me, I tried to organize my thoughts.
"To be honest, I have no freaking clue what happened, but I'll tell you what happened after I separated from Gray" as I began to tell them what happened. How I went to the basement to try and move Deliora away from the Moon Drip, how when I placed my hand on it I could hear someone's heart beating.
"A heartbeat, from the ice?" asked Lyon, intrigued.
"Yeah, Gray did say that Ur was still alive in the ice, at first I thought it was my imagination. Though once I placed my hand on the ice again I was sure of it, then something unexpected happened"
"Unexpected?" wondered Lucy.
"Yeah, I actually lost control of my Magic, or more like… my Magic acted on its own. My hand stuck to the ice like glue, no matter how hard I tried it wouldn't budge"
"Magic Power..." Lyon
"Acting on its own?" Gray as I saw the disbelief look on their faces, I could tell that this story made no freaking sense.
It does sound crazy when you say it out loud.
"Well, maybe on its own isn't the right word, it's more like the moment I touched the ice, some sort of requirement was met, and probably that caused my Magic to activate by itself. Otherwise I wouldn't have lost control like that"
"What is your Magic anyway? You make it sound as if you had no idea that was going to happen"
"I know most things about Body Reinforcement Magic, but as I told Natsu and the others before that this is Lost Magic were talking about, so whoever came up with this probably left out a few key details or features about it, most likely they wanted whoever could wield it to discover it for themselves" as I shook my head in annoyance.
"Sounds like to me he just wanted to make you suffer" muttered Lucy.
"That book was utter torture to figure out, you can't believe how many hairs I pulled trying to decipher it, the author was pure evil!" as an evil aura gathered around me the others sensed it as well.
"One day, if I could have the chance to meet you in person, I swore I would make you regret writing that book. No one should have to suffer like I did. Haha..hahaha..hahahahaha!" as I clenched my fists and started laughing like a maniac as my fury and anger from three years ago explosively returned.
What should I do?
Imprisonment?
Torture?
Public Humiliation?
Beat the shit out of him?
Heal him... rinse and repeat?
"So many options" as these dark and sinister thoughts filled my mind it soon made me even forget my own injuries in laughing like a madman at what I would do to him given the chance.
Only that scum can ignite such hatred in me even after so long.
As for the others?
""What the hell did he go through?"" was the thought on everyone's minds.
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After a few minutes of laughing to myself, I quickly reeled in my hatred and returned to normal.
Though I could tell that they probably never seen this side of me before, and it seemed to have given them some strange ideas if the looks on their faces were any indication.
Not to mention that I was still in someone else's room.
Then I tried t return back to the story after apologizing to everyone about what happened earlier.
"Anyway, were getting off track here, let me tell you the rest of what happened" as I told them how my Magic entered the Iced Shell and began doing… something, as for what I had no clue other than the fact that it was draining my Magic Power, then Moon Drip started falling down on Deliora. I tried various methods to get unstuck but proved useless. Then Zalty appeared and wondered what happened, thinking I was planning something he tried attacking me which I just barely was able to defend myself.
Natsu showing up, Deliora beginning to reawaken and seriously thought about the possibility of me dying here.
During the last moments before Deliora was freed I heard a voice.
""A voice?"" everyone wondered if that was true.
"Yeah, not sure if that was just in the heat of the moment, it told me that it needed blood, I was running out of options so I decided to go for it, next thing I know it wasn't only my Magic Power but my blood itself being sucked in. Light filled the room, I felt something crash into me, which sent me flying through the wall, the last thing I remember was hearing Deliora's roars before passing out"
As everyone heard my story, they all receded into silence as they tried to process it, Natsu and Happy went like "I don't get it" which was no surprise there.
"So sorry, I don't know exactly what happened, until I figure out what that was I'm just as much in the dark as you are, BUT… in the end Ur is back, that's all that matters" as me and the rest of the people all looked at the sleeping Ur.
"... He's right you know, in the end all of that is pointless, Ur is here and alive… that's more than I could ever ask for. Lyon. You ready?" said Gray.
"Indeed, it's only natural" as both sides seemed to agree on something, the rest of us tilted our head in response.
Both Gray and Lyon then walked until they were a few feet in front of me.
"Shawn, there's so many things I want to say to you…" said Gray first...
"Even though you yourself have no clue how you pulled it off, the fact of the matter is that you brought our Master… Ur, back to us. When we had given up all hope of seeing her again in this life is, so all that we can say is"
Don!
Don!
""Thank you, for saving our Master, were eternally grateful"" as both of them had gotten on their knees and actually… performed dogeza in front of me, I could also hear them actually crying, but they weren't ones of sadness, but of joy.
"..." as for me, I couldn't say anything, this was clearly not something I was expecting to happen.
For the second time today, I was rendered speechless.
Judging by the reaction of the others, they also haven't heard of anything like this.
"Okay, that's enough of this, it's just too weird" as I decided that this was way out of character for them.
"Alright, please guys, you made your point. So would you please just get up, this is so not like you" as I tried to stretch my hand, only to be met with me groaning in pain.
Whether it got through to them or not I saw them standing up, I could tell that they had removed a huge weight off their shoulders, as the smile they gave me was one they probably haven't done since they were kids training with her.
"Ughhh"
As if on cue, we all turned our heads and looked towards the bed.
Gray and Lyon were the fastest as they each took up one side of the bed.
As I turned my head around and looked on with the others.
Ur's eyes started to twitch, before opening a pair of black eyes for the first time in ten years.
"Ur"
"Ur"
As both Gray and Lyon called out to her, she slowly turned her head and looked at both of them.
"Lyon? Gray?... Is it… really you?" as I heard her voice for the first time in person, though it was also the first time not hearing it in the form of a flashback.
"Yeah, it's me, Lyon" as I looked at him I could tell he was unbelievably happy, and that the floodgates had opened.
"Ur, you have… no idea… how...much I've missed you. Welcome back" as Gray smiled at her, though tears were running down his face as well.
Both of them each took one of her hands and started crying and shaking in joy.
"Jeez, look at you two. Here I thought I had taught you two boys better" as she surprisingly got up from her bed and started patting their heads-
Bonk!
Bonk!
"AGHH!"
"GAAAA"
Or at least I thought so
Instead she grabbed their heads and slammed them together.
As both of them reeled in pain
"I didn't raise you two to be crybaby's, so enough with the waterworks you brats!" as she grinded her teeth in anger.
As they both looked up to her, she could tell that they stopped crying.
"Though, to be fair… I never thought I'd get the chance to see you boys again… you've gone and grown up, and for that" as she grabbed their hands.
"I couldn't be more proud of you" as she smiled to them both, which kind of reminded me of how she looked at them when they slept together as kids.
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"... Okay, I have no idea if I should interrupt them right now… or just leave… Let's go with the second" as I decided my next course of action.
"You guys, let's leave them alone for a bit. This is a family affair" as I call out to Natsu and the others.
They agreed as well. With Lucy and Erza supporting me, we left the house and headed back.
One Week Later
Morning
"I think it's gonna leave a scar" said Lucy as she stared at Gray's face, which was as a result of his fight with Lyon.
"Whatever, it doesn't matter to me"
"On your face?" she asked.
"I don't mind having a few scars as long as I can see them, it's the ones you can't see that sting"
"Ah, well aren't you a smooth talker" said Lucy as she praised Gray.
"So you've got invisible scars?" jabbed Natsu
"Shut up Natsu. Everytime I say something cool you gotta ruin it"
"How is that cool?"
As I heard the idiots talking even from over there, I couldn't help but laugh to myself.
I was standing by Erza who was talking with the village chief Moka who was in his full fledged demon form, as were the rest of the villagers, including his son Bobo who had already returned home.
It's been nearly two weeks since the incident with Deliora and the Moon Drip were resolved. After leaving Gray and Lyon with Ur the girls dropped me off in my bed and brought me a lot of food. I was so hungry I ate probably just about as much as Natsu, luckily the villagers had a celebration not long after the curse was lifted so there was more than enough.
I then spent the next few days resting and regaining my magic power, which had finally begun to recover.
I then used Restoration and accelerated my healing process, though after five days of healing my ribs and the other two spent mainly focusing on my broken foot I could at least start walking on my own with the help of a crutch. Though two of my ribs were still broken they would heal eventually on their own.
I still had some scratches on my back but nothing too serious.
Everyone was surprised by my speedy recovery, though when I explained Restoration to them they soon came to an understanding.
"What? But miss, you deserve the reward so take it, please" spoke Moka in disbelief, as were the rest of the villagers
"Thank you, though your gratitude and Shawn's treatment is payment enough" says Erza as she smiled at them.
"That's nice but you should take the money" argued back Moka
Though Erza didn't agree with them and explained why "I can't because your request was never officially accepted by the guild, it fell into the hands of foolish wizards trying to prove themselves"
Moka lightly laughs "foolish as they may be, if it wasn't for them we never would have been saved. What if I give you the money not as a reward but instead as a thank you gift? It's the least we can do after everything you've done for our village"
As I turned around and saw the others were looking at then in disbelief.
Erza didn't say anything for a moment before closing her eyes "when you put it that way, you make it hard to say no" as she said that the villagers looked on with hope.
"I'm sorry, accepting your reward would be contrary to our guild's principles, however. We'd be happy to take the Gate Key you offered along with it"
""THE GATE KEY?"" yelled both Natsu and Gray in disbelief.
"Come to mama" yelled Lucy in delight.
"Well, at least let me take you back to Hargeon" offered Bobo.
"Thanks, but we already have our own boat waiting for us" I cut her off and steal her line, which makes Bobo, the villagers, and everyone else look at me as if saying "what is he talking about, what boat?"
Rather than explain it Erza told them to follow us back to the beach, where the pirate ship we were on board a few days ago had returned as promised. Which was good for them because if they didn't they wouldn't have just me and Erza to worry about.
"A pirate ship?" says Gray.
"You kidding me? Did they hijack it" as Lucy huge herself in fright.
"This is awesome" yelled Happy in joy, before long we heard the pirates yell things like 'ahoy me beauty' among other things.
"Me...beauty?" asked Lucy "that's right, they've become quite fond of me" replied Erza as she looked at them with a smile.
"That's the Great Erza for ya" while Happy said the same sentence for what Lucy probably felt was one times too many already.
"Ahoy, come aboard me ship mateys"
"Mateys?"
"I don't wanna. I'm not riding that creepy boat"
"If you wanna swim I'll join ya?" asked Natsu
"ARE YOU CRAZY?" screamed Lucy
"Would you guys just get on already?"
As we all heard a familiar voice from behind us, the rest of us turned around, though I smiled.
"I was wondering where you headed off to, Ur"
Yup
Standing in front of us was Ur, who was coming along with us.
A few days after recovering Ur came by my place, she told me how Gray and Lyon explained everything they could about what happened after she casted the Iced Shell, to arriving at Galuna and how she survived somehow because of me.
Though when she heard about Lyon melting the ice with Moon Drip, I heard wails of agony coming from the house, along with screams like "you foolish pupil" or "when I say something I expect you to listen"
Which lead to her coming here and hearing the story from my perspective.
After finishing she first started off like Gray and Lyon by bowing to me while giving her thanks.
I told her it wasn't a problem since I still haven't figured it out myself.
I asked her what she planned on doing now, since she has this unexpected second chance at living.
Though what she told me next totally caught me off guard.
"I want to see the guild that took care of my student Gray for so long" apparently Gray told her stories about his days in Fairy Tail, which peaked her curiosity and decided she would be coming along with us.
Erza didn't seem to mind as she agreed easily, soon followed by the rest of Team Natsu.
Though last night she said she wanted to check something out and hasn't come back until just now.
Besides, compared to me who was battered and bruised she didn't have a scratch on her, and she didn't even age during the whole time she was in the Iced Shell.
I felt as if that was seriously unfair, I save her life and wind up on death's door.
What in the hell is this world coming to?
"Sorry for the wait, I wanted to say goodbye to some old friends" as I wondered what she meant she started explaining.
Turns out some of the folks that were part of Lyon's followers and victims of Deliora were old friends of her's.
Though it had been ten years for them, she was still glad to see some familiar faces. So she wanted to spend some time with them, since they all saw her sacrifice herself to defeat Deliora they were overjoyed.
They spent the whole night partying in the temple and celebrating the destruction of Deliora, Lyon went with her, though by the time morning came he and apparently the rest of them were already gone.
"It's no issue, just glad you made it, now come on. I bet Gray can't wait to show you around" as I smiled
"Shut up Shawn" as Gray yelled at me, only to be meet with laughter from Ur and me.
We soon got on board the ship and headed out.
Everyone on Galuna Island send us off with waves and goodbyes filled with gratitude.
As I leaned on the back of the ship staring at Galuna Island, I used Armament and enhanced my eyesight, I looked off to the right and saw Lyon, Sherry, and the others seeing us off in their own way. I simply smiled and just lightly waved at them, though I'm not sure they saw it.
"See ya later Galuna, maybe we'll come back one day" as I pushed myself off and returned with the others.
Though I couldn't help but ask "Wonder how Ultear will react, now that her mother's back?"
Era
Jellal's Office
Third Person POV
Siegrain a.k.a Jellal Fernandes, was in the middle of reading a book on his desk, outside his office next to the door stood Ultear, though she appeared to not have changed much.
"It's quite a shame that Deliora didn't work out" she said
Jellal then opened his "yes, it is unfortunate. But we had no way of knowing the Demon was already dead. C'est la vie, it's a relatively minor setback, I'll be more thorough next time" as he returns the book to its proper place. [A.N: C'est la vie = Such is life]
"Please forgive me Siegrain sir, I had no idea that wenches magic was so powerful" she says with her words laced in venom.
"You shouldn't speak about your mother that way, don't cause Ur to shed another tear. Especially… know that she's back, she's a magnificent wizard who's greatly admired. In fact, I think if she had the power she once did she'd be counted among the Ten Wizards Saints" as he spread his arms as if to show how much he respects her.
"However, it also seems that bringing her back from that seemingly irreversible spell had another price that has yet to be paid" as he thought back to those moments he saw from Ur's crystal ball, though what he meant by that.
At this moment, no one knows for sure.
"You give her far too much credit, my mother loved her magic and nothing else, if you ask me coming back is less of a blessing but more like a curse, she may be back but still lost most of the strength she trained her whole life for, I doubt she'd be any better than Gray right now. As such it's no wonder why my father abandoned the wretch"
"They say the greater the loss a person suffers, the stronger they must become to triumph over it" argues Jellal
"I highly doubt that my mother ever felt that I was a great loss" as she scoffed at the mere idea.
…
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Though it makes you wonder if below that is how she truly feels.
...
"You never know, what if she took on those students, to fill the void you left behin-" though before he could finish Ultear placed a finger to his lips to silence him.
"Could we please change the subject, I think it's time for us to move on to the next stage"
As Jellal opens his eyes once more he stares at her in surprise "Ultear, your face… what happened?"
As we look closer her left cheek starts to swell to an unimaginable size.
One moment later…
"That idiot Natsu punched me!" as she started panicking in realization from it, causing Jellal to laugh out loud "that certainly is a delayed reaction" as she grabs her cheek in pain.
As he asks her if he found him to be a worthy opponent, though she says that she didn't even have to use more than half her full strength against him, though she was impressed.
She also goes on to say that he's getting stronger with each passing day.
"In that case, then what about Shawn? How do you feel you would fare if he wasn't unexpectedly obstructed?"
At that Ultear seemed to be contemplating as she held her cheek and closed her eyes in thought.
"If I had to be honest… I would say… I'd need to use about 60% of my strength, though that could change since I don't know the full extent of his abilities. Though I can assure you he hasn't reached Erza's level of strength yet"
"I can't say I'm surprised with those two, one of them is Igneel's son. While the other wields a magic no one even knows it's full capabilities" as he tightens his clenched fist
"To realize my dream, they must continue burning brightly" as he smiled in anticipation.
Two Days Later
Magnolia
"We're home"
"Aye sir"
Both Happy and Natsu cheered in delight for finally returning home.
"I'm bummed, all that time and hard work for some lousy Gate key" as Gray muttered in sadness
"Yeah and that S-Class reward was big time money" agreed Happy while floating next to Gray
Erza then answered "well I'm sorry but it wasn't an official, just be glad you got something"
"She's got a point, quit your complaining" agreed Lucy as she smiled like a kid at Christmas.
"Easy for you to say, you got a reward. Though in this case it was a gift instead, can we sell it?" asked happy, though that spoiled Lucy's good mood.
"Sorry, but no can do Happy, I thought she explained it to you last time, there are only 12 Gold Zodiac Keys" as I explained in Lucy's place.
"He's right, so I'm lucky enough to have five of them" as Lucy smiled with pride.
"It's too bad there all crazy"
"You're one to talk Natsu, didn't you destroy an entire port not too long ago?" as Ur made a comeback.
Since Ur came back with us we decided to tell her some of the adventures we had together, though for me it wasn't much since canon was just getting started.
"You had better watch your mouth you punk, me and my Celestial Spirits are gonna be stronger than you someday"
"The day that happens will be the day I take Etherion head on"
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...
...Though I honestly hope that such a day never comes.
"So, which one of the Zodiac Keys did you end up getting?" asked Gray while Lucy was grinding her teeth in anger from Natsu's offense.
She then gave a thumbs up in response "It's Sagittarius the Centaur"
"It's a horse man?" as Gray pictured it in his head.
"Yeah...but, it's more like this" as Lucy pictured it instead.
"They do know we can't see the thought bubbles right?" as I wondered if this is just another Distortion
Natsu then pictured as he look on with joy "and that is not even close" while Lucy was shooting down Natsu's imagination.
"You're all so carefree, it's almost as if you've forgotten you face punishment when we get back to the Guild" as soon as Erza finished everyone besides me and Ur were quickly brought back down to Earthland.
They tried to make excuses and apologize, and it seems like Erza made a deal with them, though they'll still face punishment in the end.
"She's right you know, Gray, as my student you will be properly punished. You have two options, either by the Guild-"
CRACK!
CRACK!
"Or by me, it's your choice" as she cracked her knuckles while making a face that could give Erza's a run for her money.
Needless to say Gray soon turned pale as he struggled between two impossible choices.
"Now I'm scared, do you think he's gonna make us do that?" asked Happy.
"JUST KILL ME NOW, I DON'T THINK I CAN LIVE THROUGH THAT AGAIN!" as Gray crouched down, grabbed his head and went into full blown Panic Mode.
"You guys are freaking me out!" as Lucy shivered in terror.
"Don't let em scare you, I'll talk the old man out of punishing us that guy loves me" Natsu patted Lucy's shoulder in consideration.
"I don't know if you should do the talking" as she looked at him in doubt he could back up his words.
"Natsu, you can't talk your way out of this one, good luck with that" as Erza finished she started laughing like a true villain, which in this circumstance actually suits her well.
Mental Breakdown in 5...
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"DON'T! TAKE ME! NOT THAT! ANYTHING BUT THAAAAATTTT!"
Natsu who was crying and screaming was then dragged off by Erza(quite easily I might add) to the Guild Hall like a prisoner off to the gallows, which wasn't far from the truth.
"Would somebody please tell me what that is? I'm totally freaking out!" as Lucy finally fed up with all this screamed wanting to know what they're talking about.
"Trust me Lucy, I'm sure everyone who's read this series wanted to know, but it shall forever remain a mystery to us all. Sometimes life is just like that"
As I spat out words of wisdom and pulled Erza's luggage chariot, Ur then copied Erza and started dragging Gray who was kicking and screaming, with Lucy deciding the best course of action was to stick right next to me.
Though I heard her mumbling to herself if she can change guilds, that's obviously something she would never do.
After all, she's a Fairy Tail member through and through.
...As am I, till the day I die.
Author's Note: Hi everyone, Ashbel Dusk is back again.
With this the Galuna Island Arc is oficially drawn to a close. This was really fun for me to write and I hope you guys enjoyed this as much as I did.
This was also to help put another nail in Shawn and Lucy's relationship, though I know the next Arc will also be mostly between them I promise you there will be a chance for Shawn and Erza as well, so look forward to that everyone.
On to the second matter, Ur has officially returned.
I've seen other fanfics bringing back Ur and I thought it would be great to do the same.
But this is also the biggest Distortion so far, I can't wait to show you guys how things play out in the future. I'll do my best to keep things exciting for all of you.
Then there's Shawn's bottomless hatred for Alder.
As you can see it hasn't changed one bit since the beginning. Team Natsu has seen it before, but not to this scale. Makes you wonder, right?
Just keep on reading to find out.
Lastly, it's about Shawn's new ability, Restoration.
I actually have to give the credit to Majikoi Oh! Samurai Girls
This was actually Momoyo Kawakami's ability and thought it would be perfect for Shawn's Body Reinforcement Magic.
Though I obviously tweaked it down severely so that Shawn isn't OP like Momoyo was.
It was also done to make sure that Shawn's abiltites a little more balance since his magic has such versatility to it. Hence why it's even slower than Wendy and Sherry's healing magic.
Though Shawn will get stronger in the future I want to make sure that I'm doing this right and hope you guys agree with me.
Also check out the show if you guys haven't seen it yet. It's fun to watch, though that's just my opinion.
Now then,
Next Time: The ending of one story is just the beginning of another, how will Shawn and the others fare against Phantom Lord? Tune in to find out.
Till Next Time!
